Disclaimer: I do not own the Pokemon franchise or any of its characters. Also, this is the forth story in a series, and while reading the past ones is not completely necessary to understanding this, I still recommend checking those out if you're curious. Also, this is heavily inspired by Kinnikuman, aka, Ultimate Muscle and some Pokemon designs have been altered to work with this kind of story, such as arms for Pokemon who do not have them in the Pokemon franchise and so on. Also, Jackalu is Mega Lucario.

It had been well over thirty years since evil had been vanquished, but as had been made clear many times, such a thing was never meant to last. This was made clear at the start of the new year when a new breed of villains had popped up.

Currently, in Tokyo, a group of teens were being attacked by a pair of such beings. One was a plant-like girl with long green hair made of pedals and a dark purple seed that resembled a crown atop her head. Her head and waist were white and perfectly rounded while her legs were dark purple and resembled fancy, thin boots.

Her partner was a light brown chipmunk with three dark brown triangular markings on his face. He had a green shell that went all the way from his head to his tail, the top resembling a hood with two bristles sticking out of his cheeks and five attached to the top of his head.

The teenagers trembled as one of them whimpered, "What are you gonna do to us?" as the flower girl smirked and said, "We're just gonna have a little fun, isn't that right, Chespin?" the chipmunk nodding and squealing, "Damn right, Tsareena! This is gonna be great!"

But just as they were about to do their absolute worst, a blue lizard-like woman and an armless orange chicken leapt toward them, kicking them on the backs of their heads thus knocking them on their chins. The teens smiled wide as they recognized these two as Tokyo's greatest heroes, Machop and Torchic.

"Get out of here and let us deal with this!" Machop squeaked with a grin as the teens nodded and fled for their lives, remembering to thank them along the way as Torchic sat down and cracked her talons like knuckles while adding, "Even at the age of forty, we still kick ass."

However, they both knew this was not over as Tsareena pushed herself up and scowled at them, Chespin following close behind and growling, "So, you finally decide to show yourselves."

"Wait, you were expecting us?" Machop uttered as Torchic sighed, "Of course they were. We're the only ones left in this area."

"Oh yeah, that's a good point," the lizard woman replied with a light chuckle as Torchic sighed, Tsareena folding her arms and quipping, "Let's see if you two really live up to your reputation."

The heroes nodded and raced toward the two plant-like creatures. Machop leapt toward Tsareena with her arm out, shouting, "MOON HOOK!" while Torchic leapt at Chespin with flames surrounding her feet and barking, "ROARING PHOENIX!"

However, both villains saw this coming as Tsareena leapt up and planted the tips of her feet into Machop's back, exclaiming, "TROP KICK!" while Chespin's bristles extended and bent forward, piercing Torchic's sides thus stopping her in her tracks.

The chicken's eyes were wide with terror as Chespin cupped his hands together, sent them into her gut and shouted, "WOOD HAMMER!"

Both heroes coughed up blood, neither believing that only one hit was enough to knock each of them down. And to make matters worse, they were unable to move as Tsareena sighed, "Pitiful. You two may have been legends way back when, but now, you're too old to face the likes of us."

Machop gritted her teeth and tried to push herself upright only to lose all strength in her arms and fall on her back, uttering, "My god, when did we become so lame?" Torchic equally ashamed of herself for not putting up a better fight. And thus Tsareena and Chespin took off into the night, ready to cause more havoc.

And Tokyo was not the only location. All over the world, people were suffering as a new generation of villains rose up to terrorize them. And much like Machop and Torchic, the heroes of old no longer had the strength to stand up to this threat. As such, there was only one course of action, and this was currently being discussed on a far-off planet simply known as Hero Planet.

A big meeting was held in the aptly named hall of justice with many heroes gathered to hear what the chairman had to suggest. This being in question was a green chrysalis with arms like those of a mantis and a pointy nose-like formation on his back, his face resembling that of a bulldog. His name was Metapod.

"This is getting ridiculous," grunted a white sloth named Vigoroth, whose head was wrapped in a bandage while a thin black and white woman with green hair named Meloetta whimpered, "I used to be better than this."

"Look, look, you're all still decent at what you do," Metapod replied, "It's just, well, these new villains have youth on their side. It's kinda hard for a forty-something year old to take on a fifteen or sixteen year old, right?"

"HOW THE HELL CAN YOU BE SO CASUAL ABOUT THIS!?" Vigoroth retorted, fuming as Meloetta patted her on the shoulder, whimpering, "Vigoroth, your blood pressure," the sloth folding her arms and taking a deep breath.

"Look, I'm just as worried about this as you are," Metapod replied, "And believe you me, this is terrifying, but I already have a solution. It's the same one my grandpa went with and later, my dad would do the same. It's already been proven twice that this really is the best method."

Everyone knew exactly what he meant, and as much as they hated to admit it, he had a point. If they could no longer stand up to the forces of evil, perhaps their kids could, especially since every one of them had not only trained for years to prepare for such a thing but were also old enough. Even so, most of the heroes wished that just this once, they could wait until each kid at least turned eighteen, but time was running out.

Later that evening, Machop was at home after having recovered from the damage dealt earlier. She was currently resting while her husband, a human named Isamu, prepared some tea for her. Once he brought it over, he smiled and said, "Look, it's okay. I'm sure the next time you face those two, you'll kick major ass."

"I don't know," the woman groaned, "Even my loss to Voltorb wasn't this bad," when suddenly, the phone rang. Isamu blinked and walked over to answer it.

After a few seconds, he nodded and said, "It's for you, honey," walking back to her and handing the phone over, the woman holding it up to the side of her head.

After a few seconds, her eyes widened as she said, "Yes, understood. I'll ask her," before hanging up as Isamu enquired, "What was that about? I mean, it's not often you get a call from the chairman of Hero Planet."

"Well, seems Hero Planet's bringing in some new recruits, and they want our little girl to join them," she replied, "And just think, she's only a year younger than I was when I went to Hero School."

Isamu nodded as he and Machop headed upstairs, knocking on their daughter's door. The girl told them to come in as Isamu opened the door, seeing her delivering an onslaught of karate chops to a big punching bag. As it turned out, most of her room was filled with exercise equipment.

The girl in question was named Mapin and much like her mother, she had light blue skin and ridges on her head. The only major difference was that not only was she the only member of her family to have hair, specifically a black ponytail growing out the back of her head, but she was also the first to possess six arms.

"Hey, Mapin, sweetie, it turns out Hero Planet's recruiting people your age to become this generation's heroes and fight evil," Machop stated as the girl put her training on hold, turning to her as Isamu added, "But of course, we'll only let you go if you want to."

"Are you kidding!?" Mapin remarked with a big smile, her eyes sparkling, "I've been preparing for this my entire life!"

And thus the following day, Mapin and over two hundred other aspiring heroes from all over the world were ready to set off to Hero Planet where they would train for a whole month in preparation for the battles on Earth. Those who passed the first semester would graduate and be assigned an area and those who failed would be kept for one more. Though while one month did not sound ideal for any human, this was more than enough time for most heroes.

Within the first week, Mapin had already proven herself a force to be reckoned with as despite the training exercises on Hero Planet being far more intense than what she was used to, her years of preparation on Earth still helped. Weight-lifting was a cinch while even running exercises proved no challenge as her family was known for their good speed.

And during that time, Machop had made friends with two other students. One was a blue seal from France. He had a long white snout and a small moustache. His nose was bright pink and resembled that of a clown and he had tiny ear flaps on the sides of his head. With a light blue ruff around his neck, his name was Popplio.

The other was a brown fox with a cream-coloured collar of fur around her neck, the tip of her tail being the same colour. Her name was Eevee and she hailed from Thailand.

One day after a few training exercises, the group was seated for lunch as Eevee was covered in bruises. As it so happened, the group had been forced to carry boulders strapped to their ankles up a cliff and the fox had tried countless times only to end up failing.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Mapin asked with a concern as Popplio nodded and said, "Oui, you should probably see the nurse."

"No way," Eevee remarked with a forced grin, "This is nothing for me," only for a tall black fox to walk by and sigh, "Keep telling yourself that, Eevee."

This fox in question had fur so thin that one could easily mistake it for skin. She had red eyeballs and yellow stripes on her ears and tail, matching rings on her forehead, shoulders and thighs.

As she walked off to sit by herself at another table, Eevee gritted her teeth and hissed, "Damn you, Umbreon! You think you're so hot, but you're not!"

Popplio and Mapin stared at her as the seal sighed, "Alright, this has gone on long enough. Tell us, what is your problem with your sister?" as Eevee grumbled, "It's the fact that she thinks she's all that. She's always been better than me, and because of this, she always has to rub it in my face. She even told Mom right in front of me that I wasn't fit to be here!"

"Okay, that's going too far," Mapin replied with her eyes wide open, "If anyone in my family said that about me, I'd probably resent them too," as Popplio sighed, not wanting to admit that he did see where Umbreon was coming from to a certain degree.

After all, today was not the only time Eevee had struggled during training. She had proven herself to be arguably the one student with the least potential since day one. Deep down, the seal was just praying she could graduate so there would be a chance of the trio working together on Earth.

And while Mapin and Popplio continued to perform well for the rest of the semester, Eevee seemed to only improve when it came to speed. Her physical strength, on the other hand, was still nothing to write home about while Umbreon's was a lot better than her build implied.

Once the month was over, the students were all lined up outside as their instructor, a blue dog with black markings all over his body along with red paws named Jackalu stood before them. He had a big smile on his face as he stated, "Well, I have to say, you've all done a right good job! And while I'd rather not play favourites, I have a great deal of hope for a certain someone here, namely Crabrawler. Eh? Wink-wink, nudge-nudge, say no more!"

Everyone turned to a crab with a purple shell, white arms, antennae that resembled long slicked hair and blue claws that looked like boxing gloves. He slapped his forehead and groaned, "Dammit, Dad, I told you not to do that."

At that moment, Jackalu's wife, a tall blue pistol shrimp named Clawitzer, walked over and whispered, "Honey, focus," as he laughed nervously and cleared his throat, saying, "Right, anyway, it's time to explain the final exam that will decide whether you will fight on Earth or not."

The students stared as Eevee whispered, "I swear, that guy is such a space case. How is he related to the great Lucario again?" Popplio and Mapin shrugging.

"Now, you see these four rings behind me?" Jackalu asked as he pointed at a row of fighting rings, "Four of you will go up at once, each one choosing one ring. Once there, a hero of old will be chosen at random for you to fight. If you win, we will deem you ready for the battles on Earth. If you lose, you will have to go through another month of training. After all, if you can't defeat old fogies like us, well, what chance do you have on Earth?"

The other teachers groaned and slapped their forehead, one of them sighing, "He put it right, but did he have to call us all fogies? We're only in our forties, for god's sake!"

The students, however, understood perfectly what was going on and thus it was not long until the first four volunteered. And while two of the students defeated their opponents, one of them, specifically a green dinosaur with a bulb growing out of his back aptly named Bulbasaur, did not. He had fallen to a purple centipede named Venipede thanks to his Centipede Steamroller, which involved him spinning into his opponent while energy blades formed on his shoulders.

The dinosaur weakly looked up at Venipede after his loss was official. However, rather than scolding him for his lack of skills, the centipede smiled and said, "Don't worry, I used to be just like you. One of these days, you'll be great," the dinosaur letting down a light tear and saying, "Thank you."

But while this was certainly touching, it filled Eevee with dread. Now it was clear that despite their age weakening them, the heroes of old could still pack a punch meaning she could possibly fail. But when Mapin and Popplio turned to face her, she put on a more serious look and folded her arms, Umbreon shaking her head at the sight of this.

The only student still fighting was Crabrawler, but luckily, he had managed to win his match as he had his opponent, a golem named Gigalith, trapped in his grip as he bent backwards in a bridge formation. He had the golem's wrists and ankles locked while bending his back, shouting, "LONDON BRIDGE!"

The golem let out a light moan and shook his head as Jackalu nodded and exclaimed, "Gigalith has surrendered, therefor Crabrawler has graduated! Good show, my boy! I knew you could do it!" the crab face-palming with embarrassment.

Many more went up as a good percentage of the class managed to pass. Eevee was not the least bit surprised to see Umbreon among them when she went up against a serpent named Gyarados. A dark aura surrounded her legs as she latched them to the serpent's neck, leaping high into the air and leaning backwards. She then took hold of her tail and flipped her one hundred and eighty degrees, shouting, "FULL MOON CRASH!" sending her face into the canvas.

Many stared in admiration as Mapin uttered, "Damn, she beat her in less than a minute," Popplio nodding and adding, "Oui. Everyone else needed at least three."

Eevee clenched her fists and said, "Just you wait, Umbreon. I'm gonna beat my opponent more quickly," as Mapin smiled and replied, "Yeah, I bet you will," only for Popplio to slap his forehead.

Many other matches followed with most of the students dominating. However, there were at least twenty who suffered the same fate as Bulbasaur, such as a woodpecker named Trumbeak who fell to Vigoroth when the sloth pierced her shoulders and slammed her head into the mat.

Soon, it was finally time for the last four to go up, Mapin and her friends being among them. Mapin gave the others all six thumbs up, saying, "Come on, let's try to win at the same time, eh?" Popplio laughing and replying, "That might be impossible, but I can try."

Each fight went on for roughly three minutes, the instructors proving to be more of a threat than expected. Mapin's opponent was a turtle with a boulder for a shell named Golem, and he was currently flying from rope to rope, striking the girl each time he came around. Mapin grimaced, wondering how she could possibly retaliate.

Popplio was not having it much better as his opponent, a two-headed kiwi named Doduo, sent an onslaught of rapid kicks into his back. While the seal was quite fast, he was no match for the speed of these twins as the right head exclaimed, "It's so good to be in the spotlight again!" the left one replying, "Tell me about it, bro!"

However, Eevee had it the absolute worst as she faced off against Clawitzer, the shrimp sending her large claw hard into her face thus causing her to cough up blood, shouting, "CRABHAMMER!"

Jackalu exclaimed, "WAY TO GO, SWEETIE!" as Eevee backed up toward the ropes, resting her arms against them and breathing heavily. Her eyes widened as she thought, 'No way, they expect me to believe the fights on Earth will be worse than this!? They have to be kidding!'

She then looked at her friends as her mind added, 'Oh god, at this rate, none of us will graduate,' her eyes widening when it seemed as if Mapin finally had an idea.

The girl smirked when Golem came at her for the tenth time and threw her arms forward, using as much force as she could to keep him away from her. After a while, he stopped spinning as he poked his head out of his shell to see why, and this was exactly what Mapin wanted as she wrapped her arms around him.

Everyone watched in amazement while she flipped him upside down. She then leapt into the air and spun in a circle, shouting, "MACH HURRICANE!" planting Golem's skull hard into the mat as he coughed up blood, his eyes rolling to the back of his head. Thus Mapin's victory was confirmed, the area erupting with cheers.

Seeing this, Popplio gasped and growled, "NON!" placing his fins firmly against the mat. He then lifted his tail up, causing Doduo to fly off of him and into the air. He then propelled himself up, spinning vertically like a ball before shouting, "BOUNCING BALL STRIKE!" hitting the bird's pelvis with his tail.

Both heads coughed up blood as the twins landed on their back, now out like a light. The seal took a deep breath and grinned, exclaiming, "Come on, Eevee, you can do it!"

The fox's eyes sparkled only for Clawitzer to grab her arm, saying, "You should always pay attention to your opponent during a match," before flinging her into the turnbuckle as Umbreon sighed, "This is just sad."

However, Eevee ignored the pain and gritted her teeth, shouting, "NO! I WILL GRADUATE WITH MY FRIENDS!" before propelling herself away from the pole and planting her feet hard into Clawitzer's gut.

The shrimp winced while the fox latched onto her arm, tripping her and planting her chin into the canvas. She then mounted herself onto the shrimp's back and pulled even harder on her arm, Clawitzer trying her hardest to escape. However, Eevee was so determined to have this victory that she refused to let go and thus Clawitzer ultimately realized she had lost and patted her small claw against the mat.

After a few seconds, it seemed as if the forth hero had already finished his match. As such, Jackalu grinned and exclaimed, "Alright, we have our graduates!" the area erupting with cheers and applause as Eevee held her arms up, thinking, 'I did it! I really did it! In your face-'

However, her eyes and mouth were wide open when she noticed that Umbreon had already left the area. She had her arms folded as she thought, 'If you call that a true victory, I feel sorry for the citizens in the area you're assigned to.'

However, before the fox could confront her sister about this, Mapin gave her a thumb up and said, "Good job," as Popplio nodded and added, "Oui. It was close, but you were victorious in the end."

With all said and done, everyone rested up for a couple of hours before assembling for an assignment meeting. Soon, every graduate would know which city, town or village he or she would protect.

"Well, out of all two hundred and eighty students, two hundred and fifty eight of you passed," Jackalu said with a grin, "I have to say, I'm proud of all of you, especially-" only for Clawitzer to shake her head at him, the dog sighing, "Fine," as Crabrawler breathed a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, whichever area you protect will be based on a couple of things," Jackalu stated, "First will be how you did and the other will be just how well you work with anyone else assigned to the area. After all, each area will have at least two heroes protecting it."

Many breathed a sigh of relief in response to that as it took a load off of their backs. After all, even the best students could only guess how long they could go without needing help, even Umbreon liking the idea of having an ally or two.

With that, Jackalu pulled out the list and said, "First up, Crabrawler," the crab slapping his forehead as his father added, "Because of your impressive work, you have been assigned to Osaka, Japan," many looking envious as the dog then announced that Umbreon would be working alongside him, Eevee fuming and thinking, 'Of course she gets such an important area!'

After a few more students were given their assigned areas, Jackalu stated, "Mapin, you will protect Tokyo, Japan," the girl grinning and replying, "Just like my mom and my grandpa."

"Congratulations," Popplio said with a grin, "Tokyo's not only a very nice place, but a very important one."

However, he was shocked when Jackalu stated, "Popplio, you will be Mapin's ally," Eevee blinking before bowing her head.

Both stared at her with curiosity as she sighed, "I know I probably won't be assigned to the same area, so good job being deemed worthy of such a thing. I'll be sure to email you every day to let you know how I'm-" only to be cut off when Jackalu added, "Oh yeah, Eevee, you will also be stationed in Tokyo."

Eevee's jaw dropped as she turned to face the dog, uttering, "Did I hear that right?" the dog nodding and replying, "Yep. It just feels right, you know?" as even Umbreon could not help but stare wide-eyed at her sister.

While protecting Osaka was certainly a great honour, to be assigned to Tokyo was a much bigger deal. Now she was worried not only about the citizens but her own sister. How would she know the fox would not be killed by the first villain to show up even with the help of Mapin?

Either way, Eevee's shock turned to a big smile as she squealed, "THIS IS GREAT!" giving her friends a big hug as Clawitzer whispered, "Are you sure about this, Jackalu? You know as much as I do that of all the graduates, what was the absolute worst. Her victory over me is nothing worth bragging about. If I hadn't weakened with age, that arm lock would have meant nothing to me."

"Yeah, I know," Jackalu replied, "But she gets along with those two better than anyone else. Besides, you remember what happened to Venipede and Rinko, right? They were both losers who eventually became two of Tokyo's finest. I think the same will happen for her."

"Well, I have seen more convenient things happen in my time," Clawitzer replied with a shrug, "If you truly believe this can work, then I trust you. You may be a bit of a weirdo, but you are usually a good judge of character."

"What do you mean 'usually'?" Jackalu remarked as the shrimp chuckled and gave him a peck on the cheek.

With all said and done, the students were ready to head off to Earth thanks to an assortment of space shuttles, each one able to carry fifty at a time. The government had already chosen their houses and paid for all expenses. Needless to say, most of the graduates were beyond excited to see their new homes, but most of all, they were eager to start saving lives. Many of them had spent years training for this and now it was time for it all to pay off.