"Wake up, wake up you guys, Santa's been here, he left stuff under our tree," Riley said to her bros, makijg Ranger and Rocket excited getting out of bed to see what their sister said was true, going into the living-room of their apartment where a small holiday tree stood with decorations that the kits and their mom had decorated together, at the start of the season seeing their stockings filled with candy and small things makijg them excitable seeing gifts under the tree, especially a big one.

"I bet that's for me, I'm the oldest after all, mom said so." Ranger said which Riley was arguing with him about, which Rocket was ignoring, sneaking out after getting something from his part of the room he shared with his big bro and sis goijg to a certain tree-fort he and his best friend, Lylla Otterson hung out and played, holding a gift in his paws like it was something precious.

"There you are, Merry Christmas," he heard Lylla say.

"Thanks, here this is for you and snuck out, while Ranger and Riley were being dumb, Santa left a huge gift under our tree and Ranger thinks it's his just because he gets the best toys." Rocket said.

Lylla was impressed by that, kissing his furry cheek before leaving, making his furry cheeks go pink returning to the apartment putting his gift from Lylla in his toybox for now, he did not want Ranger to get his paws on it or tease him, hearing their mom up making his eyes widen in excitement seeing Ranger there, because they would get in big trouble, if he was not there, when their mom awoke wondering where he had snuck off to.

"None of your business." Rocket said leaving their room.


The other Rockets were busy gift-shopping except for Rocket along with Rock-E, Casey and Shocket making cookies listening to him telling them a story from when he had been a kit awake on Christmas morning, until something from the tech-lab alerted them, seeing another him, a young version wearing a Venom hooded top making him understand, seeing him hughim.

"Stand down he's a kit wearing a symbiote suit that's also harmless, he must have wantedto visit, is that right," Rocket said scratching behind his furry ear seeing him shyly nod sticking out his tongue playfully, making Shocket gigglesurprising him.

"That's your cuz, Shocket who seems to think you'll be fun, you hungry want a snack." he said seeing him nod gobbling down cookies with a symbiote-sized appetite makijg Rocket smile at that, he found it cute having to explain despite the fact this one wore a symbiote, he was one of them so they should not be scared, seeing Shocket nod giggling as her new friend was wall-crawling impressing her, grabbing web-shooters so she could play too, just as Gwen entered, her eyes wide at what was happening relaxing after Rocket told her.

"We do need to check him out, maybe Shocket can help." Rocket told her.

"Come on Veomocket let's get you checked out then you can go back to playing, trust me, I won't let anything happen to you." Rocket assured him.

"Daddy is telling the truth, Dr Banner will be gentle, he won't take your friend from you." Shocket told him squeezing his black-furred paw.

"Daddy…" he said looking at Rocket.

"Sure, let's go." he told him.

Dr Banner was impressed checking VemRocket out, impressed he had been created that way but a kit and harmless relieving Rocket seeing Sym which Shocket had dubbed this kit version seeing him like it, hugging her as Banner gavehim a flu shot hearing him cry.

"Ssh it's okay, you needed it to help your immune system cope if you got the flu, you could get sick, Shockie would hate that, me too." Rocket said.

"R-Really, you would." Sym said wiping tears away

"Wait until your uncles meet you, they'll be impressed." Shocket said.

"Or scared like everybody who merts me, well not you." he replied