Nothing new. Just wanted to say I don't own anything Wonder Woman-related or Greek-related. I just possess my original characters. By the way, I wonder if anyone realized what has been happening over in Greece and how the entire country is dealing with bankruptcy. I think it'd be interesting if that was used in the new 52 reboot.
Oh, and flash-backs are italicized and bolded. Also, even though the writing is in English, the Amazonians are speaking Greek while Katherine speaks English (and a few other languages).
Diana paced back and forth. I'm the one who found her. I'm the one who brought her in. Why could I have not helped take care of her? Epione kicked Diana out as soon as she laid the girl on the bed. Diana knew that Epione worked best when she didn't have distractions. All she needed was her two favorite healers and herself.
It had been two hours since Diana brought in the girl, and an hour since Epione was done with her. I'll wait another hour, and then I'm going in.
"Diana, let the girl rest. You can go and visit her when she wakes up," said Epione when she was done. Diana knew Epione was right, but that didn't mean she had to like it.
"Diana, if you keep pacing like that you will dig a trench in the stones." Diana stopped pacing and relaxed slightly.
"Yes mother." Queen Hippolyta peeked through the curtains that hung in place when the hospital's doors were open. It was no use; Epione had put the woman all the way in the back of the hospital in order to keep Diana from causing trouble. Diana was surprised her mother didn't go in; Epione's orders must have been very strict.
"How is she?" asked the queen.
"I am not sure. Epione said her wounds were fatal."
"Fatal? But she is alive."
"I know, but that is what Epione said." Queen Hippolyta moved away from the entrance to the hospital and sat down on a stone bench under one of the many fruit trees on the island.
"Where did you find her Diana?" Oops. Diana had forgotten to tell her mother about the woman.
"Sorry for deceiving you mother. But I followed a group of guards as they searched the island for the intruder. They found a spot at the edge of the forest where there was a large pool of blood. As they followed the trail leading from it, I followed them. There was a point when they had been deceived into going towards the palace. I was a good distance behind them when I saw the woman get down from out of a tree. She looked very weak mother and her body was caked in dirt and blood. Before she started walking towards the southern pools, she called me out of hiding. She knew I was there mother before I even moved one pace. Not even the guards knew I was following them."
"Then perhaps this woman is a tracker or a warrior. That might explain her wounds." Diana sat down next to her mother.
"Mother, I do not believe this is the intruder the guards saw last night."
"Neither do I Diana, neither do I.
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Ryker stayed still as the guards passed him for the third time in the past 15 minutes. Damn, these women are thorough. I might have to approach this situation differently than planned. Ryker hid in his dark corner from the Amazonian guards until he was sure they wouldn't come back around again. He listened for activity one last time then moved from his spot. It's hard to believe that a man as large as Ryker could fit in such a small and cramped space. He cracked his back a little and rolled his neck and arms to get out the kinks. He had trained himself to be able to stay still for long periods of time in odd spots. It was why he was so good at his job.
He looked around at the cave he was hiding in. As soon as he was on the island he went straight for the mountains. It was his best chance when it came to hiding from the guards. In fact, he didn't even know anyone was on the island until he heard the sounds of a warning trumpet. Ryker stretched his cannon sized legs as he moved towards the entrance of the cave. He leaned against the wall and watched the sunlight as it disappeared below the skyline; his 6 foot 9 inch frame filling up half the entrance. Such a beautiful and peaceful island. It's too bad I'm going to have to destroy it if I don't get what I want.
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Diana shot up from her spot as soon as the sound hit her ears. It was a loud crash that came from the inside of the hospital. Darn Epione and her rules. Diana pushed past the curtains and ran to the far corner of the hospital. What she saw made her stop. The young woman had fallen out of bed, obviously trying to reach for the pitcher of water but being unable to. Diana watched as the young woman tried to push herself off the ground but collapsed back down. Without thinking, Diana stooped down and picked up the broken woman then placed her back on the bed. Then she grabbed the pitcher and poured the woman a small cup of water.
"Th-Thank you." The woman's voice was scratchy and dry and in a language Diana couldn't quite recognize. It wasn't Greek or Latin, or even the language of Gaul or Britannia. The woman reached up for the cup but her hands started shaking so violently that Diana had to grab the woman's hands and hold them still as she drank. The woman drank five cups of water before lying against the headboard of the bed.
"Thank you for the water." Again, Diana had no clue as to what the woman was saying. The woman looked up at Diana and saw the confusion on her face. "Do you understand me?" Diana was still confused. The woman smiled then started going through a list of other languages she couldn't understand until finally…
"Μιλάτε Ελληνικά?" The woman asked Diana if she spoke Greek. Diana smiled and answered yes. "Ah, I see," the woman said in her language. "Το όνομά μου είναι Κατερίνα. Είμαι από την Αμερική." The woman said that her name was Katerina and she was from a land called America. Diana spoke back in Greek and told the woman who she was; she left out the part of her being a princess, and said that the island they were on was named Themyscira. Katerina asked Diana where the island was but Epione came in and interrupted.
"What's going on here?" Diana moved towards Epione and grabbed her arm and then proceeded to drag her out the hospital. "Diana let go of me. And what do you mean by this? Waking up my patient and bothering her."
"I did no such thing Epione. I was out here until I heard a crash from inside. Katerina had fallen on the floor because she was reaching for the pitcher. I helped her onto the bed and then gave her some water."
"Katerina?...So that's her name."
"Yes, and she speaks different languages. I couldn't understand her until she starting speaking Greek. It's rough and seems to be in a slightly different dialect than ours but it's still Greek. Interesting enough, before you interrupted she asked me where Themyscira was located, and in our dialect."
"She speaks Greek, impressive." Epione went into thought for a moment then spoke to Diana. "Go get your mother. She needs to meet this Katerina."
"Yes Epione." Diana didn't want to leave Katerina alone, even if Epione was going to be with her, but she didn't argue. She and Katerina would talk soon.
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Katherine took a breath as soon as Diana had left. She knew her name wouldn't translate well in Greek, so she figured calling herself Katerina would be okay. Katherine thought it was odd that Diana spoke Ancient Greek, almost Mycanaean Greek. As soon as Diana spoke Katherine knew she would have to adjust what she said to the woman named Diana. Thankfully, her father had taught her Ancient Greek and Latin before teaching her Modern Greek; though her father first learned to speak Medieval Greek before Modern. But it wasn't his fault he was born in that time.
Now that she was a little hydrated, Katherine was able to pick up the pitcher (that Diana had moved closer to her) and poured another cup of water. As Katherine drank her water, she went over her brief time with Diana. She's royalty, I can tell from the way she stands and speaks. Perhaps the daughter of some high duke, or dare I say, a queen. But Katherine knew all about the royal family of Greece and Diana was not a member it; or any royal family for that matter. Perhaps it was just the way she was raised. No, Diana is definitely royalty. And then there's the fact that she speaks Ancient Greek. Let's see, I'm on an island called Themyscira, which means…I don't know what it means but has to be Greek. Maybe she's a vampire? No, no she's too warm to be a vampire, and she's too cold to be a werewolf. Besides, that wouldn't explain her language either. Diana has to be human because…because there's no other explanation.
I think.
Hey, if anyone is interested. Over in the Batman section of the comics fan-fiction, I have a story called Gettin' By. It centers around Batwoman (Kate Kane) and Supergirl (Linda Lee-Danvers), and some issues with Intergang.