A blonde figure in a dark trench coat approached the location Psycho specified. She walked in to see Dr. Psycho awaiting her with two armed guards. He clapped as she entered.
"Finally, I am able to meet the mysterious Madame Wonder. You know you've been a major headache, babe. But now I'm calling the shots. With one phone call I can get your pretty little bird or the poor innocent Arrow kid blown up to kingdom come. To avoid all of that messy business, all you have to do is leave town and never come back. Sound fair?"
"Where are they?"
"Next to some time bombs, are you going to play ball or is this gonna get ugly?"
She simply laughs.
"I'm sick of this, end her."
The guards fired at her but the bullets bounced back inside their throats. The coat and wig are pulled off to reveal Annie Day wearing the bracelets of victory. She slowly approaches Psycho.
"Now just wait a minute, maybe we can make a deal..."
She smiles at him and then snaps his neck. As he falls to the ground she notices something. A camera pointed at the whole event, showing the murder on live television across Los Angles.
"Aw, crap."
***
Diana was racing across town to get to the docks. She was dressed in the same combat gear she used to take down Cheetah. She thanks herself for placing the GPS tracer on Flamebird when she had the chance. She quickly answers an incoming call.
ZeeZee was on the other line, "Good news, I got Green Arrow to a nearby hospital. The bomb had only seconds left on it. I mind whipped him for good measure, how are things on your end?"
A sniper round hit the ground in front of Diana, "I'll call you back."
"Isn't this a treat? A fair fight for once against the might amazon." Slade mocked.
"Come down here and fight like a man." She yelled back.
"Stand there and fight like a cape." Slade laughed as Dr. Light and Killer Frost appeared out of no where. They blasted at her and she dodged. She fired off rounds but they were useless against her powered opponents. She got a brilliant idea. She stood still as her opponents circled her, they both powered up for a finishing blow. She simply waited for the last second to jump out of the way and allow her opponents to blast each other. She used the cover of Light's abilities to make it to the entrance of the warehouse.
It was there that she saw what she most dreaded. Flamebird, with out her utility belt, tied to a bomb, and Deathstroke waiting for her.
"Tell me, have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" He asked her.
"That's Joker's line."
"And its a damn good one." He lunged at her, she parried his sword strike and gave him a knee to the chest. He made a side sweep that she jumped out of the way. He kicked him and he was able to grab a hold of her and bring her to the ground. She disarmed him of his sword and they began to exchange blows on the ground. She kicked him off of her and they both pointed pistols at each other.
"So this is what it comes down to, a standoff. Thought you hero types don't use guns..." Slade panted.
"I'm not a hero..." Diana answered sternly.
"Yeah, you certainly aren't, you would of realized that the clock is ticking..."
Diana saw that she had only seconds left. She jumped towards Bette, firing off rounds to keep Slade off his feet. She grabbed her, flew off, and made a couple shots at the bomb. It went off.
Amidst the ash and smoke Diana was able to drag Flamebird to safety. The warehouse was ablaze and eventually sunk to the bottom of the bay; Deathstroke's fate left unknown.
None of it mattered to Diana as she focused on her friend. "Bette, are you all right?"
"That was amazing, Diana. I don't care what you think, your still my hero..." Bette passed out, Diana looked down and saw there was some shrapnel from the explosion in Bette's side. She didn't have much time to get to a hospital and ZeeZee was too far away.
"It appears you are at a bit of an impasse. Allow your friend to die and make all your heroics be for naught or make a deal with me..."
"Neron." Diana stared down the devil himself.
"Surprised to see me? You shouldn't be. I promised Zatanna that I would soon visit you. I am very willing to save young Bette Kane, for a price of course."
"My soul..."
"Of course. Unless you have something better to offer me?"
"My soul has already been corrupted by the last two years events. Don't you find that less appealing?"
"I suppose..."
"Wouldn't you rather take away whatever purity was left within me? Allow myself to try fall down the rabbit hole of corruption?"
"Hmmm, I'm beginning to sense a bargain. Tell you what, I will save the young Kane's life in exchange for your purity and..."
"And?"
"A promise that you will corrupt her as well. It is far more fun to watch mortals fall down the wrong path by their own accord instead of my hands..."
"I agree..."
A contract was pulled out of the never realm. "Signature please..."
With a simple signature Diana sold away whatever purity was left within her. "I may return, remember your end of the bargain..." With that the demon disappeared.
Bette awoke, her wounds disappeared, "Diana?"
"Hush sweet heart. I've got you." And the two flew off.
***
Epilogue One:
Out of the ashes of the wrecked warehouse a single hand rose up. Deathstroke hoisted himself up upon the docks. He wheezed knowing he will properly soon die.
"Hush, put such damnable thoughts away. Besides, you'll be needed soon." The evil witch Circe healed Slade's wounds and laughed evilly. She came to LA to hunt down her favorite foe.
Epilogue Two:
"I don't know what's going on here but something isn't right about Los Angles. I'm going to need your help to get to the bottom of this Madame Wonder mystery." Conner, Green Arrow, Hawke spoke to the shadowed forms of Cyborg, Nightwing, and the new Wonder Woman Donna Troy.
"When do we start?" Donna asked.
Epilogue Three:
Amy Walker sat down behind the bullet proof glass. She was waiting patiently for the person she wanted to visit. Eventually in an orange jump suit the famous hair stylist, Suzie, sat down and picked up her phone.
"Who the hell are you?"
"I'm the bitch who can get you out of here faster on good behavior if you play along. Tell me everything you know about New U Salon and Wonder Woman." Amy Walker demanded.
Suzie smiled, "Get a note pad, we're gonna be here a while, but first I've got some things I want done before I play along. And I want it in writing."
Walker stared at her opponent and grimly nodded...
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