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