Hey guys, 5 more days until I move into college, soo excited! So we're nearing the end of the story, I'm not sure if I will make another Teen Titans story... We'll see I suppose

Enjoy!

~CreatureHanstran~

Chapter 7: Loss and Gain

Robin held Rose's lifeless body in his arms, a mix of emotions coursed through his body; anger, sadness, hate. Rain started falling and thunder sounded in the distance, Cyborg put a hand on Robin's shoulder to comfort him but Robin just brushed it off. Beast Boy looked at the others, "What do we do now?"

Robin laid Rose's body on the ground, "We're going to stop her dad." He stood up, "It's what she would have wanted."

The others nodded, "Uh hello! We couldn't stop his army of monsters, what makes you think we could stop him if Rose couldn't." Beast Boy said, they all glared at him.

Raven looked at the others, "Beast Boy is right." They all looked at her, surprised that she actually agreed with Beast Boy for once, "We don't stand a chance, not with just us six, we need help."

"Who will help us?" Starfire asked, they all thought about it but had no idea.

Robin looked up, "The Titans East." He said,

"Do you think they will actually help us?" Cyborg asked,

"They are our closest allies, we have no other choice." The others nodded in agreement.

They looked back to their dead friend who was now emitting a green aura, "Look!" Starfire exclaimed. Rose's body started fading away,

"What's happening?" Beast Boy asked,

"She's... Fading." Raven said.

As the body disappeared a plant started forming, it was a small rose bush, with a single red rose blooming on it, Robin knelt down and scooped up the plant, "Don't worry Rose, we'll stop them." He headed towards the tower, the others followed behind.

While Robin contacted Titans East, Jericho looked at the rose bush, thinking about how much he had to say to her but couldn't, 'I should have warned her sooner, I could have saved her.' He thought to himself.

Robin approached him, "It's late, you should get some sleep." Jericho nodded and headed to one of the spare bedrooms of the tower. Robin was left alone, he stared out the window at the city that was engulfed in fire and smoke, he sighed,

"It's not your fault you know." A voice said. He turned to see Rose standing behind him, she was wearing a white dress as opposed to her normal red crop top and green leafy skirt, her red hair was down to her mid-back and wavy and she was wearing her flower hairclip she always wore. Her skin was pale white and this time she was emitting a white aura,

"Rose?" Robin asked,

"None of this was your fault." She said, folding her hands in front of her, "Perhaps, if I had just stayed with my father and sister, things would have been different, I would still be alive."

"Rose, this isn't your fault, I could have helped you, I could have saved you..." His voice faltered, he turned to the window so he wasn't facing her.

She took a few steps towards him and placed her hand on his shoulder, "There was nothing you could have done to save me, my fate was sealed the moment I ran from that lab, I was in the same situation that Terra was in, you guys couldn't have helped me... Then..."

Robin lifted his head a little, "Then?" He turned towards her as she took a step back,

"You may be able to stop him, I don't know his weaknesses or his strengths, but you can stop him, it may seem impossible, but we've faced the impossible before." She gave him a slight smile.

He slightly smiled back, "It's different without you here Rose."

"I know... But I will be back." She disappeared, Robin frowned as he was left in the empty room with the small plant sitting on the table,

"Goodbye Rose." He shut off the light and left the room.

The Titans were eating breakfast the next morning, Beast Boy looked over at the empty seat where Rose always sat, he remembered the time when she was the only person who would eat tofu bacon besides him, "This sucks." Beast Boy sighed, the others looked at him,

"Yeah... We should have stopped her." Cyborg said, "I shouldn't have let her go."

"It was no ones fault." Robin said, staring out the window.

The alarm started going off, "Intruder." Cyborg said, everyone got up and ran to the front door.

Standing there was a girl with blonde hair and fiery red eyes, she looked about 12 or 13, "You..." Robin growled and tackled the girl to the ground, the others were ready to attack just in case,

"Ugh... Listen to me, I'm not here to fight..." The girl struggled as Robin had her pinned face down into the carpet,

"Why should we trust you?" Starfire asked,

"You've done nothing to gain our trust." Raven said,

"I... I don't want to fight with him... not anymore. I heard what he did to my mother, and he has caused people their lives, I don't want to be evil anymore!" She plead.

The Titans looked at each other, "You have one chance." Robin said, getting up.

Lily got up and dusted herself off, "Where's Rose?"

The others looked at each other, "You didn't... He didn't tell you?" Beast Boy asked,

"Tell me what?" Lily asked,

"Your father... He killed Rose." Cyborg said,

"He... No..." Robin nodded and led her back to the living room. Lily was in shock, she knew that her father had her mother killed all those years ago, but she didn't know that he killed her sister as well.

They approached the rose bush, "When your sister... died, her body faded, and this was left in it's spot." Robin said,

"Rose..." Lily knelt down next to the plant, "I'm sorry, for everything I've done. I shouldn't have been angry at you for leaving me, I should have been mad at father for killing mother all those years ago. I guess... I guess I took my revenge out on the wrong person." A tear streamed down on her face and onto the floor.

Robin placed a hand on her shoulder, "We will stop him, we have people who are going to help us."

"But will it be enough to stop him?" She asked, getting up,

"It'll be more than enough." Robin assured her with a smile, the others smiled too,

"Let's do this, for Rose." Lily said,

"For Rose." Everyone agreed.

Hours later the Titans East showed up, "We came as soon as we could." Bumblebee said,

"Yeah, your city looked terrible." Speedy said,

"That's why we need your help." Robin said.

The Titans East member looked at Lily, "So, who's this?" Speedy smirked at Lily who blushed,

"I'm Lily, Rose's sister."

"Where's Rose?" Aqualad asked.

Everyone's faces fell, "Rose is... Dead..." Beast Boy said,

"What?" Bumblebee said in disbelief,

"Our father... he killed her." Lily said sadly, "That's why we need your help, to stop him."

"We're going to need a plan." Raven said,

"Let's talk about it in the living room." Robin nodded, leading everyone there.

When the team got there they were greeted by a shocking sight. Laying face down on the floor was a girl with blonde hair and tanned skin, she was wearing a simple white tank top and black shorts. A pair of glasses was in her hand that was resting at her side, sitting in the girls hair was a red flower hairclip, "No way..." Lily ran over to the girl and lifted her up, revealing the face of her sister at a time before they both got their powers.