It had been a week since Onix and Bisharp had been defeated and things were going rather well. Heroes in other areas seemed to be doing a good job keeping the villains at bay and no one had attacked Tokyo or Osaka. Sure, this did not stop the heroes from training every now and then, but it was still nice to have a break.

Machoke was currently walking with his friends downtown sporting a T-shirt and a pair of slacks. He had started to get used to wearing clothes for a change, especially since he needed pants to carry his cellphone.

Gardevoir could not wear her jersey today as it was in the wash but she had no problem wearing a woman's sleeveless top even if her chest spike created a slit in it too. She had even attempted to style her hair in a ponytail today only for it to return to normal within a matter of minutes. Though one thing that did remain the same was that she was still wearing her spiked collar, the girl having never taken it off.

Gallade only had a pair of shorts on. Unlike his sister, he felt wrong about ruining perfectly good shirts and since their kind could get away with being shirtless, he saw nothing wrong with this.

Blaziken sported a standard outfit, sporting a pair of cargo pants and a nice T-shirt. Girly outfits were not her thing, so it only made sense.

"Alright, so what do you guys wanna do today?" Machoke asked, Gallade replying, "Aren't we doing something right now?" Machoke sighing, "I mean something that doesn't involve walking."

"We could go to that club again," Blaziken suggested, Machoke replying, "I dunno, we've gone there three times this week," Gallade nodding and stating, "He raises a good point. If we keep going, it'll lose its specialness."

"I know just the thing!" Gardevoir squeaked, everyone turning to her as she grinned wide, suggesting, "Let's go to the gym!" all going silent as Machoke sighed, "We're trying to avoid work today. Aipom gave me permission to slack off today. I'm not losing that chance," Gardevoir looking down as the boy panicked, waving his arms in front of his face and saying, "Not that it wasn't a good idea."

Blaziken folded her arms and said, "We could try swimming at the local pool. That way we have fun and exercise at the same time," Machoke sighing, "I would like that but I can't swim," everyone staring at him as the boy looked down, murmuring, "It's in my genetics."

Gallade then snapped his fingers and asked, "How about we go see a movie? I don't think anyone can object to that!" the others looking at one-another before grinning and nodding. Gallade was right, no one could possibly say no to a movie.

When the group arrived, they looked over the listings, wonder in their eyes. Unfortunately, that wonder soon turned to disappointment when not one title appealed to them. Well, Gardevoir was interested in the latest chick flick, but she had a feeling the others would not want to see that with her.

"Well, great, the one good idea anyone had and society has to go and ruin it," Machoke grumbled, all going silent until the boy sighed, "To the club."

The group entered and were greeted by some of the regulars. The owner grinned and said, "Hey, guys. You want your usual?" Machoke shrugging and replying, "Sure," he and Gardevoir getting their usual fruit punch while Blaziken and Gallade had their alcoholic drinks.

After a few minutes, the group had completely forgotten why they were so resistant in coming here. A few games of pool, rounds at the arcade machine and even a bit of karaoke were all they needed to enjoy themselves. They even mingled with some guests they had never seen before, Gallade getting a couple of phone numbers while plenty of guys seemed to admire Blaziken and Gardevoir.

There was even a point where one of the boys there flirted with Gardevoir, the girl not fully aware that he was doing this. After a few minutes of talking, the boy asked, "I was thinking maybe we could hang out sometime, you know, out of the club. May I have your phone number?" Gardevoir smiling lightly and replying, "Sure," before blinking and sitting silently for a few seconds, the girl eventually saying, "Sorry, I don't actually know my phone number."

The boy looked down as the girl squeaked, "It's okay!" before pointing at Gallade and suggesting, "You can ask him. He has me in his contacts," the boy staring wide-eyed, getting the feeling that Gardevoir's older brother would likely be over-protective as he uttered, "On second thought, hanging out at the club is fine," the boy laughing nervously.

After another hour, the group headed out as Blaziken stretched, saying, "This has been a fun day," Gallade nodding and replying, "Yeah, I'm glad we decided to come here," Machoke looking rather bummed as Gardevoir looked at him with concern.

"Um, it something wrong?" Gardevoir asked with a look of concern as Blaziken and Gallade turned to face the boy, Blaziken asking, "Yeah, what's the deal?" Gallade sighing, "Look, Machoke, I'm sorry we couldn't find something else to do, but-"

"That's not it," Machoke replied, "It's just, I don't understand this. You three have people hitting on you constantly and I don't," Gardevoir blinking and squeaking, "Guys don't hit on me," Gallade and Blaziken rubbing the backs of their heads and laughing nervously, not sure whether to tell her or not.

Still, they did see Machoke's point. He deserved at least as much attention as they did and yet girls hardly ever spoke to him and when they did, it was usually just polite enquiry. Sure, Machoke did not exactly mind polite conversation, but he still felt rather envious that his friends were treated as celebrities while he was not.

"I'm sure plenty of girls are interested in you," Gallade said with a comforting smile, "They're probably just afraid to say so," Machoke sighing, "Thanks for trying to help, but I need to face facts. I'm nowhere near as popular as you guys."

With that, the boy headed home as Blaziken snapped, "Come on, you're getting upset over nothing! Even if your fangirls did ask you out, it's not like they would actually love you!" Machoke holding up his hand and fibbing, "I know that. I'm just tired, so I'm going home, alright?" Blaziken blinking and nodding her head, replying, "Well, if you're sure, um, see you around I guess."

With that, Machoke walked down the sidewalk with no actual destination in mind and sighed, looking around before noticing a building with the word 'Matchmaker' on the sign. His eyes sparkled at the sight of this as this could only be a sign from the heavens. Or at least that was what he figured it was.

The boy wasted no time entering the establishment as he walked over to a desk where a young man sat, the man grinning and saying, "Hello there, sir. I'm Kaito West," Machoke nodding and shaking his hand, the man pulling out a sheet of paper and saying, "You came to the right place. Just fill out this form outlining what you're looking for in a woman and I'll do the rest."

"Thank you, magical man," Machoke said, his eyes sparkling as Kaito replied, "Don't thank me yet. You still gotta fill out that form first."

With that, the boy walked over to a seat where a couple of other teenaged boys but mostly young men were sitting and filling out the forms. Seeing this, the boy looked over the questions and filled out the answers as thorough as he could without going overboard. Some questions did not matter too much to him such as hair colour and nationality, but he had plenty to say for many of the others.

While filling it out, the boy noticed one man getting a very positive response, Kaito almost instantly finding the perfect girl to set him up with. Machoke grinned, thinking this was definitely a good sign as he finished writing what he needed to, handing in the form.

"Alright, I'll just check this over and..." Kaito said, looking over the form as he stood silently, his eyes going wide. The man laughed and asked, "Are you sure about all of this?" Machoke nodding as Kaito looked over a list of women looking for matches as well, the man's eyes going wide as he forced a big smile and uttered through clenched teeth, "Hold on, kid, I might need a few seconds to think this over."

The man flipped through the files, breathing rather heavily as Machoke asked, "You okay?" the man remarking, "I'M FINE! BE PATIENT, SON!" the man breaking out into hysterics before collapsing in his seat, cackling while shouting, "I will find you the perfect match! I have never failed and never will!"

Machoke stared silently and backed away, saying, "On second thought, maybe this isn't for me. Thanks anyway," the boy taking off and taking a deep breath, a look of disappointment on his face.

However, while walking down the streets, he heard a feminine voice behind him saying, "Hi there," Machoke turning and noticing a very attractive young girl standing before him. The boy looked around as the girl giggled, saying, "Yes, I mean you."

"Oh," Machoke replied, blinking before asking, "Well, um, do you need directions or something? I haven't been living in Tokyo very long, but I do know where most places are."

"Actually," the girl replied, biting her lower lip before adding, "You look really strong and handsome," Machoke's eyes and mouth opening wide as the girl asked, "Would you like to go out sometime?"

Machoke felt a love arrow strike his heart at that exact moment, the boy spellbound for a few seconds as the girl blinked, asking, "You okay?" Machoke snapping back to reality as he grinned and replied, "Sure," nodding his head.

What he had not expected was that the girl wanted to go out right now, and it certainly did not help that Aipom only allowed him to carry a small fraction of their allowance with him. He had actually planned on begging Aipom to offer him more cash, but seeing as he no longer had the time, he would have to make due with what he had.

However, while walking with the girl, she noticed a fancy restaurant and squealed, "Hey, let's have dinner there!" Machoke laughing nervously and replying, "Well, I would love to, but I'm not really that hungry. How about some fast food instead?" the girl pouting but soon replacing the look with a grin as she replied, "Sure, that sounds great."

Machoke could have sworn she was forcing this. After all, he had been used to his mother giving him that same look quite a number of times, and not just the day she had forced him into the car to take him to Hero School either.

Even so, he was grateful the girl had agreed to this as the two were headed to the nearest fast food restaurant they could find. But just as they approached one, a young boy was walking by when he turned his gaze over to them, his eyes widening, but why? What was it about these two that caused him to react like this?

This was soon made clear when the boy stormed over to Machoke, tapping him on the shoulder as he turned and said, "Oh, hello," the boy punching him in the face as he snapped, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND!?"

"GIRLFRIEND!?" Machoke retorted as the girl let down tears, sniffing, "It's horrible, Gendo! He said if I didn't go out with him, he'd beat me up!" the boy glaring at the hero and shouting, "OH, YOU ARE DEAD!"

Machoke simply rose to his feet and thought, 'So that's what this was. She was trying to make her boyfriend jealous,' the boy taking a deep breath and removing his shirt, grunting, "You clearly have no idea who you're dealing with, so I'll go easy on you!"

But just as he was about to attack the human boy, the girl proceeded to bend down, flashing her cleavage. Machoke tried his best to ignore this but found himself unable to turn away as the jealous boyfriend delivered a high kick to his face. Machoke tried to fight back only for the girl to lower her pants, revealing her underwear as Machoke once again found himself unable to look away.

Needless to say, this kept up for a while until Machoke realized he would not stand a chance under these conditions and gave up, the boy putting his shirt back on and hobbling away while the boyfriend rested an arm on his girlfriend's shoulder, saying, "You're safe from that freak of nature, honey. He can't hurt you."

Machoke soon regained his strength as he could handle multiple hits from an Earthling and whined to himself, "I don't get it. Is this fate telling me I can't date human girls? My dad married a human."

At that moment, the boy noticed a young girl riding by on a bicycle, the girl screeching to a halt and looking at him. She had short black hair, a nice thin build and a descent sized chest that was neither too big nor too small. She was wearing a navy blue schoolgirl outfit at the moment.

"What do you want?" Machoke asked, now trembling, "Are you here to take advantage of me too?" the girl gasping, "No, you just look really beat up," Machoke sighing, "It's none of your concern. You don't even know me."

"Well, that is true," the girl replied before smiling and getting off her bike, using her foot to lower a break for it and walking over to Machoke, saying, "I'm Reika," the boy blinking and saying, "Sounds fitting."

With that, the girl had him climb onto the seat, saying, "Hold on tight. I'm kind of in a hurry right now," Machoke blinking when the girl sped off toward her house, the boy doing his best to hang on.

Soon, the two arrived at a nice house with a beautiful garden, Machoke blinking and saying, "You didn't have to bring me here," the girl sighing, "Someone in your condition really shouldn't be walking around this late at night."

With that, Reika looked at her watch and panicked, muttering, "Oh no, Mom's gonna kill me," Machoke asking, "What do you mean?"

The girl sighed and explained, "It's way past my curfew. She told me I could hang out with my friends tonight but only if I came back at ten. I must have lost track of the time."

Machoke blinked and thought, 'She sounds more strict than Aipom,' Reika hushing the boy and sneaking toward the door, whispering, "Don't worry, she always watches TV at this time, so hopefully she won't hear the door open."

However, when Reika turned the doorknob, someone pulled it open while her hand was still holding it, a woman who looked to be in her forties standing there with a cold look on her face, asking, "Where have you been, young lady!?"

Machoke blinked as the woman turned to him and sighed, "I thought I told you not to bring boys home!" the boy laughing nervously and saying, "I can leave if you'd like."

However, Reika explained why she had brought Machoke with her as her mother, whose name was Keiko, decided to let him in. However, it was not long until she scolded him for being out so late and told him to call up his parents.

All the while, Machoke found it not only strange that neither of these two knew who he was but also the fact that neither drew attention to the fact that he was clearly not from Earth. Then he remembered how long beings like him had been living on the planet and that second fact suddenly made sense.

Even so, he quickly called the number for his house as Aipom, who was in the middle of washing dishes, used her hand tail to answer the phone, holding it up to her ear and saying, "Hello, who is it?"

After a quick conversation, Machoke nodded his head and said, "Yeah, I'll be waiting here," before turning away from the phone and asking, "Hey, Keiko, what's your address?" the woman giving him the location as he nodded, holding the phone back up to the side of his head and telling Aipom what he had just heard, saying goodbye and hanging up.

"Well, Reika, it was nice of you to bring him here, but you really should have asked for his address and brought him to his house instead," Keiko sighed as Reika protested, "But, Mom, I was already late! If I took any longer, you would have been even more worried!" the woman sighing, "I would have been more okay if you had told me you were escorting an injured person back home."

Machoke braced himself for another scolding only for the woman to smile sweetly, asking, "Would you like some tea?" the boy blinking and nodding as he replied, "Sure."

Keiko got up and headed to the kitchen as Reika sighed, "I hate making her worry like this," Machoke looking over at a photo of Reika and Keiko standing next to a rather handsome-looking young man, Machoke getting the idea as he nodded, saying nothing else.

All the while, Aipom had taken a taxi to the address, a look of frustration on her face as she grumbled, "I don't see why I should have to do this. He's older than me. He can handle himself," the monkey looking over the paper and nodding, looking up and spotting the house she was looking for.

With that, the monkey took a deep breath, finding something oddly familiar about this place as she used her tail to reach the doorbell, giving it a ring. After a few seconds, Keiko answered and looked around before noticing a hand rise up in front of her face, pointing downward.

When Keiko directed her gaze toward Aipom, her eyes went wide as she asked, "Aipom, is that you?" the monkey's eyes sparkling as she squealed, "Keiko! I haven't seen you since I was three!"

The monkey hugged the woman's leg as Keiko chuckled, saying, "I'm surprised you remember me," kneeling down and saying, "Wow, have you ever grown?"

She then blinked and asked, "But why are you here?"

Soon, all was explained as Reika stared at Machoke silently, uttering, "Oh my god, I thought you looked familiar," Keiko all the while looking over the boy and saying, "So Machamp had a son and now he's fighting to protect Earth just like he did," the woman letting out a sigh.

"I can't believe I didn't recognize you," Reika said, "I saw you kick the crap out of both Rotom and Bisharp and I thought you were so cool!" Machoke's eyes sparkling as he replied, "Really?" the girl nodding and squealing, "Oh yeah! I love the wrestling channel, and your matches, as small in number as they are, really are something else!"

'Nice to have at least one fangirl,' Machoke thought with a smile as Keiko then turned to Aipom, asking, "Where's Ambipom," Aipom replying, "Mommy's got a new job on Hero Planet. She teaches young kids six-to-eight the basics of fighting," Keiko nodding and replying, "That must be so nice, but it must be hard living on your own."

"It's no trouble at all," Aipom replied, shaking her head as Keiko sighed, "Just thinking of Ambipom and Machamp reminds me of the good old days, the days before Kala."

"Hey, that's my mom's name," Machoke said, Keiko nodding and replying, "Yeah, I know."

"Wait," Reika said, turning to face her mom and asking, "Did you know Machamp?" Keiko nodding and replying, "Yes. We met long ago. I was grocery shopping when a villain broke in and tried to steal everything. Luckily for us, Machamp came in and took care of him, saving everyone and..." Reika blinking and asking, "And what?" Keiko sporting a lovestruck look and sighing, "Took my breath away."

Machoke's eyes widened as he asked, "You had a thing for my dad?" Keiko nodding and replying, "Oh yes, and he had feelings for me too," Reika's eyes widening as well as she exclaimed, "Wow, I didn't know you were into guys like that!"

Aipom all the while scratched her head, thinking, 'Mommy never told me about this,' Machoke asking, "So, what happened between you two?" Reika shooting the boy a glare and growling, "Your dad better not have done something to my mom!"

"Nothing like that," Keiko replied with a chuckle before adding, "Usually when someone says he or she is the problem in a relationship, it's just to be nice, but in the case of ours, well, I really was the problem."

All three stared in confusion as the woman sighed, "The truth was, I never told him how I felt. Every day, I would say to myself 'this is the day' but I was too afraid, and then Kala came along. She was the opposite of me, out-going, brave, strong, an excellent match for Machamp. I didn't have a chance."

"The tragedy of romance, so beautiful," Reika sighed, Keiko nodding and saying, "But I was happy he found someone, and, well, I met the perfect man for me, even if it wasn't meant to last," Machoke now looking distressed as he thought, 'Damn, I had a feeling that was the case but I didn't know I'd be right!'

With that, the woman then looked at the clock and said, "I am so sorry to have kept you. It's so late!" the woman then turning to Reika and scolding, "You should be in bed! You have school tomorrow!" Reika nodding and heading up the stairs, Aipom saying, "Luckily for you, I called for another taxi to come around before I got here," Machoke laughing nervously and replying, "Sometimes I forget you're not old enough to have a license."

After the two left, Reika ran back downstairs but stopped at halfway and said, "One last thing, mom," Keiko turning to her as she added, "You're a really cool mom, you know that?" the girl racing back upstairs as Keiko chuckled, rolling her eyes and thinking, 'My daughter and his son. I wonder if it could work.'