"Alright, so how are we gonna track these guys down?" Siege would ask.
"According to Sonia, Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion all leave trails around certain areas of the tundra." Hope said. "We'll have to keep our eyes peeled for their prints."
"Should we split up into groups? That would make finding the Three Sacred Sword Pokémon easier, wouldn't it?" Allison asked.
"It would, but… The footprints only seem to be found in one specific area outside the village." Cheetah said.
"One specific area? What do you mean, Barbara?" Siege asked. "Since they're three different Pokémon, wouldn't their tracks be separate? What am I missing here?"
"Well Siege, it looks like all three of them have certain areas they make their trails in. And from what we know about the Swords of Justice, they're usually pretty secluded." Indigo said.
"But I guess the point still remains, we won't find anything just sitting around and talking about it. Let's start searching for those footprints!" Allison said. "We're bound to find some results if we start looking now."
It didn't take long before they tracked the footprints and cataloged them.
"Okay...from what we've gathered...Terrakion is living in the caves, Cobalion on that ice floe coast and Virizion by that area between the snow and grass." Tails said.
"Well that narrows it down quite a bit. Shouldn't take too much effort to find and capture them." Titanica said.
"Sorry guys. I won't be joining you all this time. Mainly because I already have the Three Swords of Justice with me from when I was in Unova." Leia said.
"We understand, Leia. It's quite alright." David said.
"Just leave the job to us." Jexi said as they headed out.
"Hmm...speaking of the swords…" she said as she took out said Pokémon as she prepared some curry. "Not as good as David's but...I'm sure you'll like it all the same." she said before hearing some trotting. "Huh?" she said, turning around to see a small blue horse-like creature with red flowing hair and a large horn.
"Who...are you?" Leia asked.
"Huh? No way… Is that…?" Terrakion asked.
"It is. It's Keldeo." Virizion answered.
"Yes...it is Keldeo." Cobalion said.
"Oh my gosh! Keldeo! I've always wanted Keldeo!" Allison said in excitement, as she had stayed behind with Leia.
"Hey there, little guy. What brings you out here?" Leia asked.
"Wow… I've always admired Keldeo, and seeing one up this close… I wanna catch it so bad!" Allison said with excitement.
"Hold on, Allison." Leia said. "There's more to being a Pokémon trainer than just catching Pokémon. You need to show a sort of compassionate side to them." she said as she hands Keldeo a plate of curry.
Allison would do the same, knowing that this was the proper way to catch a Pokémon. 'Right… calm down and earn its trust first.' She thought as she waited to see what Keldeo would do.
The Keldeo soon came forward, sniffing the curry before helping itself. As it ate, Allison gently pet it, to give it some more comfort. "Say Leia, you have your own Swords of Justice, is this Keldeo from your universe?" Allison would ask, having just thought of that.
"Um… I'm not really sure. If it was, I think he would've recognized them." Leia said.
"It didn't seem like he did. He must be from this universe then." Allison said.
"And from the looks of it, it's in Resolute Forme, meaning it knows Secret Sword. Very rare." Leia said.
"So, they already told you about that, huh?" Allison asked.
"A little bit. I would like to meet the Keldeo from Unova sometime though." Leia said.
"I hope you do sometime." Allison said to Leia, before petting Keldeo some more.
"Well...the others should have caught those three by now...so let's see about catching this little guy." Leia said.
"I'm working on that." Allison said, as she continued towards earning Keldeo's trust through offering it more curry as well as petting it some more to keep it comfortable.
"Are you sure you're okay with letting this one go, Leia?" Virizion asked.
"I am. Catching him knowing that it's not your Keldeo… It just wouldn't seem right." Leia said.
The Keldeo soon had trust in Allison, as he nuzzled up against her in friendship.
"Heh, hey there little guy. Wanna come with me?" Allison asked, as the Keldeo nodded its head. Allison soon caught it in a Heal Ball, as Allison always caught her Pokémon in Heal Balls so they feel more trustworthy towards her, before letting Keldeo back out immediately. "Welcome to the team, little guy!" Allison said as the Keldeo jumped in excitement. Allison soon looked to Leia, having a look of determination. "Don't worry Leia, I'll help you find your Keldeo… somehow."
Allison's newly caught Keldeo seemed to have Allison's same feelings towards Leia, as he walked up to her and nuzzled against her, as his way of letting her know it was going to be okay.
"Thanks. I appreciate the help. Take good care of him, okay?" Leia asked as she started petting Keldeo.
"I will. I promise I will." Allison said as the Keldeo smiled at Leia, before going back to Allison's side.
"Hey, we're back!" Titanica called out as the group returned.
"So?" Leia asked.
"A success. All three swords have been caught." Titanica said.
"That's great. We had an interesting development of our own as well." Leia said.
"Mhm! Look!" Allison said, as the Keldeo at her side jumped and smiled at the group.
"Well now! You caught a Keldeo, Allison!? Great job! So I guess Leia's Sacred Sword Pokémon drew it to you?" Siege asked.
"Yeah, and some curry we made. Problem is, it's not her Keldeo." Allison said.
"That's a shame. Maybe her Keldeo is around here though? Maybe we could try to draw in her Keldeo with the Sacred Sword Pokémon that we caught in this world?" Siege wondered.
"Well, it's possible, considering that I met Zoey down at the Isle of Armor." Richard answered back. "We might meet them, Siege, although that might take some luck and time."
"Hm, that's true. Considering that if her Keldeo was around this area, then both variants would have been drawn in by the other Sacred Sword Pokémon Leia owns as well as the curry." Siege mused.
"It's possible." Hope said.
"It has to be." Nuna said.
"Well, perhaps we can look while tackling the next objective we want to do. What's next on our agenda, Titanica?" Siege would ask.
"Not much. We've gone through the clues Peony gave us. We've been hitting the Max Lair in between mysteries so legendaries aren't much of a problem. It doesn't seem like we have anything…"
"Hold on, Alice. Didn't Calyrex say before that Zacian and Zamazenta have something to tell us once this whole Legends Bounty business is done?" David asked.
"Right. We're supposed to meet them in the Slumbering Weald." Titanica said.
"Where we met them on our first visit to Galar." Ace said.
"Yes… At the place where it all began." Cheetah said.
"Wait, wait, wait… Hold up. Kiana and Mei aren't back. I know they've been adventuring and whatnot but… they would usually contact us or let us know if they're taking too long… something's not right here…" Siege said.
"Hey! We're here!" Kiana shouted as she and Mei ran back to the group. "Did you seriously find it necessary to go that far to catch one Pikachu, Mei!?"
"I had to! It was so cute!" Mei argued back as Siege chuckled.
"Okay, there they are. Catching your own teams with the Legendaries you got from Max Lair, eh? Fair enough. You're here now." Siege said.
"Sorry we worried you, but Mei just had to catch that darn Pikachu!" Kiana said, glaring slightly at Mei. "So… where are we going again? We missed out on the conversation."
"We'll explain along the way." Siege said to them. "We don't want to keep Zacian and Zamazenta waiting."