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"...No. Not all for nothing." In fact it was chloe's mistake that the very thing was impossible. They just could not get to Mau on their energies alone. Senshi had a whole planet of energy that was siphoned through them, the cats only had themselves. True that they were not a force to be reckoned with, even a burst of energy could wound a strong negaverser, but it was of limited supply. They needed a recovery time between blasts and even then it was a huge strain on their small frames to even think about over doing it. If they really let out one to many of the energy bursts... their bodies would literally burn up.

It was not a risk one should reckon with.

Chloe let out a heavy sigh around the room, breaking the since between the other Mauvians discussions. Tail weaving about she made a point to look in to the others eyes, before looking back towards the floor. "I was hoping we would not need to resort to these measures... but as ********* said, there are other cats in this city."

"Other... NOT. White moon cats." She was certain other puzzled looks would follow, maybe even a few knowing ones as you caught on. Before they could protest anything she held up a hand, palm out, pausing them before she could continue.

"I believe we will need to bring in our... darker brethren. We need to speak with them because we need their power and resources. I can not deny that if this means the good of the senshi, i would temporarily align myself with such as them. It puts a bad taste in my mouth, but it is either this or all our work would be for nothing."

She just hoped they would agree.

Placing a hand against her cheek, she tapped the side of her face with her index finger, momentarily in thought. "The machine will have to be moved. Either way it can not be tested fully here, plus this is our safe haven for a reason. We can't let those fur balls get a hold of the location. No doubt they will give away any information they can." The siamese was giving a very subtle warning... they needed to be careful how they tread.

Pushing off where she had been seated Chloe stalked forward, and leaned herself against the door that lead up into the barely waking Destiny City. "*********, you seem to have some knowledge of whom we need to find, would you seek out and see if they would join this cause?" Peering towards the other cats in the room, she gave a final nod. "Would you all please move the machine to the warehouse district?" Thankfully they thought ahead and made it easily taken apart and put back together.

Guys my next post will be a time skip to inside the warehouse. So feel free to post reactions now if you so wish!

(Hey guys im SO sorry for the lag @_@ RL really ate me for a few weeks there (...some reasons ide rather not discuss why but) others include my homework being piled on for finals and all but yeah. This is going to get under way for srs.)

It was finally time.

Well... close enough anyways. It took a little longer than expected to actually spread the word to their darker brethren, but the word had gotten out. Chloe could only assume that ********* was successful as well, she hoped so at least. Hiro mentioned having to ask for...permission from the higher ups, it was really something she had hoped to skip over. Chloe had a little bit of faith that the felines Mauvian pride might have still been there somewhere...

Oh well.

The meeting place this time was deep in a abandoned district of destiny city. It seemed a felines safe haven... most would assume if they caught a glimpse here and there they were just hunting the dog sized rats in the area, if only they knew. One of the buildings was locked up tighter than a turtle shell, the only opening in to the place was conveniently cat sized... as if it was made for them.

The meeting time was the same, early morning. The sunlight was just starting to peak out as the sky turned shades of oranges and maroons against the cloud cover. Chloe sneezed once as the dust tickled her nose. It appeared as if she was the only one here at the moment, stationed to guard the machine this morning.

The object itself was small, pod like, and was stationed at the center. Wired shot out from under it, and connected to even smaller circular mats placed on the floor. If you looked closely at it, there was enough room for a few cats per mat.

Turning as others approached, she waited hesistantly. It was time to test the machine, and for the white moon cats and the dark moon cats to meet.

While Masahiro had probably spent the hours before their meeting carefully strategizing or practicing... or otherwise preparing for what could quite possible become a fight for their lives, the other chaos aligned mauvian had prepared in a different way. In the hours before hand her fur had been groomed to perfection, clean, lovely, not a hair out of place. Her necklace had even been cleaned and shined up by some thankfully compliant Lt. She looked quite radiant if you asked her, and that had been her intentions and grand plan.

Dahlia had always been a confident individual, but today she was attempting to actually use it to her advantage. Confidence could be incredibly intimidating, and it was what she was hoping for as she sauntered into the secret meeting place and eye'd the cats scattered around the room. Her head was held quite high, fluffy chest puffed, and tail reaching high into the sky to seem as big as possible. The small tickle of fear in the back of her mind was hidden as best as she could manage behind a wide smirk.

"How charming..."

*********> was quick to make good on her promise, seeming to glue herself to the creamy white mauvian. To which Dahlia was a mixture of relieved and annoyed. The little cat was kind of cramping her style and her grandour. She tried not to let it effect her sway as the 'kitten' rattled on. She wouldn't run her away though because that bit of fear still lingered underneath.

"It will be very exciting if it does work."

Dahlia's words could have been seen as pessimistic, but ********* was there to counter it with her own words of the opposite variety. "Color me optimistic, Dahlia!" The small cat bounced slightly on the tips of her paws before she managed to catch sight of another familiar cat she had the pleasure of pestering into joining the whole shebang.

"Zirconia!!!!" The manx lifted up a paw and waved it as best as she could manage while standing at the other cat. For a brief moment, ********* green eyes glanced to the mismatched pair belonging to the Negaverse feline, then she bounded forward slightly. "You made it! I wasn't sure if you'd make it! Did you see it?! Isn't it pretty awesome?!"

There was a slight pause before the tailless animal then paid attention to her manners. "Dahlia, this is Zirconia... Zirconia, this is Dahlia!" With each introduction, the cat nodded her head towards the other, causing her collar to jingle faintly.

"Dahlia," a voice from the shadows admonished, "play nice."

A large tomcat emerged, tiger-striped and -coloured. The star on his forehead was a dark brown, though most mistook it for black. If his familiarity with the first-arrived feline from the Negaverse didn't give his allegiance away, the barely restrained fight-or-flight impulse broadcast from his every move would. Hiro was surrounded, and greatly outnumbered, by the enemy and it showed. His torn ears were angled backwards, his remaining eye constantly darting around the room, even his tail couldn't hold back from a wild lash every few moments.

In the end, it was only Hiro and Dahlia who represented the darker half of the city. If the earlier Negacats were still alive, they remained well hidden from everyone on all sides of this war. So despite his battle experience, Hiro was well aware that if Chloe was planning a trap, he and Dahlia were in for a very hard time of things.

Hiro eyed the other cats, sizing them up. The one missing a tail was energetic. Very energetic. (Hiro had a headache already.) A vaguely lilac cat, even fluffier than Dahlia, seemed rather stand-offish. (Not to mention, had seemingly attracted Dahlia's envy/ire and need to upstage - gods save them all.) And in the centre, in front of a strange pod-machine, was a familiar Siamese - Chloe.

"If your people are all here, it seems we're ready," Hiro said to the cat who'd organised this unusual team-up. The sooner they got on with this, the better, Hiro thought. He didn't like feeling so exposed.

Hiro's eye started to glaze over during the technical run-down of the machine. He should have brought a voice recorder - these were the sorts of details that the Negaverse would love to know, but there was no way that Hiro was remembering any of it with any sort of accuracy or understanding.

When Chloe was done, he made his way to the little mats - transport pads, whatever. And waited.

Click.

And waited.

... Hiro peered around. For all that he'd felt a burst of energy rush out from the machine, nothing seemed to have changed. The entire building wouldn't have come with them, would it?

"If this is Mau, I am very disappointed," he eventually said, breaking the silence.

With all the serious talk of summoning their 'darker brothers', Tomlin had been expecting an enemy army, so he was more than a little surprised when he saw the creamy-white cat walk in. Possibly even speechless. He recognised, too, the tragic lavender-pale cat who'd attended the Jovian meeting. Neither of them seemed cause for concern. Indeed, he might have come forward to join ********* with making them feel welcome, if the other male cat hadn't entered. Hiro's obvious tension set Tomlin on edge too, and the ginger tabby hung back, not exactly guarding the entrance, but definitely lurking in a gatekeepery mode - for what, he wasn't sure. It wasn't like the device was small enough to steal, with all its wires and mats.

He took his place with the others, ready for the journey, but the blast felt like a truck speeding past them. He kept his feet, but it pushed him right back off the mat.

So what was that? Not enough power, like Chloe had worried? Too much?

He nodded in answer to ********* question. "Are you?" he asked, concerned. Cats weren't meant to fly like the kitten-sized manx just had.