Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) are awakened early one morning when a band of warriors surrounds their campsite and launches an attack. The two make quick work of the assailants and learn from their leader Largo (Tony Billy) that he and his men have been dispatched by the ruthless warlord Zagreus (Willy De Wit) to make sure Xena doesn't get in the way of his plans to loot the village of Piedmon. The warrior princess and Gabrielle set out immediately for Piedmon, but are soon intercepted by Hower (Murray Keane) from the village of Laurel. Pleading for their help, he tells them his village will be destroyed in a matter of hours by a giant who has demanded more protection money than the community can pay. With both villages headed for destruction, Xena and Gabrielle must choose which one to help. At the flip of a coin, they proceed to Laurel with Hower to take on the giant.
Hower, whose girlfriend Minya (Alison Wall) bravely awaits his return to Laurel, falls for Xena during the journey. He becomes so lovestruck that he agrees to help Xena deliver a message to Zagreus when she comes up with a plan to try to save both villages after all. The message is that Xena won't get in the warlord's way if he will stay out of hers. Meanwhile, Xena and Gabrielle have been redirecting the giant's path to Laurel by playing with the signposts along the road. Banking on their hunch that he will want to stop at a Giant Burial Ground in the vicinity, Xena and Gabrielle hurry off in the opposite direction to the village, which has been deserted by all its inhabitants except Minya. A strong and courageous woman, Minya warmly greets them and offers the two a hot tub as they begin to strategize about how to defeat the giant. When Hower arrives back in Laurel to tell Xena that Zagreus has ordered his men to hold off attacking Piedmon, Xena is not surprised, having anticipated that the warlord's curiosity about her activities would be aroused enough for him to come looking for her.
Initially a huge fan of Xena's, Minya quickly becomes jealous over Hower's obvious infatuation with the warrior princess. When Gabrielle offers her Xena's whip in exchange for a frying pan, the feisty Minya begins working on some Xena-like moves, hoping to recapture Hower's attention. Though Gabrielle assures her that Xena would never steal her boyfriend, Minya remains unconvinced. In the meantime, Xena has deduced from the size of his footprints that the giant is none other than Gareth (Jim Ngaata), the biggest giant ever to walk the earth. When she hears thunder in the distance, realizes that an electrical storm is approaching, and remembers that Zeus killed giants with lightning bolts, Xena devises a plan. She ties a metal belt buckle to a string, creating what appears to be the world's first kite. After Xena finishes having a heart-to-heart chat with Minya about Hower, sounds of battle are heard in the distance. Just as Xena planned, Zagreus' army has crossed Gareth's path and is being stomped by the giant outside of town. When Zagreus himself, however, escapes with his life and arrives to take revenge on Xena for setting him up, he is knocked unconscious by Minya -- now all decked out in leather -- much to Hower's surprise. Seeing his girlfriend in a completely new light, Hower is bedazzled.
Xena climbs a tree in the woods just outside the village as Gareth approaches. When he arrives, she leaps from the tree onto his back, ties the kite string to his belt, dismounts with a back flip and runs off. The furious Gareth gives chase, towing the kite behind him. When the storm finally hits, the giant becomes a lighting rod and is killed instantly by a huge lightning bolt. For Xena and Gabrielle, saving two villages from destruction is just "A Day in The Life."
Guest Starring: Murray Keane (Hower), Alison Wall (Minya), Willy De Wit (Zagreas), Tony Billy (Largo), Jim Ngaata (Gareth)
Starring: Lucy Lawless as Xena, Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle
Written by R.J. Stewart
Directed by Michael Hurst
Trivia: The entire sequence between Xena and Gareth was originally filmed for "The Giant Killer", which aired earlier in season 2. It was cut from that episode due to time constraints.