"What is this again?" Kraglin asked, still confused.

"It's called TikTok," Sam explained, showing them his phone, "It's an app where you can watch videos like dancing, cooking... and other stuff. And if you like it, you give them a heart."

"Who's heart?" Drax asked, rather excitedly.

"No one's heart, Drax!" The young human stated emphatically. "I mean, you-... Here, let me just show you."

Sam swiped up to a video where two people - possibly a couple or brother and sister - were doing the Savage Love dance. He showed them how the two were dancing and that each move matched a note in the song.

And then he double-tapped to show them he liked it.

"It's that simple."

"Can we do one?" Mantis asked with excitement.

"Sure! What about you, Krag?"

The fin-headed hillbilly bobbed his head. "I'll take a crack at it."

"I am Groot!" Groot added with a smile.

"Awesome! Drax, you in?"

"No!" The Destroyer barked, "Only idiots dance, and this app as you call it was clearly made for idiots!"

The bulky Guardian stormed off, leaving the four there.

"Don't worry about him, he doesn't mean it," Mantis said to her friends.

But Sam just shrugged it off. "Eh, it's okay. Anyway, let's do this!"


(Camera POV)

Sam sets up the camera before quickly backing up to where Mantis stood on his left, Kraglin on his right, and Groot behind him and in between him and Mantis.

A few seconds of music went by before they began to dance.

Right shoulder, left shoulder, left hand up, shake the hips.

Left shoulder, right shoulder, right hand up, shake the hips.

Then tap the hips, cross-tap shoulders, lift the arms up, and shake once more.

They all did this and it came out perfectly... after about five tries. By the third, they had already gotten it but they wanted to do it again just for fun. What made it even better, though, was that the fourth time, Cosmo had run in and proceeded to jump on her hind legs, saying that she was dancing with them.

It was such a cute addition that Sam decided to keep that video.

"So you post this on that thing and people are gonna see it?" Kraglin asked.

"Yep!" Sam nodded.

"I am Groot?" Groot asked.

Sam let out a light chuckle at his tree friend's question. "Yes, Groot. People will like it... I hope."


And so, the video was posted and the group felt glad they did something fun together. When they showed it to Peter and Nebula, the Star-Lord wanted to do the dance too. Nebula immediately disagreed, but thanks to some encouragement by Sam, joined in.

This new version of their video came out well. But what made this one even better was that Drax walked by in the background and, because he was distracted by mocking his friends, tripped and fell down. This surprised his friends yet some laughed while some still danced.

The end result was hilarious and Sam immediately saved and posted it. The after-effect of showing it to Drax made it even more humorous.

That night, as the Guardians all slept, the videos Sam posted of him and his friend dancing gained a like. Then twelve. Then 56. Within minutes, it had past the hundreds!

And as the night went on, so did the number of hits.


The next morning all the Guardians were eating breakfast in their spot of the mess hall when Sam came in running.

"Guys! Guys! We went viral!" He exclaimed.

"We went where?" Nebula asked, confused at Sam's words.

"No, I mean we're popular! Our video got a lot of likes since last night. It's in the thousands now!" He showed them the video and the like count.

"Huh, how about that," Peter said with surprise.

"I'm glad they liked our video!" Mantis said with glee. "You see Drax? The dancing video was a good idea after all."

"I still say it was a stupid idea!" Drax stated.

"Well, that's funny, Drax, because a lot of people commented about you falling," Sam said with a teasing smile.

"What?!"

"Yeah, look..."

The young Terran showed him the phone with the comment section open. There were many, many comments. Good ones, rude ones, and some funny ones.

One said : [nice costumes! Lost In Space would be proud]

Another one said : [That guy in the back falling made my night, otfl]

"These people are all idiots." The bulky Guardian spat.

"Actually, it's giving me an idea. I think you all should have your own TikToks."

"Why? What for?" Rocket asked.

"Why not?" Sam countered.

"But what would we even do? I am not going to just dance like all of those people do." Nebula said firmly.

"Actually, that sounds like a good idea." Peter said with optimism, "If it has to do with dancing, I'm in."

"Great!" Sam cheered, "You'll do awesome! And I'm sure they'll love your dancing, Pete!"

"I am Groot?" Groot asked.

"You can do all sorts of things!" Sam said, cheering his barky friend up, "Just think of something you're good at and just go for it. What do you say?"

It was a bit one-sided at first, but eventually, all the Guardians agreed.

That day, eight new accounts were made on TikTok.

dancingwiththestarlord - an account with dancing videos, music recommendations, and listening to newer modern music.

Bio: Saved the universe w/ a dance!

rocketsraccoweapons - weapons demonstration/testing from both space and Earth.

neblues - Defensive training, martial arts, and deep throwback stories.

themightymantis - A place of comfort to be open with your feelings, how to express them, and when to cut loose.

whatskraglin - Small videos with dad jokes, news on what's new in space, and beautiful scenery of flying in space.

walkietalkiecosmo - Animal sympathy account where she walks around and talks.

iamgroot - Plant care, talking to your plants, dancing with them, singing to them.(translator needed for videos)

And...

draxrox - Weightlifting, "wise" advice, and tips on being a father.

Look out, TikTok people!


That was fun. 😂😂 I hope that was good for you guys, the idea of the Guardians on TikTok was interesting to me so I tried to bring it out, and I think it wasn't too bad. 😅😌

Lmk what you guys thought and stay tuned! There's more to come! 👀😁

Laters! ✌