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Disclaimers: same as in Part 1.

Part 6a

As they left the house and went back to get Janice and Melinda, Gabrielle said, “Xena? Do you think she’ll be alright? I mean, I’m worried about her.”

“Gabrielle, I have a feeling she’s going to be just fine. I believe she can take care of herself.”

“Something is just not right, Xena. I’m frightened for her.” She said as she grabbed hold of Xena’s hand.

They walked back to the bush to find the girls still kneeling.

The archeologist asked, “so? What happened?” looking around for Justin, “where’s Justin?”

Xena calmly said, “she’s staying. We’ll explain when we get back to the house. For now, we’ve got to get out of here.” As they all agreed, they didn’t speak on the way back to the house.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The four women walked into the house. Gabrielle and Melinda seemed tired, so Xena suggested they all get some rest, “we’ll discuss this in the morning. Gabrielle, you go to bed while I show our guests,,,, our family to their room. Unless you need separate rooms?” she said joking around.

Janice, insulted said, “nah, one room is fine. Need to keep an eye on this one.” As she nudged Xena, Mel poked her in the ribs. “ouch, hey!”

After she showed them to their room, Mel tested the bed. “Hey, this is nice. Firm, but bouncy. And it doesn’t squeak.”

Janice thrilled at that thought, “Okay then, move over cause here I come….” Practically running across the room, she leaped onto the bed, knocking Melinda Pappas flat on her back from her sitting position. “Dr. Pappas, you are absolutely beautiful.”

“Why, Dr. Covington. I thank you. But, you too are absolutely beautiful. And don’t you ever forget that.” She felt herself flush as she watched Janice’s face turn crimson. “Well, I do declare, Dr. You truly are something else. You know darn well, you need not blush in front of me. Although, I do find it to be quite charming on you.”

“Dr. Melinda Pappas, you certainly do know the right things to say to me.” She looked down into Melinda’s radiant blue eyes, seeing her hunger, and feeling her own, she kissed her, long and passionately.

As Xena got back to her own room, her bard was waiting for her. Already undressed and sprawled on the bed. “What?” Xena said. “What happened in the kitchen at Callisto’s got you aroused?” she remarked with a gleam of fire in her blue eyes.

“Kind of. Actually, she gave me a few ideas of my own.” Smirked Gabrielle, as she curled her finger for her warrior to come closer. “First, get undressed. Then, I’ll tell you about them right here,” she said as she pointed to a spot next to her.

Xena smiled evilly at the thought, arching one of her eyebrows expertly. In no time, she was undressed and laying the length of the bed next to Gabrielle.

Janice still couldn’t fall asleep, long after Melinda started snoring, as she lay in her arms. She moved to not wake her sleeping belle, so she could get up and head for the kitchen. As she carefully slid from under her lover’s embrace, she put her robe on and strolled down the hallway to her destination. She found the switch, and turned on the light. Heading toward the refrigerator, she heard a sound coming from the hallway. Seeing a frying pan, she took it, waving it over her head for a good swing, and slowly walked over to the doorway. As the person approached, she readied herself for impact.

Xena saw the light in the kitchen go on. “Who in the world would go into the kitchen at this hour?” Hmm. It must be Janice. Just like Gabrielle, always hungry, she thought to herself. As she neared the entrance, she saw the shadow of someone with a frying pan over their head. She stopped, smiled to herself, then walked right in, catching the pan and disarming the person before they were able to take a swing.

A startled young blonde woman said, “How do you do that?”

“I have many skills. What’s with the frying pan?”

“I needed to improvise. It gets my juices flowing.”

Hearing the commotion, and what they both had just said, Gabrielle walked in, “can we cook with your juices, too?” With that they all had a good laugh. “If you’d like, I’ll make us all some herbal tea.”

“Sounds like a good idea, Gabrielle.” Xena asked Janice, “what’s wrong? Couldn’t sleep? Bed not comfortable?”

“Oh, no. nothing like that. The bed is perfect.” She turned to grab a chair to sit down. “I really don’t….sleep much. It’s usually Mel who sleeps like a log. It’s hard to wake her sometimes.”

“I know what you mean. I have the same problem with sleepy head, over here.”

Xena ducked as a spoon was flung her way.

Just then, Melinda walked in. “My, oh my. What is going on here? Doesn’t anybody sleep around here?”

Gabrielle sighed with a smile, “it seems we’re all having trouble sleeping tonight.”

“Well, I didn’t. At least, not until I realized Janice wasn’t in bed.” The archeologist could only smile at that pleasantly warm compliment, while Xena and Gabrielle smiled at each other.

“Funny, that happens to me a lot when Xena gets up in the middle of the night.”

“Gabrielle!” For the first time in a while, Xena’s cheeks turned a light crimson and the warmth emanated from her face. Gabrielle reached up to touch her lover’s cheek.

With a quizzical look that took over on Xena’s face, “what I don’t understand is why she decided to stay. Especially with that bitch.”

“Xena, I’m sure she had her reason’s. I just need to look over the diary to be sure of it.” Gabrielle held on to her lover’s hand. Xena became calm at the touch, as she has for as long as they’ve been together.

Janice and Mel looked at each other, both remembering what happened back in the states at Melinda’s house when Callisto paid them a visit.

As Xena looked over at them, “what is it? Out with it. What are you two thinking?”

Janice looked down for a second, then looked up at Xena. Taking a deep breath before speaking, with a ponderous look upon her face, “we think we might know why she decided to stay.” Pausing for a minute.

“Go on.” Said Gabrielle.

Letting out a heavy sigh, Mel continued, “ya see. It’s like this. When Callisto had come to the house, she tried and basically succeeded at taking some advantage of me.” Looking at Janice, she saw the tears in her lover’s eyes. Janice got up and walked to the other end of the table. The bitterness overriding any other emotions present. She had picked up a cleaver that was on a kitchen block and started chipping away at the wood. Xena walked over and put an arm around her waist pulling her close, while disarming her with the other,

In a low, tender voice, she said to her, “Oh, no you don’t.” Xena rested her chin on Janice’s golden hair. Then, she whispered in her ear, “let it go. We need you here and now. Now’s not the time to beat yourself up for something that has already come to pass. Besides, it won’t do you any good to keep it bottled up like that. You need to talk about it. And what better way than with us.”

Gabrielle felt proud of her warrior princess. Of one who never spoke much and always chose what to say, I am proud of you, my love.

Janice broke down into tears, and Mel ran over to her. Xena let go, and Melinda embraced her, holding her tight.

“Ssshh. It’s okay. I’ve got you. Ssshh, I’ve got you now, love.” She brought them back to sit down. Janice’s tears subsided and she relaxed in her lover’s embrace. “You see. It seems that Callisto, besides wanting to destroy Xena by any means possible, has decided that she has a particular craving for you. Being that I was the closest thing to you, she wanted to take advantage of the situation.”

Janice interrupted, “Xena, let me put it so that you can understand it. The bitch wants to fuck you.” Her rage evident.

“You mean fuck with me? Or to fuck me over?”

“No, Xena, I mean, she wants to get you into bed and fuck your brains out. She wants to hear you call out her name as you cum. The bitch is demented. Obviously, something has happened to changed her mind. Gabrielle. Does it say anywhere in that diary that it might be Justin’s destiny to be with Callisto?” Janice was shocked at herself for hearing it all pour out of her mouth. “I apologize for my language. It just pains to think that anyone would voluntarily want to stay with her.”

“I’ll be right back.” She walked out to get the book.

“What do you mean, her destiny? She did mention it while we were there. How could being with Callisto be her destiny? It doesn’t make sense.”

Gabrielle walked back in with the diary opened, reading it, “incredible.”

In unison, the other three said, “What?”

“Well, according to this, when Justin encountered Callisto for the first time, Justin thought that she was her guardian angel come to rescue her.” As she flipped another page, “Callisto claimed her as her own, making her immortal to be with her for all eternity. Problem is, it happened while Justin was still semi-unconscious. When she was fully awake and aware, there were several times when she saw her bad side. But there were also times when she would see a different side of her. No matter how terrified of Callisto she would be, there was always something about her that called out to her heart, to her soul. She felt some sort of connection but couldn’t figure out why for such a long time. Then, it all came to her through some dreams she’d been having recently. Actually, they were nightmares. Especially during that day of what happened with Mushon and Makal and the young blonde. It seems that Callisto decided to honor the dead blonde by giving her a ceremonial funeral, burning her on a pyre. Justin was semi-conscious when she saw the girl on fire and it triggered a memory of some kind. She just didn’t realize it until recently what that memory was meant for.”

Gabrielle’s eyes widened. “By the gods, Xena, look.” She showed her the inscription of Justin’s handwriting. It read, “As the warrior princess rode far enough to see the village burn, I could hear my sister call to me and mother. Father was already dead, his throat slit by one of the warrior woman’s men. It really was too late for mother. One of the woman warrior’s men had shot an arrow though her burning body. Maybe, just for practice. There were screams all about, and I could not hear anyone but my sister. I called to her, not knowing if she did hear me. Callisto, it was meant to be. This was our mother’s destiny. My destiny will be to return to you, and make you happy. I will return, my sister. As your soul sister, I will return to love you as no one has ever.

I thought that was just a dream. Then, I realized who I am. It has been my destiny to return and stop my own sister by any means of killing Xena. I will not allow for that to happen. Rather, if need be, I will take the life of my own blood to assure the continuing reign of the warrior princess and her bard, Queen of the Amazons, and sun….” Knowing if she were to let slip that she was also a sunwalker, it would jeopardize her future and that of Xena’s.

The room was silent.

Janice, famous for breaking the silence, “Okay, now what do we do? If this means that Justin is Callisto’s sister reincarnate, and she knows about this other scroll that we have yet to encounter, besides the one we actually have that Mel here seems to think might lead to your weapons and that damn blasted dagger,…”

“Janice Covington, I swear, that mouth of yours. You are so spoken like a true sailor. These are our ancestors we’re talking to.” She blushed at the thoughts when Janice would talk dirty to her, arousing her intensely.

“Well, love. Then it seems to me that there should be something else in that damn, I mean, in the diary. Please, Gabrielle, read on.” Everybody’s eye’s were full on the bard as she continued to read. All four absorbing the contents that allowed them to devise a plan that would definitely not fail, and would not have anybody hurt.

Melinda whispered, “temptation will destroy our love.”

Janice looked at her, placing a hand on her shoulder, “are you okay?”

“Yes, Janice, I guess I am. Well, I think so. It’s just, I don’t get it. Why in the world, if she happens to be Callisto’s sister, would she want to be her lover? That’s incest.” She looked up, and then to Janice. “That’s sick. Although, one of my colleagues from college, her uncle,… well, that’s neither here nor there, and it’s irrelevant to this. Oh, never mind.”

Pushing the raven hair of her associate aside, “Mel, it’s okay. She’ll be okay. We all will. We’ll all put our heads together on this one and probably come out with the best plan yet. I mean, really. Melinda, look at who we’re working with. Our ancestors.”

“Alright, enough with the ancestor bit, and let’s get down to some serious business.” Xena said as she walked over to Gabrielle, placing her arm around the bard’s shoulder, looking at the diary. The other two looking on, intending on helping with a solution, smiling at them. Gabrielle herself couldn’t help but look up at her warrior princess and smile.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

As Justin walked over to the top of the stairs, she looked at the house where she lived for five years. Sweat poured down her face, as did a trickle of blood from her lip as it swelled just a tad. Her body aching from Callisto’s beatings and sexual drive that would kill any mortal. Stumbling down the stairs, she fell, hitting her head on the door.

Inside, the women heard the thump. Xena ran to the door. Opening it, finding Justin on the floor, unconscious, she picked her up and carried her in, kicking the door shut. She carried the young one to the sofa in the living room. She could see Justin was reliving whatever happened back at Callisto’s. The girl’s arms were pushing into mid air, her face distraught with fear, tears streaking down the side of her head. Then, she screamed at the top of her lungs, “NOOOOOOooooooo!!!!!” as she sat up, opening her eyes, she seemed disoriented.

“Ssshh, it’s okay, I’ve got you.” Xena said as she held her trembling body. “What happened?”

“I, I, I can’t stay. I’ve got to get out of here. You’re all in danger. Please, mistress Xena, take mistress Gabrielle and Janice and Melinda. Please, you can’t stay here any more. I can’t protect you any further. I, I,” sobbing could be heard throughout the house.

Gabrielle came back into the room with some wash clothes, cold water, and some herbs for her cuts and bruises. “Please, mistress Gabrielle. You must go, all of you.” She seemed disoriented, almost unable to catch her bearings as she tried to get up. “You can’t stay here any longer. Something happened, I can’t even begin to explain how, but, she seems to have her total powers back.”

“What do you mean, her total powers? But, how?” asked Janice. “Mel, bring out that scroll.”

“NO! You mustn’t take that out. Ever!” Justin interjected.

Xena stood up and began pacing furiously. Something’s going on, or is about to happen. “We need to get ready.”

“It may already be too late, my dear.” Callisto had appeared out of nowhere. Everybody looked in shock as she strolled over to Justin. Gabrielle tried to intercept but was pushed away without being touch from a simple sway of her hand. It was only enough to push her back, but not knock her down. Xena ran to her side, catching her as she almost stumbled over an end table.

As the now goddess walked over to Justin, “so, sister! Did you think that you could fool me? Did you think that you deny me the simple pleasures of killing Xena, and this irritating little blonde that just seems to always hang around? Come on Xena. Don’t you ever get tired of her?”

A simple, “No.” was her reply. She continued, how can I get tired of the best thing that’s ever happened to me? She smiled at her bard, feeling the joy that this woman brings to her every day. Mixed with rage she carries because of this blonde goddess, she could hold back for just so long. “What do you want, Callisto?” she said, her eyes narrowing as she gave her ‘the look’ that has always frightened many opponents.

“Ooh, Xena. Please, that look has never intimidated me, and you know it.” She jumped over the sofa where Justin was trying so hard to get up off of. As she landed, sitting next to her, she held the young one back, wrapping her arm around Justin’s shoulder. “So, sister, my sister. Did you think that I wouldn’t find you? That I would just let you go without a fight?”

Xena stepped forward, “if it’s a fight you want, Callisto, it’s a fight you’ll get. How about starting with me? That is, if you think you can handle little old me.”

“AAAaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!” she brought her hand up, making a fist, shooting out a ball of fire out to the warrior. Xena had gotten barely gotten out of the way, jumping into a summersault, landing on her feet not too far from Melinda who was standing by the other sofa. “Hmm. I see your reflexes are just a tad bit slower than they use to be.”

The goddess picked Justin up to make her stand. “You and I have things to discuss, my dear sister.” She said this snarling at her. “And as for you, Xena, we’ll have our fight soon enough. There are just some family matters that I must attend to first.” She wrapped her arm around the near fainting Justin, waved her hand, and like a ball of light they were both gone.

“Damn, bitch!!! Now, what do we do?” exclaimed Janice.

Xena said, “okay, this changes our plans just a little. But I’m sure it’ll work out in the end.”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Back at Callisto’s place… “You played them very well, sister. I’m proud of you.”

“What is there to be proud of. You’re making me out to be like you, just with a little twist.”

“Yes, but just think about it. We will go down in history as the ones who destroyed Xena!”

“You’re sick, and demented, sister.”

“Yeah, but you love what I do for you, don’t you, sweetie?” she started tearing at Justin’s clothes, exposing her firm breasts. Justin, trying hard to push the blonde goddess away. Callisto waved her hand, re-chaining her sister in a standing position. She ripped away at the rest of her clothes. Now, fully naked, Callisto walked towards a table on the far corner of the room to pick up a hand whip. Justin saw her sister’s naked form turn and approach her with the small whip, slapping her other hand with it. “Hmm. What shall I do to you now? Hmm? Come on, baby,” she said seductively, “what would you like me to do to you now?” she pulled her head up to face her goddess. She brushed her lips close enough to feel against Justin’s. The young one’s heart was beating as fast as her breath. She still couldn’t understand the attraction.

As Callisto released her grip, she slowly brought the hand whip from behind Justin’s ear, gliding down her neck, then in between her breasts, down to her center, then slower back up. Moving behind her chained body, she smacked her across her ass, leaving quite a red slash across it. She smoothed it over with her empty hand, then kneaded it for good measure. She slid her hand in between her sister’s legs, reaching forward, finding her clit. She rubbed it with her palm, deciding she could play more with it in just a bit. Sliding her hand further back, she inserted two fingers, feeling the wetness, so sweet and juicy my sister, she thought to herself. “You will forever be mine.”

Justin twinged at these words. Her sister’s ministrations to the center of her sex were driving her crazy. She wanted to feel the warmth of Callisto’s body against hers. The nausea was building from these incestual thoughts. She wanted to fuck her sister. I’ve finally cracked. I’ve definitely gone as insane as my own sister. “Why, sister, why?” she moaned softly as Callisto inserted a third finger. Her body wanted more. Her hips moved against her hand, begging for more.

In a sultry voice, “that’s it, my sister. Beg me for more. Don’t worry, you’ll get it. When I’m good and ready.” She could feel Justin’s body tremble and tighten as she pumped her sister faster and harder. “Yeah, that’s it, my sweet sister. I want you to feel yourself cum for me.”

“Please, please mistress. Anything, anything you want me to be for you. Just don’t, don’t stop. Please.” Her moans more feverish, the sweat pouring from her whole body, making it glisten in the light that shown on her from above and all around. “mmmm. Aaahhhh. Oohh, yessssss.”

Callisto felt she very close to orgasm. Just before, she gently pulled her hand out and away from Justin. “Oh, not just yet, my dear, not just yet.” Justin’s breathing was still frantic, her heart racing.

“You just want to torture me, don’t you? DON’T YOU, my sister?”

“Why, but of course. Why do you think I made you immortal, dear? For the hell of it?” she laughed at her. Then, moving around to face her, she cupped one of her breasts, sucking it as if juices would flow from it. She released it to lick the side of her sister’s face.

“It doesn’t matter to me if you want to play these games, sister. Let it be for all eternity that you torture me. I am stronger than you, and I will endure all that you have to dish out to me. You may think that I will go crazy, like you. But, that will never happen.” She closed her eyes, clenching her teeth, her mouth shut, praying to any god that would hear her to keep her as strong if not make her stronger than she could ever become to endure the hardships ahead.

“Oh, really? You think so? Well, baby, do I have plans for you. This is not even the beginning of what I had planned for Xena, so, guess what. Prepare yourself. I won’t be the only one in the room to give you these delicious pleasures of intimate relations. You’ll see.” With that, Callisto left the room.

Trying her best to hold on to some sort of sanity, she called out, “GABRIEEEELLLLLE!!!!” Her soul could no longer hold out against the day’s strain, her body faint of exhaustion. Her eyes closed, her body relaxed against the restraints of the metal that bound her naked body, the sweat that pours from her, and the memories that linger like the after smells of sex permeating on the body like nectar of sweet honey, sticky, desirable.

In the next room, “make sure she feels the sting of this.” She handed the hand whip to one of the other women in the room. “When I go back in there, I want to see… better yet, I’ll do it myself. It’ll be a pleasure to see my sister suffer.” In a lower tone, she mumbled, “my dear sister, Alexandria.” Her eyes narrowed, her lip curled in evil symphony as her eyebrow arched upward. “I have a better idea. Come with me.” She motioned for the three women in the room to follow. “If it’s torture she wants, it’s torture she’ll get,” she smiled at this as she re-entered the room.

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As preparation were at hand, Gabrielle felt something run through her body, making her shiver. Her skin crumpled with bumps as her hairs stood on end.

“Gabrielle? What’s wrong?” Xena’s eyes looking her over, trying to find some sign of pain, or discomfort. Instead, what she saw amazed her. Gabrielle’s face began to show her bacchae side. Her head went back, her fangs hanging out over her lower lip, the seductress turn towards her prey. The warrior had backed up just a bit, not out of fear for herself, but surprise of her bard while not in control of her own body, and fear for the mortals, their descendants that have yet to know of this.

Walking towards the kitchen was not helping. Janice and Melinda were hungry, well, at least Janice was starving. Melinda’s thirst needed some serious quenching, and fast. She could swear she had cotton balls in her throat. “I’ll get us both something to drink. Okay?”

As they walked in, their eyes opened in astonishment. Both shocked by the scene they were witnessing. Gabrielle, in full bacchae seducing Xena. The warrior in total surrender of this creature. Both women didn’t know what to do or where to turn to. At first reaction, Janice grabbed a broom she saw out the corner of her eye that was leaning against one of the cabinets. Janice didn’t know that it was indeed Gabrielle all over Xena. “Mel, go get Gabrielle. Hurry!”

She went to lunge for the creature, thinking if she could only back it away from her. “Hey, you with the long nails. Need a manicure?” she smirked at her, ready for whatever came her way.

Gabrielle turned her way, stunning Janice with a stare and a look she couldn’t believe was hers. Janice started backing up. Xena called for her bard, “Gabrielle, don’t,” she said, still with desire in her voice, wanting, needing to give herself completely to her lover. “Janice, get out of here.”

The ancient one, suddenly realizing her descendant stopped going backwards, and instead was moving towards her. Justin was intrigued, but was already being seduced by her ancestor. They began dancing, the seductive dance of bacchae. Xena attempted at stopping them both, but was stopped by the hand of her lover. “I will not hurt her. But, she will know what line of blood she has come from.”

Just then, Melinda came back. “Oh, my! What in the world is world is going on here? Xena, what’s going on?”

“Melinda, come over here, next to me.” She complied, although, showing concern for her own lover, and totally confused of the situation. “I know this is going to hard for both of you to understand. We’ll try to explain this later. Right now, I think this would be a good time to watch something no one has ever witnessed in the past couple of millennia.” With this, she put her arm around Mel’s waist, knowing that at any time now, her descendant would faint at what was about to happen.

Feeling some sort of rhythm making her heart beat just a little faster, her breath even, her nerves tingling. What’s going on? What are you doing to me? What do you want from me? I feel like I’m in some sort of trance. I’m scared, Gabrielle. And at the same time, I don’t want you to stop. Please. Take me. Her eyes opened. The first thing in site, was Melinda Pappas, so entranced by this display of ancient seduction, she stopped dancing.

Her body swayed into Gabrielle’s arms. “It’s okay, young one. You’ll be okay.”

Melinda ran to her lover, taking her from Gabrielle’s embrace. The bard ran to her own lover. Embarrassed by show of emotions to those who have yet to understand their ways, she cried in the arms of her warrior princess. In these arms she feels the comfort and reassurance, the love and compassion, the need and the desire, the openness and the safety.

Dr. Pappas found herself crying as well. Brushing away the blonde hairs from her lover’s sweaty face, she could feel the pounding of her own heart beat as she felt the pounding pulse on Janice’s neck. “You had better have a good explanation for this.” Her demand and outrage lashed out at Gabrielle. Her icy blue eyes meeting with sorrowful and concerned emerald green eyes.

“I am so sorry. Throughout these last two millennia, I had this all under control. There just seems to something different going on that I can’t pinpoint. The way Callisto handled Justin in the kitchen, the way Justin let herself be handled by her, was so erotic, so alluring.” Her teeth began to show themselves once more. Xena grabbed her by her arms, bringing her lover closer to herself.

“Come, Gabrielle. Be with me, now. They don’t need to see this side of you.” Her eyes glossy, begging her to go with her.

Janice was fine. She got up, pulling herself away from Mel. “I’m alright. I’m okay. Really, I am.” Walking over to Gabrielle, she place her hand on the bard’s shoulder. “I want to know everything there is to know. So, if seeing this side of you is part of it, then I want to know it, to see it, to feel it.” Looking into Xena’s eyes, “It’s okay, Xena. I’m a big girl. I don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t see this. And besides, I know she won’t hurt me. Just like I know you wouldn’t hurt us either.”

Mel walked over, standing behind her, “well, I guess that does go for me, too. I mean, this is all just so new. This type of revelation just doesn’t happen everyday. Does it?”

Gabrielle had calmed her bacchae side, her teeth retracted, her eyes the emerald green shining, “no, not everyday. And definitely not in front of an audience.”

Dr. Covington smiled, “hey, I thought we were family. That doesn’t count as an audience.”

“Janice, even in front of her own, anybody witnessing any type of performance is an audience to Gabrielle.” Xena’s blue eyes were calm now, as a smile grew across her very defined features. In fact, everybody smiled, feeling a bit more at ease with each other.

“Now. What are going to do about that scroll, Justin, and Callisto?” said Janice. “And before we go any further, I know I’m feeling a bit famished, and Mel here was thirsty as hell. So, what do you say we sit down, and discuss our plan for tomorrow.”

“Funny, that’s just what I was thinking. I knew there was something I liked about you, Janice. You do take after Gabrielle.” Xena gave her a nice smack on Janice’s back. “Glad you’re part of the family.” Moving over to Melinda, she wrapped her arms around her, pulling her up slightly off the floor, “the same goes for you, Melinda.”

Gabrielle smiled at this. Feeling a sense of pride of family.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

After her semi brutal beating with a whip, a leather phallus, “oh, I think my sweet sister has had enough for now. She will tell me what I need to know, eventually.” Signaling to the other women in the room, “take her down, and put her in the bath. I’ll take it from there.”

Justin tried to say something. Opening her mouth, she couldn’t tell if she was making any kind of sound. I refuse to answer you. I will not tell you anything. Her face winced with the pain she tried so desperately to hide. My true mistresses will reign on this earth forever. You will be gone forever. Sister or no sister. Even if it takes all eternity, I will stop her, one way or another. Her body went limp, and her mind drifted off. Her emotions raw with rage, confusion of where she was now, and concern for the safety of four very special woman.

Callisto walked over to her before she was taken out of the room, “my dear, sister.” lifting her head so their eyes can meet, “this eternity stuff is definitely going to be fun, fun, fun. And don’t you worry a bit, I’ll be in with you in a few minutes.” Stressing to one of her guards, “I’ll take care of her myself. Just make sure she doesn’t attempt anything stupid. It just might cost one of her other mistresses their life.” As if it wouldn’t be soon enough. Don’t you worry, dear. Sister will take care of everything.

As they brought Justin into the hot bath that was filled with a unique sent of coconut, they lay her body, propping it up. On the sides and one end of the bath were more chains and shackles. They bound her, once again, leaving her body rest in the water. When Callisto came in, she waved her hand for the guards to leave them alone. Justin’s head was still spinning from the loss of some blood. The sexual abuse and torture was not what she expected, but figured as much from the other blonde. If this must be my misfortune, my torture, then so be it. I would rather die a million deaths than have any harm come to Xena and Gabrielle, as well as their descendants. They’ve had enough of harm come to them. It’s time somebody else fight for them. Her mind drifted again, feeling the softness of the ancient one cleaning her wounds, and the warrior princess who realigned her broken bones. I would rather endure the eternity to spare them of this.

Callisto walked in wearing a robe. “My dear sister. I know why you let yourself be tortured so by me.” she took the wash clothe and lathered it with the delicious smell of coconut soap and began to clean Justin’s body with it. “I know that you love these two ancient bitches. Although I don’t see why. Don’t you like it here with me?” The other blonde let the clothe fall between Justin’s legs. She could feel it stop at her center. Callisto dropped her robe, exposing her bare self. She entered the bath, straddling Justin’s hips, wrapping her legs around her sister’s frail body. Grabbing a nipple in her teeth, she licked it. Looking up at her, “I may not find the weapons, but I do know where my sword is. Now, it’s just a matter of time in locating its exact location. Sister, we’re going for a little plane ride. Just be up for it.” She brought her face close to Justin’s, while raising her head with her left hand, then closed in to kiss her. She broke away, feeling Justin’s need to take a breath she didn’t realize she was holding.

The poor girl’s body was practically drained from exhaustion alone. Trying with every last drop of devotion, Gabrielle, please, hear me. Xena, I know you can hear me, too. Please, you can’t let my sister get the sword before she tears apart Melinda's house. As if her mind alone could will her body to move away from Callisto’s advances, she moved only her head to one side before their lips could touch. The other blonde moved closer to Justin’s neck and bit her leaving a slight mark at the base. She pulled the young one’s head back and swung her elbow out and then back at her face snapping her head back she hit the wall behind her knocking her out like a light.

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She could hear the strained voice, faint, but clear. Xena walked over to Gabrielle who covered her face with both hands. “Gabrielle. She’s calling us. We need to get going. Once we get to the airport...”

“Yes, I can hear her, too. Wait. It’s stopped.” Her eyes were opened, slightly watery. She thought about it for a bit, then asked, “Xena? What do we do, I mean, once we get to get to the airport?”

“Easy. We get on the plane, travel over the seas, when we get to the other side, we get off the plane, we get in a motorcar to Melinda’s house, then we have some fun,” she ended with a smile and a twinkle in her eye.

Her face was starting to look a bit green when the warrior princess reminded her bard that they were flying over the water and not sailing over it. “Oh, we’re flying over the water? Xena, I’ve never flown before. You have never flown before.”

“Don’t worry, Gabrielle. We’ll be just fine.” She placed her arm around her and brought her in close. Their lips brushed as the bacchae’s teeth protruded slightly from her mouth. Xena backed her head just a bit. “Gabrielle!” her voice seductively loud. “Oh, I love it when you get bacchae on me.”

She moved away from Xena, feeling her protruding teeth. “Oops. I’m so sorry. I sometimes get just so lost in passion for you.” She rubbed them tenderly with her tongue, putting them back in their place.

The warrior smiled as she saw her bard blushing.

Melinda and Janice were just finished packing when the door flung open. “So. Ladies, we meet again. How about we take a little trip?” her eyes were wide, and her smile ran from ear to ear.

Janice stood in front of her lover. Her hand was on her whip until she saw Justin right behind Callisto. Damn it! Xena, where are you when we’re in need of some backup? – was all she could think of for the moment. “What have you done to Justin?”

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(continued in Part 7)