Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001): Season 6, Episode 9 - Return of the Valkyrie - full transcript
One year after the fight in the swamp against Odin and the valkyries, Beowulf and his sidekick, Wiglaf, visit King Hrothgar of Denmark the day of his wedding. Beowulf gets shocked when she discovers the bride is Xena, who's lost her memory and everyone calls Wealthea. After the wedding, Beowulf persuades Xena about who she is and what she has to do: come back to the swamp to awake Gabrielle... if Grinhilda doesn't kill them before.
Previously on Xena...
Only the legendary Xena could survive
against Grindl and the power of the ring.
I defeated the Rhine maidens
to steal their gold.
I melted down the Rheingold...,
harnessing all its power
into a single ring.
A ring that could give a mortal
the power of a god.
Unless you have forsaken love,
the power of the ring will destroy
what you value most:
your humanity.
You mean, this monster
that's been killing my people
is... actually Grinhilda...,
the Valkyrie?
We gotta get to the Rhine maidens.
I got somethin' that belongs to them.
Xena... has a weakness:
Gabrielle.
I was supposed to betray
you and Xena.
But I couldn't.
You've changed me.
What do you hold dearest
in your heart, Xena?
Are you ready to lose it?
You want to win my love?!
- Let her go!
- She has the ring!
But right now it's killing
what she values the most.
You've put the ring on your finger.
But Xena, you haven't forsaken love;
take it off!
The curse is already working.
Xena won't know you.
This ring is too powerful
to fall into undeserving hands.
And so are you.
You have changed me.
I'll become an eternal flame
for you.
Who am I?
Please, tell me.
Who am I?!!!
Who am I?!!!
One Year Later
This way.
The lady of the ring.
The legend of your beauty
does you no justice.
Your destiny has arrived.
- I have come to save you.
- Lord Erick!
My lord..., this is madness.
You cannot penetrate
the ring of fire.
Only Gabrielle's soulmate
can pass through the flames.
All other flesh...
is doomed.
A boar on a spit has reason
to fear the flame, not a Viking lord.
That is not the only thing
that stands in your way.
I should worry
about getting mud on my boots?
Actually..., that is not
what I was referring to.
Lord Erick, call them off!
Call your men off.
This is suicide!
No, wait!
To the ship!
Ship!
We must return with them
to Denmark.
You're giving up?
No, I'm seeking help
from an old friend.
- King Hrothgar?
- If any mortal can defeat
the demons in this cursed
bog..., it is Hrothgar.
I will return, Gabrielle.
I promise you.
Hey! It looks like we arrived
in time for some kind of party.
Ooh. Excuse me.
What conquest
are you people celebrating?
The conquest of King Hrothgar's heart,
sir.
He's marrying
the noble and fair Wealthea.
Hmm. Thank you.
Wealthea?
- That's not a Norse name.
- Hmm.
I wonder what it means.
My guess would be that it's,
uh, Celtic, or...
warrior princess.
In the 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.
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS
Wealthea, greetings!
Welcome to you!
Xena.
- Xena.
- Dad, I thought you said
there's no way
she could have survived.
- I was wrong.
- Lovely!
- Uh, sorry. I'm sorry. Excuse me.
- Hey!
Sorry. Uh, I'm sorry. Excuse me.
Hrothgar...,
the ancient ritual
of the exchange of blades...
seals your pledge of fidelity...
to Wealthea.
Beowulf!
This is not the time.
This changes all of our plans.
Now that I have Xena to help me
save Gabrielle...,
I need Hrothgar for nothing.
Yeah, except his wife...,
whose name is Wealthea.
- Her name is Xena. Trust me.
- Xena...
Th-The mighty Warrior Princess...
I don't think so.
- Make you vows.
- Wealthea...,
I make the Viking pledge...
of eternal love... and devotion.
Oh, I'm sorry. I, uh...
- You're... overcome with joy.
- Yes, I'm overcome.
It was the ring.
It's the ring that's changed her.
Oh-Oh, um...
I, Wealthea...,
promise to be a devoted wife
to Hrothgar..., and a...
- ...mother...
- ...mother to his people.
Oh, I am the luckiest woman
in Denmark!
Let us prepare the sacrifice
to the goddess Freya.
Why are men so foolish?
You think it's silly for a man
to risk his life for a woman?
A normal man with no other good use,
no. But Sven the Lionheart?
Noble John Thomas?
Ingmar the Valiant?
Hmm. Does seem
a waste of talent.
If they died in pursuit of the ring,
I'd understand.
But to spill their blood
for the ordinary woman
who lays entrapped beside it...
Our sister Brunhilda
turned herself to flame
to protect that Gabrielle.
Perhaps she's not so ordinary.
And Xena? Xena seems to care
a great deal for her too.
You speak the name of that conniving
bitch in the presence of heroes?
Thank the gods she's dead
and fed to the fishes.
Now hurry it up!
Odin wants the best of these
in Valhalla by nightfall.
- Skoal!
- Skoal!
Ah, you've come to congratulate me
at last, Hikdegyth.
You've made a terrible mistake,
Brother.
This Wealthea will never care
for you or our people the way I do.
Never speak of my marriage that way
again,
unless you wish me
to order my own sister banished!
You look as if this was your funeral,
not your wedding.
Hrothgar.
At the ceremony I had
such a strange sensation.
As did I. It besieges me
whenever you are near.
And I know of only one cure...
for this malady.
No. Hrothgar, Hrothgar.
Tradition says that we cannot be
together until the moon is high.
Otherwise
you would jinx our union.
I've waited so long
to make you truly mine.
I know, Hrothgar, yes.
And you know
that I have been devoted to you...
since you pulled me
from the icy waters, but...
but would it be so very hard to wait
just a few more hours?
I would wait even longer...
if I thought I had your heart
as well.
Yes, but...
Hrothgar, my husband... husband...
Hrothgar! No.
You... Our union
has given me a new purpose.
You've always known
that my priorities
are different
than other women's.
You... are a Viking queen.
Your priorities are
as your master decides.
Hrothgar.
Beowulf!
You've come to celebrate our most...
joyful day.
My wife, Wealthea.
Perhaps we have met before.
I think not.
Well... Women, huh?
Come on.
How intriguing. When you saw
my sister-in-law this evening...,
you looked as if you'd seen
a ghost.
And now she looked right through you
as if you were one.
It's kind of a long story.
Perhaps if you told it
to the right audience...,
you'd get the happy ending
you seek.
Come in, my lord.
You wish to play a game...,
master?
You're a lunatic.
Stay away from me.
Xena, your life is in danger.
When Odin learns you are alive,
he will kill you...
and Gabrielle will never be saved.
- Gabrielle?
- Please, try to...
Odin's raven.
He already knows you are here.
You see, Brother? It's as I said.
She cannot give you her heart
because she's too busy
giving it to your old friend.
Hrothgar, this madman
has mistaken me...
Enough!
My brother has heard too many
of your false words.
Seize them.
- Are you absolutely certain?!
- Yes.
We were as brothers, Beowulf.
I would have loved you...
until the end of my lifetime.
Now it seems it'll only be
until the end of yours.
Dispose of them as you choose.
Hrothgar. Hrothgar!
As if I would ever have allowed
my brother
to share our city with some...
foreign witch.
Take them... to the dungeon.
Why did you not tell him
the truth?!
I need you to help me
save Gabrielle.
What for?!
You see?
I told you I needed you.
Please.
I'm lost without you, Xena.
What's the matter with your men?
They look like they've seen a ghost.
No, not a ghost. A legend.
All these men can talk of
is a chance to see you in action.
- To tell you the truth, I'm...
- ...about to go and polish your blade,
is that right, Wiglaf?
Fine. Send me away.
You feeling seasick?
No.
But I am uneasy.
I was betrothed for life
and condemned to death
on the same day...
by the same man.
Hrothgar.
He's not the man that I knew.
He rescued a beautiful woman
who had lost her memory...,
gave her a new name,
and then some... lame story
about being the sole survivor
of a shipwreck.
I thought he loved me.
And now you tell me that this name
"Wealthea" is not even my own.
- You are Xena.
- I could have done so much good
- for the Viking people.
- The Xena I remember...
could do more good
with this sword...
than a hundred Viking queens
could ever do.
And the Xena I remember...
could never forget
what happened in that swamp,
the face of Gabrielle,
the most loyal friend in the world.
I remember none of these things.
You may not remember them...,
but they are inside you.
Odin.
You missed the great skill
I've achieved in your honor.
Well, you'd better get ready, Waltraut.
Xena is about to test it.
Xena is alive?
At this very moment, she and Beowulf
are crossing the great sea,
heading towards the ring.
No, you can't just go through
my stuff!
[...] you have to hide it. [?]
Right here.
Put it in the tent over there.
Uh... Xena.
Can I offer you some water?
- Yes.
- No!
- Because I'm gonna offer it to her.
- I don't think so.
Please stop!
Here we go again!
Why don't you stop them?
That's enough!
Stop! Stop this!
This is madness!
Must you seek the merest excuse
to fight?!
That's what Vikings do!
Fighting gives our lives meaning!
Fighting gives your lives meaning...
Do you have any idea
how stupid that is?!
Yeah? Well, it didn't sound stupid
when it came from you.
From me?
Long ago it was Xena...
who first taught Odin to embrace
violence and bloodlust.
Well, if that is true, then
I know I am not this Xena.
Yah!
Yah! Yah!
Yah!
They know who you are.
And they want you dead.
Yah! Yah!
Yah! Yah!
Ready your weapons, men!
Beowulf. I won't have this resolved
by violent means.
It's the only means they know.
Or would you rather die?
Have your men
put down their weapons!
- Xena...
- If you want me to help you
save your friend Gabrielle,
then you'll do as I say!
Put your weapons down.
Put them down!
Right.
There will be no blood shed
here today!
Long time no see, Xena.
I'd like to catch up,
but I'm afraid killing you
is gonna make that a bit difficult.
- I'll not fight you.
- Yeah, right.
- Enough!
- It's Odin!
I said enough!
Whoa. Whoa.
Xena..., this isn't much
of a reunion.
You can kill me if you want.
But I am not the warrior princess
you seek.
You heard the woman, Odin!
Kill her!
Silence, Waltraut!
If you're not Xena..., who are you?
I don't know.
Do you know who I am?
She said your name is Odin...,
but I don't know you
from your horse.
Waltraut, return to Valhalla
at once.
Leave these... noble warriors...
to their mission.
Yah! [...]
Yah!
See? We saw them off
without violence.
Only because he considers you
more valuable alive than dead.
He'll be back soon enough.
You're upset
because I didn't kill Xena.
I'm upset my lord
has lost his mind.
Have you forgotten Xena
has the power to kill gods?
No. But she has.
And with all her memories gone,
so are her motivations.
Once she has retrieved
the ring from the flames...,
it will be very easy
to wrest it from her.
Odin. You intend
to keep the ring for yourself?
Only those who have forsaken love
can use it.
What can I say?
My heart is hardened.
No, you promised that ring to me;
you love me.
I love no one.
And once I've secured that ring
from Xena..., I will fear nothing.
- Grinhilda will never let...
- Grinhilda...
will do nothing to stop Xena...,
because you... and the other Valkyrie...
will make certain nothing stops Xena
from getting to that ring. Hmm?
Hmm.
On my life, Xena will die
before she gets close enough
to those flames to singe an eyebrow.
Are you a demon?
Or my own mind made mad?
I am the truth of who you are.
Our souls are united, Xena.
Xena?
Xena.
Are you all right?
Yes.
This Gabrielle truly loved Xena,
didn't she?
And will till the end of time.
Gabrielle saved you from what you were,
as you must now save her.
I've heard the men talking.
They say that Xena created
this monster that awaits us.
- Grinhilda.
- It's true then.
I have waited a long time
to return this to you.
- What's it for?
- You'll know.
When the time comes...,
you'll know.
We're in Grinhilda's domain.
- Beowulf, if I'm not the one...
- You are.
Brunhilda's flame will recognize you
as Gabrielle's soulmate.
Xena.
Xena.
The love in your heart burns
stronger than any flame.
You belong together, Xena.
It makes me sick to see
you've grown so soft.
Softness and weakness
are two different things.
I have no quarrel with you.
I'm here only for Gabrielle!
You sound like one of those
pathetic lovesick boys
who burned themselves to a crisp.
Xena!
Wiglaf!
Wiglaf!
I've waited a long time
for this.
Wait longer.
Xena, you must go now.
Go... or all this is
for nothing...!
Xena, go.
Gabrielle needs you.
Xena, go!
You're my best friend,
my family.
Hey, I just saved your life.
I'm not the little girl
that my parents
wanted me to be.
It's hard to be alone.
You're not alone.
Xena.
Gabrielle.
I dreamed you'd come back for me.
It was like
I was in a dream too.
I forgot everything.
But even though
I didn't remember you...,
I felt your presence.
And knew
that I would never be complete
unless those shadows
were brought into the light.
Beowulf!
Xena.
The ring.
The ring.
Xena, don't put it on again.
I forged this ring.
Now I have to use it
to undo the evil it has caused.
Grinhilda..., listen to me.
You weren't always this way.
It was my actions
that turned you into this beast.
Grinhilda...,
I put the evil into this ring.
I can undo it too, if only...!
Grinhilda,
you must listen to me.
Grinhilda.
Look inside your heart.
Find the woman you once were.
Forgive me.
Forgive me.
Forgive me!
Xena!
Go!
Wiglaf.
- Okay?
- Hmm. Yeah.
Grinhilda?
That's right.
Beowulf.
I'll always be indebted to you
for bringing me back here.
Hey. I needed the best.
The legends didn't lie, Xena.
You are the greatest warrior
I've ever known.
Thank you, friend.
Let's take you home.
Thank you.
- I'll miss you.
- You've a good heart, Beowulf.
If it weren't for you,
I'd still be in Brunhilda's flame.
I think we both know...
Xena would have found you
eventually.
Thank you, Brunhilda.
Godspeed, Gabrielle.
All right.
Yah!
Get on!
Not a word, Wiglaf.
Not a word.
- You all right?
- Yeah.
Let's go.
Things haven't changed much
around here, have they?
Xena?
It seems as though
you've... found yourself again.
Odin.
Perhaps you've decided to return to me
that which belongs in Valhalla.
The ring?
I have brought something back
that belongs here, yes.
Grinhilda?
Grinhilda was the best thing
that ever happened to Valhalla, Odin.
Before it was poisoned
by my bloodlust.
What do you want?
Return me to my position
as chief of the Valkyries.
She'll teach them a nobler use
for their powers, Odin.
I'll think about it.
Don't think too long.
Welcome back, Grinhilda.
35 years ago.
The shame of it
makes if feel like it was yesterday.
Memories are powerful, Xena.
I'm so thankful that yours
brought you back to me.
But there's one
that's still troubling me.
Stay back, Xena!
You took all we had
years ago!
I know.
I came to apologize...
and to bring you this.
It belongs to you.
What magic... has made Xena
into such a noble creature
that she would give up
the power of the Rheingold?
It wasn't magic.
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Only the legendary Xena could survive
against Grindl and the power of the ring.
I defeated the Rhine maidens
to steal their gold.
I melted down the Rheingold...,
harnessing all its power
into a single ring.
A ring that could give a mortal
the power of a god.
Unless you have forsaken love,
the power of the ring will destroy
what you value most:
your humanity.
You mean, this monster
that's been killing my people
is... actually Grinhilda...,
the Valkyrie?
We gotta get to the Rhine maidens.
I got somethin' that belongs to them.
Xena... has a weakness:
Gabrielle.
I was supposed to betray
you and Xena.
But I couldn't.
You've changed me.
What do you hold dearest
in your heart, Xena?
Are you ready to lose it?
You want to win my love?!
- Let her go!
- She has the ring!
But right now it's killing
what she values the most.
You've put the ring on your finger.
But Xena, you haven't forsaken love;
take it off!
The curse is already working.
Xena won't know you.
This ring is too powerful
to fall into undeserving hands.
And so are you.
You have changed me.
I'll become an eternal flame
for you.
Who am I?
Please, tell me.
Who am I?!!!
Who am I?!!!
One Year Later
This way.
The lady of the ring.
The legend of your beauty
does you no justice.
Your destiny has arrived.
- I have come to save you.
- Lord Erick!
My lord..., this is madness.
You cannot penetrate
the ring of fire.
Only Gabrielle's soulmate
can pass through the flames.
All other flesh...
is doomed.
A boar on a spit has reason
to fear the flame, not a Viking lord.
That is not the only thing
that stands in your way.
I should worry
about getting mud on my boots?
Actually..., that is not
what I was referring to.
Lord Erick, call them off!
Call your men off.
This is suicide!
No, wait!
To the ship!
Ship!
We must return with them
to Denmark.
You're giving up?
No, I'm seeking help
from an old friend.
- King Hrothgar?
- If any mortal can defeat
the demons in this cursed
bog..., it is Hrothgar.
I will return, Gabrielle.
I promise you.
Hey! It looks like we arrived
in time for some kind of party.
Ooh. Excuse me.
What conquest
are you people celebrating?
The conquest of King Hrothgar's heart,
sir.
He's marrying
the noble and fair Wealthea.
Hmm. Thank you.
Wealthea?
- That's not a Norse name.
- Hmm.
I wonder what it means.
My guess would be that it's,
uh, Celtic, or...
warrior princess.
In the 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.
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS
Wealthea, greetings!
Welcome to you!
Xena.
- Xena.
- Dad, I thought you said
there's no way
she could have survived.
- I was wrong.
- Lovely!
- Uh, sorry. I'm sorry. Excuse me.
- Hey!
Sorry. Uh, I'm sorry. Excuse me.
Hrothgar...,
the ancient ritual
of the exchange of blades...
seals your pledge of fidelity...
to Wealthea.
Beowulf!
This is not the time.
This changes all of our plans.
Now that I have Xena to help me
save Gabrielle...,
I need Hrothgar for nothing.
Yeah, except his wife...,
whose name is Wealthea.
- Her name is Xena. Trust me.
- Xena...
Th-The mighty Warrior Princess...
I don't think so.
- Make you vows.
- Wealthea...,
I make the Viking pledge...
of eternal love... and devotion.
Oh, I'm sorry. I, uh...
- You're... overcome with joy.
- Yes, I'm overcome.
It was the ring.
It's the ring that's changed her.
Oh-Oh, um...
I, Wealthea...,
promise to be a devoted wife
to Hrothgar..., and a...
- ...mother...
- ...mother to his people.
Oh, I am the luckiest woman
in Denmark!
Let us prepare the sacrifice
to the goddess Freya.
Why are men so foolish?
You think it's silly for a man
to risk his life for a woman?
A normal man with no other good use,
no. But Sven the Lionheart?
Noble John Thomas?
Ingmar the Valiant?
Hmm. Does seem
a waste of talent.
If they died in pursuit of the ring,
I'd understand.
But to spill their blood
for the ordinary woman
who lays entrapped beside it...
Our sister Brunhilda
turned herself to flame
to protect that Gabrielle.
Perhaps she's not so ordinary.
And Xena? Xena seems to care
a great deal for her too.
You speak the name of that conniving
bitch in the presence of heroes?
Thank the gods she's dead
and fed to the fishes.
Now hurry it up!
Odin wants the best of these
in Valhalla by nightfall.
- Skoal!
- Skoal!
Ah, you've come to congratulate me
at last, Hikdegyth.
You've made a terrible mistake,
Brother.
This Wealthea will never care
for you or our people the way I do.
Never speak of my marriage that way
again,
unless you wish me
to order my own sister banished!
You look as if this was your funeral,
not your wedding.
Hrothgar.
At the ceremony I had
such a strange sensation.
As did I. It besieges me
whenever you are near.
And I know of only one cure...
for this malady.
No. Hrothgar, Hrothgar.
Tradition says that we cannot be
together until the moon is high.
Otherwise
you would jinx our union.
I've waited so long
to make you truly mine.
I know, Hrothgar, yes.
And you know
that I have been devoted to you...
since you pulled me
from the icy waters, but...
but would it be so very hard to wait
just a few more hours?
I would wait even longer...
if I thought I had your heart
as well.
Yes, but...
Hrothgar, my husband... husband...
Hrothgar! No.
You... Our union
has given me a new purpose.
You've always known
that my priorities
are different
than other women's.
You... are a Viking queen.
Your priorities are
as your master decides.
Hrothgar.
Beowulf!
You've come to celebrate our most...
joyful day.
My wife, Wealthea.
Perhaps we have met before.
I think not.
Well... Women, huh?
Come on.
How intriguing. When you saw
my sister-in-law this evening...,
you looked as if you'd seen
a ghost.
And now she looked right through you
as if you were one.
It's kind of a long story.
Perhaps if you told it
to the right audience...,
you'd get the happy ending
you seek.
Come in, my lord.
You wish to play a game...,
master?
You're a lunatic.
Stay away from me.
Xena, your life is in danger.
When Odin learns you are alive,
he will kill you...
and Gabrielle will never be saved.
- Gabrielle?
- Please, try to...
Odin's raven.
He already knows you are here.
You see, Brother? It's as I said.
She cannot give you her heart
because she's too busy
giving it to your old friend.
Hrothgar, this madman
has mistaken me...
Enough!
My brother has heard too many
of your false words.
Seize them.
- Are you absolutely certain?!
- Yes.
We were as brothers, Beowulf.
I would have loved you...
until the end of my lifetime.
Now it seems it'll only be
until the end of yours.
Dispose of them as you choose.
Hrothgar. Hrothgar!
As if I would ever have allowed
my brother
to share our city with some...
foreign witch.
Take them... to the dungeon.
Why did you not tell him
the truth?!
I need you to help me
save Gabrielle.
What for?!
You see?
I told you I needed you.
Please.
I'm lost without you, Xena.
What's the matter with your men?
They look like they've seen a ghost.
No, not a ghost. A legend.
All these men can talk of
is a chance to see you in action.
- To tell you the truth, I'm...
- ...about to go and polish your blade,
is that right, Wiglaf?
Fine. Send me away.
You feeling seasick?
No.
But I am uneasy.
I was betrothed for life
and condemned to death
on the same day...
by the same man.
Hrothgar.
He's not the man that I knew.
He rescued a beautiful woman
who had lost her memory...,
gave her a new name,
and then some... lame story
about being the sole survivor
of a shipwreck.
I thought he loved me.
And now you tell me that this name
"Wealthea" is not even my own.
- You are Xena.
- I could have done so much good
- for the Viking people.
- The Xena I remember...
could do more good
with this sword...
than a hundred Viking queens
could ever do.
And the Xena I remember...
could never forget
what happened in that swamp,
the face of Gabrielle,
the most loyal friend in the world.
I remember none of these things.
You may not remember them...,
but they are inside you.
Odin.
You missed the great skill
I've achieved in your honor.
Well, you'd better get ready, Waltraut.
Xena is about to test it.
Xena is alive?
At this very moment, she and Beowulf
are crossing the great sea,
heading towards the ring.
No, you can't just go through
my stuff!
[...] you have to hide it. [?]
Right here.
Put it in the tent over there.
Uh... Xena.
Can I offer you some water?
- Yes.
- No!
- Because I'm gonna offer it to her.
- I don't think so.
Please stop!
Here we go again!
Why don't you stop them?
That's enough!
Stop! Stop this!
This is madness!
Must you seek the merest excuse
to fight?!
That's what Vikings do!
Fighting gives our lives meaning!
Fighting gives your lives meaning...
Do you have any idea
how stupid that is?!
Yeah? Well, it didn't sound stupid
when it came from you.
From me?
Long ago it was Xena...
who first taught Odin to embrace
violence and bloodlust.
Well, if that is true, then
I know I am not this Xena.
Yah!
Yah! Yah!
Yah!
They know who you are.
And they want you dead.
Yah! Yah!
Yah! Yah!
Ready your weapons, men!
Beowulf. I won't have this resolved
by violent means.
It's the only means they know.
Or would you rather die?
Have your men
put down their weapons!
- Xena...
- If you want me to help you
save your friend Gabrielle,
then you'll do as I say!
Put your weapons down.
Put them down!
Right.
There will be no blood shed
here today!
Long time no see, Xena.
I'd like to catch up,
but I'm afraid killing you
is gonna make that a bit difficult.
- I'll not fight you.
- Yeah, right.
- Enough!
- It's Odin!
I said enough!
Whoa. Whoa.
Xena..., this isn't much
of a reunion.
You can kill me if you want.
But I am not the warrior princess
you seek.
You heard the woman, Odin!
Kill her!
Silence, Waltraut!
If you're not Xena..., who are you?
I don't know.
Do you know who I am?
She said your name is Odin...,
but I don't know you
from your horse.
Waltraut, return to Valhalla
at once.
Leave these... noble warriors...
to their mission.
Yah! [...]
Yah!
See? We saw them off
without violence.
Only because he considers you
more valuable alive than dead.
He'll be back soon enough.
You're upset
because I didn't kill Xena.
I'm upset my lord
has lost his mind.
Have you forgotten Xena
has the power to kill gods?
No. But she has.
And with all her memories gone,
so are her motivations.
Once she has retrieved
the ring from the flames...,
it will be very easy
to wrest it from her.
Odin. You intend
to keep the ring for yourself?
Only those who have forsaken love
can use it.
What can I say?
My heart is hardened.
No, you promised that ring to me;
you love me.
I love no one.
And once I've secured that ring
from Xena..., I will fear nothing.
- Grinhilda will never let...
- Grinhilda...
will do nothing to stop Xena...,
because you... and the other Valkyrie...
will make certain nothing stops Xena
from getting to that ring. Hmm?
Hmm.
On my life, Xena will die
before she gets close enough
to those flames to singe an eyebrow.
Are you a demon?
Or my own mind made mad?
I am the truth of who you are.
Our souls are united, Xena.
Xena?
Xena.
Are you all right?
Yes.
This Gabrielle truly loved Xena,
didn't she?
And will till the end of time.
Gabrielle saved you from what you were,
as you must now save her.
I've heard the men talking.
They say that Xena created
this monster that awaits us.
- Grinhilda.
- It's true then.
I have waited a long time
to return this to you.
- What's it for?
- You'll know.
When the time comes...,
you'll know.
We're in Grinhilda's domain.
- Beowulf, if I'm not the one...
- You are.
Brunhilda's flame will recognize you
as Gabrielle's soulmate.
Xena.
Xena.
The love in your heart burns
stronger than any flame.
You belong together, Xena.
It makes me sick to see
you've grown so soft.
Softness and weakness
are two different things.
I have no quarrel with you.
I'm here only for Gabrielle!
You sound like one of those
pathetic lovesick boys
who burned themselves to a crisp.
Xena!
Wiglaf!
Wiglaf!
I've waited a long time
for this.
Wait longer.
Xena, you must go now.
Go... or all this is
for nothing...!
Xena, go.
Gabrielle needs you.
Xena, go!
You're my best friend,
my family.
Hey, I just saved your life.
I'm not the little girl
that my parents
wanted me to be.
It's hard to be alone.
You're not alone.
Xena.
Gabrielle.
I dreamed you'd come back for me.
It was like
I was in a dream too.
I forgot everything.
But even though
I didn't remember you...,
I felt your presence.
And knew
that I would never be complete
unless those shadows
were brought into the light.
Beowulf!
Xena.
The ring.
The ring.
Xena, don't put it on again.
I forged this ring.
Now I have to use it
to undo the evil it has caused.
Grinhilda..., listen to me.
You weren't always this way.
It was my actions
that turned you into this beast.
Grinhilda...,
I put the evil into this ring.
I can undo it too, if only...!
Grinhilda,
you must listen to me.
Grinhilda.
Look inside your heart.
Find the woman you once were.
Forgive me.
Forgive me.
Forgive me!
Xena!
Go!
Wiglaf.
- Okay?
- Hmm. Yeah.
Grinhilda?
That's right.
Beowulf.
I'll always be indebted to you
for bringing me back here.
Hey. I needed the best.
The legends didn't lie, Xena.
You are the greatest warrior
I've ever known.
Thank you, friend.
Let's take you home.
Thank you.
- I'll miss you.
- You've a good heart, Beowulf.
If it weren't for you,
I'd still be in Brunhilda's flame.
I think we both know...
Xena would have found you
eventually.
Thank you, Brunhilda.
Godspeed, Gabrielle.
All right.
Yah!
Get on!
Not a word, Wiglaf.
Not a word.
- You all right?
- Yeah.
Let's go.
Things haven't changed much
around here, have they?
Xena?
It seems as though
you've... found yourself again.
Odin.
Perhaps you've decided to return to me
that which belongs in Valhalla.
The ring?
I have brought something back
that belongs here, yes.
Grinhilda?
Grinhilda was the best thing
that ever happened to Valhalla, Odin.
Before it was poisoned
by my bloodlust.
What do you want?
Return me to my position
as chief of the Valkyries.
She'll teach them a nobler use
for their powers, Odin.
I'll think about it.
Don't think too long.
Welcome back, Grinhilda.
35 years ago.
The shame of it
makes if feel like it was yesterday.
Memories are powerful, Xena.
I'm so thankful that yours
brought you back to me.
But there's one
that's still troubling me.
Stay back, Xena!
You took all we had
years ago!
I know.
I came to apologize...
and to bring you this.
It belongs to you.
What magic... has made Xena
into such a noble creature
that she would give up
the power of the Rheingold?
It wasn't magic.
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