Betrayal / Quill's Two Daddies

The moment Quill realized Ego had not abandoned him intentionally and had been searching for him all these years, the last trace of resentment in his heart vanished into thin air.

"Dad."

Ego immediately shuddered, delight appearing on his face.

"Quill, you... what did you call me?"

"Dad!"

Ego's concessions had worked. Quill ultimately still longed for a father's love, and under Ego's deliberate guidance, father and son successfully resolved their lingering grievances and embraced each other, weeping.

Once Quill had calmed down, Ego began telling him about his origins, mainly to awaken Quill's pride as a demigod and prepare him for drawing out the divine power within his body.

In truth, this was not the first time Ego had brought one of his children back to this planet.

Quill did not know that Ego's true nature was nothing like his gentle, kindly appearance. He was actually a child-eating demon, and Yondu knew that all too well.

Meanwhile, Dane had thought Mantis could tell him the exact location of Ego's true body, but he had forgotten that Mantis had never left Ego's planet or encountered the outside world. She had no idea what interstellar coordinates were.

"This is a bit troublesome." Dane considered it. If they arrived too late, Quill might be nothing more than a pile of bones.

He did not particularly care, but Gamora looked extremely nervous.

"No, we have to find a way to find them!"

She could only pin her hopes on Dane. "Boss..."

"Give me a reason I have to intervene."

Gamora immediately understood and hurriedly said, "Aren't you interested in Ego? It's very likely the only living Celestial in the entire Milky Way, and far weaker than the other Celestials."

"We can absolutely defeat it!"

"Barely counts as a reason." Dane neither confirmed nor