CUE SAD ASS PLAYLIST!

Elena was only able to look down that at the spear that stuck out from her chest. She didn't know if it was the diamonds in her body that blocked the pain or if it just hadn't hit her yet that she had been impaled.

"ELENA!" Reed screamed making Sue freeze in spot, watching Elena fall to the ground in horror. The Surfer watched as well and only stepped out of the way as she fell to her side. Reed slid to the ground, supporting Elena's body and white dots clouded her vision. Ben ran over, his heavy feet making crashing noises as they slammed against the ground.

"Oh my god," Johnny gasped as he landed, "No no, please, no," he moved quicker than anybody there as he kneeled to the ground.

"Elena, Elena come on," Reed said, she was only able to support herself on her elbow as she watched the others crowd around her.

"Johnny, don't touch her," Ben stated. Johnny watched, tears pricking the corners of his eyes.

"No, please, god no," he pleaded as sobs etched their way into his voice. Johnny backed up a step and covered his mouth with his hand. The spear hardened into diamonds, before shattering into dust, her body normal. Elena coughed before collapsing on the ground, but Sue was quick to catch and cradle her head in her lap.

"Oh, god. Oh god," Ben gasped, brushing Elena's white hair off her face. Everything seems so unreal. They couldn't believe that she was actually going to die. Elena curled into herself, the pain was hitting her.

"You need—" she let out a moan, the pain taking over her sense until it fried her nerves, "You need to get the board," her breaths came in labored puffs as death seemed the ghost closer and closer. Johnny came forward again, his hand hovering over hers.

"Elena…" he whispered.

"Do it," she pleaded before gasping in pain again, she held her chest in vain, as blood started to seep through her fingers. A deep rumbling echoed through the air, drawing the attention of everyone on the whole street. They all turned and gazed to the skies.

"He is here," the Surfer stated. Deep grey storm clouded began to swirl in the distance. Lightning crackled through the air as the end drew nearer. The Destroyer was here and it showed no signs of stopping.

"Reed," Ben said, his own tears as he looked at his niece, dying before him, "Reed," he looked up at Ben before finally realizing something that just might save the world.

"Victor's gotta have a pulse emitter linking him to his board. We take it out, we can separate him from his board."

"He's too strong for me," Johnny said.

"I could whale on him, if I could get close enough," Ben said, "But he could see me coming from a mile away."

Reed turned and looked at Elena who was rapidly blinking away the darkness edging on her vision as Sue held her head in her lap.

"It would take all of us," Reed said.

"Or maybe just one of us."

Everyone fell silent as they realized Johnny's plan, "We don't know what it could do to you."

Johnny turned and looked off into the distance as if he were posing for a magazine, "Let's not make this about me."

After a moment, Reed nodded. He knew the plan would work but he didn't know how far Johnny would go and if he would get hurt in the process. Reed set his hand over Ben's and Sue placed hers over Reed's. Johnny kneeled by Elena as she painfully turned her head to him.

"John—ny," she managed to say, "I —"

"Save it," Johnny weakly smiled, "Tell me after," she nodded before he did something no one thought he would EVER do in public. He leaned in and fitted his lips with hers at the same moment he placed his hand atop everyone else's, gaining everyone's powers and fitting them into his body. Ben's structure, Reed's elasticity, Sue's ability to disappear along with forcefields, and Elena's diamonds. It hit him harder than he thought when he took on her diamond form, taking in her memories. Her parents deaths, Ben helping her with a project, the storm, the first day in the facility, the way she was entranced by his flame during testing, he felt her pain during the moment he turned against her, and the hours of Victor torturing her. Her longing for something she couldn't obtain because he was a womanizer, the way the storm moulded them to be perfect together, always stronger together. Her happiness during the two years. Her decision to sacrifice herself for Norrin, her thoughts towards her life less valuable than any of her team members. He felt an emotion wrap around him so tight that the diamonds hardened on their own. A feeling, an emotion, a phrase he might never be able to say to her.

The dark clouds of the Destroyer reached down like fingers. It broke through the air and drifted down to the surface. Tendrils of darkness swirled and turned as the Destroyer descended into the Earth.

Victor stood on the top of a high building, gazing upon the madness he created. It didn't even faze him that he was standing upon the planet it was to destroy.

"To quote a friend of mine," Victor spin around to watch Johnny appear in fornt of him. Flames licked the edge of his body but he remained normal as he floated in the air, "It's clobbering time."

Victor was only able to gasp before Johnny reared his/Ben's/Elena's fist back and punched him. Victor was sent flying back only to be jerked around as he flew as Johnny who followed with another punch. Victor crashed into a window before regaining his balance and flew towards Johnny.

On the ground, Ben grabbed an orange sweatshirt from the rack and put it on to cover his bare chest. He watched as Victor curled his fists together, causing the windows in the building beside him to shatter instantly, he gathered the shards along with chunks of plaster and launched it straight at Johnny.

Elena moaned heavily as she turned in Sue's lap. She stopped moving for a moment before opening her eyes as her breaths fell shallow, "You know, it's quite cold, without a flame inside," she muttered as she fought to keep her eyes open, "Tell Ben….to fight back."

Reed nodded and looked to her as he gently brushed her hair away as tears threatened to break his calm façade.

Using the pole atop the building to his advantage, Johnny grabbed onto it and swung around, using it as a slingshot to propel him forward. Ben raced to a local crane and scrambled up the latter when he yanked the door open, he wasn't going back on his nieces request.

Johnny fired a massive fireball at Victor then became invisible. Victor shot back with the fireball but remained relatively unharmed. Johnny froze Victor in his spot with Elena's diamonds. He wrapped himself around Victor, holding him tightly so he wouldn't get away. Rearing his arm back, Johnny landed four punches to Victor's metal face before he lit his entire body up in red and white hot flames. Victor squirmed as he started to burn. The pulse emitter on his wrist crackled and propped as it exploded. The board fell form his feet towards the ground for the pulse emitter no longer controlled it.

"You ain't going down fighting, kid," Ben said. He had somehow managed to find his way to the control booth of the tower, where he took control of the crane. Johnny unwound himself from Victor, causing him to spin around in the air, "Not without me."

Ben swung the wrecking ball on the crane around the bend until it struck Victor directly in the chest, hard. Victor was sent flying though the air and into the body of water that lay adjacent to the brightly lit city. The heavy metal that ran through his body and adorned his amor tugged him to the bottom as he sank deeper and deeper into the black abyss.

The heavy tendril of black smoke pierced through the air as the duster began to feast on the Earth. The Surfer turned his head from where he gazed upon the Destroyer. His eyes found Elena who laid in Sue's lap, her breaths coming farther and farther apart. She cradled her close as Elena looked upon the world in her final moments. Ben ran up to the group, he slowed and his eyes stung as he realized why her movements were coming farther and fewer in between. Johnny followed not far behind him. He stretched his arms out to hold her but then touched Ben's arm instead to switch back everyone's powers. Johnny carefully took Elena into his arms, her diamonds and flames returning to her. Elena's skin slowly crawled into it's diamond form, preserving it in the only way it could. As her grey eyes looked into Johnny's one final time, the diamonds reached her face. She struggled to give that sparkling look but it fell lip and her eyes glazed over and dull before changing into diamond. Forever frozen as a gem. Her last moment, gazing on the man she could never have.

Ben's eyes darted along her face, trying to find a single sign on life, but tears ran down his cheeks when he realized that there was none. Alone. After losing his sister, his brother-in-law, his fiancée, he lost the one person who mattered most. Elena. Sue leaned forward and pressed her face into Reed's neck as she began to cry as well. Johnny continuously stroked her diamond face, tears tumbling down his face as he looked to the sky before pulling Elena into him and burying his head in her diamond hair.

Norrin Radd turned his head and outstretched his arm. His board appeared from around the corner as it floated through the sky. Once the board was within reach, the Surfer stepped one foot at a time onto it. The once dull grey of his complexion was replaced with glimmering silver as he regained his power.

The black clouds in the sky twisted and turned as the end became know. Reed looked up then faced the Surfer, "You've gotta go," he said. The Surfer ignored his command and kneeled down to Elena's level. When she was in this form, she looked even more like Her, and Elena died protecting him. He moved his hand out over her face, his fingers outstretched as if he was going to grab something. His eyes widened as he suddenly appeared in pain. He twisted his hand around her chin then moving it to her blood colored diamond gash before twisting it back. It almost seemed to glow as his fingers danced through the air just inches above Elena's face. The silver on his body began to turn grey as he moved but then he stopped. He moved his hand away and slumped his shoulders, completing his great task. The Surfer gasped once before looking up to Johnny.

"Treasure each moment with her, and tell her she was right," his silver eyes went back to Elena, "We do have a choice," the Surfer spoke each word with power as if he were stating his last. He turned and began to flu into the air, towards the Destroyer. Johnny felt Elena being slipped out of his hold. Reed looked at him while somber eyes before nodding. Ben stepped forward and ran a hand down her cheek before turning away, yelling out in pain, agony and frustration.

The Surfer dodged the debris in the air as he flew into the clouds, intent on stopping the Destroyer. His flight became slower until he wasn't moving. The winds had becoming too strong for even the Surfer to fly through. A sudden burst of power shocked him as he spun around shocked him as he spun around to see what had happened.

Johnny flew behind the surfer, his hands on the board so made sure the the Surfer would be able to fly, "Thought you could use a hand," the Surfer gave Johnny was appeared to be the start of a smile before he turned to focus on the task at hand. A large spinning almost supernova appeared in the sky, "Oh my god," Johnny was able to say before he let go of the Surfer's board. The Surfer was sent flying into the spinning column of air as Johnny hung back.

Clouds dipped form the sky as the Destroyer began to descend into the craters all around the world. Magma began to seep out of the thin crust as the Destroyer sucked it in. Explosion happened all over the city as people scrambled to keep themselves alive. Ben watched as lights blew out all around them. Reed pulled Elena and Sue close to him to protect them from the spinning debris.

"Why isn't it working?" Ben demanded, turning back to face Reed while he looked up into the sky.

"We were too late," Sue eased her hand into his and squeezed it, trying to savour her last few moments with Reed.

The Surfer dipped and ducked through the clouds until he came to the center of the Destroyer. Funnels of fast moving clouds crisscrossed the area, blocking him from moving any further.

"I will no longer serve," the Surfer stated. He watched as the clouds glowed in the orange light, the Destroyer was mad, "This is the end for us both."

The Surfer went to emit a pulse but stopped. He reached back into Elena's mind one last time, capturing three moments the two shared, The Surfer stood tall and he emitted a pulse that traveled through him and his board. He slowly began to close up on himself as he glowed.

The Destroyer roared as the Surfer glowed, "Norrin!" her voice even sounded like Hers.

Elena watched with wide eyes as the surfer began to fly closer. Her skin immediately changed as she looked him dead in the eyes but he shook his head and her diamonds vanished, not on her accord. He leaned in close to her and looked over her face.

For a moment he thought he was back on his planet, lovingly looking at her. In one movement, the Surfer stood tall and spread his arms as he accepted the fate that was set for the both of them.

Elena softly smiled, "It's alright," she reached forward and took his hand.

In one bright flash, the cloud collapsed in on itself as the Destroyer vanished. The cloud was ended in a bright blue flash that rippled out into space before disappearing forever.

Reed and Sue watched as the sky was set alight for a brief few seconds before everything returned to normal. Silence fell only to be broken by the sound of lights flickering on. Street signs turned on and illuminated the dark street, revealing just how close the Destroyer had gotten to destroying the planet. The people slowly began to come out from their hiding places as they checked for their loved ones and made sure they were okay.

Ben watched as whatever clouds there were in the sky disappear, "Ow," a small voice cracked. He knew that voice. Ben, Sue and Reed looked down and saw Elena blinking her eyes against the harsh light. She did a glance around before looking to her uncle, "What'd I miss?" she asked seeing that there was a calmness in the air. Ben couldn't help but laugh as a few happy tears came down his face. Reed chuckled as Sue helped Elena stand up. She was still in diamond form as she wobbled before regaining her balance and standing steady.

Johnny landed seconds after, "Hey! Hey!" Ben yelled as he chuckled to himself.

"He did it," Johnny said as he looked up at the clear sky.

Elena would've loved this.

"Great job, kid," Ben patted Johnny on the back.

"Whoa whoa!" Johnny jumped back as he expected their powers to switch. When Ben stayed Ben and Johnny remained Johnny, the two laughed, "Hey, wait, I'm not changing."

Johnny touched Ben again on the arm as their powers stayed in their rightful places, "Hey that's right," the two laughed as Johnny grabbed Ben by the side of the head and kissed his rocky skin. Johnny then wrapped his arms around Ben and pulled him into a hug, "Oh, okay," Ben patted Johnny once on the back before throwing him back, "Now you're making me uncomfortable."

"Okay," Johnny raised his hands in mock surrender before taking a breath to face the rest of the team. When he turned the first thing he saw was Elena. The whole world stopped as it was just them that mattered. Johnny was the first to move as he ran over. Elena's feet carried her closer and closer until she was within arms reach. He stopped right before her and looked at her amazed. He went to cup her diamond cheek, but it vanished to soft flesh, white hair and grey eyes. Tears filled his eyes as he held her tight against him as she laced her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. The two were standing in the middle of the street, in complete and utter serenity. Johnny pulled back, Elena's arms still around his neck as she softly looked up at him, cupping her soft cheeks he took in her face, memorizing every detail, "Glow," he whispered making a grin come to her face. Before anyone could blink, he pulled them into a passionate kissed. She pulled him closer before he moved his hands to lift her off the ground a few inches. Elena returned the kiss with just the same about as heat as Johnny, "You were dead," Johnny gasped as a tear rolled down his cheek, Elena smiled and wiped it away with her thumb, the strands of her hair in a soft white fire.

"I still have my flame, don't I?" she smirked, Johnny nodded and smiled before kissing her again.

"So I guess this is it," Ben said as the Fantastic Five walked down the street together. Johnny had his arm around Elena as she hugged his torso while the walked, "We all go our separate ways."

Elena glanced up to her uncle as he spoke. Splitting up seemed like such a hard thing to do as the five of them had become so close in the past months.

"No," Reed said.

"No?" Ben asked, genuinely confused as they way they were saying it.

"No," Sue repeated.

"No?" Johnny asked.

"No," Elena smiled.

"If it wasn't for the team, the whole world would be gone by now," Reed stated.

"We can't run away from our responsibilities and the people we need to protect," Sue finished, "This is who we are."

"That's what I've been saying!" Johnny said making Elena laugh.

"What about having a normal life, a family?"

"Who says you have to have a normal life to have a family?" Reed replied making Sue smile and wrap her arm around Reed's.

"So you up for another media circus wedding?" she asked, "Fifth time's a charm," Elena smiled, sarcasm never gets old.

"No," Reed chuckled, "I've got a better idea."

Ben then looked at his niece and Johnny, "Okay, when did THIS happen?"

AN: Oh Ben…Wouldn't we all like to know? Like I said…it's a slow build, much tamer than my normal fanfics but there is a only ONE MORE to come! Please leave a review and no FLAMES!

Xoxo - Scar