Peter Parker, Guardian of the Galaxy

Reunion

Peter stands outside F.E.A.S.T., a homeless shelter most of the people who were brought back are using as a home for now. Peter and Rocket walk in and start looking for his aunt. "You know what you're gonna say when you find her?" Rocket asks Peter who's shaking nervously. "No, I haven't." Peter tells him as they walk through the crowd of people reuniting with their families as he spots his aunt in the corner of the shelter. "Aunt May..." Peter says as he sees her and starts tearing up at the site of her. "Go to her, kid. I'll be here." Rocket tells him as Peter slowly finds the courage to approach his aunt. May is sitting down on her bed and sees him waking towards him, not knowing who he is she asks him. "Hello, are you looking for someone?" She asks him. "Richard and Mary Parker." Peter tells her and she looks at him in shock and holds his cheek. "Peter?" She asks and Peter nods and cries as he hugs his aunt he hasn't seen in over 8 years and she quickly returns the hug.

Rocket watches the reunion from a distance. "See you later, kid." Rocket says as he walks off, believing Peter wouldn't choose his fake family over his real family. Back with the reunion, May is questioning everything in seconds. "I know you've got a lot of questions, Aunt May, but I thought it'd be best to have everyone here when I explain." He tells her. "I'll be back." He informs her and looks for his 2 best friends. He keeps looking and Ned was easy to spot and he sees him with someone he didn't at first recognized but realizes that's MJ. The girl he had a crush on and as she got older, got more beautiful and could tell she's still got the same attitude she had before and walks up to them. "Hey, loser, you looking for your family? You look like you've seen a ghost." MJ tells him. "That's funny. Thought you didn't believe in ghosts, MJ." Peter tells her and he looks to Ned. "I can see you haven't changed since our conversation about who really shot first...Han Solo or Greedo." Peter tells him and they look in shock. "Peter?" They both ask and hug him.

Peter takes the hug from his best friends and the girl he likes, who he learnt is homeless, and enjoys the moment and he explains everything to them and May About where he's been and what he's been up to. "That's awesome! You're a superhero to the whole universe?," Ned ssks in disbelief. "So, you came alone? Why not your friends?" MJ asks him. "I didn't come alone, Rocket's with..." Peter turns to realize Rocket's gone. "Rocket?" He falls out his father figure and sees he left him. "Why would...oh." Peter realizes why he left. He looks to his friends and states he needs a moment alone to think really fast.

Peter sits on the roof of F.E.A.S.T. and thinks of what to do when MJ comes up to him. "What up, loser?" MJ asks him as she sits next to him and he chuckles. "I knew you were still the same Michael Jones I befriended." Peter says to her. "So, you plan on leaving again?" She asks him. "I don't know. Rocket, Quill, Mantis, Drax, Groot...They're all my family...but here I could have the chance at a normal life." He tells her. "Who wants to be normal?" MJ asks. "If I had the chance, I'd travel the universe and not give this place a second thought." MJ states. "Yeah, you wouldn't realize how much you miss double cheeseburgers when you're away for several years." He tells her. "You know, you could have the chance...to see the stars." Peter tells MJ. "How?" She asks. "I know about your...situation here." He tells her, regarding being an orphan. "What if you just disappeared?" He asks her. "You think you'd be able to keep up, loser?" She asks him. "I think I can." He says and gets ready to say the one thing he's wanted to say for years. "And, MJ...I know this is gonna sound surprising, but I wanted to say this for years. I-" MJ interrupts him by kissing him. "And you kissed me...Before I could even tell you." Peter clarified. "After you disappeared, me and Ned worked nonstop for years trying to figure out what happened, we sorta stopped around your parents died." She tells him. "So, what do you say? Wanna see the stars?" He asks her.

Meanwhile, in the Milano, Quill is searching for Gamora as Rocket enters the ship without Peter. "Hey, Rocket, where's the kid?" Quill asks him. "With his family. Where else?" Rocket states as Thor enters the ship. "Here we are! Tree, good to see you." Thor says and Quill stops searching and pulls up a galaxy map. "Ah, The Asgardians of the Galaxy are back together again." Thor says as he hugs Quill. "Where to first?" He asks as he messes with the map. Quill changes the map back. "Just so you know, this is my ship still. I'm in charge." Quill states to Thor. "I know, of course you are." Thor tells him and he messes with the map again. "See, you say, "of course," but then you touch the map." Quill clarifies. "It makes you think that you didn't realize I was in charge." Quill tells Thor. "Quail, you answered your own insecurity." Thor tells him, mispronouncing his name. "Quail?" Quill asks. "Okay? I'm merely trying to be of service andassisting." Thor clarifies to him. "it's Quill." He tells Thor. "That's what I said." Thor says.

"You should fight for one another for the honor of leadership." Drax suggests. "Sounds fair." Nebula says and they tense up. "It's not necessary, Okay?" Quill says. "It's not." Thor agrees. "I got some blasters, unless you guys wanna use knives." Rocket intervenes. "Yes! Please, use knives." Mantis suggests. "I am Groot." Groot agrees. "Or I have some spare repulsers if you wanna use those." A voice says and they turn to see Peter and Michael Jones with a bag over her shoulder walking onto the ship. "Kid?" Rocket asks. "What, you think you're gonna get rid of me that easily?" Peter asks. "Who's she?" Quill asks looking to MJ. "Michelle Jones. Or her friends call her MJ. Be nice and she might see you as a friend. She doesn't have any family so I offered her a spot with us. We've got the room." Peter tells them. "I am Groot." Groot says he likes her already. "Yeah, I thought you would." Peter says and MJ looks confused. "Don't worry, I'll explain to you how to understand him later." Peter explains to her. "Okay, MJ, the man with the dorky beard is Peter Quill." Peter starts introducing them. "Hi." Quill calls out. "The guy with no shirt is Drax. Don't be sarcastic around him, tell him to take a long walk off s short platform and he will do it." Peter tells her. "The chick with the antennas is Mantis." "Hello." Mantis says to MJ. "And the talking tree is-" "Groot?" She asks interrupting him. "Yeah. And this is Rocket." Peter says pointing at Rocket. "How ya doing?" Rocket asks. "And the blue lady is Nebula. You two will get along just fine, I can tell." Peter says as he takes her bag. "Come on, I'll show you where your bunk is. It's the spare one across from mine and Rocket's." Peter says and she follows him.

They watch them leave. "Should we be worried?" Quill asks regarding them. "Maybe in about 3-4 years." Rocket says. "But, yeah, use repulsers that sounds fun." Rocket states, regarding what Peter suggested. Quill and Thor just laugh. "Not necessary." Quill says. "There shall be no knifing one another. Everybody knows who's in charge." Thor tells them. "Yes. Me...right?" Quill asks him. "Yes, you. Of course!" Thor says.

Later, MJ is all set in her room and she starts getting settled. "You think your team will be okay with me?" MJ asks Peter. "Hey, they brought a hippie, I brought my oldest friend slash crush. We're even." Peter tells her and she laughs. "And this is for you." Peter hands her a case and she opens it to see a nanotech watch. "Not even a date and you're giving me jewelry?" MJ asks. "We both know you hate that Kinda stuff, and this is to keep you safe. It's my spare Iron-Spider armor I keep in case of emergencies. You can even customize the color scheme on it if you want." Peter tells her and she puts it on her wrist. "I like it, loser." MJ says and kisses his cheek.

Peter leaves her to get all settled and sees Rocket waiting for him. "So, What did you agree to to come back?" Rocket asks. "I keep in contact with aunt May and Ned, I get you all to visit her once so she can properly meet you guys when she gets her own place, visit her during holidays, you guys are always welcome, too." Peter tells him the terms he had to agree to come back. "I thought I finally got rid of you, you know?" Rocket asks him. "Never gonna happen." Peter tells him and walks to talk to the others.

After MJ gets settled, she walks up to the front and takes her seat next to Peter. "So, where to Guardians?" Quill asks. "Thor's just tagging along for a while, he'll leave eventually...right?" Quill asks Thor. "Of course." Thor says smiling and Peter can tell he's gonna enjoy having Thor aside them. "I am Groot." Groot says. "Not a bad idea." Rocket says, regarding Groot's request. "What did he say?" MJ asks Peter. "He said, why not let the new girl pick?" Peter says, translating. "Sure, where to Michelle?" Quill asks, putting locations on her screen. "Where's the most dangerous place in the universe?" MJ asks them and Drax laughs. "This female human will be a great companion amongst us." Drax says. "Well, You've got 2 out of 5 to like you." Peter says and he places in the coordinates for the most dangerous place and they blast off while Quill has Hooked on a feeling playing and they leave.