As Lucario was explaining this, Captain Falcon had charged forward and delivered a flaming uppercut to Nana, which sent her flying straight into the ceiling, where her head apparently got stuck. Popo, having lost his ally, saw his opportunity and went in to deliver a powerful hammer strike to Falcon's chest that sent him flying backwards. However, he was able to regain his footing and stopped himself just before he fell off the edge of the arena. Popo then rushed in to try to deliver a finishing blow, but it was right at this moment that Falcon began drawing his fist back and looked like he was charging a powerful attack. Popo's eyes went wide as he tried to stop himself, but he was already too close to Falcon, and before he knew it, all he heard was "PAWNCH!" before Falcon delivered a powerful punch that somehow spawned a fiery falcon that hit Popo and sent him flying clear across the room and into the far wall. He then fell to the ground and into the pit below. As this was happening, Nana suddenly turned into a ball of pink light that followed Popo down into the hole.