Hercules' (Kevin Sorbo) ailing mentor and father figure, a Centaur named Ceridian (Tony Blackett), dispatches his young student Theseus (James Townshend) to bring Hercules the message that he is dying. The boy finds the son of Zeus in a market bazaar with Salmoneus (Robert Trebor), and the three rush to Ceridian's cave. There the frail Centaur tells Hercules he's worried about another of his proteges, the bold and brilliant Centaur Cassius (Julian Arahanga), who has grown increasingly angry and militant. When Hercules and Salmoneus set out to find Cassius, they run into the bigoted town magistrate Gredor (John McKee) and the local smith who directs them to the school where Cassius' ex-girlfriend Myrra (Marcia Cameron) teaches. On the way, Salmoneus runs into Gnoxius (Mark Clare), a fiercely opportunistic kindred soul who piques Salmoneus' interest in his latest enterprise -- selling mini-sundials on straps. As the two go off to discuss business, Hercules continues on to the school where he is curtly dismissed by Myrra, a bright and beautiful young woman whose love for Cassius has obviously stirred up the town's deepest prejudices. Even Myrra's own father Perdidis (Edward Newborn), an educated liberal who owns and runs the school, objects to his daughter's relationship with the centaur. Perdidis' assistant Locus (Robert McMullen) finally shows Hercules the way to the abandoned castle where Cassius is training his group of mighty centaurs. He reveals that the centaurs are threatening to arm themselves and march through town to the public fountain, where only humans are allowed to drink. He further explains that the centaurs will have to cross Perdidis' estate on the way and if they come armed, Perdidis has vowed he will repel them by force if necessary.
When Hercules confronts him, Cassius angrily declares his willingness to fight in order to achieve his goal of equal rights, and stalks off before the son of Zeus can explain that there might be another, less violent way. Meanwhile, Myrra, who has been stopped from seeing Cassius by her father, pleads to be at his side once again, but the centaur refuses to expose her to the dangers that accompany his struggle. Later, when Hercules rescues Salmoneus from attack by a couple of centaurs, Cassius arrives and challenges Hercules. A duel between the two formidable adversaries begins and they appear almost equally matched. During the ferocious fight, Hercules is disarmed and must grab a spear to defend himself against Cassius' repeated charges. Hercules gets the drop on the centaur but cannot bring himself to deliver the final coup de grace, so the battle continues. Finally, Hercules regains the advantage, but it is only when Theseus arrives to tell him that Ceridian is very close to death, that the battle ends.
Hercules rushes off with Theseus and Salmoneus and soon after, Myrra finds Cassius. She tries to convince him that he should be at the side of his dying teacher and begs him not to be so consumed by hatred that he rejects all humans -- even those who love him. Cassius reluctantly agrees to visit his mentor one last time, but ends up leaving in anger to arm his followers. From his deathbed, Ceridian pleads with Hercules to prevent the impending bloodshed. Meanwhile, the evil magistrate Gredor has enlisted the help of Perdidis' assistant Locus in a plot to kill Perdidis and blame Cassius for the murder. Locus has been persuaded to betray Perdidis in exchange for regaining his ancestors' land and the abandoned castle which Cassius has been using as his base of operations. As the armed Centaurs begin their march and line up for battle against Perdidis' men, Hercules steps in to prevent Locus from assassinating Myrra's father with a dagger specially made to match Cassius' knife. When Hercules exposes Locus' attempt to start a war which will result in the wholesale slaughter of the Centaurs, Perdidis and his men throw down their weapons and Cassius and the Centaurs do the same. All join together to march into town, where they are pelted by stones hurled by angry citizens. When they refuse to resort to violence, even when Cassius is wounded by an arrow, they win the citizens' respect. In the end, Locus exposes Gredor's treachery and his own greed, and the magistrate is driven out of town. The Centaurs and humans drink together from the fountain, Cassius and Myrra are reunited, and Ceridian can finally pass on to the Other Side in peace.
Starring: Kevin Sorbo (Hercules)
Guest Starring: Robert Trebor (Salmoneus), Tony Blackett (Ceridian), Julian Arahanga (Cassius), James Townshend (Theseus), Marcia Cameron (Myrra), Edward Newborn (Perdidis), Jphn McKee (Gredor), Robert McMullen (Locus), Mark Clarke (Gnoxius), Jonathan Bell-Booth (Centaur #1), Ray Bishop (Centaur #2), John Freeman (Smith), Lance Phillips (Ripis), Fred Craig (Mong)
Written by Robert Bielak
Directed by Stephen L. Posey
Trivia: Salmoneus tries to introduce the world to airsandles. He even tries to get Hercules to endorse them. This was a nod to the modern day concept of celebrities endorsing shoes.