02. Waking Up

Author: BatmanWolverine
Rating: PG15
Summary: As the title say. Waking up…but where?


"Uhnnn…" the lone form of Amazonian stirred on the patch of empty of barren land she was lying on. The air was cold, extremely cold, was the first thing she noticed. That was before she tried to open her eyes, only to clench them shut with the intense glare that was being reflected from the snow all around her.

"Hera," she cursed under her breath forcing her aching body to follow her mind and to sit up groggily. Taking a deep breath, she shaded her eyes and slowly opened them to let them get acclimated to her current situation. Once that was done, she let her hand fall to her side and looked around. Everywhere she turned, it was all snow. 'Ice' she corrected with a second thought.

'How did I get here?' She thought in confusion recalling the last thing she could remember.

'DIANA!' she had heard Batman cry out as she was hit with the energy beam from that accursed robot. Then everything went white.

"Where am I?" the Amazonian spoke out aloud this time, pushing herself into a standing position. She could feel her energy coming back.

Her question was answered by the cackling sound near her. Squinting to get a better view, her eyes widened as saw hundreds of…. "Penguins," she cried out at the sight. "I am at the south pole."

Getting her bearings, she checked for any broken bones or any other major injuries. 'They are going to have a fit,' she thought of her two teammates who had tried to convince her to stay back. 'Especially Bruce. This will give him enough blackmail material for at least the next ten years,' she shook her head in amused exasperation.

"Well, everything seems to be working just fine. Not even a concussion," this time she spoke to the young penguin that had waddled over to her. "Thank you for your hospitality. I had better get back."

Pressing the comm. link in her right earring, she hailed evenly.

"Wonder Woman to watchtower."

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"Wonder Woman to watchtower."

"Wonder Woman?" echoed Steel who was on monitor duty. Opening the secure channel, he responded. "Please identify yourself."

"Steel, this is Diana here," the smooth voice answered his question. "I am in the Antarctic and need site to tower transport."

"Just a minute," the 'metallic-S' clad hero returned uneasily. "There seem to some problem with the teleporters. Can you wait for a couple of minutes until we get them working?"

"Confirmed." Diana answered as she ended the communication. "Lock into my co-ordinates and teleport as soon as things get back to normal. I don't think I am hurt, but I don't want to risk a trial run."

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"Wonder Woman," Steel's baritone voice came over the channel. "We are ready to transport you."

"Thank you Steel," the regal beauty responded with a smile, unseen over the audio conversation. "Whenever you are ready."

The next thing moment, Diana felt a tingling sensation as her body was turned to energy particles, traveling thousands of miles in the blink of an eye to materialize in the Justice League watchtower.

Even as she rematerialized, she could see the forms of her teammates waiting for her.

"Ok, I don't want to hear anything," she started with a smile. "Especially not from either of you," she gestured towards Batman and Superman.

"Stay where you are," Batman growled threateningly.

"Huhn," the command threw her for a moment. "Batman…"

"Who are you?" this time the question came from red-caped Superman.

"Superman, Batman, its me, Diana," Wonder Woman pointed to herself.

"Sure you are sweetie," Green Arrow quipped with his characteristic leer.

"Who are you?" Batman repeated Superman's question. "And how did you get the watchtower codes."

"Yeah, like he said," Flash put in his two cents.

Taking in the present members, Diana realized that all of them, except for Green Arrow were from the executive council.

"Bruce, Clark," she used their real names. "Its me, Diana. Wally? Oliver?" She addressed the other two members.

"If you are Diana," an unfamiliar voice called from the door. "Then who is this?"

Turning her gaze towards the sound, Diana's eyes widened in surprise, first at the unknown Green Lantern and more so by the figure standing next to him.

Standing, not ten feet from her, was….HERSELF.