Anianka35, ArtimuosJackson, chapiadita, jdcocoagirl, Aryan229 and Guest, thanks for the reviews, guys!

Anianka35 - Yes, Diana is an immortal, a demigoddess in this story. Will change soon. Clark isn't exactly an immortal, neither is Kara (Supergirl), but I'll explain it in another story what's really going on. But yes, Diana is an immortal.

ArtimuosJackson - DC cancelled Superman/Wonder Woman. :/ What more can I say? Instead of giving them a happy ending, they killed our Supes. You are right about not needing a human to ground someone. Superman doesn't need Miss Reporter, she's a pain.

chapiadita - Diana is the kind of person who doesn't need saving, so when Clark gets hurt because of her, she does take the blame on herself. Better than the damsel who keeps falling off the building, right?

jdcocoagirl - Yes, things are getting a little bad. More in this chapter.

Aryan229 - Clark has met Hippolyta already, but I'll try to write her in a new chapter soon.

Guest - Yeah, even Superman has bad days. =]

Enjoy the new chapter!

Chapter 10

The Watchtower - Present

Bruce and Clark made their way towards the control room. Bruce had agreed to help Clark find the planet of the Warlocks. He knew J'onn had already offered to go along with Clark, but if or when it happened, he would be the one to go with Clark. He wouldn't let his friend walk blindly onto some unknown planet, which could be dangerous despite what they had heard about it.

Just as they turned around the corner, Clark walked into someone.

"I'm sorry, I—" he looked up to see Diana standing there, her hands holding his shoulders to steady him. "Di?"

Bruce cleared his throat before saying, "I'll be at the control room. You guys talk in private."

"Bruce, wait." Diana grabbed his arm as he began to walk away. This made him raise his eyebrow in confusion. "There's something I need to tell you both."

Clark nodded and gestured towards the living quarters. Diana looked gloomy and all he wanted to do was hold her in his arms and fix everything that was troubling her. Once they reached the room they had shared, the one that Clark had vacated last week, Diana took a seat. Bruce sat down on the couch and asked Diana what had happened.

She looked up at Bruce and Clark nervously before saying, "I talked to Hermes. I was at Olympus. He could think of only two solutions."

"Let's hear them," Bruce said, as Clark stood nearby listening quietly.

"Hermes told me that Circe is weak because of the killing spell she casted. This means with each spell, she grows weaker and weaker unless she casts another killing spell on the same target and succeeds. Hermes gave me a summoning spell, to bring her to us."

"What else did he say?" Clark asked uneasily.

"Zeus. He said Zeus had the power to get you back to normal without any effort."

"Easier said than done." Bruce rolled his eyes. "If only you were in better terms with him, Diana, then you could have asked him to help Clark."

Clark looked at Bruce in surprise before turning towards Diana. "What does that mean?"

"When I found out Zeus was my father, I kept it a secret. He doesn't know, but he doubts. I met him in Olympus a few months ago, where he told me that Kal wasn't the right man for me. He said if I stay with Kal, one day I would give up being Wonder Woman, give up everything for him."

"I would never make you do that, Diana," Clark avowed.

"I know, Kal. Hermes has already spoken to Zeus about you. Zeus is willing to help, in return, he wants . . . wants me to end our relationship."

Clark closed his eyes as he took a seat next to Bruce. He sighed loudly before saying, "J'onn said there's a planet of Warlocks, and they would be able to help me. If that doesn't work, I'm willing to stay like this."

Bruce looked at Clark once before turning to see the surprise on Diana's face as he heard Clark say, "Our relationship has already changed, Diana. You've kept me at arm's length. You don't see me as the old Clark anymore, now you probably never will. What good will it do even if I change?"

When Bruce saw the uncertainty in Diana's eye, he spoke, "That's not the problem, Clark. What Zeus is asking for is too much. Let's talk about the other option. So, you have the spell to summon Circe, Diana?"

"I do."

"I've a plan. It will be difficult, but it will get Circe's attention. We will need you, Diana, to lure that Witch into our trap."

"I'll do anything to help, Bruce."

Clark looked at Diana once before looking down. Why was he losing hope so fast? He could do this. He could fix this. He knew everything would go back to normal if he managed to get rid of the curse.

Diana moved towards Clark just as Bruce walked out of the room, saying he was going to call a meeting. She placed her hands over his chest and pulled him closer. Clark threw his arms around her and hugged her tightly, not letting her go, thinking if he did, he would never get her back and that was something he couldn't live with.

Conference Room, The Watchtower - Present

There were many meetings Batman had chaired, but this one – this one was about teamwork and a false sacrifice that Clark wasn't willing to make. Bruce looked around the table. Wally and J'onn sat on his right, waiting for him to speak. On his left, Clark sat with his face lowered, he had an idea what Bruce was planning to do, something he couldn't do even if he wanted to. Next to him sat Diana and Hal, the hint of impatience on both their faces made Bruce clear his throat, making them all look at him.

"We are here to talk about Clark's condition, a way to fix it. Right now, we have two options: one, there's a planet in Acallaris Star System. J'onn says the Warlocks who live there might have an idea on how to break the spell. Seeing as we don't really know if they would help us and how long it would take for them to cure Clark, we have no choice but to go with Plan B."

Diana stiffened when she heard that. What if Bruce was proposing for her to talk to Zeus? Sacrificing her love just to get Clark back to normal. Was she capable of such a huge sacrifice? What if Zeus did break the spell and as promised she had to leave Clark, would her Kal find someone else to love? Would he move on?

"Diana . . . Diana!" She heard someone call her name, snapping her out of her thoughts. Diana looked up to see Bruce frowning at her. "Could you please concentrate?"

Diana apologized and nodded for him to continue. When she felt a hand touch her knee, she turned to see Clark sitting still, almost frozen on spot; except the hand on her knee that gently caressed her, his absolute concentration was on Bruce. Diana placed her hand on his and stroked it with her thumb, silently letting him know that she was here for him.

Bruce had an idea what was going under the table, he would normally oppose such canoodling, but seeing as both Diana and Clark needed closure from each other, he ignored them and continued, "Plan B is simple, yet complicated for both Clark and Diana. We have information from Hermes that Circe is weak now. The killing spell she casted, if it had hit the target, and she had succeeded then the story would be different. Because she chose Clark to be her target, and he managed to survive, she has gotten weak. That's an advantage for us. My plan is to distract her and then capture her. Once she's locked up here, we can force her to reverse the spell."

"What if she can't?" Diana asked, hastily.

"Let's just hope she can," Bruce said. "Now here's what we have to do. Circe attacked Clark because of the nature of his relationship with Diana. The obvious target was Diana. Taking away the man she loved, that was Circe's motive. Now, all we need to do is trick her into believing that Clark doesn't want anything to do with Diana."

Clark frowned and shook his head. "Whatever you are thinking, Bruce, if it involves me betraying Diana, even if it's just an act, it's not gonna happen."

"Would you please listen?" Bruce snapped. "We are doing this for you. To save you! So, be quiet and listen to me!"

"Alright, you two," Hal spoke, quickly, seeing the tension rise between the two. "Now, Clark, we don't have any choice but to do this Bruce's way. Let's hear him out. Go on, Bruce."

Sighing, Bruce continued, "Clark, you need to summon Circe and then hand Diana over to her."

"NO! Absolutely not!" Clark yelled, this made Diana grab his hand and make him sit down again.

"Please, Kal, let's just hear what Bruce has to say," she begged.

Clark sat down and narrowed his eyes at Bruce, who simply said, "You will be pretending. When Circe sees that you have ended your relationship with Diana, you will no longer be her target. All you have to do is distract her. Meanwhile, Hal, Wally and I will capture her and bring her here. J'onn would help us put her in the cell."

"Bruce, you're asking too much of me. I'll die, but I cannot put Diana in such danger," Clark said, gravely.

"Then what do you propose?" Diana asked, making him turn towards her. "Do you want me to beg Zeus for mercy? Because I will, if I have to. But then what? You will go your way, and I'll go mine? We cannot trick Zeus. Once he turns you, and I can't keep my promise and still be with you, he will do everything in his power to destroy you."

"Wait, what?" Hal asked confused by what Diana was saying. "You can ask big Z for help but that means you have to break up with Clark for good? Why would he even want such a thing in return for breaking a spell?"

"Because he's a douche?" Wally cut in. He sat upright when he earned a glare from Bruce. "Chill, Bats. I was gonna say worse!"

"Why Zeus has wanted such a sacrifice in return is beyond any of us," Bruce said. Diana's secret was safe with him. She discreetly sent a nod of gratitude in his direction.

Once Bruce was done explaining the whole plan, he turned to face Diana and Clark. Clark looked miserable, and Bruce knew it was time for him and the others to leave him alone with Diana. Once they had all left the conference room, Diana asked Clark to follow her out.

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