Note: Some Pokemon designs here may confuse you. While I've mentioned already that armless Pokemon or those who are just heads in the main canon will be altered to fit the wrestling theme, Lairon, Heracross and Diancie's heads are different. And while I would recommend reading the first Earth's Protectors for context, I'll be nice and provide an explanation for each of these later.

Shaymin and the others had only flown through time and space for a little over a minute, but it felt like a few hours. After all, the vessel was even faster than they thought. As such, those who felt prepared were now terrified out of their minds while Rolycoly and Drizzile embraced one-another.

After a little longer, their flight finally ended when their vessel arrived, Shaymin saying, "Here we are, everyone, the year twenty eighteen."

"Wait, did you say twenty eighteen?" Vaporeon uttered, Drizzile's eyes wide with shock as he said, "I can't believe it."

He then looked out the window on the front of the vessel, and sure enough, they had not only flown to this particular time line but they were also in Tokyo. Shaymin, however, was much more focused on finding a place to land while everyone else was just as amazed as Drizzile.

However, after a while, there was one thing that confused Vaporeon. While she looked through the city, she enquired, "So you're sure this is where they went?"

"Well, my top scientists told me this would work one hundred percent," Shaymin replied, "They injected it with Jikan. Apparently, that guarantees a perfect reading."

After a while, Rillaboom frowned and sighed, "I hate to say it, but I see where Vaporeon's coming from. I know I should be happy about this, but no one seems to be suffering in the slightest. The streets are also full, which kinda tells me people aren't gathered together to watch a big fight."

"Not only that, but there's an awful lot of heroes walking around," Morgrem added before Shaymin looked down and said, "You're right."

Sure enough, while the human population still outnumbered the heroes as usual, there was a rather big gathering, and not the ones Shaymin had expected to see. There was a green bug walking with an orange falcon and a red bug-like knight in shogun armour along with an orange gecko. And there were so many more.

"Wait a minute," Shaymin uttered, "Normally when this many heroes are gathered in one place, it means there's a big government funded event coming up. But why would that be? There are no events recorded for this year."

"Wait, for real?" Scorbunny remarked, "You sure you got your dates right?" Melmetal replying, "Miss Chairwoman's right. According to the history books, this particular day was just another ordinary day like any other."

Morgrem thought about this for a few seconds before gasping, "Oh my god! Palkia and Dialga are already spreading their reign of terror! They've made a change in history!" waving her fingers in a spooky fashion while Rolycoly placed his hands over his mouth and trembled in terror.

"Well, that is certainly a possibility," Rillaboom replied, "But this doesn't seem that bad. In fact, it looks like whatever they did has made people happy."

If anything, that only made this more suspect. With that in mind, Shaymin eventually found a place to land. Luckily, ships from Hero Planet were common, even back in the twenty tens, so no one within the vicinity really questioned it. And considering how many heroes from different countries were currently in Tokyo, it made even more sense.

And so, Shaymin emerged and stretched before saying, "Now, remember, we can't let anyone know we're from the future. Ideally, I'm hoping we can take care of this without having to employ the help of any of this generation's heroes."

"You know, come to think of it-" Drizzile uttered, "Are we really needed in this era? In this time line, the Mach family is still a thing. I mean, Lucario and Machoke, both of which have won at least one tournament each are still alive. By this time in history, Machoke had already beaten six villains who snuck their way into tournaments. Not only that, but he also saved the world from Giratina."

"Yeah, but Giratina's strength had dropped significantly since his body had been dead for ages and he didn't think to train it," Vaporeon replied, "I imagine even the mighty Machoke might need our help."

But while the heroes all looked around, they noticed various fliers and TV ads all over the place talking about an event called The Ultimate World Team Tournament being held in Tokyo. It was at that moment that Shaymin understood everything as she gasped, "Oh my god! They're actually holding this again!?"

Rillaboom blinked and enquired, "Again?" Melmetal explaining, "That's right. The Ultimate World Team Tournament is a big deal, but it's only ever been held twice. After the second one, the government just stopped doing it."

"Yeah," Shaymin sighed, "Apparently, it wasn't as profitable as the Hero Olympics. I think I know why it wasn't as profitable, but it's not like it wasn't popular at all. Just seeing teams of heroes fight was more than enough to fill seats, so I really don't see what's so risky about holding it again."

After a few seconds, Vaporeon's eyes widened as she gasped, "Wait, you don't think Dialga and Palkia somehow convinced Hero Planet's chairman to hold this, do you!?" Melmetal uttering, "Oh my god, you might be right. If they did this, then they might very well be trying the same thing I did."

"But that doesn't make sense," Shaymin uttered, "Palkia told me their plan was to eradicate the world's heroes. Why would they need an event where they're not allowed to kill anyone for that?"

Everyone then turned to Melmetal. They figured if anyone would know, it would be him. As such, the cyborg folded his arms, formed a finger on his right hand and scratched the side of his head. Then after a while, he gasped, "I got it! Wow, that's diabolical!"

"What is it?" Morgrem enquired, Melmetal explaining, "It's risky, very risky, but it's actually less dangerous than just going from country to country and murdering heroes left and right. They're trying to bring a whole bunch of the world's greatest heroes together so they can beat the best of the best in competition. This will make them so famous that every villain left on the planet will want to team up with them. They'll start by slaughtering everyone who entered the tournament in the first place so the world's best fighters will be out of the way. That way, no one will be able to stop them no matter what."

Shaymin smirked and folded her arms, saying, "Well, they clearly did not plan for our coming. My presence alone pretty much guarantees that we might not even have to fight them. They made a really stupid move."

The others stared at her for a few seconds before the majority understood what she meant. All they had to do was expose the dragons to Hero Planet's chairman and they would be disqualified before the elimination round could begin. This was perfect.

Rillaboom looked at a nearby poster that indicated they all had a week to go before the big event started. Though it also mentioned that unlike the last time the event was held, only sixty four heroes were allowed to enter, making for a total of thirty two teams. But luckily for them, Shaymin noticed on the official website that registration had just started and so far, only four had entered, with Palkia and Dialga being half of them.

"Well, this is perfect," Scorbunny squealed, "We can all make our own teams," Morgrem and Rolycoly both smiling at one-another and holding each other in a tight embrace.

But just as the heroes' excitement grew, Shaymin remarked, "Nope, we don't need to compete. Apparently, the chairman and his wife are already here to manage the event. All we need to do is tell them Dialga and Palkia are evil and problem solved. They'll rot away in prison and we won't have to do a thing."

While this was certainly the most logical step, most of the heroes could not help but feel a tad disappointed by this. But even so, Rillaboom and Drizzile both agreed this was for the best, and while Vaporeon normally would have shared that mindset, she really wanted a chance to partake, but why?

Either way, the eight of them all headed to an address listed on the site. And when they arrived, they noticed quite a few famous heroes already in line to register. Along with the four spotted earlier, there was also a dark-blue dragon with features that resembled a plane and a grey dinosaur covered in iron armour that resembled a spine. The only part not covered was his skull.

There was also a cyborg with a perfectly round head that had magnets attached to the cheeks along with a short blue turtle with a squirrel tail. There was also a grey sylph with a pink diamond on her forehead and matching long hair.

But of course, the major standouts were the heroes of Tokyo. And while only two of them still officially lived there, there was no way the others would sit this out. The two at the front of the line in particular were the tag team champions of this generation.

The first was a grey reptilian man with great physique, narrow red eyes and ridges on his skull. With a black speedo and red stripes on his arms, this was Machoke.

Next to him was his wife, a beautiful woman with a snow white body that resembled a gown. Although her hair, arms and legs were green. She also had a red spike that resembled a fin growing out of her chest, but surprisingly, it was nowhere near as sharp as it looked. Either way, she also had a very strong reputation and went by the name Gardevoir. Currently, she wore a spiked collar around her neck and a red jersey with a hole in the chest area courtesy of her spike.

Behind the couple was a skinny man with a green upper body and a white lower body. He had round hips and strong legs along with two spikes similar to Gardevoir's coming out of his chest and back. His arms were shaped like tonfas and his elbows were blades. With a white head with green hair that resembled a helmet, this was Gardevoir's brother, Gallade.

Next to him was his own wife, a tan woman with five blunt protrusions along her head. She also wore boxing gloves and a light-purple tunic and was named Hitmonchan.

Although strangely enough, the last hero in Tokyo was not in line. In fact, she was currently resting up against a nearby signpost watching her friends register.

She was a tall red chicken with features similar to that of a falcon. Down the back of her head and shoulders were beige feathers that looked like hair. The lower halves of her legs were yellow and her talons and wrists were grey and resembled bandages. This was Blaziken, Machoke's first rival.

As soon as Scorbunny saw her, her eyes sparkled as she uttered, "Oh my god, it's Blaziken," panting heavily as Vaporeon nodded and said, "Oh yeah, she's your idol, right?"

The rabbit nodded and squeaked, "Oh, how I'd love to team up with her! It sucks that we're not really signing up, because then I could be her partner!" the fox blinking and tapping her chin with a thoughtful look in her eyes.

And there were so much more, Shaymin saying, "Well, look at that. Only a few are signing up right now. We're in luck," a big grin on her face while Morgrem and Rolycoly looked down. While this was convenient, they were not even there to sign up anyway.

Machoke grinned after he registered himself and Gardevoir, exclaiming, "Look at that! We're the first team to sign up! Honey, you're a genius!" Gardevoir giggling, "Well, it only stands to reason that showing up an hour in advance would guarantee us a front spot."

A wasp with stingers for hands named Beedrill implied a smile with his eyes and said, "I knew there was no way you two would sit this one out. But be warned. We're totally gonna crush you this time," a purple butterfly with stubby blue hands named Butterfree grunting, "Damn straight. Thankfully, Ditto and Ditta are rotting in prison. I swear, I wish I could have been the one to put them out of commission after they stole our spot in the last one!"

"I'm a little surprised you're holding this again, though," Machoke stated, "I thought you weren't interested in it anymore," Beedrill replying, "Well, that's true. But we had quite a bit of persuasion."

It was at that moment that the couple noticed Dialga and Palkia seated right next to the bugs, the blue dragon dressed in a suit and tie while the purple one wore a dress. Both were rather embarrassed to be seen in such outfits, but they had no choice but to accept this.

Machoke blinked and uttered, "Oh, hello," Gardevoir giving a light curtsy. Both dragons bowed their heads before Beedrill explained, "This is Palkia and Dialga. They're our new advisers."

Despite how big the crowd was, Shaymin and the others heard this. Thus their eyes widened with horror while Drizzile uttered, "Did I hear that right?"

Rillaboom blinked and enquired, "Shaymin, was this a common thing back then? I thought one would need years of experience to become an adviser for the chairperson," the hedgehog growling, "You're right. I know things weren't quite as strict in this time line, but I'm pretty sure that was still a rule. I don't know what kind of strings they pulled, but I'm definitely putting a stop to this."

Sure enough, Beedrill mentioned how the two had confirmed having years of experience in the office of their home planets, and for Dialga, this was technically true. While he did not have an official position, his father, who was the ruler of the planet, had allowed him to attend various meetings and the like. And since Palkia was his partner right now, that was good enough. On top of that, the blue dragon even had an official government card that he had custom made for himself in preparation for this day. And for some reason, the residents of his planet did not date government cards, so that worked perfectly for him.

"Basically, it was their idea to host the event again but with a few new twists," Beedrill stated before Machoke and Gardevoir nodded with big smiles.

At that moment, a purple lizard with a yellow belly and electric frills that went from his nose to the back of his neck growled, "Can you guys move it along!? Some of us have other things to do!"

Gallade laughed nervously and uttered, "I'm kinda with him on this," Machoke and Gardevoir chuckling and exiting the line to join Blaziken. And of course, as much as Gallade would have liked to talk to the wasp and butterfly as well, he figured those behind him had waited long enough.

Shaymin frowned and grunted, "You were right, Melmetal. But just wait. Those happy looks of theirs will leave them soon enough."

Palkia had a big grin on her face while she whispered, "This is great. They're all lining up like cattle," Dialga sighing, "Please, try to keep quiet until none of them are nearby."

Thankfully, the dragons had not yet spotted Shaymin. Sure, Melmetal and Rillaboom stood out due to their height, but since Dialga and Palkia still had little knowledge of the time period they had come from over a week ago, they had no idea who these two heroes were.

After Gallade and Hitmonchan signed up, they returned to their friends with big smiles as the boxer squealed, "This is so exciting! I can't wait to compete again!" Gallade chuckling, "Me neither. I just hope I can make it past the first round this time. I don't care if I don't win the event. I just wanna win one match this time."

He then released light tears and sniffed, "Is that really so much to ask!?" Machoke and Blaziken laughing nervously while Gardevoir gave her brother a hug and squeaked, "I'm sure you can do it this time! I'll always believe in you, big bro!"

Gallade took a deep breath and sighed, "What did I do to deserve all of you guys?" Hitmonchan chuckling before looking around and asking, "Hey, where's Aipom?" Machoke replying, "She said she had a lot of cleaning to do at home. Though don't worry, she'll definitely be there to cheer us on."

After many more teams registered, Shaymin and her group were finally at the front. And as soon as Dialga spotted her, his eyes widened as he uttered, "How?" Beedrill turning to him and asking, "Is something wrong?"

The blue dragon cleared his throat before Palkia whispered, "Quiet, you'll expose everything," Dialga glaring at her before Shaymin smirked and thought, 'Oh, yes, something is terribly wrong. You know exactly what that is, don't you?'

"So, do you wish to sign up?" Beedrill enquired only for the hedgehog to reply, "Actually, I came here for a different reason," the remaining teams behind her groaning before she sighed, "This takes precedence over you guys, because I'm about to prevent a major rule violation from taking place!"

"Wait, you are?" Butterfree enquired before Melmetal nodded and said, "Just to be sure, it is against the rules for villains to enter any tournament for heroes, right?"

Beedrill nodded and replied, "But of course it is. Are you saying one of our teams works for the side of evil?" Palkia releasing nervous sweat only for Dialga to fold his arms and grit his teeth, thinking, 'No, this is not how our plan is thwarted.'

However, he did wince briefly when Shaymin pointed at him and his partner and spat, "These two are villains! They came to my home planet, beat me up and talked about how they were going to wipe out the entire hero population!" many of the heroes in line gasping upon hearing this.

Machoke and his friends also overheard this as the reptilian man groaned, "Oh, you've gotta be kidding," Gallade replying, "At least we didn't have to wait for you to fight them this time."

"I demand you boot these two out of the tournament and out of Hero Planet's office immediately!" Shaymin snapped while Palkia started to gnaw on her nails. However, she calmed down when Dialga turned to her and gave her a reassuring look.

Beedrill folded his arms and said, "We will gladly do that, for sure," Butterfree glaring at the dragons until he added, "That is, as long as you can provide proof of what you've said."

"Wait, what?" Shaymin uttered as the wasp stated, "I want to believe you. Trust me, we had five villains sneak into the last one of these, and heck, my wife and I used to serve the side of evil. But unless you can provide proof, all we can assume is that you're trying to get them kicked out because you're butthurt over the fact that you lost to them."

Butterfree blinked and uttered, "Oh yeah, that's a really good point," before barking, "How do we know you've even met before!?" Melmetal tensing up while Shaymin stared awkwardly at him.

"Everything I said happened!" she snapped, "Do you have any idea who you're talking to!? I'm the chairwoman of-" only for Scorbunny to cover her mouth from behind and grin nervously, saying, "Sorry, um, she hasn't had her morning coffee. She's really on edge."

Beedrill blinked as Drizzile added, "We'll just leave right now, okay?" Palkia frowning while Butterfree said, "You'd better. I was just about to open up a can of whoopass," Beedrill sighing, "Honey, that's what security is for."

And so, all eight heroes exited the line as Morgrem sighed, "Great, now what do we do?" Rolycoly shrugging and replying, "Why don't we just enter the tournament? They're also participating, right?"

Shaymin bit her lower lip only for Melmetal to pat her on the back and say, "That's a good idea. We came here to fight them anyway, right?" the hedgehog whimpering, "I know, but I wanted to be able to fight them on my own accord."

She then took a deep breath, sported a more serious look and grunted, "Fine! If that's what it takes!" noticing the line moving much quicker until all of the heroes present had signed up. And luckily for them, there were still twenty spots open. After all, quite a few contestants still needed to come from other countries.

With that in mind, Melmetal implied a smile with his eye and said, "Come on, partner. Even if we have to make our way to the finals, we can stop them, right?" Shaymin blinking and uttering, "Partner? Are you saying you want to team up with me?"

The cyborg nodded before the hedgehog's eyes sparkled, thus she took hold of his wrist and marched over to the booth just as Beedrill and Butterfree were about to go on break. The wasp spotted her as Dialga growled, "Oh, good, you're back. Beedrill, you might wanna call security."

"Hold it," Shaymin remarked, holding out her hand before faking a sweet smile, "I just wanted to apologize for my behaviour earlier. I don't even know what came over me. I came all this way to sign up for the tournament and I let my emotions get the better of me. It's like my friend over there said," pointing at Scorbunny, "I get very irritable when I don't have my morning coffee."

"You know, now that I think about it, I have no idea how old she is," Rillaboom whispered before Drizzile shrugged and replied, "I'd say she must be in her twenties, but according to the history books, that wasp over there became chairman at the age of sixteen."

Beedrill blinked before Butterfree chuckled, "Oh, believe me, sister, I've had days like that. I guess we can forgive this one outburst, can't we, sweetie?" Beedrill nodding and dipping his right stinger into an ink well.

But just as he was about to have her and Melmetal sign, Palkia said, "Sir, with all due respect, I don't think we should let them join after-" only for Dialga to cover her mouth and state, "Go ahead."

The purple dragon stared at him only for him to whisper, "If we forbid them from entering, it'll look suspicious and they might start to think Shaymin told the truth about us. We already beat her once, and I'm sure this new ally of hers won't make her that much of a threat."

Palkia nodded and kept her mouth shut, thus the chairwoman and cyborg were registered as Beedrill said, "Very good. Be sure to come to the Nissan Stadium in a week from now. We'll post the location on our website in case you forget."

After that, he looked at the others and enquired, "Do any of you wish to enter?" Rolycoly and Morgrem immediately volunteering. And of course, the others were more than ready, Rillaboom grinning at Scorbunny and saying, "I just realized something."

"What is it?" Scorbunny uttered before the gorilla stated, "This is exactly what Eternatus told us about. He said we'd need our camaraderie to stop a serious threat someday. This is that exact threat."

The rabbit's eyes sparkled as she squealed, "Oh my god, yes!" before turning to face Vaporeon and adding, "Come on, Vaporeon, we can form a team together!"

The fox blinked and stared briefly at the rabbit. A light smile formed on her face, but just as she was about to accept, she stopped briefly and thought, 'Wait, this is my big chance. Ever since these four joined my team, they've upstaged me at every opportunity. I'll still cheer for them, but I need to do this on my own.'

With that in mind, she turned to face Beedrill and asked, "Excuse me, sir, has someone named Blaziken signed up?" the wasp blinking and replying, "Surprisingly, no. I thought for sure she would. You wanna ask her to team up with you?"

"Actually, my friend would love to," Vaporeon replied before she rested a hand on Scorbunny's shoulder. The rabbit's eyes were wide with shock as she slowly turned to face the fox. And when she saw a sweet smile on her face, she uttered, "Do you mean that? You won't feel offended if I do that?"

"Scorbunny, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you," Vaporeon said reassuringly, "It would be a waste for you not to take it."

With that in mind, the rabbit bit her lower lip and released tears. She then gave the fox the biggest hug she had given anyone and sprinted off, Beedrill saying, "Well, if Blaziken accepts, I'm all for that."

He then released tears and sniffed, "I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back. That was beautiful," Butterfree patting him on the shoulder while Dialga saw this as more beneficial than anything else.

This left Drizzile and Rillaboom who gladly agreed to team up only for the chameleon to face Vaporeon and utter, "Are you sure about this? You could have competed in the tournament with us," the fox sighing, "There are plenty of heroes in this time line. I'm sure I can find someone to be my partner."

With that in mind, both glanced at one-another and shrugged their shoulders before heading off to train. Scorbunny bound toward Blaziken with excitement while Vaporeon bit her lower lip and thought, 'Please tell me that was the right decision.'