Revealed

Diana looked at her owner through new eyes. While she still trusted him implicitly, she had now come to realize that Jack Jordan was the kind of man who was not comfortable being honest with himself. She and Kara would have to be careful, listening to his orders, yes, but to also find out what was hidden beneath, what he truly wanted. Her years as Wonder Woman had taught her that simple solutions were rarely the best solutions. Life was full of nuance, and acknowledging that had served her well. What state would the world be in that day had Diana not learned to press for a better solution, not accepting how things were on the surface.

In the same spirit, how could she and Kara effectively serve Jack if they would only take his words at face value. Pretend to not be his? While there was a kernel of truth in his statement, only after prying further, utilizing the Lasso of Truth, did she truly discover what her owner wanted, what he needed. And as his property, Kara and Diana were duty-bound to be whoever, act however, and do whatever Jack Jordan desired.

"I want you to keep me safe," Jack had said, sweating, voice strained, fighting against the magic of the lasso, "I don't want to die in a metahuman attack because of my association with you."

"Of course," Kara had said with that overconfident smile of hers, "Keeping people safe is our specialty!"

"I sense that you are holding back the truth," Diana said, "The Lasso compels you, sir, to tells us what you would have of us."

"I want... you..." Jack's voice cracked in the strain, "...to continue... saving the world..."

"Yes," Diana said, "Thank-you. That is very kind. Living a remnant of the life before we learned what we really are will be comforting, but please do not struggle. The more you fight the Lasso, the more difficult it will become. What do you want us to do, to be?"

Tears formed in Jack's eyes, and his hands began to tremor. Fighting crime, Diana had seen this many times. It was the last phase of resistance to her Lasso of Truth. Soon Jack would be free of his fears, of his inhibitions, and the truth would pour out of him like water from a glass. The process was unpleasant, painful even, and Diana hated to do it to someone so important, so precious to her, but there was no way around it. Jack Jordan needed to be honest with them, or their entire destiny would be built on a lie.

Jack's eyes closed, his breath became shallow, then he became very still.

"I want you," he said in a quiet voice, "Both of you. I want to have you for my sexual pleasure. I want you to serve me. I want you to please me."

"Sir, it would be our..." Diana began, but was cut off.

"I want you to continue as heroes. The world needs both of you. You need to be a shining example, inspiration for the world."

"It warms my heart to hear..." she tried to start, but he was not finished.

"I want you to be willing to debase yourselves for me, to do anything I want, when I want, how I want. I want you two, the most powerful women on the planet, to be utterly subservient to me."

So much contradiction! Diana's owner was a complicated man with complicated needs. She was so happy that she had not taken the easy solution, accepted him at his word. Jack Jordan would not be able to find joy if he denied what he really wanted.

"And I want love," his voice was barely a whisper, but both Diana and Kara heard it clearly, "I want to be loved, and I want to love. I want to feel safe and secure in love. Your love."

It wouldn't be easy, but Diana could be all those things for her owner. She was sure that Kara could as well. Both of them had triumphed against unspeakable odds. Fought for justice, defeated unspeakable villains, and had come out victorious time and time again. Pleasing this one man, their owner, their reason for being, would be their new challenge.

"Darling," Kara said, taking the Lasso of Truth off of Jack's arm and putting it on her own, "Feel secure in this. I love you deeply, broadly, and profoundly. I will be whatever you want me to be, but know that whatever comes, I will be yours."

And then Kara stepped forward and pressed her lips against Jack's. Diana could feel it, too. She had been transformed by Jack's truth. Her heart had been opened to not only the possibility of love with her owner, but the foundational truth of love for him. It became a defining characteristic of who she was. As she watched the Kryptonian and the most important man on Earth kiss, she felt butterflies in her stomach. Soon it would be her turn to show her affection, to demonstrate to him that she valued what he wanted, and that she, too, would be his forever.