TEphiny:THREE DAYS NOW. SHE'S BEEN UNDERGOING THE PURIFICATION RITUAL
FOR THREE DAYS
Joxer:THAT'S CRAZY! WE HAVE TO GET HER OUT! SHE COULD BE DYING IN
THERE.
Ephiny:SHE WAS DYING OUT HERE.YOU DIDN'T SEE HER AFTER THE DEATH OF
HER CHILD, THE PAIN SHE
WAS IN, THE DESPAIR.WHEN SHE AND XENA PARTED, SHE CAME TO US.
Joxer:IF WE LEAVE HER IN THERE, SHE'S GONE.
Ephiny:SHE'S ALREADY GONE. HER ONLY CHANCE IS TO WORK THROUGH THE
PAIN.
Xena:[ WAILING MOURNFULLY ][ WAILING CONTINUES ]
Ares:NICE VOCAL! BUT YOU SURE CAN'T DANCE TO IT.LOOK, I FEEL YOUR PAIN,
BUT HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE YOU START
DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
Xena:MY SON IS DEAD, YOU SOULLESS BASTARD! WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THAT?
Ares:JUST GOES TO PROVE WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ALL ALONG - NO
GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED.SAVING PEOPLE, DEFENDING THE WEAK,
TRUSTING SOMEONE WHO
BETRAYED YOU.
Xena:GABRIELLE.
Ares:THIS WHOLE ATONEMENT KICK YOU'VE BEEN ON LATELY --IT'S NOT YOU.
YOU'RE FULL OF FIRE, BENDING THE WORLD TO YOUR WILL,
FULL OF RAGE AND REVENGE.ACCEPT IT, XENA. EMBRACE IT. YOU KNOW WHAT
TO DO... WHO TO KILL.
Gabrielle:[weakly] You're not real. You're in my mind.
Callisto:WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? YOU CAME HERE FOR THE
TRUTH.AND THE TRUTH IS THAT XENA MADE US BOTH.SHE SHAPED OUR LIVES,
CHANGED OUR FATES...  KILLED OUR FAMILIES.
Gabrielle:NO. I KILLED HERS.SOLAN DIED BECAUSE OF MY DAUGHTER.
Callisto:BECAUSE OF XENA, YOU HAD A DAUGHTER. HER HATRED FOR CAESAR...
TOOK YOU TO BRITANNIA.
Gabrielle:YES, BUT...
Callisto:STRAIGHT TO DAHAK, WHERE SHE DESERTED YOU.
Gabrielle:ISN'T THAT RIGHT? ISN'T THAT RIGHT? YES.
Callisto:YOU HATE HER DON'T YOU?FOR BETRAYING YOU? FOR FAILING
YOU?YOU HATE HER, DON'T YOU? DON'T YOU? DON'T YOU?
Gabrielle:[ Screaming ] YES!!NOOOOO!
Joxer:GABRIELLE...
Xena:AY-YI-YI-YI!
Ephiny:XENA...STOP HER!
Xena:YAHHHHHH!
Argo:[ WHINNIES ]
Xena:YAAAH!WHEEEEEEEE!
Ephiny:XENA...UHHHH!
Xena:WHERE'S GABRIELLE?
Joxer:HELP! SOMEBODY HELP HER!
Ephiny:JOXER, RUN!AMAZONS, ATTACK!
Gabrielle:XENA...
Joxer:GO ON, GABRIELLE, RUN!
Gabrielle:JOXER!
Joxer: XENA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!
Xena:YAH!YEEEEEEE!YAAAAAAHHH!YEEEEEEE!VENGEANCE!!
Gabrielle:I HATE YOU!
Xena & Gabrielle:AAAAHHHH! AAAAHHHH!
Holyph:ABSORB THYSELF IN THIS GREAT SEA OF THE WATERS OF LIFE.DIVE
DEEP IN IT UNTIL THOU HAS LOST THYSELF.AND HAVING LOST THYSELF, THEN
THOU SHALT FIND THYSELF AGAIN.EVEN AS IT IS WRITTEN, SHE HAD HER
DWELLING IN THE GREAT SEA AS
IN FISH THEREIN.HOLYPH AM I, FROM MINE UNFATHOMABLE WILL THE
UNIVERSE HATH
ITS BEGINNING.IN MY BOUNDLESS WISDOM ARE THE TYPES AND PATTERNS OF
ALL
THINGS.GLAD THAT YOU'RE FEELIN' STRONG THOUGHT I MIGHT LOSE YADON'T
USE WORDS, SING A SONG. THIS IS ILLUSIA!XENA, BE WARNED, XENA,
BEWARE.BY CLOSING YOUR EYES, YOU CAN SEE WHAT ISN'T THERE.XENA, BE
CALM. OPEN YOUR EYES. LIES MAY BE TRUTH, AND TRUTH
MAY BE LIES.
Xena:ALL RIGHT, CALLISTO, CUT THE SONG AND DANCE. WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHERE ARE WE?
Holyph:FATE IS A WHEEL. IT WILL REVEAL ALL YOU'VE BECOME AND ALL THAT
YOU FEEL.DESTINY KNOWS WHAT HAS TO BE. YOU'LL PAY THE PRICE. NOTHING
IS
FREE.I'LL BE YOUR GUIDE TAKE THE HAND OF YOUR MUSE.YOU JUST MIGHT
LOSE YOUR WAY IN THE LAND OF ILLUSIA.ILLUSIA IS MUSIC, A WORLD BUILT
ON RHYMEIT'S CARVE OUT OF SPACE IN THE ABSENCE OF TIMe.YOU'VE TASTED
HOW EVIL AND GOOD COEXISTTHE BITTER AND SWEET OF IT
Dog:ALL IN THE LIPS THAT YOU KISSED
Holyph:LION AND BULL EAGLE AND SNAKE[ RATTLING ]TO LIVE OR DIE IT'S A
CHOICE YOU'VE GOT TO MAKECAN YOU UNDO WHAT YOU CREATE?STEP
THROUGH THE WHEEL FOLLOW YOUR FATE
Animals:THE FATES HAVE A FIX ON YOU WE CAN PLAY TRICKS ON YOU WE DEAL
IN TRUTHS YOU'RE TOO
TROUBLED TO FACE GAMBLE THE WORTH OF YOU AND THE REBIRTH OF YOU
DON'T TURN
AWAY, DON'T START TO FADE WHAT'S STILL UNWRITTEN YOU CAN ERASE
Holyph:YOUR VILLAINOUS INFAMY TORTURES YOUR SOULDESCENT INTO EVIL
MUST LEVY ITS TOLL THE DARKNESS THAT ROTS YOU HAS BROUGHT YOU TO
THIS
Snake:SURRENDER SERENITY SUFFER SWEET MISERY SIN SEEKS ITS CURSED ABYSSSSS
Man w/ dog's head:OH, XENA, WITH DEATH THERE IS ALWAYS REBIRTH
Pegasi w/ Man's head:COME SEE WITH A VISION DENIED YOU ON EARTH
Holyph:ILLUSIA IS WAITING WE'LL SHOW YOU THE WAYBUT ALL
CONSEQUENCES ARE YOUR OWN CREATION AND THERE'S A PRICE YOU MUSTPAY
Animals:THE FATES HAVE A FIX ON YOU WE CAN PLAY TRICKS ON YOU WE DEAL
IN TRUTHS YOU'RE TOO TROUBLED TO FACE GAMBLE THE WORTH OF YOU AND
THE REBIRTH OF YOu NOW IS THE TIME, THIS IS THE PLACE WHAT'S STILL
UNWRITTEN YOU CAN ERASE
Everyone:ILLUSIA IS MUSIC, A WORLD BUILT ON RHYME IT'S CARVED OUT OF
SPACE IN THE ABSENCE OF...
Xena:ALL RIGHT, CALLISTO. YOU LIKE LITTLE DITTIES? FINE. I GOT ONE FOR
YOU[ Chanting ] YOU'RE ACTING SO STRANGELY THAT I HARDLY KNOW YA,BUT
STILL, I WOULDN'T TRUST YOU AS FAR AS I COULD THROW YA.
Holyph:OW! YOU'RE WRONG NOT TO TRUST ONE THAT KNOWS YOU SO WELL.I
NEVER BETRAYED YOU. THAT WAS...GABRIELLE. GABRIELLE. IS SHE HERE?
Xena:THE ONE WHO BETRAYED ME, IS SHE IN THIS LAND?
Holyph: I'M MERELY YOUR GUIDE, DEAR, ALONG FOR A GRIN.YOU'LL GET NO
FREE RIDE HERE. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE... THEN SPIN.
Callisto:CHANGELESS, THIS GREAT DEEP OF ELEMENTAL WATER REMAINETH
FOREVER PURE.
BECAUSE OF THIS, IT POSSESSETH THE QUALITY OF STABILITY.Callisto:FROM
WATER DO ALL FORMS HAVE THEIR BEGINNING.
Gabrielle:[ GASPING ][ BREATHING HEAVILY ]ELYSIAN FIELDS. ONLY HEROES
WIND UP HERE. DEAD HEROES.
DEAD, NAKED HEROES.[ GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS ]
Joxer:JOXER THE MIGHTY MASTER OF GEOGRAPHYHERE TO GUIDE YOU ON
YOUR WAY STICK TO ME, YOU'LL NEVER STRAY IF YOU'RE IN A LAND THAT'S
NEW I'M THE MAN WHO'LL GET YOU
THROUGH EVEN WHEN YOU'RE SLIGHTLY NUDE. UMP . I'M JOXER I'M JOXER THE
MIGHTY
distant voice :WE'RE IN ILLUSIA!!
Gabrielle:SO MUCH FOR THE ELYSIAN FIELDS THEORY.
Joxer:YEAH.
Both:AHHH! AHHH!
Gabrielle:HOW DID YOU... JOXER, GO AWAY! CAN'T YOU SEE I'M NAKED?!
Joxer:OKAY. MAYBE I COULD, LIKE, HELP YOU OUT.
gabrielle: NO!! JUST GO AWAY JOXER, GO AWAY!
Joxer:BEING NAKED WON'T EXCUSE YA... SING TO TALK, WE'RE IN ILLUSIA

Warriors:[owl hoots][barking][ Chanting ] XENA! XENA! XENA! XENA! PRAISE THE
WINDS OF CHANCE THAT BLEW XENA'S BACK WHERE
FRIEND ARE TRUE WE WOULD FIGHT TO DEATH FOR YOU, BRAVE XENA WHEN
YOUR MIGHT CHAKRAM ARCS THROWING FIERCE, MAGNETIC
SPARKS NOW ONE EVER HITS HER MARKS LIKE XENA FAMED FOR PROWESS
WITH A SWORD WHO'S AS FEARED AND AS
ADORED YOU'VE NOT LIVED TILL YOU'VE BEEN GORED BY XENA
warrior1;YOU'RE THE WARRIOR PRINCESS WHO'S AS STRONG AS AN OAK
Warrior2:YOU'VE GOT EYES THAT CAN TEAR OUT THE HEART OF A BLOKE
Warrior3:WITH ONE LOOK YOU CAN WILT A FLOWER
Warrior4:[ Slurring ] CURDLE MILK OR MAKE MEN COWER
Warriors:WELCOME HOME, XENA, WELCOME HOME
Xena:ARES... I THOUGHT AS MUCH. BUT WHY THE BIG PRODUCTION NUMBER?
WHAT'S THE POINT?
Ares:YOU ARE THE MOST DIVINE, DELICIOUS WARRIOR
Warriors:XENA!
Ares:A MAN CAN'T HELP SALUTING YOUR RETURN
Warriors:XENA!
Ares:AND IF YOU START MY HEART IT'S JUST THE WAY YOU SLASH AND BURN
BEWITCHING WOMAN STRAINING AT THE ARMOR PLATE
Warriors:XENA!
Ares:YOU SINGE ME WITH THE ARDOR YOU INFLAME AND IN MY CARNAL HEART
THERE'S NOT A SORRY SHRED OF SHAME
Warriors:YOU AND ME LOVE WAR DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT'S FOR
PANDEMONIUM REIGNS AND WE'RE BLUDGEONING BRAINS GIVE US WAR, WAR,
WAR KEEP IT DOWN TO A ROAR
Warrior5:WORDS OF WISDOM, ARES SAID
Ares:WHEN IN BATTLE, KEEP YOUR HEAD
Warriors:WARRIORS LOVE WAR, WAR, WAR. YEAH!

Gabrielle:I KNOW THIS PLACE. THESE PEOPLE. THAT SHOP! I'M HOME. THIS IS
POTEIDAIA!
Woma1n:HEY, LOOK, IT'S GABRIELLE.
Woman2:GABRIELLE, YOU'RE BACK.
Villagers:[chanting][bells chime]GABRIELLE! GABRIELLE! GABRIELLE!
Villagers:O'ER THE BRIDGE OF TEARS SHE'S CROSSED AND SHE'S PAID A FEARFUL
COST HER BLOOD INNOCENCE IS LOST GABRIELLE NOW THE PAST HAS SET HER
FREE AND SHE'S TRAVELED HOME TO BE WITH HER OLD FRIENDS YOU AND ME
GABRIELLE
Man1:YOU'VE BEEN PLUCKED OUT FROM THE HEART OF OUR LIVES FOR SO
LONG
Woman1:NOW WE'RE GRATEFUL YOU'VE COME BACK TO THE PLACE YOU
BELONG
Woman3:FOR WHAT AILS, THE PANACEA
Woman4:SURELY WAITS IN POTEIDAIA
Villagers:WELCOME HOME, GABRIELLE, WELCOME HOME
Gabrielle:LILA! SISTER! I-I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
Lila:VILLAINS, FOOLS, AND KINGS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK ON YOU LEAVE
THEIR EASY EVIL IN THE DUST IF YOUR CHILD HAD LIVED WE'D SURELY MAKE
HER WELCOME, TOO
Villagers:YOU AND ME LOVE PEACE WITH THE DUCKS AND GOATS AND
GEESEWILE THE HOURS AWAY BAKING BREAD, PITCHING HAYWE LOVE PEACE,
PEACE, PEACESIMPLE JOYS NEVER CEASE
Man1:NOTHING CHANGES BUT THE TIME
Women1:WE DON'T EVEN CHANGE OUR MIND
Villagers:VILLAGERS LOVE PEACE PEACE PEACE!

Ares:PULVERIZING FOES REQUIRES STRATEGY THERE IS NO MORTAL BORN WHO
MEETS YOUR SKILL XENA, JOIN MY VISION DON'T DENY YOUR DESTINY
Warriors:YOU AND ME LOVE WAR DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT'S FOR
Warrior6:CHOP THE TREE DOWN, BURN THE ROOT
Ares:VENGEANCE CAN BE SUCH A HOOT.
Warriors:WARRIORS LOVE WAR, WAR, WAR

Lila:XENA WAS NO FRIEND SHE WORKED TO TWIST YOUR MINDTHOUGH YOU
TRIED TO CHANGE HER DEADLY WAYSTAKE THE SCYTHE IT'S JUST A CASE OF
KILLING TO BE KIND
Villagers:YOU AND ME LOVE PEACE WITH THE DUCKS AND GOATS AND GEESE
Lila:SIT AND WATCH THE WORLD GO BY VEGETATE UNTIL YOU DIE
Villagers:VILLAGERS LOVE PEACE, PEACE, PEACE

Warriors:WE LOVE WAR FEAR, LIES SMITE AND SMOKE AND PULVERIZE

Villagers:JUST YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE SURE YOUR FUTURE'S ON THE LINE

Warriors:YOU'VE A SON YOU MUST AVENGE KNOW YOU MUST EXTRACT
REVENGE

Villagers:HOPE DIED SHE FREED YOU.
Villagers:PEACE!
Warriors:WAR!
Villagers:PEACE!
Warriors:WAR!
Villagers:PEACE!
Warriors:WAR!
Gabrielle:YAHHH!
Xena:AHHHHH!
Gabrielle:[ GASPS ]

Ares:YOU'RE LOST AND CONFUSED, BUT I UNDERSTANDTHIS ONCE BELOVED
FRIEND HAS BEEN SLAIN BY YOUR HANDYOU FEEL ALL ALONE, BETRAYED AND
ADRIFT BUT MAYBE HER LOSS CAN
BE VIEWED AS A GIFTNOW I'LL BE YOUR ROCK, YOUR STRENGTH AND SUPPORT
YOUR CLOSE
CONFIDANTWITH WHOM YOU CAN CONSORTI KNOW YOU COMPLETELY, COME
MELT INTO ME UNLEASH THE POWER OF
YOUR DESTINYYOU'VE PROVED TO YOURSELF NOW THAT YOU'VE MADE THE
KILLTHAT YOU'RE JUST LIKE ME WITH AS EVIL A WILLOUR FORCES ARE MEANT
TO BE MERGED INTO ONETHE WORLD WILL BE PANICKED WHEN OUR WORK IS
DONELET THE MUSIC OF WAR WITH ITS LUSTFUL REFRAINAROUSE US TO
HEIGHTS WITH A PASSIONATE STRENGTH IMAGINE HOW AWESOME TOGETHER
WE'D BE SO FEEL WHAT I'M FEELING
COME MELT INTO ME
Holyph:DID THAT FILL YOU WITH GLEE TO KILL YOUR LITTLE FRIEND?DID THAT
EASE YOUR SUFFERING OR BRING IT TO AN END?LET GO ALL OF YOUR ANGER
WILL POISON YOU YETUNLESS YOU CAN JUST... LET GO
Ares:NOTHING MORE NEED BE SAID. DING-DONG, THE BITCH IS DEAD.

Xena:I KILLED GABRIELLE!
Gabrielle:YOU KILLED ME? BY THE GODS, XENA... YOU KILLED ME!I KNEW YOU
WERE TRYING BEFORE, XENA, BUT --
Xena:NO! NO. I DIDN'T. IT WAS...[ Panting ] NONE OF THIS IS REAL.ARES AND
CALLISTO AND JOXER...I DIDN'T KILL YOU. I KILLED AN ILLUSION.
Gabrielle:IF THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.
Xena:I NEED TIME TO THINK.
Gabrielle:WHAT IS THAT?
Xena:US.SOMEHOW, IT'S ALL ABOUT US.EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS ILLUSIA
PLACE HAS BEEN BRIGHT AND CHEERY.THE MUSIC, THE COLORS. BUT THIS
PLACE IS DARK. IT'S MEANT TO SCARE US.
Gabrielle:WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG?
Xena:YOU GOT ANY BETTER IDEAS?
Gabrielle:YOU'RE ASKING ME? WELL, THAT'S A FIRST. YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE
WE'VE MET,YOU'VE ALWAYS MADE THE DECISIONS.
Xena:BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS TAKE SO LONG TO REACH ONE!
Xena:[ Echoing ] ALWAYS WEIGHING THE PROS AND CONS...CONS...CONS...[ ECHO
FADES ]
Gabrielle:WHAT'S CAUSING THAT?
Xena:WE ARE. OR I SHOULD SAY YOU ARE.
Gabrielle:THERE YOU GO AGAIN![ Echoing ]
Gabrielle:YOU'RE ALWAYS BLAMING ME FOR
EVERYTHING...BLAME..BLAME...BLAME...XENA, WHY IS IT NEVER YOUR FAULT?
Xena:IT'S THE PAST!EACH TIME WE ACCUSE EACH OTHER ABOUT THE PAST, THE
ECHOES
START AND WE CAN'T HEAR ONE ANOTHER.
Gabrielle:WELL, HOW DO WE STOP IT... STOP IT...STOP IT?
Xena:TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL...FEEL...FEEL. RIGHT NOW -- NOTHING ABOUT THE
PAST. RIGHT NOW!
Gabrielle:I HURT INSIDE![ ECHOING STOPS ]Don't you?
Xena:MY HEART IS HURTING BEYOND WORDS THE PAIN IS TEARING UP MY
SOULTHESE DAYS HAVE SEEN MY SPIRIT DIE MY LIFE PROPELLED OUT OF
CONTROLMY WOUNDS LIE NAKED TO THE WORLD MY DEPTH OF SUFFERING
EXPOSEDTHIS DAMAGED PAST CAN NEVER HEAL UNTIL THIS NIGHTMARE BOOK
IS
CLOSED
Gabrielle:MY HEART IS HURTING BEYOND WORDS THE PAIN IS TEARING UP MY
SOULPLEASE TELL ME HOW I CAN RETRIEVE THE LIFE THAT ALL THIS
SADNESS STOLEBECAUSE OF YOU THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU HAD TO
CARRY OUT YOUR VENGEFUL, LITTLE PLANS
Xena:IT'S YOU WHO SHOULD FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE OF YOU MY CHILD IS
DEADHIS BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS
Gabrielle:IF ONLY YOU HAD NEVER BROUGHT ME THERE
Xena:IF ONLY YOU HAD DONE WHAT YOU WERE TOLD
Gabrielle:IT'S YOU WHO'S TO BE BLAMED
Xena:AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED
Gabrielle:IT'S YOUR FAULT
Xena:NO, IT'S YOURS
Gabrielle:HOW COULD YOU?
Xena:HOW COULD YOU?
Gabrielle:IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Xena:IT'S YOUR FAULT!
Gabrielle:IT'S DAHAK.
Xena:GABRIELLE!
Gabrielle:NO! NOT AGAIN! NO!! I'M GOING INSIDE! PLEASE! PULL! DON'T LET GO!
HOLD ME! AAAHHHH!
Xena:AHHHH!AAAHHH!

Gabrielle:Blood! NO! Not here! IT'S DAHAK. This is where it started. I CAN'T! I CAN'T! I
CAN�T!
Xena:NO, GABRIELLE! LOOK, GABRIELLE, THINK. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS
WORLD HAS BEEN A TORMENT. WE'VE BEEN GUIDED THROUGH IT FOR A
REASON. WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
[ RUBBING STONE AND NOISES]
Ghost:IT BEGINS VERY SMALL, SEEMS LIKE NOTHING MUCH AT ALL JUST A
GERM, JUST A SPECK, JUST A GRAIN BUT THE SEED HAS BEEN
SEWN, AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT'S GROWN IT HAS SPREAD THROUGH  YOUR
LIFE LIKE A STAIN AND ITS POWER WILL STRANGLE YOUR LOVE AND YOUR JOY
AND ITS HUNGER CONSUMES, FOR IT LIVES TO DESTROY
Xena:OKAY, GABRIELLE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING -- HATRED.
EVERYONE:HATE IS THE STAR, IT BECOMES WHO YOU ARE NOT THE HATED BUT
THE HATER HAS A TORMENT THAT'S GREATER
GOHST:IT WILL EAT YOU ALIVE, CONSUME YOU AND SPIT YOU OUT
EVRYONE:HATE'S GONNA WIN THAT THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT HATE DOESN'T
CARE WHO YOU ARE HATE IS THE STAR
Ghost:LEARNING HATE IS AN ART, EVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE SMART CAN BE
CAUGHT, CAN BE CRUSHED, CAN BE CREAMED IT HAS SWALLOWED YOU
WHOLE DID YOU THINK YOU'RE IN CONTROL? HATE YOU THOUGHT, HATE YOU
SPOKE, HATE YOU DREAMED ALL YOUR HATE GAVE ME SUBSTANCE YOUR
LIVES ARE UNDONE IT'S YOUR EVE OF DESTRUCTION, YOUR HATRED HAS WON
Xena:GABRIELLE!!
[ EVIL LAUGHTER ECHOES ]
Xena:I NEVER DREAMED THAT WE'D BE DISTANCED BY A HATE THAT ALL THE
TRUST WE HAD WOULD GO
Gabrielle:HOW COULD I HATE YOU?
Xena:HOW COULD IT COME TO PASS, THIS AWFUL TWIST OF FATE?
Gabrielle:HOW COULD I HURT YOU?
Xena:THIS MADNESS CAN'T BE SO
Gabrielle:I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
Xena:I NEVER DREAMED THAT ANY BARRIERS COULD RISE
Gabrielle:OR THAT I'D EVER SEE THE STRANGER IN YOUR EYES
Xena:OUR HEARTS WERE HURTING BOTH THE SAME
Gabrielle:THE HURT WAS TEARING UP OUR SOULS
Xena:THE FURY IN US MADE US BLIND
Gabrielle:WE COULD NOT SEE BEYOND THE PAIN
Xena:IF WE CAN TURN AGAIN TO LOVE
Gabrielle:IF WE CAN HEAL THESE OPEN WOUNDS
Xena:WE'LL LEAVE THIS HATRED FAR BEHIND
Gabrielle:SO NOT A TRACE OF HATE REMAINS
Both:WE'LL OVERCOME OUR DAMAGED PAST AND WE'LL GROW STRONGER SIDE
BY SIDE TO STAND TOGETHER THROUGH THE STORMS WE'RE SAFE 'CAUSE LOVE
WILL BE OUR GUIDE
Ghost Callisto:AHHH!
Ghost:[ LAUGHING EVILY ]

Gabrielle:Solan!
Xena:IT WAS HIM. SOLAN!
Gabrielle:HE'S WHY WE'RE HERE. It's the way out. IT'S GOTTA BE. HE'S HERE TO LEAD
US HOME. COME ON! SOLAN? COME ON!
Xena:[ GASPS ]

Ghost:[ LAUGHING EVILLY ]
Gabrielle:XENA, QUICK!
Xena:I CAN'T.
Gabrielle:OF COURSE YOU CAN.
Xena:IT'S NO USE, GABRIELLE. IT'S MING T'IEN. I KILLED HIM. I KILLED YOU, YOU
BASTARD!
[EVIL LAUGHING]
Gabrielle:YOU LIED? YOU GAVE ME YOUR WORD. YOU LIED.
Ming T'ien:[ EVIL LAUGHTER CONTINUES ]
Xena:YES, I LIED THOUGHT I COULD PROTECT YOU FROM THE TRUTH DELIVER
YOU FROM EVIL, SPARE YOUR INNOCENCE AND YOUTH THAT I COULD SIMPLY
WILL IT WAS THE REAL UNTRUTH I WAS WRONG I WORE A MASK TO COVER MY
DECEIT BUT UNDERNEATH IT ALL I COULDN'T KEEP AWAY MY DOUBT NOW I'M
LEFT WITHOUT A MASK AND ONE QUESTION LEFT TO ASK I'M SORRY, PLEASE
HELP ME, FORGIVE ME DON'T HATE ME, DON'T LEAVE ME, FORGIVE ME FORGIVE
ME MY DEBT AS ONLY YOU COULD
Xena:FORGIVE ME THE HATE, REPLACE EVIL WITH GOOD FORGIVE ME AND FIND
OUT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FORGIVE YOURSELF, TOO MY DEAR SOLAN I
NEVER TOLD YOU THAT YOU WERE MY SON I DIDN'T KNOW THE DAYS WE HAD
LEFT WERE SO FEW IF I ONLY KNEW I'D HAVE BEEN WITH YOU I'M SO SORRY I
COULDN'T BE THE MOTHER YOU DESERVED AND I REGRET THAT I'LL MISS
YOUR FIRST STEP YOUR FIRST WORD THAT I NEVER HEARD NOW IT SEEMS
ABSURD CAN YOU FORGIVE ME? OPEN UP YOUR HEART AND LET ME IN NO
MATTER IF THE FATES AGAINST US TURN THERE'S ONE THING THROUGH ALL OF
THIS I'VE LEARNED THAT WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS TO FORGIVE ME I'M
SORRY, BELIEVE ME STOP HATING, STOP HURTING, FORGIVE ME FORGIVE
THOSE WHO'D HARM YOU, DO GOOD FOR THOSE WHO HATE FORGIVE, IF NOT
FORGET, I KNOW IT'S NOT TOO LATE FORGIVE ME AND YOU'LL DISCOVER, TOO
THAT THE LOVE OF YOUR LOVE IS YOU
Ming T'ien:NO!
Solan:MOTHER?
Gabrielle:SOLAN! GO ON.
Solan:I LOVE YOU, MOTHER.
Xena:I LOVE YOU, SOLAN. I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.

Gabrielle:WE'RE HOME.
Xena:AT LAST.
Both:[ LAUGHING ]

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