TSUNAMI

Gabrielle sees a fortune-teller who foresees danger and death. (A typical day!) Xena tells Gabby that fate is more what you make of it. They split up to get supplies when Gabby finds Autolycus boarding a ship as a convict! She gets arrested trying to free him and the ship leaves port. Xena hops on board and discovers that Auto wanted to be captured! (The convicts were being sent to mine diamonds.) Suddenly, passengers begin feeling the ship jolt. (Gabrielle learns that Thadeus, the man in charge, has a wife named Soraya who is secretly pregnant.) Xena discovers that the sea level has dropped significantly. In fear, the captain changes course. Too slow! They're hit by a tsunami and the ship is sent floating upside down underwater! Xena is relieved to find her friend alright "'cause I need your help." Xena helps Thadeus (who has a broken leg) while Macon (one of the convicts) opens Door #1. This releases air making the ship sink lower! They manage to steer themselves onto the reef's edge near a geyser. "What are we going to do?" asks Gabrielle. "I'm workin' on it," Xena replies. Auto feels guilt about getting his friends in this situation, but he says something that gives Xena an idea. Soon, one by one, they're gonna ride the geyser's current to the surface breathing with wineskins. Soraya finally tells her husband that they're going to be a family. On the way up, Macon loses his air bag and fights Xena for hers. Xena saves him regardless. "Why'd you come back? What did you expect?" he later asks Xena. "From you? Nothing. From me, nothing less." And Thadeus learns to treat people fairly.