Axel was happy with this deal. The League may have given him more, but it must also be noted that he was now an elder of the Venu family himself. Raising the power of the Venu family would be beneficial for him too. With this deal, both of them had benefited. Axel came out of the room happy with the deal. He then thought to get Steelix healed up and went to the Pokémon Center.
After the return of Angela and the others, the members of the Venu family were hyped, especially the youngsters. This was the first time anyone had returned from the purple crack. This event had inspired them to get stronger. So, a lot of young members started to take quests actively and train hard. This resulted in many injured Pokémon, and the Pokémon Center was now packed.
There were five Pokémon Centers in the Venu family. It was a big family, so five Pokémon Centers were adequate, but now it seemed like these five were not enough. Axel went to one of the packed Pokémon Centers, and all the young trainers made way for him. They had a look of respect when they saw Axel.
Axel was now a celebrity in the Venu family compounds. He had done something that no one even dared to think of. He had formed a team and rescued Venu family elders and leaders, which had basically stabilized the happenings of the Venu family. No one even dared to talk to him and gave him way.
Some of them even gave a short bow to address him. Axel was feeling a little uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do. He just made a straight face and went inside.
He could see a nurse and a Blissey.
"Hello, Elder Axel. My name is Priya. Do you need any Pokémon healed?" asked Priya.
"Yes, but it is a wild Pokémon, and it is too big to fit in the room. It is Steelix. It is a pseudo-king rank Pokémon," said Axel.
"Don't worry about it. We have a ranch in the back. I will take care of it. It is better that you don't come into the ranch. The Pokémon could be hostile towards you," said Priya.
Axel handed the Master Ball to Priya, and she took it and went inside the door.
Inside the ranch, Priya threw out the ball, and out came Steelix. ROARRRRR… It looked around and didn't do anything. It was surprisingly quiet and cooperative. Pokémon that are above the common rank have good intelligence, so they know about Nurses and Blissey. When Steelix saw them, it knew that they just wanted to heal it. Its instinct told it that they were not a danger.
Priya came over to Axel and said, "There are no serious injuries. It seems that it was healed in the ball itself. It will take an hour and a half to fully recover Steelix. So, do you want to wait for it? I can just call you when it is fully healed."
"Nah, I am okay with waiting," said Axel.
He had nothing better to do right now. He decided to wait for Steelix. This was an important part of his life. If Steelix agreed, he would have a powerful Pokémon on his side, and he would have seven pseudo-king rank Pokémon.
He started to list out the points on which he could convince it. He knew that Steelix was pissed at him. He had seriously injured it and defeated it. His last attempt to convince Arbok had not gone so well. He had offered to make it stronger, but Arbok refused. In Arbok's defense, if it didn't have the 'Regeneration' move, it would have died multiple times.
So, there was no way in hell that it would agree to follow Axel. However, Steelix's case was different. He had injured and defeated it, but he had not tried to kill it. He had told his Pokémon that they should not go for the kill.
He started to imagine the negotiation process in his head. Pseudo-king rank Pokémon were intelligent and very logical, unlike humans. So, he might have a good chance of convincing Steelix. He had already given the other 19 Pokémon to Angela after the deal was made.
So now, he only had Steelix. He also wanted to ask it about the mystery of the forest. That was also one of the reasons why Angela wanted all of the captured Pokémon. She didn't want the secret of the Venu family's forest to leak out into the world.
Seconds turned to minutes, and minutes turned to an hour. After exactly one and a half hours, Axel saw Priya coming from the door carrying a Master Ball.
"Steelix has been healed, but it was very angry with you. I suggest that you take precautions when dealing with it," said Priya, handing the Master Ball.
"Thanks for your help. How much do I owe you?" asked Axel.
"Oh, you don't have to pay anything. You are now an elder and also the savior of the Venu family. I cannot accept any money from you," said Priya, refusing the money.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am pretty sure," said Priya with a smile. Axel thanked her and then went outside. He chose a training ground. He didn't want to be disturbed by others, and he didn't want others to get hurt.
First, he called out Alakazam. It was the only source through which he could interact with Steelix.
"Light, I am going to call out that Steelix from before. I want it to be a part of our team. Help me, alright?" said Axel.
Light just gave a small nod.
"Steelix! Let's have a conversation now," said Axel and threw the Master Ball.
ROARRRRRR