That Night In Amphipolis
by HBKid

Xena’s emotional side was not hurt in the writing of this Fan Fiction adventure. But Gabrielle was again forced to drug up with something, so she would not blow her mind apart. Further more, Gabrielle dropped all rape charges she placed on Xena Warrior Princess, after the writing of this fan fiction adventure. All characters are copyrighted by Universal/MCA/Action Pack and are not my creations. Several lower characters are not actual characters and are my own creation. The story is mine. All photos are from actual episodes of Hercules, Xena, and at times from Adventures of Sinbad, which is done by Pearson TV, Atlantis, and All American Television.

A 1998 hWo/xWo non-profit production.

A BRUTAL KILLING
ON THE NEXT ALL NEW XENA FAN FICTION ADVENTURE
Arbis-Xena will be found guilty of making her village suffer
XENA’S CALLED TO TESTIFY AGAINST AN EVIL WARLORD
Cortez-My destiny was to conquer you and I have
GABRIELLE IS AWAY AND XENA’S ALL ALONE
WE LEARN ABOUT THAT NIGHT
Cortez-I killed your brother Lyceus and made you tremble
CORTEZ CREATED THE WARRIOR PRINCESS
Gabrielle-Will You Be Okay?
Cortez-Just Fine [cocky and smooth voice]
BUT IS GABRIELLE STILL ON XENA’S SIDE ?
Xena-Your not Gone!
OR IS SHE STILL DRIFTED AWAY FROM HER BEST FRIEND ?
ON THE NEXT ALL NEW XENA FAN FICTION ADVENTURE

Main Characters:
Xena
Gabrielle

Guest Characters:
Lyceus
Cyrene
Cortez

The cold rainy night in Eboa is saved as murderous thugs invade the town bar. Cortnu knocks several drunks on the ground and stabs the bartender with a knife. Xena dives through the straw roof and attacks the thugs. Gabrielle grabs her fighting stick and bashed the drunks and several thugs. Xena throws her chakram at Cortnu and slit his throat. He falls and his thugs leave. Xena sits next to Cortnu and listens for his heart beat and he is dead. Xena starts to have a sad look and tells Gabrielle that she killed him for no reason. Gabrielle said that he hurt many people. Xena walks out and said that once she killed no one but ended up killing many.

Xena explains to Gabrielle at a table, "A little over twelve years ago I lived in Thrace with my mother, Cyrene and two brothers, Toris and Lyceus..." But the conversation is interrupted by several guards.

"You are being summoned to trial by Judge Arbis, Xena Warrior Princess," states one guard and Gabrielle is pushed aside, as Xena is grabbed by five guards. One knocks her over the head with a wooden chair and they throw her in a wagon. They quickly ride to Thrace.

In three days they reach Thrace and lock Xena in a cell. Arbis approaches Xena and says he is able to judge again and that Cortez has been captured by a man named Gallein. Arbis tells Xena that he has been reformed and Xena must testify that Cortez destroyed her hometown many years back in order to allow Arbis to declare him guilty of manslaughter and malice.

Xena agrees and must be jailed until trial. Cyrene arrives and hugs her daughter and says Gabrielle sent word that she was going home to Potedaia, since her sister was sick and was worried about her latest development with Caesar in Athens. Cyrene explains that she fears that if Cortez is let loose that he will continue his evil ways and maybe even destroy more towns and build another fierce army. Xena agrees and plans to give the speech of her life.

The next day Arbis pounds his hammer of law down and tells Xena to speak first.

"You claim Cortez raided your town and killed many, Explain to me more now..."

"Okay" replied Xena and thus her flashback began, "It was at least twelve years back that I was playing tag with my brother Lyceus and my husband to be was nearby but see we were to be married one time but decided to wait longer. I was sitting on the ground in a dress and with my hair messed when our neighbor was shot down with a arrow and I fled to my house where I grabbed a sword and attacked Velis. I was not good at fighting with a sword," explains Xena. "I could not get it yet but I charged him and stabbed him in the heart with my blade and he was dead. Lyceus ran out and asked me if I was okay. I ran to find mother but saw other guards fighting the villagers. Lyceus and I attacked them and fought them off with other citizens. We won a small battle and found mother safe in the inn with Toris scared of the coming war."

"That’s all" says Arbis, who calls Cortez to the stand.

"I killed them and ordered them done" stated a proud Cortez, 'but you see...us warlords need jobs to and I made a deal and it was broken. They were weak and I needed the land."

Cortez then explained, "I was weak from a loss to Hercules when I decided to attack Thrace, but wanted to take out Amphipolis first. I called my troops together and we charged into battle. The villagers stood ready with javelins and swords. My men shot fiery arrows which burned a few houses. The surviving men and women ran into the town square where a bloody battle started. Xena and her brother fought them off but remember that we retreated before they fought several guards off."

Cortez sat down and the trial of day one was over. That night was painful for Xena as she relived her dream the night of the loss of her blood innocence.

Xena’s mind flashes back. "Mother," said Xena. "Why did I have to spill blood ? I was a girl and I'm a woman now and now I’m a killer and evil woman. How can someone love me for what I did ? Will I become a warlord myself now?"

"No" replied Cyrene to Xena. "You defended our friends and fought brave. My daughter will be a hero and not a warlord or evil person. You will fight for our town. You're my Xena, my child and not some symbol of evil like Cortez."

Xena awoke on day two of the trial after a horrid dream or her past. Arbis starts court for day two. Xena walks into the court room very upset and is asked more questions.

"When Cortez returned, did you order an attack on him, despite his message to make peace?" said Arbis to Xena.

"Cortez ransacked the nearby tavern and killed all the men and women and children. I got word and my brother Lyceus and i decided to get out our swords and defend the town. Cortez arrived and attacked the town, and after slaughtering twenty people, decided to beg for peace. Mother held me back but I pushed her aside and order several men to attack Cortez. We all felt we did the right thing because Cortez had tried that trick before. The night came and Cortez escaped our jail and thus began another night of concern and worry about Cortez."

"I call Cortez to the stand" states Arbis.

"My friend Arbis, Xena was telling the truth but you see, I did play a trick on another town however I was not going to make the same mistake twice. I learned from my mistakes and knew not to challenge an armed village that defeated my best legion of soldiers."

Arbis ends the day and states that tomorrow will be the last day before the final hearing and that judgment day would be upcoming before the week ended.

Cyrene visited Xena in jail and cried to her and begged her not to retell the day Cortez ransacked their home and the incident in the mountains.

Xena refused and said she needed to tell the truth in order to be just.

Meanwhile in the chamber of Arbis, Gabrielle arrives and demands to see Xena but Cortez enters and places a knife to Gabrielle throat.

Arbis tells Gabrielle "You will side against Xena or else you will die now and Xena will die later. My plan is in order and nothing will stop it. Perhaps my guards should die for telling there friends in Potedaia. I will send a legion out to Potedaia to kill your sister and everyone else there." Gabrielle is nailed with a stick and agrees the hour later to go along with the plan.

Day three comes and Gabrielle takes the stand against Xena and states, "Xena and I are friends, but were also enemies. Many days back we went to fight Caesar in Athens but Xena resented my love for Caesar and my will to change him. She tried to kill me and abused me and hit me in the face several times."

Gabrielle was in tears and yelled to Xena "You bitch, I hope you burn in hell and Cerberus eats your ashes and spits them in your damn dead brothers face". Xena broke free from her shackles and attacked Gabrielle.

Cortez ran in and held Xena back and several guards chained Xena to the chair again. Arbis ordered Xena be whipped one hundred times for her interruption. Xena tried to beg for forgiveness and said Gabrielle was under a spell and never wanted to help Caesar. Cyrene begged Arbis to believe the story since she heard the story herself from inside sources other than her daughter.

Arbis refused and a guard walked in the room with a whip and started to whip the whip against her back, which started the bleed. Another guard smacked Xena in the face as Gabrielle cried and begged the guards to stop. Cortez laughed and Arbis gave a happy grin, while Cyrene ran out of the courtroom crying her eyes out.

Xena fell after sixty lashes and was thrown in a jail cell with a empty bowl to imagine eating from. Xena awoke the next morning and was chained to the chair again and told about the night she became who she was.

"It was the final night of our war with Cortez and he attacked us. I ordered everyone to fight him in the main area of the village. Mother suggested we flee to the mountains but I refused to and many died. Lyceus fought Cortez but Cortez got the better of him and Lyceus was stabbed through the heart. I laid over him as mother cried. I charged Cortez and ordered our army to attack Cortez and kill everyone who refused to fight him and could not fight. Mother fled with Toris and I never returned until many years later."

Xena was in tears and Cortez threw a torch in the courthouse and said he was going to Potedaia to burn everyone. Arbis ran out with Cortez and everyone burned to death, except for Xena, who survived by having a giant section of the wall fall on her. Xena was bruised and discovered Gabrielle and Cyrene in the house. Gabrielle explained to Xena what she did and Xena said she understood and knew Arbis just wanted to get the best of her. Xena leaped on her horse and told Gabrielle to take another. The friends rode off and arrived at Potedaia two days later and fought Cortez and his new band of warriors.

Xena met Cortez one on one and attacked him with kicks and sliced some of his hair off. Xena leaped and kicked Cortez down and Gabrielle tripped a fleeing Arbis with her fighting stick. They tied them to the wagon and declared victory. The next week they held celebration in Thrace as the new judge declared Cortez guilty and Arbis banned from judging in all the known world and beyond.

Gabrielle, Xena, Cyrene, Toris, and the others toasted to the win and drank ale and wine all night in celebration of their victory.

Other Characters:
Arbis
Toris
Cortnu

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