Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Distinguished guests and dignitaries,

thank you for being here to dedicate this statue

which celebrates the peace

that I, King J'son of Spartax,

continue to forge with the realm of Asgard,

represented here today

by emissaries Thor and Angela.

But the honor of this dedication belongs to our newest hero,

my son and heir, Peter, the Star-Lord.

The Star-Lord.

I'm here, I'm here.

Hey, everyone!

Let's get this party started.

I hereby dedicate this monument to my dad,

King J'son of Spartax.

Yeah, sorry, Dad. This jacket is...

Is a piece of clothing.

Getting dressed should not keep a Star-Lord

from being on time. Your duty is...

To represent the empire in a manner befitting the dignity of the blah, blah, blah...

So when are you gonna tell me about the Cosmic Seed, like you promised?

Peter, now is not the time to...

What do you know of the Cosmic Seed?

Forgive my sister's bluntness, son of J.

Angela is new to her role in Asgard.

But if the Seed is in your possession...

It would mean war, which is why I do not have it.

Then why does your son speak of it?

A misunderstanding, I assure you.

Had I realized you would jump to conclusions...

Are you implying something of my sister, Spartaxian?

We Asgardians take our family's honor quite seriously.

What are you implying, prince helmet hair?

Just like a Spartaxian to resort to childish name-calling.

Half Spartaxian!

Looks like Quill's starting an interplanetary incident.

Again.

Then we must help him.

Drax, no.

Wait. Let him go, Gamora.

This is gonna be hilarious.

A neo-maxi-zoomdweebie.

I would keep your distance from my friend, blonde-haired one,

or you will deal with Drax the Destroyer.

The Destroyer, you say.

Asgard has a destroyer of our own.

There is only one destroyer

and it is not an empty suit of armor!

Told you this would be hilarious.

Call off your attack dog now.

Please forgive this outburst.

You will pay the price for striking my brother!

I am Groot.

Hey! No messing with the fur.

Ya!

Away, bothersome vermin!

Unhand the rodent!

Argh! Vermin! Rodent!

Them's fighting words!

On the bright side, it can't get any worse.

I am Groot.

I am Groot.

Please accept my deepest apologies, Prince Thor.

This ruffian and his ilk will be dealt with.

There is no need for alarm, son of J.

The only casualty seems to be your sculpture.

By sheer luck.

This display was childish and costly, brother.

And entirely my son's fault.

I have been too indulgent with him.

Dad, they were just protecting me. Enough!

I hereby banish the Guardians of the Galaxy from this palace.

Fine.

We wouldn't stay another night in this dump if you begged us.

Come on, Quill.

Ah, here's the thing.

Um, I didn't get banished. You guys did.

King J'son banished the Guardians of the Galaxy. You are our leader.

Yeah, no, I mean, I get that. It's just...

Have you tried the palace beds?

It's like sleeping on a cloud.

After all the units I gave up

so we could find this Cosmic Seed

and save all of existence,

you're ditching us for a nice bed?

Look, I'm trying to get my dad to talk about his quest

for the Cosmic Seed, so we can find it.

But I kinda have to be in the same room with him to do that.

Lame excuse. Even for you, Quill.

I am Groot.

Quit moaning, they always grow back,

unlike some friendships.

The Asgardians have left.

But you might be able to catch them,

in case you wanted to start another interplanetary incident.

This thing brought me here.

And you may not like my friends,

but they risked everything to help me follow it.

So I want answers now!

Please.

You must understand,

I was young.

I heard legends of an artifact,

a force for good so powerful

it would bring peace to the universe,

create a golden age for all life.

That artifact was the Cosmic Seed.

My father refused to let a prince of Spartax

chase after a myth.

But, of course, I went anyway.

And I found it too.

You found the Cosmic Seed?

But you told them you didn't have it.

And I don't. Not anymore.

I used this CryptoCube to hold the Seed as

I headed back to Spartax and record my journey.

Every place I stopped, the Cube must have emitted some of the Seed's energy.

And every place the map led us,

it absorbed back some of that energy.

The Cube wasn't leading me to the Seed,

it was leading me to you.

So, where's the Seed now?

Unfortunately, it was taken from me by force before I made it home.

My ship, Rora, was damaged.

We crashed-landed on Earth,

where Meredith, your mother, saved me.

She was an amazing woman.

Nursed me back to health, single-handed.

She was so beautiful.

Suffice it to say our romance was brief.

I was called back to Spartax.

War was coming. I had to protect my home and the empire.

I gave Meredith, my element blaster and keyed the CryptoCube

to both our DNA patterns.

It was a promise that I would return.

But my duties to the empire prevented that.

And then I heard the ravagers had eliminated you both.

In my anger, I hurled the Cube into space and tried to forget everything.

But I found it.

Dad, it's destiny.

I can get the Seed back. Just tell me who stole it. I'll go right now.

No. I won't let you make the same mistake I did.

You will forget this quest.

That's an order.

Fine.

You disappoint me, J'son.

We agreed,

your son would find the Cosmic Seed for me.

Yet, you command him not to.

Of course, I did, Thanos.

The surest way to make my son do something is to forbid it.

Sorry, Pop.

I may be a prince, but I'm also a Ravager.

And we don't take orders.

Really, Dad?

Don't have hardware stores on Spartax?

Unless these are special questing tools.

Guys, guess what we're gonna do?

Watch you behave like a fool?

Oh, wait, we already did.

Okay, I messed up. I should have stuck with you guys.

It's just been so much pressure on me with this whole prince thing.

I am Groot.

Hey, no sympathizing with the traitor.

Listen, I've got a plan I know will get the Seed this time.

And I also brought presents.

I am Groot!

I want the fuzzy one.

This warrior's cape is most acceptable.

Don't think you're off the hook.

I see no hook in Quill.

So, after my dad told me the story,

I realized, we don't need to know the Seed's location to find it.

If the Cube's collected enough energy from the places we've been,

it should be able to restart the teleporter thingy on Knowhere.

The Continuum Cortex?

Yeah, the teleporter thingy.

Then all we gotta do is set it

to take us to the greatest concentration of cosmic energy.

Which should be the Seed, right?

It is good idea, Peter Quill,

who is now officially called Star-Lord.

Although, Cosmo must point out that Quill broke Cortex in first place.

Me and Thanos. Emphasis on Thanos.

Remember? Of course.

Is why Cosmo allowed you to try this.

Cosmo will send you where most cosmic energy is.

Then just tap wristband when you wish retrieving.

Thanks, buddy.

Where are we? Oz?

Not Oz.

Wherever the flarg that is.

We're in Asgard!

Which makes you trespassers.

Please be the cowardly Asgardian.