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The generic name is derived from Greek μικρός, mikros, "little", and Arab التنين, tuban, "dragon" or basilisk, also referring to Thuban, the ancient Polar Star in the constellation Draco.
The space cats' home planet, Thuban 9, began to lose its rotation, and they discovered that only Earth had the correct orientation and magnetic field with which to harness its rotational energy.
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They built the Great Pyramid of Giza—really an energy transfer antenna—and planned to send Earth's rotational energy to Thuban 9, but became distracted by their reverential treatment by the Egyptians, eventually forgetting their technology over the centuries and into the present day.