"Casey, there you are, where did you go, you missed Picture Day but when we asked your big brother, he wouldn't tell us where you went, plus your sibs go here now." Peach asked making Casey sigh.
It was a few days later and indeed, she'd missed Picture Day which Rocket was relieved about only today was Aelita, Gabi, Rubik and Vee's first day at Avengers Campus only Casey was on high alert in case anything happened, along with Rocket only she was talking to a therapist and taking anxiety meds which she decided to keep to herself heading to their classroom, turning in her homework.
"Woah, you did homework while off, geez you are an nerdcoon." Tommy said to her seeing her frowning adjusting her glasses on her snout heading to her desk sighing knowing she had to go see the therapist during recess so was keeping this from her friends, she didn't want them to worry about her but her anxiety increased hearing they were starting with power-practice knowing she had to take her power bands off making Billy and Tommy excited, in case she did anything she could get in troubke with.
"It's okay, just think of calm things like Bob Ross, maybe anything that happens can beca happy accident." she told herself breathing deeply as pinkish energy swirled arouhd her making the class in awe including Ms Sif seeing she was in control of her supernova seeing her stop putting on her power bands taking a deep-breath hearing the class cheering.
"I can't believe I did it, without hurting anybody or destroying things." she said stunned lookijg at her paws.
"You must be having a good fur day, Raccoon Girl." Raya whispered to Casey hearing the recess bell but she was leaving the third-grade room astounding Peach and Raya seeing her heading to the therapist's office confusing them but Casey made sure nobody saw her as she didn't want other kids asking questions entering seeing her therapist ask her how she was feeling today.
"Good, I had my best power-practice session this morning, no damage or injuries caused which made me relieved." she told her makijg her happy as the female-cub was telling her things, playing with her power-bands making her understand asking her why she didn't tell her friends about this.
"They'd freak out or other kids would be mean about it." she admitted to her.
"You know you have nothing to be ashamed of, Casey as this is helping you." the therapist assured her.
"Yeah you've gotva point, my mom said the same thing, but cubs talk." Casey replied to her hearing the bell ring, putting her furry paws over her ears relieved after it stopped ringing leaving returning to the classroom unaware Lunella had seen her coming out of the therapist's office wondering what the female-cub had been doing in there, making Casey gulp taking a huge breath making Peach and Raya understand as Jupiter had told them, that Casey was seeing a therapist about her anxiety along with taking anxiety-meds.
"Leave her alone, she doesn't have to tell you if she doesn't want to." Raya said to her.
"Thanks guys, as I had a feeling this might happen." Casey mumbled to them paying attention to Ms Sif.
At lunch, she was sitting by herself, which bothered Peach and Raya that Lunella had made her anxious, so were joining her, astounding her they knew she was doing therapy to handle her anxiety.
"Your mom told us, but we promised her to keep it a secret." Peach said softly.
"Thanks guys, but Lunella's gonna keep bagering, and I don't know how to deal with that, Meatball Day helps though." Casey said making Peach and Raya giggle hearing her joke the sauce was Thanos's blood making Rocket smile as hearing Casey like this was good.
Only he had no idea that symbiote from Schism that was in the science-lab had escaped but found it's perfect host in Casey so had got onto her fur which Lunella noticed, along with Shocket as she and Itsy had hrought the symbiote here, but letting things play out before telling Rocket that an anxiety eating symbiote was making Casey it's host.
"Something's off with her, but what, Herbie run a diagnosis on her." Jupiter said as she noticed that Casey wasn't acting herself along with Herbert plus Ranger, Riley and Rocket noticed that the female-cub was anxious a lot but Herbert gasped seeing a symbiote on her making them get a sonic blaster as Casey looked nervous in symbiote form remembering Itsy telling him what this symbiote did to their hosts, as Shocket had been attacked by this.
"Get ooff my daughter, you gooball." Jupiter yelled getting it off her seeing Casey fall into Herbert's arms relieving them seeing the other cubs asking if their big sister was okay, as Rocket was containing the symbiote but explaining to them letting Casey rest and then get her somethijg to eat, seeing Jupiter nodding feelijg bad for her.
"Ssshhhh symbiotes prey on cubs like you, so it's not your fault but we contained it so it can't hurt you or anybody else." she told her relieving her seeing her sibs hug her asking her if she was alright.
"I think so, but sorry for scaring you." she replied to them.
