Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:31:14 -0700 From: Henry Caval Subject: Amazonian Prince-1 Disclaimer: This is a work of complete fiction. I don't own any rights to DC or any of the many heroes and villans, except for the characters that I create. This contains homosexual relationships and it will be treated as such. It does not contain any personal information on the celebrities who portray the roles of the characters. Don't hate on me if I add some real life celebrities into the story. Amazonian Prince-1 " Leave us!" Princess Diana of Themyscira said causing the Amazon guards to look at each other before listening to the Princess. "Diana, what ails you? You have never once spoken to them in such a manner." Queen Hippolyta scolded her daughter. "Forgive me, Mother. I'm not in the greatest of moods. Hera help me. I...I don't even know what to say. I asked Batman to help me make sure." Diana said worried at what her mother would think. "Diana, my daughter. May Gaia give you peace. Cease your babble, and speak to my non judging ears." Queen Hippolyta said grabbing her daughter's face between her hands to help calm her and assure that she would never stop loving her. "Mother, I fear that I have been raped. I know not by who, but I have found myself to be pregnant." Princess Diana said taking a deep breath expecting for her mother to plunge a dagger in her stomach to remove the child herself. "Diana, my daughter. I love you more than the moon and stars themselves. Never fear me. Though I wish death for whoever has raped you, I will stand by you no matter what you decide to do with the child." Queen Hippolyta said with such conviction. "I'm going to keep it. I would be branded a hypocrite if I was to sentence my child to death without a chance of life. Mother...there is just one last detail." Princess Diana said taking another deep breath. "Speak, my daughter." Queen Hippolyta said without fear. "It is to be a boy." Princess Diana said surprised again when her mother enveloped her in a warm motherly embrace. "Thank the Gods for this blessing. I take great pleasure of the seldom pitter patter of tiny feet." Queen Hippolyta said with great joy in her heart. "I want to keep it a secret. Until I'm ready to face them." Princess Diana said referring to the other Amazons. "As you wish." Queen Hippolyta said as they began to make plans for the birth. Princess Diana would stay at the Observatory since no important celestial events were to occur until a few years it would be the perfect place. Shut off from the rest of the Amazons, but it gave Queen Hippolyta an alibi as to where she would go off alone, as shw frequently did this. After 9 months Princess Diana's personal guard ran into the throne room excited. She forgot about the lack of knowledge amongst the other Amazons and blurted it out. "Diana is in labor." Phebes said causing everyone to gasp, except the Queen who immediately ran past the others to the Observatory. "Diana!" Queen Hippolyta cried as she ran to her daughter's side. She ripped off her cape from her robes and prepared them for the baby. 9 hours later the cries of a baby boy could be heard all over Themyscira along with the cheers of many of the Amazons. Don't let that fool you, a group of Amazons banded together to take the child's lift due to their hatred towards men. Diana slaughtered the band and dared anyone to lay a hand on her child. The Gods themselves came before them all to show their respects and blessed the child. "He shall be stronger than his mother, the strongest on Earth. I grant you true power." Zeus said blessing the boy with tattoo like markings of black stars forming bands on his arms. "He shall be as wise as I." Athena said with kissing the child's forehead. "So adorable. I shall give you the gift of eternal youth and beauty." Aphrodite said kissing the child's forehead as well. "You shall be as swift and agile as I. I also grant you the gift of flight." Hermes said looking forward to the future races with the boy. "He shall be one with all the creatures of the Earth. Capable of speaking to them." Artemis said kissing his forhead. All, but the Gods gasped as his hair turned as white as the moon's light. "I give him the gift of foresight, true aim, and a beautiful singing voice. Let those who look into the child's eyes speak only truth. You shall also be immune to all poisons, toxins, and diseases." Apollo said said touching the child's nose. "His very presence will bring the plants to live and grow." Dementer said kissing the child's forehead. "He shall be immune to alcohol." Dionysus said running his hands through the child's soft now white hair. "Where ever you may go, you will find a home. Fire cannot harm you." Hestia said kissing the child. "May you be as free as I." Poseidon said waving his trident over the child. "I give you good fortune." Tyche said waving her hand over the child. "I bless you with compassion, conviction, courage, and grace." Hera said picking up the boy from the crib. "I make you immune to all forms of mind control, and magic cannot harm you." "He will be an absolute pleasure to be around." Hera said handing him over to Diana. "Live well and prosper, Amazons." With a flash of light they were all gone. "Leave us." Queen Hippolyta said to the Amazons. "Let him rest, he's had a long day for a newborn." Princess Diana sat the child inside the crib and left with her mother, Phebes once Diana's handmaiden took care of the boy. "Is it my turn?" Ares asked appearing in a puff of fire and smoke. Before Phebes could alert the others, Ares tossed a short sword at her slicing her head off. "I too shall bestow a gift on the little brat. I grant you with unparalleled fighting skills and the most insatiable blood lust, one that will eventually lead to death." Ares said with a smirk as his "blessing" appeared on the boy as six black stars, three on each side of his waist. Ares smirked as the deed was done and left as he came. "Fear not little one. My son shall not have his way. I shall change his blessing." Hera said from the sky as the boy began to glow for a moment and his deep blue eyes became bright and intensely vibrant, a shade of blue never before seen. They almost seemed to glow. 1 hour later- "Phebes? By Gaia! She's dead." Diana cried as she grabbed her son and ran to the throne room. The room was empty except for the guards and her mother. "Mother! Phebes has been murdered." Diana said as she checked her son for any injuries to see none. "By the very Gods! Is he alright?" Queen Hippolyta asked running to her daughter and grandchild. "He bares no injuries, however, his eyes are much more vibrant. They almost glow."Princess Diana said as her mother inspected the boy as well. "Perhaps they are from Zeus, and we did not take notice of them." Queen Hippolyta said calming her daughter. "Guards! Search out the one responsible for the death of Phebes. There is traitor amongst us." They searched the entire island for days on end, and each was sentenced to the Lasso of Truth's aura. Each one came up clean, but they remained on guard. Days passed and eventually everything returned to normal. Princess Diana eventually had to return to her Justice League duties. The only one who knew of the reason to her disappearance was Superman and Batman. You can't hide anything from Batman, and how do you hide information from a man who can hear you on the other side of the planet. Days turned into months, which soon turned to years. Diana would only return to Themyscira to train Cassie, or Super Girl, or any other female who asked for Amazon training when requested. Then it got to the point where she hadn't been to see him for hundreds of years, at least by Themysciran time. Time moves differently in Themyscira, a month is a year and a decade is a little over a millenium. The prince blossomed into a beautiful young man. 1317 years of age, but physically 17, and with Aphrodite's blessing he could leave the island and still maintain his eternal youth. Yet, he hasn't been allowed to leave the island. Guards were around him at all moments of the day, and he had someone entertaining him to keep him out of trouble. But he was so much like his mother and couldn't help himself. He was always getting into trouble. Playing pranks on the other Amazons. He found himself painting a mural as punishment for putting a frog in Hilda's lunch sack...who so happens to have a deadly fear of frogs. He trained all day and sometimes nights with Artemis, quickly becoming the best warrior in Themysciran history. Truth be told, he was bored. He wanted to be with his mother and know what it was to feel a mother's love that his Grandmother and some of the Amazons who were once outsiders, spoke of. He wished to fight along side her. He was also envious of all those who worked with his mother, spending all of her time that should've been his to spend with. So he waited for the opportunity that would one day arise, to break free of his own. Now- I sat crouched in wait for the signal that the boar was coming my way. I only got to train and never actually got to test my abilities. I pulled out some strong rope and pulled back this spiked arm on a contraption. When I heard the conch shell blow, I waited a few moments until I saw this large boar running my way. He must've been about 1,000 pounds and 8 feet tall, much larger than any horse here on Themyscira. When I let go of the contraption I was surprised when he dodged it and ran passed me. I used the rope like a lasso and tied it to his horn. I must've pulled too hard, because I pulled him out of his momentum and towards me. I grabbed him by the horns and flipped him over with a sideways flip and slamming him on the ground. I tied his legs with the rope and made sure to tie him up tightly. "I see you have things under control." Artemis, a fiery red haired Amazon who made it her sole mission to turn me into a proper warrior prince. We pushed each other's limits both physical and mental. I'd have to say, she is my best friend. "I couldn't ruin my first hunt. Especially when the boar is in honor of the Gods." I said as I picked it up with both hands and carried it to the celebration with Artemis. "Look at you you. You're a mess. Get cleaned up." Artemis said taking the boar. I smiled at my attire, torn and covered in dirt. "Don't let your Grandmother that I let you come with us. She has stricked orders to keep you out of the field, unless needed. Besides, catching the boar is supposed to be done by us." Artemis said with a grin for her lack of care of tradition. "Not a word." I said as I sprinted to my room. I made sure not to get caught. I took a warm bath with scented oils and perfumes. I dressed in a thin white robe and tied it with a leather belt that covered my stomach. I even put on my knee length sandals and my gold arm bands that hugged my large biceps and I finished it with my leather bracelets. When I got to the celebration they were playing instruments and dancing around the large fire. We cut off portions of the food and we each made offerings to the Gods by throwing the food into the fire which erupted with this pleasant smell. "I see you decided to show up for the celebration." My grandmother said with a smirk. "I wouldn't miss this for anyone." I said with excitement as she handed me a chalice of wine. She raised her chalice to her Amazon sisters and we all drank from our chalices. "Yes! All Glory to us." We heard a male voice say as the fire erupted and a large muscular man with silver hair stood before us all. His armor made it perfectly clear who he was...Ares, The God of War. "Ares! What is the meaning of this?" My Grandmother asked with rage. I was guessing that they had a harsh personal past. "I can't partake in a celebration which honors me?" Ares said with an evil smirk. "We are not honoring you! We are honoring all of the Gods. You are but a tyrant now. Stripped of your former glory." My Grandmother said as she pulled a short sword from the side of her royal robes. "Now, now. Mind your temper. I am sure that Zeus wouldn't like you trying to kill his son." Ares said with a smirk as he grabbed a chalice from an Amazon. "I wouldn't stand idly by and let you ravish our island and slaughter my people." Grandmother said bitterly. "You don't have a choice. Anyhow, I'm actually here to challenge your Grandson. Alexander, step forward." Ares said and his face distorted angrily when I didn't move. "Come forward!" Ares demanded slamming his large fist the size of my chest on the stone table, effectively breaking it. "Don't do it." Grandmother said as she pulled me behind her. "Very well, I'll just let your mother rot in my prison." Ares said with a smirk standing up. "What about my mother?" I asked approaching him with my Grandmother's sword. "Please, I'm the God of War." Ares said uninterested in the sword. "That doesn't mean I can't make it hurt." I said flipping over him, making a scare across his cheek close to his eye, but I was off by a few centimeters. "Ah! You bug! I would squash you, but I want to do it later with more finesse and creativity." Ares said holding the side of his face. "I hold your mother in a personal prison I created. Inside lay monsters that haven't seen the light of day since the very dawn of man. You must enter the prison and retrieve her alone. Any help and I'll activate the 'blessing' I gave you as an infant." Ares said stepping close to the fire. He grabbed some of it and it turned into a scroll. "So you did do something to him!" Grandmother said, but we were too busy to respond to her. "This will lead you to the prison. What you do after is your business, however, I will be watching." Ares said handing me the warm scroll. I watched as he left in the fire. "Alright we need a squad...."My Grandmother started, but I stopped her. "No. He's watching and I have to do it alone." I said ready to give my life for my mother and my Amazon sisters. "You aren't ready for this. You heard Ares, he's probably been planning this before your birth." My Grandmother was speaking as Queen Hippolyta now. "Who knows what he even blessed you with. I cannot trade your life for Diana's life. She wouldn't allow it even if she was mentally ill." "That's a lot of care for someone who would rather spend time with her friends than her own son. My Queen, I am an Amazon. We are battleborn and are ready to give our lives when the need arrives. I may not know who my father is, but I know my mother is just. Or at least, that's what others tell me. I know full well the consequences." I said taking one knee before my Queen. "That's what I'm afraid of. The subject will not be subjected to Bullets and Bracelets. Remember, you're dealing with a God. Ares trickery is known greatly by all. He comes in second to Hades. He won't wait for you to be ready, he will ambush you and drag you out kicking and screaming. He won't give you a break, or let you rest. He most likely wants you dead for the son I killed back in ancient times." Queen Hippolyta said with a war like tone. "You're going to need all of your powers and abilities at hand if you're to do this. Follow me." She lead my to the throne room where I expected for her to tell me I couldn't do this. Instead she ripped off my necklace that she told me always to wear. "This necklace sapped your powers so you could've been around the Amazons. As a small child you were and still are the Ultimate Living Weapon." She pressed a tile on the floor and the throne slid to the side and a chest came up. "I didn't have time to create the perfect armor for you. So I will have to give you what is available. This was crafted by Hephaestus, it is indestructible." Queen Hippolyta said motioning for me to get dressed. She left to let me dress, and I began to strip naked. I opened the chest and saw the very skimpy armor...if you could call it that. I put on a blue codpiece with a white star on the front, that thankfully covered my behind. I placed on the knee length red boots with a white star on the kneecap and a white line down the middle. I then placed on my golden crown, and silver arm bands on my biceps and exited the thrown room. My Grandmother stood waiting with the rest of the Amazons who cheered at seeing me dressed and ready. "Prince Alexander, whose name means Protector of Man. Your fellow Amazons and I bestow you with three gifts. These silver indestructible bracelets, forged by Hephaestus himself for a hero. He mentioned that they held great power, but were not meant for me or Diana. I feel they are meant for you. Along with this WM necklace, you will be known to the world as Wonder Man. The last is this The Golden Chain of Redemption." She said handing me the armor. The chain was thin, but long and glowed like the sun. "It is indestructible, and has the power to turn an enemy into an ally. You must be ready for anything." I placed the chain around my body like a belt, and it stayed even seemed to hug me. She then handed me a beautiful red and blue shield with gold and silver trimmings, which I placed on my back and two twin short swords, which I placed put through the chain to hold. "You are ready. The map shows the prison to be in Las Angeles, California. Be ready for whatever my befall you." "How am I to get there?" I asked unsure og where I was even going. "Hermes blessed you with flight. With the necklace off you should be more than capable of getting there. Aphrodite has sent a dove to guide the way." Grandmother said as a dove landed on my shoulder. "I'll guide you." The dove said or at least I heard in my head. "By the Gods! You speak?" I asked shocked. "That is probably my fault again. Artemis blessed you with the ability to speak and be one with animals. You're going to realize that there is much you are capable of." Grandmother said unaware of what the dove said, just that she knew I could converse with it. "Do not fear. I shall be back soon." I said taking surprising myself as I began to float, and when I leaned in I shot off with the speed of Hermes to save my mother.