Gabrielle's evil daughter Hope (Renee O'Connor) takes the form of her mother and joins forces with Ares (Kevin Smith) to create a race of superbeings; Xena (Lucy Lawless) is forced to team up with Callisto (Hudson Leick).
A witch in training (Katrina Browne) frames Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) as an evil warlock and casts a love spell on Iolaus (Michael Hurst).
Hercules, Jason and Iolaus 2 (Kevin Sorbo, Jeffrey Thomas, Michael Hurst) return to Cheiron's academy to find the cadets out of control and the headmaster disgruntled.