Uncanny Wonder Woman

Chapter 9: Three Amazons and a Baby

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to DC.

Diana's place, Boston-

Donna carefully peeked out of the window as she saw a taxicab pull up outside the house.

'Quick! Everybody hide!' Donna ushered everybody away. 'Diana's here! Get to your hiding places!'

'I still do not see why we need to hide.' Hippolyta frowned slightly. 'Such actions seem silly.'

'You're telling me.' Shayera nodded. 'On Thanagar we'd celebrate a child with lots of drinking and fighting.'

'That's how everything is celebrated on Thanagar.' Barbara Minerva, the former villainess known as Cheetah, pointed out. 'Or so I've been told.'

'I cannot wait to see Diana's reaction.' Indigo added, smiling excitedly.

'Are you sure that she will appreciate the surprise, though?' Hippolyta inquired with some concern.

'We can't have a surprise baby shower for Diana without a surpise.' Donna told her mother. 'Now, c'mon! You can hide behind the partition doors with the rest of us.'

Hippolyta did as her younger daughter advised and stepped into the dining room as the sliding doors that separated the dining room from the living room were closed. The doors were kept open a bit so everybody could see out.

Donna signalled for quiet as she heard a key turn in the lock.

'Donna? Are you there?' Diana called as she carried some shopping bags through the door. 'I could use some help with these bags. Mother?'

Diana frowned to herself as she put her bags down in the hallway.

'Donna? Mother? Anybody?'

Diana walked in to the living room to try and find where everybody had gotten to.

'Donna? I bought those potato chips that you asked for. There was an offer on at the store. The chips came with some free dip. I thought we could pig out in front of a chick flick, or something.'

Diana shook her head. It was no use, nobody was there. Diana turned around to head back into the hallway to put away her bags. That was when Donna chose to leap out from behind the partition doors.

'Surprise!'

Diana leapt back in surprise.

'Donna! What in Hera's name are you doing?'

'Baby shower!' Everybody exclaimed in excitement.

Diana turned to look at Hippolyta.

'Mother, did you know about this?'

'I am afraid so, Diana.' The Queen of the Amazons smiled apologetically. 'Donna advised me that it would be best to be quiet.'

Donna picked up Diana's bags and carried them through the living room.

'Now, you get yourself upstairs.' Donna ordered. 'I'll put away the shopping. We want to nice and clean for your baby shower, so get your butt up there.'

Diana opened her mouth to say something, but thought better of it. It really wasn't worth all the fuss. All she wanted to do was pig out on chips in front of the TV.

Later-

Diana had showered and had changed into some clean clothes. She was presently sitting on the couch with the rest of her female friends surrounding her. She was opening her gifts.

Diana opened up the gift from Lois Lane.

'Well, what is it?' Donna asked. 'Come on, tell us.'

Diana held up a pair of pink booties.

'Okay, I know it's cliché, but you can't get cuter than a pair of pink booties.' Lois explained. 'Well, unless the baby is a boy. Then you get blue booties.'

'The baby is a girl.' Diana stated with a smile as she placed a hand on her stomach.

'How can you tell?' A puzzled Shayera blinked. 'You haven't even had a scan yet.'

'I just know.' Diana answered. 'I don't know how I know, I just do.'

'Have you thought of any names yet?' Barbara asked.

'I would really like to discuss it with Bruce first...' Diana replied. 'But I would like to call the baby Cassandra.'

'Aww, that's so adorable.' Donna gushed. 'Kinda like the oracle, only not psychic.'

'Have you thought whether the baby will inherit the powers that the gods gave you?' Indigo asked. 'Are they even hereditary?'

'We haven't thought about it all that much.' Diana answered. 'And to be honest, it doesn't really matter whether Cassandra has metahuman powers or not. I will be happy as long as she is healthy.'

'Hooray to that.' Shayera smiled as she held up her glass in a toast. The other women followed suit and held up their glasses as well. Diana didn't have a drink. Well, nothing alcoholic. She had to think of the baby.

'To Cassandra!'

Diana smiled at her gathered friends and family. The Gods had truly blessed her. Now all she had to do was wait until Cassandra was born. Hopefully nothing too bad would happen until then.

Elsewhere-

Unknown by Diana and the others, somebody was snooping in on them. The immortal sorceress known as Circe was watching the whole baby shower through a magical pool.

'So, Hera's precious champion has gone and got herself knocked up.' Circe snorted in derision. 'Well, that Dark Knight of hers is quite the handsome devil. I can see exactly what she sees in him. Hmmm. I wonder if I should make him my latest plaything? It would certainly upset the Amazon.'

Circe clapped her hands, calling for her lackeys.

'Sebastian, Vanessa. I have a job for you.'

A great big muscular feline man and a voluptuous young woman with brown hair dressed in spiked silver armour did as they were told and approached their mistress.

'What's the what, boss?' The Silver Swan asked. 'You want us to go cause some ruckus? Ooh! Perhaps we could hunt down the Amazon's closest friends and slaughter them horribly.'

'Not just yet, Vanessa, dear.' Circe chuckled as she patted the young villainess on the shoulder. 'I have something else that I want to take care of first.'

A childish giggle made Circe turn around with a slight frown.

'Lyta...' Circe waved her finger. 'What did mommy tell you about walking in on her when she's working?'

'Sorry, mommy.' A cute little blue-haired girl smiled embarrassedly. 'I just wanted to see what you were doing.'

The little girl looked up at Silver Swan and the male Cheetah.

'Why're Unca Sebastian and Auntie Nessie here? You going away?'

Circe knelt down and tousled her daughter's hair.

'Don't worry, sweetie.' Circe smiled reassuringly. 'Mommy'll only be gone for a little while. We're just going to Greece to make a visit to an old friend.'

TBC...

Next: Wonder Women

Who will take over from Diana as Wonder Woman while she is pregnant? Why, Hippolyta of course! The Queen of the Amazons begins her job of protecting the streets of Boston. Meanwhile, Circe pays an old friend a visit. Who is that old friend? Medusa the Gorgon!