[Evening] [Batcave]
Diana's mother finally agreed to talk to Bruce regarding the Atlantean matter. She refused to listen to Diana because of the usual politics where those girls with their asses up in their heads always saw themselves as better than men tried their best to sway Hippolyta from speaking to him and tried to send Diana away since she have already left home and thus is not her problem.
Well, that's where Kara came in. Just as Bruce said her to threaten them in case they refused to listen, she threatened them all by simply throwing a punch on the ground that shooked the entire Themyscira, and the Amazons stopped their bullshit and agreed to talk with Bruce.
Right now, before Bruce were the holographics of Hippolyta, Diana, and Kara.
Hippolyta nodded and spoke, "Bruce, you have to understand, the Atlanteans and the Amazons have an... complicated history. I'm not sure it's wise to interfere with their affairs."
"There isn't an option this time. As much as there are hands of humans that polluted the oceans, the same amount of Amazonian hands are there too. Didn't you bunch of girls drowned the ships after fucking the men? Now, who knows what kind of things those ships were carrying? It could be from oil to nuclear weapons. There is no saying and it is already too late now. Those Atlanteans threw up all those wastes on the land and caused massive floods, all over the world. Now, I wonder what would they do if they found out that you guys... Sorry... You girls are also involved in polluting their home?" Bruce explained with a serious expression.
"Are you trying to blackmail us?" Hearing what Bruce said, Hippolyta got furious and almost jumped up from her throne, "Are you trying to start another war?"
"Calm down, and shut the fuck up, woman. What do you mean by blackmail? It's pure fact. As for starting a war, we are already on the edge of that. Your Paradise Island will be the first to fall. That barrier of yours won't be of any use, because once the island is drowned under water, how long do you think that barrier would hold? How much oxygen would be inside that barrier for you girls to survive?" Bruce laid down the cold hard facts.
Hippolyta clenched her fists, glaring at Bruce as if she would have beaten him to death if he was in front of her.
"Now, you can either help us and we could save this world, possibly prevent a war that no one wants, or you can keep up this bullshit, and our Kara there won't have any problem destroying that place and killing at least 60% or more of you. Then I'll nuke that place. Since our world might get drowned at any second, I'll just say fuck it and end all of you," Bruce finished with a grim smile. "So, give me the location of the Atlantean kingdom."
Hippolyta didn't know what to say. She looked at Bruce with a dumbfounded expression, not knowing what to say.
"You think you can destroy my home? This is the land of Gods, protected by ancient power... If you think you can threaten us with just that..." Before she could continue, Bruce cut her off.
"Yeah, I actually can. If I want I can actually vaporise your entire island in the blink of an eye. But that would be such a waste and I don't want Diana to get angry with me, just when we started dating. But then again, I won't allow you all to sit on your ass without doing anything while my world drowns. Besides, have you checked on that Motherbox sealed in there? You should check on that," Bruce chuckled.
"You are dating my daughter?!" Hippolyta shouted as she glanced at Diana, "Are you really dating this foul man? Diana, answer me!"
"Yes, mother. I have accepted his proposal," Diana answered with a straight face, not even sparing a glance at her mother. "That's not the point. We should really solve this issue. Darkseid might be coming for Earth again. But this time, we are all divided. We don't have the power to face his army, nor do we have the time to fight among ourselves," Diana reasoned.
Hippolyta was stunned when she heard her daughter and looked at Bruce, "Darkseid?! How do you know?"
"It doesn't matter how do I know. Just check on the Motherbox, you will know. Now, enough chatter. Give me the location of Atlantean kingdom, because we are racing against time."
Hippolyta sat back on her throne with a grim expression. The mention of Darkseid brought back not-so-sweet memories of her and her sisters fighting with the New Gods of Apokolips. The first invasion where all the forces of Earth joined hands to defend their home against Darkseid and his army. Countless lives were lost that day. If another invasion were to occur and if Darkseid is really coming to Earth again, then this time, he will come prepared to conquer the world.
With Atlanteans, Amazons, and Humans all divided up and the absence of the Old Gods, there would be no way to defeat him this time. She couldn't let that happen.
She finally made her decision, "Bruce, I'll send you the coordinates. But it's going to take some time to arrange a meeting with Queen Ariel. They aren't just going to agree to meet with you without having any idea about who you are. And given our relationship, it would be hard."
"Oh, she knows who I am. We had a little moment under the sea. So, send me the coordinates and try your best to arrange a meeting. Tell them, I can cure them of their curse," Bruce smiled.
Hearing what he said, Hippolyta was shocked, "You aren't joking, right?"
"Nope. Anyway, sorry about the threats. It was necessary considering how stubborn you girls can get and we are racing against time here, so, we don't have time to waste. After I cure them, you girls are gonna shake hands. Forget the thousand years old grudges and get on the same boat," Bruce said with a serious face.
"Yes, we will," Hippolyta nodded. "Bruce, I understand how bad the situation is. For now, I will send you the coordinates and arrange a meeting. If you can really do what you said you can do, only then will I accept my daughter's choice. And should you try to deceive us, you'll get another war at your hands."
"I'll be expecting that. And once again, I apologize for raising my tone against such a beautiful Queen. After this war is over, I'll make it up to you," He smiled as he flirted with her.
"Oh, you have to," Hippolyta chuckled. She for a moment got dragged into Bruce's words, without her even knowing. 'What the hell happened there?! Did I just? No... No way.'
Diana glared at Bruce's holographic image. Her glance said it all.
"Ok. I'll be waiting for the meeting."
...
That evening after talking with Hippolyta, Bruce decided to visit Sophia's bakery. He just received news from Captain Jones about how he successfully captured the Cartel head and ended their operation entirely.
"Well, at least the cops are useful for once," Bruce smiled.
On his way, he went to Skylar's room to check on her new body. She was meditating as usual. Her lightning power became too weak, and right now, she's trying to get back her old powers. So, other than the daily necessities required for a human body, she only meditates.
Bruce walked up to her and kissed her lips as usual, "You should take it easy, you know. I know you want to get your old power back as soon as possible, but don't exhaust yourself too much. You are still not fully recovered."
"Don't worry, Bruce. I'll get it back in no time," She smiled with her eyes closed. Flickers of lightning were sparking around her body and her hair had already changed color to light blue. It wasn't as vibrant as before, but she was slowly getting there. "Give me another kiss, before you go. I miss you too much. But I'll save my lust and love for later."
"Me too," He kissed her lips once again.
After kissing her, he left her room and teleported in the alley near Sophia's bakery.
Bruce can teleport with the help of the ring even though Skylar is no longer trapped inside her. This made him wonder if the teleportation power was somehow related to the ring or if it might have absorbed enough power from Skylar to function without her being trapped inside it.
"This is so complicated. As much as I want to open it up and see what kind of technology it is, I don't want to break it. Argggg! The curse of a tech expert! To want to know the truth but can't do anything about it," He sighed as he walked out of the alley.
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