Disclaimer: I don't own any characters that really belong to the producers, writers and general owners of the Xena: Warrior Princess Show. No copyright infringement intended, it was a summer project of mine. I do own all of the new characters.

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Notes:

1. This all happens sometime in the final season. Ares and Aphrodite are still Gods, and are part of a small group of Olympians still alive.

2. There is no historical relevance or even validity of this story. I didn't live in ancient Egypt (obviously) so I don't know what it was like. If there is, it's a coincidence.

3. If Gabrielle seems a little weird, it's only 'cause I didn't have enough time to develop her character properly.

4. Because of the large cast, I was not able to develop and introduce characters in detail as I hoped to do. Conversations are also a bit weak, but it's okay. Deal with it.

5. When "The Olympians" is used that refers to everyone who is immortal and Eve, Gabrielle and Hercules. I didn't think that Gods have last names so Olympian is what I use.

6. It's pretty long, but I think compared to other enormously long stories, this deserves to be long.

Eclipse – The Revelation

By Strife's LMNT

Chapter 1…

            The warrior princess and her bard were sitting by their campsite fire finally able to relax after a hard day's work. Xena tried to look busy by sharpening her sword for the 4th time while Gabrielle stitched a torn garment. They had just finished defending a small town from yet another evil warlord. This one had tried to attack the city by flooding it. Unfortunately for the warlord, Xena had reversed the process and the warlord's camp was soon under 10 feet of water..

            "Xena, do you ever wonder how Eve's been doing since she left us at the Amazon camp? We haven't gotten any letters or heard of her since then, and that was almost 8 months ago." Gabrielle gingerly brought up the subject, knowing Xena may not be in the mood to talk about her daughter.

            "She's my daughter, she'll be fine." Xena tried to sound cheery but she knew that she was far from it. For the past 10 minutes she had heard someone rustling through the bush towards their small campsite. Her mind returned to all the times a messenger had come to bring her bad news. The soldier from the land of Chin who brought news of trouble in Lao Ma's kingdom. The death of Autolycus, a dear friend that Xena loved. The sickness and death of Iolaus, Hercules' life-long friend and traveling partner.

            She was snapped out of the daze when she noticed Gabrielle had become aware of the advancing figure.

            "Xena, someone's out there."

            "I know, he's injured. There's nothing to worry about."

            Almost as if on cue, a young, wide-eyed boy stumbled out of the brush. It was obvious he did not intend to sneak up on the warrior princess and her bard for he made a lot of noise. Xena got up from her mat and rushed to help the boy to his feet. Gabrielle could not ignore the fact that the boy looked exactly like Solan, Xena's first son. When she saw his strange, foreign garments Gabrielle knew the pair was in for another long journey.

            "I am sorry. I was to told to find you as soon as possible. My name is Akar, royal messenger of Egypt, serving his royal highness, Pharaoh Rani." The young boy looked first at Xena, then knelt in respect, ignoring Gabrielle who stood speechless near the fire. He had introduced himself in a calm, respectful way oblivious of the large gash in his upper right thigh.

            "Who told you to look for me? I've never met Pharaoh Rani and the last time I was in Egypt, Cleopatra was the Queen." Xena seemed confused and did not know how to approach the situation.

            "It is not the pharaoh who seeks you, but his bride, Eve of the Elijians. She wishes for you to come to Egypt right away; I am to escort you." Akar looked at Xena's surprised face.

            "Eve of the Elijians? What's my daughter doing marrying the Pharaoh of Egypt?"

            "Xena, I think we should fix-up Akar's leg before he bleeds to death." Gabrielle spoke as if nothing surprised her.

            "Right, um, sit down. Gabrielle, can you get me some bandages and fresh water, please."

            Turning her attention back to Akar, it was then that Xena noticed Akar's striking resemblance to Solan. He had the ice blue eyes that she and all her children possessed. His lips, his jaw, his hair, they all resembled the son she had lost many years before. It seemed as is a scab in her heart had just been re-opened at the sight of Akar.

            "How long have you been looking for me?" Xena asked as soon as she came to her senses. The wound on his leg was deep, but Akar looked eager to answer any questions.

            "Three weeks. I got the wound from some soldiers up the road, I didn't want to tell them why I had come."

            "Good enough. I don't believe Eve's getting married. Are you sure you're talking to the right person? She told me she was heading east, how'd she end up in Egypt?"

            "My highness was traveling in Chin, promoting Egypt, making allies, collecting treasure and the like, when he met Eve, our future queen. I was not with the pharaoh on his trip, but the other servants say they were naturally drawn to each other. No boundary could come between them. Not religion, not tradition, not even the powerful Egyptian royal family. It is rumoured that they want the pharaoh's line to stay pure, the blood of a foreigner would taint their plans. Despite this, Eve and Rani returned to Egypt and announced their betrothal. Eve required that you and Gabrielle be there to witness the marriage."

            "Well then, Gabrielle, I guess we're headed for Egypt in the morning."

"Sounds great. I can't wait to see Eve again."

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