"Now, can you tell me the solution?", asked Axel.
"Yes, the Venu family already have replicated the technology of the recorder. If you ask the leader, she will be happy to give it to you.", said Cody.
"Thanks, Cody."
"It is okay, but you directly told the league to fuck off. Are we sure that we can handle the situation on our own?", asked Cody.
"We don't have any choice. Angela had also said that she would provide help if there was a need for it. So, I think we can do it. Please call Angela on my behalf and ask for the recorder.", said Axel.
"Don't worry. I have got it covered.", said Cody and proceeded to use his phone.
"K, call the leader of the soldiers here and tell them that there will be an emergency meeting in 2 hours.", said Axel.
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Axel had to complete 2 meetings in an hour. The first meeting was with Mark. He called his fellow researcher after a long time.
Tring… Tring.. Tring.. Tring..
Katchak..
"So, you still remember your friends huh?", came a voice from the phone. It looked like Mark was pissed for some reason.
"Sorry, you must know how busy I am.", apologized Axel.
"You are facing a tide now. I know you didn't call me to say hello. So, get to the point.", said Mark.
"Ok, first it is about the responder."
"Yes, the leader already told me. It would reach you in 1 day."
"Next is about a concept that I have been thinking for some time."
"Oh, now we are getting to the juicy part. Spill out.", said Mark excitedly.
Axel's weird theories and concepts had made him a great researcher and Mark was always happy to hear some of it.
"You once talked about the Kalos/ Galar war. I have been thinking for some time, can't we make a bomb like in the story? It would be far easier in the tide and the most important question is, can't we do it before the tide starts?"
Mark was happy to hear a new crazy theory but after hearing about it, he was disappointed.
"Axel, first of all, it might take us years to make a bomb like that and no we cannot make it before the tide starts. And secondly, don't you think that other organizations and the league had not thought about it before?
We cannot make the bombs as it is the will of the Pokemon master itself. Oak had personally made a law that such things should not be made from now on."
"But why? It would help us tremulously in the tide."
"Well, Oak also gave his reason. It looks like Arceus didn't want it made. A huge amount of Pokemons were sacrificed to make such an abomination, and Arceus clearly said that it would personally take action if such a thing was made."
"But Mark, I am not saying to make such a bomb by killing Pokemons. If we could manipulate infinity energy in a good way, I am sure we will come out with other alternatives."
"Yes, we might but the words of Arcues were precise. It didn't want the bombs to be made. So, it cannot happen.", said Mark.
Axel didn't know there was such a history in the world about such a bomb. He didn't want to make bombs by killing Pokemons. In his previous world, there were many kinds of bombs. Now, he was not a scientist in his previous life and he didn't know how it was made but if he could replicate it somehow with the help of Mark, then it would surely be helpful in future fights.
After he was back on the corner, he started to think of every possible way to save himself and his family and also his city.
"Ok,, thanks for the info. Do you have anything that can help me with the tide?", asked Axel.
"Glad you asked. As a matter of fact, I do."
Venu family tide can only come from its forest and since the forest had been divided by mysterious lines, there was a very low risk of its facing a tide. So, Axel didn't expect the Venu family to have any technology to help in the tide.
"Oh, what do you have?"
"Oh, it is something that I have made. I studied the technology of the responder and then modified it. I call it 'Tracker.'"
"So, what does it do?"
"You basically put these trackers in the forest where you have sort of checkpoints and it would alert you if you are going to face a Pokemons in the tide. It would also tell you the estimated numbers of the Pokemons and what type of Pokemons you would be facing."
"Wow, that is a brilliant invention. Why have I never heard of it before and why have we never sold it to the league? I think we will get a hefty money from it."
"Well, the leader doesn't want to sell it. You know the leader doesn't like the league and the tracker is not fully complete. It would tell you the estimated number but there could be a huge variance. The tracker was developed many years ago and since we don't have any use of it, we never talk about it.", said Mark.
"OK, send me those trackers as much as you can. That would help me a lot in the tide.", said Axel.
"Ok, I will do it. Don't worry, you will get through this.", said Mark and then hung off the phone.
Normally, there would be scouts that would inform them what type of Pokemons that they would be facing and the information could come very late but now with the tracker, the job had become easier.
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The responder would be coming the next day and it might take 2 days to confirm the grade of the tide. Everything was going well till now.
Axel had another meeting to attend. He went to his first restaurant and then entered a small room. The room was well-lit with no chairs but there were cushions all over the place and there was a table.
Axel had already said to the staff to prepare some high quality Momos and he came to the room himself carrying it.
Axel waited for some time and finally, Mew appeared.
Yes, this was a personal room where Mew would come and eat.
"Oh, Axel. I have not seen you in a long time.", said Mew as it floated around and started to inspect Axel.
"Mew, I have made a new dish that you will love. Do you want to try?", asked Axel.
"Yes, yes. Show me now!!!"
Mew was really a food fanatic. When Mew helped Alakazam and Venusaur in training, Axel had made a deal that he would supply it a lifetime worth of food. Axel had no problems doing it cause it would not cost much.
After tasting the first Momo, Mew was very happy. It loved the taste of the food.
"Mew, now I can give you this food too for a lifetime but I also need something from you."
"What do you need?"
"There is a tide coming. I want you to protect my 50k soldiers and also my family when the tides comes."
"No, no, NO. I cannot do that."'
"But you did it last time."
"Yes, and I was scolded by MEW. It said that I was breaking the balance. So, I cannot do it. Ask another thing."
Axel was in a pinch now. He didn't want this mercenary member to die and he also wanted to protect his family. Mew was his only hope. So, what was he going to do now?
Then he came up with an idea.
"I am caught new Pokemons. They are very young and don't even have full evolutions. They will also be fighting in the tide. Why don't you protect them then?", asked Axel.
"How many times do I need to protect?"
"10 times each."
"No, I can only do it 5 times each."
"How about 8 times?"
"No,…"
The negotiation went on and Mew finally agreed to save them 7 times each. When Mew had protected them for 7 times, Axel would call them back. Axel was not going to use them during the tide. They were very young, didn't have any experience and they were also very weak.
But seeing the opportunity, Axel decided to take them in the tide. Riolu was not going to fight in the tide. It still had to learn the basics but others could fight it. Axel had decided to let Gogoat protect all of them.
Since Gogoat was not interested in tides and competition, it had agreed to the guardian of the team. So, it would be ideal for Gogoat to protect them while they fight and with Mew, they will be okay.
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Finally, Axel was ready to go to the meeting. He was the first to reach there. He waited for all of them to arrive and finally, 6 of them came to the room, greeted Axel and sat on the chair. Everyone was looking for Axel for an explanation.
Among these 6 soldiers, 4 of them were men and 2 of them were female. 5 of them were lieutenants and 1 of them was a zone commander.
A zone commander must have at least 1 pseudo-king rank Pokemon to qualify as zone commander whereas a lieutenant must have 1 elemental rank. This was the bare requirement.
Depending on the city, the requirements for each rank would vary a lot.
"Most of you might be thinking why I called you here. I will not beat around the bush. We will be facing a tide very soon.", said Axel.
"What? Sir, are you really serious?", asked one of the lieutenants.
Others were also surprised by the news. The city had never faced a tide. So, what would happen to those soldiers who had never faced any battle when there was actually a tide coming? It would obviously be a massacre.
It was not like the soldiers had not participated in the tide before. They had fought in tides when the neighboring cities called them for help multiple times but defending their own city and defending other's cities were completely different.
Axel could understand why the lieutenants and even the zone commander had a pale face now.
"Lieutenant, introduce yourself first before asking any question.", said Axel in an authoritative voice.
All of them knew who Axel was and what he had done to the city. So, none of them disrespected him by calling him a kid.
"James sir. I just wanted to confirm if the news is true cause we had never faced a tide before.", asked James again.
"Yes, we are facing a tide. There is a reason for it….."
Axel then went on to explain the situation including news about the corrupt mayor. All of them greeted their teeth in anger. That mayor was the reason why they were facing such a problem.
"Liam sir, I am the zone commander. Do we know the grade of the tide?"
Liam was the only one who was calm after the news. This showed that he was a good leader.
"No, you see…."
Axel then went on to tell the mayor's failure to pay the tax and his conversation with Gerad.
"Hello sir, I am Kyla. Is it really wise for us to get away from the league? Not only does the league have around 50k soldiers in Hakone city for protection, there is also Pokemon center, mart in the city that is run by league. New trainers get their first Pokemons from the league. Can we really replace all of that?"
"You should not worry about it, Kyla. I have read the contract and the league cannot take out all these marts, centers, and soldiers tomorrow. 3 months times is given as a grace period after the city official notifies about it to the league. I believe, Sir Axel would have a solution by that time. Oh, and my name is Clara.", said Clara, one of the lieutenants.
"Clara is right. We have 3 months time and I will not be sending any official letter till the tide ends. However, we must get away from the league. Everyone thinks that the league is supreme and good. I have seen the league from the inside and I can say for certainty that the place is rotten to the core.
This is my city and I don't want to be a beggar and depend on the league. Yes, we will be facing a huge problem in the initial days but in the long run, there should be no problem.", said Axel.