Hi! I have done Romy and Jonda, so now it's time for some much needed Lancitty! Thanks to the reviewers, please keep reviewing! If you have any ideas that you want me to put in the story then please, tell me about them. On with the next chapter!

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The Price Paid

The Professor stood in the ruins of his school for gifted children, with him there was only Kitty.

All of the other students had been defeated easily by only one Elemental.

He furrowed his brow Lucy?.

There was no response, only Kitty's sobbing.

But suddenly Kitty stopped and said 'Professor, there's like, Gambit over there.'

The Professor looked around and saw Gambit walking towards him.

'Sorry mon ami, I connected wit Rogue bu' tis stone wen' inta her and she….. She's….. gone.' Said the Cajun sadly.

'This is indeed very serious.' Stated the Professor.

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All of the Students of the Professor's school and their former enemies, the Brotherhood now sat around a table in the planning room.

'So, what do we do now man? That girl beat us bad.' Asked Evan.

'I have something to show you.' Remarked Beast suddenly.

'What is it Hank?' inquired the professor.

Beast said nothing as he pressed a large button.

'Well,' he finally said 'the memories and thoughts that you managed to extract from Lucy………'

'Like what?' Kitty shouted.

'The only way that I could reach Lucy was to be out of harm's way…… I managed to extract some memories from her but she had a shield around her mind, they were blurred and unintelligible. Hank has been trying to decipher them.' Said The Professor uneasily.

'So that's why you didn't like, come to help us?' Demanded Kitty.

'Yes, I am sorry. Hank, please continue.' Apologised the Professor.

Beast pointed to the monitor and the image from Lucy's memory.

It was a stone statue of Apocalypse, it must have been 50 ft high.

On it's four faces at the bottom of the statue, there were carvings.

On the space for the Element of Air there was a carving of Rogue and on the Space for the Element of Fire there was a carving of Pyro.

But the spaces for Lucy and Lance were blank.

But on the spaces where Rogue and Pyro were, their bodies were encased in stone and they were fused to the statue.

Wanda gasped and stared at the stone statue of John, his eyes were glowing red.

Gambit's eyes widened in shock as he saw Rogue staring blankly into space.

'W… Why are his eyes glowing like that?' stammered Wanda.

'His energy is being drained.' Answered Beast.

'Everyone, please head to the Danger room for an emergency session with Logan, Wanda and Gambit, you do not have to attend.' Ordered the Professor.

As they all left the Professor said to Kitty 'Kitty, it's your turn to find Lance.'

Kitty nodded and left the room.

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Shodowcat stood on top of a hill, there she felt she would have the best chance of finding Lance.

Suddenly a voice from behind her startled her.

'Hey, pretty Kitty.'

She wheeled around and gasped 'L….L…Lance!'

Kitty ran up to him and wrapped her arms around his middle.

Lance flinched but held her close.

'Are you like, ok?' Kitty sobbed.

'Yeah… I'm fine. But were on opposing teams now Kitty.' Lance sighed.

'Lance, is Apocalypse controlling your mind?' Kitty asked.

'No, but this is where I belong. Kitty we knew we were the Elementals, we knew we were meant to do this and be this. We've just gained the powers, nothing else.'

'You like, knew the whole time?' Kitty gasped.

'Yeah, why do you think I didn't come when Apocalypse first appeared?'

Kitty sat down next to him and whispered in his ear 'please don't like, go Lance.'

' I have to Kitty, it's where I was supposed to be.'

'But is it like, where you want to be?' Kitty asked.

'No, but I….. I….. I have to.'

'Lance, you don't like, want to do this then don't.'

'Kitty……' Lance started.

'I love you Lance.'

'I love you to Kitty, but I'm not Lance anymore, I'm Rock Slide.'

'No, you'll always be Lance, my Lance.'

'But…..'

'Nothing. Now please come back, Apocalypse is like, gonna hurt loads of people.'

Lance stood up and began to walk away, but Kitty stopped him.

Kitty looked into Lance's eyes and kissed him on the cheek.

'Kitty, get down.' he said quietly.

'What…' she started before Lance pushed her to the ground.

Kitty was about to scream at Lance when she got up, but as she did she saw Apocalypse confronting him.

'Rock Slide, I am disappointed.' he smiled cruelly.

Lance stared at him and said ' I don't want to be here anymore… I'm going.'

'That is not an option I'm afraid' said Apocalypse.

Apocalypse threw the stone of Earth at Lance, it latched onto his hand and began to sink in.

Lance screamed in agony as Apocalypse vanished.

Kitty scrambled out of her hiding place and ran over to Lance, she was now in floods of tears.

'Lance!' She screamed.

Lance looked up at her and collapsed.

'Kitty, I love you.'

His body started to turn to stone, but Kitty phased her hand down into his and felt herself being pulled down into the ground as well as Lance.

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