I don't need no light to see you SHINE

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TWs: Sneaking away, torture/manipulation, worry/anxiety, injury/scars, anger. Stay safe :)

"Woah, what's happening over there?" Mercury pointed out, noticing the scene beyond the Kuiper belt. He dropped his cards, rushing over to the asteroid belt to get a better look.

"Hey, wait for us!" Earth abandoned his cards, following the small Celestial.

"What do you think is happening?" Mars asked, eyeing the Giants gathering in one spot.

"I don't know, but I think Saturn's hurt." Luna frowned, noting how the ringed Giant didn't interact with anyone as he twitched in place.

"Should we go over there?" Mercury questioned.

"Beats standing around and doing nothing all day!" Venus furrowed his eyebrows as he waved a hand to move the asteroids.

"Hey, get back to your orbits, you five!" Sun hollered.

"But, Saturn-!" Earth got cut off.

"Let the Giants handle it! They know what they're doing." The Guardian glared.

The Rocky Planets and moon looked uncertain before returning to their orbits, all except two.

Unbeknownst to them, the moons of Mars made their way to the asteroid belt, slipping through the debris.

"Maybe being small is a good thing, Phobos!" Deimos smiled.

"Being bigger beats being made fun of or forgotten, Deimos!" Phobos frowned.

"Say you agree just this once!"

Phobos rolled his eyes, "Fine, we are undetectable this way."

Deimos grinned.

"But it's not very efficient!" The bigger complained, "We're not even a quarter of the way there."

Deimos hummed before suddenly taking off, "I'll race you- last one there doesn't get Mars' attention for a week!"

"What!? That's not fair, you cheater!" Phobos flew after him.

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"Something's happening with the Giants." Gonggong pointed out, prompting the group of dwarf Celestials to look over.

Sedna blinked, 'Nine?'

"We should check it out!" Quaoar rushed forward. Sedna didn't waste time in following him.

"Hey, we can't just- ugh..." Gonggong sighed, shaking his head before pursuing the others.

Orcus hesitated as Salacia moved past him. She glanced at him, "Ya comin'?"

The bigger one barely looked at the other, turning away. Salacia frowned, a huff escaping her lips. She inched closer to the other, trying to get him to meet her eyes.

"Oi, I can tell something's wrong." Salacia spoke, "What is it? If it's about earlier-"

"N-No," Orcus shook his head, "I-I just have a feeling... l-like we're being watched."

Salacia felt a prickling on the back of her neck. She whipped her head around, "Weird... now that you mention it, I get the same feeling."

The two stood there with bated breath as they watched the atmosphere.

Salacia took Orcus by the wrist, "Come on, we should stick close to the others."

Orcus nodded, taking one last glance behind him as he was led by the smaller.