"Whoa that looks nasty, how did this happen, bro?" Rocket asked, after Meeko had woken him up, saying his paw was sore, astounding Rocket, makijg him feel a tad concerned for his so-called little brother, hoping Pocahontas would not freak out, like letting him try Berry Cherry, a crazy cocktail he had heard about.
"I think it's infected, and bet it really hurts, right?" he said, seeing Meeko gritting his fangs, makimg Rocket sigh, knowing the kit was trying to be brave in front of him and not show that it was hurting, telling him it was alright to be upset.
"It really hurts, what're we gonna do?" Meeko said.
"I need to get medical supplies, to take care of it." Rocket said, as they were going to the medical bay in the Avengers compound, finding what he needed, first-aid supplies, seeing Hulk walk in, wondering what was going on, hearing Rocket tell him, looking at Meeko's paw seeing it was infected, tending to it with Rocket helping, seeing his little brother nervous, about taking meds.
"The medicine may taste icky, but you need to take it to kick germ butt!" Rocket said.
"Really, how come?" Meeko asked him, making Rocket understand.
"Right now, germs are having a party, but the only way to make them go away, is the meds." Rocket said.
He saw him taking the medicine, relieving him, because he was worried for him, because Meeko was like a little brother to him, which the others understood, because they saw the both of them doing stuff together.
"Poca will understand, when we tell her, what happened, you know?" Rocket assured him.
Meeko nodded, hugging him, but being careful not to hurt him, using his super-strength power just like Casey, when she wanted to give hugs making Rocket understand, because he did not like having an infected paw, seeing him nod.
"Awww, it'll get better, trust me, especially if my uncle is helping." she told him, seeing Rocket smile at her words.
That late night/early morning, both males were stargazing, hanging out besides talking, Rocket surprised hearing Meeko ask him, why he was not proud being part of their species, trying to explain to him, makijg Meeko confused, seeing Casey there, wondering what they were doing.
"We're just hanging out, kiddo." Rocket said to her, seeing her getting a can of soda from the fridge, making Meeko grin at that, wondering if the female kit was in school, seeing Rocket sigh.
"She was, but because of her many powers, she got expelled which is alright." Rocket replied to him, making him feel bad for her, because he knew that she was a very smart kit, makimg Rocket agree with him.
"Yeah uncle Meeko-" Casey said, which surprised Meeko and made Rocket smile, at his niece's words.
"Well you are part of our group now, so yeah it fits." he said to him making Meeko get it.
They were hanging out and talking, along with drinkimg coffee knowing they were gonna be tired later, not caring about this factor, seeing Casey agree, knowing things were always fun at the compound, seeijg her uncle agree knowing Halloween was comimg up, which he and Casey loved because it allowed them to be mischievous.
Rocket smiled at his niece's words, as he thought of Meeko as his little brother, grinning drinkimg a pina colada.