"Mantis, are you asleep." Drax asked. "No Drax, I'm not and neither are Gamora and Nebula how can you sleep as it's a magical night." Mantis replied to him. It was the twenty-fourth of December otherwise known as Grootmas Eve and everybody including the toddler-Guardians were excited about Santa visiting which Groot understood but had helped them put milk, cookies and snacks for the reindeer but had made them warm milk to help them get sleepy.
Hearing something on the roof made them wake up, sneaking out of their bedroom being quiet seeing a certain gift giver putting gifts under the tree but being in awe. "I see you there and not mad as a lot of kids do this but yes, I bring gifts to kids across the galaxy like on Earth." he said. Nebula was quiet knowing Rocket would have so many questions to ask Santa if he was here going back to her room cuddling under the blanket of her bed feeling sleepy thinking about Rocket being here hearing her sibs going to their rooms hearing their doors close.
"Merry Grootmas guys." she whispered to herself.
"Nebula wake up, wake up, there's gifts under the tree, let's go see." Mantis said as she, Gamora and Drax were there making the blue-skinned youngster sighing. "Okay I'm coming but didn't we see Santa earlier." she said yawning
"Yeah, but now, we can open gifts and there's stuff in our stockings." Drax said excitedly. Nebula's eyes widened seeing a raccoon stuffie in hers guessing he knew she'd missed Rocket because he was hibernating which choked her up hugging it making Gamora and Mantis smile seeing her smile for the first time plus were seeing pancakes and cinnamon rolls making them happy. "Merry Grootmas everybody and see Santa came, but Nebula looks happy." Groot said
"Uh-huh, Mama Groot, she's in a good mood after she found a raccoon stuffie in her stocking and she loved it." Gamora told him. "That's good and there's the Grootmas feast later." he told them. Nebula grinned as she was going to her room to get dressed and was feeling better knowing they could tell Rocket all about it when he woke up from hibernation which the others did too.
In the town, everybody was getting ready for the holidays and in good moods, knowing the toddler-Guardians would join them plus knew others couldn't get to the planet because Groot protected it and them well. Later the toddler-Guardians showed up but happy to celebrate plus she was looking at the tree Rocket was sleeping in smiling waving at it making Drax, Gamora and Mantis confused. "Ohhhhh nothing let's go enjoybthe feast." Nebula said to them as they went on.
