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*;«^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«;*
$*;«^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^«;*$
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###¤$*;«^¨          « «# # HYPER-CAT # #« «         ¨^«;*$¤###
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#¤$*;«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«;*$¤#
¤$*;«^¨¨¨¨ « «# ONCE THERE WAS A FAMILY WITH TWO    ¨¨¨¨^«;*$¤
$*;«^¨¨¨¨¨ KIDS. THEY WERE CALLED FELICIA, JOHAN.   ¨¨¨¨¨^«;*$
*;«^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«;*
$*;«^¨¨¨¨¨ EIGHT HOURS OF WALKING THEY SPOTTED A    ¨¨¨¨¨^«;*$
¤$*;«^¨¨¨¨ KNIFE WITH HOLES IN IT.                  ¨¨¨¨^«;*$¤
#¤$*;«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«;*$¤#
##¤$*;«^¨¨ ««««« - WHAT A STRANGE KNIFE, SAID       ¨¨^«;*$¤##
###¤$*;«^¨ NINETALES.                               ¨^«;*$¤###
##¤$*;«^¨¨                                          ¨¨^«;*$¤##
#¤$*;«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«;*$¤#
¤$*;«^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^«;*$¤
$*;«^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^«;*$
*;«^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«;*