There were people to save. And no one else who stood a chance of standing in the way. And when everyone else turns their back... then it's us, right? 
Appearing in "The Hand-Dug Grave"
Featured Characters:
- Guardians of the Galaxy (Main story and flashback)
- Star-Lord (Peter Quill) (Main story and flashback) (Death)
- Gamora (Main story and flashback) (Death)
- Mantis (Brandt) (Main story and flashback) (Death)
- Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Main story and flashback) (Death)
- Star-Sheriff (Rocket Raccoon) (Main story and flashback) (Death)
- Nebula (Main story and flashback) (Joins team in flashback) (Death)
- Moondragon (Dies in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Groot/Grootfall (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Granopy (Only in flashback)
- Drax the Pacifist (Arthur Douglas) (Mentioned)
- Sequoia (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Human-Spartax Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
- Zen-Whoberis (Main story and flashback)
- Luphomoids (Main story and flashback)
- Cyborgs (Main story and flashback)
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Halfworlders (Main story and flashback)
- Flora colossi (Main story and flashback)
- Flarks (Invoked)
Locations:
- The Proscenium (Only in flashback) (Destruction)
- Manifold Territories (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "The Hand-Dug Grave"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
THE ORIGIN OF GROOTFALL!
• One year ago, the Guardians were more than a team, they were the galaxy’s SUPER HEROES…
• Now the Guardians are outlaws, guns for hire roaming the frontier in hopes of stopping one of their own.
• How did the Guardians fall apart, and what changed Groot into the monster he is now? The untold story is finally revealed!