While Machoke and Gardevoir would have much rather spent the last couple of hours before bed having more fun, right now, all that mattered to them was getting ready for the match. After all, they had only just decided to become a team and while Gardevoir had helped Machoke and Blaziken train, she and the boy would still need to get some more in if this was to work.

Gardevoir assured Machoke that she could at least use most of the team moves that he and Blaziken had thought up, and with the way her strength had gone up so significantly over time, the boy believed it. And it also helped that at the very least, he could definitely pull off the team move Gardevoir and Blaziken had used on Vespiquen, the Eclipse Hook.

Even with such a short period to time to train, the two lovers were more than confident that they could defeat the Demonic Angels. And thus when midnight came around, the two got ready for bed before crawling under Machoke's covers. After all, it was too late for Gardevoir to head home.

Machoke took a deep breath and said, "You know, this is the first time we've ever slept together," Gardevoir's cheeks bright pink as she nodded and squealed, "Yeah! We're only going to sleep, but I'm still feeling a little nervous!"

"Oh my god, you're just too adorable, you know that?" Machoke replied with a big grin as the two shared a brief kiss, turning off the lights and saying, "Goodnight," in unison, staring at one-another briefly before laughing.

And while this went on, Hoopa was ready for bed as well, saying, "You know, Tokyo is rather nice. Just think, we might own it someday," Diancie nodding with a light smile as the genie asked, "By the way, where did you go earlier?"

"What?" the sylph uttered as Hoopa said, "I was awake when you came home from your little trip," Diancie nodding and replying, "Oh, right. I was just out for a little stroll, seeing our new home and all that."

The genie pouted and remarked, "You could have invited me along," Diancie nervously biting her lower lip as he implied a shrug with his hands and added, "Whatever. Once we win our match tomorrow, we'll have all the time in the world to enjoy this place."

Diancie nodded, not sure whether or not to reveal what she had done. After all, he had been rather upset when Machoke was unable to fight alongside Hawlucha in the second round, though that was more due to the fact that his chance at facing Machoke had lowered because of that. Now that he was facing Machoke, surely he would be okay with the boy possibly fighting alone.

Even so, Diancie decided it may as well be a secret as she turned off the lights, her pink pupils sparkling in the darkness. Hoopa looked deep into that very spot as the sylph blushed brightly, pursing her lips. It looked as if the genie was about to kiss her.

However, she wound up disappointed as Hoopa groaned, "Okay, you're closing your eyes first. I can't sleep with that blinding light in my face," the sylph pouting but laying down and closing her eyes. The way she saw it, it might very well have been inconsiderate of her to keep her eyes open when they glowed in the dark.

And with that, the night went by as soon enough, morning came. Both Machoke and Gardevoir awoke extra early to prepare themselves for the match. Needless to say, the world would certainly be surprised to see them team up for such a big event.

Although at the same time, not having Blaziken and Gallade there to cheer them on would certainly feel weird. After all, the two of them had been with the group ever since Machoke was forced to go to Hero Planet. The only time Machoke did not have any of them cheering him on was when he faced Lopunny in the Next Gen tournament. Since then, they had always at least been able to watch his matches no matter what.

And of course, Aipom had not yet recovered and thus would not be able to watch the match either. Even when Machoke fought Lucario, the monkey did have the strength to at least watch him fight.

Even so, Machoke had to remember that all of his other friends were there as he grinned and asked, "You ready for this, sweetie?" Gardevoir nodding with a big smile and saying in a forced deep voice, "We'll turn them suckahs into roadkill," Machoke chuckling in response to this.

He still remembered way back when Gardevoir faced Scrafty in her debut match on Earth. It was the first time the girl had worn her old black jersey and spiked collar that Machoke bought specifically for her entrance. Her hair had been spiked up and she had made the same threatening statement to Scrafty as a means of intimidating him. And while no one actually took it as seriously as Machoke had hoped, that very entrance had helped Gardevoir overcome her fear of fighting.

It also meant a lot to Machoke that Gardevoir had chosen to wear the jersey and collar to every occasion, not just matches. He did not even ask her to do it. In fact, a part of him had expected her to remove the clothes, but she still kept them regardless. And when Machoke bought her a red jersey after her black one had been torn to shreds, she wore that one for every occasion.

With that in mind, the two exited Machoke's house and headed toward the Tokyo Dome. Sure, they still had a little more than three hours before the match would begin, but they wanted to be there as soon as possible if mostly to give themselves more time to train before the match.

However, before the big event, much like with the Hero Olympics, a large crowd was gathered by the Tokyo Dome to meet a few heroes from the previous generation who had travelled to Earth via spaceship. Needless to say, this was a really big deal as many reporters were there, Nori having been hired to announce their presence.

"We are gathered here today by the Tokyo Dome where some real celebrities have come all the way from Hero Planet to watch the Ultimate World Team Tournament finals!" the woman announced with a grin, "But these are not just any ordinary spectators! Oh no, each and every one of these heroes competed in the first ever Ultimate World Team Tournament."

With that, the people were all super excited when the first the emerge was Riolu walking alongside a grey cyborg named Registeel, the woman saying, "The first team to grace us with their presence is The Steel Canines. While these two definitely made for a great team, they unfortunately lost the first round just like Riolu's own son, Lucario. Let's show the footage, shall we?"

The people then shifted their attention to a big TV installed above the Tokyo Dome's entrance showing the results of that fight when they went up against the psychic cats, Mew and Mewtwo. While the two had performed well, they ultimately fell victim to Psystrike.

"I wish they didn't feel the need to show that," Riolu sighed as Registeel stated, "Hey, they were tough."

"And next up are the Sonic Muscles!" Nori exclaimed as the people all cheered for Greninja and Bouffalant, both waving to the crowd. All the while, the TV was playing footage from round two in which they defeated a grey dinosaur with a blue forehead named Rampardos and a cream yellow dinosaur with a black head that resembled a shield named Bastiodon. They did so with a move involving the frog latching her tongue around both fighters while Bouffalant swung her around, sending both opponents into the turnbuckle.

Watching this, Bouffalant grinned and said, "That was beautiful," Greninja nodding and replying, "Indeed. That was the moment where I knew teaming up with you was the best decision."

Next up was a walking thin tree with no leaves on his head but green spheres on his fingers named Sudowoodo, Nori explaining, "As has been stated already, Sudowoodo was Combusken's partner in the first round where the two unfortunately lost to Claydol and Forretress."

She then showed the footage in which Sudowoodo fell victim to a powerful one-handed slam from Forretress called Heavy Slam while Combusken was forced up against the turnbuckle by a move from Claydol. This involved him spinning toward her and ramming his head into her gut and was known as Earth Spinner.

Sudowoodo did not let this get to him too much, though it was certainly a painful moment to watch. However, the crowd was simply loving this. After all, many of them had not seen these matches in ages while the majority were not even alive when these happened.

"Now the next team up is a rather interesting one," Nori stated as Scizor and the four-armed boulder Graveler emerged, Scizor having gone back to Hero Planet a week in advance to prepare for this, "These two made up the Dangerous Boulders and were originally set to face the Sonic Muscles in the first round, but the Rampaging Dinos beat them before they could even enter the ring and took their places! Unfortunately, because not a lot of rules had been made yet, they got away with it."

Scizor went from waving at the crowd to looking beyond humiliated as they showed the footage. Both heroes only landed one hit before falling victim to a move that involved Rampardos ramming her cranium into Scizor's back, forcing her up against Graveler as both were slammed into Bastiodon's face. As the build implied, this was the only part of him that was practically invincible.

"Did they really have to show that?" Scizor groaned, "That was my most humiliating loss!" only for Graveler to laugh and reply, "Look on the bright side. At least they're acknowledging that we did technically partake in the tournament, even if it was before the first round could even start," the insect groaning, "Easy for you to say. You lost to all but one opponent after becoming a hero."

And of course, the last two to emerge were the Raging Bulls themselves, Machamp and Combusken. Both waved to the crowd with big smiles on their faces, the footage of them defeating Mew and Mewtwo being shown. Needless to say, this definitely got the crowd pumped up.

At that moment, Nori approached the two and asked, "So, how does it feel knowing Machoke will be facing off in the finals just like you did?" Machamp grinning and replying, "Well, I had no doubt he would make it that far! Though getting a different partner in every round is certainly unexpected."

Combusken did not look quite as happy about this conversation as Nori asked, "By the way, have you read this morning's newspaper? I have heard you guys on Hero Planet actually get our papers."

Combusken let out a sigh as she had, indeed, read a news report telling of how Blaziken was once again in the hospital. Needless to say, this worried her as she sighed, "Yeah. I was really looking forward to seeing my daughter compete. Heck, I wish I had time to visit her in the hospital," before replacing her glum look with a grin and adding, "But still, I'm excited to see just what Machoke will do, though I am also curious as to who he decided to replace Blaziken with."

"That is a good point," Nori stated, "It's being kept a secret until the final match starts up, but I wonder if it'll be any more surprising than him fighting alongside Aipom."

Machamp was listening to all of this when he spotted another friend of his among the crowd, namely Kirlia. As it just so happened, she had managed to get some extended vacation time to watch the final match up-close, though Ralts was not so lucky thus he could not join her.

Machamp waved at her as she waved back, Nori asking, "Oh, would you like to talk to Kirlia?" the man nodding as Combusken grinned and said, "Hey, I haven't seen the old girl in years. Count me in."

Kirlia blinked, not really expecting them to put off all of this press just to talk to her as she smiled and curtsied, saying, "Hello, you two. It's been some time, hasn't it?" Machamp nodding and saying, "You don't look like you've aged a bit," before pulling out a mirror and looking at his wrinkles, groaning, "I wish the same could be said for me."

"Hey, you still got your muscles, right?" Kirlia replied with a light giggle before asking, "So, how's Kala? You regretting your decision not to marry Keiko instead?" that last part clearly a joke as Machamp laughed and replied, "Don't you worry about us. Kala's perfectly fine."

He then cleared his throat and whispered, "Hey, not that I don't trust Machoke, but is he treating your daughter okay? She hasn't complained about him being a bad mate for her, has she? Because if he has, I can give him a lecture on successful relationships."

Kirlia laughed in response and replied, "All Gardevoir has ever told me about that is just how happy she is to have met him. They make for such an adorable couple."

Combusken nodded and suggested, "Say, we still have a couple of hours before the match. How's about we have us a little early lunch, or brunch as some would call it? After all, I'd hate to eat during the match."

"Actually, Kala wants to have lunch with me at eleven," Machamp replied, "She's gonna meet me at the concession stand," Kirlia nodding and saying, "Well, guess we'll have us a little girl time," smiling at Combusken as the two chuckled.

However, the chicken then sighed, "As nice as that sounds, I'd hate to leave the others out," before returning to the other heroes and discussing the brunch plan with them, all of them feeling more than eager. After all, it had been a while since they last met up to spend quality time with one-another.

During this time, Reika and the others were headed to the ring with the black-haired girl and Scyther holding hands, Tsuya squealing, "I'm so happy for you two! Seriously, how long did we have to wait?" Cici sighing, "You need to realize that things like this take time."

Scyther chuckled and replied, "Ja," before sighing, "Even so, I really hope Machoke can win this. You all heard about Blaziken's condition too, ja?"

Reika groaned, "To think someone would stoop to that level. And all we can assume is that Vespiquen must have done it just to lower Machoke's chances of success. After all, we did just find out she's been evil this whole time," the others nodding. And while Diancie had a similar move, not only were they unaware of her allegiance to the side of evil but they also knew that it was against tournament rules for a participant to attack another before entering the ring.

Either way, the group noticed something else as Tsuya asked, "Say, has anyone seen Gardevoir lately?" the girls shrugging as Reika said, "Now that she's out of the hospital, I thought for sure she'd be here."

However, after a few seconds, their eyes widened as they nodded, having put two-and-two together as Scyther chuckled and said, "I can't believe I didn't see it coming."

"Yeah," Reika replied, "We all thought they were gonna team up from the get-go anyway, right?" Cici nodding and saying, "I can't imagine anyone better to fight alongside Machoke for this match."

And while this went on, Machoke and Gardevoir were hard at work, doing the best they could to prepare themselves for the match. After a while, Machoke took a deep breath and asked, "You ready for this?" his girlfriend nodding and squeaking, "Yeah! We're gonna kick ass today!" before clasping her hands over her mouth, the two lovers looking at one-another before breaking out into hysterics.

Meanwhile, Hoopa was resting in the training facility while Diancie asked, "Hey, Hoopa do you think maybe we should actually train for this match? I mean, Machoke is really strong."

"Yeah, I know, but you know we don't need it," the genie replied with a smirk, "We've gotten through this whole tournament without the need for training. Trust me, we're ready for this."

Diancie nodded and replied, "Well, okay, if you say so," all the while thinking, 'He may be right anyway. After what I've done, there's no doubt we'll win.'

As it just so happened, Hoopa never read or watched news reports. As such, he was unaware of the fact that Blaziken was in the hospital. Unlike everyone else, he still fully believed that he and Diancie would face the current generation's Raging Bulls.

During this conversation, Machoke and Gardevoir truly felt ready now as Gardevoir asked, "Did you give Beedrill the new team name?" the boy nodding and saying, "I can't think of a more suitable name for us. I'm glad you thought of it," the girl giving him a sweet smile.

And soon enough, the next hour-and-a-half had passed as the bleachers were filled. The air was full of excitement as the audience was restless. They just wanted the match to start right away, but not only did they still have to wait at least ten minutes, they also knew that a speech would come first.

Scyther was seated next to Reika as she noticed Scizor seated right across from her and waved with a light smile. Seeing this, the red bug waved back but let out a light gasp when Scyther took hold of Reika's hand, showing her mother that the two had, in fact, started a relationship. Scizor was shocked for a second, but was ultimately happy for her daughter as she nodded her head in approval.

Like in the Olympics, Machamp sat in the middle row with his arms folded, only this time his human wife, Kala, sat next to him and exclaimed, "This is so exciting! We're gonna see our boy fight again! I hope he wins!" Machamp nodding and replying, "Yeah. Maybe he'll get our family's championship title back."

Kirlia, meanwhile, looked around and thought, 'I don't see Gardevoir anywhere. I wanted to watch with her.'

Riolu and Registeel sat next to each-other as Riolu said, "I wonder if Machoke's gotten better after that match with my son," Registeel nodding and adding, "I just want to see a member of the Mach family in action again. It's been too long."

Combusken nodded with her arms folded, the chicken seated behind them while Graveler sat across from her, grinning and saying, "This is so exciting. I haven't been to a tournament match in ages."

Sudowoodo was also quite interested as he said, "I just wish I could have witnessed the whole thing," Greninja and Bouffalant both nodding.

Bouffalant especially would have enjoyed seeing all of the gruesome moments he had heard about. After all, he may have been a good guy, but his love for brutality had not left him.

Beedrill soon flew into the middle of the stage and exclaimed, "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE FINAL MATCH OF THE ULTIMATE WORLD TEAM TOURNAMENT!" the crowd going wild as he stated, "We have seen some amazing matches so far, but this one will decide everything! Both these teams have proven themselves more than worthy of being here, even if one particular member has had a different ally for every match so far!"

The crowd nodded as Machamp sighed, "Yeah, that seems like a cruel joke. I only had to switch partners once."

"Without further ado, what say we finally introduce the teams?" Beedrill asked as the audience went even more wild, the wasp nodding and pointing at the Western entrance, stating, "In the red corner, the one member who has consistently partaken in every match up to this point is a true hero, one that many of us adore! Not only has he saved Tokyo countless times but despite odds constantly being stacked against him, he has worked his way up to the finals! And while his originally planned partner is unfortunately in the hospital, we are certain that he has found a suitable replacement who I'm sure will be a better pick than even Aipom!"

He then pulled out a sheet of paper with their team name on it as he exclaimed, "Presenting the Glamourous Fighting Machines!"

The crowd cheered as Machoke entered but were absolutely shocked to see, of all heroes, Gardevoir following him. An epic musical score played in the background as both fighters waved to the crowd with big smiles on their faces, the cheering resuming. While the audience may have been surprised, they were also thrilled.

Kirlia gasped, a wide smile forming as he exclaimed, "OH MY GOD! WHY DIDN'T I SEE IT SOONER!?" Reika and the others nodding with their arms folded, Cici saying, "I knew it."

Though much like every other tournament Machoke partook in, he had decided not to go with an overblown entrance like he usually did. After all, he felt that this could very well be the most serious match thus he felt that a big spectacle would only ruin it.

"Wow, I did not see that coming!" Machamp exclaimed as Kala nodded and said, "Well, we've seen how good of a fighter Gardevoir is. I think he picked himself a real winner."

Beedrill seemed to agree as he stated, "I have to say, this is definitely a surprise," as Machoke and Gardevoir entered the ring, the wasp adding, "This could very well be the first time we've had an actual couple fight on the same team in a tournament."

Machoke grinned at Gardevoir as the girl nodded, feeling more confident than ever before. And while he could not show it due to his position, Beedrill was actually very excited to see how this would play out. After all, Gardevoir and Machoke had the best track record out of all four heroes stationed in Tokyo. For all he knew, this could very well be a better team-up than him and Blaziken.

Bisharp and Scrafty, who had actually recovered long ago, were also excited to see where this would go as Scrafty exclaimed, "Wow, Gardevoir and Machoke! He really did pick the perfect replacement!" Bisharp nodding and replying, "Indeed. This should be most interesting."

Even Lucario was fascinated by this as he folded his arms, Clauncher letting down light tears and sniffing, "This is so beautiful. Two lovers fighting as one."

Hoopa noticed this with confusion from the Eastern entrance, growling, "No one told me Blaziken had to be replaced! Who's responsible for this!?" Diancie biting her lower lip as the genie turned and smirked, saying, "Oh, so that's what you were doing yesterday."

The sylph was surprised by his grin as he said, "You know, you could have just told me you were planning this. Now Machoke will be even easier to defeat. I highly doubt those two have had nearly enough time to ready themselves for this."

Diancie nodded, a light smile forming. Needless to say, she was relieved that Hoopa actually approved of her underhanded tactic. After all, he mostly wanted to fight Machoke. He could not have cared less who his partner for this match was just as long as he was there.

Once the crowd calmed down, Beedrill pointed toward the Eastern entrance and stated, "In the blue corner, these two have really made it known that they mean business! So far, they have dominated major fan favourites, including Lucario and Talonflame, both of which are known for their incredible strength and resilience! With a ferocity not often seen by heroes, I bring to you the Demonic Angels!"

Many members of the crowd cheered as Diancie and Hoopa approached the ring, waving at the crowd much like Machoke and Gardevoir had. Hoopa then grinned wickedly at the boy and thought, 'Just wait. Today's the day you suffer your second defeat and Tokyo bows down to me.'

And sure enough, both fighters entered the ring as Beedrill said, "Well, the two teams are set. Anything either of you wanna say before the match," Machoke giving Hoopa a serious look and shaking his head.

"Yeah, I don't see the need for opening statements, either," Hoopa replied, "Let's just get to the match already," Beedrill shrugging and replying, "Suit yourselves."

With that, the wasp flew up toward the window where Nori sat in wait, joining her behind the desk and saying, "Well, folks, this is it! Once each team picks a member to go first, the match can begin!"