Hercules missed the original Iolaus. He remembered when a sacred ruby had been stolen from the head of the stone panther, and he and Iolaus went to retrieve it. Autolycus committed the crime, and he swallowed the ruby. At dusk the stone panther sprang to life, and a fierce battle ensued. When Iolaus grabbed Autolycus around the rib cage to pull him out of harm’s way, the ruby srrang free. Hearing this story, Iolaus 2 hoped Hercules didn’t expect him to be as brave as the other Iolaus. Hercules responded that no one could be.