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Glistening, sapphire orbs stared down onto the sleeping form of Kovu, Raven's best friend. Raven blinked back the tears that were just screaming to be let loose and turned her head away from the slumbering Totodile. "I'm so sorry, Kovu. I really am... This... This is good-bye..." She whipered softly reaching out and gently placing her rescue team badge in his clawed hand. Kovu muttered something in his sleep and then curled his claws around the badge in his sleep. Raven took one last look at her best friend and let several large tear drops slide down her cheeks before she turned and left the Team Nova Base.

Outside, the stars glistened in the ink black sky and the moon shed a tender light that illuminated the earth just enough to see paths. Raven gently bit her lower lip and tried, with fruitless results, to hold back her tears. Sprinting off, she came to the closed Peliper Post Office and sat down at the edge of the cliff. There, now alone, she began to dob into her own clawed hands. For the longest time, the Charmander cried and wept, heart-broken. Suddenly, she stopped when she senced the presence of someone. She looked behind her, tears glistening on her orange cheeks. It was her spirit agent, Gardevoir. The pokemon spirit looked down on Raven, her expression sympathetic. "Are you ready? Have you said your good-byes?" Gardevoir asked calmly. There was a long pause before Raven nodded and stood up, sniffing a little.

The pokemon spirit nodded her head as well before closing her eyes. Raven's body began to glow softly. The Charmander, feeling broken, let several more tears fall without protest.

"Raven!" A series familiar voices cried out to her. Raven's eyes widened and she looked up to see Kovu, Scourge, Caterpie, Charizard, Alakazam, Tiranitar, and all the other pokemon in Pokemon Square; all staring back at her with looks of disbelief.

"Raven, what's happening to you?" Kovu asked, stepping forward. Raven stared at him before giving him a melancholy smile and a fresh wave of tears rolled down her face.

"I'm so sorry, Kovu, everyone. I was blessed to have known all of you.." Raven murmured softly. Charizard stepped forward.

"Wh-where are you going?" The beast questioned, his own eyes glistening with tears; he knew well she was leaving, but where was unknown.

"I'm... I'm going back to the human world. This is farewell..." Raven replied, her melancholy smile still on her face, "I will miss you all." All of her friends stood in shock. Slowly, the glow around her body grew brighter and her form was lifted off of the ground. Eventually, she appeared only as an orb of light drifting farther and farther away. Kovu's ruby eyes widened and he chased after Raven's orb, only to be stopped by the edge of the cliff.

"Raven, please don't go! Stay here!" Kovu cried, "I don't want you to go!" Sadly, his cries went unanswered and the orb that Raven was within soon drifted out of sight. Tears glistened in his eyes, as he contined invainly to cry out for his best friend. Eventually, he broke down and fell down to the ground, tears steaming fown his face like a river. Tears fell from the other pokemon present as well, and a saddened silence fell over all of them.

All remained at the cliff until the sun began to rise over the horizion. One by one, the pokemon left, returning to their duties with a heavy heart. Kovu was the last to leave. Heart-broken, he made his way back to the Team Nova Base, Raven's rescue team badge at hand. He stopped at the mailbox and looked up to the base, within was made in the likeness of his best friend. "Why... Why did you have to leave...?" the Totodile murmured, looking down at her badge.

-within the spirit world-

Raven's orbs floated slowly, her Charmander body gradually transforming back into her human form. "Please... let me go back, I won't want to leave him..." She pleaded, her voice echoing around her. A voice soon replied back,

"I'm afraid that that cannot happen. But, if you wish hard enough, you two will meet once more in the future."

"No... I want to stay there forever... As a pokemon..." Raven protested.

"..."

"Please, I don't want to be a human anymore. I want to be with Kovu... And scourge, and the others."

"... Perhaps... If it is what you truely wish for..."

With those final words, the orb took a turn and began to float back out of the spirit world and into the world of pokemon.

-Team Nova Base-

All the pokemon rescue teams in Pokemon Square gathered outside of the base, trying to comfort the melancholy Kovu. "Raven.." Kovu whispered, tears still flowing down his cheeks. Charzard lowered his head and gently nudged the Totodile in an attempt to comfort him. Alakazam looked to the ground, and then suddenly whipped his head around to look behind him as he senced something comming. It was faint at first, but the outline of a glowing orb could be seen. It drew closer and closer until it lowered back to the ground and began to fade away. When it vanished, Raven's Charmander form stood there. Alakazam stared in wonder and then looked back to the group in front of the base. Others looked back and their eyes widened in wonder.

Raven gave them a smile and they stepped aside, leaving a path leading straight to Kovu. Charizard stepped to the side as well and stared in wonder like the others did. Raven approached Kovu and came to a stop only a few mere feet away from him. Sencing someone behind him, Kovu slowly turned his head and when he laid his eyes on Raven, his jaw dropped open. He could believe who was standing behind him, but after a moment, he began to smile, a new type of tears flowing down his face. "Raven!" He jumped, arms outstretched, and gave Raven a big hug, the force of his jump knocking the two to the ground. Raven laughed and returned the embrace.

"Kovu, I'm here! Here to stay!" She laughed after Kovu stopped hugging her and two got back to their feet. Tears of happiness rolled down the Totodile's face and he grinned. The other pokemon began to smile and grouped around her, all talking and hugging. Raven laughed again and then looked up to the sunny and clear sky overhead. There, she saw the Gardevoir spirit looknig down at her, smiling contently. Raven smiled to her and watched as the pokemon fadded away while waving.

And that, my friends, is how Raven's and Kovu's story ended. But the rescue team advenure has only begun! Supplied with a new spirit and kinship for each other, Kovu and Raven continued their rescue team knowing they'd be together forever; as best friends or even more.

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