Star-Lord - Pt. 12 - Space Oddity Pt. 12.

Peter knew that he could not catch the Emperor and Gamora. He had to think of a way to cut them off. 'How though?' Peter thought to himself. He turned to look at the still burning hole in the window. 'Well, it's better than nothing.' Quill thought as he began running to the window. As he got to the window, Peter kicked on his jetpack and zoomed down towards the courtyard. Coming to a rolling stop as he landed, Peter raised his gun to the door in anticipation. Moments pass and the Emperor emerges.

 

 

"Don't shoot!" He exclaims as he sees Peter aiming his weapon at him.

 

 

"Get out of here!!" Peter exclaims to the Emperor. Following the orders, the Emperor begins running towards the main city. A minute later, Gamora emerges from the door and raises her swords in an attack position.

 

 

"Where is he?"

 

 

"Long gone. Stand down! I don't want to shoot!"

 

 

"You don't know who you're messing with, do you?"

 

 

"I've heard many stories since my first day as Star-Lord, unfortunately one about a foxy green dame who tries to kill important people wasn't one of them."

 

 

"As I said before, my name is Gamora. One of the top assassins in all of the galaxy."

 

 

"Y'see, I've heard that a lot though. People claiming to be the best assassin. They never really are though it seems."

 

 

"Want me to prove it?" Gamora doesn't give Peter a chance to answer, instead she lunges at him and swings one of swords towards his neck. Peter was able to drop to the ground and roll away unscathed. He lifted his gun up and shot towards Gamora. Though a skilled shot by Quill, Gamora was able to dodge it with ease, showing her speed.

 

 

Gamora took Peter by surprise and swung both of her swords at the same time. Thinking quickly, Peter dove backwards and shot towards Gamora as he did so. The blast hit one of Gamora's swords and knocked it out of her hand. She swore under her breath as even though it hit her weapon, the force of the blast still continued down the sword and to her hand.

 

 

"Your move!" Peter said as he took a defensive stance with his gun lowered to the ground a tad. Gamora grabbed her remaining sword with both hands and grinned menacingly. To Peter's request, Gamora lunged once again. This time, Peter raised his gun to his opponent and shot a blast at her weapon. Gamora anticipated the move and was able to dodge the blast and also keep her weapon in hand. She then swings her sword upward towards Quill. This strike hits Peter and tears the front of his suit as well as leaves a cut along his side.

 

 

Peter winces in pain but does not let this injury hinder him. He's had worse in his short time as Star-Lord. Quill took Gamora's surprise of his lack of pain and used it to his advantage, He raised his gun towards her and shot her shoulder. This time it connected and Gamora was forced to the ground. Peter ran to her and grabbed hand cuffs from his belt.

 

 

"I'm sure the Nova Corps will appreciate this one. Shame though, sending a pretty girl like you to prison should be a crime in and of itself." Peter said as he cuffed his injured opponent. He pulled her to her feet and she then replied.

 

 

"Flattery will get you nowhere." Peter smiled as she said this.

 

 

"Rora, disable the controls in the gunner seat, we've got a hitch-hiker."

Done