I was sitting in my throne, watching the big window. We were hunting down my rebellious daughters. Gamora and Nebula, Gamora being the more important of the two. She was my favorite daughter after all. Nebula was more or less used as an assassin. She was good at what she did and she was practically unkillable.

I've heard those ridiculous missions that boy has been taking Gamora on, having her fight giant mutating monsters way past her skill level and almost devoured by giant aliens with needle sharp teeth. The stunts they were pulling were getting more and more dangerous and before you know it, that boy will probably be having her fight a creature like me. That was a risk I could not take with Gamora.

Nebula could take that risk, she can't be killed. To live you need two things. A heart and a brain. Both of Nebula's were machines capable of fixing themselves despite if they were torn to pieces and scattered about the galaxy. Her body had been turned into a machine that could kill and could not be killed.

Despite all these facts, what did my daughters do? BETRAY ME! I will make sure to give them a lesson they won't soon forget. I'd been using an intergalactic computer to look through all sorts of torture I could put Gamora, and possibly Nebula, through.

"Master?" The Other asked. I looked down at him.

"What is it?"

"We have the Milano in our sights. We are ready on your command."

"Sneak attack. Do not destroy the ship. We want that ship aboard the Sanctuary." He turned around to give my orders. I was to board the ship, grab Gamora, and leave. I smiled as I heard a loud explosion outside, indicating we entered combat.

After that first hit to their thrusters, they received another. It took about three minutes until they started trying to get away from us. I watched with a blank expression on the outside. Impudent fools. Even the tiniest of prey cannot get out of my vision once I've set my sights on it. We followed them, all the while we attacked their thrusters and their weapons… if that boy is smart enough to have them.

We'd managed to make a hole in their ship before we destroyed their thrusters completely. I looked down and pressed the appropriate button to release the Chitauri and two Leviathans to keep them in place. They knew they weren't to attack the ship unless the thrusters blew fire, indicating an escape attempt. Then I stood from my chair to go retrieve my rebellious daughter Gamora.

I made my way to the front door of the Sanctuary to board the Milano. I walked down the hallway before closing the way to the hallway with a button and opening the door with another button. I was in space now. I jumped from my ship onto the roof of theirs. I grabbed the hatch door and ripped it open before dropping in.

"Ahhh!" I heard a battle cry and turned to see a creature run towards me, holding a sword. I threw out a hand just before contact and sent him flying hard into the wall of the ship. Then I felt something burn me and turned to see a furry creature with a gun. I dusted myself off before ending this game.

"Gamora!" I called out furiously, hearing my voice boom in the ship. I saw a tiny green thing come charging toward me but the furry creature picked it up, whispering furiously to it. I heard running footsteps and turned back to the first creature and grabbed his throat. I slowly squeezed his throat tighter every second, playing with him, wanting to see if he could get away.

"Put. Him. Down." I smirked, turning my head to see a Terran. It's that boy! He was holding a gun toward me. Stupid Terran. I saw Gamora and a Kree standing behind him. The Kree, when he saw me, his eyes filled with fear and he looked at the Terran.

"Put that gun down, boy!" The Kree ordered. I noticed the creature I was holding was almost unconscious. I threw him at the Terran and the Kree, Gamora ducked just in time. "We don't want no trouble now. What do you want?"

"Yondu!" The Terran shouted. I stared right at Gamora, taking firm and deliberate steps toward her. I noticed when I reached her that she hadn't even flinched once. I felt a numbing sensation pulse through my body and turned my head toward the Terran who had fired his gun. From behind I felt another bomb thrown my way. This is getting tiresome!

When I reached to grab Gamora, the Terran threw himself at me. I grabbed him by the head and threw him into the ship, keeping him there with my foot. "I should end you. I'd be doing everyone in the galaxy a favor, don't you think?" I asked menacingly. That was when Gamora did something more than glaring furiously at me.

"Don't hurt him!" She screamed, grabbing and pulling on my arm that held the back of his head. I frowned.

"Don't tell me you feel something for this worthless Terran, Gamora." I replied. Every one of his companions had froze in fear that if I was attacked that I'd end their boss.

"Of course not!" She replied, a look flitting over her face for a second. She was lying, she did care for this mortal. "But if you kill him then you can't get his bounty. He's wanted alive. But you don't have the time for that type of thing do you?" She's trying to manipulate me. Sure killing this man isn't worth my time but it also wouldn't take that long to accomplish. Then a thought crossed my mind.

I used my free hand to snatch both her small hands in mine and smiled at the Terran's friends. "Let me take Gamora freely and I shall allow your hopelessly foolish Terran friend to live. If not, I can rip his head off faster than you can say 'oops'. Do we have a deal?" No one made a move. I released his head and grabbed a firmer hold on Gamora, approaching the hatch to leave.

"Don't move!" I heard the Terran shout.

"Quill!" Gamora warned.

"We don't stand a chance right now, boy." The Kree warned. I ignored them as I opened the hatch, moving one hand to hold Gamora and the other to cover her mouth and nose so she wouldn't breathe the deadly air of space. When I was sure I was holding Gamora safely, I jumped through the hatch and onto the roof of the ship, my foot feeling another numbing sensation. I heard the Terran jump onto the roof of his ship. I turned to see him in some type of suit. The Chitauri aimed all their guns at him and he looked at them before saying one word. "Shit."

I kicked the hatch closed before turning toward my ship and jumping across. "Wait! Don't you want me instead? I could prove to be-" He called. I pressed the button to close the door to my ship and set Gamora on her feet before removing the protective wall, letting us in the ship. The Other was standing there, ready for me.

"Tell the Chitauri that we're done here and get the Leviathans to back down. Then we leave at once." I ordered him, dragging Gamora by her tiny hands. "Make sure they don't follow us." I threw over my shoulder.

"Yes, Master." I took one look at Gamora before heading straight for my quarters.

"Where is Nebula?" I asked.

"I don't know." She replied coolly.

"What do you mean you don't know Gamora?" I demanded.

"I mean, I don't know." She replied.

"How was she when you last saw her?"

"Alive." I see this conversation is going to 'beat around the bush'.

"What was she doing when you last saw her?"

"Flying a ship." … "She beat me in combat."

"She what?"

"Beat me in combat. I have proof."

"I'll let it slide as a coincidence." I opened the door to my room, shoving her in, letting her go, before closing the door. "Where is the stone?"

"The Infinity Stone?"

"Yes, Gamora, the Infinity Stone." I replied, using the same tone I used when she was a child. I was losing my patience with this girl. I saw her appropriate reaction of a slight blush forming in her beautiful small face.

"The Nova Corpse have it."

"What happened to delivering it to me?" Her blush grew brighter.

"I was captured and sent to the Kyln." … They dared to touch my precious daughter? First I shall destroy the Kyln. Then I will go after the Nova Corpse and take back what is rightfully mine.

"Surely you escaped without a scratch?"

"Correct."

"You retrieved the Stone?"

"Yes."

"Then why do I not have it?"

"Ronan stole it from me."

"Where is Ronan now?"

"Dead, murdered by the stone." I've lured her into automatically answering my questions like always. Now for the vice.

"Who has the stone now?"

"The Nova Corpse." Now to close the vice.

"Why do they have it?"

"Because Quill gave it to them."

"The Terran boy you have a crush on?"

"I do not have a crush on him!"

"Answer the question, Gamora. The Terran you have a crush on gave the Infinity Stone to them?"

"Yes."

"Why didn't you bring it to me?" That was when she realized I'd caught her in her act of betrayal.

"…"

"What's wrong Gamora? Betrayal got your tongue?" She had a mild blush on now. She opened her mouth to… say something but she closed it again. "You don't have to answer that question, Gamora. I already know the answer. You've been planning this betrayal for a long time coming according to my servant's information. My servant revealed to me that you would betray me and I was not surprised when you did. You probably have a question for me now, don't you? Does 'What are you going to do?' sum it up?" I asked. She could no longer keep her eyes level with mine.

"If you knew then why didn't you do anything?" She demanded.

"I was hoping that for once my loyal servant's findings were wrong, that perhaps you might change your mind. You did not. Even though I showed you mercy. I have used you as an example of why you never show mercy. Trust only comes when you have someone who's willing to end an entire planet just for you. Then and only then can you trust them. Now ask me your question."

"Then go ahead and kill me." She demanded.

"End you? I'd sooner hand over everything I own to a Terran."

"Then what are you going to do to me?" She asked.

"Now we're asking the right questions, Gamora." I praised her. I knew what I was going to do, I'd found it somewhere on the intergalactic internet. I picked her up by her waist before sitting on my bed, placing her over my knees. I smiled as I saw her mild blush form into a full blush as I lowered her pants and panties.

"What are you doing?" Her scream turned into a squeak before becoming a squeal as I brought down my hand in a firm swat to her bare bottom, covering both her left cheek and right cheek. "Stop!" She demanded, squealing as I brought my hand down for a second swat.

"You are in no position to be making demands, princess." I scolded her. "I can't believe you would betray me, me! I raised you since you were an infant! Your impudence is disdaining Gamora. What you do is a reflection of me and I can't let anyone get away with betraying me, not even my favorite daughter. If I let you get away with this, everyone in the galaxy will think it's okay to go against me." I started up a rhythm of swats as I talked. "And don't get me started on your sass! You know better."

"I am too old for this, Thanos!" I delivered a firm swat to her thighs, and sit spots, before going back to my first target. She jumped when she felt me swat her there and I used my free hand to make sure she couldn't escape or jump again. Not just to keep her in place but so that I don't have to worry about her falling and hurting herself.

"You may be 'too old' but you will never be too big. It might cross your mind that you are a grown woman, meaning you will not get any taller than you are now. You know better than to speak to me with so much arrogance!" I delivered another swat to her thighs for emphasis. "Especially since I have only just begun this punishment." She reached back to try to protect herself but my hand that kept her down, also kept her from acting foolishly. However, just for that, I delivered another swat to her thighs.

I progressed the punishment in a bit of silence besides for the sound of flesh on flesh sound effect until she lost her temper. She started kicking, screaming in fury. I smirked as I waited for her to tire herself out. However, I underestimated her. I delivered a harder swat after a few minutes of that.

"Stop this foolishness Gamora! Do you want someone walking in on you in this position? Over your daddy's knees, getting a spanking like the naughty little child you are?" She gulped before restraining her tantrum. I would use an implement on her for her behavior there but I was afraid I might actually hurt her. So instead, I moved her forward a bit, putting her bottom and thighs directly in the air. That was when I felt the first silent tear drop land on my foot. "Twenty five more and we're done. I expect you to count them Gamora, or we start over from the top. Am I understood little girl?"

"Y-yes." She whimpered. With that I brought my hand down in a firm swat to her thighs, sit spots, and bottom. She cried out before counting.

"O-one."

SMACK

"T-two."

SMACK

"Thre-ee."

SMACK

"F-four."

SMACK

"Fiiivvve." She threw her hands back but once again my hand kept her from reaching her target, which also happened to be my current target. She dropped them only to grip tightly to me. I delivered her five more swats before she was sobbing and at fifteen she was bawling.

SMACK

"Ssssixteeeen."

SMACK

"Sssevvvennnteeennnn."

SMACK

"Ei-eighteeennn."

SMACK

"Nnnniiineteeeen." With the next swat she was wailing.

SMACK

"Waaaah." She clung so tightly to me her knuckles turned white.

"Come now my princess, keep counting. We're almost done." I soothed her, using my hand on her back to make comforting movements on her back.

"T-t-tweeeentie."

SMACK

"Twwwwentieee ooonnnee."

SMACK

"T-t-twentiiee t-twooo."

SMACK

"Daddiieee it hurtsss." She wailed, unconsciously scooting towards me.

"Come now, we're almost finished." In all honesty I wasn't going to start over if she missed a number, just deliver another one.

"T-wentiee t-three-ee."

SMACK

"Twentiiiee f-f-four."

SMACK

She didn't count this one but I moved on anyway. I replaced her panties and pants, hearing her cries grow more sincere. I lifted her from my lap and held her to my chest, making comforting movements with my hand on her back, using the other to keep her to my chest.

"Shush, princess, it's over." I whispered soothing words to her. I waited for her tears to subside. "We're headed to the Kyln and then to the Nova Corpse. I will get the stone and show them what happens when they touch my favorite daughter."

"It's better left where it is. It destroys people on contact." I stood from my bed and headed toward my extra room to put her there.

"I am not a weak mortal. I assure you, Daddy can handle it."