Academy Author Index
Last Updated: 9/25/2005
The Joining [Incomplete]
After helping Ares regain his godhood, Xena believes that he is back to his old ruthless and devious self. But a chance encounter leads to her to see a God of War struggling with the aftereffects of mortality -- and to confront some hard truths about their relationship.
A chance development brings Xena and a mortal Ares together, but their chance for a lasting happiness is threatened when they embark on a deadly adventure. Told from Gabrielle's POV.
A mortal Ares finds himself in an alternate universe where all his dreams seem to have come true: he is a god again and Xena, Empress of Rome, is his mistress. But gradually, he realizes that things are not as perfect as they appeared. When the Greek playwright Gabrielle enters the picture, the God of War, the Empress, and the Bard find themselves enmeshed in a plot that escalates to deadly peril. (Loosely based on the Season 6 X:WP episode, 'When Fates Collide'.)