~thirteen years later~
Peter POV
I woke to a throbbing headache and a pain in my body. I groaned and slowly pulled myself out of my bed. I stretched out my back and a satisfying crack was heard. I walked to the door and opened it going into the hallway. I walked down the hall and to the gym to train. If I didn't complete my training before I ate, father would be furious with me.
When father was mad with me I would have a punishment to deal with. When I was six I couldn't complete the requirements he had set for me. He had a surgeon add four metal limbs to my back and they did it without medication. I ended up passing out part way through the procedure and my body rejected them at first.
I ended up losing all the feeling in my body. Father had not made me get anymore attachments to my body since then. He sometimes enhances my senses for a punishment as well but I can live with that. What really hurt was when he would take away my food rights and I wouldn't be allowed to eat.
I have a fast metabolism so when I don't eat the small portions I already get I'll be in a lot of pain. I almost starved once from a punishment. I couldn't beat my sister, Gamora, in a sparring match so I wasn't allowed to eat that day. The next day the same thing happened and the next. Finally after the fifth try I passed out from malnutrition and father allowed me to eat.
I was very grateful for that and ate enough to get my nutrition levels back to a healthy level. I've stopped sparring with my sisters for that reason and others. I wouldn't say I envy Gamora but I do wish I could be more like her. She has never had a punishment and has father's respect and pride. I yearn to have the look that father has for Gamora. But even though she was a traitor to father he still has the look for her.
Nebula is a different story Father doesn't care for her. She loses a limb everytime she fails father and I feel sorry for her. She is also a traitor in father's eyes yet each of them get more from father then me. I was pulled from my thoughts as I reached my destination. The gym was large and had a lot of things to train with.