"They eat this much food, I never ate that much at their age… then again our socalled sire didn't feed us much and probably did the same with them too, poor guys." Rocket muttered. It was late night into early morning on Knowhere and he was lying on his big bed surrounded by infant raccoon kits which were the ones he'd found in the High Evloitionary's lab when freeing everybody and he had been debating if he wanted yo keep them or notbut had decided to keep them as they needed a parent of their species and right now, he was looking up how to take care of them so looking up on the Internet but gettibg info which he was committing to memory plus knew he should be sleeping but he couldn't and trying to not wake them as they needed their rest but they had a calming effext on him feeling sleepy drifting off into sleep. However the next mornihg, he heard soft chirps knowing his lil ones were up sitting up feeling some of them gently biting his furrybtoes which he didn't mind hearing the front door opening seeing it was Nebula relievibg him. "We were concerned about you after… you know everything that happened plus your lil ones you adopted are cute plus you look frazzled. Please tell me you've been sleeping as you'll need your energy for things but alsomthem." she told hij.
"I'll sleep later promise, but right now, I gotta take care of them." he said sleepily accidentally spraying milk making the baby raccoons excitable drinking like they were at Starlings knowing her furboy was tired just not wantibg to admit it but saw the baby raccoons curious about her. "That's Nebula and daddy loves her. If you want, she could be mommy as you need one." he told them aking Nebula blush at his words sitting on the floor with them but saw them around her as Rocket was beside her and she noticed the teeny bites on his furry toes smirking guessing that had been the baby raccoons seeing Rocket nodding.
"They're love bites, Nebula and they don't know better…" he told her zoning out then waking up majing Nebula sighing knowing Rocket was stretching himself thin seeing the baby raccoons worried but booping his and Nebula's snouts making her giggle at this yawning making her concerned. "Rocket I know you're concerned about falling asleep in case you go into a coma again but that won't happen. Plus these cuties need you." she told him.
She was rubbing behind his furry ear which was calming him down but saw him resting his furry head on her tummy as her heartbeat was soothing him into sleep relieving her but saw the baby raccoons were relaxing as she sang to them as she had a very good voice unaware it was soothing her furboy deeper into sleep hearing gentle snores meaning they were all asleep giving a relaxibg vibe deciding they needed her to be mommy and after making sire they were asleep, she was tidying up and making milk for those sweet babies aftercRocket's milk sprayer had made them excited acting like they were drunk guessing it had amused Rocket.
"Rocket needs help, with them." she mumbled making coffee and food as Rocket needed to eat to function so after he woke up plus wanted to make itva home for them baby proofing the house so the baby raccoons wouldn't get hurt or stick their lil paws in sockets or put things up their noses so would talk to Rocket when he was fully awake seeing the baby raccoons snuggled around him which was adorable. She'd heard from Rocket how he'd found these cuties in the HE's lab and couldn't allow them to suffer or worse like her as a child at the handse of Thanos or like Rocket and his friends as children suffering at the HE's hands so knew they were getting a second chance but also love making her sniffle not wanting to distrurb them kissing Rocket's furry head hearing gentle noises and saw a smile on his furry face in sleep.
"Thanks Nebs for helping and they see you as a mommy like I'm their daddy. I hope I didn't worry you when I zoned out." Rocket told Nebula as they were having coffee while the baby raccoons were sleeping as Rocket was setting up the playpen for them to play in which Nebula loved the idea of this as they could play without them getting hurt but heard them awake and hubgry making him smirking as he had food for them. "I looked up what they could eat and how to take care of them. I'm coming guys." he said entering the living-room as Nebula entered. Her furboy was sitting on the couch but sitting beside him seeinng the infant raccoons around Rocket as he was feeding them sausages making her surprised knowing Drax's people made hotdogs out of his adorable species. "These are vegetarian ones and not telling them that until they're older." he whispered to her making her get it finding that sweet he was being protective of them seeing him put a paw on his chest which was hurting.
"Hurts… but gotta be strong for them." he muttered gritting his fangs until the pain subsided but Nebula squeezed his paw gently seeing the baby raccoons looked worried just like how Nebula was feeling for him. It was a few days after getting back to Knowhere and Rocket's chest still hurt from Adam blasting hin in it only Rocket being Rocket, he was being tough however Nebula could sense he was hurting but maybe now these lil cuties were here, it could convince him to get fixed up.
"N-Nebula I need help. I need to be at full strength to take care of these guys and with you know my injury that might be hard." he said softly feeling the infant kits nuzzle him gently as Nebula saw them hiding in the house guessing it was something Rocket had taught them seeing him nodding.
"Daddy abd Mommy will be back, don't mess up the house." Rocket told them as they left but heading to the infirmary as this was an emergency but not telling the others as they were occupied with their own things seeing Rocket in a bed but blushing seeing him in a hospital gown making him chuckle at that despite having to have surgery. "Don't worry as they'll fix you up." she reassured him. "Yeah I know but it'll be okay and yeah I look adorable in a hospital gown." he told her making her grin as they were taking him in for surgery making Nebula take deep-breaths. "Lylla, you better take care of him if you truly care about him." she muttered. "It's okay Nebs, I get warm feels from these lil guts too and as Rocke preaches the wird of John Lennon, all they need is love, us too." he said hugging Nebula's leg asshe rubbed behind his furry ear.
Later that next norning, Nebula was back and the surgery was successful relieving Nebula but after he woke up, he was relieved after hearing the surgery was successful knowing the baby raccoons would be happy seeing he was safe. "Yeah, but you have to rest once we get home." Nebula told him.
"I know but hope they get that daddy might not beable to play forca while." he told her seeing her nodding and was holding his paw which was comforting. "Lylla said you were concerned about me when we were hanging out in thedream world," he told her sounding still affexted by the sleeping gas laughing which she found adorable