That's it, isn't it? All creatures searching for a place to belong. To call home. As for me, I am the Watcher. The Multiverse, every single world, every story is my home. And I will protect it to the end.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
[Captain Carter opens her eyes and looks around, but is punched in the face by Batroc.]
GBGeorges Batroc
[Chuckles] I'm too fast. [gets tasered from behind by Natasha (CCU)]
NRNatasha Romanoff (CCU)
Don't tell me, he was your type?
[stands up and hugs Natasha (CCU)] Oh, Widow, I've never been so happy to see you.
NRNatasha Romanoff (CCU)
Did you hit your head or something?
A few times, actually.
NRNatasha Romanoff (CCU)
Well, shake it off, 'cause you're gonna want all your marbles for this one.
All quests for redemption begin in darkness. And Nebula's was no different. In this universe, Ronan the Accuser betrayed Thanos. The Mad Titan's thirst for power had met its match. And in his fall, he took Nebula's sister along with him.
Hey, Howard.
You!
How's business?
Well, you know, the world's falling apart and I'm running a casino. Things are great!
Places like that -- not everyone who goes in comes out!
Which means that many of the people who entered these premises end up dead. Forever. Forever dead.
This was all a setup. Giving me the Yondu case, pointing me to the shield codes. All so you could start an invasion. You swore an oath to defend Xandar.
IRIrani Rael
And look where it got us. The world's falling apart. People are at each other's throats. We can't go on like this. And sometimes, there's just no shame in surrender.
No shame? And what else?
IRIrani Rael
Well, of course, Ronan promised to keep me in charge in exchange for my cooperation. There was no way to access the data core without a cyborg. Then I remembered I recruited one.
You've been using me this whole time.
IRIrani Rael
You're a machine. What did you expect?
I'd say "I told you so", but your head's bashed in, so you wouldn't remember...
Now about those guns-
Guns? Nebula, even if I had, say, heavy weaponry, you know, military grade, sure to kill, which I’m NOT saying I do, breaking them out would be bad for business!
Nova Prime’s helping Ronan launch an invasion. How’s that going to help business?
Business takes care of itself.
The people of Xandar are going to suffer.
They’ll drink more!
Nova Prime will take your liquor license.
[beat] NO! [to Korg, Groot and Miek] Rock, Paper, Scissors, strap up! It’s happy hour!
IRIrani Rael
How did you know?!
"Seek the light, be the light, never stray from its path." The moment you told me to solve this by 'any means necessary', I knew you'd broken our oath. Still doesn't make it hurt any less.
CCop
Is that a kid?!
Not just any kid, but Peter Quill. The son of Earth and the stars whose pain and loss now threatens to destroy the very world he once called home, and the entire universe along with it.
Six months earlier, the Ravagers were dispatched to abduct Peter Quill from his home world. But young Quill's captor couldn't bring himself to turn him over and chose to raise him as his own. At least, that's how the story often goes. But in this universe, Yondu never had his change of heart. So he turned Peter over to his father, the Celestial being known as Ego.
HPHank Pym
(seeing the destruction caused by Peter Quill in Coney Island) This kid puts on quite a show.
(about Quill) He does not look that threatening...
Looks can be deceiving, your Highness.
FFoster
You would think the leader of a technological superpower that masquerades as a third world country could appreciate that.
(watching Quill destroy a prize booth) ...I see your point.
PQPeter Quill
Whoa. Is it... really you?
If you are referring to your doom, then yes.
Bummer. I thought you were the dude from Van Halen... (passes out)
I'm... Van What?
HHope
You don't seem bad, given...where you're from.
(mock indignation) Hey! What's wrong with Missouri?
HHope
Missouri? My dad said you were an alien.
Dude! Feed me a corndog and call me Springsteen, because I was born in the USA.
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