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Post by Joxcenia on Mar 19, 2005 22:38:36 GMT -6
Create a scene, using whatever writing style you prefer, that includes a combination of any or all of the following:
- Sky
- Villagers
- Argo
- Necklace
- Kaleidoscope
- Exorcism
- Banishment
- Outbreak
There is no wrong direction in which to take in order to complete this challenge. All is good. So feel free to experiment in all areas of style & technique.
BTW: Please keep it PG-13... If it was used in the show, you can use it in your work here.
UPDATE # 1: The assignments can be uber if that's where the muse leads you... and can also include other show/movie/comic book characters, such as: Alias/Xena... Star Trek/Xena... Spiderman/Xena... Wonder Woman/Xena... etc. Argo can be a horse... a ship... a pet... a car... whatever...
UPDATE # 2: A written "scene" isn't a whole fanfic manuscript/script, or even a whole chapter/act. For example: In Sins Of The Past, Act 1 has several "scenes" that make up the one act. There's Xena being told to leave by the villagers and Gabrielle begging to be taken along... Xena's meeting with Draco to save the village... Gabrielle taking off to follow Xena... Xena's meeting with the Cyclops... Gabrielle's meeting with the Cyclops... etc. Each one of these is a separate "scene", and some are longer than others.
There is no word limit to go by. Your scene can be as long or as short as you choose. Your scene may also be a television script or a play. As I've stated above... there is no wrong way to go about creating your scene... all is good. And you don't have to use all of the words above. You are free to pick and choose which words you want included in your scene. You may use them all if you choose to.
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Post by Joxcenia on Mar 19, 2005 22:39:19 GMT -6
Oooh! If you're having trouble getting started, try looking the words up in the dictionary, as some words have several meanings:
Kaleidoscope: (Not necessarily an object/toy.) Anything that constantly changes, as in color and pattern.
Necklace: (Not necessarily something worn around the neck.) In nautical usage, a strap around a lower mast to carry blocks.
Banishment: (Not necessarily banning someone from a place or action.) The act of driving away or dispelling; as, the banishment of care.
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Post by Joxcenia on Mar 19, 2005 22:40:23 GMT -6
My Xena Challenge Scene
The Warrior, The Phantom, And The Temple's Tomb
Written by: ChelSierra Remly
The Triskelion and Chakram slice through the air with a whoosh! Both weapons swirl, zigzag & spiral as they dance a frenzied tango across the sky.
“You know, Gabrielle, you’re getting pretty good with that.” Xena shifts her weight from one foot to the other and leans into position to catch the Chakram on its return flight.
“Well, it isn’t the Chakram, but it handles much the same,” said Gabrielle. She leans to one side and plucks the Triskelion from the air as it tries to fly past.
“If you wanted to keep the Chakram, you should have left me dead,” Xena shoots back.
Gabrielle gives Xena a sideways glance. “I thought about it,” she said, wrinkling her nose. “But then I weighed the pros and cons…”
“Oh, so that’s why it took you so long.” Xena teases.
“That isn’t fair, Xena.” Gabrielle forces the Triskelion back into the air with a flick of her wrist. The Chakram follows suit. “It isn’t as though it were a simple exorcism. I had to find a way to reform your body from ashes that were a year old before I could resurrect your soul. And then of course there’s the fact that you wanted to stay dead."
“Oh that,” said Xena, forcing a smile. “Well, I had my reasons.” Both Xena and Gabrielle catch their weapons in unison and place them on their hips. “I think we’re ready now to check out that temple.”
They walk through the woods in silence, each in their own thoughts, and hide behind some bushes near a temple. The day is hot, but the gentle breeze sends chills through their bodies as it flows across their skin, evaporating beads of sweat. A lone bird calls out, but the guards standing around the temple take no notice of it, they are intent on their mission and nothing will distract them.
“Oooh!” a woman’s voice penetrates the air.
“Help, someone help! My wife has gone into labor.”
The temple guards look to their right, but see nothing out in the open.
“Aaah!” a woman’s scream sends a murder of crow into flight, they form a black cloud which flows across the sky and settles into trees further down the trail leading to the village just down the hill. “Aaah!” the woman screams again. And again the murder of crow takes flight, this time leaving the area completely.
Virgil steps from the edge of the tree line and waves his arms overhead to alert the guards to his position. He doesn’t see Xena and Gabrielle in the bushes to the left of the men, but he trusts that they are there. “Hey,” he yells at the guards. “Can you come give me a hand? My wife is giving birth, and I need some help.”
The guards ignore Virgil at first, but a group of villagers come around the bend and take notice, so the men slowly stride over to assess the situation, glancing back at the temple doors from time to time. “We don’t know anything about the workings of a midwife,” one guard states loud enough for the small band to hear. “Why not get those men over there to help you take your wife into town?” He points towards the villagers. “I’m sure they have a midwife there.”
Eve steps out into the open and waddles up to the group of men. “The pain has stopped now. I think maybe the baby decided to wait a little longer.” She smiles apologetically at the guards. “I’m very sorry to have troubled you.”
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Inside the temple, crystals hung from the ceiling, while the sun’s rays shone through small openings in the roof and walls, sending patterns of various colors and shapes throughout the room as both sunlight and glass intermingle. The multitude of shapes change in size and form as the colors battle for dominance, first blue wins, then red, green, yellow, red, blue, yellow, green. On and on and on, the sunlight and crystals continue their play.
“This is beautiful,” said Gabrielle, mesmerized by the hypnotic grace of the shifting colors and patterns. “Too bad this place is being run by warlords. It would make for a nice retreat for the villagers."
“Yeah, too bad,” said Xena, her eyes on the tomb in the middle of the room. “But they can do what they want with it after we’ve taken care of these warlords.”
Copyright © 2004 ChelSierra Remly
Note:
- A Triskelion is the "Trianglar Flying Killing Thing" that Prince Morloch used in Dangerous Prey. I've wanted Gabrielle to have it ever since I first laid eyes on it... and now she does. ;D
My Back Story: The temple is used by warlords, masquerading as Priests, who are forcing villagers in the surrounding area to pay homage to Xena. They claim to have her remains placed inside a tomb that rests in the center of the temple, and the villagers must bring money, food, and other supplies to her in return for her protection from beyond the grave.
If Xena had appeared to the villagers as a ghost, it would have reaffirmed their belief that the Priests were telling them the truth. Thus, Xena had to be brought back from the dead to prove the lie and save them from the warlords. (I haven’t worked out how Xena was brought back to life, or how the souls of Higuchi were still avenged and not lost forever by this, but then I didn’t need to just for this one scene.)
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