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Xena: Choose Your own Adventure #2

By Allison

"All right," Sphaerus quickly agreed and started to race towards the woods. His sword in hand, he screamed as he passed through the Horde, killing four men on the way. Gabrielle followed his path, using her staff to knock out anyone dumb enough to try to hit her with an ax.

Sphaerus groaned as he shoved off one man with an ax.

"Hey!" Gabrielle caught the man’s attention. He turned around and Gabrielle swung her staff hard enough for him not to wake up for a while. They fought a few more people and then ran into the woods. In the safety of a small cave-like overhead, Gabrielle put her hands on her knees.

Breathless, she looked at Sphaerus. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah. Back there... thanks," the warlord’s son was equally out of breath.

"No problem. I have learned from the greatest," Gabrielle grinned.

"Yeah, I figured she was great a long time ago," he said quietly.

"What are you talking about? When?" the bard got a little concerned.

"I... I was the one who shot your friend with an arrow that threatened her life. That was a while back. I thought that it was my job to... and then you changed me... and then I went back to being that way... and now... and now I don’t know," Sphaerus’ explanation had many pauses, and Gabrielle was skeptical of Sphaerus’ story.

"An arrow is not enough to get rid of Xena. But a few axes are. Let’s go," Gabrielle pulled the man out of the cave by his hand. They stopped to look at what she was doing.

Gabrielle cleared her throat. "I’m sorry. If that is—"

"No! No, it’s all right. It’s just that... that..." Sphaerus bit his lip.

Gabrielle nodded, prompting him to spit it out.

"I’m married, Gabrielle. To a woman who is a warlord," the man spit it out.

Gabrielle’s mouth dropped.

"Her name is Danaka... she kind of forced me to marry her. I knew her when we were kids, then she moved away. Her family died, and she came back to our village. She raided the village, but somehow... I grew to like her," Sphaerus began to get dizzy.

"Oh... well... it’s none of my business," Gabrielle said nicely. Meanwhile, though, she thought: It wasn’t meant to be for us, anyway - right?

Sphaerus stared at the bard. "There’s something that you’re not telling me..." he said quietly.

Gabrielle took a deep breath. Telling Sphaerus that her best friend just killed his wife might put rescuing Xena in jeopardy. Gabrielle stared at the warlord’s son and pursed her lips.

If Gabrielle tells Sphaerus about the scene in the tavern, go to chapter #50.

If Gabrielle claims she knows nothing, go to chapter #51.