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