"I..."
Yondu stood with his back to the communicator, unable to pull himself out of his emotions for quite some time.
No one rushed him. They simply waited in silence.
Only after forty seconds had passed did Yondu barely manage to hold back his tears and turn around to face his old brothers.
He rubbed his stiff face and explained softly.
"I ran into a little trouble, guys!"
"Ha, even an idiot could guess that much, so hurry up and tell us what the trouble is!"
The little giant Charlie 27 said with a grin, making the dissatisfied Stakar on the other end sigh.
"Indeed, even an idiot like you, 27, could guess it!"
"Bullshit, Stakar, you looking for a fight?"
"Come on, bitch. Let's see how I slam your head into the wall!"
Stakar was still somewhat dissatisfied, and he used the opportunity to start bickering with Charlie.
But with Astro around, these friends who had known one another for centuries would not let things get out of hand.
Astro promptly gave both of them a hard punch.
"Stop arguing and listen to what the fuck Yondu has to say, damn it!"
"What do I have to say?"
Yondu froze for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"After more than twenty years, seeing you curse each other out like this has me fucking thrilled!
But now isn't the time for me to laugh. The trouble I've run into isn't some small problem. It's huge!"
"Oh?"
Astro paused, then flashed Yondu a carefree smile.
"Could it be worse than that time we fought Galactus? Spit it out, brother!"
"Even if it's not that bad, it's about as troublesome!
Back then... before you expelled me, there was another one of Ego's children on my ship.
You know, once I learned that