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