Island of Themyscira, Home of the Amazons

It seemed that not even ancient lands are spared from Darkseid's invasion of Earth. Themyscira, home of the Amazons, was one of these places. Boom tubes opened all over the island, releasing forth multitudes of Parademons. Leading them was Granny Goodness, surrounded by a fierce group of women known as the Female Furies.

"Cripple their armies, my Furies! Find the Mother Box!" Granny Goodness commanded, and then she walked back into the Boom Tube, hands behind her back, the Boom Tube closing as she did so. The Furies mobilised, running into the battlefield where the Amazons, women of war clad in Ancient Greek armour, were fighting against the Parademons. One of the Furies, a woman covered in black with grey banding on her legs, holding steel whips, ran through the army of Amazons like butter, her steel whips strangling and smashing through Amazonian warriors. She was accompanied by a woman with yellow skin and green hair, with claws for fingers and grey armour covering her chest, slashing through Amazon armour like a hot knife through butter, cackling as she did so.

"You should save some for me, Lashina," the green haired woman cackled to the woman with silver whips as she cut through Amazonian flesh.

"Do not become distracted, Mad Harriet, you heard what Granny commanded of us," Lashina replied. "Gilotina, Stompa!"
Two Furies, who were running behind her, began to start attacking. A woman with silver armour, holding two swords, jumped in front of Lashina and Mad Harriet, cutting through every Amazon she saw, the woman named Gilotina. Simultaneously, a woman, clad in red armour and a red and yellow helmet with a yellow cape, stomped her foot on the ground. The three Furies in front of her jumped up, as the island began to shake, creating cracks on the ground which swallowed the Amazons.

On a hill overlooking the battlefield, an Amazon with golden Ancient Greek armour and a yellow cape and boots overlooked the chaos beginning to unfold. Her face remained stoic, but uneasy, as she saw the Furies cut through the Amazons like cannon fodder.
"Queen Hippolyta, we need to go, now!" one of her Amazonian warriors called out to her. She turned, holding the Mother Box, giving it to one of her Amazons.

"My Queen, we need to go-"

"No," Hippolyta replied. "The Mother Box is more important than my life, and those Furies will not be held back for long!"

"But my queen-"

"Go!" Hippolyta commanded.
The Amazonian warrior nodded and a group of them mounted horses, beginning to ride towards the other side of the island. Hippolyta braced herself as the Furies began to ascend towards her, holding her sword at the ready. The Female Fury known as Mad Harriet pounced towards the Queen of Themyscira, her claws pointed straight at Hippolyta with malicious intent. Hippolyta lunged forward, however she felt the wind blow past her ear; Mad Harriet had suddenly been blown back. A woman, wearing Amazonian armour covered in red, blue and gold, her Amazonian plateskirt waving in the wind as she did so. Her grey-coloured bracelets gleamed amidst the chaos, while the golden shield she held with her left hand covered the front of her body, her right hand holding her sword, pointed towards the incoming Furies.
"Mother," the woman said. "It's been a while."
"Diana!" Hippolyta replied to her daughter. "Why are you here? The world of Man needs you-"
"I know, mother, but you would've been killed!" Diana replied. "As the Princess of Themyscira, it is my duty to protect you, not just the world of Man." Hippolyta merely smiled, proud of her daughter, holding her sword at the ready as well. The Female Furies, behind them the Parademon army, all charged at Diana, the Wonder Woman, and her mother, the Queen of the Amazons.
"Now, Arthur!" Diana called out. Suddenly, the waters surrounding the coastline rose over the hills of Themyscira. A man, wearing scaled orange upper body armour with green lower body armour, with long blonde hair, holding a golden trident, blasted out of the water. His body covered the sunlight as he did so, and with ruthless power, he threw his trident like a javelin. The trident pierced through Stompa, the largest Fury, making the large woman howl in pain. Subsequently, the man called by Wonder Woman as Arthur landed on top of the woman; as he did so, the water engulfed the Parademon army within the immediate vicinity of the coastline. The orange-armoured man raises his hand into the sky and immediately, lightning struck the trident, electrocuting the helpless Stompa.

"For Atlantis!" the man declared. Soldiers in unknown blue armour rose out of the coastline, killing most of the Parademons.

"You brought Atlanteans to our coast?" Hippolyta asked Diana, her voice laced with concern.

"Arthur and I have worked together the past few months to fight crime across the world; he is their current king and is more tolerant towards the people of Earth and known as Aquaman. Before we came to Themyscira, his kingdom was also attacked, which I helped quell as well," Wonder Woman replied. The Furies were now furious, as Gilotina charged at Arthur with lethal intent. Wonder Woman jumped in, simultaneously fighting Lashina and Mad Harriet. Metal clashed with metal as every swing that Gilotina directed towards Aquaman was blocked by the king's trident.

"Go, mother!" Wonder Woman told Hippolyta, her shield protecting her from Mad Harriet's crazed claw slashes.

"I will not abandon you-"

"Steppenwolf was in Atlantis," Wonder Woman replied. "We held off the invasion but the Mother Box the Atlanteans possessed have been taken!"

"Hera…" Hippolyta lamented. "Keep them away from us for as long as you can, Diana!" She mounted her horse and rode off, pursuing the Amazons with the Mother Box.

Wonder Woman finally went on the offensive, slamming her shield into Mad Harriet's chest, while simultaneously dodging Lashina's whips. Mad Harriet was knocked back, however she recovered, doing a backflip. Lashina's whips began to strike the Amazon's shield, and with the third crack in the air, Wonder Woman swung her sword towards the whip's sharpened, metallic end, deflecting it. Meanwhile, Gilotina was locked in a stalemate with Aquaman, her swings immediately countered by Aquaman's trident. She jumped into the air, her swords positioned over her head and she swung it down towards Aquaman's shoulders, and Aquaman, using the long handle of his trident, held it upwards while staring at her, blocking it, pushing into Gilotina as she pushed back.

"You are an adept fighter, Apokoliptan," Aquaman commented. Using his super strength, he pushed her back, slamming the bottom end of his trident into Gilotina's left cheek, sending her reeling to the right side. Before she could react, Aquaman's trident pierced through her abdomen, making the Fury cough out blood.

"You… Impossible… We're the Furies…" Gilotina claimed.

"You and your kind will pay for the damage you've done to my kingdom," Aquaman replied, pushing the trident deeper into Gilotina, puncturing her vital organs as the trident pierced out of her back. Sliding it out of her abdomen, Gilotina fell to the ground, with Aquaman looking forth at her writhing body.

"Until the day we fight again, Fury," Aquaman remarked. "I heard you people heal fast."

Wonder Woman had the two Furies locked in a stalemate. Mad Harriet pounced towards the Amazon Princess with relentless speed, cackling as she did so; she was immediately countered, with Wonder Woman slamming her shield into her chest upwards, sending her into the air. Simultaneously, she deflected Lashina's whip and at the same time, the Princess of Themyscira sent a front kick onto Mad Harriet's back, knocking her back a few metres.
"You're both impressive," Wonder Woman declared. Lashina swung her whip again, the cracks in the air continuous and sharp, however none touched the Amazon. Mad Harriet pounced at her once again, however she anticipated so and threw her shield, the edges of her circular protector slamming straight into Mad Harriet's forehead, stopping her advance and slamming into the ground. Equipping her lasso, she unfurled it, catching the whip with her lasso in mid-flight. In fluid movements, she wrapped the whip around her leg, pulling Lashina in, falling onto the ground. Lashina, trying to stand, was then kicked by Wonder Woman in the face, making her fall unconscious. Suddenly, Mad Harriet pounced on Wonder Woman from behind, both slamming onto the ground. They wrestled on the ground, Diana holding both of the Fury's arms, preventing her from slashing Wonder Woman's face. However, what Mad Harriet's agility she had, she lacked for in strength; while Diana was pinned to the ground by the Apokoliptan maniac, she pushed her legs into Mad Harriet, kicking her upwards.

"Aquaman, go!" Wonder Woman said. With sudden reactions, Aquaman speared into Mad Harriet. In mid-air, he performed a corkscrew, slamming her into the ground and landing on his feet. The Fury immediately recovered, doing a somersault and landing on the ground. However, Aquaman gave her no time to recover, slamming the bottom of his trident into her left temple, disorienting Mad Harriet. Trying to swing at Aquaman with her claws with no avail, Aquaman swung the trident at her chest, the trident slashing her armour and drawing blood, then proceeding to kick her in the abdomen, making her fall to the ground, unconscious.

"You're being too kind to these people, Diana," Aquaman declared. "They deserve no mercy for what they did to my kingdom."

"All beings deserve compassion, Arthur," Wonder Woman replied. "As a king, you should know this much."

"King?" a voice boomed in the landscape. Wonder Woman and Aquaman turned to see a hulking being, with a horned helmet and black Apokoliptan armour. On his left hand, the Mother Box. On his right hand, the Queen of the Amazons, held by the neck, struggling to release herself.

"Mother!" Wonder Woman cried.

"There is only one true king! There is only Darkseid!" Steppenwolf threw the queen on the ground and a Boom Tube opened, walking into the portal. Wonder Woman ran towards her mother, helping her up. A voice entered her head, alien but calm, however also urgent.

"I am J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter! If you are hearing my voice, we need your help! Batman, Superman, Flash, Green Lantern and I are currently fighting in Gotham City, the epicentre of the Apokoliptan invasion. We need help, and we need help immediately! Please answer the call!" the voice alerted. Wonder Woman looked to Hippolyta, and glanced to Aquaman. He looked back, nodding.

"Mother-"

"I know, I heard him too," Hippolyta replied. "You and the Atlantean king must go, those people in the world of Man are fighting valiantly and they need you two now more than ever." Wonder Woman nodded. Aquaman dove into the oceans, travelling at supersonic speeds through the water towards Gotham, while Wonder Woman flew above him, heading towards Gotham with urgency.


Gotham City, The Heart of the Invasion

While the Apokoliptan invasion was occurring across the planet, heroes have stepped up to fan the flames. In Star City, a man in a green hood wielding a bow is fighting numerous Parademon hordes, accompanied by a woman with an ear-piercing scream, a man with the ability to change substances into different ones at a whim with fire for hair and a man with the ability to shrink and grow. Heroes of the past have also begun to once again show their faces, as old names such as Wildcat, Commander Steel, Stargirl, the Sandman and the old Green Lantern and Flash have come out of the shadows and into the light. In Coast City, the united effort of the Green Lanterns of Earth fought back the one known as Kalibak, while in Central City, accompanied by a man with the ability to stretch his body extensively and an android who can generate gale force winds and tornadoes, the other Flash and Kid Flash fought back. Other heroes have also been spotted: two hawk-like heroes, a group of teenagers consisting of the Gotham's Boy Wonder, a cyborg, a woman shrouded in a purple cloak, and a woman with orange skin and green eyes, and finally a man with the ability to call lightning down from the skies with the strength of ten men, uttering the word: Shazam. However, despite the invasion being stopped by most heroes across the world, Gotham City was a different story.

A red blur zoomed through the streets, helping citizens to safety; The Flash, the fastest man alive, had finally finished evacuating the area. In the skies, Superman freezes a horde of Parademons with his breath, sending them freefalling to the ground and smashing into pieces on impact. Green Lantern, creating a battle-suit construct, while also creating constructs of sledgehammers, fighter jets and buses, sent everything towards the Parademons, taking out many at a time. Martian Manhunter shapeshifted into an alien creature, flying into the minions of Darkseid at high speeds. Batman was in his Batplane, firing through the Parademons with lethal accuracy.

"Hey guys!" The Flash exclaimed. "I've evacuated most of the citizens. You can cut loose!"

"Thanks, Flash," Superman replied. "You heard him, let's fight these monsters! No more holding back!"
The Man of Steel's eyes glowed a deep crimson red, releasing searing heat vision onto the Parademons, turning them into ash. Green Lantern managed to push through the back lines of the Parademons, creating two hand constructs the size of skyscrapers and clapping them together. While the five finally gained the upper hand, a boom tube suddenly opened, with an axe flying out of it and into Green Lantern's back. He howled in pain as Steppenwolf jumped out of the portal and pulled the axe out of the Emerald Ringbearer's back. Superman immediately recognised the threat that had just appeared and flew into the Apokoliptan commander at high speeds, slamming him into a building. Batman hovered over the scene with his Batplane, however Superman was suddenly sent flying out and Steppenwolf followed, the rounds fired from the Batplane's machine gun not enough to stop his advance as he sliced clean through the middle of the plane. However, Batman had ejected in time, gliding out of the way. At the same time, Martian Manhunter fired beams from his eyes, slamming into Steppenwolf and sending him careening onto the ground. As soon as he slammed onto the ground, Green Lantern created a sledgehammer construct and repeated smashed the ground on which Steppenwolf landed, and with the fifth slam, Steppenwolf held the construct with his right hand, pushing it out of the way and jumping up, slamming into Green Lantern's chest, sending him flying. The Flash saw him and ran after his disoriented ally.

"You insects continue to struggle!" Steppenwolf growled with malice. The Mother Boxes that he obtained appeared out of smaller Boom Tubes, and they began to combine.

"Now, I summon forth, Lord Darkseid!" he declared. At the same time, the battlefield began to terraform. Holes in the ground opened and exposed the mantle below and fire pits began to appear. Roots of unknown origin burst through the ground and through buildings. The sky turned blood red. Batman landed on the ground, while Martian Manhunter and Superman hovered over them. The Flash ran back with Green Lantern in tow.

"We need to stop the combination, now!" Batman commanded.

"You will not do such a thing, mortal," a voice boomed. A large boom tube opened behind Steppenwolf, and out came a grey-skinned god, a man twice the size of Steppenwolf with black armour covering his chest and groin. His eyes glowed a fiery red, with his hands behind his back, looking at the group assembled before them, especially Superman, with anger.

"Darkseid," Superman finally said.

"Kryptonian…" the dark god replied. "It is time for you to suffer for your actions." Wonder Woman landed alongside Flash, while Aquaman landed next to Batman.

"I hope we weren't too late," Wonder Woman commented.

"You're in time, the both of you," Martian Manhunter replied. "Thank you for answering the call."
The seven stood in front of Steppenwolf and Darkseid defiantly, behind them being the world's fate.


Author's Note: Yes I did get some inspiration from the JL Movie. I loved it, however I feel like they didn't cover enough, so why not create a story based on it and the origin story from the New 52, while adding the New Earth flair we all know and love? Martian Manhunter, I still miss you.