Xena

After being crucified by the Romans, Gabrielle's (Renee O'Connor) soul struggles to save Xena (Lucy Lawless), who literally becomes a demon from Hell. Joxer travels to Rome after he has nightmares about Xena and Gabrielle being in trouble. He meets Amarice (Jennifer Sky) and Eli (Tim Omundson) and is devastated when he sees the bodies of Xena and Gabrielle hanging from crosses. Meanwhile, Xena and Gabrielle sit on the ledge of a cliff and are approached by millions of angels, who scoop them up and fly out over a monumental abyss.

Xena (Lucy Lawless) has no recollection of being a warrior after she and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) are resurrected from the dead by Eli (Tim Omundson). Joxer (Ted Raimi) and Amarice (Jennifer Sky) stare in wonder as Xena and Gabrielle lock in an emotional embrace. Eli (Tim Omundson) has done what seemed to be the impossible - raise them from the dead. Overjoyed, Amarice pulls the two broken halves of Xena's chakram out of her bag and Xena eyes them curiously.

Ares (Kevin Smith) merges Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) into the same body and forces them to fight Mavican (Jenya Lano), Ares' potential right hand. After a rollicking roll in the sack, Mavican (Jenya Lano) tells Ares (Kevin Smith) that she wants to be his right-hand woman, just as Xena (Lucy Lawless) once was. Ares dismisses the idea and disappears. Meanwhile at Demeter's Temple, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) complains to herself that Xena is still overprotective of her. Suddenly, Mavican appears and throws a javelin towards Gabrielle's head. Xena arrives just in time to deflect the javelin and takes over the fight, which greatly upsets Gabrielle.

Xena (Lucy Lawless), Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), Joxer (Ted Raimi) and Amarice (Jennifer Sky) travel to the town of Spamona, where Xena is shocked to learn that she is pregnant.

The spirit of the evil Shamaness Alti (Claire Stansfield) attempts to capture the soul of Xena's (Lucy Lawless) unborn child. When Xena (Lucy Lawless) experiences sharp pains in her stomach, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) takes her to see a midwife (Beryl Te Wiata). As the midwife examines her, a baby skeleton tears out of Xena's belly. Horrified, Xena screams and loses consciousness. Gabrielle calls out to Xena and she wakes up - it was only a nightmare.

When Xena (Lucy Lawless) returns to Chin to recover Lao Ma's book of power, she must defeat one of Lao Ma's twin daughters, who wants to acquire the power for her own evil purposes. Xena, Gabrielle (Renée O'Connor) and Joxer (Ted Raimi) are awakened by a monk from the Xo monastery, who dies moments after delivering a letter stating the hawk and the dove must become one with wisdom. Xena realizes that her spiritual mentor, Lao Ma, must have written the letter before her death and that "wisdom" refers to her book which teaches ways to obtain special powers. To unravel the mystery, Xena decides to return to the land of Chin with Gabrielle and Joxer, expecting to find the book in the Xo monastery where she left it.

Xena (Lucy Lawless) must master Lao Ma's powers to save Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), Joxer (Ted Raimi), and the people of Chin from a militia led by the evil spirits of Pao Ssu (Marie Matiko) and her brother, Ming Tien (Daniel Sing). While Xena (Lucy Lawless) is trying to master Lao Ma's powers, she has a vision of K'ao Hsin, Gabrielle and a mysterious man being trapped by a group of soldiers armed with the explosive black powder. Xena decides to return to Chin with Gabrielle and Joxer to find out who else knows the secret of the black powder recipe, which should have died with Pao Ssu.

Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) and Aphrodite (Alexandra Tydings) have until sundown to save Xena's (Lucy Lawless) soul from being trapped inside a young girl forever. When Xena stops a group of Tharon's (Peter Feeney) thugs from stealing treasures from Aphrodite's temple, she sees a dying young girl named Daphne (Rose McIver). Deeply moved by the child's plight, Xena remarks she would change places with her if she could. Aphrodite takes her at her word and morphs Xena's life force into Daphne. The only problem is that Aphrodite does not successfully complete the transfer and Daphne awakens to discover Xena is inside of her!

Eli (Timothy Omundson) tries to overthrow the gods by battling Ares (Kevin Smith); Xena (Lucy Lawless) learns the identity of her baby's father. At a town meeting, Petracles (James Gaylyn) preaches that it's time for the people to stop serving the gods. When a villager disagrees and pulls a knife on him, Xena's chakram sails in and cuts the scythe of another armed villager in half.

A musical episode in which Xena (Lucy Lawless) is reunited with her mother, Cyrene (Darien Takle), Joxer (Ted Raimi) is reunited with his twin and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) meets Draco (Jay Laga'aia). Just as Joxer is trying to wake up Gabrielle, Xena hears the sound of Terpsichore's lyre in the distance. The three rush to find Draco and his warriors about to do battle with Amoria (Gillian Iliana Waters) and her Amazons over the Muse of Music's golden lyre.

Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) and Argo are shrunken into miniature versions of themselves when they cross paths with Lachrymose (Jon Gadsby), the god of despair. Lachrymose refuses to return Argo to original size unless Gabrielle can make him laugh. Gabrielle recounts many humorous situations, but is unable to get a reaction out of Lachrymose. Meanwhile, over lunch with a howling baby in the background, Xena recalls some of the strange and dangerous things she's encountered and wonders what her child will see in the future.

Elliott and Maya (Enrico Colantoni, Laura San Giacomo) decide to keep their newfound relationship a secret. In the temple of the fates, Zeus (Charles Keating) and Hera (Meg Foster) learn that their time of ruling over humanity will soon come to an end when a child who is not begotten by man is born. Having heard about Xena's (Lucy Lawless) preganancy, Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) arrives to congratulate her.

While Xena (Lucy Lawless) fights off priests' armies, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) seeks an antidote for Joxer's (Ted Raimi) poisonous wound. Xena and Gabrielle ride Argo and Amber through a torrential storm caused by the gods angered by Zeus' murder. Just as a tornado bares down on them, a mysterious hooded figure points the way to a cave. Once inside, the girls discover Joxer (Ted Raimi) and three Magi, who coincidentally were looking for Xena to congratulate her on her newborn.

Xena's (Lucy Lawless) hometown, Amphipolis, is attacked by Athena's (Paris Jefferson) warriors in an attempt to get Xena's child. Xena and Gabrielle thwart an attack by female archers on Amphipolis' border guards. Xena instantly blames Ares (Kevin Smith), but he tells her that Athena (Paris Jefferson), who is also afraid of the gods' demise, is the perpetrator.

A merman (Ted Raimi) convinces an injured Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) that she is his wife and the mother of his children. While Xena (Lucy Lawless) bathes in the lake, Gabrielle tries in vain to quiet Eve's cries. Despite Xena's reassurances, Gabrielle doubts her ability to be a good mother. At the pier, Discord (Meghan Desmond) and Aphrodite (Alexandra Tydings) trade insults that escalate into a fireball fight.

Xena and Gabrielle (Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor) must prevent an Amazon war against the Samite nomads. Gabrielle decides to give the Right of Caste in the Amazon tribe to make Eve (Adrienne Wilkinson) an Amazon Princess. When Gabrielle, Xena and the baby travel to the Amazon village they find the tribe mourning the loss of several Amazons, including Yakut (Kate Elliot), and our planning to take revenge on the Samite nomads.

Joxer (Ted Raimi) breaks Amazon laws that force Queen Gabrielle (Renée O'Connor) to choose between settling down in the Amazon village and life on the road with Xena (Lucy Lawless). Gabrielle contemplates remaining Queen of the Amazons and asks Xena to settle down with her in the Amazon Village. Meanwhile, Joxer is caught peeking at a group of bathing Amazons and is brought before Gabrielle to face punishment. Xena and Gabrielle pretend not to know him and Joxer is put into the stocks to await judgment. Later, Xena and Gabrielle give sex advice to Rhea (Joy Van Uden) and Eris (Morgan Reese Fairhead) and announce they are considering staying, which disturbs Cyane (Shelley Edwards), who would be Queen if Gabrielle left.

When Cleopatra (Josephine Davison) is murdered, Xena (Lucy Lawless) assumes her identity to uncover the assassin and protect Egypt. Rome is on the brink of an all-out civil war. Marc Antony (Jon Bennet) and Brutus (David Franklin) are vying for power and each hopes to gain control of Cleopatra's navy. In her Egyptian palace, Cleopatra is taking a bath when she receives an urgent written message from Rome. An asp emerges as she unrolls the scroll and she is fatally bitten. As her life slips away, she scrawls a note to Xena. In another part of the world, Xena and Gabrielle (Renée O'Connor) read Cleopatra's note and set off for Egypt to find her assassin.

Joxer (Ted Raimi), now in his 60s, finds the last scroll written by Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), recounting their battle to protect Xena's (Lucy Lawless) child. Excited about learning what really happened to his warrior pals, Joxer begins to read the story to his children and the tale unfolds in flashback.

Xena and Gabrielle (Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor) are freed from their icy prison after 25 years and set out to find Eve (Adrienne Wilkinson), who has become a fearless commander in Rome. On their way to Rome to find Octavius and Eve, Xena and Gabrielle run into Joxer (Ted Raimi) and his family, who are overjoyed to see them again. As luck would have it, Joxer's son Virgil (William Gregory Lee) lives in Rome, so he and Joxer join in Xena and Gabrielle's quest.

Eve (Adrienne Wilkinson) continues her quest to kill all of Eli's cult followers, and Xena (Lucy Lawless) must decide how to stop her. Xena isn't sure if any part of Eve still exists inside the vengeful Livia, but her friends reassure her that she shouldn't give up hope. Later, the group reaches a small peasant village that has been totally destroyed. Crucified villagers line the streets and Xena realizes that Livia is responsible.

Xena (Lucy Lawless) battles the gods with her newfound power as Eve (Adrienne Wilkinson) atones for her past sins. Distraught with grief, Eve runs recklessly through the wilderness closely followed by Xena and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor). Although Gabrielle doesn't think she will ever be able to forgive Eve for killing Joxer (Ted Raimi), she agrees to help Xena reform her daughter.