"What the heck, how did intruders get on Wondergore, awwww." a voice. Herbeet Wyndham had been enjoying the holiday meal but a security alert had made him leave but entered the mall level seeing two pairs of brownish eyes peeking out of the dumpster and saw two raccoobs, one big and fluffy making Herbeet's cheeks go pink but a baby one was in it's furry arms looking like they needed help. "It's okay, not going to hurt you." he told them. "Good but he needs help." he heard the older onevsay astounding him.
"I'm Herbert Wyndham and this is Wondergore do you need help." he told them.
"Good to meet you, Herbie, yes we do, sorry if we imposed during the holidays." the elder furry male said shivering hugging Herbeet which felt good making Herbedt grin. "Your hug is so good, ummmm I didn't believe you said yohr name." he said.
"Sorry, Rocket Senior but my son needs help being my junior." he said making Herbert find that adorable sensing they were hungry bringing them to his penthouse apartment but cooking more food for them, wrapping a blanket aroubd Rocket Junior feeding him milk making Rocket Senior smile as it had been a lomg while since this happened.
"Thanks…." he said softly surprisibg Herbert at this.
"It's no big deal, you gugs needed help, includibg this lil one and you both need a chedk up." he told him making Rocket Senior nod. He wanted the hest for his kit seeing Herbert taking him to the infirmary hearing from Dr Ball thekit needed cybernetics to survive seeing Rocket Senior givibg a sign of approvalwith nodding.
"This'll make you stronger, so nobody can push you around." Herbeet said holding Rocket's teeny-tiny paw while Dr Ball was performing the surgery seeing Rocket Senior holding Rocket Junior's other paw. " Or Elanor along with your sibs." he added making Herbert's heart melt but curious about what he just said.
After a bit, Dr Ball confirmed the surgery was successful and the kit was in a bed in the ICU in a teet tiny hospital gown with his tail stickibg out making both Rocket Senior and Herbeet exchange a smile as the kit began to stir groggily smiling seeing them. "Hey you made it and you're gonna be okay, but it'll just hurt for a bit but we got you." Rocket Senior said softly to him.
Herbert noticed it was late abd sensed Rocket Senior looked tired assuring him, Rocket would be okay, but he needed sleep heading back to the apartment making himself tea asking the big, fluffy raccoon male if he wanted some. " Yes please Herbie it'll relax me, we've been through a lot, my boy and me since leaving Halfworld." he replied.
"You came from Halfworld, well you're both safe here, trust me but you look cold." he said He was grabbing a huve blanket wrapping it aroubd the large, fluffy male-raccoon like a cape hearing him sigh in relief "Thank you Herbie, this helps." he said hugging him making their hearts skip a beat but he saw Rocket Senior get on the couch which Herbeet understood putting a pillow under his furry head hoping he'd be okay, becoming attached to them already after just meeting them knowing the people of Wondergore were probably curious about both male-raccoons but he was making himself hot cocoa with marshmallows eating a few extra marshmallows knowing Rocket Junior might need something to eat if he woke up in the middle of the night.
"Mmmmmm, this time of year, a lik hot cocoa hits the spot." he told himself but heard soft crying knowing it was Rocket Junior making up a baby bottle then entering the room which both Rocket Junior and Senior were staying seeing Rocket Junior up but picked him up gently from the crib. "Awwww it's okay buddy, I brought you milk but we should let daddy rest, plus you need rest after the surgery." he told him seeing him drinking from the bottle relieving Herbert
"That's good buddy, as you need it ti get better but you were so brave going througg it, pkus your daddy and me were holding your paws while it was happening." he told him seeing him relax but Herbeet was burping him making him chuckle softly
It was a few early mornings later and in the penthouse apartment, Rocket Senior was tending to his sweet baby boy feeding him milk but singing softly to him after winding up a music box which looked like a tree with a pair of raccoobs unaware Herbeet was watching feeling chomed-up but trying not to make a soubd to ruin the sweet moment even though Rocket Senior had said to him, he and Rocket considered him family. They were still livibg on Wondergore and with Herbeet in his penthouse apartment and Herbeet couldn't imagine things without them especially Rocket Senior sensing he was enjoying things here seeing Rocket Senior looking and smirking seeing Herbeet was standibg there watching, wiping his eyes with an napkin.
"Did we wake you up, Herbie, sorry about this." he told him seeing him walk over to him with Rocket in his big, fluffy arms nuzzling Herbeet's nose but his head so he coukd have his scent if they got seprated but Herbert fouhd it sweet. "You didn't Rockie and that music-box is adorable." he told him patting Rocket Juhior's furry lil head.
"He seems a bit better after the surgery and the meds made him better." Herbeet told him seeing Rocket Senior grin feeling his furry cheeks go pink.
"Everythibg's okay Herbeet, as Rocket trusts you like I do." Rocket Senior told him seeing Rocket Junior sleepy so Rocket Senior was carrying him to the room they shared seeing Herbert following him, seeing a giant sized bed fit for a big guy like Rocket Senior and a crib for Rocket Junior which had a blankie and a medium sized orange raccoon stuffie thhat was chunky like his daddy seeing Rocket Senior kiss the infant kit's furry head before wrapping a blanket around him, putting the stuffie near him seeing the kit asleep.
"Awwww, so sweet, but he'll be okay when the bandages come off." Herbeet said hearing Rocket Senior coughing worrying Herbeet feeling his furry forehead feeling it was warm frowning. "I think you need to lie down as you mght be coming down as you might be coming down with something." he said softly getting him to lie down on the bed. "Yeah, I don't feel good Herbie… I have to take care of our lil boy." he told him sneezing as Herbeet handed him an napkin.
"Thanks, Herbie." he told him lying down on the bed as Herbert tucked him in.
That next morning, after waking up, he heard Rocket Junior awake going into Rocket Senior's room seeing Rocket Senior's room seeing the infant-kit awake hugging the stuffie in his furry lil arms which Herbert git going over to Rocket Senior's bed hearing sneezibg and coughing making him worried seeing the elder raccoon male wrapped up in the blanket feeling his furry cheek which was furry cheek which was warm. "Ohhhh buddy, you seem like you have a very bad cold or the flu but let us help you." he told him seeing Rocket Senior nodding feverishly as he saw Herbert calling somebody on his phone which was Dr Ball but after hanging up, he was squeezing his giant, fluffy paw gently before tending to Rocket Junior and feeding him breakfast keeping calm noticing the kit trusted him. " Daddy's not feeling well but he'll get better." he told him feeding the infant-kit oatmeal which he was enjoying relieving Herbert hearing knocking on the door answering it.
"Herbeet I'm here, where is he, plus that kit looks much better with your help." Dr Ball told him.
"He's in his bed, tucked up in the blanket, and yes the kit is doihg good." he told him leading him to Rocket Senior's room seeing Dr Ball examining Rocket Senior. "Yes, he has the flu but he needs meds and rest." he told Herbert
"Thanks, I can take care of him from here." Herbeet told him seeing him leaving but after that, he was playing with Rocket Junior hearing him giggling imprinting with him as another dad which made Herbert smile at that thought hearing Rocket Junior giggling as he'd had an accident realising the infant-kit wasn't housebrojen but sensed he needed a diaper cleaning up the mess but putting a diaper on the infant, careful not to pull his tail seeing the infant grin nuzzling Herbeet's hand making him chuckle getting medicine for Rocket Senior surprisibg him, he wasn't used to this much kindness
"You gotta take yohr medicine, Rockie if you want ti get better, a certain lil one was concerned about you. We've been playing most of the morning and getting to know each other." he told him making Rocket Senior weakly smile hearing this taking it despite making a face which Herbert cracked up at seeing Rocket Senior smirk at that but coughing a lot seeing Herbert pour him tea which was helping the medicine go down only he saw the big, fluffy maleraccoon was sleepy kissing his head seeing Rocket Junior was also needing an nap so was tucking him into hiscrib, telling him astory but kissed his lil furry head so was going to dome work and attend to Wondergore relieving the peopke as they'd heard about the mysterious guests with Herbert in his apartment. " Yes, but they needed help but they're fine." Herbert told them heading to where Sacha and Simone were piloting Wondergore seeing them tending to their daughter, Evette impressed their king had found two Half-worlders that was a father and kit finding it sweet he'd let them stay with him.
"Yes, Rocjet Senior has the flu and his lil kit's asleep in his crib." Herbert told them making both female chipmunk pikots exchange a grin at his kindness knowing he had a good heart making Herbeet grin at this knowing they were right knowing the peopke of Wondergore were curious about Rocket Junior and Senior but he cared about them very much but after a bit, he returned to his penthouse apartment making himself hot cocoa sitting at the table in the kitchen wanting to check on both Rocket Junior and Senior seeing them still asleep but bringing Rocket Senior snacks in case he was hungry or felt like eating making a snacj for Rocket Junior when he awoje from his nap seeing him begin to stir so Herbert was pickihg him up oht of the crib gently feeding him which the kit was loving making him chuckle "Whoa lil Rocket slow down, you'll maje yourself sick." he told him
After this, Rocket Junior was full so Herbert was burping him, making him chuckle and saw Rocket Senior sluggishly enterihg worrying Herbert directing him bacj to bed tucking him bacj in. " You shouldn't get out of bed when sick if you wanba get better but only get up, if you need to pee as I got you and ohr lil kit too." he reassured him.
"Uh-huh, sorry for scaring you Herbie, I just got… lonely." he said coughing as Herbeet poured him tea seeing him gratefully take it from his hands sneezing but Herbert handed him scented napkins hearing him sniffle blowing into it.
."Thanks as this helps my snout feel better, I just hope my lil one isn't catching germs, he got over all the illnesses he had when we got here." he told him feeling him squeeze his paw gently knowing love was what he needed letting him rest up but playing with Rocket Junior but taking him in a baby bjorn as he had to go outside forca bit knowing the infant-kit needed a change of scenery but in a safe way kus they needed groceries heading to the mall level making the infant-kit in awe remembering Herbert had found him and his dad here. "Yes this was where we foubd uou and daddy but this is where we come to shop and hang out including the kids of Wondergore. After we get groceries, we'll get a treat." he told the kit.
Adter getting groceries, they were getting ice-cream at the ice-cream parliyr making Herbert chuckle as the kit was enjoying ice-cream and getting messy which made him grin taking a photi before wiping his furry lil chin with an napkin hearing him giggle a little as the swelling in his little throat was easing from the surgery which had relieved both Herbert and Rocket Senior knowing he might becable to talk which would be amazing.