As always all characters are fictional. Wyvern, Deus, & Reaver are my characters. All other characters/locations are copyright of DC Comics & their respective creators.

The Unexpected Chance of Redemption: The Wyvern Arrives Part III

As he opened his eyes Wyvern had been prepared for most of the sights that may have greeted him. Most sites, but, not his. He was in a comfortable bed in a lavish room. Without rising he subtly took in his surroundings. The bed had a high canopy, but, the curtains that could be drawn about the bed were securely tied. He noted the two banks of windows to his left, three meters from the bed he currently occupied. Slightly raising his head he saw that he was alone in the room, the antique furniture was all in place. The desk & bookshelf were between the windows, a huge antique chifferobe stood next to two doors, the left was opened & lead into a large full bathroom. The right door was closed, but, he knew this lead to a large walk in closet. He knew because the room he'd grown up in in Wayne Manor was exactly like this room. As he started to rise he heard movement outside of the door, as the door opened he picked up a familiar scent under the aromas from a tray laden with food.

"Alfred?"

"Ah, young master Christian, I am glad you are awake. I was hoping I would be able to deliver your brunch to you."

"What happened, how did I come to be here?"

"Miss Diana brought you up from the cave after you'd passed out, though with the amount of strain you're no doubt under, who could blame you. Your parents decided to place you in these chambers to allow you the time you needed to rest & recover from your fight with that Reaver villain, that was three days ago."

"You stated I was brought here by my?"

"Your mother tucked you into that very bed herself, she stayed there from near two days before she was forced to leave your side on League business. Though, before she left, she whispered something whilst saying good-bye. How did that go again? Thesb… no… thosfr… no that isn't right either."

"Thisavros?"

"Yes, that's it exactly, she kissed your forehead, then departed assuring your sleeping form that she would return as quickly as possible." Alfred waited, hoping more questions would be asked by the newest member of the Wayne family.

"Young master Christian, what does that word your mother used mean?"

"Thisavros is Greek. It translates into English as 'Treasure'." Wyvern sat still on the bed, trying to wrap his confused brain around the recent events in his pursuit of Reaver. He was so distracted that he didn't hear Alfred set the food tray down & mention allowing the in sunshine from the beautiful weather outside until the bright light stabbed into his unprepared eyes. Alfred heard Wyvern's shout of pain & heard him fall to the floor on the opposite side of the bed.

"Alfred!" Bruce called before racing into the room, he was more than halfway there, wanting to see if the young man had awakened. "What happened?"

"I was opening the window when master Christian gave a cry of pain & fell out of his bed."

"I forgot to tell you old friend."

"Tell me what master Bruce?"

"CJ has tapetum lucidum in his eyes."

"Is he ill?"

"No, it's the membrane behind the iris that cats & dogs have to assist with night vision."

"Why on Earth would he have those in his eyes?"

"His senses are augmented due to his meta-gene. He probably heard & smelled you & the food before you made it down the hall."

"Well, if he's a bit off of center I blame that on you master Bruce." Alfred joked as he made his way to the door.

"Please fell free to call if you need anything master Christian, I'm happy to help in your transition into being a more permanent member of the family."

As Alfred left & closed the door a small smile crept across Bruce's face.

"Alfred seems more pleased about this than anyone." He turned to face Wyvern.

"If you want, you can grab a shower after you've eaten. Diana called to say she'll be back by dinner time. If you need anything let Alfred or I know." Wyvern was surprised as Bruce placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, then quietly walked out of the room. Wyvern stood there for long minutes as his mind caught up with what had occurred.

'Concussion is gone, that may be attributed to my own recovery, or, a Purple Healing Ray was used. I still have my secondary costume & equipment. I have been transported to an alternate dimension from the Earth upon which I was born & Reaver is still trying to kill me & any other hero he can find.' As he moved to the food tray a device in his belt chimed, he picked it up as he dug into the freshly cut fruit salad Alfred had included with the large turkey club sandwich & chips. To the side of the tray was a pitcher of water & a pot of fresh brewed coffee.

"Deus, sitrep." he spoke threw a mouthful of watermelon & strawberries.

"Don't talk with your mouth full, you're mom would have a minotaur."

"Sitrep, now."

"We are in what appears to be… & I can't believe I'm saying this… Earth Prime, or New Earth. Reaver breached the dimensional barrier & came to the prime… reality if you will." Despite the shocking news, Wyvern continued to eat, even pouring himself a cup of coffee.

"CJ, you okay? You're seriously starting to scare me bro."

"I am fine Deus, do we have any information as to the whereabouts of Reaver & MARK 1?"

"No, & I though you'd be more surprised, CJ our universe isn't even."

"You are mistaken Deus. Our universe occurred because of an event that happened nearly two decades ago. That event may not have occurred here as of yet, however, we are here. Our universe was more significant than your report would make it seem. Reaver is guilty of destroying it & he will suffer the consequences for his actions."

Wyvern finished eating, then, finding clothes that had been left for him to use, he made his way to the shower. As he looked in the mirror he noticed that his facial hair had grown more that expected.

"Deus, I need to retrieve some personal items from storage, where is the ship?"

"I'm coming up to your window now. That Lansarian tech your mother used was integrated without a hitch. The disk made the whole ship invisible."

"Keep it on silent running until further notice." A door opened outside of the windows at the right of the desk. Wyvern opened the window & quickly jumped into the ship that had brought him to this world.

"How is the Moon Dragon holding up?"

"Really well now that we're not using the interstellar platform mode, that floating fortress was absolute hell on the power regulators."

"We will no longer need that form as it is far to large for my purposes."

"Well, don't be mad, but, I preserved Kara's quarters."

"Did I not ask you to do that?"

"You did?"

"Yes, I will let it serve as a reminder of my failures."

"CJ, don't you think you're being too hard on yourself? Like your parents said, you've got a chance to start over here." As he went into his personal quarters Wyvern was silent, when he emerged he had two huge suitcases full of clothing & a large sling pack over his left shoulder.

"So, does that mean you agree with me CJ?" Deus seemed hopeful.

"We shall see, I make you no promises." After he'd showered Wyvern changed into a pair of loose fitting carpenter jeans & a form fitting long sleeved gray shirt. He was tying the hair from around his eyes back when he heard the door open.

"CJ, sweetheart, are you here?" Diana had, as promised, returned.

"Your father said you'd woken up, how are you feeling?"

"I am well, I appreciate your concern." Despite the inhuman exterior he seemed to exude when he saw Diana's face light up & a smile spread across her lips his heart warmed unexpectedly.

"I was hoping we could talk." Diana sat down on the bed & motioned for him to join her. As he sat down Diana was surprised that he didn't look at her, instead focusing on putting on the combat boots he'd set by the bed.

"Where did you get those clothes?"

"They are mine, I brought them with me, though in truth, I did not expect them to be of much use."

"Why's that?" Without thinking Wyvern had laced the boots at high speed, the task finished he turned to face Diana.

"In all honesty my mission was simple. I was to prevent any attack upon another world after the Threshold Horizon, then, once Reaver was no more I planned to return from whence I arrived."

"Why would you do that, you'd die?!"

"That would be suitable penance for my failure. Earth died because I could not stop him." Wyvern's knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists.

"I lost my family… everything I loved, because of Reaver. He has vowed to erase all potential traces of me from existence."

"That's no reason for you to commit suicide! You have the chance of starting over here, you could-"

"I would not die." Wyvern interrupted.

"What?"

"The Moon Dragon has the facilities to provide sustenance. I would merely spend the rest of eternity confined to the ship."

"I don't want to think about my son growing old on some ship with only a talking gaming console for company!"

"You are mistaken, I will not age."

"What do you mean?"

"I was the only male child born on Themyscira, I inherited certain… gifts there."

"You were born on Paradise Island?"

"That is correct."

"Were you happy there?"

"I was not on the island for extended periods of time, the Amazons were not fond of my presence."

"But, mother would have made sure-"

"I apologize," Wyvern cut Diana off. "but, this is not a subject I am comfortable speaking on."

"Fair enough son." Diana tucked a few strands of hair not held by the hair tie back behind her sons ear.

"Bruce told me you're a meta-human, you mean to tell me you're immortal too?"

"Yes, I am."

"Your mission, is it still the same?"

"Yes & no. I will stop Reaver, by any means necessary if I must."

"Then you'll go back?"

"No, I cannot, the Threshold Event Horizon would need to be generated & I lack the equipment, as well as the fuel to initiate said event."

"So, you're here to stay?"

"So it would seem." Wyvern answered honestly, the first thing he would need to do it to see just how different this Earth was from his own world. Before he could rise to his feet to return to the cave & use the computer, Diana had wrapped her arms around his shoulders & pulled him into a loving hug.

"Then welcome home, thisavros."