When Kora discovers that the guys are going on a hunting trip with Iolaus' Uncle Flatus, the innmaid warns Hercules that the Golden Hind known as Helene has been spotted nearby. During the course of the hunt, Iolaus tries to kill a deer that is drinking from Artemis' sacred waterfall. Artemis decides to punish Iolaus by switching his soul into the body of the deer he tried to shoot. In the meantime, his body is occupied by the deer's soul. Being hunted by Uncle Flatus and his two best friends, "Iolaus" now realizes what the deer he was hunting went through.
Flatus manages to trap the Golden Hind. "Iolaus" rescues her, but ends up getting shot in the process by Uncle Flatus. After Hercules and Jason realize what Artemis did, they inform Flatus, who becomes grief-stricken at what he's done to his favorite nephew. Artemis decides Iolaus has suffered enough so she removes the curse. Only the Hind can heal Iolaus' wound. Touched by the fact he risked his own life to save her when he was a deer, the Hind takes her mortal form as Helene and heals Iolaus. Flatus decides to spend the rest of the day trying to tell Hercules and Jason stories about Iolaus when he was a baby.
Starring: Ryan Gosling (Hercules), Dean O'Gorman (Iolaus), Chris Conrad (Jason)
Guest Starring: Angela Dotchin (Kora), Sydney Jackson (Flatus), Amber Sainsbury (Golden Hind/Helene)
Written by Jan Strnad
Directed by Andrew Merrifield