Just as Machoke and his friends had finally caught up with the train, another matter had shown itself. Tyrogue and Dodrio were out cold with no hospitals nearby. On one hand, the group could have just continued to follow the train but on the other hand, they could not just leave someone in the middle of nowhere.

As such, Blaziken picked up Tyrogue on her back while Machoke did the same with Dodrio, the boy groaning, "Why do I have to carry the three-headed bird!?" the middle head sticking out his tongue as it slapped Machoke in the face, the boy shuddering.

With that, they mounted themselves back onto the horses as Blaziken sighed, "As much as I want to hunt those criminals down, we should take these guys to a hospital first," the others nodding and taking off. However, it was not long before Tyrogue and Dodrio were already starting to recover. It was just like Machoke and his friends. Despite taking in extreme pain, they had recovered shockingly quickly.

"Ow, my head," Tyrogue groaned as Blaziken blinked, saying, "You're awake," Gardevoir smiling and squeaking, "That's wonderful!"

Dodrio also woke up, the male head smacking his lips and asking, "Oy, why does my tongue taste like ass?"

Machoke narrowed his eyelids as Gallade asked, "How are you guys already awake? You looked like you took in a horrible beating," Machoke thinking about these words as Tyrogue replied, "Well, yeah, we did. That Medicham was tough."

"Try dealing with your siblings," Dodrio's right head remarked, "They're freaking ruthless," Gardevoir squeaking, "Siblings!?"

Tyrogue let out a sigh and replied, "Yeah, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee and Hitmontop are my older siblings. They mentioned fighting you, but how did you catch up so quickly?" Gallade directing his gaze down at his own horse, Tyrogue quickly getting the idea.

"Yeah, I knew horses were fast, but man, these guys are miracle workers," Machoke stated with a grin as the horse he was riding let down a light tear, having now developed respect for the boy.

"But wait, we're not following the tracks anymore," Tyrogue stated as Gardevoir replied, "Yeah, we were going to take you to the hospital," Tyrogue shaking his head and retorting, "No, you can't!"

The others gasped as he snapped, "Guys, this is really serious! They have Aipom and the mask of Giratina, but what's more, it pains me that my own flesh and blood is doing this! We have to stop them!"

"But you're too hurt to do anything," Gallade remarked as Dodrio's middle head retorted, "Oy, we're plenty strong!" the sisters conking themselves up against his cheeks before remarking, "Don't be arrogant!"

"Even so, I still want to be there to make sure," Tyrogue replied with a sigh, "I appreciate the ride, but please let me come with you. I know my siblings. It makes no sense that they would do this."

The others looked at one-another as Blaziken nodded, saying, "Well, he is right about one thing. Saving the whole world is more important than taking two injured people to a hospital, as heartless as that probably sounds."

With that, the group took off back toward the tracks and followed them. Hopefully the horses would still be able to catch up even with the train moving again.

During this time, Medicham was taking it easy as she said, "Well, I can safely say there's nothing standing in our way now," Hitmonchan all the while looking out the window with a sigh, Hitmonlee groaning, "You're not still thinking about that Gallade guy, are you?"

The boxer shook her head and replied, "No. I know it's wrong to think this way, but I feel kind of bad," Hitmontop raising an eyebrow, knowing exactly what her sister meant but said nothing.

"We made our decision and did what needed to be done," Hitmonlee replied, "It's not our fault he refuses to see eye-to-eye with us," Medicham nodding and saying, "Exactly. It's like you said, this is a choice that you made, and if even your own brother stands in your way, you will not hesitate to stop him."

Hitmontop took a deep breath and said, "She's right. I did say that," Hitmonchan taking a deep breath and replying, "Yes, you're right," a serious look in her eyes as she added, "Thanks. I needed that," the girl still unsure of whether or not they were doing the right thing now.

And of course, none of them had forgotten their vow that they kept up over the years. Even now, those words had stuck with them. 'When we grow up, we will be heroes'. They had bumped their fists in honour of that very declaration.

In order to avoid thinking about this further, Hitmonlee asked, "So, Medicham, we're headed to Sendai, right?" the woman nodding and replying, "That's right. There's a famous shrine there that contains a power no one knows about," the other three nodding as Hitmontop cut in, saying, "Yeah, and that power is supposed to be able to give life to the mask and bring Giratina back from the dead."

"That's right," Medicham replied as Hitmonchan took a deep breath, saying, "I have nothing but respect for this plan. I think it's great what you're trying to do, but let's think for a minute," the others turning to face her as she asked, "What if Giratina refuses to work with us?"

The others sported a confused look as she stated, "Think about it. Giratina was said to have had unbelievable power, so much that he had no need for servants. He just did all his dirty work himself. How do we know he'd be grateful enough to serve us if we manage to resurrect him?"

"Well, what else can we do with the mask?" Hitmonlee remarked with a shrug, Hitmonchan suggesting, "We could threaten to bring him back. Yeah, we'll have a camera crew record us saying it and then we can tell everyone to bow down to the forces of evil, and in exchange, we don't use the mask's power."

"That isn't exactly a bad idea," Medicham replied, the others surprised to hear that until she added, "but I don't think it can work. There will be heroes who won't feel intimidated by our words and will probably call our bluff. I say we stick with the original plan."

Hitmonchan had nothing to say to this as her siblings shrugged, the boxer nodding and saying, "You're right. Sorry," Medicham replying, "Don't apologize. Again, that plan did have some merit to it."

All the while, the others continued to ride as Dodrio's middle head said, "Hey, I think I've regained feeling in my legs," Machoke groaning, "Please tell me you're not just saying that to sound tough again," the sister heads sighing, "Unfortunately, he is," the middle head remarking, "Oy, would you quit pointing that out!?"

"That's enough, Dodrio," Tyrogue remarked, "Let's just focus on the situation at hand. Besides, it's more beneficial for us to fight this battle together," the kiwi and Machoke both sighing in unison.

Blaziken then asked, "Say, anyone know where we're headed right now?" Gallade looking at his cellphone's GPS function and saying, "We should be hitting Sendai soon. I think at this speed, it should take us a couple of hours," Machoke groaning, "Two whole hours!?"

Gardevoir gave him a sweet smile and replied, "There, there, it'll be okay," Tyrogue saying, "Considering the speed that train was going at, we might be able to catch up with them."

Machoke smiled with light tears in his eyes as he sniffed, "So these horses really are faster than the train!" the boy hugging his horse's head and saying, "You're a good horsey," rubbing his fingers against its chin as it whinnied happily.

Unfortunately, it seemed their speed was not quite good enough. They may have been moving faster than the train, but this did not change the fact that the train was a lot closer to Sendai. As such, a half-hour before the heroes were believed to arrive, the train had already parked at the Sendai station.

"Finally, it's over!" Hitmonchan exclaimed, stretching and yawning as Medicham replied, "Do not forget we still have to get to the shrine," Hitmonlee asking, "Is it close?" the other siblings sighing as he groaned, "Of course it isn't."

With that, the four sported their cloaks again before exiting the train. After all, they could not have anyone seeing their true identities when walking around in a public place.

It was at this time that Aipom finally woke up, the monkey's eyes going wide as she was just about to cry for help. However, tape was quickly put over her mouth as the villains stuffed her into a bag. After all, they could not have her pointing out their position, especially since they knew Sendai would likely have at least one hero stationed there.

To avoid suspicion, they took their time getting to the shrine with a slow walk. They would have probably gone faster if not for Medicham's overconfidence. She was so certain that none of the heroes who fought them would be able to catch up in time that she figured there was no way they would need to rush.

And a half-hour after the villains had left the station, the heroes had arrived as Tyrogue said, "Thank you," Dodrio's middle head saying, "Okay, now I do have feeling back in my legs," the others staring as the sisters nodded, the left head saying, "He's telling the truth this time."

"Excellent," Tyrogue replied, "Listen, Dodrio, since none of us can catch up with you, I want you to find Sendai's heroes and tell them that my siblings and Medicham are here. We could use all the help we can get," Machoke remarking, "Are you insinuating we're not good enough?" Gardevoir and Gallade laughing nervously as Gallade said, "No, of course he isn't. This is just a precaution."

With that, Dodrio took off, and just as everyone assumed, there were a couple of heroes taking care of Sendai. One was a blue turtle with a squirrel's tail named Squirtle and the other was the magnetic cyborg, Magnemite. Though where they were right now would be unknown for a while.

Unfortunately, it seemed even with the Hitmon family and Medicham moving at a more steady pace than Machoke and his friends, they had arrived at the shrine first. Medicham smiled underneath her cloak, the first time she had smiled since their mission had started. After all, victory was in the palm of their hands now.

However, just as they were about to enter, a certain blue turtle lunged at Hitmonlee from behind and spat, "SKULL BASH!" ramming her head hard into his back, his eyes going wide as he fell forward on his face.

The others turned as Squirtle took a deep breath, saying, "You were right, Magnemite," the cyborg of that very name entering the area calmly and replying, "I told you my built-in sensors picked up evil lifeforms in the area."

Of course, he also knew that six other heroes had just arrived, but he knew revealing such information would be a bad idea when the villains would hear him say it. The last thing he wanted was for evil to be prepared for everything.

"Who the hell are you!?" Hitmonlee grunted, slowly rising to his feet as Hitmontop barked, "GODDAMMIT, THE CLOAKS WERE SUPPOSED TO HIDE US!" all four removing their cloaks now that they knew it was too late.

"My word, the report was actually true," Magnemite stated, "Tyrogue's own siblings have sided with evil. What a predicament, indeed," Hitmonchan blinking and asking, "Wait, why are you the first one to know we're members of Tyrogue's family?"

Squirtle grinned and replied, "Magnemite's a genius, like a super computer with a body!" the cyborg sporting a smug look and replying, "I don't like to brag, but yes, that is true."

"Oh well, it's of no consequence to us," Medicham stated with a shrug, "The point is they're getting in our way and we need to make quick work of them," Hitmonchan pounding her fists together and saying, "I'll take them. Now, who wants to be my partner?"

Hitmonlee was about to agree to this when Hitmontop sighed, "I'll take this," joining her sister as the boy grumbled curses under his breath.

"I was thinking four on two to speed things up, but if you'd rather settle this the honourable way, I guess I can't stop you," Medicham said with a shrug as Dodrio came by and noticed this, quickly racing back to where they figured the others would be. At the very least, this could certainly buy them more time.

Squirtle and Magnemite nodded at one-another as Squirtle asked, "Alright, what do you think we should do?" the cyborg replying, "I can tell these two are very strong. I recommend tactic eighty-seven," Squirtle smiling and replying, "Oh, I like that one!"

With that, the turtle rushed toward Hitmonchan who simply slammed her fists into one-another again, only this time she rubbed them together before electricity formed around each one. Squirtle ignored this and leapt at Hitmonchan as the boxer spat, "THUNDER PUNCH!" sending her fist forward only for Squirtle to tuck herself into her shell.

Unfortunately, the turtle's plan failed her as the electricity from Hitmonchan's fist coursed right through the shell. This seemed to cause intense pain as Squirtle poked her arms, legs and head out of the shell and cried out in pain, flying backwards as Hitmontop stood atop her head and spun toward her opponent.

Seeing that the tactic had failed, Magnemite panicked before rushing right in front of Squirtle while Hitmontop spat, "TRIPLE KICK!" sending an onslaught of kicks into the cyborg's midsection before sending him reeling back.

Squirtle slowly recovered from the electric shock before turning toward her partner with a look of terror. She could not believe that Magnemite's strategy would fail so early in the match. Clearly these two opponents were not to be taken lightly.

"Magnemite, are you okay?" Squirtle asked as the cyborg slowly recovered, shaking the pain off of his head and replying, "Don't worry, the only thing that's been damaged is my pride."

The turtle let out a sigh and replied, "It's okay, I know from experience your knowledge isn't perfect. It's just really close to perfection," Magnemite replying, "That wording could have been more offensive, so I'll take that as a compliment."

Hitmonchan and Hitmontop were of course not going to wait as they rushed toward the two, Magnemite shouting, "NOW, INITIATE TACTIC NUMBER FIFTY-NINE!" Squirtle nodding and tucking herself into her shell again, only this time she started spinning around the two fighters.

Hitmontop simply sighed and asked, "You really think that's gonna confuse us?" before getting back onto her head and spinning while following Squirtle, Magnemite thinking, 'No, but that has left Hitmonchan without backup.'

With that, the cyborg rushed at Hitmonchan, the boxer sighing, "I feel bad hitting a nerd, but you asked for it," the girl sending her fist forward only for Magnemite to block it with his hands, saying, "You're not the only one with the power of electricity, only mine comes naturally."

With that, the cyborg placed his free hand against her wrist knowing her boxing glove would absorb electricity as his magnets sparked, the cyborg sending a surge of the very element up the boxer's spine. With Hitmonchan weakened and Hitmontop distracted, Magnemite saw this as a perfect chance as he said, "Now for tactic number twelve," the cyborg shifting his magnets downward and shouting, "SONIC BOOM!"

With that, the magnets released a powerful shock wave thus launching him high above the ground while holding onto Hitmonchan. After that, he used this chance to flip her upside-down, sending more electricity through her body and shouting, "MAGNET BOMB!" resting her head between his knees and sending her hard into the surface.

However, things were not looking so good for Squirtle as Hitmontop finally caught up with her, slamming her feet hard into her shoulder and sending her spinning faster thus causing her to make herself dizzy. However, just as Hitmontop was about to take full advantage of this, Squirtle saw an opening and leapt up, using her tail to grab onto the fighter's.

Hitmontop's eyes widened as Squirtle leapt high above the ground herself, Hitmonlee groaning, "Am I really seeing this right now?" Squirtle focusing hard as water surrounded her tail, the turtle flipping herself vertically before shouting, "AQUA TAIL!" thus sending Hitmontop back-first into the ground.

With that, both fighters seemed to look rather weak as they struggled to get back up, Squirtle coming to Magnemite's side and grinning at him, the two giving each-other a high five. After that, Hitmonlee actually looked worried, wishing he had been fighting instead of his younger sister. Sure, Magnemite and Squirtle did not quite match the physical strength of the two fighters, but they had Magnemite's brain on their side and while not flawless, it certainly proved effective.

Medicham took a deep breath and said, "Come on, girls, I know you're much better than this," Hitmonchan and Hitmontop turning to face her as she added, "You're really strong. I've seen more than enough evidence proving that. They may use strategy to help them out, but so do we! Study what they do and think up countermeasures!"

"She's right," Hitmonchan stated with a serious look in her eyes, Hitmontop nodding and saying, "Yeah, we can still do this."

Hearing this, Magnemite held up a defensive stance and said, "Be prepared for anything, Squirtle," the turtle nodding and replying, "Of course," taking the defensive as well. After all, they may have done a lot of damage earlier, but that was far from enough to take care of these two.

Now Magnemite really had to think. After all, he already knew Squirtle could still be harmed while in her shell and there was no way they were going to fall for the same trick twice. However, before he could think up anything, Hitmontop stood up on her tail, using the spike to balance herself as Hitmonchan leapt up into the air.

After that, Hitmontop grabbed onto her sister's legs and started spinning, Hitmonchan's boxing gloves now bursting into flame as Magnemite stared in shock, asking, "What are they doing?" Squirtle remarking, "You don't know!? We're doomed!"

However, it did not take long for him to catch on as he said, "Alright, let's try tactic number thirty," Squirtle nodding as she tucked herself into her shell, Magnemite shouting, "SHELL SPIN SOCCER KICK!" sending his foot hard into the shell and sending her spinning toward the two.

This seemed like the worst strategy possible, but Magnemite had specifically aimed Squirtle toward Hitmontop's head. Sure, it was difficult to hit that spot with Hitmonchan's fists so high up, but it was still possible.

Unfortunately, it seemed these two fighters were a lot smarter than they seemed as Hitmontop actually saw this coming. As such, the girl lifted up Hitmonchan high enough for her fists to run right into the spinning shell, sending Squirtle flying into Magnemite.

While the two had not taken in all that much damage yet, Squirtle's shell was painful and Magnemite's body was not as strong as it looked. As such, he found himself taking in a lot of pain from this as the two sisters shouted, "FIRE TWISTER!" the two getting close enough for Hitmonchan's burning boxing gloves to hit them hard multiple times, Squirtle now coughing up blood as both were out cold.

Hitmonchan took a deep breath and wiped sweat off of her forehead, saying, "Man, they were more trouble than I thought they'd be," Hitmonlee nodding and saying, "Well, it's good that you won. Now no one can get in our way."

"Yes, your brother is right," Medicham replied, "Let's hurry on inside," the three nodding before heading toward the entrance to the shrine. But just as they were about to enter, all four were shocked to hear a familiar voice shout, "NOT SO FAST!"

Medicham gritted her teeth, slowly turning with fury in her expression when she saw Machoke and the others standing there with serious looks in their eyes, Machoke smirking and saying, "Well, looks like we finally caught up with you, and we're fully recovered, so we're ready for a rematch!"