A Queen's Ruling; An Avatar Wakes

It was quite an honor for Wonder Woman to literally give you a lift back to her home-island. She might say it was her honor to carry you back, but you digress. The trip back to Themyscira was pretty cool, about as cool as you running on top of it! The ends of your heels were submerged as you skied along the surface of the ocean, and you enjoyed every moment of it.

As soon as you landed, Diana settled on the sand beside you. She planted her hand on your shoulder, smiling fondly at you just as the guards came to 'greet' you, as per the queen's orders. Having spearheads pointed at you again wasn't flattering, before or this time. Wonder Woman cast herself between you and them. "Leave Shadow be. He's my responsibility."

"Stand down, Princess," a guard called. "Our queen wishes to see him immediately." You quickly realized that this was about you telling Hippolyta off, to be a hero for the right reasons.

"It's all right, Diana," you soothed with a calm tone. "Go back to the Watchtower. I'll be ok." She seemed dismayed to abandoning you, but she did as you told her. Having Wonder Woman as your obedient subject had its good points, you briefly thought.

You were surrounded in a circle of Roman-armored women as they corraled you towards the queen on her throne, outside. You said nothing, but your mind raced with worrying thoughts: was she gonna kill you? **** you? Or maybe just banish you, for the sake of not becoming paranoid. The guards brought you before the queen and opened their ranks into a curved line behind you, probably to prevent you from running off...

"Shadow," Hippolyta called. "Come forward." So, you took one big step forward and bowed out of respect for her majesty, straightening up to look at her stern face. "While your actions were noble to save the innocent in danger, the fact remains that you left without my permission." Though your face was sad, your heart thudded with fear with each palpitation. "Your actions have consequences, Shadow, and now you must answer to them. Where once you were welcomed as my guest, you are never allowed to set foot on Themyscira again." While most of you was relieved that you wouldn't die, you felt that you could've left on better terms.

But life isn't fair...

So, her guards parted to form a clear path away from the throne, and you nodded at her highness. "I'm sorry, your highness. I meant no disrespect." You walk away from everyone, but the queen said to wait. You turn your head to look over your shoulder.

"Watch over my little sun and stars," she said softly. You turn yourself back around and after a pause, you thought of a passing wish, a prayer of sorts.

"Farewell. May the fates be kind to you and your people." She nods back at you, and as you resume your exiting, you called for J'onn to teleport you back 'home'. And so he did.

Star Labs was dark at that time of night, in a secluded part of its city. And underground, several floors down, a woman with short, blonde hair was floating in a water tank, wearing naught but a breathing mask over her nose and mouth.

A figure in the darkness stood before the large, cylindrical container. "It's about time that you settle the score with your lookalike, Tea." The voice itself was as smooth as silk; masculine, yet filled with venom. The woman inside the tank opened her eyes, glowing bright red...