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It's called the Forbidden Zone.

No one knows what lies beneath its hands.

Or whatever it is.

No man has ever seen it enough to tell the tale

Who

is

that guy

You okay?

I think so.

Okay.

He's stealing the chariot.

He's headed into the Forbidden Zone.

We're in the forbidden zone!

What do you think you're doing, pal? Come on, pretty boy. Take a shot.

If there's a reason why you almost killed one of my cadets, I'd like to

You all right, son?

You must be Chiron.

Name's Theseus. I wrote you.

Yes. I was expecting you.

But I wasn't expecting such a dramatic entrance.

You're training these water babies to make it in the real world?

You know, if they'd been driving those chariots into battle, they'd be dead and

gone right now.

You too, Ace.

You may have a point, but you almost killed someone trying to prove it.

It was a reckless act on my part, sir.

I'm sorry.

I thought you might want to see this.

You served with Agamemnon?

In the campaign against the Phoenicians.

That was my squad that broke through their southern flank.

In the battle for Yopa.

I'll bet.

We've all heard about that battle.

And the deeds done that day.

Your army records speak well for you.

Your actions today, less so.

And you seem to have done well in the real world.

I'll give you a chance to prove yourself.

Everyone, as from tomorrow, Decius will be joining us as your new drill

instructor.

In an age of light and darkness, Zeus, king of the gods, ruled the universe.

He had a son, young Hercules.

Half god, half man, young Hercules longs to find his place in the world. The

father he's never known, and what it means to be a hero.

Before the man became legend, before the legend became men, came the greatest

adventure of all.

I cannot believe that Chiron hired that Cetius guy as your drill instructor.

Maybe he's not as big a blowhard as he seems. Now this one, I got in Carthage.

They weren't so tough.

Long siege, though.

Ate nothing for days but dried camel.

Of course, I could be wrong.

Now, I'll tell you what was rough.

Chasing those gorgons out of Mycenaeum.

Talk about a bug hunt.

Hey, yo, hey!

Come on!

You're not holding a grudge, are you?

Well, um... Hey.

You gotta admit that what you did was pretty dangerous.

Somebody could have really gotten hurt.

Hey, I did what I had to do to get the big boss's attention.

Beside, out there in the real world, things like that can happen.

Bad guys do exist, you know.

Really.

I've seen them.

I guess so.

You know, I'm sorry if I scared you.

Tell you what, just to show there's no hard feelings, how about a game of ball?

Sure.

Ball game, you all right, Lilith? No big deal.

Still sore.

Yeah, well, don't tell that to Soldier Boy. He eats his wounded.

So I says, listen, pal.

Better back off before I tie your tail in a knot and use your horns to make

diet. You said that to a minotaur?

Uh, he is just a cow with muscles.

Hey, I know you.

Helena of Troy, right? The face that launched a thousand ships.

Come here, honey.

Hey,

Philip, who's Mr.

Popularity? Oh, well.

He's the new teacher at the academy, you see, and he's a big fan. Nice guy.

You should go meet him.

Oh, okay. I think I will.

What did you do that for? I was trying to warn him.

Sugar, say hi. He'll try his big cheesy come on, and she'll make him wish he was

back with him in a door.

Oh, yeah.

You must be Cora.

That's right. So this fine establishment is yours.

It's really impressive.

Great food, nice decor, and you run the thaw by yourself.

Incredible.

Well, incredible might be pushing it.

I think I'm starting to hate that guy, too.

Come on, kid.

Pick up the pace.

Last time I saw someone parry like that, they ended up as a Macedonian shish

kebab.

Don't ever let your guard down.

Why don't you just back off?

What are you, giving me orders?

Huh? Are you, Ace?

This is just a drill, all right?

Why don't you relax?

You running away?

You yellow?

Huh?

All right.

We can do this.

But not with these.

You think you're such a hot shot cherry driver, don't you?

Tomorrow morning, you and me, by the riverbed, to the forbidden zone and

Hey, yo, Ace.

You know the rule.

No rule.

Down the riverbed and back.

Can you handle that?

That's all I ever do.

Okay, boys, now when you get to the boulders, that's the forbidden zone.

I want you to turn back immediately when you get there. You got it?

Got it.

Keep your hands dry, Theseus.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Right, Sam Rehan's got it.

Oh, man.

Get on with it!

Okay, now when I drop the flag, you guys start.

Now, be careful with the chariots, okay? I need you to return them in good shape

or Chiron's gonna get wise.

Come on, are we gonna get started or what?

Come on!

They should be slowing down now to get into the turnaround point.

business. You gotta help me!

Well, what do we

do now?

I'll give him a few more minutes.

Here they come!

Oh, no.

Where are they?

I don't see them!

I'm going after them.

No! I'll go get help.

Well, wait. If Ricky Lee's alive, I gotta go find him.

Oh.

Oh.

Um, what a nice place you got here.

Sorry to drop in on you like I did.

Hey, is there a god of the fan?

I'm probably related to him.

How about this?

You let me go and I'll tell all my friends not to do what I did, huh?

I can see you don't like that idea.

Theseus!

Where's Hercules?

I don't know.

As soon as we were thrown from the chariots, he was gone.

What?

I told you.

He ran away.

Hercules just ran away and left you.

Well, yeah.

No, that doesn't sound like Hercules.

Come on, we gotta go find him.

No, he went that way.

That's where I just came from.

Come on.

Come on!

Lucky me.

Looks like I'm just in time for dinner, huh?

Why do I get the feeling I am dinner?

So it was right around here.

That's where we went down.

And then

what happened?

I've told you.

Hercules jumped up and he...

the cage with me, right here, huh?

Come on.

His house?

Apparently he's the reason that the zone is forbidden.

Oh, great.

Oh, yeah, and I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for him.

He said you ran away from him.

Really? Well, that's interesting, because as I recall, I was being sucked

the sand, and you were just sort of standing there watching.

You left him for dead?

And then where were you going to go, Mr. War Hero? Huh? You going to go home for

a nap?

Why don't you try telling the truth for once, all right? I was running away!

Story of my life.

I don't get it.

What about your army record?

Well, I was in the army.

Hey, I even fought the Battle of Yoper.

Till I turned tail and ran away.

Didn't stop running till I got here.

So what about your medals?

I bought them.

I'm a deserter.

A wanted man in my homeland.

I thought maybe I could come out here and finally start all over.

Maybe you can't.

You just can't start without a lie.

About what happened up there, Ray?

No.

Forget it.

ran away. You calling me a coward? You doesn't have to.

I'm calling you a coward.

Man, you dick.

Open it. Come on.

Come on, Harry.

You go first.

Let's go.

Try digging through the sand. Come on, go.

I've got it. I've got it. I'm through.

I'm through. Come on.

Give me your hand.

No!

Thank you.

Anytime. Guys, it's a beautiful moment and I really hate to ruin it, but

a big hungry ogre beneath our feet.

Listen, about your chariots, it's a funny story.

We're just riding along very safely, very nicely, and Ares decides he's going

have some fun. Hey, stop.

Chiron, there's something you should know about me.

Everybody else already does.

There's no need.

I received a commendation myself from Agamemnon when I was younger.

I know his signature.

You knew all along I was a phony?

Exposing your lies could have encouraged you to take them elsewhere.

Allowing you to choose the truth may be the first step toward a fresh start.

I would like that chance here as a new cadet, if you'll have me.

This is?

Welcome to your new life.

Yes.

And it begins with two weeks' confinement to quarters.

When you're not busy repairing my chariots, that is.

Just smile and nod.