Invasion Begins Part 1
Apokolips
Darkseid sat on his throne watching his army preparing themselves to invade earth with Steppenwolf informing him a year ago that the last Kryptonian had been killed, Earth was now ripe for the taking and now he could get revenge for the loss he had suffered 30,000 years ago he didn't expect at the time for Humans, Atlanteans and Amazons to form an alliance and that he would actually lose but they had pulled it off and forced him to retreat and in doing so he had left 2 of his mother boxes behind there was a third but Steppenwolf had informed him that he could not locate the third one for some reason it seems to have disappeared.
Steppenwolf had shown Darkseid the location of the other two boxes and had theorised that the one that was pinging in the middle of the Aegean Sea must have been coming from Themyscira (home of the Amazons) while the other one was pinging from the North Atlantic Ocean which must be where Atlantis is and since it had been 30,000 years reactivating the boxes was going to take a while due to them not being used for so long.
Uxas had another mother box created just for this due to the third one not being found his plan was to active this one between Gotham and Metropolis, Retrieve the two that were left behind and activate all 3 of them together on Apokolips so he could then make his arrival on Earth.
Darkseid looked at the 6 foot, 205 lbs male that was dressed in red and black armour "Steppenwolf how long is left to wait because I am starting to lose my patience?" asked Darkseid "Not long now Master the motherboxes that were left behind are now at 90% completion, It is just a matter of time before they finished and we finally have our revenge" said Steppenwolf "Desaad run the plan one more time so everyone knows what their task is" said Darkseid.
Skulking at one of the computer consoles stood a 5 foot 11, 152lbs, grey wrinkled skinned man who was in a hooded purple monk robe this was Desaad he was the torturer of Apokolips and chief counsellor to Darkseid "When the boxes reach full capacity you Steppenwolf will take an army of Parademons and attack the home of the Amazons while our team of female furies and an army of Parademons as well will be tasked with taking down Atlantis while that is happening we will activate this new motherbox and use our Parademons to attack the citizens of these two neighbouring cities, Once we have the two motherboxes that were left behind we bring them back here so Master Darkseid can activate all 3 to open his portal which will allow him to descend onto this pathetic planet and declare himself as it's ruler" said Desaad.
A small group of women stood to the side they were the female furies of Darkseid the members consisted of:
Lashina - (The strongest and Leader of the Furies her abilities consisted of superhuman strength, durability, speed and hand to hand combat her weapons were in the form of electrical charged steel whips that could extend, retract and wrap around targets.)
Bernadeth - (Sister of Desaad and 2nd in command of the Furies. Lashina and her would often argue and fight each other over the issue of leadership of the Furies her abilities also consisted of superhuman strength, durability and telekinesis which she uses to control her faren knife which had the ability of burning it's victim from the inside out.)
Mad Harriett - (A very insane woman who enjoys the feeling of torture and pain her abilities consisted of superhuman strength, durability and hand to hand combat while her weapons consisted of energy claws that could rip her foes to shreds.)
Bloody Mary - (A sadistic vampire woman who enjoys draining the energy out of her victims via vampiric blood sucking the result of this ability allows her to mentally control her victims to do her bidding.)
Gilotina - (A formidable fighter who has the ability to slice through any material with her bare hands she has also been trained in the art of swordsmanship by Steppenwolf.)
"Master Darkseid if I may ask a question?" said Lashina "Go ahead" said Darkseid "It has been 30,000 years since you last invaded Earth even with the Kryptonian dead besides the Atlanteans and the Amazons, How do we know that there aren't any other people on Earth with special powers as well" said Lashina "You may be right but even if their are people like that, They still won't win because they made a big mistake by taking possession of items that weren't theirs, Yes I did leave the motherboxes behind when I was forced to retreat and yes I could have easily created two more but instead I want them to realize why destroying the boxes would have been a better idea than keeping them intact. I guarantee you that they didn't expect me to make a return but thanks to the mortal called Lex Luthor he provided me the opportunity to reactivate the boxes I left behind and 30,000 years was enough time for me to plan my revenge" said Darkseid "Make them be destroyed by their own mistake, I like how you think Master" said Lashina.
"Master Darkseid it's time" said Steppenwolf he activated the two boxes that were left behind while Desaad activated the third one between Gotham and Metropolis "After 30,000 years I return to have my revenge and this time I will be the victor" said Darkseid.
Themyscira
The Amazons stood at various points each and every one of them dressed head to toe in Grecian style warrior armour and armed with a weapon, Moments after shouting for her Amazons to take up arms Hippolyta had grabbed the Motherbox and placed it at the top of the staircase that led directly into the city and now it was just a matter of time before it fully activated.
The box at that moment began to rise off the ground and into the air, A beam of orange light shot out from the top of it as the boom tube portal started to form the Amazons immediately readied themselves for battle.
"My Amazons we defeated these bastards 30,000 years ago and we will do it again, The gods are with us because we are warriors who have faced many threats throughout our lifetimes and we have always walked away as the victors and this will be no different the moment they come through that portal I want each and every one of you to stand strong and show them what happens when you challenge an Amazon make them regret setting foot on this sacred island that we call home." said Hippolyta.
The boomtube had now formed as the army of Parademons flew out of it "ATTACK!" shouted Hippolyta, The two sides clashed, Artemis and Phillipus stood back to back as a duo and began to cut the Parademons down. Hippolyta was in the middle of destroying a few Parademons as well when a sword clashed with hers "Hello Hippolyta we meet again" "Steppenwolf after 30,000 years you return" said Hippolyta "And this time I will be the victor" said Steppenwolf "I highly doubt it I beat you once and I'll do it again it was by pure luck that you survived our first encounter and now you have just made the biggest mistake ever by setting foot on this sacred island and for that I'll take your life" said Hippolyta.
Hippolyta pulled back and swung her sword at him which he was able to block with ease he pushed her back with his sword and swung it at Hippolyta who blocked the attack as well and attempted to land a kick which was deflected away with a kick of his own she brought her sword upwards to the left and right of Steppenwolf who quickly bobbed & weaved and used his momentum to spin around and land an attack on Hippolyta left thigh who then yelled from the pain and could feel the blood pouring out of her newly acquired wound, Steppenwolf rushed at the Amazon Queen and brought his sword down towards her, Hippolyta quickly sidestepped and followed up by smashing her right fist across his jaw which sent him flying across the concrete floor.
Steppenwolf stood up and shook the dizziness from his head the strength of that punch felt like it had been delivered from a titan itself, All of a sudden Hippolyta took to the air and flew towards him with great speed and allowed her the opportunity to land a kick to his chest which sent him backwards into the wall of the coliseum in doing so he coughed violently from the impact "How are you that strong" asked Steppenwolf this was due to Hippolyta wearing the gauntlets of Atlas which gave the wearer the strength of a god while the sandals of Hermes gave her the ability to fly "What's wrong Steppenwolf finally realized you're in over your head?" asked Hippolyta he got to his feet slowly "I don't go down that easy Bitch" said Steppenwolf who got into a stance and readied his blade.
Hippolyta did the same as the two ran at each other.
Smallville, Kansas
The Kent Farm
7:30 pm
Clark stood in the back garden of his home and was currently looking up at the night sky as he thought about the past year and his time exploring the galaxy while Diana now stood on the back porch watching him while also eyeing up every inch of his god built body, A smile formed on her face "It's not a dream anymore he is actually here alive and we are now officially together as a couple, Thank you Aphrodite for giving me what my heart desired" she thought to herself "Enjoying the view I see" said Alanna who now stood next to her she been watching the Princess for the past half an hour from inside the house and decided to join her "I don't know what you're on about" said Diana who was now trying to hide her smirk "You can't fool me Diana I can tell that you're undressing him with your eyes because I do the exact same thing with Adam and there is no shame in admitting that you like looking at your man" said Alanna.
Diana rolled her eyes and giggled "Fine I admit it I was ogling him but can you blame me look at him he's magnificent" Alanna chuckled and looked at Clark "I can see what you're on about you love him a lot don't you" Alanna asked "Yes I do I keep having to reassure myself that this isn't a dream he is here and we are officially lovers" said Diana "I am glad he has you Diana, You should have seen his smile when he was telling me about you on the way to Earth it was so adorable, He loves you so much Diana" said Alanna.
Martha joined the both of them she had just finished helping Adam set up the guest bedroom for him and Alanna while J'onn was now sitting on the sofa reading articles about the JL on his computer tablet "Diana as happy as I am for the both of you I must ask even though it has been a century since you were exiled eventually you will have to go back to Themyscira and tell your mother about Clark she barely tolerated Steve when he washed up on your island, How would she react to my son?" asked Martha "What makes you think they will allow me back Martha?" asked Diana "Exiled for falling in love with a man is a ridiculous punishment Diana you have been away from your home for 100 years, Your mother and sisters must be missing you dearly and I think when you are ready you should just go and see what happens" said Martha.
Diana kept staring at Kal and began to speak "I am not too sure if they would welcome me with open arms Martha seeing as they now think that my mind has been corrupted by the world of man that day in the senate room when I told them about Steve dying in my arms, A lot of my sisters cheered that he was dead and that he could no longer indoctrinate me, It angered me at how cold hearted my sisters had become and their refusal to move past what Heracles and his men had done. I had to stop them on multiple occasions from trying to kill Steve, Luckily with him he wanted to get off the island as soon as possible due to him being needed by his unit in London so he could carry on fighting in the war when it comes to Kal, I think my sisters reaction would be a lot worse with him having godlike powers their fear would only be heightened but my mother even if she condemned me for being in a relationship with Kal she would have no right to tell me off because she laid with Zeus, The result of that affair was me and then to lie about my birth for all those years telling me I was a clay statue brought to life by the gods, That hurt me a lot and she still had the nerve to tell my sisters that all men are bad and that all they want is to force themselves on women. The hypocrisy is what infuriates me the most Martha".
Martha thought about what Diana had just told her "But your sisters know now of your mother's affair with Zeus and Hera punished her for a whole year" said Martha "Hera found out how?" asked Alanna "From what I was told by Hermes that day he came to me in 1919 London, My fellow sister Artemis of the Bana Mighdall tribe eavesdropped on a conversation between Mother and Phillipus, Once she had learned the truth about my birth she told my sisters, The Gods of Olympus then learned as well and that is when all hell broke loose, Hera jealousy heightened to a new level she stepped onto Themyscira with my mother begging for her forgiveness but it was futile, Hera took Mother to the underworld and for one whole year she tortured my mother for her affair with Zeus" said Diana "Oh my god is she normally this brutal with women who sleep with Zeus?" asked Alanna.
Diana shook her head in response "No the reason she did it to my mother was because Hera was the one who looked out for my mother and sisters after they were violated by Heracles and his men, The queen of the gods, The woman who had Themyscira created for them to live on she looked after us and became the main goddess that we would pray to and then for my mother to sleep with Zeus it hurt her deeply she would have tortured my mother beyond that of a year it was only because a God from the cosmos who was good friends with Zeus intervened and saved my mother" "Didn't you try and rescue your mother?" asked Alanna "I was fully prepared to go but Hermes told me that it would be futile due to Hera locking Tartarus off even from Hades & Persephone themselves she was not going to let my mother get away with what she had done, For too long Hera has stood by and put up with Zeus various infidelities and for him to now acquire a daughter from a woman that she has protected and watched over for thousands of years she declared no more" said Diana
Clark had been listening for the past few minutes and had now taken a keen interest into the history of the Amazons so he could learn more about Diana's people he turned around to face her "Who was the god that intervened?" he asked "It was your god Rao he was the one who saved my mother from Hera" said Diana.
Kal's expression was one of shock "Rao intervened" "Yes Beloved see Rao would pay visits to Olympus when he could because him and Zeus were best friends and the last time he visited was in 1920, A year after Hera found out about the affair when Zeus informed him of what had happened Rao was furious that while my mother was being tortured by Hera, Zeus sat on his throne and let it happen also Rao had been warning Zeus for thousands of years to stop his philandering ways and that one day it would eventually come back to haunt him. Rao rage was so great that day he beat the living hell out of Zeus for what he had done and told him that their friendship was over and to never get in contact with him ever again"
Kal couldn't believe what he had just heard to learn how powerful Rao was that he even beat Zeus in a fight "After that incident Rao journeyed to Tartarus and convinced Hera to let my mother go, Rao took mother back to Themyscira when he first appeared my sisters were about to attack him until the new Queen immediately stopped them from doing it" "New Queen" said Alanna, Diana nodded her head in response "Yes with my mother gone Athena goddess of wisdom took over as Queen of Themyscira to give my sisters guidance when Rao returned with my mother he left her in the hands of Epione chief healer of Themyscira while Athena and him then went to sort out the situation in Olympus which ended with Zeus staying as king, Athena decided that she would work closely with my Mother to regain the trust of my sisters and eventually give the throne back to her, Hera decided to leave Olympus saying that she needed to be away from Zeus so her and Rao headed out for the cosmos and she has never returned since."
Diana went silent for a brief moment and spoke again "There was one other thing that happened which hurt me a lot, A week after my mother was returned Athena and her had a vote cast by a show of hands whether I should be allowed to come home, Most of my sisters voted no while a small group voted yes my sisters had said due to my Mothers affair with Zeus and the consequences that came from her getting involved with a man and the deception behind it, They decided that due to the love I had for Steve it was best for me to not come back and that Man's world should remain my permanent home" tears came to her eyes.
Kal saw them & immediately walked towards her pulling her into his arms she cried into his chest with her tears now wetting his House of El crest.
Clark looked at his Mom and Alanna "I got this" he whispered, The both of them caught on and went back into the house shutting the back door leaving Clark and Diana on their own.
The son of (Jor & Lara, Jonathan & Martha) knew this feeling all too well because he had experienced this last year it was the feeling of rejection & loneliness but the only difference between him and Diana was that he was rejected by humanity while her own sisters, The people she considered her family had rejected her, Exiled her and made sure that her exile was kept intact "Hey it will be okay, Please don't cry my love I know what you're feeling right now because I have felt like this as well" said Kal she looked up at him "You have" Diana replied "Yes what you are feeling right now is rejection and loneliness I felt like this last year when humanity turned against me due to Luthor various incidents especially the court explosion".
Tears came to his eyes from the memory replaying in his mind but he refused to let them fall he had to stay strong for his Diana right now she needed an anchor and he needed to be exactly that "The amount of bodies I had to pull out that day it ended up making humanity bay for my blood even more I felt so rejected like I didn't belong here I felt" "Lonely" said Diana "Yes lonely" Kal replied.
Diana cupped his cheeks "Your mother told me that for most of your life you have felt lonely and confused" "Growing up I realized how different I was to other kids one time in elementary school my super hearing and x ray vision kicked in it was too much to handle so I ran out of the classroom and locked myself in the janitors room the school had to call Mom to convince me to unlock the door whilst I was waiting for her I could hear the mean comments coming from my classmates and well that made me feel ten times worse" said Clark.
"She told me about that and how you saved your classmates when your school bus crashed and how she and your father had to strongly deny to the Ross family that you saved them" Diana replied "Your sisters what were they like with you having all this power?" asked Kal "My sisters were very accepting and understanding the way they saw it was that I was a blessing from Olympus they had a deep respect for me even though I was the Queens daughter I saw them as my equals and they treated me the same but ever since my exile and having spent an entire century in man's world I have felt so alone" said Diana "I am sorry that you have felt like that but just know this you're not alone anymore my love you have me your Kansas Farmboy and I have you my Amazon Princess we are two halves of one whole and are each other's future" said Kal.
He gave her that smile of his that she loved which started to make her feel a bit better "Thank you Kal I feel a little bit better now knowing that I have someone I can share my burdens with" said Diana "Your welcome my love just know this if there is anything that is on your mind and you need to talk just come to me and I'll help you as much as I can" "Only if you promise to do the same Beloved?" said Diana "I promise" said Kal his lips captured hers as Diana responded immediately.
The kiss went on for a few minutes until their need for air forced them to come apart, Clark's forehead gently touched hers "I love you" "I love you too" Diana replied.
Clark at that moment remembered something that he wanted to ask Diana about "Diana with you being 5000 years old I am sure you have seen a lot of death in your life?" "Yes I have, What about it?" asked Diana "Last year with the court bombing I felt so helpless the number of corpses I had to pull out that day it took all my inner strength not to cry at that moment and killing Zod I had nightmares for weeks, It felt like my mind was just replaying the image of me snapping his neck to haunt me even more. My question is how do you deal with it?" asked Kal.
"Well first of all those deaths at the court bombing was not your fault Kal, I won't let you blame yourself you never saw it coming and when you did realize it was only at the last second, Talking to someone helps as well, Don't bottle your grief up because if you do it will just build & build until eventually you will explode with rage also time is a healer my love it may take ages to accept what happened that day but you must not let it tear you apart otherwise it will lead you into anger and isolation which is unhealthy and don't focus on the bad if anything focus on the good that you have done in your life, You save people because it is the right thing to do and you ask for nothing in return, Last year there were a lot of people who hated you but there were also a lot of people including me and your mother who stood behind you because we know that you're a good person and that you didn't deserve to be persecuted like that after your sacrifice last year, These people finally realized how much of a hero you really are" said Diana.
Her palms rested on his family crest "I was told by your ships A.I that the House of El means hope Kal and within that hope is the potential of every person to be a force for good so I beg of you my love do not lose faith in yourself, This planet needs Superman just as much as I need him" Kal looked at her with a shocked expression "Unbelievable we have only been a couple for a few hours and she understands my burdens a lot better than Lois ever did" he thought to himself "Kal are you okay?" Diana asked "Yeah I'm okay it's just I have never met someone who understands my burdens all too well, Thank you Diana your words helped me a lot just now" he replied "Your welcome Beloved and when it comes to Zod he gave you no choice Kal, Your mother told me that he said the only way to end the battle between you and him was by death, The way he saw it was since you destroyed his life's purpose he was going to take away the people that you care about, That small family he tried to kill in front of you would have been just another group of victims that had fallen by his hand, First time killing can be traumatising it takes time to accept what you did but you also have to think how many others would have died if he lived Zod made sure it was either you or him, This is just my opinion Kal but honestly I think you did the right thing" Diana replied.
Kal knew that she was right Zod was a nutjob that had to be stopped "There is one problem though I don't think I could do it again to future opponents, I think the most I would be able to do is beat them till they either gave up or could no longer carry on fighting" Kal replied "That's fine the league members don't kill either each and every one of them have their own methods of dealing with their opponents when it comes to me I kill because that is how I was raised to deal with my opponents" said Diana she interlocked her hands with his and squeezed them affectionately "I am glad we had this talk my love" said Diana "Me too Diana I like this us getting to know each other and sharing our burdens it strengthens us as a couple" Clark replied "I agree Beloved" said Diana.
Clark kissed her temple "So my love this future of ours what are your plans for us?" asked Diana "Well I was thinking after we have dealt with this invasion and I have my fortress set up and pull Krypto out of the phantom zone I will make dinner for me and you it can be our date night we can have it at the Fortress if you don't mind" said Kal.
Diana looked a bit confused "Dinner yes but care to explain what you mean by fortress also who is Krypto and what is the phantom zone?" "My fortress is basically going to be my kryptonian home this will be the place when I need to get away for a while, I have this crystal that I acquired from an alien merchant who said it was left behind years after my people decided to abandon space travel he gave me it and a few other items from my home planet after I helped deal with some thieves he was having trouble with" said Kal "So this fortress is basically a large house that would be akin to what you would be living in if you were on krypton" said Diana "Yes but not only just that I could use this crystal to also create kryptonian computers, Spaceships, Weapons, Medical tech when it comes to making it into a home I can modify it to make the inside of it look like a house on Earth and have robots built to maintain it when I am not there" "This crystal of yours can do all that, Gods that is incredible, Where are you going to build this fortress of yours?" asked Diana "The North pole it is secluded and I don't think anyone would notice a giant fortress sitting in the middle of it" Kal replied
Diana suddenly remembered to inform Kal of something that he had a right to know about "Actually now that you mention about ships, Bruce and I had the scout ship that was left in Metropolis brought up to the watchtower, We decided that it was best for the JL to take charge of the ship so me and him went there one day and talked to the A.I inside the ship and we asked it to change the ship back to it's original size, Once that had been done Green Lantern and a team of his fellow lanterns used their rings to construct a field all around it and were able to lift it into space and it has been sitting in the watchtower ever since. I also went in a 2nd time and learned about your family on Krypton that is how I found out about what the house of El stood for. Also Bruce was able to trade a favour with some woman named Amanda Waller she works for the U.S government, This lady was able to retrieve all the research that was taken throughout the three years by the government and handed it over to him" said Diana "How did you and he convince the government to allow the JL to take the ship away?" asked Kal "The debate for that went back and forth until the government finally gave in but what angered them the most was when they discovered that Batman had taken all their research so currently right now the one person the government hate the most on the JL is" "Batman wow he sure knows how to piss the wrong people off" said Kal who was now laughing alongside Diana "I'm glad you two retrieved it with it being in the watchtower I can try and repair it when I get an opportunity" said Clark.
"Kal you mentioned something called the phantom zone what is it exactly?" Diana asked "The phantom zone is a prison like dimension that was created by my father to house the worst kryptonian and non kryptonian criminals in history, When put in the phantom zone you are no longer your physical self and exist only as a psychic phantasm but your mind and personality remain intact. Also you can no longer physically interact with any other being, Communication within the Phantom Zone is done so by telepathy. The Kryptonian council saw it as the best way to deal out justice to law breakers that was what they did to Zod and his followers when they attempted a coup and then they were sent back again when the ship that I arrived in when I was a child crashed into the black zero ship during the battle of Metropolis".
Clark thought about Krypto "But I have recently made a new discovery during my time in space I would have dreams of a large white dog watching over me while I slept and then when I woke up the dog was no longer there it was only until I told J'onn that he explained why that dream was reoccurring, Before my birth the house of El had a pet dog named Krypto, J'onn thinks that since my father foresaw what was going to happen to krypton he sent Krypto into the phantom zone to protect him from the planets explosion and knew that one day I would free him, I think Krypto has been trying to communicate through my dreams in order to let me know of his existence & where he is"
"Would you be able to free Krypto?" asked Diana "Yes I would be able to one of the items that was given to me by that merchant was a mini phantom zone projector I would have got Krypto out immediately but J'onn said that I needed to focus on taking down Darkseid, Krypto would have to wait as much as it pained me he's right I have to focus on the invasion first" "Just know this if you need help in getting Krypto out I and the JL would be willing to help you" said Diana "I think when it comes to Krypto I will need some help" said Kal.
The both of them then looked up at the night sky "What was it like out there?" asked Diana "Space it was beautiful Diana not as beautiful as you but beautiful none the less, The number of different planets and races that it houses is truly extraordinary" Clark replied "Would you ever go back out there?" she asked "Maybe one day I will but I would not go alone, I would take you with me that's if you would like to come along?" asked Kal she turned her head and looked at him "You would take me with you?" asked Diana.
The last son of Krypton now did the same and looked directly at her "Of course how would I be able to take a second trip around the galaxy without bringing the woman I love with me" said Clark. Diana pulled him by the collar and kissed him with Clark now immediately responding the kiss went on for a while until they eventually broke apart again to catch their breaths, Clark laughed "I'll take that as a yes" said Kal.
Diana giggled in response "I love you Kal-El" "I love you too Diana...Quick question the JL shall we let them know about us or shall we hide it for now?" asked Clark "I don't mind us telling them, The only people I would like us to hide it from are the public & reporters who can be vicious at times and I want us to be able to enjoy our privacy and not have our relationship broadcasted all across the world" Diana replied "I know what you mean paparazzi can be such nosey bastards at times also what would the JL say when we tell them" said Clark "I think they would be happy for us Mera would be especially thrilled due to me telling her in secret of my love for you she was the only one on the JL that I confided in when it came to this." said Diana.
He recalled Diana showing him and J'onn the JL roster earlier on J'onns computer tablet as he then began to put name to face in his head "Mera she is Queen of Atlantis right and is married to that guy Aquaman who is the King of Atlantis?" Kal asked "Yes we pair up often and in doing so we eventually became close friends, We were sharing stories with each other one time she was telling me about how she met Arthur and I told her about Steve and then I mentioned you and told her everything she felt really sad for me that I didn't get a chance to tell you how I felt about you but once we tell them I can just picture her reaction now she would have that smile on her face and be really excited for both of us" said Diana "I look forward to meeting her also now that you mention the JL how come they haven't contacted you for being gone for so long?" asked Clark "I spoke to Cyborg through the earpiece earlier, I lied to him saying that my search came up with no results and that I was going to stay for a few hours with your mother that part was the truth sort of but it was so that me and you could spend some time together and the last thing you would want right now is being bombarded by the JL" said Diana "Thank you Diana that was very thoughtful of you" said Clark "Your welcome Beloved" said Diana.
A realization came to him soon after "I have just realised something, What am I going to do for a job, I can't be Clark Kent anymore because that identity is dead" "In this country yes but if you talk to Bruce he can probably sort something out for you, Maybe he can create a new Clark Kent identity for you but you take residency and get a job as a journalist in a different country that is far away from America" said Diana "How do you know I would go for a journalism job?" Clark asked "I have read some of your articles you're really insightful when it comes to writing on matters that occur around the world, Mostly because you see it up close" said Diana "You read my articles?" said Clark "Yes my love you are very good at it and I think you should give it another shot unless you have something else in mind" said Diana "I was thinking about trying my hand at writing novels it was a plan of mine to do that after I was done with journalism" said Clark "But you still need to earn a wage Kal, This is just an idea but I reckon you should carry on with journalism & write stories in your spare time and then when you have finally compiled a novel, Hand it into a publishing company and see what happens from there even if they say no to it at least you will still have a job in journalism" Diana replied.
Clark began to think about it and came to a decision "That is a pretty good idea looks like I might be whipping out those old glasses of mine" "You do know that your disguise may have fooled the public but it did not work on me, I recognised you instantly when you were talking with Bruce at Lex Luthor's party" said Diana. Clark smiled when he heard her say that "You did wow the first few days into my job at the Daily Planet I was shocked that my disguised worked" said Clark "To be honest you're not the only one who has used glasses as a disguise" said Diana.
Krypton's last son at that moment clocked what she had just said "NO you have got to be kidding me" he stood there in disbelief and started to laugh with Diana now laughing as well "Yes my love when I first came to man's world Steve had a secretary named Etta Candy she helped me create a disguise to use when it came to exploring London and gave me a set of unused spectacles to complete it" Diana replied "Did it work for you?" Clark asked "Matter of fact it did but then again no one would have recognised me in the first place due to man's world being a whole new experience for me, I carried on using the disguise after I was exiled and took a job being an antiques dealer so I could track down any magical weapons that had been left behind by ancient warriors or even gods, Time passed and I eventually was able to ditch the glasses but with me revealing myself again to the world I have acquired a new pair for me to use and it still works" said Diana.
Clark started to recall the Lex Luthor party in his mind "If you don't mind me asking what were you doing at Lex's party?" "I was trying to retrieve a photograph from Luthor computers, It was taken at the end of world war 1 it was (me, Steve and a few soldiers from his unit) who I had made friends with, The picture was taken moments before we were hit by a large amount of mustard gas that was thrown at us by German soldiers who refused to accept that the allies had won. My friends Sameer, Chief & Charlie they reacted quickly and ran in different directions as far and fast as possible in doing so they were able to escape the effects but Steve and I reacted late and the bomb exploded, I was able to survive it of course but Steve was the one who took the brunt of the attack I immediately grabbed him and flew him away from the gas as far as possible. Once we were far enough he used his last few breaths to tell me that meeting & falling in love with me was the greatest thing that had ever happened to him, After uttering those words he died in my arms that day I learned what humanity was capable of and how cruel it could be, From that moment onwards I decided to walk away from helping them as Wonder Woman".
A sad expression formed on Clark's face "Oh Diana I'm so sorry that you had to experience that and for Steve to be killed in front of you in such a brutal way it is understandable why you decided to walk away" said Clark "I thought that Steve would be the only man in my life that I would ever love and then I met you, I will never forget the day you saved me from being hit by that train, That memory stayed with me forever and then for both of us to feel a connection with each other during our battle against clone Doomsday, I didn't think I would ever fall in love again but how wrong I was" said Diana "Same here at one point I thought Lois was going to be my future but then we met and my heart knew at that moment that I had found my true other half" Clark replied "Maybe it was fate for the both us to find and be with each other, You a Kryptonian from the cosmos & me an Amazon from an island of warrior women, I was taught from a young age to believe in it, The future can be complicated at times but it can also be simple" said Diana "As simple as Smallville" said Clark "As simple as Smallville my love" said Diana.
Kal gently pulled Diana in front of him and wrapped his arms around her waist he kissed her shoulder with the Amazon now leaning back into his chest "I love you" said Kal "I love you too" said Diana. The two of them stood there in silence both enjoying each other's company until all of a sudden Diana winced in pain, Clark noticed it and became concerned "Are you alright Diana?" asked Kal "My head has just started to hurt for some reason" she replied the pain in her head increased, Diana grabbed her forehead "Gods this is excruciatingly painful" she began to scream her head felt like it was going to explode her eyes started to glow blue.
"Diana your eyes are glowing the colour of blue" said Clark who was still holding her visions played out in her head it showed a destroyed Themyscira and then showed Steppenwolf standing atop the corpses of her sisters and was holding Hippolyta's decapitated head towards the sky as he laughed maniacally his Parademons followed up by roaring to celebrate their victory "NOOOO my home destroyed, My mother and sisters all dead it can't be, (Parademons, Steppenwolf) he killed my mother" she then lost consciousness and became limp in Kal's arms.
Fear took hold of him with him now sinking to his knee's holding her to his chest "DIANA, DIANA MY LOVE PLEASE WAKE UP!" he immediately checked to see if she was still breathing "Still alive thank god" said Clark his left hand cupped her cheek "Diana please wake up".
Martha opened the door immediately and saw Clark holding a now unconscious Diana in his arms "Oh my god Diana is she okay, What happened Clark?" asked Martha who had now crouched down and was looking at her with motherly concern "I don't know Mom one minute we were fine then her head started to hurt her eyes glowed blue and she began to have visions of her home being destroyed & her mother and sisters killed by someone called Steppenwolf she also mentioned something called Parademons and then lost consciousness" Clark replied "Did you just say she said Steppenwolf & Parademons?" asked J'onn.
Clark looked up and saw Alanna, Adam and J'onn standing in the doorway "Yeah she said that what does it mean?" asked Clark "Oh shit it's starting" said Adam "What is?" asked Martha "The invasion Steppenwolf is Darkseid's military leader and Parademons are civilians taken by the force of Apokolips whenever they invade a planet, Once taken the victims are transformed into hideous creatures to serve as soldiers for Darkseid, I think what Diana might have seen was either the present or a future of what's going to happen to her people now that the invasion is starting" said J'onn "But why would this Steppenwolf attack her people?" asked Martha "He has come to this planet before" said Adam "30,000 years ago he tried to invade this planet and failed due to the Amazons, Atlanteans and the Human race joining forces, Once he had retreated he left behind 3 boxes that have the power to open portals between Apokolips and Earth, The 3 boxes were divided one for each race and now with him thinking that your son is dead he is coming back for those boxes because he believes this planet has lost it's strongest defender" said J'onn "Well he is going to be in for one hell of a shock when he arrives on Earth" said Alanna "Clark she is regaining consciousness" said Martha.
Diana eyes started to flutter as she then slowly opened them and saw that Martha was smiling at her she looked up and saw Kal looking down at her with a worried expression and noticed that she was laid out in his lap "Hey how are you feeling?" he asked "I feel drained but I must ask what happened?" "Your head all of a sudden started hurting and then your eyes were glowing blue and immediately after you had visions of your home destroyed and your mother and sisters killed by Steppenwolf and his Parademons and then you blacked out" Clark replied "Gods I remember now those visions they seemed so real, I think it might have been a warning from my Gods of a potential future or maybe it has already happened. One thing is for sure though I need to go back to my home" said Diana "But what about your exile?" asked Adam.
Alanna slapped him upside the head "What was that for?" he asked "I don't think a 100 years of exile is going to prevent her from going back now you idiot especially since she just had a vision of her mother and sisters being slaughtered by Steppenwolf she needs to go home and discover whether what she saw was real or not" Alanna replied, Diana looked at Kal lifting her right hand she placed it on his left cheek "I have to go back Beloved, Please don't try and stop me" she said "Wasn't going to my Love if anything I was going to tell you to go back as well, The only thing I am worried about is if you black out again on the way there and are you sure you have strength enough for this, You did just collapsed?" Clark replied "I should be okay I can feel my energy returning can one of you get my lasso and communicator" "Get her a glass of water as well please" said Martha.
Adam went back in to retrieve the three items and came back and handed the lasso and earpiece to her she turned the earpiece on and put it on her ear "Victor it's Diana can you hear me?" she asked "Loud and clear Wonder Woman what's up" said Cyborg "I need you to do something for me put my shield and sword on the teleporter and send them down to my current location" "Doing it now" he replied a large thump was heard above the small group with the shield and sword landing on the porch canopy from there her two weapons slid off it & landed on the grass "Thank you for that" said Diana "No problem why do you need your weapons is it an enemy and do you need help?" asked Cyborg "I need to go back to my people they need my help" said Diana "But I thought you were banished" said Cyborg "I know but I will explain you later" she replied "Okay fine but contact us when you are done" said Cyborg "Will do" she slowly began to stand as J'onn and Martha helped her to her feet while Clark then stood to his feet as well.
Diana tied her lasso to her armour she drank the water in one go and said goodbye to the rest of them she then looked at her Kryptonian straight after and could tell he was still scared after what had just happened to her "Kal" Clark shook his head to attention "She will be fine you idiot stop worrying so much" he thought to himself his attention went to her "Yes my love" Diana hovered so she was now eye level with him her arms wrapped themselves around his neck while his went to her back she pulled him to her and kissed him.
The Kryptonian responded eagerly as the two of them put their whole souls & love for each other into this passionate kiss which went on for a few minutes but they were eventually forced to part so they could catch their breaths with the Amazon now looking right into her Kryptonian lover's eyes "I love you my Beloved" said Diana "I love you too my brilliant & beautiful Amazon just promise me you'll be careful when flying to Themyscira, If at any point you feel like you are going to faint again just land somewhere wait till you are feeling better and then set off again" said Kal "I promise but you be careful as well since the invasion has started in Themyscira it won't be long till it reaches here" said Diana "Give Steppenwolf hell my love" said Clark "I plan to Beloved" Diana replied.
Adam handed her the shield and sword as she then placed them on her back "I will see you later Beloved don't beat up Darkseid too much until I get back you are not the only one who wants to beat the hell out of him" said Diana "Don't worry there will still be enough of him left for you to beat when you get back now go my love" said Clark. Diana flew away & headed for Themyscira while Clark turned his gaze & looked at J'onn "Time to fight a war Kal-El" said J'onn,
The Martian & the Kryptonian headed back inside.
Kal-El rolled his sleeves up to allow Adam to inject the blue son molecules, After that was done Kal put on his (Cape, Black trench coat and his neck warmer) while J'onn quickly went out to the front garden and into the ship for 5 minutes he then came back out and was now dressed in a black armour that had a red x in the middle and finished it off with a blue cape on the back of it.
Clark said goodbye to Martha, Alanna and Adam while J'onn waited "You ready Kal?" asked J'onn "I was born ready" Clark replied pulling the neck warmer over his nose, The duo both flew upwards and headed for Metropolis.
Martha saw them fly away "Good luck my beautiful little boy" Alanna tapped her on the shoulder "Martha we got a problem" she then pointed to the 35-year-old beautiful brunette woman who was standing in the front garden and currently had a look of disbelief on her face at what she had just witnessed "Clark" said Lana.
Just to let you know I am using Steppenwolf new 52 design for him while Darkseid will look like his JL War counterpart,
Martian Manhunters design I took inspiration from JL Doom
When it comes to Alanna and Adam I looked on comicvine for their comic versions and decided to use those
Lana Lang the actress who played her in Batman vs Superman during Clarks funeral is called Emily Peterson
