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Xena: Choose Your own Adventure #2

By Allison

"We don’t have much time. I think I’m going to swim for it," Sphaerus said.

"I’m going over the waterfall. The Horde is waiting for us at the shore, so we can’t swim to the side," Gabrielle said.

"The Horde is waiting down there, too!" Sphaerus yelled over the rushing water.

"No, that’s not their territory. They—"

They both screamed as they fell over the side, plunging down the waterfall. Gabrielle felt like she would fall forever, never hitting the water.

That’s when she realized that there were rocks below her, along with water. She twisted her body around so that she could cover her head - and then she hit the water.

"Gabrielle? Wake up, it’s me," a voice called. The bard opened her eyes to find a dark hair woman with blue eyes looking over Gabrielle.

"Xena!" Gabrielle said, propping herself up on her elbows.

Xena smiled. "You alright?"

"Yeah, where’s Sphaerus?" Gabrielle looked around. Xena’s smile faded.

"Gabrielle, he’s..." she started.

"No."

"He hit the rocks. He died, Gabrielle," Xena said quietly and slowly.

"But he—I—we—jumped over the falls thinking that was the safe way!" Gabrielle started to sob.

"It was... if you had swim for it, you might have died by the Horde’s hands."

"He saved me, Xena, he saved me," Gabrielle repeated over and over.

Xena hugged her friend and then helped her up.

"Xena, how did you find me? How did you know I’d be down here?" the bard asked, wiping a tear off her cheek.

"I knew," was Xena’s only response. She smiled at Gabrielle.

"Thanks," the bard hugged her best friend.

"Alright, alright, don’t get mushy. Let’s get out of here before the Horde changes their minds about their living areas," Xena said.

"Wait," Gabrielle stopped.

"What?" Xena asked.

"That’s a waterfall, and there’s a spring right there," Gabrielle pointed around a boulder. "That’s fresh water. It’s just what the Horde needs."

Xena nodded. "Well, they’ll have to find it themselves."

THE END