A/N

So, the newest trailer for Guardians Volume three that dropped during the Superbowl inspired me, but I had a crazy idea about Rocket adopting his infant-self, and my friend who I was talking to loved the idea plus we imagined that Rocket loves to knit as a stress-relieving thing

In this story, while traversing the multiverse, Rocket comes across his younger self in a certain lab so decides to adopt him, bringing him to 616, naming him Rockey making him part of their family.

"Rocket, what're you holding in yourvarms, holy crutack that's your younger self." Nebula heard Lylla say as she and Gamora joined her noticing the furry infant in his arms.

"I couldn't leave him there, Lyllie you know that from your younger self." Rocket replied to her softly.

He had been travelling through the multiverse until he'd went through into the place from his nightmares but had decided to bring his infant self to 616 and raise him as his own and a lil brother for RJ only he'd planned to tell the others but was explaining to Lylla along with the others but right now, his younger self was shaking so was calming him down, humming gently to him askijg Nebula to get milk saying please remembering they'd taught RJ this so had to set an example for his eldest cub seeing RJ hand his dad a bandage, seeing Rocket putting it over the mark on his younger self's shoulder hearing him whimper a little.

"Shhhh, buddy you're safe and never going back to that icky, sad place, we're adopting you." he told him.

Nebula smiled entering with a big bottle of milk seeing Rocket taking it, thanking her, seeing his younger self reaching out for it making him and RJ giggling at him gulping down making Gamora and Lylla smile and RJ laughing hysterically at his brother making him grin.

"Yep, he's your new lil bro, but he's goijg through big feelings like you learn at school, so we have to take our time with him plus he might need mine and Nebs attention so be patient and he needs buttloads of snuggles." he replied to him ashe was burping his younger self needing to give him something for comfort

"Remember how you started knitting after Emily and Shocket moved out, you made a new blanket." Nebula said to him seeing him nodding grabbing a blue blanket, an navy blue blanket with a constellation-pattern on it seeing RJ impressed by his dad's skills knowing his dad knit when he was stressed but found it sweet, knowing he'd sent Shocket a warm scarf.

"Hey lil buddy, this isfor you, and it might help you feel better when scared or sad, plus it smells of me so I'm there when I'm not, plus this is your family and I'm your… daddy." Rocket told his younger self seeing him sniff it smelling his new dad's scent from it smiling a little revealing baby fangs which they found sweet.

"Welcome to our family, you'll love it trust me." Nebula said to him.

Later that night/early morning, Rocket was up with his young cub, which he'd named Rockey which the others found sweet but right now, he was crying so Rocket had scooped him up gently wrapping his blanket around him noticing he was calming down a little which was good guessing he was hungry, taking him to the kitchen in the blankie, so he could feed him or give him milk to soothe him and then they'd hang ojut on the couch probably tell stories.

"It's okay buddy, it's okay to cry as we've been through crud, but you're gonna grow up awesome, like me, like RJ but with love instead of fear, I promise you this, bubbelah you and our family against the galaxy." he said softky to him as Rockey drank up but put the bottle teat in Rocket's mouth so he was drinking, seeing Rockey take it back smiling so Rocket guessed he was trusting him.

He was then telling him a story about Planet X and Groots which was soothing him into sleep, unaware Groot and Nebula were listening finding this sweet leaving him be, knowing he would need an nap later.

A bit later, Rocket was awake but Rockey wasn't on his lap panicking until he entered the kitchen, seeing Groot rocking the blanketed infant in his vines gently relieving him.

"There you are, we'd thought you'd never wake up, as you looked exhausted but Groot heard Rockey cry a little so he rocked him calming him down." Nebula told him as he was makijg himself coffee, to wake up joining everybody at the table hearing Rockey giggle as he kissed his furry lil heas which RJ found adorable wanting to feed him Groot Morning pancakes seeing Nebula stop him knowing that might not be a good idea now.

"His body can't handle them yet, but he will in time." she said