Disclaimer: Xena, Gabrielle, Eve, etc. belong to Renassance Pictures, but I made up the future people.
What The Future Brings
by Joan
Summary: A young fan of the TV show essentially becomes Xena to stop Ares from fulfilling another of his deadly plans.
Disclaimer: No frisbees were harmed during the making of this motion picture.
WHAT THE FUTURE BRINGS
TEASER
Gina, Gabriella and Eva are watching three boys play frisbee.
GINA
So then, Xena takes the chakram, and-
EVA
Gina, I wish you wouldn't watch that show so much. People think you're insane.
ADAM
Hey, girls! You wanna play? That is, if you're up to it!(laughs)
Gina sneers at him. The girls get up and walk over.
They start throwing the frisbee.
GINA
So, then Xena-
EVA
Gina, shut up!
GINA
But I have to tell you what happened!
GABRIELLA
Gina, watch out!
Gina looks up to see the frisbee headed straight for her. She jumps up and catches it. As she does, she has a vision of Xena catching the chakram.
GINA
Oh!
GABRIELLA
Gina? Hey, Gina, you okay?
Gina is shocked.
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
Gina is sitting in front of a computer screen. There's a big picture of a chakram on the screen because it's a Xena website. The phone rings. She picks up.
GINA
Hello?
ADAM
Yo.
GINA
(frustrated) Adam, I told you, I'm not going to date you!
ADAM
Hey, just hear me out, okay?
GINA
Nope.
Hangs up and goes back to her computer work. Phone rings again.
GINA
Adam, you-
EVA
Hey! Settle down!
GINA
(sighs) Sorry. It's just that the little moron keeps asking me out, and I've told him repeatedly that I won't and I just had to hang up on him 'cause he called to bug me, so...
EVA
(laughs) Got it. I called to ask if we had any social studies homework. Since we're studying ancient Greece, I figured you'd know.
GINA
Page two in the packet.
EVA
Thanks!
GINA
No prob. Bye.
Hamgs up.
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School.
Gina walks down a hall. Gabriella sees her and moves like she's going to catch up, but Jeremy stops her.
JEREMY
Hey, uh, Gab!
GABRIELLA
(sighs) Don't call me Gab.
JEREMY
Sorry, Gab.
GABRIELLA
What do you want?
JEREMY
Well, there's a-a-a d-dance on Friday, and I was w-wondering if you'd-
GABRIELLA
Not a chance in hell.
JEREMY
Oh, man!
Jeremy walks away. Gabriella looks around, but Gina is nowhere to be seen.
GABRIELLA
(yells) Hey, Xena! Where'd you go?
People stop to look at her.
GABRIELLA
Where did that come from?
Gabriella is confused.
Gina walks down another hallway. As she turns a corner, she runs smack into a very large boy.
GINA
Oh, sorry.
BOY
Not as sorry as you're gonna be.
Grabs her arms so she can't move
GINA
You really, really want to let go of me.
BOY
Yeah? Why should I?
He laughs. By now, a crowd has gathered, including Jeremy.
BOY
You know, you're not bad looking for a bitch. (she is silent) Yo, can't you even answer a compliment?
GINA
I don't like compliments.
BOY
You think you're so tough? Well, guess what? You're not. And I can do anything I want, and no one's gonna do anything to stop me.
Moves to kiss her.
Gina has another vision.
Clip from "Livia"
ARES
Xena.
XENA
If you were mortal, I'd cut out your heart.
Ares moves to kiss her.
XENA
Kiss this.
Smacks her head into his. He staggers back in pain.
Back in the school hall.
GINA
Kiss this.
Smacks her head into the boy's head like she just saw Xena do. The boy yells. She hits him and he goes down.
PRINCIPAL
Hey! What's giong on?!
GINA
Oops.
Principal grabs Gina.
PRINCIPAL
You're coming with me.
He drags Gina off. The crowd leaves, but Adam still stands there.
ADAM
Xena?
Adam is shocked.
END OF ACT ONE
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ACT TWO
Gina is in the prinipal's office. He sits across from her and shakes his head.
PRINCIPAL
Well, I've never seen any girl take on a boy in quite that way. Do you do karate?
GINA
I have many skills.
PRINCIPAL
Right.(mad again) But that does not change the fact that fighting in school is wrong, missy! What would you have done if that boy had been hurt? Hmm? What then?
GINA
(shrugs) He was harrassing me. Next time, he'll know better.
Principal is shocked. Gina smiles at him.
PRINCIPAL
That's it-I'm calling your parents!
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Clip from "The Haunting Of Amphipolis"
Eve turns around and sees a full-lenght mirror. Livia is reflected in it.
EVE
That's not me.
Livia steps out of the mirror.
LIVIA
Oh, it most certainly is. We're the same. The same cunning mind...the same dark soul...the same love of power. See how they cringe in fear of us? We didn't just kill them We trapped them forever in limbo.
EVE
And I can't undo that. If there was some way to help them, I would!
LIVIA
Prove it! Spill your blood. Bring forth Mephistopheles, and their souls will be released from torment.
EVE
No. That can't be the way. I'm not you. I'm not Livia!
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Eva wakes up in bed.
EVA
It was all a dream.
Picks up phone and dials.
GINA
Hello?
EVA
Hi.
GINA
This better be good if you're calling at two in the morning.
EVA
Was there ever a character on your stupid show called Livia? Brown hair, blue eyes, bad attitude?
GINA
Yeah. Or at least she used to be. When Xena supposedly died, the Romans raised her daughter. She was this evil warrior, Livia. Then she met her mother, Xena, who changed her, and she became Eve again. Cool, huh? Well, gotta go.
Hangs up. Eve does, too. She looks at her own brown hair.
EVA
(to herself) Eva.....Eve. Huh.
Lies back down, but doesn't sleep.
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
School.
Gina is at her locker. Gabriella runs up.
GABRIELLA
Gina, we have to talk.
GINA
About what?
GABRIELLA
Eva. You've got her all wierded out about the dumb-assed show, and now she's convinced that she's Xena's daughter. She went to the websites and everything, and now she's all freaked about her 'dark past'.
GINA
Look, I-
She stops talking and shuts her eyes as she gets another vision.
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GABRIELLE
So, you think Ares is behind this?
XENA
I know it. And if he suceeds with this bloodletting ceremony, then nothing will be able to stop him from gaining world domination.
GABRIELLE
So, what do we do?
XENA
I don't know yet.
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School.
Gina opens her eyes. Gabriella stares at her.
GABRIELLA
Gina? Hey, Gina, you okay? You're starting to frak me out.
GINA
It's happening.
GABRIELLA
What?
GINA
Exactly what I was afraid of.
She walks off. Gabriella runs to catch up.
GABRIELLA
Hey! Xena, I-
Stops and looks startled. Gina turns to face her.
GABRIELLA
What's happening to me?
GINA
The same thing Eva's realized. Come on.
School computer lab. Eva sits at a computer. A picture of Xena and Eve is on the screen. She looks up when Gina and Gabriella run in.
EVA
Hi.
GINA
Hi. Let's go.
Grabs her by the arm and drags her out of the room.
EVA
Where are we going?
GINA
We'll fill you in on the way. Let's go.
The three leave school entirely. Jeremy sees them go out the classroom window. Adam is watching from a dark corner.
VOICE(OFFSCREEN)
Why, hello! Long time no see.
Adam turns around.
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
Gina, Gabriella and Eva walk along a path in the woods. Gabriella runs ahead.
GINA
Gabriella, you have to believe me. We were chsen to stop this from happening!
GABRIELLA
(turns to face them) No! No, I don't have to believe you! You're both delusional. You think we're becoming some psycho people from ancient history so we can stop some huge bloodbath?!
GINA
Yes!
GABRIELLA
You're insane!
GINA
Gabriella, listen to me. Now I want you to let go of what you think you know and open your heart. What do you see?
Gabriella shuts her eyes.
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Clip from "The Quest"
XENA
Gabrielle, it's me. I want you to do something. Close your eyes and think of me.
Gabrielle does what she says and is transported to another plain.
XENA
Gabrielle. Gabrielle, it's me. I'm not dead.
Gabrielle opens her eyes and sees Xena.
GABRIELLE
Xena. Why did you leave? There's so many things I need to say to you.
XENA
Gabrielle, you don't need to say a word.
GABRIELLE
Xena, I can't lose you again.
XENA
Gabrielle, I'll always be here.
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Woods.
Gabriella opens her eyes to see Gina.
GABRIELLA
Xena.
GINA
Gabrielle.
They hug. Gina pulls Eva/Eve into the group.
ADAM
(appears behind them) Oh, the reunion. I'm all misty-eyed!
They turn to face him.
ADAM
Glad to see you've remembered everything.
EVA
Yes, we know who we are again.
GINA
And we know who you are, too.........Ares.
END OF ACT FOUR