Uncanny Wonder Woman

Chapter 32: More Tragedy- Part 1

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to DC Comics.

Author's Note- This chapter is set before Chapter 20 of 'Uncanny Superman'.

The Slab, Antarctica-

The Slab was a maximum security prison for metahuman criminals in Antarctica, much like Iron Heights in Keystone City and Stryker's Island in Metropolis. The prison had been holding the feline villainess known as the Cheetah ever since Wonder Woman had defeated her during Circe's attempted invasion of Themyscira. (1)

SKRABOOM!

The sound of the explosion and the ensuing alarms made Cheetah sit up straight in her bunk.

'What the hell?' Cheetah frowned as she padded over to the unbreakable glass wall of her cell, allowing her to see outside. The other teammates had followed suit. They were curious to see what was going on as well.

'Hey Cheetah, what's going on?' Killer Frost asked from the cell opposite. 'It sounds like fun. Hey, whoever's making all the noise! I want in!'

WHAM!

One of the facility's guards was thrown against the window of Cheetah's cell, making the female villainess jump back in surprise.

'Alright! Jailbreak!' Killer Frost crowed in delight. 'Now it's time for some real fun!'

'We're still stuck in our cells, you idiot.' Cheetah pointed out.

'Hey, I can wait.' Killer Frost shrugged. 'I wanna get on with the killing already.'

'Yaaaaghh!' Another guard screamed as he flew through the air. A yellow-clad man ran up to Cheetah's cell.

'Doctorrr Minerrrvaaaa?' The yellow speedster asked. 'Stand back, pleeeease…'

Cheetah did as she was told and stood back as the yellow speedster pressed his hands against the glass and began to vibrate.

Vrrrrrrr…KRESH!

Cheetah shielded her face as shards of glass were propelled everywhere.

'Thanks for that, handsome.' Cheetah smiled gratefully as she stepped out of her cell. 'Who are you anyway? I don't recognise your outfit. You look kind of like the Flash.

'I am nothiiiing like the Flaaaash.' The yellow speedster pointed out. 'My naaaame is Hunter Zolomon, but you may call me Zooooom.'

'Uh, sorry to interrupt your little chat, but aren't you forgetting something?' Killer Frost piped up, waving at Cheetah and Zoom. 'How about a little help here?'

Cheetah lashed out and tore out the control panel that kept the door to Killer Frost's cell locked.

'Finally!' The icy villainess grinned evilly. 'Now it's time for the real fun to begin! Mwa-ha-haaa!'

Killer Frost dashed away to slaughter more guards. Once she had gone, Cheetah turned back to regard her would-be saviour.

'So, was there any particular reason you busted me out of here?' Cheetah enquired. 'Not that I'm ungrateful or anything. Felines hate being caged.'

'I am heeerrrre to offer you an invitaaaation.' Zoom explained. 'But fiiirst I'm going to make you betterrrr.'

'What do you mean better?' Cheetah frowned. 'You're not making any sense. Personally, I think I'm pretty good to begin with.'

'I'm offering yooouu vengeance on Wonderrr Womaaan.' Zoom stated. 'She was the one that imprisoned you heeerrrre. As you said, felines haaate being caaaged.'

'Well, then. Why didn't you say earlier?' Cheetah grinned. 'Let's get out of here.'

The feline villainess started to follow Zoom out of the prison.

'Say, are you married handsome?' Cheetah enquired. 'Got a girlfriend?'

'I had a wiiife once.' Zoom responded. 'Why do you aaask?'

'Oh, no reason.' Cheetah purred. 'I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.'

Wayne Manor, later-

Unaware of the villainous goings on at the Slab, Princess Diana of Themyscira was spending time playing with her young daughter Cassandra. It seemed like Diana had barely spent any time with her daughter recently. Villains seemed like they didn't care that the heroes had their own private lives.

'Perhaps we should take some time off.' Diana said to her infant daughter. 'Maybe to the Caribbean. Would you like that, little one? Your first holiday?'

Little Cassandra just gurgled in glee. Diana frowned slightly. It wasn't likely that Bruce would take some time off. Diana really wished that they could spend more time together that didn't involve some sort of metahuman threat.

'Oh, well. Perhaps we can talk to your father.' Diana continued. 'He might relent after all. It's not as if Gotham is totally without protectors. I'm sure that Robin wouldn't mind taking over for a while. Not to mention Black Canary. She's based in Gotham as well. Then there's Oracle. I'm sure that it wouldn't be too much trouble for her to take care of Gotham while we're gone.'

'Glurble.' Cassandra cooed in response.

Bedee-bedee!

Diana frowned as her Justice League communicator beeped.

'So much for a quiet time with my family.' The Amazing Amazon sighed as she picked up her communicator. 'This is Wonder Woman…'

'Oh Diana, thank God it's you…' The Flash's voice sighed on the other end of the line. 'I'm in Antarctica. There's been a break-in at the Slab. It was Zoom. He tore through the place and busted out a whole bunch of bad guys.'

'Say no more, Flash.' Diana responded as she picked up Cassandra. 'I'm on my way.'

Antarctica-

Wonder Woman came down to land beside the Flash. The usually chipper speedster didn't look happy at all.

'It's a real mess in there.' The Scarlet Speedster stated. 'Luckily, the guards managed to corral most of the bad guys.'

'How many of the villains are still free?' Wonder Woman asked.

'Too many.' The Flash answered. 'Zoom seemed particularly focused on one person. Freeing the other villains was only a distraction. He was after Cheetah, Diana.'

'Hera help us…' Diana gritted her teeth. 'If this Zoom has joined forces with Cheetah…'

'Diana, Zoom's usual thing is going after a hero's family.' The Flash explained. 'He thinks that killing all the people they care about will make a hero better.'

'Cassandra is safe in Gotham City with Alfred.' Wonder Woman told the Scarlet Speedster. 'That just leaves my mother and Donna.'

'Zoom's too smart to attack an island full of warrior women.' The Flash said. 'Even with Cheetah by his side it would be too much for him.'

'Then we must go to Steel City.' Diana said. 'I just pray that we're not too late…'

TBC…

Next: More Tragedy- Part 2

Will Wonder Woman and the Flash arrive at their destination in enough time to save Donna Troy? Tune in next time to find out…

Author's Notes-

(1)- Circe attempted to conquer Themyscira with an army of super villains and mythological beast in Chapters 25 to 27.