While things were finally looking up for most of the team, Gallade was still taking in a beating from Kecleon. Now that the chameleon had finally mastered the camouflage technique, the boy had no way to see him.

Gallade gritted his teeth when he ended up taking in a karate chop to his cheek followed by a punch to the forehead. And of course, every time he tried to strike back, Kecleon would quickly change to a different location and deliver another strike.

His attacks were not powerful by any means. His physical strength had always been lacking due to his genetics. But even so, Gallade did not have a particularly muscular build, so they still dealt damage to him and since he could not fight back, he was doomed to go down in due time anyway.

'No,' the boy thought, 'There has to be a way to figure this out. He may be fast, but I'm fast too. I was able to keep up with him easily before,' the boy taking another strike to his cheek.

However, he was so lost in thought now that he ignored the pain, taking a deep breath and thinking, 'Come on, think.'

After taking in a few more strikes, his eyes widened as he thought, 'That's it! It's the most obvious and overused of all tactics! Why didn't I think of it sooner!?' Kecleon all the while filled with more confidence than ever before as he smirked wickedly.

With that, Gallade closed his eyes and blocked out all senses except for hearing. And just as he predicted, he was now able to detect Kecleon while the chameleon ran toward him. With that, he waited for the sound of footsteps to stop before swinging his arm to the right, a smile forming when he actually felt something.

The chameleon's eyes were wide open as he was sent flying into a stone, Gallade grinning and exclaiming, "YEAH! I RULE!" Kecleon thinking, 'Dammit, that was the most obvious trick in the book! How did I not see that coming!?'

Now he needed a new approach. If he kept running at Gallade, he just knew the boy would likely use that tactic again. However, it did not take him long to come up with something new as he smirked wickedly, once again sprinting toward Gallade.

The boy closed his eyes once more, hearing the incoming footsteps coming from in front of him this time as he waited for the sound to stop. When the running did stop, he figured Kecleon had leapt toward him as he crossed his arms only to feel something slimy wrap around his midsection, his eyes widening.

Kecleon returned to his normal colours as he smirked, saying, "You must be stupid if you think I'd fall for such an obvious trick twice!" the chameleon leaning his head back and lifting Gallade high into the air before shouting, "CHAMELEON SUPLEX!" slamming the boy's skull hard into the ground.

Gallade rolled his body around so he was now on his belly before trying to push himself up. However, Kecleon refused to let him do so as he proceeded to latch his tongue on the boy's neck, now pulling on it as he cried out in pain, the chameleon jumping onto his feet in order to hold him in place.

During this time, Beedrill had been flying for some time when suddenly, he caught sight of a certain butterfly scouting the area. For some reason, just the sight of Butterfree sent a surge of anger down his spine, but the wasp shook his head as he needed to be more professional about this. Either way, he had a feeling she was one of the villains who entered and as such, the wasp flew at her with his arm stingers pointed out only for the butterfly to see it coming just in time to dodge to the side, her eyes wide with shock.

"What the hell was that!?" she spat before getting a good look at her attacker, blinking and asking, "Beedrill? Is that you?" tilting her head to the side as the wasp turned toward her and said, "Yeah, it's me."

The butterfly groaned and shook her head, sighing, "I should have known you'd come here, especially now that you're a pawn of the government," Beedrill retorting, "Says the one following orders!"

"I'll have you know that I joined my master by my own free will," Butterfree remarked, "Meanwhile, you simply discovered a family connection and decided to become a goody-two-shoes because of it," Beedrill barking, "I was considering being good before I discovered I was the chairman's son!"

Butterfree shrugging and said, "And where exactly has it gotten you? Throughout the entire Hero Olympics, you did whatever your father told you to do without question."

"Well, I'm not doing that anymore!" Beedrill spat as the butterfly sighed, "Who are you trying to kid? He probably told you to join the heroes and help them beat us, didn't he?" the wasp shaking his head and explaining, "Actually, it's against the rules for really high-status government officials to fight evil. Apparently, we're too valuable to be risking our lives."

Butterfree was now really interested as the wasp continued, "Personally, I don't understand that at all. We're supposed to uphold peace and justice. I still want to be good, but I just can't agree with a rule like that, so I came here on my own free will."

Butterfree blinked and folded her arms, saying, "Well, I'll admit, that is certainly ballsy of you," before shrugging and adding, "Even so, if you were really your own man, you'd return to the side of evil," Beedrill scowling and remarking, "That will never happen! And besides, I know for a fact you wouldn't want me back on your side anyway!"

The butterfly blinked and replied, "You know, now that you mention it, that's true. I guess this is for the best," a wicked smile forming as she added, "Now I finally have an excuse to kill you."

There was a reason for both acting so malicious right now, and it was that both had always been spiteful toward each-other. Butterfree had always hated Beedrill for his superior physical strength while Beedrill despised Butterfree for always outdoing him when it came to movement and grace.

Both always felt that they had been born to fight each-other someday in a battle to the death, and now that they were on different sides, it seemed their assumption might very well have been true. They had hated each-other since their first meeting and now was their chance to put it all to rest.

During this time, Weedle was having lunch with a honeybee with lightning bolt-like stripes along her abdomen and electrical sparks as antennae. She also had purple eyes and was currently enjoying some honey-flavoured tea.

"It's been so long," Weedle said, Elebuzz nodding and replying, "Yes, I have to admit, I was wondering if you'd ever call me up again," before sighing, "Though a part of me was hoping you wouldn't."

Weedle gave her an odd look as she sighed, "I know you're fully aware of the reason," the caterpillar nodding and saying, "Right. I wasn't completely sure you were referring to that," noticing a look of shame on the bee's face as he uttered, "But I'm over it. Don't worry about me. I forgive you."

"But it wasn't right!" Elebuzz exclaimed, "You were clearly drunk and I just saw that as the perfect opportunity!" Weedle shaking his head and saying, "It's thanks to that night I now have a wonderful successor who's currently doing more than any other chairman has ever done before."

"That still doesn't justify my actions!" the bee replied, a light tear running down her cheek as she sniffed, "I'm so proud of him. It's just a shame he had to be evil first, but I'm glad he's doing the right thing now."

Weedle nodded and rose his tail up onto the table before saying, "You know, I think I was a fool. That awkward event could have been avoided if I had just said yes. You are a very nice woman."

Elebuzz's eyes widened, her cheeks turning bright pink. Was he really suggesting what she thought he was? She just wanted to accept his offer right here and now as she held out her right arm, bringing it close to his tail.

However, she stopped herself and shook her head, sighing, "No, I don't deserve you," Weedle remarking, "Are you kidding?"

Then lowering one eyelid, he asked, "You married someone already, didn't you?" Elebuzz shaking her head and sighing, "Actually, no, I never even thought about dating anyone else," Weedle then uttering, "Okay, I'm confused."

"It's not you, okay?" Elebuzz replied, Weedle letting out a sigh as she added, "And I'm not like other girls who just say that to make the guy feel better. It really isn't you," the caterpillar sighing again as he figured she must be blaming herself, the bee stating, "Back then, I would have said it was me, but at this point, I just don't feel that spark anymore. I'm happy with things the way they are now and I know you're doing very well for yourself, so I'd be happy to just be friends."

Weedle shrugged his tail before replying, "Well, I guess that's life," before chuckling a bit and adding, "Though you wouldn't mind if I dropped by to visit every now and then, would you?" Elebuzz nodding and replying, "That would be lovely. I'll make you my special blend of tea when that happens."

The bee then blinked and asked, "You remember where I live, right?" the caterpillar nodding and replying, "I make it my duty to remember the addresses of all my friends and co-workers."

Elebuzz let out a light chuckle as the two were enjoying their time together, Weedle really hoping he would get a chance to pay her a visit. After all, he knew that if Giratina succeeded in whatever he was planning, that would never happen.

All the while, Beedrill and Butterfree had started their fight as Beedrill soared toward Butterfree once again with his stingers out. However, the butterfly gracefully dodged to the side, the wasp distracted as she flew at him, ramming her skull into his back. With that, she proceeded to wrap her arms around him, which was easy with his midsection being thin as a twig.

Beedrill's eyes widened as the butterfly flew backwards, aiming his head toward one of the sideways landforms. Since the world's laws of gravity did not apply to them, Butterfree's direction did not change in the slightest as she rammed Beedrill's head hard against the surface.

The wasp fumed as the butterfly said, "I heard this was the second move you fell victim to in your match with Machoke. I'm amazed you didn't come up with a countermeasure yet," Beedrill retorting, "SHUT UP!" lifting up his legs and getting ready to strike Butterfree's feet. Unfortunately, the butterfly saw this coming a mile away and released her hold on him before flying away.

'Dammit!' Beedrill thought, 'She can't be better than me!' the wasp then sighing as he thought, 'Then again, I haven't exactly fought let alone trained in a while.'

With that in mind, he knew he would need to come up with a good strategy. Butterfree was quicker than he was and more graceful when it came to her movements. That made her difficult to hit, especially when rushing blindly. And unfortunately, Beedrill had always been rash in combat.

During his fight with Machoke, that had been his biggest weakness. As Gallade had pointed out, his form was sloppy. He had relied on the strength of his stingers and the fact that he could fly to win the match for him. He had not really come up with any complex ideas or anything like that and right now, this was costing him the fight.

With that, there was no doubt in the wasp's mind that he would need to change his tactics. As such, he took a deep breath and stopped moving, Butterfree staring blankly at him as he said, "You know what? You're right about me."

The butterfly stared suspiciously as the wasp added, "You've always been superior to me in every way possible. I clearly don't stand a chance. Just end it now. There's no point in me trying," Butterfree smiling with a boastful look in her eyes as she replied, "I have waited so long to hear you admit that."

When it came to competing with Beedrill, Butterfree had always been extremely boastful and full of herself. Whenever she would outdo him at something during training, she would devote at least five minutes to rubbing it in his face. And whenever Beedrill outdid her at something, she claimed to be too good for that sort of thing or blamed it on luck.

Needless to say, hearing Beedrill call her superior to him was music to her. With that in mind, the butterfly backed up a bit while saying, "I'll make this quick and painless," before spinning her body around, a small tornado surrounding her as she exclaimed, "WHIRLWIND!" flying toward Beedrill with her skull pointed toward his midsection.

Beedrill took a deep breath, watching her closely as he thought, 'I'll do as Machoke did and wait for an opening,' Butterfree soon close enough as the wasp sent his stingers toward her head, shouting, "TWIN NEEDLE!"

Just hearing those words was enough for Butterfree to know what was coming as she halted her attack just in time to avoid having her skull pierced. However, she did not react in time to avoid having the tips run straight into her skull, small holes forming as green blood flew out, the butterfly crying out in pain.

"For far too long, I've relied on my natural abilities," Beedrill said, taking a deep breath and adding, "And because of that, I would have definitely lost to you if we fought back in the day," Butterfree trying to rub her forehead only to find that her lack of arms made this difficult, the wasp adding, "But today, I'm gonna use my head for a change. Let's see you deal with that."

While things were certainly looking up for Beedrill, the same could not be said for Gallade as Kecleon continued to whale on him, sending a variety of hits with his tongue while standing still. The boy had managed to escape from his submission hold but it hardly seemed worth it right now.

Sure, Kecleon would move around every now and then so Gallade would not catch onto his position, but the boy could not take advantage of this as every time he readied himself for a counterattack, Kecleon would stop and send an attack his way. As if that was not bad enough, the chameleon was also very quick to whip out these moves, leaving Gallade with very little time to react.

And once again, Kecleon had moved in order to avoid Gallade's detection when the boy leapt at the spot he had been standing in before shouting, "PSYCHO CUT!" sending an X-shaped slash with his arm blades.

Of course, this had failed as Kecleon stopped at a small distance from him before shouting, "TONGUE SPEAR!" letting loose his tongue and sending the tip hard into the boy's cheek. Gallade coughed up a bit of blood as he stumbled, the boy barely managing to stay up right now.

Gallade's eyes were twitching now as he thought, 'Okay, Gallade, think! You're better than this! You can do it! You once beat an opponent with vastly superior strength! This guy is nothing!'

His eyes then went wide when he remembered he had a move that was guaranteed to hit anything that got close to it no matter what direction it came from. And it was one he learned from watching Bisharp and while not an original move, it was still effective nonetheless. With that in mind, the boy took a deep breath and closed his eyes when Kecleon started running again, waiting for the moment where the footsteps stopped.

'He's getting desperate,' the chameleon thought with a smirk, 'He knows that's not gonna work and yet he's trying it anyway! What a moron!'

However, when Kecleon whipped out his tongue again, Gallade stood on his tip-toes and spun like a top with his arm blades pointed out, shouting, "SWORDS DANCE!" Kecleon's tongue running straight into one of the blades, the cut coming open and bleeding as he cried out in pain, the tongue snapping back into his mouth as his camouflage was dropped.

Gallade smirked and thought, 'Perfect!' before leaping at the chameleon, shouting, "THIS ENDS HERE! PSYCHO CUT!" only for the chameleon to ignore the pain to his tongue and lash it out in a spiral formation, binding Gallade's wrists in place.

The boy's eyes and mouth were now hanging open as the chameleon threw his head back, shouting, "CHAMELEON SUPLEX!" sending the boy head-first into a rock, Gallade's eyes swirling as he slid down the side of it, falling on his head.

His lower body collapsed as he was now lying unconscious on his belly, Kecleon rubbing the tip of his tongue and whimpering, "Don't worry, Daddy's here for you."

However, while Kecleon's tongue was in excruciating pain, he still had a good reason to be happy as Gallade was out cold. The chameleon breathed a sigh of relief before peering over the edge of the land form they were on, noticing there was nothing but a swirling vortex below. This meant that if he threw Gallade over the edge, the hero would be gone forever.

But just as he was about to finish the job, he heard a young girl scream, "GALLADE!" the chameleon turning, his eyes and mouth wide open at the sight of the other heroes standing there, save for Blaziken, Throh and Sawk as the chicken was carrying the brothers back.

Machoke's eyes were wide as he said, "Thank god we made it in time," Aipom nodding and uttering, "Yeah, funny how things often seem to work that way for us," Kecleon gulping until he remembered how easy things were now that his camouflage had finally been mastered.

With that in mind, the chameleon smirked and said, "Go ahead, try and stop me. You'll all meet the same fate as this fool soon enough," Gardevoir biting her lip and wanting desperately to avenge her brother right now when Machoke rested a hand on her shoulder, saying, "You've taken in a lot of pain recently."

The girl stared at him when Aipom said, "He's right. If you fought him right now, I'm not sure you'd last," the girl about to retort when she sighed, realizing they were right. Besides, there were five others to take them on, not counting Aipom as the monkey still felt she was not ready to take on a villain for real.

Lucario and Talonflame looked eager to step up when Kecleon noticed them, his jaw dropping as he thought, 'Oh no, I didn't see those two there! What have I gotten myself into!?' before Octillery gave a proud smile, saying, "Don't waste your efforts, guys. I'll take this one," Machoke asking, "You sure?"

The octopus nodded and replied, "It's a well-known fact that you, Lucario and Talonflame are the three most powerful members of our team. As such, it only stands to reason that you should save yourselves for opponents who are at full strength," Gothitelle remarking, "By that logic, I should be the one fighting, but okay," Talonflame shrugging and saying, "Well, I can't argue with that logic."

Lucario nodded and added, "Besides, I remember this guy being a pathetic wimp. He seems the type someone like Gallade should be able to beat. This victory has to have been a fluke," Gardevoir giving him puppy eyes and asking, "Was that supposed to be a compliment or an insult?"

Kecleon took a deep breath, smirking and saying, "I'll have you know I'm no longer the pathetic scrub I used to be, especially now that I've finally mastered my camouflage!" Lucario and Talonflame staring as the falcon uttered, "Wait, you mean you can actually hide that stupid stripe of yours, now?" the chameleon nodding and replying, "That's right."

Lucario and Talonflame then turned toward Gallade, saying, "Now it makes sense," Octillery shrugging and replying, "Oh well, that hardly matters to me," Kecleon remarking, "You'll be eating those words soon enough!"

Gothitelle all the while was thinking that she really should have partaken in this instead, especially if Octillery's opponent could turn invisible. However, Machoke looked fully confident and gave the octopus thumbs up, wishing her the best of results. The others also cheered her on as Kecleon saw it as useless noise.

With all said and done, Octillery struck a fighter's pose when Kecleon vanished, the chameleon sprinting around the area before stopping and whipping out his tongue, wrapping it around Octillery's side. Everyone stared when they noticed her torso shrinking in a bit, all of them staring in horror as they knew what this meant.

However, the octopus did not look in the least bit intimidated as Kecleon attempted to lift her up for his suplex only to find himself unable to. The octopus laughed and said, "I can feel you trying to lift me. That's cute," Machoke blinking and uttering, "He's actually trying to lift her? Is he stupid or something?" Lucario and Talonflame shrugging.

"You'll need to be stronger than that to pull such a feat off," the octopus said before placing her tentacles against where she could feel his tongue.

Kecleon's eyes widened as he lost his focus and turned visible, the octopus standing on the tips of her tentacles and spinning. This caused the tongue to tighten around her while the chameleon was pulled in.

His eyes were wide open as he was sent face-first into her upper tentacles, taking in multiple slaps to the face. After taking in twenty hits, the chameleon unravelled his tongue when Octillery knelt down, saying, "I hate to end this so quickly, but we're in a hurry," expelling ink from her mouth as it covered her entire body.

With that, the octopus propelled herself toward Kecleon with her skull pointed outward, shouting, "OCTAZOOKA!" hitting the chameleon hard in the gut as he coughed up blood, flying back-first into a rock, his eyes closed as he passed out, his tongue sticking out the side of his mouth.

All went silent as no one could believe how easy that had been. Sure, Kecleon had taken in damage from Gallade prior to this, but even so, it really should not have been this simple. Either way, things were at least starting to look up now.