Wonder Woman
Volume 1
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USAF stealth aircraft; central Cameroonian airspace
2019
Demigoddess Princess Diana (Prince) of the Amazon stood at the rear of the stealth airplane and prepared to make her latest insertion into hostile territory; this time via nocturnal high altitude insertion. As Wonder Woman she was doing a special operation for the US government and the greater west by extension. Nigerian jihadism was spilling over into this once stable nation and was turning it into a third world shithole. As earth's appointed guardian - and by extension guardian of the entire multiverse (ordained from all time by her omnipotent father Zeus, aka God, etc.) - it was her job to keep the peace where possible. For now this was where the superhuman Amazonian warrior was to do it. Her mission had no set timeframe or objective; it was essentially a regional security operation.
The flight's crew chief stood with her at the rear of the plane; he received a transmission from the cockpit. Her magical hearing had of course already detected its details but she let him do his job. He looked over at her and held up a single finger. She gave a nod back. It them came time for her to make her insertion. The rear ramp descended and the green jump light appeared. Diana then exited the plane, without a chute, and dove away into the gloom. The distance between her and the plane increased with rapidity. The plane sped on for whereabouts unknown while she continued her unnatural plummet. She could have used her invisible airplane but she'd wanted to bridge gaps more with world governments by working with them more directly. The chaos in the world had been increasing of late and she was convinced beyond doubt that only the timeless ideals of the Amazon - love peace honor and truth - could help bring mankind back together again. Her Amazon mother Queen Hippolyta would not have approved of such earthly intervention; but then Diana was never one for conforming.
She dove straight down without needing to enter the freefall position. Even from this height she could make out the sea of trees below in the gloom without much difficulty. This was going to be a piece of cake; but it was always fun she too thought. She was an adventurer after all.
She reached the treetops moments later, but not before bringing forth her magical Amazonian shield from her back to hold it before her. She crashed through the treetops with her shield doing its job to protect her from the impacts (although her near invincibility made that action more reflexive than necessary). She reached the bottom; she used the shield to crash into the ground and to disperse her kinetic energy in a moderate fashion. The magic of it all did not disturb the environment too much; another thing sacred to all Amazons. The shield broke her fall and did the job of the chute. This magical shield was the latest permanent weapon she'd added to her arsenal; forging it in magical fires; it now went along with her standard WW accoutrements for saving lives and fighting evil of all kinds. It could also be thrown like a boomerang, or like her tiara, and return to her at will. It was a badass weapon that was both defensive and offensive in nature. She had no doubt it would serve her well in the days ahead. This would be the first mission for its official use. She still had her magical sword but she preferred to fight more defensively; sticking to her lasso bracelets and now the shield. Of course she would adapt as needed as any warrior would.
She took a moment to get her bearings before moving out. Her goal was to move to the gradual southwest and ultimately reach the capital of Yaoundé. Along the way she would encounter a number of nameless rural villages. Her mission was to assess them for enemy leanings. Intel on such places was hard to come by and was often unreliable. As WW she could help remedy that and would do so where possible. It was a tricky thing though too; she also believed that as WW she had to draw on her millennia of wisdom to guide her judgment here; she was an old soul after all. Humanity still needed to grow at its own pace; to evolve naturally. She had to juggle between evolution and non interference where the species was concerned. It was not an easy thing to do; but she would do her duty to her Amazon people her divine father for earth and definitely for herself.
She moved out when ready. She pushed through the vegetation; she didn't need to hack through it. She traveled the remainder of that night. When dawn arrived she found a heavily covered tree and climbed up into it for cover and rest. Only when evening returned did she push on with her bush trek. When dawn returned for the second day she arrived at a clearing and went prone at the bush line. A village laid ahead. She surveyed it. There were no signs of enemy activity (notably the technical - the universal symbol of jihadist power/authority) but that meant nothing. She would still need to reconnoiter it to be sure.
Readying her shield on her arm she moved out from the bush. Upon arriving at the first dwelling she peered inside a windowless hole to see a woman and two young children sleeping inside. She then heard a sound from ahead; she held her shield before her an instant later in the event it was a threat. There stood a frozen local with a filled water bucket in his hands. He was stunned; he definitely recognized her.
"Wonder Woman...?"
Diana relaxed; as did he. "Yeah."
"What - what brings you to a backwater place like ours?"
"I'm here to help you with your jihadist problem."
"Adika...who are you talking too...?" the woman from inside asked sleepily.
"No one Aziza; go back to sleep."
Adika was still stunned by the presence of earth's greatest hero. She walked up to him and offered her hand. "Call me Diana."
He took it. "Adika..." he managed to stammer out.
She gave a small laugh. "I gathered that." They shared a small laugh together.
"I'm still at a loss that you are really here."
"Well, I am Adika. I know these assholes have been plaguing you; I'm here to help that all go away."
"Would you like to have breakfast with us?"
Diana gave a warm smile and nodded. "I would." It was better than eating bugs for the past few days but she left that out of it.
"Come then."
Diana broke her fast with the Adika family. She already considered this something of a small victory. Winning hearts/minds was ever vital in a mission like this and this situation would pose no different. And she would need regional allies to make the long term change that truly needed to take root here. She couldn't do it all; humanity would have to step up here as well. It had to be a strategic partnership or it wouldn't matter in the grand scheme of things.