Water? Hahaha! That's great! Amazing story :)

Smile never left my face from the first chapter to epilogue.

This is a one of a kind xena-gabrielle fanfic. I loved it.

Man ive been with you on every chapter of this story this was an amazing story. you did an excellent job, a damn good job really, it was very well written. You did everything perfect with this story, captured the characters perfectly. Amazing job, i look forward to reading more stories from you, keep up the good work.

Wasn't sure about this epilogue at first, but reading it, I realize that it was a great idea.

They both are over what happened, but they just don't feel quite right, don't know why, but they don't. They can't figure it out, but something has to be done.

Xena gets a visit from Aphrodite, probably the last person who she wanted to see, but anyway it helped.

What it felt like was that for Both Xena and Gabrielle they the child thing was getting in the way for both of them, Gab was a child, and Xena the caretaker, it seemed to be in the way, and like the Vial of water, the image of that child thing shattered, and they got to see themselves without that letter error.

Aphrodite is insanely clever some times, and more realistic than even the show, even if Greek Gods aren't all that realistic.

All is well in lust and love. Xena and Gabby are having a good time, and Cupid is thinking about Valentines day, though I'm sure he'd be upset to know that the holiday meant for him was taken over by some Irish man, luck of the Irish for ya.

Anyway, great chapter.

“ "I hate it when you do that you know, I'm not a horse," Gabrielle scolded—"Yet, you answer," Xena smirked.” I laughed so much at this :)

Then in chapt.17 when Xena comments on, er, certain height differences; that’s just asking for trouble! The conversation as they discuss their relationship after Gabrielle’s change, is delicately done and absorbing to read. And the whole love vial business in the Epilogue is so funny. It’s a story I’ll enjoy re-reading.

I really admire that you took the slow route with Xena and Gabrielle in that they didn't sleep together right away they really took there time and got comfortable with each other, it makes the final outcome feel really natural and the end of the story feels really genuine. I love the idea that Aphrodite gave Xena a placebo that was very clearly she was thinking smart psychology there and it worked a real treat. All in all a fantastic story and wonderful read which I enjoyed reading every minute off.

Trust me U couldnt pck up the better ending, U , clever U :D

THIS IS one of the stories in my top 5 stories ever :D U RE AMAZING AND MAGNIFICENT WRITER :D

THIS WAS AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING :D I was wondering for how long u re going to keep them like that ;) but they finally resolved everything :D And love is always the answer :D

Loved the ending and I will never again look at ants without thinking of Xena on that log. :)

Great job!

I'm glad Gabrielle got a little back at Xena, having her sit on the naughty log lol I can't believe it took them that long to consummate their love lol Poor Aphrodite having to step in again and give Xena a push lol Oh you could have gone into greater detail of their first love making experience was 0( I really hate using my imagination lol Would have been more effective for Valentine's day then chocolate lol

I will miss this fic, thank you for writing this wonderful story 0)

By the Gods, this is one of the best stories I have had the privalige of reading!

Thanks for this epilogue! The enchanted vial, the way Xena can feel when there's a god nearby, the references back to earlier parts of the story-and, especially, the conversation at the end between Aphrodite and Cupid, were all delightful.

I did enjoyed this final chapter, though the story would also have been great without it. Not complaining about having read this, because I repeat, did ejoyed it, so, just my opinion.

Thanks for sharing.

This is really interesting. At first, I thought Aphrodite was gonna make Gabby look *eh-hem* more mature, but I can see this working too.

As I read this, I appear to have been unnecessarily critical with the previous review. I apologize.

ON TO MEGA REVIEW.

A mega review is divided into two parts. 1 part chapter, 1 part story.

THE CHAPTER.

It's about time Gabrielle grew up. I know she's shaking the childish Cobwebs, but she's more there then she's been in a while. Her feelings are coming out for Xena, though they seem just a bit less than Xena's, at least at first. STill, here they are together.

The whole point of actually making them lovers, is something of a surprise curve, I didn't see that coming at all, and I'm feeling confused about the previous 16 chapters? Was this all that Xena and Gabrielle needed to learn? Just to be in love?

Xena's emotions coming in here raw, I do not recall Xena punching things out of rage, but nonetheless, I can feel her here, which was needed for Xena in this part of the story. They both needed to just admit they care for one another, and the tying in the of the fear of losing Gabrielle is a great addition.

My overwhelming Joy is seeing Gabrielle grown up, and the resolution, they can finally move on, which is good. They are together, and that is done pretty good as well.

MEGA REVIEW

Where do I start? Why at the beginning of course. If there is anything about this story that really catches eyes, it's the beginning. There is an OMG this is pure genius feeling to this story.

You find yourself like Xena, suddenly wondering just what the hell she is gonna do. Gabrielle as a child, a complete child, is beautiful. IT's a clear highlight. This probably did more to bring in hits than any other story. Every story, to be successful must have a hook in the beginning, and this one is yours.

Where we hit some rocky patch however, is the decision to give Gabrielle her memory back. I almost regret advising you to do it so soon. It's not to say that this was a bad idea, it's to say, that this probably could have waited a couple chapters.

I feel more than anything, as I read this story, unfulfilled in a way. I wanted to see more of how Xena handled Child Gabrielle. I wanted to see her get used to the idea, and even begin to feel more like a parent. Instead, as she was still just figuring it all out, just barely learning, Gabrielle got her memory back.

But the question is, did you do a bad job with the concept of Adult Gabby inside the body of a child? I would say NO you did not. From a writers point of view, I feel that this was probably a tough part to write, no doubt confusing and uncertain of where to go.

Gabrielle in this form seemed to be unsure of herself, and the character seemed unsure what she was. Was she a child? Or was she an adult? Or some hybrid. There were moments, when I was like.. that's our Gabby, and then there are moments when I want to scream, she's doing childlike things, making childlike mistakes.

These were good for struggle of course, but it just kept happening. It seemed like the same story was repeating itself, over and over again. Gabby would screw up, Gabby have a meltdown, Xena and Gab talk. Gabby would screw up, Gabby have a meltdown, Xena and Gabby talk, Gabby would screw up, gabby have a meltdown, Xena and Gabby would talk.

However, where this story did take a turn that I became infinitely more happy with, with both Xena and Gabrielle's reference to this repeating cycle. Gabrielle finally admitted that she just kept doing dumb things and even talked about why, and that was a very clear insecurity.

And xena spanked her, and there was a much needed spanking.

In chapter 6, Gabrielle mentally regained her memories and became like an adult. But was chapter 12/13 that she finally started acting like one. This resolution here was very much needed, and it helped in my mind to really fix some problems I was having with the story.

In the second 6 chapters it was like, this is a child, but she has the mind of an adult, watch her do childish things.

But from 12 onward, I saw the Gabrielle, I wanted to see under these circumstances. She still struggled, and she still disagreed with Xena's course of actions, but this I felt is the second golden section of the story. Gabrielle's story of adapting to her small body.

And then the battle of course, but mainly it was Gabrielle just being more of who she was. Gabrielle. In fact, I really enjoy the entire character direction of Gabrielle from this point on.

I do say, there is a minor thing with the last few chapters, I feel that maybe you could have scaled back at about one of them. A slimmer approach may have been needed here.

For Xena... one of the great things of the first 13 chapters, even the ones I had troubles with, was Xena's emotion struggles, they highlighted on my part, the feelings of me, a member of the audience. She's like... Gods gabrielle, I'm like Gods gabrielle. I very strongly identified with Xena throughout this story, but especially the first 13.

After 13 however, with the exception of CH17, I felt Xena was distant from the peice, and that's unfortunate. Her feelings and mindsets were some of the parts that I tended to enjoy.

To put it lightly, first 6 chapters, GOLDEN. 7-11... alright, decent, but... problematic. Seeing gabby repeat her own mistakes became wearing at times.

chapter 12. That one is special, and something I need to comment on in particular. To have a spanking, even offscreen, is ballsy. ANd I felt you did it in such a way as to avoid "this is right, you must follow this" which was very good.

You left the fans to make the choice on that, was Xena, right, or wrong? I think she was right, but I'm just a reader with an opinion and others may be different.

13-17... Good for bringing Gabrelle back to who she was... maybe it could have been reduced by a chapter by slimming down the unneeded bits.

The battle scene, not as bad as I had thought, when viewed in context, but details were still missing.

This story, for it's bumps in the road, is a great story.

Finally, I must say, with the last few chapters, I really felt some emotion from you in the character of Gabrielle. I don't know why, but I felt like something was really coming from you in this story.

Your countless hits and reviews are well earned and deserved. No doubt this for you was a tough and sometimes trying story to write, but hey... it is what it is. It's a good learning experience for you the author.

Overall, Great story.

Epilogue. I treated the Megareview before the epilogue because to me it seemed like the story ends here, and the epilogue may be something of a bonus feature, which is fine.

But that's why I did Megareview now, and not then. I wanted to treat the main story, separate from any special case additions.

Sorry if there were times when I was a bit to tough, for I'm sure with this particular story, I was... However, my words do intend to help.

Great story. Recommend it to all.