Episode: Sacrifice
(S-3, E-22)
Author:
CN Winters
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Subtext report, Xena Fanfiction, Xena and
Gabrielle fanfiction
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Note: Many of these reports are littered with errors
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Sacrifice
Part Two
Oh my! Oh Goodness! Let’s
get this over with! Talk about Gabby’s Hell Season! Whoa!!
Okay on to the spoiler.
When last we left our gang.
Callisto was laughing wickedly about Hope’s return from her
cocoon. Hope steps down from the alter and proceeds to use
Xena as target practice with Ares’ ‘decorations’ –
trying out her teleknetic powers.
Xena of course defends
herself and Gabby but before she can do the little evil spawn
in Callisto zaps herself and Hope away. Outside Gabby explains
the deal about the life line telling Xena that "(She)
couldn’t stand the thought of losing (Xena)". Xena said
she would gladly die if it meant stopping Hope and Gabby
reluctantly agrees. In the same scene Xena cradles Gabby’s
face in her hands and says: "It’s strange. The one I
love most in the world and the one I hate look exactly the
same." (ahhhh!)
The next scene has Calli
changing Hope to look just like her momma-ugly green top and
all (including the staff with the white fuzzy thing). Hope
slowly caresses Calli’s face offering her a space in
Dayhock’s Army. Calli doesn’t seem to mind the touching
which is (yet then again isn’t) a surprise. I mean, really,
if Gabby was caressing your face do you think you would move
away. I certainly wouldn’t. Another scene you’d never
thought you’d see ROC do – kissing Kevin Smith. Hope and
Ares get ever so ‘friendly’ with each other and Calli
seems a little jealous if you ask me. She can’t believe that
Hope would wanna fool around with Ares and she puffs off,
literally <G>. As the daughter of Dayhock and the God of
War start to make out Ares makes the comment: "You are so
unlike your mother." Now this could be taken three ways
– one, that she’s a ‘bad girl’ (you know how Ares
likes ‘em bad) or two, she’s turned on by a man, willing
and ready to ‘make out’, or three all of the above. I vote
for three<G>.
In the meantime, villagers
are starting to get rounded up for the ‘big ole Saturday
Night sacrifice’ when Ares comes back to remind Gabby of her
debt making sure that the bard feels guilty about the duo
stopping Hope. Ares’ asked Gabby how willing she was to do
Hope in. He says: "Even if that means saying goodbye to
your beloved Xena." (See, even Ares knows the REAL
story).
We soon discover they all
want the Hindsblood dagger and when Hope goes to get it,
it’s already gone. She’s very disappointed. You can tell
she because she does the evil eyebrow thing like her Momma
Xena (Oops! I’m sorry I keep forgetting – It’s Dayhocks’
kid. It’s Dayhocks’ kid. Gotta put that alt. Fan fic down
once in awhile. But then why should I? I’ve read more
interesting stories than I’ve seen this year. Oh well.
Season Four is on the way in only three months, maybe four.
Okay I can wait that long. Can’t I? Yes I can. No you
can’t. Yes I can. No you can’t! Arrrrrrggggg!!! Somebody
stop the voices. . .. . .Okay that’s better. …..I’m just
crazy with grief right now. Don’t worry. You’ll soon find
out why.<G>).
Anyway where was I. . .oh
yes. . .Calli’s upset because Hope finds Ares more intriguing
and like the jilted lover she goes back to her old flame –
Xena! She begs (really she does) to help Xena. I never thought
I’d see Calli grovel it’s so unbecoming of the Warrior
Queen but she manages to convince Gabrielle and Gabby in turn convinces
Xena. So the three head off in search of the dagger or
something like that.
In the onset, Hope wandering
out in the woods for some unknown reason comes across our hero
– not Xena but Joxer. (Fooled ya didn’t I<G>). Gabby
starts asking ‘relationship’ questions to get the upper
hand in the upcoming battle and to try to find a peace within
herself. Not only is she a crazy demi-god she’s gotta have
these ‘material issues’ to boot it seems. Like I said in
another report. Families are a big focus this year. Anyway
when asked about Gabby’s love for Xena Joxer replies
"She loves her more than anybody in the whole
world." (Bet old Perdy boy is rolling in his grave. .
.Wait a second. . .They burned him up didn’t they. . .Okay
he’s crying his eyes out in Elysia cause now he knows he’s
never gonna get lucky with Gabby ever again. ..Ha.Haaaaaa
sucker!!!!)
At the next raging village X
and G get separated while Calli has a grand ole time blowing
everything in sight to Kingdom Come. Hope sees this and steps
in hoping X will lead her to the dagger but X gets wise to
her. Now here’s where they could’ve threw in a great
subtext moment of Gabby ‘seducing’ Xena with a passionate
kiss will saying it wasn’t REALLY Gabrielle (Call it the ole
bait and Autolycus switch routine – Now that’s a concept I
WOULDN’T mind rehashing<G>).
But like I say Xena gets
wise and points a dagger at Hope and asks what her sisters
name is. She replies she doesn’t have one and shoots Xena
fifty feet away. Of course Ares shows up and saves his snuggle
bunny.
X and the gang hit the trail
and after Joxer falls off the horse yet again Xena gets feed
up. She bitch slaps him and calls him a fool, a moron. All you
non-Joxer fans will love it. That’s what’s great about
this show – a little sumpthin’ for everyone<G>.
That night Ares appears to
Xena and Gabby telling the bard she’s gonna be a grandma and
the next day before descending upon the temple of Dayhock Hope
comes to Gabby asking for her to be her mommie again. Gabby
doesn’t by it and says she’s sorry that the poison
didn’t finish her. Hope pulls away from her mothers loving
embrace and heads back to the temple. Gabby and Xena get to
the temple soon after and Xena asks Gabby to wait outside but
Gabby says no. "After all we’ve been through I’m with
you til the end."
But Xena makes her own
MAINTEXT confession to Gabby by saying: "I want you to
know I still think you are the BEST THING that ever happened
to me. You gave my life meaning and joy. You’ll be a part of
me forever." <sniffle, sniffle>
Once inside the temple we
see Joxer has been carted up like the other sheep for
sacrifice. Xena and Gabby come in kicking butt but soon get
their butts kicked. Four guys proceed to beat the life outta
them but X and G find inner strength (I assume) and the tide
turns. Xena sees Joxer and asks "Did you get it?"
Sure enough! Our hero, for once, Joxer has the hindsblood
danger and tosses it to Xena without screwing up. (<wink,wink>See
it was all part of the plan. He has the dagger, gets captured,
gets taken to the temple where X shows up to save the day. Brilliant!!)
Xena then tries to kill Hope
but Hope puts some kind of ‘Yoda’ hold on her and X has to
fight for every step. Ares who got knocked out by a major
fireball when Calli arrived moments before warns Gabrielle
again about her debt. Gabrielle screams. She charges and as
Xena raises the dagger, pulls Hope with her into a fiery pit
behind them. Xena screams. Gabrielle screams. But the scream
that actually ‘almost’ made me cry was Joxers (YES YOU
READ THAT RIGHT, Okaaaaayyy!). Xena’s scream was more of
shock. Joxers was more of realization and agony.
CN Winters
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