...And Injustice For All

Chapter 24: The Enemy of My Enemy

Wonder Woman finds herself in Themyscira, her homeworld.

Wonder Woman: How did I...?

Ares (Insurgent): I brought you here.

Wonder Woman: You... I have no time for your meddling.

Are (Insurgent): Calm, please. We have much to discuss.

Wonder Woman: You may have bewitched my mother, War God, but I will not tolerate your lies.

Not wanting to hear Insurgent Ares' words due to their relationship, Wonder Woman fights him, but unknown to her, Insurgent Ares was not able to use his power. Aquaman early in this story discovered that he had been weakened due to Regime Superman's rule of the One Earth government.

Wonder Woman: You're sending me back.

Ares (Insurgent): Diana, your friends will survive the skirmish, but if you wish to help them, you'll heed me.

Wonder Woman: Talk, and be quick about it.

Turns out Insurgent Ares was right. Back at the base, both Batmen managed to defeat Regime Bane. Chris ad his allies, with the help of the prime heroes took care of the rest.

Batman (Insurgent):We need to get the transporter out. If it's damaged, you'll never get home.

Batman: Understood.

Back at Themyscira...

Wonder Woman: I know of Superman's plans. This is not news.

Ares (Insurgent): But do you know how he intends to execute his plan?

Wonder Woman: Not yet if you haven't brought me here?

Insurgent Ares opens a vision portal. It reveals Wonder Woman's Regime counterpart. Her army is preparing.

Wonder Woman: By Aphrodite.

Ares (Insurgent): Shocking, isn't it? The great Amazonian army preparing to subjugate the entire continent.

Wonder Woman: How could she...?

Ares (Insurgent): If only someone were able to stop her...

Insurgent Ares closes the vision.

Wonder Woman: Why would you have me to do that. The conflict will reenergize your magic.

Ares (Insurgent): In the short term. If Superman consolidates his rule, the conflict that fuels my powers will cease permanently.

Wonder Woman: I would thank you, Ares, but that would imply that you've done something selfless.

Ares: No need. The enemy of my enemy...

Wonder Woman: We are never friends, Ares. Our interests align temporarily.

Insurgent Ares seems fine with that, but they were interrupted by Regime Raven.

Ares (Insurgent): You've been discovered. I'll leave you to your work.

Insurgent Ares disappears.

Raven (Regime): Ares aids the Insurgents. As a strategist, he's no Athena.

Wonder Woman: Your looks betray your loyalties, Raven. You're Trigon's servant, not Superman.

Raven (Regime): I serve both. Superman's victory will hasten my father's return. And All shall bow before him!

As they battle, Regime Raven seemed to have a bit of a upper hand with the use of her magic. The fight was quite challenging, but Insurgent Ares interfered to slow Regime Raven down, allowing Wonder Woman to take her down.

Wonder Woman: Don't count on your father's return, Raven.

Regime Wonder Woman is preparing her army when Wonder Woman appears.

Wonder Woman: Your army will stand down. They will not abet Superman's madness!

Wonder Woman (Regime): You hold no say here, pretender! I am in command!

Wonder Woman: You stain Amazon honor. We're to temper man's aggression, not enable it.

Wonder Woman (Regime): After Metropolis, Superman showed me the truth. Man's aggression cannot be tempered, only quelled.

Wonder Woman: Slaughter the innocent? As Zeus fooled Hippolyta, Superman beguiles you.

Wonder Woman (Regime): Your world's Amazon must be weak-willed if you are their queen!

They battle against each other.

Wonder Woman: We are to give service! Help the innocent! Save the lives of friend and foe. That is our way!

Wonder Woman (Regime): You lecture me on the meaning of being Amazon?

Wonder Woman: I do not seek to lecture...I seek to depose!

Both Wonder Women battle. They are equal in terms of their style of combat. But Wonder Woman's words somehow made more sense to Regime Wonder Woman as she is ultimately defeated.

Wonder Woman: Now to rebuild what you've destroyed.

Wonder Woman faces the Amazon army.

Wonder Woman: Hold, my sisters. While I am not from this world, I am Amazon! And I tell you now, this path is folly. We are to unite the world's people! Lessen man's rages... overcome them with compassion and love. She has enabled one man to inflict his rage against the planet. Let him be by his darkest passions rather than extricate him from despair. Sisters, let us return to the right side of history, Let us enter battle, as humankind's protector, not its destroyer. We are Amazon! We are here to save Mankind!