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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
2009-03-04 10:55 am UTC (link)

Xena hated that knowing smile, and loved it at the same time. Mostly she hated it when it was aimed at herself. Like now, for instance. She gave Gabrielle a partial smirk, eyes half lidded. She watched the interaction between Gabrielle and Argo with some amusement. There had been a time that the two didn't get along, and Xena was glad the rivalry was at an end now. "Well, I'm here now, aren't I?"

Xena recognized the familiar mesh of expressions that always came with the mention of fighting or weapons. Even the weapons Gabrielle now used as an extention of her own arms could bring her dismay. Long ago, when Gabrielle still had her blood innocence, she'd wanted to fight and had even angered Xena into teaching her how to wield a sword so that she could kill Callisto, the woman who murdered Perdicas. Even then she couldn't do it. And it had been a long time of using a staff before she ever started using other weapons. Xena was used to it now, seeing Gabrielle fight and kill when she had a need, but there was still that knot in her stomach that made her wish that she could have stopped time back before Dahak had ever entered their lives.

She nodded at the quiet thanks and began to walk with Gabrielle as they talked. Xena wasn't really one to sit or stand still for long. She had to be doing something, and walking was something. She chuckled when Gabrielle pretended to be stung by her words, but she quickly turned back to the subject of this speech she'd heard. "Prisoners, hm?" She too, glanced around and saw nothing that gave her pause. She wondered if she would ever see this man with strange hair and decided that if she ever did, she'd probably kill him. Best not to meet him, then. "Solve a labyrinth? Does it have a Minotaur in it?" Xena's blue eyes gleamed with a fire. Maybe she'd get a chance to use her skills here, unlike she had in Mirage. "Stay here? And do what?"

She was suddenly very annoyed. She didn't like being told what to do, and even less liked the idea of being someone's prisoner. Being a prisoner to a planet seemed different somehow, and she wasn't taking kindly to this man with very strange hair. "Have you done any exploring yet? What's this place like?" She knew from the familiar pull she'd experienced before arriving that this was not Mirage. She knew she was moving through time, space and dimensions. It had felt the same when she'd been taken to Mirage. "Better start from the beginning and tell me what he said, as close as you can remember it."

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bardictraveller
2009-03-04 02:25 pm UTC (link)

The blonde smiled when the horse made a noise of welcome to her. She was glad that they could get along now, though it hadn't always been so. But she was more than willing to put it in the past, and she was glad to see that the horse apparently was, too. "Yeah... and you're not that late, anyway." Of course, Gabrielle knew that if Xena was late, she would forgive her. There was little than Gabrielle wouldn't forgive, especially when it came to her best friend.

The conflicted look lessened as she became used to the familiar weight of her weapons, and in fact, it almost vanished. But there had been a sort of freedom to not carrying weapons. It had felt dangerous, too of course. So all in all, she was just as happy to accept the sais and strap them on. Anyway, she was far too cheerful a person to really get too down about the whole thing, not for very long.

There was no question about what she would do. When Xena started walking, Gabrielle followed. It had always been that way, and she couldn't honestly concieve of it being any other way. It felt natural to fall into step with the tall warrior woman. "Oh, I don't know! The only person I've talked to, Robin, had no idea. He was new too. I think we all are." She saw the gleam in those icy blue eyes, and it made her smile a bit. Though it undoubtedly bode ill for anyone that got in her way. She wouldn't want to be the person who did, that was for sure. "I don't know... he kind of said we could figure it out ourselves, but our needs would be met."

The blonde shook her head. "No, I haven't. I just got here in time to hear the speech. I was thinking that I would go find my my... our room." It didn't even occur to her that she and Xena wouldn't share a room. There was just no other way it would be. "Well, so far it's pretty much like you see it now. The air feels weird." She wrinkled up her nose. "And the King who gave the speech was not impressing me much." If she had given a speech, she likely would have convinced most of the people that they wanted to be there. Instead, Jareth had just told them they had no choice. Gabrielle disapproved.

"Well, let me think." She continued walking in silence for a moment before she started speaking again. "He said that we were in a place called the Underground, and that he was King. He said he'd brought us here and we couldn't leave." She held up the book she still held. "He gave us this journal, but wouldn't tell us what it was for. And he told us that if we wanted, we could solve his labyrinth. And then we might win our freedom. But he didn't make any promises."

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