Hey, everyone! Here is the start of Ultimate Alliance What if...? Season 2! What worlds will we see? What will return? Let's find out!
I DON'T OWN ANYONE IN THIS SERIES!*
We are on the Planet Xandar, were something was wrong with its citizens and planet.
?: Welcome to Xandar. A place where everyone's luck eventually runs out.
We now see Yondu lying on the street, dead!
?: Even Yondu's. Someone did this to him.
Then came in a Nove Corps soldier going towards the body. When she took off her helment, it reveals the Nova Corps soldier was Nebula!
Nebula: But the question is, who?
Then the rest of the Nova Corps came to where she is.
Garthan: Corpsman Nebula, you can step away from the body. The real cops are here. (sees body) Looks like a career criminal got what was coming to him. Works for me. (to others) All right, boys, I want this scene scrubbed and wrapped up in the hour.
Nebula: Already cracked the case, huh?
Garthan: I don't need Black Order trash telling me how to do my job.
Nebula: Former Black Order. I earned my stars here, same as you. [walks away]
Garthan: Is there a problem, Corpsman?
Nebula: This is Xandar. All we got are problems.
Garthan: I see. (to others) Move it. I said within the hour.
Nebula then walks to her car and gets inside it.
Watcher: Time. Space. Reality. It's more than a linear path. It's a prism of endless possibility, where a single choice can branch out into infinite realities, creating alternate worlds from the ones you know. I am the Watcher. I am your guide through these vast new realities. Follow me and ponder the question... "What if?" All quests for redemption begin in darkness. And Nebula's was no different. In this universe, Ronan the Accuser betrayed Thanos. The Mad Titan's thirst for power had met its match. And in his fall, he took Nebula's sister along with him.
Nebula: ...sister along with him. I was lost, adrift in the ruins of my past. Until someone saw the lgith in me. With compassion and kindness, Nova Prime gave me a way forward.
Nova Prime: Take my hand.
Nebula: I swore the Nova Corps oath.
Nove Corps Soldiers: Seek the light, be the light. Never stray from its path.
Nebula: Little did I know, our darkest days still lay ahead, when the man who deatroyed my first home came gunning for my new one. Ronan amd his forces attacked, bringing Xandar to the verge of destruction. Out of options, Nova Prime made a desperate call.
Nova Prime: Fire up the shield generator.
Nebula: She locked down Xandar behind an impenetrable planetary shield designed to last for 50 years, putting the planet out of his reach. Xandar was saved for the time being. But at what cost? Five years in, isolation has brought out the worst in all of us. Still, hope or no hope, I took an oath.
She was watching Garthan and the other Nova Corps leave the crime seen.
Nebula: Garthan Saal and his lackeys wasted their time hunting for the killer's weapon, [gets out of her car] when they really should have been looking for the victim's. Yondu and I had a past and some memories to go with it.
She then creates a hologram of Yondu.
Nebula: Memories I could use.
Yondu (hologram): (laughs) You and I, Nebby, we make quite the team. [whistles]
She put the hologram of Yondu on repeat, so that the arrow could come to him. But before she could do anything else, the arrow glows green.
Nebula: What?
It then shows her some kind of graph of something she doesn't know of.
Nebula: Oh, Yondu. What did you get into?
Soon, she got into her car and starts looking up the graph in the Archives.
Nebula: So, no results?
Computer: No, officer. There are no records of these schematics in any archives on Xandar.
Nebula: Not even on the shadow network?
Computer: Negative. Thank you for your enquiry.
Nebula: Pleasure's all mine.
Officer: (on radio) Riot in progress. Send two more units to the Xandarian mall, stat.
Dispatcher: No can do. Dealing with power failure on the south side.
[phone ringing]
Nova Prime: (on phone) Corpsman Nebula, I heard you were at Yondu's crime scene. I know you two had a past.
Nebula: We did. He had a checkered rep but he was never a bad egg.
Nova Prime: (on phone) And neither were you.
Nebula: You took a chance on me. I'll never forget it.
Nova Prime: (on phone) I trusted you then and I'm trusting you now.
Nebula: Ma'am?
Nova Prime: (on phone) Switch to a secure line.
Nebula: [switches lines] Done.
Nova Prime: (on phone) Xandar's on the brink. Yondu got himself caught up with some dark forces on the rise, and if I'm right, Xandar only has until dawn.
Nebula: I did fine something at the crime scene. I'm not sure what it is, but it seems Yondu gave his life to protect it.
Nova Prime: (on phone) Those instincts are why I gave you the sats, Nebula. Follow them. And use any means necessary. Or I fear Xandar won't see another sunrise. Do you understand my orders, Corpsman?
Nebula: I won't let you down. [ends call]
She then starts to go an unknown place in the city. She then arrives at a door with a red light on top of it. When she knocked, someone answered it, but it was at the bottom of the door.
Person: You have a warrant?
She then barges into the place, which turns out to be an alien casino. Some familiar faces were there, like Groot who was playing at a Poker table, Miek who are cutting fish at a table, Drax at a slot machine and losing his temper when he lose, and Korg at the bar serving drinks.
Nebula: [to Korg] Hey. Is the big man in?
Korg: High rollers' table, sis. But fair warning, he does not like to be bothered when he's on a hot streak.
But she went up the "Big Man." And turns out, the big man was Howard the Duck!
Howard: [looks at Nebula] You.
Nebula: How's business?
Howard: Well, you know. The world's falling apart and I'm running a casino. Things are great. And speaking of great... Waitress, could you bring us some bites for the reflective woman over here? Or do you just eat megabytes?
Nebula then stab Howard's cards with Yondu's arrow!
Howard: [quacks] Aw, jeez. Are you ever off the clock? [sighs] All right, folks. Big Daddy needs the room.
Mindy: But, Howie, the hot streak.
Howard: Mindy, come on.
Mindy: Okay, I'm sorry. [leaves]
Howard: Yeah, you come back later. [to Nebula] So, if you have this arrow, I'm guessing Yondu's finally turned a paler shade of blue.
Nebula: [pulls arrow off table] He gave his life to protect this.
She then shows Howard the graph.
Howard: Now that is some serious glitz.
Nebula: I ran these schematics through every archive on Xandar.
Howard: [laughs]
Nebula: Nothing can ID them.
Howard: Oh!
Nebula: You have a hand in every pot, Howard.
Howard: Top shelf!
Nebula: What do you know?
Howard: Talk about secrets from the... Nebby, this is some pretty great buisness.
Nebula: What is it?
Howard: What is it?
Nebula: That's what I asked.
Howard: You're the detective.
Nebula: That's why I'm asking you a question.
Howard: How should I know? Look at this thing. What kind of absolute freak would know what this is?
Korg: [brings in drinks] [sees graph] Oh, that's an old city-wide mainframe core. It's a unit B-42, I believe. I didn't think there were many of those left.
Howard: [to Korg] [shocked] How would you know that?
Korg: I know all sorts of things. I'm more than just a pretty face.
Howard: I repeat, what the hell?
Nebula: [interested] Data core. What's in it?
korg: Quite the hodgepodge, actually. Sanitation department, metadata, unpaid parking tickets, rush hours statistics, sources code for the shield generator, even an actual kitchen sink.
Howard: Go back one.
Korg: Unpaid parking tickets?
Howard: No.
Korg: Rush hour statistics?
Howard: The other back one.
Korg: Source code for the shield generator?
Howard: Bingo.
Nebula: Looks like someone might be trying to take down the planetary sheild.
Korg: But why would anyone wanna do that?
Nebula: [takes down hologram] Someone's making way for an invasion. I need to get into that mainframe and destroy those codes before they get out.
Howard: Whoa, Nebby, you sure about all this? Places like that, not everyone who goes in comes out.
Korg: Which means that many of the people who enter these premises end up dead, forever. Forever dead.
Nebula: I'm on this case, no matter where it takes me.
She then get into her car and went to the Nova Corp Prison to get someone out of there.
Robot: Inmate request?
Nebula: X2357.
Robot: [as the two head for the cell] Do you understand that entering a correctional facility can be hazardous to your health?
Nebula: I do.
Robot: Do you waive all rights and liability and understand that anything that happens here is your own responsibility?
Nebula: Uh-huh. I waive all the rights.
Soon, they were at the cell. And the cellmate in the cell was...
Nebula: Yon-Rogg.
Yon-Rogg: Still rocking the same look, I see.
That's when Nebula shot the cell's locks and the doors opened.
Nebula: Oh, you know me. No muss, you fuss.
Yon-Rogg: No muss, no fuss indeed. It's been a while.
Nebula: I'm tight on time. And I need someone who knows their way around Xandarian security.
Yon-Rogg: Aw, and you thought of me.
Nabula: I arrested you for it, didn't I? But if you'd rather stay here, I'm open to other recommendations.
That's when the robot came in, and Nebula kicks it and they were off! Soon, they were in the middle of the prison with a bunch of security robots!
Yon-Rogg: [to Nebula] So, this was your plan?
Nebula: Give me sime credit.
She then used the tablet from the guard she took out and unlock all the cells, allowing the prison inmates to get out and take out the guards! Soon, the two got out and were off.
Nebula: [Yon-Rogg presses button rapidly] Don't bother. I already disabled the ejection seats.
Yon-Rogg: [chuckles] So, where are we heading?
Nebula: Somewhere we're not invited.
Yon-Rogg: And I thought you took an oath.
Nebula: And this is what it takes to keep it.
Yon-Rogg: Is that right? Can't say it looks like that from where I'm sitting.
Nebula: Oh, I don't need you to understand. I just need you to live up to your reputation.
Soon, they reached the Nova Prime base.
Nebula: That's our way in.
Yon-Rogg: You do realize I don't have any tools with me.
She then kicks the door open, and they were inside.
Yon-Rogg: You know, I'm starting to think you and I would have been quite the team back in the day.
Nebula: Hardly.
Yon-Rogg: Whoo! 2,200 stories, huh? That's a long way down.
Nebula: I didn't break you out of jail to point out the obvious.
Yon-Rogg: Yeah, I'm just saying, it doesn't need to take all night.
He then pulls out a piece of the wall to reveal a pole going straight to the bottom. Soon, they started to slide to the data's core and reached it.
Yon-Dogg: The data core's in there.
Soon, they were inside the data core, and Nebula got the codes. But...
Yon-Dogg: [puts USB inside Nebula's head] Actually, I think I can put that source to better use.
Nebula: [gibbers and screams]
Yon-Dogg: I have to say, I didn't this would be so easy. You've gone soft.
Nebula: [distored scream]
He betrayed her and left her connected with the overheated core!
Yon-Dogg: Oh, by the way, you don't have to worry about Xandar anymore. Ronan has big plans for it.
Soon, he left Nebula with the heated core. But she escape the explosion, but badly injuryed. When she was outside, she sees Nova Prime and realises...
Nebula: [gasps] You. It's you.
Nova Prime: I knew that blast wouldn't kill her. She always had been a survivor.
Yon-Dogg: Yes. We'll fix that.
Nebula: This was all a setup. Giving me the Yondu case, pointing me to the shield codes. All so you could start an invasion. You swore an oath to defend Xandar.
Nova Prime: And look where it got us. The world's falling apart. People are at each other's throats. We can't go on like this. And sometimes, there's just no shame in surrender.
Nebula: No shame? And what else?
Nova Prime: Well, of course, Ronan promised to keep me in charge in exchange for my cooperation. There was no way to access the data core without a cyborg. Then I remembered I recruited one.
Nebula: You've been using me this whole time.
Nova Prime: You're a machine. What did you expect? [to Garthan] Finish her, and make sure you melt down the pieces when you're done.
Nova Corpsman: Yes, ma'am.
Soon, she and Yon-Dogg left Nebula for the Garthan and the others to deal with her. But before they could finish her off, Nebula jump off the building, making them think she's dead. But she was alive, but more damaged then before. Soon, she went back to the casino.
Howard: Yeah, what's all the ruckus? Oh, Nebula. Nebby, are you okay?
Korg: Golly gosh, I barely recognized her.
Howard: I'd say I told you so, but your head's bashed in, so you wouldn't remember.
Nebula: [groaning] I'm fine. I just need a drink. And guns. And an arm. [inhales sharply] What's it take for a girl to get a little service around here?
Korg: Jeez. I can hear your processors clicking and whirring.
Howard: Yeah, the pile of rocks has a point, Nebby. You're a wreck. We can't even pawn you for parts.
Nebula: [groaning] I said I'm fine.
But when she tried to get up, she short circut herself and passed out. Soon, Howard and the others manage to fix her up.
Howard: [sees Nebula walk out] Ah, there she is. Welcome back to the land of the living.
Korg: There was a second there where I was thinking, "What am I gonna sing at her funeral?"
When Nebula came out, she was dressed like Yondu.
Nebula: I'm fine. Now, about those guns...
Howard: Guns? Nebula, even if I had, say, heavy weaponry, you know, military grade, sure to kill, which I'm not saying I do, breaking them out would be bad for buisness.
Nebula: Nova Prime's helping Ronan launch an invasion. How's that gonna help business?
Howard: Buisness takes care of itself.
Nebula: The people of Xandar are going to suffer.
Howard: They'll drink more.
Nebula: Nova Prime will take your liquor license.
Howard: No! Rock, paper, scissors, strap up. It's happy hour.
Soon, Howard, Korg, Groot, Miek and Nebula got ready for a fight. Making them the Guardians of the Galaxy!
Korg: Right. So we all look cool. [as they got into Nebula's car] Sorry. I just have to ask. Are we allowed to do this? Seems a bit morally gray with the guns and all.
Soon, they were off! Back at Nova Corps headquarters, Yon-Rogg and the others took over the main computer frame.
Yon-Rogg: [to Nova Prime] We've swept the building. It's just our team here now.
Nova Prime: Then let's get this going. I promise Ronan we'd have the shield open by dawn.
Outside the planet, Ronan was getting ready to attack! Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Galaxy was getting closer to the control center with everything they got! Soon, they were inside!
Nova Prime: Nebula.
Nebula: Nova Prime. I'm here to end this.
Nova Prime: You're too late. The codes have been uploaded.
She was right, the shield was opening!
Nova Prime: Ronan is entering the atmosphere as we speak. You can't stop this, but it's not too late to join me.
Nebula: No, I think it is.
That's when the sheild was closingh, killing Ronan in the process!
Nova Prime: [realizes] The codes. You double-crossed me.
Nebula: Triple-crossed, actually. I saw Yon-Rogg's move a mile away. So I put my little twist on the codes. You know, machine to machine.
Nova Prime: How did you know?
Nebula: Seek the light, be the light. Never stray from its path. The moment you told me to solve this by any means necessary, I knew you'd broken our oath. Still doesn't make it hurt any less. It's over, Nova Prime. I'm taking you in. All of you.
Nova Prime: We'll see about that.
Soon, they got to shooting each other! While they were shooting, Nebula was chasing Nova Prime! But, not to Nova Prime's knowing, Yon-Rogg and his men lost. Back to the two, Nova Prime was getting on a ship and take off, but Nebula stop her and crashed Nova Prime's ship! Soon, Nova Prime was hanging off a cliff of a building, while Nebula was infront of her on the side.
Nebula: [to Nova Prime] Take my hand.
Nova Prime: Why couldn't you just join me?
Nebula: I took an oath.
Nova Prime: You ruined everything.
She then pulled out a gun and tried to shot Nebula, but it ended with her falling to her death! Soon, the shield was opening, making Xandar safe once again.
Watcher: Most quest for redemption begin in darkness. But with a little grit, a little faith in yourself, if you keep the path, you can find your way to the light.
Howard: Well, well, well, if it isn't the Super Nova. You blew up our shield. You blew up our space invanders. Thanks to you, the planet's actually its life back.
Nebula: And your liquor license is safe.
Howard: [quacks] Not bad for a night's work.
Nebula: I'll see you around, duck. [leaves]
End
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