Fallen Angel
Move and you die, Roman!
JOXER
I'm not a Roman.
AMARICE
Yeah, I guess you're not.
You an Amazon?
AMARICE
Yeah.
JOXER
Then you know Xena and Gabrielle.
AMARICE
Who wants to know?
JOXER
I'm their best friend. My name's Joxer. I've been
having nightmares that they're in some kind of
trouble, so I thought I'd better see if they needed
my help.
AMARICE
They're not in trouble, anymore.
JOXER
Then you've seen them?! Where are they?!
You loved them very much, didn't you Joxer?
JOXER
Who are you?
ELI
My name is Eli. I loved them as well.
Um, I'm gonna...I'm gonna take their bodies back
to Greece because I--I know Xena wanted to
be...buried next to her brother and Gabrielle next
to her, so...
AMARICE
That could be a little difficult. The Romans wanna
keep them there as an example.
JOXER
Well, I'm gonna bring their bodies back to Greece.
You can help me or not.
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It's okay.
Xena!
They're coming!
Xena-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a!
No-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!
Xena-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a!
XENA
Gabrielle! Come on!
Xena-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a!
I promised to deliver you to my lord and that's exactly
what I'm gonna do.
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
Pretty.
Xena, you made it. I'm so sorry I lost you.
XENA
Where is Gabrielle?
MICHAEL
One of the demons escaped with her soul. My
name is Michael.
LAURA
He's an archangel. Lief and I are guardian angels.
LIEF
Some guardian I turned out to be. We have to
get her back.
XENA
Back? Back from where?
MICHAEL
Your friend has been taken to Hell.
Michael how can a soul like Gabrielle's end
up in Hell?
MICHAEL
There's a war going on between good and evil,
not only on Earth, but here in eternity as well. Once
there were only angels and then one of our number
rebelled and he and his allies were thrown down
from Heaven. They have never given up the desire
to recapture paradise and twist it into their image.
XENA
She has to be rescued.
MICHAEL
That's the responsibility of the archangels.
XENA
No, it's my responsibility.
MICHAEL
Yours? You're not even an angel. You're to be
reborn in a new body.
XENA
Well, that's gonna have to wait. Right now, I'm
going after my friend.
MICHAEL
That's impossible.
XENA
No, it's not.
No, it's not.
Huh? Huh? Huh? Don't!
Are you insane?
XENA
It depends who you talk to.
MICHAEL
If you go down to Hell voluntarily, you'll be doomed
to everlasting suffering. Gripped with an unbearable
thirst and hunger, you'll be tempted to eat the fruit
of Hell and when you do that you're well on your
way to becoming one of them.
XENA
Gabrielle and I have already been through hell
together. I didn't come all this way to lose her now.
So, either you set me up with a pair of wings or I
take another dive. Michael, Gabrielle's soul and
mine were destined to be together. I can't let
her walk through Hell alone. Please.
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Xena?
CALLISTO
Morning Honey.
Aren't you the lucky girl? You get to spend eternity
with me. Let me confess something. I'm gonna
enjoy tormenting you. I'm sure the powers that be
will try to rob me of my joy. That's always the catch
down here.
GABRIELLE
Xena will not leave me down here with you.
CALLISTO
You have such faith. How cute. Of course they'll try to
rescue you and Xena will make some...self-sacrificing
gesture. But fear not...we'll be ready for them.
Eat up, my little dumpling. You must be famished.
Dying makes one so very hungry.
GABRIELLE
You want me to eat the fruit.
CALLISTO
Yes.
GABRIELLE
That would make me like you.
CALLISTO
(nods) Mm-hmm.
GABRIELLE
(whispers) Not a chance.
CALLISTO
Oh, but you will eat it. Believe me.
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Hey, we need your help if we're gonna do this.
JOXER
All right. Okay.
If you are to enter the ranks of the archangels,
you must walk through this cave.
XENA
What's in there?
MICHAEL
A choice.
I'm concerned. Xena should have been out by now.
RAPHAEL
Well, we can't wait. We should go now. Her friend
doesn't have much time before she becomes one
of them.
You've walked through the fire of purification.
Now as the divine water sanctifies your existence
your cleansing is complete.
ACT TWO
Xena, they say the dead can hear the thoughts
of the living, so hear this. I'm picking up where
you left off. I may never be as good a warrior as
you and I know I'll never be as wise, but I promise,
with all my heart and soul to honor the memory
of the Warrior Princess.
JOXER
She would have liked that.
ELI
Yes.
AMARICE
What do you know about it, peacelover?
ELI
What?
AMARICE
You got them killed. You infected Gabrielle with
your peace and love talk. You made her helpless!
She never would have gotten captured if she
hadn't lost her warrior spirit.
ELI
I'm sorry you feel that way.
AMARICE
It's not a feeling. It's a fact. You slowed them down
just enough to kill them. You might as well have
driven in the nails yourself.
JOXER
Enough!
ELI
All right, Joxer. It's all right.
I don't see why I can't come. You think you'd want
as much help as you could get. You know, I used
to be a pretty good fighter on Earth.
MICHAEL
It's not just the fighting. Hell itself would overwhelm
you. (to Xena) That's something you need to
be careful about, too.
XENA
I've dealt with evil before.
MICHAEL
But now you're an angel, purified and full of
compassion. The suffering you see in Hell will
break your heart.
RAPHAEL
You might be tempted to save Gabrielle from
her pain.
XENA
And that's a bad thing?
MICHAEL
Xena listen, there's only one way to do that. You
would have to take on her guilt and free her from
her suffering by giving her your light.
RAPHAEL
Which would release her from Hell, but would
doom you to stay there for eternity. But remember,
we can save her if we get her out of there before
she becomes a full demon.
MICHAEL
There should be no need for you to sacrifice yourself.
XENA
I'm ready.
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My, aren't you the brave one?
Eat!
GABRIELLE
Ah-h-h!
CALLISTO
Eat! Eat! Eat!
GABRIELLE
No-o-o-o-o!
No!
O-oh, isn't this so much fun?!
Callisto. When Xena burned your family, did you
see them on fire? Did you, did you smell their
flesh sizzling? You know what I think?
You wanted them to die so you'd have a reason
to be a bitch.
Michael, get Gabrielle outta here!
I will never stop hating you, Xena, do you hear
me?! Never! You killed my family! My soul! My
reason to live and love! And I will spend eternity
seeking revenge!
XENA
No.
She made it.
Where's Xena?
MICHAEL
Xena gave herself up to save one of the damned.
GABRIELLE
What are you talking about? Who did she save?
MICHAEL
When you're dry and rested, then you'll be shown.
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It's time for us to launch a full-scale attack!
EXTRA
Yeah!
EXTRA
Yeah!
XENA
These hit-and-miss conflicts have done you no
good. Why should we suffer?! We didn't ask
to be created. And Heaven should belong to those
of us strong enough to take it!
EXTRA
Yeah!
EXTRA
Yeah!
XENA
Why are we groveling down here in the slime,
while they live up there in purity and grace?!
Someone up there decided that we were evil.
Well, we're not going to take that! It's time for
us to do the judging! Paradise will be ours!
ACT THREE
Are you telling me that Xena is in Hell and she's
in paradise?!
CALLISTO
Gabrielle? I know you.
GABRIELLE
Oh, you know me. You murdered my husband
and many innocent people.
No. No, I would never do something like
that. (to Michael) Would I? (to Laura) Would I?
(to Gabrielle) I'm sorry. I--I don't remember.
GABRIELLE
You stay away from me.
This is insane. You call this justice?
MICHAEL
Xena called it justice. She chose to suffer in
Callisto's place. When you look at her now, what
you see is what she would have become if Xena
had not killed her family. Right now, we have
something far more important to worry about.
GABRIELLE
What's that?
MICHAEL
Xena is a demon. Even before she had
wings, she may have been a match for me. Now,
the balance may have shifted.
GABRIELLE
How do you mean?
MICHAEL
The next time the demons attack, we may not
be able to stop them.
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She looks like she's sleeping. It's like at any
minute she's gonna wake up and complain about
how no one ever lets you sleep in.
We should bury them here.
JOXER
We're not gonna make it to Greece, huh?
AMARICE
With so many Romans around, I--I think it's gonna
get us killed.
JOXER
'Kay. Okay, we'll bury them here.
AMARICE
What about Eli?
JOXER
You really think he's gonna come back?
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She won't know until-
EXTRA
Now, be sure to take care of all the swords.
GABRIELLE
I know Xena. More importantly, she knows me.
Look, I guarantee you, when the fighting starts she'll
come after me. She'll insist that I'm either with
her or against her. Maybe I can lure her into a
situation that could be useful to you.
MICHAEL
You understand there's no saving Xena. The only
way to stop her is to cut her up and let her spend
the rest of eternity in pieces.
GABRIELLE
If that's what it takes.
MICHAEL
If you're to get your wings, you'll have to undergo
a trial of purification.
GABRIELLE
All right.
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What are you doing here?
CALLISTO
Michael told me to wait 'til you came.
GABRIELLE
Am I supposed to fight you?
CALLISTO
I'm not a very good fighter, but if it makes you
feel better.
Your sweetness act is disgusting. I'm not buying it.
CALLISTO
I don't blame you. I did a terrible thing. I killed
someone you loved. I must have been very evil.
I don't understand it myself. Why would Xena do
something like that for me?
GABRIELLE
Maybe it was a guilty conscience about your family.
CALLISTO
My family? My family. You know, Michael told me
I would never know love like the love of Heaven
but he's wrong. My family gave me that kind of love
all the time. My memory of so much of my life
is confused and fuzzy but that part, I remember
every detail. And Michael says, when I'm ready I'm
gonna see 'em again.
Callisto I am not buying it!
Callisto, stop it! I know you are in there. Yo
are evil to the core and you always will be.
Don't touch me.
CALLISTO
I'm so sorry.
I am, too.
Your forgiveness of Callisto has made your soul
as pure-
-as this water. Gabrielle, you truly are a beautiful
spirit. We know you'll do honor to these wings.
RAPHAEL
They're coming.
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ACT FOUR
Gabrielle? We shouldn't be fighting.
GABRIELLE
You're right Xena.
XENA
I wanna spend eternity with you. Won't you join me?
GABRIELLE
Lay down your sword Xena. If Callisto can be
redeemed, why not you?
XENA
Callisto's a trick. They deceive you Gabrielle.
Callisto can't change. You know that. Our master
is greatly pleased when a soul joins him of
its own free will. Come with me now. Whaddya say?
GABRIELLE
I can't.
XENA
Why not? Gabrielle, the love that we have, it's--it's
stronger than Heaven or Hell. It transcends good
or evil. It's an end in itself! Our souls are destined
to be together. (crying) Gabrielle, you can't let me
walk through Hell alone.
GABRIELLE
(whispering) I'm sorry.
Die!
I'll draw Xena off!
MICHAEL
Right!
Gabrielle!
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I can smell you.
Trust me Gabrielle, there's fun to be had down there.
My friends are dead, because of my teachings.
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The way of love.
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It wasn't the way for Gabrielle. I was too proud to see that.
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(crying) What good is this gift if I can't at least
protect the ones I love?!
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(criying) Why did you even give this to me?! What
am I supposed to do?
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You show me!
What am I supposed to do?
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Eli has his head in his hands.
Eli.
Love is the way. Go to them.
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(whispering) The way that I have known. Beseech
thee in this life. Bring forth these two. Beseech thee.
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No-o-o-o-o-o!
Xena, don't!
Gabrielle!
GABRIELLE
Michael!
XENA
(mockingly) Michael!
Oh, no! We're going to He-e-e-e-e-ell!
I think it's time.
CALLISTO
What for?
MICHAEL
To meet your family.
We're going to be together...for eternity.
XENA
Yeah.
STARRING
Lucy Lawless as Xena
Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle
GUEST CAST
Hudson Leick as Callisto
Ted Raimi as Joxer
Timothy Omundson as Eli
Jennifer Sky as Amarice
Charles Mesure as Michael
Tamati Rice as Raphael
David de Lautour as Lief
Angela Gribben as Laura
Lee Jane Foreman as Arleia
Jim McLarty as Pankos
Teleplay by: R.J. Stewart
Story by: Rob Tapert and R.J. Stewart
Directed by: John Fawcett
Disclaimer: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned.
