Paradise Island PT 1
Thoughts
"Speech"
Disclaimer: I don't own anything , Everything DC or DBZ related belongs to there respective owners.
I will also like to say thanks to Celestial Glowhead my co-writer for writing the fight scene between Goku and Diana
Sorry if this took me awhile, I was kind of lazy, And this was meant to be one chapter but I decide to split them.
Age 749 (1999), Hippolyta Throne Room.
"Phillipus, are we almost done with the festival setup?" Hippolyta asked her friend and general, Phillipus.
"Yes, my Queen, we are almost done setting up the feast and Saria has the list for the Amazons that will participate in the games." Phillipus informed her queen of the status of the upcoming feast and games.
"Good then, I should tell Diana to talk with Saria to sign up for the sports when she gets back". Hippolyta mused as she thought of when Diana would be back.
"My Queen, if there is nothing else I should-" Phillipus didn't finish her sentence as a messenger came bursting into the throne room.
"My Queen, there is smoke coming from the beach from the westside of the island, there are already troops heading there right now!" The messenger shouted to inform her queen.
"The beach? That is where Diana is, she probably went look to investigate. It could be an attack or worse." Hippolyta's imagination took over to think of the worst imaginable that could happen if her daughter was in danger, but she was quickly brought back to reality to give orders.
"All right, Phillipus, go get the royal guard and tell them to meet me at the beach as quickly as possibly." The mother of Diana was not taking any risks if it was anything dangerous.
"Yes, my Queen." Phillipus said as she then prepared to leave.
The general didn't take a step when suddenly a bright golden light appeared in the middle of the room. Everyone was blinded for a while, until the light died off.
When the light disappeared, everyone's eyes were wide open and their mouths agape. Standing there was Athena the Goddess of Wisdom in her golden armor that shone brightly as the sun. Everyone immediately bowed their heads and kneeled before her. This was a shocking visit as the gods rarely stepped foot on Paradise island unless it was very important business.
"At-Athena, to what do we owe the honor of your visit?" Hippolyta asked, wondering why Athena had arrived, having been a century since her last visit. She thought of the night when she was given the magic sphere.
"Rise, my Amazons, there is no time for conformities, there is something important I must discuss with your queen." Athena declared as the Amazons rose to their feet.
"What is it that you need, Athena?" The queen hoped it was not what she thought, why then of all days? First a sign of danger, now the gods, what else would go wrong, the return of the Titans?
"First I wish to speak with you, Hippolyta, in private. I know of the event happening at the beach. Tell your Amazons to bring whoever these people are, now go hurry." Athena said in a demanding voice and as she spoke the Amazons quickly ran out of the room to do as their goddess said.
Hippolyta was left alone with Athena standing in front and staring at her, she gulped as her mind was brought back to Diana, she hoped she was fine and prayed to every god, even Athena, that it had nothing to do with her. But unfortunately, the gods had other plans.
"Hippolyta, we have much to discuss, for the time of return is arriving."
Age 749 (1999), Beachside of Themyscira.
Next thing Goku knew, the young warrior girl swung her sharp pointy weapon at him, and he had to admit, he didn't like the way it looked. It was a bit like his power pole in shape but the edgy tip made it scary looking and he thought it would hurt to be hit by it, so he jumped out of the way just in time, vaulting over the angry girl and avoiding her attack.
But while Goku was gifted in his reaction time, so was the girl, more so than he thought. The moment he landed, Diana turned quickly and swung the spear over her head, close to hitting Goku but he jumped back so only his gi was scratched. He took a few steps back with his arms up to defend himself. He really didn't feel like hurting the girl, but seeing as she was much stronger than she looked, he may have been without a choice.
"You could have hurt me, you know?" Goku complained, eyeing the scratches on his gi. It wasn't like he had more like it so he had to take good care of it.
"That was the idea." Diana assured him with power in her voice, though deep inside she was getting a little worried about what she was doing. Was the boy really that innocent that he didn't know he could die in a fight? Despite what she had said, she wasn't fond of the idea of killing someone, even if it was masculine swine as her sisters would put it.
"Well, if it's a fight that you want..." Said Goku as he shifted his feet and got in a traditional martial arts stance for combat. "I can't deny you that."
Determined to stand her ground and show the male invader what she was made of, Diana gripped her spear in one hand and applying what Ophelia and her mother had taught to her about javelin throws, she picked it up and tossed it at the boy in a precise shot, aimed for his shoulder in hopes of ending the fight quick.
He didn't seem to be expecting that, but he saw the spear coming his way just fine. It surprised Diana that the boy didn't flinch or move aside when the spear got close to him, but what really amazed her was what the boy did after.
Goku was fast, so much that he could see bullets and missiles coming his way in slow motion when fighting. Things that the human eye couldn't track were pretty much frozen to him if he wanted it. But to the girl's credit, the way she threw her weapon at him was so fast that he didn't have much time to react. Thinking quickly, he got in position once the blade got closer to him, and without any more thinking, he just acted like he had trained to.
The spear was reduced to splinters and tiny shards of metal falling to the ground, all due to a swift spin kick thrown by Goku when the weapon reached his space. He picked himself up and eyed his own work. Maybe he worried for nothing, maybe he did have the upper hand.
Diana raised her brows in amazement. Were all males that strong or was the boy a special case? Either way, she was at a slight disadvantage, for the boy had a weapon too and he was about to wield it now. It didn't seem too dangerous but looks could be deceiving, the boy himself didn't look like much yet he was more than ready to face her.
"Now that was mean!" Goku called out, not happy that someone was trying to destroy him upon having just met him. But still, something about the warrior girl was exciting to him, she had this energy going for her, it was like a fire within. And while Goku didn't want to fight at first, now he was getting carried away by the fun of it. He pulled out his Power Pole, planning to use it and strike back. "But now it's my turn!"
Diana wondered what the boy was trying but she got her answer real quick. He jumped very high into the air and then spun his staff weapon with unique skill, drawing it to attack.
"Power Pole, stretch!" Goku yelled out and the pole obeyed his command.
Deceiving indeed. Diana watched cautiously as the pole extended itself to reach her position. It was a magic she had never seen before in combat. She was impressed but she quickly regained her focus to react to the strike.
The pole came awfully close to her face, but she caught it's end between her hands through sheer instinct and was now holding it tight. A small crater was formed beneath her feet from the strong impact, but she wasn't giving in at all. She looked at this, a bit surprised by her own strength and resistance. It actually felt good to be able to cut loose and put some real effort like she hadn't been able to in her training.
Now it was Goku's turn to look down, surprised at the warrior girl's catch and her endurance. He felt his jaw drop a little and his open wide.
"Wha... What are you?!" He asked out loud, surprised by her sight. Diana looked up to him, probably just as surprised as he was. They exchanged looks for a moment.
"I think we are about to find out." Diana spoke with confidence like she never had before, believing in herself. Squinting a little, she clenched her hands harder on the power pole and she then twisted it and pulled down, dragging the tailed boy along. She slammed the pole hard down on the ground, knocking Goku down with the impact. She then let go of him, throwing his weapon aside.
They were both on equal footing now, down to hand to hand combat. They looked at each other with a fighter's intent.
They slowly closed the distance between them, alert for any hits or strikes that could come. Truth be said, they couldn't help it but feel a lot of fun deep inside. For the first time in a while, Diana didn't feel weird or different, and for the first time in forever she was in the heat of battle like she dreamed of, and she was putting her gifts to a good use.
Goku, on the other hand, was starting to be glad he and Bulma found the island when they did. It had been a while since he had encountered a foe that could push him like that. And to think it was a girl just intrigued him. He had never met someone like that, now he wondered if Bulma could make it that far with training, but something deep inside told him that this warrior girl was more than a had to be special, different from others, kind of like him.
There was a lot of silence, other than the sound of the wind and the waves surrounding them in the beach. That was until Goku broke that silence with a quick right hook to Diana's face, which made her take a few steps back and cocked her head aside, her long hair mover by the wind and concealing the side of her face.
Goku flinched a bit afterwards. It was by all means right, they were having a fight and there was nothing else than winning it, yet for some reason he felt a little bad doing that. It didn't happen when fighting men but this was a girl, so maybe that made all the difference.
But while it may have felt wrong to him, to her it was a different story.
Weird as it was, Diana let out a chuckle and Goku took notice of that. He raised an eyebrow, he was now filled with guilt but also curiosity. The soft chuckle then turned into something more like a full blown string of laughter.
Was the girl really laughing at being punched? Goku knew girls were complicated but this was something else entirely.
He looked at her and then watched in amusement as she turned back to face him. It now became noticeable to Goku that the warrior girl had a slight bruise on her face at the corner of her lip, it was small but at their distance he could see it fine. He expected her to be mad, yet she seemed happy, with a clear smile on her face, which confused the tailed boy even more.
Diana had never been hit like that before. It hurt a little. In all her years training in the island nothing had inflicted as much damage on her as the boy's strike. It should have been a bad thing, and yet to her it felt like a natural thing. Scratch that, it felt good to know she wasn't so weird anymore, to feel the same kind of struggle that so many others did.
So it made her chuckle, it made her laugh, it made her happy. When she faced the boy again, he looked concerned, as if he really didn't mean it, but that was wrong of him, it was a fight after all. He was being too innocent, more so than her. Maybe he wasn't so bad.
"I... I'm sorry." Goku heard himself say weakly, even as he kept his fighting stance on, ready to keep his assault up yet he couldn't quite bring himself to keep hitting. The warrior girl's laughter confused him, but it was soon followed by a backhand so fast and strong that it knocked Goku off his feet, sending him flying many meters back to crash on the wet sand below him.
Diana let loose in that strike, letting her inner strength flow, though not too much, she wasn't that mad anymore. She walked towards the boy, smiling with confidence.
"Don't be sorry." She told him. She was starting to be grateful that the entire fight started, because she was enjoying it a little. The adrenaline pumping through her was unbelievable.
"Wow. You're strong!" Goku remarked, shaking his head to brush off all the sand that had gotten in his spiky hair. Downside of having his hair shaped like a palm tree.
"Thanks, I guess." Diana mused, trying to take in the compliment. It was the first time she heard someone praise her strength in a positive manner, and even from a male, it felt good to hear.
"You're welcome." Goku said while brushing more sand off his hair and gi. Hard as the girl may have hit him, it sat well with him. Crazy as it sounded, he was starting to like the girl's spirit. There was something so strong, yet so humble to her, that he was now seeing, which prompted him to ask. "Are all the girls around here so strong or is it just you?"
Diana blinked a little at the question. When it came down to it, she was indeed special among her sisters. While the others were strong, she was sure the tailed boy would have had a much easier time fighting them."Well, I am... gifted." She replied softly, thinking of the words to put it on. "I'm not like the rest."
"Oh. That's cool!" Goku said with his thumbs up. The girl was a whole lot less scary to him now, maybe because he could relate to the idea of being different from others and treated as such. He had a tail to show for it.
Diana was a bit confused now. Was her opponent really praising her like that? Was he even trying to harm her? The more they fought, the more clear it became that he was far from what she expected from a man. Then again, he was just a kid, younger than her even. That made her think things through, was there really need for them to clash? Her mother and sisters taught her to be ready for war, but also to prevent it if possible. If they didn't, then what was really the difference between them and enemies like Ares?
She put all her thoughts in place as she went to the boy, trying to talk to him and get on his good side. Diana had to believe that most people had a good side, even if small and that she could reach it.
"What is your name?" She asked him. He watched in alert as she got closer to him, not knowing wether to fight or not, but he chose to stay still and answer to her. She just sounded, nicer, that was the reason.
"Goku... My name is Goku." The young saiyan said as he began to lower his stance. The young girl looked like she was trying to be nice to him, just like he was when he met Bulma.
"Goku?... that is an unique name." The princess said as she brought her hand up to offer him to shake it as a sign of peace and friendship.
"Thanks, my grandpa gave it me. Your name is... Diana, right?" The now named Goku said as he grabbed Diana's hand and shook it as they made peace. Goku was glad that she wasn't trying destroy him anymore. He was really having fun and was hoping that they could fight again or maybe continue.
"Yes, my name is Diana and it is nice to meet you, Goku." Diana said as they shook hands. Diana was glad the boy took her offer, she was also glad that he wasn't like the men in the stories she was told, then again, he was young so maybe he just didn't know any better. But that did not excuse him for his "Checking" that started the fight. He needed to be taught to never do that again, especially at an island full of women and Diana was going to be that teacher.
"Although, Goku, there is something I need to tell you." Diana said innocently as a devilish smile appeared on her face and then her hand grabbed Goku's arm, tightly holding onto it. "And that is to never do that again!" Diana yelled as she lifted Goku off the ground and began to smash him in the ground over and over again.
A small crater was made in the sand. This lasted for a minute until she let go of him and he was left on the ground to groan. He would feel that for a a while.
Goku was left on the ground, dizzy and in pain from the smashing that Diana did to him. A small part of him was angry that Diana would take a cheap shot after shaking their hands. He thought they would start to be friends. Goku wanted to be mad but he felt that there was something that he did wrong from the way Diana sounded. So he decided to ask and find out.
"What was that for, did I do something wrong?" Goku asked as he got up and tried to wipe the sand off him once more, he was sure that Bulma would force him to take a bath again.
"That was for...touching me down there." Diana said as she tried to hold a blush from her face as she spoke. She would forgive Goku for doing that since it was obvious he was childish and didn't know any better, but it was for the best so he wouldn't get in trouble with the others.
"What do you mean? When I checked it was to see if you were a girl, I do that so I can tell the difference." Something told Goku that this was something he should stop doing, with Bulma and Diana getting angry with him. He didn't want to imagine the whole island being the same if what Diana said was true.
"Well, that is something you don't do to any women, this is why the Amazons distrust men, and if you want to be friends and not be killed I ask you to never do that again or else I will drag you to Hades to be tortured for all eternity." Diana didn't mean that last part, she doubted that her mother or her fellow Amazons would kill the boy, as said, he was just a child and the Amazons were not bloodthirsty, if they were, it would make them no better than man.
"Oh...Okay, I understand, I won't do it again." Goku said as he rubbed his head to get the sand off his spiky hair. He was going to have to find a new way to tell the difference between boys and girls, maybe with the sound of their voices, girls sounded softer most of the time.
Maybe Diana could teach him. Now that he thought about it, he felt like he was forgetting something...'
'That's it!'
"Bulma, I forgot about her, I have to see if she's alright." Goku said, worried about his friend. He was so busy fighting Diana that he forgot that Bulma could be hurt.
Getting up, he ran to the plane at top speed. Diana followed, wondering who Goku was referring to. He said "Her" so he must have come with someone else, a girl from the outside world. Diana was wondering what women in man's world were like, she just hoped the story of the outside world was not true and that whoever this girl that came with Goku was, she was all right.
As the two reached the plane, Diana was given the chance to have a closer look at the plane. It was a small yellow plane that looked like it would hold two people in. It had a propeller like the earlier model of their invisible jets, but it still looked advanced with the materials it was made began to think that the girl must have been the pilot of the two. She didn't want to say it, but Diana didn't think Goku was bright enough to fly such a vehicle. But that brought a new question to Diana, why were they here?
She decide to hold that question for now, first they had to see if this Bulma was okay.
"Okay, lets see, Bulma...Bulma, are you all right?!" Goku yelled as they reached the plane.
The cockpit of the plane was a bit deep in the sand, but that didn't shock Goku as he caught sight of his friend.
"Bulma!" Goku yelled when he saw Bulma. She looked hurt, with a few scratches on her head. She was bleeding a bit on her forehead and looked bruised on several parts on her body. While she looked badly, she also looked like she would live. She began to struggle as she woke up.
"Goku." Bulma said weakly, holding her arm in pain, looking beat up and in need for assistance. "Please help me, I don't know what happened, that storm just popped out of nowhere. Are you okay?" She said as she struggled to get up.
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine but you look hurt. Diana, help me out here!" The saiyan boy said.
Diana nodded and went on to aid Bulma out of the plane and settle her down in the sand.
Diana looked at Goku as they settled Bulma down. He had switched from playful to serious and concerned for his friend, and Diana couldn't believe that this boy had a heart so kind. He was a bit rough around the edges and naïve, but he was truly a nice person, far different from the men she heard stories about, because there he was, showing respect and care for a female.
"Who is this? Is she a new friend of yours?" Bulma asked since she had never met this girl before, she looked to be about 2 years older than Goku and had long black hair. She was dressed in some sort of training tunic of sorts hat looked like something to be found in ancient Greece.
"Yep, she's a new friend. She's a girl and her name is Diana. She's also a princess and a really strong one." Goku said excitedly, having wanted to tell Bulma everything so he decided to introduce Diana to Bulma. "Diana, this is Bulma, my friend, she's a girl too but not as strong as you though... Oh, I know, how 'bout you and these Amazons give her some training so she isn't so weak?" Goku said innocently as Bulma grew a tick mark.
"Hey, this isn't the time and I'm not weak!" Bulma growled and groaned from the sores on her body but one word from Goku's sentence caught her attention. "Did you say Amazons?" Bulma asked in shock. She had only heard of the Amazons in myths and legend. Looking back, the Dragon Balls were legends too, but there was no way every legend could be true, was it?
"Yes, that is right, I am a Amazon and you are on Themyscira, and as Goku said, I am Diana, Princess of the Amazons and daughter of queen Hippolyta." Diana proclaimed proudly to Goku's friend, who looked like she knew about them.
Diana had to admit that Bulma looked a bit odd to her, it mostly had to do with her blue hair and how she looked a bit skinny or frail compared to her sisters, maybe Goku was right about her needing training.
"Themyscira, Hippolyta? So the legends are true?" Bulma almost couldn't believe it. During her and Goku's travel she thought that all the weird and most magical nature of the world was only found in Arkavir and that other myths or legends were just that, myths and legends.
"Legends, what are you talking about?" Before Diana could press forward, a horn was blown and out of the forest, Amazons came out either on horseback or on foot. Diana saw that they were being lead by Phillipus. Her mom must of sent them to investigate.
It took them awhile.
As she pondered, the Amazons on horseback circled around them and the footsoldiers pointed their spears at Goku.
Goku began to grow tense as he saw one of the Amazons pick up his Powerpole on the ground.
"Goku, it's all right, let me speak with them." Diana told Goku with a hand on his shoulder to calm him down. Goku looked at her and nodded to say he trusted her. With that, Diana spoke. "Sisters, it's all right, I have spoken to them and they mean no harm." Diana chose not to mention the fight she had with Goku, for now.
"Princess Diana, it is nice to see you are all right but by orders of your mother and Athena, I must take these two to the royal chamber immediately." Phillipus said as the royal guards began to pick up Bulma.
It took Diana to tell Goku to relax and that they were going to heal her. "Its okay Goku, we are going to take her to the palace, so she can get heal".
Goku took a quick look at Bulma then back to Diana, he shock his head in understanding and as a sigh of trust. "Okay Diana I trust you" Goku said as he put his trust in her. Diana smiled at that as the Amazons gave Goku his Powerpole, One of the Amazons put Bulma on one of the Horses back. With everting set the group began to move to the city.
As the group began to move, Diana shook Phillipus' hand as they walked. "Did you really mean that Athena wanted to see them?" Diana asked. She never met the gods in person before and she couldn't believe that Athena, one of their patron gods, had arrived on their island.
"Yes, princess, but not only them, Athena also wants to have a word with you."
With that sentence, Diana was shocked to hear that. Athena wanted to speak to her?
'Why would Athena want to speak with me?' She thought to herself in disbelief.
Sorry it took me so long, again laziness and Procrastination is the cause, and the chapters are divide,
And I kind of rushed it in the end to get this chapter out faster.
Also again special thanks to Celestial Glowhead for the fight scene, it is nice working with you.
I have nothing else to say. if you have a question just leave a comment or PM me.
see you next time
