Drax
[To Quill]
You! Man who has lain with an A'askvarian!
Quill
[Miffed]
It was just one time, man.
Scenes with Drax
9 scenes Drax
Quill
[Star-Lord notices Groot, Rocket and Drax fighting in the bar]
Oh, no.
Gamora
[He and Gamora step into the bar as the brawling continues; Gamora pulls Drax off of Groot]
Stop it!
Quill
[Rocket aims his rifle at Drax, but before he can fire, Star-Lord steps in to break it up]
Whoa! Whoa! What are you doing?!
Drax
This vermin speaks of affairs he knows nothing about!
Rocket
That is true!
Drax
HE HAS NO RESPECT!
Rocket
That is also true!
Quill
HOLD ON, HOLD ON!
Rocket
Keep callin' me "vermin", tough guy! You just wanna laugh at me, like everyone else!
Quill
Rocket, you're drunk. All right? No one's laughing at you.
Rocket
He thinks I'm some stupid thing! He does! [Crying] Well, I didn't ask to get made! I didn't ask to be torn apart and put back together over and over, and turned into some... some little monster!
Quill
Rocket, no one's calling you a monster.
Rocket
[Points at Drax]
He called me "vermin"! She [Gamora] called me "rodent"! Let's see if you can laugh after five or six good shots through your FRICKIN' FACE! [Draws his rifle at Drax]
Quill
No, no, no, no! FOUR BILLION UNITS!! Rocket!! Come on, man! Hey, suck it up for one more lousy night and you're rich!
Rocket
[After an uneasy silence] [He finally lowers his rifle]
Fine. But I can't promise when all this is over, I'm not gonna kill every last one of you jerks.
Quill
See?! [turning to Drax and Gamora] That's exactly why none of you have any friends! Five seconds after you meet somebody, you're already trying to kill them!
Rocket
[After Quill and Gamora are captured by Yondu] [Yelling at Drax]
Blasted idiots, the lot of them! Quill just got himself captured! None of this ever would've happened if you didn't try to singlehandedly take on a FRICKIN' ARMY!
Drax
[Ashamed]
You're right. I was a fool. All the anger, all the rage... it was just to cover my loss.
Rocket
[Groot lays a comforting hand on Drax's shoulder] [After watching them for a moment, Rocket starts mocking Drax]
"Aww, boo-hoo-hoo. My wife and child are dead." [Groot gasps at Rocket's mockery] Oh, I don't care if it's mean. Everybody's got dead people! It's no excuse to get everybody else dead along the way!
Gamora
We have to stop Ronan.
Rocket
How?!
Quill
I have a plan.
Rocket
You've got a plan?
Quill
Yes.
Rocket
First of all, you're copying me from when I said I had a plan.
Quill
No, I'm not! People say that all the time, it's not that unique of a thing to say.
Rocket
Secondly, I don't even believe you have a plan.
Quill
I have... part of a plan!
Drax
What percentage of a plan do you have?
Gamora
You don't get to ask questions after the nonsense you pulled on Knowhere.
Drax
I just saved Quill!
Quill
We've already established that you destroying the ship that I'm on is not saving me!
Drax
When did we establish that?
Quill
Like, three seconds ago!
Drax
I wasn't listening, I was thinking of something else.
Gamora
[Frustrated]
Aaugh...
Rocket
[To Drax]
She's right, you don't get an opinion. [To Quill] What percentage?
Quill
I dunno. Twelve percent.
Rocket
"Twelve percent"?! [Breaks into raucous laughter]
Quill
That's a fake laugh.
Rocket
It's real!
Quill
Totally fake!
Rocket
That is the most real, authentic, hysterical laugh of my entire life, because THAT IS NOT A PLAN!
Gamora
It's barely a concept.
Quill
You're taking their side?!
Groot
I am Groot.
Rocket
So what, "It's better than eleven percent"? What the hell does that have to do with anything?!
Quill
[To Groot]
Thank you, Groot. Thank you. See? Groot's the only one of you who has a clue. [Groot starts eating a leaf on his shoulder]
Quill
I look around at us... and you know what I see? Losers. [The others give him an off look] I mean, like, folks who have lost stuff. And we have, man, we have, all of us. Our homes. Our families. Normal lives. And usually life takes more than it gives, but not today. Today it's giving us something. It is giving us a chance.
Drax
To do what?
Quill
...To give a shit, for once, and not run away. I for one am not going to stand by and watch as Ronan wipes out billions of innocent lives.
Rocket
Quill... Stopping Ronan... It's impossible. You're asking us to die.
Quill
... Yeah. I guess I am.
Gamora
[A pause]
Quill, I have lived most of my life surrounded by my enemies. [Stands up] I will be grateful to die among my friends.
Drax
[Stands up]
You are an honorable man, Quill. I will fight beside you. And in the end, see my wife and daughter again.
Groot
[Stands up]
I am Groot.
Rocket
[They look expectantly at Rocket] [Resigned sigh]
Aww, what the hell? I don't got that long a lifespan anyway. [Stands up] Well, now I'm standing. You all happy? We're all standing up now. Bunch of jackasses, standing in a circle.
Drax
[Inside Ronan's ship, the Dark Aster]
I can barely see.
Drax
[Groot releases a cloud of firefly-like spores, illuminating the hallway] [Awed]
When did you learn to do that?
Quill
Pretty sure the answer is "I am Groot." [Groot smiles and nods]
Drax
I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you've accepted me despite my blunders. It is pleasing to once again have friends. You, Quill, are my friend.
Quill
Thanks.
Drax
This dumb tree, he is my friend.
Drax
[Groot grunts]
And this green whore, she too is my--
Gamora
OH, YOU MUST STOP!
Nebula
[Nebula ambushes the team, bent on killing Gamora]
GAMORA! You've always been weak! You stupid, traitorous--
Drax
[Drax hits her point-blank with a shot from a bazooka]
Nobody talks to my friends like that.
Gamora
Your wife and child shall rest well, knowing that you have avenged them.
Drax
Yes. Of course Ronan was only a puppet. It's really Thanos that I need to kill.
Gamora
[After the Infinity Stone contained in the Orb destroys Tivan's museum]
How could I think Tivan could contain whatever was within the Orb?
Rocket
[Altogether shocked and shaken]
WHAT DO YOU STILL HAVE IT FOR?!
Quill
Well, what were we gonna do? Leave it in there?
Rocket
[Ignoring Quill]
I can't believe you had that in your purse!
Quill
[Defensive]
It's not a purse; it's a knapsack!
Gamora
We have to take this to the Nova Corps. There's a chance they can contain it.
Rocket
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! We're wanted by the Nova Corps!! Just give it to Ronan!
Quill
What, so he can destroy the galaxy?!
Rocket
What are you? Some saint, all of a sudden? What has the galaxy ever done for you? Why would you wanna save it?!
Quill
BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THE IDIOTS WHO LIVES IN IT!
Gamora
Peter, listen to me. We cannot allow the stone to fall into Ronan's hands. We have to go back to your ship and deliver it to Nova.
Quill
Right, right, okay. I think you're right. Or we could give it to somebody who's not going to arrest us, who's really nice for a whole lot of money. I think it's a really good balance between both of your points of view.
Gamora
You're despicable.
Quill
I...
Gamora
Dishonorable. FAITHLESS! [they see Ronan's ship approaching Knowhere] Oh, no.
Drax
[with his knives raised]
At last! [laughs] I shall meet my foe, and destroy him!
Quill
You called Ronan?!
Yondu
[Ronan's ship lands, Yondu and the Ravagers spots Quill, Rocket, Groot and Gamora.]
Quill! Don't you move, boy! [they start running off] Don't you--! Get out of the way!
Drax
[Ronan steps off the ship to face Drax.]
Ronan the Accuser!
Ronan
You are the one who transmitted the message?
Drax
You killed my wife. You killed my daughter!
