He'd herded all the people he could to the evac point before being told in no uncertain terms that he needed to get the fuck out of dodge himself. Wash is expecting an exit; what he isn't expecting is a weird rainbow light river with a number of people standing in it, beckoning towards them.

...though it's not really any weirder than fighting off Community Theater Cthulu, is it.

He scans the river for any familiar faces, finds one reaching out to him, and heads for Yondu, reaching out for his hand. "Would you believe this isn't the weirdest thing I've seen today?"