"Ah, Valentines Day. A time of love in the air, and sending gifts to those you love most." Sakura said.

"I know, isn't it sweet?" Erica said.

"So uh… you two aren't gonna be fighting over who gives Ogami the better Valentine's present today, right?" Akane asked.

"Maybe he'll like them both. Don't forget there's chocolate as well." Eleanor said handing out her famous chocolate drinks to everyone.

"If you say stuff like that, then you obviously have never been in a love triangle." Ming said. "I have my work cut out for me, though."

"What are you talking about, Ming? Have you even made a single move for David since the Floralia redux?" Hope asked.

"That's the thing! As much as I want to, I can't bring myself to come between them." Ming said.

"Well if you ask me, you could start by giving him a gift. Flowers are usually traditional in this case." Betty said.

"But Sir David and Lady Sectonia look so happy together. Don't you agree?" Liliana asked.

"Uh...huh...so where can I get some flowers?" Ming asked.

"There's a shop in town where they give away flowers for free all day on Valentine's Day." Ty said.

"I can tell you right now, a lot of Valentine's love is in the air. Expect a few cards, candies and chocolate around the ship, and I don't mean these chocolate drinks, which are SO delicious by the way!" Lacy said.

"Thank you!" Eleanor said. "I'm glad you all like them."

"Yeah...I think I'll try the flower approach." Ming said running out. As she ran down the street, she soon spotted a woman in a flower shop uniform being blocked by a Staraptor and a Skarmory.

"Look, I really don't have the time for this. So please, get out of my way." She said.

"Out of our way! We're gonna rip ya to pieces!" Staraptor said.

"And then those Dimensional Heroes!" Skarmory said as the two charged.

"It doesn't seem like anyone is watching...so…" She said putting her hands out. As soon as they got close, she caressed their heads before they calmed. "Healing Therapy." She said.

"So...calming." Staraptor said.

"I like...forgot my rage and junk." Skarmory said.

"There." she said continuing on her way.

"Holy moley, what did I just witness?" Ming asked herself. "Could she be that Olympios XII member that Cretaceous was talking about?"

"Someone WAS watching." The woman said.

"Oh crap, she spotted me!" Ming said. "Okay, Ming. Calm down, calm down. Maybe this won't turn out so bad. Maybe she's a very reasonable person and she won't try to attack." She muttered to herself.

"And maybe she won't have to wipe your memory for being a peeping tom." She said as Ming jumped. "Care to explain?"

"I-I...I was just hoping to buy some flowers! Please, its for love!" Ming begged.

"Love? Well why didn't you say so? Come with me, child." She said.

"Th-There's just one thing I have to ask, though…" Ming said before the woman put a finger to her lips.

"Ah ah ah. No talking...just walking." she said leading Ming to a flower shop. "So...I must ask...how much of that scene did you actually see?"

"Just the part where this light emerged from your hands and calmed those two Flying-types down." Ming said.

"Then you know that I'm not...entirely human." She said before clapping her hands as the curtains closed. She then changed into a being with long white robes and one covering her eyes. "My true identity is Venusmon. A goddess of love." She said.

"I knew it. You really are one of the Olympios XII." Ming said. "I need some flowers to impress someone."

"Hmm. You wish to impress this...David Ishihara...who has his heart belong to another?" Venusmon asked.

"Wait, how do you know his name? He hasn't even been here before." Ming said.

"I am a goddess of love. I learned your love story the moment I brought you in." Venusmon said.

"I see. Well, the big problem is that the biggest thing I've ever been to him is...emotional support." Ming said.

"Ah. Always the shoulder to lean on but never the apple of his eye. Well I hate to say this but even the most perfect flowers in the world wouldn't get his eye off his lover." Venusmon said.

"I know… And that's probably the worst thing about it, no matter what I do." Ming said. "When said lover was missing, I was the emotional support trying to keep his head on straight, but…"

"All he could think of was her. I see. Now...how to get you to be his token of affection? Hmm. Well...there are some ways to accomplish this. One of them is you could fake a situation of trouble and have him come rescue you." Venusmon said.

"Nah, he can read it easily. But… I don't want to jinx it, but… Maybe if I were the one to save him while she's busy…" Ming said.

"Hmm. That might work...but what sort of situation would we put him in? He seems very capable of handling himself." Venusmon said.

"Maybe, but… I think a certain someone will provide that answer for us." Ming said.

At School as Harumi was struggling with an armload of valentines…

"Wow...I knew some of the boys liked me...but didn't know this much." Harumi said before Ming stood before her. "Ming?"

"Hey...Harumi. You are normally so observant...I wanna know if anything's gone on today." Ming said.

"Not to my knowledge." Harumi said. "Oh, wait… There's Ulrich and Yumi having a bad moment, and Aelita's acting a little...weird."

"Hey, does anyone know what's going on with that Necklace she's wearing?" Jesse asked.

"It's likely a gift from a secret admirer." Harumi said. "Left there this morning."

"Necklace?" Ming asked. "Hmm… I think I know what's going on now. Where's Aelita right now?"

"She went to Lyoko with David and Yumi. Looking back on it now, that's probably not a good idea." Harumi said.

"I gotta go!" Ming said as she headed to the factory. "Jeremie...are you there?"

"Ming? Yes, I'm here. What's the…" Jeremie began.

"I want you to start up the scanners for me. I think Aelita is in major trouble." Ming said.

"Alright. I'll have it ready for you." Jeremie said.

It was at the same time on Lyoko…

"Strange...you sure there is an activated tower here? Aelita?" Yumi asked. "Aelita?" she said before Aelita used her creativity to make a rock pillar to knock her back.

"Yumi!" David called. "Aelita, what the heck are you doing?"

"I'm afraid she is not your Aelita." A voice said as David was soon frozen in ice as FreezeMan approached. "She is a servant for now."

"Heh. You think this can hold me?" David said as he placed his hand on the ice, crushing it.

"No….course...freezing you in place wasn't my intention." FreezeMan said before a horde of hornets and crabs approached. "It was to keep you distracted." he said before warping with Aelita.

"Aw, nuts…" David said as he rapidly shot at the monsters. "There's too many of them! I'm sorry, Jeremie, but I don't know how long I can hold out."

"It's fine. Ming is on her way." Jeremie said.

"Alright. I can at least keep it up until she gets here." David said as a laser blast gets shot near him, forcing him to barrel out of the way as his leg was shot. "Damn it." he growled.

It didn't take long after for Ming to arrive on Lyoko in the ice sector.

"I thought you were taking me to David?" Ming asked.

"Aelita takes priority. She is being taken by FreezeMan to the Scyphozoa." Jeremie said.

"Knew it. Though, knowing David, he can hold out a bit longer." Ming said.

"Make sure you knock Aelita out. XANA needs her alive to take her memory. Gospel wouldn't risk killing her." Jeremie said.

"I'll give it my all...oh you gotta be kidding me!" she said seeing a large wall of ice as the Scyphozoa held her captive as FreezeMan stood guard. "Well...better get started." she said climbing up the wall using claws hidden inside her robe.

"Persistence will not get you far. It will not take long for the process to finish." he said.

"He's right. By the time I climb down, I'll be too late. Unless...forgive me, Jeremie." Ming thought as she pulled out a crossbow and fired an arrow at Aelita.

"This is...illogical. You understand by killing her, she will be gone for good, right?" FreezeMan asked.

"Why don't you just shut up?" Ming asked. "You ruined a chance for love today and I'm kinda miffed." she said firing another.

"She's trying to kill her! She knows of her importance." FreezeMan realized. "I cannot let her die...but if we lose her now…" he thought. "Release her!" he ordered the Scyphozoa as it released Aelita.

"FreezeMan commanded the Scyphozoa to release Aelita because Ming was trying to Devirtualize her!" Hope said. "Great strategy, Ming!"

"Though, I imagine he's not too happy about that." Jeremie said.

"You were close to putting our plans in jeopardy. We cannot continue the memory drain for today. Retreat...all of you." FreezeMan said warping as the Scyphozoa flew off.

"FreezeMan...I've decided. For ruining my chance of love today...I will make you pay." Ming said.

"Love? How delusional! Do you really think that boy will fall for someone like you?" FreezeMan said. "Love is like all other things human...a useless emotion." He said.

"I suppose that ideology makes you incapable of feeling love, doesn't it?" Ming asked. "We express it because it shows how much we really care for each other. And at this point, I don't care if he chooses Sectonia! All that matters to me…" She said as she started glowing a purplish-blue. "...is repaying the kindness he has given me on that day!" She shouted as she let out a powerful aura.

"This power…" FreezeMan said.

"So… This is what Mayumi felt back in the IG-3. The power...of an Awakened Enhanced." Ming said as she stood there with multiple weapons out. "Begone…"

"I will…" FreezeMan began before something in his mind clicked.

"Do not waste time with that one. You must continue to live!" A voice echoed in his mind.

"Yes...of course." FreezeMan said stopping as he just turned and ran.

"Somehow, I knew he'd do that. Jeremie, tell David I'm on my way!" Ming said as she ran to back David up. She soon arrived at his location as he was still surrounded by Hornets and Crabs.

"Damn it… This is not good. Even after FreezeMan retreated, they're still relentless." David said as he was leaning on his sword.

"Then let me handle this. Fire!" Ming shouted as multiple projectiles were fired into the air as all of them homed onto the monsters, each one destroying all of them.

"That should do it." David said. "Still, wow. I didn't think you had it in you. Wait… This aura… You've reached an Awakened state now?"

"That's right. I wanted so desperately to repay you for treating me with kindness, even though we were enemies at first." Ming said. "I had to, even if you chose Sectonia over me."

"I'm sorry…" David said.

"Huh?" Ming asked.

"I… I was trying desperately too. Desperate to keep you guys alive because I didn't want to lose any one close again. And now look at me. I ended up being a burden to you and Sectonia." David said. "This whole rivalry you two have was over me, and I was a fool to not see it sooner."

"You're not a burden! In fact, you've been the greatest thing that ever happened to the both of us. And it's not just us. Your kind and compassionate heart has reached out to so many people, and they all wanted to repay you in their own way." Ming said. "And trust me, those are some rare traits to find in a dystopian world."

"Or among hunters." David added. "You're right. I should've believed in my own heart from the start. It was the very thing that helped so many people see that light at the end of the long dark tunnel. In fact, I think I know what my role in the Azran Legacy is. To find troubled souls, and use my heart to bring them in the right direction and help them rise up against the most bitter of adversaries. Thank you Ming. I wouldn't have realized this if you hadn't been here."

"Glad to be here." Ming said. "And I'm happy for you."

It was later at the flower shop…

"At that moment, I realized that...David and I are better as friends than lovers. I might love him but...I accept that he only sees me as a friend." Ming said.

"I see. And you are...comfortable with this?" Venusmon asked.

"Honestly...yeah." Ming said.

"Then my work is done." Venusmon said.

"Thanks...Oh and in the future, I may ask for your help and…" Ming began.

"Considering how we helped one another...I would be glad to come running if you were to call for me." Venusmon said.

"I am glad to hear that. But how would I…" Ming said before being handed a dove in a cage.

"This is Olive. He is a part of me. If you need me, just release him and he will come seek me out..then I will come running." Venusmon said.

"Thank you." Ming said heading out the door. "Man...the groups are never gonna believe this." she said happily.