Rocket's POV - Rocket x Reader part 1

A Really Great Rescue Plan

It only took nine and a half minutes for her to somehow get involved in our plan. I had my back turned to her for about two minutes and when I turned around again, there she was juggling a bunch of weapons in her arms. She brought them over closer to the table before setting them on the ground, looking pleased with herself.

That was until I started growling. She actually thought she could get away from me which was hilarious considering the state she was in. She had backed away from me and then spun around, somewhat half jogging down the hall. I easily caught up to her and grabbed an arm. She smacked a hand on my face and tried to shove me off but I spun her around again and pulled her arm behind her back.

"Let. Me. GO!" Her voice raised with each octave as she weakly struggled against me, which gave me some rather interesting ideas. "I gave you fair warning, doll." I spoke into her ear and she stiffened. "If you tried to do anything, I was gonna tie you to a chair. Congratulations! You earned the best seat in the house!" I marched her over and sat her down in a chair as I grabbed the cuffs from the table.

"Why do you have those out anyway?" She asked me as I cuffed her to the chair. I gave her an answer as the second one clicked into place. "Because I knew you wouldn't listen to me." I stuffed the key into my pocket for safekeeping as I climbed my way up to the pilot's chair. With the Hadron Enforcer completed, it was show time!

"ROCKEEET!! ROCKET! UNTIE ME THIS INSTANT!" I could hear her grumbling and grunting to herself and I could just imagine her muscles bulging trying to break the cuffs. Unfortunately for her, those cuffs were designed to keep even the strongest monsters from breaking them. In case you're wondering where I got them, they're some stolen tech I picked up from one of the previous prisons I visited. I wanted to take them apart to see how they worked.

(Y/N) continued to demand her release and I put the ship on autopilot before making my way back downstairs.

"LET ME GO!"

"Not happenin', toots. Besides, it's actually entertaining to see you-nevermind." Was I really just about to tell her that?! I shifted my gaze around a bit before I busied myself by engaging with the rest of our plan.

"This is a terrible plan, ya know."

I glanced up at her and narrowed my eyes. "Says you. I think it's the best plan we've got! Okay, Drax! Let's blow some shit up!" I made my way back up to pilot the ship as Drax put on a space helmet. Once Drax made it outside the ship, I fired one of our weapons at the Ravagers so that they'd notice us. "Attention, idiots! The idiot on top of this ship is holding a Hadron Enforcer- a device of my own design. If you don't hand over Quill and Gamora, we'll give your ship a new hole. A very big one. You've got until the count of five. Five! Four...Three..."

"Whoa, whoa! Rocket! It's okay! We're fine, we figured it out!" Peter's voice spoke over the radio and he sounded a little frantic. "Oh hey, Quill. What's up?"

A few exchanges later and I came barreling down the stairs shouting. "That was so easy!" I high fived Drax as he reentered the ship and gave (Y/N) a smug smirk. I couldn't keep my eyes from wandering around her body and I noticed her face flush a nice shade of pink.

"Well, are ya gonna say somethin' or what?" She demanded. "Or better yet, how about you FREAKING UNTIE ME!" She shouted the last part as she leaned forward in the chair. I stood close enough that our faces were a few inches apart but just enough out of the way so that she couldn't reach me. She raised her hands as far off the arm rests as she could as if to let me know she was waiting for me to do something.

I rubbed my chin and looked at the ceiling. "Yeah, I suppose we should. But there's no guarantee it won't happen again." My eyes shifted to hers and I felt a mischievous smile spread across my face. Yes, it definitely would be happening again... "It better not." She warned, but her tough-girl attitude was trumped by her wavering voice. She was so cute when she was flustered.

"That was still a terribly planned rescue mission." She said and I glared at her. "Just when I was about to unlock the cuffs." I tsked and stepped away from the chair, holding the key in my hand so she could see it. "Just for that comment you get to stay there."

"No! Please...just take these damned things off. I'm sorry." I laughed and with two clicks the cuffs came off. "There ya go, princess. Hope you enjoyed your trip aboard the Milano. We hope to see you again." She laughed and then we prepared to board the Ravager ship.

(Y/N) was whisked away for a medical eval while Quill and Gamora filled the rest of us in on what happened to them. Apparently the Ravagers were on board to help us fight Ronan under one condition- that they get the stone.

We made our way to be with (Y/N) as she underwent an examination. "Well, she's got three broken ribs and a minor concussion which is the worst of it. We'll have to restitch those bullet wounds, too. Some more stitches are needed for a few of the larger gashes but the rest are just bruises and scrapes. They'll heal with time."

"Hey, doc. Can I just forego the stitches and just wrap 'em up? I'll be fine, I promise." She gave him a deceptively sweet smile. "No. You need them." I stepped in and interjected. She raised her chin and narrowed her eyes to slits before they popped back open. "Look, I really don't like needles and any related things. I'll honestly be fine with some bandages-"

"I don't like doctors but I also don't like my friends being hurt. So deal with it."

"I'll kick and scream."

"I've got handcuffs." I won and she knew it.

"Fine..."

When the doctor started working on her she nearly punched him so Quill and Drax grabbed her arms and legs. The doctor was making quick work of the stitches and bandaging and in almost no time at all, (Y/N) was fixed up.

"You're almost as bad as me." I joked with her as the others resumed their work.

"Yeah, well, medical stuff freaks me out..." I could see her drifting away in her mind.

"Hey, it's okay. We all worry about you. We're like a family and we do whatever it takes to make sure everyone's okay." I hoped she could tell I was being sincere. "Just don't do anything stupid and rip open all those stitches."

(Y/N) muttered something about having a special moment and how I ruined it. "Yeah whatever, asshole." I said then got up to leave. "You know I was joking, right? We all know who the asshole is here."

"You're not an asshole." She stated.

"You think I'm an asshole?! I was talking about Quill!" We both laughed and I loved the sound of hers. Love?! Hold on just a damn minute...

"You should get some rest. I'll come get you when we're gonna have our meeting." As much as I wanted to curl up next to her, to feel her body against mine, I resisted the urge and left her to rest.