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Season 5 Episode 14 - Amphipolis Under Siege

Athena plans to attack Amphipolis in the hope of getting Xena to hand over Eve so that she can kill her. Xena finds out and so Xena, Gabrielle and Eve go back to Amphipolis to protect them. When they get there they find out that Athena hasn't yet started the attack and no one in Amphipolis is planning to let her win even though they are just farmers. Xena is again told by Ares that his offer still stands and Xena agrees that is he protects them against the Gods and saves her daughter then she will give him her sword "and the body that wealds its".

Ares thinks it a trick and leaves. Then Amphipolis is attacked and Gabrielle leads an army to fight Athena's army while Xena takes a group of people though an underground tunnel so they can come up behind Athena's army and trap her. But Athena's best warrior is waiting for her in the tunnel with black powder, she blows the tunnel up and Xena just escapes. Above Gabrielle has felt the explosion beneath her and both sides retreat. Then Ares talks to Gabrielle who persuades him that Xena plans to keep her word and if he saves her daughter then Xena would give him what he wants. Ares goes back to Xena who is waiting to "Seal the deal". But they get interrupted by Xena's MOTHER who tells them that Athena is attacking again. Xena goes to Athena and offer her her child if she stops attacking Athena excepts and tries to kill Eve but Ares's stops her. Another fight breaks out and Xena and Ares win. Ares asks Xena to complete her part of the bargain and Xena tells Ares that he never saved her child she wrapped a dolly up and pretended it was eve. Ares gets annoyed knowing he has been tricked and leaves; Xena thanks her mother and the people of Amphipolis for helping and walks off with Eve and Gabrielle.

 

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