What is it all coming to? ... We have got everything turned upside-down. All the wicked are in the Elysian Fields. All the good guys are down in Tartarus. And we got tourists already.
Toxeus (Xena killed him): Tell me who had the pleasure of killing you?
No one... My horse threw me and I broke my little neck.
TToxeus
Oh, I love that. You didn't even get to go out like a hero.
Tell me truth, Marcus. You were put with the wicked when you died, didn't you?
Well, like your friend says, hard to make up for a lifetime of evil with single good deed in the end.
So if we succeed in putting things right, you will spend the rest of eternity in Tartarus with the very people you are about to betray. Why are you doing this, Marcus?
Xena, I died doing a selfless act. You taught me how sweet that could be. I knew you'd do the same thing if you were in my place.
What? (Xena staring at him)
You lost some weight.
It gets hot down here.
I want to be awake for every moment of life I have left to me. You know you don't realize the kinds of things you take for granted until you don't have them anymore. Like the evening air. It just settles on you like a cool blanket. And the sky. There's nothing like it on the other side. You know what I missed the most? (kisses her hand)
Ahh... Would that be me?
Yes, that would be you. There is something I wanted to say to you.... My death was not your fault. Things had to play out the way they did.
Sometimes, I think if I had said things a little differently, then maybe you'd have come around before it was too late.
No. Xena,it was a miracle you got to me at all.See, I was convinced I could never change. But your words finally found their way to my heart.You did everything right...Don't be so hard on yourself. And, don't give up on love...
You heard those thoughts, too?... It hurt too much I guess. I started wondering if it was ever worth it to care that much.
Oh, but it is. One thing that I've learned, is that love is the strongest power in the universe. Stronger than evil... it's even stonger than death. My feelings for you were the only thing that kept me going down there in Tartarus. It was like I was carrying my own Elysian fields around inside of me.
There is something I've been wanting to say to you, too.
What?
I love you. (they kiss)
This helmet (Hades') kept Atyminius mortal. He could still appear in the flesh, but wearing it from time to time kept him alive.
What's your point?
If it worked for him it could work for me... We could live our lives together. Without the helmet, the wicked don't have power over Hades... It's what I want, but that's the problem, isn't it?
What do you mean?
You taught me that life and death are not about what I want. It's about what's right...
Wait a second.... I know this guy (Marcus)... he's been dead a while.
Well, he's not dead anymore.
I don't believe this... There are no rules anymore.All right, that is it. I am drawing the line right here, somebody has to. So, I'm not taking either of you across unless you give me a gold coin. Now there will be no exceptions, no bargains, no compromises and absolutely no deals.
(Marcus shows Hades' helmet)
Charon (staring surprised): Welcome aboard. Hope you have a great time. Come on. Please, make yourselves comfortable. Keep your hands inside the boat. Now, looking to the left you will see the caves of despair.And to the right, the hanging gardens of disgusting diseases.
HHades
Did you find the helmet?...
I hid it... If you want to get it back, you will have to put Marcus among the good. If I don't tell you what I did with it, you may never get it back.
HHades
Can't do that... It's impossible.
Don't give me that.... You're a god.
HHades
Every man and woman can be judged only once when they die. Not even I can change that.
When they die? All I'm asking is that you give Marcus a hearing when he dies. You gave his life for 48 hours, remember? He'll die again soon. He deserves another judgement.... I don't want to talk about what he has done. I wanna talk about what's in his heart... Marcus.
(Marcus shows and gives the helmet to Hades, who snatches angrily)
Xena... Let's get it over with. (While they kiss, Xena stabs him in the heart)
He could have kept the helmet and live out his life. You know that... You see everything. He was tempted, but in the end he did the right thing. Look into his heart...
Xena! (Xena emerges from the lake)
He's in the Elysian fields.
You will be together one day.
We'll never be apart. He's in here,(taps her heart twice)forever
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