Guardians of the Galaxy (Earth-339)

Foundation
The Guardians of the Galaxy were formed to combat the Skrull-Spartoi War. The conflict had brought such devastation that Emperor J'son of the Spartoi and Emperor De'zean I made a peacedeal that involved the creation of a team of heroes that would protect the freedom and peace, the Guardians of the Galaxy. The first members were Peter Quill and Xavin, the son and daughter of J'son and De'zean respectively. They were joint by Adam Warlock, Nova Prime and Nebula. They fought several enemies including Ronan the Accuser, the Badoon, the Chitauri and the Brood.

The Black Order
The Guardians came to the Symbiote planet. There Rhomann Dey got infected by the symbiote Venom. The travelling to the planet had been a trap by Nebula, who was secretly working with other forces. She was working with The Black Order and Thanos. Thanos wanted to destroy the Nova Corps so he could have easier access to the Empires. Thanos captured the Guardians and then revealed himself. He and the Black Order, consisting of Corvus Claive, Terrax the Tamer, Gamora, Black Dwarf and Proxima Midnight. Venom and Nebula then joint the team. Thanos lead a war agianst the Spartoi. However Emperor J'son called his allies the Shi'ar. Emperor D'Ken  was secretly in league with Thanos. D'Ken was then murdered by Vulcan. Vulcan took the throne by marrying Deathbird. Vulcan helped J'son and together with the Nova, Richard Ryder they were able to defeat the Black Order. The Shi'ar, Spartoi, Skrulls and Kree then forged a great alliance, through a new team of Guardians of the Galaxy, with the task of defeating Thanos. Star-Lord, Xavin and Adam Warlock were joint by Gladiator, Richard Rider and Mar-Vell.

Soul Gem
Gamora later attacked the Guardians to take the Soul Gem from Adam Warlock. She was winning, but was then defeated by Drax the Destroyer. Drax revealed to the Guardians that his sole purpose was to destroy Thanos. Since this alligned with the purpose of the Guardians, Drax joint them. Gamora launched a second assault on the Guardians and managed to take the Soul Gem from Adam Warlock by using the alien Mantis her telepathy. Gamora and Mantis returned to Thanos. Thanos then revealed to Gamora his plan to destroy the Universe as a sacrifice to Death. Gamora was appalled and stole the Soul Gem back from Thanos. She brought it to the The Collector. Taneleer Tivan was already in possession of the Reality Gem. Gamora was then hunted by Drax, but revealed that she no longer served Thanos so he let her go.

Knowhere
The Guardians then made their base at Knowhere. They were joint by Cosmo who helped them fight villains such as the Black Nova Titus, Rocket Raccoon & Groot, the Badoon and Terrax the Tamer.

Shi'ar-Spartoi War and Ego the Living Planet
Later the Shi'ar and the Spartoi got into a conflict about a small planet that had travelled from one's empire to another. Both still claimed it. The Guardians of the Galaxy attempted to stay united, but Gladiator was pulled out of the team by Vulcan and so was Xavin. A great war followed and many died. But then the planet was revealed to be a living being. It was Ego the Living Planet. Ego was very destructive, but finally destroyed by the joint powers of the Guardians and Emperor Vulcan.

Phoenix Force
In the Shi'ar Empire a young Shi'ar man named Korvus Rook'shir became infused with the Phoenix Force. Rook'shir lost control and became Dark Phoenix. He destroyed all in his path. Thanos saw in him an opportunity. He manipulated Korvus into destroying the Shi'ar. Vulcan fought a long battle, but most of his empire was destroyed. The Guardians tried to fight the Dark Phoenix but were unable to do any good. Korvus was then killed by Gamora. Vulcan's empire was then gone. J'son then invaded the remaining Shi'ar empire and conquered all of it. Vulcan and Gladiator became two of his most powerful Generals. Peter Quill and the other Guardians opposed this.

Outlawed
The Guardians were then outlawed by J'son. He called for all to be captured. For months Ronan the Accuser pursued the Guardians to take the down. Mar-Vell had been captured by Ronan and told the other Guardians not to free him, as he had broken the laws of the Supreme Intelligence he believed he should now face trial. The other guardians ran into Venom again. Venom intended to conquer the Universe by launching thousands of symbiotes into the galaxy. Venom was stopped by the Guardians and Richard Rider killed Rhomann Dey. They then fought alongside Beta Ray Bill against the Badoon.

Death of J'son
Vulcan was able to murder J'son and take his place as Emperor of the Spartoi and Shi'ar. The Guardians, Gladiator, the Kree and the Skrulls were shocked by this development. Xavin, Ronan the Accuser and Captain Marvel joint up with the Guardians again to fight Vulcan. Xavin was killed in this battle. Peter Quill then became the new Emperor of the Spartoi, while Gladiator married Lilandra Neranami and became the Majestor of the Shi'ar. Emperor Peter had to quit the Guardians, but placed Richard Rider in charge.

Infinity Gems
Meanwhile the Collector had obtained two more Infinity Gems, the Power Gem and the Space Gem, by killing The Champion and The Runner. Thanos discovered this and sent his Black Order after The Grandmaster and the Gardener to obtain the Time Gem and the Mind Gem respectively. When the Guardians were informed by Mar-Vell about The Collector's plans. Mar-Vell rejoined the Guardians. The Collector and Thanos were then in battle, but Adam Warlock was able to retrieve the Soul Gem. The Collector was then killed by Thanos and Terrax. Thanos obtained all most infinity gems. The Guardians barely were able to defeat them and retrieve the Infinity Gems. They then decided to disband and distribute the Infinity Gems to all kinds of places in the Universe. Adam Warlock placed himself in charge to the Infinity Watch, he divided the Gems between himself, Ronan, Drax, Black Bolt, Star-Lord and secretly Thanos.

Moondragon
Heather Douglas joins the Guardians.

Time Gem
Drax was in possession of the Time Gem. When he heard of the return of his daughter, Moondragon, Drax returned to the Guardians, abandoning his post on the Infinity Watch. However trouble arose in the form of the High Evolutionary, an ally of En Sabah Nur. En Sabah Nur wanted the Time Gem to accellerate time to make human evolution go faster. He and the High Evolutionary fought Drax together with Apocalypse his allies Archangel, Selene and Sinister. Apocalypse killed Drax and took the Time Gem from him. Adam Warlock and Thanos intervened alongside the Guardians and they managed to defeat Apocalypse and kill the High Evolutionary. However Apocalypse managed to escape with the Time Gem. Thanos then came to earth. He fought and defeated Apocalypse. He then told him that Apocalypse could keep the Time Gem, but only if he would use it to kill all humans, instead of evolving them. Apocalypse agreed and he joint Thanos his Black Order.

Deadpool
Wade Wilson, Agent of Asgard, was sent into space by Loki, King of Asgard. Deadpool found the Guardians and saved them from the Giant Squirrel Invasion. He was then allowed to join the team. When Deadpool met Peter Quill during a mission with Corsair and the Starjammers, Deadpool mentioned Loki to Peter Quill. Quill then travelled to Asgard alongside Deadpool, Beta Ray Bill, Gamora, Corsair and Raza Longknife. They recieved an audience with Loki. Quill and Loki decided that they could form a stronger alliance. Tyr was then sent with Quill. Raza was then discovered trying to steal the hammer Stormbreaker. He was unable to lift it. Beta Ray Bill discovered him and took Raza down. While doing so he lifted the hammer. Loki had Raza imprisoned and awarded Beta Ray Bill with Stormbreaker.

The Black Order Invasion
Thanos decided to take down the Skrull Empire. He and his Black Order invaded them and killed Emperor De'zean. The Kree aided Thanos in his war. Ronan the Accuser was even given an official position within the Black Order. There was a long war and Terrax and Black Dwarf were killed. Captain Marvel saw the injustice and started aiding the Skrulls together with the Guardians of the Galaxy. He clashed multiple times with Ronan. Maximus Boltagon, an Inhuman leader also stood with Ronan and the Kree. Richard Rider convinced the entire Nova Corps to try to stop the war. Thanos then used the Reality Gem to destroy the attacking Nova Corps. The remaing Skrulls then surrendered to him. The Kree returned home. There the Supreme Intelligence had Mar-Vell imprisoned. Thanos then invaded the Kree. The Supreme Intelligence refused to negotiate with Thanos or to do anything for that matter. Ronan sat quietly next to its master, yet Maximus had a better idea. He released Mar-Vell and convinced him to kill the Supreme Intelligence. Mar-Vell did and took a large number of sympathising Kree with him to an unknown planet. Thanos then destroyed most of the Kree Empire, using the Reality Gem. Ronan and Black Bolt used the Power and Space Gems to fight back but were unable to defeat Thanos. They then used to Space Gem to take a great number of Kree and Inhumans with them to a safer place. Ronan killed Maximus for his betrayel.

Infinity Watch
Green Infinity Gem - Soul Gem - Adam Warlock

Red Infinity Gem - Power Gem - Ronan the Accuser

Orange Infinity Gem - Time Gem - Loki (Formerly Drax the Destroyer and En Sabah Nur)

Yellow Infinity Gem - Reality Gem - Thanos

Purple Infinity Gem - Space Gem - Blackagar Boltagon

Blue Infinity Gem - Mind Gem - Loki (Formerly Peter Quill)