ForevaXena's FanFic . . .
Knyte's
Encore
(Knyte's Series
Story Three)
by Mikala D'Amour
© 2002, September
DISCLAIMERS
Standard Disclaimer: The
characters of Xena, Gabrielle, etc. are owned by MCA/Universal and no copyright
infringement is intended. The
characters in this story belong solely to me though.
Uber:
This
story is Uber-esque and any likeness to certain characters of Xena follows
standard uber story lines.
Violence
Warning: This
story depicts scenes of violence and their aftermath
Language
Warning: Yes,
some, but not much.
Subtext:
This story depicts sexual
relations between two women who are in love. If that offends you there are
plenty of other stories you might want to read. If you are under 18 or it is
illegal where you live, look elsewhere. If
the idea of two women in love and acting on said love offends you… Do not pass
GO, do not collect $200. If not,
please enjoy my musings….
Miscellaneous:
I do not know or
claim to have even met either Renee O’Connor or Lucy Lawless.
The brief appearance of said women is simply for the story’s sake.
No harm or offense is intended.
Joana
Skylar Knyte = Xena
Emily Danielle Arbor = Gabrielle
Erin
Michaels = Ephiny
Krystal Anark = Kestra
Sarah
Hawk = Solari
Erika Rozwel = Eponin
Colleen
Caliss = Callisto
Tali Mauvais = Alti
Steven
Knyte = Toris
Song/Music:
“Some
People’s Lives”, by Bette Midler, © Atlantic Records.
“Love Changes Everything”, by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. © 1998 The Really Useful Group Ltd. “By Heart”, By Laura Creamer. ©
Jim
Brickman and Hollye Leven.
No copyright infringement is intended.
Part 1
“Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Knyte’s Vision Tour! Now, without further ado… the reason you all came here:
The Mistress of the Night, Joana Knyte.” The steady beat of the music flowed out over the crowd as Jo
Knyte took the stage. Her contralto
voice floated above the crowd as they went wild. Screams and boisterous applause erupted from the gathered
fans. Jo moved about the stage
fluidly.
The guitar solo arrived and Jo moved behind Rik.
The two leaned into one another as Rik’s fingers flew over the strings. Her guitar howled with its glorious power.
Jo moved over to the drums and took the sticks.
The crowd went wild as she launched into the drum solo.
Handing the sticks back, she climbed back down and to center stage.
Her voice hit the air once more and brought the cong to its close.
Jo looked to Rah and nodded her head.
The band immediately launched into the next song.
She moved out to the edge of the stage and reached out over the fans as
she began singing. The fans went
crazy, reaching for a chance to touch the great enigma.
Jo moved to another part of the stage and, as she continued singing,
removed her hat and flung it out across the audience.
Several hands grabbed for the hat.
The song finished and Jo said her farewell and left the stage.
A few minutes passed and she returned to the stage.
“Thank you all for coming tonight.
Please give a big round of applause for my band.
On lead guitar, Erika! On
bass guitar, Sarah! On drums, Steph!
Last, but not least, on keyboard, my fiancée Emily!”
The crowd screamed, shouted, and several whistles hit the air as the band
members took bows. Everyone left
the stage.
Jo and Emily walked hand-in-hand to her dressing room.
Rik and Rah went in search of something to eat.
Joce arrived at Jo’s dressing room and warned her that she had two fans
with backstage passes coming. Jo
smiled and gave her a thumbs-up. “Well,
let’s get this over with so we can all go back to the hotel.”
She said to her lover. Emily
nodded and left in search of Rik and Rah.
A few minutes later, two young girls were ushered into the dressing room.
Jo stood and shook their hands. “Hello
and welcome.” She said.
“Hi, Ms. Knyte.” One
of the girls giggled. Her friend
slapped her on the arm and whispered something to her.
Jo
smiled at the girls. ‘Oh the joys of being young.’ She smirked to herself.
“Please call me Jo. Ms.
Knyte makes me feel old.”
“Jo,
thanks. Could you autograph our
stuff?”
The other girl asked as she held out a couple shirts and albums.
Jo nodded and took the items. Signing
her name, she handed the items back. She
paused for a moment seeing her lover at the door.
She motioned her over.
Emily
entered the room and said hello to the girls.
She whispered something to Jo and received a nod.
She moved over to a trunk and grabbed something out of it.
Jo took the items and handed them to the girls.
“There, now you two have something no one else does.
Those are the actual sais that I used on my last movie.”
Jo smiled as the girls gaped in awe.
The
girls talked with Jo for a short while. They
were beyond thrilled to meet their favorite star.
Jo was having a good time, but she was dead tired.
Seeing Joce in the door brought a sigh of relief.
Smiling, she said goodbye and watched as Joce escorted the girls out.
“Finally, let’s get out of here.”
Emily nodded in agreement.
After
saying thanks to the stage crew, the group left the arena.
Jo was exhausted and nearly fell asleep on the ride to the hotel.
Emily managed to get her to their room with a little help from Joce.
“Thanks Joce, you better get some sleep.”
Joce nodded and, with a sigh, started toward her own room.
Emily watched her friend as she left.
Her heart went out to her. She
and Liza had just started their relationship and now the tour separated them.
With a sigh, Emily entered the room to find Jo fast asleep on the bed.
************
Jo sat in her robe at the desk in her room. She was going over the tour schedule and the next performance. Even thought she had a week to prepare, she was working as if the performance were that very evening. Emily had gone with Rah shopping for some new outfits. Joce had flown home to visit with Liza. Rik and Jo were left at the hotel to work on the tour. Rik poured herself a drink and sat down next to Jo. The phone rang and Rik got up to answer it.
“Yello.”
“Yes,
there is a phone call for Ms. Knyte. The
man claims to be her brother.” The hotel clerk said.
“One
sec.”
Rik replied. Putting the
phone down, she went over to Jo. “The
call’s for you. Some guy claiming
to be your brother.” Jo rose
and went to the phone without saying a word.
“Hello.
Yes patch the call through.”
“Well
hello sis.”
“Hey
Steve, what’s up?” She said.
“I
got a letter today. It was quite a shock actually.
I think you better sit down for this one.” He began. “Well,
first it was from some woman named Tali Mauvais.
She said she wants what’s hers and if she doesn’t get it, she will
file charges against you. I’ve
got no clue what she means. Care to
enlighten me sis?”
“That
bitch. Oh yeah, she’ll get
what’s hers all right. Thanks Steve, I’ll call you later and explain.” Jo hung up and turned to her friend.
“Sorry,
never can be too careful now.” Rik apologized. Jo
waved her off. “What did he
want?” She asked.
“He
got a letter from Tali.” Rik gave her a puzzled look.
Jo shrugged and returned to working on the schedule.
“I’ll explain later, when everyone gets back.”
She said. Rik nodded and
both dove into work. About an hour
later, Jo got up and ordered room service.
Turning back to her friend, she spoke: “I can’t figure out what to
do for the final show. It has to be
something new, something spectacular.”
“True
to your signature tours.” Rik added. Jo
nodded as she went to fix herself a drink.
She returned to the desk and sat down.
Thinking for a moment, she began to write something down.
“How
about if we do a pyro show and I come out from a smoke filled chamber dressed in
sci-fi gear?” She offered. Rik
burst out laughing. Taking a moment
to calm herself, she cleared her throat and thought.
“Nah,
it’s been done before and by you as a matter of fact.
You did that at the end of your second tour.”
Rik commented. She paused to think
for a moment. Just as she was about
to speak, the hotel door burst open and in strode two women laughing
hysterically. Jo and Rik looked at
each other and shrugged. They
watched as the two dropped their bags and flopped down in chairs. The entire time the laughter never faltered.
The two finally calmed down and looked at their partners.
Jo and Rik both had puzzled expressions on their faces, which made the
two women burst out laughing all over again.
Jo
went over to her love and knelt down in front of her.
Emily calmed herself and attempted to speak.
“Hey hon. Guess what?” She
asked. Jo simply raised her eyebrow.
“Ooohh. Do you know how
sexy you look when you do that? Anywhos,
I had the most wonderful idea while we were shopping.” She explained. Jo
looked to Rik, who looked to Rah, who looked to Emily waiting for something
else. “Rah and I figured out
what you should do to end the tour!”
Emily exclaimed.
“Well,
what did you two come up with?” Jo inquired.
“XENA!!!”
The two women screamed in unison. “We
were out and we saw this costume shop. We
went in for fun and saw the most amazing Xena and Gabrielle costumes.
Then we thought about you and ‘BING’ and alarm went off.”
Emily said.
“Yeah,
you look so much like Lucy Lawless, though a bit taller.
It would be spectacular. You
already know most of the moves and how to handle a sword.”
Sarah added. Jo looked to
Rik and shook her head.
“Hey,
they’re right, you do fit the part.” Rik said. Jo
glared at her.
“I
do not look like Lucy Lawless!” She bellowed. “Besides,
wouldn’t that be copyright infringement?”
Jo tried to come up with any excuse to stop this madness.
Rah and Rik shrugged. Emily
got up and went to the phone.
“Yes,
can you get me the number to the Auckland Convention Center?”
She asked. A moment later
she said her thanks and hung up. She
dialed again. The others could only
hear her half of the conversation and wondered what she was up to.
“Yes, thank you. That’s
right four of us: Joana Knyte and three others.
Thank you again.” Emily
hung up the phone and turned to see everyone staring at her.
“What?”
“What
did you do, my love?” Jo asked.
“We’re
going on a little adventure tomorrow to the Convention Center here in
Auckland.”
She stated.
“Why?”
“Because
I am going to prove my point.” Emily smiled and headed into the bathroom.
Rah and Rik stared at Jo for some sort of reaction.
Jo simply shrugged and went after her love.
The couple looked at each other and shook their heads.
Rik wrote a note for Jo and the two left the room.
**************
“Why are we doing this again?” Jo asked her lover.
“Because
I have to prove my point about you looking like Lucy Lawless and Xena.”
Emily stated as she nearly dragged her partner along. Rik and Rah couldn’t help but giggle as Jo grudgingly
followed. The three of them agreed
that the resemblance was uncanny. It
would be a perfect ending show for the tour to have Jo come out as Xena.
Well, that was with the exception that she would have to wear a wig due
to her new hair cut.
Emily
left the trio for a moment and disappeared into the crowd.
Jo still had no idea what going to a Xena convention had to do with her
love proving her point. Rik and Rah
stood nearby at one of the tables talking to some fans.
A bobbing blond head caught Jo’s attention and she turned in its
direction. The sight of her lover
coming toward her sent flutters through her stomach.
A goofy grin spread across her face as she watched her love come closer.
Emily had chosen to wear her Xena shirt, which she had ripped the sleeves
off of. Along with her tight jeans,
she looked down right delectable.
Emily
finally arrived directly in front of her lover, who looked about a thousand
miles away. She waved her hand in
front of Jo’s eyes to get her attention.
She turned and waved Rik and Rah over as well.
“Huh,
what?”
Jo stuttered as she returned to reality.
Everyone chuckled at their bewildered friend. Jo snorted and turned to her lover. “What’s up baby?”
She asked.
“Come
with me, all of you.” Emily said as she took Jo’s hand and started leading her
through the crowd. Moving toward
the large stage, she trudged past the barriers and walked right backstage.
Jo tried to stop her, but failed. Once
they were backstage Emily wandered over to a man setting up some cables.
Talking with him for a moment, she returned to the group.
“This way.” Jo shrugged at her friends and followed.
A moment later they stood before a door with a large “X” on
it. Emily knocked and waited.
The
door opened and a familiar blond stood before the group.
Rik’s jaw dropped at the sight of her favorite actress.
Rah elbowed her lover and glared at her.
Rik simply shrugged. “You
must be Emily, please come in. I’ll
tell Lucy you’re here.” With
that the blond wandered off.
Everyone
sat down and waited for her to return. “What
is going on love?” Jo asked
still rather confused. Emily simply
smiled. A couple minutes later in
walked the blond and right behind her a tall woman with amazing blue eyes.
Emily rose from her seat.
Moving
toward the two women, she held out her hand: “I’m Emily Arbor, I called
and spoke with your manager the other day about a favor.”
She offered.
The
blond took Emily’s hand and shook it. “I’m
Renee and tall, dark and goofy over there is Lucy.
We heard about your favor and we are delighted to help.”
She replied. Lucy shook
Emily’s hand as well.
“Thank
you both very much. Now, the person whom my friends, Rik and Rah,”
she said pointing to the couple, “think that my fiancée bears an
astonishing resemblance to you Lucy. We
have been racking our brains trying to come up with a tour finale show and Rah
and I thought Jo coming out as Xena would be spectacular.”
Both Renee and Lucy nodded in agreement.
Emily moved back over to her love and motioned her forward.
“Lucy, Renee, I would like to introduce you to the love of my life:
Joana Knyte.” She said
pointing to Jo.
Jo
stared at her for a moment with a look of ‘you sly little devil you’.
Moving forward she shook Renee’s hand, and then turned to Lucy. “I tried to tell my love that she was delusional and
that I don’t look like you, but she insisted on proving her point. Though I
must admit I am honored to finally meet you Mrs. Lawless.” Jo offered. Lucy
rose and shook her hand. Everyone
looked at the pair and smiled. Though
Jo had short hair and was a few inches taller, the match was almost perfect.
The group sat for a few minutes and discussed Xena and the two films Jo had done. Jo resigned herself to the fact that everyone had made a good case and agreed to do Xena as her tour finale show. She did, however, make one adjustment. Emily was to dress as Gabrielle, Rik as Eponin, Rah as Solari, and Erin as Ephiny. Emily had argued the same defense Jo had tried, but failed miserably. Lucy and Renee offered to help with the costumes and set the band up with the show’s wardrobe coordinator. Saying goodbye, Jo and her band mates left the center.
Jo had a wide smirk on her face as she sauntered out to the car. The four women piled into the car and sulked the entire way back to the hotel. Emily called Erin as soon as they reached the room and told her of the plan. Erin laughed at the situation, but readily agreed. She told her friend that she and Sam would be arriving the next day to prepare for the upcoming concert. She had flown back for an appearance in court for her partner. She explained to Emily that they had convinced the judge that Sam would be in constant supervision and he had agreed to let her go along on the tour. Emily said goodbye and hung up.
“Erin
and Sam will be here tomorrow.” Emily said, as she got ready for bed. Jo emerged from the bathroom dressed in only her boxers.
“That’s
great. I’m glad Sam could join
us.”
Jo had truly felt bad for her friend when her lover was ordered to remain
behind. She turned to her lover
with a wicked gleam in her eye and started moving toward the petite blond.
Seeing the look in her lover’s eyes made Emily’s knees go weak and
ignited her passion.
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