"Hey Rocke everything okay, hey, hey why the tears, is there something I can help." Rocket asked seeing said male-tenuki curled up in a ball with his bushy tail pointing out which gave Rocket an idea as his friends rubbed behind his ear when he was upset, hoping he wasn't crossing boundaries with this. He gently started stroking Rocke's tail hearing his tears were stopping turning into sniffles relieving Rocket knowing Rocke might be able to tell him what was bothering him. "Arigatou for the stromes mate, it helps the sadness. Piper's mad at me and I got the kits in trouble. Because of it, I'm not allowed on school grounds." Rocje said This made Rocket's furry brow furrow in confusion which Rocke saw and after taking a few deep-breaths started to tell him.

"So, you know how I was helping Juniper and John with the bakevsale and made brownies. Groot Dust from my pendant slipped put and got into the brownie mix which I didn't know but a lot of the first grade boughtvthem and things got intresting. After their teacher fouhd oht, she called Piper and things got worse thinking I did it on purpise but it was an accident and Juniper and John are in bed sleeping the chaos off." he explained impressing Rocket this happened.

"So, the first grade got tomexperience some cool colours and stuff like us, it's not like they'll get hooked, it's a teaching moment which is what school's aboht." he told Rocke seeing a tiny grin on Rocke's face at thelevity his Rocket was injecting into thesituation which was kind of funny besides Piper being mad. "She'll cool down but you can stay if you want." he told Rocke "Lennon bless you, Rocket and thank you." he said.

"Ummmm, you're welcome buddy." he repkied to him.

"I am Groot, I am Groot." they heard Groot say majing Rocke's eyes light up. "No buddy I didn't forget, shrink down before coming in here. I don't need a skylight in my roof." Rocket replied to him making Rocke curious seeing Groot entering hugging him with joyful tears astounding Groot but made Rocket remember that Rocke had lost his Groot explaining to his pal about Rocke. "I am Groot." he said gently to Rocke plus Rocket noticed a loose branch remembering after Groot had sacrificed himself to save everybody from the Dark Aster, he'd found one of Groot's branches and had planted it which was how he had Groot back. "Is it okay, to give that branch up, so Rocke can have a Groot too." Rocket whispered while Rocke was doing art.

Groot nodded, as Rocket caught the branch, finding a flowerpot putting soil in it, planting the branch in it seeing Rocke excited after he presented the flowerpot to him, explaining seeing joyful tears thanking him making Rocket smile at his reaction delighted to have Groot back in his life which he and Groot understood hoping Piper would understand if Rocke came back with a baby Groot as it made him happy.


Meanwhile in the Nirohita house in New York, Piper was concerned as Rocke wasn't home and a few days had passed after the GrootDust brownie Incident and the kits had asked her where their dad was and asked if he was mad at them because their class had gotten excitable after the bake sale. They'd wanted to say they were sorry that he'd gotten in trouble when they'd asked him to help and their stand had been asuccess but Piper had reassured them that it wasn't their fault and their dad was having alone-time to calm down.

"I bet he's with uncle Rockie, they like each other." John whispered to Juniper.

"We should tell mommy about where daddy is, right, she misses him." Juniper said.