"Oh my gosh, what's this lil one doing ojt here in the freezing cold, he doesn't look good and needs help." Herbert said softly as he'd fouhd a raccoon baby shivering in the snow having blue fur meaning he had pnemonia amomg other things which bothered him deciding to help him picking him up gently hearing coughing which melted his heart, noticing he really needed help wrapping his scarf around thekit like a blankie to keep him warm after getting him down from the tree the infant-kit had climbed into knowing he could trust Herbert to let him take him home to Wondergore where he would be safe wondering where his family was.
"Let's get you help my lil Rocket, as you need it to get back on your paws and maybe we'll find your family as I don't get how they'd leave you out in the cold, that's not what family's about." Herbert said in a very gentle, soothing tone which the infant was loving feeling safe, loved that this person wanted to help him seeing him heading to the infirmary making Rocket curious but tired as his youhg body was fighting off the icky things in him that was making him sick as Herbert saw Dr Ball there, impressed listening tom explaining about the kit.
"Herbert, he needs cybernetics to make it through, and some of your blood, seeing you already see him as yohr child." he told him seeing him nodding as they were prepping the male-kit knowing he'd feel abit better afterwards holding his paw telling him he was doing this so nobody would push him around like he must have been out there, which made Herbert concerned for him.
"The procedure was successful but he just needs to rest Herbert and guess you've adopted him, Wondergore needs a prince." Dr Ball said to Herbert seeing him nodding but carrying his pri ce gently into the recovery room in a teeny tiny hospital gown with his tail sticking out making Herbert smile because he looked adorable, kissing his lil bandaged forehead hoping he wasn't makijg it worse.
"Rest my brave lil one, dada has you." he whispered kissing his furry lil head leaving him be, but had thoughts swirling around in his head as he'd wanted to be a father, so guessed the universe had maxe him one grinning.
A few days later, Herbert entered the infirmary's recovery room seeing his blue-furred lil prince asleep in his adorable lil hospital gown with a hospital band on his furry wrist, hearing sleep sounds as he knew that the kit needed milk and had a bottle knowing the workers had given him meds to help his bidy fight the things in his body especially the pneumonia however, he looked cute with his fur being blue but he was slowly getting better which relieved Herbert as he'd fouhd Rocket's birth mom, Roxy who'd stated she didn't want the kit with her mouth and claws which was how he had the scratch on his nose, it made Herbert sad for his Rocket so he was adopting him seeing his little brown eyes open weakly smiling at him which eased Herbert's sadness feeding him milk which he was loving making Herbert laugh burping him after he was done drinking.
"Ahhhh somebody's happier, now he's had a bottle and saw your mom, she scratched me when I asked her, why she left you out in the cold." he told him as he saw a frown on Rocket's furry face which Herbert understood as he understood wanting to place a paw on his nose but felt weak still from being sick feeling his new dad stroking gently behind his furry lil ear which was relaxing him humming something his own parents used to sing to him at this age which made him relax into sleep seeing one of his workers there needing him.
"I'll be right back my lil prince, you just rest." he whispered leaving wrapping his scarf around him like a blankie which was warm seeing a smile on Rocket's face in sleep leavihg the infirmary.
"You seem attached to this lil kit, which is sweet as you've wanted a heir." she told him.
"I am, he needs somebody to care aboht him, you know." he told her as he was helping with what they needed plus was wanting to put a crib in hisroom for when Rocket came oht of the infirmary, but knew he would love things here returning to his penthouse apartment setting up the crib making it comfy for Rocket when he got here getting a call from his parents ignoring it looking at a photo from earlier where he was cuddling his lil Rocket which was making him smile imagining the future for his prince choking up wiping happy tears away.
"You alright, as you were crying." a worker asked concerned
"Just happy tears thinking about Rocket." Herbert replied to him..
After dinner he was returning to be with Rocket but relieved he'd eaten a bit which relieved him as he'd been worrying about the kit all day seeing the kit weakly smile at him which melted Herbert's heart knowing this was a good thing that was beginning and humming that song he liked, which was relaxing him.