Clark and Diana arrived at the Watchtower prepared for anything, but were met with a smiling face.

"Hey what's up?" John Henry greeted. "Why do you look so tense?" He was dressed in street clothes, and looked to be in a good mood.

"Where's Bruce?" Diana asked.

"Home I'd imagine, he hasn't been here in hours."

Clark and Diana looked at each other, unsure what to do. They'd keyed themselves up for some action, and felt on edge now that there wasn't any.

"So he called us here for nothing?" Clark asked.

"No. There's something in the hangar. He didn't say what it was though, and I didn't look yet, I was waiting for you."

"Oh, okay. Well I guess we're going to the hangar." Clark mumbled, moving towards the door.

Diana followed, and John Henry brought up the rear.

"So you and Zatanna huh." Clark remarked, less as a question but as a conversation starter.

"Yeah man. One day she came up here looking for a home cooked breakfast, and a couple of days after that we just clicked. It's actually nice dating another hero, it just makes everything go easier. No more lying and carrying on, it's just smooth."

"I hear you on that, dating is tough enough without adding all that secret stuff on top of it." Clark agreed.

"Good for you and Zatanna. She quite enjoyed that breakfast." Diana added. "Are you two coming with us to Themyscira?"

"Yeah we're coming. I will admit I'm a little nervous, but I'm going to keep the faith."

"You'll be fine, where is she?" Diana asked.

"She was asleep last I checked. We had a pretty late night, she was still trying to recover." John Henry explained, there was a hint of pride in his voice. Clark looked back and also saw a hint of pride on his face too, he knew what that look meant.

Diana continued, unaware of the silent exchange between the two men. "I need to explain what is expected of you, and the women you're with. I want to do that before we leave, so let me know when she wakes up."

"Will do." Answered John Henry.

They arrived in the hangar and were met several pallets of boxes next to the Javelin they were planning on taking to Themyscira.

"What is this?" Diana asked.

Clark looked through the boxes to see what was inside. "Computers. Lots of them."

"Really? I wasn't expecting those for a few weeks."

"Apparently they're here early. There's a note over here." Clark picked it up and handed it to Diana.

She read aloud. "The computers you asked for. Don't think for one second Ollie can get things done faster than me. -Bruce."

"Seriously, it's a competition now? Is that how rich people do it?" Clark asked, looking at John Henry, who just shrugged.

"What is he even talking about?" Diana questioned.

"Maybe it's because I said that Ollie was the new ID guy? He got Kara squared away in half the time Bruce did with yours." Clark theorized. "Maybe I touched a nerve."

Diana shook her head incredulously, she suspected underneath it all Bruce was a sensitive person, but this seemed to be going overboard.

"Should we load them up? Get things moving a little quicker?" Clark asked.

"Yes. There are a few who are very eager to learn. It won't hurt anything to be ahead of schedule."

"Alright."

"Need some help?" Wally asked, walking into the hangar hand in hand with Courtney Whitmore AKA Stargirl, they were dressed in street clothes with big smiles on their faces.

Clark and Diana watched in shock as they walked in together, then looked at each other.

"Sure no problem." Clark said still a little floored by seeing he and Courtney together.

He looked at the pallets assessing their weight then looked to Courtney and cleared his throat.

"Oh right, Diana! Can I bring Wally to Themyscira today?" Courtney asked.

"You two are dating?" Diana asked skeptically.

"Mm-Hmm." Courtney nodded yes after a brief pause. "I heard that women were allowed to go, and that we could bring our boyfriends. Can I bring him?"

Diana felt like she was being put on, but decided to just go with it. "Sure you can come."

"Thanks Diana!" Courtney beamed, and gave Diana a hug.

"Clark I'll be back. I'm going to find everyone else who's going." Diana called as she walked out of the hangar.

"I'm going with Diana." Courtney said.

"Great, leave us here with all the work." Clark said sarcastically.

"It won't be so bad. Five pallets between the three of us, we can knock that out." Wally said confidently looking between Clark and John Henry. "Irons I don't know what you can do, but I think me and Clark can double team one of these. It should be easy."

"You sure you can lift that?" Clark asked skeptically, Wally was stronger than the average human, but not by that much.

"Hey, ya'll don't have to lift anything." John Henry pointed to the forklift that was sitting several feet behind him. "How do you think they got these in here?"

"See, easy." Wally beamed.

Diana gathered everyone who was going to Themyscira in the conference room, to brief them on the upcoming trip. The information was mostly for the couples, but everyone had to be there. She'd been talking for about 10 minutes now, and Clark hoped she would finish soon.

"The reason I'm only allowing couples is to ease the fears of my sisters. Some of them are militant, and will not hesitate to hurt one of you, but they'll think twice when they realize that a woman will be hurt if they do. So ladies, stay close."

Diana looked at the couples. Mera & Arthur, Zatanna & John Henry, Dinah & Ollie, Barda & Scott, Mari & John and lastly Courtney & Wally. Diana wasn't totally sure about Wally, she wondered if this was just a scheme to get to Themyscira, Courtney said that they'd been dating secretly but Diana couldn't be sure, and no one else could confirm it. She hoped she wouldn't regret letting Wally go. "We're taking the computers with us, so I'll ask that each of you help set them up."

"What are the computers for? And how will they work in a ancient society?" Shayera asked.

"Clark is an expert in solar power, using his knowledge we can link with the Watchtower to provide an internet signal to the island, for now we're putting blocks on certain sites, as there are some things they don't need to know yet. But this way they can learn without leaving. Over time we'll teach them more and more, and hopefully they'll teach us. As for your clothes, I would suggest you wear something light, it gets very hot on Themyscira, wear sunblock if you need to, and bring a lot of it. Your uniforms won't be necessary, and I promise your identities will be safe. I'll give you 20 minutes to get ready, then we'll meet on Javelin 2."

Everyone packed themselves on the Javelin and Diana took off. Flying directly through the atmosphere. Everyone was riveted to the view in front of them, as they were all curious where Themyscira was located. Once Diana penetrated the magical barrier their curiosity was replaced with shock and awe at the powerful lightning storm that protected it.

Clark got a little worried after a few minutes. It usually didn't take this long to navigate through, Diana even directed him perfectly when she was drunk. "Shouldn't we be through by now?"

"Relax I've got this." Diana assured, but was growing more worried by the second. She'd never taken a jet through before and it was shaking wildly.

Clark looked back at the other passengers, they were suffering in silence.

"Ha! There it is." Diana laughed triumphantly.

The view turned from lightning storm to a perfect sunny day. Clean water and pristine beaches.

"This is the most beautiful place I've ever seen!" Dinah marveled. "I can't believe you grew up here."

Diana smiled widely, ecstatic to finally be able to show off where she grew up.

"And there's our welcoming party." Clark pointed to an open field, where he saw Hippolyta, Donna and Phillipus accompanied by a handful of armored guards women. Diana landed a safe distance away from them, and everyone filed out.

"Whoa, you weren't lying when you said it was hot!" Wally exclaimed. "The humidity is through the roof!"

"I hope we'll be able to cool off in the water." Said Mera, she and Arthur could tolerate the heat for an extended period of time, but not without discomfort.

"Of course you may." Diana assured.

Clark looked at the sky, the heat didn't bother him at all, and the sun felt quite nice, not only that, it was good for him. As they crossed the field going towards Hippolyta he looked back and observed everyone's attire for the day. They had taken Diana's advice and dressed light, aside from Arthur and Mera who appeared to always wear the same things. There were shorts and t-shirts for the men, the women wore an assortment of shorts, tank tops, or sun dresses. Zee took it one step further wearing a very light strapless white sundress, with a big floppy hat and large sunglasses, the dress was so light that even without his vision Clark could tell that Zatanna had on a white two piece bathing suit underneath. They looked like a tourist group.

Even he and Diana decided to skip the formal uniforms. He wore a pair blue jean shorts, tennis shoes and a blue sleeveless t-shirt with the El symbol on it. While Diana wore a cream colored grecian dress and sandals that laced up her calves. She was dressed no differently than the other Amazons. She had also worn a big smile since they broke the island's magical barrier, he suspected it would take a lot to knock her out of her day, as it was a smile of true happiness.

Clark kept his ears sharp just to make sure no one would be attacked, then he heard something that he shouldn't. He stopped walking and turned back towards the Javelin.

"What is it?" Diana asked.

"I hear something, hold on a second." Clark went through the group back up the ramp of the Javelin, and stopped at one of the escape pods. He tried to look through the door to see who it was, but found he couldn't. Lead? So he opened the door.

"Right, I should've seen that one coming." He turned back to Diana "We've got a stowaway!"

The group looked back and saw none other than the Batman climbing out of the escape pod. Diana's smile faded quickly, and she flew over the group to confront Bruce.

"What are you doing here?" She demanded.

"I paid for this whole party, I think I deserve to see where my money is going." Batman insisted.

"Bruce, there are carefully laid down rules here, that are designed for your protection. You have no right to be here!" Diana was mad now, Clark could see that she was restraining herself from hitting Bruce. "Nobody asked you to pay for anything, that doesn't give you the right to do what you want! You can't be here without a female with you at all times, if no one here is willing to be your escort you have to stay in the ship out of sight."

Diana stormed off in anger, and Bruce eyed Clark who stood silently while Diana lit into Bruce.

"Don't look at me." Clark said.

Bruce looked at the group that had stopped to stare at him, most had judging looks, condemning his decision to sneak on board. Aside from Diana the most upset was Zatanna. Who came towards them.

"Oh my god Bruce, you've been in there all night haven't you? I knew you were sneaky, but I didn't think you had this in you. Sehtolc teerts!" Zatanna waved her hand and the Batman armor transformed into a pair of jean shorts and a t-shirt.

"I'll stay with him!" Gypsy called from the group, and strode towards Bruce. "Just to keep you alive." She clarified once she got close.

Clark left the javelin and started back towards the others after giving Bruce an angry look. Just when he thought Diana's mood couldn't be ruined, Bruce did it, and somehow Clark knew he'd be the one who ultimately pays for it. The group walked towards the Queen and the guards.

"Greetings, I am Queen Hippolyta of Themyscira. As protectors of this world and allies of my daughter, it is an honor to welcome you to our shores." She spoke with a controlled regality, that shocked some of the men. They expected a much colder welcome.

Some of the league members bowed, some did not. Hippolyta didn't appear offended so nothing was spoken about it.

Hippolyta continued after examining the group. "I regret to inform you that I cannot conduct the tour of our land, but General Phillipus will lead in my place. Daughter, Superman, there are matters that must be dealt with and I require your assistance.

The winged sandals flapped rapidly and Hippolyta lifted off the ground, she was followed by Clark and Diana and they flew away quickly.

"I didn't know Diana's mom could fly too." Dinah said.

"She can't." Bruce stated flatly, causing the whole crowd to stare at him.

"Did you not just see what we saw?" Gypsy asked.

"Her shoes, they had wings. I doubt she can fly without them." He speculated.

"How observant." Phillipus commented. "But then again you are the detective. All of you follow me."

Bruce assumed Diana had told about who he was, he didn't like it, but had little choice today. So he just went with it.

Clark and Diana landed with Hippolyta at the entrance to the dungeons. He suspected this is where they'd be going. Given what Diana told him last night. Entering the cell where Cressida was being held he saw that her entire right arm was wrapped in a white bandage, and it was blood stained on the inside of her arm just under the shoulder. She had the look of a broken woman, and upon seeing the Queen she turned to face the wall.

"Cressida." Hippolyta spoke first. "We do not wish for this continue."

Silence.

"You cannot let this pain consume you, we all love you and will stand by your side always. Please do not push us away."

"I hurt the one person I loved more than any other. You should not trust in me." Cressida cried.

"But you are our sister. We will never leave you in pain, please let us help you heal." Diana pleaded.

"I have never felt so alone." Tears began streaming down Cressida's face.

Hippolyta and Diana looked away, it was considered rude to look at an Amazon as she was crying. Clark took the opportunity to pull them out of Cressida's hearing.

"Is solitary confinement the best place for her? It seems to me that the most effective way for you to ease your pain is to be with people who are sympathetic. Is there something else she can do? Someplace else to go? Particularly someplace where she can be watched so she won't try to hurt herself again?"

Hippolyta gave Clark a look, hesitant to the idea of taking suggestions from him.

"That could be a good idea." Diana had no such hesitations.

"Where does she work? What does she do?"

"Leather working is her specialty." Hippolyta explained.

"Have her do something else maybe, I don't know, a team activity."

"Someplace where she can be watched you say." Hippolyta briefly looked back at the still sobbing Cressida. "I believe I have it."

Hippolyta walked away abruptly, Clark gave Diana a somewhat worried look, unsure what she might have in store.

"Cressida." The Queen demanded, causing Cressida to turn and try to dry her tears. "I am releasing you from confinement, and sending you to carry out the rest of your sentence on the fishing boats. There you will find camaraderie and sisterhood, perhaps you may find healing as well."

Cressida didn't know what to say, she wanted to protest, but knew she would get nowhere with the Queen having made up her mind. "Yes your majesty."

Hippolyta turned to Clark and Diana with a satisfied look.

"Let's hope it works." Diana whispered softly to Clark.

Bruce had broken away from the others, Gypsy wasn't paying much attention to him so it was easy to slip away. He knew he wasn't supposed to be alone, but something caught his eye. They had been walking through a hall of artifacts, and he came across some sort of cat like sculpture. There was a stone tablet next to it, but he was unable to read it, and since Zatanna turned his armor into regular clothes he didn't have any of his tools to potentially help him translate it. A cat goddess maybe? If it was or wasn't, it still made him think of Selina, and the mess she caused. Break up to make up, that's all they seemed to do, first he loved her, then he hated her. He needed to get out of that relationship, it was a game for fools. Diana always talked about the Amazons life of integrity, and he realized that Selina would never be anything resembling one. She helped him figure out who was poisoning subway riders, but when he confronted the gangster she conveniently disappeared and left him without backup when he expected it. She threw him off his game, something that he couldn't allow.

He also realized he was being watched. It wasn't a total shock given he was alone when he wasn't supposed to be, but he hadn't been able to pinpoint where this watcher was. After several seconds of staying as still as possible he finally turned to look around. Initially he didn't want to telegraph that he knew someone else was in the room but found he had no choice. He pretended to look at the other artifacts in the area, but he was searching for for whoever else was in the room.

The man hadn't noticed her yet, but he appeared to be very sneaky. First of all he slipped the keen eye of Phillipus and also he looked be concealing the fact that he was looking for her, at first she thought he was just looking around. He was slightly shorter than Diana's man and less muscular, but he still appeared to be in excellent physical shape. He looked to be a working man, with several scars on his arms and legs. Instead of being ugly she thought they added character, she had to admit to herself he was handsome, in a different way than the other men Diana had invited today.

Bruce got frustrated and just gave in. "Who's there? Where are you?"

"Here."

Bruce looked behind him and saw a woman emerge from behind a display of a suit of hoplite armor. He could have sworn he looked in that spot multiple times and saw no one. She was short, shorter than any Amazon he'd seen so far, and much less muscular. She was also staggeringly beautiful. "Not many people can sneak up on me."

"I've had centuries to perfect my stealth. Why aren't you with the others?" She asked softly.

Bruce was surprised that she wasn't aggressive with him, he'd been prepared to defend himself, after all he was in a society of warriors and had broken the rules. He didn't miss the short sword sheathed on her hip, but she made no move towards it. He didn't respond to the question, so she asked again.

"Why aren't you with the others?"

"I wanted to know what this was. Do you know?" Bruce turned and pointed to the cat shrine.

"This hall is home to the history of all the different cultures of the Amazons. This shrine is dedicated to Basted, the Cat Goddess of Egypt. Why are you interested in it?" She asked.

"No reason."

"What is your name?" She came closer, since Princess Diana invited this man he must be harmless, just like her boyfriend Clark was.

"Bruce. What's yours?"

"Briony."

Wally couldn't think, Wally couldn't breath, Wally couldn't talk, Wally couldn't eat, all he could do was stare. Stare at the most beautiful thing he's ever laid eyes on. It was most certainly not Courtney Whitmore, the girl who he convinced to bring him as his date, or anyone else in their company. She introduced herself as Donna, the second Princess of Themyscira. Nothing in life mattered but her smile, she was the perfect perfection, his dream girl, his forever love.

Unfortunately she thought his name was Barry.

Diana and Clark saw Cressida to her fishing boat, staying a little while to inform the others on the boat that she needed to be watched, and to see how Cressida took to learning a new task after so many years at her old one.

After that they returned to the others, who had finished Phillipus' history lesson and tour, and were now in the Themysciran equivalent of an outdoor cafe eating lunch.

"Where is Bruce?" Diana asked as they flew down to the area.

Clark took a deep breath and rubbed his nose in frustration. "No clue. I see Gypsy, but no Bruce. This should be fun, assuming he's not dead."

"Can you see or hear him?"

"No. The magic in some of these buildings is throwing me off. I'm sure he's around someplace, just leave me out of it."

Diana didn't like it when he did this, but decided to honor his request, for now. She also notice he was eyeing the fire pits where the the food was being cooked. She was beginning to think that Kryptonians had bottomless stomachs. "Fine."

Returning to the Justice Leaguers Clark discovered several things. Barda was probably an honorary Amazon now, as she was with several others with wooden shields and spears practicing combat techniques. Shayera's wings were highly fascinating. Wally and Courtney weren't really dating, because he was practically drooling over Donna. Donna didn't have a clue who Wally was, and Zatanna wanted to go home. She had been hit on by several Amazons already, while she tried to be respectful, she was quite uncomfortable with the idea. So she plastered herself to John Henry's arm.

Diana had asked Gypsy where she initially lost Bruce, and then tried to retrace her steps. She was now walking through what could be considered the Amazons hall of history, where exhibits to each culture the the women came from were present. She began hearing voices, of a man and a woman. Bruce's voice was unmistakable, but the other sounded oddly familiar. Diana peeked around the corner, not wanting to be seen.

Looking to be deep in conversation were Bruce and Briony. She wasn't totally surprised that Briony would be interested in some of her guests, but she was surprised that she looked so comfortable. So did Bruce for that matter, he was smiling. If Diana didn't know any better she might think they were flirting!

Diana decided not to bother them for now, and allow them to continue their talk. Which they did for the rest of the day. Following Briony's lead, several others engaged in conversation with the male league members. There was an informal meal, and a bit of political talk with the Queen regarding the upcoming process of revealing Themyscira. The computers hadn't been set up yet, as it was determined air conditioning units were necessary in the building, there were several very disappointed Amazons. However all things considered, the day went rather well.

"I didn't like the way Wally was stalking Donna like that." Diana said as she exited the bathroom, freshly showered and preparing for bed.

"I wouldn't worry about it for right now, she doesn't even know his name. Plus she was creeped out by him." Clark responded, having showered before Diana now laying on the bed with his fingers linked behind his head.

"I don't like the way he treated Courtney, if they're dating he shouldn't..."

"They're not dating. He just said that so you'd let him go."

"You knew this?" Diana exclaimed.

"Yeah, I knew it was a con from the jump. I was surprised you didn't catch it."

"I did, but I decided to give Courtney the benefit of the doubt."

Clark sighed. "Then there's Bruce."

"You know, I'm mad at him, and I'm not at the same time. Until everyone saw Briony speaking with him they ignored the men. I heard several Amazons comment that Briony inspired them to strike up conversation."

"Maybe she should be on the front lines of this process." Clark suggested.

"I considered that, but I can't ignore what that might do to Cressida. That situation is still delicate."

"True, but I think she'll do better on the boat. Feeling like she's not alone will improve her life greatly."

Diana dropped her towel and climbed under the covers, briefly making sure Clark was following the rule she had implemented last night. She curled up close to him and laid her head on his chest. "Clark did it seem to you that Bruce was flirting with Briony?"

"Yes. Yes it did."