¨§§§§§¨§§§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §§§¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§§¨¨§¨§§§
§§§¨¨¨§§§¨             ###############              ¨¨§¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§§         - -# # 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.                               §¨§§§¨§§¨§
§§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§§¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§§
§¨§§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§§§§¨§§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§