Chapter 6: The Reading Begins
The group of heroes arrived on Themiscyria after a long and silent flight. Wonder Woman, Green Arrow and Batman's two partners exited the plane. Diana was carrying Batman in her arms as she walked toward her mother, who was there to greet them.
"Mother, I need to put him in the pool," Diana stated. Hippolyta's eyes widened at the suggestion.
"Diana, what happened?" Hippolyta asked.
"I don't know," she admitted. "But I need to put him the pool before he wakes up."
"How did he fall asleep in the first place if he was in such pain?" Hippolyta asked.
"We gave him a knock out drug," Arrow informed her. "It was the only way to calm him down. He was thrashing and screaming most of the way here."
"Then in that case, you may put him in the pool," Hippolyta told her daughter. They walked into one of Apollo's temples and in the middle of it was a gigantic, shimmering pool. Wonder Woman walked toward the edge and gently placed Batman in it. He looked like a pale corpse to the people outside.
"So, what does this pool do?" Robin asked.
"It puts a person into suspended animation and heals them bit by bit as they sleep," Diana explained. "It also prevents the person from feeling the pain since they're asleep."
"Diana, do you have the Life Scroll that went missing?" Hippolyta asked. Diana pulled out the Life Scroll.
"We got it back but…" Diana began. She handed it to her mother. Hippolyta saw the state the scroll was in. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head.
"Can anything be done?" Batgirl asked.
"We need to go to the library," Hippolyta said. Diana and Hippolyta started walking toward the library.
"You two coming?" Green Arrow asked. They shook their heads.
"We need to be here in case someone decides to steal him," Batgirl explained.
"Okay," Green Arrow responded. "Stay safe." He then ran off to catch up with Wonder Woman and Hippolyta. Soon they reached the library.
"My queen," Artemis said as she bowed. "We've been guarding the library just as you asked."
"Thank you, Artemis," Hippolyta responded. "Are the Fates here?"
"Yes, they're in the very back," Artemis informed her. "Is something wrong?" She then noticed the state of the Life Scroll that was in Hippolyta's hand. "I see. Good luck." Hippolyta nodded. They all went to the VERY back of the library where they saw the three Fates. The Fates turned to see them.
"Fates, we-," Hippolyta began. One of the Fates held up her hand while another extended her hand.
"Offering first," the first Fate said. Hippolyta handed them her crown. The second Fate took it. "We need your help. A Life Scroll has been damaged." She handed it to the third Fate. "Do you know how to fix it?"
"We do," the third Fate said in a raspy voice. "But first you need to read it."
"Why?" Hippolyta asked.
"Because, we don't know where in time the scroll has been damaged," the first Fate explained. "Once you've read it to the hole you give us a very DETAILED description of where the scroll left off. Then we can retrace where in time it was severed and we can restore it to normal."
"BUT only an Amazon can read the scroll, might I remind you," the second Fate told them. The third Fate gave the scroll back to Hippolyta.
"Come back here once you've finished reading the scroll," the third Fate informed them. Then the three Fates disappeared in a whiff of smoke. The three made their way to the front of the library.
"I'll go," Diana told them.
"Then I'm going with you," Hippolyta stated.
"Mother you don't have to-," Diana began.
"I'm coming too then," Artemis interrupted.
"And I'll keep guard to make sure no one else bugs you," Green Arrow said. Green Arrow walked outside of the library and kept guard in front of the steps. The three Amazons were still in the open foyer of the library.
"We're not asking permission," Hippolyta informed her daughter.
"Okay," Diana sighed. "So where do we read this?"
"We don't have to read anywhere in particular," Hippolyta stated. "We could read it right here."
"Works for me," Artemis responded. The other two Amazons crowded behind her. Diana then unrolled the scroll.
"Bruce Wayne, born on this day October 19th," Diana read. "Ahhh!" The scroll had burned Diana's hands causing her to drop the scroll. The scroll then rolled itself out in front of them. The black writing on the scroll turned blue and the scroll wrapped around the three and then the scroll stopped in front of them and turned into a swirling blue portal-like screen. The portal screen revealed a small crying baby boy with black hair and blue eyes.
