〘 :*¨༺ 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 ༻¨*: 〙

"You're gonna be alright."

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i'll be your medicine if you let me
give you reason to get out of bed
sister, i'm trying to hold off the lightning
and help you escape from your head

A two year old girl with thick black hair cried loudly as she was picked up from a cushioned barred cage. A green creature winced at the loud noise as it placed the toddler on a small surgical cart. Two other creatures tightened thick leather straps around the baby's limbs as her face became red from crying.

"Quiet you." A purple figure growled before it stabbed the toddler's neck with a needle, injecting a mysterious yellow liquid. The small child went quiet as her eyes fluttered open and closed, never fully losing consciousness.

The creatures rolled the cart into a small room with trays of surgical equipment as well as small trays of tech sprawled out unorganized.

The tall purple creature placed a glove over its four fingered hand, looking down at the toddler carefully as it planned out its next action.

The baby girl was returned to her cage hours later with dirty yellow bandages wrapped around her torso, arm, and legs. A chunk of her dark black hair was now shaved off towards the base of her skull where fresh stitches crossed in a messy circle.

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Two green creatures dragged an unconscious five year girl, with short black hair, by her arms towards a surgical cart, her bare feet scraping against the metal floors. The girl was already covered in stitching scars and various healing bruises.

Once the creatures had secured her down to the cart, her eyes slowly fluttered open, watching as a green figure held a scalpel to her arm. A weak grunt fell from her mouth before a piece of fabric was wedged between her jaw and tied to the head part of the cart. A scream strangled from the young girl's throat as a scalpel dug itself into her arm. Blue sparks crackled across her eyes as her hair stuck up from the static.

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"Again." A purple figure grumbled. A nine year girl with long black hair huffed as sweat dripped from her forehead. She grunted as she rammed her fist against a wall of rocks. Her knuckles dripped of blood, the only pain she felt was of the cuts across her hands, her hand up to her elbows had already gone numb.

"Again." The creature said. She struck the rock wall again.

"Again." The creature said with anger. The girl struck the wall again.

"Again!"

"Again!" The wall cracked.

"Again!"

The girl screamed as she struck the wall once more, the wall groaned before it crumbled to the ground. The young child's shoulders heaved as she stared at the fallen rubble, blood dripping from her knuckles to the ground below her.

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"I am Groot." A voice rumbled from the halls.

The small girl shrunk into the corner of her cage, the top of her head brushing hard against the top bars.

"Shut up. We're just here to steal some parts and then we're out." A raspy voice whispered.

The girl's breath got caught in her throat as she watched the figures turn down the hall, and begin to walk towards her cage. Both the figures paused and looked at each other.

"I am Groot."

"Yeah, I see it too." The voice came from a smaller figure that stood next to a taller shadow. Both of them made their steps gentler as the girl pushed herself more into the bars keeping her inside. The young girl was dressed in worn down brown shorts with a dirty white tank top. Her small figure was covered in scars and purple to yellow bruises, her newly injured knuckles covered the back of her hands in dried blood, and her feet bare, cracked and calloused.

The small figure was only slightly taller than the cage as he stepped up to it, grabbing the bars and peering inside. The unknown stature trailed the feet up to meet the shadows of a face, the girl's entire body shaking as she stared back at him with wide eyes. His chest ached at the all too familiar state the girl was in.

"Hey." He spoke gently. "It's okay we're not here to hurt you." He looked around for a second before coming across a sign that read the girl's name, species, and subject number. He saw the lock to her cage and reached his hand up. "Give me my bag." He spoke to the tall figure next to him.

A small bag plopped to the ground next to him and he immediately began rummaging through it. He pulled a device and placed the tip of it against the key lock. He pressed a couple buttons around the handle and wiring was all the small girl could hear. A loud click echoed through the hallway before the small figure put away the tool and opened the cage door. He ducked his head as he slowly entered the cage. The sound of wood creaking made the young girl jump as a disfigured head appeared at the opening of the cage.

"You're gonna be alright."

The young girl brought her hand slightly out in front of her. Blue electricity crackled from her hand as a small blue shield separated her from the unknown person.

The light from her shield lit up both of their faces inside the cage. She jumped back slightly when she met the face of an animal that reminded her of a racoon. The racoon lifted his hands out in front of himself to show he meant no harm.

"It's okay. I'm Rocket and that is Groot. We just wanna get you out of here." He took a deep breath as his throat felt like it was growing tight. "You can come with us." He spoke.

At his words of freedom the girl let down her force field. She carefully shifted onto her knees and Rocket cracked a small smile as he backed up. The young girl followed after Rocket as he stepped out. She carefully stepped out of the cage opening, her body shaking with fear.

"There you go." Rocket smiled. The girl glanced around seeing a metal plate on the edge of her cage.

SPECIES: Homosapien (Human)
PLANET: Terra (Earth)
ID: 156
NAME: Ellie Maria Rodgriguez

The girl's eyes widened as she made eye contact with a wooden creature that stood over her.

"I am Groot." It spoke in a question tone.

"Not now, we have to get out of here." Rocket spoke as he climbed onto the wooden creature's shoulder.

The young girl hesitated as Groot slowly made his way through the hall. She glanced behind her at her rusted cage bars, her white sheet that she would sleep on being left behind.