1 00:00:00,842 --> 00:00:03,637 You think you're man enough to test my blade? 2 00:00:03,662 --> 00:00:04,837 Do you? 3 00:00:04,862 --> 00:00:07,336 Your type are all cowards! 4 00:00:07,361 --> 00:00:10,892 I've met and defeated tens of hundreds of your type! 5 00:00:10,977 --> 00:00:13,828 So, come on. Make your move. 6 00:00:14,139 --> 00:00:16,412 Or, are you waiting for me to make the first move? 7 00:00:16,572 --> 00:00:17,860 First mistake? 8 00:00:17,912 --> 00:00:20,672 Well, that's your first mistake, waiting for my mistake! 9 00:00:20,697 --> 00:00:22,494 'Cause I don't make mistakes! 10 00:00:25,083 --> 00:00:27,089 Let that be a lesson to you. 11 00:00:31,317 --> 00:00:34,249 -Are you finished with my sword? -Don't do that! 12 00:00:34,784 --> 00:00:37,167 This is not a plaything. 13 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,253 I said I'd get some wood. I didn't say how I was going to get it. 14 00:00:40,278 --> 00:00:42,287 You're lucky the tree was unarmed. 15 00:00:42,312 --> 00:00:43,223 You could've been hurt. 16 00:00:43,248 --> 00:00:45,685 Maybe I wouldn't if someone would teach me how to use it? 17 00:00:45,879 --> 00:00:47,089 No. 18 00:00:50,067 --> 00:00:53,767 You know? Doesn't it make more sense that I should learn how to defend myself? 19 00:00:53,979 --> 00:00:55,838 I think it makes more sense. 20 00:00:55,863 --> 00:00:58,025 Don't confuse defending yourself with using a weapon. 21 00:00:58,050 --> 00:01:00,546 When you pull a sword, you have to be ready to kill. 22 00:01:00,571 --> 00:01:03,578 -You don't think I know that? -No... I don't think you do. 23 00:01:04,434 --> 00:01:08,246 People are too quick to go for their sword. It should always be the last resort. 24 00:01:08,407 --> 00:01:11,755 I don't want to learn to kill. I want to learn to survive. 25 00:01:11,918 --> 00:01:12,958 All right. 26 00:01:13,067 --> 00:01:14,108 The rules of survival. 27 00:01:15,099 --> 00:01:17,034 Number one. If you can run, run. 28 00:01:17,059 --> 00:01:20,250 Number two. If you can't run... surrender, and then run. 29 00:01:20,275 --> 00:01:22,939 Number three. If you're outnumbered, let them fight each other... 30 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,668 while you run. 31 00:01:24,726 --> 00:01:26,745 -Number four... -Wait. 32 00:01:27,158 --> 00:01:29,543 -More running? -No. 33 00:01:30,058 --> 00:01:33,651 Four is where you talk your way out of it, and I know you can do that. 34 00:01:35,770 --> 00:01:38,294 It's wisdom before weapons, Gabrielle. 35 00:01:38,656 --> 00:01:41,587 The moment you pick up a sword, you become a target. 36 00:01:42,038 --> 00:01:44,107 And the moment you kill... 37 00:01:45,631 --> 00:01:48,171 The moment you kill... What? 38 00:01:50,250 --> 00:01:53,233 Everything changes. Everything. 39 00:01:57,643 --> 00:01:58,903 What is it? 40 00:01:58,938 --> 00:02:00,859 -Sweetie... -Trouble. 41 00:02:02,291 --> 00:02:03,658 Easy pickings. 42 00:02:03,683 --> 00:02:05,684 Is this the 'run' part? 43 00:02:05,709 --> 00:02:07,580 Not yet, but just be ready. 44 00:02:14,539 --> 00:02:16,289 Nice day, isn't it? 45 00:02:18,837 --> 00:02:22,048 That depends on you. What do you want? 46 00:02:22,073 --> 00:02:25,549 Oh, we're but poor men trying to scrape an existence in this evil world. 47 00:02:25,574 --> 00:02:28,607 Every now and then we ask for a little something from travelers... 48 00:02:28,815 --> 00:02:31,373 like your horse, your gold... 49 00:02:31,398 --> 00:02:33,523 or any jewelry you might be carrying. 50 00:02:33,548 --> 00:02:36,591 And I think I'll have that fancy sword of yours, too. 51 00:02:36,616 --> 00:02:38,948 Now, all things considered... 52 00:02:38,973 --> 00:02:41,168 I think a surrender would be a good start. 53 00:02:41,193 --> 00:02:44,400 I accept. Gabrielle, take their weapons. 54 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,160 Get them! 55 00:03:11,945 --> 00:03:14,658 Get the little one! She's got a sword! 56 00:03:16,463 --> 00:03:17,721 Kill her, quick! 57 00:03:26,445 --> 00:03:29,972 I know this sword. Only one person carries a sword like this. 58 00:03:30,033 --> 00:03:33,438 -You're Xena, aren't you? -Do you really wanna find out? 59 00:03:34,425 --> 00:03:36,509 My reputation is going to soar! 60 00:03:56,547 --> 00:03:59,611 -Run for it! Come on! -Let's get out of here! 61 00:04:01,082 --> 00:04:02,601 Very good. 62 00:04:03,606 --> 00:04:05,361 Did you notice the young one? 63 00:04:05,978 --> 00:04:08,037 She has a fire about her... 64 00:04:08,062 --> 00:04:10,729 and yet, she didn't stain herself with blood. 65 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,794 Morpheus'll be pleased. 66 00:04:14,135 --> 00:04:17,479 Yes, she's the one. She's perfect. 67 00:04:25,967 --> 00:04:28,207 In a time of ancient gods... 68 00:04:30,649 --> 00:04:32,224 ...warlords... 69 00:04:32,260 --> 00:04:33,818 ...and kings... 70 00:04:33,889 --> 00:04:37,532 A land in turmoil cried out for a hero... 71 00:04:47,110 --> 00:04:49,017 She was Xena... 72 00:04:49,717 --> 00:04:53,667 a mighty princess, forged in the heat of battle... 73 00:04:58,216 --> 00:04:59,446 ...The power... 74 00:05:01,363 --> 00:05:02,574 ...The passion... 75 00:05:06,121 --> 00:05:07,347 ...The danger... 76 00:05:13,096 --> 00:05:15,769 Her courage will change the world... 77 00:05:33,214 --> 00:05:34,985 I still can't believe it. 78 00:05:35,238 --> 00:05:37,955 They came right for me when I picked up the sword. 79 00:05:37,980 --> 00:05:39,745 Maybe they thought you were a threat. 80 00:05:39,770 --> 00:05:42,679 You're waiting for the right moment to say, 'I told you so', aren't you? 81 00:05:42,704 --> 00:05:43,745 Nope! 82 00:05:44,732 --> 00:05:46,775 I'm waiting for you to say it for me. 83 00:05:47,717 --> 00:05:50,830 I don't know what I was thinking. Maybe something like, 84 00:05:50,855 --> 00:05:52,694 'Xena needs my help' or, 85 00:05:52,719 --> 00:05:55,115 'I wonder if I could take some of the heat off Xena. ' 86 00:05:55,574 --> 00:05:57,623 In both cases, no. 87 00:06:00,997 --> 00:06:04,435 I'm gonna pick up some more salt pork. I'll meet you back here in a few minutes. 88 00:06:08,924 --> 00:06:10,336 Afternoon. 89 00:06:10,923 --> 00:06:12,526 Is that your friend? 90 00:06:13,497 --> 00:06:15,901 -Yeah, why? -Oh, no reason. 91 00:06:15,926 --> 00:06:18,055 Just strangers in town, is all. 92 00:06:20,419 --> 00:06:22,814 So! What can I do for you? 93 00:06:22,856 --> 00:06:24,842 I need a sharpening stone and some oil. 94 00:06:24,867 --> 00:06:27,275 Who do I report a dead highwayman to? 95 00:06:27,300 --> 00:06:28,713 Dead? 96 00:06:29,417 --> 00:06:31,583 Your friend didn't kill him, did she? 97 00:06:31,608 --> 00:06:32,807 No. 98 00:06:33,944 --> 00:06:35,127 Oh. Well, that's good. 99 00:06:35,152 --> 00:06:37,658 What difference does it make who killed him? 100 00:06:37,683 --> 00:06:40,093 Hey! Elkton! Get outta here! 101 00:06:40,118 --> 00:06:43,068 I know, I'm sorry. I wouldn't have come... 102 00:06:43,093 --> 00:06:45,009 but my horse has lost his halter. 103 00:06:45,034 --> 00:06:46,817 -Out! Now! -Please... 104 00:06:46,842 --> 00:06:49,457 I can't guide him very well with just a rope. 105 00:06:49,482 --> 00:06:52,849 I'm warning you, old man... leave! And don't come back! 106 00:06:52,874 --> 00:06:55,057 Why don't you just sell the man a halter? 107 00:06:55,488 --> 00:06:57,797 Because, I don't do business with his kind. 108 00:06:57,822 --> 00:07:01,270 -But I'm not a Mystic anymore! -A Gryphon can't change its feathers! 109 00:07:01,311 --> 00:07:04,761 Mystic, ex-Mystic, it's all the same! Go on... out! 110 00:07:05,256 --> 00:07:07,140 I'm no... Mystic! 111 00:07:09,403 --> 00:07:11,853 Sure, that looked cruel, but... 112 00:07:12,818 --> 00:07:14,292 he's one of them. 113 00:07:15,287 --> 00:07:17,410 So, it was a sharpening stone, right? 114 00:07:17,435 --> 00:07:19,400 No, I've changed my mind. 115 00:07:19,883 --> 00:07:22,299 I need a halter for my horse. 116 00:07:40,470 --> 00:07:41,511 Hey! 117 00:07:42,286 --> 00:07:45,038 -What are you doing here? -Aren't you open? 118 00:07:45,195 --> 00:07:47,263 Well, of course I'm open, young lady, but... 119 00:07:47,288 --> 00:07:49,051 what are you doing in town? 120 00:07:49,076 --> 00:07:52,343 You're supposed to be off by the water's edge until after the Solstice... 121 00:07:52,447 --> 00:07:54,832 unless you've got no reason to fear Morpheus. 122 00:07:54,857 --> 00:07:56,937 Morpheus? God of dreams? 123 00:07:57,099 --> 00:07:59,164 Now, why would I fear him? 124 00:07:59,442 --> 00:08:01,533 You must be experienced then. 125 00:08:01,828 --> 00:08:04,681 Yeah! I mean, I've had experiences. 126 00:08:04,717 --> 00:08:08,115 -Are you always this nosey? -I should have known. 127 00:08:08,140 --> 00:08:10,625 Otherwise, why would you be in my shop? 128 00:08:10,698 --> 00:08:12,765 Looking to replace your arms? 129 00:08:12,790 --> 00:08:15,167 Lose your weapon of choice in a battle, did you? 130 00:08:15,192 --> 00:08:18,069 Yeah, right! Big battle. 131 00:08:18,094 --> 00:08:19,965 You don't look like a fighter. 132 00:08:19,990 --> 00:08:22,290 Sure... that's your strength. 133 00:08:22,315 --> 00:08:25,241 Like the beautiful seed hidden in an eagle's dung. 134 00:08:25,372 --> 00:08:26,458 Nice image... 135 00:08:27,267 --> 00:08:28,724 Now, let me see what I can show you. 136 00:08:31,779 --> 00:08:36,344 The steel... it's from the Albanian mines of Iskander Beg. 137 00:08:36,386 --> 00:08:38,895 It's the most beautiful sword I've ever seen. 138 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,313 And... oh! Believe me, I've handled plenty. 139 00:08:43,434 --> 00:08:46,968 But, maybe something more... petite. 140 00:08:47,249 --> 00:08:49,319 Well, let me see what's over here. 141 00:08:53,801 --> 00:08:55,484 Oh, how cute! 142 00:08:55,509 --> 00:08:57,221 It's a breast dagger. 143 00:08:58,056 --> 00:09:01,575 Oh... you mean, it's designed to pierce the breast into the heart of your enemy. 144 00:09:02,281 --> 00:09:04,538 No... not quite. 145 00:09:08,916 --> 00:09:11,146 Oh... a breast dagger. 146 00:09:12,384 --> 00:09:14,055 Yeah, I like it! 147 00:09:14,628 --> 00:09:15,874 Yeah... 148 00:09:19,014 --> 00:09:21,080 Get out of town, Mystic. 149 00:09:28,378 --> 00:09:29,854 It's... it's a halter! 150 00:09:30,110 --> 00:09:32,406 Who did this? Who? 151 00:09:32,453 --> 00:09:35,347 Thank you! Thank you. 152 00:09:39,443 --> 00:09:41,319 Did you get your sharpening stone? 153 00:09:41,644 --> 00:09:42,898 No. 154 00:09:43,471 --> 00:09:45,359 What's the matter with you? 155 00:09:46,428 --> 00:09:47,904 What do you mean? 156 00:09:48,630 --> 00:09:51,337 I don't know. You just seem... bigger. 157 00:09:52,497 --> 00:09:56,421 No, I'm not. It's just this mountain air. I feel motivated. 158 00:09:56,446 --> 00:09:59,566 You didn't find a sorcerer to enhance your motives, did you? 159 00:09:59,609 --> 00:10:01,495 No. Would you get over it? 160 00:10:05,702 --> 00:10:07,408 Ooh... Ah! Wow! Look at you look at that? 161 00:10:07,435 --> 00:10:09,501 I wonder what else is in these clothes? 162 00:10:09,526 --> 00:10:11,389 They're hand-me-downs, you know? 163 00:10:14,507 --> 00:10:17,587 I know... wisdom before weapons. 164 00:10:17,624 --> 00:10:19,711 I'll keep this for the time being. 165 00:10:19,763 --> 00:10:22,753 It's not like your breasts aren't dangerous enough. 166 00:10:22,841 --> 00:10:25,350 That was a joke. You can laugh. 167 00:10:28,370 --> 00:10:29,827 What's going on? 168 00:10:38,660 --> 00:10:40,019 Get on the horse. 169 00:11:03,709 --> 00:11:04,770 Gabrielle? 170 00:11:06,155 --> 00:11:07,662 Gabrielle! 171 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:12,532 They took her. Where are they? 172 00:11:12,584 --> 00:11:16,261 They're probably at the... fortress of Morpheus by now. It's the Solstice. 173 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,545 The... Mystics need a young maiden. 174 00:11:18,580 --> 00:11:21,321 We normally send our young girls away. 175 00:11:21,346 --> 00:11:23,558 -I thought you knew. -No. 176 00:11:23,997 --> 00:11:27,577 Your eyes practically lit up when you saw us come into town. 177 00:11:27,629 --> 00:11:29,818 What are they going to do to her?! 178 00:11:29,843 --> 00:11:33,199 Stop! By the gods, you're strong! 179 00:11:34,780 --> 00:11:35,816 Every Solstice... 180 00:11:35,841 --> 00:11:37,830 the Mystics come down from the mountain 181 00:11:37,855 --> 00:11:39,389 and they take a young girl. 182 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,036 We never see them again. 183 00:11:43,049 --> 00:11:44,765 That blind man... 184 00:11:44,790 --> 00:11:47,314 -he was a Mystic. -Yeah. 185 00:11:48,523 --> 00:11:52,537 Yeah. Yeah... go and see him! If you dare. 186 00:11:58,906 --> 00:12:00,940 Soon, my Lord Morpheus. 187 00:12:01,613 --> 00:12:03,769 I think you will be pleased with your bride... 188 00:12:04,488 --> 00:12:06,891 as soon as she proves herself worthy. 189 00:12:23,365 --> 00:12:26,475 Let me out of here. Believe me, you are in big trouble! 190 00:12:26,518 --> 00:12:29,406 My child, I understand your confusion. 191 00:12:29,431 --> 00:12:32,296 But take heart. You are being honored today. 192 00:12:32,321 --> 00:12:34,922 OK... Keep talking. 193 00:12:35,169 --> 00:12:38,788 You have been selected to be the bride of Morpheus 194 00:12:38,813 --> 00:12:40,924 Bride? Morpheus? 195 00:12:41,218 --> 00:12:44,124 No, you've got the wrong girl... take my word for it. 196 00:12:44,350 --> 00:12:46,133 I'm not the wifely type. 197 00:12:46,243 --> 00:12:49,681 I... Well, I sleep late, I don't know a lick about housework. 198 00:12:49,706 --> 00:12:52,410 And children? I mean, look at these hipbones. 199 00:12:52,491 --> 00:12:55,609 -No way. -None of that matters to Morpheus. 200 00:12:55,634 --> 00:12:59,202 Really? Well, what does matter? I've got lots of faults. 201 00:12:59,227 --> 00:13:03,054 You're to go through a series of challenges against worthy opponents. 202 00:13:03,079 --> 00:13:07,154 If you survive, you will become the honored wife of Morpheus. 203 00:13:07,415 --> 00:13:09,998 If not, you'll have been sacrificed in the name... 204 00:13:10,023 --> 00:13:11,101 Wait a minute. 205 00:13:12,248 --> 00:13:15,090 Back up to that 'If you survive' part for a moment. 206 00:13:15,115 --> 00:13:17,678 The challenges will not be easy. 207 00:13:17,703 --> 00:13:20,768 And each one will be a fight to the death. 208 00:13:37,966 --> 00:13:39,230 Who's there? 209 00:13:39,861 --> 00:13:44,378 I'm not as blind as you think I am! I have senses you can't conceive of! 210 00:13:44,538 --> 00:13:47,833 -Come on! Speak up! -I'm not here to harm you. 211 00:13:48,111 --> 00:13:49,963 That voice... 212 00:13:50,044 --> 00:13:51,924 You were in the store today. 213 00:13:52,547 --> 00:13:54,607 You bought me that halter. 214 00:13:55,419 --> 00:13:57,676 I want to know about the Mystics. 215 00:13:57,701 --> 00:13:59,144 They're evil. 216 00:13:59,187 --> 00:14:03,345 A perverted cult that worships the dark brother of the dreams gods. 217 00:14:03,854 --> 00:14:05,531 I know all about them. 218 00:14:06,079 --> 00:14:10,202 I was a Mystic once... back when the order was good. 219 00:14:12,256 --> 00:14:13,928 But why do you ask? 220 00:14:15,032 --> 00:14:16,470 And who are you? 221 00:14:16,932 --> 00:14:18,603 My name is Xena. 222 00:14:18,845 --> 00:14:21,562 They took my friend, and I'm going to get her back. 223 00:14:21,682 --> 00:14:24,579 She's been chosen as Morpheus' bride. 224 00:14:24,863 --> 00:14:27,530 She's going to lose her blood innocence. 225 00:14:27,555 --> 00:14:29,209 Blood innocence? 226 00:14:29,390 --> 00:14:31,608 Your friend has never killed anyone. 227 00:14:31,808 --> 00:14:34,567 She will go through a series of challenges. 228 00:14:34,592 --> 00:14:37,244 She will be tricked into killing to survive. 229 00:14:37,836 --> 00:14:41,336 As soon as she does that... she will be sacrificed. 230 00:14:43,150 --> 00:14:45,790 You know where this fortress is. 231 00:14:45,991 --> 00:14:47,329 Take me there. 232 00:14:47,959 --> 00:14:49,622 It's no good! 233 00:14:50,119 --> 00:14:53,918 It... it... it's hidden in the mountains, and well protected by an army of warriors. 234 00:14:53,943 --> 00:14:55,827 It would take you months... 235 00:14:56,612 --> 00:14:58,857 days... to fight your way in. 236 00:14:58,894 --> 00:15:01,426 By then, your friend will be dead. 237 00:15:02,044 --> 00:15:03,485 Unless... 238 00:15:04,096 --> 00:15:06,175 unless you're the one! 239 00:15:07,673 --> 00:15:09,155 In a dream vision, 240 00:15:09,180 --> 00:15:12,156 I saw a warrior who could travel the Dream Passage 241 00:15:12,181 --> 00:15:14,160 and defeat Morpheus! 242 00:15:15,156 --> 00:15:17,857 You must be the one! 243 00:15:17,966 --> 00:15:20,690 A woman with a dark past... 244 00:15:21,152 --> 00:15:23,215 strong and brave... 245 00:15:25,064 --> 00:15:26,541 I'm the one. 246 00:15:33,132 --> 00:15:36,246 The world of dreams is made of many passages. 247 00:15:36,522 --> 00:15:40,170 It is possible to follow one from one location to another. 248 00:15:40,724 --> 00:15:43,310 Essentially, you bypass the physical world. 249 00:15:43,769 --> 00:15:45,164 What can I expect? 250 00:15:45,189 --> 00:15:48,273 Everything in the Dreamscape comes from your own mind. 251 00:15:48,298 --> 00:15:51,644 Once in, Morpheus will know everything that you know. 252 00:15:52,095 --> 00:15:54,424 He will use that to try and stop you. 253 00:15:55,097 --> 00:15:58,312 Drink this and lay back. 254 00:16:12,357 --> 00:16:14,645 This is N'Kama oil. 255 00:16:14,670 --> 00:16:17,696 The instant your soul enters the Dream Passage, 256 00:16:18,018 --> 00:16:21,110 your body begins to lose its life fluids. 257 00:16:21,135 --> 00:16:24,450 N'Kama oil will give you more time. 258 00:16:24,474 --> 00:16:26,212 How much time is that? 259 00:16:26,237 --> 00:16:28,748 Just a few hours at best. 260 00:16:29,580 --> 00:16:33,553 You must find the exit door at the other end of the Dream Passage. 261 00:16:33,578 --> 00:16:37,681 Once you pass through it, your body will reunite with your soul. 262 00:16:38,086 --> 00:16:39,573 If not... 263 00:16:40,695 --> 00:16:42,520 the body dies. 264 00:16:42,761 --> 00:16:45,007 Until then, I will guard it. 265 00:16:45,032 --> 00:16:48,531 Don't worry... I'm a gentleman. 266 00:16:58,413 --> 00:17:01,306 This is the fire of dreams! 267 00:17:02,143 --> 00:17:04,636 This is the key. 268 00:17:06,259 --> 00:17:09,026 Morpheus knows what we're up to. 269 00:17:09,354 --> 00:17:11,426 Listen to me carefully, Xena. 270 00:17:11,450 --> 00:17:14,302 He will try to use your own mind against you. 271 00:17:14,476 --> 00:17:17,865 If you can defeat him there, you'll win. 272 00:17:18,250 --> 00:17:20,142 Don't be obvious. 273 00:17:20,184 --> 00:17:23,093 Remember, this is your Dream Passage. 274 00:17:26,417 --> 00:17:29,731 The gods... be with you. 275 00:18:00,895 --> 00:18:02,937 We've been waiting for you, our Queen! 276 00:18:03,709 --> 00:18:06,382 Our brilliant commander! We've taken another town! 277 00:18:06,407 --> 00:18:09,154 They're all dead, as you wished! Every one of them! As you ordered! 278 00:18:10,629 --> 00:18:12,637 No! I left this behind me! 279 00:18:12,729 --> 00:18:14,486 You can't change who you are! 280 00:18:15,103 --> 00:18:17,991 And you are a warrior. To be feared and obeyed. 281 00:18:18,043 --> 00:18:19,428 And those that don't... 282 00:18:19,453 --> 00:18:20,929 die! 283 00:18:47,365 --> 00:18:48,406 Xena... 284 00:18:49,504 --> 00:18:52,095 Do you know me, Warrior Queen? 285 00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:53,712 Should I? 286 00:18:54,334 --> 00:18:57,732 This was my village. All gone now. 287 00:18:57,853 --> 00:19:03,031 Your people came and wiped it out... and me... as you commanded. 288 00:19:03,580 --> 00:19:07,027 -Did you know? I had a name? -I didn't do this. 289 00:19:07,108 --> 00:19:09,439 My name is Mesmer. 290 00:19:09,464 --> 00:19:11,570 -My wife's name... -I'm sorry. 291 00:19:11,595 --> 00:19:14,448 Sorry? Sorry to know my name? 292 00:19:14,473 --> 00:19:16,158 Oh, that's right. 293 00:19:16,183 --> 00:19:18,287 Your victims were always faceless. 294 00:19:18,312 --> 00:19:21,189 You never knew much about them, did you? 295 00:19:21,525 --> 00:19:23,028 Or cared. 296 00:19:23,070 --> 00:19:24,576 I am Baruch. 297 00:19:25,409 --> 00:19:29,018 I had two brothers... one fifteen, and the other twenty. 298 00:19:29,362 --> 00:19:32,779 They were killed, too. Do you wanna know their names? 299 00:19:33,899 --> 00:19:36,430 No, I left this behind me. 300 00:19:36,902 --> 00:19:38,998 Septim and Valius. 301 00:19:39,151 --> 00:19:43,602 I am Dolas. My brother and I were the first to die. 302 00:19:44,022 --> 00:19:46,108 His name was Linius. 303 00:19:50,659 --> 00:19:52,476 Stand back! 304 00:19:52,501 --> 00:19:56,218 -We're not crowding you, Xena. -It's the weight of your conscience. 305 00:19:56,243 --> 00:20:00,137 You can end this, Xena. You can end it... easily. 306 00:20:00,515 --> 00:20:03,248 Kill us. You know how. 307 00:20:03,855 --> 00:20:05,247 Take the sword. 308 00:20:13,745 --> 00:20:15,531 Morpheus! 309 00:20:15,851 --> 00:20:17,856 I won't do it! 310 00:20:18,537 --> 00:20:21,524 It's a trick! You're trying to slow me down! 311 00:20:23,129 --> 00:20:26,688 You're using the past of a Xena long dead! 312 00:20:27,475 --> 00:20:30,080 I'm not her anymore! 313 00:20:42,495 --> 00:20:45,818 The Innocent has a friend who has entered the Dreamscape Passage. 314 00:20:46,189 --> 00:20:47,896 This is Elkton's work. 315 00:20:47,921 --> 00:20:50,155 Find him and you will find her body. 316 00:20:50,530 --> 00:20:53,033 Morpheus wants them both to die. 317 00:20:53,085 --> 00:20:54,284 Go! 318 00:20:57,130 --> 00:21:00,010 No, no! It's happening too fast! 319 00:21:00,261 --> 00:21:03,214 Morpheus is draining your life quicker than I expected! 320 00:21:07,830 --> 00:21:11,154 You... you must hurry, Xena! You must hurry! 321 00:21:11,688 --> 00:21:13,371 We must flee! 322 00:21:23,321 --> 00:21:24,956 The first challenge awaits you. 323 00:21:24,981 --> 00:21:26,331 First challenge? 324 00:21:26,356 --> 00:21:28,304 How many of these challenges are there? 325 00:21:28,329 --> 00:21:31,206 Enough for our lord, Morpheus, to make an estimation of your worth. 326 00:21:31,231 --> 00:21:33,828 So... if I get through this, then you'll let me go? 327 00:21:34,182 --> 00:21:36,964 By the grace of our lord, Morpheus, of course. 328 00:21:37,342 --> 00:21:38,638 Of course. 329 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:43,544 What's this for? 330 00:21:43,596 --> 00:21:45,558 You want to win, don't you? 331 00:21:53,259 --> 00:21:55,514 Find your way to the other end, Innocent. 332 00:21:55,539 --> 00:21:57,657 There'll be two men trying to stop you. 333 00:21:57,723 --> 00:21:59,591 Stop them first. 334 00:23:05,087 --> 00:23:07,806 If you're outnumbered, let them fight each other. 335 00:23:54,288 --> 00:23:55,960 Very good, Innocent. 336 00:23:56,940 --> 00:23:59,374 I had thought you would have killed... 337 00:23:59,416 --> 00:24:01,179 but you didn't. 338 00:24:01,595 --> 00:24:03,048 Rest now. 339 00:24:03,090 --> 00:24:05,776 Morpheus requires a second challenge soon. 340 00:24:44,757 --> 00:24:47,139 They're going to sacrifice me. 341 00:24:47,740 --> 00:24:49,685 They're going to sacrifice me not. 342 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:50,969 They're going to sacrifice me. 343 00:24:51,070 --> 00:24:53,165 They're not going to sacrifice you. 344 00:24:53,785 --> 00:24:55,338 Wait... 345 00:24:55,363 --> 00:24:57,358 I don't know if you're real or not. 346 00:24:57,608 --> 00:24:58,745 You don't know if I'm real? 347 00:24:58,770 --> 00:25:01,653 This is my dream. I'm the only one who is real. 348 00:25:02,490 --> 00:25:04,764 Tell me something about you I don't know. 349 00:25:04,848 --> 00:25:06,519 How's that going to prove anything? 350 00:25:06,544 --> 00:25:08,381 Morpeus can guess anything I know. 351 00:25:08,406 --> 00:25:10,279 Tell me something about you I don't know. 352 00:25:11,630 --> 00:25:13,899 Very well. All right. 353 00:25:14,025 --> 00:25:16,310 Nobody but my mother knows this. 354 00:25:16,335 --> 00:25:19,045 I had six toes on my right foot when I was born. 355 00:25:19,514 --> 00:25:22,256 Don't look! It's gone now! 356 00:25:22,814 --> 00:25:24,654 It must be you. 357 00:25:24,679 --> 00:25:26,531 Yeah, it must be you. 358 00:25:27,386 --> 00:25:30,401 Morpheus would have used something vaguely familiar to me. 359 00:25:31,556 --> 00:25:34,768 My Dreamscape Passage and your dream must be overlapping. 360 00:25:34,793 --> 00:25:36,227 Nice outfit. 361 00:25:36,635 --> 00:25:37,851 Yeah. 362 00:25:38,222 --> 00:25:39,709 Are you all right? 363 00:25:39,879 --> 00:25:41,467 Listen to me, Gabrielle. 364 00:25:41,844 --> 00:25:42,731 They want you to kill. 365 00:25:42,756 --> 00:25:44,691 And, no matter what, you can't do it. 366 00:25:45,266 --> 00:25:47,654 I thought they wanted me to marry Morpheus. 367 00:25:47,679 --> 00:25:49,916 Morpheus wants you to lose your blood innocence. 368 00:25:49,941 --> 00:25:52,349 Once you do, you'll be sacrificed as his bride. 369 00:25:53,429 --> 00:25:55,908 I... I've already been through one of their challenges. 370 00:25:55,933 --> 00:25:57,568 And there were two of them. I did what you said. 371 00:25:57,593 --> 00:25:58,962 They killed each other. 372 00:25:58,987 --> 00:26:00,586 Does that count? 373 00:26:00,931 --> 00:26:03,402 If it did, you'd be on your honeymoon by now. 374 00:26:04,982 --> 00:26:08,315 OK. Option A is out. No killing. 375 00:26:08,357 --> 00:26:10,641 So, let's talk about option B. 376 00:26:11,668 --> 00:26:13,129 What is it? 377 00:26:13,172 --> 00:26:14,793 I need time. 378 00:26:14,818 --> 00:26:16,393 Use what you know to defend 379 00:26:16,418 --> 00:26:18,892 yourself until I can break through the passage into the fortress. 380 00:26:18,917 --> 00:26:22,229 What do I know that's going to keep me alive until you show up? 381 00:26:24,804 --> 00:26:27,495 -What's the matter? -I don't know. 382 00:26:28,129 --> 00:26:29,790 I feel strange. 383 00:26:32,523 --> 00:26:33,709 Xena. 384 00:26:35,583 --> 00:26:37,038 Talking! 385 00:26:37,548 --> 00:26:39,300 That's what you're good at! 386 00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:42,185 Use your mind, Gabrielle! 387 00:26:42,239 --> 00:26:43,280 Xena? 388 00:26:43,683 --> 00:26:44,723 Xena? 389 00:26:46,101 --> 00:26:47,157 Xena. 390 00:26:49,492 --> 00:26:50,388 Xena... 391 00:26:50,417 --> 00:26:51,457 Xena! 392 00:26:53,993 --> 00:26:56,428 I don't suppose you want my breakfast order. 393 00:26:56,453 --> 00:26:59,260 Prepare yourself for the next challenge, Innocent. 394 00:26:59,751 --> 00:27:02,709 This one will not be quite as easy as the first. 395 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,594 You shouldn't fear using a blade to protect yourself. 396 00:27:05,619 --> 00:27:07,164 Morpheus would understand. 397 00:27:07,199 --> 00:27:10,493 I bet he would. He seems like an understanding kind of God. 398 00:27:12,494 --> 00:27:15,022 What if I just killed you right now? 399 00:27:15,993 --> 00:27:18,495 Is that what you wish to do? 400 00:27:20,547 --> 00:27:22,739 It was a hypothetical question. 401 00:27:25,597 --> 00:27:28,984 I don't suppose that y... you'd want to let me sleep a little longer... would you? 402 00:27:29,009 --> 00:27:32,802 I mean... I'd hate to show up the blushing bride with circles under my eyes. 403 00:27:33,003 --> 00:27:34,998 Just, seven or eight hours? 404 00:27:35,050 --> 00:27:37,548 Time is not on your side, Innocent. 405 00:27:37,573 --> 00:27:39,960 I know about your friend in the Dreamscape Passage. 406 00:27:39,985 --> 00:27:41,913 I have warriors looking for her body. 407 00:27:44,254 --> 00:27:47,149 She'll be dead long before she could help you. 408 00:27:57,385 --> 00:27:59,677 Look for wagon tracks. 409 00:28:00,523 --> 00:28:02,393 Manus wants them dead. 410 00:28:06,994 --> 00:28:09,974 This is all the N'Kama oil I have, Xena. 411 00:28:11,818 --> 00:28:14,312 Morpheus, you're not gonna win! 412 00:28:24,734 --> 00:28:28,277 Save yourself, Innocent. Morpheus wants you to succeed. 413 00:28:29,071 --> 00:28:30,739 I'll bet he does. 414 00:28:54,427 --> 00:28:56,294 I won't be needing this. 415 00:29:18,235 --> 00:29:20,938 Yes, Innocent. Draw blood. 416 00:29:29,488 --> 00:29:32,391 Use what I know. Use what I'm good at. 417 00:29:32,427 --> 00:29:35,436 Im not really good at anything except... 418 00:29:35,703 --> 00:29:37,110 talking. 419 00:29:37,135 --> 00:29:40,051 Slow down! Not all at once. 420 00:29:40,094 --> 00:29:43,232 I mean, let's face it... I'm going to get a bit tired. 421 00:29:43,269 --> 00:29:45,645 So why don't we be fair about this? 422 00:29:45,670 --> 00:29:49,638 Whichever one of you is the best fighter... I'll take you on first. 423 00:29:49,663 --> 00:29:52,889 And then the second, and then... well... the easy pickings. 424 00:29:52,914 --> 00:29:56,134 So, who is it? Who's the best? 425 00:29:58,250 --> 00:30:00,865 You... really? Well, I would have thought... 426 00:30:01,822 --> 00:30:03,897 Yeah... that would have been my guess. 427 00:30:07,798 --> 00:30:09,237 Clever girl. 428 00:30:13,224 --> 00:30:15,458 I guess we know where they place you. 429 00:30:28,375 --> 00:30:31,199 One of you has got to be better than the other. 430 00:31:10,606 --> 00:31:13,295 You're smarter than I gave you credit for, Innocent. 431 00:31:13,448 --> 00:31:16,980 Somehow, you've learned that Morpheus demands you spill blood. 432 00:31:17,412 --> 00:31:19,476 You've had two opportunities. 433 00:31:19,501 --> 00:31:23,551 The next challenge will not have options. You take the life offered you, 434 00:31:23,576 --> 00:31:24,840 or you die. 435 00:31:33,096 --> 00:31:34,963 Surprised to see me again? 436 00:31:35,172 --> 00:31:36,612 Not really... 437 00:31:37,075 --> 00:31:39,388 nothing surprises me anymore. 438 00:31:39,693 --> 00:31:41,294 How about me? 439 00:31:43,372 --> 00:31:44,782 Termin? 440 00:31:44,824 --> 00:31:48,036 Even in your weakened state, you can't forget your first. 441 00:31:48,478 --> 00:31:51,181 And I was only the first of many, wasn't I? 442 00:31:51,217 --> 00:31:52,889 The first notch on your hilt. 443 00:31:53,805 --> 00:31:55,041 Here... 444 00:31:55,176 --> 00:31:57,868 I still have the scar where you slit my throat. 445 00:31:58,648 --> 00:32:00,575 You attacked our village. 446 00:32:00,994 --> 00:32:04,358 Friends of mine... people I grew up with... died under your sword. 447 00:32:04,383 --> 00:32:07,987 You were still an innocent then. Like Gabrielle. 448 00:32:08,361 --> 00:32:10,992 Soon, she'll be just like you. 449 00:32:11,017 --> 00:32:12,747 She's going to taste blood. 450 00:32:12,772 --> 00:32:15,134 She'll be haunted by all the familiar demons. 451 00:32:15,159 --> 00:32:17,796 -There'll be a first kill to remember. -Like me. 452 00:32:18,086 --> 00:32:21,687 -And a last kill to try and forget. -Like me. 453 00:32:22,547 --> 00:32:25,209 Everything you have felt, she will know... 454 00:32:25,245 --> 00:32:27,728 The screams of her murdered will deafen her. 455 00:32:28,325 --> 00:32:29,593 No. 456 00:32:29,772 --> 00:32:32,680 And there's nothing you can do to save her. 457 00:32:32,755 --> 00:32:36,069 Your body in the outside world dies... 458 00:32:36,124 --> 00:32:38,628 and you die along with it. 459 00:32:38,837 --> 00:32:41,730 -I can stop you. -With what? 460 00:32:42,485 --> 00:32:44,796 This is my dream... 461 00:32:46,001 --> 00:32:48,013 my passage... 462 00:32:48,182 --> 00:32:49,971 I control it. 463 00:33:38,021 --> 00:33:40,121 Hold on, Gabrielle! I'm almost there! 464 00:33:43,939 --> 00:33:47,089 No, no, Xena, you can't leave, yet. 465 00:33:47,114 --> 00:33:49,844 You haven't passed your final test. 466 00:33:52,217 --> 00:33:53,678 Who are you? 467 00:33:54,055 --> 00:33:56,328 Oh, you know me. 468 00:33:56,370 --> 00:34:00,319 You know me better than any opponent you've ever faced. 469 00:34:01,194 --> 00:34:04,091 This might be your Dreamscape... 470 00:34:04,131 --> 00:34:06,647 but you can't control me. 471 00:34:07,955 --> 00:34:09,599 I am you. 472 00:34:22,255 --> 00:34:25,130 You can't go through that door until you have the key. 473 00:34:25,383 --> 00:34:29,317 And you can't go through life trying to deny that I'm the real you. 474 00:34:31,277 --> 00:34:34,609 We were so happy all those years. Don't you remember? 475 00:34:35,318 --> 00:34:37,535 Putting fear into all. 476 00:34:37,576 --> 00:34:41,240 Pushing aside those who stood in our way. Taking what we wanted. 477 00:34:41,265 --> 00:34:45,049 -Ah, those were the days. -That wasn't me. 478 00:34:45,209 --> 00:34:47,421 That was never who I really was. 479 00:34:48,534 --> 00:34:51,106 Oh. Well, let me ask you this. 480 00:34:51,131 --> 00:34:53,529 Back then, didn't it feel right? 481 00:34:53,565 --> 00:34:56,881 Everything we did felt right. If felt... 482 00:34:57,491 --> 00:34:58,862 good. 483 00:34:58,903 --> 00:35:01,886 -But it wasn't. -Oh, how would you know? 484 00:35:01,911 --> 00:35:05,021 You think this goody-goody act of yours is going to last? 485 00:35:06,436 --> 00:35:09,666 There's no glory in being a hero... ask around. 486 00:35:10,518 --> 00:35:12,898 You're weak without me, Xena. 487 00:35:13,299 --> 00:35:15,680 But the fire is still there. 488 00:35:17,473 --> 00:35:18,918 Join me. 489 00:35:19,697 --> 00:35:23,805 All through this Dreamscape Passage, I've had to fight people I've killed before. 490 00:35:25,037 --> 00:35:27,552 And I couldn't bring myself to kill 'em again. 491 00:35:27,990 --> 00:35:32,105 But as I face you... I realize it can mean only one thing. 492 00:35:32,784 --> 00:35:35,506 Yes... it means what? Tell me. 493 00:35:35,587 --> 00:35:38,503 It means I finally get to kill you. 494 00:36:11,647 --> 00:36:13,305 Xena, hurry! 495 00:36:15,538 --> 00:36:17,196 Defend yourself, Innocent. 496 00:36:17,634 --> 00:36:20,526 He'll kill you as soon as you come within reach. 497 00:36:20,748 --> 00:36:22,415 Pick up the sword. 498 00:36:25,574 --> 00:36:27,228 You can't defeat me! 499 00:36:27,253 --> 00:36:29,764 I'm stronger! I've always been stronger! 500 00:36:29,807 --> 00:36:32,917 You're just a dark reminder of a disease I once had. 501 00:36:32,942 --> 00:36:35,867 If you were that strong, I would never have left you. 502 00:36:36,136 --> 00:36:37,578 But I did. 503 00:36:40,222 --> 00:36:43,123 Ever wonder how the rest of the world sees you? 504 00:36:43,929 --> 00:36:45,404 Curious? 505 00:36:45,530 --> 00:36:48,456 Watch as if you had the eyes of your victims. 506 00:37:03,063 --> 00:37:04,269 Hold him! 507 00:37:04,294 --> 00:37:07,568 You men don't know what you're doing! Don't let Manus get away with this! 508 00:37:10,339 --> 00:37:12,116 Pick up the sword! 509 00:37:31,611 --> 00:37:33,214 No, no, my sister. 510 00:37:34,232 --> 00:37:35,877 You can't leave. 511 00:37:36,769 --> 00:37:39,005 You still haven't found the key. 512 00:37:41,134 --> 00:37:44,260 You take for granted all your gifts and talents... 513 00:37:45,763 --> 00:37:47,226 me. 514 00:37:48,471 --> 00:37:51,204 Everything you are today came from me. 515 00:37:51,240 --> 00:37:54,610 Every spark of noble quality that made you a great leader... 516 00:37:55,267 --> 00:37:56,716 me. 517 00:37:56,893 --> 00:38:00,422 The strength that made men tremble at your name... 518 00:38:00,585 --> 00:38:03,302 it all came from me! 519 00:38:07,422 --> 00:38:08,895 You understand? 520 00:38:11,070 --> 00:38:12,738 I understand. 521 00:38:13,882 --> 00:38:16,472 If it weren't for you, I wouldn't exist. 522 00:38:18,901 --> 00:38:21,819 Whether I like it or not, you're the key. 523 00:38:24,912 --> 00:38:26,570 You're the key. 524 00:38:27,156 --> 00:38:30,065 There's only one way out of this Dreamscape... 525 00:38:30,090 --> 00:38:31,403 you! 526 00:38:37,069 --> 00:38:39,555 You're the key to my nightmares. 527 00:38:41,170 --> 00:38:44,499 And no matter what part of me you think you are... 528 00:38:45,297 --> 00:38:47,380 I control you. 529 00:38:56,146 --> 00:38:58,391 What happened? Where is she? 530 00:38:58,428 --> 00:38:59,857 Yeah! 531 00:39:17,382 --> 00:39:20,089 -Kill her! Kill them both! -Xena! Catch! 532 00:39:51,437 --> 00:39:53,320 I knew you'd come! Well, I thought you would. 533 00:39:53,345 --> 00:39:55,059 I almost gave up on you. 534 00:39:55,656 --> 00:39:58,380 You have no idea what kind of enemy you've made. 535 00:39:58,577 --> 00:39:59,810 Morpheus will not be denied. 536 00:39:59,835 --> 00:40:02,390 You think he's just going to let you walk out of here? 537 00:40:04,369 --> 00:40:07,382 -Punching's all right? -I'm impressed. 538 00:40:14,134 --> 00:40:15,594 This is the last of it. 539 00:40:16,035 --> 00:40:18,426 -How much do I owe you? -Owe me? 540 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:21,247 After taking away the fear of the Mystics? 541 00:40:21,272 --> 00:40:24,880 After... making this valley a safe place to raise a family? 542 00:40:25,952 --> 00:40:28,766 -Ten per cent off everything. -You miser! 543 00:40:28,886 --> 00:40:32,305 Don't you dare charge her one single nugget of gold! 544 00:40:32,512 --> 00:40:33,876 Lord Elkton. 545 00:40:33,901 --> 00:40:36,136 Ah, of course not... just kidding. 546 00:40:36,649 --> 00:40:38,196 I hope so. 547 00:40:38,676 --> 00:40:41,450 Unless you want nightmares for the rest of your life. 548 00:40:42,241 --> 00:40:43,684 What do you think? 549 00:40:44,021 --> 00:40:45,606 Very nice. 550 00:40:45,732 --> 00:40:48,213 I take it you got your old job back. 551 00:40:48,238 --> 00:40:51,564 My old job as Mystic Head Priest and my eyesight? 552 00:40:52,719 --> 00:40:55,091 Tomorrow, we start the grain festival. 553 00:40:55,116 --> 00:40:58,850 From now on, the only thing we'll sacrifice will be corn... thanks to you. 554 00:40:58,992 --> 00:41:00,663 Glad I could help. 555 00:41:00,906 --> 00:41:02,961 What did you decide to do about Manus? 556 00:41:02,986 --> 00:41:04,877 Manus? That was easy. 557 00:41:04,901 --> 00:41:08,070 We decided to put him into his own Dreamscape Passage... 558 00:41:08,196 --> 00:41:11,117 and let his past demons decide his fate. 559 00:41:11,326 --> 00:41:15,887 Xena... you and your friend have saved this valley, these people, me. 560 00:41:16,762 --> 00:41:18,008 From now on... 561 00:41:18,168 --> 00:41:20,988 we'll worship the three Dream God brothers... 562 00:41:21,013 --> 00:41:24,545 the way they were supposed to be... with joy, not fear. 563 00:41:25,091 --> 00:41:26,893 Speaking of your friend... 564 00:41:27,636 --> 00:41:29,621 She's waiting for me. 565 00:41:29,902 --> 00:41:31,178 I have to go. 566 00:41:31,203 --> 00:41:33,180 If you're ever in this area... 567 00:41:33,205 --> 00:41:35,129 Well, you know where to come. 568 00:41:35,298 --> 00:41:39,110 I do. Thanks. 569 00:41:39,956 --> 00:41:44,642 And, um... sweet dreams. 570 00:41:55,302 --> 00:41:56,563 Ready to go? 571 00:41:58,428 --> 00:42:01,820 Xena, I could have killed someone. 572 00:42:02,240 --> 00:42:04,691 I mean... I was capable of it. 573 00:42:04,716 --> 00:42:06,655 We're all capable of it. 574 00:42:06,808 --> 00:42:08,697 The point is, you didn't cross that line. 575 00:42:08,722 --> 00:42:10,923 But I got close enough to peak over. 576 00:42:10,948 --> 00:42:12,922 And what I saw scared me. 577 00:42:14,582 --> 00:42:16,937 See how calm the surface of the water is. 578 00:42:19,603 --> 00:42:21,187 That was me once. 579 00:42:23,342 --> 00:42:25,002 And then... 580 00:42:29,670 --> 00:42:32,250 The water ripples and churns, 581 00:42:33,454 --> 00:42:35,109 that's what I became. 582 00:42:36,308 --> 00:42:39,494 But if we sit here long enough it will go back to being still again. 583 00:42:40,273 --> 00:42:42,352 It will go back to being calm. 584 00:42:42,606 --> 00:42:44,728 But the stone's still under there. 585 00:42:46,085 --> 00:42:48,188 It's now part of the lake. 586 00:42:48,348 --> 00:42:51,724 It might look as it did before, but it's forever changed. 587 00:42:54,836 --> 00:42:56,726 Come on... let's go. 588 00:42:57,723 --> 00:43:00,491 For your first stab at wisdom, you did all right. 589 00:43:00,516 --> 00:43:03,866 I was just saying that for your benefit. You didn't think I meant it, did you? 590 00:43:03,891 --> 00:43:05,997 Not me... I wasn't fooled.