It wasn't supposed to be like this. It was just supposed to be a goodbye, one that made it so they hurt less.
But it's enough. It's finally enough.
The human rocket finally...stops.
"Okay," he whispers. "Okay."
He leaves the comm on just long enough for him to see him turn the cruiser around and then flicks it off. Before long - right as Brainy fixes the couplers - he walks in through the airlock door. In the fight earlier, his helmet had gotten knocked by a tentacle towards the hangar door. He picks it up off the floor and puts it on.
Man's gotta have his bucket.
The moment it's on...the tentacles retract and the tentacle arm turns back into a hand.
"My friend Starlord once told me 'if death ever comes your way and won't let you pass, make sure you scream right back in his face,'" Rich says, sounding utterly exhausted but more determined than before.
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It wasn't supposed to be like this. It was just supposed to be a goodbye, one that made it so they hurt less.
But it's enough. It's finally enough.
The human rocket finally...stops.
"Okay," he whispers. "Okay."
He leaves the comm on just long enough for him to see him turn the cruiser around and then flicks it off. Before long - right as Brainy fixes the couplers - he walks in through the airlock door. In the fight earlier, his helmet had gotten knocked by a tentacle towards the hangar door. He picks it up off the floor and puts it on.
Man's gotta have his bucket.
The moment it's on...the tentacles retract and the tentacle arm turns back into a hand.
"My friend Starlord once told me 'if death ever comes your way and won't let you pass, make sure you scream right back in his face,'" Rich says, sounding utterly exhausted but more determined than before.
"Let's scream in their faces."