Please feed the muse! The better she eats, the more inspired she gets!

Very interesting! *waits anxiously for more Clark parts* I like the relationship you're developing between the three women! Can't wait to read more soon!

Glad you are enjoying the Xena, Gabrielle, and Lois friendship. It's definitely fun to write for the three of them. (Clark is fun too!)

Your wish is my command. More Clark parts are coming up in the following chapters.

Have we lost track of Autolycus? Is he going to let Xena down? Can't wait for more.

Autolycus will be back - eventually. His role is a bit more off-screen in this one, mostly because I want it to be a surprise whether or not if he suceeds.

Seasickness? Or morning sickness? There are a lot of different things it could be, I know, but I just have this feeling that Lois had some really good news to tell Clark before Tempus had to go and interfere!

I know Clark isn't a fighter, but I think he might do a bit better than they're afraid he will. Or at least, I'm sincerely hoping he will.

Glad Lois has help because this world is very different from her own and very scary, particularly with Clark in danger.

Great chapter!

Could go either way, can't it Anti-K? Actually, just last night I was rewatching "Gabrielle's Hope" in which Gabrielle gives birth to the evil spawn of an evil god. And the pressure points didn't work to allievate her morning sickness. Nope, that's not a hint, just an interesting observation about a scene I had totally forgotten about.

But be patient. You'll find out eventually if you are right or not. :p

Clark may surprise you in the coming chapters. And that's all I'll say on that.

Lois is definitely lucky to have Xena and Gabrielle in this world. Especially considering that the world is so different from her own and that Xena knows Caesar so very well.

Thanks for continuing to read!

So pregnant. Unless... I figured she already knew due to the special dinner. So she shouldn't be surprised like that. Unless the special dinner was unrelated

I promise that you will know one way or the other by the end of the story.

*laughing so hard that she is crying*

It was Ares. At least 3 times. His sword got stolen and he was mortal, Gabrielle's enchanted scroll took away his powers, and then he lost his powers during the Twilight of the Gods when he saved Gabrielle and Eve from dying so that Xena could kill Athena.

I was inspired by "King Con" when Xena and the two con artists take down the evil casino owner who nearly killed Joxer. Xena and the evil dude play a single hand of winner-take-all poker at the end of the episode.



The one-size-fits-all Tempus line!

Re knowing: I'd guess so. Won't stop me from speculating though. After all, that's half the fun, isn't it?

/hands over tissue while looking just as abashed as Superman after he has handed over a newly enslaved Lois to Clark to do with as she (sic) pleases/

Michael

Yes - it *is* half the fun.

And re: slave Lois.