Elsewhere, aboard Yondu's ship.
After being toyed with, Groot wandered over to Rocket and Yondu in a foul mood.
Yondu came up with a great idea.
He would have the adorable tree sneak into the nightstand by the bed in his captain's quarters and steal a spare mechanical fin.
Once he put it on, he would regain his combat power.
Groot seemed to understand on the surface, but what he brought back was Yondu's underwear, an Orloni creature, an entire table, a big toe...
He even brought back the prosthetic eye Rocket had wanted earlier.
Rocket said they could keep the eyeball.
"When he wakes up tomorrow morning, hahaha... he definitely won't be able to find it!"
Just imagining it made Rocket laugh so hard he could barely stand straight.
The noisy commotion woke Wanda, who had been unconscious nearby.
Yondu was still frowning as he considered how to get Groot to successfully retrieve the right item.
Boom—
The cage before them shattered amid a deafening blast and a blood-red glow.
"Scarface, was it—"
Wanda ignored the dumbfounded Yondu and Rocket, her beautiful eyes gleaming with extreme danger.
She stepped over Groot and walked straight out.
Cool as hell.
"Holy crap? The little girl's this fiery?"
Rocket stared blankly at Wanda's retreating back.
"She isn't going to challenge all your men by herself, is she...?"
Yondu's hand paused over the badge on his chest.
At that, he shook his head with a trace of bitterness.
"Those scum aren't my men..."
Then a sharp glint flashed in his eyes as he slowly rose to his feet.
He intended to retrieve the spare mechanical fin himself.
Clang!
Suddenly, something fell beside Groot—it was the mechanical fin.
Outside the door, Yondu's subordinate Green appeared with a grief-stricken expression.
"I didn't want to rebel,