With the match started, Garchomp and Lairon wasted no time charging at one-another. Already the Russian dragon seemed to be at an advantage as she was a lot faster, holding up an arm and aiming for Lairon's neck.

Unfortunately for her, the dinosaur was a lot more of a strategist than one would guess from first glance. As such, he easily ducked under the incoming arm when it got close and rammed his body hard into Garchomp's chest, the dragon's eyes widening as she was knocked on her back.

Luckily, Garchomp's fin stopped her whole back from hitting the mat, so she was in a half-sitting position. Unfortunately for her, this was still enough for Lairon to take full advantage of her position, leaping on top of her before sending various slashes into her gut, shouting, "METAL CLAW!"

The Vietnamese crowd went wild as Machoke said, "Damn, and just think Gardevoir, you might have to fight that guy," Gardevoir nodding and putting on a serious look, saying, "I'll do my best if that happens," Gallade grinning and replying, "That's my little sis."

Blood flew from Garchomp as the dragon grunted in pain, gritting her teeth while Nori said, "Lairon's already off to a very good start as he has Garchomp down and taking in an onslaught of fierce slashes. Will this be the shortest match in Hero Olympics history?" Weedle remarking, "Oh no, that honour goes to the match between Graveler and Venonat in the twenty-second Hero Olympics. Poor Venonat was defeated in only five seconds."

"Damn, now that guy scares me even more than he did during training," Machoke groaned, Reika equally impressed until Weedle added, "Of course, that was the only time Graveler ever won a match," Machoke adding, "Now I'm starting to wonder if this Venonat was all that strong of a fighter."

Lairon continued to whale on Garchomp until the dragon fumed and spat, "There's no way I'm going down so easily," before sending her arms forward, striking Lairon hard in the chin. This dealt less damage than it would have to anyone else due to the dinosaur's metal body but it was still effective enough to distract him as she tucked her arms under his and rolled backward, planting his head into the canvas while the Russian fans cheered.

However, Lairon simply smirked, once again taking in very little pain as he used his feet to force the dragon off of him. The dinosaur then got back up and said, "Not bad, Garchomp, but not good enough."

The dragon took a deep breath, trying her best to ignore the cuts on her as she rushed at Lairon, the dinosaur once again using timing and precision to easily dodge her. This time he was right beside the dragon as he wrapped his arms around her, lifting her up despite her superior height and slamming the side of her neck into the mat while the Vietnamese fans cheered once more.

"Many thought Garchomp for sure would have the advantage, and yet so far Lairon is proving to be far superior," Nori stated, Aipom biting her lip. Sure, she may not have known Garchomp that much, but after helping her get this far, she still wanted to see the dragon win at least one match.

However, Garchomp had even more trouble as Lairon proceeded to leap onto her back, wrapping his legs around her fin for support and latching his arms onto her neck. The dragon's eyes were wide open as the crowd simply could not believe how easy this match had been for him.

"I'll admit, Garchomp, I was at least expecting a challenge," Lairon said as the dragon gritted her teeth, the dinosaur adding, "So far, you've been a major disappointment."

Garchomp simply smirked, remarking, "Oh, I've just been gauging your power so far," all going silent as Lairon grunted, "You're bluffing," the dragon remarking, "Oh no, I'm being serious. You've got power, kid, I'll admit, but you're not good enough to defeat me."

With that, the dragon proceeded to lean backward, slamming Lairon's back into her fin, the dinosaur releasing his hold and losing his balance on that very spot. He then fell hard against the mat as all went silent, Machoke asking, "Shouldn't that have hurt her even more?" Aipom nodding and replying, "Yeah, that really should have."

Despite that, Garchomp seemed to have taken in no extra pain from straining her neck like that, the dragon noticing that Lairon was having trouble getting up. As such, she lifted up her tail before sending it hard into his gut.

Lairon simply ignored the pain and grabbed hold of her tail, asking, "Is that really the best you have?" Garchomp smirking and lifting her tail back up, taking Lairon up with it and replying, "Of course not," the dragon flinging him hard into the turnbuckle as his eyes and mouth were wide open, the Russian fans going wild.

"Lairon's been doing an incredible job up to this point, but now Garchomp is on the offensive," Nori stated, "She might just have what it takes to win after all," Machoke trembling and uttering, "She wasn't kidding. She's really strong."

However, Lairon took a deep breath and ignored the pain dealt to him. Once again, his steel body did cushion the previous blows to a certain degree, but he was still feeling alarmed now. Clearly Garchomp was just as powerful as she looked.

"I have to hand it to you," Lairon said with a scowl, "It's not easy for one of your stature to make someone believe they're weak, but you pulled it off. Well, now that I've seen how powerful you can really be, I'm not holding back!"

Garchomp simply smirked and held up her arms, saying, "I wouldn't have it any other way," the dragon once again rushing at the dinosaur.

Lairon was once again using his head when the dragon sent her arms out toward his midsection. The dinosaur grabbed her claws and leaned backward, lifting her over his head and planting her skull into the canvas.

However, the dragon was ready for this as her claws started glowing, Garchomp barking, "DRAGON CLAW!" sending both into Lairon's back.

The dinosaur actually did not feel anything from this thanks to his armour but was shocked when he found he was having trouble moving, the reason becoming clear when Nori stated, "And with a fierce attack, Garchomp has lodged her claws into Lairon's armour!"

Everyone stared at this as the dinosaur's eyes widened, Lairon trying desperately to get away only for Garchomp to smirk, saying, "I'm impressed your armour was strong enough to cushion the blow, but my Dragon Claw can still beat you," Garchomp lifting Lairon up and holding her knee out, ramming the area between his legs into it thus performing an atomic drop.

The Russian fans went wild again as the dragon proceeded to lean backward, planting his head into the mat once again, only this time she applied much more pressure than before. Lairon tried his best to ignore it before noticing a small fragment of his helmet fall off, his eyes widening.

The Vietnamese fans were now concerned as Lairon squirmed before prying himself free from Garchomp's claws, taking many deep breaths before forcing a grin and exclaiming, "Don't worry, fans! I'll win this, count on it!" the fans starting to feel a bit more relaxed.

"That's a pretty big promise," Garchomp said before crossing her arms and charging toward him with her wrist fins at the ready, the dragon adding, "Can you fulfil it?"

Lairon growled before ducking under the incoming fins at just the right moment. With that, his helmet glowed briefly before he spat, "IRON HEAD!" ramming his skull hard into Garchomp's gut, the dragon's eyes widening as she actually coughed up a bit of blood.

The Vietnamese fans were now cheering heavily, their confidence in Lairon returning as Machoke winced, groaning, "Damn, that looked painful!" Aipom all the while wondering if maybe Garchomp would end up losing this match.

"Things were looking bad for Lairon, but now he's back on the offensive," Nori stated, "With a nasty headbutt, he has once again managed to draw blood."

Garchomp gritted her teeth, doing her best to ignore this as she lowered her arms, latching her fins against the back of Lairon's neck. The dinosaur's eyes widened as the dragon proceeded lift him up, about to set him up for another suplex. However, Lairon was prepared this time as he whipped out his tail, said part glowing briefly as he leaned his body back, sending the tail forward and shouting, "IRON TAIL!" slamming it hard into Garchomp's forehead.

The dragon's eyes were wide once again, but she tried her best to ignore the pain while leaning back and completing her suplex, slamming Lairon's head into the mat once more. However, despite this, it was clear that Garchomp had taken in more pain from both of his attacks as she breathed heavily, more blood escaping her mouth.

The Vietnamese fans went wild as the Russian fans were simply shocked. It took a lot to deal that kind of damage to Garchomp. However, the dragon was not going to allow herself to lose as she gritted her teeth, trying to come up with some kind of strategy.

Every time she got the upper hand, Lairon would come up with some method of taking the advantage back. He may have looked slow and dumb, but he was actually a fairly good strategist and his speed was just enough to work to his advantage. That steel body of his also added more to the problem.

However, she could not think much longer as Lairon charged toward her with his head out again. Garchomp realized she needed to think of more strategies herself as she took a deep breath, lowering her arms as if to admit defeat.

All went silent as Nori asked, "Is Garchomp giving up?" the crowd gasping at the sight of this only to be proven wrong with the dragon smirked, Lairon now close enough as she threw her wrist fins into the side of his face, shouting, "DUAL CHOP!" the Russian fans cheering only for their cheers to fade when Lairon managed to ignore the pain, ramming his head into the dragon's gut and shouting, "IRON HEAD!"

Despite having once again drawn blood from Garchomp's mouth, though, Lairon's chances were looking smaller now as that move of hers had actually put more cracks in his helmet, his eyes widening when he noticed more small fragments falling to the mat. The dinosaur gritted his teeth, growling at Garchomp. He had to finish her off now before it was too late.

However, Garchomp simply ignored the pain to her gut now as she charged at Lairon with her fins pointed at his neck. Once again, the dinosaur was on the defensive only this time, the dragon knew what he was planning. As such, she tucked her arms in and leapt over his head, spinning vertically while shouting, "FIN BUZZSAW!" sending her fin hard into the top of Lairon's head.

The dinosaur's eyes and mouth were wide open as the dragon landed behind him, a smirk on her face as a big cut formed down the middle of his head, the bone-like armour splitting in half and falling off. The crowd stared in shock, the Russian fans going wild.

Lairon's eyes were even wider now, the dinosaur panicking as he spat, "YOU MONSTER! LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!?" everyone staring in confusion as the dinosaur's face was covered in scars, Garchomp tilting her head to the side, remarking, "Your body's strong even without the armour. Get over it."

"I knew you wouldn't understand!" Lairon retorted, "You see these scars on my face!? This is a reminder of the kind of fighter I used to be!"

Everyone stared as Lairon took a deep breath, remembering just how bad of a fighter he had been. Much like Gallade, after his victory on Hero Planet, he found himself needing his partners to defeat villains for him, and it was mainly because of his fighting style.

He had always had a tendency to rush into danger head-on without thinking as he figured his steel body would protect him from everything. However, all that resulted from this was a series of losses and scars. His partners would try to be patient with him, but even they were starting to wonder how he ever passed his final exam and he was starting to wonder it too.

He then decided to check out footage from back when his father, Aggron, used to fight evil. He noticed that his father won by surprising the world with his combat knowledge. Despite his brute strength and tough build, he was very smart when it came to fighting. He never rushed into battles head-on but instead always waited for an opening.

Lairon wanted to be just like that and started studying his techniques, seeing just how he responded to every situation thrown at him. And the following day, Lairon noticed a bank being robbed and challenged the robber before his allies could show up. Of course, when they did arrive, they only stuck around because that had a feeling he was going to lose.

However, Lairon had managed to avoid getting hit so much as once. Despite his opponent throwing everything at him, the dinosaur managed to dodge and block every one of his moves, ultimate defeating him with his Iron Tail. His allies gained a new-found respect for him while Lairon had decided to always fight like that.

Though he was still ashamed of the kind of fighter he used to be, the exact opposite of what his father was. As a result, Lairon collected strong metal to form himself a helmet similar to the one Aggron wore in order to hide his scars from the world. He figured it might also look cooler and be more practical to add a tail to the helmet, so he did just that.

Now he had been reminded of the rash, reckless idiot he used to be and was now furious as a result. The dinosaur gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, shouting, "YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!" Garchomp's eyes wide open as she said, "Seriously, man, chill out. It's not that big a deal."

Lairon ignored her words when the dragon noticed his style had changed. Due to his anger, he was no longer thinking straight thus resulting in his attempt at another headbutt being sloppy. With that in mind, Garchomp simply swung her tail at him and slammed it hard into his chest.

Lairon wrapped his arms around the tail only for Garchomp to swing her body around, sending him flying into the turnbuckle, the back of his now-exposed head ramming into it. The Russian fans were going wild as Garchomp waited for Lairon to recover, knowing he would likely try that again.

"This match has just been going back and forth with who's on the advantage," Nori said, "Just when you think one of these two is going to win, the other changes the tide, though now it seems like Garchomp might just win this after all."

"NO SHE WON'T!" Lairon spat as he ignored the pain to his head, charging at the dragon again as she smirked and thought, 'It's time to end this,' before crossing her arms and pointing out her fins. Since Lairon was no longer thinking straight, he simply ran face-first into the tips, now distracted as Garchomp proceeded to wrap her arms around him.

The Vietnamese fans were in panic while the Russian fans were cheering heavily, Garchomp leaping high above the ring and leaning backward. Just before she could descend, though, she opened her mouth and unleashed a shock wave that went backwards and covered her own body in what looked like a blue flame, the dragon shouting, "DRAGON RUSH!" descending toward the canvas hard and fast.

Soon enough, Lairon's head was slammed hard against the mat as a smoke cloud surrounded the two, everyone staring and wondering if this would be enough to finish the job. However, the Vietnamese fans were even more worried about Lairon when he heard the sound of something shattering, and once the smoke cleared they noticed it was just as they had feared. His armour had shattered into many big chunks, the dinosaur's eyes and mouth now stuck open as he fell hard on his back.

After ten seconds, Beedrill rang the bell and exclaimed, "And the winner of the sixth match of the Hero Olympics is Garchomp!" the Russian fans cheering wildly and whistling while the Vietnamese fans simply folded their arms, bowing their heads in respect for their fallen representative. After all, he had done the best he could, so it would have been wrong for them to just look down upon him because of one loss.

"OH MY GOD, THAT GARCHOMP IS SCARY!" Machoke exclaimed, Gallade sighing, "I'd be more worried about my sister than myself if I were you," the boy blinking and saying, "Oh, right."

Gardevoir simply took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, I'll do the best I can," the girl flashing him a cute smile as he nodded, replying, "I'm sure you can do it."

Garchomp took a deep breath and said, "I have to admit, Lairon, you actually really surprised me. You're a very good fighter, but you need to learn to fight well without that armour protecting you. You might have actually won if you didn't let that get to you so much."

But just as she was about to exit the ring, Lairon regained just enough consciousness to utter, "Do you mean it?" the dragon turning and replying, "Yes, I do," the dragon then smiling and adding, "Also, I think those scares are pretty cool," the dinosaur grinning, his grin fading when he had lost consciousness and needed to be rushed to the hospital.

"And that concludes the matches in the new arena," Beedrill stated, "Once again, we're taking a two hour recess to relocate. The last two matches will take place in the local spa," all going silent as Machoke asked, "A spa? Seriously?" Weedle nodding and replying, "Yeah, I thought you of all people would like that."

"Well, yeah, I wouldn't mind getting a massage from some sexy ladies," Machoke replied with a big grin as Reika and Aipom both smacked him on the back of the head, Aipom sighing, "His reaction makes sense, though. Where would you hold a match in a spa?"

Beedrill nodded and replied, "Well, it's not so much in the spa so much as it's in the back yard," Blaziken remarking, "Why didn't you just say outside the spa!? Seriously, that's very misleading!"

"Who cares?" Tsuya asked, "This is a good chance to take a load off before the matches start!" Reika nodding and replying, "That's a good point. We could have some girl time, get manicures, take mud baths and all that stuff," Cici asking, "You want to join us?" looking at Scyther, Blaziken and Gardevoir.

"Well, I could use some relaxation after my match," Gardevoir replied with a cute smile as Blaziken shrugged, saying, "Not my kind of thing, but I'm willing to give it a try."

However, Scyther simply folded her arms, saying, "Maybe I should go and train. I've already seen all of you guys fight," the girls giving her big puppy dog eyes as the insect winced before sighing, "Alright, fine," rubbing her temple and hoping it would be quick.

And once again, the remaining participants were given a ride and since there were only ten left, they were all given a ride in a limo. However, for whatever reason, one of the seats was missing as Machoke ended up riding in a metal box tied to the back of the vehicle, the boy crying out in terror while it sped toward the next location. He just knew Weedle had set this up.

Once there, the group decided to take full advantage of the remaining hour-and-a-half they had. The girls all decided to enjoy themselves, Scyther still hoping it would end soon. However, after twenty minutes of being pampered, she found herself really enjoying it and being with her friends also made the experience better.

Currently, the girls were all lying on their bellies on beds while men massaged their backs, Reika asking, "So, Scyther, how is it?" the insect replying, "I have to admit, after spending so much of my life training, this is nice. I can't even remember the last time I had this much time to enjoy myself."

Reika smiled bright as Gardevoir let out a sigh, squeaking, "So this is what a spa is like. I've never been to one before."

During this time, Machoke and Gallade were off in a separate area while getting their own massages. Machoke simply grinned childishly and said, "Better not enjoy yourself too much, otherwise Hitmonchan might be jealous."

Gallade let out a sigh and replied, "I'm sure she's fine with this. Besides, what about you and Reika?" Machoke replying, "That's a good point."

During this time, it seemed even Lucario was bought in by the offer of relaxation as he had headed into a sauna to relax. Or it at least seemed that way until he walked over to a bench and placed his hands firmly against it, the dog performing a handstand and following it up with pushups while in that position. In reality, this trip to the sauna was really for training purposes.

All the while, Primeape was training as well only he was outside of the spa, waiting by the ring before the seats could even be filled. Without any punching bags to use, he simply sent his fists repeatedly into stones in the yard figuring those would work well enough.

All the while, the girls were relaxing in a mud bath when Scyther said, "I admit it, Reika, this was a very good idea. Danke schoen," Reika smiling and replying, "See? It's okay to do girly things once in a while," Gardevoir sighing, "I don't want this to end," the others laughing as Blaziken said, "Honestly, this is the only part I'm not too crazy about."

The chicken got up from the bath and groaned, "You may find this relaxing, but I don't like having mud in my feathers. I'm gonna go wash off," Blaziken taking her leave as the others shrugged, Hitmonchan stretching and saying, "I hope Gallade's relaxing too."

"So it doesn't bother you that he's getting a massage from a pretty young woman?" Tsuya asked, Hitmonchan remarking, "Hey, he's okay with me getting a massage from a man. It would be wrong for me to be envious of him."

"Um, Reika, can I ask you something?" Cici asked in a softer tone than usual as Reika blinked, asking, "What is it?"

Cici bit her lip and replied, "Never mind, it's not important," Reika shrugging her shoulders and closing her eyes, Tsuya staring at her in confusion.

Once their time was up, everyone was headed to the ring while the fighters had to wait until their presences were announced. Either way, everyone was really excited as they had all been looking forward to seeing Lucario in action.