"Ugh… it's too early, I know we have to get ready for the day, plus Lyllie just got back from doing Mama Scruff stuff." a voive sighed.
It belonged to a certain Avenger and Guardian of the Galaxy, who'd along with his soulmate, Lylla had with the other Half-worlders has rebuilt the planet and while rebuilding, it felt likehome like the Bowie and Knowhere plus he and Lylla had built themselves or boughtva two-storey house which was near the city, hearing giggling as a certain sapling was on the bed with cookie-dough on his barky lips making him smirk.
"Alright, I'm getting up, but let's let Lylla sleep, you don't wanna deal with her being cranky." Rocket told him leaving the bedrokm quietly heading downstairs with Groot sliding down the banister, making him chuckle as Groot landed on his feet reminding him of when the three of them had been their own group before Groot and Rocket had joined the Guardians so the three of them living here reminded him of those days, heading tomthe kitchen.
"I am Groot." Grootasked him.
"Yeah I'm fine, just thinking about things, like when we were our own team." he said.
They were in the kitchen, but Rocket was cleaning up Groot's mess before Lylla saw deciding to make Groot Morning pancakes seeing Groot junp up and diwn making him laugh feeling his phome buzz as itvwas his father, Herbert Wyndheom known as the High Evlouitionary making Rocket curious about what his dad wanted seeing him smile answering.
Hey son, how's things going plus I have something to ask you, about Casey.
"What aboht Casey, dad
Herbert explained that Casey hadbeen feeling lonely, and having trouble making friends plus being Raccoon Girl had made enemies curious which Rocket got saying of courseshe could spend some tine with him, Groot and Lylla on New Half World relieving Herbert knowing he could count on him.
"I am Groot, I am Groot." Groot told him.
"I'll tell Lylla later, when she's more awake." Rocket told him, as he was making breakfast plus he had to go to Wondergore for his annual checkup makingGroot anxious, in case somethijg Happened which made him hug him hearing him giggle softly as his whiskers were tickling him, but gettijg to work flipping pancakes impressing Groot clapping in joy seeing him puttijg pancakes on plates activating the kettle, to make coffee for him and Lylla seeing Groot getting excitable.
"Groot, trees and coffee don't mix, even though you can grow coffee beans which we use in our coffee." Rocket told him.
"I am Groot, Inam Groot." the sapling said as a coffee bean was on one of his vines eating it.
"Real mature buddy." Rocket told him as the sapling sat on the table, grabbing the maple-syrup and squirting it over his pancakes angrily just as Lylla entered the kitchen rubbing sleep from her eyes wondering what was happening seeing Rocket kiss her making the female-otter giggle, asking what was happening as Rocket told her.
"Ohhhhh that's good, of course Casey can stay with us." she told him.
"I'll tell Herbie when Insee him in a while." he told her drinking coffee.
"Mmmmmm, this coffee is so earthy did Groot help with this." she said.
"Yep, he grew the beabs himself, he just ate one." Rocket replied to her, seeing the male sapling devouring the pancakes and getting messy, as Lylla grabbed an napkin helping clean him up, to her Groot was like their child hoping to be parents one day seeing Rocket smirk at her thoughts, eating up as he had things to do like going to Wondergore so was getting ready for the day seeing Lylla wanting to go with him which he was alright with.
"You look handsome butvweshould get going." she said, his furry cheeks going pink at her words.
"Thanks, homey, come on Groot, let's go seemy dad." Rocket told them goijg to the garage where his ship was hidden knowing it would draw attention to them, if the ship was out in plain sight, knowing Lylla's parents were unsure of him like Lylla's brother whomwas the president but Half worlders were unsure of his leadership
"It feels likeold times, being in here, like we're going on a heist." Rocket said.
"Yes but we're just going to Wondergore, not a heist, good Groot Rockie." Lylla told him.
I am Groot." Groot said, as they blasted off heading into space, getting excited because he secretly went on Guardians missions with Groot heading to Wondergore, docking in the hangar-bay getting out, stretching as Groot and Lylla followed him out of there grinning remembering allthe good memories of growing up here heading to the medical bay seeing Herbert hugging him not embarrassed for Lylla to see, knowing her parents being snooty was a little envious of how Herbert treated her furboy but heard commotion in the food-court seeingGroot pointing to a group of pre-teen kids gathered around a certain female-cub who now looked around ten years old.
"Come on guys, knock it off, Branchie and me aren't bothering you." Lylla heard Caseysay to the group.
"Oh, her Royal Shynessdoes speak, are you gonna run away like always." the leader told her.
I AM GROOT" Branchie yelled embiggening herself impressing Groot and Lylla, seeing the kids run off, as Branchie shrank back down to her normal height, seeing a grin on the female-cub's furry face thanking hersaying of course they could have ice-cream heading tomthe ice-cream store as Groot and Lylla followed stunning Branchie and Casey slyly grinned after ordering a sundae for the both of them, to make them feel better after those popular kids had bothered them grabbing a booth.
"What was that about, what just happened." Lylla asked.
"Just some shallow, mean kids in my class who're just jealous." Casey admitted.
"You could've used your powers to take them on, Casey heard Lylla say.
"Yeah and get in trouble, by stooping to their level." Casey told her.
Branchie nodded eating hot fudge with Groot which Lylla found cute as those two were good friends, hearingthe female-cub asking if her brother was here seeing her nodding sayinghe was having his checkup seeing her get it smirking confusing the female-otter unaware of what her brother accidntallydid when their dad checked him out hummingto herself feeling better about what had just happened seeing her brotherand dad there, noticing a smirk on her brother's furry face and an new scratch on their dad's face seeing Lylla stunned by that.
"He gets squirmy when dad gives him his checkup, when dad cuts his claws, he accidentalky scratches him." Casey told her seeing Grootsmirkas they followed them to Jupiter and Herbert's penthouse apartment where he had grown up alomg with Casey surprising her as it was comfy compared to her family's mansion which has been rebuilt seeing Casey and Rocket hugging their mom.
"So, this is the famous Lylla we've heard so much about, huh." Jupiter said grinning.
"Y-yeah, that's me and whatever he told you, he was exaggerating." Lylla told her.
"Relax Lylla, my folks trust you, compared to your folks, oh yeah we have something to tell Casey." Rocket reassured her relieving Lylla but making Casey worried.
"Did my teacher call again, or because of what happened in the food-court." she blurted out.
"No she didn't and what happened at the food court." Jupiter told her.
"Nothing, but what do you wanna talk abot, if I'm not in trouble." she asked perplexed.
Herbert took a deep-breath explaining seeing a stunned look on her furry face thinkijg she was being punished seeing her parents shaking their heads seeing oink energy surround her mak8g them and Rocket gulp, knowing she was having a supernova emotion storm which made her powers stronger calming her down seeing Branchie's extra arms wrap around her in a hug which was helping her impressing Lylla, knowing the cubwould shake New Half world up.
"We'll come get her when she's ready to go, mom and das as she needs time to process what's happening." Rocket said tom them as hecand Lylla were heading to the hangar-bay goijg home to New Half-World blasting off in their ship.
"I am Groot, I am Groot." Branchie said to Casey.
"Maybe we should give it a chance." she replied.
Lylla, we request the company of you and your Rocket for dinner tonight, we've so much to talk about.
Rocket frowned at this, Lylla's parents were rich and powerful plus they made him feel uncomfortable everytimehe and Lylla visited but he was good enough for their girl, his Scruff and prepared to prove it, making Lylla get it replying making Groot squeeze his paw deciding to go with him for support like Nebula when he did things were making him anxious
"Thanks bud, let's het ready and put on our game-faces." he told Groot seeing Lylla agreeing.
"I've got your back too, Rockie, Scruff is by your side." she told hik making him blush as they parked the ship in their garage entering their house to prepare for an eventful night…