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¨,~=*%§¶##                                          ##¶§%*=~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*§              ###############             §*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~=*%§¶##         ~ ~# # 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.                               ##¶§%*=~,¨
¨,~=*§¶###                                          ###¶§*=~,¨
¨,~=*%¶###                                          ###¶%*=~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*§                                          §*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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