$%^~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~^%$
%^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^%
$%^~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~^%$
¤$%^~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~^%$¤
#¤$%^~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~^%$¤#
##¤$%^~.¨¨             ###############              ¨¨.~^%$¤##
###¤$%^~.¨          ~ ~# # HYPER-CAT # #~ ~         ¨.~^%$¤###
##¤$%^~.¨¨             ###############              ¨¨.~^%$¤##
#¤$%^~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~^%$¤#
¤$%^~.¨¨¨¨ ~ ~# ONCE THERE WAS A FAMILY WITH TWO    ¨¨¨¨.~^%$¤
$%^~.¨¨¨¨¨ KIDS. THEY WERE CALLED FELICIA, JOHAN.   ¨¨¨¨¨.~^%$
%^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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       ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^%
$%^~.¨¨¨¨¨ NINETALES.                               ¨¨¨¨¨.~^%$
¤$%^~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~^%$¤
#¤$%^~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~^%$¤#
##¤$%^~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~^%$¤##
###¤$%^~.¨                                          ¨.~^%$¤###
##¤$%^~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~^%$¤##