Xena: Warrior Princess

Help me.

Who's there ?

What do you want ?

Please. Help us all.

A ghost. I saw a ghost.

Where ?

In the woods, outside of town.

What makes you think it was a ghost ?

It was around me, everywhere I moved.

It seemed to glide over the earth. It was horrible.

I'll go take a look...

- you stay here. - No problem.

It's all right.

A ghost ?

Xena, I'm here.

- What do you want ? - You, Xena.

You.

Behind you.

I'm a ghost, Xena. The living can't touch me.

- I've missed you so much. - I've missed you too, Xena.

I'm glad you came... I've got a lot I want to talk to you about.

We don't have time for that now.

What's wrong ? Why are you here ?

Something terrible has gone wrong in the Underworld.

Good souls are in danger... We need your help.

How ?

The Alconian lake. If you just...

Hurry !

Listen. Would you just listen ?

Now, I know that you care for Marcus, but you shouldn't be doing this.

Why ?

Well, for starters, he didn't finish his instructions.

Maybe he didn't mean for you to dive to the bottom of the lake,

knowing for being unusually deep.

What else could he have meant ?

Consider the consequences if you're wrong.

Even if you reach the bottom,

you won't have enought air left to make it back to the surface.

Then I'll make it to the Underworld one way or another.

It's not funny.

The man I love has asked for my help to save good souls.

I have to try this.

Yes, you do.

Well, I'll camp here and I'll wait.

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...

- You must be Charon. - No, I'm Talula, the dancing girl.

Of course I'm Charon. Who else would be crazy enough to be down here ?

Mind you, with all the changes that are going on,

I could be losing a job soon.

No more Mr. Nice Guy.

I refuse to take any more dead people across, unless they got a coin.

Charon, I'm not dead.

- You're not dead ? - No.

- You mean you're alive ? - Yes.

Ay-yi-yi. What is it all coming to ?

Charon, I know something's gone wrong on the other side.

Oh, I know something's gone wrong on the other side.

Yeah, well, you can say that again. We got everything turned upside-down.

All the wicked are in the Elysian fields.

All the good guys are down in Tartarus.

And now we got tourists already.

I want to help set things right.

You wanna help set things right ?

When Hades can't do anything ?

This, I gotta see. Here, get on board.

She's gonna help solve the problem.

Hey, you're gonna be back, you know, under different circumstances,

if you know what I mean.

- Can't wait. - Yeah, well,

bring a coin next time.

Don't be scared. I'm not going to hurt you.

Here...

I'm here to set things right.

Thank you. Have you seen my Mommy ?

It feels so good to hold you.

I've thought about you a lot.

I know...

Whenever a living being thinks of us, we can hear it.

Thanks. It's meant a lot to me.

I know the problem...

the Innocents are here in Tartarus.

How did this happen ?

You ever hear of a mad-man named Atyminius ?

Yeah, of course. The old men in my village used to try

and scare young girls by saying that, if we didn't behave, he'd come and get us.

The story had it that he specialized in killing brides before their weddings.

Not just killing them. He liked cutting them into little pieces.

This guy stands out as a bad one even down here.

He's somehow managed to steal Hades' helmet of invisibility,

and he used it to confine Hades and turn this place upside down.

He loves torturing innocents and rewarding fiends.

Where is he now ?

Well, he moves around,

but he likes the pleasures of the Elysian fields.

That's the best place to find him.

- Can we go there ? - Yeah. I know way.

When we go in there, will anyone notice we don't belong ?

No one pays that much attention to anything in the Elysian fields.

Come on ! Try it !

They have everything they could possibly want and yet they want more.

Strange thing... They're not happy even in Paradise.

- You know him ? - I killed him.

You ended up with the wicked after all, Xena.

I guess it's hard to make up for a lifetime of evil

with a few good deeds at the end.

Tell me, who had the pleasure of killing you ?

No one... My horse threw me, and I broke my little neck.

Oh, I love that. You didn't even get to go out like a hero.

Well, listen, I want you to know, there's no hard feelings.

Sure, I hated you for a while.

But when this change happened down here, I was actually grateful to you.

It's great to be wicked and dead !

I hear we owe all this to Atyminius.

- Is he running the place ? - For the moment.

Between me and you, Xena, this is one very sick man.

- You'd know. - Is he around ?

He may be, you never know.

He can make himself invisible with Hades' helmet.

So he could be standing here right now, listening to our conversation.

He might even have heard you call him a sicko.

Yeah, I guess he could have.

I meant that as a compliment, of course.

Of course.

- You enjoying yourself so far ? - I'm not sure.

I still haven't figured out all the rules.

That's the great thing... There are none...

at least for us. We have the run of the whole place,

even Tartarus, if we want.

The good, on the other hand, have to stay where they are.

Isn't death grand ?

Let's keep looking around.

Yeah.

How were you able to travel from Tartarus to the Elysian fields,

if only the wicked have the run of the place ?

Xena, the place is in chaos. I just...

Tell me the truth, Marcus.

You were put with the wicked when you died, weren't you ?

Well, like your friend says,

it's hard to make up for a lifetime of evil

with a single good deed at the end.

So if we succeed in putting things right,

you'll spend the rest of eternity in Tartarus

with the very people you're about to betray.

Why are you doing this, Marcus ?

Xena, I died doing a selfless act.

You taught me how sweet that could be.

And I knew you'd do the same thing if you were in my place.

You'll pardon me, will you ? You can't hit what you can't see !

I take it Atyminius has arrived.

Why all the glum faces ? I'm in a wonderful mood.

The thought of travelling always cheers me up.

Where are you going, Atyminius ?

I understand you were a leader among the living, Toxeus.

Well, here, you are my slave.

It is Lord Atyminius to you.

Of course.

What's the matter, Lord Atyminius ?

I smell mortality...

one of the living is among us.

It's that woman there... We need to make her one of us !

Kill her !

Get her !

It's not gonna work, Atyminius.

Go ahead, try to kill me.

You'll just find he's lied to you.

He's trying to cast suspicion on me

because he knows I've been asking the wrong questions.

Questions, what questions ? Nonsense !

Like, why do you get to keep the helmet ?

That's right. Just because he stole it from Hades,

doesn't give him the right to lord it over all of us for eternity !

Toxeus, how do you feel about being bullied by this maniac ?

This is ridiculous !

Put a sword through her and see if she's telling the truth !

I might be dead, but I'm not gonna let you mutilate me without a fight.

Of course, that's what he wants, isn't it ?...

Us fighting amongst ourselves, when we could be fighting for the helmet.

- Good point, Xena. - Come on, get her !

Kill the women !

- I want the helmet ! - Your reign is over, Atyminius !

It's mine, it's mine !

Enjoy eternity without a body, Toxeus !

We'll never get to Atyminius in this mess.

Let's get out of here while we can.

You going to the festival ?

No, I'm waiting for a friend.

Is she coming from the other side of the lake ?

Sort of.

Bye.

- I need to talk to Hades. - Reaching him won't be easy.

Atyminius has guards around Hades' palace.