"Livia" Episode 110/520
[TEASER]
[Fight]
Ares: "Congratulations, Livia."
Livia [Liv]: "I've had tougher games of tag."
Ares: "I wasn't talking about the battle. Oh-- the battle's
good. No, I was talking about you being named the emperor's
official successor."
Liv: "Then our plans are on target."
Ares: "And soon-- you will be the most powerful woman-- this
empire has ever known."
Liv: "Then no one can stop us from exterminating the followers
of Eli-- as traitors to Rome-- and the gods she honors."
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X [Moans]: "Ga-Gabri-- ."
G: "Uh-h-h-h-h-h. [Whispers] Xena [Normal Voice]-- where are
we?"
X: "The baby-- where's Eve?"
G: "Octavius was-- supposed to bring her to us."
X: "Som'in's gone wrong. We've got to get outta here and find
them." [Yells]
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X: "Gabrielle, I don't recognize this place."
Woman: "'R' you ladies lost?"
X: "Well, that depends. Where are we?"
Woman: "At the foot of Mt. Etna."
G: "Mt. Etna? How did we _get_ here?"
X: "Ares. Ares?! Come out! I know you're here, someplace."
Woman: "Beg pardon, but, uh-- Ares hasn't been seen in these
parts since the legend'ry [sic] Xena died about, ooh, 25 years
ago."
X: "25 years."
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[ACT I]
G: "Are you saying that we've been out-- I mean, that-- that
Xena has been dead, for 25 years?"
X: "We gotta get to Rome?"
G: "Why Rome?"
X: "Because that's where Octavius was headed. He'll know where
I can find Eve. You! Do you know anything about a Roman big
shot named Octavius? He's probably a-a general, or a commander."
Woman: "Only commander I know of is Livia-- the emperor's
bitch."
X [Whispers]: "No."
Woman: "Excuse my language-- but when Augustus lets her
slaughter harmless people, like the followers of Eli, I just lose
my-- "
G: "Eli? Do people still follow his teachings?"
Woman: "You're not from 'round here, are you?"
G: "Thank you."
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Meg's Voice: "I really recommend the beans."
Meg: [Farts]
Customer: "Oh!"
Meg: "Pardon me."
X: "Meg-- it's Meg."
G: "No, Xena you were identical."
Meg: "Here, gimme that. I'll getcha a fresh one."
G: "If I were you, I would lay off the starches."
Meg's Voice [Farts]: "Oh, pardon me again."
Meg [Sighs]: "You know what? Shorty, you kinda look like her.
Only Gabrielle wasn't so butch."
Joxer [Jox]: "Meg! Go on, shake your moneymaker, will ya? We
got bardburgers burnin' back there."
Meg: "Aw, shut up."
Jox: "You hush up!"
Meg: "No, you hush up!"
Jox: "Oh, yeah?! You hush up first!"
Meg: "I gave you the best chow-- "
G [Interrupts]: "Joxer?"
Jox: "What?!"
G: "Is that you?"
Jox [Whispers]: "Gabrielle-- Xena-- "
X: "Joxer."
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Jox: "What're you gonna do now?"
X: "All I know is, I've got to find my baby."
Jox: "You know, I looked for you for years. I only quit after--
after old Argo died."
X: "Argo-- there'll never be another like her."
Jox: "Come with me, girls."
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Jox's Voice: "Xena-- meet Argo-- the second."
G: "Is that really Argo's daughter?"
Jox: "Yeah. Only thing is-- I never let anyone ride her."
G: "Xena?"
X: "Let's see what you can do. Joxer, she's beautiful."
Virgil [Vir] [Sighs]: "Hey, Dad! Can you come here 'n' take a
look at this?!"
Jox: "Hey boy-- come here. Huh-- I want you to meet somebody.
See? I want you to meet-- Xena-- and Gabrielle. This-- is
Virgil."
Vir [Sighs]: "It's a privilege to finally meet you."
Jox: "See? Apple didn't fall far from the tree." [Chuckles]
X: "You have a son."
Jox: "Yeah."
X: "That's great."
Jox: "Hey. Uh, you know that, uh-- Roman friend of yours, uh--
he, uh-- he swore you two were alive, uh-- after I saw you dead.
Funny."
X: "Roman fr-- you mean Ocatavius?"
Jox: "Yeah."
X: "Did he have Eve with him?"
Jox: "Yeah, but, uh-- b-but he left-- after he saw Ares drag
your bodies away."
G: "Where is he now, Joxer?"
Jox: "Rome."
X: "That's where we're headed."
Jox: "W-wait-wait-wait. Wait a minute. You-- y-you might not,
uh-- get there because, you know-- things have changed a lot
since you were last here. You better let, uh-- Virgil and I take
ya."
X: "Good."
Vir's Voice: "This Octavius isn't gonna be easy to find."
Vir: "The emperor's holding a victory march for his champion--
Livia. The city's packed."
Jox: "Yeah, yeah-- see? So, uh-- so, it's all settled. I'll--
I'll go get my armor and, uh-- delouse my sword and, uh-- hey--
you know-- it'll be like old times again. Get the horses ready,
in there [?]. Hey, boy, don't forget my prunes, yeah!"
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X: "The crowd's got 'em spooked. Think you can get them to a
stable?"
G: "Yeah. What are you gonna do?"
X: "I'm gonna take in the victory march."
G: "Xena, you know how degrading they are."
X: "Yep-- and everyone who's anyone's gonna be there."
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X's Voice: "Octavius is Augustus Caesar."
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X: "Ave, Caesar."
Man's Voice: "Rome rules the world!"
Oct: "Xena."
X: "Octavius. Where's my daughter, Octavius?"
Crowd's Voices: "Livia! Livia! All hail Livia! Livia! Livia!
Livia! Livia! Livia! Livia!"
X: "That's her?"
Oct: "Livia-- champion of Rome."
X: "That's Eve?"
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[ACT II]
Liv: "Hail, Augustus-- emperor of Rome. I render to you the
spoils of battle."
Oct: "Your triumph and tribute pleases us, Livia. Accept our
imperial thanks-- and the thanks of a grateful nation."
Man's Voice: "All hail-- !"
X: "Now wave and close the curtain. Do it!"
Man's Voice: "Caesar!"
X: "What have you done to her?"
Oct: "Done? You saw-- she's incredible."
X: "She's a warrior for Rome!"
Oct: "She's alive. Considering all of Mt. Olympus wanted to
kill her-- wanted to crush the bringer of twilight-- what more
did you expect?"
X: "I'll tell you what I expected-- I expected to raise her
myself! To show her a way beyond the blood and the violence!"
Oct: "But you weren't there! She was sent away as a child-- and
raised in the provinces-- with every advantage. She had the best
tutors, the best training!"
X: "For what? I saw the slaves. She's a monster!"
Oct: "She's the greatest wariror Rome's ever known-- and she's
going to be my wife. Uh!"
X: "No daughter of mine is going marry Rome."
Oct: "Uh, she doesn't know she's your daughter. I never told
her."
X: "Then I will!"
Oct: "Why? So the gods can hunt her again? Only this time,
you-- won't fool them into thinking she's dead. Please! Xena--
I love her. Think of Eve. As my wife-- the gods will only know
her as Livia-- Rome's champion. As your daughter, Eve-- they'll
kill her."
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G: "Can't sleep?"
X: "I feel like there's no way home."
G: "What do you mean?"
X: "I gave away one child once. And this time, I wanted to do
right by Eve. But I woke up and my child had been ripped from my
arms."
G: "Xena, she's alive. There's a chance that you can still be
in her life."
X: "It's not gonna be easy. She has my darkness inside of her.
She has Callisto's spirit. Those are tough odds to beat."
G: "You did it."
X: "I had help."
G: "She has us. Xena, she can change. Like mother, like
daughter. Go to her and talk to her. She will see the truth."
X [Whispers]: "OK. [Normal Voice] You're right-- whatever
turned Eve, we can turn her back. Like mother, like daughter."
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Man's Voice: "One crop this season!"
Vir: "This is my shop."
X: "Great-- we'll meet you back here later."
G: "Xena, are you sure you don't need help?"
Jox: "Yeah, I-I could come with ya, you know? I'm still Joxer
the m [Coughs]-- Joxer the m [coughs]-- "
X: "Thanks, anyway. Wish me luck."
Jox: [Coughs]
Vir: "Fortune favors the brave."
G: "I'll say. You have a way with words."
Jox: "Words, schmords-- you should see him shoe a horse. Now,
that's something to see."
Soldier [Sold]: "Citizens! Your attention! Your attention,
please! Attention! To commemmorate her victories-- Livia has
commissioned a new temple-- to Ares. Your offerings-- are
appreciated."
A Sold: "Cough it up, citizens! Come on. Pay your respects."
Another Sold: "Money for the god's temple."
Jox: "Blow it out your ass, Titan."
Vir: "Let go 'a him!"
Another Sold: "It's not-- a request."
G: "Look-- you can't force us to give money to the gods."
Sold: "You're one of those-- Eli believers."
G: "I believe that you have a right to choose whatever faith you
want. Now, let him go."
Another Sold: "Or you'll do what?"
[Fight]
Vir: "We're not lookin' for trouble."
Sold: "Too bad-- you already found it. Get 'em!"
A Sold's Voice: "The woman's mine!"
Voice of a Sold: "Get them!"
Jox: "Now you'll taste the steel of Joxer the mighty! Yeh!
Gods!"
Sold: "Stop! Or the old man gets it!"
Solds' Voices: "Let's go, tough guy!" "Come on!"
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Ares: "Whoo! You are _worse_ than a wasp!"
Liv: "Ha-- death has no sting for gods, remember? Yah!
Yah-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h!"
Ares: "Hah! Give up?"
Liv: "I'll give you somethin'."
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[ACT III]
X: "If you were mortal-- I'd cut out your heart."
Ares: "Xena."
X: "Kiss _this_."
Ares: "Ooh."
Liv: "Charming. Move-- and I'll kill you."
Ares: "Take it easy, Livia. It's not how it looks."
Liv: "Then how _is_ it?"
Ares: "For 25 years, I thought Xena was dead. And now she shows
up, not one day older. I had to kiss her-- make sure she was
real-- not an impostor."
Liv: "You're telling me that you had to kiss her to I.D. her?"
Ares: "Think about it. If Xena is still alive-- chances are
that Eve is, too. And if she is-- then I'm the dead man."
Liv: "Because Eve is the bringer of twilight."
X: "Eve is dead, and you know it."
Liv: "Who asked you?"
Ares: "Livia, don't."
[Fight]
Ares: "No, let her go. She'll be back. And if Eve is alive--
she'll lead us right to her."
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Jox: "It's all my fault. If I hadn't opened my big mouth, we
wouldn't be in this mess. Gabrielle's furious with me."
Vir: "Are you kidding? After all the times you helped her and
Xena? I mean-- saving 'em from the-- the bacchae-- and dryads--
and not to mention Callisto all those times."
Jox: "Listen, now-- why don't we not mention any of that to her.
I mean, I-- I don't want her to feel that-- she owes me-- you
know."
G: "Nobody knows what's going on. In fact, nobody deserves to
be here. I don't get it."
Vir: "I do. They're followers of Eli."
G's Voice: "That's Eve, isn't it?"
Vir: "Better known as Livia."
Liv's Voice: "All right, listen up."
Liv: "You pick a champion to fight me in the arena. To keep it
fair-- I'll provide the weapons and armor. If he wins-- you go
free. I win, and you die."
G: "That is not salvation. That's slaughter. You're above
that."
Liv: "How would _you_ know?"
G: "Ask _yourself_ that question."
Liv: "You sheep would do well to choose him as your champion.
Yeah-- you're the one."
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X: "Hello, Octavius."
Oct: "I see the years haven't robbed you of your-- stealth."
X: "No, just my child. But don't worry-- I'm not gonna kill
ya-- not today. I believe that you truly do care for my
daughter. I'm going to save her. Are you in or out?"
Oct: "Save her from what? Marrying me? Xenar [sic], I love
her-- and what's more, Livia loves me."
X: "Fool. She doesn't love you. She loves the god of war."
Oct: "Ares-- what's he got to do with this?"
X: "Everything-- who do you think tapped into her dark side? He
seduced her with promises of absolute power."
Oct: "That's a lie. Livia's hard-- but she's honorable."
X: "Ares is going to be at the bacchanalia tonight. So am I."
Oct: "Livia has posted guards with orders to stop you on sight."
X: "I'll deal with that. When I catch up with Ares-- I'm going
to give you a signal. Be watching-- and find a way to get Eve
close enough to overhear us."
Oct: "But why?"
X: "Because Ares has her standing on the edge of an abyss. She
can't even see it. So you be there. You be watching when I give
the word."
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Oct: "Livia, I'd like a word with you."
Ares: "Hit me."
X: "Don't tempt me."
Ares: "I was kinda hopin' you'd be back. I gotta know what
happened. I thought you were dead."
X: "It's a nasty rumor."
Ares: "No-- no, see, I mourned you. For years, I mourned you."
X: "Yes, you looked positively grief-stricken when I saw you
today at the arena."
Ares: "What? That rough-and-tumble with Livia? You're not
jealous."
X: "Of a Roman wannabe? Hardly."
Ares: "Well, you're right-- she's not you. Because if I
thought, for one moment-- that you being here meant we had a
second chance-- "
X: "Yes?"
Ares: "-- I'd drop her like a nasty habit."
Oct: "You and Ares? I'd sooner see the empire destroyed than
leave it to you."
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[ACT IV]
X: "Ares."
Ares: "Still pickin' up on me after all these years. I'm
flattered. But you're not the only one with insight. I picked
up on som'in', too. Wanna hear?"
X: "No."
Ares: "Livia-- or should I say, Eve?"
X: "I don't know what you're talking about."
Ares: "Yeah, you do. Both times I've seen you it's been because
Livia's been there-- the arena, the bacchanalia-- bet you're
gonna try and see her now, right? Ri-i-ight. See? I figured
out, whatever you did to cheat death, I must've slowed up by
putting you and Gabrielle on ice-- but not Eve. And so for 25
years, she kept growing-- into Livia-- champion of Rome."
X: "Keep out of my way."
Ares: "The moment it hit me, I knew. I don't know why I didn't
see it before, but I didn't-- I swear."
X: "And that's supposed to make it OK?"
Ares: "No-- it's supposed to make you see that it wasn't
personal."
X: "It doesn't get more personal than when you corrupt my
daughter the way you did me."
Ares: "See? That is just my point. It's not the same.
Nobody's the same as you, Xena, not for me."
X: "Then let me take her away. Ares, the other gods don't need
to know."
Ares: "It's not my call-- but the offer-- is what it's always
been-- you and me together-- a child-- and I take Livia's secret
with me to the grave. Otherwise-- "
X: "You'd condemn to death a woman you claim to love?"
Ares: "No-- but I'd condemn her daughter."
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G: "What are you doing?"
Vir: "Um-- that? It's-- nothing."
G: "Are you writing?"
Vir: "Yes. Um-- I write-- or-- at least I try, but-- I'm
nowhere near as good as you."
G: "You're a bard."
Vir: "I-I write poems-- uh-- epic-- poems."
G: "I had no idea. Why didn't you say so?"
Vir: "'Cause Dad doesn't like it. I think he wishes I was more
like him-- you know-- a real hero instead of writing about one?"
Jox: "Virgil-- you _are_ a hero. You were willing to risk your
life fo fight Livia-- and try and save all our lives."
Vir: "Well, that's nothing compared to the stories about what
_you've_ done."
Jox: "Virgil-- all the stories I-- told you about me being a
hero are, uh-- uh"
G: "They're inspiring."
Vir: "I'll say. I mean, that's why I write 'em down-- so
everyone who reads 'em might try to find the courage to be a
hero, too-- and _I_ did."
G: "Runs in the family."
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X: "I didn't come here to fight. I came to talk."
Liv: "About what? Ares? Well, you can have him-- if you live
long enough. Ha-ha."
X: "It's not about Ares. I want to talk about _you_."
Liv: "Me? You don't know the first thing about me!"
X: "But I do. I know your first laugh-- your first tears. I
know your first breath. I'm your mother. You're my daughter.
Your name is Eve."
Liv: "Well, Ares was right about one thing-- you're incredible."
X: "It's an incredible story-- but the bottom line is, Ares now
_knows_ I'm your mother. You're in grave danger."
Liv: "You're insane! Why would I believe you?!"
X: "You _are_ my daughter. When the other gods find out, you're
g-- "
Liv: "Shut up! You-- are _not_ my mother. Rome-- is my mother.
You're the one I want to fight to the death-- tomorrow-- in the
arena-- just you and me."
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[Cheer]
Man's Voice: "Livia! It's Livia!"
Woman's Voice: "Kill her-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r!"
Man's Voice: "Livia rules!"
Woman's Voice: "Livia-a-a-a-a-a-a-a!"
Men's Voices: "-- champion!" "To us be victorious!"
Liv: "Livia-- commander of the legions of Rome is here as your
champion. Announce the match. Would you deny the people their
sport? Announce the match!"
Oct: "The first match will be fought by Livia-- defender of
Rome-- "
Men's Voices: "Yeah!"
Oct: "-- against the champion of the followers of Eli-- Xena."
[Cheer]
Man's Voice: "Kill her!"
Women's Voices: "Execute the traitor!" "Go, Livia!"
Men's Voices: "Destroy Xena!" "Kill Xena!"
Woman's Voice: "Glory to Livia!"
Men's Voices: "You can do it!" "Livia!"
Woman's Voice: "Down with Xena!"
Man's Voice: "Today you die, Xena!"
X: "We don't have to do this."
Liv: "I know."
Man's Voice: "Make her suffer!"
Oct: "Begin."
Liv: "Yah-h-h-h-h!"
[Fight]
Woman's Voice: "Rip her to pieces!"
X: "Eve, I know you're angry!"
Man's Voice: "Come on, Xena!"
X: "Give us time."
Liv: "Our time ran out 25 years ago."
Woman's Voice: "Cut her head off!"
Man's Voice: "Give her-- !"
Woman's Voice: "Xena!"
X: "I will never give up on you Eve-- never!"
Liv: "I'm Livia!"
Man's Voice: "Xena!"
Woman's Voice: "Kill her!"
Man's Voice: "Finish her!"
X: "I'm not going to kill you, Eve. You're my daughter--
whether you know it or not. I love you."
Liv: "Then let-- me-- die."
Man's Voice: "Kill her!"
Woman's Voice: "Let her die!"
Liv: [Coughs]
Man's Voice: "Murder her!"
Vir: "Our champion chooses mercy!"
G: "Life for us all!"
G's Voice: "Life!"
G: "Life for us all!"
Man's Voice: "Life!"
Woman's Voice: "Let her live!"
Man's Voice: "Show mercy!"
Liv: "Uh! I'll make you wish I'd never been born."
X: "No, Eve."
Man's Voice: "Thank you, Xena! Thank you, Xena!"
X: "Eve?"
Man's Voice: "Bless you, Xena!"
Woman's Voice: "Thank you, Xena!"
X: "Eve! Eve! Eve. We've gotta go after her, Gabrielle.
She'll do something terrible. We've gotta save her from
herself-- and the gods."
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