¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ###############             ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         = =# # 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.                               ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨