§§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§§¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          §§§§¨¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§§§§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨§¨§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨              ###############             §§¨¨§§§§§¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨         - -# # 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.                               ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨§§§§§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨§¨§§
§§§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨§