Ok, so the new character in this chapter is kinda based on Xena for Xena: Warrior Princess, but Michelle Langstone who plays Kat has been in that show!

Disclaimer: I don not own any part of Power Rangers SPD or Xena: Warrior Princess.

But as if that knowledge wasn't bad enough, I heard Sasha talking to Scrouge about it: "Oh, if she breathes one word, I swear I shall kill her and curse her to the deepest circle of hell. Xena will do her duty soon. Soon is not now."

"Precisely. I promise that she will keep quiet." Scrouge began to growl. I couldn't bear to listen any more, I was horror struck at their words, and pelted for the safety of my hut.

Later I heard a crash… shouting… fighting. I ran out. Lithe and her clan, they were back! I hurled myself at the nearest tom. I won't go into details, because it wasn't the fight that mattered, but we soon won. I looked around, to find that everyone, including Snake and Ice, the strongest of our clan, were badly bleeding. Everyone was badly hurt, and some were barely alive.

As soon as Hope had done what she wanted to for me, I went to my hut and wailed aloud. Two tiny bodies were torn, bleeding, dead.

"No." I bent over them. "NO!" I wailed aloud. I nosed them to see if maybe life would return, but no. My darlings, Genesis and Roxas were dead. I heard a cry – Soul! She was still alive. Most of the clan had gathered to see why I was wailing, and were mourning silently. I scooped up Soul in my arms, cuddling them close. Felix ran to me and hugged me. Together we brought the bodies of Genesis and Roxas out to the clearing for the mourning rituals. We sat in a circle around the bodies, and Hope set them alight, saying, "We are gathered to send the spirits of Genesis Manx and Roxas Manx to the home of our ancestors."

I cried as I sat by my burning daughters all night, Soul in my arms. Felix sat with me, and Scrouge, who was giving me dagger looks. Then I realised. He had killed them, as a warning to remain silent. I shook with fury. Someday I'd kill him. Him and Sasha.

When the ritual was over Scrouge called a clan meeting. "I wanted to save this for another year and a half." He began. "But I saw how we were almost defeated on our own ground today. Many of you are lucky to be alive, and Lithe has stooped so low, two of our three only youngsters were murdered. We've now only one baby to carry on our legacy. I feel that the clan needs the strength of my daughter now." There were many surprised gasps. "Xena is a warrior and a princess. She is stronger that Ice or snake and has beaten them both together in a fair fight. She is eleven now, and she is going to devote her life to leading us all in battle and teaching us all the moves she has got."

Everybody gasped with amazement as a tall woman, who was evidently younger than me – but looked older by several years, stepped out of the shadows. She had long and glossy black hair, framing a pointed face and a lanky, muscular body, and was wearing clothes almost as heavy as body armour – made of the strongest looking, rarest cloth – protecting her body and joints, and the most exposed parts of the limb anywhere in between. She turned her nose up in a sneer, and looked over us. I could see, even from where I was standing, the hate in her eyes. Her voice was harsh and cold as she remarked, "I can't wait to see what all you wretches have got!" I shivered. She was just like her father in every way – violent, arrogant, evil and stubborn. Scrouges eyes were alight with pride. The clan began to cheer.

"Wait!" One voice sounded above the rest. Everyone peered at Hope and Scrouge and Xena turned their heads sharply to stare at her in unison. "I just want to remind you, before you cheer, that Xena cannot possibly be all good. I tell you why, my clan! The mother of this 'princess' is an unworthy slut! She abandoned Xena, because she knew just how unworthy she was. So unworthy of the clan, she didn't want to raise her mates child – because she'd cheated on her true mate." People started looking around, and I copied. "I had to spend hours nursing Xena. So now I'm going to shame you S…" Hope was cut short as Scrouge lept off of his vantage point, landing squarely on Hopes back. I watched in horror as he bit into her neck with his extended canines, and she collapsed and died.

"No!' I rushed over to try and wake her. "Felix DO something!"

"It is too late." Felix whispered. "She is gone."

"But…" I began to protest.

"I'm a healer. It's my place to accept death. I can't mourn her life, or others may die while I do so. Trust me on that, my sister. It is what Hope would want." I knew in my heart my brother was more heartbroken than he was letting on.

I turned to Scrouge next, "You can't just stand there!" I insisted, scrabbling round in the fire ashes, hoping to bring back the flame. "You have to say the words – her spirit may never reach our ancestors!"

But the words of my leader drowned out my own as he explained in a screech, "Just let that be a warning to anyone," he glared at me, "who DARES to think about breaking my rules!"

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Ooh, so Kat's met her half sister now!

Ok, next chapter: find out if Xena and Kat will get on or not!