"Guys, guys." "Come on, come on." "Drink up." "We gotta get back to drills." "Relax, it's okay." "We've still got a few minutes." "Jason, this was left for you." "Happy Birthday." "It's your birthday?" "I-I didn't know it was your birthday." "Did you know it was his birthday?" "It's your birthday?" "Oh, it's a Corinthian surprise party." "You surprise the guests." "Come on, why didn't you tell us it was your birthday?" "Well, I didn't want you guys to feel like you had to get me something." "Oh." "Good." " Iolaus." " Iolaus." "What?" "What present do you give a future king?" " Oh." " Oooh." "Something like that." "Who's it from?" "It's from my uncle." "These belonged to my father." "He used them to break the Barbarian siege." " Really?" " The Barbarian siege?" "Stellar!" "That was really nice of your uncle to send 'em to you." "Ah, he knows how much I miss my father." "Yeah, we all do." "Well, these are definitely cool, all right?" "Too cool for academy wimps." "Hey, can we help you?" "You're sitting at our table." "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see your name carved on it." "That's assuming you can carve your name." "You academy punks come in here and act as if ya own the place!" "I own the place, so calm down, Melotheum." "We don't have a gladiators' license yet." "Hey, they can stay." "It'll just cost 'em that sword and shield." "Really?" "Why don't you come try and take 'em?" "Hold it, hold it, hold on a second, Jason." "Um, let me just get this straight, uh, you're willing to fight over a table?" "Mhm." "Well, I can see fighting over a kingdom." "Or fighting for a noble cause." "Or to stop outlaws." "But over a table, I don't know." "I-I just wouldn't think of that, but, um..." "Well, if you and this table seem to be so in love, my friends and I wouldn't want to keep you two lovebirds apart any longer." "So, do you wanna be alone with the table?" "Yeah, well, we were getting back, anyway." "Get goin', get goin'." "Listen." "Get outta here, birthday boy, all right?" "We'll take care of it." " I'll see you at the academy." " All right." "I'm gonna go polish my sword and shield." "Uh, I don't have any money." "Well, I don't have any money." " Hey, Lilith." " Lilith." "Huh?" "Oh." "Yeah." "I'll take that sword and shield now." "In an age of light and darkness," "Zeus, king of the gods, ruled the universe." "He had a son." "Half-god, half-man." "Young Hercules longs to find his place in the world, the father he's never known, and what it means to be a hero." "Before the man became legend, before the legend became myth, came the greatest adventure of all." "I said we wouldn't fight over a table." "I never said we wouldn't defend ourselves." "You'll be sorry when my brother hears about this." "Wow, so this is the sword and shield used to fight off." "Melotheum and his gang?" "Yeah." "All he did was hold it up like this, and off they ran." "Yeah, there was more to it than that." "Cool." "Jason running Melotheum off, all by himself." "Wish I could've seen it." "Me, too." "Time to choose a Dacuuda." "Dacuuda?" "Follow me." "What is he talkin' about?" "What's a Dacuuda?" "Uh, he's talkin' Centaur, again." "What's Dacuuda?" "Don't you ever study?" "Not really." "Dacuuda." "It's an award for the student demonstrating the highest ideals of the academy." "And those would be?" "Honor, skill, loyalty." "Which automatically leaves you out." "Iolaus, Lilith." "First test of skill:" "One-to-one combat." " Here you go." " Thank you." "Begin!" "Whoa, sorry, Lilith." "My eyes!" "Why did you stop?" "I can't see!" "Lilith, you must be ready for anything." "You must learn to see with other senses." "Jason, Hercules." "Smooth move, lolaus." "Go, guys." "Hope you know how to use those things." "Begin!" "Ow!" "Ooh!" "Uh, I, I guess that I yield?" "Man, that was pathetic." "Yeah, um, congratulations." "I was just lucky." "My father's things made the difference." "Well, local prince on his way to being Dacuuda." "Yeah, with that sword and shield, nothing can stop you now." "Hephaestus?" "It's Hercules." "In the workshop!" "There." "Fit for a god." "So, what brings you here?" "Good reason." "Huh?" "My private collection." "Okay." "Yeah, I'm real proud of this." " Whoa!" " Hey!" "Listen, this is way, way, way, way..." "Way beyond what any mortal has seen?" " Yes." " I know." "Oh." "Oh-ho-ho, oh." " May I?" " Yeah." " Oh, wow." " Oh." "Could you back up for a second?" "Oh, well." "This is so light." "It's just got such a great balance." "My own special alloy." "Three times as strong and twice as light as Phoenician iron." " Woo." " Hey, try it." " Huh?" " There, try it." "Oh, yeah?" "All right." "Huh, huh?" "Well!" "Drop it." " Drop it?" " Trust me, yeah." "Okay." "Hey, trade secret." "Magnetic metal." "Okay." "Okay, watch this." " Wow." " Okay." "Better stand behind me." " All right." " Ready?" " Okay." " Okay." " Here we go." " Here we go." "Yeah." "It's great for fighting dragons!" "Or visiting Uncle Hades." " Woo!" " Yes!" "Listen, I don't know what to say." "You know, how can I repay you?" "Hey, you already have." "You stuck by me when Hera threw me out of Olympus." "Come on." "Whoa, and I thought Jason's sword and shield were awesome." "Where'd ya get that stuff?" "Oh, uh, just found it in some cave." "Oh, come on, you stealing from a god?" "I see you've replaced your sword and shield." "I trust you don't think that being Dacuuda is about shiny weapons." "A Dacuuda must learn to trust his or her senses." "Hercules, Lilith." "Blindfolds." "Thank you." "All right." "Lost something, Hercules?" "Well, looks like I found it." "Hey!" "How'd you do that?" "How?" "I'm not telling my secrets." "Ow!" "A Dacuuda must be adept at one-to-one combat under any circumstances!" "My father's sword." "Listen, I'm sorry." "Hey, you busted it." "Why you being a hotshot, huh?" "What're ya tryin' to prove?" "Nothing, it's just these new weapons." "I'm sorry." "My father gave me a gift and you don't like it." "You're jealous!" "Man, this sword is hot." "Tell you what." "If it were mine, I would mop the floor with all of you." "Just watch it, all right, lolaus?" "It's not a toy." "Woo!" "Ooh!" "Eee." "Here." "Oh, come on, you guys." "You're not gonna stay mad at each other forever." "She's right, you know." "Listen, uh, why don't you let me buy your food, huh?" "I'm not hungry." "Can I have his share?" "Iolaus!" "Your lack of sensitivity is amazing." "Hey, listen." "Um..." "I broke yours, so you take mine." "It's only fair." "I can't take it." "I can." "Listen, I didn't wanna fight your brother, and I don't wanna fight you, okay?" "What is with this family?" "I heard about you cadets and your fancy weapons." "You say you don't wanna fight?" "Well, you won't be needin' yours, then." "Uh, I don't think so." "I mean, the last thing this world needs is for them to fall into the hands of some big, ugly, creepy, funny-looking..." "Hey, lolaus?" "What?" "Can you go get me some more water?" " What?" " Uh, just please, trust me." "Okay, but now is a really bad time to be thirsty, Hercules." "I understand." "Do this alone." "I got myself in this mess." "It's just you and me, academy wimp." "You had enough?" "Do you yield?" "Is this what you call a fair fight at the academy?" "All right." "Whatever." "That was too easy." "Think, think." "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" "But I'm over here." "You put up a good fight, Midicus." "You turned the tables on him, Herc." "Someone get her some water!" "Is she okay?" "My eyes." "I can't see!" "Guess I'll be getting lots of practice in the blind drill." "What you need is rest." "Well?" "Only time will tell if she gets her eyesight back." "Lilith can't see." "Jason hates me." "Iolaus doesn't want me around." "Well, I know how it feels not to be liked." "It's just stupid!" "You know?" "It was all about being the best!" "Jason had new weapons, and I wanted better ones, and..." "Just take 'em, all right?" "All they bring is trouble." "Well, in that case, I don't want 'em either!" "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" "Ah, thanks." "Take care of him for me, will you?" "Whoa." "Is this the punk?" " Yeah, that's him." " That's him." "So, you're the hotshot cadet with the fancy weapons, who picked on my two little brothers." "Uh, I don't know what your brothers told you, all right?" "But I didn't wanna fight them, and I don't wanna you." "In that case, you give me those fancy weapons, and we'll call it even." "Well, interesting story, that." "Um, I don't have them." "I say we start whomping on him now, and he'll get 'em fast enough." "If he doesn't have them, let's just go home." "Hey!" "It's about respect!" "If Pa taught us one thing, it's never back down from no cadet." "Especially, when he ain't got no weapons." "Well, well, we meet again." "Hi, kids." "What's the problem here, Hercules?" "Ah, well, there's no problem, actually." "I was just telling these guys that I don't have my weapons anymore, so..." "Where did you hide 'em?" "Uh, I destroyed them." "We have a problem." "Sounds like you cadets could use a hand!" "Lilith?" "Ahhh!" "My eyes!" "Hey, she's blind." "Now, we've got her." "This is going to be easy." "I told you we should have gone home." "Be quiet." "What do we tell Pa?" "Be quiet!" "Are we in trouble?" "Well, it seems like you had no choice but to fight." "You were unarmed and outnumbered at the start of it." "There's no need for the final test." "So, did you choose a Dacuuda?" "You chose for me." "Me?" "You all fought with skill and loyalty and honor, but Lilith discovered that a warrior's strength comes from within." "I did?" "Well, how?" "When you saw without your eyes." " Happy birthday." " Happy birthday!" "Guys, you shouldn't have." "It's my father's sword." "You fixed it." "Yeah." "Hephaestus fixed it, but yeah." "Ah, guys, I don't know what to say." "Well, just say that you'll put it away in a safe place where we won't get tempted to show off with it, all right?" "Mind if I have a go before you put it away?" " Can you see?" " Yes!" "You can see?" "That's great!" "Cheiron, you're the master!" "Hey, this calls for a celebration at Kora's." "All right." "Ah, just one thing?" "If someone wants that fancy belt of yours, just give it to them." "All right?" "Hey, Jason, listen, uh," "I'm really sorry about what happened to your sword." "Don't worry about it, Hercules." "Hey, birthday boy treats!" "Huh, right?"