The entire square seemed to have been muted.
Quill, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot were all dumbstruck.
Lady Witch?
Who were they calling that?
This little girl who had grabbed the ball and run, had absurd stamina, and had treated the fake Orb like a capsule toy, popping out a doll?
Quill's mind reeled, and he blurted out, "She's that Cabbage Witch?!"
The instant the words left his mouth, Quill felt a tremendous invisible force slap him across the face.
Smack!
As though struck by a speeding train, he screamed and sailed through the air, flying dozens of meters before landing with a thud in a flower bed at the edge of the square. Dust billowed up, and he lay there for a long time without getting up.
Hermione lowered the hand she had used to slap him from a distance. Her expression darkened as her icy gaze swept over Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot.
"If anyone dares tack on those ridiculous prefixes again, I'll throw them into outer space."
All three swallowed in unison, cold sweat instantly soaking their backs.
They had nearly shouted the same thing along with Quill. Fortunately, that idiot had spoken first and taken the slap for them.
Gamora in particular had felt her pupils contract sharply when she heard the title "Cabbage Witch."
She finally knew who this seemingly harmless little girl was!
Though this was her first time meeting her in person, she had heard the name "Cabbage Witch" from her adoptive father, Thanos, more than once.
This petite, adorable little girl standing before her had single-handedly wiped out her father's Chitauri Army.
A wave of helplessness washed over Gamora.
Why was she on Xandar?
Weren't these mysterious, powerful Earth mages supposed to be homebodies who hated leaving their own world?
*Now they