Nyctophilia // Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

daddy issues

"Welcome, everyone, to my world." Ego announces as the guardians travel through his planet.

Filled with vibrant colors, Ego's planet was beautiful. Everyone stared in awe as it was one of the most visually pleasing planets they've ever been on.

"Wow, you have your own planet?" Quill asks stunned.

"Come on. No larger than your Earth's moon." Ego says nonchalantly.

"Humility. I like It. I, too, am extraordinarily humble." Drax says.

Jo rolls her eyes.

They arrive to their destination within the planet, looking around.

"You have your own planet and can destroy two dozen spaceships without a suit, what are you exactly?" Gamora asks Ego.

"I'm what's called a celestial, sweetheart." Jo cringes at the name he calls Gamora.

"A celestial, like a god?" Quill shockingly asks.

"Mm small g son." Ego and Mantis turn around to face the group. "At least on the days I'm feeling as humble as Drax." He chuckles walking into a building.

"I still don't like him..." Joey says to her friends.

"What? He's amazing!" Drax looks at the man in awe.

"What about him is sooo amazing Drax?" She looks at him.

"His hair, his smile, his voice, his ey-"

"Dude, seriously?"

"You're just mad, you're not a god."

"I don't want to be a god. Gods are overrated. And douchebags." Jo folds her arms.

"Okay...but Jo, you don't like anybody." Quill tells her.

"I like you guys," The teen begs to differ.

"Just try to hold in your crazy for a little longer." Quill says walking towards the building.

"My crazy? My crazy?!" Jo starts as both men walk away.

"Did he just..." Jo looks at Gamora in shock.

Gamora nods at Jo before she also walks towards the entrance.

"Never listen to what a man has to say. They're idiots." Gamora advises the young girl.

Joey decides to follow her friends into the building, where Ego was about to explain his history.

"I don't know where I came from exactly. First thing I remember is flickering, adrift in the cosmos...utterly and entirely alone." Ego stands in front of a pod that demonstrates exactly what he's explaining. "Over millions of years I learned to control the molecules around me. I grew smarter and stronger."

Ego walks over to another pod that shows a different point in time where he is in a different physical state.

"And I continued building from there, layer by layer. The very planet you walk on now."

"Woah," Quill looks around.

"But I wanted more."

"Ego." Jo scoffs.

"What?" Ego turns to look at the girl.

"Oh you know... like you wanted more cause you have such a big ego." Joey tells the man.

"Jo!" Quill signals the girl to stop. He looks at his potential father, apologetically.

"No it's fine, she's right. I have a fitting name, don't I?" He smiles at Jo, but she just raises her eyebrows.