From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
   "Lilah Morgan"  wrote in message   
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   > Ok here's what I've got so far. And what can I say? My denial 'bout the   
   > finale even exceeded Gabrielle's when it came to Hope being good/evil :-)   
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   > Gabrielle reached her leg as far as it would go, feeling for the jar that   
   > held the ashes of her beloved companion in it. Ah! There it was. The bard   
   > kicked it up to arm level, and reached out with one hand to grab it. She had   
   > to be careful though, she was in a dangerous place on that mountainside.   
   > When she caught it, she forced herself to climb back up to safety. She stood   
   > up, and noticed with dismay that the damned samurai was there. How many   
   > times to do you have to beat someone senseless before they give up?   
   > Gabrielle wondered. I can't wait to get back to Greece with Xena where at   
   > least you can beat someone up knowing they'll come back with a few of their   
   > buddies and you can get some exercise.   
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   > "I will not allow you to bring her back to life, and I will have your head   
   > as well to avenge the dishonor you have brought on me." he said.   
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   > Gabrielle sighed. I don't have time for this.the sun is setting, she   
   > thought. Then she realized she had the chakram in her hand. "Dishonor this!"   
   > she exclaimed as she threw the chakram at him. After successfully hitting   
   > him, it came back to her and she caught it. By the Gods.how did I do that?   
   > Her thought was amazed and she stood there looking at the chakram for a   
   > moment. With a shrug, Gabrielle ran to the fountain. She paused to take a   
   > deep breath, then she noticed Xena's spirit approaching. Her heart leapt   
   > with joy. Soon we'll be together as it was meant to be.and the bard knew the   
   > thought was not just hers. She smiled at the Warrior Princess. "Well let's   
   > get this show on the road!" Xena nodded and put her hand on the bard's   
   > shoulder. Just then, one of the souls from the Higuchi massacre approached.   
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   > "Xeeeeeennnaaa." it whispered. "You must not let her restore you.we may be   
   > free from Yodoshi, but in order for all the souls to be granted a state of   
   > grace, we must be avenged. Stay with us or we will be lost forever."   
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   > The Warrior Princess and Gabrielle exchanged glances. This was news to   
   > them.surely saving Higuchi from another fire and defeating Yodoshi was   
   > enough.apparently they were wrong. The bard looked up at Xena for an answer   
   > on what to do next. For a few tense moments, Gabrielle had thought Xena was   
   > in a trance, until she smiled at her.   
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   > "Nah." said Xena to the spirit, and drapes her arm around the bard's   
   > shoulders, and nods at her to continue "We're going to Disneyland. Your   
   > deaths were caused by your own ignorance. Take my advice and next time your   
   > town's on fire, go jump in the water." Xena smiles as the spirit starts   
   > turning a pissed-off purplish red color and Gabrielle's immersion of the   
   > ashes in the water begins to restore her to mortality. Once she's fully   
   > alive again, Xena hugs her companion, ignoring the rantings of 40,000   
   > spirits who won't be getting any more saki. "Let's go Gabrielle."   
   >   
   > "Are you sure that was the right thing to do Xena? I mean it is 40,000   
   > souls." Gabrielle stops cold in her tracks as she realizes what their   
   > redemption would have cost her and the only person who makes her life worth   
   > living.   
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   > "Gabrielle, I did all I could for them. I freed them and repaid my debt to   
   > Higuchi by saving it from another fire.with your invaluable help that is.   
   > Even if the fire only started because they attacked me while I was trying to   
   > honor a friend." Ecstatic over being mortal once again, the Warrior Princess   
   > hugs her bard again and this time also kisses her on the forehead.   
   >   
   > "Well alright but what's this Disneyland you mentioned?"   
   >   
   > "Aphrodite mentioned it once. Gods can travel in time don't forget, and   
   > allow mortals to do the same. Ares did it once for Iolaus to stop Callisto   
   > when she and..." Xena breaks off, not wanting to bring up Hope.   
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   > "Ok but how do we find Aphrodite to send us there?" the bard asks.   
   >   
   > "Oh please like I could be found if I didn't want to be!" Aphrodite   
   > exclaims, arriving in a cloud of pink hearts. "You wanna go to Disneyland   
   > right? You'll love it there! Rides, sun, food, shirtless guys.and so many   
   > hapless people not knowing the love of their life is just a zap away!" The   
   > Goddess of Love puts herself in the middle of the surprised duo, arm in arm   
   > with both of them. "And what are we waiting for?" she asks as she takes them   
   > to sunny modern-day southern California.   
   >   
   > "Where are we? Is this Disneyland?" Gabrielle asks, looking around the   
   > alley way at the strange buildings and.whatever it was they were standing   
   > on.it wasn't dirt that's for sure, maybe stone.   
   >   
   > "Of course not.you guys need some new outfits if you want to blend in."   
   > Aphrodite states as she zaps Gabrielle into a punk outfit and Xena into a   
   > blue summer dress.   
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   > "What the..Aphrodite what are you doing? What's wrong with our clothes?"   
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           Love it!  Love it!  Love it!  Love it!  Love it!  Love it!  Love it!    
   Love it!  Love it!   
   : - D   
      
           So when is chapter Two????   
      
   David   
      
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