The rest of the Guardians flew to Knowhere.
Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, and Mantis exited The Benatar and approached the Collector's Museum. As they entered they could hear a deep voice coming from the display room. The Guardians moved quietly into the room and saw Thanos standing over a man on the ground.
"I know that you have the Reality Stone, Tivan. Giving it to me will spare you a great deal of suffering."
The mad titan placed his large right foot on the Collector's chest and pinned him to the floor. The Collector winced in pain. "I told you I sold it. Why would I lie?"
"I imagine it's like breathing for you" Thanos replied. "Not even you would surrender something so precious."
"I didn't know what it was."
"You're more of a fool than I took you for. Last chance charlatan. Where is the stone?"
The Guardians hid behind a nearby crate listening to the discussion between Thanos and the Collector. Drax peered around the crate and glared at Thanos from behind.
"It's him," he said to Quill. "Today, he pays for the deaths of my wife and daughter." Drax drew his dagger out of his boot.
"Drax, wait. Not yet, not yet," Quill urged. Drax had already begun moving toward Thanos. Star-Lord stepped out in front of him and help him back.
"Drax, he doesn't have the stone yet. If we get it, then we can stop him. We have to get the stone first."
"No, this is for my wife and daughter," Drax said as he pushed past Quill. Before he could go far, Mantis used her telekinetic power and caused Drax to instantly fall asleep. He fell to the ground and landed with a thud. The Guardians quickly ducked down. Thanos turned around and glared in their direction. A small twisted smirk crossed his face. He removed his foot from Tivan's chest, picked him up, and threw him across the room before starting toward the place where the Guardians hid.
Quill looked at Gamora and Mantis and mouthed to them to go to the right and indicated that he would go left. Gamora jumped out, sword drawn, and charged at Thanos. She swung twice but Thanos dodged left and then right and then caught her blade in his hand and snapped it. Gamora lunged with the broken blade and stabbed Thanos in the side of the neck. She then grabbed her dagger out of it's holster and thrust it into his chest. Thanos wretched as he looked down at the blade in his chest. He grabbed it with his clenched fist and dropped to a knee. "Why?" he asked her as he fell onto his back. "Why you, daughter?" Gamora began to cry as she watched her adoptive father on the ground in pain. She fell to a knee too. Thanos laid his head down and closed his eyes.
Quill and Drax watched the scene from the other side of the room. "That was quick", Star-Lord quipped. Tivan started clapping and cheering "Magnificent!" as he watched the scene unfold as well. Gamora continued to cry. Her head was bowed toward the floor.
"Is that sadness I sense in your, daughter?"
Stunned, Gamora lifted her head up, the crying had ceased instantly.
"In my heart I knew you still cared."
Gamora stared at Thanos laying on the ground and wondered how it was that he was speaking. His body suddenly vanished and the scene around them in the Collector's Museum changed into one of fire and destruction.
"Reality is often disappointing."
Gamora turned around and Thanos had re-appeared out of thin air in front of her. "You knew we would come," she said.
"I counted on it," Thanos replied. "There's something we need to discuss little one." Thanos picked Gamoria up by the back of her neck.
"Thanos!" Drax yelled as he charged at the titan. Mantis charging behind him. He knocked them both backward and they crumpled to the floor.
Quill stepped out from his hiding place, blaster pointing at Thanos' head. "Let her go, Grimmace."
Gamora looked at Quill. "Peter" she said, almost begging him.
"You let her go!" Quill demanded of Thanos.
"Ah, the boyfriend," Thanos replied mockingly.
"I like to think of myself as a titan killing, long term booty call. Let her go. I'm gonna blow that nutsack of a chin right off your face."
"Peter, not him," Gamora said as she looked Quill straight in the face. "You promised." Quill knew what Gamora was asking.
"Oh daughter, you expect too much from him. She's asked, hasn't she? Do it." Thanos pushed Gamora toward Quill. "Do it!"
Quill started to tear up. "I love you more than anything," Gamora said to him as she was now crying again too.
"I love you too," Peter responded. He worked himself up and pulled the trigger of the blaster. Bubbles sprayed out and the weapon evaporated. "I like him" Thanos said. He turned his gauntlet slightly and Quill fell to the floor dead. Thanos and Gamora disappeared.
lilweirdward (Star-Lord), an Avenger Cop, was killed on night 3.
Thanos has acquired a 4th Infinity Stone (Reality Stone).
It is now day 4.
Vote Count
Brewersalliance (0):
Darkfox (0):
Imran Ehsan (0):
iSocialism2.0 (0):
Lord MK (0):
Lyner (0):
Preston (0):
Robert2424 (0):
Velocity (0):
Zacch (0):
No Lynch (0):
Not Voting: Brewersalliance, Darkfox, Imran Ehsan, iSocialism 2.0, Lord MK, Lyner, Preston, Robert2424, Velocity, Zacch
With 10 players alive it takes 5 to lynch or 3 at deadline.
Deadline will be at 2:00PM CN Server time on Monday, September 5th.