Disclaimer: I don't own Xena or any of its characters!!
Summary: Based on the Seeds of Faith episode, it's what I think would have
happened if Gabrielle accepted Ares offer.
A/N: This is my first time writing a Xena: The Warrior Princess Fanfiction.
Tell me how I can improve my story (Don't be too harsh with your words)
The Offer, The Agreement, Their Lives! Chapter Three:
Mount Olympus on the outside; looks like Capitol Hill on a mountain. Ares and Gabrielle appear in the Main Hall. The Main Hall is made out of white and black marble, held up by black and white pillars. All around the large room, close to the walls are small pillars with four thick, round, candles on each pillar. In the back of the room is a large white marble chair.
"What is this place? It's so big!" Gabrielle says looking around the room with awe,
"It's Mount Olympus (where the gods and goddesses live)." Ares says smiling at Gabrielle's awe,
"It looks so beautiful!" Gabrielle says still looking around, "I know Zeus created it!" Ares says nonchalantly,
"Zeus?! The King of all gods and goddesses?! Can I meet him and the other gods and goddesses!?" Gabby says excitedly,
"Yes, you'll get to meet them soon. I want to show you around Olympus first." Ares says with fact, then with a request,
"Okay. I'll wait to meet them." Gabrielle says smiling at Ares,
"Good! Let's go Gabrielle." Ares says with enthusiasm,
He grabs Gabby and disappears. They reappear where Aphrodite lives on Olympus. Aphrodite is the Goddesses of Love. It has a tall wooden bed, with a pink bedspread with various sizes of red hearts. There are three big red pillows and several small dark pink pillows. There are several statues of Aphrodite. The room is decorated in pink. There is a long table several feet away form Aphrodite's bed. It has offerings from Aph's follower's aka worshippers. It has fish, jewelry (Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires, and Pearls). For jewelry there are necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings. There are also all types of flowers (Daises, Roses, Carnations, Sunflowers, Dandelions, and Tulips). The room is bright. She has several ancient vases, sitting on little totems all over the room. There is a picture of her husband, Hephaestus, hanging form the wall; it shows off his whole body. He's dressed up in a leather vest; that is buttoned shut, leather pants and leather boots (in the picture). He has black/brown hair and black eyes. He's muscular, a little chest hair is showing, a mountain in the background of the picture.
"Who's that?" Gabrielle asks curiously,
"That's Hephaestus, Aphrodite's Husband." Ares says looking at the picture,
"Husband?! I didn't know the Goddess of Love has a husband! What's he God of?" Gabrielle says surprised and asks with a glimmer in her eyes,
"Yes, husband. We just got married, a while ago. He's God of Art's and Craft's." Aphrodite says appearing suddenly in front of Ares and Gabrielle,
Gabrielle jumps back a step and Ares looks at Aphrodite with no surprise and says.
"Hi sis. How are you and Hephaestus?" Ares says smiling his sly smile,
"Hi bro. We are doing well. Who's this?" Aphrodite says hugging Ares and looks over at Gabrielle,
"Long time since I seen you last. This is Gabrielle." Ares says hugging Aph (a nickname for Aphrodite) and says presenting Gabby as a trophy,
"Yeah, it's been two years since I seen you. Gabrielle, Xena's best friend and storyteller?! Why is she here with you?" Aph says in sorrow, surprised, and shocked,
"I've been busy!" Ares and Aph say at the same time,
"Jinx, you owe me a years worth of fresh, clean, pure, water." Aph says fast,
"Ok, Here!" Ares says and with a wave of his hand, and a years worth of fresh, clean, pure, water appears in closed mugs.
"Put them in something cold, please?" Aph asks politely,
"Ok." Ares says slightly annoyed waves his hand and a huge wooden box appears,
Aph opens it and asks, "What is this?"
"I don't know what to call it but it'll keep the water cold." Ares says matter-of-factly,
"I'll name it refrigerator!" Aph says exclamatory,
"That's a weird name but ok." Ares says looking at Aph weird,
All the while Ares and Aph talk, Gabby looks at them with confusion and wonderment,
They stop talking look at Gabrielle and laugh.
"Gabrielle, why did you choose Ares over Xena?" Aph asks surprised,
"Hey!" Ares says offended,
"No offense, Ar. But, if you think about it, Gabby and Xena are inseparable, the best of friends, and no secrets between them." Aph says looking at Ares, pointing out the facts,
"Not, that inseparable, Xena blamed me for Eli's death. It wasn't my fault." Gabby says with fury in her eyes when she says the name Xena,
"Still, why did you leave Xena? That can't only be the reason, is it?" Aph asks surprised,
"That's one reason, the other reason, the same one I told Xena and to Eli's ashes. 'I'm standing by Ares to use his knowledge for a Greater Good.' That's the other reason why." Gabrielle says with fact,
"I still don't understand why?! You'd leave your best friend, mentor, Xena?! And leave your beliefs and ideals behind? Also, betraying your family and everyone else that loves you?!" Aph asks trying to prod into Gabby's head,
"Aph.stop!" Ares says angrily,
"No! I want answers." Aph says back angrily,
"Fine! You want answers?! I'll give you answers! Xena is my best friend; Ares and I are going to conquer the world (Nonviolently). With or without Xena's consent and help. I'm NOT giving up my beliefs and ideals! I'm not, ABSOLUTELY NOT betraying my family and everyone that loves me! I'm helping them the best way I know, standing by Ares side! Is that enough answers?!" Gabrielle says with angry eyes, an angry tone, with a sad tone and with tears in her eyes, she says puffing up and pointing at Ares, with fierceness, angry again and with truth, then angry again,
"Whoa! Calm down Gabrielle! I didn't mean to offend you. Just wanted to ask questions." Aph says holding her hands up in defense,
"It's ok. I'm still raw over the fight I had with Xena at four-o'clock in the afternoon and now it's ten-o'clock at night. It's been six hours since I seen her last. The fight was horrible!" Gabby says with sadness, tears in her eyes, and looking at an hour- glass, then tears start flowing down her face,
Aph comforts Gabby.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh.it'll be alright, Gabby. Xena will come around. Sooner rather than later. Right Ares?!" Aph says soothingly and looks at Ares with totally white eyes, then with a warning look,
"Right, Aph. I know Xena pretty well from back in the day, when she was bad. Believe me, she never leaves anything unresolved for long." Ares says truthfully, with a sly smile on his face, and with a little sadness,
Meanwhile in another part of Greece, Xena is trying to find Hercules and Iolaus. First she stops at a healers' hut. Lately she's been getting sick and she's been getting bigger (Her stomach).
"You're in good health considering." The healer says cleaning his hands,
"I'm in good health considering, what? Come on, doc. I can handle it, I'm pretty tough. I'm in good condition considering, what?" Xena says worried,
"Considering your pregnant!" The healer says with the happy news,
Xena gets up rapidly and holds the doctor's neck.
"If you weren't such a quack! You'd know that that requires certain requirements that I hadn't had in a long time. I'm a love free zone. Nothing, zilch, nada. So what's your diagnoses, now?" Xena says with fury in her eyes,
"Mood swings." The healer says quickly, Xena lets him go and exits the hut,
Mount Olympus on the outside; looks like Capitol Hill on a mountain. Ares and Gabrielle appear in the Main Hall. The Main Hall is made out of white and black marble, held up by black and white pillars. All around the large room, close to the walls are small pillars with four thick, round, candles on each pillar. In the back of the room is a large white marble chair.
"What is this place? It's so big!" Gabrielle says looking around the room with awe,
"It's Mount Olympus (where the gods and goddesses live)." Ares says smiling at Gabrielle's awe,
"It looks so beautiful!" Gabrielle says still looking around, "I know Zeus created it!" Ares says nonchalantly,
"Zeus?! The King of all gods and goddesses?! Can I meet him and the other gods and goddesses!?" Gabby says excitedly,
"Yes, you'll get to meet them soon. I want to show you around Olympus first." Ares says with fact, then with a request,
"Okay. I'll wait to meet them." Gabrielle says smiling at Ares,
"Good! Let's go Gabrielle." Ares says with enthusiasm,
He grabs Gabby and disappears. They reappear where Aphrodite lives on Olympus. Aphrodite is the Goddesses of Love. It has a tall wooden bed, with a pink bedspread with various sizes of red hearts. There are three big red pillows and several small dark pink pillows. There are several statues of Aphrodite. The room is decorated in pink. There is a long table several feet away form Aphrodite's bed. It has offerings from Aph's follower's aka worshippers. It has fish, jewelry (Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires, and Pearls). For jewelry there are necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings. There are also all types of flowers (Daises, Roses, Carnations, Sunflowers, Dandelions, and Tulips). The room is bright. She has several ancient vases, sitting on little totems all over the room. There is a picture of her husband, Hephaestus, hanging form the wall; it shows off his whole body. He's dressed up in a leather vest; that is buttoned shut, leather pants and leather boots (in the picture). He has black/brown hair and black eyes. He's muscular, a little chest hair is showing, a mountain in the background of the picture.
"Who's that?" Gabrielle asks curiously,
"That's Hephaestus, Aphrodite's Husband." Ares says looking at the picture,
"Husband?! I didn't know the Goddess of Love has a husband! What's he God of?" Gabrielle says surprised and asks with a glimmer in her eyes,
"Yes, husband. We just got married, a while ago. He's God of Art's and Craft's." Aphrodite says appearing suddenly in front of Ares and Gabrielle,
Gabrielle jumps back a step and Ares looks at Aphrodite with no surprise and says.
"Hi sis. How are you and Hephaestus?" Ares says smiling his sly smile,
"Hi bro. We are doing well. Who's this?" Aphrodite says hugging Ares and looks over at Gabrielle,
"Long time since I seen you last. This is Gabrielle." Ares says hugging Aph (a nickname for Aphrodite) and says presenting Gabby as a trophy,
"Yeah, it's been two years since I seen you. Gabrielle, Xena's best friend and storyteller?! Why is she here with you?" Aph says in sorrow, surprised, and shocked,
"I've been busy!" Ares and Aph say at the same time,
"Jinx, you owe me a years worth of fresh, clean, pure, water." Aph says fast,
"Ok, Here!" Ares says and with a wave of his hand, and a years worth of fresh, clean, pure, water appears in closed mugs.
"Put them in something cold, please?" Aph asks politely,
"Ok." Ares says slightly annoyed waves his hand and a huge wooden box appears,
Aph opens it and asks, "What is this?"
"I don't know what to call it but it'll keep the water cold." Ares says matter-of-factly,
"I'll name it refrigerator!" Aph says exclamatory,
"That's a weird name but ok." Ares says looking at Aph weird,
All the while Ares and Aph talk, Gabby looks at them with confusion and wonderment,
They stop talking look at Gabrielle and laugh.
"Gabrielle, why did you choose Ares over Xena?" Aph asks surprised,
"Hey!" Ares says offended,
"No offense, Ar. But, if you think about it, Gabby and Xena are inseparable, the best of friends, and no secrets between them." Aph says looking at Ares, pointing out the facts,
"Not, that inseparable, Xena blamed me for Eli's death. It wasn't my fault." Gabby says with fury in her eyes when she says the name Xena,
"Still, why did you leave Xena? That can't only be the reason, is it?" Aph asks surprised,
"That's one reason, the other reason, the same one I told Xena and to Eli's ashes. 'I'm standing by Ares to use his knowledge for a Greater Good.' That's the other reason why." Gabrielle says with fact,
"I still don't understand why?! You'd leave your best friend, mentor, Xena?! And leave your beliefs and ideals behind? Also, betraying your family and everyone else that loves you?!" Aph asks trying to prod into Gabby's head,
"Aph.stop!" Ares says angrily,
"No! I want answers." Aph says back angrily,
"Fine! You want answers?! I'll give you answers! Xena is my best friend; Ares and I are going to conquer the world (Nonviolently). With or without Xena's consent and help. I'm NOT giving up my beliefs and ideals! I'm not, ABSOLUTELY NOT betraying my family and everyone that loves me! I'm helping them the best way I know, standing by Ares side! Is that enough answers?!" Gabrielle says with angry eyes, an angry tone, with a sad tone and with tears in her eyes, she says puffing up and pointing at Ares, with fierceness, angry again and with truth, then angry again,
"Whoa! Calm down Gabrielle! I didn't mean to offend you. Just wanted to ask questions." Aph says holding her hands up in defense,
"It's ok. I'm still raw over the fight I had with Xena at four-o'clock in the afternoon and now it's ten-o'clock at night. It's been six hours since I seen her last. The fight was horrible!" Gabby says with sadness, tears in her eyes, and looking at an hour- glass, then tears start flowing down her face,
Aph comforts Gabby.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh.it'll be alright, Gabby. Xena will come around. Sooner rather than later. Right Ares?!" Aph says soothingly and looks at Ares with totally white eyes, then with a warning look,
"Right, Aph. I know Xena pretty well from back in the day, when she was bad. Believe me, she never leaves anything unresolved for long." Ares says truthfully, with a sly smile on his face, and with a little sadness,
Meanwhile in another part of Greece, Xena is trying to find Hercules and Iolaus. First she stops at a healers' hut. Lately she's been getting sick and she's been getting bigger (Her stomach).
"You're in good health considering." The healer says cleaning his hands,
"I'm in good health considering, what? Come on, doc. I can handle it, I'm pretty tough. I'm in good condition considering, what?" Xena says worried,
"Considering your pregnant!" The healer says with the happy news,
Xena gets up rapidly and holds the doctor's neck.
"If you weren't such a quack! You'd know that that requires certain requirements that I hadn't had in a long time. I'm a love free zone. Nothing, zilch, nada. So what's your diagnoses, now?" Xena says with fury in her eyes,
"Mood swings." The healer says quickly, Xena lets him go and exits the hut,