Yam-Yam Bay was not very far from where they were living right now. It would at most take a day on a flight to reach there. But there was a problem. A normal plane cannot go to that place.
The island's surroundings would be mostly covered by tsunamis and hurricanes for unknown reasons.
"We can only take the flight to the nearest island and then we will have to rely on our Pokemons.", said Axel to the team.
The team that Axel chose had at least 1 water-type Pokemon. This was needed just to enter the island and the cave.
Among the 9 remaining members, there were also Kate and John. Both of them were quite powerful and Axel needed their experience in this mission.
Others were also captains of their own team. It took time to create this team because, like the commanders, the captains were also quite busy training their team members.
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In just half a day, they had finally reached the nearest island.
"Welcome to Gambuta Hotel. Are you new to Gambuta island?", asked the receptionist.
Actually, the island was very small, and only tourists would stay in a hotel.
"Yes, we are. Can you book 10 rooms for us for the night?", asked Kate.
She was dealing with the rooms. They had planned to stay for the night and travel with their Pokemons early in the morning.
They needed some good rest before the mission.
After the rooms were settled, everyone went to their rooms to rest. Axel told all of them to meet for dinner. They had just a preliminary plan for this mission since the time was so short.
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"Since all of you are here, I will start the meeting.", said Axel.
"We will first use our flying-type Pokemons to reach the island. It would only take us a couple of hours. I have already got the report. The surroundings of the island are going to be dangerous due to constant hurricanes and cyclones. So, with the help of our water-type Pokemons, we will use dive and go inside the water bypassing those tsunamis and cyclones and safely reaching the island.", said Axel.
This was the plan that Axel had come up with to enter the island. It was not a new idea but diving with their Pokemons inside the sea carried a lot of risk. So, normally, the explorers that come to explore this island would wait for the time when these cyclones disappear.
But Axel didn't have the luxury of that time. So, he had to take this risk.
"Sir, I still feel that it is very risky.", sighed Rajiv, one of the captains who had joined the team.
"I already said that the mission will be filled with danger. If you don't want to take the risk for the mission, then you are welcome to back out.", said Axel coldly.
Rajiv was one of the newcomers. He was quite a strong trainer with a king rank Gyarados. That was why Axel had brought him to the team. He was necessary for the entry of the island.
Of course, Axel also had a Gyarados and it was far stronger than Rajiv's Gyarados, but a backup was necessary for such a dangerous mission.
All of them kept their mouth shut after hearing such a statement from Axel. Those who wanted to voice out their opinions kept quiet.
"Suresh, you are the most experienced one among all of us. So, when we reach the island, you will find a safe place for us. After that, we will move to the cave.
There are only water-type Pokemons on the island but the cave is a different story.
There we will find Zubat line Pokemon, rock-type Pokemons like Geodude, Onix, Roselia, and their evolved forms. But these are the least of our worries.
For some reason, the Pokemons out there are quite strong and most of them are at pseudo-king rank. We don't know why that is the case. But the most worrying part is the cave itself.
The cave is filled with traps. Apparently, these Pokemons are quite intelligent and have set up traps in every part of the cave. We must be very careful about this.
Rajesh, you and your Lucario would lead the team and detect any traps. Rest well. We will start our journey at 7 a.m. in the morning."
Lucario was an aura Pokemon and it was a pseudo-king rank Pokemon. It was the most ideal Pokemon for detecting traps.
The dinner went on but no one was happy or excited about this mission. They were quite nervous and scared. Axel didn't even bother to lighten the mood. If they could not even handle such a thing, then how were they going to lead their Pokemons in the tides?
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The next day,
It was quite unfortunate but the only flying type Pokemon that Axel could use in this situation was an elemental rank Salamence. Pidgeot and Charizard were training in different places and he could not call them out.
All of them flew with medium speed together. It took them around 2 hours to reach Yam-Yam Bay.
"Wow! I didn't expect to see such a scene.", exclaimed Krishna.
Yes, Krishna had also come with them. Axel didn't want him to come as he was quite busy with training his team but he had no choice.
It was specifically due to one of his Pokemon's moves.
They had reached near the island but the island was barely visible. It was covered in thick clouds, raging water, and cyclones. Axel had never seen such a scene before.
"We still follow the plan. Call out all your water-type Pokemons and tell them to go under the water.", shouted Axel throwing a master ball.
ROOOOARRR
Gyarados came out and landed on the sea. His Gyarados had become very powerful now. It might only be a tier 1 king rank Pokemon but it was nearing tier 2 and exceptionally strong.
Axel jumped and landed on Gyarados.
"We will have to dive down and get to the edge of the island. We have to do this in a minute.", said Axel to Gyarados and other team members.
They had also called out their Pokemons. Axel could bought diving gears for his team to dive under water but these diving gears, they were quite heavy to carry in the mission.
Axel didn't know what dangers lay ahead. So, they had to leave the diving gears and gas cylinders after reaching the island have to find a new way to return back. That was why Axel came up with this strategy. Also, many others have tried this before and none of them have returned.
After examining all of his team members, he came to understand that all of them could hold their breaths for 1.5 minutes. So, they had to make a target to reach the island in under a minute.
All of their Pokemons dived down. One of them had Starmie that used the move 'Flash' to light up the dark sea under.
It was not an issue for Axel to hold a breath for 10 minutes. He had trained his body to the limit. But others could not do it. So, they were going fast. The speed of water-type Pokemons under water was remarkable.
They were extremely fast and his Gyarados was even scary underwater. All of the Pokemons that were underwater got scared after seeing a team of highly powerful unidentified water-type Pokemons.
Axel took a sigh of relief after seeing this. He was most scared about this. Since there were tsunamis that were happening around the island all the time, it was not a natural occurrence.
Axel had hypothesized that it must be happening due to the influence of a powerful Pokemon. Yet, none of the explorers that had come here and returned alive had said anything about such a Pokemon.
But he was highly skeptical.
It took over a minute to reach the safe edges of the island.
All of his team members took deep breaths after coming out. But Suresh had already deployed his Ninjask and Ditto to do their job. Krishna also called out his Musharna to use its ability 'Forewarn'.
When Axel looked around, he was surprised to find out that the cyclones that were covering the entire island was at least 200 meters tall but the most surprising thing was that the cyclones were not affecting the island in any way.
Axel had expected the cyclones to destroy the island but it was just the opposite. Now, he was sure about it.
"This must be the work of a powerful Pokemon. There must be some powerful treasure We need to move fast.", said Axel to all of them.
All of them silently nodded their heads agreeing with Axel. They waited for some time and finally, Suresh and his Pokemons had some idea about the island.
"Sir, the island is not very large and the cave is in the north direction. My Pokemons found some wild Pokemons on the way and all of them are water-type Pokemons. Only one of them is at king rank and others are mostly at pseudo-king rank."
"Hmm, that is good. I don't want to fight with these Pokemons. Find us a way where we will only have to deal with a few wild Pokemons. Something about this island doesn't seem right", said Axel.
'Doesn't seem right? NOTHING IS RIGHT HERE. This place is straight out of a horror movie.', screamed Rajiv in his mind but he didn't have the courage to voice it out.
They did their best to not encounter any wild Pokemons. The cave was just 4-5 kms away from where they were standing. Normally, it would not even take half an hour to reach that place but the island was so creepy and filled with danger that Axel and his team took an hour to reach there.
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"Huh… huhh.. huhhh…", Axel inhaled deeply, his chest expanding as cool air filled his lungs, before slowly exhaling, releasing the tension with each breath.
His eyes scanned the perpetrator responsible for this state. The name of that perpetrator was Roshan. Roshan's eyes were on the ground. He dared not look up to face his teammates.
Axel slowly stood up and said in a deep low voice, "I told you. Don't disturb them and don't catch any of them. Do you have a problem listening to my orders?"
"Sir, it is no use scolding him now. We need to figure out about this cave right now.", said Krishna.
"You are right. Send the team that will figure out the traps first. And if any of you are too bothered to follow my command, I will personally kill them right here with my OWN HANDS!!!", shouted Axel.
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20 minutes ago,
During their journey, they did face a couple of Blastoise, Kingler, Poliwrath, and Lapras. All of these Pokemons were incredibly rare but none of them even thought to even catch it.
Why?
Because Axel specifically told them not to. He just didn't feel right about something. Something big was happening on this island and he felt that they were stepping on a trap.
None of them were at king rank and seeing a powerful lineup of pseudo-king and king-rank Pokemons, these Pokemons didn't disturb them.. except for a Poliwrath.
This Poliwarth must be out of its mind. Even though it was a pseudo-king rank Pokemon, it was not very strong. But one could clearly tell that it was very young to be a pseudo-king rank Pokemon.
Axel looked at its status page.
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Pokemon's name: Poliwrath
Pokemon Nickname: NA
Pokemon Rank: Pseudo-king rank
Ability: Water absorb (100%)
Hidden ability: Swift swim (65%)
Potential: Black (Monstrous)
Health: 5000/5000 Attack: D+
Agility: D+ Defense: D
Sp. Atk: E+ Sp. Def: E
Moves:
Active move: Rain dance, Hydro pump, Water pulse, Belly drum, Drain punch, Brick break, Dig, Water fall, Liquidation, Haze, Surf, Water madness, Liquid aura
Passive move: Dark bind (Stage II)
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Axel was incredibly surprised by seeing its stats. He had met multiple Pokemons on this island but didn't bother to look at their status page. Yet, he felt that they were somehow different.
But looking at the stats of this Poliwrath, he was stupefied. It had 2 new self-created moves and one passive move. Also, its Hp was too high for a pseudo-king rank Pokemon.
It had also mastered its ability to 100% which was rare and looking at its appearance, it was not even 10 years old.
Axel was going to deal with this Pokemon swiftly but at that time, someone intervened.