§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨              ###############             §§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨          = =# # 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.                               ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§