Author Ramblings has been interrupted by the author being blown away. * Cow flies by * You. Guys. Are. AWESOME! Wow, I feel special. I didn't think this was that great of a story but I guess it is. I'll try to make it better.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, places, or themes present in this story.
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She. Was. Dead.
The scroll, that cursed thing, held a message from Hera, Hera! She was in so much trouble, the time she broke her mother's best girdle is going to look like nothing compared to this.
Hera, queen of the gods, wife of Zeus, creator of the Amazon race, wanted to speak to her, IN PERSON! According to the scroll she was to return to Themyiscera, go to Hera's temple on the island, and wait.
"Diana? Diaaanaaaa? Diana!" Black Canary's voice jolted her out of her shock. She looked up to see her friends with concern on their faces.
'Well, there goes breakfast.' She thought. "I'm sorry, guys. This is urgent and requires my attention immediately. I'll see you later." With that the Princess picked up her tray and disposed of it. She calmly exited the cafeteria.
On the inside she was anything but calm. In fact she was mentally screaming curses in every language she knew. That's a lot of languages. She finally got back to her room, after a few raised eyebrows to which she delivered her practiced smile. She went to her bed. Underneath was a chest full of Amazonian artifacts. She grabbed a vase for a sacrifice. She checked her appearance in the mirror and concluded it was the best she could do under the circumstances. She hastened herself, as was the princess way, to the Javelin bay.
She was on Themyiscera in no time.
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The image of Diana reaching her homeland faded. The god of War closed the portal that he was using to watch Diana. "That's right, little Amazon. Run home to Mommy. We'll meet soon enough." Ares turned his attention to the people cowering in front of him. They were all reduced to a pile of ashes in the blink of an eye. There was a scream from behind him. Man, he loved this job.
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The Queen's guard came out to meet her plane as it landed on the sand. Artemis, the captain of the guard and a friend of Diana's, stepped forward. "Why have you come back, Diana?"
Diana silently held up the scroll for them to read. From there the word spread, the exiled Princess had been summoned by the gods to come back to the island.
Diana was given royal escorts to the temple. As she walked to her appointment with Hera, Diana took a look around the island. Not much had changed. Last time she was here, when she was exiled, she didn't get the chance to really commit every detail to memory. She did that now. She looked at the market, the buying and selling, the fine goods. The temples looked better than ever, polished, grander, truly worthy of a goddess.
The temple to Hera was at the peak of the island. It had a roofline over three stories high, thick columns supporting it, and intricate gold work and jewels. The guard left. Artemis waited until they were alone, "It's good to have you back, Princess." Then she walked away.
The sentiment, coming from her usually cold friend, gave her courage. She walked up the huge steps. '40,' she remembered.
She entered the temple.
She waited, and waited, and waited until she couldn't wait anymore. Then a bright light surrounded her. Wonder Woman passed out.
When she woke up she couldn't believe what she saw. She was in a field of flowers much more beautiful then anything on Themyiscera. There were all kinds of flowers: roses, violets, baby's breath, all the flowers in the world, all mixed together and all blooming at once. It was amazing. She looked at herself; she was still wearing her uniform, good.
"She's sooo pretty!" A melodious voice squealed.
"She has used her wisdom quite well for one so young." Another voice, softer and more calculating than the first put in.
"She's just what we need." A third voice, more powerful sounding but no less beautiful than the first two, said.
Diana turned around and almost fainted again. Because before her stood three women, but not just any women: Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
(A/R: I was tempted to end there, but I decided to be nice.)
Hera stood in the middle and a little in front. She was wearing a knee-length shimmering tunic made, it seemed, of clouds. Her glorious pink hair was threaded with gold strands. Golden sandals adorned her feet.
Aphrodite truly was as beautiful as the legends. Her hair shone blond, then brunette, then red, always changing. She was wearing a white ankle-length tunic, edges trimmed in gold. Her eyes also alternated between blue, green, and brown. Her smile lit up her face.
Athena was in a simple mid calf tunic. She had on a golden combat helmet and her trusty owl was perched on her shoulder.
Diana bowed before the three sacred goddesses of the Amazons. She waited to be killed. But no pain came. She heard a chuckling, "Get up my child."
Diana looked up slowly and saw the queen of the gods smiling. So with speed that would make Superman jealous and the Flash proud she got up to obey her goddess.
The queen of the gods took in the sight before her. She raised her hand. Wonder Woman prepared to be smitten, but Hera just laid her hand on Diana's cheek. "My child," Hera murmured in a tone more suited to a kind old grandmother, "you are here and you will save us all."
(A/R: Again I could have stopped but no.)
Diana was shocked. Her? Saved the gods? She didn't dare voice her questions for she had not been given permission to speak. "There is no time to waste. Speak my child but only when I am done." Diana nodded her consent. Hera spoke again, "A terrible thing has happened. One, that if Zeus actually listened to me for once, we could have avoided. Several millennia ago, when man was in his early stages, Ares and Hades made a deal. If Ares could make men slaughter one another to a degree then for a limited period of time Hades would give the majority of his power to Hades. We have been informed that the deal was good and it happened today. Ares was unleashed on the world with all of Hades' power. I'm sure we don't have to tell you this is disastrous."
Athena, petting her owl, picked up where Hera left off, "We need a champion; someone to defeat Ares before he kills the world. With Hades' power there's no limit to what he could do. We, the goddesses of the Amazons, appoint you, Wonder Woman, as this champion. We will try to help as best we can. But we cannot interfere directly as the code of the gods states that when gods make a pact they most honor it and no immortal is to stand in their way. And to make sure that we don't forget that Ares and Hades has somehow sealed all of the gods up here, on Mount Olympus, so we don't interfere. We cannot get out but we can get you in and out. That's why we brought you here."
Now Aphrodite spoke, "We can't help you that much but we can give you more of the gifts you received from us at birth. Athena, be a dear and give her some more wisdom. Hera, bless her. Hmm… well I think you can't get anymore beautiful and still be a mortal…" She suddenly trailed off, guiltily, while the other two stared her down.
Athena looked at Diana and let her owl fly to her. The owl pecked her on the cheek, like a kiss. Hera stepped forward and put her hands on Diana's shoulders. Aphrodite stepped forward and gave her a sneaky wink, she then gave her a pink, glowing vial. "For Batman." She said and winked again.
Then in another burst of light Diana, having managed not to faint, was back in the temple. She stayed a little to talk to her sisters and get caught up on island news. It was with a heavy heart that she boarded the Javelin for home. When she returned to the Watchtower she went right to her room for a shower. She was tired. Understandable since she had had a busy day. So she hit the hay early.
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As the exiled Princess' jet disappeared out of sight from Themyiscera all the Amazons collapsed. From the shadows of the palace that Diana had so recently left stepped Ares. As he looked at the queen of the Amazons that lay at his feet he cracked his knuckles. "I am going to enjoy it here." Ares sat on the throne.
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Diana woke up not rested at all; something had interfered with her sleep. She decided to dress and work out for a bit. After a refreshing battle simulation, she took a much-needed shower and went to the cafeteria for some fruit and water. All in all it was turning out to be a good day for Wonder Woman despite lack of sleep. She was of course thinking about her goddesses' words and the potion meant for Batman. She was, of course, going to obey her goddesses but she had no idea what Ares was going to do. So for the time being she just had to wait. Suddenly, she heard J'onn's telepathic voice, "Diana, please report to the control room immediately." She threw her trash away and went to the control booth.
When she got there she was going to ask what was wrong but the words died in her throat. For on the big screen, in front of the world, were images of the Amazons, her sisters, invading and killing, IN MAN'S WORLD!
Author Ramblings continued: Okay I am going to end it there. Hope you like this chapter. And again, no beta so all mistakes are mine.