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