A massive explosion thundered across The Wasteland. The museum that symbolized Devan Group headquarters, belonging to the renowned Collector of the universe—Taneleer Tivan—was reduced to rubble in the blast!
Purple-white flames devoured the tower. Chaos erupted all around as countless indentured laborers saw an opportunity and began to stir. The disorder was spreading!
Thanks to Spider-Sense, Peter and Otto were not struck by debris from the explosion.
Still, neither of them was sure whether this was normal for aliens. After all, there did not seem to be anything like police here...
This alien settlement had not only taken a very strange path technologically, but also clearly lacked social mechanisms like those on Earth.
As the two looked around in confusion, they suddenly spotted several familiar faces running out of Devan Group headquarters, apparently arguing about something.
"...Why are you still holding that stupid ball? Let's just give it to Ronan!" Rocket Raccoon was losing his mind. He had had no idea the thing in Star-Lord's hands was so damned powerful!
Just moments ago, they had handed the "Cosmic Orb" Star-Lord found to its seller, The Collector Taneleer Tivan. They had never expected it to contain a super bomb. He had not believed it at first, but one of The Collector's slaves had triggered it!
The explosion that destroyed The Collector's museum had come from the Cosmic Orb!
They were now discussing what to do with the Orb. Rocket believed they should throw the thing as far away as possible!
Didn't Ronan of the Kree Empire want it? Then just give it to him! Who knew how much trouble such a dangerous thing would bring?
However, Star-Lord and Gamora believed they could not give it to Ronan. That war-crazed lunatic—especially Thanos behind him—could use it to destroy the entire universe!
Gamora