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