Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena, what does this herb look like?

A mushroom… …Just a plain old mushroom.

I think this is it.

You're telling me that this is going to help you with morning nausea…

That's what they say. Come on. Gimme. Gimme.

All right.

Well… Bottom's up.

Some warrior, huh?

You look beautiful.

-You do! -I feel like a slug.

…A pregnant slug.

-You're happy, Xena. -Oh, yeah?

-Yeah. You know how I know? -No.

'Cause it's the only time you make fun of yourself.

Well, maybe I'm happy 'cause I know I don't have to go through this alone.

I'm not eating mushrooms.

Gabrielle…

You ok?

Yeah…

Yeah, I think it was just a cra…

Do I take you to a healer?

Come on! Bring her in quickly!

Gabrielle!

Gabrielle!

Something's gone wrong.

Something's gone wrong.

How far along is she?

About a season.

Get me something!

Give her something!

Get it off me!

I've never seen anything like this!

Get it off me!

Get it off! Get this off me!

Gabrielle…

Hey, you're just dreaming.

-It's ok. -When your friend brought you in…

…you were in considerable pain.

I gave you a sedative.

My baby…

I can't find anything physically wrong with you or your child.

The best thing for both of you now… is bedrest.

A trader told me he saw you come in here. Are you ok?

Yeah, she just needs more sleep.

What are you doing?

Yakut…

She'll know what to do.

Who's Yakut?

Shamaness.

Leader of the northern amazons.

The northern amazons?

Is that a long journey for a pregnant woman to take?

That was no dream I had.

It was a premonition.

Something's trying to kill my baby.

In the time of ancient gods,…

…warlords…

…and kings…

…a land in turmoil cried out for a hero.

She was Xena.

A mighty princess…

…forged in the heat of battle.

The power…

The passion…

The danger…

Her courage will change the world.

XENA, THE WARRIOR PRINCESS

Welcome, Xena. We've been expecting you.

Let me guess… She saw it in some kind of vision.

In fact I did.

It's good to see you again, Yakut.

Come. We have much work to do.

Your child is being drained of its life-force in the spiritual realm.

Tell me what you saw.

The entity that stalks your child, Xena,…

…bears the mark of the shamaness.

You know who it is, don't you?

Alti.

I wanna tap into the heart of darkness…

…The sheer, naked will behind all craving,…

…hatred and violence.

I'll become the face of death itself…

…Capable of destroying not only…

…a person's body, but their soul.

But Xena killed Alti.

That's why she can only attack through the spiritual realm.

Wait a minute. I'm still a little confused on…

…this whole spiritual realm thing.

Nature is composed of several plains of reality, Amarice,…

…and they're all united by one thing…

-…The mind. -Oh, yeah, that explains it.

Think of it this way… In the day, when you're awake…

…is one reality.

At night, when you dream, there's another.

And what all these realities have in common…

…is your awareness of them.

Then how do we kill someone that we can't see?

Xena is preparing to do battle with Alti in her realm…

…but I'm afraid in her condition… she won't win.

Then I guess I have to convince her to let me go.

No.

I have seen Alti rip the hearts out of people that I love.

I'm not going to take that chance with you.

Xena…

We don't have a choice.

I was there in India. I know who we're dealing with.

I might not have the strength to stop Alti, Gabrielle,…

…but I can stop you.

Xena…

I love your baby like it were my own.

I will do anything I have to to fight for its life…

…and I deserve that chance as much as you do.

Let me.

Looks like you're going to learn the ways of the shamaness sooner than I thought.

The ritual of crossing over…

To do battle with Alti on the spiritual plane…

…you must be unified with one who's recently passed over.

Choose a creature of the forest.

This being, killed with a ceremonial dagger of a shamaness,…

…will be your bridge to the realm of souls.

Just as daughter becomes mother…

…the student becomes the teacher.

Their strength will be their unity.

Their courage will be their guide.

Give me your hand.

The stag's blood mingled with your own will carry you across to the other side.

My blood mixed with yours…

…will be your link to the physical world.

When you drink, you will begin to cross over.

Carry the dagger with you. On no account should you let go of it.

It's our only chance to kill Alti in the spiritual realm.

If we can destroy her there, we destroy her soul.

I understand.

Remember, don't let go of the dagger.

I won't.

Xena, don't let go of me.

Never.

Xena's little bitch…

Welcome to the doghouse.

You see, things aren't exactly the way they are in your realm.

Use your dagger, Gabrielle.

Here, the strongest mind wins.

Keep goin', Gabrielle.

Your war is with Xena, not her child!

You've got me all wrong.

I don't wanna hurt the baby any more than you do.

I need it to be born.

Fortunately, I don't need you.

You have the dagger. Use it.

Alti…

All right, Gabrielle, that's enough. Come back, now.

All right, that's enough!

I'm gonna count to ten.

And during this, you will feel your body shutting down.

Your heart will stop. You will cease to breathe.

And at the count of ten…

…you will die.

I want you back here! Gabrielle, you can do no more good!

One.

Can you hear me?

Two.

Three.

Four.

Sharp pains in your arms as your blood pressure lowers.

Six.

Your brain is screaming. Seven.

Eight.

Alti's not gonna defeat us this time. Come on, Gabrielle.

Nine.

One more count and you will be dead.

Gabrielle, this is not your destiny. Come on.

Ten.

Come on, Gabrielle!

No.

Come on.

No. Come on.

I gotcha… I gotcha.

I gotcha now.

Don't you ever do that again.

You never do that again.

I failed.

You made it a back in one piece, didn't you?

Believe it or not, I feel a whole lot now.

You managed to buy us some time.

There's something else.

Alti doesn't want to hurt your baby.

She wants it to be born.

What does that mean?

Alti wants to steal my baby's soul.

She wants to replace it with her own.

I'll try again.

No, you barely made it back the last time.

Yakut…

You remember the burial ritual for souls?

That ritual never worked, Xena.

Well, unless you got a better idea, we've got no choice.

The tree of amber grows in the temple of Chia.

If we can get our hands on some of it, we can use it to cover Alti's remains.

How will that stop her?

When the amber hardens, it will trap Alti's soul.