oOOOOo ~ 36 Years Later oOOOOo
"I'm here, I'm here… is she… Mom….."
Leslie took a hold of her daughter's arm, "It's okay, it's okay, Diana's still alive. She's with her sister, Aello and their children. Did you…" Leslie frowned, "That's your daughter and her wife, but, Jamie, who is that in Samantha's arms?"
Jamie just smiled and waited until Samantha and her wife Alexandra joined Leslie on the beach, "Their daughter. They…" Jamie trailed off, clearing her throat, "We should see Momma Diana, we'll… tell everyone at once."
Leslie frowned, but led the way towards she and Diana's quarters in the city. Diana had been right. Giving up the mantle of Wonder Woman had caused Diana Prince to age at the same rate as any other mortal. And after both women had retired from the City of Corona's payroll Diana had wanted to go home to Paradise Island. Leslie honestly didn't care where they spent their retirement, and an island named Paradise didn't sound like a bad idea.
It had been one of Diana's best ideas ever, that is until the sickness hit her. Leslie had been at Diana's side every day since, and, the week before, Diana had begged her sister, the Queen Drusilla, to find a way, any way to let her see Jamie just one more time.
Drusilla had said she would and she was good to her word. Not only Jamie entered the room, but Samantha, Alexandra and the little one as well. Leslie went to Diana's side and gently shook her. Drusilla and her family had said their goodbyes, actually all of the Amazons on Paradise Island had. It was simply Leslie and Diana's family who hadn't had their chance yet.
"Diana. Samantha and Jamie are here… and Alexandra as well."
Diana's eyes blinked open and she slowly turned her head towards. She looked old, and it broke Leslie's heart, because, she knew that if she'd had the strength to lift her arms, she could have still won at bullets and bracelets with the youngest of Amazons. A smile came to Diana's lips, "Jamie, Sam, Alex… and, who is this one?"
Samantha carefully put the small bundle of joy in Diana's arms, "My daughter. Our daughter. She's… we've named her Diana Furst."
Diana Prince laughed, a sound that no one had heard her do in quite awhile. "Diana Furst…"
Alexandra frowned, since it had been Samantha who had wanted to take her name. "It's my last name, I don't…"
"It means Prince in German." Diana closed her eyes for a moment, "Please, take her back, she is precious, and I wouldn't want to wake her." Samantha took her back and Diana reached over and took Leslie's hand in her own, "Life has come full circle. I go from fighting the Nazi Germans to having a child of a German descendant and my granddaughter named after me. The world… the world keeps on spinning." She looked up into Leslie's eyes for a moment, and with every ounce of strength she had left raised her hand until it was against Leslie's cheek. "Please, make sure the world keeps spinning for you my love."
Leslie shook her head, "No, I…"
Diana gave a gentle pull on Leslie's head and their lips met in a kiss that held the past, and the present, and a bit of sadness about the future. "I love you Leslie O'Neill."
Leslie barely moved as she spoke, "And I love you Diana Prince."
As Diana closed her eyes and let out her last breath, Diana Furst opened hers, and wailed at the world. She was hungry and wasn't going to take it anymore.
