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Terrific. Now can we head for
Thessaly before you hurt yourself?

No, no, no. No, wait.

You see, I've worked
out the mechanics.

The speed, trajectory, and
finally, the arc of the spin.

Good. What's the
point? Your flip.

Basically, I've broken it down
into it's relatively simple steps.

What foot do I start
on? Don't confuse me.

This time no staff.
Watch. Gabrielle.

Before I tried the flip without the
staff, I made 300 attempts with it.

Slow learner, huh, Xena?

I had that problem
with basket weaving.

It's the right foot, but
I'd rather you didn't.

It's not like it's
gonna kill me.

Let me try it one time.
Okay? That's all I need.

One time.

Wrong foot.

I'm telling you,
my ankle is fine.

Come on. Let me take a look at
it. Don't let pride get in the way.

You tried something...
and you failed. It happens.

It's nothing serious, Xena.

[Yells] Good thing
it's nothing serious.

[Groaning, Gasping]
That doesn't hurt.

Already too swollen, huh?

I'll walk it off.

I'm not gonna tell you that
you shouldn't have tried that flip.

You'll work it in.

Gabrielle, look
out! Hit the deck!

- Why did you do that?
- A new theory I'm testing for sprains.

Elevation and ice-cold water.

Yeah, well, I'm
not very thirsty.

Sit down.

Now you owe me a
nice pair of boots. Yeah.

You, there. Run for your lives.

Why? What's going on?

A huge army. It
landed two nights ago.

And a fleet of
tall ships, foreign.

Laid waste to our troops in
Marathon. They're headed this way.

On a forced march for Athens.
Tall ships? Three masts?

Yes.

A double row of
oarsmen. That's right.

Persians. Have you
fought these guys before?

Gabrielle, over that mountain is the most
ruthless army ever to take up weapons.

If they reach Athens,
Greece is lost.

What are we going to do?

Stop them.

[Man Narrating] In a time of
ancient gods... [Xena Yells]

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.
- [Kiaiing]

Her courage will
change the world.

The Spartans were fighting at
Marathon alongside the Greeks?

- That's a first.
- Unfortunately, they were slaughtered.

They fought bravely, but they were so
outnumbered they never had a chance.

Persians will swarm through
this land like man-eating locusts.

We'd better move quickly.
I've never seen such an attack.

The sky was so thick with
arrows, you couldn't see the sun.

Someone had better
warn the Athenians.

Phidippides, can you run on to
Athens and tell them about Marathon?

- Yes.
- Good.

Pace yourself. In this heat,
a run like that could kill you.

We'll try to slow them up.

Stopping an army.

Is that something you try about
300 times before you actually do it?

Keep that foot elevated.

Go on, say it. We'd move a
lot faster if I hadn't tried that.

- Tried what?
- The flip.

- [Sighs] The pass. - The pass?

- The pass at Thermopylae,
that's the answer. - What's the question?

That's the shortest route from Marathon.
The Persians have to go through there.

- So it's the best place
to stop them. - Two against an army?

No, an army against a
landslide that we cause,

thereby sealing
it off. Of course.

Look, Xena. I'm
slowing you down.

Why don't you go ahead,
create the landslide? I'll wait here.

No. Persian advance scouts travel
ahead of the infantry. They would find you.

Stupid ankle. If only
I hadn't tried that.

Well, if that is the worst thing
that happens today, I'll be thrilled.

Xena, what about that
thing that you did in China?

You know? That power that you
had that could destroy an entire army.

I wish I could still call it up,

but that took a purity of
essence that... Well, it's gone now.

Has it occurred to you that, well,
maybe the landslide will only delay them?

I mean, what if the Persians just go around
the mountain and continue on to Athens?

- Then we'll have them exactly
where we want them. - Where?

Tripolis. I used to keep a
secret armory in the area.

If we're lucky, the weapons will
still be there. We'll be ready for them.

We? As in you and me?

The two of us? As in you,
me and the Tripolis militia.

Oh, that we.

[Yells] Give up the horse.

Or the last thing you see
will be your heart in my hand.

I don't give up my
heart to just anyone.

You've been following
us for the last half an hour.

All that time for this move?

Help her down
or I will. All right.

I can see you're
obviously pressed for time.

- [Kiaiing]
- Right foot first.

He's a Spartan from his clothes.

At least he stole them
from some real warrior.

I am a Spartan. I
fought at Marathon.

When my commander saw we were losing,
he sent me to find a fall-back position.

Unfortunately, my horse came
up lame and I had to kill him.

Don't get any ideas.

I wanted your horse to finish
my mission and get this treated.

It's pretty bad.

It's only a flesh
wound. I can dress it.

Did you get that
running from battle?

Spartans don't run. Oh, I
know. They fight to the death.

Not a nick on it.

You're a deserter, aren't you?
N-N-No. I swear on my father's life.

Oh, a coward and a liar.
Your father must be proud.

All right, all right.
I admit it. I ran.

I abandoned my people to slaughter.
I'm a disgrace to my homeland.

Everybody feels fear.

But we don't all run. If we did,
there'd be no home left to run to.

I'm offering you a chance
to redeem yourself. Join us.

Join you? [Chuckles]
Against that army?

What good can the three of us possibly
do? Xena has a plan to stop them.

You do? Yeah. And
you'll fit into it nicely.

What village in Sparta
are you from, Dorian?

Mizoa, the most beautiful
village in the Peloponnese.

Oh, yeah. That's
famous for that waterfall.

Seventy feet high. Yes.

And I pray that I one day
see that waterfall again.

And my wife and son Zacheris.

I wonder what he'll think of me when
he discovers his father is a coward.

You can change. He doesn't have
to know about the one time you failed.

What if I fail again?

Quickly, the enemy.

Xena, you still haven't told me your
plans to stop the Persians. Oh, haven't I?

Hey.

I want you to take Gabrielle into the
woods and keep her there, all right?

What is it? Did
you see something?

Sunlight glinting
on steel up ahead.

It's the advance party
I've been expecting.

I can still fight.
Don't argue with me.

I'll explain later.

Go on. Get out of here.

Get ready for a fight, Spartan.

[Men Yelling]

[Yells]

[Kiaiing]

[Man] Get her!

Dorian. Dorian, snap out of it!

Dorian, fight or take refuge.

Come on. Come on.

- Gabrielle!
- Gabrielle.

This is my fault, my fault.

Go and do something
useful. Make a fire.

[Gabrielle Groans]

It's not... It's not that bad.
Gabrielle, this is going to be painful.

[Shouts]

[Groans]

That's enough. Not nearly.

[Screams]

I hardly felt a thing.

[Sniffing] What is it?

Poison.

Ready?

[Screams]

[Groans]

Will it get the poison out?

No. It's already moving
through her system.

Why did you come back for me?

I wanted you to see that
waterfall. And your son Zacheris.

I'm sorry I froze.

I guess I came up
short again, huh?

Can we still execute your plan?
Don't you worry about my plan.

Dorian's right to be
concerned, Xena.

Why don't you leave
me and go on ahead?

The advance scouts travel a day ahead
of the main force, so we still have time.

Be honest with me, Xena.
How bad is this poison?

It didn't hit a main artery. This
poultice will delay the effect...

until we can get to Tripolis
and treat it with a serum.

By tomorrow you'll be trying
those flips again with a staff.

If she dies... She won't.

If she dies, I'm sure you'll
hate me for freezing up like that.

You'll blame me for the rest of
your life. How I feel doesn't matter.

You're the one who
has to live with yourself.

After today, I'll never see
you again one way or the other.

But with Gabrielle hurt, doesn't
this change your plans? Yes!

Yes, it does.

Look.

I need you to come through
for me now more than ever.

With Gabrielle injured,
we're moving too slowly.

- I need you to
run ahead to Tripolis. - Anything, anything at all.

I need you to tell the head of the
militia to get his men ready to meet me.

There's been a landslide at the pass
at Thermopylae... The pass is blocked?

Then there's hope.
You didn't tell me that.

Well, you'd better get moving. It's risky.
There may be more Persian scouts ahead.

Thanks for giving
me another chance.

I'll see you later with help.

This time no amount of fear
will stop me from doing my duty.

Make your son proud. Be careful.

Okay.

I think you might
have changed him.

I don't understand. There's
no landslide at the pass.

And there's no
waterfall at Mizoa.

- [Sighs] What?
- Spartans from the age of eight carry around a wooden stick.

They're constantly squeezing it
between their hands to harden them.

When I helped
him up this morning,

I noticed there were only a
few calluses on his sword hand.

- He's no Spartan.
- Then where is he from?

- Persia. He's a spy.
- But he has a wound.

One of his fellow Persians gave him
that to make his story more convincing.

Right now he's rushing back to
tell them there's been a landslide.

So that we don't have to do it.

- The army will be
diverted anyway. - Right into us and the militia.

Now let's get you to
Tripolis and get you treated.

What is this place?
Tripolis, or what's left of it.

[Coughs] Everybody's fled.

The militia razed
their own town.

They didn't want to leave
anything behind for the Persians.

There. It's the physician's hut.

Stay here.

The serum.

No militia.

You know, Xena, they say
that bad things come in threes.

How about that armory, huh?

We're not staying here. We're
moving on to Thessaly after all.

- They'll have medicine there.
- Now just wait.

We can take the back
roads. But your plan...

Dorian would have told the
Persians about Thermopylae.

[Coughs] That means
that they'll be heading here.

And you've promised the
people that you'll slow them down.

So let's take
care of that first.

No. First the serum.
We can get back in time...

Xena, we can't make it back in
time to slow down the Persians.

And if we can't stop them while
the Athenians are moving up,

then Athens is going to fall.

How long do I have?

Well, we'll just have
to stand and fight

now, won't we? Tomorrow
we'll go to Thessaly.

It's a chance that we have
to take. [Horses Galloping]

Horses. Persian cavalry. It's
the advance party. Come on.

Here. Sit down.

Xena, aren't we
going to the armory?

Yep.

We just got there. We bought
ourselves some time with that shortcut.

Not too shabby for three years.

I hid these here in case
I ever had another army.

I didn't think I would
need them again.

I didn't know that I
qualified as an army.

Okay. Xena.

In case this poison
starts spreading faster,

- I do have a last request.
- You can tell me about it later,

years from now, when
we're old and gray.

Oh, that's funny.

Really, after you've
slowed down the Persians,

if I can't make it, I want
you to save yourself.

I don't want to be
a burden to you.

I can't promise that.

We're all gonna die eventually.

Not today. Look, Gabrielle.

I know it's bad, but we've
survived worse, right?

Right?

[Gabrielle Coughing]
Are you all right?

What are you doing sitting
up? [Continues Coughing]

I was just uncomfortable
on my back.

The Persians are out
there, aren't they? Yes.

How many campfires?

Thirty or forty.

Ten men or so per fire.

That's good.

For a minute there, I
thought we were in trouble.

[Coughing]

At least we have the element
of surprise in our favor.

It's the main cavalry.
Their best warriors.

Well, we only have to delay
them, right? Just bloody their noses.

You just let me worry
about their noses.

I'm gonna find someplace to
hide you until after the battle.

[Coughs] I guess I'm gonna
miss out on all the fun, huh?

It's occurred to me
that this is just a clever

diversion to make me
forget about my boots.

[Coughing]

[Coughing]

My chest feels so h-heavy.

- What?
- Blood.

The arrow must've grazed
your lung. The poison...

I just ran out
of time, didn't I?

That doesn't look like a weapon.

It's not. It's a litter.

I'm putting you on it and
getting you out of here.

Why?

Did the Persians pull back?

Xena, you can't do this.

You can't leave, not
if they're still out there.

You're the only
one. Gabrielle, quiet.

Look. I know what
you're doing. You can't.

If you don't hold them up...
I am not going to let you die.

[Coughs] I can still get you
to Thessaly and the antidote.

And then what? What
happens to Athens?

What's my life worth then?

- First things first.
- The first thing is the greater good.

You taught me that. You taught me that
there are things in life worth dying for.

Things that hold a higher meaning than
our own existence. Not your existence.

- Why? 'Cause I'm your friend?
- Yes.

Well, then, honor my memory.

We both know that
I'm right. This is right.

Xena, promise me.

Promise me that you will not
leave this battle because of me.

[Man Chanting]

Help me.

Hey, hey.

I'm here.

Xena. Yes?

You've gotta take me with you.
Teach me everything you know.

You can't leave me
here in Poteidaia.

I want to go with you.

I've studied the stars,
spoken with philosophers,

and I have the gift of prophecy.

I can be very valuable to you.

Take me with you.

I want so much to be like you.

I want to be like you.

[Whooshing]

[Men Yelling]

[Yelling]

[Man] Kill her!

Xena!

Xena. We're leaving.

I thought that we agreed.
I changed my mind.

There's no other way.

There's got to be another way.

I'm going to get us out of this.

It's too late for me.

I don't accept defeat.

There are always choices.

I'm done paying for
my past mistakes.

- My responsibility now is you.
- Don't.

- Don't argue with me now.
- Don't you argue with me.

[Sighs] I know that
I am going to die.

I accept that. Why can't you?

A long time ago,

I accepted the consequences
of our life together,

that it might one
day come to this.

It has.

I'm not afraid.

You've always said
that I was the brave one.

Look at you now.

If this is to be our destiny,
let's see it out together.

Even in death, Gabrielle,

I will never leave you.

Hey.

I want you to run
away from here.

You run as far as you can.

Don't you stop for any
stallions. [Whinnies]

[Whinnies]

Go on! You do as I say!

Go!

Gabrielle.

I'm still here.

I think... Strange.

I seem to have
moved beyond the pain.

Here. I have a
poultice ready for you.

No, please, don't.
Don't bother with that.

I can't fight.

I can't be of any
help to you, so please.

I'm just distracting you.

But you're my source, Gabrielle.

When I reach down
inside myself and do things

that I'm not capable
of, it's because of you.

Don't you know that by now?

Let's just see this one
through together, all right?

Here we go.

[Groans, Coughing]

Okay, here we go.

- Now I have a better view.
- I'm gonna put the boiling oil over by the ladder.

The minute they start up,
you tip it. Just push it on them.

You'll be down there.

If they're coming up the ladder,
then it means they got past me.

If they got past me, well...

- Watch out for a man
with a double-edged sword. - What?

I had a dream.

And he came through the roof.

Just be careful.

Always looking out for me, huh?

Always.

Xena.

About China, I hope you
know I never meant to hurt you.

I only did what I
thought was right.

Gabrielle, that's
all in the past.

All I want is to be
with you right now.

You're my best
friend, my family.

I love you, Gabrielle.

I love you, Xena.

Until the other side
then. We'll be together.

Until then.

[Horse Whinnies] They're coming.

[Horses Galloping, Whinnying]

[Yelling]

[Kiaiing]

[Man] Archers, fire!

[Yelling]

[Screaming]

[Yelling]

Xe... [Kiaiing]

[Cracking]

[Xena] Gabrielle, do it!

[Xena] Gabrielle, now!

[Screaming]

[Both Yelling]

[Yells]

Told you I'd be
back... with help.

[All Groaning]

- [Kiaiing]
- [All Grunting]

[Sniffs]

[Screaming]

Poison, just like Gabrielle.

I'm going to let
you die quicker,

but with much more pain.

That's right. Crawl.
Crawl for your stinking life!

[Xena] Down! Down!

[Yells]

You feeling better now that
you found your medicine?

[Exhales]

Go home. There are
thousands more like me.

- [Murmuring]
- [Man] Come on, back to the horses.

Gabrielle, I have the antidote.

[Man Yelling]

Hey, Gabrielle.

Hey. Hey, can you hear me?

- Are we dead?
- No.

No. Here, drink this.

[Coughs]

I thought you said
those guys were tough.

Must have caught
them on an off day.

You're hurt. No, I'm all right.

You just get some sleep. We'll
be heading out in a few hours.

Xena.

When we get to Thessaly,

you still owe me a
new pair of boots.

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