It was the birth
of the amazon nation…
…and of their legendary warrior,
Samsara,…
…whose lust for blood
perverted their history for eons.
Then Xena brought her daughter, Eve,…
…to receive
the amazon right of caste.
This is the story
of Eve's initiation…
…and of the amazon rebirth.
You know, Gabrielle,
you don't have to do this.
I wanna do it, Xena.
You gave Eve life.
The least I can do is
make her an amazon princess.
Don't you want me to give her
my right of caste?
I don't know.
I used to think
that I had to go through life alone,…
…that anything else
was a sign of weakness.
So I traded
my home and family for…
…v*olence, blood,
so much blood.
I never want Eve to know that life.
Maybe if she becomes an amazon,
she'll always feel a part of something.
She will.
But you're right.
A caste, that's a pretty precious gift.
Xena, we're all family.
I love her
like my own daughter.
Well, if that's the way you feel…
This deed cannot go unpunished.
Once we've mourned our loss,
we will have our revenge.
We'll k*ll every last one of them.
Xena! Gabrielle!
We've been expecting you.
Yakut…
What's happened?
Samite nomads from the northern
steppes raided the village.
Yakut led our defense.
We drove them back…
but at great cost.
Xena…
Xena…
Are you ok?
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.
I can't believe
this happened.
It shouldn't have.
Gabrielle, I saw Yakut's spirit.
She was trying to tell me something…
…trying to warn me.
-About what?
-I don't know.
But she wouldn't be back
if there wasn't something wrong.
Xena… Gabrielle…
We've prepared a yurt for you.
-Thank you…
-Cyane.
Cyane…
You've taken the traditional name
of the tribal leader.
I accepted command out of necessity,
not desire.
I haven't seen Amarice.
Many lives were lost during the battle.
Lost…
She… wanted you to have this.
She added a bead for Eve.
How did she know?
Yakut foresaw your arrival.
She said you would come to
make Eve a part of our tribe…
…and that we should
welcome her.
We're ready to begin
the ceremony.
-I don't know that this is any time…
-Xena, there's death all around us.
Maybe bringing a new life into
the tribe would be good for us.
-All right.
-I'm sorry, Xena.
Only amazons may be present
at our right 'a caste ceremonies.
It's ok.
Very well…
Don't be afraid, Eve.
We're going to make you
an amazon princess.
If you wish to give Eve
your right of caste…
…you must first take
your rightful place as our queen.
The queen?
You know I'm not staying.
It's only for the ceremony.
After that, you can choose someone
to take your place.
Xena…
I need your help.
Clothe yourself in the robes of a
sharmaness, then come to me.
Xena…
Yakut…
What are you doing here?
Why haven't you crossed over
into the land of the dead?
When I left my mortal body,
many things were revealed to me.
Each of us has a mission in life,…
…a role to fulfill.
I didn't get the chance
to complete mine.
And you can't cross over until you do.
Xena, the amazons are in danger.
From what?
The key to the future lies in the past.
I failed my people.
I have to fix it
before it's too late.
What do you need me to do?
A queen is a chalice.
Let us fill you
with visions of our history.
Fragments of a time
before we were amazons…
…when cannibals slaughtered
our men…
…and warriors like the great Samsara…
…called on the shaman
for a savior from the future.
An Atmah.
The first Cyane.
Behold the legendary Samsara.
Run! Run! Go!
Do it.
Force of life…
Send us from the land
beyond time and death…
…the Atmah, our savior.
Our greatest warrior.
I am dreaming.
No, I'm the twilight zone!
I am dreaming!
This is our savior?
Her strange ways and clothes
confused the tribe…
…but her courage was real.
Easy!
Easy!
That's it!
Good!
Take it easy, boy.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
Good boy. Good boy.
Attaboy.
What?
You truly are the Atmah.
-What did I do?
-You mounted a swift one.
Nobody has ever dared
to do that.
What… Just 'cause I rode a horse
for a few seconds, you think I'm…?
Wait.
If you guys don't ride the swift ones
when you catch 'em…
…what do you do with them?
We prepare them
for the ceremonial dinner.
You eat horses?
You're not supposed to eat horses!
Horses aren't food! I can't believe this!
With your courage…
…you have shown us
that you are worthy of our tribe.
Whether you think
you're the Atmah or not…
…tonight…
you become a Tretomlec!
Tonight…
…your coronation continues a ritual
passed down to us through the ages.
A ritual of music and movement.
A celebration of community and joy.
For we are a family,
united in sisterhood.
We are the creators
and our own creations.
The words and the music.
Both singer and song.
Our traditions stretch back
to the great Gaea herself,…
…mother of us all.
A tradition of dance,…
…of music,…
…of sacrifice,…
…of blood.
Witness our legacy,
Gabrielle.
Embrace the amazon way.
As our foresisters
honored the first Cyane,…
…give your spirit kiss
to our new queen, Gabrielle.
She will lead us in our quest
for vengeance.
Vengeance.
Vengeance…
No.
No, don't you see?
This battle is over.
You've won.
Our enemy dared to k*ll
the greatest amongst us.
For that, they must be punished.
Hasn't there been enough blood
here already?
We have an obligation to Yakut,
the tribe.
We have an obligation here.
Without new life, our tribe dies.
Begin the right of caste
ceremony.
I don't think we're gonna find
what we're looking for here.
Even as a spirit, I…
…don't have the ability
to break the laws of time,…
…to see into the past.
Then we'll have to bring
the past to us.
The Atmah dagger.
But it was banished to the netherworld
long ago…
…so it wouldn't fall
into the wrong hands.
But you can reach it
through the spirit world.
Even if I can reach it,
I can't bring it into the physical realm.
But I can.
Xena… You don't realize
how dangerous this is.
If you fail, you could be pulled
into the netherworld with it.
No one said it would be easy.
You should be able to travel
through the spirit world to the dagger.
Try.
Samsara opposes me.
You can do it.
Spirit, be gone!
I can see it.
Come on, Yakut, will it.
I can see it.
You can do it.
Stay with it.
You did it.
Yakut…
You did it.
The Atmah dagger.
Lift it, Xena.
Search our past for the answer.
Over that rise
is the great river.
On the other side of the river
is the tree that carries the hard red fruit.
We race there.
The first one back,
wins the challenge.
Cyane, I think you should accept this…
…and show us how the Atmah runs.
I suppose we could that, but…
It's just… See…
I don't think running
is really a very heroic thing.
I think the race has begun.
No, put me down!
Hi.
You saved my life.
Thanks.
Goodbottie.
Thanks.
Cyane.
Kor.
You know, I think we're…
moving way too fast here.
I appreciate your
saving my life, but…
…that doesn't mean I'm gonna…
…fall for any handsome guy
who happens to be a…
…great kisser.
What are you doing?
It's a Varanas!
What happened, Samsara?
She sided with our enemy
against me.
The penalty is death!
Yakut…
That moment of history
was lost to us.
Samsara was blinded by hatred
and blood lust.
I saw it in her eyes.
I've seen this before…
…here.
Even when my people mourn,
they think of nothing but revenge.
I can talk to them.
But, Xena,…
…it's ingrained in our culture.
Even when new sisters
join the tribe,…
…they're bathed in blood.
Eve.
You must declare your intentions
before the tribe.
Eve is my rightful heir.
I give her my right of cast.
Behold Eve.
She'll forever after
be called our sister…
…in life and in death.
Eve, we welcome you.
By this blood…
…I initiate you
into the sisterhood of our tribe…
…as a full amazon princess.
No.
This is a sacred ceremony!
I'm so sorry.
That's not how I was initiated.
I know.
Listen…
What you're doing here is wrong.
This has been our way
for generations.
Who are you
to tell us any different?
-You're not even an amazon.
-It's wrong…
…and you don't have
to take my word for it.
The sacred dagger of the Atmah…
If you won't listen to me,
isten to your ancestors.
Let Yakut reveal
the truth Samsara hid!
What did I say?
I think it was them!
Tretomlecs!
A prisoner…
Cyane touched her enemy's heart.
Bleed her!
Please, don't.
Do it.
Please…
This is for my father!
Death to all Varanas!
Come on!
But Samsara's heart
was too hard.
Thank you, Samsara.
I don't want your thanks.
Samsara, if you hate me so much,
why did you save me?
I didn't want the Varanas
to get the satisfaction…
…of eating another Tretomlec.
You must forgive Samsara
for her bitterness.
Memories of her father's death
cry still slice her soul.
-She was there?
-Yes.
She didn't go with Teemor
and the other women.
She liked being with the men…
…and she begged her father
to let her stay.
When the Varanas att*cked at night…
…she hid under the fallen roof
of one of our yurts.
She saw who k*lled him.
It was Targa, the Varanas
with the blood-red scar on his cheek.
She feels that she should have done
something to help.
They outnumbered your tribe.
There was nothing
she could do.
Then she feels she should have
d*ed with her father.
Cyane, quick. The samites.
They're retreating back
to their homeland.
Amazons, it's time to avenge
our fallen sisters.
-Death to the samites!
-Death!
I won't let this tribe
go to w*r.
Revenge is not justice!
Don't you have any respect
for the dead?
We would never
abandon our sisters.
Even in death.
Don't your traditions include
listening to your queen?
This is an amazon matter.
Step aside.
Stop them, Xena,
or the tribe and I are lost.
You're making a terrible mistake.
The only mistake would be to ignore
the debt we owe Yakut and the others.
Nothing will stop us
from fulfilling our duty.
I understand why you think
you have to do this.
Yakut and Amarice
were my friends too.
k*lling won't bring them back.
You saw what the Atmah dagger
had to show us, Xena.
Even when we try to live in peace…
…our enemies seek
to destroy us.
You say you're doing this for Yakut…
…but if you spill blood
in her name…
…you doom her to spend eternity
paying for your sins.
There's still time to save her.
Yakut walks among us still.
Isn't that right, Cyane?
Yakut?
Cyane?
I don't understand.
She took an arrow
that was meant for me.
I was angry.
Her life was worth more than mine.
Why would she do something so foolish?
Because she loves you.
She asks that you see the truth,
and be guided by it.
Retrieve the lost wisdom
of your past.
Tretomlecs!
Amazons!
Amazons rule!
Amazons rule!
We've got them on the run.
Let's keep going.
We can slaughter them like sheep now.
No.
We've beaten them.
It'll be a long time…
before they're able to thr*aten anyone.
-But they're…!
-I said no!
It's over, Samsara.
Go. Lead your people.
Show them a better way.
How could we have strayed so far?
It doesn't matter now.
Decide who you want to be…
right here… right now.
We're not supposed to fight?
Only to save lives.
It's time for a new tradition.
Tretomlec women!
I propose a new mission for us.
In honor… of our lost fathers, sons,
brothers and husbands…
…we take no more men
into our tribe.
But dedicate our lives
to helping others!
I say… we lay to rest with our
beloved men the name Tretomlec…
…and embrace the name given to us
by the Atmah.
From this moment on,
we are the amazons!
Amazons rule!
Eve… I bestow upon you…
my right of caste.
Cherish it.
Thank you, Xena.
You saved my people… and me.
Go, 'zons!
And so the amazon legacy
to temper might with mercy…
…was restored…
…thanks to the innocence of a child,
and the wisdom of Xena.