¨§§¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨§¨             ###############              §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨          ~ ~# # 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.                               ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§§§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨§§¨§¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§§¨