The next morning at Love&Pet…

"I'm so excited, I can't wait for the date with Hunter."

"But Stella, you aren't the one going on the date." Tecna pointed out while all of the other girls were laughing.

"That doesn't matter, I can still be excited for Flora."

"I think you are more excited then I am. I'm actually a little nervous."

"Why?"

"Because I am still in love with Helia."

"Forget him, you now have Hunter to think about. Now let's get started on your makeover." Stella started dragging Flora to the bathroom.

"By the time Stella is done with you then you will have just enough time to sing tonight." Musa yelled at them. The others were now laughing even harder.

The Specialists' Apartment…

"So today is the big day."

"What are you even talking about Brandon? I am just meeting Jaclyn's parents."

"Yeah, which means you get to meet this Valadon guy and see what he is up to."

"I guess. I just want to get this all over with."

"I know. Just think the sooner we succeed in the mission the sooner you can go to Flora."

"Now go get him tiger." Brandon shoved Helia out the door.

"You know, I am really getting tired of that sentence."

A little later Helia was standing in front of Jaclyn's house. It was small, nothing special, and nothing that would catch anyone's attention.

Helia took a deep breath and knocked on the door. The sight of a smiling Jaclyn welcomed him. "Hey Helia. You are exactly on time. My dad will like that. Follow me. "Jaclyn led the way to through the house. It was bigger then what the outside made it look. The two of them came to a double door. "This is my dad's office." She opened the door, and motioned him to sit in the large leather chair in the middle of the room. "I will be back soon. I just need to tell my dad you are here." Jaclyn left Helia alone in the room.

Helia decided that this was a good time to look for evidence. He got up from his seat and went to the oak desk. There was a stack of papers in the corner of the desk. As he was looking through them he noticed some notes on the geography of earth and different human made weapons listed on a sheet of paper. But what really caught Helia's attention was a piece a paper. On it was a list of different names with numbers next to them. With a closer inspection Helia saw that they were actually names of different planets in the magical dimension.

"These must be the planets that Valadon has gotten to support him in his cause and the numbers must be how many are supporting him." Helia whispered to himself. He was about to calculate the numbers when he heard voices coming from outside the room. He quickly put the papers back in place and went to sit in his chair.

Valadon and Jaclyn walked in.

"I am sorry for the wait. I figured a teenage boy would be late like they usually are." Valadon went and sat in his chair behind his desk and Jaclyn stood behind him.

He was not what Helia expected. He was tall and had black hair pulled back into a small ponytail. He had a fair completion and ice blue eyes. He was wearing a black suit with a royal blue tie. If it were not for his uncle's knowledge he would have never guessed this man to be evil. Let alone, trying to take control of earth.

"It is totally fine, sir. I did not mind."

"Good and please don't call me sir. It makes me sound so old. You can call me Valadon. But I do give you points for the formality." Helia could see Jaclyn smiling.

"As you wish, Valadon."

"So I hear you want to ask my daughter out?"

"Yes, I have hung out with her, but I would like to ask her out formally, with your permission of course."

"Jaclyn knows that she doesn't need my permission. I trust her. But I am very happy to know that you would want my permission. More points to you son."

"Thank you."

"Now you two go have fun. And Helia…"

"Yes."

"I hope to see you around more."

Helia nodded his head in acknowledgment and led Jaclyn out for their date.

The two of them decided to go to the park instead of the mall.

Love&Pet…

"You look perfect." Stella took a step back to admire her work.

Flora looked in the mirror. Stella really did do a good job. She was wearing a white spagetti strapped white flower dress that came down mid thigh. A pink sash came around the waste and hung on the side. She had pink ribbon wedges to match the sash. Stella had put her hair up in a high ponytail and straightened out.

"You did a great job Stella. Thank you."

"Now go get him tiger." Stella shoved Flora out the door.

Flora was sitting on a bench, waiting for Hunter in the park.

"Hey Flora."

"Hi Hunter."

He was wearing dark jeans and a green polo shirt that really brought out his eyes.

"You look very nice."

"Thank you."

"So I was thinking we could walk around for a while and then go get lunch. How does that sound?"

"That sounds perfect." Hunter held out his hand and helped Flora get up.

They walked in silence for a while. Flora was looking at the flowers when Hunter brought her back into reality.

"So Flora, I know I am going way out of first date territory but I was wondering who is that guy?"

Flora didn't even have to ask whom. She knew exactly whom he was asking about. "His name is Helia. He was my boyfriend until recently."

"I'm sorry. I know break ups can be hard. You don't have to answer me if you don't want to, but why did you two break up?"

"I honestly do not know. I thought everything was going great. Then suddenly he called and said he had to break things between us. He won't even tell me why. Then the other day I overheard him tell my friends that he still loved me."

"Well from the songs that he has written, that seems to be true."

"Then why the HELL did he end it and break my heart?" Flora nearly yelled. Realizing what she done, she blushed. "I'm sorry Hunter. I didn't mean to yell at you."

"It's okay. I totally understand. You are feeling frustrated and are upset. No need to apologize for it."

"Thank you."

"Sure. All you are doing is vocalizing your feelings. I mean that is what you are doing with your songs."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, think about it. Why are you writing these songs? Where is the inspiration coming from? It was all coming from how you are feeling. Writing down your feelings is helping you cope with how you feel."

"Wow I have never thought about it like that before."

"It's been my therapy for years now. Some of my best songs are based off heartbreak."

"Hunter may I ask you a question?"

"Of course."

"How are you finding a song to sing for the contest tonight? I am having more trouble then I thought coming up with a song that doesn't have to do with love."

"It is challenging I will admit that. But I have found a trick."

"Really? What's that?"

"Well I don't know if I should tell the competition." Both of them shared a laugh. "But I think I can trust you. The trick is thinking about yourself and what you want."

"What do you mean?"

"You need to go deep inside yourself and think of what makes you happy." He saw that Flora still was confused. "Here I will help you. Why are you singing in this competition?"

"That's easy. I'm doing this because it is Musa's dream to sing for people."

"That's good but not what I meant. It is nice that you are helping your friend but it does not explain why you are singing and writing songs. You could have simply played an instrument in the background while she sung. Now tell me again, why are you in the competition?"

Flora thought long and hard before she answered Hunter's question again. "Well the reason why is because I am tired of always being in the background. I wanted my time. I wanted to show what I could do. I felt like I was losing myself almost."

Hunter smiled. "There you go Flora. I think you have just found your song for tonight."

Flora smiled back. "Oh thank you Hunter." She gave him a huge hug.

He hugged her back laughing. "No problem."

Flora pulled back. "So tell me, why are you in the contest?"

"It's simple really. I want to become famous on day. I want to have people from all over the world listening to my music. It's my dream really."

"That sounds great. I can't wait to hear your song tonight."

"Thanks, I look forward to hearing yours also."

The two of them went and sat next to the water fountain.

Meanwhile, Jaclyn and Helia were walking towards the center of the park.

"I think my dad likes you."

"That's good. It is always good to have the parents on your side."

"Maybe once this singing competition is over you can have dinner with us."

"That sounds nice." But really what Helia was thinking was getting this mission over with and getting Flora back. Helia felt guilty though. He was only with this girl because of his mission. He hoped that once this was all over that he didn't hurt her to bad. But that all changed when she talked again.

"Oh god. There's that whining brat from the contest." Helia looked over and saw Flora. She was with that Hunter guy. Helia could feel his heart break even more. Jaclyn didn't notice the upset look on Helia's face. "What does that guy see in her? And what is she wearing? She must be some goody two shoes girl. Whatever, I have always hated those goody goody gumdrop princess types."

Helia couldn't stand it anymore. His fists were clenched so tight that he could actually feel his palm starting to bleed. He was about to scream at her when he remembered the mission and how important it was that he kept going. So he took a couple of deep breaths and tried his best to ignore her.

Flora looked over the bench and saw Helia standing next to the black haired girl. She tried to ignore them, but she knew she couldn't. Tears were soon forming in her eyes.

"Come on Hunter. I'm hungry. Let's go get lunch now." She grabbed his hand and practically dragged him out of the park. Flora did not want to see Helia and she did not want him to see her cry.