Our version of honeymoon/post nuptial fun? Crime fighting. I know; go figure. We would indeed take up CEO Stark's employment offer for Stark Industries R and D work. So now I'd be Doctor Parker, research physicist; my new hubby would be Mister Parker, my research assistant. That was during normal/daytime operations. During the night in NYC we'd go around doing what we knew very well - kicking thug ass.
We were at the top of Avengers tower for our first nighttime patrol as a married couple; and we'd be quite merry about it too. Pete had his suit on but mask in his hand. He'd been somewhat worried about this reality knowing his identity but I reminded him that we were gods and married now; it didn't matter anymore. He'd agreed. We were still technically full time superheroes but I definitely wanted Peter to become Dr. Parker like myself. Someday, Peter and I would be science equals as we were divine, superhero and married ones.
He saw something in the urban night sky closing towards us and frowned. "Diana - what is that?" I gave a lopsided grin. "That, is an old friend." His frowned deepened. But as the form drew closer he knew what I meant. "Pegasus?" "Yep." The flying steed landed on the rooftop. "Diana; it is so good to see you again!" Pegasus said upon landing. Peter's jaw dropped. Pegasus, black in my reality, looked at Peter. "What? You've never seen a talking/flying horse before?" Peter just looked at me. I walked over to Pegasus and petted his head/rubbed his nose. "That is my husband you are talking to." Pegasus snorted. "How true. Congratulations - to both of you." "Thanks...I think," Peter said. He slowly walked over and petted him too.
"He likes you," I said. "He's usually picky about that sort of thing." "The former amazon princess and next Zeus is right," said Pegasus. "And I trust Diana's judgment like no other; except for the big sky guy himself." "Well, there's always that exception to the rule too," I said. "You know what you're here for?" "Well, yes; to help kick baddie butt. And I'm here to assist you divine bad asses in that endeavor." "Most correct, greatest of all horses," I said.
"The mighty Athena wishes me to tell you - as if I'm Hermes now - that Jack is coming along nicely." "Jack?" Peter said. "A minor god to be countenanced as a Belgian Malinois," I said. Peter's understandable puzzlement deepened. "As you know I love animals and can communicate with them. The Malinois is a great canine used by western SOF in their missions. They've often made history. I wanted one of my own; but not one that could ever be truly killed. Jack will be a minor god like Pegasus here." Pegasus scoffed. "Minor yes but hardly small." I smiled and hugged Pegasus. "No; never, dear equine god." Jack would be my version of Krypto; Wonder Dog. Why not, right?
"Will Jack...be able to talk too?" "Oh, yes; and he'll be a certified smart ass just like Pegasus here." "It's better than being a dumb ass!" countered Pegasus. I laughed. "That is equally true." "Where'd you get Jack from?" "From JFK, a friend, and one of my favorite characters - Jack Bauer." Peter didn't recognize 24 at all. Different realities and all. Then the other part of my comment hit him. "You 'knew' JFK?" "Oh yes." "Were you...?" I laughed. "No. I'd get why you'd ask though. We were both quite the bedroom champions though. No; I could never do that to Jackie. I love sex yes but I've never cheated on anyone in all my millennia of life. I'd always end it with someone long before that ever happened if I wanted to be with someone else; no matter how much it may hurt. The truth is the truth and must be conveyed whenever needed." "Unlike your father." "Yeah. I'm more like him than my mother overall though; but not in that way." "I'm glad for that." MJ, Peter's previous flame, had cheated on him; but then Ares had burned her and her lover alive naked and in front of us.
I mounted Pegasus. "Ready to kill some thugs and/or rescue some innocents hubby?" Peter smiled and donned his mask. "Hell yes. I have just one request though..." "What's that?" "Can you put on your tribal armor? I've never seen it on you before and it would frankly look really hot." "Oh brother," said Pegasus. I smiled and magically called it forth. "Oh, that is super cool Di!" said Peter. "Now we're ready!"
I took to the sky with Pegasus (we would be an urban UFO to be sure!) and Peter dove away and shot out magical web lines. We weren't expecting to fight anything big on this patrol; no gods or super villains. It would likely be small stuff; but that was okay. This was more about us bonding more as we grew in our newfound shared role together. We would do the same in the Stark lab together as I trained him in the ways of science as sister Athena had done with me. For now kicking thug butt and patrolling to help/rescue innocents was our focus.