You're All Going To…

By Gabs

DISCLAIMER: No, I still don't own them. The only thing belonging to me here is the twisted little plot, my hatred for certain people mentioned, and… well, I think that's it. Oh, you can't take the weirdo chick with the griff either. She's mine too…

Gabrielle looked fiercely at the other people n the room. At that moment, they were enemies… every single one of them. Her gaze shifted to Xena, then Ephiny. She whirled around at a tap on her shoulder. Amarice stood there, sword in hand… Gabrielle's only ally. "We can take them all," Amarice said. Gabrielle nodded at her. "And when all's said and done, you and I can find some way to share the prize, I'm sure." Amarice grinned at that statement. "I'm sure we can. Now, I'll take Xena, Hope, Nebula, Ephiny, Minya and Cyane. You can handle Mavican, Callisto, Discord, Eve, Velasca and Varia, right?" Gabrielle nodded. "Of course I can." Drawing her sais, she set her sights on Mavican. Amarice twirled her sword as she looked for her first target- the hated Nebula. She started moving towards her, mumbling to herself as she did. "Why couldn't she just die to begin with? First she wants Iolaus, now she's in the Battle for Ares. Who next? Virgil?" she continued her ranting as she shoved Eve out of her path. "Love is the way!" Eve called after her. "Go to hell!" Amarice shouted back. This caused Eve to burst into tears and run to Xena. The warrior comforted her daughter and glared at Amarice, not noticing Gabrielle storm past on her way to Mavican. "She totally tried to steal my episode! It was supposed to be all about me and Ares, but NO- she just had to jump in." Just as the angry warrior bard reached her target, and Amarice raised her sword against Nebula, a bright blue flash stopped them all. Ares glanced casually around the room.

"Well then, this is interesting. Gabrielle, Amarice- sorry to interrupt, but that'll just have to wait. See, as much as I enjoy watching you all try to kill each other over me, there are more important things to do at the moment. I've got a little quest for you all. So, if everyone's up to the challenge…" he trailed off. "What's the mission?" Amarice asked. "Well, it involves time travel, alternate dimensions, one very evil girl, and her moronic minions." Gabrielle stepped up, as did Amarice. "We're in." Xena, Cyane and Eve joined them, as did Varia, Ephiny and Callisto. Mavican eagerly tried to move in front of Gabrielle, who tripped her for her efforts. Everyone got an eyeful- more of her than they ever wanted to see- as she fell. The remaining women stepped forward. Ares nodded.

"Ok, here's the mission: I'm sending you ahead in time, to a year called 2002. There you will meet someone to help you on your mission. She'll take you to another dimension to find the people you need to stop. Now, as for who these people are- the leader is called Mercedes. She is unbelievably rude and a total bitch. Her minions are a little band who like to call themselves the MVGSA Board of Directors. Just recently, this Board has become twisted and evil. They serve their own purposes, ignoring the needs of those they are supposed to represent. Most of the time they can't even work together or agree on anything. As was said by a man who was once on the Board- before it became what it is now- 'the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing, if it even knows there is a left hand.' With Mercedes and the MVGSA Board all trying to run things in their own way, everything's been thrown to chaos. Normally, that's not a bad thing. But these people are not only screwing up their time, they're somehow affecting all of time. Now, here's the deal: whoever can put a stop to Mercedes and her minions, you shall be declared the final and undisputed winner of the Battle for Ares. Assuming that somehow more than one person does it, we'll work something out. If, at any point, any of you choose not to continue the mission, just call my name."

Ares stepped back, opening a portal. "Go on." Gabrielle and Amarice led the way, with everyone else following and Eve and Nebula bringing up the rear. The portal opened onto a dirt field, shaped something like a diamond, with grass all along the outer edge. Gabrielle looked around, jumping in surprise and almost falling back into the portal as she spotted a girl leaning against a fence, watching them. She had blue and orange hair, wore black boots, black pants and a light blue shirt, and was lazily swinging a metal rod of some sort in her right hand. But most surprising was the creature next to her. It was large, black, with golden eyes that radiated intelligence, and a sharp beak. It also had black wings and the lower body of a lion. "What is that?" Amarice gasped. Gabrielle shrugged. The group started towards the odd duo. "About time you got here, VanDamnit. Are you all ready?" the girl asked. "Hold on… who are you, and what is that?" The girl rolled her eyes. "You can call me HGG. And this here griffin is my friend Kit." Everyone stared up at Kit, who stared back at them. "He's so big!" Nebula gasped. "And so beautiful!" Ephiny added. "Why, thank you," a deep voice rumbled from Kit's chest. "Oh! By Eli, it talks! ARES!" Eve screamed. The portal reappeared and Eve ran through. Ares came out, looking over his should. "What… oh, I see you've met Kit. Well, that explains that." Ares grinned. "One down. Thirteen to go." He went back into the portal, which disappeared. HGG, as she called herself, sighed. "Come on."

End of chapter one. Here's where the fun starts… you get to decide who goes next! Between reviews on fanfiction.net and votes on the lists I'm on, that's how the next person will go. Hehe, sorry PNC, but Eve just had to go!