Later that afternoon, both Gamora and Rocket stirred from sleep feeling refreshed getting off the bed seeing Rocket scampering to the living-room seeing Groot awake sitting on the couch smiling seeing his friends felt better after their nap making them a snack of cookies and milk seeing Rocket excitable smelling how good the cookies were as he was learning about scents, wanting to smell Gamora so he could find her, if he got lost from her and Groot feeling Gamora rub behind his ear breaking him out of his thoughts, noticing he was smelling her hand turning away feeling embarrassed making Gamora ask, why he felt that way surprising him unaware his instincts were beginning to activate.

"I-I just w-wanted to get used to your scent, in case we get lost." Rocket told her getting more embarrassed not being good with his words or talkijg to others despite her being the first person he could talk to running into the bedroom on all-fours slamming the door closed making Gamora sigh, guessing his species got used to new things through scents, so it wasn't weird to her that he wanted to lock in her scent like he thought it was plus she'd resarched raccoons on her intergalactic tablet so she could help him out seeing Groot nod, seeing her opening the bedroom-door gently seeing Rocket curled up in a furry ball which made her smile stroking his furry back seeing him look up noticing she wasn't upset because he'd tried to lock-in her scent surprised his species used scents and that Gamora had researched raccoon instincts online.

"You're not weird for that, it's your instincts but what do I smell like to you." Gamora said to him seeing him smelling her, relieved she wasn't upset by this saying she smelt of cookies making her giggle because it was sweet like him, kissing his furry cheek making him giggle along with her hearing knocking on the door guessing Groot was worried about them, opening the door seeing him relieved that everything was okay.

"Let's go to the park, try out the playgrouhd have fun." Gamora said to Rocket seeing him excitable climbing omto Groot making Gamora smile, activating the defense system her furboy came up with, to protect themselves leaving the apartment-building walking to Central Park seeing Rocket excitable at the playgrouhd, seeing Gamora agreeing playing, having fun unaware Kamala Khan otherwise known as Ms Marvel along with Doreen Green otherwise known as Squirrel Girl had been assigned by Carol to keep an eye on Gamora and Rocket, as they were a bit more friendly than most of the other Avengers, seeing Gamora getting in a fight defending Rocket's honohr because kids had been making fun of him.

"Come with us guys, you can trust us." Kamala said encouragingly using her embiggened arms wrapping them gently arouhd both youngsters taking them to Avengers Compound making Gamora on alert and being brave for her furboy, as he was scared feeling her squeeze his tiny paw gently, to reassure him.

"Hey it's alright, we're not going to hurt you, our friends were just curious about you." Doreen said to them seeing Carol and the other Avengers making Rocket hide behijd Gamora whimpering whispering gentle things into his furry ear, seeing Scott understanding as they had to check them out, seeing Rocket freak out because it reminded him of the past.

"We just want to make sure you're okay." Bruce said gently to them.

"R-Really, we get to stay on Earth, not kick us out." Rocket said.

"Yes you get to stay, but you need supervision in case you get hurt." Carol told them relieving both Gamora and Rocket as Bruce was checking them out, until seeing butterfly needles meaning shots hearing Rocket whimpering feelijg Gamora hug him but distracting him as Bruce was giving him shots including a rabies one, seeing him crying feeling Gamora kiss him which was helping calm him down, especially hearing they could still live in their apartment which they considered home, unaware the Avengers were putting nanny cams in there and listening-bugs just in case anything happened.


"I am Groot, I am Groot, I am Groot." Groot said to both Gamora and Rocket after they returned to their apartment realising he hadn't no idea they'd disappeared for a long amount of time making Rocket feel bad for his treelike friend, knowing he and Gamora had to explain to him while makijg mac and cheese for them pouring milk ijto cups for them.

"Sorry Groot if we scared you, we get dragged into the Avengers compound by these weird big kids and they think we need supervision." Gamora told him eating and enjoying the food along with Rocket, relieved they could stay on Terra, making Groot happy that was happening as he cared about them.

"Mmmm it's good Gammy." Rocket said gettijg messy, making Gamora giggle grabbing an napkin rubbing his furry chin, hearing him laugh makijg her cheeks go pink as they were having fun until hearing thunder made them scared, whimpering going to their room hiding under the blanket-fort they'd made feeling Rocket hug her whimpering feelijg Gamora shaky as the thunderstorm was scaring her.

"Gammy scared too, Gammy brave." Rocket said sniffling.

"Yes but even brave people get scared too." she replied to him.

The power being out didn't help either, so seeing fireflies enter made them in awe realising Groot was doing this to help them relax which was working hearing Gamora say they were beauitful.