¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨§¨§§§§§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨§              ###############             ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨§¨§§§          ~ ~# # 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.                               ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§§§§¨§§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨