"I am Groot, I am Groot." Nranchie asked Casey, as both youngsters were in the play-den while Rocket was encouraging Casey to take her first steps, which Groot, Ranger and Riley were explaining not to rush Casey in her development.
"I think he wants me, to walk yet I don't feel like walking." Casey whispered to her and hoping her dad hadn't heard as he had heard her talking to Branchie before despite the adults telling him he was imagining that.
"Come on sweetie, walk for daddy, you can do it." Rocket encouraged.
"Rocket calm down, she'll do it when she's ready." Riley told him.
Casey was relieved by that, hearing her aunt telling her dad that, she didn't feel like trying to walk now as she always fell onto her diapered furry butt making Branchie understand hugging her.
"I am Groot, I am Groot." she told Casey making the female-kit feel brave getting wobbily onto her paws with Branchie encouraging her unaware Rocket was watching recording as Casey walked over to him hearing Branchie cheering along with her dad telling her he was so proud of her, making her smile.
"Now we have to kit-proof this place, so you don't get hurt." he told her.
Ranger and Riley were surprised seeing Casey was walking by herself, impressing Thor seeing Branchie on the female toddler-kit's furry shoulder, as she was running around in her purple shirt making Rocket worried in case she fell or tripped over her paws or stuck her paw in a socket breathing deeply, going after her seeing Thor giving her a cookie.
"Oh thank Groot you're okay, daddy was worried you got hurt." Rocket told her.
"I think Captain Rabbit's worried, about his lil rabbit." Thor told Groot.
"I am Groot, I am Groot." Groot told him making Rocket sigh at him.
"I'm just concerned about Casey's safety, you know." Rocket told him.
Casey frowned at him, as to tell him not to worry despite not being able to talk yet and pointed to Branchie who she was sharing her cookie with, which Groot and Rocket thought sweet, knowing they were like them at that age guessing Branchie washelping keep her safe like Groot had kept him safe as a toddler, with Groot helping him put up squeaky toys on doorknobs among other thijgs to distract her, from putting her paws in something she shouldn't.
"Ooh toys, let's play." Casey said to Branchie as her dad was putting toys on the doorknobs squeaking them making Rocket grin, hearing his idea was workijg seeing Groot agreeing as Branchie was playing too.
"Geez, isn't that getting on your nerves." Ranger asked Rocket.
"Nope, it's keeping Casey amused, along with Branchie." Rocket told him.
"Yeah, she's happy playing with all the toys Rocket put on the doors." Riley told him.
Casey giggled eating ice-cream after dinner, as Rocket was celebrating her taking her first steps chuckling at her being messy, taking photos of her being adorable wondering who had left her as a baby that fateful night by the trash cans, making Ranger and Riley understand.
"Maybe the universe thought she needed a daddy wholoves her." Sif told him making Rocket guess this was true and was cleaning Casey up hearing her giggling melting Rocket's heart more.