#@¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶@#
#@¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶@#
#@¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶@#
#@¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶@#
#@¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶@#
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¶§§§$%;=~¨         = =# # HYPER-CAT # #= =          ¨~=;%$§§§¶
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¶$;~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~;$¶
##@§$%;=~¨ = =# ONCE THERE WAS A FAMILY WITH TWO    ¨~=;%$§@##
@@¶§$%;=~¨ KIDS. THEY WERE CALLED FELICIA, JOHAN.   ¨~=;%$§¶@@
¶§%%=~¨¨¨¨ 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       ¨~=;;;%§§@
§$%%%%;=~¨ NINETALES.                               ¨~=;%%%%$§
#@¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶@#
#@¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶@#
¶¶¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶¶¶
#@¶§$%;=~¨                                          ¨~=;%$§¶@#
§%====¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨====%§