Casey gritted her fangs, as her ear really hurt, but hiding it from everybody including her mentor and best friend, knowing he never let these things bug him so looking up to him, she was trying to be tough and power through despite popping sounds in her eardrum making her annoyed plus Kade noticed that Casey was not wearing headphones knowing she loved listening to music.

"It's no big deal, just giving my ears some breathing space, you know?" Casey said, making Kade give her a questioning look wrinkling her nose at a wrird smell, wondering what it was so it was a mystery that involved Vasey.

"What're you up to, as it's morning so way too early for antics, Alrigjt?" Rocket told her.

"Not pranks dad, figuring something out, involving Casey, as she's acting odd like not wearing her headphones and when I asked, she said she was giving her ears breathing room." Kade explained seeing him just as curious.

"Alright, but no mischief alright?" Rocket said making her excited.

She then noticed Flora wanting to talk to her, as she knew how to speak Groot like her dad, or anybody that went to college in Asgard listening to the sapling putting two and two together, wondering why Casey had not told anybody.

"I am Groot, Imam Groot, I am Groot." Flora said making her get it, surprised Casey had not told anybody.

"Thanks Flora, now I can tell my dad, maybe he can help." Kade said going to find her dad telling him which surprised Rocket, ghatvCasey had been hiding it, or that she had tried to be like him.

"I need to talk to her, about this, but thanks and how did you figure it out?" Rocket asked.

"A little sapling told me, dad, you know?" Kade said making him get it.


Casey was back from the doctor, but it was an ear infection she had, relieved that Rocket did not know, unawsre he did because Kade talked to Flora after seeing her act off, like not using her headphones sighing, making Kaley get it because she was trying to be as strong as a certain so-called mentor she looked up to, knowing she was putting on a brave face.

"He is a good friend to you, he'll get it, you know?" she told Casey seeing her nod gritting her teeth because her ear hurt whimpering a little unawsre Rocket heard.

Plus he had been playing with terragen dust which had gotten into Kaley, so was changing her into an inhuman like Casey and Heather but different, seeing Casey and Rocket talking.

"Kaley you Alrigjt?" Casey asked seeing her nod in rep,y.

"My dad was playing with terragen dust, and Kaley came into contact with it, so I think she's becoming like us." Kade to,d her making Casey curious, hoping her friend would be alright., seeing Kade agree.