Author's note:

This chapter is still a working progress, so please expect some 'major' updates. Enjoy!

Chapter 19

Tired, hungry and alone; Gamora sat chained the cold hard stone of her cell. It had almost been a month and a half since she last saw Peter. Oh how she missed him terribly. Not just him, though, she missed everyone. Especially Lotus. All hope of escaping grew dangerously thin as she drew near towards her time. The only thing that kept her going, was the little spark growing inside her belly. A little piece of creation the she and Peter had created, together. Together. He would not abandon them. Not in a million years would he just give them up. The hatch of her cell door slid open.

"Your food." The guard said as he slid a shallow metal, iron bowl towards her. "Amphibian stew," he told her as he gave her an apologetic look before turning tail and sliding the hatch closed.

Gamora sighed. "This looks like vomit in a bowl...yum" she said sarcastically, "At least it's better than nothing..." she slowly, but resentfully, started to eat the stew.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN GAMORA'S BEEN CLONED?!" Peter asked, more like yelled, Rocket. "Do you know how crazy you sound!?"

"Do you wanna keep it down Quill? Jeez your killin' me!" Rocket grumbled trying to make Peter lower his voice. He and Peter where on Knowhere. They had stopped there to briefly refuel and stock up in supplies, when Rocket dragged is away without reason.

"Your killing me! YOU just come up to me at tell me that wife wife is a frickin' robot!"

"Listen Quill..."

"No, you listen!" Peter commanded, "You mean to tell me that Gamora, a woman who you've know for over 7 years, have saved the Galaxy with, is a robot?"

"No... I mean... Yes... No-"Rocket said stumbling over his words.

"Make up your mind already!" Quill snapped.

"Hey you listen here Quill. I don't have ta put up this crutacking shit, you hear! When you were knocked out, just before we rescued you, Gamora was replaced, with an android. They did it in order to get the child. Before I came in rushing after you, me a Hawk-Jurk saw a ship fly off. Why do you think Gamora, no longer has those weird food cravings. Or the fact, every-time you do something stupid, she doesn't do anything?"

Peter was silent. It all made sickening sense but he didn't want to admit it. The way she was distant towards him and the others, the way when her eyes had been so lifeless back at the Hopistal, and the time her food cravings just stopped. He just assumed it was her tiredness or hormones, not according to Drax though.

"Friend Rocket speaks the truth," said a voice inside his head. "I read rodents mind."

Peter gave a shaky sigh, "Not now Cosmo..."

A milk chocolate brown retriever, dressed in an astronaut geto outfit, walked out from amongst the rubble.

"Cosmo, tell him!" Rocket snapped.

"When you landed, as usual I came to what you were up to. When I saw Rocket drag you of I decided to investigate. I was about to ask friend Gamora about it, but when I saw her, I found no signs of life; as I tried to read her mind. So I ran heat to tell you, heard friend Rocket say that she was a Robotic Android, so it made sense."

There was a long sickening pause.

"Quill could ya jus' say something?" Rocket grumbled.

"Stay away from me..." Peter mumbled as he stumbled back a step.

"But Quill-" Rocket said as he took a step forward.

"I said stay away from me!" Peter shouted as adrenaline rushed through his body. So many things were happening and he didn't know how to process them. His feet acted before he could think as he took of down the streets of Knowhere.

O O O

"Quill!" Rocket and Drax shouted.

"Daddy?" Lotus called.

The only response they got was the sound of their echos as they searched the streets of knowhere.

Rocket sighed,"This is all my fault..." as he scrambled up Groot's leg and slumped on his shoulder.

"I am Groot?"

"Because it just is okay?!" Rcoket sighed again. "Look before they where rescued, me and Hawk-face found out that Gamora-" he was cut of by Drax tearing down the streets screaming at the top of his voice.

"We have found our lost companion!" Drax shouted as he ran towards Rocket and Groot. "He was running towards the Milano." He doubled over and pointed in the direction of the Milano.

"Come on, we've got to stop that Jerk before he does something stupid..." Rocket instructed as they all charged towards the Milano.

"Dad?" Lotus called as she wondered around bridge of the Milano.

"Anything?" Rocket asked Groot.

"I am Groot.."

Rockert sighed, " Come on, let's keep-" he was cut of by an ear splitting shriek followed by...

"Rocket, Groot, come quick!" Drax.

Rocket and Groot dashed towards the screams. "I hope he didn't do what I think he has..." Rocket thought as dread filled him.

Only the sight confirmed his thought. Quill sat slumped on the floor next to his bed, cradling a green hand, simultaneously, a green figure lay in pieces next to him. Lotus is in a puddle of tears next to her father, while Drax leaned against the wall with a glum expression. Peter looked up, and met the eyes of Rocket. "You where right..." he said with a broken voice. Tears had stained his cheeks, his nose was blocked and his eyes red and puffy from crying a lot. He chucked lightly. "After I ran off, I needed answers... I needed to know that you were wrong."

"Quill, you should know by now... I'm never wrong." He remarked as he crossed his arms. Peter gave him a quizzed ridiculed look. "That ain't the point Quill."

"I know," he replied," What are we going to do?" he asked as he started sobbing. Only this time, no tears came.

"Snap out a this Quill!" Rocked commanded.

"Ow!" He shouted, as his face was tossed to the side. His cheek felt like it had been stung by a hundred hornets.

" That's better... Rocket said. He sighed as he watched Quill rub his cheek. "Quill, the question you should be asking is 'How do I get Gamora back.' It's your call, we'll jus' follow your lead." Neither of them saw Drax pick up the sleeping Lotus as leave the room.

"Your right Rocket. It's my call, and I say let's get her back!"

Yeah I know this chapter was kinda rushed... I promise to make it up to you though! The next chapter should be coming out some point next week, IF all goes well (or as soon as i can ;D)... Bye now!