Hi all, well finally manage to finish this. You know how sometimes the fanfic fairy is in motion and it's easy to wrote something, well this one was really difficult. I really hope I did I good enough job. And here it is.

The Shattering of the Mind

Chapter Eight. The Final Chapter

Peter just slept silently, while Yondu could hear Raziel setting everything up for the surgery, which would change or end his life. Yondu was trying hard not to think about that, about how he had screwed the teenager over.

Waiting, however, was terrible, and Yondu just wanted to get it over and done with. At this stage, it felt like everyone was hovering around just waiting for something to happen.

Peter seemed to echo this statement when he woke up a few hours later. "I just want it done", he mumbled which made Yondu press his lips tightly. A comment like that was more like the Peter of old, impatient and determined.

However, it was only a few moments later that Healer Raziel came in to tell them that everything was ready before she left the room again. Instantly Peter tensed up, which was involuntary, and Yondu just brushed his hands through the teen's hair.

For Peter, he knew that he could die, but that didn't bother him, anything to alleviate the feeling in his chest and mind which he still couldn't believe wasn't real. But was caused by something someone had done to him. Peter recalled the man in black, which seemed to change his body and couldn't help the cold feeling in his heart at the terrible memory.

He couldn't say anything to Yondu, but Peter was scared, and Yondu seemed to pick up on that, as he silently brushed his hands through Peter's hair.

It seemed like forever when Healer Raziel came back into the room, Kraglin and Alezduren, who Yondu had dismissed had returned, and he noticed seemed more open with each other, and the Healer wanted them around if they were needed to keep Peter calm. Alezduren especially.

Peter was instructed to lay still, as he was picked up with ease and placed on a gurney, and with the rest of the Ravagers following he was led through the building. Peter just looked and felt so frightened that Yondu grabbed his hand, and the teenager squeezed it tightly. Peter was trying not to cry, but it was so painful.

Mentally everyone was trying to play it down what was going to happen, but entering the operating room, no one could deny the severity of this due to the equipment in the place.

It was more expensive than what they had on the Elector, and Yondu seriously had no idea what most of it did. All these machines, with the tubes and valves, were just waiting to be used, used on the boy which caused Yondu some more concern, which he refused to show.

Alezduren having some basic medical training and knowing Peter's medical history had been instructed to act as an assistant, even though no one cared. Perhaps it was the Healer's way of punishing him, after all, while Kraglin just hung back against a wall wishing he was anywhere but there.

Instructing Peter, to lie on his stomach by the Healer, Peter just tried to keep still as the hair on the back of his neck, and head was shaved off. Even though he didn't know he could feel colder, he shivered as the sterile gel was applied to his body, followed by a sharp needle.

"I'm sorry, but this is going to hurt", Peter heard the Healer say, just before every nerve ending in his body, suddenly burst into flames. It felt like a fierce energy entering his body, and he tried not to scream in shock, as he could feel his brain firing in all directions, and his eyes widened in pain.

"Brainstem reactive, we're good to go" Raziel stated, as with the aid of Alezduren Peter was pulled up the bed, and only to the transparent field, hovering in the air like it was water.

"Peter, I know this is scary, but I'm going to place you in this, it means you won't be able to move during the surgery, but you need to try to keep calm". Raziel was trying to be reassuring but Peter just look terrified, but nodded while his head and arms passed through the field, leaving him trapped, and unable to move.

"Oh god, oh god" Peter just whispered to himself, while Yondu brought his hand to caress Peter's face in a bid to be reassuring, even though it apparently had no effect from the sounds of Peter's vitals which were still all over the place.

Even though the Healer had dropped her voice to a whisper, Yondu and even Peter could hear everything.

"Ok, make the incision, here," She said pointing to the back of his neck. And Yondu couldn't help but tense up when the scalpel pierced his skin, and Peter just gasped.

Peter, felt like every inch of his body was on fire, He just wanted it over, wanted to scream, wanted to die. His mind was so blurry, and he could feel, actually feel the hands digging into the back of his skull.

Fat tears fell on the ground, and he couldn't help the sobs. Then a familiar face appeared in view, "Peter don't think about it, look at me, look at me boy". Yondu instructed the teen and Peter managed to look up and tried to focus on Yondu's confirming words.

You can do this, you're a tough little fucker, and everyone knows it" Yondu told the teen while Peter managed to look at the face of his Captain even though his gaze was so blurry.

"It hurts so much" Peter managed to gasp, while Yondu just shook his head.

"I know it does, but it's this, and soon you'll be fine".

Peter couldn't take his eyes off Yondu, as he heard. "I've found the source, shit this is going to be difficult, what are his stats?"

"Heartrate elevated, this will have to be quick". Another voice, while Yondu noticed out of the corner of his eye, the shocked looks on the faces on Alezduren and Kraglin, and couldn't resist looking over the teen's shoulder. Blood was pouring down Peter's body which wasn't a priority, but seeing his brain being ripped apart like that, and the hands going through his skull. Fuck, and he had done that, caused all of this to happen and Yondu knew it.

"It hurts Yondu", Peter moaned, and the Centaurian dropped his head back down to meet Peter's sobbing face.

"It's ok, Peter, you're doing fine", then Yondu noticed a look crossing Raziel's face which wasn't that encouraging.

"I'm sorry Yondu, I'm, so sorry" Peter kept repeating which was starting to irritate Yondu, but if this would help the kid, so be it.

"I want to go home", Peter sobbed to himself, while caused Yondu to bring his eyes to Peter's level to meet his gaze. "Peter you can't go back to Terra, you know that".

"Not Terra I want to go home, I'll be good there, I'll work harder. I promise". Peter's face was drenched with tears, while Yondu tried to be comforting.

"No more working for ages, just be a kid for a bit" Yondu responded, while Peter it was clear would have shaken his head if he could at that comment.

Yondu could hear, Raziel working through Peter's brain and Peter could feel everything. "It's cold", he mumbled to himself, as Yondu looked up to see more instruments being inserted into the back of Peter's head.

"It's almost there, I can see it" Raziel exclaimed, whole Peters heart rate jumped immediately, "Shit, right, it's embedded too deep, we have to pull it whole".

"That's too dangerous". Alezduren spoke up, while Raziel who was still pissed at her nephew just looked up.

"I know that, but we have no choice, his hearts all over the place". The healer informed everyone in the room, and everyone took a collective breath, while Raziel drove the scalpel in.

"Kraglin get over here" Yondu instructed his First Mate who almost hesitantly came over, "Just stay with him for a moment the Captain said, moving aside for a moment, just to see what the hell was going on.

Kraglin came down, and with his hands brushed Peter's tears away gently. "It won't be long" was all he could say, shit this wasn't what he signed up for.

"I fucked it up Kraglin, I fuked everything up". Internally Kraglin almost rolled his eyes, how often had he heard that speech from Yondu, over the last few days, shit everything was screwed up, and everyone knew that.

"Yeah we know, but we're gonna make it right" was all Kraglin only could reply, while Yondu straightened up and his jaw just dropped. From where he was standing, with Peter's fragile body all open and on display in a sea of blood and tissue which Alezduren was hastily mopping up to.

He could see that damn thing being pulled out from the back of Peter's neck. It was golden, just like the marks that appeared on his body and moving as it was alive, like the tendrils which had wrapped around his brain and had caused all this.

It liked like something found in the ocean, but that thing g looked like it was supernatural, which had been twisted around the child's head. "It's wrapped in too tight, we have to pull it out" Raziel gave Yondu a look, and he understood, while he dived back to the teenager.

"Peter this is it, just take a deep breath". Peter just forced his eyes on Yondu's red pupils, gasped and bit his lower lip. And everyone became aware of the sickening squelching sound.

Kraglin immediately backed away, his pale face managing to become more pallid from what was going on, but he had to see it, to see the living thing all golden and unnatural, being yanked from the teenager's head.

It looked like two feet of living tissue, and to everyone perhaps imagination, seemed to be screaming in agony to being ripped apart. Followed by Peter just opening his mouth and letting go the most guttural shriek of pain, Yondu had ever heard. This was the cry of a child who had lost everything and was fighting for survival.

"It's clear," Raziel said after one more yank, and Peter exhausted sagged against the force field, just gasping, while everyone took a look at that thing. It seemed to be still alive, moving as if it was trying to get back into the teenager's body, swiftly Raziel moved back still holding it away from herm before placing it in a stasis box

"I'm going to need to do an autopsy on it, see if there was something else in there" she informed everyone while Yondu tried to understand what it was, but his eyes focused onto the teen. Peter's eyes were half slits, and he just moaned to himself as if trying to say something but failing.

"It's ok, boy you're going to be alright now". Yondu stoked the teenager's wet face, but Peter was now unconscious finally.

"Ok, drop the force field, let's get this kid stitched up". Raziel said and with a flicker the field which had been restraining Peter dropped, and he was instantly pulled back to the bed. While all Yondu could do was watch and wait, his eyes focusing on the box containing that bastard thing, and all thought went back to that bastard father of his.

From what Raziel was saying and from what Peter had told him, he knew this wasn't over

Not yet.

The End

Ok, closing the chapter here, but the next one will be sort of angsty, but Yondu and Peter are trying to sort it out.

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