After killing the Sakaarans and falling to the ground, Quill exhaustedly- slowly stood up to continue. after he glanced to check If there were any more ahead, he froze in his place, he was in disbelief. He tried to process what was going on and took off his helmet. It was Gamora, the woman he had developed strong-never-ending feelings for, the one who understood him the most and the one that was always there for him.
“Gamora?” He asked. A rush of memories came back about what nebula told him last time when he confronted Thanos in Titan. That Thanos had killed her for the soul stone. With tears building up and not knowing what to do, he spoke. “I thought I lost you” he said, he placed his hand on her shoulder only to be stopped and kicked in the nuts, not once, but twice. “Don’t” she squeezed his wrist, Pete’s expression completely changed. “touch” she kicked him, but missed. “me” she’d kicked him again and aiming this time. He fell back groaning in pain and confusion, it was a total mess. “you missed the first time...then you got both..the second time.” he struggled to speak. As he lay there in pain, Gamora looked at Nebula.
“this is the one? Seriously?” She looked down at Peter, who still rolled there in pain. “the choices were him, or tree.” Nebula answered. “Oh..god” Quill let out, he struggled getting up. Gamora gave him a hand even though she still had no idea who this man was.