"What's that girl handing out, to everybody in our class, Thrud?" Casey asked, as it was now Monday and the beginning of another school week, but lunch-time makimg Thrud sigh, guessing it was about a birthday party, seeing the girl hand her an invitation making Casey puzzled as to why Thrud looked nervous.

"It's okay, if your parents don't allow a kid like me at your party, but my dad's an Avenger, just like Thrud's." Casey said, hiding her feeling of rejection impressing Thrud seeing the chubby, sweater wearing female kit going back to eating her lunch, wishing Rocket had heard what Casey had told that girl, noticing her cousin was quiet or had been all day.

"I'm alright, but how come that invitation made you nervous?" Casey asked the female Asgardian youngster, hearing her say that she would tell her when they got home making her guess it must be something major, seeing they had Gym class, meaning games like dodgeball, making a small smile cross Casey'sfurry face remembering the time the adults had played football, whispering into Thruds's ear making her giggle like crazy.

Both super-powered youngsters were excited to learn they were going to play football, but the other kids picked Thrud for their team, which Casey did not mind, more excitedto play making Thrud smirk, stunning her classmates during the game, because Casey was using her super-strength combined with ner super-speed power, making Thrud giggle hearing the coach telling them to stop.

"Whoa we put a hole in the wall, just like Uncle Hulk!" Thrud said as Casey giggled hysterically, noticing the other kids and coach glaring at her, making Thrud shrug her shoulders knowing they had nust been playing hearing the other kids including Noielse asking why she would hang out with somebody like Casey, makimg the female Asgardian demigoddess annoyed, hoping Casey was alright, since her ears had heard all those comments.


"Hey, what the flarg happened, as Casey is very quiet?" Rocket asked as he'd picked both Casey and Thrud up from school, unaware of what had happened during Gym class or the other kids being mean to her cousin, but nervous about Noiesele's sleepover seeing Casey looking out the windows of her uncle's ship with her airpods on listening to her favourite music, deciding not to tell her uncle, knowing he'd react to it.

After doing homework, Thrud was wanting Casey to help her with this sleepover dilemma, as Monica was at a friends's house makimg the kit curious, seeing the female Asgardian youngster show her a blankie, makimg her put two and two together, seeing Thrud nod.

"My daddy made it for me, and sleep with it, and if the other kids at the sleepiver see, they'll make fun like earlier with you." Thrud said.

"If it makes you feel comfortable, bring it, why should you care what some dumb humans think?" Casey replied seeing Thrud smile hugging her, noticing she'd been upset.

"I'm alright, I'm not like my uncle with my emotions, besides I'm just feeling homesick." Casey told her.

Thrud was leaving her be, makimg Casey realise it was Fall, her favourite time of year back home running through the forest, jumping in huge leafpiles that she and Rocket would build until she covered in mud, finding a fresh canvas, getting her paints, painting at once, the memory of being in the forest, playing and climbing trees, making her giggle.

She stood back to admire her masterpiece, cleaning up because it was nearly dinner, letting the canvas dry.

Later that night, she was listening to music on her airpods, looking at her canvas which was now on the wall imagining being in the forest playing and having fun in the leaves, climbing trees as her eyes closed in sleep, just as her uncle came in go check on her.

"Is she okay, as she was quiet during dinner, when Monica and Thrud were telling us about their day?" Carol asked.

"I think so, but she was painting earlier, which is good, but maybe she'll tell us in the morning." Rocket said.

That next morning, Monica and Thrud were seeing a sleepy Casey, makimg Thrud sigh, telling the adults, especially Rocket what was going on, making them surprised, especially the part where kids had been mean to Casey, making Rocket guess that was why his niece had been painting yesterday, telling Casey to go back to bed, as she needed more sleep.

"You two get your stuff, we need to talk." Thor said to both Monica and Thrud seeing them leave, guessing they were going to yell hoping Casey was alright, making Thrud anxious, hoping things would be alright without Casey seeing Kamala taking Monica to school.