Ivy here.

I kept running until I was far, far away from Nebula.

I found myself completely lost, in an extremely rough area of Knowhere. And that's saying something.

The fact I was female and at an obvious disadvantage made me very, very nervous. I began to fiddle with the watch, but it wasn't working – it only teleported distances of a few yards.

Until I hit the button and it transported me to the place where Groot and Rocket were reviving Drax. I don't know why it did that.

"Not clever," I remarked as Drax sat upright. "You called an army down on this planet? Seriously?"

"Quill just got himself captured. None of this would've happened if you hadn't tried to take on an army!" snapped Rocket.

"You're right. I was a fool. All that anger. All that rage. It just covered my loss." He stared at the ground.

"Aww, boo-hoo. My wife and child are dead."

Groot gasped.

"I don't care if it's mean. Everybody's got dead people! But it makes no excuse to letting everyone else around get killed along the way!"

"I'm with him," I said. "And may I suggest you go easy on the alcohol next time?"

"My apologies."

"You put everyone on this planet in danger." My hand rested on my stomach. "I've got people to protect here."

"Miss Ivy?" asked a little voice.

I spun around. "Narissa? I told you to run."

"I did, Miss Ivy. But you're here and it's all over. What was that?"

"Nothing you need to worry about anymore. It's all okay."

"What about your baby?"

"It should be fine if nothing too horrible happens to me." After this, I would visit a doctor on Xandar or something.

"Have you picked out names yet?"

"No." Fact was, if things like this happened too much, the baby probably wouldn't ever be born. I couldn't make myself believe that it was actually going to happen, that I'd have a kid.

"If it's a girl, why don't you name it Natalia?"

I stiffened. "Why do you suggest Natalia?"

"Because it's pretty."

"So it is." Of course. She didn't know about my life. My past. How could she? "If it is a girl, I promise I'll name it Natalia. What if I have a boy?"

Narissa hesitated. "I don't know."

"Well, if you have any ideas, let me know." I returned my attention to the group by the pool of yellow fluid. "The Ravengers have Gamora and Star-Lord. We need to go."

"Are you coming back, Miss Ivy?"

"I don't know, Narissa." Without my providing work, Narissa would be stuck begging again. I took off my jacket and ripped the lining. "Here. Take this." I gave her the credits – enough for her to survive off of a year. Easily.

Her eyes widened.

"If I come back, I'll see what I can do to find you a good job, or get you to another planet where you can."

"Thank you." She threw her arms around my neck.

I pulled away. "I have to go now, okay? Be careful."

Edward here.

It took us a while to get out to the Ravengers' ship.

Carmen spent most of the time directing her attention at the walls or ceiling, rather than at Ivy.

Ivy left her alone, probably not knowing what to say.

I just sat awkwardly on the floor, not knowing what to do.

Drax, Groot, and Rocket Raccoon began fixing up their weapon for attacking the Ravengers ship.

Ivy sank down next to me. She looked more tired than I'd ever seen her. "Edward... since we're having some downtime... I wanted to talk about what happened the last time I saw you."

The time when I'd confessed I was in love with her, and we'd friend zoned each other. This conversation should be interesting.

"What's there to talk about? You don't feel the same way. I can take a hint, there's no need to apologize for it."

"I didn't say that I didn't feel the same way," she corrected. "I said I didn't know and that I don't date casually."

Carmen suddenly began to show an interest in her shoelaces, tying and retying them, obviously pretending not to listen.

"So you do return my feelings?"

"I didn't say that either."

"Then what are you saying? Don't be mysterious. Just tell me want you're trying to say."

"I don't really know what I'm trying to say!" she snapped. "I spent a lot of time missing you, Edward. You and everyone else."

I really, really wished I wasn't in this conversation.

"Ivy. If you can't word it, just leave it for now."

"I think I'll do that." Her face had turned kind of pink, which looked weird with her red hair.

Her hand rested on her stomach.

"How is the baby?" asked Carmen.

We both jumped.

Ivy recovered first. "It's healthy and due in about four months. I don't know whether it's a boy or girl yet." She reached a hand up into her hair and ran it through what little remained. She'd gotten a drastic haircut since I saw her last – it was practically a buzz cut. I guess she cut it because she didn't want her hair to be a problem in a fight.

Carmen pulled something out of her bag. The blanket. "Here. Take it."

Ivy's eyes lit up. "Thank you."

"Are you still knitting?"

Ivy nodded. "I've been working on a pair of little baby shoes. I've got a few baby things I've finished. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, so I've been using gender neutral colors." She produced from her bag a little pair of grey baby shoes.

"We're coming up on the Ravengers' ship," said Rocket. "Remind me, why are those two here?" he motioned to me and Carmen.

"Because there is no way on Earth that I would leave two of my friends alone on Knowhere, where Ronan can get to them easily."

"That kind of attitude is going to get you killed."

She rested her hand on her stomach. "There are more important things than life."