Disclaimer: I do not own the Xmen….. I would be so freaking rich.. Do I look rich to you?? Huh Huh?? Huh?? I don't hear any answers!… Oh and I don't own the songs either… :p

Hola, well I guess I kind of have an idea now. Thanks to: Floods Evo, LightSpeed Suzuka, and Ishandahalf for reviewing my chapter. I feel so sad that I only got three reviews for this chapter. . . Ever soo sad. Well if I'm sad, I shall make you sad! MUWAHAHA!. Bring the pain…

Recap: Rogue and Spike are dying but they refuse to tell the others about it. Or what is causing them to worry, even when Remy tried to pry it out of Rogue. In a desperate attempt to refrain from telling him the real problem at hand she uses the excuse of her dream to distract Remy from the real goal. Now Henri, Rogue, Spike, Mercy, and Remy are out on the town, having a lovely shopping spree. (* which isn't like a shopping spree most people have.. HELLO!! This is New Orleans people!! * Sorry to go Valley-Girl on you. . *shudders violently*) Anyhoo.. Remy promises himself that he would protect Rogue at all costs.. Now.. On with the Story!. . .

Chapter 20: And the walls come tumbling down

" Peace cannot happen without

It's favorite partner, Pain."

~ RoguesHeart~

They had been walking around the streets of New Orleans for at least five hours. Spike had to admit that he was enjoying it. Henri and Mercy were fun people to be around, their lighthearted attitudes always helped to distract him from his problems.

Glancing over at Rogue and Remy, he smiled when he saw Rogue attempting to pull Remy into the park. He loved the new happiness that his sister had now, she didn't have to confine her passions anymore. They had always lived in fear of any relationships, that's why his sister turned into a goth in the first place. It went way farther than her inability to touch others, her attitude had become more of a defense mechanism against others. She was merely trying to protect them, she really didn't care about herself anymore. After what they had lived through, this came as no surprise to him.

If you are near to the dark I will tell you about the sun..

Spike snapped his head up and began to glance around. Where was that noise coming from? Turning his gaze to Rogue, he noticed that she must have heard it as well because her face showed confusion.

You are here no escape from my visions of the world..

Rogue shared a passing glance at him and raised her eyebrow.

You will cry all alone, but it does not mean a thing to me…

Knowing the song I will sing, till the darkness comes to sleep..

Come to me, I will tell.. Of the secret of the song….

It's in you not in me.. But it does not mean a thing to you…

Rogue's eyes widened in fear. The voices in her head began to grow louder like before.

The sun is in your eyes, the song is in your ears..

I hope that you see the sun somewhere in the darkness….

Spike began to grab his hands to his temples, which were throbbing painfully.

The sun is in your eyes, the song is in your ears…

But you can't see the sun ever in the darkness….

It does not much matter to me…

Letting out a slight scream of exasperation, Spike began to moan..

You are near to the dark …

I will tell you about the sun…

You are here no escape..

From my visions of the world…

You will cry all alone…

But it does not mean a thing to me..

Knowing the song I will sing, till the darkness comes to sleep…

Come to me, I will tell of the secret of the song..

It's in you, not in me…

But it does not mean a thing to you….

Rogue held her head and shrunk down to the ground. Remy placed his arms on her shoulders trying to control her hyperventilating. Henri tended to Spike while Mercy attempted to get through to the young goth.

" Honey, what be de matter?"

Rogue refused to answer, she merely stared on with a blank expression. Henri tried his luck at reviving Spike from his reverie but it came to no avail.

Come to me children…

Remy lifted Rogue into his arms and led her into a relatively abandoned portion of the park. Followed by Henri who was half carrying half dragging Spike behind them. Lightly tapping her face with his hand, Remy tried to grasp Rogue's attention..

" Rogue Chere, y' in dere?"

Time for you to awaken, children…

Still no response. Suddenly Spike screamed aloud and his body jerked violently. Henri jumped away startled but moved in gracefully attempting to calm the twin down.

" Merde Sainte Spike!!"

Spike had pushed Henri away from him with abnormal strength. Henri soared backwards into Remy. Rogue abruptly leapt up from the picnic table that Remy had sat her on. Her usually glowing emerald eyes were cold and dead. Both Spike and Rogue stared down icily upon Henri and Remy.

Serve me Children, do my will…

Sinister stood not to far off from the area in which Rogue and Spike where. His eyes glistened as he began to savor the effects of the gene. That precious little gene.. It was amazing how much the gene affected their minds and bodies. A simple jolt could wreak havoc through their fragile minds creating such a chaos among the living world. They could make Hiroshima look like a grenade.

Enough Essex, bring them to me…now..

Yes, sir..

Nodding, Essex moved from around the tree and began to head towards the two. In his left hand he held a small gun with a silencer attached. He needed to take them out without attracting attention. Filling it with enough tranquilizers to knock out an elephant, he took aim and fired off the gun.

Rogue glared furiously at Remy. She couldn't control the rage that had built up inside her body. She felt no anger towards Remy in particular, just everyone else. But she couldn't turn her sight away from the man who laid beneath her.

Can you hear the calling of the raving wind and water…

Grabbing the sides of her head, Rogue began to moan. Her head had begun to burn as it imprinted the voice into her memory. Taking a side wards glance at Spike, she saw that he was suffering through the same turmoil.

" Spike.."

Spike spared her a glance before he doubled over in pain. Rogue managed to calm herself down long enough to run over to where he had fell. Swaying slightly, Rogue kneeled down to look at him. Her eyes caught sight of a small dart that was lodged in the back of his neck. Looking up, Rogue managed to spot a man hovering about fifteen feet away from them. He had long jet black hair that draped past his shoulders. His skin was of a peculiar shade of gray and his eyes glowed a dull red. A small diamond shaped scar was on his forehead and his mouth curled into a sick smile.

Come to me my child…

Rogue pulled herself away from Spike's body and began to scramble backwards. She knew that man, he was the one who hurt her. Yet her fear was quickly replaced with a ferocious anger that radiated through her entire body. Sensing Remy moving up behind her, she raised a hand to stop him.

" Chere?…"

Rogue shook her head and carefully pulled herself up from the ground. She could feel her eyes narrowing at him and her heart rate increasing.

We just keep dreaming of the land across the river

We are always on the way to find the place we belong

Wondering to nowhere, we're paddling down the raging sea…

Who can cross over such raving wind and waters..

From the road of broken sills, shiver with coldness

Come by the highlands, come by a river..

It's just another place…

We paddle along down the river still…

But in one morning we'll the sky, bright shining morning..

Play who the silver bells still fly away

Let us dream..

Let us grieve….

Search for the light….

Rogue gripped her head and began to tremble.

" Who the HELL are ya?!!"

Can you here the calling of the raving wind and water…

We just keep paddling down the stream up the river..

No destination .. But we are together..

In the sun and sadness…

We're paddling

We'ere paddling down..

The twisted man glided slowly over to her, face still distorted with a sick smile.. The bastard was enjoying this.. Reveling in her pain. This only succeeded in making her even more angry.

Rogue watched helplessly as the malevolent man pulled up his gun and aimed it towards her. Shutting her eyes, to try and embrace the pain that was to come next, she heard the gunshot ring out. But it did not strike her, instead she heard a small gasp and thump behind her. Whipping around, Rogue saw Mercy LeBeau sprawled across the grass plain. Almost as if in slow motion, Rogue saw Henri charge the strange man and swing at him furiously. The man merely brushed him off but not without stabbing him with what looked like a needle.

Then she felt strong arms wrap around her waist and pull her back gently but with force. Glancing up, Rogue saw an enraged Remy LeBeau standing in front of her. His hands gripped tightly around the already glowing playing cards in his right hand.

" Get out a' here Rogue."

" No!"

" Rogue NOW!"

" NO!, this is mah fight Remy!"

Suddenly a huge beam of light emanated from the man's hands, Remy had attempted to push her away but it was to late. Rogue watched as his body hit the ground with a sickening thud. Rogue whipped her head up, unbridled rage flashing in her eyes. Her body began to shimmer with red flames. She could feel her shoulders burning as she moved up to the strange man.

" Ya'll pay for that y' bastard!"

The man's smile only widened.

" Till then Rosemarie…till then.."

With that, he injected her with some kind of solution. The last thing Rogue saw as the darkness crept upon her was the sickly satisfied smirk that laid on his face.

Down to Nowhere…

We're paddling..

Down to Nowhere…

Yay!! That took me ever so long to write. I'm still have a slight writer's block. I need help!! HELP!! ALL I NEED IS A WAY TO UNITE THE OTHERS WITH ROGUE!! THAT IS ALL AND REVIEWS!! AND IN THOSE REVIEWS COULD YA TELL ME HOW TO REUNITE EVERYONE?

~ Roguesheart~