§§¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§
¨§§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§§§§§             ###############              ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§          - -# # HYPER-CAT # #- -         §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨              ###############             ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨§¨§§§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨ - -# ONCE THERE WAS A FAMILY WITH TWO    §¨¨§§§§¨¨§
§¨§¨¨§§¨¨§ KIDS. THEY WERE CALLED FELICIA, JOHAN.   §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§§§¨§¨§¨§¨ THE KIDS WANTED A PET, BUT THEY          §§§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§§§ COULDN'T AFFORD IT.                      ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - -# ONE DAY, WHEN JOHAN HAD JUST        ¨§§§§¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ RECEIVED HIS ALLOWANCE, HE HAD SAVED     §¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ ENOUGH TO GET A PARTICULAR CAT THAT WAS  §¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ FOR SALE. THEY BOUGHT ONE. IT WAS        §¨§§§§¨§§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ CALLED PERSIAN. THEY MADE SURE HE HAD    §§¨¨¨§§¨§§
§§¨¨¨§¨§¨§ IT ALLRIGHT.                             ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§§§§§§ - -# ONE DAY, PERSIAN FOUND A NOTE ON    §§¨§§§¨§§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ THE TABLE. IT SAID: THIS IS IMPORTANT!   ¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§ THIS HERE NOTE I WRITE IN MY ALMOST      §¨§¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§ LAST MOMENT. SAVE ME!!! FROM ENOK.       §§§§§§¨¨¨§
§¨§§¨¨§§§§ - -# STRANGELY ENOUGH, PERSIAN           ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨¨§ UNDERSTOOD THE NOTE. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO  ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§
¨§§§§§¨¨§¨ ENOK WAS, BUT HE UNDERSTOOD IT WAS       ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§§ IMPORTANT.                               ¨¨§§§¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ - -# MIAOUUU!!!!! MIAOUUUUU!!!!! HE      ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§ MEOWED FROM THE KITCHEN. FELICIA CAME    §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§§¨§¨ RUNNING.                                 ¨§§§¨§§§§§
§§¨§§¨§§§¨ - -# WHEN SHE SAW THE NOTE SHE FAINTED.  §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨§§ PERSIAN TILTED HIS HEAD. THEN HE RAN TO  §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨¨ GET FELICIAS AND JOHANS MOTHER. HE       §§§§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨§§§§§¨§ PULLED, YES HE PULLED HER INTO THE       ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨ KITCHEN (HER NAME WAS ANNA BY THE WAY),  ¨¨¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨§§ AND WHEN SHE SAW FELICIA SHE             ¨¨§¨§§¨§§§
§§§¨¨§§§¨§ IMMEDIATELY FORGOT PERSIANS POWERS.      ¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§ SUDDENLY, PERSIAN GOT A RED RUBY IN HIS  §¨¨§§¨§¨¨§
¨§§§§¨§¨¨§ FOREHEAD. THEN WINGS. AND AFTER THAT, A  §¨§¨§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨§¨ COMPUTER CAME OUT OF HIM ON WHICH IT     §§§§¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§§§§ SAID                                     ¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§§¨§§
§§¨§§§¨¨¨§    /%(*(%&&"*/&(!*"/&)=%()(%)%$&&&**$    ¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨¨ THIS WAS SEEN BY FELICIA WHO HAD         ¨§¨¨§§§§§§
§§§§¨§§§¨§ AWAKENED.                                §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§ - -# PERSIAN TOOK OFF., AND FLEW TOWARD  ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ THE WINDOW. FROM HIS EYES... FROM HIS    §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§§§§§¨§§ EYES CAME A BEAM THAT MELTED THE WINDOW  §¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ GLASS. OUTSIDE, PERSIAN MET A FLAME. IT  §§¨§¨¨§§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨ WAS NINETALES. AND PONYTA.               ¨§§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§§¨¨ - -# PERSIAN LANDED: HE SPOKE VULPIX:    §¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨ - -# THEN THEY ALL FLEW INSIDE. PERSIAN  §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨¨§§¨¨ TOOK JOHAN. NINETALES TOOK FELICIA.      §§§¨§§¨§§§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ PONYTA TOOK ANNA. NOW THEY ALL FLEW      ¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§§§§§§§¨¨ TOGETHER TO AN UNKNOWN ISLAND.           ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§ - -# THEY SAW A HOUSE. THEY ENTERED IT.  ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§§ INSIDE THEY FOUND: PERISCOPE, MONEY,     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ FOOD, LASER PISTOLS, COMPUTERIZED        §§§§§§§§§¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ TYPEWRITER AND MUCH MORE.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§§¨§§¨¨§ - -# JOHAN LOOKED THROUGH THE            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§§¨§§¨§¨§§ PERISCOPE. AND GUESS WHAT HE SAW! HIS    ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§§§§¨¨ REAL HOUSE WAS ON FIRE.                  ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨ - -# THEN HE JUMPED ONTO PONYTAS BACK.   ¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨ VULIPX TOOK CARE OF ANNA. AND PERSIAN    ¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§
¨§§§¨§¨§¨§ FELICIA. JOHAN BROUGHT A LASER PISTOL.   ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§§§§§ THEY FLEW BACK TO THE MAINLAND. AND      ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ LANDED AT THE SCHOOL. JUST THEN A LOT    §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ OF DUDES WITH GUNS APPEARED FROM THE     ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§ BUSHES.                                  ¨§§§¨§¨§§§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§¨¨§
§¨§¨¨§§¨¨§ ----- - LOOK OUT! THEY HEARD PERSIAN     §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§§§¨§¨§¨§¨ CALL.                                    §§§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - -# EVERYBODY GOT OFF THEIR FIGURE.     ¨§§§§¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ - -# VULIPX WAS TRANSFORMED INTO         §¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ NINETALES!!! AND PONYTA WAS TRANSFORMED  §¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ INTO RAPIDASH!!!                         §¨§§§§¨§§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ - -# THEN THERE WERE FIRES AND LASERS    §§¨¨¨§§¨§§
§§¨¨¨§¨§¨§ BOTH HERE AND THERE,,                    ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§§§§§§ - -# THE NINETALE BEAMED EVERYONE ONTO   §§¨§§§¨§§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ THE STARSHIP SS ENTERPRISE. THEY WENT    ¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§ TO SOMETHING CALLED ROUGHLY DIMENSION    §¨§¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§ NNN§**%?%. THERE, THERE WERE ONLY        §§§§§§¨¨¨§
§¨§§¨¨§§§§ POKEMON.                                 ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨¨§ - -# BULBASAUR SAID: HELLO PERSIAN!      ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§
¨§§§§§¨¨§¨ - -# JOHAN WAS SCARED. HE FAINTED. A     ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§§ SIGN SAID "DONT EXIT!". NINETALES WENT   ¨¨§§§¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ THAT WAY. HE IS FALLING DOWN A CLIFF     ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§ HEEEELP!!! HE SCREAMED.                  §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨§§§§§
§§¨§§¨§§§¨ ----- - DO YOU THINK HE IS DEAD?         §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨§§ ----- - NOT NINETALES, SAID RAPIDASH.    §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§§§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨§§§§§¨§ - -# SUDDENLY, THERE WERE RAINBOWS       ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨ ABOVE THE CLIFF. THEN IT HAPPENED. A     ¨¨¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨§§ VOLCANO ERUPTED.                         ¨¨§¨§§¨§§§
§§§¨¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§ ----- - POOR NINETALES!                  §¨¨§§¨§¨¨§
¨§§§§¨§¨¨§ ----- - PERSIAN, DON'T CRY NOW.          §¨§¨§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          §§§§¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§§§§ - -# ANNA FOUND A GREEN RUBY, AND A      ¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨ BLUE ONE. THEY BEAMED AT THE VOLCANO.    ¨¨§§§§§¨§§
§§¨§§§¨¨¨§ IT STOPPED SQUIRTING.                    ¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨¨              ###############             ¨§¨¨§§§§§§
§§§§¨§§§¨§         - -# # CHAPTER TWO # #- -        §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§             ###############              ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§§§§§¨§§ - -# AFTER A DAYS WALK THEY FOUND A      §¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ WOLF.                                    §§¨§¨¨§§§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§§¨¨ ----- - WEIRD COLOUR, HAHA.              §¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨ ----- - BUT                              §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨¨§§¨¨ ----- - "BUT" WHAT.                      §§§¨§§¨§§§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ ----- - VULPIX! IT'S VULPIX!             ¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§§§§§§§¨¨ ----- - YOU ARE ALLRIGHT... RIGHT?       ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ ----- - YES.                             §§§¨§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§§ - -# A DRAGON! EVERYONE RAN INTO A       ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ CAVE. ENOK! YOU'RE HERE! BUT IT WASN'T   §§§§§§§§§¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ ENOK. IT WAS A KITTEN.                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§§¨§§¨¨§ - -# IT HAD LIKE A GLOWY THING IN IT'S   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§§¨§§¨§¨§§ FOREHEAD. IT TOLD THEM IT WAS CALLED     ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§
¨§§¨§§§§¨¨ MEOWTH. VULPIX TOLD THE STORY OF WHAT    ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨ HAD HAPPENED, AND MEOW (AS IT IS         ¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨ PRONOUNCED) WANTED TO JOIN THEM. AFTER   ¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§
¨§§§¨§¨§¨§ EIGHT HOURS OF WALKING THEY SPOTTED A    ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§§§§§ KNIFE WITH HOLES IN IT.                  ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ ----- - WHAT A STRANGE KNIFE, SAID       ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§ NINETALES.                               ¨§§§¨§¨§§§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§¨¨§
§¨§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§§¨§§§§