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