So far, things had gone very well for the heroes from the future. However, there was still one team left, specifically Vaporeon and Zeraora. Both had been searching around the labyrinth for a long time while the cat uttered, "You do know where we're going, right?" the fox nodding and looking around.

After a while, she found a door and gasped, "Oh, look, an exit!" only for a dinosaur with a skull helmet and a dragon with axes on her cheeks to enter and cause the door to close. Thus the fox lowered her eyelids and growled curses under her breath.

The cat laughed nervously and replied, "Hey, it's alright. What matters is beating the opponent, not reaching an exit first," the fox sighing, "Right," all the while thinking, 'Still, for all I know, Dialga and Palkia could have been behind that door. I want to be the one to defeat them to badly.'

As such, she continued to look around while Zeraora searched as well. After all, he wanted to be of some use before the match began. And he soon spotted a door only for a team to enter. He lowered his ears before he noticed that the door was still open, thus he smiled, took hold of Vaporeon's shoulder and pointed at it.

The fox uttered, "What's up?" turning to face where he was pointing. Her eyes sparkled before she squealed, "Alright! Way to go, Zeraora!" patting him on the back.

"I also saw another team enter," he stated, "Although they looked pretty tough," Vaporeon thinking, 'Okay, to someone like him, any hero probably looks pretty tough, but I'm not taking my chances. We're gonna win and then I'll truly be a worthy addition to the team.'

With that in mind, she and the cat raced toward the door and entered it. And when it closed behind them, Vaporeon looked up toward the ring only to see Barbaracle and Golduck in the ring. The duck smirked and said, "Hey, look, we already got us a couple of opponents," the barnacle gazing upon them with all six of his eyes and replying, "Well, good. I was afraid we'd have to wait for a while."

Vaporeon stroked her chin and thought, 'Well, it's not Dialga and Palkia, but these two did face Machoke in the Hero Olympics and almost defeated him. Yeah, beating these two will definitely be a real accomplishment,' Zeraora all the while trembling and breathing heavily.

Much like Vaporeon, he had heard a lot about these two. It was just as Vaporeon thought. But Golduck was especially intimidating. Not only had she come close to drowning Machoke when she fought him, but she defeated her first opponent with incredible ease.

When Vaporeon turned to face the cat, he quickly cleared his throat and sported a more serious look. After all, he had gone to a lot of trouble to face his fears and finally knew how to fight. There was no way he would let these two scare him no matter how powerful they were.

With that in mind, he made his way toward the ring and climbed into it, Vaporeon curling her tail like a spring and launching herself into the air. She then landed against the mat with her arms spread out and grinned, exclaiming, "Attention, everyone! My name is Vaporeon and this is my partner, Zeraora! We're gonna blow your minds with our mad skills!"

The crowd cheered before Barbaracle uttered, "You know, I thought you looked kinda familiar, but you even have a similar name. Are you, by chance, related to the legendary Jolteon?" Vaporeon tensing up and releasing nervous sweat.

Zeraora blinked and enquired, "Something wrong?" the fox thinking, 'Okay, I can't tell them the truth. For all I know, Great Grandma Leafeon might be watching this match somewhere. If I say I'm a member of the family, she'll likely call BS on that and make me look like a liar.'

As such, she laughed nervously and uttered, "Oh, no, that's just pure coincidence. I just happen to have similar eyes. That's all."

She looked among the crowd and only saw humans seated in this particular portion. As such, she breathed a sigh of relief. There was a chance Leafeon might have been watching on TV, but she figured that would be far less nerve-wracking than having her there in person.

Either way, Golduck shrugged and said, "Oh well," striking a fighting pose, "What matters right now is that we win this match. As amazing as this opportunity is, we'd both love to have a rematch with Machoke one of these days. I may be one of his biggest fans, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna go out of my way to defeat him, especially with my new land-based signature moves."

Barbaracle nodded and said, "Oh yeah. In case you didn't know, Golduck here used to rely on water for the majority of her best moves. Now she's developed land-based counterparts," while Vaporeon thought, 'Yes, I heard about that. That gem on her forehead can control water, but after she teamed up with Machoke in the second round of the first team tournament and had no water to manipulate, she invented a way to get around that weakness.'

Even with all of that in mind, she figured she could still win, thus she got ready herself while Zeraora tried his hardest not to look nervous. Golduck wasted no time leaping into the air before Barbaracle tilted his face upward and opened up his head. Since it doubled as a hand, he managed to grab Golduck after she landed against his face and leaned his body back.

Vaporeon smirked and whispered, "He's obviously planning on flinging her toward us. Just follow my lead," Zeraora nodding and thinking, 'Oh yeah, that's common sense. I totally knew that.'

Sure enough, Barbaracle threw his upper body forward and hurled Golduck toward Vaporeon with her bill pointed outward. Thus she exclaimed, "DUCK JET!" only for Vaporeon to kneel down along with Zeraora. She then lifted her arms up and took hold of the duck's sides right before she could pass her, exclaiming, "Quick, grab her head!"

Zeraora nodded and was just about to do that when he noticed Barbaracle leap backward into the ropes and bounce off. He then landed in front of Vaporeon and grabbed her ankles, her eyes wide with shock when he pulled back and caused her to slip and release her hold on Golduck. As such, the duck carried on forward and rammed her bill into Zeraora's gut while Barbaracle slammed Vaporeon's upper back into the canvas.

The fox's eyes were wide with shock while Barbaracle kept his grip on her and leapt high into the air with her still upside down. He then wrapped his lower arms around her torso and his legs around her head and exclaimed, "HARPOON DRIVER!" ramming her skull into the canvas.

Just seeing his partner struggling this much already reduced any confidence Zeraora had before. As such, Golduck unloaded an onslaught of palm punches into his face while he was distracted before she wrapped her arms around him and hurled him toward Barbaracle. The barnacle turned his upper arms around so the eyes on them could gaze upon the cat, thus he flipped Vaporeon upright and made sure her face was right up against the rock on his upper body.

Once he saw Zeraora get close enough, he tucked in his middle arms, stood on the tips of his toes and spun like a top before he spat, "STONE EDGE!" Sure enough, his stone scraped against Vaporeon and sent her flying backward before Zeraora rammed into the same spot. His eyes were wide with terror as from just this one hit, he had already coughed up blood.

After he fell on his back and skidded across the mat, he started to feel weak. He simply could not believe it. He knew the heroes in the tournament would be tough, but he did not imagine he would be this unprepared for his first real match. As such, he lay there and panted heavily while Vaporeon slowly rose to her feet, her body trembling all over.

'Oh my god!' she thought, 'I heard Barbaracle was really tough, but my god! He could give Corviknight a run for his money!'

However, she was even more mortified by the state Golduck had left Zeraora in. As such, she frowned and grunted, "Alright, you're definitely as amazing as I'd heard you were! But don't think for a minute that means you've won!"

Golduck blinked and uttered, "Oh, you've really heard about us?" Barbaracle chuckling, "It's funny, ever since our losses to Machoke, people don't think about us all that often. It's just so nice to hear someone say that."

After a few seconds, the duck blinked and said, "Right, we still have a match to finish," before racing toward Vaporeon. Barbaracle, meanwhile, knelt down with his head clenched into a fist. He then raced toward Golduck and barked, "SKULL PUNCH!"

The fox took a deep breath when she saw this and thought, 'Alright, come on, Vaporeon. You're better than this. Corviknight was far worse and you still beat him. Remember, your father was raised in a circus and you mom was Tokyo's best hero at the time. You can do this, with or without a partner.'

As such, she waited for Golduck to get close before she knelt down and latched onto her ankle with her tail. She then yanked backward and caused the duck to fall on her back. Then once Barbaracle was close enough, the fox lifted Golduck up in front of her like a shield, her eyes and bill wide with terror when the barnacle's skull knuckles rammed into her gut.

The duck coughed up a bit of phloem and groaned, "I should have seen that coming," before Vaporeon curled her tail like a spring. The crowd watched in awe when she bounced into the air, leaned back and planted the back of Golduck's head into the mat, squealing, "TRAMPOLINE SUPLEX!"

The duck released one last cry of pain before Vaporeon released her. Barbaracle stood upright and opened up his head before he noticed the duck's condition and gasped, "OH MY GOD, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN!?"

He then examined her long enough to notice a fist imprint on her gut and uttered, "Oh. Why did I not think that would happen?" before frowning and racing toward Vaporeon with his upper arms raised and his lower arms ready to grab her.

Vaporeon smirked and said, "Too easy," diving forward with her arms out and ramming them into the barnacle's ankles. All six of his eyes widened when he flew into the air, and while Vaporeon could have easily set him up for a suplex as well, she knew far better than to try that against him since he could use his face to soften the blow.

With that in mind, she leapt up to his level and formed a sphere of ice around her tail. Then when she reached his height, she spun her body around and rammed the ice into his side before she exclaimed, "ICE FLAIL ROUNDHOUSE!"

The crowd had to admit, they were truly impressed by this. After all, Machoke had a much more difficult time trying to hit Barbaracle when he fought him back in the day, so this felt like a true miracle. But nonetheless, it seemed as if Vaporeon stood a chance as she landed against the mat with a grin and Barbaracle fell hard against the surface.

The fox then ran over to Zeraora and looked down at him before she asked, "Hey, you okay?" the cat finally regaining focus while he shook his head and took a deep breath. He then pushed himself upright and gazed upon Barbaracle and Golduck, uttering, "Wow, did you do all that?"

The fox nodded and replied, "Yeah, but I get the feeling that probably wasn't enough to finish them off." She then took hold of Zeraora's hand and helped him back to his feet before she said, "Brace yourself. I'm not sure if I can pull all of that off a second time."

Deep down, Zeraora could not help but feel like Vaporeon only said that to make him feel like he was still a valuable part of the team. Even after all of his training, it seemed as if she did not need him at all and she was now taking pity on him.

But even so, he also had a feeling she would scold him if he tried to back out. As such, he took a deep breath and put on a serious look, saying, "Alright, I can do this. Just give me a bit of direction, alright?"

The fox smiled and nodded before Barbaracle and Golduck rose to their feet. Both took many deep breaths while staring at Vaporeon, the duck grunting, "I have to admit, that was incredible. It's just like when I fought alongside Machoke in the Ultimate World Team Tournament quarter-finals back in the day. He was out cold and I managed to fight off both of our opponents all by myself."

Barbaracle nodded and said, "I'll admit, this Vaporeon is an interesting fighter. Her style's not quite as predictable as I was expecting. Not only that, but we haven't seen what that cat is capable of yet."

Golduck nodded before she and the barnacle raced toward their opponents. Barbaracle held up his upper hands before the duck leapt onto them, allowing him to launch her into the air. She then descended toward Zeraora with her feet out, and while this seemed like a more simple tactic than what she had used up to this point, so far, the cat had not really displayed any impressive skills.

Vaporeon also realized that, thus she frowned and said, "Grab her legs once she's close enough and hit her with a giant swing," before she noticed Barbaracle once again headed toward her with his skull fist aimed at her.

The cat watched Golduck and thought, 'I can do this. I prepared myself for this,' before he threw his arms out and grabbed hold of the duck's ankles. Then, as instructed, he swung her around in a circle before he released her and sent her head-first into the turnbuckle.

Vaporeon, all the while, attempted to dodge Barbaracle's incoming strike, but since he could still see her with his hands, he easily noticed this and reached down before taking hold of her tail. Zeraora would have noticed this and done something had he not been distracted by the sight of Golduck right up against the turnbuckle.

All he could do was stare and think, 'Did I just pull that off?' only for his train of thought to end when Vaporeon squeaked, "ZERAORA, LOOK OUT!" the cat turning just in time for Barbaracle to swing the fox into his face like a flail.

As such, he cried out in pain and fell on his back before the barnacle noticed his partner recover from the blow dealt earlier and hurled Vaporeon toward her. Seeing this, the duck smirked and leapt up before she latched her ankles around the fox's neck and forced her to fly away from the ropes. Golduck then leaned backward and took hold of Vaporeon's ankles, flipping one hundred and eighty degrees and shouting, "ICE ROCK DRIVER!"

The crowd cheered when the fox's skull hit the canvas hard before she coughed up a bit of blood and closed her eyes. Golduck released her and allowed her to collapse, her body laying there in a heap. There was no doubt in the duck's mind that the fox would not get up any time soon.

To make matters worse, Zeraora was unable to do a thing about this since Barbaracle had lifted him up during all of this and placed his back against his face, which was now tilted upward. The barnacle proceeded to spin him around and exclaim, "PIZZA DOUGH TOSS!" hurling him high into the air before Golduck leapt up toward him.

Zeraora's eyes and mouth were wide open as he thought, 'Oh my god, I was not prepared for this at all. Fighting off a bully is one thing, but two heroes? What was I thinking?'

Golduck reached his level at this moment and flipped him upside down before she planted her knees into his back like a regular duck sitting down. But at that moment, Zeraora gritted his teeth and growled, thinking, 'No, I can't give up now! I went to all this trouble to be taken seriously and Vaporeon's done so much for me! I will not let her efforts be in vain!'

With that in mind, he let out a loud battle cry, everyone staring in shock when electricity coursed through his tail. A blue aura surrounded it now while he swung it backwards into the side of Golduck's head, shouting, "LIGHTNING SLASH!"

Just as the name suggested, this not only dealt a big shock to her but also put a big cut on the part that had been struck. As such, she fell sideways off of Zeraora and flipped upside down. When the cat saw this, he wasted no time wrapping his arms and legs around her midsection and upper back respectively, and since she was a hero and could handle this, he lashed out the claws on his hands and feet and planted them into her skin.

"FELINE PILEDRIVER!" he barked before he rammed her skull into the canvas, the crowd truly amazed by all of this. The cat took many deep breaths with fury still on his face, Barbaracle staring at this in horror.

When Zeraora released Golduck, her head was stuck in the material. And it was at this moment that the cat finally realized what he had just pulled off, his anger turning to shock. His eyes were wide and his jaw was dropped while he held his paws up in front of his face and looked at the blood on his claws.

'Oh my god,' he thought as he panted heavily, 'Did I just knock someone out?' before he looked up and noticed Barbaracle narrow his eyes and grunt, "I gotta say, I was right to be concerned about you. I knew you were hiding something."

"Um, in my defence, I'm not completely sure how I did all of that," Zeraora uttered only for the barnacle to fold his arms inward and stand on the tips of his toes, saying, "Well, Golduck already knocked out your friend. I guess this evens the playing field."

However, it seemed as if his assumption was wrong when Vaporeon finally regained consciousness and noticed the barnacle set up his Stone Edge a second time. Thus she frowned and grunted, "I don't think so!" before leaping onto the top rope and bouncing off.

She then formed another sphere of ice around the tip of her tail and flipped vertically toward the barnacle. Sure enough, since his arms were folded, he could not see her coming, thus she rammed the ice hard into his skull right before he could advance forward.

The crowd stared in stunned silence and a bit of blood flew out of Barbaracle's skull while Vaporeon barked, "BOUNCING ICE BALL!"

The barnacle's eyes were wide open while he fell forward and landed hard against the mat. Vaporeon took many deep breaths and stared down at him after she landed, Zeraora pursing his lip nervously. After all, he had no idea if he would be able to pull off what he had against Golduck a second time.

Vaporeon suddenly noticed the duck at that exact moment and stared in stunned silence. To think her skull was lodged into the mat and her feet were both pointed high into the air. Thankfully, this did seem to count as her having been knocked down, thus after ten seconds passed, the bell rang.

"Wait, what was that?" Zeraora uttered before Vaporeon turned to him with a big smile and tears in her eyes. She then bit her lower lip and squealed, "That's the bell! It means we won! We actually won!"

This particular section of the bleachers erupted with cheers and applause while those watching the other rings could not help but wonder what had happened to garner such an enthusiastic response. Zeraora's eyes widened for a few seconds before a big grin crossed his face. He then gave Vaporeon a tight hug and shouted, "OH MY GOD! I'VE NEVER FELT SO ALIVE!"

He then jumped up and down a few times before Vaporeon chuckled and patted him on the back. While she was happy that they had won, she also felt beyond proud of the cat right now. He had clearly entered the match with far less confidence than he showed and yet in the end, it was partly thanks to him that things had turned out so favourably.

Both then plopped down on the mat and breathed heavily, Zeraora uttering, "I knew this was gonna be tough, but man, that was tough," the fox nodding and replying, "Get used to it. That's the life of a hero."

Although while Vaporeon was happy about all of this, now she could not help but wonder how the others had done. She was also curious as to who had gotten Dialga and Palkia as their opponents.

As it so happened, during all of this, the dragons had been up against Diancie and Hawlucha. And unfortunately, things did not look particularly good. The sylph and parrot were both covered in cuts and bruises while the dragons barely looked like they had taken in any pain at all.

"Maldita sea!" Hawlucha cursed with his teeth gritted, "These dos are really tough!" Diancie nodding and uttering, "Beedrill should have hired them as bodyguards, not advisers."

Dialga smirked and turned to Palkia, saying, "If this is truly the best this time line has to offer, we got nothing to worry about," the purple dragon nodding and readying her claws.

However, Diancie would not give up so easily, thus she turned to Hawlucha and sighed, "I think we'll need to try our best move, but we need to get these two into position," groaning, "If only Hoopa hadn't destroyed my head diamonds. This would be so much easier with those."

With that in mind, the parrot smiled reassuringly, nodded and leapt atop Diancie's shoulders. He then jumped off of her with his arms out, Dialga sighing, "He's seriously trying that again?"

However, it seemed as if this was merely a distraction when the sylph placed her hands against the mat and shouted, "GEM GROWTH!" two massive gems shooting up right under the dragons and launching them into the air. With that, Hawlucha flew forward and into Palkia's gut, shouting, "FLYING PRESS!"

This caused her to gasp before the parrot propelled himself away from her and allowed her to land hard on her back. Diancie then transformed her legs into a pink crystal and floated up to where Hawlucha was. When he saw her, he spread out his legs and allowed his feet to land atop her shoulders.

The sylph then flew right over Dialga who stared at this in shock. Hawlucha proceeded to hold his arms against his sides before throwing them upward, the momentum allowing him and Diancie to descend much more quickly while they exclaimed, "DIAMOND METEOR!"

The crystal lodged itself into the blue dragon's gut, but while he showed slight pain from this, it seemed as if he was prepared. Thus he lifted his arms and planted his claws into the crystal's sides. Diancie and Hawlucha both stared in horror when he used all his might to pry it out of his gut and hurl both opponents into the mat.

Diancie and Hawlucha's backs hit the surface hard before they groaned in pain, Dialga landing next to Palkia and saying, "Come on, let's show them our team move."

The purple dragon nodded with a smirk before she lifted her partner up by his shoulders and flew high into the air. She then flipped herself and Dialga upside down and turned him around so the two of them faced each other. Both held their arms out and descended toward the parrot and sylph. Palkia's skin turned dark purple and a pink glow covered her claws while Dialga had a sky blue aura around him.

"SPACE TIME DRILL!" they exclaimed before they started to spin like the object in question. Hawlucha and Diancie had both regained focus just in time to see both, their eyes wide with terror when they took in the claws.

Blood rained from them like a fountain while they cried out in agonizing pain, the crowd watching in horror. As it so happened, both Hawlucha and Diancie were quite popular among the citizens of Tokyo, so to see them lose this easily was difficult to take in.

After a few seconds, Dialga and Palkia ended their assault and flipped upright. They did not even need to look down at their opponents. They knew they had won, and this was soon validated when the bell rang, Palkia raising her fists in the air while Dialga simply folded his arms with a smile.

Needless to say, the dragons were certainly strong. Could anyone truly stop them? Only time would tell.