§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§§§§¨§
§§§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§¨§
¨¨§¨§§§§§§             ###############              §¨§¨§¨¨§§§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨         ~ ~# # 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.                               ¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨