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