The Haunting of Amphipolis
- Xena, Gabrielle, and Eve journey to Amphipolis to discover that Xena's
mother's tavern has been boarded up. They soon discover that an evil
presence haunted the tavern and brought peril to the village so Cyrene
was burned at the stake. They find out that Mephistopheles, the king of
hell, is responsible and is still tormenting Cyrene's soul. The group is
attacked continuously by demons and apparitions from hell as Eve uses
the powers bestowed upon her as messenger of the one-god to bannish the
evils, one by one. Another one of Gabrielle's outfits bites the dust as
she is continuously attacked by the apparitions. She is then possesed by
Mephistopheles and healed by Eve. Xena travels to hell to fight
Mephistopheles and is told by him that if he is killed, his killer will
become king of hell. Despite his warnings, Xena brings him into the
physical world by spilling Eve's blood, and kills him. Cyrene is then
released from her torment. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
Heart of Darkness
- Michael and Raphael are shown in Heaven looking down on Xena and the portal
to hell in Amphipolis. they send Lucifer to carry out their orders. After
killing Mephistopholes, Xena ponders whether or not she will be made Queen of
Hell. Her question is quickly answered when the archangel Lucifer arrives on
earth with the intent to send Xena to hell. She easily outmaneuvers him and
has her sword at his throat, she then halts and allows him to live. She
reveals to Eve and Gabrielle that she plans to entice him into becoming king
of hell, to which Eve strongly objects to as she dissaproves of others
corrupting one another. Eve then sees into the heart of Xena and sees that it
is being consumed by darkness flowing out of the portal. Xena and Lucifer have
a picnic in the woods where Xena does her very best to seduce the archangel.
Her seductions have little effect on him. Meanwhile, Eve is preaching about
the way of Eli to the people of Amphipolis with Gabrielle. The crowd becomes
hostile and Eve sees that their hearts have been corrupted by the evil energy
from the portal. Just then, Virgil arrives in town and starts pummling
townspeople. Eve and Gabrielle stop him only to discover that he too, has had
his heart corrupted. Later, Eve is in the temple of Eli praying. Xena,
Gabrielle, Virgil, and the townspeople of Amphipolis along with Lucifer enter
the temple and begin to have a drunken party. Eve begins to protest and is
knocked out by Gabrielle whose heart is now corrupt as well. The party quickly
becomes an orgy as groups of people begin to lewdly fondle one another.
Gabrielle pairs up with Virgil and Xena pairs up with Lucifer. Michael and
Raphael appear out of thin air and transport Xena to the portal. They then try
to push her in. Lucifer arrives and tries to throw her in as well, but Xena is
able to persuade him to fight Michael and Raphael with her. Xena and Lucifer
evade the other two angels and retreat to Xena's quarters. Xena then tells
Lucifer of her plan to kill Eve. Later that night Eve is seen running
frantically through the woods with Xena and Lucifer in hot pursuit. Eve
finally makes it to the temple only to be intercepted by Virgil and Gabrielle
who call for Xena. Eve effortlessly overpowers Gabrielle and Virgil and takes
two swords from against the wall and uses them to attack Lucifer. He fends off
her attacks easily and is about to kill her when Xena stops him and says that
gabrielle and herself have shared more as partners than he could ever know.
She then pointed out that on his first trip to Earth he commited all seven
deadly sins. Lucifer then becomes a demonoid monster and attacks Xena who
throws him into the portal to hell. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
Who's Gurkhan
- Xena, Gabrielle, Virgil, and Eve are all traveling to Poteidaia, Gabrielle's
hometown. Upon their arrival, a middle-aged Lila tells Gabrielle that her
niece, Sara, Lila's daughter, was captured by the slaver, Gurkhan. When
Gabrielle's parents and Lila's husband tried to rescue Sarah, Gurkhan executed
them. Gabrielle is consumed by rage and sets sail for Northern Africa with the
others in hopes of murdering Gurkhan, despite the attempts of Xena and Eve to
talk her down. Upon reaching Africa, Xena uses a potion to knock Gabrielle
out, and disguises herself as a slave named Sophia and Virgil as a slave
trader. He auctioned off Xena and she is bought by three men who came to bid
on behalf of Gurkhan, making it impossible to know who Gurkhan was. After
being brought to Gurkhan's palace, Xena meets three other slave girls named
Milda, Lana, and Yo, and befriends them. As Xena attempts to extract
information about Sarah from them, Gurkhans first wife, Sonata, makes an
appearance and roughs them up a bit. Later, Virgil appears again dressed as a
slave trader with Gabrielle dressed as a slave. She dances for the three men
who bid on Xena, (knowing one of them is Gurkhan.) Xena notices a dagger
hidden in Gabrielle's robes and quickly disarms her. Xena is then thrown into
a cell and tortured for a long time. When Gurkhan comes to question her, she
tells him she fought Gabrielle so that no one could have Gurkhan before her.
He was intrigued by that and renamed her Fatima. Weeks went by as Xena's
extensive injuries healed and she began to win the trust of Gurkhan. He chose
Xena to dance for him one night and won his heart as she did so. She asked for
one request, that he deliver to her, Sarah's head on a plate. He agreed to it
and Sonata protested, revealing that she was Sarah. When Xena was brought to
Gurkhan's quarters, she requested that Gabrielle be brought in to join them.
When Gabrielle arrived Xena put the pinch on Gurkhan and gave Gabirelle a
dagger to kill him. Gabrielle couldn't bring herself to do it. So instead they
dressed him as Sarah and he was beheaded in her place. In the meantime, Xena
and Gabrielle liberated Sarah and the rest of the girls and set sail. -
Submitted by RiverStyxx
Legacy
- As Xena and Gabrielle continue their travels in North Africa, they come
across two groups of nomads in the heat of battle. They help the group
which seems to be at a disadvantage as the group is on foot and being
circled by the other group on horseback. After saving the group, the two
are berated by the group's leader, Kahina, who says that they shouldn't
have interfered. When Gabrielle call's Xena's name the group becomes
angry at her for taking the name of the warrior princess. After a quick
Chakram-throwing demonstration, the group is convinced that she is Xena
and proceed to tell her that is was prophesized that she would rise from
the sand to aid them. After hearing that the enemy of both nomad groups
is Rome, Xena is more than happy to help them. Xena plans to make peace
between the two nomadic groups in hopes that they can come together to
fight a common enemy. Xena eventually forges an alliance between Kahina
and Tazere, the leader of the other nomadic group. Both Xena and
Gabrielle disguise themselves and travel to the Roman camp to size up
their enemy. On their way back, they are struck by a blinding sandstorm.
Through the haze Gabrielle sees a man approaching Xena with what she
thinks is a knife in his hand. She quickly kills the man only to
discover it was Korah, Tazere's son, holding a scroll, not a knife.
Gabrielle is oevrtaken by grief. Xena tells her to go to Kahina's empty
camp as she herself goes to Tazere's to straighten things out. Xena
tells the nomads that a Roman killed Tazere but when Gabrielle finds out
about this she confesses. Gabrielle is then sentenced to be executed. As
the execution is prepared the next day, Xena leads a roman army to
distract the nomads as she frees Gabrielle. The nomads along with Xena
take advantage of a sandstorm to hide in the dunes and surprise the
Romans by attacking them from below their feet. Gabrielle saves Tazere's
life in the battle and he decides not to execute her. Gabrielle appears
to be permanently scarred by killing Korah. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
The Abyss
- While Xena and Gabrielle were on their way to rendezvous with Virgil and
his friend Hosep, Gabrielle confesses to Xena that she is still plagued
by her killing of Korah. Virgil and Hosep are captured by cannibals
before they meet Xena and Hosep is killed. While imprisoned by the
cannibals Virgil meets a man named Rubio who has been starving himself
in hopes that the cannibals will eat the better fed prisoners first.
Gabrielle and Xena find Virgil's ravaged camp site and go in search of
him only to be confronted by a swarm of cannibals. Gabrielle is hesitant
to attack and as a result receives a deep gash in her side by one of the
cannibals, who then tosses her into the river. Xena dives in after her
and the two take refuge in a small, damp cave that is located
dangerously close to a waterfall. All their attempt to leave the river
are thwarted by the mysterious warriors from the woods. Gabrielle begins
to hallucinate about her daughter, Hope, but in a moment of clarity
requests to be buried with Xena's family in Amphipolis. That night, Xena
carries Gabrielle up a steep cliff and uses her as bait for the
cannibals who quickly capture Gabrielle and take her back to their camp.
She is thrown in the cell with Virgil who helps keep her warm. Xena then
begins to construct a precarious dam above the waterfall held in place
by a single vine. The next day as Gabrielle is being prepared to be
eaten, Xena mounts a succesful rescue. She tells Rubio to lead th horses
to safety, and Gabrielle and Virgil to cut the dam's vine when she leads
the cannibals under the waterfall. As Xena traps the cannibals in the
dry riverbed Gabrielle and Virgil are attacked and manage to kill the
two warriors. Gabrielle then cuts the vine, crushing the army of
cannibals just as Xena flips to safety. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
The Rheingold
- The episode began with a flashback to thirty-five years ago in
Scandinavia. Xena is shown dressed in silver armor with a gold ring, and
she is battling a monster called Grindl. She locks the moster in an
abandoned mine shaft with a lock that looks like two ravens. Grindl
stole the ring before Xena got away. Xena then jumped on her horse,
which flew her away. Back in the present (so to speak), Xena and
Gabrielle were eating at a tavern when a man named Beowulf approached
them and handed Xena a rusted lock that looked like two ravens. Xena
immediately realized that Grindl had escaped and talked with Beowulf.
Later that night, after Gabrielle questioned her about her conversation
with Beowulf, Xena said she didn't care to discuss the conversation. The
next morning, Xena was gone and had left a note for Gabrielle saying
that she would probably be dead soon and she wouldn't take Gabrielle to
die with her again. Gabrielle followed Xena with haste. Her pursuit lead
her to Scandinavia where she learned of the Valkyrie, who were Odin's
warriors that rode flying horses. She learned that Xena was a very destructive
Valkyrie about thirty-five years ago from a woman named Brunnhilda. She
tells Gabrielle about Xena's life as a Valkyrie. Apparently, Xena
usurped Odin's mistress, the leader of the Valkyrie, Grinhilda, in order
to find the secret of the Rheingold. One who had forsaken love could
harness the power of the Rheingold however, the gold could be very
harmful for someone who had not. Xena feigned love for Odin in order to
convince him that she had not forsaken love and he told her the gold's
secret. Xena then took off for the Rhein River with Grinhilda in hot
pursuit. Xena quickly overpowered Grinhilda and found the three Rhein
Maidens in the Rhein River. She convinced one of the maidens to take her
to the Rheingold and she stole it and forged it into a gold ring. After
hearing the story, Gabrielle agreed to let Brunnhilda tag along on her
quest. When Gabrielle mentions the raven lock, Brunnhilda realizes where
Xena is going. Meanwhile, Xena and Beowulf are confronting Grindl and
are quickly beaten. Gabrielle and Brunnhilda arrive to find a battered
Beowulf and Xena's armor. She had been taken by Grindl. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
The Ring
- Along with Brunnhilda and Beowulf, Xena and Gabrielle are able to fight
and kill Grindl who Xena believes to be Grinnhilda as it is revealed
that after Xena forged the Rheingold ring, Grinhilda put it on. Since
she had not foresaken love, she lost what she held most dear, her
humanity and beauty. Later it is revealed that Grindl was Grinhilda's
child, as she was pregnant when she was imprisoned by Xena. Odin and his
new order of Valkrie attempt to take the ring from Xena. Odin reveals
that he has foresaken love and wants the power of the ring for himself.
Xena refuses to relinquish it. It is revealed that Brunnhilda was
commissioned by Odin to kill Xena and take the ring and if that failed to
kidnap Gabrielle to use as a bargaining chip. But, Gabrielle touched
Brunnhilda's heart so once she'd stolen Gabrielle, she did not give her
to Odin but rather kept her safe from him. Eventually when forced into a
seemibgly hopeless situation, Xena put the ring on and used its power to
defeat Odin and the Valkyrie, however she lost the thing that she
values the most: her memories. The memories of what she and Gabrielle
had done together and of nearly everything else. Brunnhilda devised a
way to safeguard Gabrielle and the ring until Xena finds them. She
turned herself into a wall of fire around Gabrielle, who fell into a
sleep that could only be disturbed by her soulmate. Only when Xena
awakens Gabrielle will she obtain her lost memory. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
The Return of the Valkyrie
- A year has passed since Xena lost her memory, and Gabrielle was sealed
within Brunnhilda's eternal flame. It is discovered by Beowulf that Xena
was told by a Norse king that she was the sole survivor of a shipwreck
and that she was betrothed to him. Beowulf was able to liberate Xena,
despite her protests, as she remembered nothing about him or anything
else that occurred in the past. Beowulf manages to bring Xena to the
site of the eternal flame despite the attempts of the Valkyrie to stop
them. The Valkyrie ambush Xena and Beowulf, but are quickly dealt with
just before Grinhilda appears, who has been guarding the flame.
Grinhilda imapales Beowulf as Xena dives through the flame. She awakens
Gabrielle with a kiss. Xena's memory is then restored. Xena takes the
ring from Gabrielle and faces Grinhilda. Xena is able to reach into
Grinhilda's soul and transform her back into the beautiful woman that
she once was. Beowulf survives and the two warriors return Grinhilda to
her home with Odin. Xena and Gabrielle then return the Rheingold to the
Rhein maidens. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
Old Ares Had a Farm
- A price had been put on Ares head by the warlords he has crossed during
his time as a God on Olympus. After Xena and Gabrielle learned of this
they quickly tracked the former war-god down and offered to help him
avoid harm. Ares assumed that they were going to join him in battle,
but the two had another plan. They took Ares to Xena's childhood home;
a run-down farmhouse. Xena explained that she and Gabrielle would help
Ares fix the place up and he could live out his days as a farmer and no
one would ever know he was the God of war. One day while working the
trio received word from a gossipy neighbor named Greba that the warlord
Gasgar's army was headed their way. Xena found Gasgar and claimed that
Ares could have still been a God and that they needed her if her claim
was found to be true. Back at the farmhouse, many objects had been
disapearing. Through clever observation of the culprit's tracks, the group
discovered that a dog had been pilfering their house. Ares adopts the
dog as his own after taking a liking to it. While Ares was outside
killing a chicken one day, Gasgar's army approached over the hills.
Xena revealed that she lured them there on purpose as she put on her
warrior garbs and headed out of sight. Ares quickly dressed as a simple
farmer. Gabrielle was left to distract the army by prancing around
half-naked while waiting for Ares. Ares appeared and put on his best
performance in hopes of convincing the army that he was just a simple
farmer. Xena arrived from the woods and acted as if she was
interrogating Ares, who claimed that the God of war recently visited him
but that he hadn't seen him since. The army was fooled and they left.
Later in the day, Ares' dog's owner, a traveling salesman, arrived and
claimed the dog. Later still Gasgar's army found the salesmen and saw
the dog chewing on one of Ares' gaunlets. When Greba informed Xena that
the army was heading back to the farm, Xena realized they must have
discovered the truth. Gabrielle and Xena then staged a fight between
themselves in front of the army in order to convince them that their
partnership had dissolved. Gabrielle then convinced Gasgar that Ares has
skipped town to board a ship to Anatolia. Later that day, Xena and
Gabrielle arrived back on the farm with the dog who's owner had given it
to them. They bid Ares farewell and Xena asked him to keep a low profile
at the farm. She then said that if he did she might just show up to
visit him sometime. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
Dangerous Prey
- The episode opens with Marga being chased through the woods by Prince
Morloch. He takes down the Amazon queen and tells her he needs her to
deliver a message to the Amazons. Back at the Amazon camp, Xena and
Gabrielle have just arrived at Marga's request. Varia explains that many
of their number including Marga have ventured off and not returned.
Varia becomes angered with Xena's presence and storms off into the
woods. Xena follows her and stumbles upon a beaten Marga. She tells Xena
to protect Varia and gives her a necklace. Marga then dies. Xena notices
a message carved on Marga by Morloch, challenging all willing Amazons.
Xena and Varia run across some of Morloch's men and only one survives
after the two are through. He rides back to Morloch and tells him of
Xena. Morloch is intrigued with her and orders her to be brought in.
Morloch attempts several times to capture Xena but fails. He then sets
fire to the forest in hopes of herding Xena to a specific location. Xena
decides to launch the wounded Varia through the trees on a makeshift
catapult. Varia is intercepted by a net and is captured by Morloch. Xena
goes to his camp and frees Varia. Morloch wants nothing more than to
fight Xena, as she is a worthy adversary to him. Xena refuses to give
him the pleasure and begins to leave when he lunges at her and she
impales him with a wooden spike. Later, Marga is cremated and Xena gives
Varia the necklace, making her the queen of the Amazons. - Submitted by
RiverStyxx
The God You Know
- On a battlefield, Xena and Gabrielle see the results of the merciless
warlord, and emperor of Rome, Caligula. Michael appears and informs them
that he is immortal and Xena is the only one who can kill him. He also
tells the duo that Eve has gone to Rome to confront Caligula. Upon
arriving in Rome, The two meet up with Ares who tells them that they
can't kill Caligula because his life is linked to Aphrodite's, and that
she will die if he dies. When Ares gave up his power as being the God of
War, Aphrodite became unbalanced. Xena infiltrates the palace under the
guise of being Saba, the Celtic Goddess of sex. Michael tells Caligula
that to achieve absolute power he must spill Eve's blood. Michael then
sends Eve to meet Caligula. Xena is able to intervene before Eve is hurt
but she refuses to kill Caligula. She then tries to kill Michael and Eli
removes her power to kill Gods. A short time later, Caligula saps the
last of Aphrodite's godliness from her, leaving her a mere mortal, and
him a full-fledged God. Xena convinces Caligula to have a chariot race
with her, the winner having the honor of killing Eve. Xena wins the race
and reveals her true identity. Caligula's people lose their faith in him
as he is defeated by the warrior princess. Xena manages to convince the
hysterical Caligula to take his own life, so that he would be remembered
forever. Xena can't help but feeling dirty after convincing an insane
man to kill himself, but she accepts that she had to do it to save Eve.
Xena, Gabrielle, Eve, Ares, and Aphrodite all walk from the palace
together. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
You Are There
- This episode is from the point of view of a nosey investigative reporter
who is looking to find a juicy story about Xena. The interviewer
obnoxiously questions many of the folks that Xena has run across in her
travels. They include Odin, Ares, Michael, Lucifer, Charon, Caligula,
Eve, Grinnhilda, and eventually Aphrodite; all of which (with the
exception of Aphrodite) seem to be acting strangely, as if they had no
love in their hearts. The most "love-less" person appeared to be Eve who
unleashed a dazzling array of profanity and punches upon the interviewer
when he questioned her about Xena's relationship with Ares. Through his
questions, the interviewer learns that Xena is attempting to storm
Valhalla and steel the Golden Apples from Odin. One who eats a Golden
Apple becomes a God. At first, the interviewer is lead to believe that
Xena intends to make Ares a God and rule alongside him. He then comes to
the conclusion that Xena is going to make Aphrodite a God so she can
restore love to the world. Grinnhilda helps Xena enter Valhalla and
steal the apples. Xena then uses them to make Ares and Aphrodite both
Gods. She then returns the apples to Odin. Later at a tavern, the
interviewer questions Xena and Gabrielle about the true nature of their
relationship. Just when Xena is about to explain the camera runs out of
power before she can. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
Path of Vengeance
Amazon tribes from all over the world are converging on the location of
Varia's tribe to form one great Amazon nation. While this was happening,
Eve was on a trek towards Varia's camp to bring her a message of peace.
A group of Roman soldiers was sent to guard Eve, who was displeased with
the military presence. The Amazons overwhelmed the Romans and even
killed those who surrendered, at Varia's order. They took Eve captive
and lead her back to the camp. Varia ordered the Siberian Amazons under
the rule of Cyane to guard the entrance to their land. Upon hearing of
the attack on the Romans, Xena and Gabrielle headed towards the Amazon
land. Eve was on trial in front of the council of queens when the two
arrived. Gabrielle was able to join the council as she was an Amazon
queen. Xena discovered that Ares had been influencing Varia and
encouraging her lust for vengeance. She decided to try and show the
Amazons that Ares would lead them to their destruction, with little
avail. Gabrielle, seeing no other course of action within Amazon law,
challenged Varia for the right to be queen. Gabrielle lost the challenge
and Eve's life was put in Xena's hands. Xena attacked Varia before Eve
could be executed, and was able to show her the error in her ways. Varia
then left the path of vengeance and set Eve free. Eve left Xena and
Gabrielle and headed east. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
To Helicon and Back
At Varia's coronation, a group of masked warriors attack and kidnap the new
queen. They kill many Amazons in the process. The Amazons and Xena discover
that Varia was taken to a nearby fortress known as Helicon. Xena sets out to
infiltrate the fortress and kill the leader of the masked men. The Amazons,
lead by Gabrielle, board a ship and sail towards Helicon under the cover of
darkness. Xena confronts the leader of the warriors, Bellerophon, who reveals
that he is the half-god son of Artemis. He plans to kill all the Amazons
because they deserted Artemis when she tried to kill Eve. Xena escapes from
Helicon and rendevous with the Amazons, who were attacked with a catapult
from Helicon. The Amazons have suffered heavy casualties. Bellerophon sets
Varia free so she can die with her tribe. He also promises to not kill the
Amazons if Varia kills Gabrielle. Xena discovers this and stops Varia.
Gabrielle strips Varia of her position as queen and harshly reprimands her.
Many Amazons, including the queens Gwyn-Teir and Mawu-ka are killed. Xena
lures Bellerophon into a heavily wooded area, where the Amazons attack him
and his troops. Most of the Amazons engage in hand to hand combat but Cyane
stays in the trees and shoots arrows at Bellerophon's men, until she runs
out. Xena kills Bellerophon. The sparse handful of tearful Amazons that are
left alive join together and solemnly anoint their victory. - Submitted by
RiverStyxx
Send In the Clones
The year was 2001, and three dedicated Xena fans, along with Doctor
Alexis Los Alamos, had tracked down a strand of hair from Xena and
Gabrielle. The quartet managed to successfully clone the ancient heroes.
They attempted to jog the memories of the two in order to wake them up,
by playing a series of clips from the television, very similar to some
that are shown at the conventions. After Xena and Gabrielle had woken
up, Alexis lured Gabrielle away from the group and had her arrested. She
then sent Xena on a spree of destruction to save Gabrielle. At this point,
the three fans realized that the doctor was not who she claimed, and she
revealed herself to be the evil shamaness Alti. The sorceress tracked
Xena and Gabrielle to a junkyard where she fought Xena, and was
destroyed. However, in killing Alti Xena caused some fluid canisters to
ignite and explode. She was able to save the fans, but she and Gabrielle
appeared to perish. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
Last of the Centaurs
As Gabrielle walked with Xena through the marketplace of a town, she
stopped to try on a cap and shall. While she was changing, the ghost of
Ephiny appeared to her. Only Gabrielle could see Ephiny because the two
were linked through their Right of Caste. Ephiny informed Gabrielle that
King Belach has put a price on the head of her Centaur son, Xenan. Xena,
Gabrielle, and the ghost of Ephiny went to Belach under the guise of
being bounty hunters. They discovered that Belach was the son of Borias,
Xena's former deceased lover. The three then tracked down Xenan, who had
allegedly kidnapped Belach's daughter, Princess Nicha. When they found
Xenan, they discovered that he and Nicha were in love and married, and
that Nicha was pregnant with Xenan's son. The whole group began to
travel until they found the remains of every Centaur from Xenan's
village. This enraged Xenan. The warrior princess set out to talk to
Belach only to discover that he was nothing like his noble father, and
he only wanted to destroy and kill the Centaurs. However, she was able
to eventually get through to him after his grandson was born. Belach
accepted his daughter's husband. Xenan and Nicha named their child
Borias. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
When Fates Collide
The mutilated soul of the long dead Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, had
chained the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. With the Fates
out of the way, Caesar proceeded to unravel a portion of the Fates
foreboding loom. He re-wove the strand to recreate his fate. Reality
altered as a new time stream developed. Caesar was, once again, the
Emperor of Rome, but in this reality, Xena was his mighty Empress. The
two were undergoing negotiations with Lao Maa, ruler of Chin. She sent
two emissaries to Rome. The emissaries offered Caesar some documents and
were killed shortly after by the High Priestess and chief advisor to
Caesar, Alti. In this reality, Alti had a younger appearance and had not
yet unearthed her true powers and true evil. Even her voice was more
innocent. Later that evening, the palace turned out to see a play,
written by the famous playwright, Gabrielle. After the performance, Xena
went to Gabrielle to tell her how much the play had moved her. The two
then became engrossed in a deep discussion about love. Even later still
in the evening, Xena walked to the balcony that faced Gabrielle's. As
she stared at the playwright, Alti approached Xena. She told the Empress
that it was her intention to usurp her power and take her place as Caesar's
Empress. The two began to attack one another and during the altercation,
Alti used her power to make Xena relive her past, and live her future
subconsciously. However, Xena recalled events from the actual reality
before Caesar meddled with Fate. Alti was stopped by Caesar and taken to
the dungeon. Alti implicated Gabrielle in her crime and she, too, was
arrested. Xena was intrigued by the other reality so she ventured to
Alti's cell, with the help of the prison guard, Joxer. There, Alti
showed Xena the alternate reality, and Alti learned about her role in
Xena's life, and of her true evil powers. Seconds later, Gabrielle was
taken from her cell to be crucified. Xena managed to stop the execution
by telling Caesar that she knew about the alternate reality, and she
would destroy him if he didn't spare Gabrielle. Xena made certain the
Gabrielle got a horse rode out of Rome, but Xena knew Caesar could not
be trusted so she rode after Gabrielle, only to find Alti viciously
attacking the playwright. Xena fought the Priestess but was ambushed by
the Royal Roman Guard. The hardened Joxer managed to save Gabrielle. The
playwright went to Xena in her cell and could hardly contain her
emotions. Gabrielle left Xena and fled to the Temple of the fates while
Xena was being crucified. Gabrielle took a torch from the wall of the
temple and said that because of the Fates, her life was destroyed and
her love was lost and she did not care about the fate of the world now.
So, she threw the torch into the loom, causing a shockwave that was felt
across the Universe. All was restored to normal as Xena and Gabrielle
were reunited in the woods. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
Many Happy Returns
It was the eve of Gabrielle's birthday and the two were on their way to
Thebes to deliver the Helmet of Hermes. On the way, Gabrielle made Xena
promise not to play any practical jokes on her during her birthday.
However, Xena crossed her fingers. The two ran across a religious cult
preparing to sacrifice a young maiden named Genia. The two saved Genia,
but she was not about to thank them. She'd been raised her whole life to
be sacrificed and was dismayed by her liberation. While playing
practical joke after practical joke on one another, and with the help of
Aphrodite, Xena and Gabrielle attempted to show Genia that she shouldn't
blindly follow some god. All the while, the warlord Ferragus attempted
to steal the Helmet of Hermes from Xena. Eventually Xena thwarted
Ferragus and instilled in Genia a sense of self worth. The episode
closed with Gabrielle reading a poem by Sappho that Xena had given her
and the two of them using the helmet to fly across the ocean. - Submitted by
RiverStyxx
Soul Possession
In the modern times, a new Xena scroll was discovered. It was read at a
C.H.A.K.R.A.M. (Center for the Historical Accuracy of Key Research in
Ancient Mythology) conference. A conference that was attended by Annie,
the reincarnation of Joxer. The scroll was said to reveal that Ares and
Xena were married. As it was read, it revealed a sequence of events that
occurred after Gabrielle and Hope plummeted into the lava pit in
Sacrifice II. The scroll began after Xena had seen Alti's vision of
Gabrielle's death alongside herself. She returned to Greece to find a
drunken Joxer. As the two searched for Gabrielle, Ares intervened and
said he would reunite Xena and Gabrielle if Xena married him in front of
the Fates. (A marriage in front of the fates is eternal.) Xena
eventually agreed, but she insisted that they be married by the lava
pit. At the wedding, before their marriage was finalized, Xena jumped
into the lava pit, but she was rescued by Ares. She then deduced that
Ares had saved both Hope and Gabrielle. He agreed to give Gabrielle to
Xena if she agreed to marry him. However he would let her live her
current life with Gabrielle, without interfering. Xena agreed and the
contract was made. However, Xena stole the contract and hid it with the
lost scroll in the ocean, where it was found 2000 years later. After the
scroll was read at the conference (which was now being attended by the
newlywed Harry and Mattie, formerly Xena and Gabrielle) Ares arrived to
claim Xena as his wife. Xena's soul was placed into Annie's body by
Ares, and Joxer's was placed into Harry's. Annie managed to trick Ares
into destroying the contract. Xena and Gabrielle were then reunited as
Annie and Mattie. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
A Friend in Need - Part 1
Xena and Gabrielle were talking about their future at their campsite
when a young monk named Kenji approached them. He informed that Xena
needed to go to Japan at the request of a ghost named Akemi. On their
voyage to the East, Xena disclosed her past involving Akemi. According
to Xena, she and Borias had kidnapped Akemi from an evil man, and she
was grateful to them. Xena taught her the ways of a warrior, including
the pinch. Xena and Akemi traveled through Japan to find Akemi's father,
Yodoshi, but they stopped to pay respects to her grandfather, and to
obtain a sacred kitana. When they reached Akemi's father, Akemi used the
pinch to kill him because he was evil. She then asked Xena to kill her
with the sacred blade and bring her ashes to Higuchi. Xena agreed to do
so after Akemi mortally wounded herself. After Xena told Gabrielle of
her past, the two disembarked from the boat and swam ashore to Higuchi,
which was being attacked with fire balls. The two used a series of
dazzling acrobatics to punch a hole into a water tower to douse the
burning city. After they saved the city, the resident ghost killer told
Xena that while she saved the city this time, she could never atone for
killing 40,000 innocent inhabitants of it. Xena was unaware, but when
she ventured to the city to return Akemi's ashes, she had started a fire
that destroyed the village. She knew that she had to atone for her past.
The next morning, Xena showed Gabrielle the pinch. Also, the ghost
killer told Xena that he had the power to kill Yodoshi, who had become
an evil spirit, but he could not get close enough to the demon, only
another ghost could. Xena and Gabrielle prepared for war as armies led
by the lord of the dark land, Yodoshi, gathered on the horizons. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
A Friend in Need - Part 2
Before the battle against Yodoshi's army commenced, Xena was shown
burying her armor and her sword. She kept her chakram. Xena engineered a
huge explosion that wiped out much of Yodoshi's troops, however, it did
not destroy enough. The army shot a barrage of arrows at Xena, and her
head was cut off by the general of the army, Morimoto. Xena's spirit
then joined Akemi's spirit in the teahouse. Her spirit met with
Gabrielle in the woods, and she explained that only a spirit could kill
Yodoshi, so she allowed herself to be killed. Xena then allowed Harukata
to kill Miyuki, and Xena stole her anklet. Kenji explained to Gabrielle
that she could bring Xena back from the dead if she burned Xena's body,
and sprinkled her ashes into the Fountain of Strength on Mount Fuji
before the sun set for a second time after Xena died. Before Gabrielle
left the teahouse, Akemi gave her two tattoos, a dragon on her back and
left calf. Gabrielle then left, reclaimed Xena's body and set out for
Mount Fuji. Back at the teahouse, the group made an attempt to kill
Yodoshi. But, they were unsuccessful because Yodoshi was too strong. It
was then discovered that Yodoshi's strength was due to the fact that he
had been drinking from the Fountain of Strength. Xena knew that in order
to kill Yodoshi, she would have to go to Mount Fuji. As Gabrielle
reached the mountain top, she encountered Morimoto. She quickly knocked
him out, but the urn containing Xena's ashes had fallen onto an
outcropping on a cliff side. Just then, Yodoshi arrived to drink from
the fountain. Gabrielle was able to give Xena some of the water,
rejuvenating her. Xena then engaged Yodoshi in an epic battle through
the tree tops, and eventually killed him by chopping off his head. Just
before Gabrielle could pour Xena's ashes into the fountain, Xena's
spirit stopped her. She told Gabrielle that she had freed the 40,000
souls, but they could not reach a state of peace unless they were
avenged. This could only happened if Xena died, and stayed dead. So,
after exchanging "I love you's" Xena and Gabrielle embraced as the sun
set and Xena's soul disappeared. Gabrielle then returned to the boat
that they came to Japan on, and sailed away with Xena's ashes, alone. - Submitted by RiverStyxx
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