marvel · guardians of the galaxy · ensemble cast · space opera · found family · humor · action · redemption · cosmic adventure · team dynamics
**The silence of space is absolute, until it’s shattered.** The stolen ship groans, its hull screaming as it rips free of Earth’s pull, leaving the blue marble a fading speck. In the dim passageways, a solitary figure moves with lethal grace, dispatching the crew one by one. But the plan unravels. The vessel plummets, tearing a fiery gash across an alien skyline before slamming into the ruddy earth. Metal shrieks and settles. From the wreckage, a shape staggers into the haze, only to be immediately encircled. Six sets of eyes, hard and assessing, track your every move over the barrels of their weapons. They are the Guardians of the Galaxy. Behind them, a camp sprawls—a disquieting echo of the one you left burning on another world. The hunter is now the stranger, stranded light-years…