"So, you've been busy this Summer, while I've been gone, eh?" Rocket asked Casey, seeing her nod as it was now the beginning of Fall meaning Halloween, her favourite holiday was approaching plus she was happy to be with her best friend and mentor again.
"Yeah, I was hanging out with Ms Sparkle Fists and her friends, who are cool, besides you." Casey replied making Rocket chuckle seeing her hear somebody calling for help taking off at super speed making him go after her, seeing Exile making Casey mad knowing that jerk helped the Kree, the creators of the Inhuman genome kidnap young Inhumans and try to make them fight each other making Rocket worry.
"Well, well it's you, ready to join?" Exile told Casey, as she was using her many powers to protect the kid.
"Heck no way am I helping the Kree, Exile so stop!" Casey hissed seeing Ms Marvel and her friends show up, making Casey relieved, and Wxile mad as he teleported out of there making Casey drop her forcefield', unaware that Rocket had seen that.
"You alright, RG, what was Exile up to?" Ms Marvel asked her.
"He was trying to recruit me for the Kree but I refused, I'd rather be a hero or a Guardian than help them." Casey replied, making Rocket grin, knowing her loyalty was rock splid only after what had just happened made him worried for her, he was trying not to show it in front of her friends.
"Let's just go hang out, you and me, alright?" Rocket said to Casey, seeing her nod because she had missed hanging out with him all Summer, making Ms Marvel guess that he had been worried for Casey, after Exile had tried to recruit her for the Kree so would tell Captain Marvel seeing both Casey and Rocket leaving hoping she would be alright.
"So, you made some new friends over the summer, eh kit?" Rocket said as he and Casey were having fun, plus Casey was using her powers.
"Yeah, but you were having just as much fun being with the Guardians, and with Lylla, right?" Casey replied making him blush, at the mention of Lylla, nodding but he was worrying about Casey, in case that Kree kid kept bugging her, because he cared about her since they were best friends.
"I think I can handle myself against Exile, but thanks Rockie." Casey replied giggling, because they were goofing around.
At sunrise, she was returning to her apartment, as she wastired after what had happened, hoping the Kree would not bother her, because there was no way she was joining those creeps making herself decaff coffee and cereal, then she would sleep, happy that she and Rocket could hang out, yawning lying on the couch listening to music unaware that Rocket had put security systems in there, which after last night had activated them.
Later that early evening, Casey was awake and putting on her hooded top which she wore in public, so a lot of Terrans would not be freaked out by her walking around, leaving her apartment after grabbing her power proof phone, which was charged, so was hoping that Exile would not bother her again, and could use her powers to degend herself, like Rocket had told her last night.
"Woah, you're out after what happened, what if Exile bugs you?" Kamala asked her.
"Rockie said, it is better to fight, than run away." Casey replied to her.
She and Doreen were surprised by that, seeing her kicking thief butt, vanishing before the cops showed up, despite her glow in the dark fur, making Kamala wonder why she did that, if she was a heroine of sorts.