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###§¤%†-^¨                                          ¨^-†%¤§###
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§%-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         - -# # 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.                               ¨^-†%¤§#@#
##@#¤%†-^¨                                          ¨^-†%¤#@##
@§%††-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-††%§@
#@#§¤%†-^¨                                          ¨^-†%¤§#@#
#@#§¤%†-^¨                                          ¨^-†%¤§#@#
@@#§¤%†-^¨                                          ¨^-†%¤§#@@