Justice League of Amazons: Fire and Blood
Chapter 5
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As the Javelin entered the hangar bay of the Watchtower, Aegon, Mari and Diana disembarked the vehicle and were by Shayera. "So, how was your trip?" the Thanagarian asked them.
"It was very educational," Aegon said with a smile. "I wish I had brought some parchment and writing tools so that I could take notes of what I learned," he added.
"We hardly drag him away from the Museum," Mari said with a joking grin. "And Diana kept poking holes at everything in the Greek-Roman exhibits," she added.
"Hardly my fault that people couldn't tell the difference between Greek and Roman artwork," Diana stated.
"Well, I'm making plans to go again, but I'll be bringing some writing materials with me next time," Aegon said.
"Well, as long as you're learning," Shayera said.
"I'd like to learn more about this world, if I may," Aegon then said. "I may be here a while, so I may as well learn the traditions and customs," he added.
"Well, we'll do our best to help you learn, so long as it gets you out and about," Mari said with a smile.
Aegon nodded at the dark-skinned woman before looking at Shayera and saying, "I've had a long day. You'll forgive me if I retire for the evening?" he asked.
"Of course, see you in the morning," Shayera said to him. Aegon then headed off towards the dormitories.
"I've had quite a day as well," Diana said tiredly. "I'd like a shower and some dinner after today," she added.
"No problem, Princess. We'll let you know if there's anything that comes up," Shayera replied.
...
Diana walked along the hallway of the Watch Tower leading up to her quarters. The door slid open, revealing the darkness that filled her room. In the darkness, Diana sensed the presence of another. Her eyes caught the silhouette of a figure near the window which provided a good view of the beauty of space beyond and the Earth below.
"Who's there?" the Amazon Princess demanded. "Aegon, is that you?"
The response assured the Amazonian Princess that it wasn't Aegon. "No. Guess again." The voice was different from Aegon's.
Diana flicked the switch and light illuminated the room. Diana's eyes snapped wide for an instant. It was a man. He wore the traditional Greek robes. A helmet was on his head with wing designs attached to the sides. On his hip was a satchel held in place by the strap over his shoulder. Diana knew who the man before her was. She bowed her head in respect.
"Lord Hermes," Diana lifted her head. "What may I do for the messenger of the Gods?" she asked.
The messenger God rose from his seat. "Hello, Princess Diana." He took a few steps forward and dug a hand inside his sack. "We, the Gods, have decided on what is to be done with the Amazons."
"Have you?" Diana said a little sadly.
"Yes. Zeus in particular was very displeased. And that is a grave understatement."
(FLASHBACK)
The various beautiful and strong Amazons were gathered in the large throne room in the Royal Palace of Themyscira. They had been summoned by Hippolyta to come immediately. On the throne was their Queen. In her hands was a scroll and Hippolyta did not seem pleased. Queen Hippolyta stood from her royal chair. The Amazons, disciplined as they were, silenced themselves.
"Sisters, the Gods have made their judgement known. Lord Hermes himself came down from Olympus to deliver their word!" The Amazonian Queen announced. No one murmured. No one gossiped. Queen Hippolyta opened the scroll which held the Gods' judgement within. She read out loud.
"Noble and Brave Warriors of Themyscira,
We, the Gods, acknowledge that none of you present when this message is read are guilty of the actions done by your rogue sister, Aresia."
Some Amazons frowned at the mention of Aresia's name but refrained from saying anything. They had no fondness for men and had a low opinion of them but even they never contemplated on their complete eradication. To the Amazons, doing such an act would have made them far worse than the men they looked down upon.
"Be that as it may, some form of accountability is expected of you. This is not punishment, but a chance for redemption. Seek out the man named Aegon Targaryen who is currently with your sister Diana. Children between him and you must be born as an act of atonement for what Aresia has done."
Hippolyta paused for her sisters to digest what the Gods have planned. Hippolyta could only wonder what her people were thinking right now. Were they disgusted? Were they appalled? Or were some looking forward to the possibilities of children? They were warriors, true. But they were women too. She had children herself but her sisters did not. She continued
"You shall not be forced. You must decide for yourselves. But our anger will be greatly calmed should you choose to help Man's world repopulate. Keep your daughters and raise them as Amazons if you wish. But your sons must be loved and cherished till the day they can support themselves. Any Amazon who willingly abandons or murders any sons of theirs will be dragged to the depths of Tartarus."
Hippolyta let out a silent sigh of relief. At least she and her sisters were given a choice.
"As for your sister, Aresia, she will be dealt with in time.
So Says the Gods!"
Hippolyta took her seat and closed the scroll. Silence filled her throne room until one Amazon step forward and broke it.
"My Queen," this Amazon was Persephone, a warrior woman of short blonde hair which covered her other eye which had been blinded in battle many centuries ago. "We can have children?" Her sisters observed her with curious eyes.
Hippolyta nodded, "Yes, Persephone. If that is your choice, neither I nor any Amazon here will judge or stop you. If you yearn for children, the Gods can only encourage it." Then she addressed all the Amazons. "That goes for all of you!"
(End Flashback)
"I see." Diana whispered. "So that's the decision they have come to."
"But I am afraid it's not the same for you, Diana." Hermes handed her a scroll. "Open it."
Diana did as told and read the contents. Diana exhaled upon reading what the scroll had planned for her. "I have no choice in the matter."
"Your mother adopted Aresia as her own daughter. Zeus originally wanted all the Amazons to have no choice in the matter but Hera, Athena, Artemis and surprisingly, Aphrodite were against it. So, a compromise was settled. Your sisters got a choice but not you. Your sister did this, Diana. You must be the first to try and set it right. We expect a child between you and Aegon as soon as possible."
"This task and responsibility I humbly accept." She bowed again. "But what of my duties? The Justice League needs all the help they can get."
"Do not fret, Princess Diana." Hermes raised a hand. "Your sister, Donna, will take over your duties while you are with child. She and your mother have already been informed of this."
"My mother? Will she...?"
"That is for her to decide. Should she, the Gods will be pleased. Should she not, we shall not hold it against her. Now that my work here is done, I had best be going."
"Farewell, Lord Hermes. Safe travels."
"Good luck, Wonder Woman." With that, the God disappeared in a flash of light reminiscent to that of her old comrade.
Diana sat on the edge of her bed and sighed as she re-read the decree from the Gods; she honestly couldn't say that she did not see this coming. While she had no plans to be a mother anytime soon, for a variety of reasons, one being her lifestyle and work in the Justice League, she did want to experience the joys of motherhood. And she supposed that she could've done worse than having Aegon be the potential father of her children.
But in any case, she now had to find a way to break the news to Aegon somehow. She knew that coming from a medieval background, Aegon would view things like marriage and the like as simply duties to perform or tools for political advantage, but perhaps he could be taught differently? Perhaps he could be taught that things such as marriage could be seen as something different, something better than political tools? Aegon did seem like someone who was willing to learn.
But that could wait for the moment, Diana now wanted one thing to take her mind off things for the moment. Stripping off her clothes so that she was completely nude, Diana entered the bathroom adjacent to her room and entered the shower bay, turning the knob so that hot water sprayed out of the showerhead and steam began to fill the room.
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The next morning, Aegon woke up with a yawn and slowly stretched himself in the bed, feeling the knots and kinks in his muscles loosen themselves. Relaxing his body, Aegon stared out the window that overlooked the Earth. After a moment of watching the planet, he sighed as he got out of the bed and headed into the adjacent bathroom suite. Normally, to bathe and wash himself, Aegon would've bathed in the River Rhoyne or drawn a bath of hot water to scrub himself clean. But here, it was a little different; while he hadn't heard of anything similar to showers, unless of course you counted rainstorms as such, he wasn't complaining in the slightest.
Turning on the tap and letting the showerhead spray hot water and fill the room with steam, Aegon slipped off his sleeping clothes, pyjamas they called them in this world, then pulled off his smallclothes and stepped into the shower bay, letting the cascading droplets of hot water splash against his skin. Letting the hot water wash away his sleepiness, Aegon splashed water onto his face and washed away the crusty sleep from his eyes. After a few minutes in the shower, he turned off the water, hearing the gurgling sound of water going down the drain and stepped out of the shower. Grabbing a white bath towel, Aegon began to dry himself off before wrapping the towel around his waist to preserve his modesty and walked out of the bathroom into the bedroom.
Aegon didn't have the widest selection of clothes available, but he had been lent some clothing that had belonged to the male member of the Justice League when they still lived. Picking out a green button-up shirt with blue denim jeans, sneakers and a leather bomber jacket, Aegon dressed himself in them before buckling Blackfyre to his hip, letting it hang on his left hip.
Deciding to break his fast, Aegon left his room and headed down the hallway to the cafeteria where he found Shayera there, sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in her hand and a tablet in the other. On a plate in front of the Thanagarian was a pastry called a croissant filled with a slice of ham and cheese.
"Good morning, Lady Shayera," Aegon greeted the redhead who looked up from her tablet and replied, "Morning, Aegon. How was your sleep?" she asked him.
"It was good, the bed is perhaps the most comfortable thing I have slept on," Aegon said. "Might I enquire how your sleep was?" he asked.
"Mine was good," Shayera said before taking a sip of her coffee. After swallowing the sip of hot caffeine, the Thanagarian then said, "Just been reading the news headlines today about yesterday."
"Anything interesting?" Aegon asked conversationally as he sat opposite Shayera.
"Just the details of the UN summit about you," Shayera said. "And there's also some rumours that Lex Luthor is apparently alive," she added grimly.
"Who?"
Shayera nodded her head in understanding. Of course Aegon wouldn't know who Lex Luthor is, he hadn't been here very long. So she gave Aegon a crash course on who the multi-billionaire businessman was and his list of crimes, as well as his vendetta with Superman.
Aegon absorbed all the information Shayera gave him about Lex Luthor before saying, "So, if the rumours about Lex being alive hold true, how is he still alive?" he asked the obvious question.
"I'd like to find that out myself, and I imagine many others would as well," Shayera replied. "Particularly when Lex is already suffering a terminal form of cancer brought on by being exposed to Kryptonite," she said.
"Krypto-what?"
"A radioactive substance from Superman, Kara and Karen's homeworld of Krypton," Shayera told him. "Under the effects of Kryptonite, Kryptonians are drastically weakened by it, and if they're exposed to it long enough, it can kill them," she explained. "It was believed that humans weren't affected by it, but Lex appears to have contracted a rare form of blood cancer from being exposed to Kryptonite after years of exposure," she said.
"How long does he have to live?" Aegon asked.
"Lex got fitted with a containment unit that slows the progress of his cancer down, but for how long he still has to live remains to be seen," Shayera said.
"That's… unfortunate," Aegon said blandly, not quite knowing what to say about a man who had committed grievous crimes yet was going to die of a disease that he most assuredly brought down on himself and was now trying to repent for his crimes.
"Perhaps I ought to meet with this Lex Luthor?" Aegon then suggested. "If only to get the measure of him," he added swiftly. "I don't doubt your word that he is a bad person, but I want to see for myself the extent of his character," he said.
Shayera pursed her lips before saying, "Well, I'll float the idea to the others, but don't expect them to be enthusiastic about it," she said. "Particularly Kara or Karen," she added.
"I wouldn't expect them to be," Aegon said diplomatically. "If I do meet this Lex, I'll be bringing my sword with me," he added.
"Good to know." Shayera had an amused smile on her lips before she finished off the rest of her coffee and took a bite of her croissant.
Aegon then served himself a plate of toasted buttered bread and crisp fried bacon with soft boiled eggs as the rest of the Justice League filed in to break their fast. Some of them still looked half-asleep but a couple of them looked awake.
"Morning, Aegon," Kara greeted sleepily as she yawned widely and rubbed her eyes. "Sleep well?" she asked as she served herself a bowl of muesli and milk.
"It was good," replied Aegon. "But you still look half-asleep," he remarked with a slight grin at Kara.
"Can you blame me?" Kara said. "I'm filling big shoes now that… now that Superman is gone," she added with a slightly sad look on her face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause offence," Aegon said kindly.
"It's okay," Kara replied with an understanding smile on her lips. "I'm usually on the farm doing chores, or going to school," she said.
"School? What is that?" Aegon asked.
"They're places where children and teenagers go to be taught things like maths, writing and stuff like that," Kara explained. She then looked at Aegon and asked, "They don't have things like that where you're from?"
Aegon shook his head. "No, only the children of lords were afforded the tutelage of arithmetic, history, languages and the like. The closest thing to a school that I know of would be the Citadel of Maesters in Oldtown of the Reach," he said. "If you go to the Citadel, you underwent the training to become a Maester," he added.
"Maester? Is that like a scientist?" Kara asked.
"Well, maesters are taught various subjects such as history, accounting, laws, metallurgy and even the subject of magic," replied Aegon. "For each completion of a subject, a maester is given a link of metal for mastery of the subject such as gold for accounting, copper for history, bronze for astrology and astronomy, silver for medicine, healing and the functions of the body, iron for warcraft and strategy, and Valyrian steel for magic and higher mysteries," he said. "These links would then form a chain that a maester would wear about their neck and take service into a lord's house, setting aside their family name and swearing allegiance to the land of the lord they serve under," he added.
"Sounds interesting, can anyone become a maester?"
Aegon shook his head. "Not exactly. They accept any boy or man regardless of social standing, but they refuse to allow women to join the ranks," he said.
"That's kinda rude," Kara made a face. "Why shouldn't women be allowed to study all that kinda stuff?" she said.
Aegon didn't know what to say to that without offending anyone, so he opted to keep quiet and eat his morning meal. Kara frowned and went back to eating her muesli. Shayera finished her croissant and took the empty plate to the kitchen to be washed.
"So, what's the plan for today?" Aegon asked Shayera.
"Well, we've received a message from Star Labs that under orders from the UN that you're to make the first donation," Shayera said with a slight grimace.
"Donation?" Aegon repeated and Shayera looked at him significantly and Aegon suddenly realised what she meant and he sighed. "I suppose there's no point putting it off, is there?" he asked rhetorically.
Shayera shook her head in response.
After everyone had eaten the breakfast, they then left the Watchtower and headed planetside where they landed at Star Labs which had undergone some remodelling and looked more fortified than normal.
Aegon was then escorted inside by the Justice League. They soon met Felicity who was apologetic to Aegon. "Hey. I know this is really awkward, but we're under orders from the UN, so we can't delay it any further," she said apologetically.
"Let's just get this over with," Aegon muttered darkly and he was led into a room where a two-way mirror was on the wall, a nearby seat with a table that was lined with a few plastic cups and lids. Aegon counted out the cups and he sighed once had finished. Twenty cups, they expected him to fill twenty cups? He doubted he had the stamina for such an effort. Knowing that he could be heard and that the others were watching, he spoke.
"Do you seriously expect me to fill all these?" He gestured to the cups.
"Not all of them," Felicity's voice said through the speakers. "Just fill what you can," she encouraged.
Aegon sighed before saying, "I might need a little help with this," he said in a terse embarrassed voice.
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Behind the two-way mirror, the Justice League all glanced at each other. No doubt some of them were eager to assist Aegon with his donation, but they were hesitant in voicing it out loud.
But one bold soul among them spoke. "I'll do it," Karen Starr AKA Power Girl said calmly although she was giddy inside.
"Figures you would," Helena said with an amused smirk on her full lips.
"And you want to be in there with him?" Karen retorted to the dark-haired Italian born woman.
"We could always team-up on him," Helena said slyly.
Karen rolled her eyes before saying, "There isn't anything romantic about me helping Aegon. This is all purely professional," she said. Looking at everyone, she asked, "Anyone want to volunteer instead?"
"Knock yourself out," Shayera replied.
Taking in a deep breath, Karen left the observation room and entered the room Aegon was waiting in.
Karen smiled softly at Aegon who had a slight blush on his cheeks. "You need some help?" the Daughter of Earth-2 asked the Valyrian who swallowed a lump in his throat and nodded nervously.
"It's okay. We'll take it slow," Karen assured him before she took off her cape, letting it fall to the floor before removing her gloves. She then looked at Aegon who began to take off his jacket and shirt so that he was bare-chested. Karen smiled slightly as she saw Aegon's toned physique; he wasn't as muscular as most men she had known in her life but that could change with some regimented exercise and training, but Aegon's body looked slim and toned enough to get the attention of women, her included. Toeing off her boots, Karen then reached behind her back and felt for the hidden zipper on the back of her costume and gently pulled the zip down, revealing her nude body to Aegon before letting it fall to the floor.
Aegon had a deep blush on his face as he saw Karen slowly undress before him. He had initially thought Karen's costume made her breasts appear bigger, but to the throbbing of his manhood which was growing erect, Karen's breasts were just naturally large with only the slightest sag to them, so slight it could be said that there was none at all. Karen's body was slim with toned athletic lines with a curvy hourglass figure with wide child-bearing hips that could bear and birth strong healthy children with breasts that could nurse a hungry babe easily.
"You gonna stand there staring?" Aegon jerked as he heard Karen's voice and he looked at her face to see a gentle and amused on her lips. Trembling, Aegon fumbled with the buckle of his belt, loosening it that he could undo the zipper of his trousers but not before pulling off his sneakers so that he was barefooted. After pulling down his trousers which revealed a tent in his smallclothes, Aegon had an embarrassed smile on his face. Karen smiled back and said, "No need to be ashamed, Aegon. I must say I'm flattered to get that kind of reaction from you."
"Umm… thank you?" Aegon replied uncertainly.
"Take the rest of it off," Karen then ordered him and with a fervent nod, Aegon pulled off his smallclothes to reveal his erect cock which jutted out like a jousting lance. A bead of pre-cum was leaking out from the slit on the tip of Aegon's manhood. Karen smiled and nodded in approval.
"Not bad," she complimented him. "I thought you might have been compensating with your sword, but it seems I was proven wrong," she said in amusement.
"Thank you again?" Aegon said.
Karen gave a mirthful chuckle before walking towards Aegon, her breasts bouncing a little with each step until she stood in Aegon's personal space. Aegon wasn't terribly tall, he was almost Karen's height and she was taller than the average person, so she liked how Aegon's face was level with hers. Running one smooth hand on Aegon's chest, Karen felt him shiver slightly and could hear his heartbeat even without her super-hearing. Running her hand down Aegon's stomach until it hovered just an inch away from his manhood, Karen looked into his eyes and with her other hand, she guided his hand onto her body.
"It's okay, you can touch me if you want," she whispered to encouragingly. With butterflies dancing in his tummy, Aegon awkwardly groped Karen's left breast and fondled it awkwardly. Smiling kindly, Karen held his hand and guided him. Her other hand then gently grasped Aegon's erect cock which made tense up and take in a sharp breath of air.
Karen smiled and said, "You've never had anyone touch you like this?" she asked with an amused smile.
Aegon managed to reply, "N-Never, no," he said through a shuddering gasp as he felt Karen's soft hand slowly begin to stroke his cock.
"It's okay if you're nervous," Karen said to him reassuringly. "I was nervous for my first time too," she admitted. "So just relax, and enjoy yourself," she whispered to him as she gently guided him towards the chair and had him sit down, his knees dangling over the edge. Karen sat beside Aegon as best she could as the chair was a little narrow, but after settling herself comfortably, she gently began stroking Aegon's cock while guiding him on how to touch a woman.
The next fifteen minutes were spent with Karen softly touching and stroking Aegon's manhood while he gently fondled her breasts and bum. A deep blush was on both their faces as they touched each other. Aegon's breathing was growing deeper and more rapid as he felt the inferno inside him reach boiling point. Sensing he was about to hit his peak, Karen then reached for one of the cups with one hand while stroking Aegon's cock faster with the other. Holding the cup near the tip of his manhood, Karen then used a little superspeed while still controlling her strength to get Aegon to hit his first climax. Then with a harsh gasp of air and groan, Aegon hit his climax and his seed spurted out from his cock and into the plastic cup that Karen held.
Once the cup was filled, Aegon lay back in the chair, breathing hard as Karen set the now full cup on a tray and looked at Aegon's manhood. Luckily it was still erect which made Karen smile and she looked at Aegon and said, "You ready to go again?" Aegon took in a deep calming breath and nodded in response.
The next half hour was spent with Karen assisting Aegon in his donation and after five cups were filled with his sperm, Aegon was bone tired and Karen decided that enough was enough. An attendant came in and took the filled cups away, sealing them tightly while Aegon and Karen dressed themselves. Aegon then looked at Karen and said, "Thank you… for helping me said," he said quietly.
Karen smiled softly and replied, "It was my pleasure." She then pressed a gentle kiss to Aegon's cheek. The blush on Aegon's face deepened and he touched the spot on his cheek and smiled slightly.
With a satisfied looking smile on her lips, Karen walked out of the room, swaying her hips a little more just to tease Aegon a little. Aegon stood for a moment in the room before exiting himself.
But, what neither of them, nor did the Justice League and the staff of Star Labs knew was that some outside elements had managed to hack into the surveillance system of the facility and spied on Aegon and Karen throughout the donation process and worse still, they had streamed it on a live feed on social media.
But Aegon and the Justice League wouldn't know this until a few hours later. When they did find out, no-one was very happy about it.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: There! After a long wait, I've finally updated this. I hope it was long enough for everyone to really sink their teeth into. It's a little light on action, but that'll hopefully come later in the next chapter or so with Aegon doing some jobs for the Justice League, through either bodyguard work or perhaps some peacekeeping missions. And we've seen that the Gods of Olympus have decreed that Wonder Woman is to conceive a child with Aegon as soon as possible, so she'll have to figure out how to break the news to him, as well as prepare him any of her Amazon sisters that may want children of their own. Now of course, some Amazons may not want to actually have intercourse with Aegon, and he'll soon learn about artificial insemination which would be a relief I imagine to Aegon as he couldn't possibly have sex with every woman who wants his babies now, can he? So there won't be a planet-wide orgy like I know some of you will be thinking about, so get that out of your head, LOL.
But in any case, that's all I have. But there is one more thing; I'm working on a Game of Thrones/ASOIAF crossover with Red Sonja and I've set up a romance poll on my profile and so far Felicia Hardy/Black Cat has taken the lead which I'm okay, but to clarify the idea is also a crossover with Marvel and DC Comics as well as Mortal Kombat, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter and Tekken, so there's quite a few ladies/options on the poll, so feel free to cast your vote on who you want to take the lead. I've gotten the premise of the story worked as it will be Aegon VI/Young Griff landing in the Red Sonja universe along with two Marvel Comics girls and two DC Comics girls also landing there as well, and they're all set to be executed for a crime that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and just as the rope is about to be cut, Sonja herself comes riding in and inadvertently saves them from death.
I should also mention that Aegon's sword, Blackfyre, is taken from him and is being taken away to a lord who is in league with Sonja's archenemy, Kulan Gath, and obviously Aegon wants his sword back and talks Sonja into taking him with her so that he can get his sword back and the Marvel and DC girls tag along as well because they want to go back home to their respective universes. But as they all travel together, they realise that they were all brought together by fate or destiny to save the multiverse from certain doom.
That's what I have in my head for the story, now it's just a matter of sitting down to write the thing which is proving very difficult.
And that's about the sum total of things, so I'll just leave this here and I'll see you all in the next one.
Be kind to one another,
Angry lil' elf.