Tauros and Absol 1

Tauros and Absol, both of them growled and started to ask questions. Do they have to leave? Do they have a choice? Is this the only way?

"Ok, calm down. First of all, it is your choice. You don't have to do if you don't want to. You are a part of my family. If one day you tell me that you just want to enjoy life and don't want to train, I will accept it.

However, if you want to fulfill your dream, then you will have to do it. Don't worry, you will be safe. I will put a GPS tracker on you and you can also call me if you face any problems.

Now, coming to the time. That would also depend on you. The moment you feel that you have achieved and fulfilled your mission there, you can just send me a signal and I will come pick you up.

Think about it if you have to. I am not forcing you guys."

What Axel didn't tell them was that Red proposed to talk to the leader of the forest and tell them to keep them safe, if they were to face any deadly problems. He didn't say that cause he wanted them to grow. If they knew this information, they may not feel so pressured.

Axel thought that both of them might take some time to come to a decision but he was wrong. Both of them agreed almost immediately.

They knew that power was the only thing that mattered. If they want to achieve their dream and become relevant, then they have to do this.

"Ok, you will go there tomorrow. I and Red have planned it all."

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It was a teary goodbye for the team and Axel's family. Agnes had really tended to love Absol as it had smooth fur. Other Pokemons in the team were also going to miss them.

"Take care of yourself. Be vigilant. Forest is the place where you can just lie down and expect nothing to happen. This is an excellent time for you to hone your skills.", said Shedinja.

Shedinja had given a lot of useful advice to both of them. Both of them nodded their head and said their goodbyes to everyone.

Red had his Alakazam and it was ready to teleport them to their designated place.

"So, are you ready?", asked Red to all of them. All of them were ready to go and…

SWOCHHH

They had to couple of teleports and finally, they were in a big field-like place. There were patches of grass around but it could be seen that they had been forcefully taken out. The place was very big and Axel could see that this big place was surrounded by wide and big trees.

These trees looked very sturdy and almost metallic in nature.

"These are the strongest trees in the world. It is called Royal Oak. They are extremely sturdy.", commented Red.

Axel then looked around and found a herd of Tauros relaxing there. Some of them were young, some of them looked old, some of them were weak and some of them were very strong.

After seeing the intruders, all of them got ready to battle. One of the older Tauros came to them. It was a champion-rank Pokemon.

"Hello, I am the leader of this herd. Is this is guy you were telling about me?", asked Tauros directly.

Axel didn't know how Red managed to find a group of Tauros and the leader was also a champion rank Pokemon. It was not easy to find such a powerful herd.

"Yes, it is and this is Axel, its trainer. We have a Tauros here and I want it to join your herd. It wants to experience the life of living in the herd.", said Red.

This Tauros was talking to it respectfully as Alakazam was also a champion-rank Pokemon. Red and Tauros seemed to have an understanding.

"I respect you Red and I can take this kid into my herd but if this kid wants to be in my herd then it would have to earn it. It is a great honor to be a part of my herd."

"I understand and it would do it. I leave it to you.", said Red.

Axel then looked at Tauros to say goodbye.

"So, this is goodbye for some months. Tauros, you said that you want to be a tank and be able to do anything with your powers.

Remember, a tank doesn't just break walls, it rolls over them. Be strong enough to overcome any obstacle.

Even if this herd doesn't accept you. Don't sell yourself short. You are a part of my team, a part of my family. Being a family means something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. You always have a place called home."

"Tau.. Tauross!!!"

It shouted in determination.

"Also remember that this is a giant forest and Absol would be in another part of the forest. You guys may find each other if you search. I will now send Absol to its designated place."

Absol also said goodbye to Tauros. Just like Nidoking and Charizard, they were also best friends. Both of them promised to become a stronger version of themselves.

After saying goodbyes, the team teleported leaving Tauros to face the herd.

"Let's see how capable you really are. Come here, kid."

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The next place that they teleported was vastly different than before. It was a mountain area. The place was chilly and all of them could also see snow high in the mountains. The place was very desolate as there were no Pokemons here. This was the natural habitat.

After getting comfortable Axel and Red were going to go home.

"Absol, you were supposed to live in a place like this. It might look a bit awkward at first but you will get used to it. Use your time as you see fit. Train hard and also try to understand why your species love to live in a such place.

You said that you want to be fast, powerful, and precise. You want to be an assassin. So, you will have to train hard. You also said that you didn't like your move set. However, I say that your moveset has a lot of potential. Just think about it.

Try to be careful. This is not home and don't trust anyone here. Trust only yourself. I will meet you after some months."

Absol was excited at first to go on a new journey but now since it was going to be alone, it had already started to miss Axel and the team. It took some time for Absol to get that determination. After spending some time with Absol, Axel, and Red finally teleported home.

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Axel was worried about them but he didn't show it in his face. He knew that he and Red had made a lot of preparation to make them safe and he was now sure that they would not face any deadly dangers.

However, he was worried about this new change. They now were in a completely different environment and now they have to adapt to it.

"Don't worry. Unlike us, Pokemons adapt to their environment rather quickly. We also talked to the leaders of this forest and you saw how scared they were of my Charizard.", said Red consoling Axel.

Red had taken Axel to meet the leaders of the forest. The strongest Pokemon in that forest was a champion-rank Pokemon. Red's Charizard was also a champion-rank Pokemon but it was vastly more powerful than them.

So, after making a deal with them, they agreed to look after those two and if something happened, they would take care of it.

"Yes, but I still am worried.", replied Axel.

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After 1 day,

This place looked different. It was on the inner side of the forest but there were no trees here. The place looked magical with fresh air and water running down.

There were 8 Pokemons here. All of them were at least pseudo-champion rank and the most powerful of them were champion rank Pokemon. They seemed to attending a high-level meeting.

This was the same forest where Axel and Red had dropped Absol and Tauros and these were the leaders of that forest.

"Akel, do we really have to respect the wishes of humans now? How much have we fallen?", asked a Pokemon.

"You don't know that human but I do. That is Red and he is a powerful trainer. You saw how powerful was that Charizard. That silver-haired kid is also the successor of the Pokemon master. The current Pokemon master might not be as powerful as the first one but he is still scary.", replied Akel.

"Akel is right. We might also gain some trust from those humans and it might be good for us. Grak, did that Tauros pass the herd test?"

"Of course not. It is powerful but it knows nothing about the herd. But I know for sure that it will pass the test eventually. That Tauros is very interesting. Why do you ask?"

"Red is powerful. We all know that but how powerful is that silver-haired kid? I just want to know how good that Tauros is."

"That Tauros is a pseudo-king rank Pokemon. It doesn't know how to fight like a Tauros but it has a strong body. And by the way, I don't think that Tauros is his best Pokemon."

"Yes, I think so too. Axel might be weaker than Red right now but I feel that the human is not so simple. We have to tread carefully."

"Yes, let's do that."

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Axel reached home and then went to the internet. The 'Rising star Tournament' was going to start. Almost 3 years ago, before he started his journey, he had participated in 'Rising star', a platform for youngsters, and had become 3rd in it.

The platform had a special tournament. Every 5 years, there would be this tournament, and the top 3 participants from every city could participate in it. The winner would gain fame and exciting prizes.

Axel wanted to compete in this tournament. Axel was not interested in prizes or fame as he had plenty of that but he wanted to see how good he was compared to others.

This tournament could only participate once in a lifetime and it was going to be held after 2 months. So, Axel registered for it.

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Agnes was playing with her new Pokemon and Axel was too. It was necessary to have a good bond with your young Pokemons. Both of the Squirtles had become mischievous and loved to play pranks.

The sisters were finally starting to accept their fate. A week had passed since they started to train and 3 more weeks were still left until they got out of this hell hole.

Daisy was starting to love this training. It was very hard at first but after a week, she had been accustomed to it. She had started to realize her progress and she was giving her all.

Violet and Lily were not liking it so much. They still didn't feel that they had to train such hard at such an early stage. Agnes didn't even look at them now but had become good friends with Daisy.

Morgan had also gone with his wife and now Red was going to train Axel personally.

"You have done well till now and you are now an elemental rank human. First of all, be proud of it. There are not many humans who are of elemental rank.

I heard that you might have found something interesting in Aeus Island. Care to fill me in?"

Axel didn't know from where he got this information but he didn't bother to ask.

"Yes, we found an interesting Pokemon. We found Lucario."

"What was interesting about it?"

"Well, that Lucario was the first Lucario and it was the…"

"Pokemon of the first Pokemon master.", completed Red with a shock on his face.