A/N: Is anyone out there? I'm Lost in Space but that's alright. I've got my cornPUter to keep me company and this talking robot that keeps saying "Danger, Danger, no one is reading this story anymore." If you are getting these radio waves, I appreciate you staying with me.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Guardians of the Galaxy, Avatar the Last Airbender, Princess Bride, Care Bears, or Star Wars.

The Cabbage Head of Nowhere was a leftover relic from the stellar titans of old. The cabbage was discovered by an old prospector, whose ship had drifted to the outer rim of the galaxy. He landed and started a mining operation. It turns out the cabbage titan was particularly useful for all matter of items, creating a sophisticated mining operation. A town grew, and the relics of the old could be gained and fashioned into vast riches. Over time, others came to seek their own claim or set-up side businesses to support the underbelly world, which had collected there to mine: cabbage juice, sauerkraut, coleslaw, and other raw fibrous materials. The early prospector became known as the Cabbage Man.

It was a known quantity that the titan's head had been owned by the Cabbage Man. His blessing was the only thing that allowed the other miners to work and exist. He may seem harmless, little, old peddler, but he was fiercely protective of his cabbage territory. There might have developed an eclectic communion of souls that had taken up residence in Nowhere, but the cabbage man was very much in control. He required all things processed through his cart. The cabbage man had amassed a prosperous empire of artifacts and contraptions. Yet, it was his first love of peddling a small cabbage cart that housed his base of operations. Those who were merely using it as a port of operations were required to purchase a head of cabbage from his cart as a symbol of their peaceful intent. Those that wanted to mine were required to pay a higher price.

Shipie approaches the giant the head of cabbage. The leaf layers are pulled out, creating landing ports. Sokka sails through the main head. Other ships are rising and moving back and forth. People are tethered to outside riggers, using blowtorches to get the needed artifacts that would be turned into viable juice. Shipie sails past the other mooring ships that are loading and unloading cargo.

Zuko leans over Katara. "This is a den of thieves." He watches as blowtorches try to pry off cabbage leaves.

Katara adjusts the pilot controls. "And rapscallions, knaves, bootleggers, smugglers."

Sokka guides Shipie slowly down onto the leaf. "You can't forget your standard goons and thugs." He adds seriously. "Focus people, we're about to enter a territory that doesn't like strangers and is waiting to start a fight. We are also going to find Momo and Apa." He lowers the throttle, and the ship settles onto the base gangplank. "But first we need to check-in with the cabbage man."

Zuko shakes his head. "You can't tell me after that little mention that it is smart to dock here. This is completely not a good idea. There are good ideas, and this isn't one of them."

Sokka shrugs. "We need parts and this is the best place to get them cheaply. Besides, the cabbage man is harmless. He cares only about his cabbage and what is entering and leaving the port."

Zuko glares at Sokka, "I was talking about Momo and Apa. They are great about finding things, but they are known to shift alliances and betray."

Katara grins. "So you know them, then?" She touches Zuko's arm lightly and says with mock concern. "Don't worry; you'll be gone before there is any trouble."

Sokka chuckles at his sister's little jab and likes it even more after Zuko's stern return look. He moves over and places his arm over Zuko's shoulder. "Listen, Buddy, we'll go hang out at the Cactus Juice and Hero Sandwich Bar. Momo and Apa won't make trouble with a bunch of witnesses around. We'll get the parts, and then will go our separate ways."

Zuko steps away from Sokka. "You keep saying that, but I don't think you understand what it means." Zuko tosses out as a challenge.

Sokka points at him with utter shock. "You met the Princess Bride escaping from Planet Lando Asia, too?"

"The Princess Bride?" Zuko looks at the two of them.

Katara shakes her head and remembers the woman that had a strange penchant for wearing honey buns on the side of her head. "That was one messed up a situation, one woman tried to marry this bear that could shoot rainbows and stars from his belly button, Care Bear or something was its name. Then it caused this whole dreaded pirate war. Long story short, never try to fight a war on Lando Asia."

Zuko sputters. "Stop talking nonsense."

Sokka points to the port that they will land on, soon. "Landing on a giant cabbage head is more real than the Princess Bride and her Care Bear prince in Lando Asia?"

"Inconceivable, then." Zuko blasts angrily

"So, you do know the story." Katara gets excited and claps her hands together. "One of the pirates died in this poison drinking game yelling that before collapsing."

"Stop distracting me." Zuko is more distracted by seeing Katara jumping up and down than the actual lunacy that was unfolding in real time. He shakes his head from drifting into the outer rim of fantasies concerning Katara. He concentrates on the main objective. "This is all about the item and not losing it to Apa and Momo."

"I don't have item; do you, Sokka?" Katara quirks one eyebrow

"I thought Zuko had the item?" Sokka types in a radio sequence to the cabbage man to request a visit.

Zuko adds grimly with narrow eyes. "You mean I will deliver the item."

Katara points. "Ha! You think you will get the item, but you don't know where the item is."

"You don't know where the item is either?" Zuko stares at Katara. Wasn't the item the whole purpose of them being together? Without the item, then what's the point? Zuko clears his head from that thought. "You can't have lost the item?"

"Not lost, hidden really well, right Sokka." Katara gives Sokka a look hoping that he did know where the item is hidden. Because if they didn't know and Zuko didn't know, then they were back at square one and a genuine possibility of having Sokka's head served up as wall ornamentation.

"Listen, you two, I'm the one that needs the item the most because my head is on the line, metaphorically and very much the reality."

"Exactly! I was thinking the very same thing myself, Sokka…" Katara trails off as Sokka glares at her.

"I know where the item is and we will bring it to Republic City," Sokka states nonchalantly. "Cabbage Head of Nowhere is also where we will dump Zuko."

"Alright...Sokka…" Katara nods with a knowing look, not sure quite what Sokka was playing at but positive there is something sneaky in his words, a hidden meaning.

"No offense taken." Sokka shrugs at Zuko. "But you see, we need to pay off our debt."

"Wait, what, you are telling him for real that we are dumping him?" Katara gasps.

Sokka states seriously, reflecting upon the precarious situation with Admiral Zhou and the Drac. "We owe Zuko that much, at least, to tell him what we are going to do."

"What? No, we don't." Katara folds her arms and firmly ignores Gran Gran's voice. Katara, dear, you know, Sokka is right. She hates when Gran Gran speaks from the spirit world.

"Katara, listen, you and I know that Zuko is a crazed mechanical psycho," Sokka glances to the glowering Zuko. "No offense, buddy," Sokka turns back to his sister. "But he helped save your life back there from the highest form of an utter-crazed psycho known as Admiral Zhou. We owe Zuko the respect of the truth."

Katara mumbles. "Thanks for helping us back there." She smiles hesitantly, but Katara's next words show they are still adversaries. "Just to be clear, we are dumping you the first chance we can get."

Zuko narrows his eyes, "It won't be that easy to get rid of me."

"Maybe, maybe not, but it will be fun trying." Sokka sees the required message flash on the screen and smiled. "It looks like we got the go-ahead to dock on the port."

Sokka climbs down the ladder. The others follow him down. Sokka goes to the side panel and flips the switch to lower the gangplank. It slowly opens to reveal the bay. The noise of the port and the smell rushes into the lower level. Katara folds her arms and stares at Zuko, who is equally glowering at her.

"Try to not kill each other until I get back at least." Sokka walks down the plank. He swings around. "And no kissing!"

Zuko and Katara both gaped at Sokka in utter astonishment. Sokka holds up his hand to still the protests as he walks away.

Katara won't let Zuko get the best of her. She knows she owes him a debt for what he did to risk his life. She notices how his face changes expressions. It isn't all tight and angry, sometimes it is thoughtful and even wistful. She likes it most when it is wistful. It makes her heart flutter, which she doesn't like.

Zuko isn't sure if Katara can handle the things they will encounter. Of course, the only other women he had come into contact who is more than able-bodied than him and often bested him is his sister, Azula. It is hard enough having a sister by blood that could outdo you, but having Katara vying for the same type of achievements made him question whether he was prudent to continue with this mission. Yet, he can't imagine leaving her now. Zuko checks himself, not liking that he had another pleasant sensation about Katara.

Sokka walks over to the cabbage man, who is busy humming his song to his cabbages.

The cabbage man gives a suspicious glance and puts a protective hand on top of his cabbages. "What do you want, sonny?"

"It's actually Sokka. I'm here for a leisure pass."

Cabbage man looks at Sokka and then lovingly at his cabbage. "You take care of Elvis and bring him back to me." He picks up the cabbage and hands it carefully to Sokka. "It will be 4000 heckle units."

Sokka types a code onto his money belt phone. "It is transferred to you now."

A ding sounds and the cabbage man nods wisely. "Have fun, but not too much fun, especially with Elvis."

"No problem." Sokka tosses up Elvis in the air.

The cabbage man screams, "My cabbage!" He points his blaster at Soka, who quickly bows his forgiveness. "Show some respect."

Sokka keeps backing out before finally returning to the ship. Katara and Zuko were standing below the gangplank. "See, no problem."

"I saw a little problem." Katara quirks her mouth into a smile. She had to admit that Sokka had made it look easy, a little too easy. She stares at the cabbage man, who quickly put away his little notebook.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night, Katara." Sokka puts on his must helpful of smiles.

"Maybe I should hold onto the cabbage for safe keeping, because I'm usually the one getting us out of messes, and you get us into messes." Katara coughs not too subtly.

"Really," Soka rears back a little surprised. "I'm much better at getting us into something with plans, thank you!" He tosses Katara the cabbage who catches it easily. "Its name is Elvis by the way." He turns away, slightly pouting.

Katara comes up to her brother and hugs him. " I know Sokka because I'm always there to get you out if your plans go wrong."

"Sokka wraps his arm around his sister's shoulders. "Exactly, it's why we're such good team."

Zuko watches the two siblings and feels jealous over their behavior. It is so easy for them to be together. Azula and he didn't have that. Zuko thinks of Thanos, they weren't allowed to have that kind of kinship, only adversarial. Thanos made sure of it. The only relationship Azula and Zuko understand is being against each other, each vying for the same thing-acceptance in Thanos' eyes.

"That's all folks." Sokka points to the seedy bar with aliens of all strange shapes and sizes entering and exiting. "Now onto destiny and cactus juice."

"Sokka, no cactus juice, it doesn't react well with you. Do Momo and Apa know to meet us in there?"

"I radio ahead." Sokka looks to Katara and Zuko, "You two need to stick close, this place can be a little rough. We don't need any more trouble." Sokka glances and says begrudgingly to his sister. "Though Katara, you did a good job of getting out that jam with Toph Beifong, even though you put Shipie through the wringer."

Katara shakes her head and smiles shyly at Zuko. "It wasn't me that was Zuko's idea."

Zuko tries to not blush. He feels pleased and then recovers. "Yes, well, Katara you were helpful, too."

Sokka groans. "Yeah, yeah, spare me your two's little love fest." He swings wide his arms inside the Cactus Juice and Hero Sandwich Bar "We're here!"

A/N: Did I imagine it would take this long to reach Momo and Apa? Nope, but I didn't imagine I would be Lost in Space, either.

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