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It had only been a few days since her initiation into the Blood Moon Court, and Kallichore felt energized. From what the Negaverse had stated to her before, they wanted revenge on the Court. The Court had struck a blow, found a weakness, and delivered fear into the hearts of the Negaverse. She'd only heard a few other details about the kidnapping, which was now known to her as Operation Rota. She wasn't there for it, but based on what she'd heard, it was a victory in some respect. They'd lost someone to the other side, and several cadets had left the ranks. It was a loss, obviously, for both sides, but war was war. Not everyone could do what needed to be done. If they were going to fight against the Negaverse and win, Kallichore was determined to do what she felt was right.

Her conversation with Scheelite played back in her head. He asked her not to think of the Negaverse as monsters, and from that day forward, she hadn't. They were misguided or corrupted people, but some were beyond the point of saving. It was unfortunate but true. Kallichore hadn't killed anyone yet, and those days may be drawing to a close. She wasn't sure. All she knew is that, another surprise, Serpentarius was with the Court as well. That made things much easier.

Super Sailor Ptolemaeus was a Mercenary who had given the cadets some information. Terrific Taco was a hotspot for Meadowview kids. There were reports of underage drinking and lots of activity after curfew hours. Disappearances were starting to be blips on the evening news in and around the area, and the Court had designated it a point of interest. Several other topics were covered, other places of interest and activity, but Kallichore's interest was piqued already. After the announcement was made, Kallichore walked over to where Serpentarius stood and pulled her aside to speak with her.

"What do you think? About the announcement on Terrific Taco? Would you be up to, you know... maybe making a plan with me?"

She'd heard about Serpentarius becoming branded, but Kallichore wasn't sure she was ready for that step yet herself. She wanted to know what there was to know about the Court before fully committing herself without question. She was cautious, but so far, the Court's ideals pretty much coincided with her own. Things worked out here. She liked the power the others had earned, and hoped she'd get there someday too. Even in the small amount of time she'd been a senshi, Kallichore had accomplished so much. She was proud of herself and proud of her cousin. They were in this together.

When Mel had mentioned getting information, Kallichore went a step further. "You know I wouldn't go on a mission or even patrol without you. We're in this together, remember?" She held out her pinky like she did when they were all children. Pinky swear. It was a binding contract. "But I wanted to go one step further on the whole 'gathering information' thing."

Putting an arm around Serpentarius, her voice was low. She thought it was a good idea, a way to impress the higher-ups. She wanted to prove that her initiation was worth it, and part of the creed of the Court was power. While Kallichore knew power came more easily to some than others, she had her own way of doing things. She always did. It was about staying vigilant and using her mind instead of brute force. "What if... we pretend to be drunk party girls, sneak around and see what happens? Those disappearances... they could have been Nega related. Why else would the Court be concerned about it?"

Kallichore nodded when Serpentarius brought up a very good point. What would they do if the disappearances really meant a Negaverse hotspot? What then? One of them would have to go in as bait as her cousin had suggested to make sure their identities were not compromised. Serpentarius had an excellent point. Mel was always good about seeing something from a different angle. "Right, good idea. The bait idea would work the best, I think. That way we could both power up after one distracts the Negas, if there are any Negas." She almost hoped their would be, but then that brought her to another issue. Another couple of issues, actually.

She was suddenly very glad they were talking about this now. Not having gone over the details prior could waste precious time during the mission and possibly cost one of them a great deal. Melinda and Christa couldn't afford to lose one another. Not after what had happened.

"So, who do you think should go in first? And... if there were any Negas in there, what do you think we should do about them? I mean, we could kill them, but would they be useful dead?" Should they talk to Ares or one of the higher up senshi about that? If they could capture a Negaverse officer, would that be useful? That was the point of the previous operation, after all.

Melinda volunteering herself as bait for the mission made Christa's stomach do backflips. She didn't want to see her cousin in danger, but she bore the brand of the Blood Moon and had been a senshi far longer than Christa was. That meant Mel was strong. Mel was always strong ever since they were children. She nodded at her agreement after thinking it over for a while. "Alright. You can go in first. Plus that blond hair and those green eyes makes you very sweet looking. If a Nega wanted to snatch someone, you might be the best target." She hated to say it, but Melinda's girl-next-door look made her a prime candidate for creepers as well. She hated the thought.

The senshi in red went to stand in front of Melinda, to speak to her eye to eye. Holding the girl's shoulders in a loving manner, Christa smiled to her cousin. "How's about this - if there are Negas involved there, we can... incapacitate them somehow. Or even better yet, since we have a plan, all we need to know is what to do with a Nega should we get one. We could ask the Sanctum about it, and say, 'Here is our plan. What do you want us to do with a Nega if we secure one?'" Nodding again, Kallichore continued. "Then they know we have this idea, we're just not sure about the Nega part."

Stepping back, Christa waited for a response. That was the best she could come up with, but it made sense to her at least. It would show Ares and the others that the cadet and the mercenary had a plan, they were just unsure about one particular point. Kallichore didn't want to put the Court in danger by assuming one way or another.

"Planning it out to the fullest extent is the best idea, I think. I don't want anything to happen to you if you get taken inside or something." Kallichore couldn't live with herself if something happened to her cousin. She wanted to make sure their plan was airtight before they started anything. They would go over the plan several times before actually executing it to make sure they accounted for anything that could go wrong. If worse came to worse, Melinda's safety was more important than figuring out with to do with a Negaverse officer should they come into contact with one.

Shifting her weight onto the other leg, Kallichore smiled. "Maybe we can watch the place from a distance for a while, figure out the patterns, and then we can infiltrate from there. We can watch them, powered down, to make sure they don't know we're there." It would take at least a few days to work everything out and train, but in the meantime, the Blood Moon Court would provide safety and focus for them. Kallichore didn't know where they were - she was blindfolded and brought here by someone else. Such was the rule of the Court.

"We'll have to plan when to meet... maybe make a schedule? Can you do a sleepover or something sometime?"

If Melinda didn't think Christa would charge in after her, guns blazing, then she had another thing coming. Vigorously shacking her head, Kallichore made it clear that no such thing was possible. "You know I can't, and won't, leave you in there. I can't. I just can't." Turning away from her cousin for a moment, she sighed, raking a hand through her gray hair. If it wasn't already gray, it would have been by then due to her worrying about Melinda. She simply couldn't allow Melinda to become captured without immediately doing something about it. It simply wouldn't happen. She turned back to her cousin with a frown. "I'll get stronger. I'll make sure nothing happens to you when the time comes. That's my promise to you."

She gave Serpentarius a firm hug before letting her go again so they could finish speaking. "We'll change position every time we do surveillance. We'll take notes and compare them afterwords. We'll get a good idea of the layout of the shop, the movement patterns of the people, the hours of operation... we have to know everything. And I have to know you're safe. I'll keep an eye on you at all times." The senshi in red gave a confident nod. She would get stronger, just for Melinda. She wanted to make sure no one else in their family suffered with a loss.

"We can walk by there after school. I could always borrow one of your uniforms, or you can borrow one of mine. We can walk home and watch them, like it's part of our route. Maybe something like that?"