4. Planetary Life - Igo
Ten minutes later, a skeptical Quill followed the self-proclaimed "father" to the ship's lounge, which was not all he had to say about Igo, he was just hungry, tired, and desperate for a place to rest, nothing more.
This guy has lived in the most cunning group of people in the galaxy for 19 years, he is not one of those stupid white sweets at all, he is willing to kneel down and call Dad when he sees a big guy with amazing power, he has his own thoughts, under the influence of Yongdu, although his strength is very weak, but he already has the mind of a hunter, he never believes that there is a thing in this world that will be perfect.
It can be said that in addition to the difficulty of maintaining a trace of conscience, Quill has an overall behavior pattern that is no different from that of an ordinary interstellar pirate.
It's also a valuable life experience for a kid who was thrown into the pirate pile at the age of 8 and grew up to be a first-class explorer after 19 years of training.
"Introduce yourself, kid, I know you don't believe me, but we have plenty of time to get to know each other. ”
Igo sat on the white sofa, the old man seemed to be particularly fond of pure white, he glanced at Quill's tired expression, and snapped his fingers: "Mantis, get my child some food, and prepare a room for him, and see what he has become tired." ”
The well-behaved girl behind him, with a pair of insect tentacles, obediently left, went to prepare food, and only Iago and Quill were left in the common room, this kind of conversation between the two made Quill a little uncomfortable, he seemed to be avoiding Igo's gentle gaze, hearing Iago's question, he paused for a moment, and then spoke:
"Well... My name is Quill, my nickname is Star-Lord, and I... I'm supposed to be an interstellar explorer, well, and sometimes I make a cameo as an interstellar pirate, well, that's all. ”
The old clever tongue seemed to be useless at this moment, and Quill was tempted to say something more, but eventually kept his mouth shut, and when confronted by Igo, a special emotion dominated his thoughts, making him not know what to say.
And Igo also seems to see through Quill's embarrassment, he did not continue on this issue, but chatted with Quill about the life of an interstellar pirate, to Quill's surprise, Igo has a very clear grasp of the doors inside, and there are some things that even Quill himself does not know.
"Ah, you said Starka, the current big lord of the interstellar pirates, I have seen him, that is a broken nobleman from the Spartan Star Sea Empire, he looks no different from an earthling, but he can smash through a city wall with one hand, this guy is an authentic warrior, of course, the nobles of the Spartan Star Sea Empire are all good warriors. ”
Igo reached out to take the drink from his maid, and Quill got his own dinner, which, to his surprise, turned out to be an earthly dish.
Two burgers, a Coke, a milkshake.
He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, this was his favorite food, and when his mother was not sick, she would always take him to eat on weekends, of course, children can't eat more of this kind of thing, so every time Quill would yell and want to have another one, but his mother would always stop him.
"Oh my God. ”
Quill put aside the plate in his hand, a person who couldn't cry when he was beaten by Yongdu when he was a child, when he saw this simple and unconventional food, tears dripped like droplets, he reached out to support his forehead, and the sudden surge of emotions exploded at this moment.
"Oh my God, my God, I forgot what she looked like, how could I do this! Oh my God! Oh my God..."
Igo took a sip of wine, looked at Quill who was crying with a low head, he stretched out his finger and waved it gently, behind him, the cute girl Mantis who didn't say a word took a step back, and the halo of the two tentacles on the top of his head slowly dissipated.
"Alright, kid, don't be sad. ”
Igo gently patted Quill on the shoulder, and he whispered, "Come and tell me about your mother, the things that happened to her after I left, the stories of her and you." ”
Quill shook his head, he raised his head, wiped his tears, to be honest, the emotional outburst at that moment was particularly strange, but he was in the mood and he couldn't detect this, so Igo picked up the topic, he sighed like an ordinary old man:
"Back then, you were about to be born, your mother and I were very happy, I wanted to take her and you to live in my kingdom, where there was no disease, no pain, and I could still give you the best education, but unfortunately, she refused, she couldn't let go of her relatives on the earth, and she had a big fight with me because of this, and I ran away in anger... Later, the news of her death was later obtained. ”
There were tears in Igo's eyes, and he looked at Quill:
"Do you know how much I want to go back to Earth to see her one last time? People like me are like sailors who go lonely on the sea, no matter how far I go, there is a harbor that I miss, but at that time, I began to hate the land that took away my beloved, and I was afraid... You know what? Child, that fear, the fear of shame... In the end, I can only entrust Yongdu to bring you back..."
"Bang"
Speaking of this, a flash of anger flashed in Igo's eyes, and his fists slammed on the table in front of him:
"That traitor! How dare he run away with my son... I've been going on for so many years, and I've never thought about it, what does he want my son to do? What does he want an eight-year-old boy for?"
"Don't you know?"
The awkward atmosphere between the two was broken by Quill's true feelings just now, and hearing Igo's question, Quill smiled helplessly:
"Because 8-year-olds can climb into places that adults can't climb into, and I remember very well, after I got to Yongdu for 2 months, it was difficult to even talk to them, and the madman sent me to the central bank of the San Carlos Empire, and made me climb into the ventilation duct to steal the keys to the vault for them... I almost died there. ”
"Oh, this blue pool..."
Igo heard Quell's flat answer, the pity in his eyes was even worse, he reached out and wanted to touch his son's face, but he was dodged by Quill, who was holding a hamburger and nibbling on it, but the next moment, Igo's fingers still touched Quill's face.
"Buzz"
Invisible dots of light shone on Iago's fingertips, and Quill didn't feel the difference, nor did he see the beating joy in the depths of his father's eyes.
"Whew... My child, it's time to rest. ”
Igo watched Quill finish eating, like a real old father, and reached out and patted his son on the shoulder: "Mantis will take you to your room, if you have any "needs"... She can satisfy you. ”
After speaking, he also showed a strange smile to Quill for the old disrespect, turned around and hummed a song and left the lounge, that song Quill was very familiar with, in his vague memory, his mother's favorite seemed to be this song... Tears inadvertently blurred his eyes.
Even Quill himself didn't know why he was so sentimental today, was it really because he had met his father?
"Mr. Quill, please come with me. ”
The good-looking Mantis walked into the tidy rest room with Quill, Quill opened the door, and saw a style different from the interior decoration of ordinary starships, just like the house on Earth in his memory, he glanced back at Mantis in some surprise, as the best starship pilot, he knew very well that it was a very extravagant act to decorate a starship with limited interior space like this.
Seeing his doubts, Miss Mantis reached out to help Quill take off her coat and explained:
"This is the room that Mr. Igo has specially prepared for his son, which has been empty for 19 years... Luckily, he finally found you. ”
"Wait!"
Quill felt that Mantis was trying to help him take off his underwear, which made the prodigal son a little embarrassed, but he was not shy, and the last instinct from the interstellar pirates reminded him of the strangeness of this place hidden and underneath reality, so that he still had the last bit of vigilance.
"That's... Is there anything else you need to serve?"
Mantis stared at Quill with those large eyes, who suddenly remembered Iago's last words, and his gaze could not help but look at Miss Mantis's bumpy figure, and his gaze lingered on her chest for a moment, and then rejected her with great determination.
"No need, I'm tired, remember to turn off the lights when I go out, thank you. ”
Quill threw her body on the soft bed, and Mantis stayed a little helpless, but after a moment, a smile appeared on her lips, and she quietly exited Quill's room, leaving without forgetting to help Quill turn off the light.
A few minutes later, a grim-faced Mantis arrived in Igo's cab, where the kind father was in the driver's seat, and he reached out and Mantis placed a small, invisible straw in his hand, in which was a trace of Quell's blood.
Igo held it in front of his eyes, crushed the habit, and sniffed the blood in front of his nostrils.
"Uh... I've been waiting for thousands of years... I've waited for him at last!Quill, my best boy..."
"Departure, Mantis... It's time for us to go back!
Quill slept soundly until his biological clock faithfully reminded him that it was the next morning, he opened his eyes and looked at the unusual decorations above his head, and finally, he took a deep breath, sat up from the bed, got dressed, and went to the living room of the ship, only to see his cheap father Igo standing by the porthole, with his hands behind his back, not knowing what he was looking at.
"Good morning!"
He greeted Iago while picking up a drink from his pajamas, who turned his head and smiled at him:
"My child, did you sleep well last night, and how was your communication with Mantis?"
"No, no, no, I slept alone last night. ”
Quill shook his body a little embarrassed, covered his ears and said, "I... I'm used to sleeping alone, and that helps me keep... Well, keep it up!"
"Wow, that's a good habit. ”
Iago beckoned to him, "Come here, my son, we're almost there." ”
Quill was still a little unaccustomed to this title, but after yesterday's events, he had a vague belief in all this, and he walked up to Igo and saw a large planet that was already very close.
"What's that?"
Quill drank the good-tasting cosmic tea, and said to his "father":
"Is that your hometown?"
"Hometown?"
Igo looked at his son with a strange gaze, and he shook his head with a smile:
"It seems that your mother didn't forgive me before she died... She didn't tell you everything about me, that's not my hometown, kid... That's me!"
"What do you mean?"
This round-and-forth word made Quill a little confused, Igo did not reply, instead, he raised a hand and stretched it out to the front, and the next moment, Quill's gaze froze, because he saw that the point of light on the surface of the planet suddenly shone up, under the action of some powerful force, forming a sentence.
"Hello, Quill!"
Then he quickly regrouped in the form of a dot of light: "I am your father, Igo!
"Bang"
The cosmic tea in Quill smashed on the carpet at his feet, and he looked at his father incredulously:
"Wait, if I'm not crazy... You, you mean... Are you a planet?"
Igo smiled and nodded, and he said in a proud tone:
"Yes, my child, I am a member of the gods of the ancient universe, this planet is my essence, I have powers beyond the imagination of mortals, and you... You also have the seeds of this power in your body!"
He reached out and patted Quill on the shoulder:
"You, my child Quill, I have been waiting for you for thousands of years... I'm going to give you the best fate I've ever treasured... I will make you a cosmic deity too!"