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It's not true! It can't be!

Icus, he told me himself.

Oh, but Mother!

There's no time to argue.

Now, get your coat while

I pack some food
You're bound to get hungry.

How long must I be gone?

Until it's safe for you to return.

Oh, but mother,
I don't understand.

Neither do I, love.

Neither do I.

Icus!

Run!

Find a place to hide
and stay there.

I'll find you when it's safe.

Oh, but...

Moth;
Go!

How was that?

Very good

you're getting the hang of it.

Really?

Come on, Gabrielle,

you've been wanting
to do this for ages.

Just reach under this rock-

- give it your best shot.

OK.

I did it! I did it!

Where is he?

Here.

Here! Come on.

Let go!

Didn't your mother ever teach you,

it's rude to stare?

Stay here! You'll be safer.

excuse me!

Enough!

I don't know who or,
what you are.

But this business is none of yours.

My name is Xena, and the way

I see it, half a dozen men

going after one small,

defenseless boy kinda
makes it my business.

Call it my maternal instinct.

Don't let them take me, please.

No one's taking you
anywhere, hmmm?

What will be, will be!

This isn't over.

What was all that about?

That want to take
me to be sacrificed.

Sacrificed?

You mean like on an altar,
with a knife?

Who would do such a thing?

My father.

I know how it looks,
but my father's a good man.

Once,when I was sick,
he stayed by my bed, night and day.

He never left till
I was feeling better.

He's always been like that.

Then why did he send that thug after you?

Thug? Oh, you mean my brother Maell.

Your brother?

Nice family.

Maell and his men are
very strong in their faith.

He helped my father teach
our people new ways to farm.

Now we grow twice
as much as we used to.

And your mother?

You said she warned you.

How does she feel about all this?

Oh, I don't know.

She's mixed up about all this too, I guess.

It's just, my father's never hurt anyone.

There's gotta be an explanation.

Look, we'll find it,right Xena? Xena? Xena!

I'm up here,I found it!

Found what?

This cave

My army came through
here a couple of years ago.

I used it as shelter
for my wounded men.

You'll be safe here.

So make camp

I'll be back as soon as I can.

Where are you going?

To have a talk with your family.

I wanna see for myself

what kind of a father would
want to kill his own son.

Come on.

Are you telling me
you don't have Icus.

Well, at the moment, no.

But, don't worry, my men
and I will get him back,

even if we have to die doing it.

No!

There's been too much violence already.

That's not our way.

Well, nor would I choose it.
Father.

But this Xena's left me no alternative.

These are new times;
they demand new ways.

To follow a path of peace is new.

We teach by example, not by force.

But when the truth can help so many,

surely, we're honor-bound to spread

it in the most aggressive way we can.

One that includes killing children?

No-- I said no!

You better sit down,
You don't look well.

My father's health, like
everything else here,

is not your concern.

Now, just give us Icus
and be on your way.

You have Icus? How is he?

Confused--

He doesn't understand
how his father could love

him one day and wanna kill him the next.

I don't want to kill him.

Surely, he knows that.

Then, why are you doing this?

Because God has commanded it.

God? Which god?

Ares, or Zeus?

There is only one true Supreme Deity

The Almighty God of my father

The one whose voice speaks only to him.

Uh-huh.

So this all-powerful deity,
he told you to kill an innocent boy?

And I thought Ares was cold.

Why does he want you to do it?

Our Holy One is not
accountable to anyone,

let alone a non-believer.

Then you'd better pray
he has a change of heart.

Because, until he does,
Icus stays with me.

She goes unharmed.

I will pray for guidance,

but until I get it,
there will be no more violence

of any kind.

She's gotta die.

But how? You said
yourself,Anteus forbids it!

My father is a wise man;

but also an aging man,
in failing health.

No doubt, he doesn't see
Xena for what she truly is,

A trial, sent to us, by the
Almighty, to test our resolve.

Can you doubt it?
All you have to do is look at her to see

she's unnatural, an affront to God.

A woman with the strength of ten men?

Out in the world alone,
save only her scrawny little companion?

It's a complete abomination!

And to think, this,freak, of nature,

has my brother,a boy
so,innocent and pure,

that the All-powerful One has
called him to His side at the tender age of 12.

How do you think the Supreme
Deity feels about that?

Leaving his chosen
one in the hands of a woman

whose gods are as primitive as she is!

Xena must die! Yeah! Yeah!

Then suddenly, the soldiers
burst,out,of the wooden horse,

surprising eeryone, and uh,
and then the,the Trojans turned

into,growling,lions, with blood
dripping from their lips.

And then, oh, the Greeks-

they brought in an army of, oh,

fire-breathing, tin-headed Hydras.

And this is very interesting,

isn't it? Right?!

Oh, yeah,Right.

Huh! You haven't heard a word
I said, have you, hmm?

Sorry, you tell a great story.

It's, it's just I can't stop
thinking about my father,

and wondering why he'd wanna

Oh, hey, look, there's no use in speculating.

We'll know more when Xena gets here.

I just hope she brings some food.
I'm famished.

Oh, I've got food.

You do?

My mother packed it for me.

I've got apples and pears
and cheese and some

Is this nutbread? Ah, yum!

I haven't had this since I was home.

Help yourself, I'm not hungry.

Oh, no, I couldn't.
I,Well, if you're sure.

Yeah!
You don't know what you're missing.

Hestia--
goddess of hearth and home.

It is many years since I've honored you.

But, please, hear my prayer.

Protect my son, Icus.

Don't worry, Icus is safe.

You know my son?

Where is he?

Who are you?

My name is Xena.

Icus is staying with me and
a friend until we can sort this thing out.

That's why I wanted to talk to you.

But how did you know I was here?

Where else would a woman

who loves her son enough to defy her husband go?--

A shrine to the patron goddess of families.

If Anteus knew I'd broken with His Gods

and gone back to the old ones
, it would kill him.

Not a tough choice, seeing
his God wants to kill Icus.

How can he believe in a God
who needs to murder children?

Well, he never has before.

And what's even stranger, not

two months ago, our Supreme One

told Anteus to break with tradition,

and make Icus our next leader,

not our oldest son,Maell.

Does Maell know this?

I don't know.

Lately, Anteus has seemed
so secretive and strange.

I'm afraid he confides more in
his own God than he does in me.

That's why you have to try
and reach him, Xena, please.

To kill a child, it can't be right,
no matter what god you follow.

I'll talk to Anteus.

It's probably better if we went separately.

It might not be good for your
health to be seen with me.

Oh, wait, wait, I have a little more nutbread.

Would you take it to Icus?

I packed some in his sack.

But, well you know how children are about nutbread.

And, Maell had this one specially made, so, I thought--

Maell had this made?

Uh-huh.

It's one of those special treats
he's been bringing Anteus lately.

Still I don't think he'd mind
Icus having some, do you?

Gabrielle, Gabrielle, can you hear me?Wake up.

Uhhhhhh.

Here-- You all right?

I'm great. I-- I can't see, but, I'm good.

Try using both eyes.

Oh, ah, yeah, that's better, uh-huh.

Think you can stand?

You mean, I'm not?

Come on! There you go.

By the gods!

What is it?

You are,beautiful,!

Uh-huh.

And you are drugged with henbane,

With henbane, if I'm not mistaken,
so the effects should be temporary.

But we've got to get you

walking.

Come back here.

Gabrielle, I need you to concentrate.

OK, uh, yep.

But I think this is a big waste of time,

because I have been walking
since I was one.

This is not about walking, Gabrielle.

It's about Icus.

You do remember Icus, don't you?

Of course, I remember Icus.

Good.
Do you know where he is?

Where?

No, I'm asking you. Where's Icus?

I don't know. Icus! Icus!

I lost Icus!

I lost him. I lost Icus! I lost Icus!

Gabrielle, calm down.

Look, I'm sure you didn't lose him.

He probably just saw
you pass out and went for help.

By the way,
how much nutbread did Icus eat?

None! He, oh, you know,
I really wanted to share--

But it was just too good!

And he said he wasn't hungry.

And, then, the next thing I knew,
it was just,gone! Like Icus!

It's OK.

There's no sign of a struggle.

My guess is he went to get his mother.

Aside from us, she's his only ally.

What are we waiting for?

Let's go!

The rest of you, follow me!

Hold it!

At ease! Yeah!

I've got a better idea.

I'll go and get Icus, while you
and the, others try to, um--

Work on our song?
Mmm, yeah.

Just between you and me,
the altos are slightly flat.

Perfect.

Gabrielle, don't let _anyone_ leave the cave.

Understand?

Stay here, and wait for me to get back.

Have I made myself clear?

Uh, no.You're a _little_ fuzzy
around the edges.

So you keep trying.
You'll get there.

Now I want everyone
this side of the cave

We're gonna keep working
till we get it right!

And I've got _all_ day.

So, let's start with the top!

Are you ready?

You! You're a tenor.

Get away from the sopranos! Hey,

hey! You're standing like a stone-- Relax.

Hurry, Mother.

I think she's really sick.

She started talking all strange.

And then she fell asleep,
and I couldn't wake her!

All right, I'm coming.

But I'll be no good to this Gabrielle
without my medicines, now, will I?

Here, go get me some
bitterwort from the garden.

Oh, oh, Icus, I need some haleanthus too.

Icus?!

Icus, do you hear?!

Mother! Don't hurt her!

I'll go with you!
Just, don't hurt her, please!

Make sure she stays here.

Don't give me any trouble!

Close in behind.

Come on!

What'll we do now?

That looks mighty painful.

You really ought to
see a doctor about that.

Are you all right?

Don't bother with me.

The zealots took Icus
You've got to stop them.

Where? They took him where?

To the mountain; to Anteus.

...Please... I beg you...

What was that? You and you-- Go!

We couldn't find anything.

Older It's some sort of trick.

Keep moving! Hurry!

Where's the boy?

He's gone! Icus is gone!

Great percussion!

Now, from the top!

And I thought our gods were harsh.

Please, please, Almighty God.

You alone know how I have
struggled to follow you always.

I have given you my life!

To use however You will.

And it is yours even now, to take or leave

As You choose.

But, my son.

Please, don't take Icus.

How dare you deny Me anything?

Either sacrifice Icus
before the next sun,

or I will turn my face
upon you and your people forever.

Prove your faith to Me, Anteus.

Prove it to Me above all things.

Father! Father!
What's wrong with him?

The strain must've been
too much for him.

Anteus, Anteus!

Father, it's me!

What hap--

Don't try to speak.

You're very ill.

We'll get you home.

You heard it, didn't you?
The voice-- You heard it.

Yes, but unlike you,
I don't believe everything I hear.

This way.

What did you say?

I asked him.

What did you say?

That's what I thought.

Thank you! I gotta go.

You stay here!

We'll stop and rest a while.

No sense in killing

ourselves-- so to speak.

You don't think much of us, do you?

I don't think much of your God--

or any god who'd wanna kill a child.

But then, I'm not sure He does.
It'll ease your breathing.

Lean forward.

Anteus, I know your mind is hazy right now,

but, did you ever stop to wonder

why he'd ask you to do such a thing?

Every waking moment of
every day since it happened.

I keep wondering, Is it me?

Have I done something, wrong,

and he's punishing me?

Or is this some kind of a-- a test, to see

how far I'll go to prove my faith.

Or, is He angry with me because

He knows how much I love you.

Or does His love demand
the best, the brightest

You see, it, it never stops.

You can stop it.

You're still the leader here--

You don't have to do this.

You're asking me to deny my God.

I am asking you to spare your son!

And teach him what?!

That faith is just for those times
when it's convenient to believe?

That, that when it gets hard,
and, and, and, it hurts to keep faith,

y-- y-- you let go--
until it gets easy again?

What's the good in sparing his life if

I rob him of the very thing
that makes it worth living?

You know, I'll stop you.

I know you'll try.

God help me, deep down inside,
part of me hopes you succeed.

Mother!

Mother!

Icus, you're safe!

Anteus! What is it?

What's wrong?

Nothing that some rest
and a change of diet won't cure.

He's being drugged.

That's why he seems
so strange to you lately.

Drugged?
But I don't understand.

Who'd want to

Yes? Who's there?

You don't know me.

I'm looking for a woman named Xena!

Warrior Princess!

What are you doing here?

I thought I told
you to wait for me at the cave.

I did, and then this rock told me
I had to come find you..

The rock spoke to you.

Oh, yeah, I mean,
his voice was a little gravelly,

but I understood.

Right.

You see, even she's hearing voices,

and all because she ate

some of the drugged food meant for you.

Where are you going?

What's the matter?

What is it, Icus?

Come on, I can't help you if
you won't tell me what's wrong?

What is it?

You!-- It's God's command

I should die, but, as long as
you're free, we can't obey him.

One move, and she dies.

Maell, what are you doing?

Quiet, Father.

The time for peaceful ways has passed.

You know, he was just outside.

Silence!

All right, you've made your point.

Now, let her go, and I'll come with you.

You know, she gets to go everywhere.

You could take me.

I don't bargain with savages.

And what are you?

Drugging your father;
trying to kill your own brother.

Enough!
One more move and I'll kill her-- I swear!

No! Stop! There's no need to hurt them!

Then I won't-- As long as they cooperate.

What do you want us to do?

That's a long way down.
Don't let go.

Just don't let go of my hand.

Come, Father. God's waiting.

Go ahead, climb up my body.

All right--

OK, now what?

Now, for the fun part.

Xena, ah, how could you do this?

Did I hurt you?

No, no-- Loving every moment of it.

How did we get in here, anyway?

And, why does my head feel
like it was kicked by a centaur?

Does it? Good--
The henbane must be wearing off.

Henbane?

Long story.

Yeah, well, if we fall,
tell it to me on the way down.

I couldn't let others die
protecting me, Father

Not when my death
is part of God's plan.

I, Isn't that right?
Father, let me help you.

No, no, no, it's all,
it's all right, lead the way.

Xena?

Icus, wait!

Father, what is it? Are you ill again?

No. I can't do this, Icus.

I know what I said about faith
but-- it's too hard.

It's too much to ask! I'm old! I can't.

Father,
it's OK-- Really, it is.

No, our God is a benevolent master.

What is Heaven like, Father?

I don't know, Son,
but it must be glorious.

My stomach doesn't feel so good.

Don't even think about it.

We're almost there-- almost there.

What's next?

Come on.

I love you, Father.

Anteus, hear Me and obey.

I am your one, true God.

The one who should começ
first in your heart.

Yet, you love Icus more.

You always have.

Therefore, you must obey this command.

Tell him to stop.
Make him let Icus go.

Kill him!

Get that thing! Try to stop them!

You're too late! It's already begun!

You'll never stop the will of our God.

Killing Icus isn't the will of any god.

It's your idea.

Drugging your father simply helped

convince him that your voice was real.

You know, for a pagan non believer,

you're really quite bright. Pity.

Your schemes won't work forever.

It doesn't need to.

You see, with Icus gone,
Father will have to make me leader.

There'll be no one
left to stand in my way

No one

May our God show you mercy,

for I never will.

Take my hand.

Let God's will be done.

Hold Anteus!
Let your son live.

Your faith is enough.

Father! Oh, Father!

Bye, Xena.

Thank you.

Take care!

Do you think you can talk any louder?

I don't think they heard
you on Mt. Olympus.

Unless, of course, you're trying to
convert to the one true God.

One God-- Although, you've gotta admit,

it's a pretty interesting theory.
How's the head?

Hey!

Whoa!

Look , do me a favor, OK?

If you ever see me take a
drug again, just kill me.

You've got a deal.

Still, for someone high on henbane,

you do a pretty fair voice of God routine.

What's that supposed to mean?

Your voice of God impersonation.

Not bad, although,
you could improve your timing.

You almost cost Anteus an arm.

Wait! Are you saying
that you heard it, too?

The voice!

And here,
I thought it was the henbane.

Although, it wouldn't
have been if you had

taken much longer getting
that loud-talking thing.

Well, that's just it,
I never did get the loud-talking thing.

I mean, I tried.

I even had it in my hand, but I lost it.

That can't be.

I mean, come on.

If you didn't do it, then

who---?

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