All language subtitles for 2x14 - A Necessary Evil

This belongs to you.

Melosa would want
you to have it.

I'll take it on one condition.

I only hold it
while you're gone.

By Amazon law,
you're still the Queen.

Queen Gabrielle.

Does an Amazon Queen
beat a Warrior Princess?

Do you really wanna find out?

All right.

Just don't expect
me to show up

at any parades or anything.

Amazons don't have parades.

That was a joke.

I know.

Velasca.
She's alive.

You're all fools!

That mask was mine!

By rights of the Amazon,
that mask was mine!

Hello, Gabrielle.

Thought I was dead,
didn't you?

I don't know how you
survived that fall, Velasca--

but you're hurt.
You need help.

I have all the help
I need right here.

ambrosia--

a gift from the gods--
to make a god!

Go! Everyone!
Spread out!

You!
Gabrielle!

Gabrielle, down!

Amazons!

Attack!

No!

Come on.

Amazons, run!

I want Gabrielle!
Where is she?!

Go on.
Head for the caves.

We'll follow
as soon as we can.

Call a retreat--

Now, or there'll
be nothing left.

Come on;
this way.

Now, while she's weak.

Oh, no you don't, Ephiny.

I have a special place
in my heart for you, too!

You can't hide
from me, Gabrielle!

You can't hide
from a god!

In a 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...

A Necessary Evil

Gabrielle.

Most of us can still walk.

But I can't leave
the wounded here.

We wanna fight.
Send us back.

We can take Velasca.

No-- she can't be killed.
She's an immortal.

Send the wounded over
to Tyldus and the Centaurs.

He'll take care of them.

And make sure that they
tell him to stay where he is.

Velasca's not after him yet.

No, she's after me.

It's OK.
I'm all right with that.

Yeah, we can't just hide.
We have to do something.

Yes-- I need as many Amazons
as possible to delay her.

Don't get anyone killed
just slow her down.

Gabrielle and I need time.

Shouldn't be a problem--

I think I'm high on
her list of things to do.

Xena-- that arm's dislocated.

Ah, yeah.

All better now.
See?

Yeah.

You all right?

Yeah, yeah-- you know?

Ephiny may be high on
the list, but I'm on top.

I've never been
a target before--

I mean, I've never
been hunted.

Xena, what are
we gonna do--

against a god?

Well, we need some help,
that's for sure--

and to fight an immortal,
I need an immortal.

Do you know where
you can find one?

Yes-- yes I do.

No, no, no--
no, no.

Relax, my furry little friend.
No, you're not dinner.

That's the boring part
about immortality.

You're never hungry.

No, you're definitely not food.

You're my little Hercules.

Hercules trapped me
in this little resort--

and I owe him a lot.

And I'm planning on paying
him back for his kindness.

Soon-- soon. So--

run away like a
good little Hercules.

Run away. Run away.

Very soon.

This is Callisto we're
talking about!

We can't free her!

There's gotta be
another way, Xena.

Callisto is an immortal.

She's not a god, but she's

as close as we're gonna
get on short notice.

What about Hercules-- huh?

We don't have
time to find him.

Velasca's just
learning her powers.

Every time she uses them,
it weakens her.

But the lagtime's
gonna get shorter.

Look, Gabrielle--
I know how much this hurts you.

No, you don't!
Every time I close my eyes,

I hear her voice!
I hear Perdicus scream.

Now, I have to live with
that till the day I die.

What makes you think--
that Callisto would help you?

I'll just have to
talk her into it.

Velasca?

Don't be a fool, Solare.

I'm not.

Wise-- very wise.

Bow your head, Ephiny.

You'll have to kill me, first.

We have no argument
with you, Velasca.

Many of us believe

you should have
been Queen, long ago.

And now that you're a god--

we wanna--
offer you a sacrifice.

Now, you're talking.

Get her! Now!

Run! Now!

Move it! Run!

Very good--.
you're trying to delay me.

Hercules said that
the ceiling had collapsed.

There--

I'm sure you
know what you're doing.

Now, pull the
rope up after me.

And don't drop it again
until I whistle twice.

I don't want
Callisto getting out

if she doesn't
agree to my offer.

Callisto.

Xena.

Oh, Xena--

so glad you could
stop by for a little visit.

And here I was--

afraid I'd never get
to torture you again.

As you can see--

I've been keeping busy--
scarred by fire,

entombed for eternity.

You'll, ah--
you'll forgive me

if I'm not exactly at
my peak-- won't you?

Callisto, I didn't
come here for this.

Well, then--
you shouldn't have come at all.

You may be immortal,
but I can still do damage.

How'd you like to spend
eternity in five pieces?

Oh, Xena, how
I've missed you.

OK-- you wanna talk?
So talk.

What little thing
could you possibly

say that would have
any interest to me?

ambrosia--
I know someone who has it.

So you help me fight them--
and you get a shot at it.

Xena?! Here!

Such a pretty day
for a blood bath--

Xena--
are you all right?

Oh yeah, I'm fine.

Oh, me too--
thanks for asking.

Oh, but, then, you've never
really cared for me, have you?

You're here.
It wasn't my idea.

Oh, no, no, of course not.
How've you been?

Any new husbands
since the last one I killed?

I knew there had to be
some reason you liked her.

That was good--

but you know
the problem, don't you?

I'm immortal--
you can't kill me.

You can't
even hurt me.

Oh, but you want to,
don't you?

Here-- let me help.

See?

No blood.
Immortals don't bleed.

And we heal fast.
Oh-- but not in pieces.

You're a laugh a minute.
Let's go--

Not until we make
a wee little stop.

The Amazons
won't stop her long.

Velasca will catch up to us.

We don't have
time for this, Callisto.

The longer we wait,
the more powerful she becomes.

Don't you argue with me!
You want my help?

It won't take but a minute.

My name is Xena.

Some call me the Warrior Princess.

Some call me 'murderer.'

Many years ago, there
was a village called Cirra.

It was a village just like
yours small and, and

prosperous full of life until
a day that my army came.

Until the day that I came--
destroyed it.

Under my orders, my men--

they sacked the village;
burned the houses;

and killed every living thing.

Everything was destroyed--
including the soul

of one young, innocent girl--

who will never be
able to reclaim her childhood--

and will never know what

the Fates had planned for
her if not for me.

Let's go.

Come on, let's go--
for the hunt.

A dinar donation for
the goddess, Artemis.

What do you
care of Artemis?

She's the goddess
of the Amazons.

Hey, what are you doing?!

I don't need you.

But you-- remember
what you see here.

Remember that you met
Velasca, the god of Chaos.

Remember what
she did and said--

in the temple of the
Amazon goddess.

Artemis, you fake!

Where were you
when our nation died?!

Where were you

when the many
Amazon tribes

were scattered
and destroyed?!

Where were you
when the word

'Amazon' became a joke
told by old men in taverns?!

I was once your subject.
Now, I'm your equal--

and your enemy!

He wouldn't have
told it right, anyway.

This is it.

Ah, it's not bad.

Velasca's lightning bolts
won't do much damage here.

Xena-- those rocks look
like they're about to fall.

I'm counting on it.

And just how long
am I supposed to

be fighting this woman for?

Get her beneath the rockledge.
I'll do the rest.

And then it's you and
me and the ambrosia.

I just had a marvelous idea.

Why don't you
and I both eat it?

That way, we could be fighting
each other for eternity.

Let's just deal with
Velasca, shall we?

First things first.

Now?

Not yet.

Three hearbeats.

Xena and Gabrielle have a friend.

I know where
you are, Gabrielle.

Your heart just
started beating faster.

I'll quiet it down,
soon enough

It's now or never.

It just might be both--
for you.

What is she doing?

She just switched sides.

Hello, Velasca.
My, you're looking well.

I'm Callisto.

You want Gabrielle.
I want Xena.

I think we have
something in common.

And who are you?

I'm insulted.

Xena, your little playmate
doesn't know who I am!

She doesn't like
to talk about me.

Now, before
you start going crazy

and blowing things up--
I think you should hear

what I have to say.

In fact, I'm your only
friend right now.

I don't need or
want friends.

Another thing we
have in common.

You must have a death wish.

You know, it's funny--
I think I do.

We'll only get
one shot at it.

What are you
going to do?

I'm gonna break up
their little party.

Take her Callisto,
now's your chance!

Stop it! They're
trying to drain you!

It's just a trick!

Velasca!

I told you!

They're trying
to trick you!

Gabrielle!

You can't keep this up
forever, Xena. I can.

It's not gonna
take forever.

Too late.
Goodbye, Xena.

You don't just kill me
and walk away.

Gabrielle!
Now!

Is that it?
Is it over?

No, that sidetrip to
the village cost us.

She's grown too strong.

That won't hold her.

We've got some time before

she works her way out.

Let's go.

You're not gonna get

the ambrosia
this time, Callisto.

Patience is a virtue.

Can I ask you something?

All right--

we both know how
much I love chit-chat.

When we were
at the village--

and Xena was
talking about Cirra--

did you feel anything?

My goodness--

are you trying
to figure me out?

I'm flattered.

Answer me--
or are you afraid?

Let's play a game, shall we?

I'll answer your question--
if you answer mine.

All right.

What did I feel--

when Xena confessed
her crimes?

Well the problem is,
Gabrielle--

I never feel anything.

I mean, bits and pieces,

here and there,
but nothing solid.

Think back to when
you were a little girl--

and all you knew--
was your mother--

and your sister.

And all of your
faith revolved them.

Now, kill them.

My turn.

What?

When I sliced open
your husband,

how long did it
take him to die?

There's a path out
of the mountains--

What's wrong with her?

We played a game
of truth or dare,

and she's not
very good at it.

I know where
to make a stand.

We have to draw Velasca there.

You gonna trust me?

You haven't even mentioned
my little betrayal.

I can trust you because
you're after the ambrosia.

And as for your betrayal,
it was hardly unexpected.

So, you knew I would turn.
And you knew what to do.

And now I know that you
and Velasca are enemies.

All right-- so how do we
take care of her, then?

Just beyond the mountains
there's a canyon--

there are some ruins in it.

And just beyond
that, a lava pit.

That's our best bet.

Well, the ruins will
confine her powers.

And the goal is to get
her into the lava pit.

- It's brilliant.
- Without falling in ourselves.

But you're
forgetting one

very important element--

my ambrosia.

Oh, I haven't forgotten that.

Good--

so I suppose I'm supposed
to wear her down again.

No, no. No, she's
grown too strong.

We have to
lure her there.

Well, we have
perfect bait for that.

It's your precious
little Gabrielle she wants.

I know.

You have a huge
start on me, Gabrielle.

Then again,
I am a god.

Oh, it's a lovely spot.

Looks a little like
home, remember?

Either way, it ends here.
Let's get to high ground.

Now-- do we
stake Gabrielle

out like the sacrificial
lamb she is--

or are we to trust that
she won't be running?

I'm not going
anywhere, Callisto.

Like Xena said,
it ends here.

Oh, no it doesn't.

Because once
Velasca's gone,

you still have
me to deal with.

And by then,
I'll have my ambrosia.

Oh-- but I know
you too well.

You probably
have something

figured out for that
too now, don't you-- dear?

Right now the plan
is just to deal with

Velasca and stay
alive in the process.

Oh, speak for yourself.

Staying alive isn't something
that concerns me anymore.

Gabrielle!

Just hold on!
Gabrielle! Gabrielle!

Xena!

Gabrielle!

Gabrielle! Don't let go!
I'm coming!

Hold on to me!

Gabrielle--
you may have made

a run of it as Queen,
but this is the end.

Xena!

Dive for cover!

Callisto, stay down.

Where's that lava pit
you want me to dump her in?

I'm looking
forward to this.

It's on the other
side of the ruins.

There's a rope
bridge over it.

We need to
get her there.

Well, that should
be easy enough.

She's after the brat.

Where she goes,
Velasca goes.

And that leaves me
free to get behind her.

Wish me luck--

not that you would.

Oh, and Xena--

the next time we meet--
I'll be a god.

She's right, you know.

I'm the bait.

If it means getting
on that rope bridge--

Sacrificing you is
not part of the plan--

not even close.

And it's not
just Velasca

we need to get
on that bridge,

it's Callisto as well.

If I'm right, they'll be

so busy fighting
one another,

that they won't notice
me cutting the ropes.

Let's do it.

The other side--
hurry!

There you are, Gabrielle.

Go away.

Now-- here we are
at last, face-to-face.

Do you fear me,
Gabrielle?

Yes--
I don't wanna die.

Hmm-- well,
at least you admit it.

Strange, but I don't
really wanna kill you.

Go with it.

I'm going to
kill you all right.

There's just this part
of me that respects you,

because you did
me a huge favor.

The Amazon
nation is dead.

I've been trying
to revive a corpse.

But now, as a god--

I can make the world
into whatever I choose.

And now it's
time for you to die.

Oh, it's too easy
to kill you as a god--

and not half
as satisfying as

doing it the old-fashioned way.

Tell Hades, I'll be
dropping by soon.

Give me my ambrosia!
Give it to me!

Give me that!

Ah-- she's gotta go.

Gabrielle, Gabrielle--

give it to me!

Gabrielle.

Give it to her.

Here comes trouble.

Xena!

Hold on,
Gabrielle!

I can't hold on!

Hurry!

Just do it!
Cut the rope!

Hold on!

Do it!

Xena,
I can't hold on!

Gabrielle--

don't take your
eyes off me!

Hurry!

I got'cha!
I got'cha!

With the bridge out,

we'll have to take the
long way out of here.

But it's all right--
we have time, now.

How long will
it hold them?

For eternity,
I hope.

Xena-- do you think that,

deep down, Callisto feels sorry

for the things that she's done?

No!

I do. I have to
or I can't forgive her.

And if I can't
forgive her,

I can't move on.

Goodbye, Callisto.

Let's go.