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

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TWs: Implied disappearances/going missing, and brief stabbing/fighting. Stay safe :)

4 HOURS

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"Everything's in place and ready for lift-off, sir," NasaDude spoke through the intercom.

"You sure you can do this?" Houston turned to Mr. Spherical, "I mean, you haven't been to space, and you're not wearing the appropriate gear for it."

"I'll be fine. I'm immune to most conditions- I doubt space will be any different." Mr. Spherical spoke as he looked towards the sky.

"Well, just in case," Houston handed him a space helmet, "There's no air in space, so this should keep your face covered."

Mr. Spherical took it with a smile, "Thanks, General."

"America, chill out, I can see you sweating bullets from here," China complained.

"What!? No, I'm not, China!" America pointed his finger at him, "You're the one who's sweating!"

"Can you both shut up?" Russia grunted.

Mr. Spherical placed his index finger and thumb in his mouth, whistling to get everyone's attention, "Alright, men, listen up! We may have one shot at this, so-"

"Wait, who put you in charge?" China questioned.

"Yeah, if anything, I should be in charge!" America demanded.

Russia laughed, "That's a good joke! I never knew capitalists had humor!"

America glared at him.

"Anyway, despite what happens out there, we will go out fighting for the world we love." Mr. Spherical placed the space helmet on his head, "Suit up, men!"

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3 HOURS 30 MINUTES

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"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Messier asked.

'I hope so, and that's good enough for me!' Neptune ducked as he dodged oncoming asteroids, trying to ascend to the peak of the Kuiper belt. He ignored the dragging feeling in the pit of his stomach as he heard collisions in the distance. He grunted, seeing how he was so close to the ethereal.

"Neptune-!" A whoosh from behind interrupted Messier's sentence as Neptune felt the gravity shift.

The blue Celestial reached behind him, blocking the oncoming attack with his trident. He grunted as he pushed against X.

"Nice to see you too, brother." Neptune smiled.

"You took it..." X uttered, putting full force on his weapon as he intercepted Neptune's trident.

The tides pushed and pulled against each other, Neptune having to use both hands to get a better grip on his trident as he met his brother's eyes.

"What's the matter, Poseidon? Can't handle a little storm?" X raised an eyebrow.

Neptune scowled, "I can handle you just fine." He let out a yell as he pushed forward, taking the other by surprise. The blue Celestial shifted his gravity, using his offhand to fling asteroids towards him.

X used his trident to slice through the rocks, huffing in annoyance as he soon realized his brother was gone, "You can't hide forever, Neptune."

"I wasn't planning to!" Neptune's voice rang out from behind.