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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. ¨¤¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨ ¤¤¨¤¤¨¤¨¤¨
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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. ¨¤¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨ ¤¤¨¤¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤ ¨¤¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨ ¤¤¨¤¤¨¤¨¤¨
¤¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤ ¨¤¨¨¤¨¤¨¤¨
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