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C299 Spider-Man
🕑 Added 2023-04-02 06:24:06 +0000 UTC“After all these years, I’ve finally found you.”
A man spoke as the egg-shaped ship opened from the middle, revealing an old well built bearded man alongside a large-eyed Asian-looking alien woman with two long fleshy antennae on her forehead.
[Insert picture of Ego here]
[Insert picture of Mantis here]
Quill could feel Ego's stare directed straight at him as he spoke, but that wasn’t all.
He also felt this odd connection to the man, as if they were related in some way.
“And who the hell are you?” Quill asks as he and everyone else in the town reach for their guns.
“I figured my rugged good looks would make that obvious. My name is Ego and I’m your dad, Peter(Quill).” Ego revealed, shocking Quill into silence.
Peter watched the father and son meeting with a contemplative mind.
Because Ego's real body is literally a giant brain encased in a planet, killing him now would be absolutely pointless.
‘His consciousness would most likely return to his planet, where he would swiftly build a new body...’ Peter hypothesized.
Though that wasn’t the only reason that he would have to play things slowly.
‘And it wouldn’t look very good if I just killed Quill's dad for no reason either...’ Peter thought as he caught a glimpse of hope in his vice captain's eyes as he stared at his father in a daze.
Peter would have to wait until they’re taken to Egos planet and then wait again until Quill's father reveals his true self.
‘After all, no villain can ever resist the urge to monologue before their plans come to fruition.’
“Why don’t we find somewhere more private to continue this conversation?” Peter steps between Quill and his father.
And as he did this, for barely a second, Peter caught a glimpse of a frown flash on Ego's face.
‘Is Quill’s god-like Daddy wary of little old me?’ Peter smirked under his mask.
Though that wasn’t the only person the old Celestial seemed wary of.
Yondu, who was standing next to Peter, also received a similar look as well.
As for the man himself, Yondu was feeling a lot of emotions right now, and none of them had to do with Stakars earlier words.
No, as soon as Ego arrived, Yondu completely forgot about those mundane troubles and felt nothing but dread, fear, and protectiveness.
After all, he knew what Ego had in store for Quill...
He witnessed what happened to all of Egos other children that he delivered.
Ego really needed to find a way to keep him quiet...
“Yes, that would probably be for the best.” Ego smiles charmingly as he turns to look at the large group of armed spectators.
“Why don’t you go park your ship somewhere less conspicuous and we’ll arrange for a private room in that inn?” Peter says as he points to a nearby building.
“...” Ego nods as he turns to Quill. “I’ll be right back, son.”
Quill’s hands tightened into fists as he watched his dad fly off, unsure about how to feel in this situation.
On one hand, he wanted to spend some time with his father.
Get to know him and learn everything about the man that enamored his mother to such a degree.
After all, she would always talk about how amazing his angel/spaceman father was.
And on the other hand, he wanted to pull his pistols and open fire.
This is the man that abandoned him and his mother, leaving him without a father and her to die while being judged by their family.
Because who would believe someone that said they were impregnated by an angelic alien?
Of course, there was also the possibility that Ego was lying, though Quill could feel the connection between them...
“Come on!” Peter said as he swatted Quill across the head.
“OW! What the f*ck!” He shouted in pain as he snapped out of his shocked daze.
“Let’s go, you idiot.” Peter scoffs as he pushes Quill toward their destination. “We need to talk before he returns.”
...
After paying for a large room, which had a spacious living room that could easily fit the whole crew, Peter quickly placed a few privacy spells around the room before turning to Yondu.
“You know something?” Peter asked, causing all heads to turn Yondu’s way.
“...” Yondu remained silent as he turned toward Quill with a complicated look on his face.
“Speak up already, you-”
*Knock knock...*
Quill was about to snap at his adoptive Daddy, though it was already too late.
The real one had arrived.
“Sigh, we’ll talk again when we have time. For now, we play along and see what happens. We need more information before anything else.” Peter hints at his mistrust of Quills father.
And they all seemed to understand as not a single crew member spoke up. Even Quill didn’t disagree either.
At least not yet...
Opening the door and welcoming the Celestial and his servant inside, Peter took a seat on the room's large sofa with his crew at his back.
“Have a seat.” Peter offers as he gestures to the seats across from them.
“Thank you.” Ego replied as he sat down with Mantis standing dutifully at his side.
“I believe my Vice Captain has some questions for you...” Peter says as he turns to Quill, who was seated beside him.
“If you’re my dad, then where the f*ck have you been!” Quill starts off strong.
“I hired Yondu to pick you up when your mother passed away. But instead of returning you, Yondu kept you.” Ego says as he turns to glare in the blue Ravager's direction.
Of course, Peter said to play along so Yondu didn’t argue and remained silent.
“Maybe having Yondu here isn’t the best idea...” Peter says as he turns to his newest crew member. “Go make sure the Ravagers aren’t causing any trouble.”
Yondu frowned as he felt the urge to whistle and shoot an arrow straight through Ego's head...
“Yes, sir...” But in the end, he decided to go with the Captain's plan.
Of course, this action seemed to soothe Ego, which is exactly what Peter wanted.
‘Yeah, relax and soon enough you’ll get too comfortable and slip up.’ Peter thought as Yondu stomped out of the room.
“Is he a part of your crew now? Because if I were you, I’d stay far away from people like him.” Ego put on a confused face as he spoke. “I have no clue as to why he wouldn’t just complete the job. I paid him handsomely too. One of my biggest regrets in this life is hiring him to retrieve you.”
“You and me both. He only kept me around because I was a skinny little kid who could squeeze into places adults couldn’t. I made jobs a lot easier for him.” Quill complains though Peter couldn’t tell if he was being serious or not.
“Well, I’ve been trying to track you down ever since.” Ego says as he smiles warmly at his son.
“I thought Yondu was your father.” Drax spoke up with a clueless look on his face.
“No, Yondu is his Daddy.” Peter says matter-of-factly as he gestures to Ego. “This is his father. There’s a difference.”
“You shut up!” Quill pointed angrily at Peter as he turned to Drax. “We’ve been together this whole time and you thought Yondu was my actual blood relative?”
“You look exactly alike.” Drax seemed very sure of himself.
“One’s blue!” Rocket exclaimed in disbelief.
“No, he’s not my father! Yondu was the guy who abducted me, kicked the crap out of me so I could learn to fight, and kept me in terror by threatening to eat me.” Quill explains thoroughly.
“Eat you?” Ego looked genuinely appalled. “That son of a b*tch...”
After all, if he actually ate Quill, then Ego's plan would be ruined...
“How’d you locate us?” Peter asks, changing the subject.
“Well, even where I reside, out past the edge of what’s known, we’ve heard a lot about the man they call Star-Lord.” Ego gives his son a proud fatherly look.
Of course, he’s heard about Spider-Man as well, which is why he frowned earlier.
“What say we head out there right now? Your Captain and crew mates are also welcome. Even that triangle-faced monkey there.” Ego points to their raccoon mascot.
“What did he just call me?” Rocket muttered in confusion.
He wasn’t sure whether that was an insult or not...
”I promise you it’s unlike any other place you’ve ever seen. There I can explain your very special heritage and perhaps be the father I’ve always wanted to be.” Ego was really laying it on thick.
“We would be honored to visit your home.” Peter says respectfully as he rose out of his seat. “Just give us the coordinates and we’ll meet you there.”
“If it’s not too much trouble, I’d like my son to ride with me.” Ego says as he gives Quill a hopeful look. “We have so much time to make up for...”
‘Of course, you would, you sly old fart...’ Peter knew that Ego didn’t want Quill out of his sight, as his disappearance would stall his plans yet again. “Sure, some of us can ride with you, while the rest follow along separately. We just have to return to our ship for a second and grab some personal belongings first.”
...
After assuring Ego that they would meet him at his ship in half an hour, The Guardians alongside Mantis returned to their ship.
Sadly, Mantis was forced upon them by Ego under the guise of escorting them to his ship, though Peter knew the real reason.
To make sure the key to his plan didn’t run off.
Though just as they returned to the ship, Peter tapped Mantis on the shoulder and thought of all the sleepless days that he’s been through.
Instantly, the poor girl collapsed into Peter’s arms.
“What the hell was that?!” Rocket shouted as the rest of the crew seemed alarmed as well.
“She comes from a race of Empaths. Through touch she experiences other people’s emotions as if they were her own.” Peter says as he lays her down on a nearby couch. “I just projected some exhaustion on her. That’s all.”
...
“Okay, we have half an hour before we have to meet up with Quill's dad again. Any thoughts?” Peter asks the Guardians.
“I’m not buying it.”
A/N: 1755 words :)
Comments
wayne schack
True, next chap clarifies everything.
Erick Myrthil
He can't really pretend to not know what is going on since he already hinted before about what happened to the previous kids that Yondu took for Quill's father.
