"Ohhhhh, that's a good cup of coffee, hope daddy doesn't see, since Linda drinks it too." Shocket said.
"Are you drinkimg coffee, is this something Tivon taught you, while you were with him?" Lylla asked surprised.
It was early-morning, and Shocket had been wanting something to wake her up, remembering when she and Linda used to make Tivon coffee, alomg with her and Linda, so had made herself a cup, to wake herself up not realising anybody was up yet, grinning at Lylla being freaked out, that she was drinkimg coffee besides being a little kit, seeing Rocket walkimg in.
"Ummm, Rockie, your little Shocket's drinkimg coffee, aren't you worried?" Lylla told him.
"Yeah I know, Linda drinks coffee too, it was something they did at Tivon's." he replied.
Shocket grinned seeijg her dad makimg waffles, while she was makimg them coffee, which Rocket found adorable, despite what Lylla felt, since she considered herself Shocket's mom of sorts, unaware of how being with Tivon had affected Shocket and Linda until he'd rescued them, which Rocket had explained to her, so saw Shocket drinking her second cup, plus she would talk to Linda on Zoom once the adults were busy, including her dad.
"Relax Lylla, she's being cute, plus she probably needed something to help her wake up." Rocket told Lylla.
After breakfast, Shocket was leaving the compound to hang out with Linda at Starbucks, while the adults were busy, which they did a lot, plus she was confused about this Halloween holiday, that the adults and the other kids in the compound were excited about as she was a little spooked, which Linda understood, seeimg her furry best pal entering Starbucks, hugging her askimg if the adults noticed, that she had snuck out.
"Nope, they're busy training, plus Lylla freaked, seeing me drink coffee." Shocket said.
"So, we did that when we were with with Tivon, is your dad freaked out?" Linda said.
"Nope, he gets me, like your dad gets you." she replied.
After that, they were goimg to the compound, makimg Rocket grin, knowing where they'd went, carrying blueprints, makimg Shocket excited, wonderimg what cool thing he was goimg to invent, makimg him chuckle at her excitement, because it was like Casey makimg her surprised it was of the neighbourhood, making Shocket confused, asking why he had this.
"It's so we can find which houses have the best candy, on Halloween." Casey said.
"Why would you do that, and what is this Halloween you jeep talkijg about?" Shocket asked.
Casey then explained the oliay to her cousin, with help from Rocket, makimg Shocket a little scared, wanting to try especially because she could be mischievous with her dad, makimg Lylla wonder what was goijg on, seeimg the blueprints, relieved Shocket was safe making the female kit annoyed, makimg Rocket understand, because his little girl could handle herself, so he would explain to her, why Lylla worried about the both of them, makimg Casey agree.
Shocket was shootimg at targets in the trainimg area, using a training blaster much to Rocket's awe grinning knowing she was like him with that stuff, guessimg she was blowing off steam seeing her breathijg deeply after finishing, guessing talkimg about scary things had made her think of Tivon, seeimg her hug him after dropping the blaster.
"Hey it's alright, I'm not gonna let him take you back, along with Lylla." he said.
"I know you won't, but what does Lylla have to do, with it?" she said.
He then explained how eand Lylla had first met, and reunited along with fallimg in love, plus he wanted to prpose to her, makimg Shocket surprised, guessing she could give Lylla a chance, if she made her dad happy, feelimg her dad rufflimg her mohawk, rough-housing which Lylla was amused by, knowing Rocket was being careful, because Shocket was just a little kit, she still had her baby claws.
"When do I get big claws, so I can protect myself?" he heard Shocket ask, lying beside him.
"When you're oder, like your cousin, Celesta." he replied yawnimg makimg Shocket giggle.
Lylla saw Shocket quiet as it was just them, after Rocket left, knowing from Rocket about Shocket's past, seeimg the kit hug her makimg the female otter surprised, guessing Rocket had did some heavy lifting, to persuade her, to trust her seeing Shocket nodding saying that if her dad trusted her, it must be alright relieving Lylla.
"Sorry if I was being uptight earlier, it's just I've never been a mom bscore, like your dad after he found you, but he's really good at it." she told her makimg Shocket get it, seeimg Linda there, sayimg she had found the coffee-maker, makimg Lylla see them run off, letting her step-kit warm up to her in her own time.
"At least she trusts you now, that's a win." Casey said.
"That's true, which is a good thing, you know?" Lylla replied.
They didn't notice the drone that had entered th compound, that was recording Shocket, for Hala, as she and Exile knew the female youngster would be a perfect recruit, they just had to power-her up a bit, waiting until much later when the female kit was alone without her father around, to make their move knowing it woukd not be ong.
That late night/early morning, Shocket couldn't sleep, but seeing a drone fly into her room made her anxious, thinking it was Tivon's realising it wasn't, disappearing in a flash of light, just as Rocket was checkimg on her, knowing it was a Kree drone, guessing what they wanted with his little Shocket, going to the hangar-bay and getting into his ship blasting off at once, hopimg the others would understand.
"They'd better not hurt her, or they'll have to deal with me!" he said activating hyper-space hoping Shocket was alright
