Hey peoples! Thank you for all the kind reviews so far and please keep them coming! One thing I have to say: 'Fallen Angel' is such a sad episode! I was in tears! And I was so happy when Callisto became the real, non-psychotic her! It's my fourth favourite episode! 'A Necessary Evil' has to be the best! Agree? Disagree? Once again, sorry I had to end the last chapter in the middle an 'episode' but it was becoming too long. Anyway! Here's the second half and I hope you enjoy it! Keep an eye out for another fan fiction I will be writing! Love you all! xXx. Happy reading!

The Princess and the Prince: Part II:

Callisto POV:

"What a little princess like you is going to kill me?" he laughed.

"Queen, tell your daughter here to calm down!" he demanded.

"Daughter!?" Xena exclaimed and she ran towards the man and started fighting him. He was even a match for Xena so he was obviously very skilled; poor Joxter was like a lamb to him.

I stood back as the fought ready to help Xena if she needed me and then Gabrielle ran in and asked what was going on. I tried to hunt her out so she wouldn't see the slain, beaten body of Joxter but it was useless.

"Joxter's dead?!" she screamed in denial.

I couldn't answer her; I just started crying.

"But Joxter can't be dead! This is Joxter! No!" she screamed.

"Xena's fighting the guy that killed him. Don't get too angry Gabrielle let Xena deal with him. Joxter wouldn't want you in danger!"

"But he can't get away with this! It's cold-blooded murder!"

"Xena's dealing with him; we just have to let her do that. We should get out of her way."

"I'm not leaving him!"

"But he's too much of a skilled fighter. It's too dangerous to stick around..."

"It's not; he's dead. Gabrielle are you ok?" she asked walking to her and giving her a hug.

"Joxter can't be gone..." she cried.

"I'm sorry," she said to Gabrielle but also looked towards the broken-hearted me. Everyone I love dies! My family! The man I love! Who's next!?

Xena sat Gabrielle down to calm her down. I had sat on the floor unable to even stand; I was distraught.

"He was such a great guy," I cried after a while; I had to break the silence.

"There's nothing bad you could say about him. It may not have been obvious but he was really brave," Xena sighed.

"He was the best friend that anyone could ever have...I just wish that I could've told him when he was alive..." Gabrielle sighed.

"Same," was all I could say.

"But I'm not dead what are you talking about?" said a male voice. I couldn't even be bothered looking up.

"Joxter!?" Xena and Gabrielle exclaimed as they ran towards him.

I looked up instantly and I saw Joxter with a confused expression on his face. My face lit up when I saw him but then I looked at the body of Joxter lying on the ground.

"What's wrong? I eavesdrop on you all singing me praises and then I hear that I'm dead and you all act delighted to see me. What's wrong?" he asked.

I was still completely confused; Joxter was speaking to us but at the same time I was looking at his dead body.

"Joxter...we thought it was you but it must be..." Gabrielle trailed off.

He looked beyond them at the dead body lying on the floor. "Jet!" he shouted as he ran towards the dead body on the floor. I got up and walked up to Xena; "What's going on?" I whispered.

"He's Joxter's twin brother Jet..." Xena whispered back.

"Oh Hades!" I exclaimed in a whisper.

"Xena; I think he might still be breathing, could you please check?" Joxter asked.

"Sure," she said walking over. She examined him.

"Gabrielle get me some kind of pipe; quickly!" she exclaimed. Gabrielle scurried over to the other side of the room and got Xena a wooden pipe.

Xena cut a hole within the slit across his throat and stuck the pipe in and then turned him on his side. "Callisto come here a second..."

I went over to her. "I want you to push this down really hard and hit his heart twice a minute with regular intervals; I'm going to get help."

"Ok," I whispered back and I did what I was told. About five minutes later she came running back in a doctor and she had many bandages and he was carrying a stretcher.

"Is he going to be ok?" Joxter asked Xena as she walked in; she didn't answer.

"Callisto, I need you to keep this pushed in but help me lift him up on three. One...two...three!"

We both lifted him and put him on the stretcher. Xena took the pipe from me and once again turned him on his side. There was a loud whistling sound.

"He's going to be just fine Joxter; I just needed to get him breathing again. Don't worry; the pain just knocked him out," Xena smiled.

"Thank you Xena!" he exclaimed and he hugged Xena. "And you Callisto," he said and was about to hug me when I flinched and when I went to hug him he flinched so we just ended up shaking hands and giving each other a friendly smile.

"If you're feeling up to it Joxter I think that you and Callisto should walk around the castle and try to get more information about the conspirators. Like if they have any enemies or people that should hold a grudge."

"I'll be ok; as long as Jet isn't dead and you all don't see me as a nuisance then everything's perfect!" he exclaimed.

"Good," Xena said and she walked away with Gabrielle.

"Maybe we should let on to have made up because of the wedding being so near," I suggested.

"Yeah ok, Joxter the mighty!"He began to sing.

"What are you doing?!" I whispered.

"Think about it Callisto, if people hear a prince singing about me then so many people will come to me for help and I'd be saving thousands of lives!"

"Just don't sing, we don't want to draw too much attention upon ourselves."

As we walked around many people looked at us since the royal family hasn't been seen by the general public in years. There seemed to be no suspicious activity and it was probably time to speak with someone. I went over to this well-to-do looking guy who might know something.

"Hello there," I said to the man taking Joxter's hand and walking over towards him.

"Your majesty, your majesty," he said to both of us bowing each time.

"I see that you two have made up again for the wedding," he smiled.

"Yes," I chuckled giving Joxter a kiss on the cheek. I turned towards the man again and Joxter fainted behind me.

"He's nervous?"

"I guess you could say that! What was your name again?"

"Henry; how could you forget my name I'm your fiancé's best man?!"

"Sorry! I'm just tired, isn't that right honey," I said helping Joxter off the ground.

"No, yes! What?" he asked.

"Never mind," I laughed.

"It must be really hard having people wanting to kill you," he said to Joxter.

"Just Jo-Charlie? I thought they were after the two of us."

"I'm sure he'll kill the two of you if he's got a grudge; but we won't let that happen," he smiled.

"Yeah," I said perhaps too suspiciously.

"You look so much different than the last time I saw you; I always remember you smaller..."

"Really?!" I chuckled. "He's a joker eh?!" I chuckled nervously to Joxter.

"Hahahahahaha!" Joxter laughed.

"Well we have to go!" I laughed grabbing Joxter and dragging him after me.

"What's wrong?"

"He's our man," I told him.

"How do you know that?"

"Firstly, he knows that the conspirators want the prince dead, secondly, even when I said conspirators he said 'he'. It has to be him, he knows too much."

"So do we go tell Xena?"

"I'll tell her, you keep looking around to see if you can find out anymore. Besides, if something goes wrong tomorrow it's you that gets killed," I chuckled.

"I'm on it!" he exclaimed running away but he ran into a statue, knocked it and on the rebound knocked an expensive vase and fell; I was laughing.

"I did that on purpose to act like the prince!" he exclaimed leaving the room and tripping as he went out the door; I chuckled lightly and went to find Xena; I assumed she would be in her chamber.

"Xena I know who the conspirator is; do we get rid of him tonight?"

"No we let them try and kill you two and then we learn if there are any other men involved."

"He implied that there was only one and that he wanted to kill the prince but would just kill the two of them. He spoke of the conspirators as I put it as him so I assume it's him.

"Good one. Who is he to them?"

"Henry, he's the best man. He also implied a grudge."

"Where's Joxter now?"

"I told him to search some more of the castle while I was finding you."

"If this guy becomes suspicious he'll kill the prince early, Joxter can't defend himself so get back to him quickly!"

I ran out straight away and was followed by Xena; we scurried around the castle until we found Joxter.

"What's wrong guys?" Joxter asked.

"Callisto was saying that she and you are probably going to be targets before tomorrow's reception; just be on your guard," Xena told him.

"What if we bring it forward to this evening?" Joxter suggested. Xena and I both looked at each other.

"Joxter for once you came up with a good idea!" Xena exclaimed hugging him. Joxter looked really confused.

"So is the wedding to be this evening?" I asked.

"Yes," Xena said.

"Joxter, go find Rosaline and tell her to spread the word, Callisto, you go and get the wedding dress on."

"Who is to give me away and be my bridesmaid?"

"Rosaline has arranged that Gabrielle and I will do that, nobody has seen me around so I'll take a new disguise."

"Ok then," I said nervously.

"What's the problem?"

"It's just Joxter..."

"Tell him Callisto, he loves you too. I'm sick of you two moaning to me please just tell him!"

"I'll try," I sighed and walked into the princess's chamber to put on the wedding dress.

Putting it on freaked me out; I hadn't been to any type of wedding since...my...cousin's wedding back in Cirra. It upset me a little bit thinking back, I thought back to my family and what I had lost; I found it hard trying to hold back the tears when Gabrielle walked in. "Xena said you might need a hand..." she began to say and her facial expression changed when she looked at me.

"What's the problem?" she asked.

"It's nothing," I chuckled nervously trying to force back the tears.

"Is it something to do when you were back at home?" she asked.

"A bit...Gabrielle...I understand if it's hard for you to be around...weddings after...you know...so I understand if you don't want to be around me."

"It's ok, Peridicus said some things that night I saw him, it helped me to forgive you a little bit, and the other thing that helped was the fact that you did that for me. It's going to be strange watching but I'll be fine; don't worry," she told me.

"Thank you for your forgiveness Gabrielle...I don't deserve it but thank you. I know that you may never come to see me as you see other people, I did a terrible thing but I do hope that someday...maybe we could be...not friends but...more than people that know each other..."

"I'd like that too," Gabrielle smiled. I couldn't understand why she was being so nice; I did such a treacherous thing and she was so forgiving. She helped me get on my wedding dress and a part of me felt nervous to be in that position, and it wasn't even my wedding!

"Are you two ready?" Xena asked looking shocked as she walked in.

"Gabrielle could you please give Callisto and I a minute please?" she asked.

"Sure," Gabrielle smiled as she walked out.

"Is everything sorted?" I asked.

"Yes everybody is on their way now. Callisto, I understand that you haven't been to anything like this probably since Cirra. If you feel any anger or rage please do let me know. I wouldn't blame you if you felt like acting violent..."

"But I don't. I feel so human again; it's not even my wedding but I feel as nervous as a bride should be."

"I know that the old Callisto is dead; but she lives on in my memory and many others; that's why I'm always slightly cautious. By the way, you look...ok...Joxter will like it," she smiled and walked out.

I walked out slowly making sure that I wasn't seen by any of the conspirators. I grabbed my sword which I had left in another room and sneaked it under my dress. I headed down to the hall where all of the wedding guests were waiting. When I walked in I was flabbergasted. My eyes firstly set upon Joxter and he looked amazing. His hair was tidied up and he was wearing a very impressive golden gown. He looked the part, and he looked really happy for some reason. I guess this wedding thing was getting to us all!

I walked up to the table where Joxter was sitting and on the way up everybody was looking at me. It was slightly embarrassing and I felt my face go a deep read. When I arrived up at the table Joxter was smiling and looking at me the same way as I was looking at him, maybe Xena was right.

"I guess the blushing bride theory is true," Joxter smiled.

I chuckled lightly; Joxter picked up his glass of wine and ended up dropping it! I started laughing.

"Are you nervous too?" I asked.

"Yeah," he smiled.

"You look great," I smiled.

"So do you," he smiled back.

"Okay ladies and gentlemen it's time to get this underway! Let's have a few words from the blushing bride!" shouted Henry who was sitting down the table from us. As I looked into the crowd I saw a group of three men nod to Henry. I managed to make eye contact with Xena and nudged my head in their direction. She got the message and started over towards that direction. "Ladies first," called over Henry.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to thank you all for coming this evening at such short notice. I'd also like to thank you for coming even after such a long absence from us. I can't believe we're here today, to Charles, *looks at Joxter*, I know we've had our differences and perhaps haven't gotten on over the last while but I need you to know that I love you. I love you so much and from the first time I spoke with you I knew there was something. When I'm down you're always there with a shoulder to cry on and when I'm happy you give me someone to laugh with and in general when I live you make life worthwhile, you truly are my prince charming" I smiled at him to know I was speaking to him outside of the act. A tear seemed to come to his eye and he smiled. He then stood up to say his speech when an arrow was shot directly towards Joxter.

"Eyeyeyeyeyeyeyah!" Xena screamed as she dived towards the man that shot the arrow. I grabbed the arrow about an inch from Joxter's face.

"Imposter!" screamed Henry and he drew his sword. I drew mine and the two of us began to fight. Many people around us began to scream in terror. "Joxter get them out!" I screamed. Joxter ran around trying to get as many people out as possible, Gabrielle was doing the same, we were against three, muscular and strong fighters.

We were fighting for ages, eventually after a long bloody fight the three men were down and dead. We had won and finally the royal family could come out of hiding. We cleaned up the room as quickly as possible with help from the servants. We got everybody to come back in and take their seats. The prince and the princess had also made their grand entrance and took seats where Joxter and I were previously. Everybody was flabbergasted at the drastic change of events. Joxter and I took a seat in the crowd and when the real prince and princess were about to make their speech Joxter interrupted.

"Excuse me but; May I finish the speeches that we had started!?" Joxter called.

"Of course," the prince smiled and he moved out of the way and let Joxter stand where he was previously.

"I've never been the best at speeches, I mean; ladies and gentleman! I've never been the best at speeches, or even good. But there's a woman here, goes by the name of Callisto, I love her so much too. I agree, we haven't gotten on the best recently but that's only because I've been worried about losing her. I love her so much and she gives me a reason to exist, she's had a hard life and made many mistakes but she had the courage and strength to overcome them all; she thinks that I do a lot for her but she's wrong, she does way more for me. She taught me that no matter how heavily the odds are stacked against you there's a way out. She taught me that life isn't about making things better for you but using it to help many other people, and she also taught me what true love is."

He didn't say anymore after that, as he began to walk off the stage I ran up and kissed him. It was the best feeling in the world and I'd rather be nowhere else or with anybody else.

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"Thank you so much for helping us. You saved our lives and now we can live in peace with our kingdom. We thank you," the princes smiled hugging each of us before we left.

"We'll never forget this and if you're ever in the village or nearby please drop in!" the prince smiled shaking each of our hands.

"Of course we will," Gabrielle smiled.

As we were walking away Joxter finally broke the silence.

"Callisto, the things you said back there, did you mean them?"

"Of course I did! Joxter, I told the whole truth back there. Did you?"

"Of course!" he smiled.

"Good!" I exclaimed giving him a lingering kiss on the lips; after which he chuckled like a hormonal teenager and fainted.

"Do we wait for him to wake up?" I laughed as I looked up at Xena and Gabrielle.

They didn't speak for a minute, "He'll find us!" Xena exclaimed and we all began to walk away.

Well, that's it for this chapter/episode! I hope you enjoyed it and I'm sorry if it seemed dull but I had to get Callisto and Joxter together and I couldn't think of a better way to do so! They're such a perfect couple (in this form of Callisto) and I always think of them like that so...yeah that's what I was trying to get at! Please review and I'd like to thank you all for the kind reviews so far! The next chapter/episode is going to be a humorous one (like the one when Xena got head lice! That was so funny!) And after that I'm thinking of doing a musical. If you're really for the idea of a musical or really against it please let me know because I'm going to have to write songs etc. So I don't want to have to do that if it's a wasted effort. Please review and thank you for reading! Love you all! xXx. Bye peoples! :D