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