¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§              ###############             §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§         ~ ~# # 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.                               ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§§§