Because the adults on Earth and Asgard were all busy, Helen had been having an incredibly happy time lately. She had joined the Guardians of the Galaxy and roamed the universe with Star-Lord and the others.
The Guardians of the Galaxy were still doing delivery work, basically working as mercenaries for odd jobs. They took errands between major civilizations and occasionally fought interstellar pirates to rob the robbers. Life was downright comfortable.
Of course, that was mainly because they had powerful backers. Besides Asgard, Thanos was also a very important reason.
For the sake of his daughter, he loosened his grip just a little. The best jobs always went to the Guardians of the Galaxy first, and whenever danger arose, they were the first to catch wind of it and run. They had avoided who knew how many losses. How could life not be good?
After Adam's series of rapid fixes, the Guardians of the Galaxy's roster was more or less complete. This time, not only was Gamora there, but Thanos had also shoved Nebula into the group through connections. The sisters got along terribly and argued whenever they had the chance. Star-Lord mediated between them, while Rocket Raccoon said he was enjoying every second of it.
They had also gained a new companion: Pikachu. Peter had grown up and no longer had so much time to play games. He found the laboratory boring, and Schiller was never around, so since he got along well with Rocket Raccoon, he simply joined the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Rocket Raccoon, Helen, and Pikachu gathered in the spaceship to play games whenever they had nothing to do. Rocket Raccoon occasionally went off to chase his old flames, while Helen went out to gnaw on suns. Their blissful, wonderful life continued until Sif got