Gamora who was listening to all this suddenly had an enlightenment. Even though she didn't believe that John could see the future but from the hints of John and Rocket she understood one thing.
"You stole the real orb and replaced it with a fake one." Gamora said.
"Yes I did because it was too dangerous to handle by any one of you. I know you want to steal the stone and hide it away from him. Me and you have the same goal." John said.
"How are you sure we have the same goals?" Gamora asked.
"Because your father is way too obsessed about it and wouldn't stop at anything to get all the stones together." John said.
"You know why he wants to hunt the stones?" Gamora asked with curiosity.
"Yes I do. I know he had been too much fixated in finding the stones since he started his 'cleansing' and I will be there to stop him. Don't worry about your father." John said. Gamora didn't say anything as she had seen how Victor and other two fought and she was happy that the stone was in the hands of powerful people now. She finally saw hope to stopping her father once and for all.
"So Peter want to make the call or want to debate with me on the orb?" John asked. Peter called Yondu as he didn't want to debate on it any more. Yondu soon appeared on the screen.
"Peter you have some balls to call me at this time after betraying the whole crew and leaving to snatch the whole money alone." Yondu said as soon as the call got connected.
"Yondu listen to me. That orb we have been searching for is a fake one. Ronan is looking for it. I want your help Yondu." Peter said.
"Why would I help you? You just betrayed the crew and now want our help because Ronan is looking for you. Hah.. Peter, you have a bounty on your head now."
"Because you don't want Stakar to know about the deal with Ego which you made decades you, Yondu." John said as he was standing right beside him when the call was made. Yondu could also see them but didn't pay attention as he thought they must his new crew which he hired.
"What? What did you say? How do you know about Ego? Are you him?" he asked.
"Do I look like a bearded old man. Yondu help Peter in this otherwise I don't mind spreading the information about your deal in the high table of the Ravagers. I am sure they would be delighted to know what you have done." John said.
"How the hell do you know of the deal. Did he send you to find Peter? Quill run away from him. He is dangerous." Yondu said now with anxiety in his face, because at the end of the day he had a soft spot for Peter. He looked at Peter like a son and was only acting tough all this time to train and protect him.
"Relax Yondu, do you think if Ego had hired me I would have called you. Just help Peter in this and the secret won't be out." John said.
"Who is this Ego?" Peter asked with more curiosity now as he understood that this Ego was a powerful being and Yondu was afraid of him.
"Nobody of importance." John said as he didn't want to pop the bottle of his father yet. There was time for that.
"Quill what is it that you want me to do? And you Mister you better keep your mouth shut otherwise I will find you and will kill you." Yondu said.
"Yondu keep your fake Ravager arrogance to yourself. I know all about you, from the slavery of Kree to having your own crew. It will be easy for me to kill you, just don't threaten me. I don't like being threatened." John said with a grave tone now as he really didn't like it.
Peter stopped Yondu from replying as he didn't want a war just because there was a misunderstanding between the two and asked Yondu to spread the information about the orb and it being with Gamora in Xandar.
Yondu was more confused now as this was the actual position of Peter and others and didn't understand why they gave away their actual position but since this was the deal he didn't reject but secretly made up his mind to assist him as he didn't want Quill to die.
Yondu decided that when Ronan comes for him, he would secretly take away Peter in all the commotion as he was sure there would be one when Ronan arrives. He also hoped that Ronan would be able to kill this new guy who knew about Ego as this was the chance to use Ronan to kill him.
Yondu finally came to know the person's name at the end of the call.
John Jameson.
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Yondu cut the call after he understood what he needed to stop the mouth of John opening, he didn't want to lose his respect and dignity in the high table. He spread the information about the location of Gamora and others and and directly flew to Xandar to insert himself in the upcoming confrontation. His crew didn't know his plans as he didn't tell them.
He was pretty sure there would be huge opposition if they came to know his plans. Peter on the other hand wanted to know about Ego as he felt this new guy had definitely connections with him as Yondu asked him to be away from John after he guessed that John was working for Ego.
John as usual refused to tell about Ego. He just said that he would come to know when the time was right. Gamora who wasn't with the call was talking with Rocket and asked about Groot and what Rocket said about Groot almost made her fall down.
"You mean to say that Groot's ring gives him power to roam in the universe and be a policeman? There are others like him too?" Gamora asked.
"Yes. The ring chooses their new owner according to the character of a person from the universe. My girlfriend, my friend who trained who trained Groot are also green lanterns." John said as he heard Gamora getting surprised by Rocket's question.
"Then why haven't I heard of them before? I have never seen them when I roamed the universe." Gamora asked with skeptical tone.
"Because they don't belong to this universe..." John then proceeded to say the same old lengthy lie. Now everybody were amazed by this, even Rocket, as he didn't know the whole story about the Guardians.
"You really weren't lying when you said you guided the Guardians here." Rocket asked.
"I really meant that Rocket. The power stone will be handed over to them for safekeeping as that would be the best security for it." John said.
Now everybody got interested about the Guardians and asked him about their history. John spoke vaguely about it with them as he too had less idea. If it was the Guardians of the comics it would have been more easier but the Guardians of Oa in this universe aren't so powerful like in the comics.
John wondered if he could ever get the template from the comics version, because that would help him take out the actual big guns of DC. As they were talking Lex came back from his work.
"Lex tell Nova Prime that Ronan might arrive soon. Tell her to be ready with security purposes. I would deal with Ronan myself." John said to Lex.
"Yes." Lex said as he went to inform Irani.
"You all need to get rest and prepare yourself in the upcoming war. Rocket you can make weapons but not very powerful ones as I don't want my Dark Aster to have scratches."
"You really want to take away that spaceship?" Rocket asked.
"Of course. Why buy a new one when Ronan is coming to gift the spaceship himself." John said.
They all went to rest and freshen themselves as they were running around all these few days. Now they could rest in peace. Even though Quill still doubted John as Yondu warned him but he knew that John needed them until Ronan arrives. So he went to have proper rest.
Nova Prime later called John about the incoming assault. John didn't give her a proper reply as he wasn't sure how Ronan would attack as he didn't have the power stone now. If Ronan was clever he would try assassinating Gamora and others instead of frontal assault.
But then again Ronan was stupid enough to do a frontal assault with such a small team in Xandar. He might have destroyed Xandar with the power stone in the actual story but that would cost him his whole crew. John just wanted to see if this guy was clever or just had a load of s**t in his head.
The Nova Prime took the advice of John seriously as she immediately called the Nova Corps to be stationed for the attack of Ronan while taking away the general audience away from the city. Since John said there might be a chance that Ronan would land in the capital she wasn't going to take any chances.
She just hoped that they would get enough time to call back the Nova corps who were stationed in different parts of the Empire. But sadly Ronan didn't give them enough time.
Ronan did come the next day with his fleet and when Dark Aster arrived with it's fleet it surprised John too as now there was an additional fleet. The fleet which should never have appeared in Xandar at all. At least not in the next few years.
The fleet that belonged to Thanos. John after seeing this had a smile in his face as Thanos just gave him a bigger stage to showcase his power.
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