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..."
Spica glanced down at their hands, frowning, yet not letting go, "Do you remember that old saying 'A stella maxima infirmitas ipsa est?'"
"Are you talking about Betelgeuse's ramblings? 'Cause we all know that Star is a nutcase."
Spica rammed her elbow into Sun's side, "Helios. Betelgeuse is our superior."
"Not for much longer. I heard they're going to go supernova soon."
"'Soon,' as in...?"
"Sometime in the next hundred thousand years."
"That's plenty of time!"
"Well, Betelgeuse is old-"
"Now you're just making excuses to insult a superior."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Uh-huh. You can play dumb all you want, Helios Ra Apollo, but you're not fooling me."
"The Inti..." Sun spoke through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry, what was that?"
"It's not just Helios Ra Apollo- it's Helios Ra Apollo the Inti."
"Oh-ho-ho, I'm sorry for offending his majesty then." Spica mockingly bowed, "Please forgive me."
Sun rolled his eyes, crossing his arms as he averted his gaze.
"Omnia causa," Spica spoke.
"Another Betelgeuse quote?"
"Mm-mm... that was a Rigel quote."
"Ah, no wonder it sounds ominous."
Spica gave the other a deadpan look before looking away, "Well, in any case, let's hope this doesn't get out of hand. We don't want the Superiors to unleash their rage on us."
Sun gave a curt nod, "Sit lux universitatis in favorem nostrum."
"...Arcturus, eh? Nice."
"Why, thank you."
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1 HOUR
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SHINK!
FWOOSH!
"Getting tired yet?" X huffed, noticing the faltering shifts in Neptune.
Neptune breathed heavily, barring his trident close to his body. He cracked a smile, eyeing the other from across the field, "Nope."
X scowled, "You don't know when to give up, do you?"
A small laugh escaped Neptune's mouth, "Nope!"
"You don't know what you're getting yourself into." X glared.
"And you do...?" Neptune frowned, "This- what you're doing- isn't right, Nibiru."
"As if you know what I'm after."
"You don't like the thought of any of us having life. You want everything to go back to the way it was- when it was just us five."
"Of course... that's all you planets are capable of understanding." X lowered his weapon, "Life is useless, if not a nuisance. All it does is take and take, and it never gives back... but that's not all I want."
Neptune sheathed his weapon, "Then what is it? What else could you possibly want?"
"Be careful, Neptune." Messier spoke, "This could be a part of his plan to catch you off guard."
Neptune barely acknowledged the warning, gazing at his brother with lenient eyes.
"To be included again." Nine spoke, furrowing his eyebrows as he raised his voice, "You Celestials seemed to have forgotten I existed altogether, but no- I'm still here! After millions of years, I'm still- here."
The other was seething with anger as he clenched his fists, remembering all the times he was in the background and never the limelight.
Neptune's eyes were widened, "X-"
"That's just it!" Nine snapped, "That's not my name! You all call me X so you don't have to be associated with me."
Neptune raised an eyebrow, "I didn't know..."
"Of course, you of all Celestials don't know my name. That's not surprising."
The blue Celestial averted his gaze, "I'm sorry..."
Nine scoffed, "I don't need your pity, Poseidon. Once I achieve my goal, everything will change..."
"You don't know that, brother." Neptune rasped, "Sure, you'll get what you want, but at what cost? How far are you willing to go?"
Nine didn't say anything, yet Neptune noticed how the other's eyes flickered with something else other than rage.
He readjusted the weapon in his hands, "As far as I can..."
Something appeared in Neptune's peripherals, distracting him from noticing the navy Celestial charging at him.
He was late to pull out his trident, his eyes widening as he saw the three prongs before his face.
Neptune closed his eyes.
KSSHHHK!
BOOOOM!
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Translations (brought to you by Google Translate) -
A stella maxima infirmitas ipsa est - A star's greatest weakness is itself
Omnia causa - Everything happens/is for a reason
Sit lux universitatis in favorem nostrum - May/Let the light of the universe be in our favor
I've had a busy week as you can probably tell by my not posting for a few days. I went to the river for my friend's birthday (and won in a game of Cards Against Humanity). I had a couple of doctor's appointments and a job meeting today. I have another appointment tomorrow with my therapist. I've had enough for one week...
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