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zaria (bravely) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-03-01 21:47:00

Entry tags:

arrival, complete, day one, gabrielle, xena

Day 1
Who: Xena and Gabrielle
What: Finding Each Other
Where: Somewhere about the city
When: Evening
Rating: PG?
Status: Complete

Xena felt the absence of warmth next to her almost immediately. Her blue eyes flashed open, though she had no need for alarm just yet. Still, she couldn't help but feel a measure of concern as she sat up in bed and glanced around the room, the room they'd been given on the godsforsaken planet that had snatched them both there. She could hear no running water in the bathroom, and the immediate room surrounding her held no traces of the blond bard. Her breath went still in her chest and she listened intently for breathing or anything else that would indicate that Gabrielle was within the sound of her voice.

There was nothing. Xena launched herself out of bed, because she could, and because she was in a hurry, and landed on her feet, still glancing around in case her hearing had been wrong. It wasn't. She half wondered if the bard had let her sleep and had gone to get food instead of waking her. After dressing as appropriately as she could in such a hurry, she left their room fully equipped with her weapons and went searching for Gabrielle. Normally, Xena wouldn't harbor such worry for her friend, but the circumstances of late had not been altogether pleasant.

First of all, Gabrielle had been badly hurt and she'd barely survived the trip to the Amazons who, although they were able to save her, said that she needed a lot of rest. Then, Xena had been brought to this damn planet and had worried and fretted over Gabrielle for a day or two before she was finally brought to Mirage, too. But also, there was a deep sense of dread that had settled in her stomach and she couldn't shake it. She searched high and low over the vast expanse of the Planet, covering much of it on Argo's back. When there was no sign of Gabrielle after several hours, Xena knew something was wrong.

As night fell, her worry increased. Nothing physically could harm Gabrielle on Mirage, at least not to the point of death, but that didn't cover kidnap or torture or any other unpleasantries. Both she and Argo were exhausted when she felt a tug on her skin. It tugged in no specific place, but seemed to tug everywhere at once. And suddenly, she was sitting on Argo's back in the middle of what looked to be a medieval village. Her piercing blue eyes surveyed the area for a moment. The snorting of other horses had Argo whickering in response and had peaked Xena's interest. This was not Mirage, of that she was certain. But it wasn't home either. Where the hell was she?

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bravely
2009-03-03 10:14 am UTC (link)

Sitting on Argo's back gave Xena a very different view of the village than one on foot. She could see over the tops of some of the buildings and the land around them seemed vast. She could see a labyrinth in the distance with a large castle in the middle. This was definitely not Mirage, and if it was, it had to be the Planet's idea of a joke. She was getting ready to kick Argo into a trot when a familiar head of blond hair running toward her came into her peripheral vision.

She set her face in a stony, disapproving expression. It was a familiar one. One she wore when she was relieved but wanted the other person to feel as if they'd done something wrong. "Late, am I? I didn't know I was expected anywhere." Her gaze swept over her friend, checking for injuries. The last time they'd been separated, Gabrielle had a wound in her gut. She seemed to be perfectly fine now, except for the lack of weapons. Xena smirked and slid off the horse, taking her reigns and leading her toward the shorter bard.

"I see you've come on this little adventure unprepared. Lucky for you, I'm always prepared." She stood near Argo's saddle bags and began to unbelt one of them. She pulled the bard's sais out and held them out to her. She hadn't brought the staff, but it wasn't the same one Gabrielle had carried for years anyway. That one was long lost in some river in India. If Xena was being a little harsh, it was because she had been worried. She didn't exactly blame Gabrielle for leaving, but she had a difficult time expressing herself.

"When you decide to go off on your own, I'd appreciate a little warning." She raised an eyebrow and punched her gently in the shoulder. "That way I don't wander all over a resort looking for you." She was starting to soften, but she had been really worried. The knot in her stomach was unravelling slowly, however, and her expression wasn't quite so severe. Finally, she hooked her arm around Gabrielle's neck. "So... tell me about this speech I missed."

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bardictraveller
2009-03-04 12:03 am UTC (link)

There might possibly have been a time when Xena's expression would have fooled her, but that time was now several times in the past. She'd simply been through too much with the dark-haired warrior to think it was anything but the front that her friend put up to hide what she was feeling. She gave her a knowing smile, but didn't say anything about it.

Gabrielle watched as Xena slid off the horse and came over to her. "Hi, Argo!" She greeted the horse warmly, and then turned her attention back to the warrior. "Yeah, well... I was expecting you!" It wasn't entirely true. It would be more accurate to say that she'd been hoping Xena would be pulled here as well, but didn't have much faith in it. But she was definitely the sort of person who would always keep hoping for something, no matter how unlikely it was.

When Xena pulled out her sais, her eyes lit up with a curious mixture of exaltation and dismay. Her feelings about fighting were very mixed. She'd come a long way from the girl who had naively proclaimed to her sister that she would be a warrior. She had become that warrior, but had paid a price. She accepted the sais, feeling a sort of relief to have them back. At least, no matter what else happened, she was no longer unarmed. "Thanks." Her voice was a little quiet, but she soon gave her characteristic bright smile.

"Hey, no fair! I didn't know!" She shook her head, pretending to be stung by the injustice of it. "One second I was in bed, the next I was being pulled!" She glanced around, and then turned her attention back to Xena. "You really did miss an amazing speech, though. We're prisoners of a guy with very strange hair. He wants us to solve his labyrinth. Or we can just stay here in this city." She looked around at the place, which seemed perfectly normal to her in its Ren Faire guise.

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