Amazon Anarchy Part 2

Wonder Woman drew her sword. "Circe! Your madness will end today!"

Circe's laugh echoed throughout the throne room. The sound reflected off the walls, giving the effect that Circe was everywhere at once. "It is not that easy, little princess."

Hawkgirl gripped her mace more tightly. "That's fine, I like doing things the hard way."

"Why are you doing this, Circe?!"

"It's really quite simple, Diana. I wanted to be Queen for a day." Circe's wicked smile was accompanied by her mocking laughter.

Wonder Woman's face contorted in anger. "You will release my mother!"

Circe tapped her chin. "Why don't we ask her? Hippolyta?"

The Queen was on her knees in front of Circe. She lifted her head, "Yes, my Queen?"

"What do we do with interlopers?" Circe's eyes twinkled with anticipation of the answer she knew she would receive.

"We kill them." Hippolyta rose and drew her sword.

Wonder Woman's jaw set, her determination very clear. "Deal with Circe. I will disarm my mother."

The Amazon Princess charged at her mother. Hippolyta was ready. Sparks flew as the Queen's sword crashed against the Amazon princess' bracelets. Diana had learned everything she knew from her mother, but she had picked up some new tricks from her time away.

"Mother, listen to me…"

Diana knocked her mother back. Hippolyta screamed and charged. Diana deflected the attack and created some distance between them. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt her mother, but Hippolyta wasn't giving her much of a choice. Continually blocking her mother's attacks, Diana clutched her lasso from her hip. She directed a kick at Hippolyta's chest. The Amazon Queen fell to the ground.

Using the opportunity in front of her, Diana hurled her lasso around her mother. It wrapped around her right hand and Diana disarmed her with a quick blow to her wrist. She wrapped more of her lasso around her mother until Hippolyta was completely bound.

"Remember who you are, Mother! Remember the truth!"

At Diana's words, the lasso glowed. The purple glow faded from Hippolyta's eyes as the lasso's magic finished its work.

"Diana? What in Zeus' name is going on?"

Diana sighed in relief. "Oh, thank Hera you're back."

An explosion drew their attention elsewhere.

While Diana was fighting Hippolyta, Circe had turned her attention to Hawkgirl and Supergirl.

Circe unleashed blast after blast at the two heroines, but the women used their speed and agility to their advantage. Hawkgirl soared up above the barrage of mystic bolts. Supergirl used her super speed to dodge the attacks. She made a beeline for Circe, but the sorceress was ready.

Circe unleashed a mystic wave out of her body. The wave slammed into Supergirl and she screamed as her body was wracked with pain. She plummeted to the ground.

Hawkgirl used her mace to disrupt the wave. The Nth metal that made up her mace disrupted all forms of magic, and that included Circe's.

Circe sent out another blast, but Hawkgirl deflected it with her mace. Seeing as her magic was useless against Hawkgirl, Circe switched tactics.

"You know, I've changed my mind." Circe commanded vines to rise from the palace floor and entangle Hawkgirl. "I think I want to be a princess."

Circe teleported behind Diana before anyone could react. Circe grabbed her shoulders, and Diana's entire body emitted a purple light for a second before she collapsed. Circe emitted the same purple glow as her clothes morphed into a twisted version of Wonder Woman.

Circe smiled. "Mmmm… all this power. This will be fun."

Hippolyta came at Circe with her sword. The sorceress blocked the blow and smacked Hippolyta aside.

"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that," she grinned.

A fist connected with Circe's jaw. The purple sorceress was sent flying across the chamber.

Supergirl cracked her knuckles. "Ditto."

Circe wiped the blood from her lip. "Good. I really get to try out these new powers."

"I'll give you more than that!"

Hawkgirl swung her mace, but Circe was too fast. She rolled out of the way and kicked Hawkgirl's legs out from under her.

Supergirl slammed into Circe and the two crashed through the wall and into the gardens. Supergirl blasted Circe into the granite fountain with her heat vision.

"That power doesn't belong to you!"

Circe wrapped the lasso around Supergirl's neck and slammed her into the ground. "It does now!"

"The hell it does!" Hawkgirl flew in swinging.

One swung forced Circe to release the lasso, the next smashed her in the face. Hawkgirl added a spin kick before Circe grabbed the mace. She kicked Hawkgirl in the stomach, knocking her back.

"This damn thing can actually hurt me." Circe picked up the mace and began to bend it.

The metal became searing hot and Circe screamed. She dropped it and stared at her shaking, blistering hands.

"Even Wonder Woman has her limits. Let's test them!" Supergirl came in with a haymaker.

Circe flew back and crashed through the gardens.

"We need to end this," Hawkgirl said, reclaiming her mace.

"How? We don't know how to break the spell!"

But we know someone who will."

Supergirl grinned. "Zatanna."

Circe brushed dirt and debris off as she stood. She straightened her tiara, letting out a frusterated huff. All this physical combat did not help her looks. She'd forgotten why she left the fighting to others in the rush of Wonder Woman's powers.

Circe looked up. The sun was glinting off of something metal, and she barely caught it out of the corner of her eye. Hawkgirl suddenly came barreling out of the sky. Her face was contorted with rage, mace at the ready.

Circe jumped back, avoiding Hawkgirl's attack. She wasn't lucky enough to dodge Supergirl though.

The Girl of Steel collided with Circe and kept going. The duo smashed through one end of the palace to the other. Once clear of the palace, Supergirl grabbed a fistful of Circe's hair and slammed her into the ground.

"You have Wonder Woman's power, but not her experience or skill. You're going to lose."

Circe's eyes snapped open and her foot connected with Supergirl's jaw. The heroine was sent flying. Circe whipped around and caught Hawkgirl's mace by the shaft.

"You honestly think either one of you is a match for me?" Circe sneered. "I'm through playing."

Circe smacked Hawkgirl to the side. She stepped on her throat, intending to finish her off once and for all.

"Then it's good timing on my part."

In a flash of smoke and sparkles, Zatanna Zatarra appeared in front of the sorceress.

"You-?" Circe couldn't help but laugh. "They brought you as backup?"

"Aw, that stings." Zatanna shrugged her shoulders. "No biggie. I've learned a lot since last time, Circe."

Raising her hand, Zatanna began her backwards spell. Her eyes glowed with mystic energy.

"Nruter eht rewop fo rednoW namoW."

Circe began to panic once she began to feel the power drain away. "No! You're not strong enough to perform a spell like this!"

Zatanna winked. "It took me a bit of time to prepare, sweetie, but I'm definitely strong enough to pull it off."

"NO!" Circe screamed as the last of Wonder Woman's power left her body.

"Yep."

A hard sound echoed around the courtyard. Circe's eyes rolled back into her skull and she collapsed. Hawkgirl stood behind her, looking very pleased with herself.

The wall cutting San Francisco off from the ocean still stood, but just barely. Martian Manhunter performed hit and runs, descending on the Amazons and forcing them back with his Martian vision.

Green Lantern and Siphon held the wall up with the sheer force of their will, but they were exhausting much sooner than they would have liked.

As Martian Manhunter began another dive, a flash of sparkles and smoke caught his eye.

Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Hawkgirl, Zatanna, and Queen Hippolyta appeared amidst the smoke.

Queen Hippolyta raised her sword. "Sisters! This attack is unprovoked! Man is not our enemy here! The witch Circe is responsible for this madness. She took over my mind and ordered this attack. We will stand down and return to our home. At once!"

It was a complete transformation. At their Queen's command, the Amazons began to retreat. They grabbed their injured and weapons and returned to their boats.

Siphon and Green Lantern dissipated the wall. Siphon recalled all of his duplicates and joined his teammates on the beach. As he landed, he nearly collapsed from exhaustion.

"Jamie!" Supergirl was by his side in an instant.

"…'m… okay…" Siphon mumbled, leaning on her for support.

"He overexerted himself," Martian Manhunter said. "He'll be fine with some rest."

Hippolyta turned to the Leaguers. "I owe you my life and my kingdom. We are forever in your debt for freeing us from Circe."

Wonder Woman hugged her mother. "You know we're always here to help, mother."

Hippolyta wrapped her arms tightly around her daughter. "I know, my princess. Do try to visit us more often, hmm? Maybe without a crisis for once?"

Diana laughed. "I will try my best."

Hippolyta thanked each other the Leaguers individually and said goodbye. She returned to her ships and they pushed off into the sea. The air shimmered around their boats as they faded from view.

"So? How was paradise?" Hal lifted an eyebrow.

"Very purple," Hawkgirl commented.

"Sorry to interrupt, but can I sleep my life away now?"

The heroes laughed as Siphon collapsed on the beach.

Amanda Waller placed her hand on the glass screen. She felt the slight electric charge as the scanner read her D.N.A. A green light flashed, and the door slid open.

"Is it ready?"

"Almost Ms. Waller. We just need a few more samples to hone in perfectly."

"Excellent."

Amanda Waller's expression was neither happy nor sad at the sight of the machine in front of her. She was impassive to all of it. She was fulfilling her duty, that was all. And that meant destroying the Justice League once and for all.