The two Pokémon made strange sounds of unclear meaning. Since their Telepathy link had temporarily been disconnected, Xia You had no idea what they were saying, but they seemed to be having a friendly conversation.
That much was apparent from their lack of unnecessary movements. After communicating for a long time, the two Deoxys landed together in front of Xia You.
The two Deoxys looked identical, but to Xia You, one felt more familiar and regarded him with a calmer gaze, while the other radiated an aloof pressure. That made it easy for him to tell which one was his Pokémon.
Seeing his Deoxys nod at him, Xia You knew they were halfway there.
Now he only needed to persuade this Deoxys to avoid damaging the city as it had in the movie, resolve the crisis ahead of time, then quietly retrieve its companion.
With that in mind, he had Gardevoir establish a Telepathy link with the wild Deoxys.
"I know where your companion is, and I know it's safe and sound right now, so please don't worry. I hope you'll wait a little longer and look for it in a gentler way."
"...Understood... companion trusts... I am willing... to trust you too..."
Seeing the wild Deoxys accept his suggestion, Xia You inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that he would be unable to communicate with this wild one, but now everything seemed to be going smoothly.
He had now successfully brought his Deoxys to meet it, fulfilling its wish and letting it understand that it was not alone. There were others of its kind on this planet besides itself.
For Xia You, that already fulfilled the main purpose of this trip, and it was also the strongest assurance that his Deoxys would stay by his