##@#&^^«,¨ ¨,«^^&#@##
#@#&^^«,¨¨ ¨¨,«^^&#@#
@#&^^«,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,«^^&#@
#&^^«,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,«^^&#
&^^«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«^^&
^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ############### ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ « «# # 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«