Peter Quill (Earth-4126)

"Earth can have it's Avengers and X-Men and Fantastic Four. The rest of the universe has the Guardians of the Galaxy."

-Peter Quill

Childhood
As a kid, Peter was obsessed with space. He enjoyed listening to his grandfather's stories about he was abducted by aliens, but as he grew older, he began to think that he was just a sad old man, telling foolish stories. However, he maintained his interest in space and decided he wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. In High School, Peter met a guy named Phil Coulson, and the two became good friends.

Crazy High School Life
It wasn't long until Peter and Phil became inseparable, even by Phil's girlfriend, Natalia. However, Peter began having feelings for Phil, which eventually led him to realize that he was bisexual. When Peter professed his feelings for Phil, he didn't feel the same way, but Peter understood and his feelings soon faded. For the rest of High School, Peter and Phil would throw the sickest parties and get in so much trouble with their parents and teachers.

Realization
A few years later, after his grandfather's death, he visited his attic in order to see if he had anything worth keeping. He found a box with a lock but no key. When he touched it, the box seemed to recognize his DNA and it opened for him. It revealed an alien plasma gun as well as a helmet, which was clearly not made on Earth. Peter began wondering if hid grandfather really had been abducted by aliens. He decided he needed to know more, but he didn't know how he was supposed to find it.

The Search
Peter uncovered more alien artifacts that his grandfather had collected, even his dog. His grandfather's dog, Cosmo, turned out to be an alien pug which super abilities. Cosmo begged for Peter to take him back to space, so he agreed to his request and the two of them began the journey. Peter went to his old friend, Phil, and asked him for a way to get into space and travel around. Phil informed Peter that the Avengers have been in space using the Starjet, but pretty much every species is extremely hostile. Peter was up to the risk and he used the Starjet so that he and Cosmo could leave the planet in search of answers.

Guardians
After seeing the dangers of space, Peter realized that it needed guardians just as much as the Earth does. He realized he needed to form a team of space Avengers, in order to protect the galaxy from itself. After months of scouring certain planets, he had recruited a suitable array of inter-galactic heroes: Quasar, Groot, Adam Warlock, Deception, Nova, Drax the Destroyer, and Gamora. Together, the nine heroes formed the Guardians of the Galaxy.