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Here's chapter 7 everybody.
Chapter 7: Taserface and Celestial Catch.
On the Eclector, Yondu, Rocket and Daranak were tied up to chairs, with Daranak being cuffed with spectral cuffs that channeled out his ghost powers, while Baby Groot was locked in a bird cage and all were humiliated by the clan while all the Ravagers having remained on Yondu's side, including Tullk, were dropped into open space to be killed. Everyone on Taserface's side cheered while Taserface confronts Yondu.
"You're the one what killed those men by leading them down the wrong path. Because you're weak." Taserface said before punching Yondu's face. "And stupid!" Taserface said before hitting Yondu once more as the rest of the Ravagers cheered while Kraglin is starting to regret his actions. "It's time for the Ravagers to rise once again to glory with a new captain... Taserface!" Taserface declared.
The rest of the Ravagers cheered, but Rocket and Daranak were laughing, which Taserface noticed.
"I'm sorry. Your name is... It's Taserface?" Rocket asked.
"That's right." Taserface replied.
"Do you shoot tasers out of your face?" Rocket asked.
"Or did you get tased in your face?" Daranak asked.
"It's metaphorical!" Taserface said, which the Ravagers agreed and cheered.
"For what?" Rocket asked.
"For it is a name what strikes fear into the hearts of anyone what hears it?" Taserface replied, which the rest of the Ravagers reluctantly agreed.
"Okay... whatever you say." Rocket said.
"Yeah, some of my ghost enemies have better fearful names than Taserface." Daranak said.
Taserface then pulls out his knife and points it at Rocket and Daranak.
"You shut up. You two are next." Taserface threatened before turning his attention to Yondu. "Udonta, I have waited a long time to do..." Taserface cut mid-sentence when he hears Rocket and Daranak laughing again. "-What?"
"I'm sorry. I am so sorry! I just keep imagining you waking up in the morning, sir looking in the mirror and then in all seriousness saying to yourself, 'You know what would be a really kick-ass name? Taserface'!?" Rocket said, mocking Taserface, which the other Ravagers tried to hold their laughter. "That's how I hear you in my head! What was your second choice? Scrotum Hat?"
Daranak, Baby Groot, and the other Ravagers burst out laughing at Rocket's last joke.
"I hate you for making laugh at that, Rocket!" Daranak laughed. "Yeah, seriously, how did you come up with that name? Or did one of your parents name you that, 'cause if that's the case, they need to look in the mirror and think about their name choices like Taserface."
Taserface put his knife near Rocket's face.
"New plan. We're killing you first." Taserface said.
"Well, dying is certainly better than having to live an entire life as a moronic shitbag who thinks Taserface is a cool name." Rocket said.
"That's enough killing for today." Nebula said, gaining Taserface and the other Ravager's attention.
"She's the daughter of Thanos." one Ravager muttered.
"I thought you were the biggest sadist in the galaxy." Taserface said.
"That was when Daddy was paying my bills. The Priestess wants to kill the fox and ghost herself." Nebula said before looking at Yondu. "And he has bounties on his head in at least 12 Kree provinces. I assure you, I am not as easy a mark as an old man without his magic stick or a talking woodland beast. I want 10 percent of the take and a couple more things." Nebula said.
A few minutes later, Nebula was given a new cybernetic arm by Kraglin.
"We got a whole box of hands if that one don't work out." Kraglin said.
"It is fine." Nebula said.
"You think them Kree is gonna execute the captain?" Kraglin asked.
"The Kree consider themselves merciful. It will be painless." Nebula replied.
"Well, here it is. It's the best ship we got. Location of Ego's planet in the nav. We'll wire you the 10 percent once we's paid." Kraglin said, showing Nebula a M-ship. "What are you gonna do with your share?"
"As a child, my father would have Gamora and me battle one another in training. Every time my sister prevailed, my father would replace a piece of me with machinery, claiming he wanted me to be her equal. But she won again and again, and again, never once refraining. So after I murder my sister, I will buy a warship with every conceivable instrument of death. I will hunt my father like a dog, and I will tear him apart slowly, piece by piece until he knows some semblance of the profound and unceasing pain I know every single day." Nebula replied, making Kraglin uncomfortable.
"Yeah. I was talking about, like, a pretty necklace." Kraglin said, making Nebula look at him. "Or a nice hat, you know. Something to make the other girls go, 'Ooh, that's nice'! Anyways, happy trails." Kraglin said awkwardly before leaving Nebula.
Nebula then got in the M-ship and starts flying towards Ego's planet to track down and kill her sister Gamora.
Back at Ego's planet, Peter and Ego were gazing at a large statue of Meredith Quill in silence, until Peter decided to speak.
"My mother told everyone my father was from the stars." Peter said before looking at Ego. "She had brain cancer, so everyone thought she was delusional."
"Peter..." Ego said, trying to reason with Peter.
"Listen, I'd love to believe all of this, I really would, but you left the most wonderful woman ever to die alone." Peter said, confronting Ego and starting an argument.
"I didn't want to leave your mother, Peter. If I don't return regularly to my planet, and the light within it, this form will wither and perish." Ego said, explaining about his avatar form.
"So why didn't you come back? Why did you send Yondu? A criminal, of all people, to come and fetch me?" Peter asked, getting upset.
"I loved your mother, Peter! I couldn't stand to set foot on an Earth where she wasn't living! You can't imagine what that's like!" Ego shouted.
"I know exactly what that feels like! I had to watch her die!" Peter yelled in anger, making Ego grieve.
"Over the millions and millions of years of my existence, I've made many mistakes, Peter. But you're not one of them. Please give me the chance to be the father she would want me to be. There's so much that I need to teach you about this planet, and the light within. They are a part of you, Peter." Ego said.
"What do you mean?" Peter said, not following what Ego is talking about.
"Give me your hands, son." Ego said, which Peter give his hands to him and positions them. "Here. Hold them like that. Now, close your eyes and concentrate." Peter did what Ego told him to do and closes his eyes. "Take your brain to the center of this planet."
Peter did what Ego told him to do and concentrate. Suddenly, light blue energy appears out of his hands, which startles him and excites Ego.
"Yes! Yes!" Ego said in excitement.
"Whoa!" Peter said before the energy disappears.
"Yes! It's okay. Just relax. Concentrate. You can do it. Bring it back." Ego said.
Peter concentrate and channel his Celestial energy manipulation powers on his hands.
"Yes! Yes, now shape it. Feel that energy." Ego said.
Peter then use his Celestial energy manipulation powers to create a ball out of that very energy. He then looks at Ego.
"You're home." Ego said, which Peter smiles, before he offers his hands. "Peter..."
Peter then threw the ball to Ego, which he caught it. Ego use his powers to make the ball better before throwing it back to Peter. Peter then play catch with his father, like he always dreamed of doing as a kid.
Meanwhile, at the front steps of Ego's palace, Drax and Mantis continued to bond with each other as Drax was drawn to her innocence.
"How did you get to this weird, dumb planet?" Drax asked.
"Ego found me in my larva state. Orphaned on my homeworld. He raised me by hand, and kept me as his own." Mantis replied.
"So you're a pet?" Drax asked.
"I suppose." Mantis said.
"People usually want cute pets. Why would Ego want such a hideous one?" Drax said without hesitation.
"I am hideous?" Mantis asked.
"You are horrifying to look at. Yes." Drax said truthfully, making Mantis look down. "But that's a good thing." Drax said, gaining Mantis' attention. "When you're ugly, and someone loves you, you know they love you for who you are. Beautiful people never know who to trust."
"Well, then I'm certainly grateful to be ugly." Mantis said with a smile.
Drax then looks at the pools of water that was in front of him and Mantis and reminds him of a time in his past.
"Those pools, they remind me of a time when I took my daughter to the forgotten lakes of my homeworld. She was like you." Drax said.
"Disgusting?" Mantis asked.
"Innocent." Drax said.
Mantis looks at Drax before placing her hand on Drax's shoulder and her antennas glow as she use her empathy powers before feeling sadness. The two then look at the horizon while Mantis thinks she should tell Drax something important.
"Drax? There's something I must tell you." Mantis said.
Before Mantis can continue, Gamora and Salzer exited the palace, causing her to keep quiet. Gamora and Salzer noticed Mantis' behavior and her worried expression.
"What's going on?" Gamora asked.
"And what did we missed?" Salzer asked.
"This gross bug lady is my new friend." Drax said.
"Drax!" Salzer said, not liking what Drax describe Mantis.
"I'm learning many things, like I'm a pet and ugly." Mantis said.
"That's harsh, Drax." Salzer said with a frown.
"You're not ugly. Drax!" Gamora said.
"What are you talking about?" Drax said.
"Mantis, can you show us where we'll be staying?" Gamora asked.
"Yeah, we can really get some rest. It's been a very long day today." Salzer said.
A few minutes later, Mantis was guiding Gamora, Drax and Salzer to their quarters. As they walk, Gamora noticed something strange abut the planet she and her friends are walking on.
"Why are there no other beings on this planet?" Gamora asked.
"Yeah. I noticed that too. Strange that a habitable planet lacks a population." Salzer said.
"The planet is Ego. A dog would not invite a flea to live on his back." Mantis replied.
"And you're not a flea?" Gamora asked.
"I'm a flea with a purpose. I help him sleep." Mantis said.
"Yeah, you said that back at the ship." Salzer said as Gamora cuts Mantis.
"What were you about to say to Drax before Salzer and I walked out?" Gamora asked with suspicion.
Mantis hesitates as she looks at Gamora, Salzer and Drax before gulping.
"Nothing." Mantis lied. "Your quarters are this way."
"You think something is wrong?" Salzer asked.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Gamora said.
"I think so too. I think Mantis was about to tell Drax something important. Hopefully not bad." Salzer said.
Salzer, Gamora and Drax then continues to follow Mantis to their living quarters.
And that's the end of this chapter. Now, what will Daranak do when he, along with Rocket, Baby Groot, Yondu and Kraglin do as they try to escape from the Eclector and Taserface's forces? Find out next time in the next chapter. Please review. :)