¨¨&¨&&&¨¨& ¨&&¨&¨&&&&
¨&&&¨¨&¨&& &¨&&&&¨¨¨&
&¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ &&¨¨¨&¨¨&&
&¨&&&¨¨&¨¨ ¨&¨¨&&¨&¨¨
&&¨¨&¨&&¨& &&¨&¨&&&¨&
¨&¨&&&¨&&¨ ############### ¨&&&&¨¨&&¨
&&&¨¨&&¨&& = =# # HYP3R-C4T # #= = &¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨
¨¨&¨&¨&&¨¨ ############### &¨¨&&&&&&&
¨&&&&&¨&¨¨ &¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ = =# ONC3 TH3RE W4S 4 F4M1LY W1TH TWO &&&¨¨¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ K1DS. TH3Y W3RE C4LL3D F3L1CI4, JOH4N. ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&¨¨&&¨&&¨& TH3 K1DS W4NT3D 4 P3T, BUT TH3Y ¨&&¨¨¨&&¨&
&¨&¨&&¨&&& COULDN'T 4FFORD 1T. &¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
&&&&¨&&¨¨¨ = =# ON3 D4Y, WH3N JOH4N H4D JUST &&&¨&&&¨&&
¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨& R3CE1VED H1S 4LLOWANC3, H3 H4D S4V3D ¨¨&&¨¨&&¨¨
¨¨&¨&&&¨&¨ 3NOUGH TO G3T 4 P4RT1CULAR C4T TH4T W4S ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨¨
¨&&&¨¨&&&& FOR S4L3. TH3Y BOUGHT ON3. 1T W4S &&&&&&&&¨¨
&¨¨&¨&¨¨¨& C4LL3D P3RS14N. TH3Y M4D3 SUR3 H3 H4D ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&¨&&&&¨¨&& 1T 4LLR1GHT. ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&
&&¨¨¨&¨&¨& = =# ON3 D4Y, P3RS14N FOUND 4 NOT3 ON ¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨&¨¨&&&&&¨ TH3 T4BL3. 1T S41D: TH1S 1S 1MPORT4NT! ¨¨¨¨&&&¨&&
&&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ TH1S H3RE NOT3 1 WR1T3 1N MY 4LMOST ¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨&
¨&&&¨¨¨&&¨ L4ST MOM3NT. S4V3 M3!!! FROM 3NOK. ¨¨&&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨ = =# STR4NG3LY 3NOUGH, P3RS14N ¨&¨&&&&¨&¨
&¨&&¨&&&&& UND3RSTOOD TH3 NOT3. H3 D1DN'T KNOW WHO &&&¨¨¨&&&&
&&¨&&¨¨¨¨& 3NOK W4S, BUT H3 UND3RSTOOD 1T W4S ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨&¨¨¨&¨ 1MPORT4NT. ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨&
&¨&&&¨¨&&& = =# M14OUUU!!!!! M14OUUUUU!!!!! H3 &¨&&¨&¨¨&&
&&¨¨&¨&¨¨& M3OW3D FROM TH3 K1TCH3N. F3L1CI4 C4M3 &&¨&&&¨&¨¨
¨&¨&&&&¨&¨ RUNN1NG. ¨&&¨¨&&&¨&
&&&¨¨¨&&&& = =# WH3N SH3 S4W TH3 NOT3 SH3 F41NT3D. &¨&¨&¨¨&&&
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ P3RS14N T1LT3D H1S H34D. TH3N H3 R4N TO &&&&&¨&¨¨¨
¨&&¨&&¨¨¨¨ G3T F3L1CI4S 4ND JOH4NS MOTH3R. H3 ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
&¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨ PULL3D, Y3S H3 PULL3D H3R 1NTO TH3 ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
&&¨&&&¨¨¨& K1TCH3N (H3R N4M3 W4S 4NNA BY TH3 W4Y), ¨¨&&¨&&¨¨&
¨&&¨¨&¨¨&¨ 4ND WH3N SH3 S4W F3L1CI4 SH3 ¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&&& 1MM3DI4TELY FORGOT P3RS14NS POW3RS. &&&¨&&&&&¨
&&&&¨&&¨¨& SUDD3NLY, P3RS14N GOT 4 R3D RUBY 1N H1S ¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&&
¨¨¨&&¨&¨&& FOR3HE4D. TH3N W1NGS. 4ND 4FT3R TH4T, 4 ¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨&¨&&&&¨& COMPUT3R C4M3 OUT OF H1M ON WH1CH 1T &&&&¨¨&&¨¨
¨&&&¨¨¨&&& S41D ¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨&&&&&&¨¨
&¨&&¨&&¨¨¨ /%(*(%&&"*/&(!*"/&)=%()(%)%$&&&**$ ¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&
&&¨&&¨&¨¨& &&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨&&¨&&&¨&¨ TH1S W4S S3EN BY F3L1CI4 WHO H4D ¨&¨¨¨&¨¨&&
&¨&&¨¨&&&¨ 4WAK3NED. &&¨¨&&¨&¨&
&&¨&¨&¨¨&& = =# P3RS14N TOOK OFF., 4ND FL3W TOW4RD ¨&¨&¨&&&&¨
¨&&&&&¨&¨¨ TH3 W1NDOW. FROM H1S 3YES... FROM H1S &&&&&¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ 3YES C4M3 4 B34M TH4T M3LTED TH3 W1NDOW ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&
&¨¨¨&¨¨&¨& GL4SS. OUTS1D3, P3RS14N M3T 4 FL4M3. 1T ¨¨¨&&¨&&&¨
&¨¨&&¨&&&& W4S N1N3T4LES. 4ND PONYT4. ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&&
&¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ = =# P3RS14N L4ND3D: H3 SPOK3 VULP1X: ¨&&&¨&¨&¨¨
&&&&¨&¨¨¨& = =# TH3N TH3Y 4LL FL3W 1NSID3. P3RS14N &¨¨&&&&&¨&
¨¨¨&&&¨¨&& TOOK JOH4N. N1N3T4LES TOOK F3L1CI4. &¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨¨ PONYT4 TOOK 4NNA. NOW TH3Y 4LL FL3W &&&¨¨¨&¨&¨
¨&&¨&&&&¨¨ TOG3THER TO 4N UNKNOWN 1SL4ND. ¨¨&¨¨&&&&¨
&¨&&¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨&&¨&¨¨¨&¨
&&¨&¨¨&&¨& = =# TH3Y S4W 4 HOUS3. TH3Y 3NTERED 1T. &¨&&&¨¨&&&
¨&&&¨&¨&&¨ 1NSID3 TH3Y FOUND: P3R1SCOPE, MON3Y, &&¨¨&¨&¨¨¨
&¨¨&&&&¨&& FOOD, L4S3R P1STOLS, COMPUT3R1ZED ¨&¨&&&&¨¨¨
&¨&¨¨¨&&¨& TYP3WR1TER 4ND MUCH MOR3. &&&¨¨¨&¨¨&
&&&¨¨&¨&&& = =# JOH4N LOOK3D THROUGH TH3 ¨¨&¨¨&&¨&¨
¨¨&¨&&&¨¨& P3R1SCOPE. 4ND GU3SS WH4T H3 S4W! H1S ¨&&¨&¨&&&&
¨&&&¨¨&¨&& R34L HOUS3 W4S ON F1R3. &¨&&&&¨¨¨&
&¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ = =# TH3N H3 JUMP3D ONTO PONYT4S B4CK. &&¨¨¨&¨¨&&
&¨&&&¨¨&¨¨ VUL1PX TOOK C4R3 OF 4NNA. 4ND P3RS14N ¨&¨¨&&¨&¨¨
&&¨¨&¨&&¨& F3L1CI4. JOH4N BROUGHT 4 L4S3R P1STOL. &&¨&¨&&&¨&
¨&¨&&&¨&&¨ TH3Y FL3W B4CK TO TH3 M41NLAND. 4ND ¨&&&&¨¨&&¨
&&&¨¨&&¨&& L4ND3D 4T TH3 SCHOOL. JUST TH3N 4 LOT &¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨
¨¨&¨&¨&&¨¨ OF DUD3S W1TH GUNS 4PP3ARED FROM TH3 &¨¨&&&&&&&
¨&&&&&¨&¨¨ BUSH3S. &¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ &&&¨¨¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ ===== - LOOK OUT! TH3Y H34RD P3RS14N ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&¨¨&&¨&&¨& C4LL. ¨&&¨¨¨&&¨&
&¨&¨&&¨&&& &¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
&&&&¨&&¨¨¨ = =# 3VERYBODY GOT OFF TH31R F1GUR3. &&&¨&&&¨&&
¨¨¨&&¨&¨¨& = =# VUL1PX W4S TR4NSFORM3D 1NTO ¨¨&&¨¨&&¨¨
¨¨&¨&&&¨&¨ N1N3T4LES!!! 4ND PONYT4 W4S TR4NSFORM3D ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨¨
¨&&&¨¨&&&& 1NTO R4P1DASH!!! &&&&&&&&¨¨
&¨¨&¨&¨¨¨& = =# TH3N TH3RE W3RE F1R3S 4ND L4S3RS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&¨&&&&¨¨&& BOTH H3RE 4ND TH3RE,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&
&&¨¨¨&¨&¨& = =# TH3 N1N3T4LE B34MED 3VERYONE ONTO ¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨&¨¨&&&&&¨ TH3 ST4RSH1P SS 3NTERPR1SE. TH3Y W3NT ¨¨¨¨&&&¨&&
&&¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ TO SOM3TH1NG C4LL3D ROUGHLY D1M3NSION ¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨&
¨&&&¨¨¨&&¨ NNN&**&?%. TH3RE, TH3RE W3RE ONLY ¨¨&&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨ POK3MON. ¨&¨&&&&¨&¨
&¨&&¨&&&&& = =# BULB4SAUR S41D: H3LLO P3RS14N! &&&¨¨¨&&&&
&&¨&&¨¨¨¨& = =# JOH4N W4S SC4R3D. H3 F41NT3D. 4 ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨&¨¨¨&¨ S1GN S41D "DONT 3X1T!". N1N3T4LES W3NT ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨&
&¨&&&¨¨&&& TH4T W4Y. H3 1S F4LL1NG DOWN 4 CL1FF &¨&&¨&¨¨&&
&&¨¨&¨&¨¨& H3EEELP!!! H3 SCR34MED. &&¨&&&¨&¨¨
¨&¨&&&&¨&¨ ¨&&¨¨&&&¨&
&&&¨¨¨&&&& ===== - DO YOU TH1NK H3 1S D34D? &¨&¨&¨¨&&&
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ===== - NOT N1N3T4LES, S41D R4P1DASH. &&&&&¨&¨¨¨
¨&&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
&¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨ = =# SUDD3NLY, TH3RE W3RE R41NBOWS ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨
&&¨&&&¨¨¨& 4BOV3 TH3 CL1FF. TH3N 1T H4PP3NED. 4 ¨¨&&¨&&¨¨&
¨&&¨¨&¨¨&¨ VOLC4NO 3RUPTED. ¨&¨&&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&&¨&&& &&&¨&&&&&¨
&&&&¨&&¨¨& ===== - POOR N1N3T4LES! ¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&&
¨¨¨&&¨&¨&& ===== - P3RS14N, DON'T CRY NOW. ¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨&¨&&&&¨& &&&&¨¨&&¨¨
¨&&&¨¨¨&&& = =# 4NNA FOUND 4 GR3EN RUBY, 4ND 4 ¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨
&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ BLU3 ON3. TH3Y B34MED 4T TH3 VOLC4NO. ¨¨&&&&&&¨¨
&¨&&¨&&¨¨¨ 1T STOPP3D SQU1RTING. ¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&
&&¨&&¨&¨¨& &&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨&&¨&&&¨&¨ ############### ¨&¨¨¨&¨¨&&
&¨&&¨¨&&&¨ = =# # CH4PT3R TWO # #= = &&¨¨&&¨&¨&
&&¨&¨&¨¨&& ############### ¨&¨&¨&&&&¨
¨&&&&&¨&¨¨ &&&&&¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ = =# 4FT3R 4 D4YS W4LK TH3Y FOUND 4 ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&
&¨¨¨&¨¨&¨& WOLF. ¨¨¨&&¨&&&¨
&¨¨&&¨&&&& ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&&
&¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ===== - W31RD COLOUR, H4HA. ¨&&&¨&¨&¨¨
&&&&¨&¨¨¨& ===== - BUT &¨¨&&&&&¨&
¨¨¨&&&¨¨&& ===== - "BUT" WH4T. &¨&¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨¨ ===== - VULP1X! 1T'S VULP1X! &&&¨¨¨&¨&¨
¨&&¨&&&&¨¨ ===== - YOU 4R3 4LLR1GHT... R1GHT? ¨¨&¨¨&&&&¨
&¨&&¨¨¨&¨¨ ===== - Y3S. ¨&&¨&¨¨¨&¨
&&¨&¨¨&&¨& &¨&&&¨¨&&&
¨&&&¨&¨&&¨ = =# 4 DR4GON! 3VERYONE R4N 1NTO 4 &&¨¨&¨&¨¨¨
&¨¨&&&&¨&& C4V3. 3NOK! YOU'R3 H3RE! BUT 1T W4SN'T ¨&¨&&&&¨¨¨
&¨&¨¨¨&&¨& 3NOK. 1T W4S 4 K1TT3N. &&&¨¨¨&¨¨&
&&&¨¨&¨&&& = =# 1T H4D L1K3 4 GLOWY TH1NG 1N 1T'S ¨¨&¨¨&&¨&¨
¨¨&¨&&&¨¨& FOR3HE4D. 1T TOLD TH3M 1T W4S C4LL3D ¨&&¨&¨&&&&
¨&&&¨¨&¨&& M3OWTH. VULP1X TOLD TH3 STORY OF WH4T &¨&&&&¨¨¨&
&¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ H4D H4PP3NED, 4ND M3OW (4S 1T 1S &&¨¨¨&¨¨&&
&¨&&&¨¨&¨¨ PRONOUNC3D) W4NT3D TO JO1N TH3M. 4FT3R ¨&¨¨&&¨&¨¨
&&¨¨&¨&&¨& 31GHT HOURS OF W4LK1NG TH3Y SPOTT3D 4 &&¨&¨&&&¨&
¨&¨&&&¨&&¨ KN1F3 W1TH HOL3S 1N 1T. ¨&&&&¨¨&&¨
&&&¨¨&&¨&& &¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨
¨¨&¨&¨&&¨¨ ===== - WH4T 4 STR4NG3 KN1F3, S41D &¨¨&&&&&&&
¨&&&&&¨&¨¨ N1N3T4LES. &¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ &&&¨¨¨¨¨&&
&¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
&¨¨&&¨&&¨& ¨&&¨¨¨&&¨&
&¨&¨&&¨&&& &¨&¨¨&¨&&¨
&&&&¨&&¨¨¨ &&&¨&&&¨&&