While Deoxys was less than an hour from landing on Earth, Machoke and Gardevoir were making plans for Machop's birthday party. The man looked around the entire dining room and said, "I'm thinking maybe the streamers could go here," pointing at the middle of the ceiling, "Oh, and the banner would go right here," pointing at the entrance.

Gardevoir giggled and said, "I'm sure Machop will be happy either way. She's just a baby. She probably won't even remember this."

The man nodded, remembering how Gardevoir had been raised to always accept whatever happened on her birthdays, whether she got a party or not. As such, he sighed, "I know. I just really want our daughter's big day to be super special, you know?"

While this went on, those who were able to attend the party had boarded planes to head to Tokyo. After the one from Texas took off, Blaziken looked outside and thought, 'It'll be nice to see the old gang together again. It's been far too long.'

Gallade and his wife, a tan boxer with a purple tunic, shoulders that resembled pads and five blunt protrusions coming out of her head named Hitmonchan were on their way from Paris. The green man folded his hands behind his head and said, "I can't wait to see Gardevoir again."

Hitmonchan nodded and replied, "Yeah. Be sure to give her the biggest hug you can when you enter that door. I'm sure she'd expect no less from you," Gallade chuckling and replying, "Well, yeah, she and you are the only girls who get special hugs from me."

The blue dog, Lucario was currently on a flight from London. He had a white circle on his chest where a spike once was, black markings on his face, spikes on his wrists and a cream-coloured upper body. While he was once a powerful rival for Machoke, he was now a really good friend.

He simply folded his arms and looked out the window as a woman seated next to him said, "Hey, you're Lucario. My daughter is a huge fan of yours," the dog smiling and replying, "A pleasure. I'm on my way to a birthday party."

Coming from Germany were two very good friends of Machoke. One was Reika, a human woman with short black hair. However, the other was the green insect, Scyther. Although her head and feet resembled those of a dragon. Her arms were skinny and long and her hands were pretty small, but her shoulders were impressively big and round and her feet had three claws each. She also had four wings on her back that she had spent years never using as her family believed in defeating opponents without having to rely on flight.

"I can't believe it's been six years since we last came to visit," Reika said with a light smile, "I wonder how those two have been doing all this time," Scyther nodding and replying, "I'm mostly curious as to how Machoke is adjusting to fatherhood."

The only one on the guest list besides Aipom who did not have to go anywhere was the parrot, Hawlucha. He had red feathers covering his chest and arms while the rest of his torso had white feathers, his head resembling a lucha libre mask. He also had big green feathers hanging from his arms like a matador cape.

The parrot was currently trying to pick out something to wear for the occasion, groaning, "This would be so much easier with Isabel around. She always knows the best attire for parties," before scratching his scalp and crying out, "Familia, why did you have to move back to Spain!?"

But of course, while most of Machoke's friends were headed to Tokyo, Deoxys and his allies had finally arrived. Their small spaceships, each designed to carry one person, docked in an area just outside city limits as the alien emerged and said, "Finally, we're here. Are you all ready for this?"

Out of one shuttle emerged a small orange lightning rod with a human-like torso made entirely out of pure electrical energy. With ovular blue eyes and sharp teeth, this was Rotom, the first villain Machoke had defeated when he came to Earth.

"I'm looking forward to this," he said with a fiendish grin, "I've been craving revenge on that bastard for eleven years!"

The next to emerge was a large snake made entirely out of rocks with a spike on his head and massive arms named Onix. He clenched his fists and raised them into the air before roaring, "You can have your revenge on Machoke! I'm mainly here because I just know Blaziken's gonna show up and try to help him! I owe her for ruining my perfect track record!"

"You call defeating one hero prior to your loss a perfect record?" came a deep feminine voice from another shuttle. This voice belonged to a grey woman who looked like a yoga practitioner. She had big red lips and a matching headpiece with three bulb-like extensions. Finally, her legs were covered by big puffy pants with yellow spots on the knees. Her name was Medicham and she was the first villain to defeat Machoke in combat only for him to make a comeback and beat her in a rematch.

"Hey, shut up!" Onix retorted, Medicham shrugging and remarking, "I'm just saying I managed to defeat two opponents before my loss, and one of those opponents was Machoke himself. Though for some reason, that fight was never put on record."

"Who cares about that?" came a slightly high-pitched male voice from one shuttle, "At least you got to kick his ass. I'm hoping I get that chance today."

The one who said this was a purple insect made of metal with a head shaped like a flying saucer. She had several grey markings along his body, two large red eyes that resembled car lights and a white mouth that looked like an air vent. Her arms were thin with overlapping segments, a claw on the end of each. And finally, she had a big cannon strapped to her shoulders and positioned over her skull.

Medicham smirked and said, "Keep dreaming, Genesect. I'm here to exact my revenge," the metal insect retorting, "But from what I can gather, your fighting style only stuns opponents! You can't actually defeat them!"

"Please, ladies, save some of that action for me," came an effeminate male voice from one shuttle as a very strange being emerged. He was a humanoid figure with a slender torso and wide hips. His legs were white with spheres on the front, the one on his left leg being pink while the right was blue. His feet were shaped like high-heel shoes and the rest of his body was yellow with alternating pink and blue stripes. He also had a tail like that of a rabbit, a pink right arm and a blue left arm. Finally, his head looked very much like a crystal ball seated atop a large white frill, the ball covered in pink and blue polka-dots.

One last figure emerged and pointed at himself as if to say that he was in on this as well. This particular being was a rectangular four-sided grey stone tower with long arms and legs made up of large bricks. In the middle of his face was a single square hole with a small blue eye in the middle.

"But of course," the colourful being said, "How could I, the great Blacephalon, forget about my faithful friend, Stakataka?" Medicham whispering, "Stakataka? What cruel parent came up with that name?"

"Enough," Deoxys sighed, "I know we're all eager to do this, but as far as I'm concerned, Machoke is mine. You guys are merely here in case I end up overwhelmed, and while I have aged quite a bit over the years, I highly doubt that will happen."

Rotom stared at the alien before grunting, "Why, of all the smug, arrogant-" barking, "What the hell is that shit!? You seriously think you're good enough to defeat Machoke all on your own!? I don't know if you've heard, but that man fought Giratina and defeated him because of his old age! What makes you think you stand a chance!?"

"Easy, because I'm not as old as Giratina," Deoxys remarked, "But I see your point. I used to think I had weakened significantly with age, but after defeating those guards on Hero Planet with ease, I know that I'm still just as strong as I always was. That's why I know I'll win."

Medicham and Rotom were just about to object to this only for Onix to shout, "We're wasting time!" Deoxys turning to face the rock snake and saying, "Thank you. But yes, if by some chance I do need your help, you are all free to jump in at any time. Unlike Giratina, I value my comrades."

That one sentence was all Rotom and Medicham needed to hear. As such, they took a simultaneous breath and nodded before following the alien toward the city. Though they all put on cloaks to hide their true identities first. After all, the last thing they wanted was for someone to alert the heroes of Tokyo of their presence, at least for the time being.

An hour later, Machoke and Gardevoir had put Machop into her crib. The white and green woman sang her a lullaby thus putting her to sleep while Machoke smiled wide and whispered, "She's just so precious. Now the real question is when will she start crying for attention?"

Gardevoir gave the man an odd look when suddenly, the doorbell rang. Machoke blinked and uttered, "Who could that be at this hour?" Gardevoir replying, "I wonder if it's Aipom."

"Couldn't be," Machoke replied, "You know she always goes to bed before ten, plus I told her the party will be within the next couple of days," the man then lowering his eyelids as he sighed, "Oh, I get it. She doesn't trust me to do this right. Well, I'm gonna go give her a piece of my mind."

After hearing the doorbell a second time, he headed downstairs and grumbled, "I heard you the first time, you pain in the-" opening the door only to see seven cloaked figures standing before him.

He stared silently and blinked a couple of times before uttering, "Um... can I help you?" Deoxys lashing out his tentacles and taking hold of the man's neck, replying, "As a matter of fact, you can!"

Machoke's eyes widened while he took hold of the tentacles, Gardevoir racing downstairs and gasping, "Machoke, what's going on!?" only to squeak in panic when she saw the position the man was in.

It was not long until Machop heard the noise coming from downstairs and started to cry. Thus Deoxys turned to face the others and asked, "Would one of you be so kind as to fetch me the monstrosity making that horrible sound? After all, that is the other reason we came here."

Upon hearing that, Machoke gritted his teeth and fumed, anger filling his veins. It was one thing for a villain to try and kill him, but to take away his newborn child was going too far. As such, he took hold of the tentacles and applied all the force he could muster before prying them off of his neck, coughing slightly before regaining his composure and barking, "I don't think so!"

Gardevoir nodded with a serious look in her eyes. But just as she was about to join him, Machoke turned to her and said, "Go to Machop's room and watch over her. I'll take care of these guys."

The woman was about to protest but soon realized this might be the best course of action. As such, she whimpered, "Be careful," and sprinted upstairs.

Deoxys narrowed his eyelids and removed his cloak. And upon seeing the alien under the cloak, Machoke's eyes went wide with horror. He could not believe this was happening, and his fear only heightened when Rotom, Medicham and Onix removed their cloaks as well, the lightning rod and grey woman smirking wickedly at him.

However, the man could not let this get him down when Deoxys raced toward him. Thus he waited for the alien to get close before throwing his hands forward and taking hold of his shoulders. He then proceeded to lift his legs up and plant both feet into the Deoxys' gut.

Deoxys flew a slight ways back but ultimately ignored the pain, saying, "Even at my age, I can still handle blows like this. This is just too perfect," Machoke gritting his teeth and barking, "Oh yeah!? Well then you'll have no problem dealing with this!" racing toward the alien and sending a hard karate chop into his neck.

The others stared in shock while Machoke wrapped his arms around Deoxys and lifted him up, leaning backward for a suplex. However, this time the alien was prepared and thus he threw his tentacles upward and tied them in a knot, planting the tips into the hardwood floor. And with Machoke distracted by this, Deoxys wriggled free from his grasp and flipped himself upright.

"So far, I'm unimpressed," he said tauntingly, "Your father was a much bigger threat than you are. Honestly, I'm amazed two of my teammates actually fell to you. It must have been a fluke."

Machoke fumed and grunted, "Shut up! No it wasn't and I'm gonna prove it!" taking hold of a nearby chair and using it to propel himself off the floor. But when he aimed a flying kick toward Deoxys, the alien simply leaned backward and used his tentacles to bind his arms in place. Machoke's eyes widened as Deoxys then threw his arms backward, ramming his face into the floor and cracking the material open.

"No!" Machoke grunted, slowly pushing himself back up only for Deoxys to curl his tentacles into knots again, this time covering them with the same aura he had used to knock out the guards. He then whipped them toward Machoke and planted the tips into his shoulders, putting bit holes in them as blood flew out and shouting, "COSMIC NEEDLE!"

"Damn, he's good," Rotom uttered, Genesect folding her arms and saying, "Guess he was right. He didn't need us."

Deoxys then proceeded to lift Machoke up and leap into the air, flipping himself one hundred and eighty degrees. And with Machoke's skull aimed at the floor, he shouted, "COSMIC NEEDLE SUPLEX!" ramming the man into the surface as he coughed up a big amount of blood.

"No way," Medicham uttered while she stared at Machoke lying there unconscious.

Had it really been that easy? The same man who had gotten up from all kinds of torment in the past, endured far worse pain and still managed to rise time and time again. It was impossible to believe and yet all of the villains had just witnessed it first-hand.

"Well, that was disappointing," Blacephalon said with a shrug before Stakataka nodded and folded his arms.

"No, it's not over," Rotom grunted, "Don't be fooled. Give him time and he'll-" only for Deoxys to send two tentacles into Machoke's chest, piercing it. The man's eyes rolled to the back of his head as the alien asked, "You were saying?"

Medicham's jaw dropped while even Onix had trouble believing what he had just witnessed. Deoxys noticed this and explained, "Yes, I have heard of the Mach family's amazing resilience, how they can take in all sorts of pain but frequently get up time and time again. His father was the same. That's why I knew when I faced Machoke that I would not make the same mistake I did when fighting him."

All three former villains continued to stare until Genesect said, "Alright, nothing more to see here. Now we got us a baby to kidnap," and thus all but Onix made their way upstairs to the bedroom, the rock snake too large to go into the house.

Upon seeing them enter, Gardevoir squeaked in panic and whimpered, "Don't tell me Machoke already-" Deoxys nodding and saying, "Yes. He actually wasn't much of a challenge, and if you do not wish to meet the same fate he did, you'll hand over the child."

"Wait, the same fate-" Gardevoir murmured before gasping, "What did you do to him!?" Deoxys shaking the blood off of his tentacles.

That was all the woman had to see to get the idea. Tears welled up in her eyes as she frowned and immediately made her way toward the window. She knew she could not take on all six, thus the best she could do was try to escape so she could come back with bigger numbers.

However, as soon as she leapt outside, she met with Onix's tail, which rammed her hard in the face and caused it to bleed. She held onto Machop as tightly as she could, but in the end, it was hopeless when the other villains leapt outside and Deoxys snatched the child from her hands.

"I'll give you props for actually trying, but you never had a chance," the alien said before nodding to the others. Thus they all sported their cloaks again and stole away into the night.

Gardevoir lay on the grass outside and sniffed, tears rolling down her cheeks while dark clouds loomed overhead. And sure enough, thunder clapped and it started to rain. She could not believe this. She had lost both her husband and her daughter in less than an hour.

After lying there for two minutes, she rose up to her feet and sauntered into the house through the back door. And when she approached the entrance, sure enough, she saw Machoke lying there with a big wound on his chest. She made her way over to him and fell to her knees, crying even louder when suddenly, a familiar voice murmured, "Could you keep it down? I'm trying to nap here."

Gardevoir slowly lowered her eyes before noticing Machoke smack his lips. While he was not fully awake, it was clear that somehow he had managed to survive what no one else possibly could have. Sure, he had a knack for getting up from all kinds of torment over the years, but this still felt like a true miracle.

As such, Gardevoir smiled and sniffed slightly, now releasing tears of joy. While she could certainly not let the loss of her daughter go, she could rest a little easy tonight knowing one good thing had come from this whole experience.

All the while, Deoxys had made quite a bit of distance from the house before he looked back and made sure he and the others were not being followed. When he noticed they were not, he took a deep breath and said, "Well, that went far better than expected."

"So, I get the whole idea is to prevent the Mach family from being a threat," Rotom stated, "But in that case, why don't we just kill the kid right now?" Deoxys retorting, "You fool! That is something Giratina would have done. No, my plan is much more fiendish. I intend to raise this child as my own so that she'll fight for us. Think about how much more powerful we'll be with a Mach on our side."

The others stared in awe until Genesect said, "That does make perfect sense," Medicham stroking her chin and saying, "It is risky, but it could work. The perfect revenge," a light smile forming on her face.

"Though where should we go until then?" Rotom enquired, "If we just announce our presence, heroes will come from around the globe to try and stop us. And lord knows Gardevoir might very well form a search party for us."

"Let them try and stop us," Deoxys said with an implied smirk in his eyes, "We'll use this child to lure the rest of Machoke's friends to us, and once they're dealt with, no one can possibly stop us."

However, little did the alien know that he might get his wish sooner than planned. Machoke's friends were still on their way and would be in Tokyo very soon. But would they be able to stop Deoxys and his followers? Would Machoke recover in time to aid them in the upcoming battle?