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Year one…

Diana along with Superman, Green Lantern and Flash were currently in Gotham heading to free Hawkgirl from Batman. Diana was not in a very good mood and she hoped that Bruce would for once in his life listen and not try to put up a fight

She wasn't certain she could resist breaking him in half in he should try to fight them.

"Remember, we secure Hawkgirl's release and then we leave." Superman said in a calm tone "For now this is a conversation, not a fight"

"We're bringing a lot of big guns for a conversation" Green Lantern noted

"It's still a conversation with Batman" Flash said as he raced beneath them to the Batcave's entrance

Diana saw them coming up on the entrance "He'll be expecting us. And after releasing his identity to the world he won't be happy to see us"

"He's never happy" Hal said with an eye roll

Diana touched down and scanned the area for any possible defenses that Bruce could activate. Seeing none she relaxed slightly

'Least for the time being he's being rational' Diana thought

Flash looked at the waterfall in thought "So how's this work? I've never been invited here before. Do we knock?"

Diana let out a snort as she approached the waterfall "I'll knock"

"No need" Superman spoke up "He's coming"

Diana watched as Batman walked out of the entrance and glared at them. She returned his stare with an unimpressed look as she placed a hand on her hip

"You took my life" Batman said coldly

"Oh boo-hoo-hoo, you can always buy a new one" Diana scowled as she took a step forward and leveled a glare of her own at the caped crusader "Now tell us where are you holding Hawkgirl?"

"I'm not holding Hawkgirl" Batman replied neutrally

Diana couldn't help the flash of annoyance she felt as her hand went to her sword strapped to her back "Enough of the damn games Bruce! Either release Hawkgirl or so help me I'll-"

"She's here" Cyborg's voice interrupted her over the coms "She's here at the watchtower"

Several seconds passed before they received another call from Cyborg "We've confirmed its Shiera"

"so wait" The Flash said in an uncertain tone "Do we just leave?"

"Yes" Batman said

Diana growled as she took several steps forward "No we're not leaving! This is your last warning Bruce. I know your to conceited and narrowminded to accept that we're working in the best interest of the world but if you or any of your team act against us again, we will respond with force"

Batman that to her rage simply turned his back on her and began to make his way back towards the entrance. She was just about to launch herself at him and beat him to within an inch of his life when Flash appeared in front of him

"You can't walk away from me Bruce" Flash said as he held a hand up

Batman regarded him for a moment before speaking in a cool tone "No. No I suppose I can't"

Than to her and the rest of the League's shock, he immediately shot off into the air.

"It's Manhunter!" Hal said as he Superman and Diana shot off after him

Diana narrowed her eyes at the former Ultimates member and the old teammate of her husband. She never really cared for the Martian, mainly because she's never interacted with him much in the past. Plus, he always made her uneasy for some reason, not because of his appearance but there was something about his character that rubbed her the wrong way

They raced after him until he flew through a small grouping of clouds over Gotham Bay when he suddenly vanished!

Diana came to a halt along with Superman and Green Lantern as they observed the area for any signs of the telepath

"He's gone" Superman frowned at the disappearance of the Manhunter

Diana snorted "He's a shapeshifting being who can turn intangible Superman. He's not gone, we just can't see him"

"We don't need to see him to find him" Hal said as he held up his ring "Ring, scan for any signs of Martian-"

KOOOM!

Hal was interrupted by a powerful unseen punch that sent him flying towards the water below. Diana's eyes widened as she shot after Hal's falling form

"Lantern!" Diana said as she reached for his falling body and grabbed it just a few meters above the calm waters of Gotham Bay "Hal are you okay?"

Hal let out a hiss of pain "God I forgot just how strong he is, felt like I took a shot from Clark or Billy just than"

Diana looked back up to see Manhunter had revealed himself and seemed to be speaking to Clark or likely mentally tearing him apart. Clark wasn't particularly strong against psychics and J'onn was one of the most powerful if not the most powerful on earth at the moment

"Hal are you good?" Diana asked her teammate as she didn't take her gaze of Manhunter

"Yeah, go kick that guy's ass for me will ya?" Hal groaned out as he nursed a bruise cheek and pulled out a tooth "Oh and bring me a tooth of his in compensation if you can"

Diana didn't hesitate to shoot off towards the most dangerous being on earth, in both Clark and Bruce's words at different points in time.

"Get away from him!" Diana shouted as she grabbed Manhunter by the face and pushed him away from Clark

J'onn looked at her with his unreadable red eyes she than saw as his gaze briefly flickered over towards Gotham and he let out a sigh of sadness

"Peter…forgive me" J'onn said before his head suddenly morphed and wrapped around her hand

Diana's eyes widened in shock as his body did something similar and began to attached itself to her

"Get off me!" Diana shouted as she and Clark tried to rip the Martian off her body

"You never trusted me" J'onn said in a calm tone "Two aliens and you along with most others have always followed the one that looks like you"

Diana felt him begin to enter her mouth, nose and ears as she tried to rip him off only for him to simply slip or melt through her fingers. She felt like she was choking as he forced his way inside her throat and mouth

"You both always underestimated me. You see yourselves as invulnerable, but right now I'm inside of you Diana. I'm in your lungs and can easily strangle your organs" J'onn said in a calm almost peaceful manner

Diana felt the last of J'onn enter her and nearly gagged as she suddenly found herself struggling to breath like no air was being inhaled and she felt a tightening in her chest and throat

"I've been in your head Diana, you've changed so much. I've seen violence in it. Perhaps the world and Peter will be safer without you in it" J'onn stated "I can make that happen, I can cut off the oxygen to your brain"

Diana felt blood pouring from her nose, eyes and mouth as she looked towards Clark in fear

"Kal…ngggh… do it!" she forced out as her vision began to darken "It's the only…way!"

Superman looked unsure by her request as his eyes began to glow

"BURN ME!" Diana shouted and not a moment later she felt the agonizing heat and pain of Superman's heat vision bathing her body in it's rays

'SHAME YOUR NOT FIRE PROOF J'ONN!' Diana mentally screamed out as she felt the Martian began to leave her body shouting in agony

"NAAAAARGGGH-AAAARRRRGGGGH!" Manhunter's burning form separated from Diana and fell towards the water in burning pieces

Diana couldn't help the vomit that escaped her mouth before she took several large breaths of air and coughed as her body was smoking and she saw that part of her top had melted and her pants, leaving all but her upper thighs bare and slightly burned

She watched as Manhunter's form fell and sunk beneath the surface of the water and spoke with a slight tremor in her horse voice as she realized just how close she was to death she was

"He…He would have…"

"I know…" Superman said as they both looked down at the floating remains of someone that was once their ally or ally in Superman's case.

Diana thought back to what J'onn said earlier about how Peter would be safe if she was gone

'Was he right…would Peter be better off without me' Dian though uncertain as she has yet to hear from Peter.

"Diana, are you okay?" Lantern asked as he rejoined Superman and her

"I'm fine Hal" Diana said dismissively, not in the mood to really talk to anyone at the moment

"Are you sure I mean you did just take a face full of-" Hal started off only to be silenced by a glare from Diana

"I said I'm fine Hal, for once in your damn life actually listen the first time!" Diana snapped

"Diana he's just concerned is all" Superman said as he placed a hand on her shoulder only for Diana to grab it and nearly break his hand from the amount of force she gripped it with

"Kal… don't touch me" Diana said as she released his hand before turning away from the two "I'm heading home to change, I'll meet you both at the tower later"

She shot off into the sky before either could respond. It didn't take long for her to arrive back at her and Peter's apartment and opened the balcony door. As she entered the room she heard faint movement in the kitchen and for a split second she thought that Peter was back

She didn't hesitate to nearly rip the bedroom door opened and sped into the hall only to come to a dead stop at the figure in her kitchen. It wasn't her beloved in fact, it wasn't even a friend that was sitting there holding a small medium sized red and blue present with her name on it and under that read 'Love your amazing husband'

She snarled at the persona and drew her sword and aimed it at the figure with a glare "What. The. Fuck. Are. You. Doing. In. My. Home!"

The man sitting at her table was nearly 6'6 in height and had a muscular body covered in numerous scars. He had shoulder length black hair and a small goatee on his face. His eyes were the same kind of sky blue as her's but held a dark malice inside them. He was clad in a pair of black boots and pants that looked to be made of black dragon scales while his cloak was of something similar.

He has no name but most people including himself have taken to calling him the First Born. He was the first child of Zeus and Hera and arguably the most dangerous and powerful.

The First Born smirked at her before answering in a deep baritone voice "Now Diana, is that anyway to greet your older brother?"

Diana gritted her teeth at the sight of her least favorite half sibling, she'd rather be in Ares company that this animal raping monster "I won't ask again First Born, why are you in my home!"

The First Born chuckled as he put the gift in his hands on the table and stood "Honestly I was hoping to meet your husband, after all Ares speaks quite highly of him"

Diana made to sever the first child of Zeus's head but he easily caught her blade with one hand and raised a brow at her "I take it he's not in? Odd considering I found this on the table when I got here"

"You stay away from him!" Diana growled

"What's wrong? Afraid I'll hurt him?" the First Born snickered "Something tells me that it's not me that you should worry about hurting him"

He shoved Diana's blade away and began to make his way to the door "Next time you see him do mention that I said hello and that I look forward to meeting him, along with Ares…"

Diana glared at the retreating form of her half-brother before her gaze flickered to the gift that Peter likely got her for their anniversary. She sheathed her sword and grabbed the present and slowly began to open and stopped at what she saw inside it. It looked to be a sort of updated version of her armor. The red was more pronounced and the blue was replaced with black and gold plating along the shoulders with white stars on it, thigh high red and white boots and a pair of golden bracelets that looked to be a bit longer than her current ones.

She felt tears begin to build as she slowly folded and returned the suit to the box with shaking hands and slowly sat in the seat and begin to quietly weep as she pondered just how far her and Peter's relationship has truly fallen

And done.

So next chapter and the one after it will be the final days of Year One and letting you know now, things will get brutal, hearts broken and the long awaited showdown between Spider-man and Superman!

As for the First Born being in this story, he'll be back sooner than you all think and will have a large role to play in years two and four