Diana steered the boat right into the island, totalling it and bringing them as close to the island as they could get. There were no rowboats on the ship. They struggled to land, following the Amazon's lead.

"Gods," Diana muttered as she saw the rest of the island. It was utterly desolate. And quiet. It had never been so quiet. There had always been birds chirping or the sound of the howling wind trying to drown out the clanks of metal and calls of the battle horn. Now it felt like someone had stopped time and set the place alight.

Where were the rest of the Amazons? Where was anything for the matter? It seemed as if Themyscira had become a perfectly normal, uninhabited island.

"Where do we start?" Peggy asked.

"The cave," Diana replied within seconds. "We need to go to the cave," she continued in a softer, more reassuring tone. Then she took a deep breath. "there's more to this than meet's the eye."

Peggy noded while Daniel gave her a confused stare. "What cave?"

"The prophecy one," Peggy replied.

"Oh."

"Oh indeed," agreed Diana.

They then gathered what little provisions they had and made their way across the planes towards the cave. As the sun began to fall, they were still half day's walk from their destination. The grass made a cold, but oddly bearable mattress. Diana refused to let them build a fire, claiming the light might bring as much undesired attention as it would warmth, forcing the threesome to sleep in close quarters.

Peggy laid awake, still, but restless in the middle of the group. Daniel was nestled close to her, with a light arm across her stomach. Diana's back was to her on the other side. Peggy breathed quietly, counting the stars, trying to quell her mind. She found herself travelling back to her desk coved with papers that need filling. Would she never see it again? And what would Daniel do, here, on an island meant for women alone? It was strange, she realized, how much she wished Thompson was here, even if it was just to yell at her. At least that would feel familiar. It was something she could depend on; predict even. She sighed and closed her eyes. Nothing was worth letting an island full of people die. If anyone had taught her anything, Steve had taught her that. Somehow, though if you asked she could never tell you, Peggy slipped off into a dreamless sleep.

"Up!" Peggy was pushed harshly over onto her stomach. "It's first light," the same voice said, "up now, both of you."

Peggy groaned and pulled herself to her feet. Diana was up and glaring at her. "Now," the Amazon huffed.

"Okay, okay," Peggy mumbled, drawing herself to her feet. She raised her arms above her head and stretched like a cat. She offered Daniel and hand up and found him his cane before they started on their trek again.

"I didn't think it would be so... so... desolate," Daniel said after the first few miles. He was sweating, they all were, but he was also falling behind, his leg forcing him to take smaller strides than the women making him work harder to keep up.

"We should stop," Diana decided, halting on the spot. Peggy nearly collided with her.

The warrior pulled out a flask and handed it to Daniel. He took a sip, though Peggy suspected there had been very little water in his "sip" before he handed it to her.

"You should go on without me," Daniel finally said.

"No!" The words burst right out of Peggy's mouth. She drew back, overwhelmed by her emotion, her cheeks starting to bun red. She lowered her head. "I mean, we might need you, and, and you can't just stay here," she shuddered, searching for the right words.

"He is right," Diana agreed. "We would travel faster without him."

"But we can't just leave him here," Peggy fought.

Dianna paused for a moment. "You are right. You both are." She turned to Daniel, "You will slow us down if we continue, but you cannot stay here. We do not know what is or is not out there. Themyscira is no place for men, now or before."

"So what do we do?" he asked.

Diana looked at Peggy, who just shook her head and sat down in defeat. She pulled at the grass in frustration.

"I'll be alright," Daniel insisted.

"No you won't," Diana finalized. "Whoever is here think you are a liability. They had you locked up as well."

Peggy ran her hand through her tangled greasy hair. "What if I went on?"

"Peggy..." Daniel started.

"No, I'm serious. I know where we are going." I think, but she didn't say that. "Diana can get you to safety then join me, she knows this island better than either of us."

"I'm not leaving you."

"You did just offer to stay here and let the two of us go on by ourselves," Diana interjected.

"I'm not leaving you alone," Daniel clarified.

Peggy lid her face in her hands, trying to resist the simultaneous urge to laugh and fall hopelessly to the ground and give up.

"I'll be fine," she said after a few minutes passed in silence. "Besides, if anyone were around, we would have seen them or they us. I'm going on alone. It's our best chance for us all to get out of here."

"But-"

"No. I can do this. I've done stuff like this before, and I can do it again." She turned to Diana. 'Keep him safe for me, and come if you can."

Diana nodded. "Goodspeed, Peggy."