| abstract | - While Salmoneus is trying out new business exploits (such as air sandals etc.), Theseus, another underling of whom the Centaur Ceridian is mentoring, comes with news to Hercules that he's dying. Hercules and Salmoneus travel to see Ceridian......who informs him of another he is trying to mentor--Cassius. Ceridian is worried Cassius may use his powers in undesired way and wishes Hercules to 'set him right' that way he can die a happy man. Cassius is centaur who is enraged over the rights the humans have set upon them. He plans to march up to the fountain (where centaurs are restricted) and either confront or kill the humans. He detests humans in general. Hercules finds Cassius's human ex-girlfriend, Myrra, a school-teacher, who's father Perdidis directs him to another man named Locus, who directs him to the castle grounds where he can find Cassius. Unfortunately, Cassius will not heed a single thing he says and they prepare to arm themselves and go up to the fountain (armed centaurs are even more not allowed). Meanwhile, Salmoneus and a business 'partner' named Gnoxius come up with wrist (sun)dials....at first which Salmoneus calls Sunex but then decides that wristoflex sounds better. After another centaur fight, Theseus comes with more news that Ceridian is dying, Hercules goes at once, but Cassius after some sharp words from Myrra goes as well and gets into a heated argument with Ceridian. But since Ceridian is dying, Hercules refuses to go anywhere...until Centaur reminds him he will be the only one who can stop them. As the armed centaurs walk across Perdidis' estate, he stops them and the magistrate Gredor and Locus try to encourage their warriors to kill the centaurs--to provoke the centaurs start killing: therefore having a reason to wipe them out. Hercules sees through this plan and tells it Cassius, and tries to stop him. Cassius only replies he accepts this from all humans....to which Hercules promptly tell him to kill Myrra and Theseus since they are humans, but he refuses saying they are not the ones who are stopping them. Herc makes a point that neither is Perdidas, so he tells them to put their weapons down calmly and just go on, of which Perdidas agrees. When they get to the public, Hercules thwarts Locus' plans to kill Perdidas. Upon being apprehended by Hercules, Locus tells the public that Gredor has been lying and has tricked the public into hating centaurs so that he can have Perdidas's estate and so Locus can have his ancestral castle. Hercules lets the magistrate resign and leave. The centaurs are allowed to drink from the fountain. Meanwhile Cassius and Hecules are back with Ceridian, who's time is coming near, Cassius apologises and Ceridian is happy, he then leaves for the other side as a happy man and Cassius takes his place as the new leader. Cassius thanks Hercules, and Myrra announces that her father is opening a new school. Hercules coments that her father is a wise man......everything ends in harmony.
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