With most of the villains taken care of, there were only two guarding Giratina now. Though it would not be so easy to take these two out as Absol was very powerful and there had to be a reason why Missingno was the leader. Even with Machoke, Talonflame and Lucario being the opposition, would that really be enough?

The answer would be made clear soon as the group was finally getting close, Aipom's eyes widening as she said, "I see something up ahead," the others seeing it too. Giratina's body was eight feet tall and as such, it stuck out, even from a distance.

But just as the group got a little bit closer, Machoke's eyes were wide open as he screeched to a halt, the others turning to him as Gardevoir asked, "Why did you stop?" the boy uttering, "I don't know if I can do this, guys. Maybe Octillery should have gone instead," Talonflame glaring and remarking, "Are you serious!? You came all this way to help us and now you have cold feet!?"

Lucario took a deep breath and folded his arms as he understood entirely and so did Aipom. Machoke had still not completely gotten over his loss in the Olympic finals and was now starting to seriously doubt himself. However, before either of the two could try and cheer him up, Gardevoir shocked everyone when she sported a serious look and smacked him across the face.

Everyone stared silently, Talonflame grinning and saying, "Damn, that girl's got balls after all," Lucario staring awkwardly at him as Gardevoir placed her hands on Machoke's shoulders, glaring into his eyes and squeaking, "Machoke, stop beating yourself up!"

The boy stared at her with a look of both sadness and fear as Gardevoir pursed her lips and said, "It hurts me to see you like this, Machoke," the boy now concerned as she added, "You're not the only one of us who's suffered defeat. We've all lost before, and we've lost more fights in our lives than you have. You have the most impressive number of wins of anyone I've ever seen and you're going to let one loss ruin all of that!?"

"But I had a reputation to uphold," Machoke uttered as Lucario sighed, "So did my father before he lost to yours in the twenty-first Hero Olympics," the others turning to him as the dog added, "When he lost, he took it even worse than you did. Not only did he feel resentment towards your family, but he even became a villain just to get back at your father. But in the end, he realized he was wrong and both forgave each-other and became friends."

Talonflame rolled his eyes, wondering if this mushy moment would end soon as Aipom patted Machoke on the shoulder, saying, "Your dad didn't always win, either," the boy's eyes widening as the monkey added, "It's true. Before the twenty-first Hero Olympics came around, Machamp lost to almost every opponent he ever faced. Many felt his string of wins in the Olympics were flukes. And after he beat Riolu, he took on a psychic named Xatu and lost within seconds."

"Is this all true?" Machoke asked as even the others were not fully aware of this, Aipom nodding and replying, "Mommy told me all about it. It was also Xatu who taught Machoke how to strategize and use his skills to their fullest potential."

Gardevoir nodded and added, "Besides, Machoke, it was you who inspired me to always keep going no matter how bad the odds looked. When I lost, I simply used my losses as a reason to get stronger. Surely, you can do the same," Machoke sighing, "Well, I did go off for training purposes."

With all that in mind, the boy put on a serious look and nodded his head, saying, "You're right. This is for the fate of the world, not my reputation," Talonflame rolling his eyes and groaning, "Finally he gets it! I was wondering if we'd ever get to bust some heads in!" Lucario shaking his head and sighing, "Even when fighting for the side of good, you never change."

With all said and done, the group was finally ready while Absol folded his arms, saying, "Don't look now, boss, but I think your wish is about to come true," Missingno turning around, his eyes going wide as he uttered, "Oh my god, they actually got past the others," a smirk forming on his face as he added, "Oh well, let them come. They're no match for us."

Granted, he was still outnumbered even if Gardevoir was still not in the right state to be fighting, but even so, he had been itching for a chance to take these heroes on. And to make things even better, two of these three were heroes he had always dreamt of fighting.

On that note, the group finally reached the villains as Aipom stared wide-eyed, uttering, "So that's Giratina," Lucario frowning and asking, "But why is he sleeping?" Absol asking, "Are you telling me none of you have any idea why we came here in the first place?"

"Well, no, but we know it can't be good if you're working with that monster," Talonflame remarked, Absol rolling his eyes and saying, "That's rich coming from you," the falcon retorting, "WHAT WAS THAT!?"

Lucario took a deep breath and said, "Whatever it is you're up to, we've come to stop it," Aipom and Gardevoir nodding as Missingno smirked, saying, "Wow, Machoke and Lucario together in the same place while opposing me. It's like a dream come true."

However, while the others seemed rather intimidated by these words, Machoke was staring in silence. Gardevoir clasped her hands over her mouth and squeaked, "Oh no, he's scared again!" Aipom lowering her eyelids and replying, "Actually, I think it's something else."

It seemed the monkey was right as Machoke's mouth was resisting the urge to form a smile. However, it was not long until he caved in, breaking out into hysterics and pointing as Missingno, shouting, "OH MY GOD, THAT GUY'S BUTT NAKED!" Machoke holding onto his sides and falling onto his back, the others staring at him with shame.

"Well, at least he's not scared anymore," Lucario sighed, rolling his eyes as Missingno frowned, remarking, "For your information, my privates are covered!" pointing at the data-like clouds, Machoke taking a deep breath as Aipom whacked him over the head.

"What was that for?" the boy groaned as Aipom sighed, "Focus, Machoke! These guys are evil, remember?" the boy sighing, "You're right. Sorry," Gardevoir looking at Giratina and asking, "What are you doing here, anyway?"

"If you must know, Giratina has been gaining power this whole time," Missingno replied with a smirk, "See, when we revived him, he wasn't exactly his old self, so we needed to escort him to the Reverse World so he could recover his strength. He only has a little over an hour to go before his power has been completely restored."

The group gasped as Aipom said, "Alright, no more stalling. You guys gotta finish this quickly," Absol narrowing his eyelids as Missingno smirked, saying, "We can take all five of you at once."

"Actually, Talonflame and I will take you two," Lucario remarked, Machoke's eyes and mouth wide open as he remarked, "Wait, what!?" Talonflame smirking and saying, "You read my mind, buddy," the boy staring back and forth at both of them while asking, "What is this? I thought you wanted me to save my power for this battle! That's why the others were fighting the previous villains, right!?"

"Actually, you should have full power in case Giratina's power returns," Lucario replied, "We're going to need the best standing for such a case," Machoke staring in confusion as Aipom asked, "What's wrong? I thought you'd be happy with that reason."

Machoke let out a sigh and remarked, "It's flattering, yes, but it's not true," Gardevoir asking, "What are you saying?" the boy replying, "Well, where do you think this is coming from? Lucario's the Hero Olympics champion! That makes him the best!"

Lucario was not sure if he could necessarily make a good counterpoint to that, but he knew of a good excuse he could use as he said, "Something you need to remember is that Talonflame and I used to be allies back when we were both evil. As such, we know how to fight as a team. On the other hand, you and I have no experience fighting side-by-side, so a team-up with the two of us wouldn't work so well."

Talonflame shrugged and remarked, "Hey, I don't care who I end up with. I'm gonna wipe the floor with both these freaks anyway," Absol retorting, "Big words considering the way you lost to Machoke," Talonflame fuming at the sound of that.

Machoke was not sure whether to accept this or not. Even so, he had to admit Lucario had a point. Besides, would the boy even want to fight alongside Lucario? Despite wanting to be Lucario's friend, he was still unsure of this.

Aipom patted him on the shoulder saying, "I'd say you'll get your turn soon, but I think it'd be better if we didn't have to resort to that," Machoke taking a deep breath and sitting down, saying, "Yeah, you're right," all the while thinking, 'I really hope Talonflame and Lucario win in time to stop Giratina.'

However, he then started to get an idea. Sure, it was cheating, but it was also to make sure all of this would end soon. Why not stop Giratina from regaining full power while the villains were distracted?

However, just as he was about to try it, it seemed as if Absol knew what he was planning as he glared, saying, "I wouldn't try anything funny if I were you, Machoke," the boy turning to him as the wolf added, "The boss has placed a magical barrier around Giratina that will send a great deal of pain down the spine of anyone who touches it."

Missingno nodded and replied, "It's just like Absol says. The only way to get rid of it is if I either choose to remove it myself, which I won't do, or I lose consciousness," the boy narrowing his eyelids and groaning, "Great, now I am useless."

Gardevoir patted Machoke on the shoulder, saying, "It was still a good idea," the boy smiling softly as Talonflame and Lucario stepped forward, both getting ready while Absol folded his arms.

"I'll admit, I'm a little disappointed," Missingno said, "I was hoping to face Machoke," the boy's eyes sparkling. After more than a week of self-doubt, hearing a villain acknowledge his reputation in any form was music to his ears.

"Still," the boy added, "I guess taking care of a dirty, rotten traitor is satisfying in its own right," Talonflame smirking and remarking, "I'd like to see you try! Don't forget, it was a long time before I suffered my first defeat!" Absol sighing, "Yes, your pride and fear of heights were your own undoing, if I recall. Seriously, that was undoubtedly the most humiliating defeat anyone dealt with at the hands of the former champion's son."

Machoke blinked and spat, "Hey, what's that supposed to mean!?" Absol sighing, "Admit it, Machoke, you would have lost if Talonflame wasn't such a crybaby. Seriously, you're a fire type and yet you're scared that the sun will burn you if you get too close," the falcon gritting his teeth and fuming, Machoke feeling a tad offended himself.

But just as the falcon was about to flip his lid, Lucario placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "He's just trying to psyche you out," Talonflame sighing, "But he's right, and I still haven't gotten over that stupid fear!" the dog shrugging and replying, "It's okay. There's no sun in this world, remember?"

All went silent as Absol shrugged, saying, "He probably would have figured it out sooner or later, even with his lack of intelligence," Missingno sighing, "Can we just start already? I'm getting bored."

"Yes, we should start as soon as possible," Lucario said, "Don't forget, we have a time limit," Talonflame nodding and saying, "Yeah, let's start this fight already," Lucario not even bothering to point out the fact that the delay was partly the falcon's doing.

During this time, Blaziken and Octillery had both returned to the outside with Throh, Sawk and Gallade now resting in the bleachers. They had heard the news about Psyla from Reika and her friends, and needless to say, they could not help but feel sorry for Gardevoir as they knew she would have to find out at some point.

"How do you think the others are holding up?" Reika asked as Blaziken smirked, replying, "I wouldn't worry too much about them. They're tough, remember?" Tsuya turning to Gallade, Throh and Sawk and sighing, "Though it seems some things never change."

At that moment, all three were starting to awaken, their eyes open as they stretched, Gallade's eyes widening as he exclaimed, "Nice try, Kecleon!" the boy blinking and looking around, noticing he was back in the Tokyo Dome as he sighed, "Oh god, are you serious?"

All the while, Sawk was staring at his wrists, surprised to see both of his hands attached as Throh asked, "Did I just imagine your hand getting cut off?" the brothers then noticing stitching as it seemed they had not imagined it.

They then noticed a doctor in the area as Cici said, "We called a doctor to come over and stitch you up right away," Blaziken nodding and adding, "You're lucky hero limbs can survive longer without blood flow than those of humans," Sawk nodding and bowing his head in respect.

"Still, that Kecleon was really tough," Gallade said, "I hope my sister's alright," the others certain she would be okay. After all, she had Machoke, Lucario and Talonflame helping out. Certainly things would be okay.

Tyranitar, all the while, had already been handcuffed and dragged into a hero planet spaceship parked outside. The officers would have taken him to their prison immediately, but they were waiting to see if any other villains emerged so they could possibly arrest them too. And though Tyranitar had not recovered yet, they were worried about what might happen if he did.

Back in the Reverse World, the fight had finally begun as Lucario turned to Talonflame and said, "Let's give them a little taste of our teamwork, shall we?" the falcon smirking and replying, "You're speaking my language, pal," Machoke still finding it so weird seeing the two get along.

With that, the falcon started flapping his wings and rose up from the ground. Lucario took hold of his ankles as the bird then flew toward the opponents before him, Absol and Missingno readying themselves. Absol could see right off the bat what they were planning as he readied his head black for a counterattack.

However, it seemed his intuition was off when Talonflame flung Lucario high into the air, the dog flipping over Absol before descending and planting his feet hard into the wolf's skull. Absol's eyes widened in shock as Missingno was just about to retaliate only for Talonflame to dive bomb the boy and strike him in the face with his talons.

Missingno fell on his back and grunted in pain while Absol rubbed his skull, Aipom and Machoke staring wide-eyed. Sure, the two may have only delivered one blow each, but already Lucario and Talonflame were proving themselves to be a formidable duo.

"Well, that was a decent warm-up," Talonflame said with a smirk after landing, Lucario nodding and replying, "Indeed. Now it's time to get serious," both of them going wide-eyed when they felt something pressed up against their ankles.

As they lowered their eyes, they noticed a pair of vines bound to them, Gardevoir squeaking, "HOW IS HE DOING THAT!?" Lucario and Talonflame turning in order to see what the girl meant. And it seemed her confusion was justified as Missingno had replaced his arms with vines and had latched them onto the heroes' ankles.

"Surprised?" the boy asked with a wicked smirk as he rose to his feet and thrust his arms back, causing his opponents to fall flat on their faces, Absol just as confused as the others.

"I've never seen you in action before, but I wasn't expecting your powers to be plant-based," the wolf stated as Missingno replied, "There's a lot you don't know about me. In fact, this is just a small sample of what I have in store."

However, it seemed stopping to have this conversation was a bad move on the boy's part as both Talonflame and Lucario used this chance to free their legs from the vines. With that, the two nodded at one-another and grabbed hold of them. Missingno's eyes went wide as he laughed nervously, the two using the vines to swing him sideways into his ally, Absol falling on his side.

"Dammit," the wolf grunted as Lucario and Talonflame charged at Missingno with their arms out, ramming them both into his neck. The boy groaned in response to this as he fell hard on his back, Machoke, Aipom and Gardevoir giving the two heroes a round of applause.

Lucario and Talonflame then nodded at one-another as the dog sprinted over to Absol before he could get up. He then proceeded to mount himself onto the wolf's back while the falcon knelt down and wrapped his arms around Missingno's neck, pulling up on his chin.

Lucario took hold of Absol's wrists and ankles, pulling on them in order to bend the wolf's back. The dog then rolled over one-hundred-and-eighty degrees so now his back was against the ground and Absol's belly was facing the air, Lucario exclaiming, "LONDON BRIDGE!"

"He's already using that?" Machoke asked, Aipom nodding and saying, "I can see your point. It's a little early for him to use this."

Even so, it seemed like it might at least have an effect as Absol's eyes and mouth were wide open, Lucario's spike getting closer and closer to his back. However, just as the wolf was seconds away from having his skin pierced, he smirked and shifted his legs around before propping his feet out of Lucario's hold. The dog's eyes widened as Absol then proceeded to send his feet into his gut, thus freeing his arms and striking Lucario's neck with an elbow drop.

The dog coughed in response to this as his eyes widened, Machoke staring in utter silence. And to make matters worse, it seemed Talonflame received a nasty surprise of his own when Missingno covered his entire body in electricity, the falcon gritting his teeth and doing his best not to release his hold. However, the sparks seemed to be just powerful enough to get him to loosen his hold as Missingno shifted his body sideways, forcing him off of his back.

"Wait, so he's an electric type now?" Aipom asked, scratching her head with her tail hand as Missingno disproved that by encasing his arms in stone and shouting, "ROCK RECKER!" sending both fists into Talonflame's face, the falcon flying backward and landing on his back.

Of course, the falcon was able to ignore this pain. It would take a lot more than that to bring someone as strong as Talonflame down, but even so, he could not believe what he had just seen. Missingno had just used three different elements in a row, something no hero had ever been able to do. Sure, there were some in the world who fell under two different hero categories, but never three.

And it did not seem to end there as just when Talonflame was about to try and strike back, the stone covering Missingno's right arm was replaced by ice, the material reshaping itself into a lance. Before anyone could respond to this, the boy charged at the falcon and pierced his gut with the blade, shouting, "ICE SWORD!"

All went silent as Talonflame tried his best not to cough up blood. After all, it was too early in the fight for someone as tough as him to do such a thing. So why did he feel so much pain from this? Sure, even the toughest of flesh could be harmed greatly when pierced, but even the punch from the stone-encrusted fists earlier had been enough to knock him on his back.

Lucario wished he could help his partner out right now, but he was currently spellbound after Absol had escaped from his most powerful move. The wolf had a smug look on his face as he said, "You know, Lucario, for someone who criticized Machoke for making the same mistake, you're not very smart. Did you honestly believe that none of us have seen that finals match? The whole world witnessed the London Bridge as it was defeated by your opponent."

"So if I hadn't escaped from that hold-" Machoke uttered as Aipom sighed, "Someone else would have figured it out eventually. Don't blame yourself for this," Gardevoir all the while whimpering.

Lucario, on the other hand, gritted his teeth and charged toward Absol, a familiar blue aura surrounding his paw as he spat, "AURA SPHERE!" sending it toward the wolf only for Absol's blade-like horn to have a black aura around it.

The wolf then sent it sideways, blocking Lucario's incoming palm punch and shouting, "NIGHT SLASH!"

Both auras left them as the dog's palm had been cut open, Lucario's eyes and mouth wide open with shock. It took a lot to get him of all heroes to make a face like that, but he could not help it. Absol had just countered both of his signature moves and damaged him both times.

Of course, Talonflame was having it worse as Missingno had turned his arms into steel. With them, he was currently blocking a series of punches. The falcon's fists would have been bleeding if he was not so tough, but even so, he was also dealing no damage and this really got to him.

"Hey, why don't you stop blocking and fight like a man already!?" Talonflame barked as Missingno smirked and remarked, "Well, if you insist," the boy's cheeks puffed up as he unleashed a purple gas from his mouth into the bird's face, shouting, "POISON GAS!"

Talonflame knew exactly what this meant as he covered his beak. There was no way he would breath that in, and this was just the distraction Missingno needed as he sped behind the bird and wrapped his arms around his waist. What happened next was truly shocking as a pair of dark wings made from the the same data-like clouds that covered various parts of his body appeared.

"What the hell!?" Machoke spat, Aipom uttering, "I don't get it. One minute, he's a grass type then he's an ice type and now he's a flying type?"

This seemed so as Missingno took to the sky. Talonflame attempted to shove the boy off of him with his own wings but seemed to have a lot of trouble, and this was of course due to Missingno's new steel arms applying even more pressure to trap him in place.

Once high enough, the boy made a U-turn toward the ground before sending Talonflame head-first into it. Despite only having taken in a few hits, it seemed that stab from the ice blade earlier had done a lot more than it seemed as Talonflame coughed up blood, Missingno releasing his hold on the falcon and allowing him to collapse.

"I can't believe what I'm seeing," Machoke uttered, Gardevoir nodding and whimpering, "The fight's only lasted a few minutes and Talonflame looks like he's about to pass out."

"Hey, don't be so quick to assume," the falcon retorted as he slowly pushed himself back to his feet with a smirk on his face, "This guy may have some fancy tricks up his sleeve, but he's still a joke," Lucario sighing, "True. Both of these fighters have taken us off-guard, but it's too early to count us out."

"Well then, let's see you back up those words," Absol remarked as Machoke really hoped things would take a turn for the better soon. After all, the group only had less than an hour to stop Giratina from regaining full strength. Sure, Missingno was proving to be a royal pain, but there was no doubt that the old dragon would be worse.