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¨¨~=^†@&@@                                          @@&@†^=~¨¨
¨¨¨~=^†@&@                                          @&@†^=~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=^†@&                                          &@†^=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=^†@                                          @†^=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=^†@&             ###############              &@†^=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=^†@&@          = =# # 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.                               @†^=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~=^†@&                                          &@†^=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=^†@&@                                          @&@†^=~¨¨¨
¨¨~=^†@&@@                                          @@&@†^=~¨¨
¨~=^†@&@@#                                          #@@&@†^=~¨
¨¨~=^†@&@@                                          @@&@†^=~¨¨