Chapter 1: Less than humble beginnings

Diana was bored.

She was pacing along the shore. Lost in her own head. Trying to think of something to do. Normally she would have been practicing with her sisters for the whole day, repeating combat drills, sparring, practicing archery…

But all that felt ludicrous to her now that the Gods had gifted her powers.

*FLASHBACK*

Several months ago, the Amazons had received a visit from the six Goddess that watched over Themyscira: Hera, Aphrodite, Hestia, Artemis, Demeter and Athena. They had announced that a grave threat was going to befall the Earth, and to combat it the Amazons would have to send forth a champion into Man's World.

To no one's surprise, Diana was chosen by the Goddess to be their champion. She was the strongest Amazon among them as well as the queen's daughter. It only made sense.

Seeing that no one tried to protest the Goddess choice, the five of them had encircled Diana, each placing a hand on her body and in unison, had chanted a hymn in ancient greek. After several seconds, the Goddess moved away, all smiling at Diana. The latter, not wanting to be disrespectful had thanked the Goddess and bowed, despite being absolutely clueless as to what had just happened.

"Always use these powers for good Diana" said Hera, beaming. "You are now the symbol of truth, justice and most importantly love, that will inspire Man's World to strive for greatness."

Turning to address the rest of the Amazons, Hera spoke: "Our precious Amazons! For millennia's we have kept you shielded from the outside world and away from man's corruption. Know now that these days are coming to an end".

There were nervous whispers through the crowd.

"Are the Goddess abandoning us?"

"Men are going to invade Themyscira?"

"They can try! They will be met by fire and fury like the world has never seen"

Hera simply raised her hand, the voices slowly died down until there was silence once again. She resumed:

"Do not fear brave Amazons, the barrier around Themyscira is still in place and will stay in place forever. We are simply offering you a choice. Man's World is not as brutal and violent as it once was. Our sisters are beginning to take power in many places around the world, and peace slowly starting to replace war. We feel that this is a perfect time for the Amazons to resurface in Man's World to help guide them to a brighter future. The matter in which you choose to influence Man's World is yours to decide. We will give you time to reflect on this, and send you a sign when the choice must be made."

There was a lot of apprehension amongst the Amazons, each trying to understand what the Goddess were asking of them.

Finally, Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazon's, stepped towards the Goddess placing a comforting hand on her daughter's shoulder, who was still trying to figure out what these gifts were, and spoke:

"Great Hera how will we know when the choice is to be made?"

At this question Aphrodite smiled, and winking purposefully at Diana answered:

"Trust me Hippolyta, you will know."

After this the five Goddess disappeared in a flash of light, leaving everyone with more questions than answers.

Afterwards Hippolyta had assembled her council to discuss the Goddess' omens, while the rest of the Amazons slowly returned to their daily routines.

Meanwhile it did not take Diana long to begin unraveling her new powers after she had started floating while doing jumping jacks.

She could fly, her strength had increased dramatically, she was nearly invulnerable, her vision was like that of a hawk, and she was sure there were a lot of other abilities she had yet to discover.

While this had greatly excited her, she soon realized it didn't make any more sense to practice with her sisters. They couldn't beat her. She could just stand still while they dulled their blades hitting her until they tired themselves out, or pick them up and fly them high in the sky where a drop would be deadly.

After a couple days she had stopped coming to practices, instead choosing to fly around the island or ride her horse on the beach.

*END FLASHBACK*

Now here she was eagerly waiting for this sign that the Goddess had foreshadowed, so that she may explore beyond the horizon into Man's World.

Little did she know, the sign was coming faster then she thought.