With Lopunny's match with Ninetales out of the way, it was just about time for Scyther's match. Hopefully she would not meet the same fate as her friend had.

Before the match could start, Scizor stood next to the ring to give Scyther advice when she needed it. After all, the insect would never go into a match without her help.

During this time, the Indian and Korean fans had gone from their own separate bleachers to the ones in the middle, switching places with the fans of the two fighters replacing the opponents. After all, the rules indicated that the opposing fanbases must be separated in order to avoid getting into fights with each-other.

After five minutes, Beedrill nodded at Nori who beamed and exclaimed, "Alright, folks, it's time for the second match of the Hero Olympics fighting tournament to begin!" the crowd getting excited as the woman added, "In the red corner, hailing from Africa, an absolute beast in the ring who can give anyone a run for their money, Hippowdon!"

The African fans went wild as Hippowdon burst into the area, shooting sand of all things out of his nostrils and wearing a cape. He was truly an intimidating sight as his big mouth and large lower teeth were not the only dangerous-looking features he had. His muzzle was covered with a dark-grey armour with three holes on each of the sides, two big ones for his nostrils. He had four blunt claws on each of his hands and feet and all four were clad in armour as well. This armour also covered his backside all the way up to his skull, blood-shot eyes showing through two holes near the top, his back armour having holes the same size as those given to his nostrils. But what could they possibly be for?

The hippo charged toward the ring before leaping into it, taking off the cape and tossing it to the side before letting out a loud battle cry, shouting, "YOU'RE GOING DOWN, SCYTHER!" the African fans going wild as Machoke winced, uttering, "Oh god, I wouldn't want to fight that guy either."

Gallade simply patted the boy on the shoulder and replied, "I'm sure Scyther will be fine," Machoke sighing, "Yeah, you're right. She's very strong."

"And in the blue corner," Nori stated, "representing Germany, an insect with a lot of spirit and dedication to her duty, Scyther!" the German fans along with Machoke and the others cheering wildly as the insect flew toward the ring, performing a few aerial flips before landing firmly against the mat. As always, she only used her wings for her entrances and nothing else.

"I have been looking forward to this," Hippowdon said with a serious look in his eyes, "Oh yes, of all the participants in this tournament, you are the one I wanted to fight the most! I can't help but think this is all fate!"

Scyther blinked as Gardevoir asked, "What could he possibly have against Scyther? Does he know her personally?" Gallade blinking and replying, "Maybe he's seen her on TV and become jealous of her skills," Aipom saying, "That is a possibility."

Reika simply hoped Scyther would win, even more than she usually supported Machoke and his friends. But why? She barely knew Scyther. That three-legged race was the most she had ever interacted with the insect, so what was going on here?

Before the match could start, Scizor was in the midst of giving Scyther a little bit of advice as she whispered, "Alright, Scyther, just from seeing him run, this Hippowdon is not very fast. How he managed to make the top sixteen winners of the race is beyond me, but you can easily exploit that lack of speed. As soon as the bell rings, rush him and hit him with everything you have."

"But what sorts of moves should I use?" Scyther replied as her mother thought about this before replying, "His body is likely tough, including the parts without that armour of his. Don't hold back with your strength and you should be fine."

Before exiting the ring, though, Scizor added, "Also, be sure to aim away from his armour and be careful about those holes on his back. I get the feeling those are more than just decoration," Scyther nodding in understanding.

Once Scizor was out of the ring, Nori rang the bell, Scyther immediately sprinting toward Hippowdon. The hippo frowned and lifted up his right arm, sending his palm forward. However, the insect easily dodged this as Scizor nodded her head. Of course the insect did not let it end there as she sent a roundhouse kick into Hippowdon's side.

This seemed to cause some pain as the hippo winced in response, Scyther sending another kick before leaping back to avoid another attempt at a palm punch. She would have raced around the hippo's back in an attempt to strike him again, but Scizor had warned her about the holes and she too believed something was up with them, especially with the way sand had come from his nostrils prior for the beginning of the match.

"Scyther's off to a good start!" Nori exclaimed, "Hippowdon may be strong, but his speed is simply no match for Scyther's!" the German fans going wild.

Hippowdon simply grunted, more sand coming from his nostrils as he took the offensive this time, rushing toward Scyther as the insect easily sidestepped the attack, sending two more roundhouse kicks into his side. After that, she proceeded to leap sideways onto his arm, latching her legs around it before wrapping her arms around his neck, once again doing her best to avoid the holes on his back.

"Excellent work, Scyther!" Scizor exclaimed as the insect continued to hold onto the hippo. Sure, hurting him externally was not too effective, but even the heaviest and strongest of opponents could be beaten internally.

The German fans were still going wild as the African fans were in panic, Hippowdon noticing their faces and thinking, 'Don't worry, I'll turn this around! That Scizor made one fatal miscalculation when giving her precious 'schuler' advice.'

And with that, the hippo clenched his claws together before putting on a more serious expression, blood pumping through him when suddenly, the muscles in his arm expanded greatly, everyone gasping when this proved more than enough to force Scyther's legs off of that very spot. Beedrill simply blinked and asked, "How did he do that?" Nori exclaiming, "Just as it seemed Scyther had Hippowdon, he managed to expand his arm muscles!"

With that, the hippo proceeded to move his head in a circular motion, Scyther still clinging to it as now she was swinging around and around. After a few seconds, though, Hippowdon had managed to loosen her hold before applying just a little bit more pressure to his swing, sending her flying head-first into the turnbuckle.

The African fans went wild as the hippo took a deep breath, saying, "I didn't think I'd get a chance to use something like that against you, but I'm glad I did!" Reika frowning before grumbling, "Look how smug he's acting after only hitting her once," Cici and Tsuya staring at her. She had never been this mad after seeing a wrestler she liked take in a fierce blow no matter how bad it was.

Scizor simply stared at this in shock before asking, "Are you okay?" Scyther taking a deep breath and shaking the pain off of her head, replying, "I'm fine, lehrer," the mother taking a deep breath.

And of course Scyther would not simply let something like this go as she sprinted toward the hippo again, Hippowdon smirking and saying, "You know, Scyther, you were smart to avoid the holes on my back. You see, my armour is not so much meant for protection as much as it is to help control a special power I have had ever since birth," all going silent, Scyther stopping dead in her tracks as sand started spewing from the holes.

'I knew it!' Scizor thought with an intense look, but this was actually worse than even she could have comprehended as the sand very quickly covered the entire ring.

Scyther simply took a deep breath and asked, "Is this supposed to scare me? Because it doesn't!" the insect running again, Hippowdon smirking before shouting, "SANDSTORM!" taking in a deep breath before shooting a huge gust of wind from his mouth.

All went silent as the wind created a small twister that picked up the sand, Hippowdon adding, "Something worth note is that when my sand is in the air, it's pretty strong!"

Scyther's eyes widened as Scizor snapped, "SCYTHER, FIND A WAY AROUND IT!" but it was too late as the twister soon surrounded the insect, the sand pelting her, some of it getting in her eyes. As if that was not strange enough, the sand that hit her actually put light bruises on her, proving that Hippowdon was not exaggerating when he said his sand was tough.

After a few seconds, the wind died down as the sand had finally been blown away. Unfortunately, Scyther still had sand in her eyes as she groaned, trying to wipe it out as Scizor gasped, the others equally worried.

Of course Hippowdon wasted no time as he took full advantage of this, the hippo charging toward Scyther and slamming his palm hard into her face, the African fans now going wild. With the insect blinded, she had not seen this coming as he continued to send more and more palm punches to her.

To make matters worse, Scizor was not sure what to do about this. She felt so helpless as Scyther took in many fierce blows, the bug soon coughing up blood as she held her arms in front of her face only for Hippowdon to switch tactics, now kicking her in the shins.

Machoke's eyes widened as he spat, "HEY, SCIZOR, I GOT AN IDEA! YOU COULD BE SCYTHER'S SEEING-EYE DOG!" Scizor turning and staring at him as she asked, "What?"

The others stared at him as well, Reika actually understanding what he meant as she sent her fist down into her palm, saying, "He's got a point. You could simply tell Scyther where the attacks are coming from."

Scyther continued to take in more hits until Scizor nodded, getting the message before exclaiming, "Scyther, your right shoulder!" the insect dodging an incoming palm punch aimed at that very spot, Hippowdon blinking before sending a palm punch toward more spots only for Scizor to direct Scyther through it, the insect now managing to dodge each attack.

Hippowdon lost patience and said, "Alright, let's see you dodge this," sending his palm toward her midsection as Scizor spat, "SCYTHER, CLAP YOUR HANDS TOGETHER!" Scyther finding this to be an odd command but doing so anyway, her hands clasping onto the hippo's wrist.

The insect did not need more advice to know what to do next as she rammed her shoulder hard into Hippowdon's chin, the hippo's head going up. Sure, his skin was tough, but Scyther had applied enough force for it to have a strong effect.

With that, the insect took full advantage of this, wiping the sand off of her eyes and taking a deep breath, saying, "That was very inconvenient, but I'm ready now," Hippowdon releasing sand from his nostrils as he grunted, "You're persistent, but that's not good enough!"

The others cheered as Heracross said, "Hey, Machoke, that was a great idea," Machoke grinning and replying, "I know," Aipom feeling rather ashamed of herself for not coming up with it first, especially since it was such an obvious idea.

In fact, she found it strange that Scizor had not thought of it what with her knowledge of fighting. Whatever the case, Scizor was beyond grateful as she whispered to herself, "Danke schoen, Machoke."

Hippowdon figured with Scizor's advice, whipping up another sandstorm might not help too much. As such, he simply rushed at Scyther, figuring the insect must have taken in too much damage to do much else. If he could at least get her to expel her energy, she would be an easy target.

Unfortunately for him, Scyther had a very strong spirit, one that could not be broken so easily. As such, she easily dodged more incoming palm punches before sending more kicks to Hippowdon's side. She would have attempted to slam him at this point, but she knew the hippo would be too heavy for even her to lift up without straining herself at the very least.

Hippowdon fumed and attempted to strike her even more, Scyther once again dodging and sending various hits into him, the German fans going wild while the African fans were worried. Hippowdon's best strategy had been beaten thanks to Scizor's advice. What could he do now?

However, he remembered something he could do as he smirked, saying, "That's it, I had completely forgotten about this," the hippo releasing sand from his back and once again covering the ring. Scyther frowned and said, "I can overcome another sandstorm," Hippowdon remarking, "Oh, I'm not planning on using Sandstorm again!"

At that moment, all went silent, Nori's eyes widening as the hippo proceeded to release a large amount of drool from his mouth. Even the African fans looked rather disgusted by this, Machoke shrugging and saying, "I don't see what the big deal is. He's probably thinking about food right now," Aipom sighing, "In the middle of a match?"

However, Scyther very quickly realized what he was doing as she tried to back up toward the turnbuckle only for her feet to end up stuck in the sand, Hippowdon shouting, "QUICKSAND!" everyone staring as Scizor exclaimed, "Of course! He was making the sand thick so Scyther couldn't move in it!" everyone gasping as Nori said, "Well, it was rather disgusting to look at, but it certainly did its job."

Hippowdon chuckled while wiping the remaining drool from his lower lip, saying, "Now you can't dodge me anymore!" the hippo walking over to her and placing his hands against his hips, saying, "You pretty much brought this upon yourself. If you simply dashed your pride and tried flying during a match, you wouldn't be stuck right now."

All went silent among the crowd as the hippo added, "Now, I could buffet you with an onslaught of palm punches, but quite frankly, I want to make this victory even more impressive."

With that in mind, the hippo turned his back to Scyther and shot a burst of sand from his back, but this was different as rather than just shooting straight out, it moved in a very artistic pattern, kind of like a series of ropes. Soon enough, Scyther was trapped in an orb made of sand as Hippowdon shouted, "SAND TOMB!" everyone gasping as a string of sand was added.

"IT'S JUST SAND, YOU CAN GET OUT OF THIS!" Scizor spat but was soon proven wrong when Hippowdon allowed three drops of drool to fall onto the sand thus thickening it enough so even with her best efforts, Scyther could not break through.

The hippo then took hold of the sand rope attached to the capsule and threw his arm up, lifting the capsule high above his head, spinning it around. After a few seconds, he proceeded to slam it hard against the mat and with Scyther inside of it, she naturally took in pain from this.

Hippowdon kept this up as Nori stated, "It seems Hippowdon's Sand Tomb technique has certainly turned things back in his favour. With no way of moving, what can Scyther possibly do?"

However, Scizor knew what to do this time as she gritted her teeth and snapped, "SCYTHER, USE THE ARM SCHWERT TO CUT YOUR WAY OUT OF THAT CAPSULE!" Hippowdon remarking, "Don't waste your breath! This tomb is so thick that she can barely hear a thing from inside of it!" the African fans cheering wildly.

However, unbeknownst to everyone, Scyther had heard her mother's words. As such, the insect took a deep breath and allowed her blades to grow out of the bottoms of her arms.

Hippowdon was back to spinning her, feeling beyond confident until he noticed a blade sticking out of the side of the capsule. His eyes went wide as a second one came from the other side, the blades then spinning around like propellers before the entire capsule came open, Scyther now free.

The crowd went wild as Blaziken exclaimed, "THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT!" Reika taking a deep breath as Scizor smirked, saying, "Never underestimate the bond between a schuler and lehrer."

Hippowdon stared in absolute shock, unable to respond as Scyther crossed her arms, headed straight for the hippo and shouting, "ARM SCHWERT!" the insect swinging her blades outward when she got close enough, a big X forming on the hippo's chest as his eyes widened, Hippowdon falling hard against the ring as his body caused it to shake, all the wet sand flying out of the ring as a result.

All went silent as Nori counted to ten before ringing the bell and exclaiming, "AND THE WINNER OF THE SECOND MATCH IS SCYTHER!" the German fans going wild while the African fans stared in horror at the sight of their representative now bleeding and unconscious.

Scizor took a deep breath and nodded at Scyther, the daughter nodding back and leaping out of the ring to exit along with her mother. Reika watched the two leave with a smile, glad that Scyther had won in the end.

"That was a close one," Machoke said with a sigh, Aipom replying, "Don't forget, you might have to face her at some point," the boy groaning, "Thanks for the reminder."

Ninetales all the while simply watched Scyther leave with interest. The kitsune certainly could not take her lightly especially with her skills as good as they were.

"Alright, with that out of the way, we will take a two-hour break, but keep in mind this is only to change locations," Beedrill explained, "The next two matches will take place in the local aquarium, mainly the area usually reserved for shows. Be sure to get there in time for these matches are certain to be very exciting."

Aipom turned to Machoke and said, "We'd better hurry. Your match is next," the boy nodding before noticing the heroes were actually being given rides to their next locations. One vehicle had been chosen for Machoke and Golduck while another had been reserved for Barbaracle and Houndoom.

However, this soon seemed inconvenient for Machoke as he and Golduck were given a run-down jalopy with its roof broken off, Aipom groaning, "Weedle must really hate you," Machoke replying, "No kidding," Golduck simply folding her arms and napping, not really caring too much about this.

And of course Houndoom and Barbaracle had been given first-class service, the two being driven in a nice comfortable car. Needless to say, the two enjoyed this a lot.

Everyone else had found their own way of getting to the aquarium, Reika and her friends deciding to do a little sight-seeing first. The group looked at a variety of sea creatures in tanks when they noticed Gallade and Gardevoir looking around as well.

The siblings were admiring the sea creatures as Gardevoir asked, "Do you think they might have a mermaid here?" Gallade laughing nervously before replying, "I don't think people would want to put a mermaid in a fish tank," Reika overhearing this and finding Gallade's response rather cute.

"He's such a good brother," Tsuya said with her eyes sparkling, "I wish I had a brother like that," Cici uttering, "But you don't have a brother."

Tsuya looked down and sighed, "I guess having a brother would be nice, too," Cici patting her on the shoulder and squeaking, "There, there."

"By the way, I have some good news," Gallade said with a grin as Gardevoir blinked, asking, "What is it?" Tsuya uttering, "Oh no, it's not what I think it is, is it?"

Gallade confirmed her suspicions as he added, "I'm gonna tell the others later, too, but Hitmonchan and I are going on a date the next time the Olympics go on break," Tsuya's jaw dropped, Reika uttering, "Oh my god, I had my suspicions, but damn."

She and Cici looked at Tsuya with concern as the girl took a deep breath before saying, "It's fine. I'll just find someone else to spend my life with," Reika shrugging and sighing, "Only you would say something like that and actually mean it."

Scyther was looking around as well. She had originally intended on going off to train seeing as she already knew what her opponent was like, but Machoke was a friend and the insect wanted to see how his match would go. She would simply head off on her own when it was time for Golduck and Houndoom to fight. Heracross would have joined her but he had agreed to stay with Lopunny in the hospital.

Either way, the two hours had passed soon as crowds were gathered for the next match, the bleachers once again filled as it turned out the ring was actually right in the middle of the pool used for dolphin shows and the like. This was certainly different.

"Welcome, everyone, to the location of the third match of the Hero Olympics!" Beedrill exclaimed, "As you can see, the ring is located right in the middle of the pool, which means anyone knocked out of the ring will end up taking a dip!"

Nori nodded and stated, "Anyway, it's time to introduce our fighters! In the red corner, representing Japan and having defeated many opponents since he arrived on Earth, Machoke!" everyone staring as the boy strutted toward the ring wearing a rubber ducky life preserver, a pair of flippers and a lifeguard outfit, the boy exclaiming, "LIFEGUARD MACHOKE ON DUTY!" the people all laughing at this.

Machoke looked around as one of the audience members spat, "OH MY GOD, YOU LOOK SO STUPID!" another adding, "I'M SORRY, WAS THIS SUPPOSED TO LOOK COOL!?" Machoke letting out a sigh as Gardevoir uttered, "I hate to admit it, but I agree with everyone else this time," Blaziken nodding and replying, "Yeah, he's not even trying."

Weedle all the while closed his eyes tight and thought, 'For the love of God, can't he take this seriously just once!? His last entrance was actually good, and he wasn't even the one doing it!'

Once the boy removed all of his swim gear, Nori proceeded to say, "And in the blue corner, representing Greece is a rather scary-looking fighter that's sure to bring a lot to the table, Barbaracle!"

The Greek fans cheered wildly as Barbaracle entered the area, folding all four of his arms. He really was quite a sight to behold. His torso was orange while his arms and legs had brown stripes on them. His head was a giant hand with orange flesh and eyes on the palm, his regular hands themselves having single eyeballs on their palms along with razor sharp claws that represented fingers. Covering his chest area was a long grey rock with a smaller one covering his privates.

Machoke still felt intimidated by this guy as Barbaracle took a good long look at him before saying, "I had hoped I would one day get the chance to face you. I can't help but feel fortunate," Machoke now trembling as Aipom took a deep breath, saying, "Remember, this is a tournament for heroes," the boy nodding and replying, "Right."

Tensions rose as the match was finally about to begin. Could Machoke beat this opponent?