CHAPTER 2.
Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Superman walked uphill to get to the top of the hill in that order. Batman was in the lead, since he could use his detective mode to detect the source that blocked his powers. Wonder Woman was after her husband, since she knew what an island was like, or at least her home. Before they started up the hill they had a little talk about why Batman did not use his grapple gun.
"I will not use my grapple gun with you," Batman replied as he headed for the climb. "You are not used to it, and I do not want you to fall into the void and blame me for your fall."
"Besides, Kal can not." Diana added defending her husband, Bruce. "I saw the rocks, and they are too weak to support Bruce's grapple gun. We will not be able to climb."
"Then, you go, and I'm here to fish," Arthur said as he poked his head into the water to order the fish to come. No fish arrived. Batman grabbed him by the shoulder, and Arthur fell to the ground. Batman was used to using more force when it came to Arthur, but without his powers, he was as light as Dick, his adopted son.
"You come with us to the top or I have you repair the ship." He made him choose Batman. "You know you have no powers, so you do not have many chances to win. It's up to you." Arthur got up calmly, before attacking Batman with his trident. Batman intercepted the trident, and hit Aquaman with his own trident. Kal and Diana could not believe that Bruce would beat Arthur so easily.
"You come or I'll make you repair the ship."
"Good." Arthur said getting up. As they climbed the hill, Kal could scarcely believe that he had no powers, just like Diana. This was the strangest thing that had ever happened to him, which had made him forget his memories of Bruce and Diana fucking. In the middle of the climb, Kal began to feel tired, since he had never lived without his powers in all his life, so without them he did not have good physical condition. With the others there was not much problem, since Arthur did not have total invulnerability, but he did have some physical condition; Diana always had to learn to survive in any environment even without her powers, and Bruce was human, so he was in great physical condition.
After five minutes, they reached the top of the mountain, curiously, it looked like a training place, which reminded Diana of several training sessions in Themyscira because of how similar the mountain was. The mountain had a center of rock, and around the center of the rock there were four fragments of earth, with different portions each.
Kal came crawling to the top, while Arthur took the opportunity to kick him gently to keep crawling. Arthur would never take Superman or Batman on his shoulders, unless they were badly wounded, but this one was a fatigued alien because without his powers he was as frail as a human.
"Everyone must go to a corner, maybe in one of them we'll find a signal," Batman ordered.
Each one went to their corner, Diana obeyed but because she also knew that in some of the corners of the mountain there should be a signal to call someone through the communicator. Everyone tried, but in vain. There was no success with any communicator.
Batman turned around and saw Diana, he smiled to see her while she remained on her back still trying to use her communicator. He was relieved that his wife was here with him. Diana meant everything to him since they got married, and he was not willing to let her go easily. However, being on an island that neutralized her powers disturbed him. He knew it was magic that was behind this, but he could not guess what it was.
His thoughts were interrupted when he saw Diana shot in the head. Batman felt his greatest fear and sadness, while his legs weakened momentarily. Batman ran and shouted his wife's name.
"Bruce!" Diana shouted. Running towards him, very worried.
"Diana!" Bruce screamed in relief when he saw her approach him. When he reached Diana, Bruce wrapped his arms around her. Diana wrapped her arms around Bruce as well.
"What's wrong?" Diana asked looking at him very nervous.
"I thought I had lost you." Bruce responded sighing very nervously. "I saw they shot you," he whispered.
"They never shot at me, Bruce." Diana answered. "You're good?"
"I just saw you fall to the ground," said Bruce, still whispering.
"It was only your imagination, Bruce." Diana said. "You do not have to be afraid."
"What happened?" Kal asked. "We heard a scream. Are you two alright?" Bruce and Diana turned around.
"It was just a hallucination, Kal." Diana answered without taking her hands off Bruce. "Everything is fine."
"Sure?" Arthur asked. "It's the first time I hear that Batman screams like a child."
"Insurance." Batman interjected.
"I do not think I've heard you like this before," Kal said mockingly.
"Unless you want to scream when I break your arm ... both of you," said Batman, releasing Diana and approaching them.
Batman looked at Arthur, so he stopped seeing him, while Kal walked away from him. Arthur ran his hand through his short beard as he thought about how to leave the island to bring rescue fish. While thinking about this, he thought of his wife Mera, who would surely think that he would return home until nightfall.
"Arthur!" Arthur heard that cry coming from a very familiar voice.
"Did you hear that?" Arthur asked.
"Hear what?" Batman asked.
"It's Mera," said Arthur. "She came to rescue us," Arthur said. He heard Mera's scream again. "I'm going for her." Arthur started to run.
"Arthur!" Batman yelled. "Follow him."
Arthur reached the shore while Mera's scream grew louder each time he approached the shore. Arthur could not be happier that his wife came to save him. He would rub it to Batman and Wonder Woman when they were at home. Arthur did not find Mera anywhere. He called her name several times but received no response. His companions came after him. Diana and Kal put a hand on Arthur's shoulder, which was about to jump into the water.
"Mera is not here, Arthur." Batman replied. "You imagined it."
"I did not, she called my name. She came here, "Arthur said turning around to Bruce.
Bruce used his detective vision to see if what Arthur had said was true. Scanned all around, but found nothing. Batman knew that this was weird, and maybe this would have to do with the mysterious source that annulled the powers of Kal, Arthur and his wife.
"There is no one, Arthur," said Batman. "You imagined it."
Arthur calmed down but still went to the water to call to the fish. Maybe he would recover his telepathy with the fish sometime later. Kal could not help thinking that something strange was happening. Kal spoke to Diana.
"Say, do you think something bad happened here?"
"Maybe, Kal." Diana answered looking at Bruce, who was repairing the ship so they could leave before the island. "That Arthur heard Mera's voice without her being here maybe so he could hear it."
"I do not know, Di. With the performance of Arthur and Bruce screaming your name, I say something bad is happening here."
Bruce approached them and told Kal to help Arthur with fishing. Kal ran without hesitation. Kal hated to feel like this. Even during the climb to the mountain he tried to activate a power, but no power worked.
Bruce continued repairing the ship standing, while Diana tried to make one of her powers work, but she did not even manage to make her tie work. Diana tried her telepathic trick with her magic tiara, but she did not even hear anything. Diana sighed, since she was thinking about asking her mother for help, since they should be closer to an island that nobody knew. Her tiara would not contact the league either, but surely they were already looking for them, now she hoped they would not be long. Diana spoke to her husband.
"You were very hard with Kal and Arthur."
"They did not stop bothering us, and Arthur is a lazy guy." Bruce answered without looking at Diana.
"Yes, but you take advantage of them when they do not have powers." Diana said touching her shoulder.
"They always take advantage of those who do not have powers, and you know it. Kent always makes fun of thieves who climb buildings and Arthur mercilessly attacks pirates or people who insult him, sending them to the hospital with a single blow. "
"I just do not think you should take advantage of them like that, Bruce."
"I do not, we just needed their cooperation."
"Bruce, do not do it again."
"I will not, unless they force me to do it again."
"No, Bruce. I will do it. Do not interfere. "
"If they exceed you, I'll do something worse."
"Do not worry about them. I'm not going to let them over do it." Diana walked to the edge of the beach. It was five in the afternoon, so there was still sun. Diana turned to Bruce. "This reminds me of our honeymoon." Batman smiled and approached Diana.
"I always remember that day, princess." Batman said as he wrapped an arm around his wife's waist. "I always remember how you looked as beautiful as you look now."
"I'm very flattered, Mr. Wayne." Diana said wrapping her arms around Bruce's neck.
"Always, princess." Bruce said before kissing her passionately on the lips. Diana responded with the same passion.
"What horror." Arhur said. "I do not understand how they are always so timely to ruin our day with this."
"I do not see anything," Kal said with his hands covering his eyes.
While they kissed, Bruce could not help thinking that something bad was on the island, something even worse than they thought. The hallucination about seeing Diana being shot down in the head still filled her mind, and Arthur chasing Mera's scream even though she was never on the island. For now, he had to wait, since he was kissing his princess, and had to repair the ship as soon as possible.
Next: Before nightfall, hallucinations increase, even for Kal. This chapter was only a prelude. HAHAHAHAHAHA