Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Page #11

Drax and Mantis turn to see her behind them. She smiles.

MANTIS:

I am learning many things. Like Iam a pet and ugly.

GAMORA:

You’re not ugly.

(admonishing)

Drax.

Drax, confused, points at Mantis, as if her ugliness provesitself.

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GAMORA (CONT’D)

Mantis, can you show us where we’llbe staying? I’m getting eye-strainin this place.

Mantis nods, yes.

EXT. PATH TO SLEEPING QUARTERS - MOMENTS LATER

Gamora, Drax, and Mantis walk across the sunset.

GAMORA:

Why are there no other beings onthis planet?

MANTIS:

The planet IS Ego. A dog would notinvite a flea to live on his back.

GAMORA:

And you’re not a flea?

MANTIS:

I’m a flea with a purpose. I helphim sleep.

Gamora curls around Mantis, cutting her off.

GAMORA:

What were you about to say to Draxbefore I walked out?

Mantis looks around, worried.

MANTIS:

Nothing.

Gamora and Drax share a look: why is she so scared? Mantis

moves on.

MANTIS (CONT’D)

Your quarters are this way.

INT. ECLECTOR CELL - OUTER SPACE

Rocket HITS THE GROUND, hard. Yondu LANDS equally hard onthe ground beside him.

They look up to see Taserface, Gef the Ravager and an OBTUSE

RAVAGER locking the cell door.

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TASERFACE:

We’ll deliver you to the Kree in

the morning. Neither one of yougonna last much longer after that.

Rocket crawls toward them as they walk away.

ROCKET:

Okay, Taserface. See you later,

Taserface. Hey, Taserface, tell theother guys we said hi, Taserface!

Taserface glances back, perturbed, as he disappears aroundthe corner.

INT. ECLECTOR HALLWAY - OUTER SPACE

Taserface, Gef, and Obtuse come around the hall.

GEF THE RAVAGER:

What about the little plant? Can Ismash it with a rock?

TASERFACE:

No, Gef! It’s too adorable to kill.

Bring it to the tailor.

INT. ECLECTOR CELL - OUTER SPACE

Yondu and Rocket settle. Yondu looks like a beaten man.

ROCKET:

No offense, but your employees area bunch of jerks.

YONDU:

I was a Kree battle-slave for

twenty years when Stakar freed me.

He offered me a place in theRavagers. Said all I needed to dowas adhere to the code. But I was

young and greedy and stupid - likeyou stealing those batteries.

ROCKET:

That was mostly Drax.

YONDU:

Me and Stakar, and the other

captains - we weren’t so differentfrom you and your friends. The onlyfamily I ever had. But I broke thecode. They exiled me.

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YONDU (CONT’D)

These ones here are the ones who

followed - of course they’re jerks.

Which is what I deserve.

ROCKET:

Slow down, drama queen. You mightdeserve this, but I don’t. We gottaget out of here.

YONDU:

Where’s Quill?

ROCKET:

Went off with his old man.

YONDU:

Ego?

Yondu looks concerned. Rocket stares at him, picking this up.

ROCKET:

Yeah. It’s a day for dumbass names.

Yondu SNICKERS.

ROCKET (CONT’D)

You smiled and for a second I got awarm feeling, but then it wasruined by those disgusting-assteeth. Ever heard of floss?

Yondu’s smile disappears.

YONDU:

You’re like a professional assholeor - ?

ROCKET:

Pretty much a pro. Why didn’t youdeliver Quill to Ego like youpromised?

YONDU:

He was skinny, could fit into

places we couldn’t. Good for

thieving.

Rocket nods, GRUMBLES.

YONDU (CONT’D)

I got an idea on how to get outtahere. But we’re gonna need yourlittle friend.

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INT. BAR/QUADRANT FLIGHT DECK - OUTER SPACE

Baby Groot is wearing a tiny Ravager uniform. He reacts toclothes like a cat, struggling to take them off but unable.

Ravagers are gathered around him, drunk and LAUGHING. Theyare CHANTING “MASCOT.”

RETCH:

Lil’ feller’s all worked up! Needsa drank!

Retch POURS ALCOHOL on him. The Ravagers LAUGH MORE as othersPOUR DRINKS on him as well. Groot SCREAMS at them, furious

but helpless.

RETCH (CONT’D)

Lookit how cute it is when it’s all

riled up!

HALF-NUT

It’s Goddang precious!

INT. ECLECTOR CELL - LATER

Groot, in shadows, MOPES down the hallway, lookingtraumatized. His clothes are torn and he’s soaked in alcohol.

As he passes the cell, he hears

YONDU (O.S.)

Hey, twig. C’mere.

Groot sees Yondu and Rocket looking at him in the cell. Hesteps toward them.

ROCKET:

Oh, man. What’d they do to you?

YONDU:

Hey, you wanna help us get outtahere?

Groot NODS. Rocket looks unsure. Yondu speaks slowly.

YONDU (CONT’D)

There’s something I need you toget, and bring back to me.

Groot NODS.

YONDU (CONT’D)

In the Cap’n’s quarters, there’s aprototype fin, like the thing Iwore on my head.

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Groot NODS.

YONDU (CONT’D)

There’s a drawer next to the bunk.

It’s inside that. It’s red. You

got it?

Groot NODS EMPHATICALLY and DARTS OFF to get it. Yondu looks

at Rocket, pleased.

Rocket looks more than a bit uncertain.

INT. CAPTAIN’S QUARTERS - MOMENTS LATER

Baby Groot CREEPS into this dark room. DRUNKEN RAVAGERS are

sprawled everywhere.

He spots a bureau. A drawer is half open.

His face lights up.

MOMENTS LATER:

Baby Groot stands outside of the cell, beaming, holding A

PAIR OF SHORTS.

YONDU:

That’s my underwears.

ROCKET:

Yeah, I was pretty sure he didn’tknow what you were talking about.

You have to explain it morecareful.

YONDU:

All right. It’s a prototype fin

MOMENTS LATER:

Groot is back in front of the cell, holding a wrigglingORLONI in his hands.

ROCKET:

That’s an orloni. It’s a fin,

Groot.

YONDU:

You explain it this time.

Rocket starts to speak

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MOMENTS LATER:

Groot looks hopeful, holding out a CYBERNETIC EYE.

YONDU:

That’s Vorker’s eye. He takes itout when he sleeps. Go look again.

Groot starts to SLINK OFF

ROCKET:

But leave the eye here.

YONDU:

Why?

Rocket CAN HARDLY SPEAK he finds it so funny.

ROCKET:

He’s gonna wake up tomorrow andhe’s not gonna know where his eyeis!

MOMENTS LATER:

Groot is DRAGGING a LARGE PIECE OF FURNITURE to the cell.

ROCKET:

That’s a desk. We told you it wasthis big.

Rocket shows him how small it is with his hands.

Groot makes a face like “Oh!” as if NOW he gets it. It’s all

coming together.

MOMENTS LATER:

Groot is holding a SEVERED TOE.

ROCKET:

Tell me you guys have arefrigerator somewhere with a bunchof severed human toes.

Yondu SUBTLY SHAKES HIS HEAD.

ROCKET (CONT’D)

Okay, then let’s just agree tonever discuss this.

Yondu RIPS the Ravager patch off his jacket.

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YONDU:

The drawer you want to open. Hasthis symbol on it, okay?

Groot takes it. He looks at Yondu and NODS.

And then, slowly, HE PLACES IT ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.

YONDU (CONT’D)

What? No.

ROCKET:

He thinks you want him to wear itas a hat.

YONDU:

That’s not what I said.

Groot takes it off his head.

GROOT:

I am Groot.

ROCKET:

(translating)

He’s relieved that you don’t wanthim to.

GROOT:

I am Groot.

ROCKET:

He hates hats.

GROOT:

I am Groot.

ROCKET:

On anyone, not just himself.

GROOT:

I am Groot.

ROCKET:

One minute you think someone has aweird-shaped head. The next minute,

it’s just because you realize partof that head is a hat.

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