Second Contact

Floaroma Town's flower shop did not sell Gracidea seeds.

Therefore, if they wanted to plant them on Ecological Island, they first had to find seeds and seedlings from the flower field before them and transplant them to the island.

"This is where other Shaymin live. We can't take all these flowers away."

As he pondered, Hu Yang spoke to Shaymin beside him.

Shaymin nodded. "Mii!" (Shaymin knows!)

"So we only need to bring a few seedlings back."

With seedlings, under Shaymin's care, they would soon mature and produce a large number of seeds.

Then, they could plant those seeds in soft soil and send several Grass-type Pokémon to tend and cultivate them. By next spring, Ecological Island would have its own special Gracidea field.

As he spoke, Hu Yang took a shovel and several drink bottles from his backpack. He first had Axew use its large axe-like tusks to cut the bottles in half.

Then, he used the shovel to dig up a healthy Gracidea, roots and soil included, and transferred it into one of the bottles.

As their initial seedlings, Hu Yang only dug up eight plants.

After placing them all in the bottles and having Shaymin bless them with its power, Hu Yang stuffed them into Gengar's body. He planned to have Gengar take Shaymin back to Ecological Island, settle the seedlings there, and then return.

Just then, Hu Yang suddenly felt a gaze fall upon him.

It was that feeling again.

He had felt it when he returned from Hisui.

After becoming an Aura Guardian, the sensation had become much clearer than before.

Something had to be watching him from the shadows!

This time, Hu Yang did not dismiss it as an illusion.

His hands paused. He rose from the flower field, turned around, and looked toward