Ralts was a powerful Pokemon. Especially when there are a pair of them born at the same time. If they were born at the same time, there was very high chance that both of these Ralts would have psychic resonance with one another.
Such a thing would improve their psychic powers from a young age. These pairs of Ralts were very rare and every psychic type trainer would want them.
But if the trainer had not been able to meet with them at the time that they were born, there was a very low chance that they would be with the trainer.
That was why Tory wanted to know why he was being given these Ralts.
"You look like you have a lot of questions. Ask away.", said Serena.
"First of all, why are you giving me these Ralts? They are very valuable. Why didn't you take it for yourself or give it to someone like Axel?", asked Tory.
"Axel wants you to be strong and he also wants you to support him in the future. But as of right now, you are not strong enough to do any of that. So, he told me to train you and make you stronger.
Besides, even if I give these Ralts to Axel it would not make much of a difference. He already has a lot of powerful Pokemons. But if you are able to train these Ralts to a good level, then your overall power would increase which would help Axel in the tide battles."
"But will those Ralts agree to go with me?", asked Tory.
"That would be a bit difficult but not impossible. I will take you to meet with them. Just trust yourself and talk to them. I believe that they will respond to you positively.", said Serena.
"Thank you, Serena. I am eternally glad for your help.", said Tory with a smile.
"Don't thank me yet. You still have not gotten them and even if you get them, if I am not happy with the progress that you made with them in these 3 months, then I will recommend Axel to choose another commander for this role."
"I understand that."
Tory was in a lot of stress right now. He had been given a chance by Serena but now, not only he would have to convince those Ralts, but also make significant progress with them.
Not only to impress Serena but also to his team. As of right now, his team didn't respect him because he didn't even have a single psychic-type Pokemon.
"Let's meet those Ralts.", said Tory with determination.
Serena nodded and told Tory to follow her.
"They are brother and sister pair. The brother is more interested in psychic but the sister is interested in fairy typing. Make sure to talk to them well."
Serena took Tory in the middle of the forest and then she closed her eyes. When she opened them, her eyes were glowing in purple color.
Suddenly Tory felt a wave of energy coming from her and then he could hear some noise coming from far left. He looked around and saw 2 cute Ralts looking at him.
Serena looked at them and said, "Come here, kids. I want you to meet your trainer."
Tory could immediately tell which one was male and which one was female.
The brother was looking at him straight in the eye partially shielding its sister. Tory knelt down and said, "Hey, no need to worry. I am not going to harm you guys. Come here. Let me see you."
It took some time for those 2 to trust Tory and after some convincing, they slowly started to come towards him. The male Ralts went ahead and touched Tory's head and Tory felt a wave of psychic energy inside him.
He didn't know what Ralts was doing to him but he knew that he was safe. After touching his head for some time, It removed its hand and started to talk to its sister.
"Ralts can feel the emotions and can also tell if you are telling a lie or not. This ability is rare even among Ralts and its evolved form but this Ralts could do it.
It was making sure that you were telling the truth.", said Serena from behind.
"Hmm, Ralts, I know that we just met but I need a strong psychic type Pokemon in my team. Serena over here recommended both of you to me and I want to raise and train you to become a powerful Pokemon in the future.
My journey is filled with war and fighting. If you hate wars, then it would not be good for you to come to me.
So, what do you think? Do you want to become stronger and come to me?"
'Are you strong enough to protect us?', came a voice directly on his mind. He could tell that this was telepathy that the male Ralts was using.
This was an advanced move and it was very rare for such a young Pokemon to know this. Tory was excited.
"Yes, I can protect you guys."
'Then prove it.'
Tory understood what they meant. They wanted to know if they were safe with him. So, he called all of his powerful Pokemons.
Both of the Ralts were surprised to see so many king-rank and pseudo-king-rank Pokemons. All of them were looking at those Ralts with curious smiles.
Both of the Ralts took some time to make a decision and finally, he heard a voice.
'Alright. We agree.'
Even though the male Ralts was trying to act tough, both of them were still kids who were only 3 months old. But the male Ralts had done its homework and it knew that Tory was a good guy and would take care of them.
Serena aka Latias was also here and it had also said that Tory was a good guy. So, they didn't have any problem.
The 2 Ralts decided to come with Tory.
"Now, since you have them. Raise them well. I will also help you in their training.", said Serena.
The first thing that Tory did was get them checked. He wanted to see if these Ralts had any hidden injuries in their body.
Their team had a group of doctors now. This was needed for a mercenary team.
"Sir Tory, don't worry. I just checked them and they are very healthy. There is no case of hidden injuries or malnourishment. There is a possibility of wild Pokemon not getting enough nutrition in their bodies but they don't have any problem.
They are good as new and they can start their training any time."
Tory was happy to hear the good news.
"Hahaha, did you hear guys? You are all healthy and ready for training. So, do you want to start your training right now?"
Both of them nodded. Living inside the forest made them understand that strength was everything. Even though they were protected by Latias inside this forest, Latias could not protect them all the time.
So, strength was everything and they knew that.
"First, show me all the moves that you guys can use.", said Tory.
He already knew that the male Ralts knew 'telepathy'.
"But before that, we need to get you both a name. What do you want to call yourself?", asked Tory.
Calling them male Ralts and female Ralts was going to be a problem in the future. It was better to give them a name.
Both of the Ralts were excited to get a name. They were kids after all.
Finally, after some thinking, the male Ralts was named Agnus, and the female Ralts was named Audrey.
After that, they started to show their moves. They were very talented considering that they had not trained a day in their life.
They knew that following moves.
Agnus- Telepathy, Confuse ray, Teleport, Confusion, Psychic
Audrey- Draining kiss, Charm, Heal pulse, Calm mind, Magical leaf
Both of them knew 5 moves which was great. It was rare for a Pokemon to have 5 egg moves. These Ralts were really special.
They also knew another move. It could not be called an active move but a passive move. They could talk and feel each other no matter the distance. Of course, this only applied to 2 of them but this was still overpowered.
Tory was also happy that Agnus knew the move 'Teleport'.
"The first thing that we will do is train your existing moves. Even if you know these moves, you are not good at using them. Tomorrow, I will select some new moves for both of you and you will learn it."
It was already late night now and both of the Ralts were feeling sleepy.
"Ok, rest for now. We will start our training from tomorrow."
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The teleportation team members saw those 2 cute Ralts the next day with Tory. They could tell that these Ralts were special but they were still just over 3 months old. So, they were incredibly weak.
"Is this how you are going to lead us? With these weak Ralts? I don't even want to laugh right now.", shouted one of the vice-captains to Tory.
"Even though I don't have a powerful psychic type Pokemon right now, I still have other Pokemons that can destroy you any time. So, think again before speaking to me.", said Tory with an evil smile.
He had to do something to control these people. Fortunately, Serena came to the rescue but Tory could call it a rescue when she spoke.
"All of you asked me how I am going to teach Tory to be your leader. So, here is the answer. I have him those Ralts and he will prove it to you in these 3 months how good he really is.
I know that even after 3 months, his Ralts will not be strong enough to reach king rank status. That is simply not possible.
But his Ralts will reach the elemental rank. This is a test for him and for you too. If his Ralts reach the elemental rank, then you will accept him as your leader. Being a leader doesn't mean that he needs to have a powerful psychic type Pokemon right off the bat but he must have the capacity to make your Pokemons stronger and make you safe.
If he could make his Ralts reach elemental rank in 3 months, he would have proven himself.
So, do you guys agree?", asked Serena.
It took them some time to digest the news. Even Tory didn't know what to say right now. Elemental rank in 3 months? How was it even possible?
Finally, all of them agreed.
"Good. Now, I can see some new faces today. Around 400 of them in fact. I have already told you guys that those who didn't come yesterday, must receive the punishment.
So, if you want to join my class, you will have to receive the punishment. Are you ready?"
Since her lesson was so popular yesterday, more team members came to join her class. Yet she wanted them to realize their mistake.
Some of them were fearful of the punishment but this was their chance to get stronger. So, all of them agreed.
"Hmm, that is good. Now let's start with the punishment."
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Marry was living the dream right now. The last time she talked with Axel, he had given her an idea on how to advance her team and it might actually work.
"Dan, how is your Arcanine? I want to know when it would reach king rank?", asked Marry.
"Don't worry. It is very close to reaching king rank. I believe that it would reach king rank in just a couple of days. Our idea might just work."
Dan was one of her captains and he was very reliable. Marry wanted to upgrade the 'Sunny day' strategy to deal even more damage.
"That is good. Let's hope that our strategy works."