Kapitel 679: Leader

It was a short ride but it became quite boring and now it was starting to look like a long ride. It was only a forest area and there were no encounters of wild Pokemons. It looked like the Salamence tribe was really feared as no Pokemons dared to come near their tribe area.

"Axel, who do you think is this mysterious leader?", asked Jin.

"I have to say Latias but I could not be sure. All the hints are pointing that it is Latias."

"Why do you think that it wants to keep its identity hidden even though we are so close to it?", asked Ram this time.

"I really have no idea but after spending so much time here, I can say for sure that the leader would not harm us.", replied Axel.

"How can you be so sure?"

"Really? Do I have to connect the dots for you? If this leader wanted something bad from us, then we would not be here alive. The psychic types didn't interfere with us and even helped us and the dragon type also didn't interfere with us unless we went to their territory."

"But why would the leader want to meet us, I mean meet you?"

"I have no idea about it."

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"How close are they, Graviat?"

"They are very close, leader. They had made a camp around 5 hours from here and they should be arriving in early morning.", replied Graviat.

The leader nodded its head after hearing the reply.

"Can I ask you a question, leader?"

"Yes, do so."

"Why do you want to meet with this human? I don't think that this human would be able to solve our problem. He is too weak to do so.", said Graviat.

"That is where you are wrong, Graviat. This human is a bit special. He has the qualities to overcome almost anything. I believe that he is the right man for the job."

"Are you that sure?"

"No, I am not. That is why I have called him here to meet."

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Next day,

Axel had finally mastered his sleep and it was now time for Endurance training. But, today was an important day, so he decided to skip. He was finally going to meet this leader. He wanted to ask it many questions and he was going to get answers from it.

All of them got ready and started their journey yet again. It was bound to take a few hours to reach that place.

After traveling for 5 hours, they reached the place at 11 a.m. This place was very different. They could just tell that this was the place where the leader lived.

The place had a boundary and it was covered it walls that were at least 10 feet long. The wall was made of brown colored stone and there was a gate just at the center of it. The wall extended from left to right and they could not even see the end of it.

"Ahh, should we knock on the door?", asked Ram.

"I think that is the only thing we can do.", replied Kizaru as they knocked on the door.

Surprisingly, the door opened from the inside and Axel could see a beautiful Gardevoir that was welcoming them. This Gardevoir looked very powerful. Even Kizaru could not tell what rank of a Pokemon it really was. It must be at least a champion rank or even a master rank.

"Welcome, My name is Graviat and the leader is expecting you.", said the Pokemon.

All of them nodded their head and started to follow Graviat. The place was majestic. It looked so clean and greenish. It was covered in trees, waterfalls, lakes, and mountains. The energy here was concentrated and Axel could tell that it was a mixture of psychic and dragon-type energy.

"Ahh, Miss Graviat, can I ask you some questions?", asked Axel.

"No, I am not allowed to answer any of them. The leader will be answering your questions, so have some patience.", replied the Pokemon.

Finally, they reached the place. It was a mixture of mountains and caves. A big cave was inside the mountain and there were many caves surrounding it.

Axel thought that they might have to enter the cave but Graviat just stood there and so did they.

After waiting for a few seconds, they could hear 2 pairs of steps coming from the cave. There were multiple psychic and dragon-type Pokemons in the surroundings and every one of them was sort of waiting for the entity that was coming from the cave.

Finally, Axel could see Serena walking from the cave. Just behind her was a massive Garchomp. This Garchomp also looked very powerful like Graviat.

"It has been a long time, Axel. I am glad that you missed me.", said Serena as she came out of the cave.

Axel gave a soft smile and then said, "Yes, it has really been a long time. So, why don't you first tell me who you really are? I want to know why did you all those things before. I have many questions."

"You might have already guessed who I am but let me tell you.", said Serena and she started to change. Her body started to change and she turned into a completely different being.

It was a Pokemon with a birdlike body stylized after a plane. Its long neck stretched forward from its squat body. It had no legs, usually floating instead. The rear half of its body was largely red and the upper half white, with jet-plane wings high on its rear and fins on the bottom near its tail. A blue triangle marked the center of its chest, while a red mask partially covered its face. Ear-like fins sat on top of its head and its eyes were yellow. It had short, three-fingered arms with a red covering on the outer side of the lower arms.

It was Latias.

All of them were shocked to see Latias. It was not every day that they would be able to see one of the legendary Pokemon in existence.

"So, you really were Latias. I had my guesses. Why did you come to me in a human form before? and why did you tell me to select this land as a reward?"

"All of your questions will be answered but first, let us welcome you to my place. I consider you as my friend. So, why don't you relax for a bit.", said Latias as it turned to Serena again.

"I always love this human form. It is so each to move and talk.", commented Latias and then looked around all of the Pokemons that were there and said again,

"Let me all tell you now. You had doubts about this human but now Axel had passed all the tests that had laid before. He has proved himself to be dependable, trust worthy, and powerful. I expect that everyone would consider him as my friend and give him the respect that he deserves."

Latias's announcement was a surprise for the group. They had not expected Latias to trust Axel so much. Even Axel was surprised. He didn't know what was happening here.

Latias then announced that they would have a party to welcome Axel. Axel and others also called out all of their Pokemons to enjoy the party. The atmosphere changed from chilly to very warm and enjoyable.

The food was way better than what Salamence had served. It was also better than normal household human standards. Axel didn't know how they were able to achieve it.

Axel could feel that all of this was not an illusion and Latias did trust Axel a lot. But Kizaru was still a bit skeptical, so he was still a bit wary of it.

"Before, I tell you about myself, why don't you tell me your journey? Did you become the champion of the Kanto region?", asked Latias.

"No, turns out, it is not so easy."

Axel told his journey in the Kanto region and his start in the Johto region. He did hide some of the things but except for that, he didn't leave anything out.

For some reason, Axel felt that he could truly trust Latias as one of his best friends. He didn't know why he felt that. Maybe it was a vibe or Latias was a good Pokemon at heart, he had a very good feeling while talking to Latias.

Latias also talked to his Pokemons and finally, it noticed Mamoswine. It went near to it and said, "You have grown a lot from before. It looks like you have finally found a good partner."

Mamoswine didn't know what to do as it had never met but Latias was talking to it as if they were old friends.

"You may have forgotten me as you were just a baby back then but your father and mother sacrificed their life to save me.", said Latias remembering those times.

Mamoswine was shocked after hearing it. It had already forgotten about the Tyranitar that killed its mother. It was not a long time ago but after coming with Axel, it had chosen to forget its past.

Mamoswine didn't remember about its father as it had died when it was just a baby. But its mother did everything to protect itself. Mamoswine knew that its mother was a powerful Pokemon. They were actually not from this island. They had to run to this island to protect themselves but Tyranitar still found them and killed its mother brutally.

After that, it roamed around this place and finally, Axel caught it. Mamoswine had only 2 questions right now.

"Why did my parents sacrifice their life for you and if you were feeling so bad then why didn't you look after me?"

"Your parents were one of the few trustable friends that I had and they did what they felt was right. I could not protect you before because, at that time, I was very busy protecting myself. If I had taken you in, then your life would have been in danger. I could also rarely leave this place and only psychic and dragon Pokemons were allowed at that time.

So, when Axel caught you, I was doubtful about his intentions. So, I came to check, if Axel was a good human."

While remembering the past, Mamoswine had tears on its face. It was also starting to hate this Pokemon. Even though Latias was very strong, it didn't care.

"Before you judge me, tell me to tell you my story but first I want to give you a gift.

I have made a promise to your parents that I will look after you and I failed in that promise. So, let me give you a gift to compensate for it.", said Latias and it came near Mamoswine. It flew in the air as Mamoswine was very tall. It was still in that human form.

Then it put its hand on Mamoswine's head and Mamoswine started to glow in a very bright light.

Axel wanted to interrupt it but Shedinja said, "Don't worry, it is something good. I can feel that Mamoswine is getting stronger."

He trusted his Pokemon, so he kept quiet.

Multiple notifications started to come but he ignored all of it. He could look at it after some time. Right now, all of his concentration was on Mamoswine.