TEASER

XENA: “The battle raged on for days. By the time we drove Gareth and his army back, there were bodies everywhere.”
GABRIELLE: “Why aren’t they buried?”
XENA: “Giants leave their dead above ground. It’s a sign of honor.”
GABRIELLE: “So why are you meeting your friend here?”
XENA: “We vowed ten years ago to meet in this place and mourn and celebrate.”
GABRIELLE: “Celebrate what?”
XENA: “Lifeand death.”
GABRIELLE: “I hate it when you go cryptic on me. What happened to him?”
XENA: “Judging by the scorch-marks, I’d say he got in an argument with Zeus and wound up on the business end of a thunderbolt. Here take a look.”
GABRIELLE: “Xena I, I think we better get out of here.”
XENA: “Relax it’s the live ones you have to worry about.”
GABRIELLE: “It’s a live one I am worried about.”
GOLIATH: “Xena I was hoping you’d come.”
XENA: “I told you I’d be here.”
GABRIELLE: “This is your friend?”
XENA: “Gabrielle.”
GABRIELLE: “Pleased to meet you.”
GOLIATH: “Pleased to meet you too.”
XENA: “It’s been a long time.”
GOLIATH: “Different lifetime from what I hear.”
XENA: “Yes, I guess it is.”
GABRIELLE: “Ah I think I’ll take a walk. I’ll let you two catch up.”
XENA: “So how have you been?”
GOLIATH: “Ah making a living. You know how it’s been since, since we last saw each other.”
XENA: “I know.”
GOLIATH: “I’m helping a local army drive off a band of thieves. Pay’s good, very good enough to.”
XENA: “Enough to head into the hills and spend your life seeking revenge?”
GOLIATH: “Until I kill Gareth, I don’t have a life Xena. You of all people, should understand that.”
XENA: “I understand that a man’s soul can be poisoned by hatred. I hope that’s not happening to you.”
GABRIELLE: “You know you think she’d mention that her friend was taller than most pine trees.”
DAGON: “Here’s another one.”
GABRIELLE: “I’m not alone.”
DAGON: “Yes. I heard you talking to your friend the bush. Now just come quietly.”
DAVID: "Leave her alone!”
JONATHAN: “David, don’t !”
GABRIELLE: “Why don’t you pick on someone who can defend themselves?”
DAGON: “Who? You?”
XENA: “No me.”
DAGON: “Get her!”

Fight

SOLDIERS: “Grab her!” “Gee?” “Stay where you are Israelites!”
XENA: “Ah ah.”
GABRIELLE: “Are you OK?”
DAVID: “I’m ahh.”
GABRIELLE: “You all right?”
DAVID: “Never better.”
DAGON: “What am I paying you for?! Do something!”
GOLIATH: “Dagon this is my friend, Xena.”
DAVID: “Xena I should’a known.”
JONATHAN: “David.”
DAGON: “I thought you were with these thieves. You’re both most welcome guests.”
XENA: “Thanks for the hospitality.”
DAGON: “Think nothing of it. After all any friend of Goliath’s is a friend of the Philistines.”

 


ACT I

DAGON: “Time and again you people have been warned and now you come armed!”
DAVID: “It’s a sling.”
DAGON: “It’s a deadly weapon in the right hands! And you were using it to steal.”
JONATHAN: “My people are not thieves.”
DAGON: “Your people? Your people?!”
DAVID: “He spoke out of turn.”
JONATHAN: “It’s all right brother. Yes my people. I’m Jonathan, eldest son of King Saul.”
DAGON: “You call that petty criminal a king?! Well if I catch him on my land, he’ll be crowned anew!”
DAVID: “This land is ours, and you know it.”
DAGON: “I’ll tell you what I know. We built this land into something! It was an unproductive desert when we got here! And now it’s a thriving area! All we get from you is ingratitude! Lock ‘em up!”
SOLDIER: “Yes sir.” “move along, move it old man!”
XENA: “See that he gets a bandage for that head.”

David spits at Xena

SOLDIER: “Come on; come on.”
DAGON: “Goliath won’t be able to join us for dinner. However I would be honored with your presence.”
DAGON: “They’re thieves and they need to be punished as such.”
XENA: “What exactly have they stolen?”
DAGON: “Game they were hunting on our land.”
GABRIELLE: “Then the calf starved.”
DAGON: “It’s a shame they don’t manage their resources better. They really need our help.”
XENA: “What does that mean?”
DAGON: “We’re going to bring civilization to the Israelites. More wine!”
XENA: “So you’re going to enslave them in other words.”
DAGON: “No man or woman is forced to work for us. They can go their own way if they wish.”
XENA: “As long as they don’t mind giving up their land or going without food.”
DAGON: “You don’t know the lengths I’ve gone to try and work with them in a peaceful way. They just won’t listen to reason. Of course what should one expect from a people who believe in only one God? Xena come work for me.”
XENA: “I’m not interested.”
DAGON: “I’m talking about working for the common good. There’s a whole world out there, just waiting to be helped.”
XENA: “I reserve my help for those who need it. Come on. I think Goliath and I need to have a talk.”
JONATHAN: “All right quickly!”
GABRIELLE: “I’ve come to see the prisoners.”
JAILER: “Make it quick!”
JONATHAN: “Cover the hole!”
DAVID: “What do you want?”
GABRIELLE: “I came to thank you, for trying to help me this morning.”
DAVID: “Had I known you were with Xena I wouldn’t have bothered.”
GABRIELLE: “You don’t understand. She’s going to get you out of here.”
DAVID: “She’s a murderer. We don’t need her help.”
GABRIELLE: “In case you haven’t noticed, you’re in a dungeon.”
DAVID: “Yeah for now but I have faith.”
GABRIELLE: “Look Xena has changed.”
DAVID: “Hey I know all about Xena OK? I’ve written of her exploits.”
GABRIELLE: “You write stories?”
DAVID: “Mostly psalms you wouldn’t understand.”
GABRIELLE: “I know what a psalm is. It’s a religious poem. I’m pretty good with a story myself.”
DAVID: “Really? Think you can make up an escape story and get us out of here?”
GABRIELLE: “I already have but you wouldn’t like it. Xena leads the way.”
JAILER: “Out of my way!”
GABRIELLE: “Hey!”
JAILER: “Stand aside move! You Israelites can’t do anything right. The punishment for trying to escape is death!”
XENA: “What they’re paying you isn’t worth it.”
GOLIATH: “You think King Saul would offer more?”
XENA: “You’re missing my point.”
GOLIATH: “And you’re missing my point. For the last ten years I’ve had to live with the nightmare of losing my family and the only dream I’ve had is to kill the man that took them from me. This job will give me the money to track him down.”
XENA: “What you’re doing is wrong.”
GOLIATH: “What I’m doing is my job.”
XENA: “No. No, you’re blind with hatred. Please, please help me break these people out.”
GOLIATH: “I think I helped you enough for one lifetime.”
XENA: “I owe you my life Goliath not the lives of others.”
GOLIATH: “Hmm.”
GABRIELLE: “Look this is all a misunderstanding. I only brought him some food.”
DAGON: “Accepting food I can forgive. Conspiring to escape is another matter.”
GABRIELLE: “But he didn’t escape. You’re too smart. Now look don’t you think they’ve learned their lesson?”
DAGON: “Perhaps I’ll just kill one the little one.”
JONATHAN: “No! I’m the eldest take me.”
SOLDIER: “No use fighting.”
JONATHAN: “No! No!”
GABRIELLE: “No!”
DAVID: “Gabrielle don’t!”
GABRIELLE: “No it’s all right.”
EXECUTIONER: “Huh? Well?”
DAGON: “Hmm.”
GABRIELLE: “You’re gonna have to kill the both of us!”
DAVID: “Are you out of your mind?!”
GABRIELLE: “I know what I’m doing?”
DAGON: “All right.”
GABRIELLE: “What?!”
DAGON: “I said, ‘All right.’ We’ll kill the both of you.”
GABRIELLE: “But I,”

 


ACT II

Fight

GABRIELLE: “Watch out!”
ISRAELITES: “Quickly! Hurry!” “Hurry!”
JONATHAN: “Go! Go! Go!”
PHILITINE SOLDIER: “I can’t see!”
DAGON: “Sound the horn for Goliath!”
ISRAELITE: “Easy big fellas.”
XENA: “To the horses!”
JONATHAN: “Get out of here! Let’s go!”
XENA: “Let’s go!”
DAGON: “Sound the horn again!”.“Where’s that damned giant?!”
ISRAELITE: “They've returned. It was herald.”
JONATHAN: “On behalf of the people of Abraham I thank you.”
DAVID: “And I owe you an apology.”
XENA: “It’s all right.”
SAUL: “What’s all this commotion?”
JONATHAN: “Father you’re sick. You should be resting.”
SAUL: “Nonsense! Where have you been?”
JONATHAN: “We were captured by the Philistines. This is Xena, the Warrior Woman. She and her friend broke us out.”
SAUL: “You’re most welcome here. Please come on in.”
DAVID: “You were right. You tell a great escape story.”
GABRIELLE: “Hmm! I thought you’d like it.”
DAGON: “You’re supposed to be soldiers! You’re hopeless! Get out of my sight! Move!”
PHILITINE SOLDIER: “Sorry sir.”
DAGON: “You! You said she was your friend!”
GOLIATH: “She is my friend.”
DAGON: “Well your friend helped the enemy escape. If I didn’t know better I’d say you were thinking of backing out.”
GOLIATH: “What if I was? Maybe my friendship with Xena is more important.”
DAGON: “You want more money? All right I’ll double it.”
GOLIATH: “You’re not listening are you?! We’re talking about me going up against my friend!”
DAGON: “What if I can tell you where you can find Gareth? When you finish this job I’ll tell you where you can find Gareth.”
GOLIATH: “All right.”
DAGON: “And if Xena comes between you and accomplishing the mission?”
GOLIATH: “I know how to do my job. Sorry Xena.”
HEALER: “Let me get some ointment on that wound.”
GABRIELLE: “Here let me clean it first.”
HEALER: “It’s nothing serious but a small wound in the right place.”
JONATHAN: “The Philistine army is on the move. They’ll be here by tomorrow at the latest.”
XENA: “Is Goliath with them?”
JONATHAN: “He’s at the head of the army. He’s already destroyed two outposts here and here.”
XENA: “Dagon is way too smart to take on directly especially with Goliath’s help. I have to deal with him first. I propose a ‘winner take all’ contest me against Goliath.”
JONATHAN: “Are you out of your mind? He’s a giant. It’s a suicide mission.”
XENA: “Every opponent has its weakness. With giants it’s here, right above the bridge of the nose. All I need is one clear shot and then Goliath will be no more.”
JONATHAN: “I’ll have a messenger sent with the challenge.”
DAVID: “But he’s your friend.”
XENA: “He’s fighting on the wrong side. He knows I’ll do what I have to do.”

 


ACT III

GABRIELLE: “I brought you some soup. It’s always good after a battle.”
DAVID: “Oh, thank you.”
GABRIELLE: “Are you writing one of your psalms?”
DAVID: “Actually I was recording the story of this morning’s fight with the Philistines.”
GABRIELLE: “Can I read it?”
DAVID: “Ah it’s not very good.”
GABRIELLE: “It doesn’t matter. Stories are meant to be told. Stories tell us who we are. Come on tell it to me.”
DAVID: “Mmm it’s a record of Jonathan’s exploits”
GABRIELLE: “Jonathan? What about yours?”
DAVID: “No one wants to read about me. Jonathan’s gonna be our next king.”
GABRIELLE: “You saved his life.”
DAVID: “Well he would have done the same for me.”
GABRIELLE: “Hmm, it was very heroic. In fact I’m writing a story about it myself.”
DAVID: “Really?”
GABRIELLE: “Hmm.”
DAVID: “About Jonathan.”
GABRIELLE: “About you. ‘I sing of David, the Warrior Poet of Israel. His courage shown in the battlefield. His gentle nature in his home. His passion in his psalms and all he did he did for the love of his family and his God.’ That’s just the beginning.”
DAVID: “That was beautiful.”
GABRIELLE: “Thank you.”
SARAH: “David I thought you might be hungry.”
DAVID: “Gabrielle this is Sarah.”
SARAH: “Pleased to meet you.”
DAVID: “We’re to be married next spring.”
GABRIELLE: “How nice, uh, um I should be going I, um, I’m sure Xena’s wondering where I am.”
GABRIELLE: “Dumb! Dumb, dumb, dumb!
GABRIELLE: “Xena! thunder keeping you up?”
XENA: “No just thinking.”
GABRIELLE: “About tomorrow?”
XENA: “About ten years ago. When Goliath and I fought in a campaign against Gareth and his army. We were caught off-guard one morning. Goliath was taking his wife and children to safety when I was surrounded and badly injured. I yelled at him to get back, but he wouldn’t. He refused to leave me.”
GABRIELLE: “He left his family?”
XENA: “While he was saving me Gareth killed them all. I owe him much more than my life.”
XENA: “Call your men to attention.”
JONATHAN: “Fall in!”
PHILITINE SOLDIER: “Come on let’s see you fight our giant!”
DAGON: “I received your message and accept your terms. Sound the horn!”
GOLIATH: “Take your best shot Xena.

Goliath Laughs

Fight

DAGON: “Attack the Israelites.”
PHILITINE SOLDIER: “Archers, ready!”
DAGON: “Now’s the time to catch them off-guard.”
PHILITINE SOLDIER: “Aim! Fire!”
JONATHAN: “Watch out!”
GABRIELLE: “Run!”
DAGON: “Charge!”
PHILITINE SOLDIER: “Charge!”
XENA: “You’re too slow, Goliath! Come on!

Xena Laughs

XENA: Get your people out of here, now!”
ISRAELITE SOLDIER: “Get to the cave!”
JONATHAN: “Watch out!”
DAVID: “Jonathan!”
ISRAELITES SOLDIER: “David !”
DAVID: “To the cave!”
ISRAELITES SOLDIER: “Follow David to the cave!”
SAUL: “Son!”
GABRIELLE: “Run!”
ISRAELITES SOLDIER: “Not now, sire. We must retreat!”
GABRIELLE: “Run!”
GOLIATH: “Come out, Xena!”
DAVID: “Run!”
XENA: “Salt.”
GOLIATH: “Got’cha.

Goliath Laughs

Goliath screams

XENA: “Hey! Come here! Give me a hand.”
GABRIELLE: “That’s good. Here’s a fresh bandage.”
XENA: “I’m sorry.”
ISRAELITES SOLDIER: “Help!”
SAUL: “My boy my poor boy.”
XENA: “Hey let me take a look at that.”
GABRIELLE: “Xena what are we gonna do? As long as he has that helmet on his head we’re helpless.”
XENA: “Then we have to get Goliath to take the helmet off.”
GABRIELLE: “OK. If say he does. Now, are you sure that the shot to the forehead would kill him?”
XENA: “Positive but I’m not going to do it.”
GABRIELLE: “Look I understand your feelings about Goliath. This is.”
XENA: “No Gabrielle, I can’t do it. Look around you. Jonathan was the leader of these people. If I kill Goliath and then leave what do they have left? They need someone to believe in.”
DAVID: “Xena we need to talk.”
XENA: “David I wanted to talk to you.”
DAVID: “Wait let me finish. My people need a leader. I can’t let you kill Goliath. I have to be the one.”

 


ACT IV

GOLIATH: “My family I will avenge your deaths.”
XENA: “Hello Goliath.”
GOLIATH: “How long have you been there?”
XENA: “Long enough.”
GOLIATH: “You could’ve killed me.”
XENA: “I don’t want to kill you.”
GOLIATH: “I don’t wanna kill you either Xena. You know I had nothing to do with that sneak attack on the Israelites don’t you?”
XENA: “I know. It was Dagon. You can’t trust him Goliath. Why not just walk away from this whole mess right now? Leave him to go hang himself.”
GOLIATH: “Dagon knows where I can find Gareth. He’ll give me the information when the Israelites are defeated.”
XENA: “Do you think your wife would want you to hurt innocent people to avenge her?”
GOLIATH: “No! She wouldn’t! She was peace-loving and forgiving! And now she’s dead! Because I wasn’t there when my family needed me! I have to live with that! But these innocent people of yours stand between me and Gareth and if you stand with them, you’ll be my main target. I’m sorry.”
XENA: “No I’m sorry. This is the last time we’ll be meeting in this place. You were a good friend Goliath.”
GOLIATH: “So were you. See you on the battlefield.”
GABRIELLE: “You wanted to see me?”
DAVID: “Yeah I get the feeling you’re avoiding me.”
GABRIELLE: “Avoiding you? No um You just have a lot of, ah well I think meeting your betrothed shook me up a little.”
DAVID: “I should’ve told you. Sarah’s a wonderful person and I love her very much.”
GABRIELLE: “That’s good. I just didn’t wanna become an issue.”
DAVID: “How about being a friend?”
GABRIELLE: “That’s good enough for me but I’m not convinced this is gonna take down a giant.”
DAVID: “Well, this is my best weapon and besides anything’s possible when you put your faith in the Lord Gabrielle.”
GABRIELLE: “Yeah well this one God stuff is a new concept for me.”
DAVID: “Mm-ah I understand. Think of Him as the ultimate power the highest Being there is.”
GABRIELLE: “Greater than Zeus?”
DAVID: “Greater than Zeus, Ares all the lesser gods put together. I know it’s difficult but try to think of him as a sort of caretaker to the world like our shepard.”
GABRIELLE: “What’s this?”
DAVID: “These our my psalms. Just in case the good Lord sees fit to call me home, I want someone to remember them and you’re right. What’s the point in writing them if they’re gonna be kept secret?”
GABRIELLE: “Will you recite it? It’s always best to hear it from the author.”
DAVID: “I haven’t written this one down, yet. I thought of it just before you walked up.
‘The Lord is my Shepard; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul.
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness, for his name’s sake.
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil, for Thou art with me.
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparedst my table for,”
XENA: “Come on line up.”
GABRIELLE: “The weather doesn’t look good.”
XENA: “I know. David and I worked on this plan all night. All we need is a little luck.”
GABRIELLE: “Right how are you doing?”
XENA: “If all this works out, I lose a good friend.”
GABRIELLE: “He made his own choice Xena.”
XENA: “I know. I know. You might wanna mention the weather to, um Him”.
DAGON: “Hmm.”
XENA: “Positions.”
PHILITINE SOLDIERS: “We want Xena! Watch it Goliath!”

Galiath Laughs andthen fights David

XENA: “Keep your distance David.”

Galiath Laughs

XENA: “Now!”

Goliath screams

ISRAELITES: “Attack!”
DAGON: “This is far from over!”
ISRAELITE SOLDIERS: “All right!” David! David the hero!” “David!”
GOLIATH: “Xena.”
XENA: “I’m here Goliath.”
GOLIATH: “Do you think I’ll see my family on the other side?”
XENA: “I don’t know. I can’t be the judge of that. I hope so my friend.”
GOLIATH: “Gareth still.”
XENA: “Go now. Your war is over.”
XENA: “Goliath I know you can hear my thoughts. I hope you’re with your family. When I think of you, I’ll remember Goliath, the great warrior and the loving husband and my friend.”

 


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