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¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§¨§§¨§¨¨¨
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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.                               ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨§§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨§§§§§¨§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨§                                          §§§§§§§§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨