Chapter Six: Sisterly Rivalry
It's been seven months since she was on Terra. Seven months in space with her new friends but Elsa was still struggling to find her place in the universe. There was only one person who understood what she was going through and it was something she least expected. Howard was also going through the same crisis. He was a duck who was taken from his own dimension and placed in the Collector's collection. Stuck until the Guardians came with the Orb months ago. Now that he's free, he's still struggling to find his way back home. Elsa and Howard understood each other. Misfits finding their place in a universe that they struggle to understand.
"Guardians?" The Collector asked through the communicator. "Tivan..." Gamora said in interest "Look, there's an artefact that I need for my collection..." "Wait. I though your collection is gone after the Orb fiasco?" Rocket asked in a grouchy and sarcastic tone before the Collector explained "...I have more than one vermin..." "Why you?!" Rocket shouted as he pulled out his signature rifle.
"Hold it Rocket!" Elsa tried to calm Rocket down while the Collector began to give the details about his artefact "This artefact is a small cube with 6 colours and is a Terran item..." "Oh. I know what you're talking about. It's a Rubix Cube! I haven't used one of them in a while!" Peter said in excitement. "I'll happily pay 4 million units for it's arrival with my associate in Knowhere where the artefact also has been spotted. I hope you see you all later..." The Collector finished explaining before he turned off his communicator.
"Wow. 4 Million Units." Rocket repeated in awe and shock with the amount of money offered. "We'll be rich! Next Stop Knowhere!" Peter said in excitement as the steered the Milano towards Knowhere.
"Errr...hello...friends..." Elsa tried to make a sentence but she was feeling homesick. "Elsa?" Gamora asked before Elsa answered "I would love to help you guys try to find an artefact but I want some thinking time to myself..." "It's fine. I do sometimes myself..." Gamora approved what Elsa wanted to do as the she split herself from the group.
Howard looked at Peter and asked in his thick New York accent "You want me to check if she's ok don't you?" "If you don't mind..." Peter answered awkwardly as Howard began to follow Elsa and the group began to look for the artefact.
"Still, no progress on Anna..." Elsa said as she looked at ground. She kicked dirt with frustration. Howard came running towards Elsa and asked in his thick New York accent "Anna? Your sister?" "Yes. I think it maybe time to head back home..." Elsa answered Howard then a mysterious figure appeared from the shadows of the dark alleyway that Elsa took.
"I had a sister once..." the figure said in a strong female voice. "Who are you?" Elsa asked the figure who came out of the shadows. It was a woman. She was purple skinned and was half robotic. Her left hand was missing and seemed to be chopped off by a sword. "...Didn't Gamora tell you about me?" she asked to which Howard began to run back to the Guardians to warn them about the woman.
"No. Again, I'll ask..." Elsa answered as she got her hand ready to blast the woman with her ice magic. "...Who are you?" Elsa asked the woman with an angrier tone than earlier. "Gamora knows me as Nebula. Sister relationship. Now, you could become quite useful to my 'father's' needs..." the woman explained as she held her only sword up ready to slice Elsa's head off. Elsa began to blast the woman with her ice magic. That was unexpected...
Within the next minute, Howard returned with Star-Lord and Gamora. They knew how Elsa was facing. "What do you want Nebula?!" Gamora shouted as she drew her sword out ready to fight Nebula. Nebula just got her mechanical arm out of the ice when she turned to look at Gamora. "Your 'father' wants this one..." She explained as she grabbed Elsa and held her sword to Elsa's neck.
"Hold on..." Peter said as he looked confused. He looked at Nebula and Gamora then asked "Who's your father?" "You idiot! It's Thanos." Nebula said as Elsa slipped out of Nebula's headlock and froze her legs and arms. "That should keep you there for a while..." Elsa said smugly as the four left Nebula to thaw out by herself.
"How long will that last?" Peter asked Elsa who answered "Only till the end of the day then she'll come looking for us..." Elsa took a deep breath before she continued to speak "I've had some thinking time. I'm gonna stay with you for 2 more months before I want to return to Terra..." Rocket laughed at the idea.
"Quill won't return there. I'll tell ya that right now, icy. He hasn't been there for twenty six years! What makes you think that he'll take you back?!" Rocket remarked in a sarcastic tone. Elsa thought a minute before she looked at Quill who in return looked at her. She answered Rocket's sarcastic question "Family..."
Yeah...Last chapter to upload then you guys will have to wait for the end of 'Phase One' of the Frozen/MCU Universe. That should be up on Friday and until then, see ya! :D