MCJUDE'S XENA STORIES
As much as I love the world of fan fiction, I am often upset by readers and web-sites which sort and limit stories to certain disclosed pairings. While it is true that I am very, very fond of Ares and write a lot of "shipper" stories -- I am not exclusive. I will list ratings on the stories below but not pairings -- you will have to read them to find out.
CLASSIC XENA STORIES
ALLIES -- Ares and Hope, one had thought that even the evil Ares would have had better taste in women. This story explains the deal Ares made with Dahak that resulted in the coupling and the evil spawn.
BE CAREFUL XENA -- Sequel to SACRIFICE. Rated N-17. Ares tutors the young warrior Xena, but does she listen.
THE BEST LAID PLANS -- The relationships between Ares and Caesar and Xena are explored. What you didn't see in The Debt. Rated NC-17 for m/m, m/f and f/f sex and violence.
SACRIFICE -- The first meeting between a very young Xena and Ares God of War.
POST-FIN XENA STORIES
THE BEST POSSIBLE WORLD -- Ares helps Xena's body escape from Japa, but his plans are thwarted by a clever Gabrielle. Rated R.
GETTING YOUR ROCKS OFF -- After FIN, a bored Gabrielle tries her hand at making Jewelry
MIDNIGHT SNACK -- Based on a comment in You Are There. Ares debates with a Valkyrie to Xena's soul to Valhalla. The guy is good. Rated R.
OLD LOVE -- What happens to Gabrielle after Xena's death. My first FF story published back in August 2001. Rated R.
100% GUARANTEED -- Gabrielle and Iolaus's daughter's story. A Janice Covington story. Rated R.
DON'T CRY Xena's daughter, Eve, learns of Xena's death. Written for a contest at BARDS OF THE XENAVERSE Fan voting open until April 15, 2003 please come over and read the stories and vote.
Uber and Alternative Universe Xena Stories
ARI'S ASHES -- After Ares agrees to conditions that hold him for eternity not to try to resurrect Xena, the world changes. (Post-FIN and Post 9-11) This link is to the stand alone version.
SECRETS BUT NOT LIES -- set in an alternative universe where Hercules does not go after Xena in THE WARRIOR PRINCESS. Xena and Iolaus are married and Ares is lurking. Rated NC-17.
REFLECT ON THE RISING SUN -- Modern day Ares mourns his Xena. Written in response to a "Can Ares and Xena live happily every after" challenge.
YOU HAVE TO DIE SO YOU CAN BE REBORN -- Sequel to ARI's ASHES. Xena is a modern soldier in the Russian Army. Rated NC-17 for m/f and f/f sex.
VIVA LAS VEGAS -- Ares travels to Las Vegas after Soul Possession searching for the "real Xena". Rated R for m/f sex.