"Pops you alright, you've been sneezing and coughing all week and not feeling too good, as we love you and don't want anything to happen to you. Plus there's a flu bug going around Knowhere." Rocket asked Rocket Senior seeing Ranger nodding. "I-I'm fine boys, I'm a leader or co-leader of the Dynasty." he replied sniffling as Nebula handed him a tissue.
"Dad has to rest, to take care of himself, right Rocket." Ranger whispered to him seeing him nodding. It was a few days later and Ranger and Rocket noticed their dad was tired, sneezing and coughing plus his stomach felt like rocks but trying to be brave which bothered both Ranger and Rocket. "Yep but he won't rest but you think you can lasso him, Ranger." Rocket said surprising Nebula wanting to see how this would go seeing Ranger taking out his rope twirling it around wrapping it around their dad's legs tripping him up. "Sorry dad but you're not so hot and you need to rest." he softly said making Rocket nod.
"R-Ranger, why would you lasso me like this." Rocket Senior said coughing and sneezing not feeling good understanding why his eldest kit had lassoed him, because he wasn't listening to advice unaware Nebula had been watching, grinning but Ranger untied his and Rocket's dad seeing Ranger help him up taking him to his room tucking him into bed but hearing him getting feverish worrying Ranger seeing Rocket put a cold cloth on their dad's head explaining it would help him feel better seeing Ramger quiet leaving their dad's room asking Rocket what they should do.
"Dad just needs rest, meds, soup and he'll be back on his paws in no time." he said to him going to the drugstore to get their dad medicine making Ranger sighing. He knew how to make soup so could make it for his and Rocket's dad to help him get better wondering how Nebula and his brother weren't sick. "His cybernetics protect him from germs and my entire body is cybernetic, Ranger but they go for guys like you and your dad." Nebula told him seeing him sighing making soup cutting up veggies he'd grown in the greenhouse knowing they'd help his and Rocket's dad get better which Nebula found sweet.
"I'm back and mmmm… something smells good." Rocket told them entering the kitchen. He was impressed seeing Ranger cooking seeing soup knowing it was for their dad which was thoughtful. "I made plenty for dad and us, if you're in the mood for soup." he said softly making Rocket get it. "It smells good and help dad get back on his paws." he told him seeing Ranger nodding.
Ranger noticed the cosy socks that his brother wore which had stars over them and she was wearing them too plus Rocket Senior was wearing cosy socks too making him curious. "Nebula likes to knit so makes cosy socks, blankies too." Rocket pointed out seeing Ranger shyly smile finding it sweet.
"I should make him cosy socks, so he feels he belongs." Nebula said.
A bit later, Nebula was on the couch using her knitting stuff to knit cosy socks for Ranger which were cow themed which Rocket thought sweet knowing his brother would love them, knowing Rocke would be proud of her for her knitting skills, as he was the one who'd taught her. "Yeah, he will and he's more quiet which is weird, being your brother and all. He was very shy when he was making that yummy soup." she said making him nodding.
It was early afternoon, and things were quiet on Knowhere right now, plus Rocket was going to Starlings later and hang out so he could take Ranger with him impressing Rocket at her thought. "I'll ask him later Nebs." he told her kissing her cheek making her smile knowing right now, Ranger was taking an nap