While Xena was answering Sabrina's many questions Ares went to pay a little visit to Zeus.
"Zeus, Zeus, come out and face me you disgusting example of a god" Ares yelled out.
"Ares, what a surprise to see you" Zeus said, sarcastically.
"Cut the crap dad. How dare you say those things to my child" Ares replied, as his voice filled with anger.
"What, you mean the truth?" Zeus asked.
"Don't play smart with me, you bastard. You can not speak to a child like that way. Have you no compassion, she's your granddaughter" Ares yelled.
"She is not my granddaughter, she is nothing to me" Zeus yelled out.
"I ought to shove one of those thunder bolts of yours right up your ass" Ares yelled.
"You know very well that you could never take me. But if you want to get your ass kicked I'm right here" Zeus replied.
"And I bet you would like that. Wouldn't you?" Ares said.
"You started it, not me" Zeus replied.
"I never start it, it's always you. You always want to fight with me about one or another. This isn't about Sabrina, or even Xena. This all because of your hatred for me. Isn't it?" Ares asked.
"It's true that you are not what I would want in a son" Zeus replied.
"And what is it that you want in a son, tell me" Ares said.
"You wouldn't understand" Zeus replied.
"No father, what I really don't understand is why you disapprove of everything I do. Before when I was making wars left and right doing exactly what you wanted, you would criticize me. And now that I've changed for the better, I am actually helping more than destroying, and now I have a family. But you still disapprove" Ares said, then pausing. "Why? Just tell me why you have to hate everything about me and everyone around me?" Ares asked.
"I don't have time for this" Zeus replied.
"You'll make time old man" Ares said.
"Why should I answer your question, you're a traitor remember. You betrayed your own family, and for what, that woman" Zeus replied.
"You've got to be kidding me, there's no way those words just came out your mouth. I'm a traitor, that's one of the reasons you disapprove of me" Ares said, then laughing before continuing. "If memory serves me right father, I was not your only son who betrayed you to save Xena. Hercules actually killed you, but still what I did was worse, right?" Ares asked, with a hint of rage in his voice.
"What Hercules did was different" Zeus replied.
"And just why was it different? Maybe it was because he did it for someone he cared about, while I did it for someone I loved" Ares said.
Zeus said nothing, he wouldn't even look Ares in the face.
"Or is it because he is the great Hercules and can do no wrong, while I'm just Ares the family screw up" Ares said.
"Hercules dose the goodness out of his heart, and you however have no heart" Zeus replied.
"I used to believe that too, because you would constantly remind me that. But it just so happens I do have a heart, because how could I possibly love without one. And whether you like it or not I do know what love is, no thanks to you. So it seems to me…father, that you don't really have an answer. Or did you just decide one day for some stupid reason, that I would be your least appreciated child and that you wouldn't show me any kind of kind of love what so ever" Ares said, then turned around and began walking away.
"No that wasn't it" Zeus replied, before walking behind Ares, who had stopped.
Ares then turned around to face his father.
"Then what is it?" Ares asked.
"You were supposed to be the god of war, I didn't want you to turn out all sympathetic and good. In order to have been a great god of war you needed to be cold hearted and empty inside. That's why I never showed or told you that I loved you. And that is why I always disapproved of Xena, in a matter of years she managed to teach you the one thing that I had kept concealed from you for so long, love…. Love would only get in the way of you doing your job. You had a responsibility as the god of war to be war and nothing else. And I had the responsibility as the king of the gods to make sure you fully became war. I always wanted to be a father to you, but I had to be the king of the gods first. That is why you never experienced love before, it was the only way to ensure that you would be a great god of war. I have always been proud of you, no matter what you've done, I just could never tell you" Zeus answered, with sadness in his eyes.
Could these be true? Ares thought to him self. Did he actually care about me all this time? These questions and others trailed back and forth in his mind. Zeus then finally broke the silence.
"Son, did you hear me?" Zeus asked, as he placed his hand on his son's shoulder.
"Yeah, I did" Ares answered, in shock.
"Look I'm sorry for not telling you sooner. I just thought it was for the best" Zeus said.
"I need to go, and clear my head" Ares said, still stunned.
"Son wait" Zeus said.
But it was too late, Ares had already vanished. Zeus stood there not moving for awhile. He had finally told his son that he really cared for him, after all this time. He wasn't sure how Ares was going to take it, but at least he Ares now knows.
Ares appeared beside Xena, who was checking on Argo II at the time. Hera, Gabrielle, and Sabrina were walking around to the forest.
"Ares what happened?" Xena asked, as she saw the blank expression in Ares' face.
"All this time and he actually cared for me" Ares said, still in shock.
"What are you talking about?" Xena asked, perplexed.
"I asked him why he has always treated me so badly, and he said it was because I was destined to be the god of war. Which meant that I was never supposed to know or understand what love was, that's why he never told me that he loved me" Ares answered, as he turned to look at Xena.
"What did you say?" Xena asked, as she became as shocked as Ares was.
"Nothing really" Ares answered.
"So dose this mean that he's changed?" Xena asked.
"I don't know" Ares answered.
"Let's hope so" Xena said.
"Yeah" Ares replied, with a small smile.
"Zeus, Zeus, come out and face me you disgusting example of a god" Ares yelled out.
"Ares, what a surprise to see you" Zeus said, sarcastically.
"Cut the crap dad. How dare you say those things to my child" Ares replied, as his voice filled with anger.
"What, you mean the truth?" Zeus asked.
"Don't play smart with me, you bastard. You can not speak to a child like that way. Have you no compassion, she's your granddaughter" Ares yelled.
"She is not my granddaughter, she is nothing to me" Zeus yelled out.
"I ought to shove one of those thunder bolts of yours right up your ass" Ares yelled.
"You know very well that you could never take me. But if you want to get your ass kicked I'm right here" Zeus replied.
"And I bet you would like that. Wouldn't you?" Ares said.
"You started it, not me" Zeus replied.
"I never start it, it's always you. You always want to fight with me about one or another. This isn't about Sabrina, or even Xena. This all because of your hatred for me. Isn't it?" Ares asked.
"It's true that you are not what I would want in a son" Zeus replied.
"And what is it that you want in a son, tell me" Ares said.
"You wouldn't understand" Zeus replied.
"No father, what I really don't understand is why you disapprove of everything I do. Before when I was making wars left and right doing exactly what you wanted, you would criticize me. And now that I've changed for the better, I am actually helping more than destroying, and now I have a family. But you still disapprove" Ares said, then pausing. "Why? Just tell me why you have to hate everything about me and everyone around me?" Ares asked.
"I don't have time for this" Zeus replied.
"You'll make time old man" Ares said.
"Why should I answer your question, you're a traitor remember. You betrayed your own family, and for what, that woman" Zeus replied.
"You've got to be kidding me, there's no way those words just came out your mouth. I'm a traitor, that's one of the reasons you disapprove of me" Ares said, then laughing before continuing. "If memory serves me right father, I was not your only son who betrayed you to save Xena. Hercules actually killed you, but still what I did was worse, right?" Ares asked, with a hint of rage in his voice.
"What Hercules did was different" Zeus replied.
"And just why was it different? Maybe it was because he did it for someone he cared about, while I did it for someone I loved" Ares said.
Zeus said nothing, he wouldn't even look Ares in the face.
"Or is it because he is the great Hercules and can do no wrong, while I'm just Ares the family screw up" Ares said.
"Hercules dose the goodness out of his heart, and you however have no heart" Zeus replied.
"I used to believe that too, because you would constantly remind me that. But it just so happens I do have a heart, because how could I possibly love without one. And whether you like it or not I do know what love is, no thanks to you. So it seems to me…father, that you don't really have an answer. Or did you just decide one day for some stupid reason, that I would be your least appreciated child and that you wouldn't show me any kind of kind of love what so ever" Ares said, then turned around and began walking away.
"No that wasn't it" Zeus replied, before walking behind Ares, who had stopped.
Ares then turned around to face his father.
"Then what is it?" Ares asked.
"You were supposed to be the god of war, I didn't want you to turn out all sympathetic and good. In order to have been a great god of war you needed to be cold hearted and empty inside. That's why I never showed or told you that I loved you. And that is why I always disapproved of Xena, in a matter of years she managed to teach you the one thing that I had kept concealed from you for so long, love…. Love would only get in the way of you doing your job. You had a responsibility as the god of war to be war and nothing else. And I had the responsibility as the king of the gods to make sure you fully became war. I always wanted to be a father to you, but I had to be the king of the gods first. That is why you never experienced love before, it was the only way to ensure that you would be a great god of war. I have always been proud of you, no matter what you've done, I just could never tell you" Zeus answered, with sadness in his eyes.
Could these be true? Ares thought to him self. Did he actually care about me all this time? These questions and others trailed back and forth in his mind. Zeus then finally broke the silence.
"Son, did you hear me?" Zeus asked, as he placed his hand on his son's shoulder.
"Yeah, I did" Ares answered, in shock.
"Look I'm sorry for not telling you sooner. I just thought it was for the best" Zeus said.
"I need to go, and clear my head" Ares said, still stunned.
"Son wait" Zeus said.
But it was too late, Ares had already vanished. Zeus stood there not moving for awhile. He had finally told his son that he really cared for him, after all this time. He wasn't sure how Ares was going to take it, but at least he Ares now knows.
Ares appeared beside Xena, who was checking on Argo II at the time. Hera, Gabrielle, and Sabrina were walking around to the forest.
"Ares what happened?" Xena asked, as she saw the blank expression in Ares' face.
"All this time and he actually cared for me" Ares said, still in shock.
"What are you talking about?" Xena asked, perplexed.
"I asked him why he has always treated me so badly, and he said it was because I was destined to be the god of war. Which meant that I was never supposed to know or understand what love was, that's why he never told me that he loved me" Ares answered, as he turned to look at Xena.
"What did you say?" Xena asked, as she became as shocked as Ares was.
"Nothing really" Ares answered.
"So dose this mean that he's changed?" Xena asked.
"I don't know" Ares answered.
"Let's hope so" Xena said.
"Yeah" Ares replied, with a small smile.