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 w*apon?
Is that a riddle?
Hang on, I love riddles.
"What is a warrior without a w*apon?"
...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 d*ed?
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 w*r
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 k*ll 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?
I would, but I'm going hunting.
Oh, even better.
You're a great tracker.
I move faster on my own.
Wanna bet?
Stop it! You're not a child!
You're a warrior!
When are you gonna remember that
and start acting normal?
I hope your friend Caleb
can deliver.
Hey, Amarice, wait up!
What is it, Gabrielle?
Before Xena and I d*ed...
...I realized that my path
is not the same as yours.
I tried...
...but the way of love is not for me.
I know.
I see that now.
It's ironic.
Right now, Xena...
...is everything
that I always wanted her to be.
But without her dark side she's...
...lost.
She's off-balance.
My path is with Xena...
...helping her however I can.
I'll do whatever I have to do to protect her.
Amarice?
Amari...
Hello, Xena.
No!
No!
Come quietly,
and no harm will come to your friend.
Xena...
Amarice?
Are you all right?
Where's Xena?
I was going to ask you that.
She's not here?
-Amarice... Are you ok?
-What happened? Where's Xena?
Kal's got her.
Him and his main muscle threatened
to k*ll me unless she went with him.
Went where?
They went this way.
Come on!
Let's go!
-Bring back memories?
-I don't know you.
You should.
I was once on my way to becoming
the greatest w*r god of them all.
What do you want with me?
Let's just say...
...I want you to stay
as sweet as you are...
...till you get me what I want.
Last one I sent after it
is probably toast...
...Purist monk in his order, too.
I don't understand.
What is it that you want me to get?
Good question.
Hello, Xena.
What's a nice girl like you
doing in manacles like those?
Thank you.
Not a problem.
Unlike some people
I could name.
Oh, Kal, Kal, Kal, Kal, Kal...
I thought we had an understanding.
Come on!
They're probably k*lling her.
Amarice...
If Kal wanted Xena dead,
he would have k*lled her in the clearing.
-She's right. He needs her alive.
-We need a plan.
I've got one.
-What's going on?
-Xena...
-What did he do to you?
-Nothing. Nothing, I'm fine.
We need to get to Caleb's
as soon as possible. Come on!
Did you find anything?
No.
Something's wrong.
Caleb's always here.
Well, maybe there's a cook or...
a servant?
No, he likes doing things for himself.
He's a real ascetic.
We always called him the purist monk
in his order.
Oh, no.
What is it?
-Something that Kal said...
-About Caleb?
What did he do with him?
I'm sorry, Eli.
Xena, is Caleb dead?
I believe so. Yes.
It's such a terrible waste.
No.
It's not a waste.
I won't let his death
be a waste.
There's gotta be something in these scrolls
that explain all this.
-I'm gonna find it.
-We'll help.
I won't know what I'm looking for
until I see it.
Besides...
...we've been on the run
for two days.
Go get some rest...
...Please.
I'll yell if I find something.
Xena...
Hi.
I'm really sorry.
-I'll come back later.
-No, no, it's all right.
Has Eli found something?
No. No.
Xena...
You know how I feel about Gabrielle?
Sure. You love her.
Right.
And...
I was kinda hoping that...
...since you guys are...
...such good friends and all...
...that, you could maybe
give me some tips.
Tips?
Yeah, you know,
recommendations on...
...how I can tell her.
I was thinking...
Maybe I could try the...
..."down on one knee" approach or...
...maybe... flowers and... gifts...
...or I could just club her over the head.
-Do you see my problem?
-Yeah, your expectations.
See, right now it's all about
getting a response from her.
If ya love her,
why don't you just tell her?
Don't attach any strings to it.
Make it unconditional.
Yeah, but...
...what if I tell her that...
and she says...
"Joxer, what are you thinking?"
Joxer...
No strings.
All right?
No strings.
Got it.
Of course, you could
just kiss the girl.
Interesting offer.
I know you.
You're the one who freed me from Kal.
Yes, I am.
Relax.
Yeah, that's good.
Just let go.
It's amazing, the difference
when you don't resist me.
Amazing...
Open...
...Free from old wounds,
old grudges.
Very free.
And old ideas of...
...right and wrong,...
good and bad,...
...they just don't get in the way.
Bad?
Ops!
I forgot.
Bad doesn't ring a bell in you, does it?
Neither does wrong...
...or evil.
You know what's strange?
I know those words.
I know their meaning, but somehow
they have no connection...
...here.
That's gotta be tough.
But trust me...
-It's for a reason.
-That's what Eli says.
But he doesn't know what it is.
Do you?
Oh, yeah.
It's all about you and me, Xena...
...Not Kal, not even Zeus.
...Just the two of us...
...bringing peace and order to the world...
...through force.
Something you and I were
destined to do...
...together.
Xena...
Eli...
Ares...
You...
Oh, you know each other?
Your hair is shorter
but you're still the same.
Only you would take advantage of Xena
when she's like this.
Like this?
What do you mean?
Because she can't remember
things that make her mad?
...Things that fill her with hate?
Well...
When did you become so hard?
I still don't get it.
What's Ares doing here?
Yeah... First Kal, then Ares.
What is it with you
and w*r gods, anyway?
Ares wants something.
So does Kal. What is it?
It's the same thing we need
to get Xena back completely...
...Chakram of light.
Now, according to this, only the purist
soul can touch it without being destroyed.
It's also one of the few things
on Earth that can k*ll a god.
That's why Ares and Kal are involved.
Whoever gets the chakram...
...can wipe out all the other gods
and make himself supreme.
Yeah.
...And we'd all be slaves.
Look, why don't we just leave it alone,...
-...walk alone?
-Well, you'd never be normal.
Those gods would just keep trying
until they got it.
All right.
Let's go for it.
So... They think
they've got it all worked out.
How do you know?
You'd be amazed at what
a little undercover work'll getcha.
Indulging yourself with a mortal
like Xena...
...is hardly work.
My guess is,
your attempts to use her...
...failed as miserably
as my own.
Cut the dramatics, Ares.
If Xena gets hold of that chakram,
it could mean our lives.
I say we call a truce...
...till we stop her.
Ok, no more tricks.
So...
They're going for the chakram.
Well, let 'em try.
We'll give them a reception
they won't forget.
I can make no sense of this.
Whoever you are,...
...whatever you are,
that brought me back like this...
...I need to know why.
I don't know
how I'm supposed to be but...
...the others say
that I'm a warrior,...
...that I k*ll so that innocent people
may live.
They want me back
the way that I was.
Do you?
Is that your plan?
Send me a sign. How will I know
what's right unless you do?
Xena...
Are you praying?
I can't help wondering
if we're doing the right thing.
Restoring this darkness,
my v*olence...
...Can that really be good?
I think it's vital.
I know that sounds strange,
coming from me.
I think you have to know
the darkest part of yourself...
...to be whole.
But this way,
I harm no one.
But Xena, what about the people
who harm others?
Xena, you have this balance
of lightness and darkness.
Without both of those...
...the very best in you is defenseless.
Hey, guys!
Can't.
I can't k*ll.
-Run!
-Get 'em!
Come on!
Is everybody ok?
She's not.
She's still not normal.
Around the back!
Back door...
Joxer! Come on!
I don't understand it.
The text is very specific about...
Wait, the chakram... now that it's off the
altar, anybody could get their hands on it.
No, don't worry.
I've got it.
Bring it over here.
There's gotta be something
that I am missing.
Gabrielle...
I...
Can I talk to you for a minute?
Right now?
Yes.
I can't have you dying
again...
-...and not have you know.
-Know what?
Oh, brother, I had this all worked out
in my head and, now...
Please, will you hurry?
Please!
I love you.
I'm in love with you.
-I...
-Xena!
Listen up!
We've got a proposition for ya!
All we want is the chakram!
You give us that,...
...we're willing to let
you and your friends walk.
-What do you say?
-It's a trap!
If those gods of w*r get their hands
on that chakram, it's over...
...not just for us,
but for people everywhere.
All right.
How 'bout I sweeten the deal?
You give us the chakram,...
...I will personally guarantee
your safety back to Greece.
I will even throw in your buddies
for no extra charge.
Now, I can't stay fairer than that,
can I?
All right...
Your call, Xena!
You can save your friends!
Or you can sacrifice them
to a lost cause.
There's got to be a way
that we can destroy this thing.
No. But according to this text...
...if we join the two chakrams together,
the power to k*ll the god will be diffused.
And it will be of no use
to them.
Amarice!
Give me the broken chakram!
Yeah. Maybe later.
Xena...
That wasn't your fault.
He left you no choice.
Give me the chakram.
Do you wanna k*ll me?
Come on.
Just give me the chakram.
The k*lling's gotta stop somewhere.
Let's make it here.
You know it's the right thing to do.
Come on.
Xena, don't do this.
Xena...
Xena!
Ok.
Welcome back!
It's good to be back.
Amarice!
Look out!
I don't get you.
Why'd you do it?
Do what?
Neutralizing the chakram...
Why'd you balance it?
You had the power to k*ll us all.
No one deserves that kind of power,
Ares.
-Least of all, me.
-Smart move.
-Brought you back.
-With a vengeance.
I'm gonna catch you
around the Acropolis.
This isn't goodbye.
It never will be.
Are you sure you won't stay
for another day or two?
I mean, after all,
Greece is a long way off.
The sooner we get started,
the sooner we'll get there.
Of course, you could always
change your mind and come with us.
I know, but...
...Caleb's scrolls can teach me
a lot of things...
-...I can't learn anywhere else.
-Sounds awfully dull.
Compared to life with you,
anything is dull.
Eli...
You brought us back from the dead.
-And I'm...
-Xena...
It wasn't me...
...or... at least... not all me.
Safe journey, Xena.
Yeah, you too.
-Gabrielle...
-Joxer...
-No, no, no, no. Look...
-About what you said...
-No. It's all right.
-About what you said...
It's ok. It's ok. It's just...
You don't have to say anything.
You don't have to say anything.
It's just...
...I...
...I wanted to...
...just let you know.
I just wanted to let you know.
No strings.
It feels so good to be going home...
Going home in more ways than one.
-Thanks, Gabrielle.
-For what?
For pointing the way back
to my rotten old self.
It's a pleasure.
Did I do that?
I didn't think about it at the time...
...but when I asked for a sign to show
that I was doing the right thing...
...you showed up.
You know what they say?
Timing is everything.
Yeah.
Well... Not everything.