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

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TWs: Throwing, fright, near-collision, arguing/fighting, cliffhanger. Stay safe :)

2 HOURS

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"Here we are, everyone," Titan announced, gesturing to the field of asteroids.

"The asteroid belt." Ganymede spoke, "And we're here because...?"

"We're going to help some friends in need." Titan smiled, "Now where is...?"

Titan's eyes skimmed the area, turning to meet someone else's eyes a few inches away from his own.

"Woah-!" The moon backed away, eyeing the smaller body, "Oh, hey! I was just looking for you, Ceres!"

The dwarf planet was grinning, "I got... astronaut."

"You got AstroDude? Great, where is he?" Titan glanced around.

"Over... there..." Ceres blinked, his face unwavering. After a few seconds, Ceres took off.

"H-Hey-!" Titan flew after him, finding Ceres holding something in his orbit.

"Aghhhh! Ceres, let me goooo!" A familiar voice rang out through the atmosphere as the Earthling yelled into the intercom. Ceres did as he was told, throwing the spaceship toward Titan. AstroDude screamed, "Not what I meant!"

Titan tensed, ducking down and using his orbit to slow the rocket down. AstroDude pulled a lever and pressed a button, prompting the gimballed engine to pivot the rocket. The astronaut held his breath as the spacecraft rotated. It took a minute until it came to a stop, floating there in the gravity of space. AstroDude let out the breath he was holding, collapsing into his chair.

"Uh- you okay, AstroDude?" Titan peered into the small spacecraft.

"I'm great," The astronaut frowned, "Thanks for asking."

"Right..." Titan awkwardly smiled, "Anyway, the reason why I called you here-"

"Wait, you called me here?" AstroDude looked at the moon.

"Yeah? Did Ceres not tell you?"

AstroDude glanced toward the dwarf planet in question, then turned back to Titan, "No offense, but does it look like he can form a full sentence?"

"...Fair enough." Titan tilted his sphere, "Anyway, come along AstroDude, Ceres. We have some planning to do."

AstroDude raised an eyebrow, watching as Titan returned to the other moons with Ceres giggling from next to him.

'Well, it's too late to back out now...' AstroDude thought, pushing a lever to force the spacecraft forward.

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1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

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"I can see them," Spica spoke from beside Sun.

"Mhm..." Sun hummed, squinting his eyes as he noticed the bright lights of the other Stars coming closer, and closer. He turned to his planets, "Everyone, in position!"

The Celestials nodded, Jupiter and Saturn huddled closely while the rocky planets gathered around, Earth being guarded by the other three and his moon.

Sun looked around, letting out a sigh, "We're down two Celestials..."

Spica rested a hand on the other's shoulder, "Don't worry, Helios. As long as we stick to your plan, nothing can go wrong."

Sun nodded, placing his hand upon Spica's, "Right..."