Move it! Move it!
Don't leave us down here!
We'll drown like rats!
Shut up, or I'll toss you overboard!
You stay chained!
We're never gonna make it to Sparta!
We'll make!
You murdered a man.
You will stand trial for that.
You are a fool!
The seas are filled - with pirates.
If the storm doesn't kill us, they will.
We'll see.
So much for pirates.
Hercules!
Unchain me!
We're gonna capsize!
Just hold on!
If the boat sinks - I'm gonna go down with it!
We'll all go down!
You won't! You're not chained to it!
Cut me loose!
We're going down!
Every man for himself!
Thanks for saving me.
Don't worry.
It's just a tree stump.
But you’re wise to be careful.
Now, I figure we’re even.
How do you figure that?
You saved my life on the boat
and I didn’t kill you on the beach
Aw, I suppose I should thank you
If I wanted you dead - you wouldn’t be here
Well, I’m here now.
Like I said
we’re even.
But if you keep on comin’ after me
I will kill you.
I’m warning you!
Don’t follow me!
Think anyone made it off the prison ship?!
Spread out!
Look for survivors!
Search the beach!
Maybe the gold washed ashore!
Tracks - human tracks.
Someone was tryin’ to cover them.
Why bother?
Unless the gold was on the prison ship, like you said.
Over here!
Tracks!
I see tracks!
Here!
This way!
There are only two sets ’a tracks.
The gold is either at the bottom of the ocean
or those two buried it.
What if they don’t want to tell us?
Then we will just have to persuade them.
Your camoulflage needs a little work.
Doesn’t matter.
You’re still a dead man.
You’re good, Hercules, even with one arm.
But are you good enough?
Here, let me help.
That’s a dried-up well you’re in.
You better start digging.
We’d find water a lot quicker
if you were down here helping me!
True, very true
but I need my rest.
Big eggs.
Looks like we’re not alone
Have a nice nap?
Look, the only way we’re gonna get off this island
is if we work together.
Oh, yeah - now you wanna work together
Just keep digging.
I could dig a lot faster if my arms were untied.
Yeah, I suppose you could.
What if I promise not to escape?
I remember the last time I gave you a break.
Besides—I like knowing where you are.
Your arm’s swelling?
It’s probably infected.
You could use my help fixing it.
I can handle it myself.
Should we bury him?
Why waste the effort?
You two - go on ahead.
Split up if you have to, but find water.
You!
Back to the ship.
Bring water!
Yes, sir.
Doubt if these two have found water, either.
They must be getting weaker.
Let us hope they do not die before they tell us
where they hid the gold.
I should have become a farmer like my father.
Then why didn’t you?
I didn’t have his touch for the soil.
That’s too bad.
You wouldn’t be here now.
I guess it’s like - every son.
You either wanna be just like your father or just the opposite.
So you became - a killer.
No - not a first.
Soldiering was just the thing to get me the furthest away from that farm
So, you hated your father that much?
No, I - I loved him
I just wanted to go on my own.
Water!
I found water
I hit water!
Salt.
I’ve been all over the east side of this island
and there’s no safe water to be found!
Then, we’ll have to head west.
Oh, I know he didn’t get up there without legs.
No - my guess is he left them with whatever was chasing him.
We’ve been on this island for two days
I haven’t seen anything big enough to do that.
Sometimes - it’s what you can’t see
that can hurt you the most.
Remember those
strange-looking pods we saw in the well?
Yeah, what about ‘em?
I think they were egg sacs.
Wow, they were huge.
I know.
Well, oh great monster killer
what are our choices?
There’s no water - no choices.
We keep heading west.
Sordis.
No gold buried down here.
Pull him up
They could not have carried it this far.
If it survived the storm - it’s back where they landed.
Don’t worry - we’ll get them to tell us.
That salt water couldn’t ’a done ‘em any good.
You think we’re gaining on them?
they’re dragging their feet.
They have to be on their last legs
How’s that arm?
You shut up and keep moving.
Get up!
You fool.
You should be saving your strength.
What was that?!
I have no idea.
Over here!
Where’d it go?
Derq. The shell
I guess it doesn’t care much for shells
Yeah - or burrowing through stone
You’re pretty good at that.
You must have had some practice.
When you’re a soldier, you learn.
Tell me somethin’
Why do you keep saving me?
The reward’s the same whether my head’s in a bag or not.
I told you before - I’m not interested in the money.
In what, then?
Justice?
You can’t really believe that I’ll get justice.
You should have thought of that before you killed Lycus.
I doubt that Lycus gave it a thought when he killed the sons of the woman that hired me.
I’ve known Lycus a long time.
I’ve never known him to kill anyone.
When was the last time you saw Lycus
There’s a family in Attica without any male heirs because of him
All I know - is that the courts decide guilt and punishment - not mercenaries
Well, the courts didn’t punish Lycus, so I did.
And how do I know you’re even telling the truth?
Cause I’m not a liar!
No - you just kill people
Derq - Derq, this isn’t the time for this.
Why?
I’ll give you - three - reasons.
We’re going to be here until we rot.
Have you always been so optimistic?
Uh, I’m just - I’m tired
I’m tired of being chased. I’m tired of running.
I’m - just tired.
If you don’t bring me back, they’ll just send somebody who will.
You should have considered that before becoming a killer for hire.
Well, the army doesn’t train you for peacetime work.
Look - if we get out of this, I wanna make a deal.
There’s no deals
Before you take me back, I wanna see my family again.
Seems strange for a - family man to be in your kind of business.
It put food on the table, all right?!
You give me your word - that I can see my family once more
and I promise I won’t - try to run away anymore.
My word is good.
Deal.
But I want something from you, first.
All right
Name it.
You were right about my arm.
It’s getting worse.
And I—I need some help.
Well, I’ve - set a few limbs - and I’ve cut a few limbs off - when necessary
This is for you - to bite on.
You ready?
You know, I didn’t do anything other than kill somebody who had killed
Revenge never evens out.
It just perpetuates itself.
You ever think about the families of the men you kill?
No, what’s the point?
It’d only make the work harder.
Maybe you should start.
I can smell them.
Come on!
Throw another one.
What? Throw another rock.
Maybe they’ve gone. Maybe -
Shh! Listen.
They found somebody else.
Come on.
Shouldn’t we be going that way?
No - they may need our help.
Wait.
Well, maybe they have water.
Stop! Stop!
Help me!
Get it off!
Quiet!
Don’t move!
Don’t - do - anything.
Stay!
Stop!
Head for those pillars.
Come on!
Hurry!
Come on!
Faster!
Hey. You have enough energy to do a flip?
Yeah - if my life depended on it.
It does.
Get down in the middle, here.
What?
Just get down.
I’ll tell you when to jump.
Now!
Thanks.
Well, there’s still two left. Ya got any ideas?
Just one.
It doesn’t require leaping, does it?
Remember - run fast.
Go!
Now-w-w!
Let’s get outta here.
Yeah. Water’s west.
Those men didn’t drop out of the sky.
Their ship—and their water - is east.
Let’s go.
Let ‘em roll!
You owe me ten dinar!
Hey! I need your boat.
I’m surprised you didn’t kill him.
Well, I guess you’re rubbing off on me.
Let’s go see your family.
Thank you.
You’re welcome. Who’s there?
Daddy!
He’s not our daddy.
Then who are you?
I’m Hercules.
You don’t mind putting them to bed?
Oh-h-h, not - at - all.
Thank you.
Oh, I won’t be long.
You just listen to Hercules.
My dad used to tell us stories before we went to bed. Can you?
I, uh - I’m a little out of practice, but I’ll see what I can do.
I was so afraid I’d never see you again.
Then, you’re going back with him.
I have to. I gave my word.
Maybe Marcus can do something.
He’s the new magistrate in Sparta
He was more concerned with - his career than my life.
But that’s so unfair.
I know.
There’s a lot of things I’ve done -
that I haven’t told you about that I’m ashamed of.
I’m sorry.
I’ll wake the children - so you can say goodbye.
No. Promise me you won’t tell them I’m here?
But, why?
If they love me like I love them -
they might end up like me, and -
I want a better life for them than that.
But Derq, you can’t just -
Promise me.
If they need someone to look up to - let it be my father -
or Hercules
I promise.
But you should see them.
We just won’t wake them.
We better go.
Execute him
Next.
No! Please!
H - have mercy!
I was only trying to feed my family
Derqus Petronicus.
His crime?
Assassination of a public official
Execute him.
Next.
Hold on, here.
Doesn’t he get a trial?
He was tried - in absentia - and found guilty.
I meant - a fair trial.
What about counsel?
This is Spartan law.
You - do believe in the law, don’t you?
I believe in justice.
Hmm - justice.
Now, wait a minute!
Save your breath.
Spartans have their own kind of justice.
But it’s not right.
Neither’s what I did.
Get on with it!
Ooh! Look! Above!
Guard! Guard! Stop him! He’s getting away!
After him, you fools!
The prisoner! There he is! Over there! Hurry!
The prisoner escaped!
After him!
Aw-w-w - don’t you ever give up?!
I suppose you’ve come to take me back again.
That was my arrow.
Why?
What was happening to you -
it wasn’t justice.
Thank you.
It’s not that easy.
You go back to your family
You be a farmer - a fisherman.
But you put your mercenary days behind you.
It’s done.
Give you my word.
Good.
Set up a perimeter!
You’d better get going.
It won’t be long before they pick up your trail.
Hercules - you’re always welcome in my home.