Welcome to this Au, where Peter and Gamora trade lives.

Star-Lord is the son of Thanos, and Gamora is the daughter of Yondu.

Take my hand, Peter. Take my hand.

The final words of his mother repeated in Peter Quill's mind as the young boy ran out of the hospital with hot tears streaming down his face, and into the night.

Take my hand.

"No!"

In an empty field, the little boy finally stopped running and collapsed to his knees. His grief-filled cried echoed across the empty grass area.

The present and Walkman from his mother felt heavy and burned him like a poison. The songs he enjoyed listening to his mother with, no longer gave him happiness anymore. It only filled him with more sadness.

The sound of heavy footsteps slowly began to approach him. Peter assumed that it was his grandfather, so he didn't bother to look up. He just wanted to be alone. The footsteps stopped in front of him, and a deep unfamiliar voice spoke;

"What's wrong?"

Confused, Peter slowly lifted his head to face who had just spoken to him. To his surprise, he saw a man, or what appeared to be a man. He was taller than any person in the world, his skin was a light purple, and he was dressed in full armor with a gold helmet on top of his head.

The boy jumped back in surprise, his mouth was open in shock and his eyes wide.

The stranger didn't seem too bothered by the boy's stare, instead, he seemed more focused on the bruise on his small face.

"What happened to your eye, little one?"

Almost embarrassed, Peter reached up and covered his bruise with his hand, "I.. I got into a fight with some boys.. that- they killed an innocent frog,"

Thanos nodded with understanding before smiling, "What's your name?"

The boy sniffed and lowered his arm back to his side, "Peter, Peter Quill,"

"You must be quite the fighter, Quill,"

A faint smile appeared on the boys face, just for a moment but enough for Thanos to see. The older Titan extended his larger hand towards Peter.

"Come with me, there's something you need to see,"

For a moment, Peter looked at the hand before up towards Thanos' face. An inner battle on if he should trust him or not. After a few seconds of deciding, Peter smiled and returned the gesture.

The young boy looked up at the Titan for a minute, not knowing if he should trust the man but something inside of him spoke and he returned the gesture.

His hand was too small to fully hold onto Thanos' hand. Instead, the boy just held onto one of the Titan's fingers.

Thanos rose to his full height and slowly began walking down the field, Peter following beside him.

"Do you know what you are, Quill?" Thanos asked, looking down at the boy.

Peter looked back up at the Titan with confusion, not understanding what he meant, before shaking his head.

Thanos stopped walking and pulled Peter to stand in front of her. Peter watched with confusion and interest as the Titan knelled in front of him and grasped onto his smaller hands. With his large hands, Thanos moved the smaller boys hands into a cupped position.

"Now, close your eyes and concentrate,"

Peter looked at him with more confusion.

"Close your eyes, little one," Thanos repeated before looking up towards the night sky, "Extend your mind out towards the galaxy,"

At first, the little boy followed his gaze before closing his eyes.

Suddenly, a bright blue energy sparked from between the boy's small palms, causing Thanos to smile. Peter's eyes burst open in surprise and the spark to disappear.

"What- what?" The boy sputtered as his hands began to shake in fear and shock.

"Concentrate, little one," the Titan encouraged, and rejoined the boy's hands, "Concentrate and bring it back. Embrace it,"

Peter got his breathing under control but this time kept his eyes open as he concentrated on bringing back the light.

The spark returned, only this time it was brighter.

Deep in the back of Peter's mind, something was calling out for him.

Something from far beyond the stars.

The energy slowly faded away into the boys' hands again.

"What… what am I?" Peter stammered, confused about what he had just done.

You are something truly extraordinary,"

The Titan turned the boy to look out towards the horizon.

Peter's eyes widened as his eyes landed on something he only saw in his dreams.

A spaceship.

The spacecraft was large and in the shape of a ring. In Peter's opinion, it was the most beautiful thing in the world.

Thanos smiled at the boy's expression and planted a hand on his small shoulder.

"It's time for you to take your place among the stars."