You anons have magic, right? Couldn’t you have teleported me to him? Or teleported him out??
I’m coming, Max!!!!
*XD- the map leads deep into the woods, as Carlos gets closer, he notccies deep claw and burns marks on the trees and ground…*
*Carlos is so confused and scared by what he’s seeing. He takes out his field knife just in case as he gets closer*
Yondu shrugs. “We never go anywhere without weapons…. it’s a … prepared thing… we keep weapons even if we go on a picnic.”
Jamie whines. “Jamie likes pups… upset he can’t have pups because of
nut… because he’s crazy…. mean… violent…. Jamie gets frustrated…”Carlos frowned slightly at Yondu. “It’s Earth – this is the place where you shouldn’t have weapons on you!” Carlos shut his eyes and took a breath. “Sorry… I’m sorry, I’m just… now that you guys are here I’m anxious all over again…”
Tullk just lay there with Jamie, humming with his gravelly voice to calm the other.
Yondu sighs at that. “Sorry……. perhaps we should… go…” he didn’t want to but he didn’t want to stress carlos out.
Jamie eventually calms and nuzzles against him. “Nuts quiet again….he’s gone back to sleep. Your humming put him to sleep.”
“Good to hear,” Tullk grunted. He smiled at the other man, still petting his hair.
“No, wait – don’t go,” Carlos said quickly. “I – I’m sorry, it’s me… everything will be fine. I’m… it’s my job-search – it’s making me antsy.”
“He is,” Mikey agreed as he rolled up with a glass of water. He offered it to Yondu. “Carlos is getting stir-crazy from staying in the house for so long.”
Yondu hums. “….I’d offer a job but… you know…. and I can easily convert credits to cash so your family lives comfortably…”
Jamie purrs and pulls him into a kiss.
Kraglin peered out the back door and made a face. He turned away to give the other Ravagers some privacy while he nursed the bubbly drink that Mikey had given him. It was really fruity and sweet, and it was purple… he could practically feel his teeth rotting from drinking it.
Carlos sighed. “I can’t do that… the government here likes to know where money is coming from. And they’re more liable to believe that it’s drug money rather than space money. I… it has to be an Earth job.”
“He’s keeping busy with some of my work,” Mikey said with a smile. “It’s nice to have somebody to do the heavy-lifting when people bring in their computer towers for us to fix.”
Yondu frowns and sighs. “Listen…… it won’t be gigantic amounts… Tell ya what….consider this your oayment for fixing my ship…. it’s payment plans because he’ll we owe you. I owe you..”
Carlos blinked at Yondu. “I… I really owe you guys,” he said softly. “You brought me back home when you could have just dropped me when I fixed the engines. Ravagers don’t do things out of the goodness of their hearts… so that makes this even more special.”
“Look carlos… please just take it. And please… we all would be dead if we hadn’t found you ok…. in the end I had s thought to just .. keep you the original promise to take you homexwas a lie ok…. a lie…. I had no intention of doing it but…..I must have a weakness to terrans it something because I just…. started on the trip to terra……..I owe you far more then you owed me. I owe you my life…. my crews life…. my boys lives….. you did a lot more. You never gave up even when some things happened…”
Kraglin came up behind Yondu, giving Carlos a serious look. “Take it. Like ya said, Ravagers ain’t about doin’ things outta the goodness of our hearts.”
Carlos was speechless for a moment. He looked between Yondu and Kraglin. “Um… o-okay, then,” he said softly. “Uh… Yeah. Thank you.”
Yondu nods and smiles. “Krags.. go fetch Tullk and Jamie before they end up mating in the grass. You know how they can’t control them selves….” blinks frowning when he hears a car drive up but settles figuring it was just there father.
Carlos turned toward the garage door when he heard it opening. He smiled. “Wait a second guys – I’m going to help my dad carry in some stuff.”
Kraglin just grunted as he went back outside to get Tullk and Half-nut back in the house.
Jamie was already half undressed as he and Tullk have There fun out in the grass.
Yondu nods and leans against the wall finally dropping down his bag and pulls from his coat a small folded bag of beastie worms and crunches on some as he looks at Mikey.
Mikey smiled at Yondu, but when he saw the Beastie Worms he made a slight face. He quickly turned away, hoping Yondu didn’t see it.
Kraglin sat beside Yondu with his can of fruity bubbly drink that Mikey gave him, blocking most of Mikey’s sight of the worms.
Yondu shrugs. “We never go anywhere without weapons…. it’s a … prepared thing… we keep weapons even if we go on a picnic.”
Jamie whines. “Jamie likes pups… upset he can’t have pups because of
nut… because he’s crazy…. mean… violent…. Jamie gets frustrated…”Carlos frowned slightly at Yondu. “It’s Earth – this is the place where you shouldn’t have weapons on you!” Carlos shut his eyes and took a breath. “Sorry… I’m sorry, I’m just… now that you guys are here I’m anxious all over again…”
Tullk just lay there with Jamie, humming with his gravelly voice to calm the other.
Yondu sighs at that. “Sorry……. perhaps we should… go…” he didn’t want to but he didn’t want to stress carlos out.
Jamie eventually calms and nuzzles against him. “Nuts quiet again….he’s gone back to sleep. Your humming put him to sleep.”
“Good to hear,” Tullk grunted. He smiled at the other man, still petting his hair.
“No, wait – don’t go,” Carlos said quickly. “I – I’m sorry, it’s me… everything will be fine. I’m… it’s my job-search – it’s making me antsy.”
“He is,” Mikey agreed as he rolled up with a glass of water. He offered it to Yondu. “Carlos is getting stir-crazy from staying in the house for so long.”
Yondu hums. “….I’d offer a job but… you know…. and I can easily convert credits to cash so your family lives comfortably…”
Jamie purrs and pulls him into a kiss.
Kraglin peered out the back door and made a face. He turned away to give the other Ravagers some privacy while he nursed the bubbly drink that Mikey had given him. It was really fruity and sweet, and it was purple… he could practically feel his teeth rotting from drinking it.
Carlos sighed. “I can’t do that… the government here likes to know where money is coming from. And they’re more liable to believe that it’s drug money rather than space money. I… it has to be an Earth job.”
“He’s keeping busy with some of my work,” Mikey said with a smile. “It’s nice to have somebody to do the heavy-lifting when people bring in their computer towers for us to fix.”
Yondu frowns and sighs. “Listen…… it won’t be gigantic amounts… Tell ya what….consider this your oayment for fixing my ship…. it’s payment plans because he’ll we owe you. I owe you..”
Carlos blinked at Yondu. “I… I really owe you guys,” he said softly. “You brought me back home when you could have just dropped me when I fixed the engines. Ravagers don’t do things out of the goodness of their hearts… so that makes this even more special.”
“Look carlos… please just take it. And please… we all would be dead if we hadn’t found you ok…. in the end I had s thought to just .. keep you the original promise to take you homexwas a lie ok…. a lie…. I had no intention of doing it but…..I must have a weakness to terrans it something because I just…. started on the trip to terra……..I owe you far more then you owed me. I owe you my life…. my crews life…. my boys lives….. you did a lot more. You never gave up even when some things happened…”
Kraglin came up behind Yondu, giving Carlos a serious look. “Take it. Like ya said, Ravagers ain’t about doin’ things outta the goodness of our hearts.”
Carlos was speechless for a moment. He looked between Yondu and Kraglin. “Um… o-okay, then,” he said softly. “Uh… Yeah. Thank you.”
Yondu nods and smiles. “Krags.. go fetch Tullk and Jamie before they end up mating in the grass. You know how they can’t control them selves….” blinks frowning when he hears a car drive up but settles figuring it was just there father.
Carlos turned toward the garage door when he heard it opening. He smiled. “Wait a second guys – I’m going to help my dad carry in some stuff.”
Kraglin just grunted as he went back outside to get Tullk and Half-nut back in the house.
Yondu shrugs. “We never go anywhere without weapons…. it’s a … prepared thing… we keep weapons even if we go on a picnic.”
Jamie whines. “Jamie likes pups… upset he can’t have pups because of
nut… because he’s crazy…. mean… violent…. Jamie gets frustrated…”Carlos frowned slightly at Yondu. “It’s Earth – this is the place where you shouldn’t have weapons on you!” Carlos shut his eyes and took a breath. “Sorry… I’m sorry, I’m just… now that you guys are here I’m anxious all over again…”
Tullk just lay there with Jamie, humming with his gravelly voice to calm the other.
Yondu sighs at that. “Sorry……. perhaps we should… go…” he didn’t want to but he didn’t want to stress carlos out.
Jamie eventually calms and nuzzles against him. “Nuts quiet again….he’s gone back to sleep. Your humming put him to sleep.”
“Good to hear,” Tullk grunted. He smiled at the other man, still petting his hair.
“No, wait – don’t go,” Carlos said quickly. “I – I’m sorry, it’s me… everything will be fine. I’m… it’s my job-search – it’s making me antsy.”
“He is,” Mikey agreed as he rolled up with a glass of water. He offered it to Yondu. “Carlos is getting stir-crazy from staying in the house for so long.”
Yondu hums. “….I’d offer a job but… you know…. and I can easily convert credits to cash so your family lives comfortably…”
Jamie purrs and pulls him into a kiss.
Kraglin peered out the back door and made a face. He turned away to give the other Ravagers some privacy while he nursed the bubbly drink that Mikey had given him. It was really fruity and sweet, and it was purple… he could practically feel his teeth rotting from drinking it.
Carlos sighed. “I can’t do that… the government here likes to know where money is coming from. And they’re more liable to believe that it’s drug money rather than space money. I… it has to be an Earth job.”
“He’s keeping busy with some of my work,” Mikey said with a smile. “It’s nice to have somebody to do the heavy-lifting when people bring in their computer towers for us to fix.”
Yondu frowns and sighs. “Listen…… it won’t be gigantic amounts… Tell ya what….consider this your oayment for fixing my ship…. it’s payment plans because he’ll we owe you. I owe you..”
Carlos blinked at Yondu. “I… I really owe you guys,” he said softly. “You brought me back home when you could have just dropped me when I fixed the engines. Ravagers don’t do things out of the goodness of their hearts… so that makes this even more special.”
“Look carlos… please just take it. And please… we all would be dead if we hadn’t found you ok…. in the end I had s thought to just .. keep you the original promise to take you homexwas a lie ok…. a lie…. I had no intention of doing it but…..I must have a weakness to terrans it something because I just…. started on the trip to terra……..I owe you far more then you owed me. I owe you my life…. my crews life…. my boys lives….. you did a lot more. You never gave up even when some things happened…”
Kraglin came up behind Yondu, giving Carlos a serious look. “Take it. Like ya said, Ravagers ain’t about doin’ things outta the goodness of our hearts.”
Carlos was speechless for a moment. He looked between Yondu and Kraglin. “Um… o-okay, then,” he said softly. “Uh… Yeah. Thank you.”
Yondu shrugs. “We never go anywhere without weapons…. it’s a … prepared thing… we keep weapons even if we go on a picnic.”
Jamie whines. “Jamie likes pups… upset he can’t have pups because of
nut… because he’s crazy…. mean… violent…. Jamie gets frustrated…”Carlos frowned slightly at Yondu. “It’s Earth – this is the place where you shouldn’t have weapons on you!” Carlos shut his eyes and took a breath. “Sorry… I’m sorry, I’m just… now that you guys are here I’m anxious all over again…”
Tullk just lay there with Jamie, humming with his gravelly voice to calm the other.
Yondu sighs at that. “Sorry……. perhaps we should… go…” he didn’t want to but he didn’t want to stress carlos out.
Jamie eventually calms and nuzzles against him. “Nuts quiet again….he’s gone back to sleep. Your humming put him to sleep.”
“Good to hear,” Tullk grunted. He smiled at the other man, still petting his hair.
“No, wait – don’t go,” Carlos said quickly. “I – I’m sorry, it’s me… everything will be fine. I’m… it’s my job-search – it’s making me antsy.”
“He is,” Mikey agreed as he rolled up with a glass of water. He offered it to Yondu. “Carlos is getting stir-crazy from staying in the house for so long.”
Yondu hums. “….I’d offer a job but… you know…. and I can easily convert credits to cash so your family lives comfortably…”
Jamie purrs and pulls him into a kiss.
Kraglin peered out the back door and made a face. He turned away to give the other Ravagers some privacy while he nursed the bubbly drink that Mikey had given him. It was really fruity and sweet, and it was purple… he could practically feel his teeth rotting from drinking it.
Carlos sighed. “I can’t do that… the government here likes to know where money is coming from. And they’re more liable to believe that it’s drug money rather than space money. I… it has to be an Earth job.”
“He’s keeping busy with some of my work,” Mikey said with a smile. “It’s nice to have somebody to do the heavy-lifting when people bring in their computer towers for us to fix.”
Yondu frowns and sighs. “Listen…… it won’t be gigantic amounts… Tell ya what….consider this your oayment for fixing my ship…. it’s payment plans because he’ll we owe you. I owe you..”
Carlos blinked at Yondu. “I… I really owe you guys,” he said softly. “You brought me back home when you could have just dropped me when I fixed the engines. Ravagers don’t do things out of the goodness of their hearts… so that makes this even more special.”
Yondu shrugs. “We never go anywhere without weapons…. it’s a … prepared thing… we keep weapons even if we go on a picnic.”
Jamie whines. “Jamie likes pups… upset he can’t have pups because of
nut… because he’s crazy…. mean… violent…. Jamie gets frustrated…”Carlos frowned slightly at Yondu. “It’s Earth – this is the place where you shouldn’t have weapons on you!” Carlos shut his eyes and took a breath. “Sorry… I’m sorry, I’m just… now that you guys are here I’m anxious all over again…”
Tullk just lay there with Jamie, humming with his gravelly voice to calm the other.
Yondu sighs at that. “Sorry……. perhaps we should… go…” he didn’t want to but he didn’t want to stress carlos out.
Jamie eventually calms and nuzzles against him. “Nuts quiet again….he’s gone back to sleep. Your humming put him to sleep.”
“Good to hear,” Tullk grunted. He smiled at the other man, still petting his hair.
“No, wait – don’t go,” Carlos said quickly. “I – I’m sorry, it’s me… everything will be fine. I’m… it’s my job-search – it’s making me antsy.”
“He is,” Mikey agreed as he rolled up with a glass of water. He offered it to Yondu. “Carlos is getting stir-crazy from staying in the house for so long.”
Yondu hums. “….I’d offer a job but… you know…. and I can easily convert credits to cash so your family lives comfortably…”
Jamie purrs and pulls him into a kiss.
Kraglin peered out the back door and made a face. He turned away to give the other Ravagers some privacy while he nursed the bubbly drink that Mikey had given him. It was really fruity and sweet, and it was purple… he could practically feel his teeth rotting from drinking it.
Carlos sighed. “I can’t do that… the government here likes to know where money is coming from. And they’re more liable to believe that it’s drug money rather than space money. I… it has to be an Earth job.”
“He’s keeping busy with some of my work,” Mikey said with a smile. “It’s nice to have somebody to do the heavy-lifting when people bring in their computer towers for us to fix.”
Yondu shrugs. “We never go anywhere without weapons…. it’s a … prepared thing… we keep weapons even if we go on a picnic.”
Jamie whines. “Jamie likes pups… upset he can’t have pups because of
nut… because he’s crazy…. mean… violent…. Jamie gets frustrated…”Carlos frowned slightly at Yondu. “It’s Earth – this is the place where you shouldn’t have weapons on you!” Carlos shut his eyes and took a breath. “Sorry… I’m sorry, I’m just… now that you guys are here I’m anxious all over again…”
Tullk just lay there with Jamie, humming with his gravelly voice to calm the other.
Yondu sighs at that. “Sorry……. perhaps we should… go…” he didn’t want to but he didn’t want to stress carlos out.
Jamie eventually calms and nuzzles against him. “Nuts quiet again….he’s gone back to sleep. Your humming put him to sleep.”
“Good to hear,” Tullk grunted. He smiled at the other man, still petting his hair.
“No, wait – don’t go,” Carlos said quickly. “I – I’m sorry, it’s me… everything will be fine. I’m… it’s my job-search – it’s making me antsy.”
“He is,” Mikey agreed as he rolled up with a glass of water. He offered it to Yondu. “Carlos is getting stir-crazy from staying in the house for so long.”
Yondu shrugs. “We never go anywhere without weapons…. it’s a … prepared thing… we keep weapons even if we go on a picnic.”
Jamie whines. “Jamie likes pups… upset he can’t have pups because of
nut… because he’s crazy…. mean… violent…. Jamie gets frustrated…”
Carlos frowned slightly at Yondu. “It’s Earth – this is the place where you shouldn’t have weapons on you!” Carlos shut his eyes and took a breath. “Sorry… I’m sorry, I’m just… now that you guys are here I’m anxious all over again…”
Tullk just lay there with Jamie, humming with his gravelly voice to calm the other.
“Huh?” Carlos asked. “Oh, um… well, I like it very much.
Yeah, it’s nice… nice to work in a more enclosed space with a lock on the door.
And it’s nice to have places to do what I do best, you know? Just… working on
machines makes me feel really good and… y’know, useful.”Carlos finally picked up the little bundle he’d wrapped with
a bit of old newspaper that was tied with a bit of copper wire (which he’d
recycle after this). The newspaper was an old Nuka Cola ad so the paper was a
little bit colorful. Carlos turned to Hancock, smiling and holding out the
package.“Here it is. Merry Christmas, Hancock.”
“You’re always useful, whether or not you’re working on machines. You could just be sittin’ around on my couch and you’d still have worth, you’d still have a purpose.” Hancock leaned in then, pressing a soft kiss to Carlos’ cheek as he took the little package from him.
Carefully, the ghoul unwrapped it, untwisting the wire first then peeling the newspaper away, a grin on his face when he saw the game inside. “Heh, where did you find this? Thank you, sunshine, I love it.”
Carlos blushed a bit and he tried not to let his smile grow too big. He turned his attention to Hancock’s hands instead, watching the wrinkled digits take apart the wrapping that Carlos had carefully put together. Then he smiled wider.
“That label is actually a newspaper ad for Red Menace that I found and I decided to use it,” Carlos explained. “I used some rubber cement to adhere it to the holotape. The tape itself actually has more than just one game on it – there’s six of them.”
Peter yelps and then yelps again as Jamie swats his head. “owe! Jamie!”
He frowns at him. “Your being rude… behave…” turns to Mikey. “Sorry for his childishness. He knows better…..”
Yondu blinks at carlos and grins. “Good to see you again…”
Carlos cracked a slight smile. “Uh, good to see you too,” he said. He gently pushed on Yondu to help him stand up. “You okay?”
Mikey just shrugged at Half-nut and smiled. “He’s a kid – they do that.”
“Watch yourself,” Kraglin growled at Peter. “When Half-nut tells you to behave, then you outta know you’re out of line.”
Peter nods swallowing and actually presses against Kraglin. He knew the rules. Halfnut was a bit unstable but everyone knew when he says stop you stop or he’ll make you stop… and someone ends up dead.
Jamie blinks and goes back to Tullk then looks to Mikey tilting his head in a way that said he was thinking morbid thoughts ten he shakes his head the look in his eyes changingvto the innocent look.
Yondu motions for Tullk to settle Jamie’s mind. He was in halfnut mode and that wasn’t a good mode to be in right now.
Tullk nodded and gently, but firmly, turned to take Jamie back outside. “C’mon… it’s a nice night out. Let’s lookit the trees…”
Mikey was confused, but chalked it up to alien stuff so he didn’t ask.
“Dad’s out doing some last-minute shopping,” Carlos told Yondu with a smile. “C’mon in and sit down, okay? Any of you thirsty?”
Jamie looks to Tullk. He was a bit stiff and his eyes were hard and distant a clear sign that it was halfnut right now not the calm gentle Jamie.
Yondu nods. “Peter behave…. you got halfnut going…. Krags…. relax…. do something fun.” Follows carlos to the couches then hugs him. “Missed you.”
“Let’s go to the kitchen,” Mikey suggested to Kraglin and Peter with a smile. “Tell me what kind of stuff you guys have been up to.” He turned and motioned for them to follow him.
Carlos hugged Yondu back without hesitation. Last time they touched Yondu had just about kissed the life out of him. But any awkwardness that Carlos felt from that wasn’t present as he was just happy to see the other man again. “Missed you too,” he said. “How have you been?”
Peter followed him to the kitchen dragging Kraglin with him.
Yondu smiles nuzzling into Carlos’s warmth. “Been good… well not lawfully… hehe. Just got done with my hybernation… Krags will be soon… peter hates that…. he’ll end up snuggled next to him for a majority of it like he does with me… you know how it is.”
Carlos hummed. “Might be why he’s sounding so grumpy already,” he mused. “Kraglin, I mean. It’s like when a toddler gets cranky when they need a nap.” He leaned back against the back of the couch. “So… how are the space whales? You already talked about them a couple hours ago… I’m just wondering if anything changed, I guess.”
“I was noticing they were protecting a young female…. she’s looking a bit rotund… I have no doubt big daddy will be parent to another child. I’ll keep taking pictures…. I’ll send them to you Of the new baby. And yes… kraglins patience ya running thin. But to be honest… I’ve never seen my boys so close. They always sleep in the same bunk…”
“Ooh – a new baby would be fun,” Carlos said with a smile. But he then tilted his head in a bit of concern. “Is Pete still having trouble being alone? Is he still… sad?”
Yondu grins. “The pod of them just keep growing. It’s a good sign.” Smiles and pulls out some pictures for carlos. “He’s a lot better…. we got a new doc on board…. she’s been helping him…. few weeks ago peter just suddenly climbed into the bunk with Kraglin and just cried. Admitting to both of us that seeing us hybernation and not wake up reminded him of his mom going to sleep and not waking up. Took three days before my hybernation to show him that even though I’m asleep I’ll still be alive…”
“Still, after nearly ten years, he’s having trouble, huh?” Carlos asked. “I’m sorry… kids just have a habit of clinging to things that they shouldn’t, I guess. But it’s very good that he’s getting some help… I”m very happy to hear that. And thank goodness that Kraglin is understanding.”
“He’s a great brother…. even though I know he want to choke him sometimes…. hehe… but yeah… he’s never liked us hybernating… never… I don’t think he’ll grow from that any time soon either…”
“Eventually he will,” Carlos assured Yondu. “He’s got someone to talk to now who can help him… so I’m sure he’ll get better. He’s very lucky to have you guys, you know?”
“I think we’re lucky to have him honestly…” Jumps when he hears the sound of a laser shot gun out back. “Shit. Tullk! Nut!” Looks out at them but nut was laying in his back in the grass.
Carlos was next to Yondu in an instant, peering out the back door.
Tullk’s shadow waved at them. “It’s okay! He got hit by the kickback! He’s fine!”
“What are you guys doing shooting lasers in my backyard?” Carlos asked incredulously. “I have neighbors – what if one of them calls the police??”
Yondu whistles and knocks the shot gun from halfnut a hands. “Jamie…. down… now…..Tullk… work your magic…. can have halfnut… we need Jamie…”
Peter grins. “Do What Mom always did… just say it was bottle rockets… no joke.. works every time.”
“Not in September in the middle of a forest!” Carlos hissed. “Somebody’s going to get arrested for sure! Guys, seriously – do not draw your weapons while you’re here!”
Tullk went to lie down with Half-nut, covering the other’s body completely so that he couldn’t move. “Hey lad… who’s here? Who’s here with ya?” he crooned softly.
Yondu nods pulling carlos back inside. “Sorry… you know halfnut and Jamie…. dunno what spurred halfnut to the surface but we won’t have anymore weapon shots promise.”
Halfnut groans and grabs at his head rubbing near the scar on his head. “Tullk… Tullk s with me….. always with me…. nuts here… he’s here too…. he’s mean…. hurts people…… hurts Tullk…… don’t like nut … don’t like him at all…. he likes blood….. Jamie’s likes …nature….”
“Tullk’s here with ya, lad,” Tullk murmured, petting the other’s hair. “Keep talking… keep thinking about Jamie.”
“Why did you guys bring weapons? Did you think you were gonna get shot at?” Carlos asked, a little bit exasperated and concerned.
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