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#V1004 - Episode 04 |
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TEASER
FADE IN:
EXT. FOREST FOOTPATH - AFTERNOON
Xena and Gabrielle walk along a pretty forest path, flanked on both sides by wildflowers and tall trees. Birds are singing, and both women appear relaxed and happy.
Argo II ambles along behind them, head swinging back and forth as though she is appreciating the view as well. She nibbles a few wildflowers as she walks.
Gabrielle turns and walks backwards.
GABRIELLE Xena, why can't everywhere we travel look like this?
XENA Be careful.
Gabrielle laughs.
GABRIELLE What I ask for?
XENA That you don't trip on that ro.... (beat) Sorry.
Gabrielle trips and almost falls, but manages to hop backwards and regain her balance.
She shakes her finger at Xena.
GABRIELLE Hey, I'm not the klutz I used to be.
Xena stops, plucks a small branch of wildflowers, and puts it behind Gabrielle's ear.
XENA Nope. You're not.
Xena walks on, whistling. Gabrielle touches the flowers. There is a slightly puzzled look on her face.
GABRIELLE What exactly was that supposed to mean?
XENA C'mon.
Gabrielle follows Xena. She catches up and looks around.
GABRIELLE We've never been here, have we?
XENA No.
GABRIELLE Have you?
XENA No.
GABRIELLE Are your leathers too tight again? I haven't had this much trouble getting chatter out of you for years.
Xena looks at Gabrielle.
XENA I'm trying to listen.
GABRIELLE To what?
Xena stops and puts a hand on Gabrielle's shoulder. There is a brief silence, then the sound of yelling from a distance.
XENA That.
GABRIELLE It could just be a game of field ball.
The yells are repeated.
XENA With us around?
GABRIELLE Good point. Let's go.
Xena and Gabrielle take off at a run down the path. Argo watches them as she chews some wildflowers. She finishes the flowers, spits out a stalk, then trots after them.
CUT TO:
EXT. SMALL VILLAGE CENTRAL SQUARE - WATER WELL
A group of people are gathered around a large well. There is a lot of excitement evident. Some are waving their hands; some are calling out in alarm.
At the center of the crowd, an adolescent girl is standing, holding a long piece of reed she is sticking down into the well.
She is dressed in an odd ensemble of leather and fur, something that might possibly be considered armor-ish covering her torso.
GIRL No! No! Wait! I'll save him!
An older woman is standing nearby.
OLD WOMAN Girl! Stop! You'll kill 'em!
GIRL No! I can do it!!
From inside the well, a yell is heard.
VOICE FROM WELL Yelp! Ow! Yelp!
Xena and Gabrielle come racing into the village. They stop short, and look at the crowd.
They look at each other.
Xena heads for a nearby wagon. Gabrielle bolts for the well.
GIRL Here! Hang on.... Oh! Oh, Sorry!
Gabrielle gets to the well and looks down it. She grabs the reed as the girl is about to poke downward again.
VOICE FROM WELL Yelp! Ow! Ow!
GABRIELLE Hold on. Give me that.
Gabrielle takes the reed.
GIRL Wait.. Who are you? I'm saving him!
GABRIELLE (calling down) Hang on! Brace your feet against the wall!
GIRL What are you doing? Give me that back!
The girl tries to take the reed from Gabrielle. Gabrielle evades her hands.
GABRIELLE Look, go get that bucket, okay?
Gabrielle points. The girl hesitates, then runs for it. Xena jumps up onto the wagon and whips out the chakram, cutting loose a coil of rope.
XENA Gabrielle!
Gabrielle turns and holds her hand out without looking. Xena throws the coil of rope, and she catches it. Xena leaps off the wagon, somersaults in mid air and lands at Gabrielle's side just as the girl comes running back with the bucket.
The girl spots Xena and trips, going sprawling and dumping the bucket all over Xena.
XENA (cont’d) Hey!
GIRL Oh! Oh, sorry.... Uh... hey! Are you... uh... Xena?
Gabrielle lets the rope down the well. Xena ignores the girl and wraps the other end of the rope around the well support.
GABRIELLE Grab that!
GIRL Uh.... Hey! Hey!
GABRIELLE Tie it around.... Yeah! That's it!
GIRL Hey! Hey! Excuse me! Uh....
Xena sets herself.
XENA Ready?
GABRIELLE Go!
Xena starts pulling on the rope, hauling it hand over hand. The other villagers gather around, rooting her on.
OLD WOMAN That's the ticket! Girl, get out of the way!
GIRL But… but....
Gabrielle grabs hold of the young man at the end of the rope as he reaches the top of the well, pulling him up and over the edge.
GABRIELLE You all right?
YOUNG MAN Thanks to you! And uh....
He faces Xena.
YOUNG MAN (cont’d) Wow. Hi there.
Gabrielle rolls her eyes. Xena smirks.
XENA How'd you fall in?
The young man turns and points at the girl.
YOUNG MAN It was her! She pushed me!
Surprised, Xena and Gabrielle turn to look at the girl. The crowd gathers around, muttering. The girl starts to back away, then she turns and runs.
GABRIELLE Wait!
The girl trips and falls flat on her face in a cloud of dust. The crowd rushes after her, yelling.
Xena and Gabrielle look at each other. Xena flicks a piece of wet hay from her arm.
XENA Next time?
GABRIELLE Yeah?
XENA Tell me to block my ears.
GABRIELLE You got it.
Xena and Gabrielle start after the crowd.
FADE OUT.
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