EPISODE NO. 94/Season 5, episode 04
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Xena(on Argo), Gabrielle, Joxer and Amarice, seen from a distance, are walking on a snowy road. Joxer and Amarice are a fair distance ahead of Xena and Gabrielle. Joxer and Amarice talk. Joxer keeps looking back at Gabrielle, and Amarice tells Joxer if she ever acts like that, all in love, kill her. Gabrielle is uncomfortable with Joxer's glances. She says something about it and wakes Xena, who has been dozing in the saddle. Xena and Gabrielle talk a little about Joxer and Xena's sleeping habits. A weird noise startles everyone, and Xena snaps to and charges forward on Argo, with Gabrielle running behind. Amarice joins in, Joxer follows. Xena finds a big brown horse raising a ruckous because his foot is caught in a trap. Xena throws a rope around the horse and tries to calm him. When Gabrielle arrives, she and the horse commune or something, and Xena tells Gabrielle to talk to the animal to calm him while Xena frees him from the trap. They take the horse with them to a town and head for the stables.
A woman enters, seems she and Xena and old friends, and her name is Talia. They "rode" together. Talia is the Sheriff in this town. Xena says she's hungry for raspberry jam and raw fish, and she and Talia head for a bar. In the bar, the deputy shows up with a dagger which belonged to Darkon, and the deputy resigns because he is scared. Talia says Xena can't help her in this matter.
Amarice goes the hot springs the town happens to have. She knocks a guy into a big tub and nearly drowns him. She pulls him up and gives him mouth-to-mouth and he revives. Lots of looks between Amarice and the guy. Joxer comes in and realizes the guy is Armond, they chat, and then Amarice slips and falls down. The guys laugh at her and Amarice curses at them. The guys get massages and complain about Amarice while Amarice watches Xena and Gabrielle in spas and she complains about Armond and Joxer. Gabrielle and Xena talk a little about Xena's not feeling well. Gabrielle suggests going to a healer for a second opinion.
Xena goes to a healer, who tells her she's in excellent health except that she's pregnant. Xena looks shocked. She attacks the healer and calls him a quack. She says she hasn't been with anyone in a very long time and that she's a "love free zone" and there's no way she could be pregnant.
Xena examines her stomach, and calls the doctor a quack again. Gabrielle takes the horse an apple. Argo talks to the horse but the horse doesn't want anything to do with Gabrielle. So she leaves the apple. Armond goes to the stable and talks to Gabrielle about Amarice. Gabrielle says Amarice's pride was hurt, and suggests flowers. Armond tells Gabrielle he's going to talk to Amarice.
Talia and Xena talk about Xena's helping Talia with Darkon. Xena learns Darkon is Talia's husband, Talia says she doesn't love him anymore, but she once did. Xena says the trouble has to end and Talia needs help. Talia tells Xena she doesn't want her help, and she especially doesn't want the help of a pregnant Warrior Princess. They discuss Xena's pregnancy symptoms, and Xena finally accepts it.
Xena goes to a bar and orders milk. She talks to Amarice a little about Armond. Xena leaves, on her way out, she sees Armond and tells him if he hurts Amarice she'll have his hide, that kinda freaks Armond out. Armond goes to Amarice with flowers. Amarice says no one has ever given her anything like that before. Armond says Amarice needs a man to protect her and Amarice freaks. They argue. They kiss. Joxer comes in the bar, looking for Gabrielle. Amarice punches Joxer. Amarice and Armond argue some more.
Talia gets on her white horse and rides off. Xena talks to Argo and tells her she is pregnant and she has no idea how it happened. "Gabrielle's gonna freak," she says. Later, Xena talks to Armond. Armond tells Xena he kissed Amarice. Amarice thinks romance means weakness. Xena tells Armond that "Any fool can risk his life. It takes a hero to risk his heart." Armond returns to Amarice in the bar.
Xena enters the stable and watches Gabrielle with the horse. Joxer, Amarice, and Armond come in, and everyone is talking at once, it's very noisy, the horse is quite upset, and Gabrielle is asking everyone to be quiet. Xena keeps muttering "I'm pregnant" louder and louder and finally yells it out over top of everyone else's chatter. Dead silence. Gabrielle looks totally stunned. Gabrielle asks when and who. Xena says she doesn't know. Xena says there's life within her and it's good. Xena and Gabrielle hug. Gabrielle says congratulations. Amarice and Xena hug, Joxer says he always wanted to be an uncle. Then Joxer says that Darkon is on his way into town and Talia can't be found. Xena says it's up to them to protect the town.
Amarice and Armond, guarding the rear flank, talk some more. Amarice tells Armond her feelings scare her. They kiss. Gabrielle and Xena arm themselves, chakram and sais at the ready. They wait. Gabrielle asks Xena again who the father is, she says she finds it hard to believe that Xena doesn't know who the father is. Gabrielle suggests Ares, Xena says no way. Gabrielle asks about Hercules. No answer; instead the sound of hooves and thunder and the ground shaking as the "gang" rides into town.
Talia walks out into the middle of the street. Darkon says Hi Honey, I'm home. Talia and Darkon face off. Darkon's men scatter. Xena dn Gab take care of some guys trying to kill Talia w/crossbows.
Gabrielle sees a bad guy with a torch running in the direction of the barn. Gabrielle goes after him, and tries to talk to him, telling him not to torch the barn. The horse breaks down the barn doors and knocks over the bad man.
Talia and Darkon continue to fight. Talia takes down Darkon, tells him it's up to the jduge now.
Amarice and Armond kiss as Amarice packs up her stuff. Gabrielle halters the horse. They have a new horse, a new "family" to take back to Greece with them. Xena and Gabrielle ride out of town.
My Disclaimer: things were taken from Whoosh, whole paragraphs even.
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