At long last the revision is complete! I hope you all enjoy the new version of the story and I am very excited to announced two prequels and one sequel not including the second guardians movie. I hope you all enjoy the story as much as I love writing it and don't fear Nixy wont be gone long :)

-Inquisitor Lily

I should not be laughing right now, this was a very serious unfunny moment and I was ruining it by laughing. I tried to, really I did, but every time I managed to make some progress on stopping the uncontrollable giggles that shock my whole form I would look up and see the very same thing that made me laugh so hysterically in the first place. We were standing in the Nova Corps main building, basically their helicarrier. Three days ago we had saved the galaxy from a raging psychopath, and therefore became better than Kevin Bacon, and we were now heroes.

But that wasn't what was so funny. We stood in front of a holographic image floating above a white table, but it wasn't even that that was so funny. No what I found so ridiculously amusing what the almost horrified look on Quill's face in response to said holographic image.

I looked up again wincing as I laughed when I saw the whole room staring at me. I gasped weakly struggling to get my words out, "I-I'm sorry! It just-it's his face!"

As I descended into another uncontrollable fit of giggles I heard the Nova Prime ask in a mix of concern and worry, "Is she alright?"

"We're not really sure. We think she's broken." Quill admitted honestly as I straightened whipping my eyes. He looked shocked when Nova Prime shot him a suspicious glare to which he responded, "Hey, we had nothing to do with it! We got her like this!"

Now with my breath under control I nodded at the room holding up my hands as I announced, "Alright, I'm done. Proceed with the seriousness!"

Our attention was returned to the holographic image of a space x-ray of Quill, the man himself leaned again the table as he asked in a confused voice, "So I'm not terran?"

"You're half terran, your mother was of Earth." Nova Prime clarified calming getting an edge of excitement in her voice as she glanced back at the image, "Your father, well, he's something very ancient, we've never seen here before."

"Um, just to be sure," I announced suddenly raising one hand as a thought came to mind, "You are familiar with the Asgardians right?"

"The what?" Nova Prime demanded.

"Oh, okay so they just screw with Earth. Got it." I said nodding as I reached back to scratch my head at this new realization. I didn't know whether to feel special or annoyed that the Asgardians only seemed to mess with us. Though there was a horrifying moment when I realized that in that regard Quill could be half-asgardian. And therefore half god… holy crap we would never hear the end of it!

"That could be why you were able to hold the infinity stone for as long as you did." Gamora reasoned pulling me out of my terrible train of thoughts.

"You're friends have arrived." Nova Prime announced shutting down the image as she smiled turning as Drax, Rock, and the adorably small newly planted Groot arrived. As it turns out the info I had found on the Flora Colossus had proven correct. The pot was a simple and small one but the little twig had taken root almost as soon as we put him in.

When I had arrived when the newly purchased pot, that no one had even considered buying when we realized all we had to do was plant him to get him back, Rocket tried teasing me for it. Until I announced that I was taking it out of the money I owned him for getting me out of the Kyln, which shut him up pretty quick. Either way Rocket flat out refused to let the pot of his sight, though I could hardly blame him.

"On behalf of the Nova Corps, we would like to express our profound gratitude for your help in saving Xandar." Nova Prime thanked up almost proudly until motioning towards a now familiar Nova officer, "If you would follow Denarian Rey, he has something to show you."

I tried to keep the knowing smirk off my face as we followed Rey out of the room, I had already been surprised with the surprise. Well at least I had been called in when there was a minor hiccup with said surprised but I had fixed that up. So I kept my mouth shut, just as I had been when I first uncovered it, because honestly I couldn't wait to see Quill's face when he saw it.

"So Nixy," Quill began as we walked appearing next to me like an annoying flea who would never go away. I couldn't suppress the groan when he repeated that damn nickname. It was bad enough that the others seemed to have taken to it, all agreeing that Phoenix was too long. I kept threatening to hit them but wasn't working.

"What do you want Quills?" I demanded with a newly made nickname of my own. When he had asked me about it I told him it was because he was such a pain in my side. He found it funny.

"You do realize that you are now stuck with a bunch of ex-criminals." Quill began in a teasing voice.

"Yeah, and an idiot." I agreed giving him an annoyed look, in a teasing voice of my own.

"Whatever you say Nix," Quill sighed carelessly tossing am arm around my shoulder, darn my shorter height! He smirked evilly as he announced, "But you are stuck with us!"

"Shut up and look at your surprise, jerk." I snapped annoyed as we stepped out of the building. Slightly pleased with Quill's gasp of shock when he saw the surprise.

"We tried to keep it as close to the original as possible. And with Phoenix's help we managed to salvage some of the original as well." Rey explained as the group stared at a shiny new Milano parked right on the takeoff pad. Ready for takeoff, and which a few extra rooms squeezed in where we could fit them.

"Yeah, unfortunately your stupid tape player survived and I got called in to install it. You're welcome by the way." I announced smugly patting him on the shoulder after he removed his arm from around me. I remembered something equally important turning to Ray hopefully, "Did you do the thing I asked?"

Rey winced a look of disgust on his face announcing hesitantly, "Yes, all the savaged parks were thoroughly cleaned."

"Thank god! The ship is clean everybody!" I called to the ground relieved.

"Thank you." Quill said honestly to Rey.

"I have a family." Rey confessed in response, "You're alive because of you."

I found myself smiling as a warm soft feeling warmed the area where my heart should be, assuming I still had one. I looked over smiling at Gamora and Drax who also seemed to be warmed by the Nova officer's confession.

"You're criminal records have also been expunged," Rey announced happily. Only to frown a bit when he remembered who he was talking to as warned us, "However I have to warn you against breaking any laws in the future."

"Huzzah!" I cheered happily that my name had been cleared.

"Question," Rocket suddenly interrupted, "What if I see something that I want to take and it belongs to somebody else?"

Rey looked genuinely confused glancing towards Quill as if to see if the raccoon was serious before he confirmed, "You will be arrested."

"But what if I want it more than the person who has it?" Rocket argued trying to come up with a scenario where he could rob someone.

"Still illegal." Rey insisted, already having second thoughts about letting us go.

"No, I want it more sir. Don't you understand?" Rocket questioned as if his reasoning was completely just for taking stuff. I chuckled amused as Gamora stepped in and began leading the smallest of our group away towards the new ship.

Drax came forward next and asked in an alarming calm voice, "What if somebody does some irksome and I decide to remove his spine?"

"Whoa…." I whispered eyes widened with the realization that Drax was not actually kidding.

"That… that's actually murder. One of the worst crimes there is." Rey confirmed looking at Quill and I in alarm, "So also illegal."

I'd say I was just as horrified as everyone else when Drax seemed surprised by this, but before we could explain to him his error he began to make his way to the ship as well satisfied that his question had been answered.

Rey now looked a whole lot less confident in this and I could tell he was debating locking us all up now.

"They'll be fine." Quill assured him seeming to read the other man's mind as he promised, "I'm gonna keep an eye on them."

"You?" Rey questioned in disbelief not at all convinced.

Quill got a weird look in his eyes looking at me for a moment before he gaze followed the other towards the ships smiling fondly, "Yeah. Me."

I waited until Quill was out of ear shot before I turned to Rey, "As the only one who is both underage and not a convicted felon, I'll keep an eye on them."

Rey smiled at me setting a hand on my shoulder as he announced, "You're a brave girl, Phoenix. But I do no envy you."

"Neither do I." I admitted nodding before I followed after my new friends onto the ship. At first everyone looked around in amazement at the new ship. But then everything got a little quieter and it took me only a second to realize why. With a smile I moved forward towards Quill's room where not two hours ago I had placed a paper wrapped gift on his bed.

The same I had seen so furiously shoo Rocket away from. And by the look on his face when he sat there reading the note attached, I knew I was right in my assumption that it was important. When I found it while scourging through the wreckage trying to find pieces we could use for the new one I realized it must have been from someone important to him.

I looked over at Gamora who was standing next to me to watch the moment, we shared a smile as I moved to lean on the entry way of the door. I didn't know who it was from, or where it came from but I didn't really care. All I really cared about was doing something nice for a friend. Even if it ended up with him crying on his bed. Which we were all pretending not to see.

In the box was a new cassette tape, he reread the letter before he set it into the newly refurbished system, now capable of playing more high-tech devices too. Gamora took a chance walking a little into the room as Quill looked up at us. I smiled at the two of them, they were so gonna get married, as Gamora swayed a bit along to a familiar some. I gave them there moment.

Meaning I literally counted to seven in my head.

"I call co-pilot!" I shouted suddenly completely ruining the moment as I raised my hand. I bolted for the deck just as Rocket's eyes began to widen. I heard him shout after me in anger and I swore I heard Drax give a big belly laugh.

I leaped over the seat landing perfectly onto the co-pilots chair smirking and laughing manically when I arrived. I would have taken the pilots chair, except it was Quill's ship so I supposed I could let him that that. Rocket began grumbling angrily about how I didn't have to carry around a pot that was heavier than me.

Quill settled down in the pilots chair as everyone moved onto the main deck ready to go off and do, I don't even know. Something fun hopefully. I smiled as we took off humming along with the new song that came with the cassette tape. Ain't no mountain high enough, was a great song even I had to admit that.

I loved the message in it. I remember when I was younger wishing that I had somebody in my life like that, who wouldn't stop at anything to keep me save. And it was a little scary now but I think I might have just found five someone's would might do just that.

The people on earth had long since forgotten about me, and I guess that was to be expected but now I had found myself on a spaceship full of people who never will. And it was one of the best feelings in the world.

And in the end I decided that I still blamed Quill for getting me into this whole mess. And I couldn't thank him enough.