§¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨              ###############             ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨          « «# # 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.                               ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨