In the modern day, a scroll is found in the Ionian Sea which depicts the events that happened between Xena's return from Siberia and reuniting with Gabrielle in Potedia.
A present-day Xena is besieged by the press when it's revealed that the warrior princess was once Ares's wife. Through flashbacks and flash-forwards, Xena's modern reincarnation tells the world about her epic relationship with Ares.