I Don't Think That's A Good Idea

"Honestly, this is the worst plan you've ever had." Gamora hissed to Peter. "And you've had some pretty bad ones." The Guardians were currently sifting through the wreckage of their ship by the ever growing light of dawn. It was about 3 AM, freezing cold, and Peter was unable to do anything but sit and be annoying due to his arm.

"Okay look!" Peter whisper shouted. "I know that this isn't exactly the most opportune thing to happen to us, but c'mon!" He motioned to the wreckage. "The Reality Stone is in there somewhere and we have to find it so we can A.) Find out what that whole prophecy thing was about and B.) So it doesn't touch the surface of the planet and blow Earth to a crisp!"

Rocket rolled his eyes. "This planet aint' that great Quill. Fried Terra would be nice." Rocket smiled and licked his chops. Gamora tried not to smile. Peter looked just plain horrified.

"No!" He shouted. "No fried Terra!" The Guardians all shushed him. Peter went back to moping while they continued to search for the Reality Stone. There was no reddish glow emitting from the wreckage to help them locate it. Peter couldn't believe it, Nova Prime would have their heads for losing the Infinity Stone like this! The Guardians and the Nova Corps had recently found a way to get past the Reality Shield and obtain the Reality Stone. They went on a mission there and had successfully extracted it from what most races called it, "The Death Veil". Thanos knew nothing of it's disappearance. On the way back to Xandar though, they had been attacked by an alien species from nearby that worshiped the red glow of the stone. The Guardians ship had taken massive damage and had started hurtling downwards. An asteroid belt had caught them and flung them away from the Corps. Peter had the autopilot take them to the nearest planet, which had been Terra. On the way there the Infinity Stone had started spouting random sounds and noises, then random words, and then a prophecy about freaking elements! Now they were crashed on a non-alien friendly planet without the Nova Corps and with an Infinity Stone that had some waked out prophecy for them to figure out! At least the humans they had met so far were nice, but they were kids! It's not like they could help them much.

Peter ran the prophecy through his head again. There shall come three, born of Earthen flesh, one with the spirit of a wildfire, one as docile as the water, another as sharp as the wind. they shall posses the elements which have brought them unto your presence and shall save the known realms from a disaster more then universal. So speaks The Elemental Prophecy!

Peter could already guess what the others had though of the moment they saw their three rescuers. Alexi was spunky and her hair was a bold red. Courtney was quiet and thoughtful, not to mention the blue headband wrapped around her head. Harmony was sassy and sharp, plus she looked like she had just walked through a wind storm. Plus, they were all Terran. What were the odds though, that the Guardians would instantly meet the three in the prophecy? Peter sighed, who was he kidding. It was definitely possible.

As if his thoughts had summoned them, out of the house came a gothic looking Alexi. She had on the same black boots from last night, ripped jeans, a black shirt with a skull on it, a leather jacket covered in silver studs and spikes, the same lace choker as last night, and the same earrings too. She had on black lipstick and had black eye-shadow covering her eye up to her eyebrow. She was rubbing a flesh colored liquid on her face, a lot of it. She walked up to the Guardians and surveyed the wreckage.

"Why are you up so early?" Peter asked. "It's barely past 3 AM!" Alexi shrugged and sat down on a rock jutting high off the ground.

"I always get up early. It's a habit." She explained. Her voice was gruff and deep. It sounded harsh and Peter resisted the urge to shrink back away from her. Last night she had seemed nice, if not rough. Now she just seemed mean and uncaring. What was with this girl? The others seemed to notice it too but they didn't comment.

"What are you looking for?" Alexi asked. She leaned forward and rested her elbows on her knees and her head on her hands. Peter was unsure how to answer. He couldn't tell her that they were looking for a stone that may or may not have mentioned her and her friends in a prophecy about saving the universe and that it had the power to actually destroy the planet, if not galaxy, they were currently on, could he?

Instead he said, "Just seeing if anything survived the crash." Alexi clearly didn't believe him.

"Well then let me help." She got up without waiting for an answer and went over to the wreckage, pulling a sheet of metal away from the pile. That girl was strong! The Guardians and Alexi continued to work on the Milano, without finding anything. Alexi must've figured out they were searching for something in particular and she seemed to be trying to piece together what it was. At around 4 AM Harmony came bouncing outside with a perky smile on her face.

"Hello y'all!" She called with enthusiasm. Her voice was deep but soft. Her hair was in a tight bun, and she had on high top sneakers, non-ripped jeans, and the shirt and sweater from last night. She came bounding down the hill towards them, her face bright and cheery. She had some mascara on, but otherwise she had almost no makeup. Compared to Alexi, Harmony looked like she didn't have a care in the world.

"Hey H-Cup." Alexi greeted her. Peter resisted the urge to wonder about the nickname. Harmony came over to where Alexi was crouched down and sat on the one slab of metal.

"What are all of you doing up so early?" She asked. Her question had been directed at the Guardians, Peter started making mental notes about these girls.

Alexi
- Wears a ton of makeup
- Dresses like a goth
- Has some spunk, must be fire
- Is mean and gruff
- Is always up early
- Knows a lot about her friends

Harmony
- Wears little to no makeup
- Is amazingly perky
- Looks years older then she really is
- Has sass, must be wind
- Knows that Alexi wakes up early
- Wakes up kinda early herself

"They're looking for something in the wreckage that's pretty important to them." Alexi said as she pulled away the wing of the Milano. Peter's suspicion that Alexi figured stuff out quickly was confirmed. Harmony bent down near Alexi and started helping her pull away metal. The Guardians were worried about two things. Either Alexi and Harmony found the stone and touched it, or they found the stone and it fell and touched the Earth's surface. Then there would be not only fried Terra but fried them!

"What's so important that you just have to be up this early?" Harmony asked. She sat down on one of the scrap piles that Alexi had made and stared at the Guardians. They shifted uncomfortably under her gaze. These girls were odd indeed.

"We are looking for a priceless artifact that we must protect." Drax answered. The two girls exchanged glances like they thought the Guardians were crazy. Then again, the Guardians probably were. This continued for a few more hours, the girls helping to lift random pieces of metal and the Guardians trying to learn more about them. Eventually they learned that Alexi and Harmony both went with Courtney to the nearby school, West View Middle.

Around 6 Courtney woke up and dragged herself outside to see the others. She had on the same outfit as the previous night and seemed to have just woken up. She tightened the bandanna around her head. Quill was getting an uneasy feeling about that thing. "How is everyone?" Courtney asked with a yawn. The Guardians shrugged, Alexi mumbled something, and Harmony gave a thumbs up.

"It's useless!" Rocket grumbled, turning around and sitting down. "We'll never find that krutakin stone!" Rocket angrily hit his fist on a piece of metal nearby. The piece shook and dislodged the side of the Milano. A large section of the ship sank lower as the metal crumbled down.

"Way to go Rocket." Quill stated. "Now my ship will take longer to fix!" Rocket growled.

"It won't take longer, it'll probably need a new wall though." Rocket stared mumbling about stronger metals and how weak the Milano was. Quill hung his head in his hands in defeat. They were never going to find the Reality Stone, Nova Prime would kill them! The other Guardians looked like they were giving up as well.

"Well at least we tried looking for this, whatever it is." Alexi said as she stood up and loudly cracked her back.

"It's called an Infinity Stone." Drax said. "And it's extremely powerful, so powerful it could destroy an entire galaxy." The three girls eyes' widened. It was hard to tell if they thought the Guardians were crazy, serious, or psycho. Peter hoped they didn't think the latter.

"Yea, well death stone or no death stone I'm starving so let's go and-" Harmony stopped talking as Alexi grabbed her arm.

"Look." She pointed at where the wall of the Milano had fallen away. There was a light red glow emitting from the wreckage. The Guardians' eyes widened in joy at seeing the red Infinity Stone. "That's your stone." Alexi and Harmony climbed swiftly over the destroyed ship and peeled the rest of the exterior wall away from the Infinity Stone.

"Guys I don't think that's such a good idea." Courtney warned as she went after them. Gamora reached into her pocket and pulled out one of the only undamaged containment units.

"Here!" She tossed it to Courtney. "Use that to pick up the stone." Courtney nodded and followed Alexi and Harmony. All three of them were able to maneuver through the mess of charred ship to reach the stone. Courtney gave the orb to Alexi who grabbed it and bent down near the stone.

"Just be careful that you don't-" Peter never got to finish his sentence. They should have warned the girls not to actually come in contact with the stone. They should have told them. All three got down and reached with their hands for the stone, and all three touched it.