TEASER

WARRIOR: “She’s over here.”
GABRIELLE: “Are those men with Theodorus?”
XENA: “Yes, they’re sure to be heading back to him. You OK?”
GABRIELLE: “Yeah just anything to do with Callisto.”
XENA: “I understand. That’s why he has to be brought to justice all of Callisto’s men. Think you can find your way back to Argo in the dark?”
GABRIELLE: “Yeah.”
ARES AS CYRENE: “Daughter.”
XENA: “Mother.”
ARES AS CYRENE: “Welcome home Xena.”
XENA: “What are you doing here?”
ARES AS CYRENE: “You’re on your way to Amphipolis. I came out to meet you.”
XENA: “But I’m not. This is dangerous. You shouldn’t be here.”
ARES AS CYRENE: “But you are coming home back where you’re loved and needed back where you belong.”
XENA: “Who are you?”
ARES AS CYRENE: “Mm-hm-mm.”
XENA: “Ares. What do you want?”
ARES: “Want? Well I told you I just wanted to welcome you back into my fold.”
XENA: “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
ARES: “I’m talking about your execution of Callisto.”
XENA: “That’s not what happened.”
ARES: “No? Didn’t you serve as judge, jury and executioner? Or am I missing something? A young girl was before you. She had committed, unspeakable crimes but just like you. You were given a chance to reform a chance you never gave Callisto.”
CALLISTO: “Xena help me please. Don’t let me die. You can’t let me die. I am you.”
XENA: “No.”
CALLISTO: “Who are you to judge the things I’ve done? I can change Xena. I can change. You did I can. Please help me. Hurry, help me! I’m scared, Xena. Please, please.”
XENA: “No, Ares no!”
CALLISTO: “Help me ”

Callisto Screams

XENA: “Gabrielle, wake up. Gabrielle, wake up.”
GABRIELLE: “Xena come on. You can’t go on like this.”
XENA: “Gabrielle do you think I executed Callisto?”
GABRIELLE: “No I think that you did what you had to do.”
XENA: “These dreams they’re all about her. Ares taunting me saying that I murdered her. That I never gave her a chance to change.”
GABRIELLE: “Callisto chose her own path not you. I’m sure that maybe there was some goodness that could be mined but it wasn’t your responsibility. Just because you didn’t try to change her, just because you didn’t show her the mercy that other people have shown you, doesn’t make you a murderer.”
XENA: “What are you saying?”
GABRIELLE: “I’m saying that if Hercules had treated you the way that you treated Callisto, you’d be dead now and you deserve it more than her. After all she didn’t create you.”

 



ACT I

XENA: “Gabrielle do you dream?”
GABRIELLE: “Yeah I used to have the most vivid dreams. You know my best stories came from them. I haven’t dreamt once since Perdicus died. The stories just aren’t there anymore. What’s the matter? Are we on the right trail?”
XENA: “Yes Looks like they’re headed toward that deserted village over the river but someone else is following Theodorus and that someone’s gonna get himself killed.”
THEODORUS: “Why were you following me?!”
JOXER: “To bring you to justice! The same way Xena and I brought Callisto to justice.”
THEODORUS: “Callisto? All she could ever think about was Xena! And it got her killed.”
JOXER: “Oh.”
THEODORUS: “What do you say boys? Shall we see what the mighty Joxer is made of from the inside?!”
JOXER: “Oh, no, no! No, wait, wait wait a minute! You don’t you don’t want to kill me! You’re gonna need a hostage for the Athenian army.”
THEODORUS: “That’s Xena!”
JOXER: “And the entire Athenian army!”
THEODORUS: “Regroup into the woods, now!”
JOXER: “Yeah I’m really getting mad now! That’s right, ‘cause you’re dealing with Joxer, the Magnificent! Don’t worry. I cleared the place out for you.”
XENA: “They’re gone.”
GABRIELLE: “Are we going after himm?”
XENA: “No not in the darkness.”
JOXER: “Right behind you.”
XENA: “They won’t get far we’ll camp here.”
GABRIELLE: “I’ll get the blankets.”
XENA: “Mmm.”
JOXER: “Hello. Hello!”
XENA: “Calm down, Joxer. We saw ya.”
JOXER: “Great! Well you think you can cut me down, without dropping me flat on my face?”
XENA: “No.”
XENA: “I let her die Gabrielle. At the time I thought it was justice, but, I don’t know now.”
GABRIELLE: “This is such a mess. You wish you hadn’t killed her; Joxer wishes he had killed her; and I wish she had never been born. I guess Callisto won after all.”
CALLISTO: “Xena.”
CALLISTO: “Hello Xena. Oh how I’ve missed you. Do you know how boring Tartarus can be? Same old torture every day, every day. Makes me appreciate what we had.”
XENA: “This is a dream.”
CALLISTO: “Oh you’re only half right. Dreams are the fine line between the real world and the Underworld and with a little help, well that line can just disappear.”
XENA: “What kind of help?”
ARES: “Help from a god perhaps.”
XENA: “What are you doing, Ares? What’s your plan?”
ARES: “My plan? My plan is what it’s always been to find that one special warrior who’ll lead the world into peace and prosperity.”
XENA: “Me.”
ARES: “Uh, no not anymore. Funny I never really got to know Callisto until after you killed her. She has potential.”
XENA: “I didn’t kill her Ares.”
CALLISTO: “Oh keep telling yourself that dear and maybe someday you’ll believe it. See you let me sink into the quicksand. What’s the difference?”
ARES: “Personally I always preferred an up-front face-to-face killing worthy of a warrior. Simply allowing someone to die doesn’t soften it. You murdered her and it’s time you admitted it.”
XENA: “All right! I am guilty of murder.”
CALLISTO: “I’ve been waiting for you to say that.”

Callisto swaps bodies with Xena

CALLISTO AS XANA: “Gabrielle wake up. I understand now. Callisto is free. Somehow she’s back and she’s working with Ares.”
GABRIELLE: “What are we gonna do? If Ares.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “We have to go to Amphipolis. I can’t explain it but that’s where she’s headed. She wants revenge I think she’s going to kill my mother. No Joxer will only get himself killed. Gather up our things.”
ARES: “Welcome back Callisto.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Ah I wonder how Xena’s enjoying her new surroundings.

Callisto as Xena Laughs

XENA AS CALLISTO: “Callisto!”

 



ACT II


GABRIELLE: “Come on. Come on, girl.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Callisto’s going back to get her army but I’m going to beat her to it. If I can remove Theodorus from power, then maybe they’ll be just stupid enough to follow me.”
GABRIELLE: “What’s the matter girl? Something’s wrong with Argo. I think you should take her reins.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “No, no, you hold her she’s picking up on my feelings. She was like this the last time I went up against Callisto. Gabrielle I have something important to tell you. You should’ve killed Callisto.”
GABRIELLE: “What?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “I was wrong. You had every right to not me. For me it was murder and the guilt is going to destroy me. I don’t think I can do it again.”
GABRIELLE: “It’s up to me? Is that what you’re saying?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “No Gabrielle but she’s going to try and kill my mother.”
GABRIELLE: “She has to be stopped.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Well I can do that but what then? I’ve never felt so helpless.”
HADES: “This is ridiculous. What you’re saying is impossible and it’s exactly what I’d expect of you Callisto.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “She got to me through my dreams Hades through my guilt and Ares is helping her.”
HADES: “Guilt that is possible. The dead can invade the dreams of the guilty. Oh you’re smart so smart. No wonder Xena had to kill you. NoCallisto Tartarus is your eternity.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “I was down here with Marcus remember?”
HADES: “That’s no secret. You’ll have to do better than that.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “I stabbed Marcus in the heart because I love him. You saw it how many people would know that but you?”
HADES: “No one, except Marcus and he wouldn’t tell anyone. I can’t believe Ares would do this. He’s really overstepped the bounds this time.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “If you help me, we can defeat him.”
HADES: “You? Your guilt allowed her to escape Xena. You’re not totally innocent here. I will give you one full day. After thatsomeone goes back to Tartarus. Take it or leave it.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Again! Again! Come on Gabrielle focus on your enemy.”
GABRIELLE: “This is new for me, OK?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “It is not new it’s just buried. You had that fire when you went up against Callisto the first time remember?”
GABRIELLE: “Yes I remember! I don’t want to go there again. I can’t do this Xena. Killing it the idea.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “That is not what we’re talking about, Callisto is already dead. We need to send her back to Tartarus. Now come on. This is your weapon and this is your enemy. Now strike! Come on Gabrielle brace with your back foot and lunge with your whole body. All right, Gabrielle I’m Callisto right here in front of you. I just look like Xena, but really I’m Callisto. So kill me. I said kill me little girl! Come on right here in the chest. Put me out of my misery! You are pathetic! Remember I killed your love. I took my sword and stuck it through him and I felt his warm blood on my hand. You can’t even avenge his death.

Gabrielle strikes Callisto as Xena

CALLISTO AS XENA: Very good Gabrielle! I’m sorry I had to do that but you had to face it and well you weren’t going to fet there without it were you?”
GABRIELLE: “I think I’m gonna be sick. For a moment thereI thought you were Callisto and I, I hated you.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Wellhatred’s not something to be feared. It’s a part of all of us and for some of us it’s all we ever really know. I know that was hard and I’m very proud of you. Now you stay here and wait rest a while while I deal with the scum who’s been following us.”
ARES: “Oh very good my sweet. Oh you’re gonna be so good once I finish training you. What are you doing with that girl?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “That’s my business, I have plans for her.”
ARES: “Stop thinking of revenge, Xena has already escaped the Underworld, Don’t you even think of taking her on.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Don’t even think of stopping me.”
ARES: “Oh Hades has given Xena one day. After that she’ll take your place in Tartarus for eternity. You’re only to avoid her until then. Now kill the girl and move on.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “First things first Ares. I promised you my allegiance. I promised you an army to rule the world. You promised me satisfaction!”
ARES: “I did, didn’t I?”
GABRIELLE: “Who was following us?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Oh just one of Theodorus’ men. Don’t worry I scared him off. We have to get moving.”
GABRIELLE: “Right I’ll get Argo.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “No, no Argo has to stay here. She hasn’t been herself. I don’t want her getting hurt because of me.”
GABRIELLE: “Are you sure? I mean she’s been a little skittish. I just.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Gabrielle let’s get moving along. I have to get Argo’s bridle off and hide the saddle. You go on. I’ll catch up. You can’t figure it out, can you? I look like Xena, I even smell like Xena but something tells you I’m not. Poor dumb animal, you don’t know what’s going on. You don’t know whether to run or stay. Well you should’ve run.”

 



ACT III

XENA AS CALLISTO: “Argo, It’s gonna be OKgirl it is. I’m so sorry, what did she do to you? Hold still hold still. Easy girl OK. It’s OK. I know what she was trying to do but it’s not gonna work. Joxer.”
JOXER: “Stay back, I mean it. That’s Xena’s horse and I don’t know what you did to her but I’m not gonna give you the chance to finish the job.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Joxer put your sword down and I’ll explain.”
JOXER: “Over my dead body maybe.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “OK girl this is gonna hurt a bit but I have to put this against your lung.”
JOXER: “Oooh!”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Joxer listen to me and listen good! I am not Callisto! It’s me Xena. Callisto’s working with Ares. I only have one day, less now.”
JOXER: “Prove to me, then that you’re Xena.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Have you ever seen Callisto use pressure points?”
JOXER: “No OK! OK! You’re Xena. Release it! Release it! OK, OK, OK. You’re Xena then. So did did you, I mean Callisto whoever try to kill Argo?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “No she knew it would be more painful if I had to put Argo down but I know a few things she doesn’t, Argo won’t die. Thank you for trying to protect her. Only someone with a brave heart would stand up to Callisto for a horse.”
JOXER: “Well, um it’s OK, ‘cause you know, I do have a brave heart and I’m you know um a pretty big guy and everything and you’re welcome.”
WARRIOR: “It’s Xena!”
THEODORUS: “No don’t give her a reason, put the swords away. She’s no threat if we’re no threat.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Is that what you think of me?”
THEODORUS: “Oh yes Xena. You only kill when threatened some sort of code you have. Callisto gave you an excuse to kill her but not me. So we talk.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Talk I don’t really feel like talking.”
THEODORUS: “Then, get out of here or just kill me in cold blood.

Theodorus Laughs

WARRIOR: “Yeah Xena kill him!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Hmm! Oops! Gressius who will you follow now?”
GRESSIUS: “You Xena Warrior Princess.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Well?”
WARRIORS: “Xena! Xena! Xena! Xena! Xena!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Enough! Take my army to Amphipolis. Capture the town and bring everyone here. Don’t forget a soul understand? And don’t kill anyone.”
GRESSIUS: “Yes Xena.”
JOXER: “What? What is it?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “I don’t know I can’t tell yet in this body but I think someone’s. Joxer take a nap.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Aaaaaah! Ah-ah-ah-ah I’ll just catch it and throw it back.”
XENA/CALLISTO: “Where’s Gabrielle?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Gabrielle? Gabrielle? Oh well I’m Xena now. So she’s my little friend. Of course if anything ever happened to Gabrielle, pretty Xena would be crushed wouldn’t I? Maybe something has already happened to Gabrielle! Maybe I’ve already killed her and hung her up from that tree.”

Fight

CALLISTO AS XENA: “Ooh I like that move.”
GABRIELLE: “Callisto!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Go on. You can take her out with the dagger or you can let her kill you. Looks like someone’s going to die and either way I win.”

 



ACT IV

CALLISTO AS XENA: “Kill her Gabrielle, hurry!”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Gabrielle wait! Listen to me. I’m going to tell you the impossible! I’m Xena!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “She’s up to something, Gabrielle don’t trust her.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Callisto tricked me with my guilt! She’s working with Ares.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Remember Perdicus.”
GABRIELLE: “You killed Perdicus!”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Ask her if she knows your dreams Gabrielle! Remember? You told me all you could dream about since Perdicus died was what? Ask her!”
GABRIELLE: “What was it? What was I dreaming?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “She’s trying to trick you.”
GABRIELLE: “What was it?!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “You’ve been dreaming of this moment the moment you finally get to avenge his death.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “No Callisto. Gabrielle hasn’t dreamt anything since you killed Perdicus.”
GABRIELLE: “Xena? Xena? Are you really Xena?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Yeah.”
GABRIELLE: “But how could she ?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “I’ll explain later.”
GABRIELLE: “I almost killed you.”
JOXER: Oh, oh, ow! Aha!
XENA AS CALLISTO: “It’s me Joxer.”
JOXER: “Just a reflex. Callisto she got away from me again didn’t she?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “We have to hurry. I don’t have much time before Hades calls me back to Tartarus.”
GABRIELLE: “Xena Callisto has your village. She’s taking them to a cave.”
JOXER: “To use ‘em as hostages?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “No she wants my village to die the same way hers did by fire and she wants me there to see it.”
JOXER: “So what’s the plan?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “We have to get some things first. Callisto used my guilt to betray me. I have to turn that back on her.”
WARRIORS: “Get in there!” “Get in the cage!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Is this everyone?”
GRESSIUS: “Everyone we could find.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Get the torches ready and stand by Xe, Callisto is coming and when she gets here, we’ll burn them all understand?”
GRESSIUS: “No, but it will be done.”
CYRENE: “Xena? Xena. What are you doing? Please let’s go.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Look into my eyes old woman. Xena’s not home.”
CYRENE: “Who are you?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Just another loving daughter. That woman make sure the first torch lands at her feet. Come on Xena. You don’t have much time. Come to me Xena. Oh it’s you.”
ARES: “What do you think you’re doing? If you can just wait you’ll have it all. In a short time.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “In a short time Xena will be back in the Underworld and I won’t have my satisfaction.”
ARES: “You think you know her but you don’t. I do and you are giving her ever opportunity to beat you! Now I forbid this!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “You?! Forbid me?! No one god or man forbids me from doing anything. All my anger all my hatred it’s for Xena alone. When I’m done with her, you can have what’s left. I won’t care.”
ARES: “This was not my plan.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Funny it was always mine. Yes I used you but you can still claim victory if you let me finish what I came here for.”
ARES: “You’re on your own then.”
GRESSIUS: “It’s oil! Put out your torches!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Stand your ground! I said stand your ground!”
GRESSIUS: “We’ll be burned alive! Let’s get out of here!”
WARRIORS: “Where?” “To the river!” “Come on!” “Run!” “Waste no time!” “We’ll all be killed!” “Away! “All right!”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Xena time’s not on your side. Show yourself.”

Fight

XENA AS CALLISTO: “It’s happening, Callisto.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “No I still get my revenge. If Hades takes you down to the Underworld you’ll still know that I killed her.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Xena you put me to sleep. This is a dream.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “You’re only half right Callisto. As you said the dream is the border between the real world and the Underworld.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “It makes no difference. I can still wake up from this nightmare and I will have no guilt to make my dreams restless.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Don’t you?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Mm-mm. However evil you think I am Xena my soul is clean, because it’s all on you. You started this when you killed my family.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Are you thinking of your family now? Because when you think of the dead ”
MAMA: “ The dead can hear you.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Mama? Look at her Xena. You look at my mother! She’s here to remind you of your past.”
MAMA: “No I’m not here because of Xena. I’ve come because of you.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Me?”
MAMA: “Yes every time you killed you were killing me.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “How many of your victims had faces Callisto? How many had families? Sons and daughters who loved their parents. How many were just like your mother when they died at your hand?”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “No no, you can’t make me feel guilty.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “You’re right. Only you can do that.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “Mother.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “I’ve got my own past to deal with but I’m not taking the weight of your crimes anymore.”
MAMA: “Look around you. These people didn’t need to die.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “No no, you go away! I didn’t do anything! She did it! Not me!”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “You can’t shut it out. It’s like a crashing wave. Onceit starts there’s no stopping it.”
MAMA: “I love you Callisto. You’ll always be my daughter. You have to face your crimes.”
CALLISTO AS XENA: “No, no!”
GABRIELLE: “Hold it! Don’t move. Who are you?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “It’s me Gabrielle Xena.”
GABRIELLE: “How do I know that?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “A long time ago you told me the cycle of hate has to end and the only way to end it is through love. It’s a hard lesson to learn Callisto couldn’t possibly know or understand that.”
GABRIELLE: “Xena.”
JOXER: “It’s great, ‘cause it’s hey, remember, thee um you guys? Oh I helped.”
JOXER: “You’ll be OK Argo. No, no don’t bother thanking me. I was just risking my life for you, is all. You know when Xena was Callisto I mean when Callisto was Xena and,”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Joxer.”
JOXER: “Yeah? Ah!”
XENA/CALLISTO: “It’s me Joxer.”
JOXER: “Right-- I was just testing.”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Get used to it I’m in her body.”
JOXER: “Right! Of course you are!”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Again I want to thank you for protecting Argo. You were very heroic.”
JOXER: “Well you know? Us heroes got to stick together,‘cause when I come in, it’s two swords blazing, and then and yeah? Ah!”
GABRIELLE: “Calm down.”
JOXER: “I’m calm see? Nerves of steel.”
GABRIELLE: “I’m sorry it took so long. I didn’t want to get out of bed. Did you sleep?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Yeah we better get going.”
GABRIELLE: “Wait. So this is it? I mean you’re just in there to stay?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Looks like it. Gabrielle this can’t be easy for you. If you don’t want to come with me, I understand.”
GABRIELLE: “No, it it’s gonna take some getting used to. I mean of all the bodies to be stuck in why did it have to be Callisto?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “Try not to think of the hatred you have for this body for Callisto. Try and think of the love that you have for Perdicus.”
GABRIELLE: “I’ll try. I dreamt a wonderful story last night. Do you want to hear it?”
XENA AS CALLISTO: “I’d love to.”
GABRIELLE: “Mm-hmm. I sing the song of Perdicus the boy I knew the man I loved.”

 

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