When Shadow left her owner to deal with her fate and the Shadow Cat Warrior threat, John decided he needed another cat to keep him company. He went to the nearest feline rescue center and found a kitten alone in a cage with his big, green eyes staring blankly into the far distance. He seemed to be deep in meditation. John took one look at the kitten and fell ins love with the kitten’s black and grey tabby fur coat wrapped around the kitten’s trim body.

John said hello to the scared kitten that was to soon to become known as Rocky. Rocky turned his head from his deep state of daydreaming to the noise he heard. When Rocky saw John, Rocky immediately walked toward John, purring until he reached John’s outreached hand in the cage. “Hi buddy,” said John to Rocky. Rocky responded by flipping over on his back, looking for a tummy rub. John complied. He had already fallen in love with Rocky. He knew Rocky would be his new companion through life’s ups and downs. That day, Rocky was adopted by John. John didn’t know what the reader knew, but it was going to be a co-dependent relationship between John and Rocky.

When Rocky turned six months, he began to ask John about the pictures of Shadow strewn about the house. “Who is that?” Rocky said. “She’s so beautiful,” Rocky said. “That is your sister, Shadow. She is off deep in space fighting for our planet against the Shadow Cat Warriors from Catmoon. Rocky didn’t know who Shadow was, but he was impressed she was fighting for Earth’s future. He made up his mind in that second that he would join the fight for Earth’s freedom and fight along with his sister to bring an end to the Shadow Cat Warriors.