Xena: Warrior Princess

Previously on Xena...

They sent me to a place that makes Tartarus look like...

...the Elysian Fields. They call it Hell.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer gal.

You can't have a crucifixion without crosses, Brutus.

You're crucifying Gabrielle...

All of them.

Xena!

I promised to deliver you to my lord...

...and that's exactly what I'm gonna do.

Your friend has been taken to Hell.

Aren't you the lucky girl? You get to spend eternity with me.

You've walked through the fire of purification.

Now... your cleansing is complete.

Xena gave herself up...

...to save one of the damned.

Are you telling me that Xena is in Hell...

...and she's in Paradise?

Love is the way.

What do you want, Ares?

I gotta tell you, Kal...

This place is shabbier than I remember it.

It's gotta be tough when those tributes stop comin' in.

But I digress.

So let's just cut the crap and while you're at it, you stop tryin' to snatch Xena.

Force doesn't work with her. Never has... Never will. So...

...stop it.

And clear the field for you... Nice try.

Are you still mad about me stealing the dark chakram?

-That was years ago! -If you hadn't...

...then none of this would have happened.

-Xena... teaming up with Eli. -Eli?

He's a sanctimonious stooge.

Who raised the dead...

Raised the dead...

A mere parlor trick.

And isn't that what really brought you here?

The feel of that force working through him.

No, I think we both know why I'm here.

So you take my advice.

Back off.

Fear, Brother Caleb?

Surely, a holy man like you is pure enough to meet the challenge.

Or would you rather die where you stand?

I'm really glad you guys...

I can't believe you're here.

Thank you, Joxer.

I'll get you some food.

I've got something for you.

Look, I saved 'em for you.

I was hoping it could be fixed.

You think?

Ok.

Come on, Amarice. Come on.

We're back...

...Together?

Always.

Are you ok?

Oh, yeah. ...Just a little stiff.

You know, I feel like I've misplaced something.

Your clothes?

I think we need to find a market.

I don't know how we'll repair that, Xena.

It's not something you can take to a blacksmith.

This thing Amarice gave me?

What is this thing, anyway?

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

You're kidding me...

Xena...

-That's your chakram. -Well, it's very sharp.

It could be dangerous.

You don't remember it at all?

Should I?

Listen...

I'm a bit hazy on everything right now.

Let's just try to get warm, huh?

What do you think?

You like 'em?

Well, if that's what you want, you'd better ask Joxer.

He's the only one with any money.

I'm kind of surprised, though!

Don't you need some scrolls or something?

They're not for her. They're for you.

Me? Why?

What's a warrior without a weapon?

Is that a riddle?

Hang on, I love riddles.

"What is a warrior without a weapon?"

...Easy pickin's.

Xena!

Joxer, help Xena!

Come on!

Let's go! Come on!

Get them!

It's not over, Xena!

-Kal will have you! -Run, Xena, run!

Come on!

Xena, what is wrong with you?

Don't worry about me. Joxer got hurt worse than I did.

I'm talking about you, this look.

No weapons... Why didn't you fight?

Fight?

-You didn't even defend yourself. -So?

So you usually pulverize guys like that.

There's something wrong with Xena.

-You're gonna be all right. -Xena...

Think about when you fought Callisto?

Alti?

Caesar?

Who?

Xena, listen to me.

Do you remember anything...

...violent...

...about yourself or about us?

Violent?

Yeah, you know...

Like... you and I... fighting evil shoulder to shoulder?

You mean... you don't remember...

...your death or... how you died?

Some of my memories are a little fuzzy but...

My death?

Come on...

Xena...

it's not your memory. It's like you've lost your...

...Fire and...

-...edge. -Marbles.

Yourself.

Don't you feel that?

I feel...

...empty.

I can't believe the power that brought you two back would make a mistake...

...Unless it was me.

...Unless I did something wrong.

Eli, it's not your fault.

Maybe, it has something to do with the guards that jumped us in the marketplace.

-What guards? -Oh, yeah.

Yeah. They said something about...

-...Kylie, Keely. -...Kal.

Kal's the god of war in this region.

If there's a bigger picture you can bet he's part of it.

One thing's for certain...

They don't give up easily.

-What do we do next? -I don't know.

But I know someone who might.

-Come on! -Where are we going?

To see an old friend of mine.

Eli...

Who's this guy that we're going to see?

Caleb. He's one of my dearest friends.

We studied ancienct scriptures together before I went to India.

So, he's a scholar.

How's a guy like this supposed to help us fight a god?

Knowledge is power, Amarice.

I'm sure there's something in his ancient texts that'll explain all this.

Well, we should pick up the pace then.

Eli...

Can I ask you something? Fire away.

Look...

I know that Gabrielle thinks a lot of you...

...and I think a lot about her.

The trouble is, she keeps dying before I can tell her...

...but I was hoping that with your teachings of love and understanding...

-...you could help me tell her. -Tell her what?

That I love her.

You don't need my help.

Just speak from your heart.

No, no, no, no, no. Look. You're...

...Eli. You're...

...You know guru, love god. Do you have a poem or...

-...like a parable? -Listen, Joxer.

-Maybe I could give her... -Joxer, just listen.

Just keep it simple, and she'll understand.

Love is the most powerful force on Earth.

Living with me must have been a nightmare for you.

You had your moments.

Why did I have to kill them?

Xena, in order to save the girls, you had to get rid of the slavers.

It's unbelievable.

Hey, Joxer, come here.

Tell me some more about that time that you saved me from that woman.

-What was her name? -Oh, Callisto? Well...

Actually it was more of a team effort.

Look, Xena, you want great stories about yourself...

...talk to Eli. He's your man.

I've tried. She doesn't believe me.

Eli, I know that you believe those stories, but me fighting demons?

Come on...

See what I mean?

Amarice, you can fill Xena in on some details, can't you?