While Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is drowning his sorrows, our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended when they're attacked by Adam Warlock (Will Poulter), who severely injures Rocket.

Rocket's turbulent past is shown when he was experimented on by The High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), who's trying to make superior animals and have them live on a new planet.

With his best friend in danger of dying, Peter rallies his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life — a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know