...No reviews last chapter... Honestly, I feel silly saying this. I think I'll just stop writing Author's Notes.

Artemis of Bana-Mighdall

11:02 AM

Diana's fingernails scratched gently on her scalp, caressing her hair, making a sigh of satisfaction escape Artemis's lips. I love to wake up late. The brunette's warm breath tickled her neck, sometimes accompanied by deep kisses. The Bana smiled and turned on her back, meeting the familiar, delicious sensation of Diana's skin against hers.

Diana began to trace circles around her waist. "Even if a thousand years pass I would never tire of touching you."

"I would prefer ten minutes now, Diana. Ahhh." The redhead felt the brunette's index finger press against her clit. "Let them be fifteen."

Diana of Themyscira

11: 18 AM

"She called me Mother." Diana let out a deep sigh of happiness on her wife's neck. "I can't believe she called me Mother..." She closed her eyes and smiled.

"I can." Artemis bit her lower lip. "I told you that coming here was a good idea."

"Missy, I had to force you out of our room."

"Don't exaggerate either, Diana." The redhead sighed. "Everything would be perfect if only Luthor were dead."

"...She's in a coma." One that caused herself to avoid telling me the truth. "It's not the same, but I guess there's not much difference. I don't think Lena will change her mind, so we'll have to settle for that."

"She's a woman of firm decisions, that's good." She rubbed her back. "The four of them are determined people."

Diana hugged her wife and rested her head on her chest. "Missy... Do you think they'll accept? Because I'm having many illusions about the things that we could do, the six of us together... It would hurt if they said no. And I don't want to imagine how I would feel if Lena says she doesn't want to be immortal."

Artemis sighed. "It may be a bit difficult to process ... especially considering they already have a life in Man's World."

"Great Hera, I've forgotten Eliza Danvers! What if she objects to them becoming Amazons?... Wait, I know. We will adopt Eliza as well."

"Diana, we won't adopt Eliza Danvers." The redhead rolled her eyes. "As I was saying, they already have built a life. If we really want to convince them to stay, we have to offer them a better life than they already have... Maybe they won't always want to stay here on the island. In that case, they would have to do what you used to do and go and come back regularly. Lena is addicted to her job. I know for sure that Alexandra wouldn't want to leave the DEO, neither would Kara... "

"And Maggie loves her job." Diana smiled. "Her eyes shine when she has solved an enigma. Did you know her mother rejected her when she came out of the closet? What kind of person does that? When we adopt her, I'll make sure she knows how special she is."

"And I won't let that go to her head." Artemis laughed and came out of Diana's embrace. "When I told you we should adopt Alexandra, I didn't think you'd want to adopt Kara and Maggie as well."

"I realized that would be the solution to all the problems." Diana rested her face on her hand. "Lena would have no reasons to remain mortal, and Kara, Maggie and Alex wouldn't die... I swear I can't see them dying, not them."

"I know." Artemis began to pick up her clothes. "That's why we have to be convincing when we make the offer. And give them time to think about it. I didn't immediately accept it when you told me to become immortal."

"The most frustrating week of my life." Diana bit her lip.

"What I want to say is that it's not an easy decision." Artemis decided to tie her hair into a braid. "But if there's anything that being married to you has taught me, it's that immortality is something quite satisfactory if you have love. You're going to have the family you deserve, Diana, I promise."

"That we deserve both... Where are you going?"

"Alexandra told me yesterday that she wanted to talk to me." Artemis finished dressing. "That girl is disappearing for many periods of time."

"Surely with Maggie, Missy." Diana shook her head. "Aphrodite must have influenced them. Come on, go make sure Alex is alright."

Alexandra Danvers

11:26 AM

Io's armory was the cleanest place Alex had ever seen on the island. The little Amazon was much more organized than she seemed. The counters did not have a molecule of dust. The swords, axes, and knives on the walls were polished. Her tools occupied a place of honor next to a large black anvil.

Artemis was next to her, sitting on the counter. "I'm surprised you chose this place for us to talk."

"Io said few people come here." It doesn't surprise me. Alex spread out the notes about the Banas on the table.

The redhead's eyes widened in surprise. "Alexandra, have you been...?"

"Looking for the traitor, yes."

"What?" The Amazon blinked. "Do you have the slightest idea how dangerous that is?"

"I know there's a risk that they will kill us, but Maggie is determined to research and..."

"Kill you? You know nothing, Alexandra Danvers." Artemis rubbed her forehead. "Killing is not allowed on sacred days, but they could cut off one of your legs and two of Maggie's, and not because you suspected them, but because you're trying to gain their trust with ulterior motives."

Alex felt someone add a big stone to the heavy backpack she already had on her back. "We can't go back."

"Does your sister know about this?"

"If Kara finds out, she would want to help or protect us. And I love my sister but she's not a very subtle person. It would be best if she doesn't know about this for now."

"Maggie is with them now, isn't she? Is that why she's not here with you? Of all the imprudence I've ever seen in my life..."

"I think we're close. Don't you want to know who is Lillian's accomplice?"

"Not at the cost of your well-being or that of Sawyer, Alexandra, and believe me when I tell you that you're in danger now." The Amazon answered frowning. After five seconds, Artemis sighed and rubbed her temple. "Half of my brain is mad that you're so reckless and the other half is proud that you're so brave."

Alex felt a small smile forming on her lips. "It would be easier if you helped us now, you know? After all, we've already gotten very far..."

"Blah blah blah, save your breath. Tell me what you want me to do."

"Maggie and I have made a list with the Banas who are old enough to be the traitor." Alex pointed to the papers on the table, on them were names with some physical characteristics. "I need you to tell me who of these women were there that night thirty years ago."

Artemis watched the papers carefully, biting her lip in a way that reminded her of Lena.

"If you need a moment to think-..."

"Xena." Artemis took that paper and separated it from the others. "She gave Lena an apple on the first day. She was rather a quiet and solitary woman, fierce in battle.

Gabrielle." continued the redhead. "She wasn't very ferocious, nobody took her too seriously. She was good at telling stories, she told Lena 'The Legend of the Philosopher's Stone' and some others. She was obviously in love with Xena."

"They married. "

"Oh." The redhead raised her eyebrows slightly. " I didn't know... "

"Azula was also close to her, a mad-faced brunette, obsessed with fire, and used to spent a lot of time with two others named Ty Lee and Mai"

And Akila, of course." Artemis sighed. "As soon as she met Lena, she tried to give her a knife. That caused her problems with..."

Alex and Artemis were interrupted by three Amazons who entered through the door at that moment. The Agent did not recognize the other two, but the first was the blonde with the scar on her face. The same one that always looked at Maggie with so much lust that Alex fantasized about punching her.

"Wow, it looks like someone's keeping secrets." said the blonde. "You're planning a party, aren't you?"

"And why don't you mind your own business, Persephone? Or why you don't do me a favor and disappear from my sight?" Artemis answered by folding her arms.

"As lovely as ever, Bana."

The dark-skinned Amazon put a hand on her arm. "Persephone, don't start, please. We have come to get a new sword for Menalippe, Artemis. She will return to the Oracle in a few hours and needs a new one. Why are you in Io's armory?"

"That's none of our business, Charis." said the blond-haired woman, Menalippe. "Remember that Artemis is training the young lady. Excuse us for interrupting, Artemis. We will only take a new sword and leave. Where is the blacksmith?"

"She's showing Maggie the island," Alex said quickly.

Persephone raised her eyebrows. "The beautiful Maggie prefers to spend time with Io the Annoying? What a disappointment. Forget the blacksmith, Menalippe, I'll get you a sword." The Amazon opened one of the cabinets on her left.

Charis frowned. "That's rude, Persephone."

"Menalippe has to go back to the mountain and you have to go back to Alkyone, you can't continue to take advantage of that poor woman's goodness."

Lena (Luthor) of Themiscyra

12:05 PM

Lena looked down the hill where she was stood, down to where the magnificent city gleamed in the distance. Themiscyra was as beautiful as it was mysterious, the most inaccessible city in the world. And I'm here discovering that this is my home. But is it really? Can I really have a home here? An Amazon Luthor?

Lena sighed and took the phone out of her pocket, looking at that shiny rectangle as if it belonged to another universe, holding it like a rope that bound her to her safe world...

Suddenly that changed.

Her insecurities vanished as if someone would have shooed them with a smack, replaced by a sense of complete security, almost omnipotence. Why continue to feel insecure? She had felt insecure all her life, begging for the love of a mother who had only hurt her, rejected by a father who had only looked at her with contempt since she could remember... Betrayed by Lex, who had plunged her into a misery so deep that only Kara had been able to save her.

She would give up every penny she had if it would make her brother love her again. I'm still a Luthor for you, fucking psycho.

And why continue to feel sad and insecure?

I won't cry for Lex, nor for Lionel, and especially nor for Lillian again. I have a new life. I have friends, I have Kara, and now I have two mothers and a grandmother who want me without asking me for anything in return. Nothing can stop me.

I can change the world if I want.

I can eliminate hunger if I want.

I can stop wars.

I can cure diseases.

Stop global warming.

Make the world a much better place.

Spend my whole life with Kara and make her happy. The happiest alien in the world.

A giant smile appeared on her lips. She took a deep breath, enjoying that new confidence she seemed to have lately.

I feel unstoppable.

Lena turned on the phone, rubbing her neck while she waited. When the screen lit up, she noticed that the battery was at 93%

Okay, time to test Winn's skills.

Lena dialed her vice president's number, watching the birds fly over Themiscyra.

*Riiing* *Riiing* *Riiing* *Hello, you have contacted Simon Masrani. I can't attend to you right now because I'm in the middle of a very important meeting. If you're my wife, the car keys are on the TV. If you are Claire Dearing, call my secretary directly. If you are Lena Luthor, this important meeting is about what you know. Leave a message after the tone.* *Beep*

"Simon, it's Lena Luthor." Lena started walking down the hill. "I hope you hear this message in time. Offer a 30% more to the Scots, we will get it back when we have InGen. If you have to increase the offer to 40% do it. That company can make L-Corp enter a new era. You know how important it is. Tomorrow I will call you back to ask how it went. Works hard, Simon, the future smiles at us, I feel it."

Lena hung up when she reached a row of small trees. The brunette watched them with a smile on her lips, reveling in that simple beauty. She looked at her cell phone again.

Battery 91%. Should I spend it calling Winn?... Okay, it'll only be a moment.

The brunette dialed the familiar number, watching the landscape change slowly as she advanced.

*Riiing* *Riiing* *Pip!* "Lena?"

"Morning, Winn."

"Morning? Here we're in the middle of the afternoon." Her friend laughed. "How's it going?"

"You're never bored on this island, I'm just taking a walk in the hills right now." Lena walked alongside some small trees with fruit. "Kara has literally eaten her weight in fish, and now she's taking a nap. Maggie and Alex are getting ready to attend a tournament in the afternoon. I was drinking lemonade, but that hideous cook appeared and started talking about her cat plates, so I left."

"Sounds like she's an annoying woman."

"She's not annoying, Winn, she's awful." Lena stifled a pitiful laugh. "Yesterday she only cooked carrots for dinner. I swear she did it on purpose."

"Are there centaurs on that island? You could order her to be thrown to the centaurs or something. You're the princess, after all."

"The idea is tempting, trust me, but I can't do that. I have to earn the respect of these people before I give orders, they aren't 'subjects', but 'sisters'."

"It sounds... boring."

"You've been watching too much Game of Thrones, Winn."

"Did you say anything about a tournament?"

"That's right, it'll be in a couple of hours. My mother says it's small compared to the usual ones, but I think it'll be interesting."

"'Mother, eh?"

"Well, it was your advice not to think and enjoy, remember?" Lena shrugged.

"Are you planning to enter the tournament, Arya Stark? Is it a dangerous thing?"

"Today I feel like I could beat a giant with my own hands, but I think it will be another time. I don't want to draw attention with my super abilities."

"And we already have had enough giants for the whole year, thank you."

"How are things over there?"

"M'gann is beginning to gain weight and have cravings. The other day she said that she would sell my soul for 'z'arr roots'. Honestly, that's a little insulting, I'm worth much more than some alien vegetables. In fact, now I'm with her in the shopping center. She wants to buy the crib."

"That sounds great." Lena smiled. "Has she already found one?"

"She's trying, but there's a woman in a wheelchair who's buying a lot of things. She's in line and I've gone outside to talk with you."

"What about Mr. J'oonz? Is not he there?"

"He's been busy, he's trying to figure out something from that 'Crisis' book, but the writing is too deteriorated. We're also looking for an alien thief who only steals things of lead... Um, don't tell anyone, it's not a big deal and we can handle it. Mr J'onzz and... Mike have it under control."

Lena frowned. "Winn?"

"Lena, do I look gay?"

"Hey, wait, my IQ is very high but I'm lost. What happened?"

"Mon-El said he likes me."

Lena almost tripped over a stone. "... Wow... And what did you do?"

"I rejected him as gently as possible, of course! I'm not gay!"

"Well, you never know..."

"Lena..."

"Okay, I'm sorry. And he took it well?"

"He took it as well as you can take a rejection." Winn sighed. "And to top it all off the weird guy from the pizza shop also invited me out. I think I'll buy pizza elsewhere, that guy is creepy. Oh, it's M'gann's turn! Did you know that there has not been a Peppermint Martian in fifteen hundred years?"

"Peppermint Martian?" Lena laughed.

"New race, new name. Their story is very interesting, I'll tell you when you get back. Now I have to go."

"Good luck, straight guy."

"Someone has to be straight in this city. The Martians don't count."

Winn hung up when the small trees turned into grape vines, large and shiny like glass marbles. The brunette noticed the beautiful green, yellow, purple, and (white?) fruits as she walked up the hill. After looking at her cell phone (73%, damn) the brunette put it in her pocket. The grapes stretched to the horizon, Lena could not see the end.

An Amazon with a straw hat was cutting grapes with a small knife. Lena cleared her throat and walked over to her.

"Hello, good morning."

The Amazon turned to see her, and Lena found herself before a pair of huge, crystalline eyes, shining on a scarred face.

"May Gaia give you good mornings, Princess. Are you taking a walk?"

"It's a good day for walking."

"No doubt." Alkyone stood. "A beautiful day to reap good grapes too, Princess."

"The royal guards also reap?"

"What we have in excess here is time, Your Majesty."

Lena frowned at the nobility title. "I have never seen white grapes in my life."

"I recommend that you don't go near or eat them, they are called Morpheus Grapes, whoever eats them will experience lucid nightmares, it's like being asleep and awake at the same time."

Lena walked away from the grapes. "Why do you reap something like that?"

"It's also a good repellent for rats." Alkyone cut a bunch of red grapes. "These, however, are the ones with which we make my favorite wine. Do you want to taste them?"

Lena smiled a little and approached the bald woman, accepting one of the grapes. When she tasted it, it was as if a sweetness bomb made her mouth explode. "They're delicious."

"I reap them myself." Alkyone took off her hat. "When your mother was little, she used to come here at night and steal a bunch or two. Diana always had a weakness for sweets."

"She still has it." She ate our chocolates at home. Kara almost had a heart attack.

Alkyone smirked. She has a nice smile. "You also have it, haven't you? I remember once when you escaped at night, when you were just learning to walk." Alkyone laughed. "You came here and ate half of your weight in grapes."

Lena smiled and shrugged, still unaccustomed to everyone knowing her here. "It's no wonder, they're really good grapes."

"I'm glad to know, this vineyard is relatively new. You never know what to expect from new things, but the other one burned, so..."

"It burned?"

"Actually it was burned down." Alkyone shrugged. "Artemis burned it one night thirty years ago, after terrifying the city in a fit of hysteria."

Lena blinked in disbelief.

"Your 'death' was a big blow to your family." She wiped her hands on her apron. "Nothing was the same again. Diana didn't get out of bed in eleven months, we all thought she was not going to stand it. Artemis spent three weeks roaming the jungle like a madwoman, murmuring things and attacking anyone who came too close. Only her sister could help her a little."

"That was in the past." Lena answered in an icy voice. "I'm already here, with them, and we won't separate again." She felt the strength of before come back.

No one will ever hurt my family again.

Maggie Sawyer

12:36 PM

Maggie and Io entered the small stadium. She immediately saw the Banas, preparing to train in some kind of sport.

"Are you going to practice Midditch, Lady Maggie?" asked Io with a big smile. "I bet you would do it amazing!"

"Io..."

"Much better than all these Banas together!"

"Io, do you think you could do me a favor?" asked Maggie, putting a hand on her shoulder.

The little Amazon frowned. "Um... yes, of course. I would do anything you asked me to do, Lady Maggie."

"You know what a cheerleader is, Io?"

"Cheerleader?"

"Of course, in Man's World, having cheerleaders is extremely important. They're the ones who raise the team's spirits when they feel tired."

"As if Nike herself would give grace to her athletes?"

"...Exactly." Maggie nodded. "You think you could be a cheerleader? I think your people would love it! You could help them..."

Her eyes glittered. "That's a great idea, Lady Maggie! What do I have to do?"

"What do you think of making them a motivational song? Or some pretty colorful posters?"

"It's okay." Io smiled. "I'll be the best cheerleader for you, Lady Maggie!"

The girl turned and walked away. Maggie let out a sigh of relief. I like you, Io, but now I need to concentrate.

Akila was walking slowly through the small stadium they used to practice, checking the young Banas standing in a row, side by side. Maggie walked over to her, watching her closely. She reminds me of my old football coach, the homophobic bitch who forbade me to share the shower with my teammates.

Akila stopped beside a dark-skinned girl. "Korra."

"My Shim'Tar?"

"You don't play."

"B-but..."

"Your ankle is slightly hurt by that fight you had with Kuvira."

"It was to defend Asami!"

"Your reasons don't matter to me, Korra. You're not going to play."

"Akila, I know I'm not in my best shape now, but I know I can do it right."

"To do it right you have to be in your best shape. Stop acting like a brat and go sit down, Korra."

Akila continued walking and Maggie followed her. The Banas began to practice a very curious sport. The goal was to put some balls through giant hoops: one made of leather and called a Quaffle, two heavy called Bludgers, and a much smaller one called a Snitch.

The Shim'Tar sat on the stadium's stands, being followed by the detective.

"That girl was eager to play."

"Her desire to play won't make us win." Akila drew a knife and started playing with it, watching the young Banas play. "Korra will play next time."

"This game is very curious." Make her talk about Artemis and Lena, be subtle. "Have you ever played it?"

"Much better than all these sloths together." Akila smiled. "We had a game one year after the war ended."

"And you won?"

"Those Themys didn't know what hit them." Akila laughed. "You should have seen them, red with embarrassment at being beaten by a fourteen-year-old girl. Artemis and I were laughing for a week." Her smile was replaced by a grimace.

You're the one with more motives. Maggie pretended to look at the players. You think Artemis betrayed her people when she married Diana. I dare to say you're my main suspect. But are you really a traitor or are you just a bitch? I have to make you talk about that day. Come on, Sawyer, think, think.

Akila interrupted her thoughts. "I know what you're doing."

Oh, heck.

"Do you really think I was going to swallow that trash about 'watching and learning'? I'm not an idiot, Maggie of Sawyer."

Oh heck oh heck oh heck I need my gun...

"You have had enough of the Themys." Akila laughed and nudged her. "You've grown tired of their empty faces, and you'd rather spend time with sane people. You have nothing to be ashamed of, Maggie of Sawyer."

Maggie blinked a couple of times. "What makes you think that?"

Akila pointed to a spot behind her. When Maggie turned, she found the little Io holding a colorful poster with a huge smile on her face.

*We love you, Lady Maggie! :D*

"Ishtar has given you the gift of patience, Maggie of Sawyer."

Diana of Themyscira

3:05 PM

Diana could hear the commotion formed by the voices of almost two thousand Amazons. The game was about to begin, only waiting for the Queen to walk out onto the balcony.

The brunette stared at the scene in front of her with clouded eyes of love. Her mother combed Lena's black hair in an elegant bun, full of little braids, taking care that no hair was tangled in her earrings. Hippolyta finished and kissed Lena's head. "I saw you train today with that wooden sword. You are doing it very well, Dear."

"I'll do better when I have a real sword." answered Lena, staring at her reflection in the mirror. "Learning something new is never easy, but I know I'll do it right."

"I admire that you have confidence in yourself, that is the most important thing in any training." Hippolyta rubbed her shoulders. "But it will be some time before you are ready for a real sword. After all, you just started."

"Right." Her daughter smiled mischievously. "Maybe someday I'll join your hero's club, Mother. I would be the first CEO superhero." Lena joked.

Diana heard Bruce's laugh in her mind, but she smiled at Lena's words. "You already fight for good in your own way, sweetie." A much safer one.

"What is a CEO?" Asked the Queen.

"It means that I'm responsible for many people who have to obey all my orders." Lena touched one of the braids of her hair.

Diana took the glass of wine beside her and drank a little.

"Like the Empress Cat?" Her mother smiled. "I have only talked with her for forty minutes and I am already convinced that she is a special woman. Do you know if she is single?"

Diana spat out her wine.

Alexandra Danvers

3:08 PM

The Coliseum was not crowded, but Alex saw so many Amazons that she could not help but feel like an ant in an anthill. She was on the balcony, sitting next to Kara and Artemis, waiting for Lena and Diana. Her sister seemed slightly concerned.

"But aren't they going to hurt themselves by playing this?"

"They're Amazons, Kara." Alex put her arm around her shoulders. "They aren't afraid of a couple of bruises or broken bones. They're warriors." Alex smiled.

"I'm glad at least you're having a good time, despite those Banas." At Kara's right side, Artemis hit her on the head with her telescope. "Hey! Why did you do that?!" she asked, more offended than hurt.

"Don't forget that I'm a Bana, journalist." The redhead returned to watch the arena with her telescope.

Kara smiled nervously. "Oh, right. I'm sorry... Alex, where's Maggie?"

With the Banas, but I can't tell her that. "Maggie... will come in a moment. Don't worry about her. How's Lena's training going?" asked Alex quickly.

"Oh, very well! Lena's doing great. "

"I'm surprised you're not worried."

"I was... But not now."

Alex frowned. "Not now?"

"Lena asked me not to worry. My Potsticker will be the best in whatever she decides to do."

This is strange. Well, it doesn't have to be a bad thing. It was about time Kara relaxed a little.

At that moment Lena, Diana and the Queen came out from behind the curtain. All three wore light, snow-white dresses, their hair combed into many braids. Lena had a pair of large earrings in her ears, made of diamonds and amethysts, but her most beautiful jewel was her smile. Alex watched her sister blink many times and open her mouth.

"Do I look good, Puppy?"

"A-A lot." Her face turned red. "You look totally... perfect."

"Just get a room." Alex rolled her eyes.

"Journalist, stop looking at my daughter that way."

Lena laughed and bit her lip. Artemis got up to give her her seat so she could be with her girlfriend.

Kara took her hand and interlaced their fingers, still staring at the arena. "This sport seems to be very complicated."

"It's not really." Lena said. "It's a little confusing because of the flying balls. My Mother says it was invented by Hermes or something, and that the balls are blessed by him."

"Midditch." Alex smiled. "The goal is to pass the leather ball called the Quaffle through those hoops over there. At the same time you have to dodge the Bludgers, they can do you as much damage as a cannonball. There are two batters in each team, responsible for keeping them away from the rest of the players. And the game is over when the Seeker catches the little ball called the Snitch."

"How many points is that ball worth?" asked Kara.

"One hundred and fifty."

"And the Quaffle?"

"Ten."

"And why doesn't the whole team look for the Snitch then? Is that not an easier way to win? "

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..." : )

"... That's not the way to play Midditch, sister."

Lena took the telescope to look at the arena. "They're about to begin."

In the arena, both teams spoke with their respective captains. The Banas were around Akila and Amara. Instead, the Themysrians seemed to be having some sort of problem. The captain, Persephone (bitch) moved her hands in frustration as she spoke with another Amazon.

The time of the Dedication came. Amara of Bana-Mighdall dedicated the game to Ra, Isis, and Ishtar, as well as Queen Karna and the host Queen, Hippolyta.

"...We also want to devote ourselves to Princess Lena, and give her a good example of strength and skill."

Presumptuous to the end.

When Themyscira's turn came, Persephone dedicated the game to Hera, Aphrodite, Athena, Demeter and The Queen Hippolyta.

"...Our team hopes to delight our two princesses with our game. But I personally hope to delight the beautiful Maggie."

Maggie Sawyer

3:29 PM

"... Personally I hope to delight the beautiful Maggie."

"What the hell?"

Maggie could not believe what she had just heard. She was sitting on the stands of Bana-Mighdall, next to the girl Akila had not allowed to play.

"Gee, it looks like you have an admirer." said Korra.

"I have no idea who she is." grunted Maggie.

Heck, Alex will probably be upset. I hope she stays calm.

In the arena, Persephone continued talking. "But unfortunately, our Seeker Menalippe isn't able to be here now. Is there any volunteer among the public that offers to take her place?"

Maggie heard the hum of thousands of voices talking in unison. This is a big problem at the last moment. What if…?

She watched in horror as Alex rose from her seat on the balcony.

"I offer myself!"

Fuck.

Kara Danvers

3:30 PM

"I offer myself!"

"Alex!" Kara tried to get her sister to sit down again.

Alex ignored her. "No, Kara. That idiot's gotten on my last nerve."

Artemis looked at her in alarm. "Alexandra..."

"Let no one dare stop me."

Alex made her way between Lena, and Artemis and stepped off the balcony.

Kara turned to the Queen. "Do something!"

"Alex of Danvers has decided to participate on her own." The Queen shook her head. "To prohibit her from playing to protect her would be like considering her weak. It would be a dishonor."

"Who cares about the dishonor!? They're going to hurt my sister!"

"Kara."

The Kryptonian looked at Lena at her side. Her face was serious... and her eyes were bright.

"Alex is going to be fine and you're not going to worry, do you understand?"

Kara nodded.

Alex is going to be fine and I'm not going to worry. I understand .

Alexandra Danvers

3:34 PM

Persephone smiled. "Are you sure you're strong and fast enough?"

"If you keep talking, we won't win." Stay away from Maggie.

The teams were in position. Alex stood at the Seeker's place, on the side of the arena, near where little Io sang songs of encouragement.

The royal guards took out the balls. Alex heard the voice of the blind guard start counting to three. The little Snitch was twisting in the hands of the bald one, flapping its wings impatiently. Hermes couldn't make his balls slide smoothly across the floor, no… the balls have to fly.

Little Io jumped a couple of times. "T-H-E ..."

"One!"

"M-Y-S ..."

"Two!"

"C-Y-R ..."

"THREE!"

The balls went flying. Alex started to run after the Snitch.

Maggie Sawyer

3:36 PM

Shit shit shit shit

"I'm going to kill her."

"Only if she survives this." Korra shrugged.

Shit. "The danger of death was a lie, isn't it?"

"Um, it's a friendly game, I don't think anyone will die. But no one is going to get out of there without a couple of bruises or a broken bone."

Maggie rose from her seat and hurried toward the arena.

Runner danvers

3:37 PM

The golden ball flew around one of the Bana batters. The Amazon got in between one of her teammates and a Bludger, hitting the ball with all her force to Alex's head. She dodged the Budger and ran at full speed toward the little golden spot. Themiscyra had the Quaffle, Persephone passed it to a brunette and the brunette passed it to a redhead. The redhead dodged a Bana and threw the ball through the hoop, scoring the first ten points.

The Snitch took a violent turn and flew to where a brown-haired Bana picked up the Quaffle. Alex dodged a pair of batters and crawled between the legs of a third. The Snitch chased the Bana with the ball. Alex jumped an Amazon and with whom she almost crashed. For a moment she lost sight of the brunette. When she found her again, she ran back to her. The brunette was about to throw the Quaffle into the hoop but Alex watched in horror as a bludger hit her shoulder.

Persephone took the Quaffle and passed it to a companion. Alex concentrated on the Snitch. The Bana Seeker (Amara!) ran at full speed to reach it. Alex felt the sweat running down her forehead as she continued to run. Amara almost reached the Snitch, but Alex pushed another Bana to get there in time. The agent jumped on the Bana Seeker and they both fell to the floor.

"It seems that you keep getting in my way." The Amazon took her off.

Kara Danvers.

3:48 PM

Kara saw her sister crashing violently into the other team's Seeker.

Artemis rose from her chair. "I'll go get Epione."

"Who's Epione?" Lena asked.

"Our healer. If Alexandra is going to keep playing, at least I'll have the healer ready."

"I won't let this go too far." Diana told her wife.

"You'd better not. "

Kara saw Artemis go out to get the healer.

She knew she should be worried.

But she couldn't.

(Alex is going to be fine and you're not going to worry, you understand?)

She. was. not. able. to. worry

In pain Danvers

3:48 PM

Alex sprang up and ran after Amara. Two Amazons crashed to her right, almost knocking her down. Alex felt the weariness on her chest, her breath faster than a train. 'Breathing is the most important thing in a battle,' said Artemis's voice in her mind.

Alex took a deep breath, filling her lungs with oxygen, and ran after the Snitch. Amara was about to reach it but a Bludger reached her. The same Bludger hurried toward her. Alex ducked her head in time, feeling the ball buzz in her ear. The Quaffle fell in her way, followed by five Amazons who jumped to catch it. The Amazons fell. Alex followed her impulse and jumped on them, stumbling and dirtying herself in the mud, getting up immediately.

Nothing stood between her and the precious winged ball. Another Bludger headed toward her, but was batted by a batter of her team. Alex reached out as she approached the snitch, closer and closer, closer and closer, more and more...

The Quaffle collided with the Snitch. Alex threw herself on both of them.

And seven Amazons threw themselves upon her.

Maggie Sawyer

3:57 PM

Maggie reached the arena as Alex ran at full speed towards the Snitch. Io was encouraging the players, but her voice was barely heard in the clamor.

"Themiscyra! Themiscyra! The-!"

"Alex!" Of course, she did not hear it. "Alex!"

Alex jumped to catch the Snitch, but the Quaffle got in her way and her girlfriend landed on both.

And seven Amazons landed on her.

"ALEX!"

Maggie ran into the arena, pulling away an Amazon who stood in her way. The detective took the hair from one of the ones above Alex and pulled hard.

"Damn it, get out of there, damn animals! Alex!"

Maggie used all her strength to remove a blonde from the human pile. At that moment, an orange whirlpool appeared at her side, removing a dark-skinned Amazon from above Alex. Artemis grunted obscenities in a low voice as she pulled the last Amazon away.

Maggie knelt down. Alex was panting like a fish out of the water, her eyes wide open and both balls in her hands.

"Alex! Damn, she can't breathe!"

"Epione!" shouted the redhead.

A tanned Amazon knelt beside Alex. "She has hit her lungs." The Amazon put both hands on her torso and began massaging it hard, trying to relax the respiratory tract.

Alex's gasps began to stop. Maggie had one hand in her dirty hair, and the other was probably bruising her arm. Finally, Alex's breathing subsided.

"You have no idea how stupid you are."

Alex smiled and raised her right hand. "The Snitch."

Alexandra Danvers

4:32 PM

Alex was sitting in Epione's infirmary. The Amazon was touching her shoulder, where the pain was much more intense.

"It's dislocated." said the healer, frowning. "I have to put it back in place. It will hurt a little."

Maggie took her hand tightly. Artemis squeezed her good shoulder, and gave her a rag to put it in her mouth.

Alex nodded, holding Maggie's hand so tight she could have broken a bone.

Epione put her shoulder back into place with a quick movement. The pain ran through her arm as if she had been bitten by a snake. Alex bit the rag in her mouth with all her strength.

Kara entered the room at that moment. "Alex?"

The agent took the rag out of her mouth and tried to smile at her sister. To her surprise, Kara looked very calm, as if nothing to worry about had happened.

Epione pulled away a little and Kara approached.

"Alex, did you hurt yourself?"

She really must be angry.

Alex stroked Maggie's thumb. "I'm okay, the healer repaired my shoulder."

"Consider yourself lucky, Lady Alex."

Alex took the Snitch from the seat next to her. The ball flapped a couple of times. "Isn't she a beauty? And she's all mine."

"It's a stupid ball with wings. You could have seriously hurt yourself!" Maggie took the Snitch. "What the hell were you thinking?"

"Persephone..."

"Were you jealous of a woman I've never talked to?"

"I hope to delight the beautiful Maggie. That was... um, Kara, are you okay?"

Her sister was staring at her. "Sure... You'll be fine, and I shouldn't worry."

What's wrong? "You alright?"

"Yeah... I'm just... I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself much more." Kara blinked a couple of times. "Is there anything I can do to make you feel better? Lena and Diana are outside, waiting for news."

"Go tell them I'm fine." Alex sighed. "Could you go with her, Artemis? I'd like to talk to Maggie for a moment."

The redhead nodded and rose from the chair, leaving the infirmary with Kara and the healer. Maggie did not take her eyes from hers at any moment. When they were alone, the detective spoke.

"You know you didn't even win, don't you? The Banas won by twenty points."

"That wasn't important."

"Yes? And what was important? Tell me. Hurting yourself to prove... what?"

"Persephone was being a pain in the ass." Alex pursed her lips.

"And your solution was to get yourself into that carnage? You should just have ignored her."

"Maggie, I can't do that." Alex sighed. "I just can't stand it. This morning in the armory she..."

"She was in the armory?" Her eyes widened in horror. "She was in the armory where you were showing the case notes to Artemis?"

"She didn't hear anything." Alex assured her. "She didn't see the notes either, I promise. They're in a safe place in my luggage."

Maggie sighed and nodded. "You wanted to prove you were strong like them."

"I wanted to prove you have a brave girlfriend." Alex took her hand. "That will not stop for anything or anyone, much less if it's something that has to do with you."

"You're still an idiot."

"This idiot has caught the Snitch, Detective Sawyer." Alex picked up the little ball with wings again. "And since it's given me so much trouble, I'll keep it."

Akila of Bana-Mighdall

4:37

Akila found Amara still in the stadium arena, walking in circles without raising her head. The arena looked as disheveled as a raging sea, but the Shim'Tar barely noticed it as she approached the young Bana.

"Amara."

She turned to face her, crossing her arms and looking upset. "Mother."

"Amara." Akila reached for her. "Why are you here looking at the sand and not celebrating with us?"

"I have nothing to celebrate." answered the young Bana. "I didn't catch the Snitch."

Akila sighed deeply, remembering her childhood and how exacting some mothers had been with their daughters. "You can't always catch the Snitch, Amara. We have won anyway, you should be happy."

"Aren't you disappointed?"

"By you?" Akila put a hand on her shoulder. "Of course not. Now come on, Xena has opened the barrel of beer."

Both Banas began to walk to leave the Coliseum. At twenty yards, Akila's foot stepped on something different from the sand, something that made a creak. The Shim'Tar looked down, where an envelope of brown paper stained with mud was under her foot.

"What is this?"

Akila leaned over and picked up the envelope. Despite being dirty, she recognized the characteristic form of the writing. Why does everything have to have letters nowadays?

"This must be from the foreigners." Akila sighed. "Read it, Amara."

"You know I can teach you to read at any time, right?"

"And for what, if I have you? Read it, it must say Maggie of Sawyer or Alex of Danvers."

Her daughter took the envelope, trying to wipe the mud stains that hid some letters. "N... o... t..." Amara bit her lip. "I think it says 'Case notes'."

"It must belong to Maggie of Sawyer. She catches criminals or something."

"Like in Gabrielle's stories?" Amara smiled. "You know, those where someone is killed and a very clever person should find out who did it. There must be something interesting in here."

"Amara..." Akila watched her daughter break the paper carefully. "Amara, that's not yours. It's a lack of respect to meddle in other people's affairs. Don't make me hit you, you're old."

Amara's face turned white. "Isis..."

"Amara?"

Her daughter looked at her with angry eyes. "They have taken us for idiots."