It was the middle of March and the start of Spring plus the Rocket house had very quiet or had been for the ladt three months, as the Rockets had been in hibernation-mode because of their instincts plus some like Shocket had tried to resist until Rockford sleepily explained it was Nature and she couldn't fight it which Linda had been worried about, until she took her that she could tuck Shocket in and could talk to her just like Lylla and Piper with Rock-E and Rocket only Piper had to fill in for her musical soulmate as the kindergarten teacher knowing the kids loved him being their teacher and had told them about hibernation to explain where Rock-E had went reassuring them he'd return in Spring.

Rock-E was the first one of their family to stir, realising it was Spring slowly sitting up with the blanket around him, yawning stretching putting on his rose-tinted shades to block out the morning-sun so it wouldn't sting his eyes making him think of the Beatles song, Here Comes the Sun humming it, feeling good.

"Hi Spring, now we're awake, we can enjoy you." he said lookijg out his window.

He then got out of bed going to the kitchen, making Piper happily hug him, as she'd missed him during Winter especially Christmas so was giving him overdue presents making him chuckle seeing Lylla kiss Rocket after he'd woken up from hibernation-mode along with the other Rockets, seeing Shocket panicking that Linda probably thought she'd gone missing for three whole months, which Rocket found cute.

"She knows you hibernate during winter, just like Crystal and Kaley know I do along with Rose, she also hibernated with me." Casey pointed out seeing Shocket roll her eyes hearing Rocket say he'd tell Howard that she had woken up relieving her feeling really, really hungry along with the other Rockets as hibernation does that to their stomaches.

"I'm on it, mates and big mugs of magic, mystery tea, we're so thirsty." Rock-E said.

Ty"Hella yeah we're hungry and thirsty plus we have to pee." Rock said.

"Somebody needs to put five dollars in the swear jar even if he was excited after hibernation being over." Riley pointed out making Rocket understand seeing Rock annoyedly putting five dollars in said jar, which was almost full, guessing Ranger and him had did that.

"Can we kill the swear jar, nobody would blame you." Rock told Rocket.

"Rock, don't give him ideas, it's the first day after we woke up." Lyllie pointed out.

"It was just an idea, relax." Rock told her making Rocket grin at this.

Plus with being asleep for three months, Casey and Shocket had a buttload of homework to do, Casey didn't mind but Shocket not so much as she had time with Linda to catch up with, which Lylla was helping Shocket with, using Linda time as a bribe to keep her motivated, Casey also used homework to teach Rose what she learnt at school until they heard something smash in the kitchen.

"Ding-dong, the swear jar's dead." Rudiger said excited.

The other Rockets were in shock, seeing Rockford not amused, making the youngest kit in the family gulp, he hadn't did it seeing Rufus agree because he and Rudiger had been playing video-games and had went to get snacks when it happened which Rockford believed cleaning up the broken jar before anybody hurt their paws on the glass going back to what they'd been doing and talking about what had just happened.

Plus Rockford heard Rocket's Guardians communicator had went off, making the beatded super-soldier raccoon male see that Rocket was tired and hanging out with Lylla deciding to do it, putting Rocket's armour on and goijg to the hangar-bay where the Milano was relieving the other Guardians that Rocket had shown up.

"Sorry, my pretty lady was needing me." he said imitating Rocket's voice.

"I am Groot, I am Groot." Groot whispered making Rockford gulp.

"Rocket was tired so I let him rest up, with Lylla." he whispered back.

Groot thought Rockford's intention was very sweet, so would play along, hoping Rocket would understand if he found out as he missed this stuff, so smirked hoping things were okay back at the house after the swear-jar's demise breathing deeply.


"Wait, you went on a Guardians mission in my place." Rocket asked.

"Yes as you were tired and Lylla missed you after we went into hibernation, so I nust did it." Rockford replied that early-morning plus some of the other Rockets were still awake after being asleep for three months.

"I'm not mad, but impressed you did that and guess you get bored sometimes besides running this family." Rocket told him, making Rockford surprised,

"I don't run this family, we help each other out you know." Rockford told him seeing Rock agree as he was making a late-night snack along with Rufus, Rudiger, Rockelle and Casey.

Rockford got emotional hearing that he could sometimes go on Guardians missions, hugging Rocket making them in awe.