I watched as the rest of the Guardians stormed into the hold handler's office. Gamora and Drax looked like they were ready to pummel the guy, but Star-Lord kept them in check.

"what did you do to him!" Said Drax.

"it was a protocol the air we placed it was toxic only to the subject that lived here after Jake destroyed the place the whole system went crazy shutdown and everything else so!" He said.

"are we infected?" I asked

"no just him." He smiled.

"Are you smiling?" Star lord said to the guy.

"Yes it only what he deserves!" He said.

"is there cure?" Asked Gamora.

"yes on a planet a leaves of a old green tree very rare." He said.

"name of the planet?" Asked Star lord.

"Morgo." He said Gamora knocked him out

"Dude." Said Star Lord

"what?" She said

As much as I wanted to go with them, I knew Jake needed someone by his side. So, I stayed behind and sat next to him on the hospital bed.

"Hey, buddy," I said softly. "How you holding up?"

Jake groaned in response, and I couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt. I should have been more careful when we were on that mission. I should have made sure the air ducts were clear of any dangerous bacteria.

But there was no point dwelling on the past. Right now, my priority was making sure Jake got better.

I reached for Jake's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "Don't worry, we'll find a cure. The rest of the team is on it."

Jake closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. I kept a watchful eye on him, making sure he didn't develop any complications.

Hours passed, and finally, the Guardians returned. Gamora had a small vial in her hand, and Star-Lord was grinning from ear to ear.

"We got it," he said, holding up the vial. "The cure."

I breathed a sigh of relief and stood up. "Let's get that to Jake."

As we administered the cure, I watched as Jake's color returned to his face. He stirred awake and looked up at us with bleary eyes.

"Hey, guys," he croaked.

We all cheered and hugged each other. Jake was going to be okay, and that's all that mattered.

As for me, I couldn't have been more relieved. I had was surrounded by my closest friends, and we had saved one of our own. Life was good.