This was it. It was finally time for the match everyone had been waiting for, the Ultimate World Team Tournament finals. And while everyone initially wanted to see Machoke go up against Lucario, after having seen Hoopa and Diancie's skills, they were much more excited for this.

Machoke turned to Gardevoir and asked, "Hey, you've been out of the limelight since round one. You wanna go first?" the girl giving the boy a sweet smile and uttering, "I'd like that, but you've seen all three of their matches so far. I was only awake to witness one, so for all I know, I probably didn't see everything they were capable of."

Machoke nodded and replied, "You have a point there," the girl nodding back as Diancie was ready to head to the side of the ring.

However, her eyes widened with shock when Hoopa said, "Hey, Diancie, I was thinking maybe you could go first this time," the sylph turning, her cheeks bright pink as she uttered, "Me? You want me to go first?"

Needless to say, no one could believe this. After all, not only had Hoopa always gone first, but he never allowed Diancie to fight before the tornado tag portion. And there was also the fact that he was the one who wanted to face Machoke. Did this mean that he finally felt she was strong enough for this?

Whatever the case, Diancie could not have been happier as she nodded and said, "Right. I won't let you down," Hoopa floating behind the rope and giving her a thumb up, saying, "Kick his ass."

Machoke gulped and thought, 'I'm not sure who's scarier,' as Diancie encased her hands in crystal, thinking, 'Alright, Machoke, you may be tough, but so am I.'

"Well, folks, the combatants are set!" Nori exclaimed before blinking and adding, "I just realized I've never actually said that before," Beedrill nudging her as she blinked, uttering, "Right," before ringing the bell thus signalling the start of the match.

Machoke refused to allow Diancie a chance to strike. After all, while she was always on the sidelines for the first five minutes, whenever she did enter the ring, she often came off as more threatening than Hoopa, especially considering most of her signature moves could pierce human flesh.

With that in mind, the boy immediately charged at her as she readied herself to strike him. And when Machoke was close enough, Diancie threw her fist forward only for the boy to dodge to the right, sending a karate chop to the side of her head. And it did not end there as he sent a roundhouse kick to her back.

The crowd cheered as Diancie faltered forward a bit, Machoke wrapping his arms around her and lifting her up. He then bent backward and planted the back of her neck hard against the canvas, Diancie's eyes and mouth wide open as the boy allowed her to collapse.

The crowd cheered even louder as Nori exclaimed, "And with little effort, Machoke has already knocked Diancie onto her back!" the boy grunting, "That's right," flipping the sylph over and spreading himself across her back, adding, "While you may look frail and weak, I know just how strong you are. And I know that if you use that cheap Gem Growth of yours, it'll end up striking you in this position," the boy grabbing hold of her chin and pulling up, the crowd beyond ecstatic.

"Way to go, Machoke!" Gardevoir squealed as Reika breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "He really thought that through, didn't he? Maybe Hoopa would have been better off going first as usual."

However, Hoopa did not look the least bit concerned as he thought, 'Yes, that's why I picked her to go first this time, Machoke. You've only seen her take advantage of the ten second rule, so I figured you wouldn't expect me to do the same.'

With that in mind, the genie snapped his fingers as his left hand appeared behind Machoke. Gardevoir's eyes widened as Hoopa only made things worse by teleporting the horn that did not have a ring around it next to Machoke's shoulder and started to swing the ring attached to his other horn around.

"MACHOKE, LOOK OUT!" Gardevoir squeaked as the boy was about to react only for the horn to fly into his shoulder, Machoke crying out in pain as a small bit of blood squirted out.

And it only got worse when Hoopa's fist planted itself into the back of his head, the genie then shouting, "DEMONIC RING!" and flinging said object toward Machoke, the ring encased in stone as it struck the side of his face, ultimately causing him to loosen his hold on Diancie.

"And just as it looked like Machoke had this in the bag, Hoopa responds by taking full advantage of the rule that allows partners to assist for ten seconds as long as they remain outside of the ring!" Beedrill stated as Cici whimpered, "Oh no! I was hoping he wouldn't fall for that!"

Hoopa then smirked and exclaimed, "You know what to do, Diancie!" the sylph nodding and swinging her upper body around just enough to send her crystal-encrusted fist into Machoke's side, the boy coughing up blood as he fell hard on his other side, some members of the crowd cheering for Diancie.

"MACHOKE!" Gardevoir squeaked in terror as Diancie took a deep breath, rising to her feet and thinking, 'Thank you, Hoopa,' the genie nodding his head as Machoke slowly started to rise to his feet, trying his hardest to ignore the pain only for Diancie to send her elbow into the back of his neck, knocking him on his belly.

"Oh no!" Reika groaned, "Why didn't anyone see that coming!?" Keiko sighing, "Don't worry. This is Machoke we're talking about. This is just a minor setback for him, right?"

"Hey, what the hell!?" Machamp spat, "That was totally cheating!" Kala nodding and barking, "Come on, that can't be legal!"

Combusken let out a sigh and remarked, "You know that was also allowed when we fought in this event, right?" Machamp growling, "Yeah, but they should have changed the rules to forbid this."

Gardevoir whimpered, wishing she could just go in there and help Machoke right now as Diancie transformed her legs into her big diamond, floating above him and saying, "Hoopa has granted me an amazing opportunity. I will save the finishing blow for him, but I will take full advantage of the chance he has given me."

Hoopa grinned wickedly and thought, 'That's what I like to hear,' the sylph ramming her diamond into Machoke's back and shouting, "DIAMOND METEOR!" the boy coughing up even more blood as the crowd winced, Nori exclaiming, "While Diancie did apply significantly less force than usual, her Diamond Meteor still packs a serious punch!"

Gardevoir had a look of pure horror in her eyes as it did not end there, Diancie bending her upper body just low enough to take hold of Machoke's chin, pulling on it and grunting, "Let's see how you like it!" the boy crying out in agony. As if the stab to his back was not bad enough, having it bent while the sharp object was still piercing it was much worse.

"Damn," Clauncher uttered, turning to Lucario, "Even your London Bridge wasn't that deadly," the dog nodding and growling, "And just think, Machoke wouldn't even be in this mess if Hoopa hadn't interfered!"

However, as the boy felt immense pain, many members of the crowd concerned, Scyther rose up and snapped, "HEY, MACHOKE!" the boy looking up as she added, "I can imagine how much pain you must be in, but this is nothing compared to when Talonflame and I took in that same move! There's gotta be a way around this!"

Machoke blinked, now ignoring the pain as Diancie sighed, "You can give all the encouraging words you want, but they won't help him. I'm sure another twenty seconds or so should break his back, making this the shortest match in the tournament."

"Oh yeah!" Hoopa exclaimed with a wide grin, "But remember, you promised to save me the finishing blow!" Diancie nodding with a light smile as Gardevoir bit her lip, trembling.

But just as everyone was about to lose faith, Machoke planted his hands against the mat, grunting, "She's right! I can fight this!" before focusing hard enough to expand his muscles briefly. Diancie's eyes widened as he pushed himself upward into an arch, providing just enough strength to force the sylph's diamond out of his back.

The crowd went wild as Machoke leapt up to Diancie's level, taking hold of her and flipping her upside-down. Gardevoir smiled wide as the boy wrapped his arms around Diancie's diamond, his legs latched to her upper body as he exclaimed, "ULTIMATE DRIVER!"

Since he was low to the mat and Diancie had little time to respond, she was unable to avoid having her head slammed hard against the mat. The crowd was even more ecstatic now as Machoke's friends gave him a round of applause.

"You the man, Machoke!" Scrafty exclaimed, Reika adding, "Yeah, that's the kind of comeback I expect from you!"

"And while Machoke applied less force with his finishing move, much like Diancie did with hers," Nori stated, "it does not change the fact that he has escaped from her hold and countered with one of his most devastating moves."

Sure, the boy had a small hole in his back, but at the very least, he had not been pierced all the way through like every other opponent to fall victim to the Diamond Meteor. As such, he still had the energy to go on as Diancie's legs returned to normal, the sylph slowly pushing herself up with a look of disappointment.

However, Hoopa smirked and thought, 'I'm fine with this. I'd have been disappointed if he went down that easily, anyway.'

Machoke had a feeling that it might have been a bad idea to keep going and thus walked over to Gardevoir, giving her a warm smile and asking, "You think you can take it from here?" the girl nodding and replying, "Yeah. I'll make sure Diancie suffers worse pain than you did," the two giving each-other a high five.

"And after once again pulling off a miracle, Machoke has tagged in his partner," Nori stated, "Let's see if Gardevoir can make Diancie suffer even worse than Machoke did."

"YEAH, SHOW HER THE MIGHT OF BEAULIEU FAMILY!" Kirlia squealed with grin as Reika uttered, "So that's her last name. Come to think of it, I didn't think beings like you actually had surnames," turning to Scyther and adding, "I mean, every one of you has a first name that no one else has."

"Ja, our first names are uncommon, but I can assure you, we do have last names," Scyther replied, "In fact, my last name is Adler," Tsuya staring silently and uttering, "I'm no German expert, but doesn't that mean 'eagle'?"

Whatever the case, this hardly mattered as Gardevoir wasted no time leaping toward Diancie with her arm out, shouting, "MOON HOOK!" the sylph having no time to react as she took the hard blow to her neck, her eyes and mouth wide open as she fell on her back.

The crowd cheered as Gardevoir used this opportunity to plant both of her feet into Diancie's chest, leaping away from her while performing a vertical flip backwards, landing on her feet. After all, she could not risk staying near the sylph for too long.

"And with only two hits, Gardevoir has already made up for the damage dealt to Machoke earlier," Nori stated as Machoke exclaimed, "WAY TO GO, HONEY!"

As Diancie rose to her feet, she was ready to retaliate when Hoopa said, "Hold on," holding out his hand and saying, "You've done a fine job, Diancie, but I want a crack at this."

The sylph turned to him with a look of disappointment. She had really hoped to do more for him, but she was also glad that she had been given a chance. As such, she headed toward him and tagged him in, the genie switching places with her.

"While it is surprising that Diancie went first, I guess Hoopa just couldn't stay out of the ring until the tornado tag portion," Nori stated as Beedrill added, "Let's see if he can bring the advantage back to his team."

All the while, Smeargle and Florges were watching this in the hospital as Smeargle clapped and exclaimed, "Tres magnifique, Gardevoir! Just what I would expect from someone as strong as her!" Florges nodding and sighing, "Oui. It looked close there, but she really helped turn things around."

However, both turned toward Masquerain when they noticed movement from her again, the butterfly pointing at Diancie on the screen. However, her friends once again failed to understand what she was trying to communicate as Florges nodded and said, "Oui, Gardevoir is amazing, non?" Masquerain wanting so badly to tell them what she was thinking, a light tear forming in her right eye.

Hoopa cracked his knuckles and said, "Well, Gardevoir, you did an alright job hurting my ally like that, but I can assure you, I won't be so easy," Gardevoir nodding as she raced toward the genie.

Hoopa threw his fist at her when she was close enough only for the girl to block it with her palms, placing a firm grip against the hand. Just as the crowd was about to cheer, their excitement turned to confusion when Gardevoir swung her arm around, releasing her hold on the hand.

Unfortunately, while the hand flew a small ways away from her, she gasped when she noticed Hoopa's body did not join it. It was then that the reason Gardevoir had attempted this dawned on her friends as they groaned, Reika sighing, "Of course, she wasn't here when Hoopa revealed how his arms work! She must have thought his body was bound to them or something!"

The genie snickered as the hand turned around, balled up into a fist and rammed itself hard into the spellbound Gardevoir's gut, the girl wincing. And it only got worse when Hoopa floated over to her, latching onto her right wrist from behind. Once Hoopa's left hand returned to his side, he bound that one to the respective wrist of his opponent and lifted her up over his head, planting her skull hard into the canvas while his fans cheered, the rest of the audience groaning.

"This does not look good for Gardevoir," Nori stated, "Unfortunately, it seems Gardevoir is unaware of how Hoopa's hands work in relation to his body and thus was probably expecting the rest of him to move with the hand."

Machoke's eyes widened as he thought, 'Dammit, that completely slipped my mind! I should have told her about that!' Gardevoir rubbing her head with one hand while using the other to push herself up, turning and noticing Machoke's look. She could tell exactly what he was thinking and thus gave him a sweet smile.

"It's okay, Machoke," she said as the boy blinked, the girl nodding and adding, "That didn't do all that much damage to me and now I know how his hands work, so it's all good."

Machoke gave her a light smile only for that to turn to fear when suddenly, Gardevoir was cut off when Hoopa placed a firm grip against her neck, smirking and saying, "You may know how my hands work now, but turning your back to me certainly isn't gonna help you take advantage of that!"

"GARDEVOIR, FIGHT IT!" Machoke spat as the girl placed a firm grip against the hand, trying to pry its fingers off but to no avail as Hoopa lifted her up, planting her back against the canvas with a choke slam while his fans once again cheered.

"Gardevoir did a good job against Diancie, but these two mistakes are certainly making it hard for her to land so much as a hit on Hoopa," Nori explained as Reika gritted her teeth, growling, "Come on, Gardevoir. You're better than this."

Gardevoir knew this to be true as Hoopa floated over her with his fists at the ready. But just as he was about to send an onslaught like when he fought the Bouncing Biceps, the girl was ready as she rested her arms firmly against the mat, lifting her lower body as she planted both feet hard into his chin.

Hoopa's eyes were wide, his teeth gritted as he flew up into the air, the crowd cheering as Gardevoir propelled herself up, Machoke's eyes and mouth wide in amazement as she proceeded to latch her ankles around the genie's neck, taking hold of his tail and shouting, "METEOR WARHEAD!" planting his head hard into the mat.

Reika rose her fist in the air, shouting, "YOU ROCK, GARDEVOIR!" Hoopa collapsing as Kirlia nodded, saying, "That was so cool," stars in her eyes as she added, "That reminds me of the glory days, pulling out comebacks like that."

"That was absolutely brilliant," Lucario said, nodding his head as Clauncher said, "Yeah, she came up with a new signature move without even trying. It was cool when Machoke came up with two finishers on his own, but he didn't think of them on the spot, right?"

"Gardevoir, that was amazing!" Machoke exclaimed as the girl blushed lightly, a smile forming as she squealed, "I know, right!? I can't believe I came up with a stronger version of my Meteor Bomb!" the crowd equally impressed as Nori stated, "It's just as Gardevoir said. She just thought up an upgrade for her very first slam move just like that."

Diancie gasped at the sight of this and squeaked, "Are you okay!?" the genie slowly pushing himself up and sighing, "Come on, you know I can take more than that. This was but a minor setback."

"Yeah, you're right," Diancie replied with a light smile, "I should know better," the genie nodding and remarking, "Yeah, you should," before rolling his eyes and turning back to Gardevoir.

With only a little less than a minute before the tornado tag portion, he knew he would need to at least do something before Machoke joined the fight and thus headed toward Gardevoir, the girl holding up her arms defensively. However, he saw this coming as he sent one punch into her arms while sending his other fist sideways into her side, the girl wincing. But just as her friends were about to worry, she ignored the pain and threw her arms out, forcing Hoopa's fist away from her before sending both palms into his face.

The crowd cheered as Nori said, "Hoopa was doing amazing against Gardevoir before, but now she's managed to whip out another counter," the genie backing up as Beedrill added, "It's also worth note that five minutes have passed now."

Nori nodded and replied, "You are absolutely right," before ringing the bell, signalling the tornado tag portion as Machoke leapt over the ropes to join his girlfriend, Diancie doing the same while Hoopa rubbed his face. Not only had the move caught him off-guard, but he could not believe just how strong that had been. He knew that Gardevoir was tougher than she looked, but not that much tougher.

"Great job, sweetie," Machoke said with a grin as he patted her on the shoulder, Diancie looking at Hoopa with concern as the genie smirked and said, "This is another minor setback. Now that we're working together, we can win this."

Diancie nodded with a light smile as Machoke turned to Gardevoir, asking, "You ready for a team move?" the girl nodding as the boy leapt atop her hands. Gardevoir then proceeded to propel him up into the air as he flew toward both opponents with his legs out.

However, Hoopa saw this coming as he said, "Now," sending his hands forward while Diancie followed suit, each one grabbing into a separate foot.

Machoke's eyes widened as the two threw him downward. But just as he was about to hit the mat, Gardevoir sprinted over and took hold of the boy's shoulders, stopping his descent as she winced slightly from the force of the parts she had grabbed pushing down on her hands. Luckily, due to all the strength she had acquired since she merged with her power, she was able to handle it as a light smile formed on her face, Machoke grinning and asking, "You thinking what I'm thinking?"

The crowd cheered wildly as Gardevoir proceeded to lift Machoke high above her head, Diancie coming up with him due to her still holding onto his foot as Hoopa's hands were still latched to the other. The genie was just about to return them only for Gardevoir to lean back, Machoke's foot headed toward the mat as Diancie was soon slammed into that very spot, gritting her teeth from the pain while the back of Hoopa's hands made contact as well, the crow cheering wildly.

"And just as it seemed Machoke and Gardevoir's original plan failed, the Glamourous Fighting Machines respond with a much more impressive counter, the likes of which I've never seen!" Nori squealed as Machoke's friends were beyond ecstatic.

Hoopa gritted his teeth not just in response to the pain to his hands but also due to annoyance as he spat, "As if I'd let you get away with that!" having said parts apply a firm grip to Machoke's foot and pull on it, trapping the boy in place as he struggled to move, trying his hardest to shake them off.

Gardevoir gasped and knelt down to try prying the hands off only for Hoopa to swing his ring around, shouting, "DEMONIC HORN!" flinging the item into Gardevoir's back while spikes sprouted from it.

The girl cried out in pain as a small cut formed, a bit of blood flying out while Diancie rose to her feet. Seeing a big advantage here, the sylph wasted no time sending her crystal-encrusted fists into Machoke's face, blood coming from his nostrils as his friends gasped.

Diancie's fans cheered as she proceeded to leap on top of him, knocking him on his back as Hoopa finally retracted his hands, saying, "Excellent work," Diancie nodding before lifting up her arms, cupping her hands together and shouting, "DIAMOND GAVEL!" sending them hard into the boy's face.

Gardevoir gasped, "MACHOKE!" but just as she was about to help, Hoopa floated behind her and latched his hands onto her sides, lifting her up and leaning backward, planting her head hard into the mat.

While the Demonic Angels' fanbase was happy, everyone else was beyond concerned now as Nori stated, "While that counter was certainly effective, it is nothing compared to the might of Diancie's diamond material and Hoopa's ability to shock and amaze. Can the Glamourous Fighting Machines get out of this one?" a part of her really hoping they would. After all, this was Machoke and he had a knack for that sort of thing.