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[Frog] Chapter 287: I Formed the Guardians of the Galaxy
🕑 Added 2025-01-11 19:46:12 +0000 UTCIn the central plaza of Xandar, Alan and Quill stood together, facing Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot.
Rocket, perched on Groot's shoulder with a gun in hand, yelled at Alan, "Kid! Hand over that thing right now!"
Gamora shot Rocket a glance. "That thing is mine!"
The tense atmosphere escalated instantly, and it looked like another fight was about to break out. Quill hurriedly stepped forward. "Stop arguing! The Orb is something I brought back. If anyone's deciding how to split it, it's me. And who the hell are you all anyway?"
Silence.
No one paid him any attention. Rocket casually dug at his ear and said to Groot, "Hey, did you hear something? Like a fly buzzing?"
Alan observed the vivid scene before him. These quirky individuals, despite their differences, would eventually come together as a team—the Guardians of the Galaxy.
He turned to Wanda and said, "Help me calm them down."
Wanda stepped forward suddenly. Gamora and Rocket watched her warily as she raised her hands, then clenched them tightly. Gamora’s body was pulled toward her by force. Rocket clung desperately to Groot, while Groot extended his branches deep into the ground to stabilize himself.
Their efforts were futile against Wanda's immense chaos magic.
Alan instructed Gwen to tie them all up and haul them back to Quill’s ship.
Rocket launched into a stream of curses, threatening Alan nonstop. Annoyed, Alan used his power ring to conjure a barrier, sealing Rocket’s mouth shut.
Quill, puzzled, turned to Alan. He couldn’t understand why Alan was bringing aboard such notorious cosmic criminals.
"What are you trying to do, Alan?"
With a smile, Alan looked at Gamora, Rocket, and Groot.
"Gamora, you know the Orb contains the Power Stone, don’t you?"
Gamora's face immediately darkened; Alan had hit the nail on the head.
Alan continued, "Don’t worry. The Power Stone is safe with me. You’ve seen what I’m capable of."
Gamora replied, "You don’t understand. Thanos won’t stop until he gets all the Infinity Stones. No one can stop his ambition." Her eyes showed fear, as though recalling the most terrifying thing in the universe. Alan knew she was talking about Thanos. However, at this moment, three of the Infinity Stones were already in his possession.
"Don’t worry. I have a plan. But you’ll need to help me with something first. There’s a reward for completing it."
The task Alan referred to was breaking Drax the Destroyer out of the Nova Corps prison. Without him, the Guardians wouldn’t be complete.
But it was clear that these people weren’t particularly cooperative at the moment.
Alan knew what Gamora wanted, so he pulled her aside.
"Red Queen, show her the Reality Stone."
"What did you say? The Reality Stone?!" Gamora sat up abruptly, her eyes widening as the Reality Stone materialized in Red Queen’s hand. She stared at it, stunned.
"Now you see why I can protect the Power Stone. All I need is for you to help me with one task, and I’ll also help you kill Thanos."
Gamora fell into deep thought. For the first time in her life, she had encountered someone like Alan—not only powerful but also lacking Thanos’ bloodthirsty nature.
"Take your time to think about it."
With that, Alan turned to deal with Rocket. He had his own methods for making the mischievous raccoon fall in line.
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