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Alright I know that you guys were wondering if Zatanna would make an appearance. Well, in the last chapter you learned that she most likely will and shall. You also may be wondering whether or not Superman would still have his powers as a tiger and let me just say that you will find out in this chapter.

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Read on!

The steel hallway corridor echoes with the sound of the heel of my boots mixed with eight pairs of clawed feet tapping along the floor.

My destination: unknown

It hadn't taken long for them both to finish eating, and soon after that they became restless. So restless that they unbelievingly had started to chew the legs of the cafeteria seats. I had to get them out before they fully destroyed all the chairs. And I really didn't want to stick around to explain why someone's seat broke after they had only just sat down.

So now here I am, aimlessly wandering the halls of the watchtower with Bruce walking steadily on my left, and Kal dutifully taking my right.

Looking down at Kal my thoughts begin to wander. So far Kal hadn't displayed any sign of having his powers. He seemed to have the strength and speed of a regular tiger. Perhaps since magic was the cause of his transformation it was also responsible for suppressing his regular power? It was only a guess but it was the best explanation I could come up with. To be honest, I feel relieved that he isn't Meta at the moment. Dealing with these two is already enough work, although I know that I could handle Kal with his powers if I had to, it is so much easier to not have to.

"Diana you are needed in New York immediately." The words ring clearly in my head and it takes me a slight moment to realize that is J'onn communicating with me telepathically.

I stop abruptly, earning curious looks them, even from Bruce.

"Why? What's wrong?" I ask mentally.

"There have been reports of man-eating birds raiding the area. The city is in panic and there is no one else to assist. I'm afraid that Superman and Batman are your only back-up."

"Alright then, I'll- we'll be at the transport bay soon. Prepare to send us down."

"Will do."

I hover off of the floor slightly, before looking down at both of them.

"Looks like we are going on another mission." I begin to fly away down the hall. "Hopefully, nothing life changing happens during this one." I mumble lowly.

In no time J'onn sends us down and we are greeted with the sight of shredded cars and street signs littering the streets.

A loud screech erupts from behind me and I spin around in time to spy a whole fleet of shining birds coming my way. I recognize them immediately. Stymphalian birds. Found sacred by the one and only Ares.

What was it with them? First Circe, now Ares. Who was next? Hades? I did know one thing for sure though. Ares was definitely going to pay for his wickedness.

They come down swift and fast, their bronze beaks open wide to devour any flesh in their path. Both Bruce and Kal stiffen next to me, preparing for battle.
Instinctively I raise my bracelets to try and protect myself from the impact, but I still manage get knocked down by the sheer numbers that swarm me.

I can faintly hear the roars of both Bruce and Kal as they try and fend off the hideous creatures. And I pray silently that they will be able to hold their own against them.

Their long talons pull against my hair with enough force to tear off chunks. The stinging sensation of the cuts and scratches created from their beaks as they cut bits of my flesh off is agonizingly annoying.

With a warrior cry that would make any Amazon proud, I grab the creature in front of me by its long taloned feet and whirl it around knocking down any beast in my path.

"Kal up high!" I yell, and with one last heave I fling the bird into the air, directly toward him.

Lifting his head from his current victim, he runs forward and launches himself into the air with the use of his powerful hind legs. Crashing fiercely into his target.

I watch as both he and his prey role around in the dirt as they fight. I wince as the wings of the bird pierce his body drawing some blood. But Kal is strong and soon he has it pinned to the ground. Dutifully he sinks his teeth into its neck, ending it permanently and swiftly.

A sudden weight knocks into me from behind. Unprepared for the attack, I lose my balance and tumble downward.

The creature manages to pin me beneath him, digging his talons deep into the flesh of my shoulders and nicking the bone. I can't help the slight moan that escapes from my lips due to the sharp pain.

The hideous monster screeches in victory, before lifting his head high and opening its wings wide. The feathers shine dully in the sun as they come down hard and fast, to make the final blow.

A thunderous roar erupts from out of nowhere.

A dark presence leaps forward, catching the filthy creature in his claws and tackling him halfway across the street. I grit my teeth as the force of the blow causes the talons to rip from my body, tearing large chunks of flesh from my body.

A violent struggle begins as Bruce ferociously attacks the demonic animal.

Talons against claws.

Beak against fangs.

Talons and beak have no chance.

With one final blow, Bruce puts the screeching beast out of its misery.

Slowly he turns. His face is filled with deep scratches and blood trickles down and around his snout. His eyes find mine and even though he isn't speaking, I can see the concern in them. I blink and it is gone. Replaced once again with the usual cool indifference that Batman is so well known for. I nod my head in thanks and slowly stand, careful not to irritate any cuts too badly.

They should heal in no time, but it doesn't mean that they still don't hurt.

Turning around I spy Kal making his way around the multitude of dead Stymphalians lying on the ground. Blood covers the whole side of his body and I hover forward to kneel next to him.

Parting his fur I check the injuries, only to find that there are none. Confused I check him over once again, and don't find a single scratch. I frown thoughtfully, could it be that he still did have some of his powers? Mainly his healing ability?

Patting his back lightly I stand and glance at Bruce who has come to stand next to Kal. I do a double take. The scratches that were moments ago all over his face are now gone. That is even more confusing. Bruce didn't have any abilities before he became a tiger.

That could only mean one thing. Circe was responsible for this. For some reason she made sure that both Bruce and Kal wouldn't die easily. She wants them to stay alive.

She has a plan of some sort. I just don't know what it is.

Yet.

Distractedly I touch my ear and tap my comm. link, allowing me to talk with J'onn.

"Job's all done J'onn; I just need a little help with clean-up. Can you transport the crew?"

"Well done Diana. The crew should be down soon." I nod my head even though he can't see it and begin to create a pile on the side of the road made up of the dead creatures.

Moments later the crew dissolves in the middle of the street, armed from head to toe in scrubs, gloves and masks. It is required for them to do so since they were all human and were liable to catching diseases of all sorts.

A young man who looks to be about twenty steps away from the crowd and addresses me directly.

"Where do you want us Wonder Woman?"

"Right now I want you all along this street." I reply "I have already begun to clear some of this area. I want you all to continue to do so and keep on adding the beasts to this pile." I point to the growing mound on my left. "Once we have gathered them all up, we will begin to clear the debris."

With a nod toward me, he turns around and begins to bark orders. I watch as he efficiently splits his team into two groups. One group goes with him and the others are with me. After that everything goes by in a blur.

Seven hours later:

I Punch in the code for my room, and tiredly walk through my open door, almost missing Zatanna as I head for the shower.

At my entrance she rises from the chair that I had placed in the corner of my room and smiles at me before raising a brow at my appearance.

"J'onn said that you needed my help. I hope you don't mind but when I came you were gone- something about man-eating birds- so I took the liberty of waiting in your room until you got back." She explains quickly.

Wordlessly I nod my head, relief flooding me at her presence.

I just hope that she can help, and then perhaps whatever Circe is planning can be over with once and for all.

"So what is it that you need help with?" She asks, cocking a hip and waiting patiently for my answer.

Silently I step aside from where I stand only to reveal the two tigers that were at the time trailing after me.

Apparently bored with me standing in the way during the time that I was talking with Zatanna, they decided to take a little nap, well at least Kal did. His eyes are halfway closed and heavy with sleep while Bruce's are hard and cold.

I watch as Zatanna's eyes widen at the sight of seeing two very live very fierce looking tigers in the hallway.

Her eyes rove over their bodies in wonder.

"What seems to be the prob…?" She lets her sentence hang in the air as her eyes instantly lock with those of the black tiger.

Zatanna has known Batman long enough to have seen his eyes and can very well recognize him easily.

"Is that…?" She asks in slight horror.

Once again, all I do is nod.

Her voice instantly hardens.

"Who did this?"

I sigh and take a seat on the edge of my bed.

"Circe." I say the word through my gritted teeth. Zatanna knowing full well the social circle in the art of magic lets out a low groan of disgust.

I don't need to explain any further. She knows all she needs to know about Circe already. Sighing she eyes Kal and Bruce a little doubtfully.

"You want me to try and reverse their current forms to their original forms. Don't you?" She states out loud.

Repressing another sigh, I turn to look at her. "Yes I do."

She nods her head in understanding and her lips thin with determination. "I'll try and do my best. But other than that there's not much I can do."
"That's fine. We just… Need to try and do something."

And with those last words she lifts her hands and starts working her magic.