The Royal Academy of Bards

Halloween Special 2021

December 16, 2021

What Not To Do by M.S. Wilson [Classic/Alt/Complete]

This story is set mid-first season, after Hooves and Harlots but before Gabi gets really good with her staff. It's based on the scene in Is There a Doctor in the House where Gabi is brought in terribly wounded and Galen points out that she could've killed her attacker if she'd hit him an inch lower; Xena's reply was "She knew that, that's why he's still alive." So I figured Xena must've taught Gabi where the lethal strikes were on the body, just so Gabi could avoid killing someone (on purpose or by accident).

December 13, 2021

Twilight
Sanai: Demi Goddess of Healing, Part III by Chef Etiquette [Classic/Alt/Complete]

This my first attempt at Fanfiction. I always hated how the show was constantly bringing up old loves or people from Xena's past. I know Gabrielle was from a small town but I thought surely she could have secrets from her past as well. So I wrote one in. This story is set some time in season 5 after Xena and Gabrielle are brought back to life by Eli.This story assumes that Xena and Gabrielle have been in love for a long time but just haven't said anything.So what happens when an old love of Gabrielle's suddenly pops up during a mission and Gabrielle realizes she was in love? Will she end up with Xena or will she rekindle a love with the first warrior ever to enter her life. This is not a light read. The character from Gabrielle's past is given a back story.

December 6, 2021

Santa Claudia by Norsebard [Uber/Alt/Complete]

In the hectic run-up to Christmas, Claudia MacCready and her Send-A-Santa Recruitment Agency are thrown into the deep end when her father is injured while working as Santa Claus at the renowned department store Spencer & Woolcott's. When the other Santas employed by the agency are unable to take over the prestigious assignment, Claudia must don the red velvet to save the day and keep the family tradition going - unfortunately, her problems don't end there. Working closely with the Human Resource manager Elaine Sutcliffe, Claudia must come up with a long-term solution that will appease the bean-counting managing director of the department store or risk losing the important contract...

Twilight
Sanai: Demi Goddess of Healing, Part II by Chef Etiquette [Classic/Alt/Incomplete]

This my first attempt at Fanfiction. I always hated how the show was constantly bringing up old loves or people from Xena's past. I know Gabrielle was from a small town but I thought surely she could have secrets from her past as well. So I wrote one in. This story is set some time in season 5 after Xena and Gabrielle are brought back to life by Eli.This story assumes that Xena and Gabrielle have been in love for a long time but just haven't said anything.So what happens when an old love of Gabrielle's suddenly pops up during a mission and Gabrielle realizes she was in love? Will she end up with Xena or will she rekindle a love with the first warrior ever to enter her life. This is not a light read. The character from Gabrielle's past is given a back story.

Announcement

New Release from Desert Palm Press
We Interrupt This Program
(Controllers Series – Book 2)

by

Lynda Lyons

In a future where androids are fully integrated, there’s more need than ever for the highly successful Controllers. The Controllers are a special force whose primary job is to track down androids who have gone renegade.

Lt. Valentine Smith of The Controllers is under the tutelage of her superior, Amelia Roberts. This time it’s personal for Valentine as a bomb meant for Amelia is planted in the Director’s private apartment. But it’s still business as usual as Valentine is sent to assure an important interspecies meeting goes well. But why is the head of The Controllers, Amelia Roberts, so standoffish with everyone except for her second in command, Valentine? Is it aloofness? Shyness? Or does she have a secret?

Available at:
Desert Palm Press, Smashwords, Amazon, and at Bella Books

December 2, 2021

Motherly Advice by M.S. Wilson [Classic/Alt/Complete]

This story shows my idea of what Xena was doing while Gabi was in Poteidaia in "The Prodigal". I believe Xena and Gabi were heading for Amphipolis at the beginning of that episode (if you want to know my reasoning for that, check out my post on Xena Season 1 Geography on my blog: Xena Season 1 Geography and Chronology - The Eruditegorilla ), so I figure Xena went there on her own and was probably feeling pretty miserable until she got some good advice from her mother.