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TEASER
FADE IN:
EXT. A MOUNTAINSIDE - LATE AFTERNOON
Xena and Gabrielle scale the side of a mountain. Xena is in the lead, and a rope attaches her to Gabrielle. They are both sweating, and the climb is a tough one.
GABRIELLE Xena!
Xena pauses. She waits for Gabrielle to catch up with her, and steadies her against the mountainside.
XENA What's wrong?
GABRIELLE
I’m hanging by my toenails off the side
Xena peers down the slope.
XENA
Only if you want to avoid traveling on the
Gabrielle sighs. She starts climbing again.
GABRIELLE
No. But Romans are not on my to-do
Xena helps her up to a new handhold.
XENA View from the top's worth it.
GABRIELLE Promise?
XENA Promise.
Gabrielle groans, but keeps climbing.
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EXT. MOUNTAIN ROAD - LATE AFTERNOON
A double column of mounted Roman soldiers marches down the road. Between them is a line of captives, chained together, with the first and the last man also chained to the first and last set of horses in the column.
The prisoners are all young men, healthy, and in relatively good condition. Some are dressed in typical Greek clothing, but others wear foreign gear. The last man in line stumbles, and pulls against the horse. The soldier riding the horse lashes him in the back with his riding crop. The man jerks upright, and looks at him.
The Roman soldier raises his crop again.
ROMAN SOLDIER
Keep walking, scum! Or I'll gut you
The man puts his head down reluctantly and catches up with the line. The soldier laughs.
ROMAN SOLDIER (Cont’d) Oh, you'll make fine gladiators, all right. (beat) Gladiator BAIT.
The column moves on.
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EXT. MOUNTAIN CAVE - EVENING
On a promontory overlooking the road there is a cave. In front of the cave a fire is burning merrily, heating a pot that is giving off the scent of venison stew.
Xena and Gabrielle are inside the cave. Gabrielle is lying on their spread out furs on her stomach, completely naked. Xena is giving her a backrub.
XENA See? It's not so bad up here, is it?
Gabrielle's eyes are closed, and she has a blissful smile on her face.
GABRIELLE Mmm.
Xena studies the body under her hands.
XENA Nice scenery.
GABRIELLE Uh huh.
XENA (chuckling) Ready for dinner?
Slowly, Gabrielle stretches and rolls over. She puts her hands behind her head and crosses her ankles.
GABRIELLE Yeah, I am. How about you?
Xena slowly looks Gabrielle up and down. Xena grins. Then she hears something and she lifts her head to listen closer.
XENA Grr.
GABRIELLE What is it?
XENA Soldiers.
Xena jumps up to go check it out. Gabrielle's eyes narrow.
GABRIELLE
They won't be when I
Gabrielle gets up, puts on her shift, and follows.
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EXT. MOUNTAIN CAVE - NIGHT
Xena and Gabrielle creep to the edge of the rocks and peer over them. They look down to see a legion of Roman troops arriving in a clearing that is just off the road they climbed up to escape.
GABRIELLE Whoa! Those kinds of soldiers!
XENA
Yeah. Good thing we got
Xena and Gabrielle watch as the soldiers light a huge bonfire.
GABRIELLE
Look at that. They must be
XENA
Romans. Go figure. C'mon.
GABRIELLE
You don't have to tell me
Several soldiers push the captives past the bonfire. One man stumbles, his footwear tripping him up. He falls to his knees, and the soldiers pounce on him, kicking him viciously. One pulls his head back and threatens him with a raised short sword. The captive's face is outlined in the fire.
GABRIELLE (Cont’d) Xena!
XENA I see him.
GABRIELLE Beowulf! But how!
Xena's face takes on a grim look.
XENA
I don't know. But I bet
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
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