The next morning went by smoothly, the two had a quick but filling breakfast provided by Harry, and then they set off. Iriana had an especially nice morning when the two encountered a Viberva, a dragonfly-like Pokémon. It had a skinny yellow body, and green rhombus-shaped wings along with two similar-looking shapes at the end of its tail with green eyes and skinny black legs. She was extremely happy as it was her first Dragon-type Pokémon. They hit a bump though when they ran into a detour sign.

"'All roads to Ventus are being repaired because of the earthquake.' Well that just sucks." Harry said with a frown. "What should we do?"

Iriana had pulled out a little booklet and was flipping through it. "According to this little map, if we head that way and cut across the fields, it'll led straight to Terra. We could head there, get our Badges, and hopefully the roads will be fixed so we can get into Ventus."

"Sounds like a plan, let's go." Harry said, talking off across the rocky terrain. The two traveled for a few hours, watching the scenery change to large rolling hills. The area was filled with Pokémon flying around or playing, though neither Harry nor Iriana felt like catching any of them. Their peace was disturbed when a familiar banter, at least to Harry, was heard.

"I'm telling you, it's this way!" A female voice said.

"You're wrong, it's this way." A male voice said back. A third sighed,

"We shoulda bought that map…" Harry grinned.

"I know those voices! Let's go Iriana; I want you to meet some friends of mine." Harry started racing up and over the hill, and at the base was Jesse, James, and Meowth, the two humans pointed in differently directions while the Pokémon was sitting on a rock, watching them. "Hey guys!" The teen called happily, drawing three surprised gazes up to him. Jesse caught him as he nearly rushed past.

"Harry! How are you? Are you getting enough to eat? Not hurt are you? Have-"

"Give the kid a break Jess." James laughed, tugging the emerald eyed teen into his arms for a hug. "Hey Harry, how are you doing?" Harry laughed, scratching Meowth's ears as he sat down with the two, Iriana sitting beside him.

"I've been great, this is Iriana. We met in Flamma Forest and decided to get our Badges together. We already got two!" He said excitedly. The three grinned.

"That's great! At this rate you'll have them all in no time. Anything else happen?" Meowth asked sitting on Harry's lap. Harry and Iriana's eyes darkened.

"Yeah, there's this group of thugs…" And the two took turns explaining about the group they encountered. The Rockets were glaring slightly.

"Boss told us about them when he was briefing everyone about your new rules, Harry. They were actually quite popular with everyone; you have the whole of Team Rocket behind you." James said.

"We're all to observe how a Trainer treats their Pokémon and decide from there if we need to steal them or not. If they're happy we leave them alone, if not we grab them." Jesse added.

"The Boss said we need to keep an eye out for these thugs and report to him when and where we see them." Meowth finished. The group chatted for about an hour, with Harry making lunch for them all, when Jesse stood up.

"We need to get going, Boss will want to have us tell him where you are and how you're doing."

"Okay, we need to get to Terra." Harry said, hugging the three. He and Iriana watched them go over a hill and out of sight. They started walking again, seeing Terra on the horizon.

"Hey Harry, can I ask you something?" Iriana started. When Harry nodded she continued, "Those three were from Team Rocket, correct?" Nod. "The way they talked, it seemed like you're close to the leader of Team Rocket."

"Yup, his name is Giovanni. He's a cool guy, though the kind that usually hide their emotions with most people."

"Sweet, you know a multi-billionaire!" Iriana laughed. Harry just glared good-naturedly as they headed into the city.

"Well…I guess I'll-"

"Come with me to go shopping." Iriana said, grabbing Harry's arm and dragging him to the shopping center. "You never do, so this time you're coming with me, like it or not." Gulping, Harry just silently followed the crazy girl, thinking 'This is why I don't like shopping with women, they turn into terrifying creatures!'

Fate though, seemed to be smiling down on Harry and separated the two in the crowd. Dimly he heard Iriana call she'd find him later. Shrugging, he started to wander around, eventually finding a floral store. Smiling gently he walked in; he had always loved nature and the peace it could give just working in a garden. As he walked down the aisles, just breathing in the beautiful scents, he spotted a little girl about seven or eight, frowning at the flowers and biting her lip.

"Something wrong?" He asked politely, kneeling down.

"My mama just had a baby and I wanted to make her a bouquet, but I don't know what flowers to get her." She explained, nearly tearing up.

"Here now, don't cry." Harry soothed, wiping the girl's tears away. "I'll help you." Taking her hand, he started walking up and down the aisles, pulling flowers seemingly at random. Satisfied with his choices, Apple Blossom, Baby's Breath, Coltsfoot, and Gerbera, he then went to the arrangement area and bought a crystal vase. Placing the flowers in it, he started to move them around making the colors of the flowers blend beautifully. "There we go." He said finally, handing the girl the vase. She looked awed at the arrangement.

"These are really pretty!" The little girl's eyes lit up. Smiling happily she grabbed his hand and started dragging him towards the checkout counter, chatting away about something, Harry couldn't pick out what. Behind the counter was a woman with short light brown hair wearing a leaf green sun dress.

"Hi Trema! This boy is really nice; he helped me pick out flowers for my mommy! Aren't they pretty? I'm gonna go show her now!" The girl said very quickly, paying for the flowers and running out of the store.

"Wow…" Harry said, speechless. He blushed when Trema began to giggle.

"You made her very happy, I've seen her here before; trying to get a bouquet for her mother but never could get the one she wanted." She put her hand over the counter, "I'm Trema, Floral Mistress of Terra as well as its Gym Leader."

Smiling, Harry shook her hand, "Nice to meet you, I'm Harry. My friend Iriana and I are hoping to battle you later." Trema smiled, light green eyes twinkling.

"I look forward to it. I'm curious though, why did you pick out those flowers?"

"They seemed the right ones to me; I guess you could say it called out to me." Harry said shrugging at his words.

"Interesting, I've never met a boy who has such instinct about flowers, usually it's a female thing."

"I've always loved nature, I did all the gardening at home. It's always calmed me." The woman studied Harry for a minute, before calling someone else to take care of the counter.

"Come with me please, I want to see something." She led Harry to the back of the store through a door. On the other side was a large greenhouse, filled with hundreds of flowers. "I want to see how good your instincts are. I'm going to give you a theme and I want you to create an arrangement matching my theme."

"Alright," Harry said nodding.

Trema smiled, "My theme is what Pokémon mean to you."

The emerald eyed teen blinked and then smiled and nodded before setting off into the flowery jungle. He started muttering to himself glancing at the flowers and started gathering them. He grabbed Angelica, Arbor Vitae, Bouvardia, Eucalyptus, Fern, Iris, and Thyme. He arranged them in his hands much like he did with the other bouquet and then returned to Trema. She started examining his choices.

"In alphabetical order, their meanings are Inspiration, True Friendship, Excitement and Enthusiasm, Safeguard and Protection, Sincerity and Confidence, Faith, and Courage and Strength. Excellent choices for what Pokémon mean to you, and a beautiful arrangement. Very eye catching and peaceful to look at." She took a deep breath. "And the fragrances mix wonderfully. You, my little protégé, have created a masterpiece." By now, Harry was blushing to the roots of his hair at the praise. "I would like your permission to see this arrangement pattern sold to the public." She added.

"Of course you can, I just hope others will like it."

Trema smirked, "There's no doubt they will. Want to make some more?"

"Where the heck is Harry?" Iriana muttered, walking around. The raven haired boy had disappeared on her after she finished shopping and she had spent the past half hour trying to find him. Her search was interrupted when she heard a commotion a few stores down. "What the heck is going on over there?"

She walked over and found out that all the noise was coming from one store, the flower shop. Iriana watched as people kept scrambling into the store, all shouting something like, "I want the Pokémon theme!" "I want two orders of Family Bonds!" "Seasonal Dreams! I must have Seasonal Dreams!"

"Excuse me." Iriana started on one customer that seemed calmer than the rest. She was admiring her purchase of flowers, the vase tied with an emerald ribbon. "What's with everybody?"

"You haven't heard? There's a new genius in the shop! He's so young, but he does the work of a master, he made this earlier. I was the first to get it; he calls it 'Fantasy's Hope'."

"It is very beautiful; who did you say made it?" Iriana questioned.

"I didn't catch his name, but it was a boy about your age with black hair and the purest green for eyes I've ever seen." The woman answered and then walked away.

Iriana stood there for a minute, and then started laughing. "First time I bring him into a store, he creates masterpieces out of flowers. Wonder what'll happen if I bring him to a new store?" She snickered to herself as she went to go save her friend.

Two hours later found a happy Trema, an embarrassed Harry, and a laughing Iriana outside the store in the garden, a crowd of Harry's fans, all holding different arrangements Harry had made. Everyone was cheering a side on, all looking forward to the battle.