Callisto's Soul Returns

By: Claire

As the two darkened figures moved closer, a pair of lost deep brown eyes starred blankly. The figure's forms were suddenly molded into the familiar bodies of the two wanderers, Xena and her spunky sidekick Gabrielle. A fire up rose in the young hollowed heart of Callisto, the bleached blonde warrior. "AAAIIIIIIIIIIIHHHHHHH!!!!" cried the tortured soul as she hurdled towards the pair of unsuspecting, soon to be victims. "Gabrielle, take cover! "hollered the warrior in black." Callisto, you should have stayed in the underworld where I put you. At least then you would have been at peace and out of my hair." "Oh I couldn't have done that Xena. The only way I could be at peace is if you were in the underworld to comfort me" Callisto snared sarcastically. Xena was prepared for Callisto's usual first burst and lunge toward her but to her surprise, Callisto backed away and walked into the other direction.

"Aren't you going to follow her, Xena?" said the inquisitive sidekick. "No, that's just what she wants me to do. I can't do that." Something wasn't quite right in Gabrielle's mind. Xena didn't have her usual sure of herself look in her eye. For the first time, Gabrielle got the feeling Xena didn't know what to do, and that scared her although she didn't show Xena her fear. "Come on Gabrielle, lets go to town and get some dinner.

At that very same time as Xena and her best friend was walking and laughing, Callisto felt a shiver of fear run up her spine, and a cold breath at the back of her neck. Callisto had known from the time she had