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

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TWs: Injuries/migraines, sadness/crying, loss/'death', weapons, attacking/fighting/arguing. Stay safe :)

45 MINUTES

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Everything seemed to slow down.

Neptune felt himself flying across the Kuiper belt, crashing into every asteroid, the rocks exploding on impact.

"...tune!" He barely registered a voice calling his name as he felt arms wrap around him, "Neptune! Mate-"

He tried prying his eyes open, peering up at the figure above him. He grunted, his voice failing him as his eyes shifted closed again.

"No, no, no-! Stay with me, mate." Uranus held the other close, his fingers tapping against the other's face.

"Wh..." Neptune rasped, "Where... is he...?"

"The same state that you're in." Uranus glanced up at the navy figure across the field, watching as he twitched, "What was that, anyway?"

"What was... what?" Neptune began to sit up, groaning as he felt an agonizing pressure in his head.

"Careful, mate." Uranus warned, helping him on his feet, "And I'm talking about that big beam of light that shot into the atmosphere. You could probably see it from the inner zones."

"Beam of..." Neptune trailed off upon seeing his brother waking up. He appeared to be reaching for his trident, which wasn't by his side. Instead, the weapon was floating a few units away, as well as the NovaStar.

"Oh no, Messier!" Neptune forgot about his previous pain, flying to where the NovaStar was. Upon closer inspection, Neptune couldn't believe it, "No. No, no, no, no...!"

Taking the object in his hands, the blue Celestial eyed the cracks within the surface. It was noticeably dim, no longer having its usual pristine beauty.

"Messier..." Neptune whispered, "Please. Please talk to me..."

No response. Tears welled up in Neptune's eyes.

"Please, Messier, I can't be alone." Neptune pleaded, "Not again..."

Once again, there was nothing.

Nine watched the display, his eyes unreadable. Uranus could've sworn he saw regret within his gaze.

"Ugh... ouch..." A voice spoke, causing Nine and Uranus to look over.

The navy Celestial's eyes widened at the sight of his right-hand dwarf planet, "Sedna...!?"

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45 MINUTES

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"What was that?" Spica asked, her eyes wide.

"I don't know." Sun responded, "But that's where Neptune and Uranus are..."

"Let's hope whatever it was didn't..." Spica trailed off, casting a glance at her friend.

Sun shook his head, "I still feel their resonance. They're still standing."

"That's good."

Earth frowned, feeling a sense of dread as he looked out into the atmosphere where the light came from, "I hope they're okay..."

"No kidding. I could feel that from here!" Venus spoke.

"I'm sure they're alright." Mercury said, "They're Giants, they can handle anything."