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

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TWs: Surrounding/intimidation tactics, mentions of killing/death/cannibalism, kidnapping/tied up. Stay safe :)

Gasps were heard all around as everyone looked at Neptune with varying emotions.

The Sun looked into the depths of space, his premonition telling him something was amiss. He peered down at Neptune, squinting his eyes, "How do you know such a thing, Poseidon?"

Neptune opened his mouth, then closed it. He averted his gaze.

'Do I tell them?' He asked the Novastar.

"That's up to you, Neptune." Messier spoke, "Do you trust these planets and your Star?"

'Well, of course! They're my friends, after all.' Neptune smiled, nodding to himself. He took a deep breath, looking up at the Sun, "I may or may not have touched the Novastar."

The planets all held a look of confusion, glancing around at each other and shrugging.

"And that's supposed to explain... what exactly?" Venus asked.

"You touched the Novastar...?" The Sun frowned, his eyes turning grim, "You are in grave danger, Neptune."

"Oh, don't I know it?" Neptune chuckled awkwardly.

"Who is the Novastar?"

"His name is Messier."

"From the Messier 28 galaxy?" The Sun's eyes darted up, gazing into the distance. He hummed.

"Wait, if X took all the dwarf planets, then..." Mars looked over to the asteroid belt, "Is Ceres gone?"

"Only one way to find out." Venus smirked, grabbing an asteroid, "Oh, Ceres, hope you like the present!"

Venus tossed the asteroid into the belt, waiting. . .

Sounds came from within the rocks and debris as some asteroids crashed and hit each other.

CRASH! THWAP! BANG!

A small spherical object came flying out from the asteroid belt, holding the asteroid that Venus threw while cackling all the way.

"Hehehahahaheheh!" Ceres laughed, throwing it back at Venus.

"Woop-!" Jupiter caught it into his gravity, pulling it towards him instead, watching it explode as it entered his gravity.

"Oh no you don't, you little-!" Venus cut the dwarf planet from leaving, "You're not going anywhere!"

Ceres' eyes widened at the confrontation, turning to fly the other way until being stopped by Mars, the Earth, and his moon on either side of him.

"Hey, Ceres! Remember me?" Luna smiled, watching as Ceres frowned.

"Hehahah..." He laughed sheepishly.

The rocky planets led the dwarf planet over to the others. Ceres' eyes darted everywhere for any way to escape.

"So, X captured all the dwarf planets..." Venus spoke, getting up in Ceres' space, "Know anything?"

Ceres said nothing, averting his eyes away from the planets.

"Neptune," Messier called.

'Yes?' The blue Celestial responded.

"Ceres was there."

Neptune frowned, floating up to the group, "Ceres, you know your way around the asteroid belt, right?"