Hercules is a teenager and is sent off to Cherion's academy to learn to be a great warrior. When he is there with Iolaus he meets Jason, the young King of Corinth. When they learn that his father is sick, they set out on a journey to find the golden fleece.
Strife gets some help from Ares and poses as a student at the Academy. Ares and Strife have a plan to trap Hercules by giving him the location of a chalice that once belonged to his father.
Strife frames Iolaus for stealing money from Kora in an attempt to lure Hercules into trouble.
Hercules steals a chalice from Hera and loses the protection of Zeus. Ares realizes this is his chance to finally kill Hercules.
Iolaus, Lilith and Fiducius are being held hostage by Iolaus' old gang and Hercules has to rescue them.
Hercules, Iolaus and Jason head to Athens to find a new cook for the Academy.
Hercules, Iolaus and Jason have detention. Iolaus has to work at Kora's so he asks Hercules and Jason to cover for him.
Artemis asks Kora to help her find the fruit that was stolen from her temple. Hercules and Iolaus end up having to watch over the inn while she is gone.
Hercules loses in a practice swordfight with Jason, so he goes and asks Hephaestus to build him some new weapons. Hephaestus makes him a sword and shield that cannot be harmed by anything. Iolaus and Jason get jelous which leads to problems with the friendships.
Hercules, Iolaus, and Jason stumble into an Amazon camp and invite some of the girls to come to the academy.
Hephaestus is lonely so he builds himself a woman. The problem comes when she falls for Hercules instead of him.
Strife and Discord trick the centaurs and the amazons into going to war. Hercules and his friends don't know who to side with.
Hercules and his friends run out of time as the war between centaurs and amazons begins.
Hercules is tired of being known as a wet blanket by his friends. Hercules decides the only way to fix this is to get the fire from Hephaestus's forge to make him more like Zeus.