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When Xena stops a group of Tharon's thugs from stealing treasures from Aphrodite's temple, she sees a dying young girl named Daphne. Deeply moved by the child's plight, Xena remarks she would change places with her if she could. Aphrodite takes her at her word and morphs Xena's life force into Daphne. The only problem is that Aphrodite does not successfully complete the transfer and Daphne awakens to discover Xena is inside of her! Before Aphrodite can figure out how to undo her magic, Daphne's father, Galantis, arrives to take his daughter home. There Daphne learns that her mother is dead and is consoled by Xena. Back at the temple, Gabrielle, holding Xena's lifeless body, devises a plan to get hold of the special oil that separates Siamese twins, in hopes of separating Xena from Daphne.
Meanwhile, Tharon orders his men to find Xena so he can exact revenge. Sandor and his thugs find Gabrielle and Aphrodite placing Xena's body in a cave and demand that they hand her over. Gabrielle single-handedly defends the body and Aphrodite uses her magic to seal the cave until they can return. In order to get into the club where the owners of the oil, Castor and Pollux, are appearing, Gabrielle and Aphrodite pose as Swedish Siamese twins. In their disguise, the two enter an oil wrestling competition against Castor and Pollux and successfully recover the oil just before their true identities are discovered.
In the village, Xena takes control over Daphne's body in order to stop a team of spooked horses. Having witnessed the event, Sandor reports to Tharon that he believes Xena is in the body of a young girl. While he can't believe this to be true, Tharon orders Daphne's capture. Shortly thereafter, Daphne and her estranged father argue which sends her running to her mother's grave site where Sandor finds her. Once again, Xena takes over and scares off Sandor and his men. Having grown up with only one parent herself, Xena urges Daphne to reconcile with her father. While by the river, Daphne suddenly remembers that her mother died while saving her from drowning. Galantis sees Daphne and angrily orders her to stay away from the water. Daphne runs into the woods and Galantis tries to follow, but is intercepted by Sandor who kidnaps him as bait for Daphne/Xena. Gabrielle catches up with Daphne/Xena to alert Xena that she must get back to her body before sundown or forever remain trapped in Daphne. With the same deadline for Galantis's life, Daphne/Xena races off to Tharon's castle while Aphrodite retrieves Xena's body from the cave. Daphne/Xena successfully defeats Tharon, Xena's spirit is returned to her body and Galantis and Daphne reconcile.
DISCLAIMER
No Pie Tins were harmed during the making of Tharon's mask.
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