• Original Air Date: 10/02/1995
• Written by: Darrell Fetty
• Directed by: Stephen Posey
• Guest Cast:
  • Brian Thompson (Goth)
  • Rebecca Hobbs (Elora)
  • Patrick Smith (Charidon)
  • Michael Hurst (Iolaus)
  • Ray Woolf (Bledar)
  • Robert Harte (Dax)

On a fishing trip, Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) and Iolaus (Michael Hurst) arrive at a country tavern just in time to interrupt a rampage by marauding barbarians under the command of Goth (Brian Thompson). Our heroes capture the barbarian chief and resolve to take him to Athens to stand trial, but his brother Bledar (Ray Woolf) pursues them with reinforcements, determined to rescue Goth. Hercules and Iolaus are soon attacked in the woods. As arrows whiz through the air around them, they seek safety inside a fortress, which is deserted except for a young girl named Elora (Rebecca Hobbs) and her aged father, Charidon (Patrick Smyth).

Surrounded by barbarians, Hercules and Iolaus rig the fortress to appear to be well manned and ready for attack. That night, a barrage of flaming arrows comes soaring over the fortress walls. Hercules and Iolaus race along the battlements in a desperate attempt to make it seem like many warriors are fighting back. As barbarians climb over the fortress walls, the two men fight with the strength of twenty and manage to repel the first wave of attackers. Later that night, Bledar sends his hot-headed sentry Dax (Robert Harte) to ascertain the strength of the men defending the fortress. At the same time, Elora secretly visits Goth, who was once her lover. Still later, Bledar's men cheer the arrival of a giant catapult - Titantus.

As Hercules and Iolaus try to decide how to defend against the huge contraption, Dax and a few men sneak into the fortress. After discovering that our heroes are defending the fortress alone, Bledar sounds the battle alarm. As boulders fly through the air to demolish the fortress walls, all seems doomed. Hercules, however, cleverly convinces Bledar that reinforcements have arrived. By the time the leader of the barbarians discovers the truth and attacks, Charidon and Elora have led Hercules and Iolaus, together with their prisoner Goth, through an underground tunnel to safety. As Elora renounces Goth, our heroes resume their journey to Athens.