"We're here," Peter announced.
"I think they fell asleep," Drax said.
"They did," Gamora said. She walked over to Lianna, who was holding Rocket like a teddy bear, and nudged her shoulder.
"Lianna, we're here Lianna," she calmly spoke. Lianna's eye flutter open and looked around the room. She finally noticed Gamora, and Rocket snuggled against her chest. Lianna smiled and yawned, holding on to him as she got up. He moaned and moved slightly, but didn't wake up. She giggled and stroked his head.
"Rocket," Lianna said quietly. "Wake up buddy,"
Rocket's ears twitched to life as he opened his eye. He yawned and stretched in her arms, but curled back up. Both the girls couldn't help but to giggle a little. Groot smiled at his small friend, happy to see him finally sleeping. Peter couldn't help but to admire Gamora's giggle.
"Come on Rocket," Lianna sat Rocket upright on her lap, "Time to get up sleepy head," He yawned again, and stretched some more.
"Are we there yet?" Rocket said sleepily.
"We've already been here for five minutes Rocket," Peter said.
"We have?" Rocket rubbed his eyes open and laid against Lianna. "Then we better get goin', but man did that nap feel good," The women giggled again at Rocket.
"Come on bud," Lianna got up and hoisted Rocket on to her shoulders, forming her hair to wrap around his torso to keep him up there.
"That's a nice technique you use Lianna," Gamora said.
"Thanks," she said, walking through the kitchenette to the dock. "I learned it myself when I went to my mother's planet. I worked a little as a nurse, helping my mom with the newborns and children. The people in the hospital said she was a very nice and caring woman, and that I was just like her. But soon I got tired living on Langara,"
"And that's when you left to explore the galaxy?"
"No, not yet. Langara has a very strict leaving policy. Since Langarian blood has such mystical properties, the president agreed on a trade market with other planets. We trade our blood donations for resources we need. But leaving is very hard to do; You must have at least donated a gallon of your blood over the time period you spend in the B.D.D.,"
"B.D.D.?"
"Blood Donation Dome,"
"Ok, so, you need at least a gallon of blood donated before you can leave?"
"You also have to pay a thousand unit fee too to leave,"
"That's a lot to pay for, but then how did you leave?"
"My mother sacrificed her leaving savings for me to go, and I found out that was why she left me on Earth with my father, so I didn't have to face my blood being draw at such an early age,"
"How early do they do it?"
"They start when your two, and I found out the hard way when I was asked to do it," Lianna looked down at the metal floor, painfully remembering how it went.
Peter came up behind Lianna and put his hand on her shoulder. "Well you can just forget about all that stuff and just enjoy yourself tonight,"
"You were listening?" Gamora asked confused.
"Yes, yes I was," Peter looked at Gamora with a smile, until a laughter broke the silence.
"Your kidding me, right?" Rocket laughed. "You, paying attention to someone tellin' their life! In a million years!" He busted out laughing again, and Lianna couldn't help but to agree and laughed too. Peter glared at the two, knowing he could listen to someone tell about their life.
"But we all can't live a million years," Drax said.
"It was just a figure of speech Drax, thought you would get it by now," Rocket said.
"I am Groot," Groot said.
"Yeah I know his people take it seriously Groot we've been with this guy for over half a year now," he said, fiddling around with a strand of Lianna's red hair. The ramp went down and everyone got out of the ship. Lianna took Rocket off her shoulders and on to the ground.
"Hey why dont' we go to that bar over there," Rocket pointed to the bar with the neon lights. "I heard they have pretty good drinks and a great gamblin' game. What d'ya say Lianna?"
"Sounds like fun, let's go!" Lianna said. The two then rushed off to the bar.
"Well they're having fun already," Gamora said.
"And it's time for us to too," Peter put his arm around Gamora's shoulder, but she push his hand off and walked to the bar. "So much for trying," he said, and walked along with Drax and Groot into the crowded bar.
Everyone was just having a blast. Drax and Peter were gambling over who's animal would make it to the finish line without being eaten, Rocket and Lianna were having some drinks and telling each other jokes, and Gamora and Groot were out on the balcony looking at the scenery of Knowhere.
"And then I said to the guy 'If you can't laid by anyone then why not your mother! I mean how do you think you got here in the first place!'" Rocket laughed. Lianna laughed and tried to sip from her drink without spilling it.
"Oh my god you really said that!" she giggled.
"Yup, and you should've seen his face when I said it!" Rocket pounded his fist off the counter and laughed like a maniac. Lianna's laughs slowly faded into giggles when she remembered some important matters.
She cleared her throat and said "So Rocket, how've you been over the years?"
"Oh just fine, Groots been wantin' to tell you somethin' but he knows you would be able to understand him," Rocket said a little drunkenly. "Now if you'd excuse me I'll be tryin' to get some extra money off Peter by beating him in his bets," Rocket slowly slid off the bar stool with his drink and walked over to Peter.
Lianna smiled and drank from her glass. She looked up at the clock and realized something.
"Shit," Lianna quickly jumped out of her seat and went outside. She looked around and saw an alley. She checked to see if anyone of her friends were watching. She didn't see Groot or Gamora, but she saw Rocket with the other too, smiling and laughing away. Lianna smiled, glad to se him in a good mood. She ran down the ally and to the dead-end.
"You made it," a mysterious voice said. Lianna turned around and saw a tall, skinny man with four arms, wearing a big drench coat, fedora, and a scarf around his neck.
"Did you bring what you promised," the tall man asked. Lianna reached into her satchel and pulled out a bottle. "Aaah, Langarian blood," the man got closer to her, her heart beating twice as fast.
"A-And where's my promise," Lianna stuttered. The man reached into his coat and pulled a small, long box with one arm and a small bag with another.
"Your units, and 'gift'," the man slyly said. Lianna timidly reached out and snatched them from his hands. She slid the box and money into her satchel.
"T-Thank you, but I think I need to be going no-"
"Why in a hurry Lianna?" The man got closer to her. "I thought we could talk a little, or maybe, I don't know, do some pleasuring," Lianna could see the wild, green grin on his face. Her brain started yelling "GET OUT OF THERE!" when the man quickly pinned her arms and legs against the wall. Lianna struggled under his hands trying to slip out of the man's grip.
"Calm down my darling this will only take a few seconds," he chuckled darkly and moved his face closer. He plants small kisses on jaw line to her neck. She could feel her body warming up already. He moved the fabric on her shoulder down, making her burn now.
"Why don't you scream for me," he whispered into her ear. And just then, he sank his sharp teeth into her shoulder. She wanted to hold it in but she couldn't.
"AAH!" she screamed. He removed his teeth from her shoulder, blood dripping from each tooth and slowly sliding down from her wound. Lianna gritted her teeth as pain traveled all around her shoulder.
"Ah~, music to my ears," the man slid his tongue across his teeth, licking up the tasty Langarian blood.
"And now on to 'bigger' matters," he chuckled. He softly murmured something under his breath.
"I know you'll love this Lianna," the man moved his hips closer to her. Lianna knew she couldn't escape this horror, and saw she was in deeper trouble when she looked down. She could see his bugle pressing against the fabric of the drench coat.
But suddenly a black figure taller than the man appeared behind him. The man noticed the shadow and looked around.
"U-Uh," he stuttered in fear. The black figure reach for the man and flung him out of the alley with extreme strength. Lianna looked at the man and then the black figure. The figure's legs shrank down only slightly. Lianna backed off the wall and saw who it was now.
"Groot?" she timidly said.
"I am Groot," Groot said. Lianna smiled and rushed to hug him, but the pain started surging again on her shoulder. She winced and released Groot. He gazed at her wound thoughtfully.
"I am Groot?" he asked.
"U-Um... what?" Lianna still didn't know what he was saying.
Groot held out his hand and a leaf appeared. He plucked the leaf off and handed it to her.
"What do you want me to do with this?" she asked. Groot motioned to his mouth. "Huh?" she still didn't know what he meant. Groot then grew another leaf. He pointed to the one in her hand, and eat the leaf he had.
"Oh ok," Lianna put the leaf in her mouth and chewed it. She didn't really like the taste, but she thought it might help her understand him. She finished and she felt her body tingle a little.
"Can you hear me?" a voice said. Lianna looked around and didn't see anyone.
The voice chuckled. "Lianna, it's me! Groot!" Lianna gasped and smiled at him.
"I... I can hear you!" she giggled in excitement. "Now I can finally understand you! This is so amazing!"
"Ha ha ok, calm down Lianna," Groot grabbed hold of her better shoulder.
"But wait, how is this happening though?" she asked.
"When you ate the leaf, it dissolved and spreaded through your body, letting you hear my voice in a different frequency,"
"Will I still be able to hear the others?"
"Yes, no interruption between your normal hearing," Lianna smiled again at him. "Now could I ask you the question I said earlier?"
"Yeah, what was it,"
"Are you ok? I heard you scream from inside the bar and came to find you,"
"I-I'm kinda ok, other than that man bit into my shoulder," Lianna rubbed her shoulder and winced again from the pain. Groot got close it and inspected it.
"This should help it," Groot grew a big leaf the put it against the wound. "Your gonna have to take the top of your suit off for me to do this," Lianna nodded and pulled down on the zipper. A white tank top was underneath and she tied the top part around her waist. Then Groot took the leaf off his and wrap the stem under her arm a couple of times.
"Thanks Groot," Lianna hugged Groot again.
"Glad to help," Groot said, patting her head. "I think we better get back to the others," he said. She nodded and they walked out of the alley, stepping over the unconscious man.
"Groot! Where wer-" Gamora saw Lianna with Groot holding on to her shoulder. "What happened!" Gamora rushed over to her and inspected under the leaf. She was silent when she saw the bite. "Who did this," she solemnly said.
Just then a glass shattering sound came from the bar and they heard Peter and Rocket.
"Oh no not again," Gamora rushed inside. Worry quickly washed over Lianna's face and she ran in too. She could see everyone circling in on the both of them.
"You take back what you said bastard!" Rocket yelled. Lianna pushed through the crowd and into the clearing where Rocket was holding his giant plasma canon gun, pointing it to Peter.
"No! You're a filthy, cheating, rat!" Peter yelled back. He was being held back by Drax and Gamora.
"Why you little!" Rocket was about to shoot when Lianna quickly snatched the gun out of his hand.
"What the fuck are you doing Rocket!" Lianna yelled.
"Look, I don't need your help. I can take care of this bag of shit all by myself!" Rocket said facing her. She was able to tell he had too many drinks.
"No Rocket you need to fuckin' calm down," she yelled.
"Fuckin' bitch I DON'T NEED YOU!" The room went silent.
"What," Lianna couldn't him.
"You heard me! I was completely fine until I saw you again," Lianna dropped the gun. Her body stiff with sadness and anger. "I don't need you and I don't want you!" Lianna backed up with disagreement.
"You couldn't last a day without having me leave again!" she yelled back.
But strangly, the crowd started looking at Lianna. The others looked at what they were staring at, and shocked to what they were seeing.
Lianna's irises were flickering from blue, to purple.
"I fuckin' left my father without him knowing to fuckin' save your ass, you little bastard!" Her irises went completely purple.
"I didn't need my ass saved, I could've saved my own ass!" Rocket yelled. Lianna growled and her irises started flickering red. Her body slowly growing.
"You wouldn't know what I went through while you just hid away in my cell, you were a coward!" Lianna's growls grew deeper. Her nails grew long.
"And when you first left me alone in the city, oh, that was soooo nice of you to do!" The redness in her irises started to spread all around her eyes.
"You were just dead weight on my shoulders when you stalled away on the ship. You couldn't even care for yourself! All you did was baby me like I was a helpless creature, you even still did it when we met again!" Lianna was slowly stalking backwards, heading towards the balcony.
"I always thought you would grow up after you left me, but all I see is the same stupid child I was before," Lianna leaned against the metal fencing and covered her face with her hands.
"And remember that one night, just before we both went to sleep after another shitty day, when I said I loved you for caring for me?" Lianna's body stopped fidgeting and twitching. She peaked between her hands, showing a complete red eye. Everyone gasp to the sight of it.
"Y-Y-Yeah...?" the word slipped timidly out of her mouth.
"I NEVER LOVED YOU!" Rocket yelled at the top of his lungs.
Everyone was silent, waiting for Lianna's answer. But she was frozen stiff, not a single muscle moved.
But suddenly, a horrifying cry came from her, and she fell over the balcony.
Everyone loudly gasped. Gamora and Groot ran over to the balcony, Gamora almost screaming her name. Drax rushed over to look for her too. Peter silently walked over to Rocket.
"Look what you've done Rocket... look what you've done!" Peter yelled. "You just sent her over the side of a balcony because of your drunken, bitching ass!" Peter punched Rocket square in the face, knocking him over.
"Peter!" Gamora yelled. She rushed over and held him back. Rocket moaned and sat up.
"What...happen?" Rocket said. Peter was about to answer his question when the sounds of destruction and terror filled the air. Rocket rushed over to the balcony to see what it was.
There was a gigantic, grey-skinned, woman with red hair and complete red eyes terrorizing Knowhere. But when the giant turned her head. Rocket almost lost it.
"Lianna?"
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