¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§
§§§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨§§¨§              ###############             ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨¨
§§¨§§¨§¨§§          - -# # 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.                               ¨§¨§§¨§§§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨¨§
§§§§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§§§§§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨