"You…"
Drax was confused by these questions.
A demon?
When did I become a demon?
And also… what is a demon and can it be eaten?
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"Girls, boys, please let us through!"
"We came with a mission to save the universe, please don't get in our way!"
The raccoon, whom Drax had snatched from the center of attention, looked quite unhappy.
He shouted and struggled violently in front of everyone.
"Wait a minute…"
"This raccoon can talk? I thought it was a stuffed toy!"
"Me too!"
"There's also a toy shaped like a sapling over there!"
The crowd suddenly exploded with excitement.
But Rocket felt deeply offended.
"You're raccoons! Your whole family are raccoons!"
Rocket pulled out a gun larger than himself from nowhere and roared angrily.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Star-Lord quickly pinned him down and held him back from causing chaos.
After they finally got rid of the fanatical crowd of onlookers, Star-Lord pulled the others aside and addressed them with a nervous expression:
"Guys… maybe we came to the wrong Earth."
"No wonder they're looking at us like this, but all of this is still strange…"
When Star-Lord was eight years old, he was kidnapped by a space bandit.
His last real memory of Earth remained from that moment.
And at that time… there was no custom of demon worship on Earth.
"Wasn't Kevin Bacon popular?"
"Now everyone is chasing some star called Demon?"
Star-Lord muttered in confusion.
"I am Groot?"
(Isn't Kevin Bacon the greatest hero?)
Groot, who stood on Rocket Raccoon's shoulder, asked in a quiet, childlike voice.
"Yes, Groot, Kevin Bacon is the greatest hero in the world."
"But… eh…"
"The person we're looking for on this journey isn't him."
Star-Lord didn't have the heart to shatter Groot's fantasies, or rather, his own lies.
Just as Aron often boasted about traveling the world before anyone else could, Star-Lord, after leaving Earth and entering the galaxy, constantly boasted about his hometown.
His favorite trick was to present movie scenes he had watched as a child as reality.
He told others that action stars were superheroes saving the world.
After all, he couldn't return anyway, so it was better to raise the prestige of his homeland and save face.
But the problem was…
Aron only boasted when he had no choice, because he couldn't return. And Star-Lord had just returned.
"Quill, are you lying?"
"Didn't you say there were many superheroes on Earth?"
"Then why have we been here so long without seeing a single hero…?"
Gamora wanted to question Star-Lord, but before she could finish her sentence, the five Guardians of the Galaxy were suddenly surrounded by a crowd.
Two Kun-type hunters hovered in the sky, and at both ends of the street appeared a troop of soldiers armed with live ammunition.
And then—
an old acquaintance stepped forward.
He appeared with a smile, bringing a sense of familiarity and trust.
"Hello, alien visitors. My name is Phil Coulson, I am a member of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Coulson stood in front of the soldiers and greeted them warmly.
"I am Groot!"
(I love this baldness!)
"Oh!"
"Be polite!"
"Groot, who taught you that?"
"Remember, even if someone really is bald, we can't point it out without politeness, understand?"
Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon immediately began to re-educate Groot.
They didn't even notice Coulson on the other side, whose face was already showing a black line of frustration.
Perfect.
I didn't understand a word of what this little sapling said.
But you two, with your commenting and shouting, managed only to draw all the attention to me.
"Ahem…"
"A few alien friends, what is the purpose of your visit to Earth?"
Feeling all eyes stop on his half-bald scalp, Coulson coughed and quickly brought the subject back on track.
"First of all, let's clarify this, a few of them are indeed aliens, but I am authentic from Colorado."
Star-Lord interrupted him in a serious tone, correcting him as if it was of crucial importance.
Only after that was he ready to explain the reason for their mission.
"That's right…"
But he didn't get any further.
Gamora, impatient and blunt, stepped forward and raised her voice:
"Thanos will destroy half the universe! We are here on Earth to find saviors!"
"…"
Coulson was speechless for a full two seconds.
Thanos? According to all information, only a few years had passed, and the events related to Avengers: Infinity War weren't even supposed to start yet, right?
Ahem, of course, Coulson was stunned because this alien team of people, a sapling, a raccoon, a red giant, a sexy green-skinned woman had just walked through the city, taken photos with a few kids, and signed autographs.
Not a trace of urgency.
And now, suddenly, they claim they're here to save the world and even the whole universe?
As unbelievable as it sounded, Coulson, out of professional duty, still continued the conversation.
"Excuse me… but who is Thanos?"
"…"
"…"
…
Kamar-Taj.
Good news had arrived.
Quicksilver, who had almost been forgotten, had finally awakened his superpowers.
Soon after that, Aron returned from the ocean dimension.
There was no time to rest; Wanda, as soon as she heard the news, called him to come immediately to Kamar-Taj.
To be honest…
Aron had almost forgotten that this brother-in-law was still alive.
His version of Quicksilver was still stuck in Hydra's old base. That's where he saved this kid, and in the original course of events Pietro sacrificed himself to save Hawkeye during the battle with Ultron.
That's right! Aron now remembered.
He had mixed up the movie plot with reality.
"Well… why did it take you so long to awaken your abilities?"
Aron asked this question as soon as he arrived at Kamar-Taj and saw Quicksilver.
"Um…"
Quicksilver looked confused.
He glanced at his sister Wanda, who immediately threw herself into the embrace of her beloved and pressed herself close to Aron.
Pietro's brain, accustomed to speed, was now completely blocked.
What the hell had happened?
His savior… had become his brother-in-law?
Although confused, Quicksilver still answered Aron sincerely.
He showed his hands, full of small scars from learning and practicing, and said:
"Honestly, all this time I've been learning magic together with them."
"Only recently did I remember that I still possess superpowers that had been dormant."
His words were accompanied by the flicker of a golden magic sword in his hands, while the spoken mantras still echoed in the air.
–––
Support me on Patreon:
patreon.com/_BlackRose
Enjoy 30+ advanced chapters for just $3.
Your support would mean a lot to me. ❤️