Peter Parker, Guardian of the Galaxy

Ego

Later, on Berheart, Rocket is patching up Peter's injuries as Ego explains himself. "I hired Yondu to pick you up when your mother passed away. But instead of returning you, Yondu kept you." He says. "And I have no clue as to why." Ego says. "I'll tell you why." Quill says. "Because I was a skinny kid who could fit into places adults couldn't, it made it easier for thieving." He says. "Well, I've been trying to track you down ever since." Ego says. "I thought Yondu was your father." Drax says. "What? We've been together all this time and you thought Yondu was my actual blood relative?" Quill asks. "You look exactly alike." Drax says. "Ones blue!" Rocket says, finishing Peter's bandages. "No, he's not my father. Yondu is the guy who abducted me. Kicked the crap out of me so I knew how to fight and kept me in order by threatening to eat me." Quill says. "Eat you?" Ego asks. "Yeah." Quill says. "That son of a bitch." Ego says. "So how did you just happen to find us?" Peter asks. "Well, even in the far corners of the galaxy where I'm from, we've heard of the man called Star-Lord and his friends." Ego says. "What do you say we head there now?" Ego asks Quill. "All of your friends are welcome. Even that triangle faced monkey over there." He says looking at Rocket. Peter couldn't help but chuckle at that. Rocket starts felling his face. "I promise you...it's unlike anything you've ever seen. Excuse me. Gotta take a whizz." He says and leaves. "I'm not buying it." Quill says. "Let's take a walk." Gamora says and they leave. Peter watches Drax and the antenna lady, who he learnt is named Mantis, talk until Ego comes back to him. "So, what's your story?" He asks Peter. "How'd you get stuck in the galaxy form earth?" He asks. "It's, uh, complicated. I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time." Peter says. "I got abducted by this alien race that were experimenting on innocent creatures. Saw me as a good test subject and they were just curious what would happen if you mix human DNA and spider DNA together." Peter says. "Sorry to hear that." Ego says. "And...on the subject, what's with the scar on your back?" He asks regarding the spider shape scar. "It was a few years back, I met someone who was like me. She and her family was experimented on, gained some abilities. I thought we were getting along, it seemed like a great deal. But then she stabbed us in the back, stole our money, and our ship. Haven't seen her since." Peter says. They hear Drax laughs and see Rocket annoyed and Mantis scared . "That is called a practical joke!" Drax says and Mantis starts laughing. Ego and Peter look confused.

The next morning, Quill has decided to give it a chance with Ego. Peter stays with Rocket to attend to his injuries that should be healed by the next day. "You're leaving me with that fox and child?!" Nebula yells. "He's not a fox. Kill her if she does anything suspicious." She tells Peter. "Okay." He says. "Or if you feel like it." She says. "I won't feel like it." Peter says. She walks up to baby Groot. "Hey, it'll be just for a couple of days. We'll be back before they're done fixing the ship." She tells him and leaves. "What if the Sovereign come?" Drax asks as they leave. "There's no way for them to know we're here. Let's go." Quill says. "I'm uncertain of parting ways." He says. "God, you're like an old woman." Quill says. "Because I'm wise?" Drax asks. Quill looks at Rocket as he's fixing the ship. "Hope daddy isn't as big of a dick as you. Orphan boy." He asys. "What is your goal? To make everyone hate you?" He asks. "Because it's working." He says and leaves them. Peter lies back down and keeps his weapons away from Nebula and naps his injuries away.

Later that night, Peter is awaken by sounds of a blaster firing. He looks and hears Rocket on a radio as it plays Summer Nights. Peter looks and sees Groot. "Hey, Groot, what's happening?" He asks. "I am Groot." He says. "Ravengers?" Peter asks confused. He looks out the window and sees Ravengers flying up and down. "Looks like Rocket was prepared for them." Peter says as he tries standing and his injuries are still not healed. "Okay, bad idea." He says and lies back down. Groot runs to him and stays by his side. "It's gonna be okay, Groot. Rocket can handle himself." Peter says and he hears Ravengers. "Not so tough without your Arachnid-Boy and toys, are you?" He says. Peter smiles, knowing Rocket will make easy work of them. He hears as Rocket takes them both down easily. He then hears a whistle and stands up quickly. He knew that whistling anywhere. Yondu.

Rocket stands still as the arrow is against his head. "Hey there, rat." Yondu says. "How's it going, you blue idiot?" Rocket asks him. "Not so bad. We got ourselves a sweet little gig here. This golden gal with quite a high opinion of herself has offered us a large sum of money for turning you and your pals over to her because she want to killhall you." He explains. Inside the Milano, "your friend is in trouble." Nebula says and Peter and Groot look at her. "There's too many of them. If you care about him, you have to let me go." She says. "Yeah, not happening." Peter says. "I'll help him." He says and tries standing and falls back down. "Okay, forget it." He says and sits back down. "They're going to kill him!" Nebula says. "You think we can trust her, Groot?" Peter asks. Outside, "I'll tell you, it was easy to find you. I snuck a tracker on your ship during the battle of Xandar a few years back." Yondu says. "Give me your word you won't hurt Groot or Peter, and I'll tell you where the batteries are." Rocket says. "Lucky for you my word means squat." Yondu says. "Otherwise I'd actually hand you over." He says. "Otherwise you'd What?" One of his men say. "We'll take those batteries. There worth a quarter mill on the market." Yondu says. "That priests offered us a million!" The man says. "A quarter is only 1/3rd of that." He says. "A quarter ain't a 3rd." Yondu says. "A quarter is 25." He says. "We can't even buy a pair of boots for 25." He says. "Listen, the point is that we ain't stupid enough to kill the Guardians of the Galaxy! The whole dang Nova Corp would be on us." He says. "That ain't right!" Kraglin says. "I just gotta say this once, Captain. No matter how many times Quill betrays us, you protect him like the rest of us don't mater. I'm the one who has to stick up for you!" He says. "Take it easy, Kraglin." One of them says. And they all start raising their weapons at each other. "Woah, woah. There has to be a peaceful resolution to this, fellas. Or a violent one where I'm standing over there." Rocket says as Yondu's arrow fin gets shot off and he falls. Rocket looks and sees Nebula, carrying an unconscious Peter. She shoots Rocket down. "Hello, boys." She says and takes a bite out of the fruit and spits it out. "It's not ripe." She says.