A/N: I Don't own these characters so don't sue me.

Here is my chapter to the Superman Paradox story. Have to add that if not for Lady Isis this story would have been done but chapter two. I'm glad she insisted I do this, makes for a way better read and story. Special thanks to Lady Isis for the beta and for her agreeing to co-author this story with yours truly. Also many thanks to DaisyJane for her input on my original idea.

This story takes places after the events of Paradise Lost Episode of Justice League.

The Superman Paradox

Chapter 3:Hades betrayal.

Superman exited the boom tube and sighed in frustration. He was still on Themyscira. Perhaps it was because the island was magically protected from the rest of the world that he couldn't get home.

At the sound of breathing behind him, Clark turned.

An Amazon warrior was pointing a spear at him. "Halt, intruder," she growled.

Superman raised his hands in the air, showing the woman he meant no harm. She stepped closer and saw the uniform he was wearing. She lowered her spear a few centimeters. "Champion...you've returned?" she asked in awe. She had watched him help free her people six months ago, and was still in awe of the massive man.

"Yes, seems my way home is being blocked somehow," he sighed, frustration evident.

The guard lowered her spear completely and stood at attention. "Please, come with me, Champion. The Queen may be able to help," she said as she stood rigidly.

Superman mentally sighed at that thought. The last time he and Hippolyta had talked she proposed he share her bed with her.

The warrior watched, seeing how indecisive he was. "The Queen has given us strict orders that we are to bring you to her if we see you on the island."

Clark nodded resignedly. He hoped she wouldn't propose he sleep with her again. He'd just got away with a refusal last time; he might not if it happened again.

They entered the city, and the women stared at the mighty Kryptonian as he followed the guard. Superman asked the guard ahead of him, "How long have I been gone this time?" Of course, knowing that the Amazon's were immortal, time really did not mean much to them.

The guard continued to stride forward but spoke over her shoulder. "Two seasons, champion," she said.

He figured that a season was roughly three or four months. So he had skipped forwards at least six to eight months. Hard to tell, since Themyscira never really changed much. The guard walked up to another woman whose back was to them.

"The champion has returned."

Superman was shocked to see the person that turned and faced him. Phillipus. She looked harshly at him, but then her face softened.

"Thank you. Return to your duties. I will escort the champion to the Queen myself," Phillipus stated. The guard nodded her head and turned and left the two. Phillipus stared up at the huge man. "It is good you have returned, my friend," she said with a smile.

He smiled at her. "Thank you...but I can't seem to get home."

Phillipus smiled then said. "The gods and goddesses must have something in store for you, champion. The Queen will be happy to see you again. As am I," she said as she stared directly into his blue eyes. Superman blushed at the way she looked at him - like he was a prime piece of steak.

"Um, thanks..." He rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "May I see the Queen?" He'd even take Hippolyta's seduction attempts over Phillipus's. She, at least, knew where they stood.

Phillipus nodded, then turned on her heels. "Follow me, champion," she commanded. She led him through a garden. Ahead he could hear two voices; one was female, the other was a deep male voice. Superman raised an eyebrow hearing a male voice. Phillipus turned around a hedge as Superman followed her. He turned and saw Hippolyta sitting on a stone bench with Hades next to her, holding her hand.

With Phillipus in the lead, he stopped a few feet away from the two. Phillipus bowed to the two. Superman just glared at Hades. The last time he had seen Hades was two centuries in the future when he once again tried to escape Tartarus.

"My Queen and god, the champion of Themyscira has returned," Phillipus said as she continued to bow.

Hippolyta's eyes brightened for a moment but returned to their normal impassiveness. Hades looked the man up and down with boredom and returned his gaze to Hippolyta.

"Back again, champion?" Hippolyta asked Clark.

He nodded to her question but turned a cold eye on Hades. "Yes, Queen Hippolyta. I can't seem to leave the island the way I came. I might have to fly far from the island and try again."

"Not before you rest and eat, I will hear of nothing else."

He sighed; he wasn't tired or hungry, it had only been minutes for him since his return. "I cannot decline such a generous offer."

Hippolyta smiled and stood up, releasing Hades' hand. "Hades, I must take my leave to prepare for my honored guest," Hippolyta said.

Hades smiled at Hippolyta. "Of course, my love..." He stared at Superman for a moment and then said, "Let me entertain your champion well you do that."

Hippolyta looked at the god and slowly nodded. "Thank you." She motioned Phillipus to follow her. Superman stood there, watching Hippolyta and Phillipus walk away.

He turned back to face Hades' assessing gaze. "So you are the one that Hippolyta speaks so highly of," Hades said as he stood. "Unusual clothing you wear."

Clark folded his massive arms across his chest. "And you're who will betray Hippolyta's trust in you by unleashing hell," he stated.

Hades' eyes flashed in anger and fear for a moment before they returned to his normal calmness. "You dare accuse me? I have done nothing to harm Hippolyta. I love her." Hades eyes glowed with fire in them to scare the mortal man. Superman took a step closer to the god as his eyes glowed red also.

"I know all about what you're going to do, Hades. I am from the future."

Hades smirked at the man. "Well, this is the present, and not the future, mortal. I have done nothing to Hippolyta or anyone else. I only want her to love me."

Superman turned when he heard metal footsteps coming towards the two. Phillipus entered the garden as the two slowly took a few steps away from each other. "Champion, your room is ready," she stated.

Superman and Hades glared at each other one more time. Phillipus easily sensed the contempt the two had for each other. Seeing the way they looked at each other caused a shiver of fear to run down her spine. If they started to fight no one on this island would be able to stop them.

"Champion?" she called quietly.

Superman turned on his heel and walked towards her. Hades continued to watch the man walk away from him. Once out of sight Hades sneered; he had been working on Hippolyta for months now and had just asked her to come to his realm. His plan was to slowly make Hippolyta trust him, but now with this man here and what he knew, he had to move his plans forward quicker then planned. He let out a growl of frustration then vanished in whirl of white wind.


The demon held out a goblet of smoking liquid for his lord as Hades walked towards his throne. He grabbed the metal cup and drank it down in one mouthful. He growled, and the demon ran to hide from his master's wrath. Hades sat on his throne, thinking. He had to work fast before the man told Hippolyta about what he had planned. Was he telling her right now? No, she was busy preparing a feast for the champion. He should have smote the man then and there, but with the gate closed, his powers were not as great in the realm of the living. He would just have to be prepared to contradict his words. Hades' mouth turned up into a smile as a plan formulated in his mind. He vanished in a whirl of white wind.


Superman sat at the chair in his guest quarters as he debated about telling Hippolyta about Hades betrayal of her. But a small voice in the back of his head growled out at him not to mess with time. It sounded an awful lot like Batman. Clark shook his head at the thought of Bruce telling him to not interfere with events when time traveling. He rubbed his face as he debated with himself, over and over again, about what to do.


Hippolyta was in her chambers, changing into a elegant gown. She froze when she felt someone behind her. She slowly turned and saw Hades standing there.

"Hades, what are you doing here?" she asked as she slowly continued to put the gown on.

Hades licked his lips as he watched her get dressed. Such a lovely creature she was, and so willing to give pleasure too, he thought to himself.

"I'm sorry, my love, for intruding like this, but I have important news as to why your champion keeps returning here," he said as he continued to take in her naked flesh.

Hippolyta stared back at him with a slight smirk on her face; she so loved to tempt him. "What is it, my lord?" she asked him.

Hades frowned at her for a moment, as if trying to tell her something grave. Hippolyta stopped dressing and moved over to him. Hades took her hands and sat with her on the bed as he explained. "He is an escaped soul from Tartarus. But a powerful soul - he was once was the Titan Hyperion, the greatest Titan warrior ever. It is vital we get him back to Tartarus. He is strong in body, but not so in mind. We need to trick him into returning to Tartarus, or your people will be in great danger, my love," he stated.

Hippolyta's eyes widened. "That cannot be," she whipered.

Hades sighed deeply. "He can be tricky sometimes; I did not know it was him until you left us alone. He thinks he is deceiving me but I know it is him. I will need for you to trick him into the gate once again," Hades said - then dropped another bomb shell. "If he is here I know he is awaiting to release his brothers and sisters. He will use any means to cause a rift between us, Hippolyta. You must trust me."

Hippolyta faced frowned at that thought. The gate was always to be guarded and closed - never opened. But if what Hades was saying was true, then their champion was a fraud and they would need to return him to Tartarus.

She sighed, then nodded. "How do I trick him?" she asked the god.

Hades frowned then rubbed his chin in thought.

"I know, since he is pretending to be a champion..." Hades frowned and shook his head. "No, that will not work..." he sighed.

"What is it?" Hippolyta asked the god.

"We can pretend that my army has escaped; you can ask him to help defend the gate." Hades suggested.

Hippolyta frowned. "He will know right away when there is no army escaping from the gate."

Hades also frowned and nodded his head, then he looked at Hippolyta. "Do you trust me, my love?" he asked her.

Hippolyta looked at the god and saw real pleading in his eyes, forcing her to say, "Yes. Of course I do."

Hades smiled gently at her. "Then open the gate. I will only allow my most trusted servants to exit. That way your champion will see it is not a lie, and get close enough for my warriors to drag him back," Hades said.

Hippolyta closed her eyes, deep in thought. She knew that the gods and goddesses would not want a Titan on the loose so she opened her eyes and nodded her head.

"I will have the guards protecting the gate open it in three hours and come and tell us during the feast that they are escaping."

Hades embraced her. "Thank you for helping me, my love. If Zeus found out that Hyperion was free the consequences would be dire for me," he said as Hippolyta wrapped her arms around him. He slowly pulled away and kissed her lips softly. Hippolyta sighed as the kiss deepened; though she always enjoyed their trysts, they both had far too much responsibility for much pleasure of the flesh.

"We will return him very soon," she said.

Hades' eyes glowed brightly. His plan had worked perfectly. "I must take my leave and prepare my men. Take care, my love..." he said as Hippolyta looked at him and smiled.

"Make haste," Hippolyta simply stated as Hades vanished.


Superman sat next to Hippolyta during the feast, but she seemed to be distracted and not very talkative, something for which he couldn't deny he was grateful. Then two guards came running into the large room halfway through the meal.

"My Queen - the demons of Tartarus are escaping from the gate!" one of them yelled. Hippolyta and the rest of the women in the room stood up.

"No!" She quickly turned to Superman. "Will you help us defend the gate of Tartarus?" she asked him.

Superman stood up and nodded. Hippolyta smiled then turned to her people present. "Tonight we fight back the hordes of demons. To arms, my sisters!"

Superman and the guards rushed out the door, Hippolyta said she would catch up to them once she had changed into her armor. Entering the labyrinth below the palace they entered the large expansive cave that at one end had the gate. He flew towards the horde of demons slowly marching out from the gate. Hades stood on top of a large bolder as he watched his army come out of the gate.

Superman yelled out. "You will be stopped, Hades!"

Hades turned towards the man and smiled evilly. "You cannot stop me, mortal. The gate is open and it will never be closed again!" he laughed.

Superman was about to reply when he heard her. "What in Tartarus?!" Hippolyta cried.

Hades turned to the armored woman and saw the look of confusion on her face. "Change of plans, my love. I'm taking over this realm for my own," he stated casually.

"So Superman is not Hyperion," she growled.

Hades lifted his hands up and smiled beatifically. "No, I'm afraid I may have over-exaggerated that little detail. But thank you for the wonderful times we shared together."

Hippolyta's eyes turned from heartbreak to pure hatred in a flash.

"I will stop you, Hades!" she growled then turned to her warriors and yelled, "Take no prisoners!" as she unsheathed her sword and turned and ran towards the approaching army.

Superman, knowing he had to help, fired off a few blasts from his eyes and flew into the army of demons. Using his super speed and strength he started to punch, kick and throw the demons back towards the gate.

Hades growled as he watched Superman slowly but surely push his army back towards the gate. With the gate open he had access to almost his full power, and unleashed it towards the Man of Steel. The fiery blasts knocked him back into the stone wall. Superman shook his head as he saw the Amazons run into the wall of demons.

He pushed himself back up and saw that Hades was about to hit the women with the same attack. When the flames came pouring out of Hades' mouth Superman used his super breath to send the flames back to their master.

Hades fell down from the bolder and Superman could hear a yelp of pain. He then returned once again to help push back the demons to their realm. Within a hundred feet of the gate he was grabbed by a hand and thrown against the stone wall of the cave again.

He saw the pure hatred in Hades' eyes. "You have interfered for the last time, mortal!"

Suddenly the god froze and looked down. Sticking from his chest was the point of a sword. He turned to face Hippolyta's furious gaze. "You broke my heart, now I have broken yours," she said venomously.

Hades was sent flying towards the gate opening by a massive punch from Superman. He took the last of the demons with him, and Clark flew over the Amazons, closing both massive doors in seconds.

The Amazons cheered at their victory. Superman landed next to Hippolyta. "Thank you, once again, for saving us, Champion of Themyscira," she said as she nodded to him.

Superman was about to tell her not to when there was a flash of light that caused everyone to turn and look at the double doors of Tartarus.

A massive stone lock had been added to the door and then a voice spoke loud and clear. "You have failed us, Hippolyta."

All the Amazons, including Hippolyta, dropped to their knees as Athena appeared in front of them.

"There will be consequences for allowing the gates to be opened," the goddess said harshly as she stared down at the bowing Queen. Hippolyta stayed frozen against the ground as Athena stood above her.

Superman opened his mouth to tell her not to be so hard on Hippolyta, but then Athena turned to him. "Thank you for your assistance, but do not defend her. Hippolyta knows her duties and she has failed them. She will have to pay."

Clark was going to try anyway, but Athena smiled gently. "You know I am correct," she said.

He sighed and nodded. Athena then said, "I will return, Hippolyta, and we will talk about this misjudgment." She disappeared in a flash of light.

The Amazons slowly got back up to their feet, every single one of them looking worried and wearied.

"Queen Hipp-"

"Lady Athena is correct, I have failed in my duties. That will never happen again," she said with determination in her voice.

Clark couldn't help feeling bad for her, but knew that everything would be alright. Hippolyta turned to her warriors motioned for them to return. The two guards that warned them of the break out returned to their duties, watching over the gate.


Hippolyta was on her knees before her altar, praying for forgiveness to her goddesses when she heard a female voice behind her speak. "My sister is always far too dramatic."

Hippolyta turned and saw Aphrodite sitting on her bed. "My lady." Hippolyta bowed towards the goddess of beauty.

Aphrodite raised her hand said, "Rise, Hippolyta, there is something I need to talk to you about."

Hippolyta cautiously stood before Aphrodite. "Why are you here, my lady?" Hippolyta asked.

Aphrodite smiled devilishly at her. "To help. I saw how Hades betrayed you, and how that gorgeous hunk of a man helped return him to Tartarus. Take this and offer some to him, as a reward for his help. Share a drink with him. It is the finest wine Dionysus has ever created."

Hippolyta looked hesitant at first until the goddess looked hard at her.

"I will do as you command, my lady," she said.

Aphrodite smiled sweetly at her then vanished. Hippolyta went over to a cabinet and pulled out two goblets and exited her bedroom. She walked over to the guest quarters and knocked on the door. A few moments later he appeared.

"Yes Queen Hippolyta?" he gently asked her.

Hippolyta sighed and said, "I've received a gift from the gods, they wish for you to partake in it also." She held up the jug of wine.

Superman frowned at it. "I should be leaving," he began, but Hippolyta looked so depressed that he changed his mind. "But I can have one drink with you."

Hippolyta walked into the room and placed the two goblets on the table. She poured the wine and spoke as she did so. "I'm a fool for trusting him," she sighed as she recapped the jug. She picked up both goblets and handed one to him.

"Thank you, champion. I just wish more men were like you," she said as she downed her wine. Superman looked embarrassed at her toast but drank too.

Suddenly he felt extremely hot, which puzzled him because he had never felt overly hot or even cold, for that matter. He looked at Hippolyta and saw she was sweating also. Before he could say something, he found himself blacking out.


He awake the next morning in bed. How did I get into bed? he thought. He remembered the battle then coming to the room to retrieve the mother box. He was about to leave but... His mind was drawing a blank. He pulled the sheets off and was shocked to see he was naked. He found his uniform laying on the ground, he picked it up and got dressed. What on earth...? Maybe he'd bathed yesterday, before going to bed? He shook his head. It didn't matter; all that mattered was getting home now.

He was going to go in search of the Queen, but his Mother Box started to beep. He picked it up and a boom tube opened up right in the room. Shaking his head, he entered the boom tube. Moments later he found himself back in the Fortress of Solitude. He looked at the crystal display as it blinked. He went over and tapped the blinking crystal.

A holographic display showing Orion came into view. "Sorry for the false alarm, Superman, we do not need you this moment." The message disappeared.

Superman shook his head and returned the Mother Box to its place on the shelf and looked at the time. He had only been gone an hour, but it had been several days he had experienced. His face creased in concentration as he thought about it, but the only conclusion he came to was that he didn't understand time travel. Not that it matters, he though as he lifted into the air and left the fortress.


Two thousand years in the past, Hippolyta had woken to see Superman sleeping beside her. She blinked a few times to clear her head. She remembered drinking the glass of wine with him then getting extremely hot and excited. Before that she felt so down on herself, but then... had Superman really ripped her clothes off had sex with her? It seemed impossible that her memory could be telling the truth; but the evidence seemed to point that way; they were both naked.

It was still dark outside and Hippolyta got out of the bed quietly, she picked up her chiton and left the man to sleep. She was confused at his actions. Once she entered her room a giggle caused her to turn and look. Aphrodite was lying on her bed with her hand supporting her head.

"Enjoy yourself I see?" she asked with a smile on her lips.

Hippolyta straightened her shoulders. "I suppose so."

Aphrodite moved and then sat upright. "Good." The smile vanished as Aphrodite looked harshly at her. "You must now go on a trek to the other side of the island. Stay there, alone, until commanded to return," she ordered.

"Why, my lady?" she asked in confusion.

Aphrodite stood and walked toward the woman. She bent down and whispered into her ear. "Because you are with child. You must do this - you will return when the baby is born and tell your people that she was crafted from clay. No one is to know the truth, not even the child," the goddess spoke.

"But-" She was interrupted by Aphrodite again.

"The Fates have spoken. You must do this."

As Aphrodite looked down at her, Hippolyta finally smiled and nodded her head. "As you command."

Hippolyta did as her gods had commanded, and could not force the smile to leave her face. No matter how it had happened - she was finally with child.

(A/N The next chapter will be written by Lady Isis, when she has the time to. She is juggling way to many stories, I would never be able to do that.)