Once inside the ship, Shadow made a beeline to her room. She did not want to be around anyone. She wondered why the Shadow Cat Warriors hated her so much. She thought, “I’ve never done anything to them.” What was obvious to Shadow is she was scared. She knew Captain Cattitude would not hand her over to the SCW’s. She also felt guilty that the entire crew was in danger because of her. It was too much for her. She curled up in a ball and started to cry-meow. Suzie heard Shadow cry-meowing and immediately went to Shadow’s room. “Shadow, honey, this is not your fault, and we are not handing you over to the Shadow Cat Warriors so they can kill you. Pull yourself together if you can. We need you to be present. Captain Cattitude is holding a meeting in a half-hour to plan our counter-attack,” said Suzie. “We need you to be there and to be present. Can you do that for the crew?” said Suzie. Shadow wiped her tears away and said, “Yes.”…
