Episode 4

[Lucifer Morningstar]

Charlotte Rivers: The brunette reporter adjusted her revealing black top and smoothed down her lavender jacket vest. She ran her fingers over her shoulder length hair self consciously as her cameraman gave the countdown. She smiled at the camera. "Good morning, I'm Charlotte Rivers for Real TV Journal, reporting live from the United Nations Building in New York. There is much anticipation on today's UN morning session which is just getting started. In response to the current threats facing the entire planet, the UN has made a joint task force of both the General Assembly and the Security Council, which monitors and assesses potential actions against the Earth. This task force has created a new International Defense System which is able to command the military of any United Nation member to respond to a global attack. This defense system also unites all of these countries missile systems into one control program located here at the UN, offering new coordinated defensive responses from around the world." She paused a moment and looked over her shoulder as if checking on something. "As you can see behind me..." the camera shifts to focus on a large crowd assembled behind her, many holding signs and shouting together. "Protesters against the International Defense System have gathered from all around the world, from locals to visitors as far away as France and China. I have spoken with some of these protesters earlier and they express their concern of such a large arsenal of weapons and forces being controlled by one global power. They do not feel safe with how the International Defense System bypasses many of the UN countries' procedures and approvals for warfare and weapon use. Many of these people feel this new system is an abuse of power, with the ability of creating a world war with a single command. This echoes many statements given recently from leaders of countries that are not part of the UN; feeling vulnerable as potential targets from new a world wide attack. Some have even attested that if this system is put into use they will treat it as a hostile action and declare war against the United Nations." Rivers paused for a moment letting her words sink into her viewers. "In a few minutes the founder and spokesperson for the joint task force, Greek Ambassador Cassandra Colchis, will be reporting on the state of the International Defense System, while the tension..." The reporter stops suddenly and puts her fingers to her ear, listening to her producer on her earpiece. "I have just been told that Ambassador Colchis has just taken the podium, we bring you to her live." the feed switched to a live shot of the UN Council Chamber.

Doctor Fate: Kent sat within the tower of fate, One of it's many rooms appearing to what the average observer would have seemed like upside down, with the table, chairs, and books all on the ceiling; but this would be the view from the bottom floor of course. Kent flipped the page in his book reading the words, it was a piece of fiction from another universe. He continued to read the book until he reached the half way mark. Standing up he placed the book back on the shelf with a bookmark to keep his place. He walked towards the helmet and stated. "Do not show me what has been, or what could be Nabu." Placing the helmet on his head. The Amulet of Anubis appeared around his neck in the glowing light. The cloak of destiny followed and he was consumed with a golden light. Appearing on the Justice League Watchtower.


Batman: -Batman sat within the darkness of the batcave, a chilling echo of silence presumed around him with only a clash of ambient noise from a waterfall rumbling outside the entrance to the batcave’s garage and the low level light bulbs that gave illumination to the cavern walkways. Batman’s fingers stroked across his smoothly shaved chin while he could feel his arms and upper back had built up sweat from sitting in anticipation. He watched the computer files, piercing blue eyes adjusted and leapt from one word to the next in a systematic scan of the police report of a deceased woman. Batman’s jaw was stiff, rigid within his cowl, his head held steady, but in reality his mind was waiting with patience waiting for the next vulnerability within the report to show.-


Cassandra Colchis: Colchis stood tall over the assembly from the podium. Her posture straight, almost regal, her chin held high as she looked down over representatives and world leaders. She smirked at her audience as if amused by them or at her own private joke. She put her hands on the podium and leaned forward a little. "Good morning fellow ambassadors." she paused as if expecting them to respond. "I'm here before you today to give an update on the Global Defense Task Force's progress on creating a unified front against world wide threats. It has been several long months, but we have created a world wide network monitoring and reporting crises which can be discussed by the general assembly and security council. We have also created a network of computers that chain link and control weapon systems around the world, allowing quicker responses and greater forces against those that threaten us all. These systems are now in place and are now active due to efforts of everyone in this room!" The assembly hall burst into grand applause. Colchis smirked watching the room, she seemed to whisper something to herself, something her mic didn't catch.

She started to clap slowly into her palm. "Yes, give yourselves a big round of applause! You deserve it!" she congratulated the assembly, a wry sarcastic tone slipping into her voice. As she spoke her black straight hair started to change. Her hair started to curl on its own, rising up, growing wild. The shade of it becoming a vibrant purple. Her hazel eyes getting more and more red. Ambassadors gasped and stared in confusion at the sight of the woman changing before their eyes, the clapping dying.

"You created the most powerful weapon known to mankind! One could destroy the world three times over with the press of her little finger." she grinned curling her little finger suggestively. Grumbles of disapproval, punctuated with the coughs and shuffling sounds of tension starting to fill the room. Circe grinned at the uneasy assembly her bright red eyes flashing. "I have had the rare treat to work with many of you... and I must say I haven't seen such selfish swine in Centuries! Bargaining and trying to earn favors and rewards for your lands while many starve and struggle. Diverting resources to an obscene abuse of power, relishing in this measuring contest of weapons and might! While women are abused and traded as sex slaves every day! Good job men..." she spat the word 'men' like it was filthy, "trying to save the world and missing the mark!"

The secretary general made a motion to security and a couple of men from each direction started to charge the podium. Circe raised up a hand towards one of them it glowing with a bright purple light. "Down boy!" she grinned and the light arced at him like a bolt of lightening. The man yelped in shock it turning into a high pitched whine as the energy engufed him, left in his place was a scared looking german shepard. The other guard lept at the crazed woman as she turned around, the same energy arching about him. He cried out as he also turned into a german shepard. She pointed to the new dogs. "You are mine now..." their eyes started to glow the same bright red of Circe's eyes. The dogs stood in front of her growling and baring teeth at the assembly. She turned to look at the general secretary and president of the UN. "I thought it was clear that I'm just getting started..." she grinned.

She turned and smiled at the assembly "No, one is going to leave and no one is going to enter!" she raised her hands over her head chanting in what sounded like Greek, but it sounded ancient. Her hands glowed with purple engergy and then they erupted in light. A purple wall of light shrouded over the UN Building.Charlotte River's voice was heard on the live broadcast. "This just in.. some kind of force field has been drawn over the United Nations, the military is trying to force their way through but to no avail. No, not even explosive charges..." her voice was cut off as Colchis started to speak again, she looked directly at the camera. "To the Themyscira ambassador's friends in the Justice League... you have greater worries than me... My dear servant Mikos just sent missiles to some fun vacation spots... unless you prefer a hot time!" she teased. Sensors and radar all over the world would detect missiles were being launched all over the world targeting 12 sites, the locations of the biggest volcanic hot spots that have been dormant for decades. (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=216251844466665689139.0004dd3b21cba066b3c60)

The locations were: Mauna Kea - Hawaii, Lake Toba - Indonesia/ Sumatra, Yellow Stone - Wyoming, Atana Ignimbrite - Northern Chile, Whakamaru - New Zeland, Mount Teide - Canary Island, Bennett Lake - British Colombia, Canada, Mount Aso - Kumamoto Japan, Kamchatka Penninsula - Russia, Hekla - Iceland, Meru - Tanzania Kenya, Mount Vesuvius - Italy


Superman: Clark was in the shower when the JLA communicator alarm went off, screeching loudly through his apartment. In a blur of motion, he was dry and picking up up before the second tone sounded, tapping the answer button on the touch screen. It was a high level alert calling on all available Justice League members. In but a second more, Superman was flying out of the apartment window at a speed that rendered him invisible to the human eye, "Watchtower, what's the situation?" The events, as far as any outside source had, were relayed to the Man of Steel as quickly as they could be the the status of the launched missiles and time until they impacted. "Has anyone else responded to the call?" "Green Lantern has. We're still waiting on others." "Alright. Inform the others I'm heading across planet to deal with the missiles in Asian and Europe. Have the others split up the rest." Miles away from Metropolis now, above the ocean, the Man of Steel was free from causing damage and in moments a thunderous sonic boom cracking through the air, but by the time it became an audible sound he was already 2000 miles away.

Green Lantern: -Moments before the attack- Hal Jordan groaned and slowly tried to sit up from the floor but a quick look down on his chest showed why that would be a bit difficult. The head of a blonde woman rested on his chest. "Heh..." he smirked and continued looking her over with his gaze tracing down to see the pair of fishnet stockings she wore. Yeah... it had been a good night. "Hal....!" he heard from somewhere, but didn't bother caring as he was too busy scooching down to wake up woman up. "Hal!" the voice came again, this time in a distinct tone he recognized, still he didn't bother answering. "HAL! WAKE UP!" "Wha-!" quickly sitting up, Jordan cracked his head against the top of the cockpit and then jolted back into the seat from the force. "Ow dammit!" he cursed loudly, holding his head and groaning. "What the hell, Tom?!" "Hal," the smaller, Eskimo man sighed and shook his head, "You've had some sort of beeper going off for the last thirty seconds. It got old after twenty five waiting on you to answer it."

"Beeper... what are you talking about? I don't.. OH shit! Gotta go, Tom!" Placing his hand on the edge of the pit, he almost literally jumped from a seated position out of the fighter and two the ground, taking off running. 'HAL!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FLY..." Tom just stopped and shook his head, going back to his work. The green ring on his finger glowed brightly and in almost an instant, he was in his Lantern uniform, taking off in an streak of green from behind one of the buildings. Not the most subtle exit, but god knows he was already late. Contacting the watchtower, he quickly asked about what the hell was going on and, once he was brought up to speed, headed for the missiled attacking the US and places close.... that is.. until... "Lantern, adjust your course. Doctor Fate has appeared and handled the set you are!" "What?!" Quickly turning around, he shot back towards Hawaii, "We do realize that I'm not as fast as Superman here, right?! Why am-Green Lantern: heading for the odd spread out locations?!" About ten seconds later he was at the missile, raising his ring up and shooting a bright beam of green energy around it. Once it struck, a force field formed around it and then quickly crushed the missile before Hal rotated his body and hurled the debris into the atmosphere. However, he didn't stop flying because he knew very well that if he stopped he wasn't going to make the next intercept.

Doctor Fate: Almost as if he was struck by a sudden mystical charge. Fate could see the events happening. “ 12 missiles, Circe, all of this. He knew the missiles would have to be taken care of first. Fate Vanished from site leaving whoever was on the satellite to maintain watchtower duty. Fate appeared “Fate here, I Know what is responsible for this.”Fate instantly split into 3 separate Doctor Fates. “ I will handle what I can, once you are finished meet at the UN building but do not engage Circe directly.” The thee fates vanished to deal with three separate missiles. Canada, Wyoming , and Iceland . The First Fate teleported the first Missile assuming it wasn't mystically protected into the sun, the second was still looking for the missile headed in his direction and the third was chasing after the missile headed towards Iceland.


Batman: -An alarm would begin paging on the batcomputer, signaling Government and Police activity volume was spiking. Homeland security, FBI, and Gotham police were communicating, something big was happening. Batman turned on the news to see GNN reporting the broadcast from the UN building with the Headline “Witch holds the World hostage against the Justice League.” -Batman stood up and switched his frequency to the Justice League’s communication channel and then tapped a few buttons on his wrist.- “Emergency transportation, activating now.” -A blinding beam of white energy surrounded Batman, engulfing his body while the flash brightly lit up the entire cavern and Batman was transported onto the Watch tower where he was surrounded by steel plating, the circular walls surrounding the platform he stood upon, the floor underneath him was a crystal like plate toned in a pearl color.

Batman stood out like a sore thumb in this room, everything was extremely bright and easily isolated all darkness into his direction, almost soaking it up like a sponge. Batman raced down the two steps and dashed through the hallways to reach the command computer, briefly Batman caught sight of Doctor Fate, but chose to ignore him as he sat down on the computer to begin analyzing each missiles trajectory. Batman began to speak into the Justice League channel.- “The Computer is analyzing each missiles trajectory, standby and I will feed you the coordinates. So far, there are twelve missiles launched…” -Batman studied the map and watched where each trajectory was heading. Batman studied the map before him and then spoke.- <c>Batman: “Everyone listen up!” -Batman’s voice was deep, firm, and matter-of-fact in tone.- “Twelve missiles total, follow the route I give you and do not deviate…Superman intercept a missile heading to Italy, you should be able to stop a missile from the Mediterranean sea heading towards Canary Island in Africa. There is also a missile heading from India towards Kanya, your heat vision should give you a clear shot…Green Lantern, swing north towards Alaska and Russia, there is a missile en route towards a Peninsula, once you hit there proceed towards Japan’s southern coast, where another missile will touch down. Flash, head to Bolivia and Chile where a missile is due to touch down, then dash towards New Zealand and Indonesia, where two more missiles are set to touch down. Report back once an objective is hit.”

Black Canary: Dinah who had been working in her flower shop in Gotham watching the news report display the crazy scene, droped the vase she was holding full of flowers. 'No... this can't be... they locked her up...' her nails dug into her palms as she watched the men being turned into animals. She calmly told her assistant she was stepping out for a delivery and then walked into the secret room behind her shop. She rushed to her earpiece and tapped it. Hearing the relay of chaos and commands from the watch tower, she gritted her teeth concerned. "Batman, I know I can't handle a missile from Gotham. Do you need help from the Watch Tower? That woman... she reminds me of someone my mother told me about back from her days with the League..." (d)


Circe: The ambassador of Themyscira lunged at the woman who was playing Ambassador, "Circe!" she cried. The witch was already chanting and gesturing, purple energy flickering about her hands. As Diana charged at her, she was engulfed in purple lightening, and she was gone...Circe smirked. "I'll deal with you in a moment Princess... I have these beasts to deal with!" she grinned as the assembly hall was in chaos everyone running towards the doors. She gestured and the doors slammed shut. Soon purple blasts were erupting about the room as the ambassadors were turned into bears, wildcats, and hawks and more, reduced to their national symbols. A blast hit the camera transmitting what was going on, knocking it dead, static filling the airwaves. The live newscast returned to Charlotte Rivers panicked expression standing before the shielded building, describing the terror that was gripping people.

The missiles roared towards their targets. No military action was being taken anywhere, apparently their systems were all locked from Circe's International Defense System. The Docto Fate who was in Canada sensed no enchantments or protections on the missile and was able to direct it harmlessly towards the sun. The Green Lantern made it just in time to crush the missile directed towards Hawaii, the island scrambling to evacuate, covered in chaos and confusion, as he flew off for his next target. The missile in Wyoming was aiming just south of Old Faithful in Yellowstone. The missile making it's long trip to the peninsula in Russia where a cluster of four volcanoes waited.


Superman: "I don't know what is happening," Superman started to answer batman, already arriving at Canary Island, "with Flash but he hasn't answered," his eyes x-rayed the missile in front of him, narrowing his eyes while his heart felt a sigh of relief that it wasn't nuclear. That meant he didn't have to hold anything back. A millisecond passed and his eyes glowed bright red, his heat vision striking the weapon and quickly destroying it in an powerful explosion, "and we can't wait on him." The Man of Steel remained unfazed however as he continued forward at Mach 10. "Canary Islands are safe," he radioed to the Fate, Lantern, and the Tower, as he turned his head, calculated the trajectory of the missile heading towards Italy. His mind pictured the path, flicking between the Earth and the missiles to find landmarks and quickly count in his head by milliseconds how fast it was traveling. His eyes narrowed and another beam of heat vision shot forth from his eyes, the blast lead in front of the missile to meet it as he continued on his flight path to Kenya, "and so is Italy."


Doctor Fate: “Apologies Lantern, I will assist you with yours when I am finished here.” One of the Fate’s stated. As he chased after his own missile stopping mid flight striking the missile with a mystic bolt the magic changed the missile into a solid rock causing it to crash over the ocean. The next rocket finally came to wards Fate. He crossed his arms watching it fly towards him, opening his hand. He summoned an ankh which would cause the rocket to instantly rust and crumble to dust.”The other two Fates vanished as if they were never there. Fate turned his attentions towards where the others were in the world it didn’t appear that Flash would be showing up, So Fate Vanished British Columbia. Opening his hand making a portal appear. The missile would fly into the portal, Fate followed it this time exiting to see the Kamchatka Peninsula missile heading for its destination. Fate enhanced his strength grabbing the tail end of the rocket and tossing it towards the other Fate enhanced his strength grabbing the tail end of the rocket and tossing it towards the other causing them to explode. “This makes 5, anyone require assistance?”


Green Lantern: "Batman, you realize you leave Peru and Chile both open!? Damn that and I'm already south!" It took Hal under a second to reach Peru from Chile, traveling at Mach 10 as well, and he was there to meet the missile. From Hawaii to Chile it took just over two seconds to intercept, with a powerful blast from his ring quickly ending the threat of the missile strike. Once more the field was used and he continued to fly on towards New Zealand. "Fate, I got Peru's and I'm headed to New Zealand but I might not make Japan!" The Lantern's fists clutched tightly together, glowing brightly from the aura surrounding his body as the field crushed the missile. Not wanting to waste a moment with hurling this one into space, he just released the field and let the debris fall into the ocean. About 2.4 seconds later, he was heading dead on for the missile. "C'mon baby. Let's play chicken.." narrowing his eyes and clutching his fists tight together, a Peterbuilt Tractor/Trailer combination construct formed around his body and he crashed dead through the missile, destroying it.

Batman: -Batman monitored the progress of the missiles as well the UN meeting, when he heard Black Canary speaking.- “Canary, prepare for teleportation, we may need you in our final assault. We’re waiting for Fate’s order to move in.” -Batman tapped a few buttons and locked onto Black Canary’s position in Gotham. In a split second she would be transported onto the Watch Tower appearing before the teleporting room. Batman watched the missiles fade out, each red dot blinking offline, as Superman’s targets were among the first followed by Fate’s and Green Lantern’s. Batman heard Doctor Fate speak and responded.- “4 in Europe destroyed, 2 in North America, 2 in the pacific ocean… All that is left is South America, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Japan.” -Batman responded to Fate, when Green Lantern responded.
“Lantern, the missile is heading for Chile; not Peru.” -Batman analyzed the situation upon seeing New Zealand’s missile was disarmed by Green Lantern, Batman spoke.- “New Zealand is safe. Superman, get to Indonesia.”-Batman corrected Green Lantern, who was acting like a typical American who was combining two South American nations that were separate entities. Batman would see that things were changing rapidly as Doctor Fate had handled the missile in Russia, Batman’s blue eyes shifted to analyze the screens.- “There are only three missiles remaining. Lantern has South America covered. Fate can you get to Japan?”

Black Canary: Black Canary had just finished changing into her uniform when she was surrounded in light, glad that she wasn't caught in mid change. She dashed over to the station Batman was at watching the lights fade out as Batman helped coordinate the efforts. "Bruce, do you know who she is?" she rocked on her heels looking ready for a fight, looking a bit frustrated that she couldn't help more.

Circe: Circe entered her office grinning to herself her new guard dogs following behind her, a large many-banded krait a former Chinese aide coiled about her arm. It looked like all the other Ambassador offices. Except all the furniture had been pushed against the walls and large circle with a geometric shapes was drawn on the floor in chalk. At the five corners there is a bowl on each. The dogs sat next to the door staring at it as the witch gestured with her hand the doors closing. "You just watch darlings, this was only the warm up act." she grins.

Circe slinks over to the desk and pulls a decanter off it, and pours the water into one bowl. She takes the snake off her arm and strokes under it's chin fondly before grabbing it and forcing it's maw open on bowl milking it's venom into it. she thanked the snake kissed it's head, letting it coil back about her arm. Circe then poured dirt from a cloth bag into another bowl, humming to herself. She took a pair of fishnet stockings off the desk and whispered to them gesturing at them as a purple spark caught them on fire as she dropped them into the fourth bowl. She picked up a couple crystal paper weights and a piece of paper rolled up off the desk. The witch unrolled the paper set it on the floor in the middle of everything, putting the paperweights on it to keep it flat. It was an old travel poster. She knelt at the fifth bowl unwrapping an object shrouded in cloth, something she had been keeping for years. The sunlight from the window behind her glistened on the amazon blade that a certain queen had left her with. Powerful energies were gathering about the UN building winds were swirling about ravaging the trees around it, the city around the building calm save for the traffic. Her eyes rose up to look at the poster (http://thepatronsaintofsuperheroes.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/gotham-city.jpg), an rather art deco styled poster of a building imposed over a full moon.

She smiled wickedly. "Say good bye to your lovely little city Canary..." the witch whispered as she sliced her hand, her blood dripping into the last bowl.


Doctor Fate: “Japan it is then.” Already through another portal, magic can track science, but mostly science didn’t hold a card to magic. Fate teleported to the location seeing the missile his right hand went to the side of his head, and his left went out towards the missile.. Causing the missile to vanish into a pocket dimension for safe keeping. He had hoped the others could take care of their own rockets.” Lantern Superman, I have taken care of the missile heading for Japan, I trust the two of you can handle the rest. I must go to New York before the God Witch causes more Chaos. She must be stopped.” He vanished from sight appearing outside the UN building.”Amulet of Anubis give me the sight!” His eyes glowed red as he used this to be able to see any barriers or mystical blocks she had in place. Fate could see the barrier. Holding his hand out Striking forth with a powerful eldritch blast powerful enough to shatter the barrier. He glared coldly through his helmet as he moved into the area. He glared coldly through his helmet as he moved into the area. “Circe, come out and face me now, your chaos has already been undone, your missiles already destroyed. Your schemes are undone. Now we shall finish this!”


Circe: Circe smiles as she senses the great power of Doctor Fate arc through her barrier it cracking and crumbling away. she could hear him now, he would have to wait, she was nearly done. she lifted both hands up to the ceiling. "Oh Hecate, Goddess of the Moon, whose omnipotent soul dwells within my breast, I call to you to pass down your Judgement. May we have revenge on those who imprisoned us. Let these elements of life, treachery, and my own blood seal my intent and let your power course through these tokens. Imprison those within this land I offer and lock those away from where they want to be most! Make them suffer for locking me for decades within my home! Remove Gotham from this plane!" a sudden blast of godly power engulfs the UN building unseen by most mortals but felt by all, something dark was happening. While around Gotham city storm clouds gathered and purple lightening sparked about it. a purple sheen surrounding the city as it was engulfed with light and was gone.

A voice seems to whisper into Doctor Fate's ear. "Oh my dear, my plans are just starting..." she purred.

[Wonder Woman]

Wonder Woman: As the woman's hair and eyes changed colour, her voice betraying the truth of her identity, Diana's face grew pale. Circe! The witch! Her body coiled like a spring, tight and ready for the fight that would come. Diana had thought the witch had been dealt with; in truth it had been sometime since anyone had spotted the purple menace or felt her presence anywhere. Of course, even the best truces and peaces come to an end, but this was bigger than that. Circe wasn't in it for a little boom; she wanted the whole world, either bowing at her feet or smouldering in cinders. She lunged forward, heedless of her position or her clothing, hurtling herself towards Circe, attempting to tackle her around the waist and break her concentration.She was blinded by a purple flash, her body seemingly numbed by a jolt of something. It was like a cold lightning; her body lost sensation for a moment and when she regained herself, Diana was in an unfamiliar place. She peered around, turning and wide eyed. The Amazon bellowed the Witch's name, but there seemed to be no one else there. She had lost her suit and professional clothing, wearing only her Amazon armour. "Where are you, you witch!?" Diana growled. Her mother would be displeased with this advent, naturally, but should she be able to defeat the witch, surely that would give the Queen some respite. -e-

Circe: The amazon seemed to find herself in a large cavern, water dripping down stalactites into underground pool nearby. The cave have obviously been used, it was a lit with candles everywhere, circling the perimeter of the room. Looking at the smooth stone floor there were lots of faded chalk markings and a fresh one, it was the witch's work room. There was no clear way in or out. The amazon's demands were left unanswered. About 10 minutes later there was a blinding flash of purple light and purple haired woman appeared, although this time she was clad in revealing green armor, smirking as she looked the amazon over. "I'm right here dear Diana, no need to shout." her voice had a sly confident tone to it. "I hope you didn't mind the wait, I was kind of busy when you interrupted me. Didn't your mother teach you any manners? you should wait your turn to speak." she strides about the cave. "Besides I think an Amazon of all people would appreciate what I am doing. You have seen how those men behave! they are already beasts, I'm just showing their true nature." she says smiling. "I have been waiting decades for this dear, It is time to pay your dear mother back for locking me away on my island for all those years. It gave me plenty of time to think. After all... the daughters must pay for their mother's sins." (d)

Wonder Woman: Diana's jaw and teeth both clenched tightly as her blue eyes narrowed, hardening as she caught sight of the witch. She knew something had been "off" about Clochis, but she had never thought that she could be the witch in disguise! Her fists were balled at her sides, her lip curling as she heard the false sweetness dripping from her voice. Diana was struck with the hypocrisy for a moment as Circe called out the representatives for being ghastly beasts inside, saying that she was merely bringing out their true forms. "You are wrong!" She shot back, trying to quickly muster some sort of retort. While she might not be able to disagree with Circe's logic, but she did have a point. "You say you are doing this for the betterment of the world? You lie! Your tongue is as forked as a serpent." Diana stood up, she was taller than her mother, broader shoulders and a stronger build than the Queen, meaning she was physically superior to Circe in stature. "You do this for yourself; you wish for pets and playthings." Diana accused, her eyes narrowing as she looked at the scantily clad woman with disgust, not at the baring of her body but for the baseness of her motivations. "Do not speak lies to me about your motives, witch. I have heard your story. Jealousy over a sister! You are as ugly as those beasts!" -e-

Circe: Circe rolled her red eyes at the Amazon's response, but her eyes flashed when she was called ugly. "Ugh, you are worse than your mother... and I thought she was pretentious! Don't talk to me about lying princess... you Amazons are experts on it... your lies of hope, peace, and joy! They make me sick... but worse of all you lie to yourself. At least I don't do that! Do you know who you truely are? Why do try to so hard to be a human? you are not a human and you never will be." she grins and walks about sizing up the tall and graceful amazon, she would prove to be quite the opponent. "Yes, I do this for myself. But can't I also do a favor for the world too? Those power hungry swine deserved what they got!" she nearly spits out the word swine. she glares at Diana . "But now I can just enjoy myself. I have waited so long for this... you all owe this to me for what you have done to me. Do you know what the worst punishment for a witch is? sealing off her power!" she growled. "I nearly went mad having to sit on that island... you and the canary will soon learn what it feels like to be trapped helpless... locked away.." she smirks a little. she starts to whisper to herself a purple glow surrounding her body. (d)

Wonder Woman: She was trying to strike a nerve with Diana, claiming she was not human. It was true, for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years the Amazon had worried about that very thing. If she were not human, if she were not born of a mother and father, but crafted of clay and breathed divine life into, did she possess a soul? Or was she only calling to be at the command of the Gods as their avatar. Having passed through the realm of Lord Hades, finding great truths of her Mother and one of her Patrons, she was put at some ease. She may not be the physical accumulation of the love between a man and a woman, her life was the product of an eternal love between a Queen and her God, and the Goddesses who blessed all three. Her expression did not change as Circe taunted her. It did, however, change when she commented about her imprisonment. Diana, young as she was, found it hard to hide the cocky smirk as Circe complained about almost going mad. "I think your dress is the perfect colour for you, witch," she sneered. "A putrid shade of green to match your jealous heart!" Diana could take a lot, but the threatening of a friend, even if she had not had the chance to fully bond with Black Canary, was something she could not abide by. With swiftness of Hermes Diana's balled fist came up, to strike the witch across the face should she not move. It was an expression of outrage; how dare Circe bring others into a private feud! -e-

Circe: Circe only smirked as the amazon remained emotionless as she pointed out that Diana wasn't human. The lack of emotion from someone with such passion only proved to the witch that she was trying to hide her emotions and thoughts. she gives a snide laugh at Diana's jab at her jealousy. "What do I have to be jealous of now? I'm free and I can take anything I want!" she growls a little. She smiled seeing her finally getting a good reaction from the Amazon as she swung at her. she suddenly lifted up off the ground her chanting done, floating back just enough to miss the swing. "Aw are you worried about your little pet canary?" she teased. "This battle isn't just between you and me, but all of us. The blonde has as much to pay for as you." she smiles. "Her mother is the one who figured out my weakness... and brought that foulness to my island! trapping me! I just hope she enjoys what I have in store for her... she will never see her beloved city again!" she grins. she lifts up her hands and purple flame shrouded about them, she gestures at Diana, sending blasts of energy at her, trying to drive her back. (d)

Wonder Woman: First she threatened her friend, one of few that she had in the Patriarch's world, then she threatened her mother. Diana felt the rage flowing through her, but she also heard the careful tone of her mother's voice, tempering her capacity for violence. 'Diana,' the voice whispered. 'She is a tortured soul; we must take pity on the afflicted.' The Queen's desire for mercy towards her enemy was almost laughable, if it wasn't entirely genuine. Diana brought her hands to her face, crossing her wrists, her shackles flashing silver and reflecting the shot of purple energy wide. "You were stopped once," Diana said. "We can stop you again!" She said, confident that Black Canary and the rest of the Justice League would be able to handle Circe's distractions while Diana dealt with the witch. With the shot blocked, Diana crouched low and palmed her lasso. She didn't have much of a plan, but it was starting to come together in her head as her body responded almost instantly to the input from her brain. Long, strong legs sprung up, shooting Diana back towards the purple haired woman, shooting towards her middle with the lasso in her right hand. The goal would be to bind the witch with the weapon and force her to return the Ambassadors to their former state. Diana was, however, a little distracted, thinking of the threat made against her mother. -e-

Circe: The witch smiled seeing the anger flash across the amazon's face. Not like her mother at all. The blast was easily deflected by Diana's bracers. she shook her head 'no' in response to being stopped again, smiling confidently. "Your mother won't stand a chance on her island and you won't be able to stop her... I wonder if the amazons missed the titans..." she smirked. She started chanting now, ancient Greek, her hands lighting up. she let the amazon plow into her and tried to roll away, as Diana seemed distracted, floating up as she did so. As the witch chanted the chalk markings on the floor lit up new candles at each corner lighting on their own, a heavy pressure of force and energy started to fill the room. Diana could make out some of her words, the witch was praying to Hectate. Something about the shrouded veil of the amazons and their favored daughter. Diana would feel the energies focus on her wrapping about her feeling like something was starting to be bled from her. The witch was stealing something from her. (d)

Wonder Woman: At first Diana was confused, but panic began to set in when she started to feel... Drained. She was not used to any feeling of weakness, of vulnerability. Her eyes caught fire again and she crouched low, determined to get the witch this time. Failure was not an option this time. The glowing lasso arched out towards Circe, her body engulfed in the strange, violet glow. She had been made mortal before; stripped of her powers and left with only the defenses of an average woman in peak physical condition. It was when the Island of Themyscria had gone to an alternate plane. If the psychological trauma of losing everyone she had ever known, in addition to being human, had not set her off her path, Circe's little spell wouldn't stop her. -e-

Circe: Circe's eyes widened as the lasso came towards her she did a sweeping dive to get away from it. Her lips still moving as she chanted and suddenly the room burst in violet light. When her eyes cleared Circe glowered down at the lasso wrapped tightly about her middle, one hand tapped against her side but the witch was smiling her spell was completed. Diana would feel something gone. It wasn't her powers or her strength, something else, an ache of something gone. "Nice throw Princess, but I'm done with you. My work and revenge is complete. thank you for staying so close to me." she teased, the look in her eyes one of triumph not of defeat of being captured. "Magic is harder on amazons, but I enjoyed the challenge." (d)

Wonder Woman: Diana felt something gone, though she couldn't quite put her finer on it. Something was missing, but try as she might the Amazon was unable to figure it out. With Circe's waist bound by the Lasso, Diana jerked down hard, trying to get the other woman back on level. The Lasso's ability to compel obedience aside, she wanted Circe to turn the ambassadors back as soon as possible. "Turn the Ambassadors back," she said, her tone would be very similar to the tone Hippolyta would have used when she banished the witch in the first place. "Now." -e-

Circe: Circe glowered at Diana as she commanded and yanked her down with the lasso. She started to spin drawing the lasso about herself as she floated above the floor, her spinning going faster drawing Diana towards her. the witch was struggling from the compelling force on her. she started to mutter some words and there was a brief flash of purple light. In a hotel room a tub full of snakes turned into missing ambassadors and aides. "I turned them back." she said huffily. I'm surprised you are concerned about those vermin and not what happened to you. About what is about to happen to your sisters... and your mother... It's a pity you can't aid them."

Wonder Woman: Diana's expression didn't change as she was taunted. "I was getting to that," her voice even and incredibly powerful. "What have you done?" She asked, pulling her grip tighter as Circe struggled against the binds. Mortals could not be relied upon to defend themselves, especially against someone like Circe. She was concerned, of course, about what Circe was doing. She knew of the rift between the witch and her Mother, but what she did not know was Circe's end game, which is what she was hoping to divine from her captive. -e-

Circe: Circe continued to struggle and tried pull amazon closer to her. She winced as she was forced to tell the truth. "I took away your bond to Themyscira. The God's power that shrouds the island shrouds it from you now too." she grinned, her own look defying the princess'. With the levitation spell still on her Circe suddenly dove at Diana, the strain against her on the lasso gone as she dove to sweep out the amazon's legs from under her, trying to get the tension lose enough that she could slip out from the rope.

Wonder Woman: Diana was shocked, a lost expression on her face as Circe dove at her. The warrior's lip curled into a sneer as she caught the flash of purple flashing towards her. The impact put Diana backwards, landing harshly on her backside. That was it, wasn't it? She thought to herself. That emptiness, a darkness inside her that was just on the periphery. As the Amazon was distracted not only by the shock of the impact of Circe's body but also her words, the lasso loosened before she could command Circe to reverse it. The golden lariat fell to the ground and Diana, no longer looking like the commanding Goddess resembled a lost child. There would be anger, bitterness and rage later, but for now she was in shock. -e-

Circe: Circe dove out from loosened lasso and was on the far side of the room hovering near the city, her purple hair floating wildly about her. She puts up her hands and a purple wall of energy is put up between them. She grins looking down at the lost looking amazon. "How does it feel having lost that bond? the thing that ties you to what makes you yourself? Imagine having to feel that for decades! Like I did with my magic! For you it is the ties to your sisters and the island. You will never be able to return home. Your seers can't see you, no one from your home can contact you, and over time your sisters will have trouble remembering your name. Your mother won't even know who you are..." she grins. "And soon the same will happen to Gotham City." she gave a little amused laugh.

Wonder Woman: Diana narrowed her eyes, recovering from the loss and the feeling of helplessness quickly. She had been cut off from Themyscira before, she thought to herself. This was no big deal. She tried to assure herself that Circe was exaggerating, that even the most powerful magic would not make Hippolyta forget her only daughter. And even so, even if the witch was right, she wouldn't allow her to take someone else's home. Gotham was host to many heroes, and though they didn't all play within the rules of the League, she had come to know some of them and hold many in high regards. "That, I cannot allow you witch!" Diana growled as she was back on her feet, flying towards the purple haired siren with intense speed, fueled by her rage without her mother's voice to quell her spirit.

Circe: Circe gasped Diana growled and lunged at the Circe, charging into the wall of energy she had erected, it sparked and flared, it hurt, feeling like it was searing Diana as Circe's eyes widened surprised by the rage and might from the amazon. she grunted and pushed more of her energies into the barrier, which sparked and sizzled between them. "As fun as is it is playing with you darling, it's time for us to both go." she lifted a hand, and the intensity of the shield weakened, Circe started chanting again as the magic barrier started to crack under the amazon's charge, splintering and cracking like glass. as the barrier broke the room filled with violet light and the room was empty save for candles, and the dripping of the water into the underground pool. Diana would find herself over a vacant stretch of ocean, she was home, but it didn't greet her back.

Wonder Woman: The impact with the wall sent a burning sensation through Diana's entire body, causing her to cry out in pain. Her eyes closed tight, shutting against the agony. When they opened, she could hear Circe's words, echoing and laughing in the back of her head, condemning her to loneliness. She loomed over where the Island of Themyscira -should- be but saw no island. No home. No family. Her chest heaved and her hands came to her face. She tried to find a voice to give way to her emotions, but no words came out; her throat was silent until a long, mournful sob rose from deep within her. She remained aloft, alone, mourning the loss of something she may never see again. Like many of the other heroes, she was no homeless, without family and without a connection to her past save what she carried within her. Alone, she gave into the feeling of loss, her blue eyes welling with tears. The sun set, driven off by the rising of the moon, and Diana remained. Stunned into silence. Emotionally numb. She couldn't summon anything to codify, to qualify, what she was feeling. The word "numb" was too simple, and yet everything else was too complex. So for the time being, Diana merely stayed, as if she were still made of clay, hovering in stillness above where the land she grew up used to be. -e-

[Lucifer Morningstar]

Circe: The news reports were still going wild on televison all over the world about the world wide attack from a witch who had a grudge against the Justice Leage. From the barage of missles that Circe had let loose around the world, the Justice League had taken care of most of them. The last few rockets continued to hurtle to their locations. But the Green Lanteren was on his way to Northen Chile and Superman was
soaring to Indonesia to prevent distruction to areas that had history of volcanic activity, if they could make it time.

Slowly around the world people were noticing something strange. Communications and power from Gotham City suddenly stopped. Satellites would capture images of a sudden storm clouded Gotham being enveloped in a sphere of purple light. It looked almost like a blast or explosion of some sort. But as the stormy skies cleared, as fast as they appeared, it revealed something just as devastating; Gotham City was gone! For miles and miles the land that was once asphalt and cement, skyscraper and billboard, were now nothing but a field of grasses and wild flowers. It was as if the city had never been there. There wasn't even a trace of pollution or smog. Just a beautiful meadow.

The area around the UN Building was as if time stood still. Everyone outside collectively holding their breath and getting their bearings. They could all feel the incredible power of a god that had been used inside the building. They had felt the darkness and malice coming from the power that radiated about them and it made them tremble. The protesters were even quiet before starting to discuss what it was that just happened. For those that could see magic they would see a blinding flash raw power go into the heavens and arc towards another famous city.


Circe's voice almost purred into Fate's Ear. "My dear Doctor, I believe you are in no position to make demands right now. If you want to talk to me walk into the building and visit my office, my door is open for you. And only you." The main doors to the building suddenly open on their own.

Doctor Fate: Fate glares” Fine Circe, I will humor your game for the moment. “Stepping into the building walking towards the office. He waved his hand opening the door and stepping in.” Circe.” He crossed his arms looking towards the goddess. “ I have only one question. Why do this?” Fate looked her over trying to see perhaps if she were an illusion or if the room were trapped. He prepared himself mentally in those moments for anything the witch could muster.

Superman: Superman dropped low to the ground, his eyes narrowed sharply as he watched face step into the UN. He didn't like this.. not a bit. Fate was powerful but the fact remained that there were still plenty of hostages under Circe's thumb that she could use against him, or any of them for that matter and even executing a few was within her methods. However magic was... magic..and it had always been, and always would be, something he was cautious around. The wind blew across the grounds, sending his cape flying out to the side but offering a soothing sensation. Clark knew he needed to have faith in the man behind the helm.

Green Lantern: Hal dropped down to the ground, his face rigid and eyes narrowed almost to slits as Fate disappeared inside the building. Only moments passed before he couldn't keep it back any longer, "This is bull, you know this Big Blue? She's got god knows how many people in there and we're standing out where and playing her game!" The Lantern looked at Superman for a moment but didn't give him much time to respond before his ring glowed brightly and a construct wall formed in mid-air... which he quickly put his fist through. "Dammit..." he cursed before he crossed Hal put his hands on his hips and shifted his weight to his left leg. As he stood there, glancing to Superman once against before the UN building got his attention, that's when the reports about Gotham hit the Leaguers' communicators. "God what the-..." turning his attention quickly to Kal, "Big Bl-..." Behind those normally calm eyes of his and the stone look now on the Kryptonian's face, Hal could see a fire there that made him glad to be on his side.

Batman: -Batman listened to the communication between Doctor Fate and Circe (Prior to him entering the U.N), he allowed the speakers to echo through the room as Black Canary stood next to him.- “Circe…” Batman rolled the name off his tongue. “Explains the animals…Where’s Wonder Woman?” -Batman stated over the communication to everyone in the League. Upon listening to Green Lantern, Batman’s cold voice replied to both Black Canary’s inquiry and Green Lantern’s impatience.- “This is Fate’s line of work…He gives us the go, unless we’re left with no other option. She has hostages.” -Batman’s voice was cold and as sharp as steel, hiding the fact whether the disappearance of Gotham’s affect on him.- “Superman and Lantern, Canary and I are ready to transport in on a moment’s notice.”

Black Canary: Black Canary's eyes widened as she watched the monitors of the watchtower about her. The in coming messages about Gotham City. "Oh my god... no..." tears started to form in her eyes. All those people, everything she knew, all gone in an instant. "It.. it has to be a trick an illusion... she couldn't have..." her hands balled into fists and her expression turned into one of grim resolution, looking like she could punch someone. she nodded hearing batman's words. "Yes, I'm ready." she thought a moment and added. "Last I knew Wonder Woman was in the UN and she disappeared when she touched Circe... is there a way for us to search for her?"

Circe: As Fate walks into the UN Building he sees the place is full of animals all shapes and sizes all prowling and slithering about. All of them were once the men who were ambassadors, aides, and security for the building. They all stand at attention with red glowing eyes, watching as Fate walked by. Sitting on either side of the office were the two german shepherds Circe had made out of the guards. Inside the office sitting at her desk was Circe, clad in revealing green armor and a golden arm band shaped like a snake coiling about her. She sat reclining in her chair, her flowing curly purple hair floating a little, looking wild. On the desk was a travel poster of Gotham City. She smirks at Fate looking amused at his question. "Isn't it obvious? I'm having fun and getting a little revenge against the Justice League of America, for trapping me powerless on my Aeaea." a dark undercurrent in her voice contrasting her sweet carefree tone. "And you children, I'm afraid are going to have to pay for your parent's sins against me."

Doctor Fate: " Always so simplistic with plotting revenge Circe? What of Gotham? Those people have nothing to do with your revenge.." Fate glared to her and he smirked under his helmet." I take it you haven't considered what will happen if you succeed in this endeavor?" stood ready to do battle with the Witch." Come now Circe, Are we going to do battle or chat, or play this game, perhaps we should pull out the chess board and battle with our minds... IT makes no difference. Bring Gotham back, and change these people back to normal. Or I will show you my true might, and force you to do so your choice..."

Batman: -Batman typed away at the computer, tracing through satellite images of Gotham city and of the next city Circe was about to vanish. Batman turned his attention to the room, looking for something of a miss. He began to use the Watch Tower computers to scan the now barren areas looking for signs of Heat temperatures, volume, or wind changes. Batman was beginning to test theories regarding the magic, curious to see if they were magical illusions.- “Canary, I want to send someone down to Gotham…See if it’s still there. I remember the coordinates to the Joker’s old hideout, there should be a police patrol that drives through at least every fifteen minutes. But before either of us go down, I want to send something there and back…A cargo container.” His gaze looked over his shoulder at her.- “The cargo container by that wall will do.” -Batman began to use the computer systems to target the empty container and suddenly transport it down onto the rooftop of where Joker’s old hideout was, if the city was an illusion, the object would disappear, if it didn’t exist the object would simply hit the grass below. Either way; Batman observed to see what would happen.


Black Canary: Black Canary watched Batman work, seeing him check the conditions of the field that was once Gotham City. It gave the temperature of a cool meadow with a slight breeze, the volume was low, only of birds, insects and swaying grasses. The blonde smiles hearing the dark knight's plan. "Sounds good to me. Sending a container might be safest first. who knows what she did to that area." as the cargo container was transported it disappeared from the watch tower. A moment later the crate appeared above the meadow the height of Joker's old hideout. It crashed into the flowers with a thud. Dinah sighed, so much for illusions. "Okay, guess we are ready for a person. Just don't drop me from so high." she smirks teasing.

Circe: The witch gives a little glower at Fate as he mentions her being simplistic. "Oh, Gotham has much to do with my revenge... my revenge against the Canary... her mother was the one who ensured the sealing of my magic..." she stood up abruptly. "They locked away what I hold most dear! so I do the same for her!" her red eyes flashed. She lifted her chin a little. "Gotham is out of my hands right now anyhow... but if I could, I wouldn't bring her back." she smiles a bit wickedly. "I will leave the changing of my pets to you Fate. If you are so powerful you don't need me..." she teases. Knowing her chaotic magic was too different for fate's magic to try to undo. "If you want to fight, we can fight. I already brought an Amazon down to her knees today." she grins. "Let's start shall we?" she waved her hand and a spark of purple light flickers from her fingertips. Down below noises could be heard below them, the animals bellowing and moving about. The noise was so loud it could be heard outside. With a rumbling a hundred animals charged out of the building. Birds, big cats, bears, wolves, and even a Beaver. Looking closely one would notice a pattern in the animal choices they were all the national birds and animals. The eyes of every creature were glowing a bright red. The animals targeted anyone they saw, ready to attack.

Doctor Fate: The noise made it hard to concentrate, to focus his magic properly. Fate Rushed Circe attempting to tackle her, and if this was successful he would teleport the both of them above NYC. “Batman, Canary I need the two of you to reign in the animals while I battle the witch. Green Lantern we will need a cage to house them in.” Fate Sent and Eldritch Blast towards Circe I hopes of knocking her off guard.” Your choice is made Then Circe, and you will feel the full sorcerous might of Doctor Fate!” Fate Split himself into three beings once again each housing the same amount of power, and the power was not split between them each was as powerful as Fate was before he split.

Zatanna Z: -This had been going on for hours. She wasn't quite sure of the exact amount of time....the first book broke the clock. What little she'd been able to figure out, when she wasn't dodging the contents of her own home, was that the manor had removed itself from the universe at large, hiding in its own pocket dimension as it raged against anything that happened to be located within. "It's not my damned fault you homicidal jerk!" In response, several more books and a lamp were sent her way. She caught the lamp, just barely. "Will you stop trying to break everything?" Dodging under the desk in the library, Zatanna pulled up her own shield. Trying to leave the room would be useless, so she might as well get comfy against the barrage of books. The labyrinthian corridors were re-arranging themselves in protest and she'd just end up back here anyway. "Listen. I know you like Gotham. You could've just stayed there.... yes I've gathered it's a field. Obviously I can't fix that. Not like it would've bothered you..." She placed her head in her hands, watching more of her priceless books jettison themselves from their homes and into the floor. "You know I'll make you put it all back eventually. Don't know why you're still fighting with me." The books paused for a moment, and she peeked her head out from under the desk. "Good, you're finally list-" a book hit her square in the face. "Damnit." She retreated back under the desk, grumbling. Here's to several more hours.


Batman: -Batman was preparing to transport Black Canary when he heard Doctor Fate speak.- “Changing transport point.” -Batman adjusted the location and stood up while pushing the execution command. Suddenly Black Canary and Batman were dematerialized on the tower and rematerialized in the U.N building. Batman armed two bola devices that he began twirling around his body in a defensive manner.- “Their eyes…” -Batman spoke out loud, informing Black Canary of a key feature signifying the magical presence of the creature. Batman’s jaw stiffened pronouncing his chin as white lens dropped over his eyes to give him better visibility within the dimensions of the room.-

Black Canary: Black Canary nodded ready to transport down in front of the UN. When she finds herself in assembly hall she was already in a fighting stance, back to back with Batman. As he pointed out the red glowing eyes, of the enchanted men, Canary quietly reminded herself to go easy on the animals. One they were brainwashed animals. Second there were real people, world leaders even, trapped in these beasts. She saw a bunch of Leopards and even a lion charging towards her side. She widened her stance and took a deep breath, sorry ambassadors, and let loose a loud keening screech. The sonic blast hitting the beasts blowing them down tumbling into a wall, knocked unconscious from the sound and impact. A stampede of gazelles and giraffes came at full tilt towards Batman, ignoring his twirling bolas. Canary made her way towards the door to try and fight and throw into the room any animal that tried to get out. Trying to stop a raging stallion was proving to be difficult though.

Circe: Circe grins pleased as Fate charges, not making a move to get out of the way, grabbing his arms to keep him close as he teleported them into the sky high above the city. Circe's upper arm brushed Fate's. As she did so the snake arm band suddenly let go of the witch and coiled about Fate's arm. she smiled. "Nice change of scenery. I was hoping I could seal your magic Fate. But I know your enchantments won't let you go that easily and our magics are too different. So I guess if I can't touch your magic, I will have to let you borrow some of mine." she grins. Fate would be able to feel the power inside of the snake band, it was strong and seemed to ebb and flow wildly, as if alive. It was full of chaotic magic. He would be able to detect a couple spells inside the enchanted band, one more easily than the other. The witch quickly put up a hand as the eldritch blast came at her. A shield of purple energy appeared deflecting the blast. As Fate divided Circe slowly spun so she could see each one, looking to see if the arm band would be 'copied' knowing that it was enchanted by her it wouldn't want to be split. "Hehe, nice trick Darling. I made my choice a long time ago. she smirked at the snake arm band on Fate. "I think it likes you." she cooed.

Doctor Fate: Fate looked to the snake"It seems you have Circe." Fate grabbed the snake band ripping it from his form with every ounce of strength he could muster and toss it into a portal he created. The other two Fates flew to each side of Circe. Fate 2 and three cast mystical chains to wrap around Circe's arms. Fate created an eldritch blast in the shape of an Ankh the sky behind him began to glow golden, and the symbol appeared behind him He send the massive attack towards her chest. Fate wasn't in the mood to play her game." You are a God Circe, but I am a Lord of Order!" If the blast hit her it would likely strike with a force that would knock her into the ground below. and would disintegrate the Fate Clones.

Batman: -Batman watched the creatures charging towards him, hurling the bolas towards two creatures legs, he watched them become bound and stumble until they crashed into the ground. Batman turned his attention to a lion charging towards him at which point his hand slipped from his belt three batarang darts dipped with anesthetics causing the Lion to slow down before lazily drifting off to sleep. It was now Batman turned his attention to the German Sheperds, tapping his bracers to activate the electric volts within them. The large shadow and cape of the Caped crusader flew open as his legs carried him towards them, with a
few punches thrown towards the dogs, they would be shocked with 10,000 volts of electricity intended to stun the animals into temporary paralysis.-

Black Canary: Black Canary had her arms up, deflecting and swatting down dive bombing hawks and parrots. "I didn't like Birds the first time I saw it.." she muttered. Her eyes widened as she saw an elephant charge at her while she was distracted by the birds. she charged at it head on, jumping and pushing/kicking her way up using it's tusks, Jumping off it's head to hit heel first into a nerve in the beast's neck, it sunk down to floor in a painful huff. As it went down Dinah jumped off it's back doing a side kick at a condor her other arm coming up to deflect a falcon, wincing as it's talon's dug into her arm. The German shepherds attacking batman yelped and whined in pain, suddenly their eyes lost their glow as they fell down, stunned and aching.

Circe: Circe shook her head tching her tongue as Fate ripped the snake band from his arm. "It's sad to see a gift so quickly dismissed... it would have given you the ability to turn the ambassadors back to humans... I guess you really don't care about them..." something in her voice showed she was being serious. she then frowned and started chanting as the Fate clones summon chains about her. Her body became somewhat transparent as the chains trying to weave about her when right through the witch's intangible body. Circe's smirked as she saw the Ankh appear behind Doctor Fate, looking determined. She put up her hands a large blast of purple lightening and power arching to meet the Ankh, the force of the ankh coming was too much and was forcing her down, she chanted all the while to herself.The pure chaotic energy sparkling and causing distortions in the air as it met the force of order. The light from the battling power between the two increased until everything was flooded in light as the energies crackled and exploded, just as Circe was slammed hard into the ground. As the light faded and eyes cleared there was a crater in the cement where Circe had been.The clones had disintegrated and Circe was nowhere to be seen, gone with the blast as well. All about the beasts stopped attacking as their red lit eyes of the animals suddenly faded. The animals started to panic and run about in fear, confusion, and panic.

[Black Canary]

Villainess: The blast of magical forces left no trace of Circe except a large crater in the cement where she landed while fighting Doctor Fate. The UN Ambassadors, now free of the witches grasp, realized that they were stuck as the beasts she had turned them into. Overcome with fear and panic some of the animals scattered. Birds taking flight, leopards running down into subway, and several gazelles and an elephant ran loose on the streets of New York.

Doctor Fate wouldn't find a trace of Circe's magic within the smoldering crater, but he would sense it coming from Circe's office in the UN building. Her presence had shadowed it before, but he could feel it clearly now, coming from the Gotham Travel poster on her desk.

Black Canary: Black Canary grasped the antler of the Norgwegian ambassador, a moose easily dwarfing her, she grunted as she struggled to guide him back into the UN building. "Come on... we need to get you somewhere safe for now..." she stopped, sighing looking frustrated. She suddenly smirks and whispers into the beasts' ear, her fingers teasing under the moose’s' large muzzle. She turned smiling and walked off towards the building the moose following behind her like a pet.

Doctor Fate: Fate had tossed the snake shaped Bracelet into a pocket dimension looking around as he floated there. He glanced around sensing the mystical energy now. Vanishing from sight and reappearing where the magics were. “Batman, Have you gather all of the emissaries? He began to contemplate going and getting Circe’s band to study and hopefully cure the men of their predicament. He didn’t know how it would work. Fixing them would require more than He could do at the moment.” He thought, “Nabu, I seek answers. How do I undo what the Witch has done?”

Superman: Both the Lantern and the Man of Steel had stood outside, waiting with baited breath for the outcome of whatever Fate's encounter with the woman would bring. When they returned and began their battle, neither of the two were shocked much by the powers that were being used before them. Superman was far too worried about the people inside while Hal had seen far stranger sights traveling the universe and knew full well that there were things out in the universe that even the Power Ring couldn't help him understand. There were a few times, however, that Green Lantern wanted to jump in. They held their ground in the aftermath, Superman's eyes narrowed once the animals started charging.

Green Lantern: "Oh come on..." Hal muttered and slapped his palm up against his face, "You have got to be kidding me. And don't say it... I know... I know." Shaking his head, the Lantern flew up into the air and create a large construct of an animal corral by the entrance to the UN. As Superman took off into the air, gathering up the ambassadors two at a time under his arms, but effective at least four with the speed he moved, Hal hovered down beside Canary, "Hey, Pretty-... Ahem. Canary. You okay?"

Wonder Woman: Diana had snapped out of her depression; she knew she couldn't allow Circe to win like this. She no longer had her connection to Themyscria but that didn't mean she was relieved of her position as emissary, or that she was no longer Wonder Woman. She had to get back to New York. Diana shot across the Atlantic, flying high above the water, among the birds in the clouds. She had no faith that Circe lived up to her word, that she had indeed changed the Ambassadors back to their human form. The sun was setting as Diana made her way to the scene, spotting the blonde bombshell form of Black Canary in the din, wrestling with a large moose. The red and blue armored woman touched down, her red boots clicking softly. "Black Canary!" she called, as her presence alone seemed to bring more stability to the animal chaos. "Where is Circe?" Her voice was strong, and she did her best to hide any negative emotions she felt towards the witch. She gave the Lantern and Superman a cursory nod.

Batman: -Batman watched as the animals behavior changed as did their eyes, his black glove tapped the side of his temple while his gaze shifted towards the blue sky above.- “Fate, Circe’s control of the animals has ceased, the ambassadors are now scattering about the area. Do you have Circe in subdued?” -Batman’s vision then shifted to glance around the U.N’s main room and then turned around allowing his cape to release a booming clap of thunder. Animals that were now consciously aware of what was going on huddled around, some taking protection behind Batman before stopping to watch him leave the room. Batman stepped outside and watched as Superman was gathering the animals up. Batman would have a brief thought. - ‘At least Superman is rounding up the animals…I don’t have *time* to be *gentle* with anything short of human physiology.’ “Fate, what can you tell us about Circe’s plan thus far, has she said anything that might give us a clue as to her next move?” -Batman suddenly noticed the change in the animals’ behavior when Wonder Woman arrived. - “Glad you could make it, Wonder Woman.” -His blue eyes scanned over her as she went to Black Canary, he could feel his stomach wrenching some; and that metaphoric “nose” of a detective sensed something was out of place. Doctor Fate, Black Canary, and Wonder Woman knew something about Circe that none of them were sharing, it’s kept all three of them at least two steps ahead of Green Lantern, Superman, and himself. This annoyed Batman to his core; he wanted to know what was going on and needed to discover what Circe’s motives were. Puzzling together; Superman, Green Lantern, and Flash were unaffected by Circe. Fate, Black Canary, and Wonder Woman seemed to have a part in her plan, but why Gotham? Gotham was Batman’s territory.

Black Canary: Black Canary smiled as she saw Superman and Green Lantern starting to gather up ambassadors. She turned to see Hal and smirked as he interrupted himself, wondering what he was starting to call her. She nodded to his question. "I'm okay... I'm still... disturbed about Gotham... I can't wait to see if I can find out what happened to it. But we have to take care of Circe's mess here first." she turned to the moose, "After you sir." She gave the beast a swat on the rear as it walked into the building. The Moose made an appreciative huffing sound. Dinah noticed the animals about her naturally calm down and start to form lines; she looked at them curiously and then followed their gaze up seeing Diana as she touched down. "Hey Princess." she smiled. "Fate fought Circe and their powers caused a great flash, she was gone when the light cleared, all that was left was that crater. But I doubt we are lucky enough that it was the end of her, the ambassadors are still animals after all." Black Canary was looking at Wonder Woman and then at Fate very concerned, but kept her mouth shut. She saw who Circe had targeted and was not happy with it, but was trying her best to not let it show.

Doctor Fate: Fate seemed to be quiet for a moment, listening to what Nabu had to say "Kent Nelson, why have you sought my council now?”
“ Simple Nabu, I have no earthly clue how to undo Circe's magic. I was hoping that you would?"
Fate stands there silent as he gets a reply, "She escaped I only know that she wants revenge on Wonder Woman, Black Canary and myself."
He crossed his arms as he listed to Nabu reaching into the pocket dimension and pulled out the bracelet." I will try to undo her spell but it will take time"

Superman: Superman was keeping to himself for the moment. At first, he was more concerned with gathering up the ambassadors and getting them into the carral as, with every second passing, the risk that they might hurt themselves due to being in their currents states grew. With the last of them put in, however, he hovered over and dropped down beside Batman and Doctor Fate. Having heard the conversation easily, he was up to speed with the stated matters, but he was still a bit on edge. "All of the ambassadors have been gathered up. Hopefully they'll stay calm for now," Kal-El said, his gaze turning back to the "animals" for a moment before looking back at the other two. "Doctor, I know this might be a bit premature, but is there anyway we can prepare to meet Circe before she attacks again? At least so we can arrive to meet her before she can attempt something like this again." Superman could hear the sound of Batman's pulse, his heart beat signalling the stress he was under, "Don't worry Batman." Cautiously, he brought a hand up to the cowled man's shoulder, "We'll get through this and make things right," and then Kal offtered a small, but reassuring smile. Although it wasn't his area of expertise, the Man of Steel had some experience with magic from his younger days and so he wasn't ignorant on what all it was capable of. When Wonder Woman appeared, he turned and offered a gentle nod.

Green Lantern: With Superman darting around like a bat out of hell to gather the people up, Hal decided it was better to just let the man work which opened his attention up to pay more of it to her. "Just gotta keep your chin up," he said to her, tapping the underside of her chin with the edge of his index finger. It wasn't in him to really... flirt and try and cheer her up. Truth be told, he couldn't help but try and feel sympathy while the thoughts about how he would react if the same thing happened to Coast City. He'd lived there his entire life and it was home to everything he really knew and counted as important. The thought of suddenly having it all stripped away from him was rocking Hal to his core. Wonder Woman's appearence made him turn his eyes on her for a moment, but that was that.

Wonder Woman: "She is not to be trusted," Diana said coldly, her voice definitely showing no positive emotion towards Circe. She kept her shoulders square as her eyes stayed on Dinah. "Our mothers defeated her once," she spoke quite matter of factly. "Your mother is our best bet to defeat her again. We need to find her as soon as possible," she continued on. "Circe will likely be going after her as well." Diana tried not to be bothered by Superman's imposition on the situation; his heart is in the right place, she would remind herself. He means well. "Circe isn't logical; she's out for revenge. I cannot say how sorry I am that I have brought this on you, all of you, but I do not think this is something you, even with all your powers, can fix. Black Canary and I, we are her targets; she has a history with our Mothers and it was clear to me she was only made aware recently that I am not the Queen." Diana continued, her tone apolitical and gentle, without being demeaning. "But regardless, your assistance with the Ambassadors would be a great help..." Her voice dried as Superman disappeared. "You then?" She asked Lantern, having witnessed his ability to manifest things of nothing. "If Doctor Fate can break the spell, even better. However, Canary and I need to get to her Mother."

Batman: -His attention to detail listened closely to Fate’s explanation, he understood the vengeance factor now; her motive was vengeance against those who had wronged her in the past. Batman considered this a potential weakness as Circe knew of Fate, Wonder Woman, and Black Canary…but she wasn’t exposed to fighting Superman, Green Lantern, Flash, or even Batman. This gave them all an advantage in dealing with her in the future encounters or the next stage of her plan. Batman’s attention shifted to Superman and underneath his cowl his right eyebrow quirked up without his other adjusting; almost surprised by Superman’s optimism despite the situation, and even a little impressed by Superman’s ability to ‘read’ Batman. His lips parted to respond but, his attention was then changed to Wonder Woman’s impromptu briefing. Batman put aside responding to Superman to focus on Wonder Woman’s “plan” she was talking about.- ““Wonder Woman, this isn’t *your* fight. It’s the Justice Leagues, Circe made it about us when she addressed the world on stage today. She wants revenge, and you think Black Canary’s mother will be the next target? I think we should take her someplace where no one can find her….” -Batman then spoke.- “Doctor Fate…” -Batman’s words hinted that Doctor Fate may understand what Batman was suggesting, though if Doctor Fate didn’t understand, Batman would clarify by saying “Can you take Black Canary’s mother to your fortress and protect her until we have a location of Circe?” this is of course, if Doctor Fate didn’t understand what Batman was suggesting.-

Black Canary: Black Canary gave a slow smirk as the Green Lantern tried to cheer her up, "Yes, I’m trying." She smiled glad all the animals were safe for now. She nodded agreeing with Doctor Fate about what Circe was after, she had been thinking of Circe's revenge as well. Dinah made a face, like she had been jabbed in an old wound as Diana mentioned her mother. "My mother can still handle herself. But, yes... I was thinking we will need to talk with the remaining Justice Society, they figured out how to defeat Circe before." Batman would notice Dinah's subtle shifting of focus away from her mother. She turns to Wonder Woman. "He's right, the society needed everybody to defeat Circe the first time. And she is also putting everyone at danger here. We need to face her together.” Dinah blanched as she heard Batman suggesting putting her mother under protection or in the tower of fate. "Let me go see her then, I will try to talk her to coming, she won't come easily..." she looked at Diana. "Would you mind coming too? I think seeing the daughter of one of her best friends might help a little..." she shifted uncomfortably, actually looking nervous for once. She looked at the others changing the topic. "Are there any other traces of what Circe was doing around here? Any clue or lead could help us out a lot. Was there anything in her office?" She asked, slipping back into detective mode easily.

Doctor Fate: Fate shook his head and he said, “I fear the Justice Society had an easier time with her than we will.” He looked to Canary and Diana and he said" You will need a key. "He summoned a small golden disc with spikes on the outside of it. “When you have her mother, you can place this anywhere, it will open a portal to the Tower of Fate, and Illusion will appear before you that looks like Kent Nelson if my Wife is not there. It will ask you a question and you must answer honestly." He turned to the others and he said" If you wish to go on the offensive with Circe, Perhaps I can scry for her using this." He revealed the bracelet she had left. “But, I wish to test something first." He held the bracelet towards the animals and said" I remove this curse cast by the owner of this bracelet, Change beast to man once again." He sent his own magic into the bracelet in hopes of canceling the spell. "In her office there was only a Poster of Gotham which radiated with mystical powers."

Superman: Superman hadn't disappeared and was standing where he was as he responded and looked to Diana, "Batman is right. And it's likely she might target the rest of us as well, if only to hopefully strike at your heart even more." If Circe was anything like some of the beings he had fought, what better way to get at someone you wished to hurt by attacking their alllies and friends, injuring them for just being an associate?

Green Lantern: Hal gave a nod to Dinah and a smile. The woman was tough; he had to give her that. Brave too, because it took guts to being willing to stand up against something that could snap fingers and burn your skin off without much defense against it save for a normal coat and a really loud scream. When he heard Wonder Woman calling out to him, the Lantern quickly turned his head to look, "Me what? Get the ambassadors? Supes already took care of that."

Wonder Woman: Her eyes narrowed at Batman as he stood against her, in her eyes at least. She was trying to protect them for a specific reason; Circe's magic worked best on men, but to save their egos from the blow, Diana hadn't said anything regarding their gendered weakness to her power. She took an extra moment to think about what she would say next, waiting for Canary's response. "You are right, of course, but it is risky. Circe is very powerful, and you must keep her at arm's reach." She was unaware of the pun, knowing nothing of what happened with Fate as of yet. "I wouldn't dream of making you go alone," she said with a nod and a smile that she hope would induce Canary to being more confident. With the comment about her office, Diana shook her head. "Not that I saw, but perhaps you," she turned to Batman. "Might have better luck than I."

Batman: -Underneath his cowl he felt sorry for Black Canary as she seemed shaken from the events, he found it hard to relate with the death of his parents long gone, he had no one to protect or worry about their safety...Dick and Alfred were important to him, but their lives were almost meaningless if he didn’t get Gotham back. Batman’s attention shifted to Doctor Fate’s words, taking note of the names he mentioned, deciding that he would investigate into it later. Batman’ rights hand would lift and stroke his chin while his left arm tucked itself underneath his right elbow.- “Hmm…” -Batman would mumble as he analyzed this information.- ‘A portrait to Gotham city that was radiating with mystical power…The U.N footage had something *similar* while Circe was on stage speaking.’ -Batman switched his gaze jumped from Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Fate, and Superman. - “I would like a closer look at this ‘office’ Circe has…” -Batman looked at Superman.- “I may need a hand. Your hearing and vision may be useful. We can search for additional clues to Circe or what happened to Gotham while Wonder Woman, Canary, Lantern, and Fate get in contact with the Justice Society.” -Batman’s gaze shifted from Superman back to Fate and Wonder Woman, expecting their approval to his idea.-

Black Canary: Black Canary gave a gentle sigh nodding with Fate, fearing the same thing herself. She smiled taking the 'key' from him. "Thank you, I appreciate it. And we will take your advice as well." Her eyes widen as she hears about the poster looking curious, anything about Gotham would be good news to her. She smiled warmly at Diana, "Thank you." part of her hoping it wasn't too obvious she wasn't looking forward seeing her mom again. It had been years. She was starting to feel a little self conscious for once as Bruce and Hal looked at her, wondering what they were thinking of her.

Villainess: As fate went to use the bracelet he would have a vision occur to him of two blue spheres, one close, one far away. As the he pushed his magic into the bracelet, the close sphere would become large. It looked like a fishbowl full of colored fish. The red ones seemed to swim towards him he felt a little of his anger and frustration intensify and sphere glowed a little. Purple light glistened int he snake band's eyes and the glow enveloped Fate briefly. He felt stronger for some reason and brown fur was on his hands, the spell had changed him. As the glow subsided he would notice the second sphere in his vision get closer.

Black Canary: Dinah only noticed the animals didn't change, she figured Fate would figure out Circe's gift, with enough time. She nodded hearing Bruce outline a plan. "That sounds good to me. Please let me know if you find anything." She smiled at Diana. "Have you ever been to Star City?"