PASIPHAE: He hasn't spoken to you about his feelings for Medea, my niece?
- He has no feelings for her. - They've become close.
Intimate.
I'll make it swift, which is more than you deserve.
It's done.
No doubt Cilix will try and take the throne for himself.
Then we must kill him.
We send a message. We tell him we wish to sue for peace.
He'll know it's a trap.
No doubt Cilix will suspect it.
We must mislead him.
Cilix will seek to find out if the offer is genuine.
The only way he can do this
is through the person who has been betraying us these past weeks.
Icarus.
(DOOR CREAKS)
(BLADE SCRAPES)
(GASPS) Oh, you scared me.
What is it?
It's good to see you.
How are Jason and the Queen?
They are well, considering they are living as fugitives in the forest.
I sometimes think Ariadne likes the simplicity of it.
I cannot say the same for myself or Hercules.
We miss our beds...
and our friends.
The city is rife with rumours.
It's difficult to know what to believe.
What are these rumours?
Some say that Pasiphae is dead.
Then it's true?
Yes.
I did not think I would ever see the day.
What will happen now?
That is to be seen.
I heard talk thatjason and the Queen wish to negotiate peace?
It seems we may be returning to the city much sooner than any of us dared hope.
They would really make peace with Cilix and the council
- after all that has happened? - There's been enough bloodshed.
Jason will do whatever it takes to end it.
The offer is genuine.
That is welcome news.
Perhaps the end is in sight.
I actually believe it might be.
I must leave soon, if I'm to return to the city before the curfew.
I will walk some of the way with you.
Let us hope that soon you will be able to return with me.
The gods willing.
- Take care, my friend. - And you.
The bait is laid.
Let us hope they take it.
GORAN: So, it is true?
Pasiphae is dead?
- That's what he said. - CILIX: You're certain?
And what of Jason's desire for peace?
If we meet him, might we not be walking ourselves into an ambush?
No, the offer is genuine.
He is ready to negotiate.
He wants the bloodshed to end.
Please.
I have done all that you have asked.
I'm begging you...
release my father.
It will be done.
Wait outside.
Is that wise? He may be of further use to us.
I gave him my word.
What do you intend to do?
Men like us spend our lives serving kings and queens.
Perhaps it is time we served our own interests.
You mean to take the throne?
You have no claim to it.
Whoever has the support of the army may claim what they like.
You thinkjason and Ariadne will just stand aside?
Of course not. That's why we must kill them.
What better opportunity than when we meet to negotiate peace?
You're being released.
I'm taking you home.
At what cost?
All that I did, it was for you.
No. I didn't ask you to do it.
Do not seek my forgiveness. I cannot give it.
- Please, Father. - I have nothing more to say to you.
(SIGHS) Hate me if you will.
I'm taking you home nonetheless.
(METAL CREAKS)
Your men found nothing suspicious?
All is as it seems.
Then it appears your informant was right.
It will all be over soon enough.
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
(BLADE RINGS)
I received your message.
I understand you wish to negotiate peace?
I'm sure that is what we all desire.
Ultimately, yes.
But I'm afraid you won't live to see it.
Now!
CI LIX: Now!
Now!
The men who were sent to kill us are all dead.
Kill them!
Lower your swords!
Stand down!
(BLADES RING)
It seems your power is slipping away, Cilix.
Oh, Your Majesty...
You must see that all I did was in the interests of the city and its people.
The only person you care for is yourself.
You will need me in the times ahead.
(LAUGHS) I... I can be useful to you.
Please.
I'm begging you.
It'll be the last thing you do.
Please...
No!
(THUD)
I have seen too many men die. The bloodshed must end.
We are in agreement.
Atlantis must be ruled by consent, not brutality.
Then you have my support.
The army will not oppose us?
Not while I command it.
All I ask is that there are no reprisals against my men.
I will not see them punished for following orders.
Those that swear loyalty will be spared.
Those that cannot are free to leave the city, never to return.
You have my word.
You should return to Atlantis.
I will tell the high priest to make preparations.
Once you have the blessing of the gods, no-one will dare oppose you.
And how do I know I can trust you?
You have my word...
as I have yours.
It seems we will have to trust each other, if this is to end.
We will return to Atlantis.
Jason.
(LOW CHATTER)
You don't trust him? Goran.
Are we really to believe he'll let us stroll back into Atlantis?
Jason trusts him.
Jason thinks everyone's as honourable as he is.
Perhaps no-one's completely honourable.
I suppose we have no choice.
We have to put our faith in him.
ARIADN E: I'd started to doubt I would ever return.
You must prepare yourself. It's not the same city that you left.
I know.
(BABY CRIES)
(WOMAN SCREAMS)
What I did was unforgivable.
I am truly sorry.
There must be forgiveness if there is to be peace.
We should all strive to put the past behind us.
I will serve you in any way I can.
Every man has sworn an oath of loyalty. This is your army now.
Next time we meet, you'll be King.
Thank you for all you've done.
I won't forget it.
The preparations have been made.
At dawn tomorrow, you will receive the gods' blessing.
You will rule Atlantis as King and Queen.
Thank you, Melas.
(SCREECH ES)
(DRAGON SCREECH ES)
(SCREECH ES)
Ariadne?
What's wrong?
ARIADNE: Being here again. It no longer feels like my home.
After everything that's happened, it was always going to feel strange,
but we've retaken the city with hardly a drop of blood being shed.
I know. It's... it's more than we could ever have hoped for.
There is something troubling you, though?
Tell me.
It's Pasiphae.
She said something to me.
What?
There is nothing that she would like more than to...
to sow doubt in your mind.
You... you can't believe anything that she said.
You're right.
Nothing should spoil this day.
(DRAGON SCREECH ES)
(SCREECH ES)
(DRAGON SCREECH ES)
(SCREECH ES)
Well, for once, that was easier than I thought it was going to be.
We should celebrate.
We have beds and food and fine wine.
(SNIFFS)
Lots and lots of fine wine.
Burying your head in a wineskin is your answer to everything.
It solves nothing.
Nothing.
What's got into you?
Pythagoras? Where are you going?
There's something I must do.
(SIGHS)
(SNIFFS)
Pythagoras? What are you doing here?
We have returned to the city.
- What do you mean? - Cilix is dead.
The army have pledged allegiance to jason and Ariadne.
At dawn tomorrow, they will be blessed by the gods...
and they will take the throne.
Then it's over?
Apparently so.
Oh, this... this is better news than we could ever have hoped for.
Surely this is cause for celebration?
I can take no joy in it.
Why not?
What happened to your father?
What happened to him?
He was arrested for helping you retrieve Pandora's box.
They beat him and tortured him.
He was close to death.
That is why you betrayed us.
You knew?
(ICARUS GASPS)
H Ow?
When?
When we were ambushed in the arena.
You were the only person who could have revealed our plan.
You knew when we met at the hunting lodge?
(ICARUS BREATH ES HARD)
We assumed whatever I told you would find its way back to Cilix.
- We used you to set a trap for him. - Pythagoras.
- You betrayed me. - My father was close to death.
They said if I helped them, they would release him.
I didn't want to do it.
But I couldn't just watch my father die.
You would have seen others die in his place?
Jason, Hercules, Ariadne. Your betrayal nearly cost their lives.
I'm sorry.
You would have seen me die?
I mean nothing to you.
You mean... everything to me.
You cannot say that.
I had no choice.
There is always a choice.
I understand...
the reasons why you did it...
but I will never forgive you.
Please.
Pythagoras.
Please. I... I'm sorry. I...
I couldn't bear the thought of losing you.
I had to do it.
- But I will hate myself forever. - You poor boy.
Pythagoras will never forgive me.
DAEDALUS: I'm afraid that may be true.
(ICARUS SOBS)
- Oh. - Sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.
Don't get up.
I was just enjoying the night air.
And some wine.
Is everything all right? Where's Jason?
He's sleeping.
That boy is a constant source of worry for me.
- You're a good friend to him. - (SIGHS)
I don't know about that.
- I do my best. - Hm.
Sometimes I wish I had friends like you and Pythagoras.
Someone I could talk to.
I know it's not my place to ask, but is everything all right?
I cannot sleep.
You've a big day ahead of you tomorrow. You're bound to be nervous.
It isn't nerves.
What is it?
Jason.
The way he was when his heart blackened.
I fear the memory of it will haunt us forever.
Those were troubling times, but Jason's put it all behind him now.
- Has he? - Why do you say that?
Because Pasiphae said him and Medea had become intimate.
No.
He... he wouldn't.
She told me he was unfaithful to me.
That witch would have done anything to tear you apart.
Lies, all lies.
I know I shouldn't believe her.
But when jason talks of Medea, I know he is hiding something.
I see it in his face.
They have a bond I can never understand.
But it's you he married. It's you he loves.
If it is true, I'm not sure I can forgive him.
Tomorrow you will receive the blessing of the gods. A new dawn.
You must put these thoughts from your mind.
I'm not sure I can.
Something has changed in him, and it will never be the same.
(DRAGON SCREECH ES)
(SCREECH ES)
With me.
(DOOR CREAKS)
Goran. How good of you to join me.
How can this be?
- I believed you to be dead. - PASIPHAE: I was.
For a brief time.
But now I am returned.
The throne is no longer yours.
And you think that is your decision to make?
Seize her!
I gave you an order! Seize her!
It seems you face a choice.
|_0ya lty.
It's such a fickle notion.
I cannot stand by any longer.
How many more men will you see die to satisfy your lust for power?
As many as it takes.
Those of you who swear allegiance to me shall live.
You have my word.
I will never kneel before you, Pasiphae.
Hormei khiliadon andron mune soi epeimi.
(HE GROANS)
It seems you are mistaken.
(GROAN5)
And those of you who defy me...
shall die with their general.
(SNAP)
Your Majesty.
The palace guard have agreed to side with Pasiphae.
We strike before the gods give their blessing.
You look beautiful.
Ready?
Yes.
You are ready to receive the blessing of the gods?
We are.
CASSAN DRA: Ennosigaie pater...
theiois en domasi tutois.
Ennosigaie pater, theiois en domasi tutois.
O gaieokhe su deomesth' oiktiremen hemon,
phrena kai kata thuumon.
O gaieokhe su deomesth' oiktiremen hemon...
sebomen se kata phrena kai kata thuumon.
Ennosigaie pater theiois... (SPEAKS PRAYER)
O gaieokhe su deomesth' oiktiremen hemon.
(SPEAKS PRAYER)
- (SPEAKS PRAYER) - (SHOUTING OUTSIDE)
- (SPEAKS PRAYER)
(SHOUTS AND SCREAMS)
- Here. - Jason!
They would defile the temple? I will not allow it.
- Melas, no. - Put down your swords.
MELAS: You.
You dare violate this sacred place?
- (SHE STABS HIM) - No!
Run.
JASON: Come with us.
Jason!
We won't escape the city in daylight. We need to find a place to hide.
Move it! Move it!
(SOLDIER SHOUTS)
I don't think anyone saw us.
- You're bleeding? - It's nothing.
(SOLDIERS RU N OUTSIDE)
Send every soldier we have. Tear this city apart! I want them found!
I killed her. I swear to you. Pasiphae was dead.
(SHOUTS OUTSIDE)
We wait here until nightfall.
- And then? - We try to escape the city.
Are you hurt?
Melas always cared for me.
I'm sorry.
I know he betrayed you. He was trying to protect me.
He was a good man.
I know.
(PEOPLE SHOUT AND SCREAM)
Search every house and every store!
ICARUS: Father! Father!
What? What's happening?
Pasiphae has retaken the city.
Will that woman never stop?
There are rumours that Jason and Queen Ariadne
have escaped into the lower town.
Soldiers are everywhere, tearing it apart.
- And Pythagoras? - I don't know.
I presume he's with them. I have to help him.
No, no, no! You'll be cut down before you can get anywhere near them.
After all that I have done, I have to do something.
- Don't try and stop me. - Stop you?
You foolish boy.
I'm going to help you.
Have they been found?
Not yet, but the city's sealed. There's no escape.
Let it be known that anyone sheltering them shall be hung up in the streets.
Let's see just how quickly they turn against their new king.
(SOLDIERS SHOUT)
(SOLDIERS MARCH)
Are you sure this is going to work?
In life, the only thing you can be truly certain of is death.
Is that supposed to make me feel better?
I could tell you that I'm completely confident of success,
if that would help.
(SOLDIERS SHOUT)
I don't think we're going to escape this.
At least we are together.
(SOLDXERS SHOUT NEARBY)
If this is the end, there's something I must know.
Medea.
What happened between you two?
In the dark times...
there was a moment between us.
It's over now.
Medea has returned to Colchis.
I'm never going to see her again.
(SOLDXERS SHOUT NEARBY)
There's soldiers everywhere.
- How many? - Too many to fight.
No!
They're coming this way.
(HAMMERING ON DOOR)
(FOOTSTEPS DEPART OUTSIDE)
(HAMMERING AT DOOR)
- DAEDALUS: Ready? - Not really.
Remember that the wings are sealed with wax,
and if the sun is too hot, the wax will melt
and you will plummet to the ground and almost certainly die.
It is night. There is no sun.
Mm-hm. All right, you should be fine.
But remember, don't flap. Glide.
Glide and soar like an eagle.
A" eagle?
(BREATH ES HARD)
Well, go on. Go on, then.
' ANN. ' Nd.!
Don't flap! Don't flap!
Aagh! Oh!
Ah!
Oh! My son!
Ah!
He's flying.
- Any bright ideas? - (HAMMERING AT DOOR)
- (CRASHING) - Right. See you in Hades.
What was that?
Fire powder.
(SOLDIERS SHOUT)
What in the name of the gods was that?
Icarus. It's Icarus.
- He's flying? - It would appear so.
Come on!
(SOLDIERS SHOUT)
Let's keep moving.
Icarus!
(HE GROANS)
Pythagoras!
No!
- (CRASHING) - Icarus?
(GASPS)
(5055)
No...
Icarus!
I'm sorry.
(HERCULES CLEARS THRO AT)
If you've quite finished, we have to flee the city.
(CROWS CAW)
(BIRDS SING)
(SNORES)
CASSANDRA: 0 thanate,
psuukhas tautas nuun pempe thanonton teele pros oluusion
pedion kai peirata gaios.
I was praying for Melas.
There has been so much bloodshed.
Will we ever be free of Pasiphae?
It will be difficult...
but not impossible.
Pasiphae will only be vanquished...
if you find the source of her power and destroy it.
What is the source of her power?
There is a golden fleece, woven long ago by the Stygian witches.
No mortal man has ever seen it.
The power it has is... unimaginable.
Where can I find it?
In Colchis.
You will need great courage...
and huge sacrifice.
Even then, you will not succeed alone.
There's only one person who can help you.
Who?
You already know the answer to that question.
Medea.
HERCULES: Not Colchis.
- Anywhere but Colchis. - That's where it is.
It is the land of witches and dark magic.
The stories I've heard. It's the stuff of nightmares.
I hate to say it, but a man should know when he's beaten.
- You... you did everything you could. - JASON: I don't have a choice.
There will never be peace until Pasiphae is defeated.
When I came here, the Oracle told me it was my destiny to save the city.
And as much as I want to, I... I can't forget that.
I know.
Pasiphae will only be defeated when I destroy the source of her power.
That's why I have to go away.
Where?
Colchis.
It's the only way.
- Then I will go with you. - No.
It's too dangerous. I have to go alone.
Then who is to protect you from yourself?
If Pasiphae is to be defeated, then we'll do it together.
(PEOPLE SHOUT AND SCREAM)
(WOMAN SCREAMS)
(SEAGULLS can.
We won't make the harbour by nightfall.
We should set up camp.
(SH E MUTTERS QUIETLY)
(SHE WHISPERS)
(THUNDER CRASHES)
CASSANDRA: He's coming. He's coming.