Title: Battered Heart
author: Cindy Ryan
notes and summary: see part one

Diana had woken earlier from a nightmare. She'd been screaming and sweating. It'd taken her several minutes to regain her composure. A nurse had entered her room at the commotion and Diana had assured her she was fine; just a dream. By the time there was knock on her door Diana was calm.

"Come in."The amazon called.

Bruce poked his head in and Diana smiled. What was it about this man that on one hand put her at ease and the other made her pulse jump?

"You wanted to see me?"Bruce prompted.

"Yes, if you have time."Diana responded.

"For you; always."Her compaion replied as he entered the room and sat down in a chair.

"One of the nurses told me you were a wealthy man."Diana began quietly.

"I am."Bruce confirmed. "I run Wayne Enterprises."

"What does that do?"Diana asked curious.

"Variety of industries, research and development, aerospace, technology,mining and medical to name a few."Bruce explained. "Have you remembered anything?"

"I am not sure."Diana replied with hesitation. "I had a dream...a nightmare...there was this creature...with a weapon..."

Diana paused not sure how much more to tell. This man claimed to be her friend. If she told him these images would he believe her or think she was insane?

Bruce leaned forward trying to mask his excitement. If she had a memory of Steppenwolf, even if it was in a dream, that could mean progress. It could mean this amnesia was temporary. This also left him with a dilemma how much to tell her? Tell her everything and her memory not return would leave Diana frightened and Bruce didn't want that. He had to tread carefully.

"Tell me about your dream."Bruce prodded.

Diana did.

Diana pushed herself into a straighter sitting position as she watched Bruce carefully. He had been silent since she'd finished retelling her nightmare. She'd seen a flicker of recognition cross his face which confused her. Then again most things confused Diana. More than anything Diana just wanted her memory back. She needed to understand who she was.

"Your dream was a memory."Bruce stated softly.

The image of the creature appeared in front of Diana's mind's eye and she felt a flash of fear. She shook her head at Bruce's comment; unable to process or believe.

"I told you that we were friends."Bruce continued. "But we also are part of a team. A team that helps people. That being that you saw in your dream was threatening a lot of people had killed a lot of people. We stopped him."

As Bruce talked Diana recalled something that she knew with certainity was a real memory. It didn't seem like it could be but Diana knew in her heart it was.

"I remembered something."Diana said excitedly.

"What?"Bruce asked.

"You wearing all black, with a cape and a mask."Diana stated.

Bruce smiled.

"It's ready!"Barry exclaimed excitedly.

"Good job."Clark commented. "Both of you."

Curry grunted in acknowledgement as he leaned against the conference table.

The metal spear laying on the surface of the table was forty feet long and gray in color. It had the point of a harpoon. There was a small cylinder at the base that would be used to attach it to the plane. The cylinder also housed the computer/electronic components.

"I'll go tell Bruce."Victor offered and the cyborg left.

Superman knew everyone was anxious and he was too. This was their best chance at helping a friend. If it didn't, they were back to square one.