MOUNT OLYMPUS
Aphrodite lounged on her couch as other gods and goddesses went about their godly lives of laughing, loving and arguing. She ignored them for the most part. Her attention was focused on the clear liquid that halfway filled the small delicate golden chalice she held in her delicate hands. In the liquid, she watched the Champion of the Amazons and the mortal known as Batman. She had been watching the two interact with each other since Diana went into Man's World. Aphrodite saw the spark that existed between the two, the spark that could turn into something so much more.
Athena sat next to her sister, looked into the chalice, and smiled warmly as Diana quickly subdued several thieves with her golden lasso. "I never grow weary of watching her." Athena said. "She is magnificent."
"She is sister, but what of her heart?"
"Her heart? She is an Amazon, she is above that."
Aphrodite smiled and the liquid flashed to Diana and Batman. They were sparring in the training room. As they fought, there was an endless stream of flirting and friendly banter. When it ended in a draw, Batman handed Diana a towel, her fingers lingered on his gauntlet before taking the towel with a "thank you" and with a smile exited the training room. Athena watched, as a smile emerged on Batman's face as the doors slid closed behind Diana.
Athena knew of the warrior, who had trained his body over a lifetime in many disciplines of warfare to be a lethal weapon, but he never took a life. Athena knew nothing of the man, and that made her curious.
Both goddesses were so enthralled with watching Diana and Batman that they failed to hear Hera approach them.
"Why are you two not participating?" Hera asked. The goddesses looked around to see everyone else playing a game.
Both leapt to their feet and bowed respectfully. "We were watching the Champion of the Amazons my queen." Athena said.
"Ah, Diana, what is that she has done to warrant your devoted attention?"
Aphrodite smiled and showed Hera the liquid. The queen of the gods watched as Diana and the mortal fought valiantly alongside each other. She saw how the mortal acted around her Champion, how he sometimes went so far out of his way to protect her, as if she needed protecting. She saw how the mortal fought alongside those who could be demi-gods, and how those demi-gods showed the utmost respect for him. She also saw how the Champion looked at him, how she smiled at him, and the flushing of her cheeks when he touched her. Hera saw how the slightest touch from the mortal made Diana shiver in pleasure.
"Who is this mortal?"
"He is called The Batman my queen. A mortal who has trained himself to be most lethal, my queen, but he refuses to take a life." Aphrodite waved her hand over the chalice again and it showed a very dapper Bruce Wayne dancing with Diana, who was dressed in a long black strapless gown. They danced slowly, their bodies touching, her head on his shoulder and a content smile on her lips. "The Batman is known only to the world as Bruce Wayne. He lost his parents to violence at a young age, and has forged himself to ensure that no child would have to face what he did."
Hera nodded as she laid herself on Aphrodite's couch and waved her hand. As the smoke faded, a lithe woman stood before Hera. "My dear Persephone, I require the presence of the parents of The Batman, known also as Bruce Wayne."
Persephone bowed graciously and disappeared. Several seconds later, she returned with a young couple, bowing before her queen. The man was attractive, dressed in a black tuxedo complete with overcoat and fedora. The woman was dressed in a lovely dark gown and overcoat, she was clutching the remains a pearl necklace to her bodice.
"My queen, I present Dr Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha Wayne." Persephone said rising from her bow.
"I am Hera, queen of the gods. I wish to know more about your son."
