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Diana felt her stomach lurch as she looked at the iced mochas, they were usually her very favorite but god the very smell of them made her feel horribly nauseous, turning her attention back to where Shayera was chatting with Wally, the younger Amazon giving her lover a quick and concerned look. She assumed it was the effects of the spell that had been causing her to become so tired each time she awoke, and which was now causing her to feel sick when she simply looked at or smelled what used to be her favorite foods. The only change she'd noticed in Shayera since the spell hit was she seemed to be changing moods a little quicker than usual, but assumed that wasn't connected.
"Mala?" came a gentle voice, the Amazon Princess shaken out of her musing, quickly pushing the mocha away with a grimace and looking up at three concerned faces.
"Hmm?" she asked, her stomach still churning slightly and in a lot of discomfort, "You said something love?" she asked as Shayera raised an eyebrow, one of Diana's hands moving to her stomach as she gave an involuntary groan.
"I think you just answered my question" Shayera whispered softly, looking over Diana quickly "Your obviously sick Mala, so don't try and deny it", the younger Amazon standing and lifting Diana to her feet despite the slightly weak protests and extreme embarrassment Diana was emitting, Wally quickly volunteering to help and taking Diana's other arm, the older Amazon a bright red as she was half lead, half carried out by her lover and friend, the blonde Amazon giving her a look that brokered no argument instantly stopping her protests.
Diana could feel her forehead beginning to perspire, her stomach lurching horribly and a feeling of panic sweeping over her, as an Amazon she'd never been ill before, not so much as a cold, and she'd definitely never thrown up. She slumped against Shayera, the younger woman giving a yelp of shock before supporting the older woman as she gave a lurch, fumbling to pull out her keycard and open the door to the room as Diana heaved against her.
"I'll go get some painkillers from J'onn" Wally kindly offered, holding Diana up as the door finally slid open before Shayera, the Amazon giving him a quick smile of thanks before helping Diana through into their room, Wally disappearing in a blur. The Princess was able to taste a mixture of bile and her meal again in her mouth, staggering out of Shayera's arms, slamming the door of the en-suit bathroom open and falling down to kneel beside the toilet, her body giving one last huge heave before the contents of her stomach left through her mouth, splashing into the porcelain bowl, tears streaming down her cheeks, shuddering and bleary eyed, able to feel her lover rubbing the small of her back through the thin material of her cape, trying to sooth her pain, Diana slowly looking up at her lover with a tearful groan.
"Hurts Shay, it hurts" she groaned out, her body heaving again, her lover gently rubbing her back and giving a scared look down at Diana.
"Hippolyta?" Shayera whispered into the phone. Both she and Diana had managed to convince their mother to take a phone so they could speak with one another much easier, Shayera's voice softening before she whispered "Mom". She could practically feel the smile Hippolyta was trying to hide from the other end of the phone.
"Yes my child?" came the surprisingly light reply from the usually stern Queen, Shayera swallowing softly before asking
"I need to know about any magical illnesses Amazons can get. A couple of days ago me and Diana had a run in with Circe, she hit us with some lilac spell. Since then Diana's been incredibly tired and today she started throwing up" Shayera explained, looking down at where her lover lay in an uneasy sleep on the bed in front of her, a silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds before Hippolyta asked
"And you my child? You say you were hit by the spell too", Shayera thinking over the last few days.
"I've been finding myself unable to control my emotions recently, and I've been nauseous for a few hours now, I don't feel about to be sick yet but.." she trailed off, a moment of silence along the line before Hippolyta spoke.
"Shayera, I need both you and my daughter to come to Themyscira as soon as possible, I think I know what it is which is affecting you both but I need to be sure" came a slightly shaken voice, "Until you can stay safe my daughter"
"I promise I will mom" Shayera whispered, "And I'll protect Diana too, I love you mom"
"I love you too my little hawk" came the gentle reply bringing a soft smile to Shayera's lips, the young Amazon slowly closing the phone and settling herself down besides Diana, wrapping her arms around the older woman gently, protecting and cradling her wonderful lover to her chest as she slept
Carter Hall was angry, no, he was enraged, muttering and swearing under his breath as he paced in his apartment in full Hawkman uniform. He'd just returned from a patrol around the city and had caught a snippet of the news on his way back in through the windoow which caused his blood to boil. He knew Shayera Hol better than anyone, or at least he thought he did, and he deserved to have her love him. But watching the video of Aurora and Angelus on the news it was obvious to see that one of them was his Shayera, and that meant the other was that bitch Wonder Woman. 'How dare that Amazon hussy steal his woman from him' he fumed silently to himself, fists curling and uncurling in rage, slowly lifting his hand to his earpiece, his voice a growl
"Hawkman requesting transportation to the watchtower", hand lowering as a blue light began to engulf him, tearing his molecules apart and shooting them up through the air, through the atmosphere and into the watchtower, seconds later those same molecules reassembling themselves into Hawkman's still fuming form, the 'winged' man stomping from the teleporter towards where the members quarters remained. His mood wasn't improved when he saw the Scarlet Clad form of the Flash standing in front of the door with Angelus and Aurora printed on it, the angry man stomping towards the door and stepping up to Flash, towering over the senior leaguer.
"I'm here to see Shayera" he growled, Wally giving a surprised look before his eyes darkened beyond anything Carter had seen from the young man before.
"Venelia and Mala don't want to be disturbed Hawkman, I suggest you leave now" the scarlet speedster growled, giving Hawkman a look which was uncannily similar to the patented Bat-Glare.
"Get out of my way you little bitch" the larger man growled, moving his hand to shove Wally aside, the young man grabbing him by the wrist and to his considerable shock twisting it, pain lancing through his arm as the shorter man forced Hawkman to his knees in pain, his voice a growl which sent a shiver up the spines of those who had stopped to watch.
"You will wait until Venelia agrees to see other people and not before. Got it?", twisting the man's wrist, Hawkman giving a gasp as the bones in his hand began to be twisted out of place, gasping out
"Yes...", next thing he knew he had been tossed back, eyes lifting as he saw the door behind Wally open, Shayera's blonde haired head poking out, stepping forwards and glaring at Carter before lifting him by the front of his costume, holding him off the floor.
"I think you and me need to talk" she growled,stepping off down the hall, dragging the man behind her
Shayera growled and nearly hurled Carter into one of the private rooms where the leaguers could go to discuss private matters in total confidentiality if need be. She had managed to avoid the angry Hawkman since her and Diana's relationship had become public, she knew he was obsessed with the delusional belief that she was meant to be with him and that now she was in a relationship he'd be trying to convince her to leave her lover and go out with him instead, ignoring the fact she felt more for Diana in her heart than she had ever truly felt for him, she loved Diana just as much if not more than how much she had loved John those years ago. Slowly she looked at him.
"What are you doing here?" she asked in an irritated voice, the large man slightly taken aback but speaking
"We're reincarnated lover's Shayera, it's our destiny to be together. Your meant to be with me not some Amazon whor-" Carter tried to explain, the Amazon's hand swinging round, slapping the stubborn man around the face, cutting him off mid sentence
"What do you take me for, some kind of slut?" she spat out angrily toward him, her anger flaring "You think just because some random stalker claims it's destiny for us to be together means I'm gonna jump into bed with you immediately". Carter was stunned at the hostility she was displaying towards him, shrinking back slightly as she spread her wings in an aggressive manner
"I'm a fucking lesbian, why the hell would I want to be with you anyway? I love Diana and I have never loved you" she snarled, forcing the ring back onto her finger, her wings vanishing in a flash of light, once again in her Venelia form though in casual dres as her armor was still in her room, "Just leave me the hell alone you creepy stalker" she hissed, turning towards the door, freezing in shock as she felt his hand grab her shoulder, pulling her back against himself, a horrible memory flashing in front of her eyes, giving a small whimper of fear.
Instinctively her she swung her fist up, slamming him back into the wall and cratering the metal, turning and practically running towards her and Diana's room, tears beginning to fall from her eyes, memories of her rape flashing before her eyes as she shot past an extremely concerned looking Flash wrenched the door open and running straight into Diana's arms, instantly burying her face in Diana's beautiful raven hair and beginning to sob softly
A blue figure floated through the streets of Metropolis, floating above the traffic, totally ignoring the humans below as if they were little more than insects, his eyes fixed on the massive structure in front of him, looking up at the Justice League's earth headquarters. He'd made a mistake during his last attack, without the Watchtower the so called heroes could all be based on earth, on the Metrotower and when he attacked that many could escape, now by attacking the Metrotower they'd be forced into the Watchtower and when he destroyed them he could annihilate the league in one fell swoop. Suddenly he gave a look of surprise, feeling his physical body being hurled back, the arrogant man seeming to have believed that he would remain unnoticed by the populus and that the league would not be alerted to his approach. Instantly he stopped himself in mid air, looking up at the other man floating before him, remembering this man from when he had still been Luthor, his most formidable adversary.
"Luthor?" Superman whispered in shock, able to see the similarities in Doctor Manhattan and his arch enemie's faces.
"Luthor is gone from this plane of reality Kryptonian, the Anti-Life Equation bestowed upon me incredible powers, I am Doctor Manhattan now"
Superman hurled himself at Doctor Manhattan, his fist pulled back, the blue man unperturbed as he lifted a hand, the Man of Steel's eyes widening as a sickly green glow flowed over him, Doctor Manhattan having transformed the air in his hand into a chunk of Kryptonite, speaking softly and emotionlessly
"I have walked across the surface of the Sun. I have witnessed events so tiny and so fast they can hardly be said to have occurred at all. But you, Superman, you're just a man. The world's mightiest hero poses no more threat to me than does its mightiest termite." came the emotionless response as Superman plummeted towards the ground, Doctor Manhattan floating down after him before standing at the edge of where Superman had cratered into the ground.
Manhattan's eyes turned as a crossbow bolt flew through the air tossing the Kryptonite back before a Green energy surrounded it, tossing it far away from them, looking over to where many more members of the Justice League stood, his voice soft as he turned to them.
"I am most grateful that you all choose to stand and fight as it shall save me the effort of hunting each of you down", raising his hands and unleashing a pulse of energy towards the assembled leaguers
An alarm blared in the watchtower, both Shayera and Diana shooting up from where they lay on the bed, J'onn's voice carrying across the speakers.
"Omega Level threat detected, all members stand by for emergancy teleport", both Amazons glancing at one another before yanking their rings from the bedside table, forcing them onto their fingers, a flash of light engulfing them and their golden armor forming across their bodies, jumping to their feet as J'onn's voice sounded again "You will be facing the being who assaulted the Watchtower and nearly destroyed it, all members are to practice extreme caution when fighting this villain". The same thought flashed across both Shayera and Diana's minds, this was the blue god whom the Greek godesses had feared, Shayera speaking first.
"Diana, if either of us doesn't make it through this, know that I love you, and if it is me who dies I shall be waiting for you on the Elysian Fields"m Diana's sapphire eyes sparkling slightly as Shayera poured her heart out, her voice barely above a whisper
"And I, Shayera, will be awaiting you if need be, I love you Shayera, always and forever" with these last words they dashed from their room together, fingers entwined as they prepared to face their destiny
A/N: So the batle against Doctor Manhattan is upon us, feel free to guess about how it'll end. Note this next chapter won't be the last of this fic. First I've been having severe trouble with my course, phenominal writers block and other such real life problems so sorry for the wait. Ok, I'd like to address the issue of Warhawk here. Firstly his parents were never named in Batman Beyond and in Justice League he was only seen during the Chronos Event. As a result we never know for a fact (in canon and in the series itself) if Green Lantern and Shayera are his parents, and since Shayera is with Diana rather than John in this continuity (The Scarverse lol) he's the son of Carter Hall (once he eventually gets over Shayera) with someone other than Shayera (I'm taking suggestions as to who, but none of the established pairings lol). Hope that clears some things up. On the subject of Hawkman I don't mean to bash him, the guy's nice enough but realistically I don't think he'd honestly take it well if Shayera was swept off her feet again by someone other than himself, he cares deeply for Shayera, but he is rather deluded. As for Wally, I know I made him slightly Batman-esque but I think Wally can be pretty menacing when he's protecting someone he cares about, like the women he thinks of as his bigger sisters. Also with Shayera I know she was much meeker in the show than she is here and the explaination of that is that when she told Diana about the rape she allowed herself to unleash much of her anger from before not to mention her Mood Swings. Please review (damn that was a long a/n...)