Things had been going rather smoothly for the heroes of Tokyo and Edmonton so far. But of course, while two of the teams had won, there were still three more. And sure enough, Gallade and Drizzile had arrived at a ring of their own during all of this. But while the others had made it before their opponents, these two did so after their opponents.

Already standing inside the ring were Lopunny and Heracross. The kabuto smiled and exclaimed, "Hey, Gallade! It's been a while, lad! How you been!?" the green man grinning and replying, "Not bad. Granted, I wish my wife was here to cheer me on, but I'll still beat you this time!"

As it so happened, Heracross and Scorbunny were Gallade's opponents in the first round of the last tournament. The green man and Hitmonchan did a great job, but they still lost, and while Gallade had no problem falling to a couple of good friends, a part of him still internally beat himself up for that loss. It especially did not help that he had promised to win for Gardevoir's sake after she and Blaziken lost that same round to someone who at the time no one realized was a villain.

Lopunny smirked and jumped back and forth on one leg at a time while she squealed, "I'd like to see you try! Ever since Hoopa ripped off Heracross' horn, we've been working extra hard to make sure he can work around the fact that he can no longer use his best moves!"

Gallade nodded with a serious look in his eyes. While Heracross' horn may have been taped back on after the incident in question, it had lost all the strength that the kabuto had given it over the years. He used to be able to make it glow for a move he called Megahorn, but now he could no longer do that.

Drizzile simply stood there and allowed them to converse. As a big admirer of Gallade, he had researched all of this in advance and figured it would be rude to interrupt their conversation. Not to mention he had a feeling they had not seen each other in years.

After a bit more talking, Gallade blinked and said, "By the way, meet my amazing new partner, Drizzile," the chameleon chuckling nervously and giving a light wave.

Heracross blinked and said, "Aye, I heard you got yourself a new partner," holding out his hand with a friendly smile. Drizzile returned the gesture and shook the kabuto's hand before Lopunny bounced over and squealed, "It's so nice to meet you!"

She then clasped both of her hands against one of his before she shook it vigorously, adding, "You must really be something for Gallade to take you in!" Heracross sighing and saying nothing to that. He simply assumed that someone like Gallade would be desperate enough to take anyone as an ally, but even so, he knew better than to take an opponent lightly.

With all said and done, everyone was finally ready to fight. But before they did so, Gallade turned to Drizzile and whispered, "Since you're the one with the good track record, I'll leave it up to you to come up with a strategy."

The chameleon felt beyond honoured right now. While he was used to praise from his closest friends, to hear his idol put this much faith in him was simply incredible. As such, he knew there was no room for error.

With that in mind, he remembered what he had seen from the footage of Lopunny and Heracross' fight with Gallade and Hitmonchan back in the day. As such, he nodded and whispered something into the side of Gallade's head. The green man smiled and nodded as Heracross uttered, "You see that, lassie? He's actually taking advice."

Lopunny nodded and whimpered, "The worst part is, I know nothing of this Drizzile. He might actually have a good strategy."

Even so, both still felt prepared before Drizzile raced toward them with his arms out. Heracross immediately spread out his wings and flew toward the chameleon with his horn pointed forward. But just as he was close enough, Drizzile leapt into the air and formed water around his hands. That water then morphed into katana while Lopunny stared in shock, Drizzile shouting, "AQUATIC ASSASSINATION!"

Before Heracross could figure out what was going on, he took both blades to his back as green blood squirted out of him. He cried out in agonizing pain before Drizzile threw his arms back and hurled the kabuto toward Gallade.

The green man was ready, thus when Heracross was close enough, he threw his arms up and grabbed hold of his shoulders. Then, using the momentum of the kabuto's flight, he leaned backward and slammed his face into the canvas while Drizzile swung his blades toward Lopunny.

The rabbit bounced high into the air before the chameleon exclaimed, "Now!" Gallade running over and jumping onto his upper back. The green man then launched himself into the air until he reached Lopunny's level, rose his arms and shouted, "PSYCHO CUT!" swinging them downward in an X formation and putting a fairly big gash on her gut.

The crowd that watched this particular match stared in shock at the sight of this as Lopunny fell hard on her back. Heracross had only just risen back to his feet when he saw this and gasped. He then stared at the fighters before him and thought, 'My word. I was not prepared for that.'

Gallade grinned at Drizzile and said, "That was amazing," the chameleon nodding and preparing himself for more. After all, there was no way that would be enough to take both opponents down, at least not this early in the match.

Sure enough, Heracross flew toward them again, though this time he had his arms out. Drizzile nodded at Gallade before the duo slid under the kabuto and took hold of his ankles. This allowed them to slam his face into the canvas before they noticed Lopunny rise to her feet and ignore the pain to her gut. The green man and chameleon nodded at one-another and held Heracross back before flinging him forward and into his partner.

The crowd cheered even louder before one said, "I've seen Gallade perform well in combat, but this is something else," another replying, "Yeah. Whatever ideas that lizard has cooked up seem to be working. He's a really good ally for him."

Drizzile blinked when he overheard this and thought, 'Is anyone ever gonna figure out my actual species?' before shaking his head with a smile. Gallade simply grinned, patted his upper back and said, "They're right. I can just taste victory."

Heracross slowly rose to his feet and groaned, "Sorry about that, Lopunny," only for the rabbit to shake her head and giggle, "That wasn't your fault. Besides, now that we're together, we can get the upper hand."

Both nodded at one-another before the rabbit lifted Heracross up onto her back. She then bent her body forward and wrapped her ears around his waist to keep him in place. With that, she raced forward as Gallade gasped, "Oh shit, not this move!"

Drizzile was about to dodge only for Lopunny to pick up the pace, she and Heracross exclaiming, "RHINO MISSILE!" The chameleon once again formed his katana and crossed them in front of his face only for Heracross to tilt his horn upward and ram the tip into the chameleon's forehead.

While this may not have been as powerful as it could have been, the part was still more than strong enough to deal some serious damage. And before Gallade could not even attempt to help his partner, Lopunny swung her body sideways and rammed Heracross' horn into his side, both fighters shouting, "RHINO BASEBALL BAT!"

Of course, they would not let it end there. As such, Lopunny released Heracross and sent her right ear into Gallade's face like a fist, shouting, "DIZZY PUNCH!"

Just as the name implied, this left the green man dazed and confused while he hobbled back with his eyes swirling. All the while, Heracross raced toward Drizzile and rammed his elbow into the chameleon's face. This caused him to groan and back up slightly before the kabuto wrapped his arms around him.

Lopunny turned to face Heracross and smiled with a nod. She then wrapped her ears around Gallade to bind him in place before she leapt high into the air and flipped one hundred and eighty degrees. Heracross made sure he and Drizzile were right below them before he spread out his wings and flew into the sky.

Sure enough, Drizzile and Gallade's skulls soon made contact before Heracross and Lopunny barked, "BUNNY-BEETLE DRIVER!" This caused both opponents to cough up blood before they were released and able to collapse onto the mat.

"I'll admit, those were some impressive moves earlier, but you won't be winning this match anytime soon!" Heracross quipped while Lopunny nodded and added, "That's right. It's nothing personal, but we aim to win the tournament this time."

However, their eyes widened when Drizzile rose to his feet with ease as if he had not just taken in a powerful hit. But what confused them and the audience was that his eyes were still closed. And unbeknownst to them, his ear holes were also sealed, but why would he do something like that?

Either way, Heracross folded his arms and sighed, "I hate to take advantage of this, I really do. His poor body doesn't seem to know it should be in worse condition than this."

Lopunny nodded and replied, "Still, if he continues to stand, our victory won't be made official," thus the kabuto took a deep breath, spread out his wings and flew toward Drizzile with the intent of giving him a light nudge.

Drizzile seemed to sense this, thus he leapt into the air and formed water around his hands. Before anyone could even figure out what was up, he lathered his feet and formed blades on the bottom. Finally, he planted them into Heracross' back and slid along it, putting two more cuts in him and shouting, "AQUATIC ICE SKATES!"

Heracross cried out in pain and fell hard on his belly while Lopunny gasped, "Was he playing possum!?" She then pressed her back up against the ropes and bounced off with her feet out only for the chameleon to swerve to the right and form more water around his hands. He then morphed it into a pair of large gloves and sent a karate chop into the rabbit's side, shouting, "AQUATIC POWER MITTS!"

Lopunny let out a loud squeak and fell on her side before she rolled away from Drizzile. At that moment, Gallade rose to his feet with a smile and said, "It's a shame. I was hoping you two would not have to be the first to fall victim to my ally's special power."

"Special power?" Heracross uttered before Gallade grinned and explained, "That's right. Drizzile has a special defensive manoeuvre. When he shuts off all sense of sight and sound, he's able to read the movement of his opponents, thus letting him fight much more efficiently. It also allows him to ignore pain that's been dealt to him."

Lopunny's eyes sparkled as she uttered, "So cool," Heracross nodding and replying, "Aye, a very impressive ability indeed. But can he distinguish between you and us while in that state?"

Gallade blinked and uttered, "Uh, I'm sure he can," when Drizzile opened his eyes and ear holes. He then turned and said, "Good, you're up."

The green man smiled and nodded before he said, "Good job keeping these two at bay. Come on, let's finish this," trying his hardest not to let Heracross' question get to him. He trusted Drizzile. There was no way the chameleon would mistake him for an opponent, would he?

Whatever the case, Heracross and Lopunny were still able to fight. As such, the kabuto flew into the air and picked up the rabbit by her shoulders. He then flung her toward Drizzile before her feet hit his gut hard. Gallade blinked and gasped, "Hold on!" coming in to help only for Heracross to exclaim, "MEGAHORN!" and ram the tip of his horn into the green man's cheek.

While this did not have the same level of power that it had in the past, it was still effective, thus Gallade flew into the turnbuckle and groaned in pain. When Drizzile saw this, he took hold of Lopunny's feet only for the rabbit to stretch both of her ears forward like rubber, plant them into his face and squeal, "DOUBLE DIZZY PUNCH!"

The chameleon's eyes started to swirl now, but just as Lopunny was about to take advantage of this, he simply closed his eyes and ear holes again. This allowed him to completely block out the dizziness while Gallade stared and thought, 'Wow, this tactic is incredible. Too bad it only lasts a couple of minutes.'

Unfortunately, though, it seemed as if Lopunny was prepared this time when she quickly wrapped her ears around Drizzile's wrists. She then threw him into the air and caused him to flip upside down before she leapt up to his level and aimed her skull toward his feet. She proceeded to wrap her ears around the chameleon's ankles and spun like a twister while they descended.

"BUNNY TORNADO!" she exclaimed before she planted his skull into the canvas. And with Drizzile down, Heracross took hold of Gallade's arm and hurled him toward Lopunny, shouting, "ALRIGHT, LOPUNNY LET HIM HAVE IT!"

The rabbit nodded and extended her ear, only for Drizzile to place a firm grip against the canvas, pry his head out of the mat and flip upright. Lopunny and Heracross both stared with their eyes wide open, Gallade thinking, 'OH SHIT, HE'S GONNA THINK I'M ATTACKING HIM!'

Drizzile formed his big gloves, but just as everyone though he would counter both fighters, he used one hand to take hold of Lopunny's ear before it could strike him while holding the other in front of him like a baseball mitt and stopping Gallade's flight.

Before either Gallade or Lopunny could respond, Drizzile proceeded to gently move the green man out of the way before he lifted the rabbit over his head and sent her crashing down upon a spellbound Heracross. And with that, Drizzile had used his tactic for two minutes exactly, thus he opened his eyes and ear holes, asking, "Hey, you alright?"

Gallade blinked and uttered, "Yeah," noticing Lopunny and Heracross still moving. Thus he smiled and asked, "What say we finish them off with that team move we came up with?"

Drizzile nodded before he formed his katana one last time. Gallade took hold of his left wrist, making sure the blade on that particular arm did not touch his flesh. And with that, he and the chameleon stood on the tips of their toes and spun like a twister toward their opponents.

Heracross stared and uttered, "Hey, it's that move he and Hitmonchan almost finished us with," Gallade holding out his own left arm while he and Drizzile shouted, "PSYCHO TYPHOON!"

The kabuto smirked and said, "Let's beat this the same way we did before," Lopunny about to agree only for both of their opponents to pick up speed. Thus each one took two big slashes to the midsection before they coughed up blood and fell hard on their backs.

The crowd stared as the kabuto and rabbit lay there for ten seconds. And once the time passed, a bell rang, thus Drizzile and Gallade's victory was confirmed. Drizzile smiled and turned to Gallade who panted heavily and looked down at his opponents.

"Oh my god," he uttered, slowly turning to face Drizzile. A light smile then formed on his face while he chuckled lightly. That chuckle slowly grew into heavy laughter before he exclaimed, "WE DID IT! WE WON! WE ACTUALLY BEAT THEM!"

He then rose his arms in the air before he held Drizzile in a tight embrace and twirled with him. The chameleon chuckled nervously, feeling beyond tense to have his hero show this much gratitude. And after a few seconds, Gallade set him down and sighed, "Thank you so much, Drizzile. I'm not sure if I'd be able to enjoy this moment right now if it weren't for you."

Needless to say, the audience was just as ecstatic. Much like Scorbunny, Drizzile had certainly gained a great deal of support from the crowd. Just the fact that he had helped Gallade achieve his second major victory on Earth was more than enough. And of course, he hoped that with the green man's help, he could take down Dialga and Palkia.

While all of this went on, Rillaboom and Aipom had found their way through the maze pretty easily thanks to the monkey's quick thinking. And they just happened to reach their own ring at the same time as another team. The gorilla gazed upon her opponents and gasped, thinking, 'No way. What are the odds?'

Aipom turned toward her and asked, "Something wrong?" only for Rillaboom to shake her head and reply, "Just a little nervous. It's been a while since I fought in front of a crowd," a light grin on her face while the monkey nodded in understanding.

Their first opponent was a cream-coloured unicorn with red eyes along with a mane and tail made entirely out of fire. He also had flames coming out of his ankles and wrists and was named Rapidash.

But the one Rillaboom was most focused on was his partner, a ram with her body covered in white wool with a few black patches on it. She had a grey ring around her neck made out of wool with two small additional horns growing out of it to go with the long curved ones atop her head.

'Yes, there's no mistaking it,' Rillaboom thought, 'I already know that unicorn is Rapidight's great grandfather, but I get the feeling that ram must be related to Wooloo.'

She could not help but find this ironic. After all, the first opponent she faced in the Hero Olympics tournament was a sheep named Wooloo. She had a very similar appearance, and the gorilla could only hope that this ram would not be as tough. After all, Wooloo had proven to be a lot stronger than she looked when they fought.

However, this also meant that she knew what to expect. Thus she smiled and thought, 'Alright, I have to remember not to try and attack anywhere with wool covering it. If it's as strong as her great granddaughter's, it can only make things worse if I go for it.'

Aipom, meanwhile, looked at the crowd and said, "You know, Rillaboom, I don't blame you. It's been four years since I fought for the first time in my life. I just hope I'm as good as I was back then."

The gorilla grinned and replied, "I can tell from our training that you are. Besides, you're a tactical genius. I feel fully confident with you by my side."

The monkey blushed once again and thought, 'I'm so not used to this! Even Machoke didn't praise me this much!' but she had to remain professional. After all, even back when she was ten, she always went out of her way to act more mature than her age suggested.

Rapidash, all the while, smirked and said, "Wow, this is quite the privilege. Our first victim's gonna be the one who trained Machoke," Dubwool nodding with her arms folded. However, she was much more focused on Rillaboom. She had no idea why, but something about the gorilla stirred up a rather large flame within her.

Whatever the reason, she felt more than ready for this match as did the others. And of course, those who could see the match were certainly interested to see just how good of an ally Rillaboom wold be for Aipom.