Later that night, Xena and Gabrielle are cuddling on the couch. Xena kisses Gabriele's head and senses that something is troubling her. "You've been quiet since we got home. What's wrong?" Xena asks.

"Yesterday at the hospital, I got a weird text." Gabrielle says looking at Xena.

Xena looks at her and says, "What did it say?"

Gabrielle pulls out her phone and shows Xena the text. Xena reads it and gets a strange look on her face. "Then I wasn't watching what I was doing and bumped into a nurse, knocking her charts down. I helped her pick them up, apologized, glanced up at her, and.." Gabrielle says.

"What happened?" Xena asks.

"I looked at her, and she looked like Ares one sister, Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare." Gabrielle says. "She then gave me an evil look and said accidents happen. Xena, I froze, like I seen a ghost from the past.

"I got a weird text, also." Xena says as she hands her phone to Gabrielle, who then reads the text. "At first, I thought it was Ares." Xena says. "I was getting on the elevator to go to Joxer's room and then I bumped into someone. I apologized, glanced up, and seen the same nurse. She gave me an evil smile as the door closed. I quickly opened it again, and she was gone."

Gabrielle gets a weird look on her face and says, "We made it to that room in the warehouse in time, right?"

Xena gets up and starts pacing back and forth and says, "I'm positive we did!"

"You think Ares is just messing with us?" Gabrielle asks. "He would do something like this. He's morphed into humans before."

Suddenly Aphrodite appears to them and says, "Hey, my warrior babes! Got some good news."

"What is it?" Xena asks.

"Gabrielle, I was able to reach out to your mom." Aphrodites says smiling at her. "I explained everything to her, told her who you were, how you lived your life, and why you and Xena are reincarnated."

Gabrielle stood up and asked, "What happened? What did she say?" "

After actually showing her what you two did in your past lives, she believed me!" Aphrodite says happily.

Gabrielle smiles and gives her a big hug, "Thank you, Dite!!" she says. "That's amazing! I can't believe you got through to her!"

"Well, there's something you need to know." Aphrodite says as Gabrielle gives her a strange look. "She told me that when you were Abigail, around five years old, your parents use to read to you, but you actually ended up telling them stories."

Gabrielle looks off with a weird look on her face. "As Abigail, you told both your parents about the adventures you both went on!" Aphrodite says smiling. "Then we seen an old picture you drew when you were a kid. It was a picture you drew at age six. It was of Xena and you. At a young age, both Abigail and you appeared to your mom. At first, she thought it was Abigail's imagination, but deep down, she knew it was you."

Gabrielle smirks and says, "I remember! Damn, I remember!" Xena smiles at Gabrielle.

"She's ok with everything." Aphrodite says. "Even the relationship you both have." Gabrielle gets a little teary-eyed as Xena and her hug.

"That's great!" Xena says.

Gabrielle takes a breath, gets a serious look on her face, and says, "My dad will never accept us."

"Give him time Little One," Aphrodite says.

Xena looks at Aphrodite and says, "We have another favor to ask of you."

"Sure, what is it," Aphrodite says.

Xena and Gabrielle give each other a serious look and Xena looks at Aphrodite and says, "We need you to go to Ares castle and check on something for us."

"What?" Aphrodite says seriously.
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The next morning, Xena and Gabrielle are with Kira as she is getting prepped for surgery, "I talked with Beth, this is a simple procedure. You'll be fine!" Xena says, reassuring Kira.

"I'm just worried about Maria." Kira says.

"She's been stable so far, Kira. She'll be ok." Gabrielle says.

A nurse walks into the room and says, "I'm sorry, but it's time."

Xena kisses Kira's forehead and says, "You're doing a brave thing. See you later."

Kira smiles as the nurse unlocks her bed and wheels her out of the room. Xena gets a worried look on her face, "She'll be fine, Xena." Gabrielle says as she puts her arm around Xena.

Xena looks down at Gabrielle and says, "I know. Even though she's my aunt, she's the closest thing to a mom that I have."

Gabrielle takes her arms and wraps them around Xena's neck, passionately kissing her. They smile tenderly at each other  and Gabrielle says, "She'll be ok! She's a warrior!" Xena gives her a tender hug, then Gabrielle looks at Xena and says, "I'm gonna check on Joxer, see how he's doing. I'll be right back." Xena smiles at her as she walks out of the room.

Xena walks to the waiting room and sits down. She gets out her phone and starts texting Beth. All of a sudden, she scenes something and looks up to see Athena in her battle armor. Xena quickly gets up and says, "Athena!" Athena disappears, making Xena look around the waiting room. She walks to the doors leading to the ER and looks through the glass.

Athena reappears in the back of her and says, "Hello Xena. Fun reunion we're having!"

Xena turns around and sees nothing. She walks around with a puzzled look on her face and angrily says out loud, "Ares! Whatever game you're playing, it needs to stop right now!"

Gabrielle walks out of the elevator and goes to Joxer's room. She opens the door to see Joxer asleep. She looks to her right and sees Athena in the nurse's scrubs holding a needle. As she's walking over to Joxer, Gabrielle runs in and screams, "No!"

Athena looks at Gabrielle with an evil smile and disappears. Gabrielle looks around the room, and Athena appears in the back of her whispering in her ear, "I just love reunions, Gabrielle! Don't you?"

Gabrielle turns around and sees no one. She runs out of the room search for Athena but sees no one. Gabrielle takes her phone out and texts Xena. It reads, "Xena, walked into Joxer's room, seen Athena with a needle going towards his bed. She glanced at me and disappeared. Felt her behind me. She said something about reunions then disappeared."

Xena texted back, "She appeared to me in her battle armor. Said something about a reunion also!!'

"I don't want to leave Joxer alone right now!" Gabrielle texts.

"I'm on my way there." Xena texts.

A few minutes later, Xena rushes out of the elevator and goes to Gabrielle and asks, "Are you and Joxer ok?"

"We're fine." Gabrielle says, "This is getting weird Xena."

They go into Joxer's room, as her just starts to wake up and asks, "Hey ladies! What's up!"

Xena and Gabrielle fill him in on what's going on! "Wow! Are you sure you two made it to that room on time?"

"Positive!" Gabrielle says.

Xena starts to pace around the room, thinking back to the situation. "I know we got there on time." Xena says. "Ares wasn't happy after we got the artifact. We exchanged a few words then he revealed our true identities to a news crew that was filming the whole thing." Xena gets her phone out and opens up the news stations app, but the app wouldn't come up. "The WiFI must be down here." Xena says. "I have to go back downstairs and wait for news on Aunt Kira."

"I will stay here with Joxer in case anything happens." Gabrielle says. "Keep me posted."

Xena shakes her head yes and leaves the room. She goes to the elevator and gets in. She presses a button, looks around and says, "Ares, you need to stop this game you're playing. I can't deal with you right now!"

In Ares throne room, Ares and Athena look at a screen of Xena in the elevator with evil smiles on their faces. "This is hilarious!" Ares says. "They are scared right now!" Ares looks at Athena and says, "Listen, I know we had our problems in the past, but I think we can put them aside and form a great team! What do you say, sis, you and me conquering the world again! It'll be just like old times."

Athena looks at him cautiously and says, "All this is amusing, and I would love to get back at Xena for ending my life during the twilight. But I remember you took her side, saying that you had a thing for her. You even gave up your immortality to save Eve and Gabrielle. Why would I believe that you wanted me or any of our other fallen siblings back now after all this time."

"Revenge!!" Ares says angrily. "I wanted the Olympians back to conquer the world again! The world now is at a turning point! We can take hold of it, get the humans to believe in us again, like how they use to. You are the Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare, don't you want that power again!" They look seriously at each other as Ares says, "Or do you want to go back to the spirit world again!"

"Is this blackmail?" Athena asks in anger.

"I can find a way to send you back to where you came from." Ares says.

Athena looks seriously at him and says, "I'm going against my better judgment. Something tells me not to trust you Ares, but I am grateful that I'm alive again."

"So, we are a team again." Ares says.

Athena then looks at him and says, Yeah, we're a team again."

Ares gives Athena an evil smirk and says, "Ok then, let's get back to Xena and Gabrielle." Ares and Athena stair down each other, but little do they know that Aphrodite, who is invisible to them, has seen the whole conversation.

She looks on with shock and anger, "Why that bastard!" Aphrodite says angrily. "Don't worry my sister; I will fix this!"