Alright, everybody. Back with another chapter, and I think it'll be one you'll like.
As you can probably guess from the chapter title, this chapter will finally introduce Wonder Woman. I'm not as familiar with Wonder Woman as I am with some other DC heroes, but I hope I can do a good job with her character.
Chapter 8- Themyscira
Nora walks into the lair, Jenna and Zoe following behind her, both feeling confused as to what is going on.
"What did you want to talk to us about, again?" Jenna asks as they enter the lair.
Nora turns to her teammates. "I have a mission for you. As you can tell, we haven't had a very good record in fights against Godspeed and his Rogues. I think it's clear they've trained more than we have. I've been thinking about it, and I think we still need more help," she says.
"Okay. Who else is out there that we could call on?" Zoe asks.
"I had a talk with William. When he was leaving Lian Yu, Mr. Wayne told him about an old ally of his named Diana. He said she may be able to help us, and he gave him a thumb drive containing instructions on how to find Themyscira, the island where she lives. I want you two to go to Themyscira, find this Diana, and try and convince her to help us," Nora says.
"Okay. Do you know anything about this Diana?" Zoe asks.
"No. Only that she knew Mr. Wayne. Since you two are students of his, I thought that might give you a better chance of convincing Diana to help us," Nora says.
Jenna and Zoe are quiet for a few moments. Then, Jenna nods. "Alright. Leave it to us," she says.
(Aegean Sea, 4 days later)
Jenna spins the wheel of the boat, turning the motorboat slightly to the left, following Zoe's directions.
"Alright, straighten it out," Zoe calls out a minute later, and Jenna straightens out the boat.
"Okay. Looks like we're on the right course. We should be coming up on it soon. According to this, we shouldn't be more than 50 miles away from the island," Zoe says.
Jenna looks up ahead. The sky is relatively clear. There's a little haze on the horizon, but from experience, she should be able to be able to glimpse the island on the horizon.
"Where's the island?" she asks.
"I don't know. But Bruce made it seem like this place wasn't going to be easy to find. Maybe it's hidden from view?" Zoe suggests. Jenna just nods once as she stares at the horizon.
The boat continues forward at 25 knots. For over an hour, Zoe and Jenna sit in silence as the boat cruises across the water.
Then, as the boat approaches to within 5 miles of where the island is supposed to be, Jenna suddenly catches sight of something. She calls out, "Hey, Zoe! Is it just me, or does the up ahead look a little funny to you?"
Zoe strains to see what Jenna is talking about. After a second, she can see that the air ahead of them has a strange quality about it. Almost as if the sky ahead is a slightly different shade of blue.
"Yeah. I see it," Zoe responds.
"Think the island is close?" Jenna asks.
"Yup. Let's keep going," Zoe responds.
Jenna holds the boat steady. About a minute later, without warning, the air around them suddenly turns very blue. Almost as suddenly, their surroundings return to normal, as an island suddenly appears ahead of them.
Somewhat alarmed, Jenna and Zoe look behind them, and see what can only be described as some kind of energy barrier behind them.
"Well, I think we found Themyscira," Jenna responds.
"Yeah. Let's get to the island," Zoe responds, and Jenna guns the engine, the boat accelerating to 32 knots.
It doesn't take too long before they hit the beach. Seeing no dock in sight, Jenna decides to just run the boat aground on the beach, confident she can use her telekinetic powers to free the boat once they're ready to leave.
The two women leap off the boat and stride up the beach. It's relatively quiet, with only scattered chirps of birds.
"Well, let's try and get up off the beach and top of those cliffs. Then, we can start looking," Jenna says.
Zoe is about to respond, when all of a sudden, they hear the sound of small darts firing, and a second later, feel darts enter their legs. Immediately, they start to feel woozy, and collapse within seconds.
Jenna wakes with a start. She immediately sees that she's on her side, next to Zoe, who has also woken up. Both of them can feel their hands are bound. Before either woman can react, pairs of hand pull them upright.
Jenna and Zoe look around them. They're kneeling in a room that can only be described as a throne room. It shares some similarities in appearance with some Ancient Greek architecture they saw in Athens. And surrounding them are dozens of women, all wearing Ancient Greek style armor and armed with Ancient Greek style weapons.
The women all stare at Jenna and Zoe in silence. After a few moments in silence, Jenna asks, "Who are you people?"
"We are the Amazons." Jenna and Zoe both turn towards the sound of the voice that just replied. They see a woman, wearing armor of a finer quality than the others, and wearing a crown on her head. She is looking at them harshly, as if her gaze can extract the answers she wants from them.
"Why are you here? Why have you come to Themyscira?" the woman asks.
"We're not here to cause trouble," Zoe says defensively.
"You are lucky you are women. Had you been men, we might not have let you live," the woman says. She looks them over, then asks, "Tell us. Why should we not kill you, or throw you into our dungeons?"
Feeling tired of being treated like a criminal, Jenna takes matters into her own hands. Shifting her hands, she conjures a psychic knife, quickly cutting through her bonds. She then summons her psychic sword as she springs to her feet, her eyes glowing purple as she turns to look around at all the Amazons, who have drawn their weapons but are looking at Jenna and her sword in surprise.
After a moment, Jenna looks right at the woman she assumes is the queen, and says, "We have come here on a mission. We are seeking a woman by the name of Diana. Our home is under threat, and a friend of Diana told us that if we came here, she could help us. We mean you no harm."
The queen stares at Jenna's sword for a moment, then looks up into Jenna's face. "How do I know I can trust you?" the queen asks.
Jenna looks her in the eye for a moment, then dissolves her sword before saying, "Because. If I really wanted to harm you, you'd be dead right now. We don't want to bother you. As soon as we can talk to Diana, we'll leave."
The queen continues to stare her down for several moments. Finally, she nods once and says, "Very well." She then gestures to one of the Amazons and says, "Egeria will take you to Diana. She is training on the other side of the island."
Jenna nods thankfully. The queen then motions for another Amazon to release Zoe, which she quickly does. Zoe rubs her hands a bit to help with the soreness.
The Amazon the queen indicated, Egeria, motions for Jenna and Zoe to follow her. They follow her out to a stable just outside the palace. There, Egeria picks out horses for them before mounting her own. A minute later, the three ride out of the stables.
For hours, the trio gallops across the plains of Themyscira. Zoe and Jenna smile, feeling very at peace as they watch the scenery pass by.
Finally, Jenna and Zoe see Egeria slowing down, and they pull back on the reins to slow their horses too. The trio quickly comes to a stop, and can hear the swords of combat through some trees up ahead.
Egeria dismounts her horse, and Jenna and Zoe follow suit. Egeria motions for them to follow her, and then leads them through the trees.
The trio soon emerges from the trees into a clearing, and stop short. In the clearing, three Amazons in gray Greek-style armor surround a single Amazon wearing red and gold Greek style armor with a blue skirt, wearing cuffs around her wrist, and a tiara on her head. The Amazon in the center is wielding a magnificent sword and a blue shield with a golden star design, with a what looks like a lasso strapped to her waist.
Jenna and Zoe watch in amazement as the Amazon in the middle fends off the other three without even breaking a sweat. Finally, she notices the new arrivals and stops, sheathing her sword, signaling to the other Amazons to stop. She then looks at Egeria and asks, "Egeria. Who are these two?"
Egeria bows slightly before responding, "Lady Diana, these two have come from a distant land in search of you."
The newly introduced Diana looks at Jenna and Zoe, then motions for them to approach her. Glancing hesitantly at each other, they walk towards her.
Once they have gotten close to Diana, Diana looks at the Amazons around her, and says, "Please leave us to talk." They all nod and leave the clearing, along with Egeria.
Diana turns her gaze to Jenna and Zoe, looking at them silently for a few moments before asking, "You come from America, I am guessing?"
"Yes," Jenna responds simply.
"Why have you come here?" Diana asks.
"We've come here because we need your help, Diana. Our country is under threat by a group of supervillains. The team we work with has been trying to stop them for several months now, but have been beaten every time. His team has shown themselves to be more trained than we are, and they seem to be nearing the end of their plan. If we can't stop them, the United States is going to fall to Godspeed and his team. We need your help to stop them, Diana. We were hoping you would come back to America with us and help us stop Godspeed," Zoe asks.
Diana examines the two of them for a moment, then asks them, "Why would you come to me? How did you even know where to find me?"
"Because, we think you may be the one who can tip the scales. And even if you're not sure if you're the right person to help, Bruce Wayne thinks you are," Jenna responds.
Diana looks surprised at the mention of Bruce's name. "Wait. You know Bruce?" she asks.
"Yes. He trained both of us how to fight years ago," Jenna responds.
Diana begins to smile. "How is he?" she asks.
"He's been in seclusion on Lian Yu for years, but he's still alive," Zoe responds.
Diana smiles a bit as she stares off into the distance, remembering past memories of Bruce. Jenna, wanting to draw her attention back to the present, speaks up and says, "I know you probably had reasons for returning to this island, Diana. And I know that you don't owe us anything. But Bruce believed you could help us. And if you don't, I'm not sure we're gonna be able to save the U.S."
Diana looks between the two of them, then turns around, looking up towards the sky. "I can see that you have come because your cause is just. But, first…" Diana says, trailing off. Then, she suddenly yanks her sword and whips around. Jenna, acting on her highly trained reflexes, summons her psychic sword to block Diana's blade.
Diana's sword clashes with Jenna's, the metal of her weapon resisting the power of Jenna's psychic blade. Diana grins as she says, "Excellent. I can see Bruce taught you well." She then pulls her sword back and re-sheaths it. She smiles at the two and says, "I would be honored to fight by your side. I will go with you."
Jenna and Zoe look at each other, smiling happily at having accomplished their mission.
Diana accompanies Jenna and Zoe back to the palace, and informs her mother, the queen, of her decision. Although she's not the most supportive of the decision, the queen consents.
As Zoe and Jenna sail away from with Themyscira, with Diana now accompanying them, they both feel very excited, feeling that now they may finally have real chance at victory.
And, I'll end there.
I hope you liked this chapter, and the introduction of Wonder Woman. I hope for her to play a major role in the future of the MACU. And, thankfully, given that she's immortal, she can appear at any point in the timeline, so I can use her in both the present and future.
Also, for the actress I imagine playing Diana, I'm actually sticking with Gal Gadot. I actually think she makes a great Wonder Woman, so I'm sticking with her.
Now, in case anyone is wondering, the team technically still isn't complete. Batman will still be coming back, and there will be somebody else joining for the final battle.
Next chapter, I hope, will be one that I hope you will all enjoy, and one that will be what starts to lead into the twins travelling back in time. Until then, leave a review and tell me what you thought of this chapter, and stay tuned for the next one.