05x05 - Them Bones, Them Bones

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05x05 - Them Bones, Them Bones

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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 k*ll 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.

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 st*lks 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 v*olence.

I'll become
the face of death itself…

…Capable of destroying not only…

…a person's body,
but their soul.

But Xena k*lled Alti.

That's why she can only att*ck
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 k*ll 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, k*lled 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 k*ll 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 w*r 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.

Sounds easy enough.

All right, we'll split up.
Yakut, you come with me.

We're going to go and dig up
Alti's grave.

Gabrielle, I want you and Amarice
to go to the temple.

Bring back some of the amber.

A word of warning…

The tree is guarded
by an amazon mystic named Chia.

She has the power to see
the truth in your heart.

You may lie to yourself,
but you can't lie to Chia.

I'm ready.

Then what are we waiting for?

We're close.

She knows we're coming.

Something wrong?

No.

It's you I'm worried about, Xena.

There aren't many women in the world
who can carry both child…

…and w*apon with equal grace.

And yet, I sense that your heart is not
yet fully committed to motherhood.

Part of me wants this child so bad,
that I'm counting the days till I have it.

Another part of me wonders if bringing a
child into this world is the right thing to do.

It's not even born yet
and already it's suffering.

-And you blame yourself?
-Of course.

-It's my child. It's my responsibility.
-You're right.

Do you remember the story
of the world tree?

Of course.

Shaman elders believe that
at the golden navel of the Earth…

…there is a tree that has more branches
than even the gods can count.

And on these branches, perch the souls
of unborn children.

The part I didn't tell you…

…is that when a mother finally
accepts what she is about to become…

…the child will send her a message
in the form of a dove.

And what does it say?

"Thank you."

You've come a long way
since I first met you.

I wish that were true.

The skull's missing.

We've come all this way to rob a…

…grave.

This is all my fault.

I wanted to harvest Alti's power
to use it for good.

I needed her skull
for my ritual…

…but all I did
was unleash her soul.

And now you and your baby
are paying the price.

I'm so ashamed…
I didn't wanna disappoint you.

Disappoint…

You don't want to disappoint me…

Yakut, my friend
almost d*ed yesterday.

I know.

That's why I wanna finish
what you two started.

Let me face Alti myself.

No! We stick to the plan!

Yakut…

Yakut…

Yakut, what do you think
you're doing?

-I thought you were hurt!
-I'm ok.


I wanted to defeat Alti myself.

I needed your forgiveness.

I've always wanted to be
inside of you, Xena.

Xena?

It's such a pleasure to see you again,
Xena.

Or should I call you… Mommy?

There aren't many guarantees in life, Alti,…

…but I promise you this.

If you harm my child…

…I will hound you.

I will hound you throughout all time
in between worlds.

I will be your eternal damnation.

Well, at least we'll be together
again.

I've so missed
these intimate little moments…

I'd k*ll myself before
I let your soul replace my child's.

Tempting…

…but no.

I like having you around too much.

I have a way
that we can both win, Xena.

I'll give you your soul of your child…

…but you must bring me back
to the physical world.

I can't do that.

Not by yourself.

But if you convince the amazons
to put their minds to it…

…then anything is possible.

I'm sorry.

Let's get back to camp.

Sure this is
the right cave?

Yeah… I think so.

All right, well… Let's get the amber
and get outta here.

What about Chia?

What, the mystic that can see
right through you?

Uh, scary…

No need for me to appear frightening,
my child.

Facing oneself
can be crippling…

…even for the most hardened warrior.

-We've come for the…
-…Amber.

Will you help us?

As the Amazon protector
of the sacred amber…

…I can only release it
to a fellow amazon.

And one of you is not an amazon.

I can see the truth, Amarice.

And you dare to come here hiding
behind an identity you have not earned.

Is it true?

You, on the other hand,…

…my pass.

I've got it.

You and Xena were right.

What you see
isn't always what you get.

I thought if I denied that enough times,
I'd make it true.

I had no identity,
so I created one.

The thing I always wanted to be…
an amazon.

You know, I just wanted to feel
like part of something.

Amarice…

Look, for many years,
I walked in Xena's shadow.

I wanted to be her.

She taught me something.

It's warmer
standing in the sun.

Yeah.

Well, you better get going.
She's waiting for you.

She's waiting for us.

Come on.

We have the amber.

-What happened to you?
-I'm ok.

Alti's got the baby's soul.

What do we do?

We can't use the amber
until we know the baby's soul is safe.

Otherwise, we'll risk trapping
them both forever.

The strongest mind wins.

We're gonna have to b*at Alti
at her own game.

What are you thinking?

She wants us to bring her back.

Why don't we do that?

Our focus is our unity.

Our minds,
the creator of worlds.

What's it gonna be, Xena?

All right, you win.

You give me my child's soul
and I will take you back to my world.

First you take me back,
then you get your child.

The ritual's already begun.

All you have to do
is take my hand.

I knew you'd see things
my way.

Now the real fun starts.

All right, Alti…

Give me back my child's soul.

Motherhood has made you weak.

The Xena I knew
would have never given into this so easily.

You're right, I'm a big softie.
Now, a deal's a deal.

Is it?

Even in this world, I'm even more
powerful than you ever dreamed.

You'd be surprised what I can summon up
in my dreams.

Do you think we fooled her?

What have you done?

When you thought you were stepping into
the real world, you let your guard down.

I took you from one dream world
into another.

Welcome!

Like you said…

…once you put your mind to it,
anything's possible.

Imagine what several
can do.

Come on, Xena.

Give me a signal!

She's k*lling her.
We should get her out.

Give her more time!

This has gotta hurt.

You have something that belongs to me.

-Did you feel that?
-She's got her baby.

That's the sign.

Xena!

Stay out of my nightmares.

Xena…

Come on.

Gabrielle…

You did it.

We did it.

Xena must think
I'm a jerk.

I didn't tell her what Chia said.

Why not?

Because I don't think
it's true anymore.

I have this amazon necklace and…

…it's from my tribe.

There's a stone on here
for all my sisters.

I just added another one…

…for you.

Thank you.

Better hurry.
Xena and I are ready.

Actually, Gabrielle,…

…I'm gonna stay here,…

…learn a few things.

Ok.

See you.

I don't know what to say.

What would you say to any friend
who was leaving for a time?

You're not like
any other friend.

I'll miss you, Xena.

Take care of yourself, Yakut.

Be careful.

It doesn't take a vision
to know the child of Xena…

…is gonna be someone to behold.

You'll be a target again,
and so will your baby.

I know.

That's why I'm headed east.

I figure I could learn
a few new tricks.

Your baby's lucky
to have you.

I'm the lucky one.
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