¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~                                          ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~                                          ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:                                          :~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:†                                          †:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~:†%             ###############              %†:~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~:†%§          ~ ~# # 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.                               †:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~:†%                                          %†:~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~:†%§                                          §%†:~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~:†%§@                                          @§%†:~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~:†%§@#                                          #@§%†:~-¨¨
¨-~:†%§@##                                          ##@§%†:~-¨