Chapter 65

At the Daily Planet, Harry walked over and brought Mary Jane a cup of coffee. She smiled at him and invited him to sit down, while Harry took a cup of coffee for his own, and a third for Lois.

"So what's the deal today?" Harry asked Mary Jane.

"Oh, Lois is on a hot story," Mary Jane said. "And this is one that could change the entire stage of world politics."

"I'll say and none of this makes any sense."

Lois put down the phone and moved into the office. Harry could tell from the look on her face that she had just been stonewalled by someone. Harry invited Lois to rejoin him and Mary Jane. Which the brunette reporter did gladly, taking the glass of coffee and downing it in a blink of an eye.

"The alliance between Queen Bee of Bialya and Rumaan Harjavti, the democratically elected leader of Quarac," Lois said. "That really doesn't make any sense."

The more Harry thought about it, the more that he would have to agree. Lois, knowing she had something hot, pressed on with more of her thoughts.

"Harjavati and Queen Bee, they have their...opposed views on how a country should be run. Not that Harjavati doesn't have his share of flaws, even when compared to a dictator like Queen Bee. Although, I suppose he's making strides, but the hardline radicals opposed to him are digging their heels in and opposing change, especially when they have to deal with basic human rights."

"And those same hardline radicals would like nothing better than to string up Queen Bee for being a woman," Harry dryly responded.

"Yes," Lois said. "Politics over there are a nasty, nasty business. And let's face it, their faith is their faith, but it is incompatible with Western Values. Which is why I'm surprised Harjavati's daughter stirred up the storm she did over there."

"Oh, what did she did?" Harry asked.

"She denounced the Hijab as a symbol of women's oppression," Lois said. "She managed to unite hardline extremists with third-wave feminists, somehow."

"There's a difference?" Mary Jane asked.

There was a moment where Lois paused and just grinned at Mary Jane.

"Kid, you're alright," Lois said. "But, politics or not, the strange part is that a man like Harjavati, who had been rather critical of Queen Bee's handling of Biayla, and how she ran it, is now trying to broker an alliance with her and a potential reunification of the two countries. Which has the extremists even more up in arms because they think are uncomfortable with a woman like Queen Bee having power."

"Mostly because she has an army who could crush them," Harry darkly said. "But, you're right, something is up there."

Given what Harry knew about Queen Bee's powers, he would not be surprised about it.

"And I'm not saying Harjavati didn't step on a lot of people to get where he was either," Lois said. "I mean, politics. I'm not sure if it attracts corrupt people or just politics makes people corrupt in general."

Real chicken and the egg argument, to be perfectly honest.

Harry thought that something had most certainly been up here. Queen Bee was extremely beautiful and also extremely dangerous. She took control of a country in a region of the world which women were treated as second class citizens. Which Harry tried to respect the beliefs and values of other people, but still.

"We did come up with this little video clip," Lois said. "When Harjavati gave the announcement...there's Noor...his daughter...seems like your type, doesn't she?"

Harry took a look at Noor on the screen. The dark skinned beauty stood out as the only woman in proximity who wore more Westernized, yet modest clothes. The skirt she wore would be pretty tame in the West, but yet over there, it would create cause a scandal.

"I like her given she's brave and speaks her mind," Harry said. "But, yet, quite beautiful."

Despite noticing the chocolate skinned beauty, Harry's attention had been caught by something else. He frowned and coughed.

"Lois, do you think you could pause the video, and backtrack it about five seconds?" Harry asked.

Lois agreed and did so. Harry frowned.

"Psimon," Harry said. "Well, that explains why Harjavati did an about face."

Harry would have to warn the Team and the League about this particular problem. Given the last time that Harry went up against Psimon, he knew of the danger, and he wondered what their end game was.

Harry headed back to the cave. The sounds of Black Canary and Green Arrow arguing about something caught Harry's attention. Given that Dinah made it a point to barely speak to Oliver these days outside of League business and Oliver gave her plenty of space, knowing to back off, Harry found this conversation very serious.

"You know, I'm sure Megan didn't mean any harm by it...."

The minute Harry entered the cave, Thea intercepted him on the way in.

"Good job, you really got under Ollie's skin," Thea said. "My hero."

Harry raised his eyebrow and Thea just grinned a thim.

"What did I do?" Harry asked her.

Oliver stormed over towards Harry, a few seconds later. Harry just raised an eyebrow at the steamed Emerald Archer coming in his direction.

"You went too far this time, Superboy," Oliver said.

"Is this about me sleeping with Artemis or Thea?" Harry asked. "Because, you should be talking to them because they were the ones who made the first move."

"No, that's not you being a man whore who is sleeping with everyone on the Team and half of the woman in the League," Oliver said.

Here, Thea snorted, and Dinah just tried not to blow her top. Harry moved closer towards her and put a hand on her shoulder to ease her calmness. J'onn stood off to the side as well, obviously here to mediate. Bless his soul for trying to be the peace maker.

"Oliver…."

"No, it's about the tape that you and Miss Martian made...where she was...where she was...where she was in the form of my wife," Oliver said.

Oliver and Felicity had been having a few disagreements lately, which put Oliver in a bad mood and caused him to jump to the worst possible conclusions until he discovered the truth.

"Oh that?"

To be honest, Harry had slept with so many women, that he put that tape he made a few days ago out of his mind. He never thought Oliver would see that. At least he knew it was Megan. Which meant he actually watched the tape a bit of the way through. Which Harry found interesting.

"You can't be doing that. It's highly exploitive to women and as a feminist…."

This statement caused Thea to break out into laughter until tears started rolling down her face. Oliver stopped and stared at his sister who made a production of holding her stomach and breathing heavily before wiping the tears from her face.

"I'm sorry, please continue, really sorry," Thea said.

The male feminist, the last hope for the man who has burned all of his bridges with women and needed another angle to get in their panties. If Oliver played that angle, Thea figured he might as well become a director in Hollywood. Heavens knows they were sleazy enough to try that angle to exploit women.

"Just a bit of harmless roleplaying, mate," Harry said. "It would be just be like if Megan dressed up as a school girl or a nurse or a secretary or something, or if some normal woman dressed up like Black Canary, Power Girl, or Wonder Woman. Just a bit of fun, no one got hurt."

"You sent the tape to her," Oliver said.

"I didn't send anything," Harry said.

"How did you see the tape anyway?"

Genesis stepped into the cave and Oliver turned his attention towards her.

"Because, that was for Felicity's eyes only,' Genesis replied. "To give her a hint of what she might have once she divorced your for the fourth time or is it the fifth time?"

Oliver did not answer the question. He stared Harry down who did not look apologetic. Because he was not going to apologize. Because Oliver was never meant to see the video.

"Genesis should not have sent that video," J'onn said. "But, the question is, you may have not seen it, had you not been snooping around Felicity's private computer files."

"I suppose I did overstep my bounds," Oliver grudgingly agreed. "But, I had a good cause for it. Because Felicity's been sneaking around a lot lately, and I'm concerned that...she's cheating on me."

This moment, Harry grabbed Dinah's hand and calmed her, because somehow Harry knew this statement was going to cause an outburst.

"This was about Vertigo and Perdita," Harry said.

"It was," Genesis said. "I have detailed logs of all of Felicity and Harry's communication. If you don't trust your wife that much, I can show you everything."

"It's fine," Oliver said. "But, we have another problem. The fact that is you shouldn't have pulled that trick without the consent of the League, son."

Harry just wrinkled his nose. He supposed Oliver did have just cause to be in a bit of a mood. Well, he was going to be even more pissed when Harry dropped this bombshell on me.

"Well, pal," Harry said matching Oliver's tone. "Given there's a good chance that the League's been compromised, I wanted to avoid any leaks. If Sportsmaster's claim had been true, maybe the mole's higher up than my team. "

"You're paranoid," Oliver said.

"And if that's not the pot calling the kettle black," Thea said.

"Listen, I did what I had to do, and I saved someone's life because of it," Harry told Oliver. "I also took a dangerous threat off of the board, not just to the League, but the entire world. So if you have a problem with that, that's your problem, not mine. But, you're the only one that seems to have had a problem with it. And you're not high up in the League for me to care."

Green Arrow read between the lines. Superboy thought he was small time, and not an important member of the League.

"And no second rate Batman and third rate Hawkeye is going to try and bigtime me," Harry told him. "So, perhaps you should understand that everything I do is for a reason."

"Maybe we should leave," J'onn said.

"Yes," Oliver said. "Just...don't send my wife any tapes again."

"Oh, I won't," Harry said. "But, my girls are their own people. And they can be pretty spiteful to people they think have wronged me, my friend."

The Martian Manhunter lead the Green Arrow out of the cave. Black Canary took a deep breath.

"What a wanker," Harry murmured.

Thea's lips twitched.

"He's only gotten worse after Shanghai," Black Canary said. "Still thinks that he was in the right there."

As Megan entered the cave, Oliver flashed her a dirty look before J'onn steered her out of the cave.

"What's his problem?" Megan asked.

"He's not been performing to expectations lately,' Thea candidly responded.

Harry parked himself in front of a computer and reviewed the footage. Thea looked over his shoulder when he was doing so.

"Yes, I found it strange too," Thea said without Harry saying anything. "And Harjavati's daughter went missing, after she went public with her concerns."

"Not one to shy away from speaking her opinion, is she?" Harry asked.

"No," Thea said. "Woman after my own heart. But without her father's protection, saying her opinion over there could be dangerous."

"Especially when it doesn't coincide with Queen Bee's agenda," Harry said. "And Psimon...how does he…."

"Do you think that you can sharpen that photo a little bit?" Thea asked. "I thought I saw a familiar face."

Harry did as Thea requested and started to sharpen the photo. The image enhanced and Harry noticed a dark haired woman in the midst of all of the crowd. She wore a medallion on her neck, and Harry recognized the medallion immediately.

"Nora Darhk,' Thea said. "Of course...the apple doesn't fall from the tree there."

"Daughter of Damien Darhk, the leader of the disbanded criminal organization known as HIVE," Harry said.

The cave doors opened up, and Artemis, Helena, and Mareena came into the cave, to join Megan, Harry, and Thea. Mareena stepped up and her eye caught the image of the woman who had been standing beside Psimon. Who had also been standing behind Harjavati.

"That's her," Mareena said.

"Yes, Nora Darhk's involved," Harry said.

"Wait, did we….miss something?"

"We need to investigate this," Harry said.

"Are you sure this isn't because of the girl being in trouble?" Thea asked.

Harry just smiled at her and looked very patient.

"Partly," Harry admitted. "But, there are other reasons for this. Namely, our priestess and Psimon being involved in this."

"So, this is about a dead terrorist's hot daughter then?" Thea asked.

"Look, I'm going to head to investigate this whether or not you want to," Harry said.

"You know we're in," Mareena said. "But, you also know the League might not be too happy that we're going to be involved with this...because this is a rogue operation in a very politically unstable part of the world."

"Which is why I should be the one that goes over there, alone," Harry said. "Because I can…."

"Last time you encountered Psimon, he wiped your mind and tried to turn you into a puppet," Artemis said.

"Didn't he wiped all of your minds?" Thea asked.

Artemis flashed Thea one of those looks, as if to say that she's plainly not helping.

"It will be a smaller team, therefore it will be inconspicuous," Helena offered.

"So, I guess we're all going?" Megan asked.

Harry responded with a nod. Whitney popped into the cave just in time for the rest of the cave.

"So, mission?" Whitney asked.

"Yes," Mareena said. "Mission...and one that we're kind of flying under the radar of the League by going on. We'll fill you in on the way there."

Harry, Megan, Helena, Artemis, Whitney, and Mareena made their way towards the Bioship, and surprisingly, Thea followed them.

"So, you're coming along?" Helena asked.

"Well, someone has to keep you kids out of trouble," Thea said.

Whitney just smiled, the old band was almost back together. For the first time in a very long time. Along with a few new additions.

"One would think that you softened on the entire Team thing and might be joining for real," Whitney said.

"Think what you want," Thea said.

They made their way into the Bioship and out of the cave. The Team realized they were entering some potentially dicy territory, especially if this treaty went through and the two countries were unified.

Deep on the outskirts of one of the driest areas in Biayla, two hooded figures appeared. The hoods dropped slightly, to reveal Donna and Diana.

"And, I can't believe I'm the one having to say this," Donna said. "But, we're really risking a whole lot to go inside of a hostile country."

"I know."

The two Amazons stuck to the outskirts and waited very patiently for the tanks to pass. Queen Bee ordered her army to shoot first and ask questions later. Something which Diana knew ran a lot of risk.

"If the answers are here, we're going to find them," Diana said.

"Does the League know about your covert operation?" Donna asked.

"No, because Batman and Superwoman would have tried to talk me out of it," Diana said. "But this has to be done...this might hold the answers for the one thing that could help Minerva and her affliction."

Donna patted her shoulder on the side of the arm. Oh yes Donna understood everything about that. And she would do everything possible to help Diana with that. Including going into a hostile country, where they would be a shot in the dark.

"After Nazi Germany, it's a walk in the park for me," Diana said. "The things Peggy and I did...lucky we weren't killed really."

"Peggy Carter?" Donna asked.

"Yes, she was a good friend," Diana said. "But, we lost touch after the war."

Diana shook her head. As much as she looked to think about old friends, Diana really needed to keep her head in the game. And the game Diana needed to keep her head in, was helping her friend. The fact of the matter was, the book Diana sought was in this country.

Doctor Sandsmark and her researched the matter extensively. Damien Darhk was the last known owner of the book. And after his untimely demise at the hands of Black Canary, most of his collection fell in the hands of Queen Bee.

"We slip past the guards when they switch in ten minutes," Diana said.

"Do you think we can get past them without incident?" Donna asked.

"It's going to take precise timing," Diana told her sister. "But, we can manage it."

Donna certainly hoped so. Those guards looked surly and not in the best place mentally. They would shoot first and maybe they would decide to ask questions if they thought about it.

The moment the guards let their guard down, the duo of Amazon Princesses swept on in.

The Bioship arrived on the border. Megan bit down on her lip nervously.

"Okay, this time we're not going to get caught," Megan said. "We know Psimon's awake...we know he's...around, so he's not going to mind whammy us."

Harry fortified his mind with shields ever since the encounter with Psimon. No one he did not trust was getting in Harry's mind. And if they tried, well they would be in for a few nasty little surprises. That much was for certain.

"Wait, we're...this is where we're going?" Megan asked.

Artemis peered out the window, noticing several animals. She realized they were hovering over some kind of animal preserve.

"That's an odd place for an animal preserve," Artemis murmured.

"I know, but the work done here is…."

Megan's statement had been cut off cold by the rumbling of tanks over the border. Mareena sat up straight, bolt upright in her seat and the other members of the team got nervous.

"And yet, there are tanks right outside of it," Mareena said. "Why would they be attacking?"

"Queen Bee's flexing her muscles," Harry said.

One could hear the panicked intact of breath coming from Megan in the ship. The rest of the team settled their eyes on her.

"She's not too accommodating to Westerners in her country…."

"But it's in Quarac," Whitney protested. "It's not her country."

"Not yet,' Thea darkly responded. "But when the treaty is signed and the borders have been unified…."

"We have to go down and protect it!" Megan yelled.

The Martian forced her proclaimination through so clearly than the entire group on the ship rebounded from the impact. And without asking for any verification from the team, Megan took the bioship down into the field.s

The tanks roll up to the fence of the Garfield Logan Memorial Animal Preserve. Group troops followed the fence.

"Clear everything out, and shoot anything that doesn't cooperate!" one of the generals yelled in a gruff voice. "Queen Bee wants this land."

Miss Martian became visible in front of them and smashed the troops down with a solid impact attack. The troops crumpled and groaned the very instant they hit the ground from her attack.

"No, you won't!"

Superman jumped out of the sky and ripped open one of the tanks. The man in the tank cursed at Superman in his native language until the Kryptonian pulled him out of the tank.

"You won't be taking this today," Harry said in the man's native tongue.

He hurled the man off to the side. Several more busted the gates until. The trio of Thea, Artemis, and Helena engaged the men on the ground. Arrows flew to take out the men.

Kid Flash bounced from man to man, ripping the guns away from their person. The men stared at the Speedster who just smiled. Then she stepped back just in time for Helena to vault in and kick them all down to the ground.

The woman at the preserve watched, completely slack jawed when the young heroes made quick work out of Queen Bee's troops.

One of them shot straight at her. Superman zipped in front of them and caught the bullet. He crushed it before the man's eyes. Not quite getting the hint, the mercenary unloaded a barrage of bullets on his chest.

With a flick of a finger, the man crumpled onto the ground. Blood spurted out of his mouth and nose the second he smashed into the ground.

Knowing that they were outgunned, given that the Team brought their big guns, they started to flee in the distance. But not before Artemis and Thea shot him in the knee with an arrow. At the same time, in the same leg. And brought him crashing down to the ground.

Megan moved over to the woman who had been in such fear. Although the look in her eyes show that the fear did not pass.

"Okay, talk!" Thea yelled.

"She wants you to talk," Harry said. "I would suggest you do so, my friend, because the next one is straight through your heart."

"Queen Bee will make you all suffer," the man said. "She will take this land...by any means necessary."

"Why, why does she want it?" Harry asked.

"Queen Bee wants what she wants and she takes everything that she wants," the man gurgled before drool started to come out of his mouth.

Some kind of psychic block to prevent the man from babbling too much just kicked in, Harry assumed. Blood dripped out of his nose and drool came out of his mouth. Queen Bee wanted this land for some reason, but the fact of the matter was why? Was it just some kind of power play or was it something more intangible?

Harry and Thea came around after their failed interrogation with the suspect. The minute Queen Bee's men got back to camp, the news of their failure would be reported.

"So, you're...Superman," Marie said. "I'm Marie Logan."

"Yes, and it's a pleasure to meet you," Harry said with a smile.

"I don't mean to sound ungrateful," Marie said. "But...you and your friends...you should not be here. You might have made a bad matter so much worse."

Marie looked like a woman who feared for her life. The rest of the team did not know what to say or what to do.

"The matter is getting worse, which we have to put a stop to Queen Bee's plan," Harry said. "You heard about what happened to Noor Harjavati, right?"

The grim expression on Marie's face did say pretty much everything.

"It's already begun," Marie said. "People who speak out against Queen Bee in her own country, they have a tendency to disappear. And her toxic influence has already been spread over to Quarac. Things are going to go back to the way they were."

"Why don't you leave?" Thea asked.

"I can't bare to leave this all behind," Marie said. "No matter what the cost."

"Yes, I understand that it's hard to move way," Mareena said. "And your compassion for these animals and the desire to protect them at all costs is commendable. But, you know if Queen Bee wants something, she'll get it at any cost."

"Is there any reason why Queen Bee wants the land?" Helena asked.

"I...don't know," Marie said. "Power...she is taking over Quarac just because she feels it's hers. Just like she took over Biayla. Just like she's taken over a lot of people...ruined our lives...sabotaged transport into the border so people could not get life saving medicine."

Her voice softened at that particular point. Harry noticed her eyes drift to a grave marker. One that looked to be pretty handmade.

"We left your place in a bit of a mess," Whitney said. "Sorry about that."

"We could help you clean it up?" Megan asked.

"Yes, I would appreciate the help," Marie said. "But, are you sure you want to be here if Queen Bee sends another force here?"

"All the more reason for us to be here," Harry told her.

Marie fixed the fence which had been the first thing busted. Miss Martian walked in behind her, helping her fix the fence.

"So how was it?" Megan asked.

"What?"

"To play Megan...on Hello Megan," Megan said. "Because, seriously you were completely awesome on that show."

"Oh, that," Marie said.

She had been more concerned about Queen Bee's mercenaries that particular role as Megan had been the furthest thing from her life.

"I'm surprised people remember it, although sometimes I wish they didn't," Marie said with a sigh. "Eighteen episodes, never even made syndication. And the production was troubled the entire way. Lot of drug problems with the cast, who spent what money they had in all of the wrong ways. One of the producers was a dictator, and ended up getting busted for drug possession and...he hung himself in prison."

The mood changed and Megan got uncomfortable.

"Oh," Megan said. "Sorry to hear about that."

"Don't be, he was...he was...well he was a nuisance on the set," Marie said. "Especially to the female characters. It took my special effects artist to threaten him before he backed off on me and Rita...you know my co-star."

"Rita Farr, of course I know her, she was your best friend," Megan said. "Do you still talk to her?"

"Yes, she was my son's godmother," Marie said.

Megan sensed some vibes. The name "Garfield Logan" animal preserve flashed in her mind. Megan did not know what to say. This experience, talking to her idol, did not go the way she intended.

"But, your show, it was amazing," Megan said. "I'm sure it was an inspiration for many women….it was an inspiration for me after all."

"Look, I appreciate that someone enjoyed the work I did," Marie said. "Even though I couldn't go out in public for years without people shouting Hello Megan at me all of the time. And I couldn't get any serious acting roles afterward...some voice acting hear and there...and things got worse when the Internet came along and people decided to make me some kind of mascot for people making dumb comments on forums."

Megan frowned, looking crestfallen.

"Well, your show made me happy," Megan said.

"I respect that," Marie said. "But, that show made me miserable. And you really shouldn't take your inspiration from a thirty minute sitcom with a shoestring budget."

Things grew cold.

"Sorry...sorry for upsetting you," Megan said. "I'm going to see if Helena or Artemis...if they need any help."

Marie went back to work on the fence.

"For one, I appreciate all of the charity work you've done over the years," Harry said. "And your voice work...even if you had to do it underneath a pseudonym."

"Thanks,' Marie said.

"But, just because Megan wasn't positive for you, it was positive for someone," Harry said. "You've done a lot, and the fact you've done so much after Megan...that's good. But you were an inspiration for a young woman who was transmitting from one world to another...do you think that's good?"

Harry helped Marie patch the hole in the fence. She considered it for a couple of minutes.

"Perhaps I was too harsh on the kid," Marie admitted. "But...it's just...everything that's happened. The preserve is the only thing that I have left. And I've lost so much this year."

"Your son?" Harry asked.

His eyes averted from the gravestone to the sign hanging above the preserve.

"I lost onto the Rogue Amazon's plague," Marie said. "I did everything that I could...and if I had not been here on the border, in the middle of a dispute...things might have gone differently. I watched him...die in my arms."

Marie sobbed, and Harry took her into a hug. The warmth and affection Harry gave her made Marie relax a little bit. The wounds were still fresh.

"He was so full of life, bright and curious," Marie said. "And to watch, helplessly every day, as that life faded out of his eyes...it was hard."

Harry patted her on the back of the neck and caused Marie to let it all out.

"All of the good that I've done in the world," Marie said. "All of the good that I've done to help endangered species...and I couldn't save my own son….and I wanted to honor him by keeping up with this preserve. Given how much he loved animals...so much he couldn't bare to eat meat."

She paused for a long time, and Harry swept her into a tighter hug.

"If Queen Bee unifies the countries, she will tear it down everything," Marie said.

"Take a break, I'll finish this fence," Harry said.

"Thanks," Marie said.

Without thinking about it, she kissed Harry on the cheek and moved off to the other direction. Harry took a shovel and began to dig. He struck something.

Another jab into the Earth and something bubbled out of the surface.

Oil. Of course.

Harry quickly sealed the ground, although he was certain he knew why Queen Bee wanted the preserve.

Megan sat outside, looking at the stars. Harry brought her a cup of hot chocolate and Marie accepted it.

"Never meet your heroes, right?" Megan asked.

"Megan, she's been through a lot," Harry said. "Her son's died...and I think she appreciates Hello Megan a lot more than she lets on. She just needed an outlet."

Helena, Artemis, Mareena, Whitney, and They all came out to join the two.

"I know why Queen Bee wants this preserve," Harry said. "Because, Marie Logan is unwittingly sitting on some black gold."

"Of course she is," Helena said. "We should have seen that there were financial gains for Queen Bee's attack."

"The treaty is being signed for tomorrow," Mareena said. "Even if we break whatever spell Psimon and Nora have over Harjavti, Queen Bee still has Noor. And he can still leverage her."

"Yes," Whitney said. "But, do you think she's alive?"

"Yes," Harry confirmed. "But for only for as long as Queen Bee wants her."

They knew that Noor Harvati's lifespan might have been measured in less than a day if Queen Bee got her way. They would have to start her.

"Where do we begin to look?" Helena asked.

"We should start at the old embassy on the border," Mareena said.

"Queen Bee never used it, though, did she?" Artemis asked.

"She never did," Harry said. "Which would make it the perfect place to look."

"I'll keep an eye on Marie," Thea said. "Good luck."

The Team moved out, and Thea stood vigilante guard. To be fair, it almost felt good being with a team, and a team she trusted. She amused herself at the gasket Oliver as likely to blow once he realized Thea was a part of this mission.

Diana and Donna searched through the hallways of the royal library. They were getting so close, they could feel it.

Suddenly, a figure dressed in black dropped down from the ceiling and knocked Donna back into the wall. Diana went hand to hand with the figure.

Two very clear things struck Diana the minute she started fighting her. She had an amazonian built and Amazonian strength. Her face had been completely covered in a wrapping.

"Just who are you?" Diana asked.

"Princess, you're a long way from your island," she said in a bold voice. "And you can call me Devastation."

Donna jumped on the woman's back and got back handed into the wall. Diana tried to disarm the woman. She got a staff to the stomach and the two women wrestled to the ground.

They broke free and Diana skidded back to join Donna in the back of the chamber.

"But, it's nothing compared to the Devastation the Amazons have caused in this part of the world."

"Don't rise," Diana warned her sister.

The warrior moved around them, ready to box them in.

"Queen Bee's had her eye on Themiscryia for quite some time," Devastation said. "Having a couple of Princess's to barter will be perfect."

Diana blocked Devastation's most devastating punch and wrestled her all the way to the ground.

"It's not going to be that easy," Diana told her.

Devastation's excitement grew. She finally had a challenge. And could not be more pleased at the fight which was to come.