I am Groot

"I am Groot." Groot sat in an undersized metal chair a metal table in front of him and a bright light pointed down at him.

"Yes I know that you have been saying that for the last three hours what we want to know is what you saw!" An angry voice spoke up in the darkness.

"I am Groot."

"So let's walk through this just tell me what I get wrong."

"I am Groot."

18 hours ago Groot is standing in the center of a forest of trees a smile in his bark covered face a small furry creature with the legs of a spider the body of a rabbit and the head of a mole was nestled in Groot's large arms. On his head was three bird like creatures with the wings of a dragon fly. The weather was nice and sunny...I am groot...okay the weather was a bit cloudy...I am groot.

Groot begins to walk around placing his hands on each tree and shaking his head before stopping and kneeling down to peel the bark off a tree. He then placed the bark against the mouth of the creature in his arms the creature would begin to chew on it, "I am groot." The creature made a yipping sound before jumping out of his arms and into the tree climbing up it to hid in the branches groot nodding a bit and walking off then he turned to his right the bird creatures taking off.

"I am groot." He saw the animals of the forest fleeing rapidly as smoke began to fill the air he yelled loudly as he raised his hand grabbing a metal orb falling from the sky, "I am groot." The orb exploded in his hand sending a red liquid into the air that almost instantly burst into flame. "I am groot!" He ran through the forest jumping into a river just as hundreds of metal balls began to fall into the forest he watched in horror as this little piece of heaven he found began to burn around him. He looked up to the sky to see three ships flying through the air releasing the balls. The ships were grey with five jets wrapped around their frame groot recognized them instantly as an enemy. He quickly grew his arm back and climbed out of the water grabbing a tree branch he broke it off the tree, "I am groot." He then swung the branch hard hitting several of the orbs and sending them flying, "I am groot." The balls would fly up into the air just in front of the ships and get sucked into the engines and exploding inside them.

Groot watched them fall from the sky in a trail of smoke and flame he would charge through the forest the trees seemed to bend out of his way as he ran. He was ready for a fight and would soon be in a bigger one then he imagined. As he came to the crash site he was glad to see the ships had landed in a clearing but they still tore up a few young saplings. The three ships were small only capable of holding 4 people each a pilot co pilot and two bombers, most likely from a larger interstellar ship. He noticed they had only taken damage to the engines the pilots were extremely skilled. He saw three hatches opening one per ship and he yelled, "I am Groot!"

Groot ran forward reaching into the first ship but being blasted back by a flurry of blue laser fire his body being chipped away he quickly pulled back regrowing the parts of his arm that had been blasted off. Soon there was more fire coming from 6 figures coming around the ship this made Groot retreat back to the woods hiding behind a group of them. He poked his head out around the trunk of a tree getting a clear view at who was attacking this planet.

The figures were dressed identical black leather jackets with blue lines going up the arms and black pants with the same line on the legs. If Groot was closer he would have seen that the blue stripes were not solid but in truth made of small over lapping panels of a blue metal. Their hands had three large fingers and covered in scales their feet were scaled and resembled a tri pod with one part in front and two in the back. Their faces hidden by black sideways triangular helmets floating around each of them was three black metal cylinders shining down a blue light. One of the figures spoke up first and groot instantly knew who this race was they were the samdocwho. They were a race of developers and industrialists who thrived on gathering resources and selling them for lower prices. There mining and industry secrets were well hidden but from what was rumored is they found healthy planets with no inhabitants of intelligence and would burn them before selling them off piece by piece.

Groot understood the language and shook his head, "I am groot."

Samdocwho 1 spoke well what was considered speech it was more like hissing and growling with other odd sounds but it was a language recognized in the commerce of the universe so it was easily understood. Groot just listened horrified but what they said knowing he would have to defend this planet and make it not worth their time.

Groot waited a few more minutes until a hiss and sound set him off, "I am Groot!" He ran out from behind the tree charging forward with a speed he didn't even know he had. He grabbed two of the Samdocwho and slammed them into the hull of the ship. He spun around punching a third before he began to take fire from the metal cylinders only one from each Samdocwho fired at him. Groot's body was being chipped away he swung at another Samdocwho only to have his fist blocked by a blue energy shield his arm then blasted off by five quick shots from a metal cylinder. He jumped back and ran towards the woods again making it half way before his left leg was blasted out from under him, "I am Groot."

The Samdocwho were walking towards Groot who was crawling trying to get closer to the trees every so often they shot at him removing more of his large body. They spoke back and forth with each other and to Groot. They kicked Groot onto his back one jumping onto Groots chest as he used the cylinder that contained his shield to pin Groot's arm to the ground blasting Groot's right leg away with his other cylinder. The Samdocwho made a clicking sound their races idea of a laugh as it leaned in and spoke in hisses and growls. It fired two more shots at Groot ripping a hole in his side then it lifted its head up tilting it to the side as it saw Groot smile. It was obvious the Samdocwho was confused they had Groot down now all they had to do was blast him apart and collect the pieces to make sure he didn't grow back.

"I am Groot." He smiled more, "I am Groot!" From his chest several roots launched up and out in the shape of a clenched fist they hit the Samdocwho and sent him flying. From the ground below his lower half emerged hundreds of roots they would push up into Groot's body and lift him upright from his right shoulder emerged a tangle of roots they did not form his normal arm instead they created a whip like appendage with a large spiked ball at the end. Through the holes in his body you could see the roots going up his body creating a powerful frame for him. From the top of his head emerged more roots forming a crown and from his back a cape of roots the trees of the world seemed to have crowned him their leader.

"Okay that is a little hard to buy."

"I am Groot."

"So the trees of this world made you their king?"

"I am Groot." Groot nodded crossing his arms.

"Alright so take it from here because I am having a hard time believing this."

"I am Groot."

Groot was raised up higher the roots lifting him up he charged forward the roots ripping up the earth as the pushed him forward. He took the blasts from their laser fire head on each shot chipping away and revealing new roots. Groot swung the ball of roots wide hitting two of Samdocwho and sending them flying their shields just being brushed aside he would slam his regular fist into at another Samdocwho whose shield blocked it only to be hit from behind by the root ball. "I am Groot!" He yelled towards two Samdocwho who stepped back only to be hit from below by a wall of roots and having Groot chuckle as they are knocked out. He spun around as he took shots from the final Samdocwho, "I am groot." As he spoke roots shot up wrapping around the Samdocwho and taking out his metal cylinders before they pushed him to Groot so they were looking each other in the face.

Groot spoke first, "I am Groot."

The Samdocwho hissed and growled.

"I am Groot."

Hiss snap growl click.

"I am Groot."

Hiss growl snap click.

"I am Groot," Groot punched the Samdocwho knocking him out, "I am Groot."

Groot was slowly let down by the roots as they did his body began to turn back to normal absorbing the roots to repair himself now that he had a chance. As his feet touched the ground and the last root left his body from his rear he shook a bit and walked around grabbing each Samdocwho and throwing them over his shoulders until he placed them next to a ship a root shot out of the ground and wrapped around the 10 Samdoc who to keep them in place. "I am Groot." Groot would go from ship to ship grabbing parts from each one and ripping off engines he knew there was a larger ship up in orbit and he needed to send them and all the Samdocwho a message about this planet. He would work quickly every so often he would have to kick a Samdocwho who had woken up. After a good 2 hours he smiled finally finishing his creation nodding proudly.

He had merged the three ships together their noses pounded together to look like a row of arrows tip to butt. All 15 jets strapped to a now beefier body he opened what looked like a door and picked up the Samdocwho tossing them in one by one before closing the door and bending the ships metal around it to keep it shut, "I am Groot." Groot began to write numbers down in the dirt before nodding and walking to the front of the craft he lifted it up and put it on his back holding it steady as roots came up and held the craft in place. Groot walked behind it and took a deep breath, "I am Groot." He picked up two wires and crossed them then ran away as flames shot out of the jets he waited a few seconds then it took off he watched it streak through the air then go out of sight.

"I am groot?" He looked at the sun then back to the open sky which was the filled with a burst of flame and he nodded he had hit the Samdocwho mother ship. He knew exactly what was happening the ship was breaking to pieces creating a cloud of fast moving debris in orbit that would make it almost impossible to send a ship or rockets to the surface. He sat down after that then waited for a long time until a he was beamed up into this room that was 3 hours ago.

"So you blew up the ship to protect the planet from being mined?"

"I am Groot."

"You do know how much money you cost in damage."

"I am groot." He broke open his stomach and from it he pulled a glowing orange orb, "I am Groot."

"Well okay then this will cover the damages and buy you this planet. But there is a lot of value left I mean that just took up a quarter of the orbs worth."

"I am Groot."

"Universal satellite saying this planet is protected as well as our company's protection services until the orbs value is met."

"I am Groot."

"Just a few more questions were did you get the orb?"

Groot smiled as he remembered the trees giving it to him they had collected it from a massive deposit thousands of miles deep that only they could get. "I am Groot."

"Yes the contract."

A large text document floated above the table Groot simply signed his name and nodded, "I am Groot."

"Yes we contacted them you friends will be here shortly to pick you up and thank you for choosing the Irakuro insurance, banking and protection company." A two fingered flesh hand reached into the light grasping Groot's hand and shaking it, "We will protect this planet like it was our own."

I am Groot