Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Peter Quill x Reader)

Chapter Six

At Ego's words, Peter quickly grabs his blasters and his walkman to hang on his belt. He is ready to go learn more about who he is and discover his purpose. After meeting you, he thought he had finally realized that you were his purpose because you are the one. Now, after your argument, he has a new path to follow. His father is standing before him and is going to guide him down that path. Throwing on his red jacket, Ego leads him out of his room and into the main building.

Ego waltzes through the large door with Peter following his steps. "Now, you need to readjust the way you process life. Everything around us, including the girl, everything is temporary," he says, making his way over to one of the displaying objects he used to explain his past the day before. "We are forever."

"Doesn't eternity get boring?"

"Not if you have a purpose, Peter, which is why you're here." He stops in front of the screen he used to show how he came upon life. "I told you how all those years ago I had an unceasing impulse to find life. But what I did not tell you was how when I finally did find it...it was all so disappointing." Ego shakes his head and Peter's astonished grin falters. "And that is when I came to a profound realization. My innate desire to seek out other life was not so that I could walk among that life." He turns to face his son now, his eyes passionate and wild. "Peter, I have found meaning!"

Ego taps a finger to Peter's forehead, causing him to shiver in amazement. His head leans back slowly with a gasp and his eyes change from their usual green glow to the stars in the galaxy. Peter can see it. He sees all of it and he understands Ego's meaning for life.

"I...I...I see it," Peter chokes. "Eternity."

Ego makes several images of planets appear around them, filling the room. "I call it The Expansion. It is my purpose and now it is yours as well."

"It's beautiful," Peter mumbles in response, his eyes still full of stars.

"Over thousands of years, I implanted thousands of extensions of myself on thousands of worlds. I need to fulfill life's one true purpose..." The planets in the room are now being overtaken by a blue substance which is presumably Ego. "...to grow and spread covering all that exists until everything is me!"

"I only had one problem. A single celestial doesn't have enough power for such an enterprise. But two celestials, well, now, that just might do," Ego continues, the screen now showing a bunch of interpretations of him kissing different species. Peter wants to think it's gross, watching his dad tell him about he impregnated all kinds of species, but he can't. The power is blocking his logical thought from escaping while he thinks of The Expansion.

"Out of all my labors, the most beguiling was attempting to graft my DNA with that of another species. I hoped the result of such a coupling would be enough to power The Expansion. I had Yondu deliver some of them to me. It broke the Ravager code, but I compensated him generously, and to ease his conscience I said I'd never hurt them. I mean, that was true. They never felt a thing. But one after the other, they failed me. Not one of them carried the celestial genes. Until you, Peter," he says, Peter looking up and right into his father's eyes. "Out of all my spawn only you carried the connection to the light." Peter smiles at those words, his hazy thoughts only allowing him to feel proud.

"For the first time in my existence, I am truly not alone!" Ego shouts. Peter looks down at the floor in dismay. The Expansion and his purpose all sound fulfilling to him at this moment because it's all he can see. He finds a way to rack his brain and remember you. He's in love with you and can't carry on forever with his eternity when he knows he'll have to lose you someday. And what about the rest of the Guardians? Gamora? Drax? Rocket? Groot? They're his family and there's no way he can bring himself to leave them all behind when he cares for them so deeply. Ego starts to feel uneasy about Peter's melancholy expression.