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