"So, how was your vacation, did you get anything cool for Christmas, did you learn any new magic, how did your grandpa react, to dad being like Uncle Rockie?" Casey asked, making Thrud giggle at the female kit's rapid-fire questions, since being on vacation over Christmas.

"Yeah, I did get cool stuff for Christmas, plus we had a feast including one on New Year's Day, and yeah Grandpa Odin wassurprised seeing dad as a raccoon." Thrud replied to her, making Casey grin as something crossed her young mind.

It was a few days after New Year's Eve so Sif, Thor and Thrud were back from New Asgard which made the others happy, especially Casey so she and Thrud were hanging out besides talking about things, like how the holidays had went.

"You mean about bringing Casrud back, right?" Thrud said smiling and nodding, because she'd missed Casrud just as much as Casey

Asgardian magic swirled around them, as Thrud focused combining them into Casrud, unaware that Kamala, Rocket, Sif and Thor were watching, very happy to see her back, knowing she was starting school next week at Midtown High, as she was very gifted for an eight-year old

"You go there, don't you, Marv?" Rocket said to Kamala, making her nod in reply.

"YesI do, is this about Casrud goimg there, are you worried?" she replied seeing him nod in reply, because Midtown High might be overwhelming to a smart little kit as well as being surrounded by big kids, makimg her understand his anxiety.

"I'll help her, Peter too, you know?" Kamala assured him, seeing Thor hug him, makimg her grin, along with Sif seeing Casrud joining them, wondering what they had been doing, smirking seeing her furry surrogate father cuddlimg her uncle realisimg Thor could not speak in this form, even though Rocket and Rocky had been looking for a solution to this coming up short, well now she had her own idea.

"Maybe if you become Thorocket, it might allow him to talk, just a crazy idea, you know?" Casrud said surprising Rocket.

"No it dossn't, some ofthe best things in the universe spring, from ideas like yours." he assured her makimg her smirk.

He noticed that she was quiet, guessing it was about her new school, so he would find a way to make her feel better, about it despite asking Kamala to keep an eye on her, when she started her first day of school next week.

"We should let her be about that, but maybe some web-shooter darts might help." Rocket told them.

He'd found web-shooters in the lab that Peter had left behind, knowing in at Casey liked playing with them, so maybe goofing around with them might make her feel better, but getting an idea, fusing with Thor, makimg Casey and the others impressed.

"Woah, I can talk again, of sorts, thanks to this." Thorocket said, making Casrud grin, hugging him, making the blonde-brown-red furred male chuckle, because it was cute going to the lab, makimg Kamala giggle going to do homework, making Carol grin, knowing how much Kamala cared about her grades, despite the fact she was one of them.

"You sure Casrud can handle Midtown?" she asked Sif, seeing her nodding in reply.

They knew that Casey's first day at Midtown would be intresting, besides the fact she might shake things up, which they knew that Rocket was looking forward to his niece doing just that, along with the challenge of her peers being more older than her, which was making the female kit anxious about her new school.

The week had flown by and it was the night before her first day at Midtown High, but Casrud was feeling anxious despite trying to hide it from her uncle and the others, despite Kamala being on alert, sensing she was anxious, wondering if Rocket knew this while they were waiting for take-out since Casrud was playing in her room.

She found Rocket with Thor in the living area playing video games with Hulk on the couch, wondering what Kamala wanted, hearing her tell him, making him sigh, because he cared about Casrud knowing she was feeling nervous about fitting in with big kids, which explained some of her school-shopping choices.

"We should talk to her later, assure her that it's gonna be alright." he said making Thor get it, nuzzling him.

"Thanks as she's really stressing about tomorrow, even though she has to shape-shift, so nobody sees her fur." he replied hearing the doorbell, guessing the food was here, seeing Casrud there in her night-shirt relieving him.

"Yes the food's here, as I can tell you're hungry." he replied to her seeing her enter the kitchen, seeing the others there drinking soda and other stuff, while she was getting herself some Dr Pepper Zero, while the adults were putting food on plates or in bowls making her grin, seeing fortune cookies knowing how Hulk liked cookies.

"Yeah which is why we worry, when the cookies are gone." Sif muttered.