To begin, I've muddled around the site for several years, but the few stories that I have put up have never been completed. I'm hoping to correct that and finally complete one with this story.

I apologize for any grammatical issues, I have not actually written anything for the last year or two, so I am beyond rusty.

There will be some mature themes sprinkled about dealing with inter-species relationships, nothing raunchy will be uploaded, rest assured anything talked about was consensual and between entities capable of rational thought with, at minimum, human-level intelligence. Some people may take offense to how I deal with such issues. You have been warned on this matter. No crying to mommy if you can't deal with a different mindset than your own.

Also, I tried to make a joke about human-level intelligence in that last bit. I failed.

I'm writing this story to create a backboard off which to reboot Black Adventure with a proper back story rather than stealing it from another author (Kgmck177).

As always, any review is appreciated.

Finally, the obligatory 'I don't own shit' speech follows this:

I do not own Pokémon or any aspect of Pokémon. If I did, I would not slave away at a 2-11 job every evening.

Any likeness to any human being (or other entity), dead, living, or unborn is purely coincidental. I'm a writer, not a historian/prophet/avid-newspaper-reader.

Relvic looked down at the last five syringes in his shaking right hand, "If I only had more time..."

He could barely think as he plunged the syringes into his gut and triggered the auto-injection process, the final five doses of his synthesized medication blasted into his already saturated bloodstream.

The new pain in his stomach was nothing compared to the torturous pain from the 18 previous injections he had administered to himself, however it was enough to cause him to heave. Bright red fluids flowed from his mouth mixed with bile, he had already purged himself earlier, whether it was after the third or fourth injection he couldn't recall, with all the pain he had endured over the last few hours even his perfect memory had begun to fragment.

As he slowly stood upright his view drifted to he sealed chamber connected to the machine he had rushed to complete. Though faint he could feel the occupants mind brush against his, Don't...you...Death...cold

A small smile touched Relvic's lips as he whispered, "We've already passed that point." Using almost all of his remaining strength, Relvic pulled himself into the bed mounted within the secondary chamber he had hastily constructed in the brief strength his medication had granted him. In these last 6 hours he had been stronger on his own that in the rest of his life, even as his body fell and tore itself apart to fight what it had sensed as a foreign intruder, and the altered cells it had left in its wake. Relvic croaked, trying desperately to maintain awareness for just a few more moments, "Activate Lazarus Genetic Drift Protocol." As the chamber began to close, despite never being religious in his life he found words passing through his lips, "Arceus, if you exist, please, let this work, pay no attention to me, spare Rain in my place, please."

The chamber sealed with a click and a hiss, he could only barely feel the nutrient rich liquid begin to engulf him. He only coughed and sputtered for a moment before his body drew breath reflexively, he had no energy to enter even attempt at a fight or flight reaction. Though Relvic had resigned himself to death, he knew that the fluid would not kill him, it was saturated with enough oxygen to inhale, no his death would be long and drawn out, much of his body would be picked apart for genetic material that matched his lifelong friend's, the machine would try to keep him alive to the best of its ability, but he doubted that it would be able to stabilize his rapidly changing genetics without killing him.

He could feel Rain's mind against his, terror seeping in through the cracks time had worn between their minds, Why?

Though no longer able to speak, Relvic hoped that she could still feel his thoughts, You gave me hope, life, and a future beyond what my frail body would have been able to take on its own. I want you to live the life I took from you, a life of freedom, I don't want to hold you in any one place any longer. Relvic pulled his thoughts away from her for a moment, I remember every breath you gave me, every second you kept me alive, every moment I never deserved. Please, let me give you happiness just once.

He could feel a great sadness wash over him, Never once in the last eighty-eight seasons did I ever not have happiness! Your life is no more important than mine, you should live!

Rain was about to continue when Relvic stopped her, We both know what would happen to me if you died and I lived. My life would be only more painful, and ever brief. Three minutes is all that I'd last...Please, let the end of my life mean something.

You've lived for what? One hundred seasons? Less? In that time you have helped more people than I could ever hope to meet! Relvic could feel her begin to cry Why? Why! Why do you have to die?

Because, I was born to, three years is all that I would have lived without you! You sacrificed your own freedom to keep me alive! If I don't do this we both die. We still could anyway! Relvic heard the machine begin to spin up, Please, in these last few hours can we remember the good times? One final embrace before our world changes forever?