Me: Well, here we are with the final chapter. There's an author's note for next chapter and I think you'll be happy with it. I'm glad you've all have enjoyed this story and my reviewers will be mentioned in my author's note. Please make sure that you review at the end. Please, I beg of you! Please review.

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"How is he?"

"He's sleeping right now."

"Is he going to make it?"

"I'm sorry Slade, but it looks unlikely. It's a good thing that you brought him here or he might have died."

"So he's going to live, right?"

There was a long pause in the hallway.

"We're not sure. He… might not make it through the night."

There was silence for a long time until Slade spoke.

"I need to see him."

"Go ahead," Robin said.

The door creaked open and there were footsteps coming inside. The bed shifted and the heart monitor kept beeping.

"I know you probably can't hear me, but I need to talk to you," Slade said. "Robin says he doesn't know if you'll last through the night. But you have to hang in there buddy. You have to. You can't die on me. I don't want you to make the same mistake that I did. Sigh. I won't leave you, no matter what, but you have to promise you won't leave me. I can't go on without you. I need you. Don't take that away from me. I believe in you and I know you can pull through this. Promise me you'll wake up. You must wake up. I won't leave your side… I promise."

Silence followed these words and Slade held the paw on the bed. He placed the paw against his forehead and he broke down crying. It was silent crying, but crying nonetheless.

And these words echoed through the wolf's mind over and over again. The wolf was very weak and he was asleep, almost in a coma. His breathing was shallow and you could barely hear it. But the wolf was listening, he always did. And those words would always be deep inside is mind… dead or alive. His heart made a promise to live… dead or alive.

His spirit would always be there… alive or not.

He would never give up.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

I felt my paw twitch and my ears perked up at the sound of a bird… no, a robin. My eyes fluttered open and I saw Jackal on a bedside table. I felt someone next to me and I looked in their direction.

It was Slade.

He was sitting in a chair with his head on the bed. I looked around the room I was in and it was an infirmary. I still felt weak, but I was fine all the same. Hearing Jackal's voice gave me strength to move onto my other side. Slade grunted in his sleep and I tried to stand. I felt real wobbly, but I made it over to dad and I placed my head near his. I cuddled with him and he opened his eyes.

I closed my eyes, trying to fall back to sleep, 'cause I was still really tired. I felt Slade's stare and he pulled me into a hug. I reopened my eyes and I stared over his shoulder. Slade was crying again and I was drifting off to sleep again.

"Thank you," I said in his ear.

I fell back to sleep and I was happy to be alive.

"Friend Rocky!" Starfire shouted. "You did not leave us!"

She pulled me in a bone-crushing hug and I almost couldn't breath.

"Starfire… I can't breath."

"I am sorry friend," she said letting me go. "I am just so happy that you are alive."

"I'm glad to be alive," I said. "Something kept me going. Someone still believed."

I smiled at Slade, no longer my dad. We decided that it was best. I would call him 'dad' or 'father' every once in a while, but most of the time I would call him Slade.

"I'd never dream of giving up on you," Slade said. "I'll always believe in you."

"We're just glad you're here dude," Beast Boy said. "When I saw you hurt, I thought you weren't going to make it. But you pulled through in the end."

"And try not to strain yourself too much," Cyborg said.

"And don't get into any trouble Wolf Boy," Raven said. "Or you're going to have to answer to me."

"And we got you and Slade something too," Robin said pulling something out of his utility belt. "Once villains… but now official Teen Titan members. Glad to have you on the team."

"So this is family," I whispered.

"Do you know what family means?" Robin asked.

"No, I don't," I said. I smiled up at Robin."But whatever it is, I'm glad to have it."

"And we'll always be family… no matter what happens."

"And I'm just glad to be home."

Me: Greatest ending if you ask me. Like I said at the beginning of this chapter, there's an author's note for chapter 35 and a list of my favorite reviewers.

MAKE SURE YOU READ THE AUTHORS NOTE!

This is the end and I hope you enjoyed this story. I'll catch ya'll next time!

ROCKY WOLF (SSS: Sorry so short.)