[ Man ] Previously on Hercules...
I guess I'll head back to Greece.
After all that's happened, I wonder if it'll still feel like home.
Then stay here with me.
We could make this our home together.
[ Screaming ]
Who did this?
It was from outside this world.
A thing of evil and incarnate darkness.
Dahak?
Hercules. Boo.
I don't know where you came from, Dahak, but you're not staying.
You may have his body, but you're not lolaus.
Get down!
[ Demonic Voice ] I knew you couldn't kill me.
You're still holding on, but it's time to grow up.
It will be a whole new day in Greece, buddy!
He's headed for Greece. So why are we standing about?
Let's do some damage.
All right, then.
We stop Dahak together.
Or we die trying.
It has returned.
Hey, look. I finally got something.
And you can keep the stupid pole, you miserable fish.
Uh, little tip.
You're only supposed to toss in the line, not the whole rod.
It's easier to catch fish.
If the gods had intended for people to be at sea,
they'd have given us gills.
I can't stand another day on this rocking horse.
Well, you see,
it helps...
if you have something to pass the time.
I do love a man who knows how to reel a girl in.
Uh...
Morrigan, I don't want you to take this the wrong way,
because you're one of the best things that's ever happened to me, but I just...
That's wonderful.
Sounds like a prelude to a kick in the pants.
Um... Uh, no.
It's not that at all.
Dahak has got a real head start on us,
and for all I know, Greece won't even be there when we arrive.
What I'm saying is, we have to be ready for anything.
And I can't help but wonder if we picked the wrong time to get involved.
What makes you think we picked anything?
I didn't choose to feel this way.
Nevertheless, I do.
But you're right, Hercules.
We've got more important things to tend to before we can put a name...
to this fine feelin' between us.
And if it's strong enough, it'll last.
[ Clears Throat ]
Good morning. Uh, get some sleep?
What do you think?
Okay. Lovely girl.
She's got all the grace and charm of a hatchet.
[ Hercules ] And many other admirable qualities.
I wonder. Dahak drove her mad.
Who knows if she's really back to her old self?
[ Hercules ] She may never be.
I'd still trust her with my life.
Well, isn't this a pleasant surprise?
Yeah, it's a little too pleasant.
This just doesn't make any sense. [ Woman ] Welcome, friends.
Come and join us!
Our doors are always open to strangers.
What's the occasion? It's the beginning of a new era.
You see, the reign of the Olympian gods has ended,
and a glorious light has dawned on our world.
Wait. The gods are gone? Oh, they abandoned us not long ago.
Famine and drought nearly brought an end to Greece.
We prayed for days, but our prayers went unanswered.
It seemed all hope was lost...
until one of our own sons returned reborn to deliver us from ruin!
I'll bet he did. Oh, I was blinded as a child,
but the God of Light blessed me with his merciful touch.
And now, I am once again...
able to see the world in all its glory.
Save yourselves! Save yourselves!
- It's Hercules! - [ All Gasping ]
Hercules! Oh, no! Please, don't hurt me!
- [ Woman ] Get out of here! - I am not going to hurt you.
The day of reckoning is at hand.
But fear not, my children.
I will save you from Hercules.
[ Woman ] Save us, lolaus, save us!
[ Man Narrating ] This is the story of a time long ago,
a time of myth and legend,
when the ancient gods were petty and cruel,
and they plagued mankind with suffering.
Only one man dared to challenge their power...
Hercules.
Hercules possessed a strength the world had never seen,
a strength surpassed only by the power of his heart.
He journeyed the earth, battling the minions of his wicked stepmother, Hera,
the all-powerful queen of the gods.
But wherever there was evil,
wherever an innocent would suffer,
there would be... Hercules.
- [ Screeching ] - [ Roaring ]
Hail!
Hercules, if you have any goodness in your heart at all,
leave now, before you lose control...
and claim more innocent lives.
- Yes. - He's lying.
You all know me. I wouldn't hurt any of you.
That is exactly what I told them you would say.
It's not too late. Accept me into your heart,
and I can help you repent of your crimes.
To what crimes would you be referrin'? It's all right, my child.
There's no need to continue lying.
I know everything.
I know you stood by...
while Hercules slaughtered the gentle Druids...
who had been so good to you in your hour of need.
Don't. The angrier we get, the more we confirm everything he says.
They're just words.
Hercules, your contempt for the Olympians has been no secret.
Now you have returned to destroy them, and that is why they have fled.
Livia, you were my mother's best friend. You know me.
I don't know who you are anymore.
I'm just glad Alcmene isn't here to see what you've become.
Hercules,
if you can't allow the light into your heart,
at least allow these people the freedom to worship in peace.
Come on.
This was round one.
[ All Jeering ]
I don't suppose this is the homecoming you were expecting.
lolaus and I used to play up here when we were kids.
I knew every inch of this forest.
Now it feels like I've never even been here before.
I don't mean to sound callous, Hercules,
but perhaps it's the best thing.
Like you taught me... What's past is past,
and you're gonna have to let it go to stop lolaus.
Stop right there.
That thing we're up against is not lolaus.
Don't make that mistake again.
I let you talk to me like that 'cause I know you loved him.
- But if I want your opinion, I'll ask for it. - Here we go.
I knew lolaus.
Dahak may have his body,
but there's no way he has his soul.
That's a very dangerous attitude you've got there.
See, if it comes down to him or me,
and you pick him, well, then, our friendship won't have much of a future, now will it?
- Okay. That's enough. - What makes you think it has much of a future now?
All right. I said that's enough.
We don't know for sure what we're dealing with here.
But we can't start doubting each other now.
Nebula, we both have to prepare for the possibility...
that lolaus isn't the same person we used to know.
All right. Let's say you're right.
Do you really think you can bring yourself to kill him?
Because I don't know if I can.
We may not have a choice.
- So what now? - Now we find answers.
People must be paying a price for all their prosperity, even if they don't know it yet.
- Why don't you see what you can find out. - Where are you going?
Visit an old friend.
Hey, Jason.
Get away from me, Hercules. You're not welcome here.
lolaus said you'd come to me for help.
Well, you won't get any! Now, go away!
Come on, Jason. Open the door.
Whatever you heard, it's a lie.
So where've you been? You abandoned us, your own people!
And your hatred for the gods finally drove you insane!
If I'm insane, why am I standing out here trying to reason with you?
Why haven't I just broken the door down?
Come on, Jason.
I'm the same person you grew up with.
I'm the same person who watched you marry my mother.
And I'm the same person...
who's always had the privilege of calling you my friend.
[ Lock Rattles ]
Please stop! You don't understand! You don't know what you're doing!
These are works of literature! Who cares?
This is the future! This is knowledge!
True knowledge comes only from the God of Light.
No! [ Groaning ]
Aw. Now, see? That's where you're wrong.
'Cause we're here to teach you boys a lesson.
Lesson number one: What goes up must come down.
Lesson two: When you hear the bell ring, school's out.
Ah! Class dismissed.
- Well done. - Likewise.
[ Teacher Groaning ] Are you all right there?
Up you go. Oh, thank you.
The writings of Socrates,
Homer and Ovid.
These are more precious to me than gold.
Nice to know there's at least one freethinker left among ya.
- Who are the goons? - This God of Light calls them his missionaries.
I call them trained thugs.
And I suppose being a teacher puts you at the top of their hit list.
They rounded me up with the rest of my colleagues to be converted,
but I managed to escape and came back to save what I could.
- Do you remember where they took you? - Yes. They have a stronghold...
[ Whimpering, Choking ]
lolaus told everyone you vowed to destroy the Olympians.
He said he had no choice but to eat ambrosia...
so he'd have the strength to stop you. Well, now you know the truth.
I'm sorry I doubted you, Hercules, but when the gods disappeared,
it seemed possible you'd found a way to kill them.
There's no need to apologize.
Garden looks beautiful. Mmm.
Alcmene taught me well.
- Where's Iphicles? - He left Corinth on a diplomatic mission...
before any of this happened.
Well, I'd love to stay, but I've got to go find...
something that looks like lolaus.
You know, the old temples are being converted into shrines in his honor.
He said if we ever needed him,
all we had to do was pray.
[ Dahak ] Now, why did you go and do a thing like that?
We don't expect the maid until tomorrow.
Well, then, you're in luck,
because I'm here to wipe the floor with your face.
You know,
I'm sensing a little hostility here.
What have you done with the Olympians? The real question is,
what have they done with themselves?
They left before I arrived.
But don't worry. I'll find them.
- I'm not the one who should be worrying. - [ Chuckles ]
I don't get it. I spend my whole life by your side,
fighting the gods.
And now that I have the power to destroy them, you're defending them.
I never wanted to destroy them.
I only wanted to stop them from playing with people's lives.
If you really were lolaus, you'd know that.
[ Chuckling ] What I know...
is that I have given these people a choice.
Now, if they have accepted me into their hearts of their own free will,
who are you to protest?
You lied to them to win their loyalty.
I didn't force them to do anything, and I can't help it if these people are sheep.
And what do you get out of this?
A return to the good old days,
before the Olympians graced the skies.
The good old days are over.
Sorry, buddy. Best to part now,
while we're still friends.
lolaus! If you're in there,
[ Groans ] fight him!
[ Groaning ]
- Hercules? - lolaus?
Please. It hurts.
Please send him back.
I can't hold him off much longer.
Kill me. Do it!
Do it now! It hurts so much! Please!
Kill me. Kill me now. Do it!
[ Yelling ]
Hercules! Go on.
Kill me now. Do it!
No. It's too simple.
You want me to kill you.
[ Dahak's Voice ] Maybe I just want to give you a fighting chance.
Maybe I wasn't born yesterday.
This is the second time you've tried to get me to kill you.
And whatever you've got in mind, it won't work.
You know the great thing about the future?
You never know how it's gonna turn out. [ Chuckling ]
Said he wanted to make the world like it was before the gods.
That mean anything to you? It might mean something to the Titans.
They were here before the Olympians.
Didn't Zeus imprison them beneath the earth? Yep.
So I don't suppose they'd be too anxious to help his son.
Uh, no, but it's all we've got.
Well, then, we know what we have to do.
Jason's expecting you? Aye. We'll find the stronghold.
Don't you worry. Okay.
You sure you're ready for this? Quit asking me that.
I was strong enough to resist lolaus in Sumeria.
I'm strong enough to resist him now.
Go. Get out of here.
All right. See you back at Jason's tonight.
Mnemosyne! Show yourself!
- And who are you? - Sorry to drop in uninvited, but I need your help.
I'm Hercules, son of Zeus. [ Yells ]
It was your father...
who imprisoned me here for eternity!
And if I can never leave, then neither can you!
No, hold your fire! Listen to me!
Zeus is the least of your problems.
Dahak has returned. [ Yells ]
I, uh... I take it you weren't the best of friends.
Before the reign of the gods,
Dahak sought to take the world from the Titans.
And by the time we defeated him, we were too weak...
to defend ourselves against the Olympians.
So Zeus isn't the only one to blame for putting you down here.
Make no mistake about it, Hercules.
I despise them both!
But if Dahak succeeds,
I won't live to see the day that Zeus kneels before me!
Yeah. Well, it's good to have goals.
You must retrieve the Stone of Creation.
If it is brought before Dahak at the dawning of the sun,
it will harness a pure and perfect light.
Dahak will be rendered powerless...
long enough for you to send him back to his realm.
Just tell me where it is.
[ Grunting ] No, no, no. Wait.
I- I've come to help. Help me what?
I am Zarathustra, the first to believe...
the lies of Dahak a thousand years ago.
You're an immortal.
I've walked this earth in your footsteps in the hope that I would find you.
Because? Because you and you alone...
have the power to destroy this world...
or to save it.
I never thought I'd find you at the altar.
I never had a reason to pray before.
- What are you praying for? - Your soul.
I'm sorry for the way I treated you back in Sumeria.
But I meant what I said.
We should be together.
And then you rejected me and,
well,
let's just say...
part of me didn't take that too well.
And which part am I speaking to now?
Ah, Nebula, don't you know?
Not anymore.
The lolaus I knew...
cared about other people more than he cared about himself.
If you're still the person that I fell in love with,
leave Greece now,
before anyone else gets hurt, please.
I promise you,
in my kingdom, there will be no suffering.
But you can't build a new world...
without first destroying the old one.
I won't be a part of that.
[ Dahak's Voice ] We belong together, Nebula.
Our love... is eternal.
Our world is made up of two forces...
more basic and ancient than any god or Titan...
the impulse to create...
and the impulse to destroy.
These impulses exist in all things.
Take something as simple as water.
It can save a thirsty man... Or it can drown him.
So what you're saying is that Dahak is just another name for the destructive impulse.
As long as we keep these two forces in balance,
our world remains in a state of harmony.
When Dahak entered this realm,
the balance of power began to sway,
and with each act of destruction...
- the death of the Sumerian gods... - [ Screaming ]
death of the Druids...
Dahak grew stronger.
He wants me to destroy him.
Because he holds an innocent soul within his grasp.
- lolaus. - Think of Dahak as a disease that has infected your friend.
Now they are one and the same.
If I send Dahak back into his realm,
I condemn lolaus's soul to the same fate.
You have always been a target for the forces of darkness, Hercules,
because there is a perfect union of man and god within you.
If you damn an innocent soul,
the balance of power in this world will forever turn,
and Dahak will have that which he craves most.
Chaos.
You sure this is gonna work? I'm not sure of anything.
I made the mistake of doubting Hercules once.
I'm not about to do it again. It's not Hercules I'm worried about.
[ Man ] The God of Light has summoned you both...
to join him at a sermon in your honor.
Why, Jason, I didn't know you were having guests. Neither did I.
Please thank him for the kind invitation,
but we must decline.
Let's go, darling. We insist.
Must be one heck of a sermon.
I've got a question for you boys.
These robes you're wearing... They look very comfortable.
Did your mothers make them for ya? [ Both ] Hmm?
Or are ya both shopping at the same boutique?
Morrigan!
I've been itching to do that for a long time.
So if I destroy Dahak, I destroy the world.
But if you don't, Dahak will continue to gather followers,
and we will come to fight not one beast but a legion of darkness.
That's wonderful. It's not often that things are worse than I thought.
Sorry, Hercules. Wish I could offer more.
Perhaps mankind has had its turn.
No. Nothing has ever determined the course of our destiny.
I'm not about to let Dahak start now.
You said he's like a disease. If that's true, lolaus can be cured.
I'm not following you.
If we could separate lolaus's soul from Dahak,
then Dahak can be sent back into his realm...
and lolaus will finally be able to rest in peace.
You're talking about an exorcism.
I witnessed one centuries ago. It's not something I care to remember.
You could destroy lolaus, and Dahak would still have the world.
Do you have a better idea?
How do you expect to restrain him long enough?
I'm gonna make him see the light.
[ People Chattering ]
[ Groaning ]
Our good news is we found the stronghold.
What's the bad news?
Oh. I see.
[ Jason ] The sun will be setting soon. Hercules will be expecting us.
Well, let's just hope he found a way to stop lolaus.
It's checkout time. [ Groaning ]
I'm sorry, Morrigan. My mind must be playing tricks on you.
Why are you doing this? Ah, Jason.
When you found the golden fleece...
I was so grateful to share that experience with you.
And now I've found something myself.
Call it... [ Gasps ] the truth.
And I so want you to be part of that with me.
Come here.
Let me tell you something...
whoever you are.
If there's one thing I've learned,
it's that anyone who says they know everything...
doesn't know a damn thing at all!
I admire your conviction,
and I hope it will be of use to you for the rest of your life here.
And don't worry, Morrigan. I haven't forgotten about you.
Well, lookee here.
I knew you'd betray us.
Why don't you take a shot at me when my back's not turned?
I wouldn't want to embarrass you twice.
Move! You coward!
Mnemosyne said the stone would harness a light that'll weaken Dahak.
For how long? Until the light fades. Sunset.
A day may not be enough time.
Dahak has spent an eternity trying to enter our world.
He won't release your friend without a fight.
He tried to use you like he's using lolaus, didn't he?
Imagine your every primal desire...
rewarded with a surge of bliss.
Independent of any and all moral consideration.
That is the voice of Dahak.
I was prepared to give my life...
so the rest of the world could hear it too.
What stopped you?
To this day, I still do not know.
If Dahak is the name for the impulse to destroy,
there must be a name for the impulse to create.
Maybe it gave you the strength to fight Dahak that day.
Perhaps.
But my family paid the price.
Dahak took their lives and cursed me with immortality...
so that I would never forget what I had done.
I'm sorry.
You're hoping that, by defeating Dahak,
your immortality will end.
I'm hoping that my family will forgive me,
wherever they are.
We will succeed, Zarathustra.
I promise.
Which way?
Your guess is as good as mine.
What if the stone is no longer here?
Mnemosyne seemed pretty sure that it would be.
Whoa.
Bingo.
Guards! Guards! Come quickly!
Look what he's done! We tried to stop him!
[ Guards Chuckling ] [ Guard ] Well, well.
Looks like it's time we make room for our next guest.
Cut him down.
Hi, there. Huh?
Sleep well, boys.
Sorry to take the clothes off your backs, fellas.
Free at last!
[ Hercules ] Who makes these things?
Be right back.
Whoa!
It's a long way down.
[ Shouts ]
That's one giant leap for mankind.
Can't be this easy.
I hate it when I'm right.
[ Shouting ]
Hercules!
[ Hercules ] This isn't good.
Throw me your staff!
[ Shouting ]
Here! Grab it!
I got you.
Here. Just grab my hand!
- Thank you. - Oh, don't thank me.
You've got a very competent staff.
I, uh... I think we should go.
dddd [ Piano Glissando ]
dd Praise to him Praise to him dd
dd Glory, glory and praise to him dd
] Now is your chance to be like the gods. dddd [ Continues
I'm gonna show you a world...
where the only crime...
is to not do whatever you want to do.
"Do what thy will" shall be the whole of the law.
And all I ask is that you take...
my message of freedom into your hearts.
- Do you accept me? - [ All Affirming ]
- Do you accept me? - [ Indistinct Shouts ]
dddd Glory, glory, and praise dd
[ Laughing ] dd To dd
dd Him dd
Jason, any news? Yeah, we found the stronghold,
but Morrigan and Nebula are still inside.
We must hurry. Sunrise approaches. Who's he?
Uh, I'll explain on the way.
dd Ooh dd
dd Ooh-ooh dd
My friends,
I'm asking for your help right now.
I'm beggin'.
'Cause you see,
there's one among us...
who will not accept our gift of freedom.
But I think that with your help,
we may be able to persuade her.
[ Clamoring ]
[ Morrigan ] Get your hands off me.
Whatever you've got to say, save your breath.
I wouldn't spit in your mouth if your tongue were on fire.
Oh, I think you'll be surprised what you'll do...
to spare your daughter the pain of growing up an orphan.
At least she'll know her ma didn't bow down to the likes of you.
Between us, I'm glad you refused.
When Hercules sees your dead body,
he might just hate me enough to kill me.
Mmm. Let me take her out.
Please.
Try not to miss. I won't.
[ Snarls ]
Hi, Dahak. Now it's your turn to pray.
Deception is the will and the way of darkness.
The power of Greece is upon you!
[ People Gasping ] [ Demonic Language ]
[ All Clamoring ]
dd Glory, glory and praise to him dddd
This way.
dddd [ Indistinct ]
You betrayed me! Now we're even!
Not quite.
dddd [ Continues, Indistinct ]
Hercules! The sun!
Dahak.
Are you all right? Oh, yeah. Feel like singin'.
You know, for a minute there, you had me goin'.
Nice performance. Thanks. I got a method.
Gotta go!
[ Yelling ]
[ Laughing ]
Hey, if you don't kill me now,
I'll take the whole world soul by soul.
Oh, lighten up.
[ Groaning ]
[ Snarling ]
Can I breathe now?
That's a handy rock you got there.
It won't last. By sunset, he'll be free again.
The demon must be driven out.
[ Raspy Chuckling ]
[ Hercules ] Then what are we waiting for?
Let the exorcism begin.
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