FADE IN

Underwater. Water swirls around violently. The water is dark blue and there isn't much light anywhere. In the distance, a blurry view of what looks like a great city.

Montage of chaotic images begin to fade from one to another.

* Water swirling and churning
* Medium close-up of two men, one in a green shirt and a glass helmet over his head and the other with no shirt on (both visible only to the waist) fighting in the water, one with a metal sword, the other with a white spear that looks made out of bone.
* Water crashing and foaming in large waves
* A group of men and women, some screaming, others clamping their hands over their mouths in horror
* A palatial building swept away by a huge wave of water

The face of a young woman, in her 30's, begins to fade on screen, superimposed over the chaotic scenes of underwater disaster.

She has wavy brown hair and brown eyes and looks very distressed as she stares into the camera.

WOMAN (voice soft and echoing):
     Sister... Our destruction is near. We need your help. Echo will show you the way to Thera. (pause) You're our only hope... (pause) Please, Sister... Save us...

There is a flash of white light across the screen.

CUT TO

Close up of two deep blue eyes as they fly open. We pull back to see a woman in her sixties sit up in her bed with a start. She is breathing heavily and looks distressed. The camera pulls back to show a simple room, modestly furnished, with a table and a fireplace. The moonlight is shining through the window. Distracted, the woman closes her eyes and moves her hand back; her hand accidentally hits an extinguished lamp on the bedstand and knocks it to the floor with a loud crash.

FEMALE VOICE (off-camera):
     Grandma!

A woman in her early 20's, with long brown hair, rushes in, goes up to the bed and sits down on the bed, taking the old woman's hands.

YOUNG WOMAN:
     Are you all right?

GRANDMOTHER:
     I'm fine, Keyana.

She continues to stare ahead, gasping for breath. Keyana rubs her fingers, concerned.

KEYANA:
     Did you have a bad dream?

After a long moment Grandmother turns to look Keyana in the eye.

GRANDMOTHER:
     Not just a dream. It was...a vision.

KEYANA (shocked):
     But you haven't had a vision in twelve years.

GRANDMOHTER (nods):
     Not since your parents died. (pause) It was a vision, though, Keyana. It felt so...real. There was water, and a battle over some city, and this...woman. She was calling for my help and... (pauses) she said she was my sister.

KEYANA (puzzled):
     But I thought you were an only child.

GRANDMOTHER:
     I was.

KEYANA:
     Then maybe it was just a dream.

GRANDMOTHER:
     I don't know. She said something about a place called Thera--and that someone named Echo would show me the way.

She throws off the covers off her body and begins to stand up, her legs weak.

KEYANA:
     Grandma, what are you doing? The healer said--

GRANDMOTHER:
      Let's pack. We're going to Thera.

A close-up of her face. She looks determined.

DISSOLVE TO

A close-up of Xena's face, lit by the bright sun.

XENA:
     So. This is Thera.

The camera pulls back to show Xena, Gabrielle and Darion standing on a sun-drenched beach; the sand is almost black as it glitters in the sun. A small boat is moored nearby. There are trees and white cliffs visible in the distance.

XENA:
     Remind me again why we're here?

GABRIELLE:
     Only because the beauty of this island is legendary. (She sweeps an arm around her) Look at this. Black sand and white cliffs. Have you ever seen anything like this before?

XENA:
     Nope. And I can't say I've missed it.

GABRIELLE:
     Oh, come on, Xena. Don't be so grumpy. Even you can use a vacation.

DARION:
     I bet it's not going to end up being just a vacation.

GABRIELLE (grins):
     What do you mean? We're here to relax--have a little fun--

XENA:
     --do a little fishing--

GABRIELLE (grins at her):
     See? I knew you'd end up looking at the bright side eventually.

DARION (unflappable):
     You'll see. Some kind of job will turn up. (grins mischievously) It always does.

GABRIELLE:
     Come on. I don't think there are even any people on this island.

XENA:
     Oh yeah? Well, think again.

The camera pans around for a long shot of the beach. We see a female figure coming from the distance.

DARION:
     I bet it's someone with a problem you're going to fix.

GABRIELLE (ruffles his hair):
     Darion, I think you're getting a little ahead of yourself. (laughs) I bet it's just another visitor.

The woman approaches. It's Keyana, the young woman we saw in the preceding scene. She stops, eyeing Xena, Gabrielle and Darion uncertainly.

KEYANA:
     Xena?

Close-up Darion, who beams proudly.

DARION:
     Told ya.

Gabrielle shushes him.

XENA (squinting at Keyana in the sun):
     Who wants to know?

KEYANA:
     My grandmother said you'd be here. She-- (a little sheepishly) she had a vision. She thinks you could help. You see, we're here on a mission.

DARION (pumps his fist into the air):
     YES!

FADE OUT

END OF TEASER