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

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TWs: Dream/Nightmare, secrets, brief playful teasing, eavesdropping, implied body modification, brief panicking. Stay safe :)

'Where am I...?' Uranus thought as he looked around the void of space he was in. Before him was the Kuiper belt, 'Why am I out of orbit?'

He turned around, his eyes spotting a small object in the distance. He squinted, seeing the brown and white patches on it, 'Pluto? Why is he over there?'

The dwarf planet seemed scared, his eyes widened as he looked in Uranus' direction. He opened his mouth, yet nothing came out.

'What did he say...?' Uranus thought as Pluto backed away, 'Wait, it's not me he's scared of, it's-'

As Uranus turned around, his eyes grew wide and his mouth fell.

"Uranus!"

BOOM

...

Uranus woke with a start, his eyes dashing around the atmosphere as he realized he was perfectly safe right in his orbit where he was supposed to be.

He breathed out a sigh, 'Another weird dream...'

Uranus shook his sphere, perking up upon noticing Neptune a few meters away. He smiled, drifting closer to meet his friend.

"Hey, mate!" Uranus called out, stopping beside the blue planet. He raised an eyebrow when he didn't get a response. He shifted to where he could look at his face, frowning when he saw a tired expression on Neptune's face, "Neptune?"

"Huh...? Oh! Hey, Uranus!" Neptune looked up, grinning at Uranus.

Uranus could tell it wasn't Neptune's usual smile. There was something off about it. He moved closer, his brows furrowing, "Are you okay, mate?"

"Of course! I've never been better!" Neptune laughed, shifting on his axis as he looked away, "Everything is fine, cousin."

"Are you sure?"

"Promise!" Neptune gave Uranus a look that told him everything was fine and there was nothing to worry about.

"If you say so, mate." Uranus gave him a soft smile, "I trust you."

Neptune smiled, "Anyway, I, uh- have to check if my moons are staying out of trouble..."

"Oh, sure- see ya later, mate!" Uranus called after the other as he flew away.

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"S-So, what? You just l-left Neptune just like that?" Io questioned, stuttering over his coughs.

"Yep. I joined up with the other dwarf planets." Triton nodded, adjusting his sunglasses. Behind the lenses, he shifted his eyes to look at Callisto, "Hey, uh- about what I said during the Moon Revolution..."

"Uranus, why are you back so soon?" Saturn's voice spoke from a few meters away.

"What did you say?" Callisto asked, "I can't quite remember..."

"Wha- we were together when I said it. Io was there; he let the little ones grab onto his gravity." Triton frowned.

"Mmh, nope- can't say I remember." Callisto shook her sphere, "Maybe you can refresh my memory by repeating what you said that day?"

Triton grumbled under his breath as he realized the moon was teasing him.

"Well, I was just circling the solar system and wanted to stop by to talk to my friends." Uranus*' voice responded.