I stayed aboard the WP with Lois the entire time. I sat at the bedside and held her hand. The plane's sensors kept vigilant for anything and would instantly alert me of any issues. She was out for hours; and not because anything had really hurt her in that sense; physically anyway. Much had happened. It had simply overwhelmed her. And brother appearing had only served to top it all off. His "cameos" were always perfectly timed. He always had a reason for everything he did, crazy or not. This was no different.

She finally stirred. "Lois." "Diana... Was that...real?" I sighed lightly. "It was." I helped her to sit up. I'd removed my armor for the time being so as not to make her relive any traumas. I wished I could tell her it was all over and that we'd live happily ever after...but this crisis was hardly over. Yet as Lois came to and processed what was happening it now seemed that the current setting was therapeutic enough that it kept her at ease enough to find herself again. She set her head into her hands and sighed/trembled a little. I kept a gentle hand on her arm to remind her she was not alone. We still had to be lovers too, but there would be time enough for that.

"What happens now...?" she managed to say. I sighed before answering. "A lot." My rather implicit statement there seemed to still be enough to remind her what the stakes were - and what had to be done to meet them. She held back some sobs and nodded. "We'll never be the same after this Diana." "I know. The difference is I was conceived for this very purpose; this is my divine mission. Mortals like you never had a say in any of this." I didn't expect this to make any real sense to her; it wasn't something that could really be explained; only experienced.

I stood from her bedside and entered the plane's cockpit. There were still a number of federal activities taking place even now in real time. The plane then alerted me to more needs in Gotham. Now that Batman was gone it was my town so to speak.

It also alerted me to something else of consequence... Magical activity had spiked around the world. It was Olympian in nature... Hades. He was discreetly plucking superheroes from the mortal coil to the underworld that way they couldn't interfere with Ares' plans for the nation. Clever as ever.

"Diana, what is it?" She'd stopped behind me; the worry on her face was justified. I sighed and put my hands on her shoulders. "Ares' plans for the world are moving forward. I have to go." She sighed/gave a small nod. We hugged. We'd have to share love or brother would sense it. He could. We didn't hate each other; despite what had happened. I thought that was another reason why brother had appeared when he had. He wanted to convince Lois that he was the devil here and not me. Of course that was true, but it was also because Ares loved me in his own twisted way. People would argue that there was no way that we could love each other; but we did. There was nothing simple about Ares and me; and while I'd never be his willing lover he was still family.

"Stay here okay?" I said putting a gentle hand on her face. She set a hand over mine and nodded. We shared a light kiss before I then departed to do my necessary WW duties for the Luthor administration.