A/N: A birthday present to a lovely friend. Kitty loves to read about Tyler, I love the Kitty, and Tyler loves to be written about, so I wrote a Tyler fic for the Kitty who loves to read about Tyler who loves to be written about. Confused? Let's hope not. Happy birthday, Kitty!

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Prologue:

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The words fell on him like a ton of bricks. He was with the rest of the Covenant when the doctor had told him, and they all reacted differently. Caleb held his breath and rubbed his hands over his face, Pogue had to take a seat, and Reid lashed out, pacing in the injustice of it. Tyler's eyes went wide, and he simply blinked in shock.

"Mr. Sims… I'm very sorry to inform you that the disease cannot be reverted. You have maybe three months to live."

He was confused, unable to register this concept of ceasing to exist. It made his mind fizzle in a blurry mess. For many minutes they sat in silence, the doctor leaving to give them time alone.

"Tyler?" Caleb asked cautiously. Tyler's eyes were to the floor, searching the laminate tiles for a sign.

"I fight the addiction to the Power every day of my life…" Tyler breathed in unbelief. "And now… I'm going to be done in by that."

Tyler thrust his index finger to the doctor's file sitting on the table next to him. The doctors had called it something he couldn't even pronounce, but in all essence, it was just a brain disease.

"God sure has a strange sense of humor," Tyler finished.

"Tyler," Caleb said seriously. "Your bloodline…"

Tyler frowned. He knew what Caleb was trying to say. He was going to die before he had continued his line. The Sims line would be over, unless he reproduced within the next three months.

"Dude, as if he didn't have enough to worry about!" Reid scolded.

"Yeah, Caleb, try to be a little sad that he's…" Pogue snapped, but couldn't bring his mouth to form the word 'dying'.

"Guys, I didn't mean…" Caleb sighed. "I'm sorry, Tyler. This is just… really sudden."

"No kidding," Tyler muttered. He angrily snatched his black jacket off the chair next to him in the waiting room lobby, and stormed out the hospital door without another word.

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