THE DARK CITY
By Hongower
III
"Excellent!" Said Xena as she approached the gates. She put her hands in the metal and let them slid through it feeling the texture.
"So how do we open them?" Asked Gabrielle.
"The only way to open the gates of hell is by touching it with mortal hands wet in the blood of a god" Said Xena still looking at the gates.
"So that's why you brought him with us…"
"Does she ever say something remotely interesting?" Asked Ares as he gave his boring look to Gabrielle"
Xena just ignore his comment, as usual, and unsheathed his sword.
"Give me your hand Ares"
Ares did as he was told and Xena slashed his hand. Gabrielle looked at the hand but nothing happened.
"He is not bleeding" She said.
"Another *clever* deduction." Responded Ares "Are you always this shrewd mortal blonde?"
"Gods don't bleed Gabrielle, that's why I brought this" Said Xena as she took a strange object from her boot. It was some kind of white powder. She took some of it out and put it in Ares hand. A few moments latter his hand started bleeding.
"Ouch! That hurts, is this what you mortals call pain?"
Xena didn't bother to answer; she just spilled some of his blood in her hand and then put her hand in the gate. Suddenly they heard a loud noise and the tick gates began to slowly open. They froze and just stared at the view the doors finally let them see.
"It was as beautiful as anything they had ever heard existed, as elegant as the Olympus, as peaceful as the Elysian Fields and as big as the moon."
"..elle!!!"
"Gabrielle!"
Gabrielle blinked and joined the world again. She would have to remember that sentence so she could write it in her scrolls, that was if she ever got time and if Ares would stop bothering her.
"Gabrielle don't stand there, we are going into the city"
As soon as they crossed the gates they closed behind them with another loud noise.
"So I guess we are trapped in here" Said Ares as he put his arm around Xena's shoulder. "We might as well make the best of it"
Her response was a kick in the ribs and a sword in the chest.
"Though luck" Said Gabrielle as she passed beside the god of war and the laugh loudly.
Bad idea. The god of war had an energy ball ready to shoot at the insolent mortal when she hid behind Xena. She defiantly showed him her tong and then walked and talked to her best friend.
"I'll get you; you can't hide behind her forever!"
And that's how the powerful god of war got a mission that was even more important than the Dark City, he was at war and his opponent was a small, insolent and clumsy blond mortal that went by the name of Gabrielle.
A/N: I don't know where did that come from, I think the plot is twisting but… I hope you liked it anyway. Sorry if it's too short. At least I wrote something and that sounded like a nice ending sentence. ^_^x *****