"Wait," Omega-Xis says after school, "You're saying that you want me to go with you to that party?"
"Yup," I say, taking my time going home, "Don't worry. Everyone else will think you're a pet my dad made or something."
"A pet!" Omega-Xis spits, "A pet! That's low, even for you!"
"We need a cover story for you," I say, "and what if those FM-ians come back? They must know that the Key's taken by now."
"Most likely, they're dead," Omega-Xis says, "and if they're not, then they'll be at Planet FM, crowning their new king…and I think I know who the new king is."
"Who?" I ask.
"Aquarius, most likely," Omega-Xis says, "Or Cygnus, if he's alive."
Constellations? Cygnus the swan, Aquarius the water bearer…
"Course," Omega-Xis says, "I can't afford to worry now. Andromeda's stopped, and won't be activated for quite a while."
"And if they do steal the Key?" I say.
Omega-Xis chuckles and says, "You'll help me get it back. If they activate Andromeda, though…"
"And if they do?" I press.
Omega-Xis shakes his head and says, "I don't know. My partner died to stop Andromeda, and he told me to take the Key. I don't know if this'll happen again, because Aquarius was never the one to simply use Andromeda to get what he wants."
"Who's Aquarius?" I ask, passing by the construction site that would supposedly become a new restaurant.
"He's a powerful FM-ian, and an assassin," Omega-Xis says with a slight frown, "An assassin for the previous FM kings. He kills mercilessly, without interrogation unless under orders. However…he hated serving the kings. He did it just to feel the death of others."
My stomach turns.
"And if he's king," Omega-Xis says, "then we'll all be in trouble. He didn't like Andromeda when the FM king made it, and simply said 'you know what? I don't want anything to do with this.' He once said to me that he could've destroyed the AM-ian world with his bare hands."
"Wait," I say, stopping, "aren't you an AM-ian?"
"Yes," Omega-Xis says, "but I disguised myself as an FM-ian when Planet AM was destroyed. I became a soldier for the king until I took the Andromeda Key."
My gut sinks as I say, "And if Aquarius was telling the truth about destroying a planet with his bare hands, wouldn't he destroy Earth?"
"That's what I think," Omega-Xis says.
I begin walking again as I say, "And Cygnus? Is he that powerful?"
"Not in the slightest," Omega-Xis says, "My partner and I defeated him on more than one occasion. But he's clever. If he's king, then he'd most likely look for me to take the Key."
"So neither king is good for Earth?" I say.
"Exactly," Omega-Xis says.