Category: Xena, Warrior Princess.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, they all belong to REN pictures and the creators of
Xena. This story takes place around the beginning of the fourth season, after Hope was killed.
Genre: General/Fantasy/Humor
Rating: PG
Chapter One:
?Xena...I'm really, really tired,? Gabrielle complained.
She leaned on her staff and stared at her friend with pleading eyes.
?All right, we can rest, but only for a little while, we've got a long way to go,? she told Gabrielle.
The bard nodded and flopped down on the ground.
?Gabrielle...what are you doing? Xena asked.
?Xena! You said we could rest! Now what--,? Gabrielle started, but Xena cut her off.
?Yeah, over there.? She grinned and pointed to a lake ahead of them.
?Oh,? Gabrielle mumbled, and Xena laughed. ?It's not funny, Xena.?
The Warrior Princess stopped and tried to hold back her laughter as her friend got up tiredly and walked over to the lake, practically dragging herself. Xena followed and smiled when Gabrielle sat down once again, and dropped her staff down beside her. She then pulled out a scroll and began writing on it.
?What are you writing? Xena asked with curiosity. ?Another one of our ?adventures'?
?No, I was thinking of just, oh I don't know, maybe writing about someone I know,? she stated.
?Really? Like who? Xena asked.
?I was thinking maybe Ephiny, or Aphrodite...you know, someone I know pretty well,? she answered.
Xena flashed her a ?haha, that's very funny' look. This time, Gabrielle laughed. Then she put away her scroll and relaxed on the grass. Suddenly, Xena jumped up. Gabrielle looked slightly startled as she watched her friend.
?What is it? she asked. Xena looked back at Gabrielle, a concerned look on her face.
?Get your staff ready, Gabrielle...,? she instructed.
Gabrielle grabbed the stick and hopped up on her feet. Then, a handful of thugs jumped out of the bushes and ran at the two women, swords drawn.
?Oh, is it playtime already? Xena smirked, drew her
sword, and twirled it around in her hand before attacking.
Gabrielle swung her staff at two of the men, hitting them in the head, in the stomach, and finally a crack at the shins, sending them to the ground. Xena smiled at her companion, and continued to beat the other four senseless, knocking three on the ground and one unconscious. The men all got up on their feet and ran away, yelling comments like ?she's dangerous,' and ?let's get out of here!' Gabrielle scoffed and lowered her staff, as Xena re-sheathed her sword.
?Who were they? she asked Xena.
?Just your every day warriors, hoping to kill me and gain a profit, etc...you know the gist.? Gabrielle nodded.
Gabrielle picked up a few branches off the ground and brought them back to the campsite. She set them down in front of Xena, and the warrior princess started a fire for them to cook their supper over, as well as keep warm.
"I'm going to go for a swim," Gabrielle told her friend.
Xena nodded, not taking her eyes off the firewood. Gabrielle unlaced her top and leaped into the water, making a splash. She went under the water, her eyes open, when a small piece of parchment caught her eye. Gabrielle swam over to it and snatched it up in her hand. She quickly swam back up in need of air.
"Ack!" she gasped, when she reached the surface.
Then she held up the parchment in front of her, squinting her eyes. She could barely make out the writing. Hmmm...it looks like some sort of incantation, she thought, staring at the ink. The bard then began to read it softly to herself.
"Huh," she muttered, when she had finished reciting, "nothing. So much for that!"
Gabrielle tossed the parchment behind her and swam over to the grass.
"Xena?" she said, looking around for her friend. But Xena was nowhere in sight. "Xena!" she finally yelled, climbing out of the water and onto the grass.
She was about to go looking for her when Xena
suddenly appeared, holding up a rabbit in her fist.
"Looky what I found," she told Gabrielle, grinning.
Gabrielle rolled her eyes, and laughed softly. She laced her top back up and grabbed a blanket, wrapping it around her shoulders. Xena put the rabbit over the fire, and began to cook it.
"I wish that was already cooked," Gabrielle mumbled.
Suddenly, the rabbit glowed and a few seconds later, it was cooked.Xena looked at Gabrielle as if to ask 'what did you do?', and Gabrielle shrugged, still gawking at the cooked rabbit...
