With Drizzile's match out of the way, everyone was headed to the Downtown Community Arena for the next fight. When everyone arrived, those from outside of Edmonton were curious as to the choice of location. After all, when they heard arena, they figured it was another standard sports area. They had not expected an indoor hockey rink.

Either way, there was not nearly as much for everyone to do here while they waited for the match to begin. As such, many just simply walked around the area while Scorbunny and Rillaboom decided to head off somewhere to train a little bit more. After all, their matches would be very soon and they wanted to be ready.

Both worked hard while Scorbunny said, "That Rapidight will wish she never left the farm," Rillaboom grunting, "And Melmetal's gonna pay for what he did to Vaporeon!

All the while, Drizzile walked around with the girls. Although Rolycoly could not help but feel a touch nervous when he joined them. Morgrem had offered to save them all front row seats, and for some reason, she had convinced the golem to spend time with the others.

However, he had to remember that he had been without her before. Thus he took a deep breath and smiled at Geneva, asking, "So, um, do you like ice skating?"

"Yeah, though I don't do it as much as I'd like to," she replied, "Why? Would you like to go skating sometime?" the golem nodding and replying, "Yeah, I'd love to. That rink at West Ed looks rather nice, even if it is only available to the general public at certain times."

During this time, Drednaw was busy sharpening her horn. After all, despite having seen very little, she knew full well that Unown was not to be taken lightly. He had defeated Monferno so easily and there was no way the tortoise would allow that to happen to her.

The time soon passed before everyone gathered in front of a large ice rink with a wrestling ring right in the middle of it. Shaymin and Tori sat behind a podium while the hedgehog exclaimed, "It's almost time for the second match to begin! I imagine many of you are probably curious about our choice of location this time!"

Tori nodded and added, "Much like the lake, this was chosen to make the match more interesting. Basically, if anyone falls out of the ring, well, let's just say they'd better be damn good on the ice otherwise it might be a nightmare for them to get back into the ring. Not to mention the amount of pain just falling on that ice would cause."

"I just thought of something," Allie uttered, "Why do they only use these kinds of gimmicks for some matches but not all of them?" Drizzile shrugging and replying, "Hey, it allowed me to face my opponents under fair conditions, so I'm not complaining."

"In the red corner, hailing from Mexico is a mighty combination of ancient letters who has truly proven himself a force to be reckoned with!" Shaymin stated, "He made really quick work of Monferno, and one can only imagine how quickly he might just win this one! Give it up for Unown!"

The Mexican fans all cheered wildly while Unown decided now was a good time to show off one of his forms. Thus he separated his letters from each other and reformed them into the shape of a fox. With that, he raced across the ice with ease and leapt into the air, flipping vertically onto the ring's surface.

"And in the blue corner, we have the Icelandic tortoise with rocks growing out of her!" Tori exclaimed, "She took in a lot of punishment from Magnezone and ultimately came out on top, but can she give Unown a run for his money!? Drednaw, everyone!"

The Icelandic crowd went wild when the tortoise entered the area on all fours. She then used her hands to slide forward and tucked her arms and legs into her shell. And once she was close enough to the ring, she used her tail to propel herself into the air and under the bottom ropes.

Needless to say, many people were very impressed by this as Rolycoly uttered, "Holy shit, she timed that so perfectly. I couldn't see myself pulling off something like that, and I'm short enough to fit under those ropes."

Drednaw stood upright and let out a loud battle cry with her fists raised in the air. She then glared at Unown and grunted, "Before we begin, I need to know something. Yesterday, during my match, you weren't there. You left the area and didn't bother to stick around for any of the other matches. Why is that?"

The crowd stared before one member uttered, "Now that she mentions it, that's true," another adding, "That's a really good point. Wouldn't it have been beneficial for him to stick around and check out the competition?"

Drizzile nodded and said, "I didn't think too much about that, but she's right. He wasn't even there to see my match," the others turning to face him and uttering, "He wasn't!?"

Unown chuckled and replied, "How very perceptive of you, but yes, you're right. I have not watched a single match throughout this tournament. In fact, I only knew to come here because it's on the official Hero Olympics website, so I didn't even need to go to the Expo Centre to know to come here."

"Wait, so you've been here since noon!?" the Drednaw retorted while the crowd and even Shaymin and Tori were even more shocked. Why would anyone do that?"

They would know soon enough when the odd being chuckled, "Well, I like to go into a match with a fresh slate. I find it more fun to face an opponent knowing nothing about them in advance. That way, I can see what kinds of abilities they can use first-hand as opposed to watching someone else fall victim to them and devising strategies based off of that."

Drednaw narrowed her eyelids and grunted, "That's fine by me. That just means you'll be easy pickings," planting her fist into her palm, "Just you wait. I'll wipe that smug look off your face soon enough."

When Unown rolled his eye and struck a fighting stance, Shaymin nodded and squealed, "Well, folks, the combatants are set! Let's begin!" and rang the bell.

Drednaw immediately raced toward Unown and thought, 'If this turns out like his match with Monferno, he'll likely allow me to hit him so he can learn my tactics. That's fine by me. I'll dish out all my best skills and make sure he can't take advantage of them! He's basically guaranteed his failure!'

Sure enough, Unown did not put up much of an effort, thus the tortoise easily rammed her elbow along with its spike as hard as she could into his chest. She then took hold of his shoulders and rammed her horn into his skull, shouting, "HORN SMASH!"

The Icelandic crowd went wild while Shaymin stated, "And Drednaw's already on the offensive! She's determined to defeat her opponent as quickly as possible!" the tortoise unleashing a barrage of karate chops before opening her mouth and barking, "STONE JAWS!"

She bit into his shoulder and kept her teeth there until he lifted up his arms. But much like when he tried this against Monferno, Drednaw refused to let him counter, thus she removed her jaws and lifted him up, resting his back against her horn and pulling as hard as she could on his legs and chin.

The Icelandic crowd continued to go wild while Scorbunny uttered, "She's much better than she was when she fought Magnezone," Rillaboom shaking her head and replying, "Well, I do feel she has improved, but most of those hits are a result of Unown's arrogance. And she knows this, so she's dishing out all of her best moves right now so he can't take advantage of her battle tactics later. It's a good tactic, but it could also be risky. Using that many strong attacks in succession can put a major toll on one's energy."

Whatever the case, it seemed as if Drednaw had this match in the bag when she leapt into the air and leaned backward, planting Unown's side into the canvas and shouting, "ROCK BACKBREAKER SUPLEX!"

It seemed as if her strategy might very well have worked when Unown struggled to get up. It certainly made sense. After all, the tortoise was physically stronger than Monferno, so it only stood to reason her best moves would deal far more damage.

However, all she had to see was that the odd being was still able to move at all. As such, she aimed her foot at his ribcage only for him to wrap his arm around her ankle. Her eyes widened when he yanked back and caused her to trip and fall on her shell.

The Mexican crowd grinned while Unown rose to his feet, Drednaw trying her hardest to climb back to her feet only to take his foot to her gut. As if that was not enough, he chuckled and exclaimed, "ANCIENT POWER!" before separating his body parts and shifting them into the form of Japanese rhino beetle.

This caused his weight to increase dramatically while Drednaw could feel the pressure. She winced in pain and slowly rose her hands to take hold of his ankle. However, this proved pointless when he leapt off of her and flipped himself upside-down, descending toward her and barking, "ANCIENT KABUTO MISSILE!"

He then rammed his horn into her gut, and while her carapace provided some protection, it was not enough, thus she already coughed up blood despite having only taken in two hits so far. The Icelandic crowd watched with concern while he lifted Drednaw up and held her up onto his shoulders. He then leaned backward and planted the back of her head into the canvas before he released his hold and distanced himself from her.

"Things started off very heavily in Drednaw's favour, but just like when he fought Monferno, Unown has made quite an impressive comeback," Shaymin stated, "As if the hits themselves weren't bad enough, he's even managed to knock Drednaw onto her shell twice!"

"I'll admit, you are much, much stronger than Monferno, that's for sure," Unown quipped, "In fact, your moves actually managed to hurt me. But even with that in mind, your style is much more flawed. While Monferno was quick on her feet, you're slow and sluggish. Hell, if I hadn't let you hit me, you never would have dealt any damage to me at all."

Drednaw growled and opened her mouth, attempting to bite his ankle only for the odd being to step back. He then waved his finger at her and shook his head before he said, "Don't try to cut people off. It's rude."

The tortoise grimaced while he sighed, "You know what your biggest weakness is, though? You're a tortoise. That means you can't do a thing to me now that you're on your back," only for Drednaw to smirk and retort, "You think so, do you?"

Unown's eye went wide when she planted her hands against the mat and flipped herself two hundred and seventy degrees. Before he could even respond, she planted her foot hard into his face and caused him to fall on his back while she righted herself up, smirking and grunting, "You're not the only one who can play possum."

The Icelandic crowd went wild as Rillaboom uttered, "Colour me impressed," Morgrem and Rolycoly both uttering, "She could have done that the whole time?"

Of course, by this point, Drednaw could tell that she could not allow this match to continue any longer. As such, she lifted Unown above her head and hurled him over the ropes. The Icelandic crowd went wild when the odd being fell hard against the ice and slid across it, his body starting to twitch again.

Drednaw smirked and thought, 'Just try to get back into the ring now,' her eyes wide with terror when Unown shouted, "ANCIENT POWER!" and took on his fox form again. He managed to stand up perfectly while Allie uttered, "Oh no, that's right. She didn't see how he entered the ring."

The tortoise could not believe that she had made such an oversight. Of course someone with his power would be able to find a way to walk on ice without trouble. Although a part of her could not help but wonder why this of all forms allowed him to do so.

Unown easily sprinted across the surface and leapt into the air. He then spun toward a still spellbound Drednaw and rammed himself hard into her face, barking, "ANCIENT FLYING FOX WHEEL!"

Back in the hospital, Vaporeon winced and shifted in her bed. Somehow, just the sound of that name from the TV stirred movement in her, but why? Whatever the case, it certainly did not last as she was back to her unconscious state within a matter of seconds.

Drednaw was once again on her back, but now that she had revealed her secret, she saw no need to pretend that she was unable to get up. Thus she once again flipped herself upright and breathed heavily, gasping, "How is a fox able to walk on ice?"

"You have heard of arctic foxes, haven't you?" Unown remarked before she growled, "That's a cop-out and you know it!"

Even so, this certainly ruined her plan, and she would need to think fast as Unown seemed to have much more in store for her. As such, he leapt into the air and yelled, "ANCIENT POWER!" this time taking the form of a falcon.

Before Drednaw even had a chance to retaliate, Unown proceeded to grab onto her shoulders and lift her up. A smirk formed on his face before he flipped three hundred and sixty degrees backward and released his hold. Just as the crowd suspected, this was enough for Drednaw to fly out of the ring and land skull-first onto the ice.

A small crack formed as a nearby staff member stared in horror only for Shaymin to say reassuringly, "Don't worry. We'll have it repaired once the match is over."

All the while, Tori started a twenty count while Drednaw placed her hands against the mat to push herself up. Unfortunately, unlike the first couple of times she did this, it failed when her hands slipped and caused her to fall on her shell. Her eyes were wide with horror as she tried desperately to get back up only to fail each time.

"I knew it," Unown said with an implied smirk while everyone else stared in confusion, "The odd way you approached the ring said it all. You can't walk on ice, can you?" Tori now at seven seconds, "Kind of ironic for someone who grew up in a country called Iceland, but oh well."

He then returned to his normal form, folded his arms behind his back and added, "It feels cheap to win like this, but a victory's a victory. But look on the bright side. At least this way, you won't be hospitalized like Monferno."

Drizzile watched with intensity and thought, 'Okay, yeah, he's scary. Very scary. Even more so than Runerigus. But I'm sure I can beat him,' nervous sweat forming on his face while his mind added, 'Right?'

When Tori reached fifteen seconds, Drednaw growled and planted her elbow spikes into the ice. With that, she took a deep breath and pushed herself upright. Unown saw this as his eye went wide, the Icelandic crowd cheering. Though the tortoise knew she needed to be fast as she only had two seconds.

With that in mind, she applied as much force as possible to used her foot to boost herself forward. And once she was close to the ring, she grabbed onto the bottom rope just in time for Tori to stop herself from counting to twenty.

"And after a very close call, Drednaw has managed to overcome her weakness and save herself from a ring out!" the woman exclaimed while the tortoise bit into the side of the ring and pulled herself back up into it, her feet sliding back and forth on the ice before she could do so. If anything, it was a miracle she had managed to glide toward the ring at all.

Even so, she felt more than ready while she breathed heavily and glared at Unown. Strangely enough, this made Drizzile feel at ease. While she may have been physically strong, he had a feeling she would have been a much better opponent for him.

And of course, Drednaw would not allow Unown to have another chance to take her down. As such, she raced forward and rammed her horn hard into his gut, grunting, "HORN SMASH!"

Unown winced before she latched onto his shoulders and grunted, "I'll admit, you are right about one thing. It's embarrassing that I can't just walk on ice after living most of my life in a place known for it. But I'm not gonna let that stop me!"

With that in mind, she lifted the odd being up while the Icelandic crowd cheered heavily. One member smiled and yelled, "Don't worry, Drednaw! I won't judge you for that!" the others shouting their own words of encouragement. And while this was a minor thing, the tortoise could not help but blush.

But just as she was seconds away from slamming Unown's skull into the canvas, the odd being narrowed his eyelids and grunted, "Ancient Power," before his letters once again separated. This caused Drednaw to release her hold, though she managed to right herself up just in time to stop the back of her head from hitting the mat.

Even so, this hardly mattered when Unown took on the form of a gorilla, Rillaboom's eyes wide with shock while Scorbunny whimpered, "Is there any animal he can't turn into?"

Although right now, Drizzile's biggest fear was what Unown had done before he took on this new form. He had used his transformation power to free himself from a hold. Just how long had he been able to do that? Had he taken in that first slam Drednaw used on purpose?

The Mexican fans all cheered wildly while Unown latched onto Drednaw from behind and lifted her up, exclaiming, "Let me show you a real suplex!" ramming the back of her head into the canvas.

Drednaw gritted her teeth and ignored the pain before latching her ankles onto Unown's sides. However, he once again separated his letters and took on the form of a snake. And after the tortoise fell onto her shell, he slithered behind her and wrapped his tail around her neck, hissing, "ANCIENT SNAKE NOOSE!"

Drednaw could not believe it. She should have been able to easily escape from a move like this. And yet this caused her so much more pain than it should have. As such, she gagged while her eyelids started to close.

Allie turned to Drizzile whose confidence had just about left him at this point. She really hoped he could get over that sense of dread in time for the match. After all, he would certainly need to be at his best to face an opponent like this.

But just as Drednaw was about to pass out, the chameleon shocked everyone when he stood up and cried, "Come on, Drednaw! Fight it! You can still win!"

Even the Icelandic crowd could not help but stare wide-eyed while Shaymin exclaimed, "You just heard it yourself, folks! Drizzile just cheered for a possible semi-finals opponent! Now that is some amazing sportsmanship!"

'Sportsmanship my ass,' Unown thought with his eye narrowed, 'He's just afraid to fight me. May as well give him more of a reason,' tightening his grip on Drednaw's neck with an implied smirk.

However, it seemed as if Drizzile's words really had worked when the tortoise ignored the additional pain and frowned. She then placed a firm grip against the odd being's tail and grunted, "Don't worry, Drizzile! I'll make sure you and I have ourselves a good semi-finals match!"

The crowd stared when she rose to her feet, now completely ignoring all of the pain Unown had caused. He shook his head and thought, 'How did that work!?' It was truly incredible. For the first time in the entire tournament, he was legitimately frightened, so much so that he did not even respond when Drednaw tilted her body forward and swung him downward, planting his chin into the canvas.

"Wow," Bailey uttered, "You really helped her out there," Morgrem grinning and replying, "It's amazing what words of encouragement can accomplish."

But when Unown released his hold on Drednaw, the Icelandic crowd cheered only to stop when they noticed something off. As soon as Drednaw's burst of strength came, it left and now all she could do was breathe heavily with her arms feeling limp. She tried her hardest to keep her eyes open and thought, 'No, I can do this. I meant what I said. I can...'

Unfortunately, she could no longer continue, thus her eyes closed completely before she fell forward and passed out. Unown rose back up and returned to his normal form, breathing heavily with terror still in his expression. But Drizzile did not notice this. All he could see right now was Drednaw's current condition. Despite his words having some effect on her, she had still lost.

Either way, Tori soon reached ten seconds and rang the bell before she exclaimed, "And after, god, probably the most intense match so far, Unown has won the match and will face Drizzile in the semi-finals!" the Mexican crowd going wild as Unown's fear left him. Thus he implied a big smile with his eye and held his arms in the air.

He then turned to face Drizzile and said, "I look forward to our match in three days," blinking his eye in a way that implied a wink. Needless to say, the chameleon's fear was at its peak while he thought, 'No, I'm not supposed to be scared anymore. What's wrong with me?'

Rillaboom could see it and understood perfectly. After all, this was exactly how she felt about facing Melmetal. All she could do was hope that by the time their match came, he could move past it.

"Oh god, that letter guy is scary," Bailey whimpered while she hugged herself and trembled, Geneva nodding and replying, "Yeah, but Drizzile will totally beat the shit out of him. Right?" Allie resting a hand on his shoulder with a sweet smile. And while this calmed his nerves a little bit, he would need more than a little reassurance.

Though for now, he had to put his efforts into supporting his friends. And he suddenly remembered this when Shaymin squealed, "That sure was a spectacle, but we got two more matches to go! Our next one will take place at the Edmonton West Soccer Centre!"

Scorbunny's eyes sparkled as she squealed, "I get to fight in a Football centre!? That's so cool!" Though most of all, it gave her a great idea for her next entrance.

Drizzile took a deep breath and smiled before getting up to join her. Right now, cheering for her was far more important than dreading his next match. But even so, he really hoped he would stand a chance against Unown. He could just tell this guy was worse than anyone else he had fought up to this point.