Seasons of Wonder: A Wonder Woman Fanfiction Story
Doctors and Circuses:
In the clouds...
A set of flashes with silhouettes fly by: Of a circus tent, a ray fired from a ray gun, Wonder Woman flying in a United States fighter jet to the circus tent...and a thought bubble from her that says "what mission have I gotten myself into?!"
One night, in New Orleans, LA...
A circus is on a side of coastal grassland. Many cars are parked in a parking lot nearby.
The light up sign over the circus says "Balthazar Circus" in mostly yellow lined white letters.
Inside the circus tent... There's a crowd of people in the bleachers.
Some clowns with pie in their faces and mostly blue trousers take a bow.
The ringmaster says, "aren't those clowns great?"
The crowd claps and cheers.
Some of the clowns wave and smile to the crowd. The clowns are leaving the circus ring.
The ringmaster smiles. He wears a black and white magician like outfit.
The ringmaster announces, "and now ladies and gentlemen... The biggest act you've all been waiting for. Big or small... Ferocious or shy... She can tame any beast without chains. We don't know where she is from. But, we know she sure knows how to bring a party."
On the last part... Most of the crowd laughs.
The ringmaster says, "no one can cage her and her animals! Olga the All-Star Animal Tamer!"
He gestures toward a six and a half feet tall woman.
The crowd claps and cheers. Olga smiles wide.
Olga has curly and long bright red hair. She wears a dark blue and orange jumpsuit with dark blue shoulder pads, orange knee pads, and sparkling glittery stars down the sides.
Olga arrives with two open barrels full of ambrosia stems. These barrels are also full of surprisingly sparkling clean looking Nutria rats.
Olga shows one of the Ambrosia stems to the crowd.
Olga assures, "they're not swamp plants: Don't worry. These grapefruit stems were carelessly tossed from the sky after their powerful grapes were eaten. I've gathered enough tonight. Laugh. Hundreds of Nutria rats won't be eating swamp plants now: Not with them well fed for a whole month. And... That gives you good people of Louisiana plenty of days to relocate them easy."
Olga rolls the two barrels out of the tent...letting free hundreds of magically well fed Nutria rats.
The crowd claps and cheers.
Outside... From the radio of a parked car?
The song Enter the Circus by Christina A. is playing.
In the circus tent... Circus assistants give Olga four lit torches.
Olga gives four elephants four the torches to twirl.
Olga stands in the center of the circus ring. There's a water tank there now.
She smiles and waves at each and every one of her elephants.
Her elephants keep twirling the torches.
One by one... She gestures to them to put the torches in the water tank.
One by one... Her elephants lightly toss the torches into the water tank.
Fire goes out in big puffs of steam. The crowd claps and cheers.
Olga pets each and every elephant on their trunk. They snort and purr a little.
Olga leaves the circus ring with her elephants.
Soon... She comes back with two grizzly bears.
Olga puts on a mostly dark blue and yellow motorcycle helmet.
She sits on the ground to start to go into a tumble roll.
Then... She lets her bears play ball...with her as the ball.
Olga calmly maintains a ball shape with help from her helmet, shoulder pads, and knee pads. All while her bears are rolling her across the ground like a ball.
Nervous gulps come from some of the crowd. Most of the crowd looks somewhat nervous.
Olga's bears snort and bark some.
Soon... One of them uses two front paws like a cup like chair to help her get back on her feet.
Olga is breathing hard and somewhat dizzy. But, she isn't coughing hard.
She is lying on the ground to catch her breath.
Her bears walk over to her. Olga manages to take her helmet off.
Olga lightly barks and motor-like hums to her bears. She also pets the sides of their faces.
Olga lightly calls out to the crowd, "I'm okay! We'll all be okay. Not to worry."
The crowd claps and cheers.
Olga keeps lightly barking and motor-like humming to her bears. Olga also keeps petting the sides of their faces.
Her bears lightly bark, grunt, and motor-like hum to Olga. One of them licks her face.
Olga laughs some. She smiles wide.
Her four elephants start coming back to the circus ring.
Soon... Olga is resting some more on the back of a elephant.
Several magically well fed Nutria rats are cuddling with her. These Nutria rats didn't want to leave Olga, and Olga told them they could spend a few hours with her.
Meanwhile... Her two bears climb up to the top of a tall metallic and extendable tree prop.
Her bears start to fall.
But... Olga is quick to tell her elephants, with some snorts and trumpets, to use their trunks to catch her bears in time.
Her elephants bring Olga and her bears back to the ground. The crowd claps and cheers.
Olga lightly barks and motor-like hums to her bears. She is also petting the sides of their faces.
Her bears lightly bark, grunt, and motor-like hum to Olga. They each kind of lightly put a paw on one of two of her hips.
Olga keeps petting the sides of their faces. She keeps smiling wide.
With help from a elephant's trunk... Olga is soon back on a certain elephant's back.
She does a ballerina dance on the back of that elephant.
She and her elephants take a bow. The crowd claps and cheers.
Olga, her elephants, and her bears leave the circus ring.
Soon... Olga sees a gorilla loudly roaring and storming around outside.
Olga whispers loudly, "Ozzie! It's me Doris Zuel. Ozzie... What's wrong?"
Ozzie the gorilla nervously hoot barks and whines. He makes a running sign with two fingers.
Olga, aka Doris Zuel, makes a nervous face.
She realizes, "oh no! Your partner Sharon went out looking for your missing son Joey during the circus, and now they're both missing."
Ozzie the gorilla grunt hoots and nods. He harmlessly pounds his chest.
Suddenly... A circus daredevil appears.
He asks in concern, "Olga? What's wrong?!"
He is wearing all black. He has medium black hair. He has a thin mustache and a big beard.
Doris tells five of her animal friends, "James, Francine, Jackie, Jack, Ozzie... This is a emergency. Get inside the trailers. I'll close the retractable roofs. Please? I don't want you to get captured by game seekers."
Ozzie the gorilla and Doris's elephants nervously nod. They grunt hoot and trumpet.
Doris deduces, "thank you. Edmund? You know what to do if game seekers try to get inside."
Ozzie the gorilla and Doris's elephants head into their traveling trailers. Doris's traveling trailers usually have their roofs retracted to let in sun and air for her animals.
Edmund somewhat nervously asks, "game seekers?"
Doris presses some buttons on a remote control to close the retractable roofs.
Doris uncomfortably admits, "to be honest Edmund... I'm not exactly sure what's out there. But, it doesn't hurt to be prepared. Moderate sigh. I'll be back."
Edmund is arguing, "alone?! But you can't! What if those game seekers...?"
Doris slightly smiles.
Doris tries to assure, "don't worry. My bear friends Patricia and Terry have always made good bodyguards. But... If it makes you feel better? I'll yell if I need both you and Ozzie's help."
She pets her bears on the sides of their heads. They kind of lightly bark and chuff some.
Edmund somewhat awkwardly adds, "I...hope you won't have to yell. Good luck Olga."
Doris adds, "thank you Edmund. I am hoping so as well."
They put a comforting hand on each other's.
Doris kind of recently told the several Nutria rats she's sorry to cut time short with them and that she hopes they understand. They said they understood.
Most of the Nutria rats licked her hand before leaving.
Presently... Doris and her bears go searching for Joey the infant gorilla.
They run past a toy robot gorilla. There's a tranquilizer dart smell by the toy robot.
Up ahead... There's a scientist with medium black hair in a white lab coat, three mortal game seekers with greet vests and jet black leather jackets, a gorilla chained to a big cage, and a certain infant gorilla locked inside that cage.
Both gorillas are grunt hooting and screaming. They're struggling to break free.
One of the mortal game seekers is sitting in a chair. He is darkly smirking.
The scientist nervously complains, "no, no! Olga and her bears are about to come and...!"
One of the mortal game seekers determinedly insists, "no: The test will continue! I'll have the strongest body there is to bring all kinds of trophies. And, Dr. Zoll, we will go our separate ways to being rich. Billy, Donny... Take them down!"
The other two mortal game seekers draw out two jet black two arm handled light gun pointers. They fire laser fast fire at Doris and her bears.
Doris and her bears quickly dodge the laser fast fire.
Her bears are soon angrily slashing their claws at Billy and Donny. They reactively shield themselves with their two arm handled light gun pointers.
But... Soon... Billy and Donny fall unconscious.
Red and yellow ribbons are around a animation styled mind...literally hovering by Ralphie.
The scientist aims a red and yellow ribboned ray gun at the chained gorilla.
Teary eyed... Doris cries out, "no! !"
And... She jumps in the way of a yellow ray coming from the ray gun.
The mind flies back into Ralphie...knocking him out.
Doris lands hard on the ground. She groans hard.
And... Before she falls unconscious... She sees the scientist making a run for it.
The next day, up in the sky...
Wonder Woman is flying a certain United States fighter jet in the sky. She is in her battle wear.
Her co-pilot for Cadmus missions is Picture Claire: On a screen in the cockpit.
Picture Claire considers, "I know Cadmus wants us to find this scientist Dr. Zoll. But... There's something I don't understand Diana. Why don't circuses use magic illusions to do animal tricks? It's very cost effective."
Wonder Woman concludes, "and typically more ideal all around for respect for the animals. I agree. On another hand... Slight chuckle. Olga's claims to fame are she doesn't use chains or cages, she can talk to animals, and that most animals like her back. Hundreds of well fed Nutria rats have been safely sent back to South America. The Balthazar Circus told a reporter that Olga jumped in the way of a ray gun to protect her gorilla family. Some game seekers have been taken into custody by Cadmus. But, none of them showed signs of mind transference."
With a slight smile... Picture Claire figures, "interesting. Well... Do you believe Olga's claims?"
Wonder Woman moderately sighs.
She deduces, "I hope we can believe her, Claire. I really do."
Picture Claire nods. She bittersweetly smiles.
Picture Claire points out, "I may kind of still like Maxwell Lord. But... Uneasy chuckle. He doesn't really care about me like I thought he did. He's with Silver Banshee now. You, Diana, have always been both caring and honest with your friends. You saved me from Brainiac last year. I'll always believe you."
Diana adds, "that is comforting. I'm glad to be friends with you, Claire."
Picture Claire adds, "I am glad to be friends with you too."
Through the screen... She puts a comforting hand on Diana's.
They both smile.
Ten mortal minutes later, in New Orleans, LA...
Wonder Woman lands her United States fighter jet in the now empty parking lot by the Balthazar Circus. She heads to one of Doris's traveling trailers.
Picture Claire covers for Wonder Woman as planned. She changes her screen in the United States fighter jet's cockpit to look like United States fighter Diana Prince is in the grassland to spy on Wonder Woman for Cadmus.
Doris's traveling trailers each has a human made habitat, a retracted roof, metal walls, and barn like double doors. They, with two exceptions, each house one large animal. Doris's human made habitats each has grown grass, a few moderately tall trees, some big pet friendly toys, a fountain sized pool for drinking water, and one or two camouflaged planting pots for food bowls.
Doris has a traveling trailer with a trailer sized pool in it.
There's a somewhat larger trailer for her and her gorilla family. It has a kitchen area, a bedroom with two large nests of branches, a bathroom, and a habitat area. The bedroom has a mostly yellow flatscreen TV with orange spots around it.
Doris is lying in one of the large nests with Sharon the gorilla. Doris is groaning hard some.
Sharon the gorilla has a comforting arm around her. She is using her other arm to kind of lightly groom Ozzie the gorilla.
From the side of a certain large nest... Ozzie the gorilla is mostly using his hands to kind of lightly groom Doris's head and hair.
Doris is using her arms to groom him back. They both let out light sighs.
The infant gorilla Joey is not far from his gorilla parents or Doris. He's right outside playing a game of catch the ball with two of the elephants.
Screams come from a movie playing on the flatscreen TV.
Jack the elephant is watching the movie by looking into the trailer. Doris's two bears are watching the movie together on the floor with their paws touching.
Wonder Woman asks Doris in concern, "are you okay? I heard screaming."
Wonder Woman has just walked into the trailer.
Doris's bears growl warningly at Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman keeps calm and stands still with her hands up. Doris's bears growl just a little.
Doris assures, "oh, it's just the TV. The mind transference ray I protected my gorillas from? Hard groan. That's given me weird headaches. Light sigh. I'm grateful to have a extended family of animal friends. I don't know what we'd do without each other."
Sharon the gorilla and Doris keep grooming Ozzie the gorilla. He keeps grooming Doris.
Wonder Woman and Doris look somewhat amused at each other.
Wonder Woman casually asks, "what are you watching?"
Doris reflects, "the horror movie series Alien. It helps me and some of my animal friends feel better. Light sigh. Feel like...? Hard groan. ...getting something off your chest?"
Wonder Woman introduces, "I'm Wonder Woman. I'm a good friend of Artemis, and I came to help you."
Doris brings up, "not to try to be rude. But... How do I know you're really Wonder Woman? Hard groan. Gods and goddesses played mind games before."
She raises a eyebrow in suspicion.
Wonder Woman highlights, "your real name is Doris Zuel. You go by Olga in the Balthazar Circus. You wanted a archeological degree until you went on a archeological trip. You thought of using the power of Greek writings from a temple of Artemis for fame and fortune. But... When you could talk to animals? You realized camels for the archeological team were being neglected. You helped them go free. Circe, aka Artemis, promised she wouldn't tell anyone else what happened to the archeological team. After that day? You've wanted harmony between humans and animals, and you never tried to destroy either one. I figure that's good enough reason for me trusting you."
Doris and most all her animals look stunned at Wonder Woman.
With a wide smile... Doris recalls, "I only told Artemis and my animal companions my origin story. You really are Wonder Woman: A good friend of hers. It's a great honor to meet you."
Wonder Woman smiles wide.
Doris points a finger up toward Ozzie the gorilla. They pause with grooming each other.
And... Doris and Wonder Woman shake hands.
A half hour or so later, not far from the traveling trailers...
Doris is kind of lightly play fighting with her bears. They're laughing and growling some.
Doris, her animals, and Wonder Woman tried to find Dr. Zoll on the coastal grasslands. But, they didn't find him.
Over her cell phone... Wonder Woman checks, "any sign of Dr. Zoll?"
Batman and Superman have been flying over the city in their battlesuits.
Batman reports, "no. No one so far in New Orleans that fits his description. Unless..."
Wonder Woman realizes, "unless he is using rats and birds for mind transference experiments. You think he plans to escape authorities by transferring his own mind to a rat or bird, and come back later for a hidden ray gun of his."
What she doesn't know is Doris was taking a break from play fighting with her bears to eavesdrop on her.
Batman deduces, "exactly. We're just about to check the roofs. I'm guessing he transferred his mind to a bird."
With a smile... Wonder Woman is in the midst of saying, "sounds like a...plan."
Doris angrily cries out, "Zoll! ! Hard groan! You ******* scientific beast! !"
At the same time... She suddenly grows as big as a skyscraper.
Wonder Woman is thinking to herself, "oh...damn. What mission have I gotten myself into?!"
She tells Doris's animals in several languages to stay where they are in case Doris finds her way back home from a giant. All the animals listen to her and stay where they are.
Doris mutters, "come out Zoll! ! Hard groan! You can't hide for long from a Giganta lady! !"
Giganta fast walks into the city...unintentionally kicking many cars and buses off the road.
Plenty of screams. Many people are making a run for it.
Wonder Woman gets into her United States fighter jet. She flies fast after Giganta.
Batman and Superman keep catching cars and buses to safely place them back on the road. Many people are quick to thank them.
Giganta is literally lifting roofs off houses to look for the ray gun. She keeps putting roofs back.
Many birds start flying away in a hurry...including one carrying a certain ray gun.
Picture Claire points out, "Diana? I think talking Doris down may have just gotten easier."
With a slight smile... Wonder Woman says, "I know it is. Open the windshield."
Picture Claire incredulously calls out, "what?! At this altitude?!"
Wonder Woman insists, "I'm not going outside the cockpit. Just trust me."
Picture Claire somewhat reluctantly swings opens the cockpit's windshield.
Wonder Woman quickly gets her golden lasso around a yellow-rumped wabler carrying the ray gun. She reels in the ray gun and the bird.
Wonder Woman takes the ray gun out of the bird's claws. She keeps a eye on the loudly chirping yellow-rumped warbler.
Wonder Woman and Picture Claire smile.
Wonder Woman steers her United States fighter jet by Giganta's ear.
Wonder Woman calls out, "Doris: You didn't have to do this! I got Dr. Zoll and his ray gun right here!"
Giganta is about to lift another roof. But, she stops.
She turns around to face Wonder Woman.
Giganta somewhat nervously realizes, "you... You have. Hard groan. You really sure I didn't have to Diana? He was about to escape!"
She grabs both the ray gun and the yellow-rumped warbler.
But... She unintentionally grabs in her hand both chairs in the cockpit.
The wind gust sends Wonder Woman and the fighter jet flying.
She barely grabs onto the edge of the cockpit.
She gets back in...just before her fighter jet crash lands into a apartment building.
Giganta gasps.
Teary eyed... She somberly murmurs, "what did I almost do?"
Giganta shrinks down to normal size. Her hard groans fade.
She as Doris runs out of the city.
She's still carrying the ray gun and a certain bird. A trail of tears is behind her.
Wonder Woman, Picture Claire, Batman, and Superman look nervously at each other.
That night, in Wonder Woman's and Steve's hotel suite...
Wonder Woman as Diana is lying on the bed. Steve is sleeping on the bed beside her.
Diana nervously sighs. She has been having trouble going to sleep.
Doris ran away from Louisiana, and no one has been able to find Doris and her animals.
Doris, before running away, put Dr. Zoll's mind back into his mortal body. She smashed the ray gun and let the bird go free.
Dr. Zoll tried to build another ray gun for Cadmus. But, he was so frustrated with his ray gun being smashed that he couldn't build it again.
Diana checks her portable magic mirror. She hears some disco music for message notifications.
Diana sees a voice message notification from Doris. She looks stunned.
With a bittersweet smile... She is playing the voice message on her portable magic mirror.
This is what the voice message says:
Diana? You've been nothing but nice to me.
I... Hard sniffle. I might as well make a confession before I go.
That day the archeological team was lost in the desert? Hard sniffle. I still have mixed feelings about that day. Because I in anger left the archeological team lost in the desert...and they were never found. Hard sniffle. I lied to all my human friends that it was just a desert storm. I never told any of my human friends because I was worried they wouldn't like me...anymore.
Now I have a new power. A very frightening one. Hard sniffle. Hard sniffle. And me and my animal companions have to make a new way together now to stay together in this world. Hard sniffle. I'm really sorry for today Diana. For...almost destroying you and a innocent town.
Whatever happens? I... Hard sniffle. I hope we can still be friends.
Wonder Woman uses her portable magic mirror to open a magic link to Doris.
Wonder Woman solemnly tells her, "I... I hope we can be friends too. Good luck Doris."
Her portable magic mirror shows Doris on a island with a rainbow over it.
With a wide smile... Doris lightly concludes, "thank you so much! I... I really did not expect that from you. Faint laugh. You are a good friend Diana. I hope our ways line up soon. Goodbye."
They wave goodbye to each other.
From the mystery island?
The two songs Enter The Circus and Welcome by Christina A. are playing.
And... From high in the sky above this island?
Flashes go by of Doris talking to several gods and goddesses on separate occasions. Athena, Zeus, Aphrodite, and Ares.