My life is a wreck. I was faintly holding the wooden planks which were now keeping me floating on the surface. I had no idea how long I was in the water, frankly everything was a bit blurry since I fell off of the ship. Of course no one bothered to help, no one wanted to be willingly connected to the drunk socialite from Gotham. Katherine Kane, twenty three years old, dishonorably discharged from the army for being gay. I could still hear the voice of my dad reading the letter from the West Point Marines. I ran my hand through my damp hair, unfortunately there was a lot of blood. Annoyed growl escaped past my lips, I must have hit a reef or something like that. Intolerable thirst was making me feel even more dizzy. I tried to look around, I really did but it was pointless. All I could see was water. An insane amount of water. Water that I couldn't drink. Fuck… I closed my eyes and prayed that the end would come quickly.

It didn't take long or maybe it did, I passed out so it was hard to say exactly. Someone was dragging me out of the water, the feeling of the solid ground under me was more than appreciated by my body. Every single muscle felt sore. Strong finger was gently copying my jawline before moving the strands of hair away from my face. I had no chance to take a look at my saviour thanks to the sun shining directly into my eyes. The dark silhouette probably realized my intentions and moved slightly to the right side, providing a cover from the sunlight. I focused my gaze on the face in front of me. As soon as I did that, all the oxygen left my lungs.

"W-who are you?" I stuttered out, my voice hoarse and low.

"Diana." She answered without hesitation, immense grin not leaving her face. Face that had to be sculpted by gods, I swear. There were other questions on my mind but the thirst and the hunger brought me back to reality.

"D-do you...wat-water?" It was getting progressively harder to talk.

"Oh…" The expression on her face changed, the smile was still there, but she looked a little ashamed. Maybe because she didn't think about offering it first? It didn't matter to me at that moment, I was happy to see her jump up and run somewhere behind me. Turning my head proved to be an impossible task so I just waited. Imagine my surprise when instead of opening and closing the car door, I heard neighing and hoofs. No way...That's not a hor- Yes. I didn't even finish my thought before Diana appeared back in my line of sight, huge black horse following her like a puppy.

"Where…"

"Drink first." She stopped me and handed me a small leather bottle. It was filled with delicious cold water, that was revitalizing every organ in my half dead body. However it didn't help with the agonizing pain pulsing in my head. I tried to look around, I was stuck on an island that was for sure avoided by technology for years. Or maybe I was just lucky to meet the prettiest woman who decided to take her horse for a ride? My eyes found Diana again, after assessing her outfit, I could safely say that it was definitely the first option.

"Thank you…" I closed my eyes for a brief moment, deciding if my skull was going to explode or not, "So where am I?"

"Themyscira." She flashed a smile in my direction, kneeling next to my side again.

"Themy-what?"

"Themyscira…" The soft chuckle escaped through her lips and my head started spinning, "You are from the outside world, you must tell me about it."

"Outside world? What are you talking about?" Confusion was slowly overcoming my mind. Not to mention the wound on my head that was bleeding again. I couldn't stop the groan that build up in my throat.

"Are you hurt?" The woman's hand moved quickly around my body, trying to find the source of the pain. Her fingers skated into my hair, forcing me to turn my head; revealing the laceration, "This doesn't look good."

"Doesn't feel good either…" I cracked a small smile and her eyes sparkled immediately.

"I will take you to my mother, she'll get someone to take care of that."

"You'll take me…" I stood up with Diana's help, my legs almost giving up on me, "On that?"

"On my horse, yes." She narrowed her eyes, curious about my reaction.

"I'm not sure if I want to ride that thing."

I gathered all the strength that I had left and refused to move any closer to the four legged creature. Imagine my surprise when the stranger picked me up like I was nothing and carried me over to the horse; my protests long forgotten. I was put up on the horse, barely breathing and afraid to move. Diana quickly jumped behind me, her body pressing against me was not helping me with my breathing issue. Strong arms locked around me, holding the reins and leading the horse inland, away from the ocean.

Next time I opened my eyes, I was in a warm dark room. Fuck...did I pass out again… There was a bandage on my head and tray with food next to the bed. I tried to reach for it but the sharp pain in my chest threw me back to the sheets.

"Stop, you'll hurt yourself even more." Worried voice sounded somewhere near the door, "Let me help." Diana was by my side in an instant, her hand on my chest softly pushing me down. Without hesitation I accepted a piece of meat that the woman brought to my lips.

"Should I start calling you my saviour now?"

"Hmm...and how should I call you?" She tilted her head, the brown piercing eyes looking entertained at me.

"I...uh...I...Kate." There was something about that gaze that made me stammer. Can I be more gay?

"What are you doing here, Kate?"

"Well...I'd also love to know."

"How did you find this island?" Her voice was stern but her expression was still friendly.

"I don't...wait... is this an interrogation?" I wanted to sit up but her hand was restricting my movements.

"I promised my mother to find out...before…"

"Before?" Sudden wave of panic washed over me.

"Before she would do what she should with an outsider." Diana vaguely explained.

"Uhm...outsider? W-Who exactly is your mother?"

"Hippolyta. She's the queen of the Amazons."

"Right…"

She was watching me cautiously. It was my luck to end on the island of crazy women. I mean, don't get me wrong, island full of women sounds nice, but everyone knows that the Amazons are just legends, that means these women are most likely insane. Diana was still staring at me, her hand didn't move so I know that escaping wasn't an option. I had to play along with this fairytale. I'd kill for a drink now… I probably could ask her if they have alcohol here but I had a history of not making the best choices under the influence.

"So, Kate, how did you get here?" She asked again, patiently waiting for any explanation.

"I...uh this is embarrassing...I was in the army and they-" I started.

"Oh, are you also a warrior?"

"Wha-yeah...yeah, something like that. They...they kicked me out because I...I am gay." I broke the eye contact right away after saying that. I was dead set on not hiding this part of me. Never again.

"Gay?" Her voice was colored by amusement.

"I-I sleep with women instead of men?"

"I know what it means." Diana chuckled and continued, "Why would they not let you fight just because of that?"

"You don't have any men between the...the Amazons right?" I waited for her subtle nod, fucking fairytale, "So it's normal here for women to…"

"To give pleasure to each other? Yes."

"In-in the outside world, it's not considered normal." All of the sudden I started to feel ashamed. She moved her hand upwards, her fingers resting on my cheek, forcing me to look back at her again.

"That still doesn't explain-"

"How I got here? Let me finish...I went home and I-I started drinking and it got out of control. I was on a cruise ship one day, with the rest of the Gotham socialites...and I fell off and yeah...here I am."

"You must have been a pretty clumsy warrior…" Diana said nonchalantly. Her oblivious attitude made me smile; unknowingly.

"That was not the point of the story…" She shrugged and moved the hand away as a gesture of trust.

Then our little conversation got interrupted by other Amazons? marching into the room. I moved back but without Diana's hand holding me down, my whole body followed quicker than I intended. The sharp pain in my chest paralyzed me and I couldn't prevent my head from hitting the wall. Last thing I saw before passing out again was her worried expression.

"Mother stop!" I heard Diana yelling before the freezing water splashed into my face, definitely making sure that I was awake and very aware of my situation. I opened my eyes, gasping for air. My gaze settled on a woman that was standing in front of me, empty bucket swinging in her hand. Another tall woman was standing next to her, long brown cloak decorating her armor. The small gold crown-like thing on her head was enough for me to understand who she was. Hippolyta… Her daughter, Princess Diana was standing on the other side, horrified expression on her face showing her disagreement. My arms were up, two other women holding me firmly in my place. I opened my mouth to say something but another splash of chilly water stopped me.

"Epione! That's enough! Mother...you can't do this…she didn't harm anyone!" Diana's vain attempts to still be my saviour only ended with more bucket's being emptied directly into my face to ensure that I am conscious.

"Yet, she didn't harm anyone yet. You don't know what an outsider can do." The queen turned around and nodded to one of my captors. Without a word, the Amazon slipped a tiny rope around me. Funny how far crazy people can go, huh?

"Tell us your name." Another one of them ordered. She looked awful lot like the queen, except that she was holding a bow and she had no cloak or crown. I didn't want to talk, however the rope around my arm started to burn. I ignored the pain for a while, trying to not give them the pleasure to hear me whimper but it was impossible to resist.

"Kat-Katherine Kane." I spat out, glaring at the only person in this room who showed some compassion to me. Diana lowered her head, her face contorted in pain. Not too fond of hurting people?...

"How did you find us?" The second round of interrogating wasn't as enjoyable as the first one.

"I...I already said it once…" My eyes didn't move from their so called princess.

"Answer!" Hippolyta didn't look like she would be willing to argue with me; or her daughter.

"Uh...just...fuck off, crazy bi-" Mistake, Kate. I swallowed another painful moan as the rope tightened. I noticed the small yellow glow that was enveloping my arm. No way...that can't be… I always thought it was funny when people were so convinced about something and at some point they realized that they got it all wrong, but let me tell you being on the other side wasn't that funny. Apparently these women were not playing on anything and the only crazy one here was the outsider who tried to resist. Even though I heard a lot about Amazons in my life, I was never able to believe that they were real. Until now, this was without a doubt the lasso of Hestia that my father told me about.

"I fell off the ship...passed out and the ocean carried me to the shore." I was praying that this would be enough as an explanation, obviously that would be way too easy for me.

"What ship?"

"That's none of your bus-" Another string of pain shot through my body. I was always the one to learn the hard way. Fortunately I didn't need more to decide that if I want to survive next few minutes, I should start cooperating.

"What ship?" The queen knelt down in front of me and I could swear that she was aware of my realization.

"C-cruise ship...I...I was drunk…" By the sounds that my answer elicited, I realized that there were other Amazons behind me; and it wasn't just a couple of them.

"My daughter told me that you are a warrior in the outside world…" Hippolyta said with a mocking smirk, "What were you doing on this...cruise ship?"

"I-I was a warrior, I got kicked out…" Even more laughter erupted in the room. Yes, that's me the laughing-stock for Amazons and everyone else…

"Why?" Oh fuck no…

"I…" Everyone was quietly waiting for my answer, Diana took a step forward but before she could defend me I finished my sentence, knowing that I had nothing else to lose, "Because I prefer women more than men...I...I am gay."

And just like that the mocking smirk disappeared from Hippolyta's face. She nodded to the Amazons who were holding me to let me go, taking the rope away. Diana hesitated a little before she took the last two steps to my side and helped me up to my feet. I didn't look at her, I didn't look at anyone.

"We can't just let her go…"

"Antiope, we-"

"Quiet." The queen stopped her daughter, "What do you think we should do with you, Katherine Kane?"

"L-let me go?" My voice didn't sound like me. I could feel Diana's fingers digging deeper into my skin, Not the right answer,

"She will tell everyone about us!" The one with the bucket shouted. Epione, that was her name.

"I won't…"

"Of course you will, you are a human…" Antiope scoffed and moved closer. In a matter of seconds, the Amazon princess stepped between me and her fellow warrior. The gesture that startled even her mother.

"She can stay here, with us…" Diana started, "We don't have to kill her and if she will stay, she won't be able to tell anyone…" That makes sense...except the part of me staying…

"My dear Diana...what would you suggest that the outsider would do here?" I was almost sure that this Antiope had to be sister of the queen, but for obvious reasons I didn't dare to ask. Listening to what my saviour prepared for my defense seemed like a better choice.

"She can train with us, learn about...about things that they don't have in her world…" To be honest being stuck on the paradise island with her didn't sound that bad…

"That is a crazy talk!" Epione jumped into the conversation again.

"Mother…" Diana pleaded one more time.

"I will allow that." Everyone was taken back by her decision, "But she will be your responsibility, Diana. If something happens, you will be the one to deal with her." Deal with her? So the death sentence is still an option…

"I understand, mother."

"Then it's decided. You are allowed to stay with us, Katherine Kane. You are allowed to train and study our culture but make no mistake, we will be watching you." Hippolyta's facial expression was unreadable but from her eyes I could say that she was proud of what her daughter just did.

The other Amazons were leaving the room quickly, not even bothering with giving me another look. When it was just me and Diana, she finally turned around to face me. I gulped audibly and it echoed through the now empty room. Tears were flooding my eyes and I was fighting to hold myself together under her wary gaze. It didn't take long before I gave up and fell to my knees, sobbing. Millions of questions appeared on my mind. Will I ever see my family again? Are they even looking for me? Am I going to survive here? She stood there silently for awhile. I tried to control my emotions but it was impossible. The reality has reached my mind and I was not able to cope with it. I suppose it had to look pathetic, because it took only few more minutes before my saviour also left the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts.