well I decided to do an ALTERNATE way that Rocket and Groot could have met. I may just make this a one shot series with different ways the two could have become friends. Tell me if you have any ideas!

also I wrote and published thins on my iPod so tell me if you find any mistakes.

This time Groot finds Rocket. :)

enjoy!

Groot never had much trouble protecting himself, his skin was hard enough to keep out most elements and his size was formidable enough for most people to leave him alone. He didn't need to protect himself, so he decided when he saw someone who couldn't protect themselves he would try his best to lend them a hand, or a root.

He didn't think he would ever find a creature in his long life span that needed his help as much as Rocket Raccoon.

The sentient tree's day had started out fairly normal, Groot had walked around a market on the planet he was currently staying on and looked for interesting things. He had played with a few children and may or may not have stolen a wallet or two, but all in all nothing much had happened.

He had been walking back to the alley he had been sleeping in (he didn't really need many accomadations being a tree and all) when he had heard a harsh shout come from his left.

He turned his head in apprehension only to find a small furry creature playing tug of war with a much larger, much more dangerous looking brute and cursing his little head off. Between them seemed to be a quantum charger controller and it looked to Groot as though the furry thing was loosing its grip on it.

"Hey let go of it! That's mine, you bastard!" Yelled the animal.

The big guy's friend approached and smirked, "heh, maybe you should give the controller back to it, if it bites you might get rabies!" He started laughing and his slower friend caught on and joined in.

"I'm tired of this," he said after a moment of laughing, "just give us the part and we won't have ta kill ya."

"I'd like to see you try!" The creature spit back.

The man snarled and punched him hard in the face, sending him straight into the edge of a building where he hit the wall and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Maybe we should show him what happens when somebody don't give us what we ask for," said the second thug, pulling a nasty looking rifle from his back and pointing it at the little guy, who had just gotten up and was snarling at the men while holding a hand to his bleeding face.

Groot had had enough and before a shot could be fired he was already standing in front of the injured creature and glaring angrily at the two attackers.

"What do ya think your doing?" Asked the larger, gun-wielding thug.

He didn't say anything, no need to confuse them with what they wouldn't understand. Instead he just crossed his arms and stayed put.

To Groot's surprise the next one to speak up wasn't one of the thugs. "Yeah what's the deal big guy? I don't need no help!"

Groot looked down at the fur ball, raising an eyebrow.

"And we don't need anyone gettin in our way, tree man." Said the smaller thug, taking a step forward.

Groot matched the step and glared down at the man.

"Well why don't we just teach em both a lesson," suggested the gun thug, lifting the barrel of the gun so it was aimed at Groot's head. Without hesitation he fired.

The bullet hit one of Groot's head ridges and splintered a bit of wood but it was nothing more than a nuscience to Groot. He simply rolled his head back and set his angry gaze upon the man who had fired the gun.

The two thugs looked at eachother in fear and then looked back to Groot, even the furry creature at his feet looked impressed.

"I'm gonna riddle you with holes, tree man" said the gun thug, though Groot could tell that he has said it more out of fear then anger.

With a yell the brute open fired and Groot was hit repeatedly with bullets. Groot raised his arms to block some of the shots and grumbled angrily.

That was it. No more playing around. Groot let out a primal roar and with one outstretched arm smacked both of the men to the ground, picked them up by their legs, bashed then into eachother a fair amount of times and chucked them far off over the low roofs of the small town.

He let out a huff. Good riddance.

After pulling back his arm and rolling his shoulders a bit Groot turned down to the poor creature he had been protecting and smiled.

The creature looked a little nervous but was obviously trying to cover it up.

"Nice job nimrod, you threw them with my controller. Now I'm gonna hafta steal another one!" He scolded.

Groot rolled his eyes, kneeling before the small thing and reaching out to examine his bleeding face.

The animal flinched away, smacking at Groot's hand. "I'ts fine. I've had worse."

"I am Groot." Groot told him, actually meaning what he said.

"Yeah? Names Rocket."

Groot looked behind Rocket, observing a pile of parts that looked half assembled into some sort of blaster.

Rocket followed his gaze. "I was trying to make a gun before you threw my part halfway across the galaxy, now this is all just worthless scrap. How am I gonna keep assholes like those guys away from me now?"

"I am Groot." Groot said, standing to his full height and looking around. He had suggested that he could help Rocket find the part, or that he could just protect Rocket and simplify everything, but he didn't expect his new friend to understand any of that.

Rocket was looking at him quizzically, a wicked grin revealing his pointy teeth. "Huh, maybe I won't need a blaster . . ."

The little animal quickly latched onto his leg and scrambled up so he was standing on his shoulder. Groot turned his head to look at him.

"How would you feel about forming a little partnership buddy? You and me. I could use a guy like you in my line of work."

Groot smiled, he didn't care that said line of work was criminal, he had finally found someone who needed protecting and more importantly someone who could use a friend.

From that moment on Groot always allowed Rocket to believe that it had been his idea that the two of them stuck together. But the truth of the matter was that Groot would have followed Rocket whether he had asked him to it not. He hadn't known any of Rocket's past at the time but he didn't need to to see that the little animal was in need of some help. Even if the small mammal could take care of himself it didn't mean he had to. He would never have to be alone again.

So how was this one?

tell me if you have any ideas for how they met!