I don't need no light to see you SHINE

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TWs: Gaslighting/manipulation, implied torture, brief arguing, lying/keeping secrets. Stay safe :)

"Nice to finally meet you, Neptune."

The blue Celestial looked around, his eyes wide with panic, "Who's there!?"

Neptune took in where he was; an empty void of space where Stars could be seen in the distance. He could faintly make out the Kuiper belt a few units away. He noticed how alone he was; the planets and moons- his friends- were nowhere to be found.

"Just how it's always been."

"What...?" Neptune looked up, whipping his head around to try and figure out where the voice was coming from.

"You should be used to being alone. Not getting to see your friends or your moons..."

Neptune winced, looking down as he pursed his lips.

"Didn't you lose your moons at one point? What's up with that? Couldn't bear to lie to them anymore?"

Neptune blinked, shaking his head, "What? No, no- I've never lied to anyone, especially not my moons."

"What makes you so sure, hm? After all, you don't have the 'best' memory, as I've heard..."

Neptune folded in on himself, bringing his knees to his chest, "I don't understand... just tell me who you are!"

The voice scoffed, "Seriously...? Hmph, it's no wonder you locked your memories away, the other planets likely deemed you as a moron."

"H-Hey! That's not very nice!" Neptune frowned, becoming defensive as he crossed his arms.

"And I'm not a nice being. Get over it."

Neptune forced his eyes closed, fingers digging into his arms as he tried to wake himself up.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. It'll only make my job easier."

Neptune huffed, "Just leave me alone! I'm not supposed to be talking to you!"

"Oh, so you do know who I am? Did you just now remember, or did you know the whole time and didn't want to admit it?"

Neptune bit his lip, limbs shaking and eyes watering as he forced his head down.

"Ah... just as I suspected." Sagittarius A* spoke once it realized Neptune wasn't going to answer, "You really are nothing but a manipulative liar... you think you have everyone fooled, but not me."

Neptune shook his head, lips quivering, "I- I don't know wh-what you're talking about... I swear, I don't know anything."

"Sure, you don't know anything now, but with a little 'prying,' I'm sure you'll remember everything."

Neptune took a breath, speaking cautiously, "What does that mean...?"

The Black Hole ignored the question, humming, "Try not to move around too much..."

"Wha- ugh!"

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"Something's wrong," Wěi spoke.

Uranus snapped out of his concentration, his paintbrush rising from the canvas as he stopped, "What is it?"

"I don't know..." Wěi uttered, "I have a sudden sense of dread as if something bad is going to happen."