> Ok here's what I've got so far. And what can I say? My denial 'bout the
> finale even exceeded Gabrielle's when it came to Hope being good/evil :-)
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> Gabrielle reached her leg as far as it would go, feeling for the jar that
> held the ashes of her beloved companion in it. Ah! There it was. The bard
> kicked it up to arm level, and reached out with one hand to grab it. She had
> to be careful though, she was in a dangerous place on that mountainside.
> When she caught it, she forced herself to climb back up to safety. She stood
> up, and noticed with dismay that the damned samurai was there. How many
> times to do you have to beat someone senseless before they give up?
> Gabrielle wondered. I can't wait to get back to Greece with Xena where at
> least you can beat someone up knowing they'll come back with a few of their
> buddies and you can get some exercise.
>
> "I will not allow you to bring her back to life, and I will have your head
> as well to avenge the dishonor you have brought on me." he said.
>
> Gabrielle sighed. I don't have time for this.the sun is setting, she
> thought. Then she realized she had the chakram in her hand. "Dishonor this!"
> she exclaimed as she threw the chakram at him. After successfully hitting
> him, it came back to her and she caught it. By the Gods.how did I do that?
> Her thought was amazed and she stood there looking at the chakram for a
> moment. With a shrug, Gabrielle ran to the fountain. She paused to take a
> deep breath, then she noticed Xena's spirit approaching. Her heart leapt
> with joy. Soon we'll be together as it was meant to be.and the bard knew the
> thought was not just hers. She smiled at the Warrior Princess. "Well let's
> get this show on the road!" Xena nodded and put her hand on the bard's
> shoulder. Just then, one of the souls from the Higuchi massacre approached.
>
> "Xeeeeeennnaaa." it whispered. "You must not let her restore you.we may be
> free from Yodoshi, but in order for all the souls to be granted a state of
> grace, we must be avenged. Stay with us or we will be lost forever."
>
> The Warrior Princess and Gabrielle exchanged glances. This was news to
> them.surely saving Higuchi from another fire and defeating Yodoshi was
> enough.apparently they were wrong. The bard looked up at Xena for an answer
> on what to do next. For a few tense moments, Gabrielle had thought Xena was
> in a trance, until she smiled at her.
>
> "Nah." said Xena to the spirit, and drapes her arm around the bard's
> shoulders, and nods at her to continue "We're going to Disneyland. Your
> deaths were caused by your own ignorance. Take my advice and next time your
> town's on fire, go jump in the water." Xena smiles as the spirit starts
> turning a pissed-off purplish red color and Gabrielle's immersion of the
> ashes in the water begins to restore her to mortality. Once she's fully
> alive again, Xena hugs her companion, ignoring the rantings of 40,000
> spirits who won't be getting any more saki. "Let's go Gabrielle."
>
> "Are you sure that was the right thing to do Xena? I mean it is 40,000
> souls." Gabrielle stops cold in her tracks as she realizes what their
> redemption would have cost her and the only person who makes her life worth
> living.
>
> "Gabrielle, I did all I could for them. I freed them and repaid my debt to
> Higuchi by saving it from another fire.with your invaluable help that is.
> Even if the fire only started because they attacked me while I was trying to
> honor a friend." Ecstatic over being mortal once again, the Warrior Princess
> hugs her bard again and this time also kisses her on the forehead.
>
> "Well alright but what's this Disneyland you mentioned?"
>
> "Aphrodite mentioned it once. Gods can travel in time don't forget, and
> allow mortals to do the same. Ares did it once for Iolaus to stop Callisto
> when she and..." Xena breaks off, not wanting to bring up Hope.
>
> "Ok but how do we find Aphrodite to send us there?" the bard asks.
>
> "Oh please like I could be found if I didn't want to be!" Aphrodite
> exclaims, arriving in a cloud of pink hearts. "You wanna go to Disneyland
> right? You'll love it there! Rides, sun, food, shirtless guys.and so many
> hapless people not knowing the love of their life is just a zap away!" The
> Goddess of Love puts herself in the middle of the surprised duo, arm in arm
> with both of them. "And what are we waiting for?" she asks as she takes them
> to sunny modern-day southern California.
>
> "Where are we? Is this Disneyland?" Gabrielle asks, looking around the
> alley way at the strange buildings and.whatever it was they were standing
> on.it wasn't dirt that's for sure, maybe stone.
>
> "Of course not.you guys need some new outfits if you want to blend in."
> Aphrodite states as she zaps Gabrielle into a punk outfit and Xena into a
> blue summer dress.
>
> "What the..Aphrodite what are you doing? What's wrong with our clothes?"
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