Palace. Penny bows in respect to Queen Cleopatra II, as everyone introduces themselves.
"I'm Penny Warren." said Penny.
"I'm Xena, and this is Gabrielle. And Queen Cleopatra II of Egypt." said Xena.
"I'm Paige. This is my brother, Chris." said Paige.
"He's my descendant as well?" asked Penny.
Paige nods.
"Why are you here in the past?" asked Penny.
"Alti. She has strong dark magic. She's kidnaped my sisters, along with the Greek Gods, and other heroes to make herself stronger." said Paige.
"But if she doesn't have your power, she doesn't have the Power of Four." she said.
"No. But the Power of Three may suit her just fine." said Paige.
"Can you help me restore my powers?" asked Paige.
"I can try." said Penny.
Penny thinks, and recites a spell. Paige and Chris orb out, and orb back in.
"Our powers are back." said Chris.
"Xena? Are you coming with us to stop Alti? Or help Cleopatra stop Ramses? Because we have to stop Alti. She's evil. But the armies are innocents. And we've sworn to protect innocents." said Paige.
"Innocents? They're working for my brother." said Cleopatra II.
"Exactly, your highness. They believe he is right. Even though he isn't." said Paige.
"We're not saying that some of them may be evil, but we're not going to rush in there, and kill them. They are fathers, sons, and brothers of the women in the city. Just like your soldiers have wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters in this city." said Penny.
"She's right. Soldiers risk their lives every time there is a battle. Not everyone comes back home to their families and friends." said Xena.
"And in the end it is your choice." said Chris.
"Alti must be stopped. Aphrodite! Get down here!" said Xena.
Cave. Aphrodite hears Xena's calls, but knows she can't get free.
Palace.
"Aphrodite! We need your help." said Gabrielle.
Xena is now very impatient and very angry.
"ARES! SHOW YOURSELF!" yelled Xena.
She expects Ares to show, but he doesn't appear at all.
"Is he here Xena?" asked Gabrielle.
"No. He isn't." said Xena.
"How about Hera?" asked Gabrielle.
"Something's wrong, Gabrielle. Ares is always stalking me once and awhile, and would definitely show up when I called him. Aphrodite said she would come to help us. Since neither of them showed up, and Hera didn't show up or send a message that they were busy, then I think Alti has all 3 of them." said Xena.
"If she has the remaining Olympian Gods, and kills them, won't that plunge the world into chaos?" asked Gabrielle.
"Yes. For the gods of Egypt and Rome probably won't be able to make up for the Greek Gods." said Xena.
"We're going. The future of the world may depend on stopping her." said Penny.
Penny touches the queen to say goodbye, and gets pulled into the same premonition.
Cleopatra II's army vs. Ramses II's army. Many soldiers are killed. The 2 continue fighting. Just then Alti appears in a flash of black lights. She is wearing Xena's armor, and is holding Xena's chakram. Alti flings the chakram, which slices off the heads of both rulers. The headless bodies fall to the ground, and the heads roll to Alti, who then burns the bodies and heads with a stream of fire. Alti's laughter is heard, and her eyes are all black. Alti commands the armies to stand down.
"Now I rule Egypt." said Alti, laughing evilly.
Penny falls, and Xena catches her.
"Penny? Did you have a premonition?" asked Piper.
"Yes. I saw Cleopatra and Ramses fighting. Both sides losing soldiers. Then Alti arrives. Dressed like you." said Penny, pointing to Xena.
"You mean she had my armor on?" asked Xena.
"Yes. And she had that circular thing on your belt." said Phoebe.
"My chakram?" asked Xena.
"Yes. She flung it, and it sliced off Cleopatra and Ramses's head. Then she destroyed their heads and bodies with fire from her hands. She then took over the armies." said Penny.
"Anything else?" asked Gabrielle.
"She said 'Now I will rule Egypt'" said Phoebe.
"Hopefully we can stop her." said Gabrielle.
"When premonitions are given to me, it means I have to prevent them. But the premonition means we go after her, and she kills us. Then takes your armor, and kills Cleopatra and her brother, and then takes over. We need to stop her, before the entire world is enslaved." said Penny.
"We'll be back as soon as we can, your majesty." said Penny.
Chris, Penny, Paige, Xena, and Gabrielle gather their things, and prepare to leave.
"My queen, be careful. If we do not return by tomorrow then you must protect Egypt. But pray to your gods. Get them to protect you. For if we fail, Alti will come after every place of power. Starting here, and then Rome." said Xena.
Queen Cleopatra II nods, and gathers her soldiers and citizens. As the group of heroes leaves Egypt, the group of Egyptians begins praying for their gods to protect them.
Cave. Xena, Gabrielle, Chris, Penny, and Paige arrive. They see all the captives, and Alti draining their powers. Xena throws her chakram, which frees Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Bianca, Hercules, Iolas, Virgil, Eve, Hera, Apollo, Ares, Aphrodite, Hope, and Velasca from their chains.
"Let's take them down." said Xena.
Bianca destroys the crystal ball. Hercules, Ares, Aphrodite, Apollo, Hera, Eve, Virgil, Hope, Velasca, Bianca, and Iolas are still old. Penny guide them to safety, while Xena kicks Alti hurling her into the wall into an empty set of chains. Xena stabs Alti in the chest.
"Now Alti, you're finally going to die. And when you die your powers you stole will be restored to the others." said Xena.
Alti smiles evilly.
"I can't be beaten forever. I'll be back Xena." said Alti.
Alti's body goes limp, and the powers and lifeforces are restored to her former captives.
"Goodbye, Xena. My father will thank you for saving us." said Hope.
Hope and Velasca join hands and vanish in a tornado.
Chris, Leo, Cole, and the four Charmed Ones follow him out. Cole carries Peter outside. Chris and the Charmed Ones follow him out. Xena and Gabrielle destroy the rest of her lair, so nothing else can happen. Xena and Gabrielle meet them. The rest of the former captives are back to their former selves. Hera and Apollo had already left. Ares and Aphrodite stayed behind to thank Xena and Gabrielle.
"Xena. Thanks for saving us. Are you sure you don't want to join me?" asked Ares.
"No. I won't ever join you. Get it through your thick head." said Xena.
Ares just laughs, before vanishes in black and white lights. Xena clenches her fist before joining the group headed back for Cairo.
"Thanks Gabrielle for rescuing us. Now I know while you are always grumpy when you're held captive by a warlord or a freak with supernatural powers." said Aphrodite.
"I am not grumpy." said Gabrielle.
"Well maybe not all the time. See you back in Greece." said Aphrodite, who vanished in pink lights.
"We better get their quick. Ramses may attack soon." said Cole.
Cole waves his hands. The entire group vanishes.
Palace. The group appears. Queen Cleopatra II greets them.
"So you were successful?" asked Cleopatra II.
"I'm Hercules. This is my friend Iolas." said Hercules, who pointed to himself, and then Iolas.
"This is my daughter, Eve." said Xena, pointing to Eve.
"This is my girlfriend, Bianca." said Chris, pointing to Bianca.
"This is Virgil. My boyfriend." said Gabrielle, pointing to Virgil.
"I'm Phoebe. These are my sisters, Prue and Piper." said Phoebe.
A portal opens.
"We have to go back now. This is our only way home." said Chris.
The group says goodbye. Piper, Phoebe, Prue, Paige, Bianca, and Chris walk through. The portal closes behind them.
"You must be careful. For Ramses has been poisoned by Hope and Velasca. You may have to fight them." said Penny.
Penny lead the Egyptians citizens in the palace, and the ones arriving into the back of the palace. Queen Cleopatra II, Xena, Gabrielle, Hercules, Iolas, Virgil, Eve, and the army run out to face Ramses II and his army.
"So, are you ready for war?" asked Xena.
"RAMSES IS AT THE MAIN GATE!" yelled a voice from the courtyard.
"Looks like we just ran out of time." said Hercules.
Cleopatra II, Virgil, Eve, Iolas, Xena, Hercules, and the army draw their swords. Xena reaches for her chakram in case she needs it. The group runs outside into the courtyard.
Courtyard. Soldiers standing on walls, are hit by arrows, before they can shoot their own. The soldiers fall to the ground. Just then the door begins to move, and they can hear the sounds of a log hitting it. Penny enters and joins them.
"They're trying to break in." said Xena.
"Let them come." said Cleopatra II.
"Well, Penny. If you have any visions of success yet, now's the time to share them." said Xena.
"No visions yet. I hope my descendants have made it back to the future safely." said Penny.
"Penny, you need to hide so your descendants have a chance to live." said Gabrielle.
"She's right. Go." said Xena.
Penny nods, and reluctantly is lead away by a guard to meet the other Egyptians. The gates continue to be banged by a log.
"Looks like we're going to fight them whether we want to or not." said Xena.
Soldiers gather around to protect the queen.
"It's time to defeat Ramses once and for all. For the glory and safety of Egypt!" said Cleopatra II.
"For the glory and safety of Egypt!" yelled her soldiers.
Xena and Gabrielle glance at each other, and at their closest friends, relatives, and newer friends. Virgil, Hercules, Iolas, and Eve.
"Xena. You better not die on me. I've already had to revive you twice." said Gabrielle.
Xena smirks, as the doors burst open.
"LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!" yelled Cleopatra II.
The Greeks, Cleopatra II, and Egyptian soldiers charge Ramses and the Egyptian soldiers bursting into the city.
TO BE CONTINUED…