You hadn't meant to stowaway on the Milano....Okay, that was a lie. You had snuck aboard intentionally. But you hadn't really expected them to take off so soon. It was just supposed to be a quick grab and run. Unfortunately, they didn't seem to know that. They had found you shortly after taking off and now you were sitting in the brig with the big one guarding your cell while the rest took care of their business.

"Hey, buddy," you said, catching his attention. "Do not call me that. I am not this 'Buddy' of whom you speak. I am Drax! The Destroyer!" You pursed your lips in an effort to keep from laughing. This was going to be too easy. Schooling your features, you put on your best melancholy expression. You even threw in a little sniffle, once more getting Drax's attention.

"W-Why are you making that sound? I see no reason for you to cry." You sniffled again. "I'm sorry. It's just...I didn't mean to stowaway. I swear. I was looking for my pet. He wandered onboard. He must have left when I was searching for him because I got stuck where you found me. I-I just wanted him back. My little brother loves him so much." You feigned tears until Drax sighed.

"Why did you not alert us to your presence earlier then?" he asked. You hid a smirk. Like taking candy from a baby. "Because I didn't know if you would hurt me. But I see that you are good. You were only protecting what was yours. I just want to go home now! Please let me go home and I will never bother you again." You were full on "wailing" by this point. You kept peeking at Drax who looked deep in thought. If he didn't fall for this, you were screwed.

You heard the barrier of the cell lower. "You are free to go. But do not touch anything." You nodded. "May I have my bag please?" Drax grabbed your pack and handed it to you. "Thank you." Drax escorted you to the door. Keeping up your charade, you leaned up and pressed a quick kiss to his cheek. "Thank you," you said before you took off running. You had to get a ship to take you back to Knowhere and fast!

Drax's POV

Drax had done his good deed for the day. He went back to sharpening his weapons. As he did this, he contemplated you. He knew he had done the right thing, but something still bothered him. There was something about you that was odd to say the least. Still, Drax had no more time to think about it as he heard the voices of his companions getting closer.

They were speaking animatedly when Drax interrupted them. With a grin, he announced his good deed. "I HAVE FREED THE PRISONER!" Gamora's mouth dropped open and Quill's eyes closed briefly. "Drax! She works for the Collector! She was stealing from us!" Drax's brows furrowed. "No. She told me that she merely got stuck searching for her lost pet." Quill groaned as he threw his bag down. "She scammed you, man!"

"Scam? I do not know this word." Rocket crossed his arms over his chest. "Yeah, you gotta dumb it down for these guys. She lied to you, Drax. She's got something of ours that she's taking to Tivan. And I bet I know where she hid it. There's probably a secret compartment in that bag of hers. We should look." Drax cleared his throat. "I have given her the bag as well."

Rocket dragged his claws down his face. "Great. Guess it's time to hunt her down." He grabbed his missile launcher. "ROCKET, NO! We are not shooting her with that thing." Rocket grumbled as he put it back down. "Come on. Let's go find her before she gets ship back to Tivan."

Your POV

You had almost made it when you heard their voices. You cursed under your breath. "There she is!" You spotted them to your left so you ran in the opposite direction. You pushed people out of your way, jumped over things, anything to get away from your would-be captors. You kept your bag close to your body. It would be awful to lose it now when you were so close to escaping.

It seemed you knew this planet better than they did because you lost them soon enough. You'd missed your ship but hopefully you could catch another once the people chasing you gave up. Ducking into a back alley, you sighed. This job was taking a lot longer than it should have. Still, that meant more units from Tivan. You were so lost in thought, you weren't paying attention until you ran into something.

You looked up and saw Drax. He stood in front of you with two long swords. You gulped. "Ah, I see you found me..." You turned to run, but the rest of Drax's friends were there. "Caught me again, I guess." None of them looked amused and you soon found yourself back in the brig of the Milano with Drax on guard again.

"You know, you're smarter than you look. I would have bet I'd have been half why to Knowhere before you even realized your mistake," you said, trying to get him to talk. You were bored after all. "QUIET, DECEIVER! I shall not believe your lies again." You shrugged and laughed a little bit. "Well, can't blame a girl for trying. But really, that was fun. I don't remember the last time I had so much fun." Drax didn't say a word. He just sat there and stewed over his mistake. You crossed your arms and leaned back. It was going to be a loooooong journey.