city. You know I have seen so many different places

while traveling with Xena. Although I didn’t get to

go to all those weird places like Chin, India and

Brittania. I kind of wish I had been there, ‘cause

everytime Xena and Gabrielle leave me they seem to

change and not always in the good sense. Remember

the time they came back from Chin? Well, I tell you,

they looked really shaken up. Of course I have heard

bits and pieces about what happened. Gabrielle uses

me as a sounding board for her stories, you know.

But I’m wandering off again. Where was I? Right, a

new stable, a new town. I tell you I’m really glad

to be back with Xena and Gabrielle again. I missed

them and didn’t have a clue what was happening to

them. I couldn’t wait for them to get back. Yeah,

yeah I know Gabrielle and me didn’t always get

along. But we have an understanding now... ok, ok,

I’ll admit it, I like her! She is good to Xena, she

keeps her on the straight path and it’s obvious they

love each other, I just wish they would admit it to

each other.

Anyway Gab and I get along fine now. So I

was really happy they found me when they got back

from where ever and it was just going to be the

three of us again, traveling, having fun, fighting

bad guys. I love that, I think I’m a pretty good

fighter. Did you see me fight all those bad guys

when they had captured Xena when she was almost

dead? I was really pissed then and when they were

hurting Gabrielle I got really mad. I galloped to

them and started handing out really hard kicks. But

they captured me and then I had to pull Xena apart

with another horse. No way I was going to do that!

Not even after they had hit me really hard and

wanted to kill me, fortunately Xena saved me. She

nearly gave me a heart attack by doing so, but she

saved me. Xena was really proud of me that I had

been such a brave horse and that I finally started

getting along with Gabrielle too. Anyway I thought

it was going to be the three of us again when they

found me. But, boy, was I wrong!

First off that weird Amazon girl was there too. I

tell you, I don’t like her and it’s her own fault.

She was being mean to Gabrielle, and you just don’t

do that to my friends. But she’s gone again,

something about wanting to be an amazon. I thought

she was, she looked like it, guess she was a fraud.

See, I knew there was something about her. A horse

it’s instinct is never wrong, you know.

Anyway there is also that drooling over Gabrielle

maniac Joxer. He is absolutely not a horseman. Never

will be, might I add I mean, Gabrielle was not a

horsewoman when I met her, but I taught her a thing

or two and she is doing fine now. But Joxer, he just

hasn’t got the talent for it. The only thing he is

good at is being stupid and in the way. Ok, ok,

that’s not all fair, he has done some good things,

like trying to save Gabrielle from Xena when she was

having this blind rage after Solan was murdered. The

idiot, like he could’ve stopped her then. I tell

you, not even me could’ve stopped her, I would have

tried though. And there was that time he tried to

save me from that evil woman, Callisto. So he is

kind of ok. I’m just pretty annoyed that he is

around, since I was hoping it would be just Xena,

Gab and me on the road. Back to the good old days,

you know?

But that was not all, suddenly we ran into this

horse who was trapped. He was in such pain, I was

feeling really sorry for him. Of course Xena saved

him, with the help of Gabrielle. Yup, I was proud of

her, it really showed the horsewoman in her. So we

took the big guy with us, he is actually very cute,

just a bit dumb.

I figured they were just going to

fix him up, but then Gabrielle started to take care

of him and I saw in her eyes she liked him. It was

like when I met Xena, we looked at each other and

BAM, we knew we were made for each other. It took the

brown guy a little longer to realise that though, he

is just not as smart as me.

So Gabby was doing everything so Browny (that’s what I

call him, he has no name yet, I have to talk to Gabby

about that, every horse needs a name) would like

her. I said to him she was ok and just wanted to

help him. But of course his big male ego stood in the

way and didn’t listen to me. Men! Always the same,

he is fortunate that he is a cuttie or else I

would’ve showed him the inside of my hooves, I tell

you.

Anyway, he suddenly saw the light when Gab was in

trouble, he helped her and they became friends. So

of course Xena couldn’t say no to her when she wanted

to keep him. Probably thought he would be good

company for me. Well, I have to admit he is nice,

but he has a lot to learn and I kind of miss the

times Gabrielle spend with me, brushing me and

talking to me. Of course Xena takes good care of me,

she is an excellent horsewoman, but I like Gabby’s

stories. I know I can always listen to them, but she

used to tell them just to me.

And above all that, during all that horse commotion

and other stuff that was happening Xena tells

everybody she is pregnant! Well, I was shocked,

shocked I tell you! I mean if I wasn’t standing

firmly on four hooves I would have fainted. My jaw

almost dropped to the floor. I mean, how? when? I

didn’t know she had a boyfriend, I thought she only

loved Gab. And, well of course two women can’t make a

baby together. Not that they do that stuff, well,

maybe if they would finally admit that they love

each other. But I’m wandering of again. Turns out

that Xena doesn’t know who the father is either.

How weird is that? I tell you, now I’m really curious

what happened to them when I wasn’t with them.

Adding things up our little family has grown more

than I like. Where is the time that it was just

Xena, Gab and me? We had some terrific times, we

also had some bad times, but we always pulled right

through them, having the close bond we have. But now

there is Joxer and Browny and above all that we’re

gonna have a little one! And guess who’s gonna carry

the extra weight? Not Browny, I can tell you that.

Back to Joxer, I heard something that he declared

his love to Gabrielle? Can you believe it? Of course

Gabrielle is just too sweet to turn him down the

hard way. But is he blind or something? Can’t he see

what’s going on between Xena and Gabby? Gees, I’m a

horse and I can see it! I think I’m gonna have to do

something about that, don’t know what yet, but I’ll

think of something.

"Hey, Argo. Whatcha doin? You’re making all these

funny faces."

There you have smart boy, can’t a girl have some

privacy with her thoughts? "Oh, I was just

thinking."

"About?"

And he’s curious too, "About the family being

expended."

"Huh?"

"Xena’s pregnancy." told you he was not the smartest

horse around.

"Oh that! Well, it’s cute, isn’t it? A little Xena

crawling around."

"Easy for you to say, you’re not going to have to

carry the little brat. Wait ‘till it grabs you by

the tail and pulls real hard."

"Oh, come on Argo, it won’t be that bad, will it?"

"We’ll talk again when it can walk."

Gabrielle gives Xena a teasing push, "See! I told

you they would get along, I think they’re talking to

eachother."

Xena looks at the two horses, "Maybe Argo is telling

him to get away from her." she teases back.

"No way, Argo is too sweet for that."

Xena frowns, "Since when do you and Argo get along so

well?"

"Come on Xena, pay attention, we get along pretty

well these days."

A grin appears on Xena’s face, "Yeah, I know, I was

just teasing you."

"I knew that!"

"Sure you did. So, do you have a name for that horse

of yours yet?"

"Nope, but I will, it’s gonna pop up in my head any

day now. It has to be a special name, a name that

suits him."

"Never thought you of all people would have a

horse."

"Well, I never thought you would get pregnant

without a father."

"Hey, that’s low."

Gabrielle lays a hand on Xena’s shoulder, "I know,

sorry, I just have to get used to the idea. But I’ll

help you through it and I wil take care of it like

it was my own, I promise."

Xena looks at Gabrielle, "I know you will."

"Hey, Argo. What’s up with those two anyway?"

"They love each other of course, they are just afraid

to admit it."

"They look good together."

"They do, don’t they?"

"Well, Argo, it seems you have a soft spot after

all."

"Don’t get used to it, after all, I am a

warhorse."

"You’ll have to teach me everything you know. I want

to be a good horse for Gabrielle."

"You will."

So, he is not that bad. He wants to be as good as

me, nothing wrong with that. I can teach him a lot

of course. But you also have to have some talent to

be a good warhorse. Well, maybe he’ll surprise

me. I’ll give him a chance. Now if only Xena and

Gabrielle would give each other a chance and tell

each other how they really feel...

The End