Author's Note
I hope you all like and enjoy it.
In regards to updates, I will try and at least update once a week
Diana stood watching as the German soldiers seemed to be looking about the place with a different perspective, she could see sorrow in their eyes and tears causing their dirty faces to smudge with dirt and grease from working in the factories. She involuntary looked up into the sky, the dark gloomy clouds replaced by blue sky. She could make out smoke in the distance and felt the same pain in her heart when she had seen the explosion, when her brother had her pinned to the ground.
"He's gone, Steve is gone." She whispered softly, she swallowed hard.
While she had saved mankind from her war hungry brother, Ares, and had ended the war to end all wars she still felt somewhat empty.
"If only... no Diana you mustn't." She hugged herself as she stood there staring off into the distance. His last words still ringing in her ears.
"I wish we had more time... I love you." Then he was gone, running off towards a large metal object that had taken to the sky.
She turned once more to observe what remained of the battle, fires still raged from her duel. Her eyes caught sight of her shield, she was surprised that it was still intact and apart from a few scorches it was still battle worthy.
"Are you okay Diana?" Asked Sameer as he drew alongside her, his eyes glanced briefly at the sky, "So this time he truly die..." He added thinking back to the story he had been told when Steve went missing on his mission in Turkey.
Diana opened her mouth to speak when she spotted a figure in the distance. She stood watching a man walking slowly towards them. As he got closer, she didn't know whether or not she was seeing things.
"Sameer?" She asked pointing in the direction of the man.
"I see him too." Was all that man replied astonishment evident in his voice.
There walking towards them was Steve, his jacket black from ash, his face speckled with spots of blackness, his hair slightly singed. He walked in a slightly injured manor, his face expressionless. However when it caught sight of Diana he grinned slightly, only for his smile to be marred with pain. Unable to help herself she ran towards him, her facial expression a mixture of excitement, puzzlement and disbelief. She had seen Steve chase after the plane. Seen the explosion and yet here she was running towards him. She stopped short of him looking at him.
"Steve...?" She asked hesitantly.
"Diana" He returned his voice confused. Then as if remembering something he added, "Right you think I'm dead..."
"But you aren't" Diana replied, "Right?"
Steve nodded his head, "Correct"
"Explain."
Taking a deep breath Steve relied his story, "After I managed to get into the plane, I knocked a soldier out cold. After gaining control of the plane, I got her as high and fast as I could. I couldn't risk being too low or close to the ground and expose the monstrous gas to any innocent civilians. Anyway once I was certain I was clear I scrambled about the ship, knowing that I didn't have long before I would be forced to destroy the aircraft. Luckily their were a few parachutes, after tossing a grenade into the hull I bailed out..." He paused for a brief second before continuing, "I'm surprised I made it... with all the shrapnel and debris raining down around me. Next thing I know it, I'm landing on the ground busted up leg in the process but it should heal."
Diana listened intently as Steve spoke of his survival, there were several questions running through her mind, what was a parachute, why did he refer to the plane as a ship? When he finally finished his story she breathed a sigh of relief. She stared at him for a long while, unable to think of anything to say. After the silence grew between them he spoke up,
"The wars over Diana... You did it, you defeated Ares."
Diana nodded her head, it had pushed her to her limits leaving her fatigue and aware just how much her body ached. She wanted nothing more then to eat then sleep on a soft bed. She watched as Steve struggled to keep his eyes open, his body slumping and falling downward. Diana caught Steve and gently lay him down on the ground. She felt herself slipping into darkness, only three things remained in her mind as it enveloped her, Ares was dead, Steve was alive and the war was over.
