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