"I'm…uh…I'm really sorry about the kiss, Ms. Tomoe…"
"It's alright…" Hotaru blushed as she and Marvin checked out the basement. "Huh? What's that?"
Marvin stopped and slowly followed her with his U Watch lighting the way. "Uh, Ms. Tomoe? What are you talking about?"
Hotaru got on her hands and knees and crawled behind a couple boxes. "I saw something move and here-it is…wow, didn't think they had gotten this far in the system." She stood up and held up what she caught. "It's a Lunarian Diamond Mouse. See, the white fur, long ears and long tail allow it to easily hang on and blend in with Lunarian Diamond clusters. The diamond on their foreheads allow them to see in the dark and their long little feet allow them to jump and climb with ease."
"It's pretty cute." Marvin smiled scratching it under the chin. "Hey, look-here's another one…and another one…"
A small collection of the same little mice came out and gathered around Hotaru's heels.
"Wow, it's an entire pouch of Lunarian Diamond Mice…" Hotaru mumbled. She looked around. "Oh, Marvin-get that cage over there. We'll take them with us. I know Alex would love these little cuties."
Marvin grabbed the cage and brought it over to her, holding for her so she could put the first mouse inside. She picked up each mouse and put them inside until there were 10 or 15 in the cage.
"I can't believe these little guys got down from the moon." Marvin carried the cage by the handles as they went deeper in to the basement. "How could they? I mean, On their own?"
Hotaru stopped. "They couldn't. We have to tell the others. And we need to get to the Center to inform Mother of my theory."