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

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TWs: Manipulation/gaslighting, a bit of body modification, and trickery/deceiving. Stay safe :)

"Uranus? What are you doing here?" Earth questioned, quickly glancing at the Sun, "I know I said you could come by anytime, but the Sun-"

Uranus* smiled, "Oh, I just came to drop by for a little rendezvous."

"A rende-what?" Earth raised an eyebrow as he shared a glance with his moon.

"Rendezvous, as in... crazy adventure." Uranus* winked, "But I'm sure you know all about those, right?"

Earth frowned, "Sure, I guess?"

"Hey," Uranus* moved closer, "You like acting all high and mighty, don't you?"

"I'm sorry...?" Earth backed away, "Is there something wrong, Uranus? Did I do something wrong?"

"I don't know, did you?" Uranus* backed into the asteroid belt.

"Hey-!" Luna yelled, about to fly after him when the Earth pulled him back in.

"Don't, Luna. I don't want you to get hurt."

"But he-!"

"I know..." Earth peered down into the void of space.

"Is it just me or was Uranus acting weird?" Mars floated up to the Earth, looking at the asteroid belt with squinted eyes.

"All the Giants are weird," Venus spoke from behind them.

Earth had a feeling deep in his core- a dragging feeling of dread, almost as if something was going to happen.

He chose to ignore it in favor of listening to Mars' rant about alien life. It made him somewhat calmer, yet the feeling still lingered in the depths of his core.

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"So, why'd you want to meet with us, Uranus?" Jupiter asked.

"I..." Uranus took a deep breath, "Met X."

Jupiter and Saturn's eyes widened, the bigger planet backing away.

"So, he is back!?" Jupiter trembled, his eyes looking everywhere.

"This... is bad," Saturn uttered.

Uranus continued, "He and I had a chat about... things. Let's just say, it was less than pleasant."

"What did he say to you?" Jupiter perked up, moving closer to Uranus.

"Well, not much, that's for sure. He said he wasn't planning anything, but I doubt it." Uranus averted his gaze, "And he said something about how five billion years ago were the best times for us as if we didn't go through excruciating pain when we shifted around the solar system. Like- Jupiter, without Saturn pulling you into his orbital resonance, the rocky planets would probably never have formed."

Jupiter winced, shifting his gaze to the asteroid belt, "Don't remind me..."

Saturn moved closer, trying to give his friend some form of comfort, "Oh, come now, Jupiter, without you, Earth would constantly be in danger of ongoing asteroids."

"You do realize I'm also the reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs, right?" Jupiter glared.

Saturn bit his lip, "B-But that's all in the past! The Earth is fine and the life he has is expanding more than ever- that's all we ever wanted for him, right?"

Jupiter glanced over to the asteroid belt before looking at Saturn, a small smile rising on his sphere, "...Right."

"If you two are done flirting," Uranus interrupted them, "I haven't finished what I had to say."

"Sorry, sorry- go on, Uranus." Jupiter and Saturn quickly separated.

"He insulted the rocky planets, mostly the Earth, and like, every moon."

Jupiter and Saturn were quiet as they glanced at each other.

"Is it bad I want to push him into a black hole?" Saturn uttered.

"I was thinking the Sun," Jupiter spoke. Saturn made an 'o' shape with his mouth as he found the idea intriguing. Uranus huffed, backing away slightly from the Gas Giants.

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Uranus* let out a chuckle as he returned to the Kuiper belt, hiding away from everyone else as he shifted his form, the light blue shades turning darker and darker as the thin rings made out of debris dissipated.

"That was almost too easy," X spoke, cracking his knuckles a few times to relieve the pressure, "And now to wait for-"

"X!? Are you in here?" Neptune's voice shouted, "Nine!?"

X scowled, wincing as he held his ear, "Over here, Neptune!"

Neptune made his way over, jumping along the stray asteroids like a game of hopscotch. He grinned as soon as he saw X, "Heyyyy, brotherino! What have you been up to since... 27 hours ago when we last spoke?"

"Oh, y'know... nothing much." X waved his hand, "Actually, I wanted to ask you something."

"Shoot." Neptune sat on a nearby asteroid, propping his legs up in a crossing position.

"What's your current relationship with the Giants?"

Neptune kept his usual smile, "Great! Uranus is my best friend, and even though I don't talk to Jupiter and Saturn as much, they're very nice to me and they protect everyone from danger."

"Everyone?" X raised an eyebrow, "Look around us, Neptune."

Neptune blinked one eye, then the other. He shifted his gaze around the Kuiper belt, rotating his head a full 180 degrees, "What am I looking at?"

"This is my home, Neptune." X spoke, "Has been for a few million years now- before Uranus got his rings."

"Uh-huh...?" Neptune was still confused, "Say, why are you so far out than the rest of us?"

"Jupiter and Saturn forced me out."

Neptune's smile wavered, "What?"

"I overheard them say something- a plan to get rid of us, the Ice Giants." X huffed.

Neptune started to frown, tilting his head at the words going through his mind.

"Once they found out I knew of their plan, they pushed me out, not caring if I was ripped apart by the asteroids or their gravity, they forced me until I was at the edge of the solar system."

The Celestial who had been listening shifted off the asteroid he was sitting on, "They wouldn't do that."

"Oh? Didn't you say that they barely talk to you, that you barely talk to them? How do you know they're not planning something?" X moved forward, wrapping an arm around Neptune's shoulder, "We're brothers, aren't we?"

"Well, yeah-" Neptune nodded.

"All they want is power- even their moons are afraid of them! I say it's about time for a reality check." X squeezed Neptune's shoulder as he put his other hand out, "Let's say, you and me take Jupiter and Saturn down a peg or two?"

Neptune eyed X's hand, a million thoughts running through his head as he felt a thunderstorm whirring deep inside his core.

"So, what do you say, brother?"

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Uhm... WHOOPSIE DAISY

YOU WERE EXPECTING EARTH ANGST???
NAH, HAVE NEPTUNE ANGST INSTEAD HAHAHAH

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