Xena: Warrior Princess

You're a dead man, Lycus.

Dead men don't need treasure.

Pardon me.

It's the Titan's key.

Get... the pouch !

Gabrielle... look after him.

Give me the pouch.

You don't think I've been following Lycus for three years

to give the treasure up now, do you ? This is the second clue.

Thersites.

Hello.

I'm not surprised to see you here.

You've got one of the four clues to the Sumerian treasure.

Close...

I've got two of the clues... mine, and Klonig's here.

He talks way too much when he drinks.

- Lycus' clue... - ... is in the ouch ?

Yes...

- and you're going to give it to me. - Oh, really ?

Sumerian...

but hardly a clue...

unless you could mean this.

Give it to me.

It's useless to you !

Hey, hey, what are you doing ?

Oh, give me that !

There was a map on that parchment.

Now, I know where to go.

You coming ?

Petracles has the fourth clue. I'll go to him. I know him better than you do.

He died a little after you left.

He said he was following you.

- Who's the brat ? - I'm Gabrielle.

- Who are you ? - Go away.

We'll meet at the road, near the wood's edge.

And make sure you bring Petracles' clue.

Who...

rather... what was that ?

That's Thersites.

He's an assassin.

Lycus was an old friend of mine.

What's going on, Xena ?

Have you ever heard of the lost treasure of the Sumerians ?

Have I...

The entire wealth of the Sumerians hidden away ?

More wealth than mortal man can imagine.

Yeah, you might say I've heard of it.

There are four clues to finding the treasure.

Four men each had one clue.

Now, Thersites has two of them, and I have Lycus'.

Now, wait... I know you're not just after the treasure.

Come on, there's gotta be more to this.

Legend has it that with the Sumerian treasure

you can find the Titan key.

Only Lycus and I knew that.

And with the Titan key you'll find Ambrosia.

Ambrosia ?

- The food of the gods ? - Yes !

And any mortal who eats it becomes a god.

That's why we have to find it first.

I'll get the horse.

Goodbye, my friend.

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...

The Hall of Ambrosia is built

into a cavern at the foot of Mt. Poulis.

Poulis ?

That volcano's about to erupt.

I think Lycus knew that if it did, there's achance

that the cavern could open up, and the ambrosia would be exposed.

Can you imagine someone like Thersites as a god ?

He and Petracles know nothing about the Ambrosia.

As far as they're concerned, this is just a hunt for treasure.

So, what's this Petracles like ?

He's a warlord.

He's an ambitious, ruthless, dominating, conniving liar.

He'll say anything he can to get a woman to fall for him,

and, then, once he has her, he uses her.

So, you've met.

We were to be married.

That's his camp up ahead.

This has me in a quandary...

a puzzlement.

I don't wanna burn your village and enslave your families...

I really don't.

Not that I don't like those things.

But, you already have our cattle, and our horses, and weapons.

Your weapons.

Seriously !

You don't think those out-dated tin-plate swords are any use to me ?

No, I have to justify my actions here,

otherwise... I'll lose face with my men.

You can understand that, can't you ?

If you use a cold compress, it won't swell.

Xena... it's been awhile, hasn't it ?

So, I don't suppose this is a social call ?

This is pure business.

Hi.

Sumerian treasure.

Who had this ?

Lycus...

he's dead.

That's too bad. He was a good man.

Excuse me, Lord Petracles.

Are you done with us ?

Yes, yes, go.

A- a-a-about the cattle...

Give them their cattle.

Take your cattle.

You've got one of the clues, and I've got three.

Interested ?

W- w-w-we can't herd the cattle without horses.

Give them the horses.

Take your horses.

Now,

go.

Talk to me about treasure.

Why do you keep looking at me ?

Xena told me never to turn my back on you.

She really hates me, doesn't she ?

Hate's a pretty strong word...

but it might be the right one.

But not you.

I don't know you...

only what I've been told.

And that is ?

That you're a bloodthirsty warlord...

who doesn't care about anything or anyone but yourself.

You'd sooner sell out your soul for a profit

than keep an honest promise that kind of stuff.

Well, thanks for being up front.

But, as far as the bloodthirsty warlord bit...

not qute.

What about the villagers you were threatening ?

Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not a nice guy.

But I wasn't gonna kill anyone. I... I was just bluffing.

So...

what kind of clue did Xena get from Lycus ?

Xena said you'd try this.

You can't sweet-talk information out of me...

- wrong target. - Oh, I don't know...

some people consider me the king of sweet-talk.

Well...

hand over the crown, 'cause you just met your match.

When I was five,

I talked my parents into giving me my own pony.

When I was fifteen, I talked a warlord into giving me his army.

I once talked a Cyclops out of his dinner. And I was the dinner.

I talked Xena into marrying me.

Why don't you walk up here with me ?

You can keep your crown.

You shouldn't talk to that man.

He's only going to use you to get information.

If he even suspected we were after the Ambrosia...

Look... he's not gonna find out.

It's... it was just a friendly conversation.

He's... he's funny.

I am asking you not to talk to him.

And I am asking you to trust me. Look, I'm an adult, remember ?

Right.

What's he doing here ?

I thought you said you were going to bring... his clue.

Petracles...

- how are you ? - Quite well, actually.

Too bad.

Come on, let's get going.

Hold on.

There's something I think we need to agree upon.

Since I have two of the clues,

I feel that I should have...

half the treasure.

If anything, I deserve half.

A warrior is gonna be a lot more useful on this quest than a murderer.

Assassin !

I'm an assasin !

You mean, there's a difference ?

Yes,

assassination is for pay.

Murder is for...

kicks.

Not that it means anything, but there are four of us.

There doesn't have to be.

Be nice.

Ah, friends...

we have some company.

Who's this ?

Oh, it's my ex-employer.

I was doing a job for him when I got side-tracked by Lycus.

He's going to want somebody's head.

I thought we had a deal.

I asked you for the head of Covetous.

Yes, well, Covetous still has his head,