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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 ¨¨¨¨,~:%§¤
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##¤§%:~,¨¨ /%(*(%&&"*/&(!*"/&)=%()(%)%$&&&**$ ¨¨,~:%§¤##
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##¤§%:~,¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~:%
§%:~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~:%§
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#¤§%:~,¨¨¨ ~ ~# # CHAPTER TWO # #~ ~ ¨¨¨,~:%§¤#
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###¤§%:~,¨ ¨,~:%§¤###
##¤§%:~,¨¨ ~ ~# 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. ¨¨,~:%§¤##
#¤§%:~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~:%§¤#
¤§%:~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~:%§¤
§%:~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~:%§
%:~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~:%
:~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~: