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1!! Spoilers for all chapters of Avengers: Endgame are unmarked.
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4[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Third time's the charm.]]]]
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6->''"After the defeat of the alternate Thanos, the Guardians of the Galaxy are tasked with protecting the Soul Stone he brought with him. On a flight to Vormir, the only place they know the Stone will be safe, they are attacked by the Sovereign, who steal the Infinity Stone. Giving chase to the Sovereign, the Guardians are horrified to discover the Stone has been used to empower High Priestess Ayesha’s newest creation: A being named Adam. Together with their newest recruits; Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, the Guardians must fight this threat."''
7-->-- '''The story summary attached to the fic'''
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9''Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3''[[note]]not to be confused with [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 the James Gunn-directed sequel]] released in 2023[[/note]] is a fanfiction by Dragonis Prime first published on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn on May 30, 2019, and then rebooted on July 15, 2020. It is the second story in their [[Fanfic/MarvelCinematicFanfictionUniverse Marvel Cinematic Fanfiction Universe]] and can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25274002?view_full_work=true here]]. It is the direct sequel to their previous fanfiction, ''[[Fanfic/AvengersEndgameDragonisPrime Avengers: Endgame]]''.
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14!!This story contains examples of:
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16[[folder: Tropes #-F]]
17* ActionPrologue: The battle against the Kree.
18* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: Gamora and Peter talking after Corvus is captured and the Soul Stone is stolen.
19* AdamAndOrEve: Adam is the obvious example, while his love interest is named Eafen, a corruption of ''Eve''ning.
20* AffectionateNickname: Corvus refers to Gamora as "Little 'Mora"
21* AnachronicOrder: Due to the reboot, the new version is released after both Fanfic/SamWilsonCaptainAmerica and Fanfic/CaptainMarvelPhalanx, despite taking place before and leading into both.
22* AmazingTechnicolourPopulation: Gamora is green, Nebula and Proxima are blue, and the Sovereign are gold.
23* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Nebula and Gamora both serve as this to Corvus.
24* BattleCouple: Quill and Gamora, Corvus and Proxima.
25* BadassBoast: Corvus gives one hell of a speech to Raker when Raker is attempting to interrogate him.
26--> '''Corvus:''' "Oh, please. I was old when your society evolved beyond breeding, something so ancient to you that it has faded into myth and tradition. I have fought countless battles, died countless times, experienced pain beyond anything you can possibly comprehend. Here I am, today, still alive."
27* BadassInDistress: Corvus is captured by the Sovereign, who intend to use him to make immortal soldiers. Given his immortality and blasé attitude toward it all, he's not actually in that much trouble.
28* BadBoss: Ayesha belittles Raker, which leads to him siding more and more with the Magus.
29* BigBad: The Magus.
30* BigBadWannabe: Ayesha, who is quickly supplanted by the Magus
31* BigBrotherMentor: Corvus reflects on his role as one to Gamora and Nebula.
32* BigNo: Gamora's lets one out as she hangs from the cliffs of Vormir.
33* BrotherSisterTeam: Corvus and Gamora team up to take on the Universal Church of Truth because the rest of the team are drunk out of their minds.
34* TheBusCameBack: After being absent in Fanfic/AvengersEndgameDragonisPrime and the original take of the story, Kraglin returns.
35* TheCameo: Both Bruce Banner and Crystal of the Inhumans make one in the first chapter, while the Silver Surfer shows up in the fourth.
36* CanonWelding: Thanks to mentions of Arishem the Judge, Eternals, and an Emergence on Earth in Chapter 11, this fanfiction has brought {{Film/Eternals}} into the [[Fanfic/MarvelCinematicFanfictionUniverse MCFFU]].
37* CargoCult: The Universal Church of Truth worship the Soul Stone.
38* TheChessmaster: The Magus, manipulating the Sovereign's actions for his greater goals.
39* ContinuityNod: Bruce Banner shows up in the Soul Stone, talking about his Snap in Fanfic/AvengersEndgameDragonisPrime.
40* DecompositeCharacter: The Sovereign's similarities to the Universal Church of Truth in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' are used to make said Church a subset of the Sovereign.
41* DoomedByCanon: Due to [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late-Arrival Spoilers]] in other stories, Drax is fated to die.
42* TheDragon: Cardinals Raker and Arokine serve as Ayesha's, though Raker is TheStarscream. Raker then later serves this role for the Magus.
43* DrunkenSong: The Guardians, sans Gamora and Corvus, sing Crocodile Rock while drinking.
44* EquivalentExchange: Banner is confirmed to have traded his soul for Gamora's.
45* EvilGloating: Both Raker and the Magus are '''very''' prone to these, monologuing to each other or to their prisoners.
46* FamilyOfChoice: Gamora refers to the Guardians as her dysfunctional family.
47* ForegoneConclusion: Due to spoilers in stories that take place afterwards, readers will know that Adam obtains the Soul Stone, Drax does not survive, Groot gets the power of Thor, and Corvus and Proxima don't get their quiet retirement.
48* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Corvus and Gamora having a serious conversation is given the backdrop of the rest of the team drunkenly singing Crocodile Rock.
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52* HappilyMarried: Corvus and Proxima.
53* ILikeThoseOdds: Said word for words by Corvus when he and Gamora come face to face with the Universal Church of Truth.
54* InUniverseSoundtrack: As typical for Guardians media.
55** 'Sweet Caroline' plays and is sung along to by multiple Guardians during the opening battle.
56** Every Guardian, sans Gamora, sings at least some part of 'Crocodile Rock'.
57** Quill and Gamora dance to 'Annie's Song'.
58* LateArrivalSpoiler: The deaths of Rocket and Bruce Banner in Fanfic/AvengersEndgameDragonisPrime are spoiled in the first chapter.
59%%* {{Leitmotif}}: Starman serves as Adam's.
60* LoveAtFirstSight: Eafen asks Adam if he believes in it, reflecting on the possibly that they have done so.
61* MadeOfIndestructium: The plandanium door that guards the Terrigen Crystal. However, Corvus' glaive is made of the much stronger uru.
62* MeaningfulEcho: Banner refers to himself as [[Film/ThorRagnarok Thor's friend from work.]]
63%%* MonsterBrotherCutieSister: Corvus and Gamora.
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66[[folder: Tropes N-T]]
67* NotSoAboveItAll: Gamora joins her fellow Guardians in singing part of Sweet Caroline. Nebula initially objects... Until she and Gamora realize that they can annoy Corvus by doing it. Corvus also counts when he sings a single line of Crocodile Rock to {{Troll}} the drunk Guardians.
68* OrwellianRetcon: The entire story has been rebooted in favour of a more expansive take.
69* OverlyLongGag: The Guardians fighting the Kree set to 'Sweet Caroline', complete with singalong.
70* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: The four children of Thanos very much apply. Corvus and Proxima are somewhere around 3500 years old, while Gamora and Nebula are in their early thirties.
71* ReligionOfEvil: The Universal Church of Truth which worships the Soul Stone.
72* ResurrectiveImmortality: Corvus has this thanks to his glaive.
73* SavedByCanon: Due to their appearances in later stories, Corvus, Proxima, Mantis, Groot, and Nebula's safety is guaranteed.
74* SinisterMinister: Cardinal Raker, as a religious leader for a cult.
75* StraightMan: Corvus is the serious foil to the much more quirky Guardians. Gamora and Proxima are also ones to a lesser extent.
76* SuperheroesInSpace: They are the Guardians of the GALAXY, after all.
77* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Downplayed, but Corvus is clearly a little annoyed at having to work with the Guardians.
78* TitledAfterTheSong: The chapter titles are this.
79** Chapter 1: Back In Business by {{Music/ACDC}}
80** Chapter 2: Stairway To Heaven by Music/LedZeppelin
81** Chapter 3: Believe by {{Music/Cher}}
82** Chapter 4: Space Oddity by Music/DavidBowie
83** Chapter 5: Rocket Man by Music/EltonJohn
84** Chapter 6: A Kind of Magic by {{Music/Queen}}
85** Chapter 7: Surfing with the Alien by Music/JoeSatriani
86** Chapter 8: The Tracks of My Tears by Music/SmokeyRobinson
87** Chapter 9: God Only Knows by Music/TheBeachBoys
88** Chapter 10: The Illusion of Power by Music/BlackSabbath
89** Chapter 11: Soul Sucker by Music/OzzyOsbourne
90* TookALevelInBadass: Kraglin is accomplished enough with the Yaka Arrow to wield it in combat.
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94* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The Magus is a force of evil as old as the universe itself and a noted [[TheSocialDarwinist social Darwinist]]. The Guardians, by contrast, are the Guardians.
95* WalkingSpoiler: With the exception of Nebula, ''every Guardian'' is one for ''Fanfic/AvengersEndgameDragonisPrime''.
96* WeNeedADistraction: The heist team asks for one so Corvus can crack the Kree vault open. Cue fight scene set to 'Sweet Caroline'.
97* TheXOfY: Guardians of the Galaxy.

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