Author's note: There was a picture online that actually really influenced a lot of how I see Ubasti. It's on deviant under Blackeri. A lovely girl with a hood and a beautiful blue pendant. 'The Oracle'. and OMG, SO MUCH RESEARCH! I, for one, was stunned what I uncovered... so I thought I'd share. Enjoy!

She dreams a champagne dream
Strawberry surprise, pink linen and white paper
Lavender and cream
Fields of butterflies, reality escapes her
She says that love is for fools who fall behind
And I'm somewhere in between
I never really know
A killer from a savior
'Til I break at the bend

Shimmer - Fuel

The woman seemed to appear out of nothing, and didn't seem all that threatening. She was slightly taller then Selina and, from what little was seen of her, to be in her late teens or early twenties. A swatch of cloth created a hood over half the woman's face and curled around her arms that covered the rest of her. Other then that, she wore no other garments and looked more the part of an ancient pauper then the goddess described in legend. The only thing to suggest otherwise was the pendant that hung around her slim neck that glowed a bright blue from inside, a slim and thread of gold twisted around it and seemed to be the only thing that kept the power in the gem at bay.

Once summoned, the light from Dorian faded and the slim man collapsed at the goddesses' feet. She took little notice to him, if only to incline her head in his direction.

"I," he stammered, "I have summoned you!"

"You're price?" Her voice now had lost it's power and was gentle and utterly feminine. Strange how it carried with its tone a sense of wisdom and time.

Dorian jabbed a feeble finger at the cat-beast in the cage who was utterly still and entranced by her.

On bare feet, she walked towards the beast. She stretched a hand and the door fell down. The giant cat-beast gave a tentative step and a low, curious chirp before lowering it's head against her hand. He rumbled a purr.

She looked back to Dorian, "For my summoning, such a price is worthy. I will grant you all audience."

Wonder Woman and Faraday made their way over to Batman and Catwoman. "This isn't good." Diana whispered.

"Tell us something we don't know." Selina grumbled.

Ubasti glanced back at Dorian, "Speak, and tell me, why you have requested my presence."

Dorian swallowed dryly, "P-Power." he gasped.

A smile curled on Ubasti's lips, "Power?" her bare feet walked slowly to Dorian. She knelt to him and lifted his chin with a fingertip, "Power, to conquer your enemies? Power? A power to remake the world in your image?"

"In our image." Dorian whispered, agreeing.

Ubasti's laugh trilled high and wanton, "Oh, Doctor Emile Dorian! What have you to offer me for such a boon?"

"Offer?" Dorian gaped, "But the cat--?"

Her smile turned into a smirk, "For such a boon, I demand a world of yours to give you a world of mine. It would only be fair. Perhaps, you have something similar in value? Or are you another man who wants something for nothing?"

"I..." he trailed, he grabbed her hand desperately, "I can be your avatar! To make the world as you see fit!"

She grasped her hand back, angered by his outburst, "Others have killed for such trespass against them." she growled, "Be lucky, I am not one of those. Worship me, in knowing I will let you leave here with you life, and only that."

She stood and looked down at Dorian, who had folded his arms and proceeded to cry in them. "Pathetic." Ubasti murmured down at him.

She glanced at Blake, who began to stand on unsteady legs. He gave a quick bow when he noticed her walking towards him, "My lady."

"And what do you wish of me? I shall warn you, my patience thins quickly."

He stammered for a moment, knowing he had little to offer the goddess in return of what he wanted, "I, I offer to you." he thought for a moment, "All that I have, all of my wealth, for the love of that woman," to which he pointed to Selina, "And the power to keep her as such." he emphasized, glaring at Batman.

Selina stood up, and Batman grabbed her arm, keeping her from going any further, "Over my dead body, Blake!"

"We shall see!" Blake cried back, glancing nervously at the Goddess.

Ubasti put a slim hand to her mouth and held a laugh, "Oh, oh this is too much! I am to be offered gold and jewels in this age? Not only that, but for such a price as a human's love!" She looked at Thomas and trilled, "In such an offering, do you have something equally dear to give me as the love of another? The other asked for unimaginable power, and it's so much less then what you ask of me!" she glanced at Blake, "But for the other, for a slip of mortal power, I can grant. Provided, you give me something."

Blake looked towards Ubasti with his silent question.

Her eyes began to glow the same bright blue as her necklace, "Provided you harm no living thing, I shall grant you the speed, agility, and strength as one of my own felines!" The power shot from her mouth and engulfed Blake, "You shall be my Catman, to prowl among the humans as one of mine!" Thomas Blake began to scream as the power began to soak in every cell of his body, "Again I warn you, mistreat our treaty, and you shall face my wrath!"

"No!" Wonder Woman cried out, "You can't do this!"

Ubasti ignored Diana for the moment until Blake dropped, wisps of smoke curling from his unconscious form.

The Goddess turned to Diana, "You question my motives, Child of the Greeks?"

"He's a criminal! A thief! He will only abuse that power which you have brought him."

Ubasti walked towards Diana silently, "You don't understand who I am, I am not like your Greek and Roman gods... I am Ubasti! I am the Goddess of Egypt! The Egyptians granted me the power of Bast; the goddess of the moon, of woman-kind! Through Bast, I was given the title of Sekhmet; the feline goddess of war! Through her, Hathor, the goddess mother, queen of the afterlife! Through Hathor, Seshat! Goddess of Justice! From them, I was worshiped as Isis, the Queen of Heaven! The Mother of the Gods! To the Babylonians who worshiped me as Astarte! And through them," her eyes narrowed at Diana, "Aphrodite, to the Romans, Venus." She walked closer to Diana. Diana did not move her ground as Ubasti came closer, "And you, one I favored with the gift of beauty as a favor to my Greek brethren! Take your vassel and speak to me no more of justice!"

Faraday glanced at Diana, "As my roommate from college would say, 'Do not anger dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup'. So settle down Princess; we can handle another super-powered whack-job."

Diana clenched her teeth and said nothing, which was a first for her.

Batman didn't realize he was holding Selina close until Ubasti turned her gaze towards them. Ubasti addressed Batman, "You're curious, aren't you? Why am I here, when you have only summoned Bast did you get a being of such power?" She smiled gently, "There are many ways to summon a god. Piece by piece, I had each one destroyed, save the most powerful. One that would call me in all forms, one that has been lost for ages, one that was supposed to be lost until one who truly needed my power summoned me." she sighed, "You are not those people, I have been summoned a great deal earlier then what was foretold. And I am upset—not because of the petty requests I have received so far... but because I have so many things to tend to, I truly do not have the time to waste. So tell me, quickly, your request, and the price you will pay for your magicks."

He looked down at Selina and nodded at her. He removed himself from his protective hold on her and they both stood to the goddess.

Selina stepped forward, "I..." she took a deep breath, still unsettled by the 'discussion' Ubasti and Diana had just had, "I want to be cured..." she trailed, trying to find a way to finish. But then she knew, that was all she really wanted was to be cured.

Ubasti smiled, "A worthy request."

Selina finished, "But I have no idea what to offer you in exchange."

"Modest, too." she glanced at Selina, "Very well. I shall decide your payment, and you will either agree or not."

Selina took a breath she didn't know she had been holding, "Okay," she said uneasily, "Sounds fair."

Ubasti placed a slim finger over Selina's heart, images of Selina's life, emotions, memories, flooded into Ubasti like nothing more then a gentle breeze, "I see..." she whispered softly.

When Ubasti opened her eyes, she saw a very stunned Selina looking back.

"Please, not that." Selina whispered softly.

"That is your price." Ubasti said softly.