Xena, Gabrielle, Emma and Regina all went to Gold's shop that next evening and Rumple was waiting for them. He had both potions ready. Everyone except Xena added both of Rumple's potions to the potion Regina made and drank it while laying on the floor in the back of Gold's shop so they wouldn't fall hard on concrete after taking the potion. After they all drank there potion, Xena drank hers. It was the time Alti told Xena to meet her in the astral world so Xena knew Alti would be there. Especially knowing Alti never backs down from a fight.

Suddenly they all appeared in the astral world. It looked liked Xena's world but for the dead. Xena thought to herself *home sweet home*. Xena looked around and suddenly spotted Alti. Alti was standing there looking at Xena with that *bring it on* look.

"Hello Xena. Nice of you to show. Didn't think you had the guts to come alone!" said Alti.

Right when Alti said that, Regina said quietly with a smile "It worked. She can't see us! This'll be fun!"

Xena pulled out her sword and did her warrior cry and said "Let's get this over with, shall we?"

Suddenly Xena started charging to Alti while Alti did the same. They begun to sword fight. While Xena was keeping Alti busy, Regina was creating a fireball in her hand to shoot it at Alti. She just had to get a good enough spot to aim perfectly. She stepped a little closer to get a better aim then threw the fireball. It hit Alti right on her left side. Alti fell to the ground with a slight scream from the pain. Regina and Emma are able to use there magic on her because Alti can't see them to stop them or there magic.

Alti looked up at Xena.

"What the hell was that?"

"Oh that? Well you didn't think I'd actually come alone, now did you?" replied Xena.

Right then, Alti screamed out of anger.

"I should've known you wouldn't come alone!"

"You wanted a fight. Let's see what you got!" said Xena.

Alti got up off the ground and started sword fighting Xena again. After about a minute, Alti started using her power on Xena. Alti started showing Xena the past again where Xena was being beaten up by her own army. Suddenly Xena fell to the ground with a scream.

"Gabrielle" said Xena with agony in her voice.

"XENA?" screamed Gabrielle and then started charging at Alti. Alti heard Gabrielle but couldn't place where she was so she started looking around. Then suddenly Alti was kicked and punched to the ground in the matter of seconds.

While Gabrielle was fighting Alti and Alti was trying to fight Gabrielle, Emma and Regina went to Xena.

"Are you alright?" asked Emma

"I'm fine. Help Gabrielle!"

Emma nodded her head and turned to look at Gabrielle and Alti while Regina helped Xena get up. Emma put up both her hands and hit Alti in her back. Alti fell to the ground once again. While Emma was still shooting white magic from her hands to Altie's back to keep her down, Emma said loudly "Gold? A little help will do us some good instead of just standing there watching!"

"I was just wondering how far this would go without my help Dearie!" said Rumple.

Suddenly Rumple waved his hand and transported himself right next to Alti. Gabrielle was still in front of Alti but backed away a little while Emma was holding her down for as long as she could with her magic. As Gabrielle backed away a little more when Rumple transported himself to Alti, Rumple walked in front of Alti and took his dagger from his jacket pocket then stabbed Alti right in the stomach.

"You can't see me right now but trust me Dearie, I'm not happy. NO ONE will take my magic. Not even you!" said Rumple.

Alti felt the dagger go into her stomach and fell from her knees to her back and was now laying on the ground. She started saying some foreign words as Rumple slowly walked away thinking he'd won. These foreign words were healing Alti. After about 30 seconds, Alti was all healed and slowly got up to her feet. As Alti was getting back up off the ground, Rumple turned around to look at Alti with a *are you serious face*.

"What does it to take for you to die?" said Rumble

Alti still couldn't see Rumple but she could definitely hear him so she just laughed and said "I'm a lot harder to kill and I don't go down easy!"

Then suddenly Alti had this look on her face as if someone just stabbed her in her heart. Alti put her hand over her heart and let out her last breath then fell to the ground. Emma, Regina, Xena, Gabrielle and Gold just watched Alti fall to the ground and her body turn to ash as she disappeared.

"I didn't do that and I have no idea who did!" said Rumple

Everyone turned to look at Rumple after he said that with shocked faces.

"If you didn't do that then who did?" asked Regina

Then all the sudden, they were all back in there body's at Gold's shop. They all got up quickly off the floor when they realized someone was there with them. Cora was standing there in Gold's shop with Altie's lifeless body on the floor next to her.

"Mother?" said Regina

"Hello dear, I couldn't watch this god awful women kill you no matter what happened to me! I've been thinking about how to get rid of this woman ever since she brought me back. I had to do everything she said to get her to the astral world otherwise she'd hurt you in ways I could never dream of but she was never specific enough about what I'd do after she'd gone into the astral world!"

"You took out her heart and crushed it when she was just laying there knowing she couldn't stop you from the astral world, didn't you?" asked Emma

"Now that I did, yes. It took me about a minute and a half to get the guts to do it because I kept thinking she was gonna wake up anytime and then kill me and I certainly didn't wanna die yet again. But then, I started thinking about you Regina and even about your sister Zelena. While I was dead, I still got the scoop at what was going on here and so I know you and Zelena know about each other now and that you two finally made amends in a way, anyway! And that's what made me get the guts to do it. I stopped thinking about me and started thinking about the two of you!"

Regina looked at her mother with tears in her eyes and gave a soft smile.

"Thank you mother!" said Regina

Rumple took Altie's body and put it in his secret volt he hid magically in the Enchanted Forest. No one can get in or out of his volt without him letting them come and go so that was the safest place he could think of to hide Altie's body just in case she miraculously came back to life again.

A day had now gone and passed and Xena and Gabrielle were sure Alti wasn't coming back. They told Ares everything that had happened and that's when Ares told them that he'd open another cyclone to bring them back home if they wanted to go back. Xena of course said yes and to get them back home. Xena and Gabrielle told Ares to wait about an hour before sending them back home so they could say there goodbyes to Emma and Regina. Ares agreed that was fine.

Xena and Gabrielle went straight to Emma and Regina's house right after speaking with Ares. Xena told them that Ares was going to send them back home now that Alti was gone. Emma and Regina understood but they looked unhappy about it.

"Are you sure you don't wanna stay just a little bit longer? We could always find another way to get you home!" asked Emma

"We have people to fight and wars to try to end back home. They need us there as there warriors!" said Xena

"I understand that but you've already been gone a few weeks. What's a few more weeks gonna cost you? I'd just really like you guys to see what this world has to offer and also give us a little more time to make something magical to use to contact each other from different realms!"

Gabrielle looked at Emma with a shocked face.

"Wait, you wanna find a way to continue talking with us even from different worlds?" asked Gabrielle

"Of course we do. You guys seem like really nice people and who knows when we might ever need your fighting skills in this world again! Something could always happen so if it does, I'd like to be able to contact you for help!"

Xena nodded her head in understanding after Emma said that.

"Oh I see. I understand now. In that case, we will stay as long as you two can promise us that you'll be able to get us back home because knowing Ares, he won't give us a second chance!" replied Xena

Gabrielle looked at Xena and gave a little laugh.

"Come on Xena, it's Ares. No matter what he says, he's obsessed with you. He might just get us back home if we can find a way to contact him after he goes back home to our world!"

"You have a point!" replied Xena.

Then Xena looked at Emma and Regina and asked "Can you two find a way to contact Ares from our world once he goes back so that way he can get us back home?"

Emma and Regina just looked at each other and smiled then looked back at Xena and Gabrielle.

"I have a feeling I could get Gold to go to Ares and bring him back here. He did tell us he could go to any realm since he's the dark one. He just can't go anywhere in this world outside of Storybrooke because Storybrooke is the only town here that has magic!" replied Emma

Xena looked around the room for a few seconds.

"Ares? I know your here. Come out wherever you are!"

"I still don't know how you do that when no one else can seem to!" replied Ares and out he appeared.

"It's not hard to sense you! You just have to know how to do it!"

"I see." replied Ares with a confused look

"Never mind that. Did you get all that about us staying here? Will you come back in a few weeks with Gold?" asked Xena

"I will. Your my best warrior Xena. I kinda need you in our world so don't be too long!"

"I WAS your best warrior. Now I fight for good with Gabrielle!"

"Uh yeah but I still love to put you in sticky situations knowing you'll get out of it!"

Xena just looked at Ares with a *are you serious* face

"Well I'm gonna go now. I guess I'll see you in a few weeks!" said Ares

Then suddenly Ares was gone. Xena knew he went back to there world. She just had this feeling. After Ares disappeared, Xena looked to Gabrielle and said "Well I'm pretty tired. We had a long hard day. What do you say we go back to our room at Granny's and get some sleep?"

Gabrielle looked at Xena.

"Alright that's fine with me. I'm pretty tired too!"

Xena and Gabrielle said there goodbyes to Emma and Regina and went back to there room at Granny's. Right before they both fell asleep, Gabrielle asked Xena something that Xena thought she'd never hear.

"I see Regina and Emma kissing each other with lovey dovy eyes all the time. Do you ever think about kissing another woman like that?"

Right when Gabrielle asked that, Xena turned to Gabrielle with a surprised look. It took Xena a few moments to gather what she was gonna say but then suddenly gathered the words in her head.

"Yes I have Gabrielle. I have been with both men and woman!"

"You have?"

"Yes!"

"I didn't know that!"

"Well now you do!"

Gabrielle and Xena both laid back down on the bed and looked up at the ceiling not knowing what to say next. Eventually, they both just fell asleep.

*notes*

I hope you like the story so far. I know the chapters aren't very long and I'm sorry about that. I've been so busy lately! I would've made this chapter longer but I thought it was a good way to end this chapter. Xena and Gabrielle smut will come up in later chapters and more SwanQueen smut is coming up too.