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