Chapter 2- Hostage Crisis
Valkyrie returned to her quarters tired and exhausted. She stripped of her uniform and changed into her nightgown and climbed into bed. She sat up in bed, turned all the lights off except for the lamp beside her nightstand and took out her data pad.
She typed up her notes for today's watch and read her guard's notes for their shifts of today's watches. After an hour of doing work, Valkyrie looked at the time. 09:14 pm. Her mother would be getting home from her work.
She typed her mother's name, Irani Rael, into the call section and the 'calling' icon popped up onto the screen. She waited for about five minutes before the call was accepted.
"Hello darling." Her mother, Irani Rael's face, popped up on the screen. Her mum smiled, "How was your day?"
Valkyrie sighed, "Interesting, at least. We got four new prisoners along with the twenty-five new arrivals today. I believe you know of them."
Her mother nodded. "I hope they haven't been causing too much trouble for you."
Valkyrie shrugged. "I can handle them."
"I don't doubt it. Just be careful with Gamora."
They talked for a while then they disconnected the call and Valkyrie went to sleep.
Valkyrie was in the tower bright and early the next day, fully awake and alert from her night's sleep. She had already assigned ten men to watch Rocket. She wasn't taking any chances of him trying to escape. Right now, she was alone in the tower, sending her two guards on a short break.
Valkyrie was working on an engine diagnostic when the alarms started to go off. Looking on the security monitors, she saw that Groot had taken off the Quarnyx battery that was on the watch tower. "Shit!" Valkyrie cursed.
"Guards to the prison quarters. All available guards to the prison quarters!" Valkyrie yelled into the intercom system.
Security ships flew into the prison room and surrounded Groot. Valkyrie got up and said into the speaker, "Prisoner, drop the device immediately and retreat to your cell, or we will open fire."
Groot's body started… puffing up, or something and shouted, "I AM GROOT!"
"Fire!" Valkyrie yelled.
The security ships started firing on Groot, causing the rest of the prisoners to run away from the stray bullets. Groot knocked one of the security ships and smashed it into the floor, causing it to explode. It was complete chaos on the floor. Then another one went spiraling into the wall and exploding.
"All prisoners return to your sleeping areas." Valkyrie commanded.
Valkyrie saw Rocket run to Groot and climb up him saying, "You idiot! How am I supposed to fight these things without my stuff?" Groot knocked a couple more security ships into walls and exploded. Finally guards with guns ran into the area.
"The animal is in control!" A guard yelled, "Fire on my command!" Suddenly another prisoner, Drax the Destroyer, slammed into the two guards, taking them out.
Drax grabbed a gun from one of the fallen guards and said, "Creepy little beast!" and taused it to Rocket.
Rocket crocked the gun and said, "Oh yeah." Then started firing everywhere.
"Damnit!" Valkyrie yelled, typing fast on the control panel.
"Rocket!" Valkyrie looked up, out the windows. It was Gamora. She raised an arm security band to Rocket who caught it. Valkyrie winced, knowing that it was internally wired to the poor soul Gamora had just cut into or killed.
"Move to the watchtower!" Rocket commanded.
Valkyrie froze. 'They couldn't actually get in here, right?'
After a minute, Valkyrie couldn't see the prisoners who were trying to escape out the windows anymore. She checked the cameras right outside the tower door. Valkyrie was startled to discover that not only Gamora and Rocket were on the bridge to the tower, but Quill was climbing Groot to get up as well.
She took control of a security ship and flew it, intending to blast Quill when another prisoner jumped up and tore the ship clean in two. She gulped.
"You!" Drax yelled at Quill. "Man who has lain with an A'askavariian!"
"What?" Valkyrie asked no one in particular.
Quill sighed and continued to climb Groot. "That was one time, man."
Drax started to climb Groot after Quill.
Valkyrie turned around and called on the intercom, "We need all available guards in full combat gear…." The alarm starts blaring. Valkyrie knew what that alarm ment. The tower had been infiltrated.
She turned around to see Gamora standing with her left hand on her hip, Rocket pointing a gun at me, Quill with a… 'wait, was that a prosthetic leg?' A prosthetic leg over his right shoulder, Groot standing in the back, leaning over to be able to see in and Drax standing behind Gamora with his arms crossed.
Valkyrie swallowed, her mouth suddenly dry. She raised her hands. The group started walking forward until Gamora pushed her out of her seat and Groot grabbed her around the waist, throwing Valkyrie out the door.
When Valkyrie hit the walkway, she groaned, but stood up, determined and rushed back into the tower, just in time for the doors to close. She was lucky. They hadn't noticed she was with them yet.
Valkyrie slowly drew her weapon, pointed it at the group, who was know at the control panel and charged the weapon. At the sound, the group turned around and saw Valkyrie with her gun drawn, pointing it at them. "Step away from the panel." She commanded.
"One?" Rocket scoffed, "Against five? Don't make me laugh."
"How the hell did she get back in?" Quill asked anyone in particular.
"I ran." Valkyrie spat, still pointing her gun at them.
"What should we do with her?" Drax asked. "I can cut her heart out." Drax said in a monotone, taking a step toward her.
Valkyrie gripped her gun harder.
"Whao, whao. No castrations!" Quill said, holding his hands up in a 'stop' motion.
"We can take her as a hostage." Gamora said, staring at Valkyrie. "We can get quite a bit of money off of her." Everyone stared at Gamora. Gamora snorted, "You don't know who she is?" she asked.
"Yeah, yeah, we'll chat later." Rocket said. "Groot, knock her out."
Valkyrie's eyes widened as Groot knocked her gun out of her hand. The gun flew across the room, crashing into the windshield and dropped to the floor. Groot reached out and his arm collided with her head, knocking her to the ground. The last thing she heard before she fell unconscious was Drax saying, "How are we going to leave?"
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