Hey, who could it be? (No, it's gotta be...!)

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TWs: Resentment, brief fear/running away, insinuations of... something. Stay safe :)

Anger.

That's all he felt.

Millions of years spent hiding away in the depths of the Kuiper belt would make someone go insane.

He digresses, though.

Spending his every waking moment to watch from the shadows gave him a sense of relief in some ways. They had no idea he was still alive.

Saturn, the idiot, and Jupiter, the so-called 'Big Brother' or 'Father' of the solar system. It was nice to know they had changed after so many years of tormenting him, yet... he still remembers.

He never forgot those days.

He never forgot how Jupiter and Saturn teamed up, using their combined strengths to push him deep into the solar system, knocking him into the Kuiper belt.

One day, sooner or later, they would feel how he felt all those millions of years ago.

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"Let's see... Despina, Galatea, Halimede, Hippocamp, Laomedeia, Larissa, Neso, Proteus, Psamathe, Sao, and Thalassa." Neptune called, then frowned as he blinked slowly, "Wait, where's Naiad and Nereid?"

"Wasn't Proteus supposed to keep track of us?" Larissa spoke.

Proteus averted his gaze, looking down, "Oh, I didn't realize they weren't with us. Sorry, Neptune..."

"Ah, nothing to apologize for, Proteus! I'm sure they must've gotten separated or lost." Neptune reassured his largest satellite, "I'll go look for them; you all look after each other, okay?"

"Okay, Neptune!" The irregular moons bounced up and down in the atmosphere as Neptune flew away.

The blue planet decided to re-trace his steps, spinning his body to try and see if he could find them faster. It only made him dizzy.

"First Trition, and now this..." He mumbled, shaking his sphere, 'It's not like I wanted to forget everything.'

Screams from the Kuiper belt interrupted his thoughts. His eyes widened as he recognized the frightened voices.

"Naiad...! Nereid!" He shouted, turning into his Celestial human form as he dove into the Kuiper belt.

"Neptune!" He heard Naiad yell as a tiny body came flying at him at full speed.

"Naiad, where's-?"

"Help! Neptune!" Nereid shouted as she fled behind him.

"Nereid! Thank stars you two are alright!" Neptune grinned, holding them closer.

"Neptune, we need to get out of here!" Naiad nudged the Celestial being.

"What? Why?" Neptune questioned.

"Him..." Nereid uttered from behind Neptune's shoulder.

Whoosh...

Neptune turned his head towards the asteroids, squinting his eyes as he peered into the depths, raising an eyebrow as he saw a silhouette.

"It's nice to see you again..."

Out from the shadows steps another Celestial being a shade darker than Neptune. His hair was messy and his silk robes were unkempt. In his right hand, he held a strange-looking Trident, only it had an X across the middle tooth.

"Brother."

The atmosphere was silent as Neptune took in his words, still analyzing the strange Celestial's figure.