Author: David E. MilliganDavid E. Milligan Date: Mar 30, 2008 12:50
5-12 God Fearing Child
First air date was Jan 31, 2000.
The episode starts out with the Fates tending to the Big Ball of Destiny (which no longer
is a loom). They tell Zeus the birth of Xena's baby will end the Olympic gods. Zeus doesn't believe
them, but Hera says he once told her all things must end, so why not them?
Gabrielle and Xena are breaking camp when Xena tells Gabrielle to feel her baby kick.
Gabrielle says she had a dream that they both were giving birth to Xena's baby. Xena says she'd
gladly share the labor pains. And she says the baby is going to change both their lives. Hercules
comes up and congratulates Xena. He hugs both of them.
They both see six men behind them and know they are about to fight. The three of them
have a big fight and defeat the armor-clad warriors. Xena puts the Pinch on one and she and
Hercules both ask who sent them. Hercules' guy answers it was Zeus, and Xena's child must die.
Gabrielle asks Xena why Zeus would want to hurt her child. One of the warriors gets back
up and Xena kills him with her Chakram. Hercules tells her they are the Proxidicae, and if you kill
one, the rest get stronger. The three of them run away rather than fight again.
Gabrielle asks Xena what she is going to do. She plans on getting the Helmet of
Invisibility from Hades to hide from Zeus. But Hercules tells her if her child is born in the
underworld, it will be stillborn. She still plans on going. Hercules tells her he is going to talk
to Zeus to find out what is going on. And he would die before he let anyone hurt her child.
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