Under the falling rain right in Dan's home, Ocean was still sitting with Dan's parents while she looked pretty shocked about what they have told her.

Ocean: T-Tumor? Under his skull?

Torracat: Yeah, it appears right after his birth. It wasn't much of a deal until it got worse yesterday.

Alolan Raichu: And the doctor said it could potentially kill him slowly by taking his immunity then slowly stops his heart from beating.

Ocean: Oh Arceus... Why didn't you tell us sooner?

Alolan Raichu: It will make everyone terribly worried about his life, despite he can't be save since if the tumor got lifted, it'll still kill him.

Ocean: Oh... So, that's why he didn't want to have friends before.

Torracat: Yeah, he refuses to make anyone miss him knowing his life is pretty short.

Ocean: ... He made a lot of friends... I couldn't imagine what they will say about this...

Suddenly there were a lot of loud door knocking outside before Alolan Raichu came to the door and answer it

Alolan Raichu: Yes?

She was shocked to see it was Tuki and the girls carrying Dan on the branches stretcher while covering him in banana leaf to keep him dry, then they quickly ran inside the house before they all fell on their knees and they put Dan down on the floor.

Alolan Raichu: Tuki?! Girls?!

Tuki: Ms. Raichu! Please help Dan! H-He's in trouble!!

Alolan Raichu carries Dan on her arms while looking pretty sad, she then bring him into his room without saying a thing.

Tuki: M-Ms. Raichu?!

Torracat: Come on girls, your four are pretty wet.

Torracat and Ocean covers the girls with towels and they starts to dry them of with them.

Ocean: You've done a great job bringing Dan here.

Tuki: Hehe! Well we did try our best! We're doing it so Dan can be healed again!

Rose, Zumi, and Fleur: Yeah!

Torracat: Oh? Uhh... About that...

Rose: Don't worry Mr. Torracat! The stretcher we made is strong enough; he didn't fell on the ground!

Zumi: Yeah! And I'm the one to make sure the knots are strong! He ain't falling even a tiny bit!

Toracat: B-But...

Fleur: It's alright Mr. Torracat. The banana leaf on him manage to cover him from the rain, no drop of rain is touching him.

Torracat: L-Look, he...

Tuki: Now we'll just have to wait until he wakes up, then we can have some fun hanging out under the rain!

Rose: Sounds like a plan!

Zumi: Yeah! I'm in!

Fleur: *Giggles* Agree.

Torracat: *Facepaw and groans* Why can't they listen?

Ocean: *Sigh* I guess they are just too excited.

Torracat: I can't really imagine what will their respond be if they found out...

Ocean: I... I couldn't imagine it either...

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After an hour, Alolan Raichu came out of Dan's room with a gloomy look on her face and some tears traces under her eyes The four girls ran up to her while they looked curious.

Tuki: Ms. Raichu! Is Dan going to be alright?

Alolan Raichu: ...

Rose: Ms. Raichu? What's wrong?

Alolan Raichu: D-Dan...

Zumi: Well? Is he going to be okay?

Alolan Raichu: ... *Shakes her head*

Fleur: *Eyes widen* No... No he couldn't be...

Tuki: Huh?! No! No that's not possible!

Alolan Raichu: I... I tried to wake him up... but...

The girls quickly run into Dan's room and they saw Dan was lying on his bed, his body was covered with his blanket and his face was covered with a smaller blanket.

The girls: Dan!!

They ran up to his bed before they looked at him, they put their hand on his face and could feel that his body is already cold.

Tuki: D... Dan...?

Rose: N-No way...

Zumi: ... H-How could this be...?

Fleur: I-It can't be...

But Tuki suddenly starts to shake Dan's body while she starts to cry for him.

Tuki: Dan!! Please wake up!! I-I'm begging you, please!! Don't make this type of joke, Dan!! It's not funny!! Please just get up already!!

Rose: T-Tuki...

Tuki: H-He's going to be alright!! Right guys?!

She look back and saw the three of her friends could only look while crying in sadness over Dan's death.

Rose: *Cries* Th-There is no other way around it...

Zumi: Grrh... *Cries and bangs her fist on the wall* D-Dang it...

Fleur: *Covers her mouth with her ribbon while crying* No...

Tuki slowly look back at Dan's dead body again while tears starts to flow down from her eyes, she then remembers what Dan have told them a few days back.

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Dan: Well, I know we've been friends for a while now and I was thinking if we could do something to show how strong our friendship is.

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Tuki could feel herself slowly losing balance while she holds onto the blanket that covers Dan firmly.

Tuki: A-Ah... Haah...

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Dan: I'm just... very happy to have such good friends after years of loneliness, and I wanted to cherish this forever.

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Tuki then let go of the blanket before she took some step back while her vision starts to get blurry by her tears.

Tuki: Aaah... Aaaah!

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Dan: Under this sakura tree, we swear to keep our bonds together as great best friends. No matter if catastrophe, death, or the end of the world might separate us away, let us become best friends forever and more.

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Her friends notice her starts to lose balance while backing away from Dan's bed.

Rose: T-Tuki?

Tuk: D-Dan... Dan...

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*Clink!*

Dan: Best friends forever!!

Tuki, Rose, Zumi, and Fleur: Best friends forever!!

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Tuki: HUAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Rose, Zumi, and Fleur: TUKI!!

Tuki slowly fall down due to unable to keep her balance while she cries loudly over Dan's death as her friends ran towards her to catch her.

Tuki: (Wh-Why Dan...? Why did you have to die this way...? In front of your friends...?)

The good memories that Tuki has with Dan suddenly starts to flashing in her mind until the memory when she had her first kiss with Dan before he die.

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Dan: I... I love you...

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Tuki: (Why...? Why do you have to make such goodbye...?)

Tuki looked at Dan's bed between the tears and saw Dan is there, lying on the bed without any sign of life at all. She hoped that she could spend more time with him, but it was too late. Dan has passed away.

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The End.