CHAPTER 4.

Arthur took half an hour to sleep. He would be sleeping in his luxury bed that is in the palace of Atlantis with his wife Mera, but now he had to be in a cold ship without any comfort and with his companions he found more annoying during this stay on the damned island.

He wanted so much to leave the island and leave his fellow heroes on this island in retaliation. That would give them a lesson so they would not make fun of him.

Another factor that contributed to his difficulty sleeping was that he was close to the threatening and intimidating Batman. The worst of all is that if he fought against him on this island, Batman would have him lick his boot so that it would not break all the limbs of his body.

'How I hate you, Batman,' Arthur thought.

"Arthur," said a female voice. "Arthur. Wake up Arthur, "said a female voice. Arthur was nervous to know it was not Mera's voice.

"Who are you?" Arthur asked opening his eyes and rising quickly from the ground grabbing his trident. He saw a face he did not expect to see. "Mother?" Arthur said lowering the trident. In addition, a strange detail of the appearance of the former queen of Atlantis was its white glow, which gave it the appearance of a ghost. "How did you get here?" He asked approaching her.

When Arthur tried to touch his mother's shoulder, he only went through it, confirming that it was an astral projection or a ghost. He hoped he was not going crazy or that he was dead and now he was the one who had become a ghost and communicated for the last time with his beloved mother.

"You're not dead, Arthur," Atlanna said as if she knew exactly what Arthur was thinking.

"Then how is it that you're here?" Arthur asked more desperately.

"This island has many mystical connections, including the spiritual world." Atlanna replied with an expressionless look.

"Then go find Mera and have her bring help so I can leave here," Arthur ordered nervously.

"I can not, dear Arthur. I came here to tell you something very important, "Atlanna said, gaining her son's attention.

"What is a mother?" Arthur asked, more nervous than before.

"Do not trust them," Atlanna said with a sad look. "I know all the good things you've done for the Atlanteans and the inhabitants of the surface with the help of your" friends." The latter said it with a lot of sarcasm. "But we both know that when you become a threat, they will kill you, and once they kill you, they will destroy our entire kingdom, the kingdom for which you have fought to keep safe from bandits from the sea."

"Mother, I would never be a threat to the world," said Arthur, perplexed. In response, Atlanna cradled her son's face.

"I know, Arthur," Atlanna said with tender eyes. "But that Amazon and her husband dressed as demons consider you a real threat, just like that alien who looks like humans. When they no longer consider you useful and begin to be independent of them, they are the ones who will try to kill you. "Atlanna said taking a short pause.

"They would not do that, mother." Arthur answered a little unsure.

"Well, maybe the alien and the Amazon do not, but you know very well that the man dressed as a demon is ready to betray you at any moment. You know that, right? "Atlanna asked, staring at him. This spirit or whatever it was in the form of his mother knew his weaknesses very well.

"Yes, mother. I know, "Arthur replied, afraid of the next thing the ghost or spirit of his mother was going to say.

"Then try to win the alliances of that man and make them turn against him. Do not trust him at any time. He will be the cause of your fall. Also, once you have turned the Amazon against him, you will avoid a war between Atlantis and Themyscira. "She almost ordered her mother.

"I'll do it, mother." Arthur said very obediently.

"I love you, son." Atlanna said before vanishing.

Arthur opened his eyes and was lying on the floor, as if nothing had happened. This was new. Arthur looked around and saw Diana and Kal asleep. He looked at them and could not stop thinking about the conversation he had a moment ago with the supposed ghost of his mother. And thanks to what she had told him, he just needed to check if Batman really had a plan to get rid of him, and then he would try to put Diana against him and the league against him. However, he was also not sure if Kal and Diana were reliable. This only caused him too much anxiety. He tried to sleep a little, but it took an hour because of the anxiety he felt now.

XXX

Kal found his cape very comfortable, but in his dreams, he was at home with Lois and his powers. Even though he had been raised to be humble, he was tired of being as fragile as a normal human, especially because he felt insecure and helpless on this island. In addition, not having his powers on the island, Kal could not perceive all the sounds of the world, which was stressful because of being on an island that neutralized his powers and had produced hallucinations that had caused Bruce to break his nose .

"Wake up, Kal." Said a voice that Kal instantly heard and recognized, making him stand up and be up to himself, only that he had a patch on his right eye, his hand was metallic, and his suit was torn and dirty .

"It can not be," said Kal approaching his other self, who like Atlanna, he had a white glow. "Are you a version of me from another dimension?" He asked.

"No, I am your version of the future," Kal said of the eye patch.

"The future has not treated you well," Kal said. "Right?" He asked somewhat nervously. Kal was somewhat arrogant and a little naive, but he was not stupid.

"Rather I made the decisions I made." The Kal of the future said very angry.

"What decision we made?" Kal asked of the present. "We are married to Lois, I want to start a family with her and I have very good friends and my cousin Kara, so I think we made good decisions." Kal said somewhat surprised to see that his future self looked very miserable.

"In everything you're wrong," said Kal of the future. "Lois was never for us, I could not start a family, and these scars are from my" good friends "."

"How is that?" Asked the Kal of the present very confused.

"Well, I'll tell you in simple terms: divorce yourself from Lois, and take Diana away from Bruce. Diana is almost the main reason why this happened to me. "Kal said very angry with himself.

"How is it that Diana is almost the reason why that happened to you? What is the other reason? "He asked, scared.

"Bruce went crazy with power, and Diana followed him. You know that Diana loved you, but you threw her away for an insignificant woman. "

"Lois is many things, but never an insignificant woman." Kal said of the present.

"It's insignificant. She did not help when Bruce went crazy. She cut my hand and Bruce cut my eye off, "Kal said.

"Did not! They would never do that! "Kal shouted.

"That's one of the reasons I lost. I was as naive as you. But I'm here to avoid it. "Kal said of the future. "Make Diana leave Bruce so you can keep him from doing this to me. Do it for you and me. "

"I will not do that. Diana and Bruce love each other madly, "Kal assured.

"Just listen. You're stupider than I thought. "Kal said of the future. "Diana loves you, and she married him to make you jealous. Leave Lois, marry Diana and avoid this. It's your decision. "Kal said of the future before disappearing.

Kal blinked and opened his eyes and was lying on his cloak, as if he had never had a conversation with his supposed self of the future. Kal looked around, and saw Diana and Arthur sleeping a few feet away from him. Kal stared at Diana as she slept, and could not help but think that his future self might be right, Bruce was distrustful and at some point he would go crazy because of the bad circumstances he always had to deal with, and Diana obviously would follow him because she She was Bruce's wife. He did not want to take Bruce away from his wife, he would not do anything as bad as that, but he just needed to know if Bruce planned to betray him at some point, which would make him try to make Diana promise to fight Bruce. For now, he wanted to rest and try to calm down.

XXX

Diana slept with a bit of tranquility. Yes, she was on an island that had a magical presence that neutralized her powers, but she was there with her husband. But she was somewhat sad, she wanted Bruce to lie next to her, with her strong arms wrapped protectively around her. Diana always felt the happiest and safest woman in the world every time she was wrapped in Bruce's arms. But she knew that he was watching if any sinister presence appeared to eliminate them. Diana would wake up in any way so Bruce could get some sleep.

"Wake up, Diana," said a female voice, which, like Kal, she recognized instantly. Diana got up and saw what appeared to be her, but in a suit different from hers. Instead of her blue pants and her bare sleeves except for her bracelets, she wore a black jacket and black pants, and instead of looking like a heroine, she seemed to be a bad girl who drive motorbikes or who are wives of motorcyclists but like that with the supposed future version of Kal, she had a white glow all over her body.

"Are you me?" Asked the normal Diana.

"Yes, Diana. I am you. But I'm not the one you believe, I'm your future self, "Diana said of the white glow.

"How are you the future version of me?" Diana asked.

"The magic of this island is so strong that it can temporarily unite the past and the future, Diana." Diana said of the future with great sadness.

"But why are you so sad?" Diana asked.

"Because I made the biggest mistake of my life having married Bruce." Diana responded from the future very angry.

"How can you say that?" Diana asked in horror.

"Because I was a fool. Kal was always there for me and Bruce is just a paranoid weeping kid who does not know how to live life. "Diana said of the future, facing Diana from the present.

"You're talking like mom did when she knew we were committed to Bruce!" Diana yelled, very angry, especially for how disrespectful her mom was that day.

"And we did not listen. We should have listened to her and we would have created the perfect Amazon of all history, with a god like Kal was. "Diana said of the future.

"Mom never approved of my marriage to Bruce, but he always told me that I should go with Kal for the worst reasons. If Kal had no powers, Mom would never have asked me. "Diana said of the present.

"You're naive, and stupid. You are an Amazon, and being an Amazon you should have preferred the power over Bruce. "Diana said of the future.

"So I was never an Amazon. I'd prefer to be with Bruce on a desert island than with Kal creating people who believe they are gods when in reality they never will be. "Diana said proudly.

"You know that Bruce only married you to prevent you from marrying Kal and thus preventing them from becoming gods." Diana said of the future.

"Bruce would never use me and never hurt me, just like I would never hurt him. And Kal would never be a god, but even if he was, I would never choose him over Bruce. I love Bruce, and nothing will change him. "Diana said of the present, turning around, a sign that she wanted to end this conversation. "And you are not me."

"Keep saying that until Bruce eliminates the whole league and then eliminates you when you least expect it. You know I'm right. "Diana said of the future before disappearing.

Diana was glad that her supposed future version of her would disappear and avoid continuing that stormy conversation about Bruce and his marriage to him. Diana left the island and found Bruce asleep, but with his head hanging down. Diana thought about waking him up so that he went to sleep and she stayed to watch. Diana touched Bruce on the shoulder but he did not respond. Diana shook Bruce harder but unanswered, Diana began to yell at Bruce begging him to wake up, but felt a rope wrapped around his neck. Diana tried to fight against the suffocation and tried to remove the bow from her neck, but could not when she saw that Bruce was standing and tightening the knot of the bow on his neck. Diana lost her breath ten seconds later with Bruce smiling.

Diana woke up and saw that she was back in the ship that had not yet been repaired, and where Kal and Arthur were asleep. Diana felt as if her heart was about to hit her chest after what she had just seen: Bruce, her own husband, was killing her with her own lasso. She knew it was only a dream, but it felt so real that she could not help but feel fear in such a short time. She felt so afraid that she did not want to leave the ship to see Bruce. A part of her expected Bruce to stay the rest of the night outside, but another told her that she wanted to go with Bruce, hug him, kiss him and tell him about her terrible nightmare. In the end she gained fear and tried to go back to sleep, without much success.

XXX

A part of Bruce wanted to remain watching the ship in case some strange thing happened, but there was another that wanted to enter the ship and sleep with his wife Diana. He loved Diana with all his being, and he was willing to sacrifice himself for her, and he wanted to be with her right now so he could calm down. Diana was his reassuring beacon since they had started a relationship years ago, and he wished he could be with her especially because he loved to hug her, it was what he enjoyed most every time he was with her.

"Bruce, look how handsome you've been." Said a female voice.

"You look like me, son." Said a thicker voice, which indicated that he was a man.

"Mom, dad," said Bruce, looking up and seeing the ghosts of his dead parents. Like the spirits of Atlanna, Diana and Kal, they had their white glow, but they looked the same as they had that fateful night. "What are you doing here?" He asked very happy. Bruce's biggest wish was to see his parents once more, and now he had them with him, at least for now.

"Are not you glad to see us?" Thomas asked, his father.

"No, it's just that it's so good to see them again, but I'd like to know if they're real and not a fictitious magic created by this island," said Bruce, feeling nervous about the situation.

"We're here Bruce," his mother Martha told him. "And we know what you mean, this island in which you are together with your" friends and wife ", has a powerful magic."

"Can not you tell me what it is or how to turn it off?" Bruce asked sharply.

"We do not know where he is or what he is, son. But we are not here to solve that problem. We are here to solve another one, "Thomas said.

"What a problem? Something happened at the manor? "Bruce asked more nervously than before.

"No, Dick, Alfred and the others are fine, the problem is related to your" wife "." Martha said.

"What's wrong with Diana? Will I lose her here? "Bruce asked, very frightened at the possibility of losing the person he loved the most in his life.

"No, Diana will be alive for a long time, but you must let her go, before she destroys you," Thomas said.

"What?" Bruce asked, his fear replaced by perplexity.

"Bruce, we're very proud of what you do, but we're disappointed that we chose that shallow, empty Amazon as your legitimate wife," Martha said dryly.

"How can you tell me that?" Bruce asked, very anxious.

"We're not telling you this to destroy you, Bruce, we're saying this to save you," Thomas said.

"It's not true what you're saying, they're not my parents." Bruce said shaking his head.

"It's true, Bruce. You know that this Amazon is obsessed with the alien, she has always wanted to conquer the alien. She chose you as her consolation prize. "Thomas said.

"It's not true," Bruce whispered.

"You know it's true Bruce," Martha said. "You know very well that when that reporter dies, the alien will go to ask for your" wife "and she will agree to marry him without thinking." Martha said very angry that her son did not understand what they wanted to say.

"She will ruin your life even worse than what Selina did," Thomas said.

"As I said, you're not my parents," Bruce said in a tone of Batman. "I married her because I love her, and I'm sure she loves me. She is everything to me just as you were before they died. I would sacrifice myself for her at any time... "

"She'll force you to do it at some point, and when you die, she'll go for the alien, proving your foolish and stupid mistake," Thomas said.

"Leave!" Batman said repeatedly throwing punches at the ghosts of his parents and began to hear a sound he wished not to hear.

Bruce opened his eyes, got up and entered the ship, and saw Superman and his wife, Diana, fucking missionary style. Bruce grabbed Kal by the head and pulled him from Diana and his grip, then threw him to the ground and began to hit him again and again, for having taken Diana away... and all his life.

Bruce blinked and saw that he was back outside the ship, with no one around him. He got up and entered the ship in a hurry but stealthily and saw that Diana was asleep in the same position in which he had seen her before leaving to watch. He looked at Kal and saw that he had not moved from his position. He breathed a sigh of relief and returned to see Diana, he thought about sleeping with her and wrapping her in his arms, but the dream or whatever it was left him left with much fear, fear that Diana loved Kal more and that she was seeing her secretly, and if what her alleged parents had told her was true, and that she would ruin his life. So many questions and a lot of fear, that he could not concentrate on one thing. Bruce left the ship, being overcome by fear and began to walk like a military guard on patrol. He stayed like this until dawn.

Okay, how did you like this chapter? It was horrible, right? Sorry, fans of #WonderBat. You know that I love #WonderBat but sadly I had to make this chapter very heartbreaking so that I could transmit strong emotions. Believe me, even my body was going into extreme fury when I was writing the last paragraphs.

But remember, I'm a #WonderBat fan until death, and this story will have a good ending. Remember that they will be like 5-8 chapters. Finally, opinions and reviews are always welcome.

NEXT: The heroes have mental injuries that will make their stay on the island much more difficult.