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Peter
slides into the car and slides to the middle seat and snuggles back up
against Kraglin and to relax as they head back. He took kraglins hand on
his and starts rubbing along his palm and wrist knowing it calmed and
relaxed him.

Kraglin just sat there, making low growling-type noises. It was crazy – the bloated feeling he had seemed to be getting better now. Just a bit at least.

Carlos drove them home, still feeling kind of jittery and paranoid. They’d made a bit of a scene – did that mean someone was going to come after them? God, he hoped not. Or if someone was, they come after Yondu and the boys left. Can’t confront about aliens with no aliens around…

Peter snuggles him continuing his rubbing.

Once back at the house it was to find two new faces. Half but and Tullk were there the excuse was halfnut wanted to collect some wild herbs from earth to see if he could make something from it and why not visit there captain and other crew while they were at it.

Coming in and seeing Tullk talking and laughing with his dad like the were old friends… Carlos’ first thoughts were to the ship. “Who the hell is watching the ship?” he asked.

Tullk just shrugged. “Ship’s in the night cycle. Yer planet’s a bit on the fast side of standard. Anyway – the night crew’s got the ship and everyone else is sleepin’.”

“Ya got permission from Yondu ‘fore comin’ down, right?” Kraglin asked him.

Half was over near the table scanning some of the herbs and spices he’d found in the garden. “O..of c.co…course we did. W..we a..al always listed to the c..captain..” he frowns holding up a green leaf of some kind. “Hmmmm… this is listed as…a ..a n.nar ..narcotic…”

Edwardo looked. “Oh, that looks like hemp. People use it for oils and to make paper…. though I’m not sure where you found that…”

Carlos frowned at it. “Did that come from the forest?”

Half but nods. “Just.. s… south of. Y..you garden…. I. F.. f.. found some. T..tasty mushrooms too.” Looks over at Tullk and smiles at him.

Yondu hums. “Half I told ya not to wander past the garden….”

Half frowns. “S..Sorry I.. just saw a.. interesting p..plant…”

“It’s not dangerous,” Carlos told him. “Just… don’t leave any of it here. Make sure to take it with you when you go back to the ship. It’s kind of illegal here to have more than an ounce or so.”

“Sounds like I may have to… ‘stumble’ upon it myself later,” Mr Ramon said with a frown. “After you boys are back in space of course… we don’t want the police asking you all questions.”

Half finished and stores the plants before siding up against Tullk. “I know there have to be more herbs and spices …. but this is what I have..”

Tullk nodded with a smile, reaching around to rub at his shoulder. “I think that’ll keep ya busy fer a while, huh Jamie? Make sure you keep all that green ‘hemp’ stuff with you until we get to the ship.”

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Peter
slides into the car and slides to the middle seat and snuggles back up
against Kraglin and to relax as they head back. He took kraglins hand on
his and starts rubbing along his palm and wrist knowing it calmed and
relaxed him.

Kraglin just sat there, making low growling-type noises. It was crazy – the bloated feeling he had seemed to be getting better now. Just a bit at least.

Carlos drove them home, still feeling kind of jittery and paranoid. They’d made a bit of a scene – did that mean someone was going to come after them? God, he hoped not. Or if someone was, they come after Yondu and the boys left. Can’t confront about aliens with no aliens around…

Peter snuggles him continuing his rubbing.

Once back at the house it was to find two new faces. Half but and Tullk were there the excuse was halfnut wanted to collect some wild herbs from earth to see if he could make something from it and why not visit there captain and other crew while they were at it.

Coming in and seeing Tullk talking and laughing with his dad like the were old friends… Carlos’ first thoughts were to the ship. “Who the hell is watching the ship?” he asked.

Tullk just shrugged. “Ship’s in the night cycle. Yer planet’s a bit on the fast side of standard. Anyway – the night crew’s got the ship and everyone else is sleepin’.”

“Ya got permission from Yondu ‘fore comin’ down, right?” Kraglin asked him.

Half was over near the table scanning some of the herbs and spices he’d found in the garden. “O..of c.co…course we did. W..we a..al always listed to the c..captain..” he frowns holding up a green leaf of some kind. “Hmmmm… this is listed as…a ..a n.nar ..narcotic…”

Edwardo looked. “Oh, that looks like hemp. People use it for oils and to make paper…. though I’m not sure where you found that…”

Carlos frowned at it. “Did that come from the forest?”

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“No….. I… I don’t want him to hate me….. everyone else does…..I’m sorry I hurt half…”

Jamie looks at him and sighs. “It’s ok…. I’ll punch ya later.” Nuzzles against Tullk.

Tullk made a slight face, not really agreeing with Half-nut’s
easy forgiveness. But contention – especially with Peter – wouldn’t do anyone
any good right then.

“Quill… the only ones that hate you are the ones that are
upset you’re close to the Captain,” he explained. “The rest who been here a while
or are just too dumb to care about those things –“ he pointed toward Oblo “—don’t
really give a shit about it. Right now though you need to be supportin’ yer
captain. And that means tellin’ him when you have a problem with someone so he
can get rid of them – if his crew has problems with each other, it ain’t good
for business. And maybe eventually, when things calm down, you can tell him
what happened. And tell him why it went wrong. Got it?”

He nods and jumps in the water and hugs them both. “Thanks. I’m really sorry. Half wasn’t my target. He never would be.” Half smiles snuggling against tullks chest. “Go in now kid. I’m trying to relax…. feel better knowing no one’s trying to kill me…”

Tullk nodded in agreement, shooing the boy off with his hand
as he held Half-nut a tad closer to himself.

Half smiles kissing his chest lightly and yawns. “Love you Tullk. I think I’m finally going to be ok….. sorry I worried you….”

Tullk hummed. “You just get yourself feelin’ better all the
way, lad,” the older Ravager told him, and he smiled slightly.

Smiles kissing at him along his neck and up his facectracing the tatoo then lightly in his lips.

Tullk relaxed into the kiss and held Half-nut close. He was
pretty sure that not much else could happen during shore leave.

Purrs and kisses him running his hands over him then up through his hair. “Mhmmmm… you handsome ravager.”

“You little shit,” Tullk returned cheekily. He then reached
up to grip his hand and pull it down. “I told you to relax. An’ I don’t think
the Captain would appreciate much if we make another scene.”

Pouts but snuggles up against him face pressed to his neck. “I’m gonna turn into a prune….. hehe…” Coughs a few times then settles.

“A healthier prune, I hope,” Tullk commented. He rubbed
Half-nut’s shoulder and pressed a kiss to the top of his head before shutting
his eyes again. A couple more days of this and hopefully Half-nut would be
feeling much better.

Smiles relaxing eventually giving in and softly snores mumbling while sleeping doing his normal little twitches. A side effect from his head trauma years ago when he was shot in the head by a nova corpsman.

Few days later Yondu was assessing halfnuts health before they left to head to terra. “Well…. you look good as new. You’ll still take it easy for a few days but you look good to go. Now Tullk can fucking breathe and not worry every damn second.”

Half grins looking to Tullk. “Well he kn..kn knows I’m a bit.. me…me..messed up hehe.”

Tullk reached and squeezed Half-nut’s arm with a slight
smile.

“Fit fer duty, sir?” Tullk asked him.

Half smiles and leans into him.

Yondu rolls his eyes. “Yeah he’s fit fer duty. Lets head out. .MOVE OUT BOYS!!!” They all head back to the eclector. Peter grins and jumps at half from behind hugging him then runs off to the ship.

Half blinks as he follows Tullk. Back on the eclector half was back in his proper place next to Tullk at the helm controls. “Fe..fe fe Feels god ya be ba back. Huh tullk.”

Tullk just nodded, working on his console. “Aye, lad. Let’s
keep it that way.” He glanced at the other, smiling. “Later… you n’ I are gonna
celebrate.”

Kraglin rolled his eyes from his own console. He didn’t want
to imagine that.

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“No….. I… I don’t want him to hate me….. everyone else does…..I’m sorry I hurt half…”

Jamie looks at him and sighs. “It’s ok…. I’ll punch ya later.” Nuzzles against Tullk.

Tullk made a slight face, not really agreeing with Half-nut’s
easy forgiveness. But contention – especially with Peter – wouldn’t do anyone
any good right then.

“Quill… the only ones that hate you are the ones that are
upset you’re close to the Captain,” he explained. “The rest who been here a while
or are just too dumb to care about those things –“ he pointed toward Oblo “—don’t
really give a shit about it. Right now though you need to be supportin’ yer
captain. And that means tellin’ him when you have a problem with someone so he
can get rid of them – if his crew has problems with each other, it ain’t good
for business. And maybe eventually, when things calm down, you can tell him
what happened. And tell him why it went wrong. Got it?”

He nods and jumps in the water and hugs them both. “Thanks. I’m really sorry. Half wasn’t my target. He never would be.” Half smiles snuggling against tullks chest. “Go in now kid. I’m trying to relax…. feel better knowing no one’s trying to kill me…”

Tullk nodded in agreement, shooing the boy off with his hand
as he held Half-nut a tad closer to himself.

Half smiles kissing his chest lightly and yawns. “Love you Tullk. I think I’m finally going to be ok….. sorry I worried you….”

Tullk hummed. “You just get yourself feelin’ better all the
way, lad,” the older Ravager told him, and he smiled slightly.

Smiles kissing at him along his neck and up his facectracing the tatoo then lightly in his lips.

Tullk relaxed into the kiss and held Half-nut close. He was
pretty sure that not much else could happen during shore leave.

Purrs and kisses him running his hands over him then up through his hair. “Mhmmmm… you handsome ravager.”

“You little shit,” Tullk returned cheekily. He then reached
up to grip his hand and pull it down. “I told you to relax. An’ I don’t think
the Captain would appreciate much if we make another scene.”

Pouts but snuggles up against him face pressed to his neck. “I’m gonna turn into a prune….. hehe…” Coughs a few times then settles.

“A healthier prune, I hope,” Tullk commented. He rubbed
Half-nut’s shoulder and pressed a kiss to the top of his head before shutting
his eyes again. A couple more days of this and hopefully Half-nut would be
feeling much better.

Smiles relaxing eventually giving in and softly snores mumbling while sleeping doing his normal little twitches. A side effect from his head trauma years ago when he was shot in the head by a nova corpsman.

Few days later Yondu was assessing halfnuts health before they left to head to terra. “Well…. you look good as new. You’ll still take it easy for a few days but you look good to go. Now Tullk can fucking breathe and not worry every damn second.”

Half grins looking to Tullk. “Well he kn..kn knows I’m a bit.. me…me..messed up hehe.”

Tullk reached and squeezed Half-nut’s arm with a slight
smile.

“Fit fer duty, sir?” Tullk asked him.

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“No….. I… I don’t want him to hate me….. everyone else does…..I’m sorry I hurt half…”

Jamie looks at him and sighs. “It’s ok…. I’ll punch ya later.” Nuzzles against Tullk.

Tullk made a slight face, not really agreeing with Half-nut’s
easy forgiveness. But contention – especially with Peter – wouldn’t do anyone
any good right then.

“Quill… the only ones that hate you are the ones that are
upset you’re close to the Captain,” he explained. “The rest who been here a while
or are just too dumb to care about those things –“ he pointed toward Oblo “—don’t
really give a shit about it. Right now though you need to be supportin’ yer
captain. And that means tellin’ him when you have a problem with someone so he
can get rid of them – if his crew has problems with each other, it ain’t good
for business. And maybe eventually, when things calm down, you can tell him
what happened. And tell him why it went wrong. Got it?”

He nods and jumps in the water and hugs them both. “Thanks. I’m really sorry. Half wasn’t my target. He never would be.” Half smiles snuggling against tullks chest. “Go in now kid. I’m trying to relax…. feel better knowing no one’s trying to kill me…”

Tullk nodded in agreement, shooing the boy off with his hand
as he held Half-nut a tad closer to himself.

Half smiles kissing his chest lightly and yawns. “Love you Tullk. I think I’m finally going to be ok….. sorry I worried you….”

Tullk hummed. “You just get yourself feelin’ better all the
way, lad,” the older Ravager told him, and he smiled slightly.

Smiles kissing at him along his neck and up his facectracing the tatoo then lightly in his lips.

Tullk relaxed into the kiss and held Half-nut close. He was
pretty sure that not much else could happen during shore leave.

Purrs and kisses him running his hands over him then up through his hair. “Mhmmmm… you handsome ravager.”

“You little shit,” Tullk returned cheekily. He then reached
up to grip his hand and pull it down. “I told you to relax. An’ I don’t think
the Captain would appreciate much if we make another scene.”

Pouts but snuggles up against him face pressed to his neck. “I’m gonna turn into a prune….. hehe…” Coughs a few times then settles.

“A healthier prune, I hope,” Tullk commented. He rubbed
Half-nut’s shoulder and pressed a kiss to the top of his head before shutting
his eyes again. A couple more days of this and hopefully Half-nut would be
feeling much better.

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“No….. I… I don’t want him to hate me….. everyone else does…..I’m sorry I hurt half…”

Jamie looks at him and sighs. “It’s ok…. I’ll punch ya later.” Nuzzles against Tullk.

Tullk made a slight face, not really agreeing with Half-nut’s
easy forgiveness. But contention – especially with Peter – wouldn’t do anyone
any good right then.

“Quill… the only ones that hate you are the ones that are
upset you’re close to the Captain,” he explained. “The rest who been here a while
or are just too dumb to care about those things –“ he pointed toward Oblo “—don’t
really give a shit about it. Right now though you need to be supportin’ yer
captain. And that means tellin’ him when you have a problem with someone so he
can get rid of them – if his crew has problems with each other, it ain’t good
for business. And maybe eventually, when things calm down, you can tell him
what happened. And tell him why it went wrong. Got it?”

He nods and jumps in the water and hugs them both. “Thanks. I’m really sorry. Half wasn’t my target. He never would be.” Half smiles snuggling against tullks chest. “Go in now kid. I’m trying to relax…. feel better knowing no one’s trying to kill me…”

Tullk nodded in agreement, shooing the boy off with his hand
as he held Half-nut a tad closer to himself.

Half smiles kissing his chest lightly and yawns. “Love you Tullk. I think I’m finally going to be ok….. sorry I worried you….”

Tullk hummed. “You just get yourself feelin’ better all the
way, lad,” the older Ravager told him, and he smiled slightly.

Smiles kissing at him along his neck and up his facectracing the tatoo then lightly in his lips.

Tullk relaxed into the kiss and held Half-nut close. He was
pretty sure that not much else could happen during shore leave.

Purrs and kisses him running his hands over him then up through his hair. “Mhmmmm… you handsome ravager.”

“You little shit,” Tullk returned cheekily. He then reached
up to grip his hand and pull it down. “I told you to relax. An’ I don’t think
the Captain would appreciate much if we make another scene.”

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“No….. I… I don’t want him to hate me….. everyone else does…..I’m sorry I hurt half…”

Jamie looks at him and sighs. “It’s ok…. I’ll punch ya later.” Nuzzles against Tullk.

Tullk made a slight face, not really agreeing with Half-nut’s
easy forgiveness. But contention – especially with Peter – wouldn’t do anyone
any good right then.

“Quill… the only ones that hate you are the ones that are
upset you’re close to the Captain,” he explained. “The rest who been here a while
or are just too dumb to care about those things –“ he pointed toward Oblo “—don’t
really give a shit about it. Right now though you need to be supportin’ yer
captain. And that means tellin’ him when you have a problem with someone so he
can get rid of them – if his crew has problems with each other, it ain’t good
for business. And maybe eventually, when things calm down, you can tell him
what happened. And tell him why it went wrong. Got it?”

He nods and jumps in the water and hugs them both. “Thanks. I’m really sorry. Half wasn’t my target. He never would be.” Half smiles snuggling against tullks chest. “Go in now kid. I’m trying to relax…. feel better knowing no one’s trying to kill me…”

Tullk nodded in agreement, shooing the boy off with his hand
as he held Half-nut a tad closer to himself.

Half smiles kissing his chest lightly and yawns. “Love you Tullk. I think I’m finally going to be ok….. sorry I worried you….”

Tullk hummed. “You just get yourself feelin’ better all the
way, lad,” the older Ravager told him, and he smiled slightly.

Smiles kissing at him along his neck and up his facectracing the tatoo then lightly in his lips.

Tullk relaxed into the kiss and held Half-nut close. He was
pretty sure that not much else could happen during shore leave.

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“No….. I… I don’t want him to hate me….. everyone else does…..I’m sorry I hurt half…”

Jamie looks at him and sighs. “It’s ok…. I’ll punch ya later.” Nuzzles against Tullk.

Tullk made a slight face, not really agreeing with Half-nut’s
easy forgiveness. But contention – especially with Peter – wouldn’t do anyone
any good right then.

“Quill… the only ones that hate you are the ones that are
upset you’re close to the Captain,” he explained. “The rest who been here a while
or are just too dumb to care about those things –“ he pointed toward Oblo “—don’t
really give a shit about it. Right now though you need to be supportin’ yer
captain. And that means tellin’ him when you have a problem with someone so he
can get rid of them – if his crew has problems with each other, it ain’t good
for business. And maybe eventually, when things calm down, you can tell him
what happened. And tell him why it went wrong. Got it?”

He nods and jumps in the water and hugs them both. “Thanks. I’m really sorry. Half wasn’t my target. He never would be.” Half smiles snuggling against tullks chest. “Go in now kid. I’m trying to relax…. feel better knowing no one’s trying to kill me…”

Tullk nodded in agreement, shooing the boy off with his hand
as he held Half-nut a tad closer to himself.

Half smiles kissing his chest lightly and yawns. “Love you Tullk. I think I’m finally going to be ok….. sorry I worried you….”

Tullk hummed. “You just get yourself feelin’ better all the
way, lad,” the older Ravager told him, and he smiled slightly.

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Yondu
hums. “Yes and no. I have a soft spot for cute things and people if
call family. Halfnut and Tullk have been with me for quite a while. Same
as Oblo. He’s loyal as hell. Dumb as a rock but loyal.”

Carlos chuckled softly. “Really? Oblo? I guess that explains
why he’s here. No offense meant, but he is the sort who needs someone looking
after him, especially in this line of work I think.”

“He’s good people…. listens. So long as he gets paid and no one hurts who he cares about or makes fun of his low iq he’s good. May even share those sugar dusted cookies he loves so much. Spends all his extra credits on those things at every damn port…”

“Awe, that’s cute,” Carlos said with a smile. “Uh, don’t
tell him I said that either. I don’t want the guys picking on him more… or me,
for that matter.”

“Yeah.. he’s pink.. like pink pink… so the Harrass him about it… he goes to his group of good people and the others leave him alone. He likes you because your nice to him. And…” hears a yelling fight go on down bellow and sees some crew fighting with Tullk. Another fighting half who was doing a puss poor attempt to fight back.

Carlos turned to look down as well, trying to accidentally
catch a glimpse of Yondu’s ass (while Yondu might have been okay with it,
Carlos wasn’t quite ready for it).

“Oh my god… what’s going on now?” he asked, mild distress in
his voice. This was supposed to be a nice mini vacation, not a rumble.

Yondu growls agreeing and stands not at all bothered by his nudity and gives Carlos a nice full moon as he whistles killing the crew attacking Tullk and half who sputters as he surfaces coughing. “The fuck is going on here?!!!!”

Carlos yelped softly and put a hand up to shield his line of
vision. He looked down into the water he was sitting in, waiting until Yondu
either left to deal with the mess himself or sorted it out and sat back down.

“Just changin’ some opinions, Captain!” Tullk shouted out. “Respectfully
speakin’!”

“Uhh Huh… well settle down now! Go back to yer soaking. I’m trying to flarking relax. Anyone else wanna join those idiots go a head I’ll whistle. Dump those bodies over the cliffs and go back to your vacation!” Settles back down and looks to carlos and grins. “My ass can’t be that ugly.” Teases and pulls him into a kiss.

Halfnut coughs as oblo drags the bodies away and look to Tullk.

Carlos made a small noise, but didn’t respond to Yondu’s
comment. “You’ve been carving down the crew quite a bit,” he told the blue man.
“I mean lately…”

Tullk went to Half-nut’s side and pulled him in close for a
hug. He then started to look over him. “You okay, boy-o?”

Yondu looks to carlos then whispers. “We’re going through a revamp of the crew…. we’re finding g ones that are trouble and getting rid of them. Those idiots though funny to attack in broad daylight…. don’t worry about it. We’ll be a good loyal crew soon enough..”

Half clings to him coughing a bit and nods shaking his head of water and just floats against him and smiles. “To be honest… I feel pretty good.” Snuggles up against his mate.

Carlos frowned slightly, but nodded. “I hope it’s soon,” he
said. “I’m… not really fond of constant visits from the Grim Reaper, you know?”
He then added, “I mean, you know, the person that takes dead people to the
afterlife and stuff. Sorry… I don’t know if you guys have an equivalent.”

Tullk just spat into the water and held Half-nut close. “Rest
up… let the water relax you, Jamie.”

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“Kill….
not hurt… kill him…. to get you out of the way….aside from Kraglin and
peter you’ve always been my shield. Attacking or killing your mate
would….. have made you … open for attack as well… then they would come
after me. As for who….. I don’t know yet….”

Tullk huffed and shook his head, unhappy. “Find out, will
you Captain? I wanna give him a piece of my mind…” He then looked at Carlos
with a frown. “An’ keep your humans close – No telling what they’ll try to do
to your squeeze, here.”

“I’m not his squeeze,” Carlos said quickly. At least… not
yet, he thought. Who knew when they would get to that point.

“No ones going to hurt carlos. Of that I can assure you.”Smiles at Carlos.

Half whines and stops breathing for a moment then coughs and shifts snuggling against tullks chest.

Carlos’ heart lurched for Half-nut. He looked at Yondu. “Um,
Captain… the medicine,” he reminded.

“Right….. “ sets the medicine down then pours more tea and hands it to Tullk and helps him hold halfnut as he starts one of his seizures then settles down. Yondu put the cup to half’s lips.

Carlos just stood by awkwardly, watching them try to get
some tea and medicine into the sick Ravager.

It was pretty scary, seeing Halfnut like this. Who the hell would
do this to someone?

Yondu watches him then grabs the brush brushing his long black hair. “We’ll be landing on a planet with natural hot springs. They are mineral torch hand the waters have healing properties….you should take him to soak.”

Tullk looked at him with a slightly raised eyebrow. “That’s
a much fancier place for leave than usual, Captain,” he said, teasing very slightly.
Tullk though was really grateful.

Yondu gives him a look a slight purple to his cheeks. “Keep it up and I’ll have Oblo take Jamie there and you’ll be stuck here.” Blinks as Jamie starts purring from having the brush massage his scalp with every stroke.

Tullk just gave him a toothy grin, but said nothing as
Half-nut’s purring had drawn his attention. He held the youngest Ravager close,
rubbing his arm soothingly.

Carlos wasn’t sure what to do with himself. He was tired of
just standing there awkwardly so he went and sat in an old chair at the far
corner of the room. He pulled his phone
out and, as he’d done many times since being taken from Earth, he started to go
through his text conversations with his Dad and his brother. It was sort of a
sad game – just reading and trying to imagine the words in his family’s voices.