Answers to reviewers' questions or statements:

Dark King Marcel: Diana did in fact have an affair with Clark when she was with Steve and I'll explore that scenario later, it's also part of the reason why Peter was becoming uncomfortable with Superman being around his wife.

Sithlord King: No, he's something else and some people have already guessed correctly on who it is. Starting next chapter I will be having him identified.

keyblade master cole: Yes, I'm finally going to confirm who the mysterious man in the red and black suit is

redvsblue-1: Toxin will appear later in the story in year two

: I will but not now. Maybe closer to Thanksgiving I'll put a story of those two up

Disclaimer: I don't own any Marvel or DC characters seen, mentioned or used in this story

Year one…

"Guys are you sure this is a good idea?" Barry aske das he, Hal and Shazam were approaching Diana's room

It's been a little over two days since Superman and Batman's teamed broke up a cultist attack in Gotham and ever since than Diana has been…

Well a wreck to be honest

She refused to tell what happened between her and Spider-man after Hal and Clark left but the two were a bit alarmed to see her an hour later with tears falling down her face and a look of regret and sorrow on her. Hal held in a wince at the memory of Superman asking if Spider-man had hurt her in any way

The look she sent the man of steel shook them both to their cores, the sheer and utter rage was enough that Hal half expected a Red Lantern Ring to appear and induct her into the oldest and most dangerous Lantern Corps around

'The Red Lanterns make Sinestro's Corps look like a bunch of bratty kindergarteners in comparison' Hal thought before Barry's words registered and he responded

"Look Barry, she's been holed up in her room since she's gotten back and it's starting to get to everyone, hell even Robin is put off by her behavior. I mean she's always come off as this strong and confident badass no matter the odds stacked against her or us. To see her having an emotional breakdown, it's kind of scary" Hal said as the three came to a stop in front of Diana's room and were surprised to see Clark approaching them

"Gonna try to talk to her too?" Shazam asked with a nod to the door

"Yeah…" Clark said as he gave the door an uncertain stare "Though to be honest I don't know what to really say"

"Why can't we have Hawkgirl do this? I mean she's a married woman and not to sound like a sexist or anything, but she's probably more qualified to handle whatever marital issues that Diana is having with Spider-man" Barry said as he was starting to get fidgety

"True but she and Hawkman have never had any serious issues, at least not ones like this" Shazam pointed out

"Supe's did you hear what went down between them?" Hal asked Clark who shook his head

"No, whatever it is that they discussed is between them" Clark said as he sighed "I still don't know what he could have said to that would do this to her"

"How do we know it was him that caused her current behavior?" Shazam said which earned him confused stares from the rest "What?"

"What do you mean by the Shazam?" Barry asked

"Well, maybe she said or did something to Spider-man and she now feels really bad about it" earth's mightiest mortal said

"Like what?" Hal said with a scoff "Told him that he looks like some emo punk in that suit of his?"

Hal frowned as he noticed that they all paled and seemed to be backing away from him slowly. It was then that Hal felt a presence behind him and gulped

"She's right behind me, isn't she?" Hal said as he turned slowly to see that the door had opened and Diana dressed in a large red shirt with a black spider symbol on it was glaring at him with bloodshot red eyes and her face still red from crying and likely rage

"Okay Diana I didn't mean it li-" Hal started only for Diana to grab him by the throat and pulled him in close

"If I ever hear you say something like that again Hal" Diana hissed out darkly "I swear to Gaia herself I'll make all the pain you've experienced up until than pale in comparison to what I'll do to you, understood?"

Hal felt sweat building on his brow as he weakly chocked at a 'yes' before she released him and had the door slam shut in his and the others faces.

"Well that could have escalated quickly" Barry said as he turned to leave "Look guys I want to help her as much as the rest of you, but if she doesn't want to talk about it we shouldn't push her"

He then sped off before anyone could respond to his comment and gave each other uncertain looks before they left as well.

…

Diana slowly made her way back to her bed and collapsed on to it with tears still falling down her face. Her room was a mess, the chairs, desks and the small couch that was against the wall were destroyed and her sword was embedded into he wall while her armor and shield laid scattered on the floor

She curled up on the bed as she silently wept in misery. After Peter vanished she tried to find him and apologize for what she did, but sadly she couldn't find him. She even went as far as to see if Bruce knew where he was and the Dark Knight was either unable to track him now or unwilling to tell

She nearly snapped him in half at hearing him say he didn't know where her husband was before she was forced to regroup with Superman and Green Lantern. She was even more frustrated when the two automatically assumed that it was Peter that reduced her to her state.

It never ceased to amaze and disgust her that when something bad happens that the first person to be blamed is her husband. More often than not she wonders if members of the Justice League actually believe half the garbage that comes out of Jameson's mouth

Diana was so deep in her own guilt and sadness that she didn't notice she wasn't alone in her room until a dark voice spoke up

"Now isn't this just tragic"

Diana's eyes widened as she shot up and saw a man clad in a red and black suit leaning against the wall watching her with a dark grin on his face. Her eyes narrowed as she recognized the person instantly

"Mephisto" she growled in rage as she climbed off her bed and balled her fists "What do you want demon!"

Mephisto gave her a curious look "What can't an unholy demon lord visit a warrior of justice and all that shebang?"

Diana went to punch him through he wall as a start but he suddenly vanished only to appear standing in front of the large floor to ceiling window of her room examining her sword that he called forth from the wall

"Hmm descent craftsmanship… good balance… I must say you Amazons are getting quite good at making cheap knock offs of Olympian weaponry" Mephisto said before he shrugged and turned to see Diana glaring at him

"Hmm you need to calm down Diana. Have you tried getting laid? Granted it might be a bit difficult seeing as you drove your husband away-"

"SHUT UP!" Diana screamed in rage

Mephisto chuckled "What? I'm merely telling the truth; you know what they say after all. Truth always hurts. But I'm not here to discuss your and Peter's slowly collapsing marriage. No I'm here to give you a warning believe it or not"

"And what sort of warning is that?" Diana demanded

"Oh you know, a cryptic one that's mostly useless and full of annoying riddles that keep you guessing until the very last minute" Mephisto chuckled before he suddenly found himself being held up by his throat by Diana

He looked down at her with a grin despite the fact she was on the verge of breaking his neck "Ah ah ah ah… Destroy this body and I'll be forced back to my realm for the better part of two years and you won't get your warning"

"Then speak of what it is!" Diana demanded

Mephisto gave her a thoughtful look before shrugging "Alright than… tell me Diana…"

Diana lessened her grip on his throat slightly which caused Mephisto to smile darkly in glee "When's the last time you and Peter actually had sex where you weren't thinking of Superman-"

KRRRAK!

Mephisto didn't get a chance to finish as Diana crushed his throat and dropped his slowly burning body the floor in complete disgust. Mephisto weakly looked up at Diana's face with a sadistic grin and quietly whispered

"Fear can be a deadly weapon hmm?"

Diana's eyes widened at this as Mephisto's body turned to ash and left her standing in her room as she tried to discern what Mephisto meant

"Fear can be a deadly weapon… what in Hades does that even mean?" Diana said to herself

…

Mephisto opened his eyes and was greeted to the sight of his throne room. At the center lied a pool of lava and that he often used to throw demons in when he was angry… or bored. He let out a snort as he rose from his throne and walked down the steps it was attached too

"Back so soon father?" the voice of his son Blackheart spoke as he appeared from the shadows

"It appears that the Amazon was not in a reasonable mood" Mephisto shook his head sadly "But it doesn't matter… the seed has been planted both literally and metaphorically speaking in both her and Parker. Now all we have to do… is wait"

Blackheart regarded his father for a moment before speaking "Father what is so special about this mortal? What makes him more noteworthy than Superman?"

Mephisto chuckled at his son's prodding "Don't worry son… you'll see soon enough. But I'll give you a hint, things are about to get… chaotic up there!"

…

And done

So, this was more of a filler and a bit of foreshadowing of events to come. Next chapter we jump on over to Peter and see what he's going through before things start to pick up and Peter and Bruce butt heads. We're also coming up on the end of Year one and just fair warning, what will happen will have long lasting effects on both Peter and Diana and their allies.

Also, this will be the last we see of Mephisto for a while, but don't worry he'll be back in Year Three