Shadowthecat.com has been on hiatus due to its writer becoming ill. Production will continue once the writer is up and running again. Meanwhile Shadow and friends are still on the run from the government

Two hours after Shadow, Captain Cattitude, Bouldelaire, and Phoebe left Shadow and Thom’s apartment, a throng of FBI agents swarmed the home of Shadow and Thom. “FBI, let us in,” said Karl, the rotund sweating FBI agent as he pounded on the door. “Coming,” said Thom as he nervously opened the door. “How may I help you said Thom to the now four agents standing outside the open door. “We know Captain Cattitude is here. Let us in on your own terms or we will force our way in,” said Karl. “Please come in and have a look around. He’s not here nor has he ever been here. But please, look around,” said Thom motioning for the agents to come in…

Meanwhile, Captain Cattitude breaks the silence in the getaway car driven by a very tense agent Baudelaire. “We need to get my ship,” said Captain Cattitude. “I can’t leave it behind. In fact, perhaps I should leave your planet,” he said. “You can’t leave while Shadow is going through the Changling,” said a concerned Phoebe. “Yes, you’re right. I should stay until the Changling is completed,” said Captain Cattitude. “What about your ship?,” said Bouldelaire unware Captain Cattitude had his ship hidden. “Shadow can take us to it. Perhaps it would be best if we used my ship to get to your safe house. They won’t be looking for a ship, plus their radars can’t pick us up using our stealth technology,” concluded Captain Cattitude. “Sounds like a solid plan. Shadow where do I need to head?” said Baudelaire. “Head to Lake Merced. Luckily we have been driving in that direction. It should be two hours away,” said an exhausted Shadow. The Changling was taking a toll on her body. “Wake me up when we get close. I need to show you the exact location…” said Shadow as she started to curl up in a ball to sleep…

When we last left Shadow, FBI Agent Bouldevaire, Captain Cattitude, and Phoebe, they all have discovered Captain Cattitude is indeed an alien and can, in fact, levitate. All except Shadow are unaware he has other powers as Shadow has these same powers and they have not yet been activated. Captain Cattitude is to show Shadow the powers and how to activate them soon.

Currently, all four of them are sitting at a table discussing what they can do to ensure all involved are kept safe from the government’s prying eyes. President Trump wants control over Captain Cattitude and planned to have him studied, i.e. dissected. “If Trump finds out he has power as well as Shadow, they will be in grave danger”, said a solemn Baudelaire. We must move him from Thom and Shadow’s home. Since the government knows I came to investigate, they will send more agents to snoop around. They will discover your secret and take you both away,” said Baudelaire to Shadow and Captain Cattitude. “But where can we go?” said Shadow shook by the change of events. “Yes, where will they go?” said Phoebe concerned for her BFF and Captain Cattitude. “I know of a safe house that we can move them to tonight and then we must find another once out of the country. They won’t be safe in the United States,” said Baudelaire. Just then Thom walked into the room and heard enough to say he is not leaving Shadow. He insisted that he was going to. “Now, wait a minute, if you all disappear at once, the government will be suspicious. I’m sorry Thom you have to say here and go about your life like nothing is new.

Phoebe said, “well she’s not going without me, I won’t be missed. The government has not had me in their cross-hairs.” “Fine, I agree you are not under the government’s radar for the moment. You can go, said Baudelaire.

“Now hurry we need to get leaving immediately. It won’t be long before FBI agents will be storming your home. Gather all your id’s and pack one small bag. We need to travel light, so as not to attract attention to ourselves, ” said Baudelaire.

“What do I say when they find Shadow is not here?” said an overwhelmed Thom. “Tell them you don’t know where she is that you think she may have run away from home,” said Baudelaire.

“I suggest you say your goodbyes. I don’t know how long it will be until you see them again,” said Baudelaire.

“Shadow, I love you with all my heart, please know that. I will miss you greatly and will think about you every day. I know you will be in safe arms with Captain Cattitude and Baudelaire. I so wish I could go with you. Who’s gonna sleep with me and keep me safe?” said Thom in a crackling voice. “I love you. You have taught me so much. I will always be asleep by your side,” said Shadow wiping tears away as she spoke. Shadow ran up to Thom and wrapped herself around his pant leg and hugged him deeply.

“Phoebe you’d better look after her and be the best friend you could be. I will miss you in all the inappropriate dresses you wear. You’ll need to tone it down. Can you do that?”

“Yes, I can do that for you. And I will be sure Shadow is safe, She is like a sister to me,” said Pheobe. Shadow let go on of Thom’s leg and now jumped up into his lap for once last petting session.

“Captain Cattitude I’m trusting you to take care of our precious cargo. Teach her all she needs to know to stay safe from the government and bring her back safe to me when the government heat has died down…” said Thom.

“Come, come we must get a move on. The FBI agents could be her within the hour or less. We’ll take my car for now and we will have to change to an unmarked car later …” said Baudelaire as he walked out the front door heading to his car, followed by Shadow who jumped out of Thom’s lap and began to quickly move to the door. Pheobe and Captain Cattitude followed suit…

Phoebe got to Shadow and Thom’s place at 3:30 PM. She was overly excited and forgot to give her Uber driver a tip. She rushed out of the Uber and ran like a leopard to Shadow and Thom’s front door.

Knocking heavily and repeatedly, Phoebe shouted, “I’m here. Let me in. Shadow, let me in.”

Shadow lay reclined on a couch staring at disbelief as Captain Cattitude glowing with a green aura was levitating in her family room. Before she could answer the door for Pheobe, Phoebe let herself in. (Shadow forgot to lock the door.)

“OMG, OMG, what is that,” she said with her mouth gaping in shock and her hand pointing toward the floating cat in the living room. “That is Captain Cattitude; apparently, he can levitate,” said Shadow non-plussed by the floating Captain Cattitude.

More hard knocking on her front door… “Shadow I know Captain Cattitude is in there with you. I tapped Pheobe’s line. I heard everything. Now let me in before I break the door in”, said CIA Agent Baudelaire.

“it’s unlocked”, said a scared Shadow. “Come on in.”

CIA Agent Baudelaire threw open the door only to be shocked at the scene he saw before him. No words came out of his mouth he just looked dumbfounded as he stared at Captain Cattitude floating in the middle of the family room. Finally, words came to him…” “I’m sorry, but I need to call President Trump and report back what I have found,” said Baudelaire. “NO,” screamed Phoebe and Shadow simultaneously. “You can’t do that. Captain Cattitude will be put in danger. I can just imagine what Trump will say about his levitating. They’ll want to dissect him and experiment on him,” said Pheobe as she jumped up and down trying to wake Captain Cattitude from his trance. “He’s done no harm here. He is not violent. Mr. Trump however is,” said Shadow afraid for her new friend.

Agent Baudelaire thought about what the girls said. “Ok, suppose you’re right about Mr. Trump. I tend to agree with you. I tell you what I won’t tell the President. I’ll make up a story about the phone call. It will be our secret and I’ll do everything in my power to keep you girls and Captain Cattitude safe, for now,” said Baudelaire. Now catch me up on what has happened and how he got here, he said as he made his way to the dining table and proceeded to sit in a chair. “Come join me girls and if you could get Captain Cattitude to come down and join us also. I have a feeling this is going to be a long and interesting story…

An upset Phoebe called her best friend forever (BFF), shadow. She wanted to know why she hasn’t heard from shadow since Christmas Eve. Shadow decided it was time to come clean to her BFF about what happened to her.

“Why haven’t you returned any of my calls? I’m worried about you. You just disappeared on me. We were supposed to see Green Velvet perform. I went by myself. It was not as fun without you there with me,” said Phoebe.

“I’m sorry. I have been sick,” said Shadow.

“You’ve been sick for a whole month? Why didn’t you call me? This is not like you at all. What’s really going on? Did you get a boyfriend?” said Phoebe

“No…no boyfriend. I know I can trust you, but I was asked not to tell anyone…” said Shadow.

“What are you talking about? It must be a pretty big secret if you couldn’t make it to Green Velvet. I mean he is one of your favorite artists, obscure as he may be. So, what is your BIG secret?” said Phoebe interrupting shadow mid-sentence.

“Captain Cattitude came to Earth on New Year’s Eve. He has been staying with Thom and me…” said shadow in a quick cadence.

“WHAT? Captain Cattitude is with you and you didn’t call me?” said a shocked Phoebe.

“I had to keep it top-secret, so Trump couldn’t poke his nose it and make it a big deal. I’m also going through what Captain Cattitude calls the changeling. Apparently I have Eygpytian and Catmoon Ancestral blood in me and that I am a descendent of Catmoon by inbreeding of Captain Cattitude and Catmoon species.” I know it is a lot to take in. Why don’t you come over, and we can chat and you can meet Captain Cattitude,” said Shadow.

“I’ll be right over, I just need to catch an Uber, say in about an hour,” replied Phoebe it a super-hyped voice…

Mafdat hit Shadow with his staff last night. He whispered to her to wake up. Shadow screamed from the pain. Captain Cattitude came running into Thom’ s bedroom.

“Shadow what happened,” said Captain Cattitude to a now crying Shadow. “Something hit me in my head. It felt like wood. It then began to talk about two universes coming together. Its last word was Jack, just Jack. What is it talking about?” said an exhausted Shadow. “Hmm very interesting. I think he’s suggesting you dance under a blood moon and worship the god Mafdat. On Catmoon, we have a red moon. To celebrate our lives, we dance for Mafdat to ensure are crops are bountiful.

The dance performed is a jerky and what you humans would call ‘erotic’ movement involving jumping and jerking our butts up and down while we levitate. Mafdat’s visit is a sign the changeling is coming soon and your first power will be revealed, said Captain Cattitude. “You must be exhausted. I suggest you take it easy today. Oh and I see your fur has thickened a bit. The changeling seems to be happening fast for you,” concluded Captain Cattitude. “Whoah, are you saying Shadow can levitate?” Said Thom. “Yes, but not quite yet” said Captain Cattide…

Shadow tried to follow Thom and Captain Cattitude into the house, but her legs felt heavy like a large boulder was on her shoulders with each step she took. In her mind echoed Captain Cattitude words ” Egyptian ancestral souls will visit her.” She was terrified of what was coming.

“Shadow are you coming?” Said Thom as he held the door open for her. He noticed Shadow seemed to be weak. “Here, let me carry you,” Thom said as he scooped Shadow up into his hands and began to carry her into the house. “Is she alright,” Thom said to Captain Cattitude. “She’s good. She’ll just feel wiped out for a couple of hours. It’s all part of the changeling. The first step is the Electrapsyche. Each time she is visited by the souls of Egyptian-catmoon hybrids ancestors, She will feel weak. It lasts about a week and then the next phase will appear- soul reader- the stage when she will be able to sense the energy of souls.

” I’m putting Shadow to bed. This all seems like too much for my baby girl. Can’t we stop the process?” Said Thom in an overly concerned tone. I’m afraid once it starts, it must finish. That is the way it is,” said Captain Cattitude. “SCREW your process. If anything happens to her, it’s on your head ,” said Thom as he headed for the bedroom to lay Shadow down…

“Shadow, Shadow, wake up, Shadow, wake up. We are home now,” said Thom to the still not quite awake Shadow. You were thrashing about and yabbering in your sleep then you screamed, “Are you safe,” continued Thom as Shadow become more awake. Shadow sat upright on the upholstered seat and spoke excitedly and with a bit of fear in her voice:

“Something kicked me in my back. I felt it. “Why did you kick me in the back,” Shadow asked Thom. “Shadow, I am afraid your changeling is taking place and your Electrapsyche process is beginning. This is what happens to our species when our secret powers are ready to show themselves to us. It’s a sign that we are ready to learn about our secret powers. I’m afraid you’ll have Egyptian ancestral souls visit you in your sleep as they attempt to wake up your hidden secrets. We should go inside where we could talk more freely about why you go through the Eletrapsyche transformation,”concluded Captain Cattitude.

The ride home was most interesting to Thom and Shadow. Captain Cattitude talked about Egyptian culture and how it has affected his species on Catmoon.

“In Egyptian times cats were considered gods and goddesses because it was thought we protected the home with our hunting skills. Back on Catmoon, all cats are taught how to hunt for food at an early age. In Egypt, we hunted snakes, rats, mice, and scorpions. We helped reduce the population of these perceived pests. The cat, Mafdet, which goes back to the fourth millennium BC, was thought to protect people and their homes against these dangerous or food spoiling pests. When we came to Earth, Eypgytians thought we were the new gods come to protect their families. They immediately realized we were different from Earth Cats. They quickly saw we had logic and felt feelings. Thus, we were highly intelligent and brought knowledge to the Egyptians. As I told Shadow before, the pyramids existed because we had the knowledge and brainpower to help the Egyptians carry through their plans. On Catmoon, we still mummify our deceased and create mini pyramids to bury them in, We have no crime and murders as you do on Earth. Each cat is considered to be a god and should be treated with respect and love,” said Catpain Cattitude. “Shadow, since you are female, on Catmoon inhabitants considers you a priestess, and you are highly regarded as a mystical creature that has magic powers, which you do,” he concluded.

That last comment got Shadow on the “power” one-track mind again. “What powers do I have. When will you show me how to access them?” said an enthused Shadow.

“When I think you are ready. Now, please don’t bring it up again until I bring it up,” said Captain Cattitude.

The ride to the ocean took about an hour due to traffic; however, Shadow chatted non-stop about her so-called hidden powers. As usual, she was chattering fast and most of what she was saying became garbled.

“Tellmehowmypowerscanactivate. I really want to know. Will I be a superhero now? WhatpowerswilIhave? Will I be abletofly? Can I see through buildings? said Shadow.

“Shadow you must be patient. The powers you have in you are not to be treated as a toy. You should treat these powers with respect and only use them for good,” said Captain Cattitude feeling overwhelmed by all of Shadow’s quick-fire questions.

Aren’t we here to enjoy the ocean and for us to get to know more about Captain Cattitude and more about his species world view?’ said Thom.

I guess you’re right. I’ll be more patient and wait for when Captain Cattitude is ready to teach me. But, boy oh boy is it going to be hard”, said Shadow.

They arrived at the ocean and spent all day admiring the ocean and all its beauty. Shadow and Captain Cattitude ran around chasing each other and laughing the entire time. I was worried that Captain Cattitude might draw attention to others that he was a special cat. His meow sounds different, like alien-sounding. They finally stopped playing and just sat next to the water’s edge looking over back at me. It was a cute scene that needed to be captured…