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Wonder Woman - Who's Who In The JLA and Legion Of Doom
by Steve Zink
The Justice League of America had met the new Legion of Doom put
together by Superman's age old foe and now ex-President Luthor when the
villains tried to take over one of the Cold War relic underground
facilities kept by the government in the West Virginia Appalachians. It
was only through the subterfuge of having Zatanna alter each of the JLA
members to look like another while still keeping their original powers
that gave them the edge they needed to overpower the Legion. Overpower
is a bit of an overstatement, however. All they had really succeeded in
doing was to prevent the Legion from taking over the facility. All of
the villains escaped after the debacle, and were still at large.
Of all the JLA members, Wonder Woman in particular was worried about the
new membership of Luthor's Legion. It was bad enough that one of the
original Legion of Doom's members and a long time foe of hers was back,
but Cheetah was not alone. The wicked witch Circe had decided to join
with Luthor also, and with these two together opposing Diana and her
teammates, it did not look good. The fact that a new Star Sapphire who
had no connection to John Stewart as Green Lantern was alongside Circe
and Cheetah gave the Legion of Doom a number of potent females who had
already proved themselves more than able to take on the JLA.
An idea came to the Amazing Amazon one day aboard the JLA's satellite
headquarters while Batman was giving a briefing to the JLA on the
current whereabouts of the Legion of Doom. Oracle and he had traced
some emails back to certain servers which pointed to Lex Luthor. Logic
and a lot of luck combined with the profound detective skills of the two
Bats gave hints of the Legion's location, and it was now known that they
had holed up in one of Lex's supposedly hidden labs. The odd thing was
the location of this lab, for instead of being near Lex's stomping
grounds in Metropolis, it was outside of Gotham City. Batman had to
wonder if Lex was trying to rub it in his own nose by having a lab in
his own neighborhood.
The Dark Knight Detective had mentioned that his old sometimes friend,
sometimes lover and other times enemy Catwoman was keeping an eye on the
comings and goings at the Legion's temporary headquarters. Eyes around
the table had gone up upon hearing this, and in particular Hawkgirl had
asked, "Can Catwoman be trusted, Bruce?"
Only Superman and Wonder Woman had caught the slight blush and twitch of
an eye as Batman heard this question. They were the only members who
hadn't turned to face Shayera when her voice had sounded. "Yes, for the
past year Selina has been on the side of the angels. But to keep other
villains from catching on, she and I have set up a few targets for her
to hit while I do my thing and stop her. So the public and other
interested parties still think Catwoman is a feline femme fatale."
Bruce hadn't taken that any further, but Diana had been inspired. If
Catwoman was known to be a tried and true villainess to other evil
doers, perhaps she could actually approach the Legion of Doom and get
inside their organization. But just getting Selina in would not be
enough; Diana doubted Selina knew enough of the Legion's background to
get as much information as possible. So, Wonder Woman waited patiently
for the meeting to adjourn.
When they broke up, Diana approached Zatanna. "Zee, I had an idea while
Batman was giving his briefing. Follow me to my room so I can talk to
you in private."
The raven haired magician noted the hint of conspiracy in the Amazon's
voice, and quickly moved to be side by side with her. "Diana, you sound
like you're getting a bit conniving."
Diana just turned and gave Zatanna a wink and a grin. A very suspicious
grin. "If we have to wait until we are hidden in your room, Princess,
why wait?" Zee asked. "s'anaiD sretrauq." Both of the heroines
vanished.
Wonder Woman was totally nonplused at suddenly finding herself inside
her room with Zatanna at her side. She had been magically teleported by
Zatanna enough times to no longer find it strange. "Thanks, Zee. Now I
can tell you all that much sooner about my idea."
Zatanna nodded when the Amazon was finished. "Seems perfectly doable to
me, Diana. Do you think Selina would be willing to go along?"
"I sure hope so, Zatanna. Now that I know why she got into that
catfight with me two months ago but didn't really seem to be trying
hard, I'm pretty sure she'll do it."
"Okay," Zee answered, "but if she does, won't it seem more than a bit
odd to the Legion or other evil doers if they fight the JLA and Wonder
Woman isn't in their midst?"
Diana put on a wicked looking grin. "I thought about that, Zee. Here's
what I have in mind..."
Zatanna giggled. "Oh my, but wouldn't Kal be surprised if he were to
find out what you're setting up, Diana! No doubt, he'd throw a super
fit!"
"But if we do this right," Wonder Woman replied, "Superman will never
know. Let's go down to Metropolis right now, and see if that part of
the scenario will work. Otherwise, we're back to plan B without a plan
A, and I'll have to come up with some other solution." Zatanna nodded.
Wonder Woman walked over to the comm panel on the wall next to her door.
"Flash, do me a favor and tell the others that Zee and I are going to
Paradise Island for a brief visit."
"Will do, Diana," Wally answered. "Taking Zatanna to the island, eh?
Don't you two have TOO much fun down there!"
Zee looked at Diana. "He really needs to get his mind out of the gutter
sometimes, doesn't he?"
Diana actually giggled. When she recovered, she pressed the button
again to say, "Don't worry, Wally. Zatanna will still be hetero when we
get back." She burst out laughing once she'd released the talk button,
and Zee joined her.
When the laughing died down, Zatanna asked, "Think we should call first
before popping in?"
"Good idea, Zee." Diana changed the setting on the comm panel and in
moments was more or less at an in orbit cellphone with NO connectivity
problems. "Hi, Lois. This is Wonder Woman. Any chance Zatanna and I
could drop in for a few?"
"Sure, Princess," the star reporter of the Daily Planet replied. "When
should I be expecting you?"
"Would right now be okay?" the Amazon said from directly behind Lois.
Zatanna had zapped them both as soon as Lois had said it was okay.
"Damn, that was fast!" Lois Lane said in surprise.
Zee giggled and told Lois, "My magic makes even your boyfriend or the
JLA telepoters look slow. Hmm, even Flash is no match for me!"
Then Wonder Woman put her right hand on Lois' left shoulder. "Lois, I
have a big favor to ask. For a week or two, hopefully no more, I'm not
going to be able to be with the JLA in any way if what I'm planning
works out. Would you be willing to take my place as Wonder Woman for
the time I'm gone?"
Lois gasped. "Be Wonder Woman? I know we both have long black hair,
Princess, but you are blessed with a few godly attributes that I'm
lacking."
"That's where Zatanna comes in, Lois," the Amazon replied. "Not only
can she make you look EXACTLY like me, but she can also use her magic to
give you all my strength and powers."
Lois' eyes opened in surprise. "This would be a change! Over the years
I've worn one costume or another and willingly or unwillingly taken on
the roles of a few heroines and even a few villainesses, but this would
be the first time I'd actually be the person I was impersonating. I'll
have to call the Planet and tell them I'm going to be away for a while."
"Have you got any vacation time," Wonder Woman asked, "or could you say
you're on a fantastic new story?"
"This would be one hell of a story, but I'm betting if Superman ever
found out I'd be in big trouble."
Diana twisted her lips in thought for a moment, then said, "If I
transfer some of my memories and thought processes to you, Lois, I doubt
Superman would have any way of telling you're alongside him. Even J'onn
might have difficulty in finding your own identity in your mind if we do
this right."
At this, Zatanna interrupted. "We may have to bring the Martian
Manhunter in on this, Diana."
"For the time being, let's not, Zee," Wonder Woman replied. "Lois, see
if you can arrange that leave of absence or whatever at the Planet."
Lois got back on the phone, this time talking to someone a lot closer.
"Hi, Perry."
"Good afternoon, Lois, what's up?"
"Chief, (on the other end, the older man cringed) I just got a fantastic
lead to a story that can't be beat. I don't want even Clark to know
about this. Can you tell everybody I took a vacation, so I can follow
this up?"
"Don't call me... Okay, Lois. If even Clark had asked for this favor I
doubt I'd be going along, but for you, I'll do it. I do want the story
when you get back, of course."
"That you will, Perry," Lois told him, "that you will. Thanks a lot,
bye."
"Bye, Lois. Should I say, have fun?"
"Don't you know it! Bye, Perry."
No sooner had Lois clicked off the phone and set it down, she heard a
semi-familiar sounding gibberish being said by Zatanna. Milliseconds
later, she felt her body expanding and growing taller followed by a
familiar red, white, blue and gold costume appearing on her now Amazon
body, along with red and white boots on her feet with heels that made
her even taller still. She also felt as if her own memories and being
were shunted to the side as the identity of Wonder Woman took over in
her mind. She now knew herself to be Princess Diana, but still had her
own identity as Lois Lane buried deep in her psyche. She looked at her
twin. "Well, if I'm now Wonder Woman, who are you going to be?"
"The less you have to know," the original told her replacement, "the
easier it will be to pull off what I have planned...WONDER WOMAN!"
"But you will tell me all about it when we're finished, won't you?"
The original Diana grinned. "You'll probably have it all figured out
very soon, Lo- Oops, I almost called you by your old name. The plan
I'm working on involves someone you yourself took on the role of, as
you'd mentioned earlier, Diana. You'll figure it all out real soon, I'm
sure."
"Okay. Now what?"
"Wait here for Zatanna to come back and take you up to the satellite,
Wonder Woman. She'll be leaving with me in a moment, but she should be
back soon. By the way, for the sake of anybody on the satellite, you
and Zee have just made a brief visit to Paradise Island."
"And just what kind of fun did we have there?"
The original Wonder Woman and Zatanna shared a grin. "You think just
like Wally West, Diana. Yes, you COULD have participated in some
fantastic orgies with your sisters, but you and Zee were just there to
confer with your Mother."
The new Wonder Woman was thoroughly enjoying the images in her mind and
the moistening in her crotch this discussion brought up, and grinned.
"Queen Hippolyte is doing just fine right now, isn't she."
"Yes, I do believe she IS Wonder Woman," Zatanna interjected. "Just
wait right here for a bit and I'll be right back, Princess."
The new Wonder Woman was feeling good in being called Princess when she
heard Zatanna doing her thing once again, and this time, she and her
twin disappeared. Bored for just a moment, she decided to experiment
with her new powers. She spun in a familiar motion and after a burst of
light appeared in the body covering blue dive suit costume. Another
spin and burst of light brought forth the identity of Diana Prince.
This was really good, she thought. If she imagined any other forms
while doing that spin...? After the next burst of light, Lois Lane was
once again in her condo. Inspired, she spun again. Using memories of
one of her past forced identities, the burst of light revealed the black
and purple costume of Catwoman! This new power was too good to be true.
She quickly spun again and finally reappeared as the familiar Wonder
Woman. She went over to her (her?) couch and sat down with a copy of
Newsweek to wait.
This time Zatanna's magic transported the pair to Gotham City. Diana
knew finding a phone would be near impossible, so she had Zee take them
to the doorstep of the Clock Tower. Oracle was more than a bit
surprised to see them suddenly appearing in her sensors, but knew right
away when she recognized Zatanna. "Hello, ladies," they heard on the
speaker next to the door. "What brings you here to Gotham?"
"Oracle, I need your help, and I need for you to forget you've given it
to me once you have," the original Wonder Woman replied.
"Sounds like you'd better come on up, then," Barbara Gordon, aka Oracle
told them. "Both Huntress and Black Canary are out right now, so I'm
all by myself and my computers."
A few moments later, the elevator door opened to a sight the two JLA
members had seen in imagery but never before in person. The redhead in
her wheelchair seemed totally dwarfed by the banks of computers and
communications gear. "Wow, this is really some setup you have here,
Babs." Diana had only found out the true identity of Oracle a year
before, and became even more in awe of the JLA's primary information
source. "Now, Bruce said you were working with Catwoman..."
A few moments later Babs was in touch with Selina. "Catwoman, this is
Oracle."
"Go ahead."
"I have visitors that wish to see you. Are you available?"
"Available for what?" All three could hear the inflection in Selina's
voice, and two of them thought she should be grouped with both Wally and
the new Wonder Woman.
"They want to talk. Where are you now?"
"Just talk? Damn. I'm in my suite, Oracle. Do I need to get dressed
up for this?"
"I don't think so, Catwoman. But if you're nude, you may wish to put on
something."
"You spoil all my fun, Oracle." Selina was grinning wide. "Not to
worry, I'm all dressed up with no place to go."
"I wish I had video, Catwoman. Watch for two visitors who will just pop
into view."
No sooner had Babs said this than Selina saw Wonder Woman and Zatanna
appear before her. "Heh! They're already here, Oracle."
Babs looked up to see no sign of her visitors. "Okay, I'll check back
with you later, Catwoman." Then she thought, 'And I need to forget that
Wonder Woman and Zee were even here...'
In Selina Kyle's elegant condo, the visitors saw the beautiful raven
haired woman wearing a metallic gold dress but without what would seem
to be needed matching heels. "Now I see what you meant by all dressed
up, Selina," Wonder Woman said. "Why so showy?"
"I was originally going to be attending a function at the Opera House
this afternoon, but Oracle cued me in to be ready to get close to Lex
and company. I didn't feel like getting out of the dress right away, so
here I am."
"Selina, I got inspired with a way to get REAL close to Lex and the rest
of his Legion while Bruce was briefing us earlier today. So far, Lex
has no reason to think of you as anything other than another felon,
right?"
Selina gave the Amazon a quizzical look. "I suppose you're right, they
wouldn't have any way of knowing how I've been working WITH Batman
instead of against him. But why?"
"I thought of a way for me to get up close and personal with not only
Lex Luthor but also two of the old enemies of mine that are working with
him now," Diana replied. "Selina, if you would go along, I want to have
Zatanna put you and I together and share your body. We could go to Lex
as Catwoman and offer to join his group or otherwise assist them. In
the process, I'd be getting all the inside information I'd need to let
the JLA finally put the Legion out of business."
Selina's mouth was agape. "YOU want to join with ME in MY body?"
"Yes, I know it sounds far-fetched," the Amazon replied, "but I think
it's a perfect way to get inside and get up close to both Cheetah and
Circe."
"We'd be together in my head?"
"I know, it seems strange but I think it can work, Selina. I'd sort of
be along for the ride, while you would be in charge. You and I together
would be Catwoman, with you being the primary motivator."
"This is really something...okay, I suppose I can manage to still be me
with you riding along. You have to promise me that you won't make me do
anything I don't want to do once you're inside with me."
"Like I said, Selina, I'm doing this strictly as a rider or spectator.
If you will agree to do this, I'll make sure Bruce gets the good word
eventually, and you'll get even more credit for helping out."
"Okay, Wonder Woman, I'll do it. What do I have to do?"
"Just sit there, Selina. Zatanna?"
A spell that Zee had spent a good bit of time working out to make sure
no slip ups occurred was then spoken. "...era htob anileS elyK dna
namowtaC," she finished.
The image of Wonder Woman disappeared.
"This is a new perspective, to see and experience being you after being
in battles with you so many times," Selina said.
"I presume you're now able to see and fully understand all my
thoughts," Selina replied.
'Yes, and let's just converse mentally now so that we don't give away
that I'm along for the ride, okay?'
'Exactly.'
"I am Selina Kyle, Zatanna. You'd better get out of here. This is the
home of the ultra evil feline femme fatale called Catwoman, and unless
you want to feel the pain of my whip, you'd better go NOW!"
Zatanna saw the deadly serious look on Selina's face, and didn't dare
make any kind of reply. She only hoped it was all an act, and that she
hadn't somehow screwed up her spell. "oT rednoW s'namoW ecalp," she
said, and poofed out of sight.
'We sure put the fear of death into Zatanna, didn't we.'
'Yeah, did you see that look on her face?'
'Time to get ready for work, isn't it?'
'Indeed, let's get dressed.'
Off came the gold dress, and in no time Selina Kyle and her rider were
clad in the black leather costume she'd started using after giving up on
the purple spandex a few years ago. Both occupants of her mind
appreciated the fact that this costume had chunky but comfortable boots
with flat heels. Forty minutes later, Catwoman was looking into the
sensor outside Lex's lair.
"Well, if it isn't Catwoman. I'd been wondering when you were going to
come and join us. Come on in," said the electronic sounding voice of
Lex Luthor.
'Well, here goes. Just remember, you're along for the ride, and I'm in
charge.'
'Yes, Mistress! Just kidding.'
'Stay away from some of those memories.'
'Sorry, I can't stay away. Your memories are mine, and if you check,
you'll find that mine are yours, too.'
After a brief lull, 'Oh, so you and all those other women on Paradise
Island do have all kinds of fun there...'
'YOU stay away from THOSE memories!'
'You know, this is going to be a lot of fun with you and I together!'
'Time to get to business now, let's not be playing around.'
After passing through three different security doors, Catwoman walked
into what looked like a break room. Lex was standing at the counter on
the far wall, with a coffee pot in his hands. Star Sapphire and Circe
were lounging in deep chairs conversing. Cheetah was leaning on the top
of a chair. "Hi, Lex, long time no see," Catwoman said in greeting.
Lex put down the coffee pot and walked over. "So, we are to be getting
the assistance of the premier cat burglar. I've been wondering why when
we were so close you haven't come to us any sooner. I'm not taking any
chances, so if you're going to be working with us, let's be sure you ARE
working with us. Circe?"
As instructed by Lex as soon as he'd seen Catwoman on the monitor, Circe
put a freezing spell on the feline felon. Not as in chilling, but as in
not being able to move a muscle.
'What's she doing?'
'Hell if I know.'
"Catwoman has been known to be a lover and helper of Batman," Lex said.
"But no helper of Batman could ever fight against him. Sapphire?"
Suddenly a magenta hued energy field enveloped Catwoman. "Catwoman is
pure, unadulterated evil," said Star Sapphire. "She has no knowledge of
any good tendencies. There is only one true Catwoman, the one who knows
she is an enemy of all that is good. There is no other mind thinking
good thoughts, just the mind of the world's most deadly feline felon.
Catwoman also is out of costume in black. Purple is correct."
The energy field went away.
There was suddenly no indication of voices talking to each other in
Selina's mind. She had but one identity, and she knew just who she was
- the incredibly evil Catwoman. And she just loved finding herself in
figure hugging purple spandex with black thigh high boots making her
stand five inches taller and shoulder length gloves. Her one thought
was to make as much mayhem as possible to help her teammates in the
Legion of Doom.
"Yes, I am Catwoman, the Mistress of Malice. Meowwwrrrr!"
"I just knew Catwoman was coming to join us," Lex said. "Cheetah, get
Catwoman set up with quarters and get her acquainted with the facility."
"I've been looking forward to working with another feline felon,"
Cheetah said as she took Catwoman's black leather clad arm into her own.
"We cats have to work together!"
Somewhere, deep inside Catwoman's mind, a tiny voice said, 'NO!'
"Yes, we have the claws to keep ourselves scratching, don't we,
Cheetah!" said Catwoman in a strong voice.
* * * * *
Zatanna reappeared in the condo belonging to Lois Lane, only momentarily
surprising the woman who was now much more Wonder Woman than Lois Lane.
"Ah, you're alone, so I presume whatever plan my twin had is now in
progress, Zatanna?"
"Yes, and you are now the only Wonder Woman in the world," Zee replied.
"From what I saw and heard as I was getting ready to come back here, I
just hope things are going according to plan. It seemed like the
original Diana may have gone further into what she wanted to do than she
wanted, but she may have been just playing with me."
Wonder Woman stood. "Still mum about why I'm the only Wonder Woman now,
Zee?"
Zatanna smiled. "I'm not going to betray Diana's trust, so yes, for the
time being you'll just have to know that you're who you are now and wait
to see how things develop to find out why."
"Okay, I guess that will make this impersonation a lot more fun and
interesting. I do have a few detail questions, though."
"There's no hurry to get back to the satellite, so why don't we sit and
talk, Diana?" Zee answered.
"Sure, join me over here." Both of the women sat casually on the couch.
"The bit you did to my mind must be working pretty well, since I reacted
to being called Diana perfectly normally. Now, I'm wondering if I need
to collect any of my own old personal gear from here to take up to the
satellite?"
"No, at least I don't think so," Zatanna replied. "Since you are now
Wonder Woman, you will be using everything in what is now your quarters
there. I suppose we can pick up fresh soap and tooth brushes from
supply if using the older ones seems a bit foreign."
"That's mostly what I was thinking about, thanks. Now, more about the
lack of appearances by Lois Lane. I found out while you were gone that
I can use my transformation power to change into Lois again if needed,
but I think if I...I mean Lois gets in touch with Superman right now to
let him know she's going away on a special investigation, it might
reduce the amount of questions."
"Good idea! I'd like to see this transformation you mentioned. I've
rarely watched Wonder Woman doing that spin bit."
Wonder Woman stood and moved to the center of the room, then started to
spin with her arms outstretched. After the burst of light, Zatanna saw
Lois Lane standing there. "What do you think, Zatanna?"
"WOW! I was always under the impression that Diana could only go back
and forth from her costumed identity to her civilian identity using that
power."
"I think maybe it has something to do with the fact that this is my true
form that's still known to my mind, Zee," Lois said. "I found out in my
trying this that I can alter my look to any form I can picture in my
memories of myself. Let me use the phone to call Clark, since using my
or your JLA communicator would be a bad idea."
Zatanna was grinning. "That ability to transform yourself could come in
real handy. Go ahead and call Supes."
Lois picked up her cellphone and punched the special series of numbers
she'd been given to connect to the watch desk on the satellite. It got
picked up in the middle of the second ring.
"Hi, Lois. What's up?" Flash asked.
"That caller ID you guys have must be pretty handy, Flash. Is this line
secure?"
"You bet it is, on both counts, Lois."
"Wally, I need to talk to Superman. Can you get him for me?"
"Shouldn't be any problem, Lois. Hang on a sec."
In less than that second, Flash got up from the desk and zoomed through
the satellite until he found the Kryptonian hero chatting with Martian
Manhunter in the rec room. "Kal, Lois is on the special phone line.
She's on hold back at the desk."
"Thanks, Wally," Superman said while standing. "Sorry, J'onn, I'll be
back in a few minutes."
"Take your time, Kal," J'onn said. "I know how Lois can get sometimes."
The Man of Steel grinned. "That's why I love Lois, J'onn. I wonder
what she's getting into now? Only one way to find out. Wally, I'd race
you back to the desk, but I think it's best if you get back and tell
Lois I'll be there in just a moment."
Flash winked, then turned and disappeared in a blur. When he got to the
watch desk the Scarlet Speedster clicked the button and said, "Lois, the
man of your life is on the way. I know he can fly faster than I run,
but I guess he's more cautious about zooming around in the satellite."
Lois had placed the phone in a hands off mode while she was waiting, and
both she and Zatanna smiled when they heard Wally's remark. Both knew,
in Lois' case twice over, about Wally West's almost juvenile attitudes
and demeanor. "I am glad Clark's not racing you in those tight spaces,
Wally," Lois said as Zatanna worked to keep her lips sealed.
Moments later, Lois heard a deeper and more familiar voice. "Hi, Lois,
what's up?"
"Clark, I just arranged with Perry to take a couple of weeks off. I
don't know how I'm going to manage with not having you close by, but I
need to get some things done all by myself."
"Lois, I know you better than that. What have you gotten into now?"
"None of your business, Smallville. Just don't worry about me until you
hear from me again in a few weeks. Even if I end up in a perilous
situation, I don't want to have the Man of Steel streaking to my
rescue."
Wally saw Kal's eyebrows rise. "Okay, Lois, if you insist. If you end
with the story of the year I'll be jealous. It'll be hard not being
your guardian angel until I hear from you again."
"I doubt very much you'll have to worry about coming to my rescue," Lois
replied. "I'll either watch for you at the Planet or give you a call if
you're not here when I get back."
"Okay, Lois. Be careful, and I guess I should say have fun."
"I will, Clark and thanks. Bye!"
"Bye, Lois."
The Man of Steel saw Wally looking at him with a goofy expression. "I
know, Wally. Lois is up to something, but I'll wait and see for the
time being. That's what I like about her, I guess. Lois is just so
unpredictable."
"I'm glad she's your girlfriend and not mine, Kal," Flash replied. "I'd
never be able to keep up with her!"
Superman was going to challenge that, but just grinned at Wally. Both
knew the younger man was probably right.
Back in the condo, Lois did her spin back into Wonder Woman right after
shutting off the phone. "Now then, Zatanna, let's get back up to the
satellite to tell everybody about our quick visit to see my Mom and the
other Amazons on Paradise Island."
Zee did her thing, and moments later Flash watched as Wonder Woman and
Zatanna blinked into view at the desk. The two women joined Superman in
a casual walk back to the rec room, where an animated discussion soon
ensued about the latest things going on at the Amazon's home.
* * * * *
After spending only a few moments getting settled into her new quarters
and then getting a quick tour of the facility from Cheetah, Catwoman
made her way back to Luthor. "Lex, I think that for us to just wait for
the JLA to come after us is pointless. We need to take the battle to
them. I've been thinking while Cheetah was showing me around, and I've
got a perfect plan for getting inside the JLA without them knowing it
and taking them down from the inside out."
Lex's expression changed from animated glee at seeing Catwoman in her
evil glory to one of surprised expectation. "By all means, Catwoman,
tell us what you cooked up."
"Let's sit and get comfortable, Lex. This involves all of us, but most
especially Star Sapphire and Circe."
Catwoman proceeded to brief her new teammates on the plan she had
formulated using knowledge she found in her mind which seemed out of
place, but at the same time very handy.
* * * * *
Wonder Woman spent a week doing her thing with the JLA and also back
home in Gateway City. Either because she had given him no reason to do
so, or Martian Manhunter had found no way to discover any sign of Lois
Lane in her psyche as they fought side by side and together with other
JLA members in battles with Mirror Master and Captain Cold. The two
super villains usually were major pains for Flash or Wonder Woman when
they got into each hero's daily work, but even together they proved no
match for the prowess of the JLA's teamwork. It was while handing the
pair over to authorities that Aquaman uttered an unknowingly significant
thought to Green Lantern, "Good thing these guys were working on their
own. Could you imagine if Lex Luthor was to add them to his Legion of
Doom?"
The others just looked at Arthur and dreaded having to face the group of
super villains again anytime soon.
The next day, Wonder Woman found herself doing the daily tasks of her
other identity, Diana Prince. Gateway City was such a nicer place to
live than Metropolis, but that was a thought she had to keep to herself.
She was in the process of getting groceries when an alarm went off in
the bank right across the street. 'You've got to be kidding,' she
thought. The cart was left in the middle of the bread isle as Ms.
Prince rushed to a spot in the back room, since the ladies room was
occupied. With the back room seemingly vacant, a quick spin resulted in
the appearance of Wonder Woman.
The Amazon quickly made her way across the street, then did a double
take when she saw who was robbing the bank - Mirror Master! Hadn't they
just had him put away yesterday? It seemed way too easy for Wonder
Woman to take the villain down once she confronted him, and was shocked
to see his form changing right before her eyes once he was down on the
floor. No longer was he Mirror Master, he was just some nondescript
guy. She shrugged her shoulders as a crowd surrounded them, and told
the police who showed up that they did have a bank robber to take in,
but that something was definitely not right.
Then, as she was leaving the bank with many questions in her head,
Wonder Woman spotted Silver Swan swooping down into an alley two blocks
down the street. 'First Mirror Master, and now Silver Swan?' she
wondered, but had to investigate even if doubts floated in her mind. A
quick sprint to the alley found the golden haired, beautiful winged
villainess around a corner in a much more concealed alleyway using her
shriek to try and open a lock box. The Amazon knew better than to
confront the woman with the killer cry directly, so instead she
stealthily crept up behind her. Taking care to avoid the razor sharp
feathers of her wings, Wonder Woman stuck out her right leg to kick the
villainess off her feet. As she was unclipping her lasso to secure her
foe, the Amazon was frozen in shock once again. The form of the
beautiful Silver Swan changed right before her eyes into yet another
nondescript GUY!
"A man-" she started to say, when Wonder Woman was startled to feel her
lasso being yanked from her hand. "Who-?"
She could not believe the sight that greeted her eyes. It was Wonder
Woman holding her lasso! But she was Wonder Woman, so who was this
usurper?
This moment of confusion was just what the faux Wonder Woman had counted
on. She rapidly wound the magic lasso around what she thought was the
real Wonder Woman's shoulders. "I order you to remain silent and make
no moves. You cannot move a muscle."
Wonder Woman then felt what she had considered experimenting with back
in the condo a week or so earlier. She felt compelled to do just as
she'd been instructed.
Then she was shocked to see Circe approach them. "Perhaps you were
wondering about your fake foes, Wonder Woman, no pun intended!" The
witch was grinning wickedly. "Lex arranged for Mirror Master and
Captain Cold to battle the JLA yesterday and lose, just so I could make
a false Mirror Master to draw your attention today. And turning this
unsuspecting man into the gorgeous Silver Swan was icing on the cake.
She really took to her new role!"
The false Wonder Woman held up her left hand. "Don't gloat, Circe. You
have way too much fun changing people around, but I am glad you did
change me first. You do still have the copy of my costume with its
second power gem, don't you?"
Circe held out her hand, with a black and magenta costume in it. "Of
course, WONDER WOMAN!"
The fake then turned to her captive. "Yes, that's right. I am Wonder
Woman, and that means you're wearing the wrong costume. I order you to
take off your false costume."
Feeling a compulsion she could not deny, the woman tied up in the golden
lasso proceeded to take off her boots, take off her golden belt, pull
down her white starred blue shorts, unzip and pull away her red and gold
bustier, pull off her bracelets and tiara, and finally remove the red
star earrings.
"She doesn't look quite right, does she, Circe?" the only dressed Wonder
Woman said.
"No, which means she must have also changed her physical look. Let's
get her back into her true form, Wonder Woman." Circe waved her hand,
and the Amazon felt herself becoming smaller once again. She could feel
her face and hair changing, too. But what did she look like now?
The only apparent Wonder Woman then said, "I order you to put on your
true costume." Circe handed it to the changed woman. "I'm going to
remove the lasso so you can change. I order you to have no thoughts of
escaping or doing anything other than putting on your costume."
The ex-Amazon, ex-Lois Lane took the magenta mask with a glowing gem
centered over the eye holes and placed it over her face. Suddenly, it
seemed like no further orders from the lasso were needed. She knew who
she was, and wondered why she was out of costume. Before anything else
she grabbed the magenta colored nearly crotch high boots and pulled them
onto her feet and legs. She felt so much more comfortable in her boots
with their incredibly high stiletto heels instead of flat footed in her
bare feet. Then she pulled on the long sleeved black leotard with a
magenta starburst design between and over her breasts. She finished by
drawing the elbow length magenta gloves over her hands and up to her
elbows.
Wonder Woman stood facing her with her hands on her hips. "Now, let's
see, sweet princess. What's your true name?"
"My name is Star Sapphire, Mistress!"
"Good, and who am I?"
"You are Wonder Woman, of course. My enemy, along with the others in
the Justice League."
Before Star Sapphire could lash out with her power, Wonder Woman drew
the lasso over her shoulders once again. "Yes, I am Wonder Woman. But
for the time being, I am not your enemy. I am now working with Lex
Luthor as a spy for the Legion of Doom. Together, we will all turn the
members of the JLA into our slaves!"
Star Sapphire nodded. "Ah, I'm glad you're working with us instead of
against us, Wonder Woman."
"Okay, Sapphire," Circe said, "let's get back to Lex so Wonder Woman can
get back to her teammates on the satellite."
"Yes, let's!" With that, Star Sapphire took off to fly by the power of
her gem, with Circe in her hands. It was through careful suggestions to
Sapphire that Circe gave her directions, since until she got there, THIS
Star Sapphire would have no knowledge of the lair's location.
* * * * *
The person who was now the third but still only present Wonder Woman did
just as Circe had suggested. She'd never before been inside the JLA's
headquarters satellite, but finding her way around and fitting right in
proved to be no problem. While others had no clue, she visited nearly
every part of the satellite gathering information to pass on to Luthor.
There was just one problem. She had no idea that Zatanna was aware of
earlier changes in identity for the Amazon, and so got tripped up. It
was as Wonder Woman asked the Mistress of Magic if there were any plans
for the JLA to use her as a counter to Circe and get even with the
Legion of Doom that Zee started to wonder. Lois as Wonder Woman did
know something was afoot, but nothing specific. Yet again, there wasn't
any reason she would be asking the magician for info like that.
Zatanna started paying closer attention to everything the Amazon did.
She was NOT acting like the heroine who helped build the satellite and
would know everything there was know about it and for that matter, all
the other JLA members. Zee made her way to J'onn, and asked the
Manhunter to do a mind scan of Wonder Woman, something she and the other
two conspirators had insisted on not doing before. J'onn reached out,
careful to make sure his target was unaware, and found a mind totally
foreign. "That's not Wonder Woman, Zatanna, that's Star Sapphire!"
"We've got to stop her quick, J'onn!" Zee replied. "I should be able to
constrain her with my magic."
"Let's just hope she has just the powers of Wonder Woman, if those even,
and not the powers of her sapphire gem in addition. You go find our
faker, and I'll get the others!"
"Do hurry, J'onn. I don't like the idea of taking her on all by
myself."
"Just exercise caution, Zatanna. And good luck."
While Martian Manhunter went to hunt down not just the men but also the
other two women of the JLA, Black Canary and Huntress, Zee made her way
to the last place J'onn had seen Wonder Woman in his mind. There she
was, crouched at the computer bank. Couched as she was, the faux Amazon
presented a much more tempting target than if she'd been standing and
ready to move, Zatanna figured. "rednoW namoW, emoceb dezylarap!"
Since in effect she was now Wonder Woman, the faker felt herself freeze
in place.
Zatanna saw the effectiveness of her first spell, and so got bold. "uoY
era ylsuoivbo ton rednoW namoW. ekaT no ruoy eurt mrof dna ytitnedi."
Suddenly, still frozen in a crouch, the image of Wonder Woman changed to
that of Star Sapphire. At the same moment, Martian Manhunter came
around the corner followed quickly by Green Lantern, Blue Beetle and
Aquaman. "Zatanna, you sure work fast!" J'onn said.
Aquaman was already using his own mind reading capabilities as J'onn was
congratulating Zee. "This is the true Star Sapphire. She and Circe
have taken Wonder Woman and changed her to look like Sapphire and think
that's who she is!"
"So right now there are TWO Star Sapphire's?" Green Lantern exclaimed.
"Let's get that gem away from her so she can be handled a lot more
easily." A green pincher reached out from his ring to snatch the
glowing magenta gem from her mask.
As soon as the true Star Sapphire was powerless and locked up in the
satellite's holding cells, Zatanna gathered all the available heroes,
who by now also included Superman, Batman, Black Canary and Big Barda
into the briefing room. "I have a confession to make, guys and gals,"
she said in introduction. "What this Star Sapphire was caught doing is
nearly identical to what the true Wonder Woman thought of to do against
the Legion of Doom. A week ago, the two of us didn't go down to
Paradise Island. We made a stop in Metropolis, then went to Gotham
City."
Superman interrupted. "Zee, does this have anything to do with that
call I got from Lois?"
Zatanna hung her head. "Yes, Kal, it certainly does. You see, the
Wonder Woman that Circe and Star Sapphire changed into the new Star
Sapphire wasn't really Princess Diana. That was Lois."
"WHAT!!!" screamed Kal-el.
"Sorry, Kal, but Diana had sworn me to secrecy. Diana had me change
Lois into her twin so that she could go to Catwoman and have me merge
her with Selina so they could get inside the Legion and scout around."
It was Batman's turn now. "Maybe that explains why Selina has been seen
acting like a woman with not a moral in her body in this past week.
Maybe she got caught by Lex or the others just as we caught Sapphire,
and had her mind twisted by them...possibly Circe or Sapphire's work,
maybe both."
Zatanna nodded. "I fear that may have happened. We need to get close
to the Star Sapphire who is now with the Legion and make sure Lois gets
her true identity back. But how?"
Silence reigned for a few minutes. Faces screwed in contemplation.
Then Martian Manhunter raised a finger. "Zatanna, could you simulate
the powers of Circe?"
Zee thought for moment before answering. "As long as I'm not noticed
uttering my spells under my breath, I suppose so. What did you have in
mind, J'onn?"
"If we can trap one of the other Legion members, I can change to take
their place and lure Circe into another trap. Then you could use your
magic to alter yourself to look like Circe and we could then together go
in to get both Lois and the combined Selina and Diana."
"That sounds workable, J'onn," Kal said. "I'll fly down there right
away and watch for any of the Legion members to leave the lair and try
to grab them, then let you know."
As Superman left, Green Lantern turned to J'onn. "I presume you realize
that the odds of a male member of the Legion leaving are a lot smaller
than a female's?"
As if to prove he had no problem in taking on the identity of a female
legion member, before he even answered Kyle, J'onn altered into a
feminine form of Martian. "The shape I take is of little significance,
Green Lantern."
"Point taken, J'onn. Sorry. I'm glad you have no problem with that,
though. I'd hate to even think of being a female."
Kyle drew nasty looks from various women at the table. "Uh...I said
that wrong, didn't I?"
Under her breath, Zatanna muttered, "neerG nretnaL si a elamef."
Those watching were surprised to see Lantern suddenly turn into the
woman he'd have been if his chromosomes had been different. And while
not particularly beautiful, she was quite good looking. "Okay, I'm
sorry," she said meekly.
Zatanna undid her spell, and Kyle returned to being the man he'd been
before.
It was only moments later that the group heard a call come in from
Superman. "I thought I was going to get lucky and find Lois...er, Star
Sapphire coming out. But she stayed inside. Cheetah just came out all
by herself, and it was a piece of cake for me to grab her. Her claws
might need to be resharpened." He continued by telling them exactly
where he was.
Martian Manhunter immediately took on the form of Cheetah. "Okay, here
goes. I just hope I can get Circe into my claws." She held up her
formidable looking hands.
While everybody was gawking at J'onn as Cheetah, Zatanna muttered, "mroF
fo ecriC." Moments later, the group turned and gawked at Circe as she
said, "I'm going with you, CHEETAH! I can get you there fastest, and be
right there if it works out."
As the apparent Circe and Cheetah stood, Black Canary mumbled, "We've
got Star Sapphire in the cell and Circe and Cheetah right here. Is this
a meeting of the JLA or the Legion of Doom?"
"With luck, Dinah," the apparent Cheetah replied, "we'll have a complete
JLA back in form again soon."
Cheetah walked over to Circe as the witch said, "oT s'namrepuS edis."
The two popped out of sight, to appear nearly simultaneously alongside
the Man of Steel. The true Cheetah hissed when she saw J'onn.
The faux Cheetah said, "Zee, you wait here with Superman. I'll send a
mental signal when I've got Circe out of there."
"Just remember, Cheetah, I'm Circe now, not Zatanna."
Cheetah crouched and flexed her claws. "Hisss, yes, Circe." She then
went back toward the lair's front door.
Lex greeted Cheetah upon her arrival. "Back so soon, Priscilla?"
"Yes, Lex. I decided it wasn't too smart to go off on my own. How
about if I take Circe along? I'd feel a lot safer with her magic to
back me up."
With this, Circe's face turned from her conversation with Catwoman and
Star Sapphire. "Not a bad idea, Lex. I had fun earlier today, and
maybe I can have some more fun going out with Cheetah."
"Okay, Circe," Lex answered. "You both be careful, and if you do change
any more hapless fools into villains, Circe, how about giving them some
real powers and bringing them here to join us?"
"Hee, hee, maybe Lex, maybe. You never know."
It wasn't more than four minutes after the two left the outer security
doors that Cheetah dropped in behind Circe. As soon as the witch's
attention was off her, she mentally called to Superman,
Milliseconds later, Circe was surprised to find herself being grabbed by
the strongest hands in the world. These same hands then did a precision
tap on her head to knock her out. The Man of Steel had no intention of
letting Circe cast any spells on him. He landed next to the other
Circe, who had cast a binding spell on the true Cheetah. "Be real
careful to keep her from casting any spells, Superman," the faux Circe
said. "We both know you're susceptible to magic."
"I intend to keep her unconscious, don't worry."
"Okay, wish us luck, Kal."
"Yes, best of luck to you. Bring back Lois and the combined Selina and
Diana, please."
As Circe approached Cheetah, the faux feline felon said, "Lex suggested
to Circe that she come back with some new villains after our trip.
We'll have to wing it when we come back empty-handed."
"How long do you figure we should wait before going back?"
"I don't know what the original Cheetah had in mind," the new one said,
"but I presume it involved her doing some mischief of some kind. I
asked for Circe to come along for backup. Let's wait about an hour,
then head back."
"I don't think we should wait that long. Let's go back right now, and
I'll just tell Lex I can always bring back more villains sometime later.
I'll mess up our costumes to make it look like we got into a scuffle."
To make it look like Circe, Zatanna waved her hands as she almost
silently uttered the spell to make them look roughed up. Both instantly
looked like they'd been in a really tough situation.
Cheetah looked down at herself with her arms outstretched. "Did you
have to make it this bad?"
"Heh, do you want me to make it so you FEEL like you got that mauling?"
"Hey, I thought you were Zatanna, not Circe!"
"I am, but from this moment, you and I are Cheetah and Circe."
The disguised J'onn answered, "Right, I just hope this works."
"Let's go."
About fifteen minutes after Circe and Cheetah had left, Lex was
surprised to them back at the entrance monitor. "What the hell happened
to you two?"
"Get us back in, Lex," Circe said. As soon as she and Cheetah were with
Lex, and the other girls listening, she continued, "Batman may have gone
up to the JLA satellite like you said, but those young twerps Nightwing
and Batgirl are still here. They have a lot less compunction about
beating up their opponents than the older Bat. I thought Cheetah and I
could handle them, but they must have had some kind of magical shield
put around them by Dr. Fate or something. No spell I cast seemed to
have any effect on them, and since I have no physical prowess, we both
got creamed. Let me go talk to Catwoman, I want to find out what she
can tell me about those two."
Lex shook his head. "Just get cleaned up a bit first, Circe. Although
I suppose you could just magically clean yourself up."
"I could, but a nice hot bath seems like just the thing for relaxing
right now, Lex."
"Women..." he muttered.
"What was that, Lex? How would you like to find out just how good a hot
bath can feel?"
"Sorry, no offense, Circe. Enjoy yourself."
"Watch yourself, Lex." Then, as she passed Catwoman, Circe said,
"Selina, could you come with me to the bath? I want to find out what
you can tell me about Nightwing and Batgirl."
"Sure, Circe. Did you say they seemed to have magical protection?"
"Seemed that way. I'll tell you about it in the tub."
As soon as they were in the bathroom, Circe quickly said, "ehT live
namowtaC ezeerf, eht neddih ytitnedi fo rednoW namoW emoc kcab tuo."
The purple and black clad feline felon stood motionless, while next to
her appeared the form of Wonder Woman. "Am I ever glad I was able to
get you back, Diana!"
Wonder Woman held out her hands and looked down at herself to make sure
she wasn't imagining things. "Diana? I'm not Diana, I'm Selina. When
Star Sapphire did her thing to turn Catwoman evil, Diana's mind was
prominent, and I got shunted out of the way. So somehow, Diana's now
Catwoman and I'm Wonder Woman! And why did you split us apart, Circe?"
"I may look like Circe, but I'm really Zatanna. And you're saying Diana
is still in the body of Catwoman?"
Wonder Woman twisted to see herself in the mirror. "My God, I really am
Wonder Woman! I don't know why I came out instead of Diana, Zatanna."
"It had to be the fact that Sapphire's work turned Diana's mind into the
true evil Catwoman." The apparent Circe thought for a moment, then
added, "I wonder if I can cast a spell to change her back to a heroine?"
"Well, I certainly feel like a heroine now," Selina said. "I sure hope
Diana isn't stuck with the unbelievably evil personality I've had to
live with for the past week or so."
Circe nodded. "namowtaC esol lla ytilitsoh, wonk taht er'uoy ton a
ssenialliv tub a eurt enioreh. ezeerF dne."
Catwoman blinked her eyes, then as Wonder Woman had done before, lifted
her hands and arms to look down upon herself. Then she looked at Wonder
Woman. "How is it that I'm still Catwoman, and now Selina is Wonder
Woman? At least, that's who I presume she is, since I don't hear her
voice in my head. Her head. Oh, Hera, we must have split up and gone
into the wrong bodies. Now I really am Catwoman!"
Circe shook her head. "I'll try to make up a spell to change you both
back later, but right now J'onn is in the form of Cheetah and is talking
with Star Sapphire. We still have to get Lois Lane back into her own
self instead of Star Sapphire."
Almost in unison, the Amazon and the feline felon said, "Lois Lane is
Star Sapphire?"
Then Diana as Catwoman said, "I remember now...it was a plan I gave to
Lex to get Sapphire into the JLA's headquarters. Hang on, I'll go get
Sapphire. I know she'll trust me, the only woman she knows to be more
evil than herself." Catwoman then turned and left, with both Selina and
Zee wondering what was going to happen next. Circe uttered another
spell, and was suddenly both clean and in a fresh costume.
When Catwoman came back out to find Star Sapphire, she found her talking
with Cheetah. The other kitten was still looking like death warmed
over, and badly in need of both a bath and a fresh costume. "Sapphire,
can I get you to come back to Circe's bathroom? Cheetah, you need to
get cleaned up...BAD!"
"What does Circe need?" Star Sapphire asked.
"She's soaking away the grime she came in with," Catwoman replied, "and
told me to get you. I'm not sure just what she wants, but hey, you
don't get that witch mad at you. Then again, I suppose you're even more
dangerous than she is, Sapphire. Just see what she wants, okay?"
Sapphire stood, saying, "Cheetah, if you'll excuse me. I have to see
what the witch wants."
"Sure, I'll go get fixed up myself. See you in a bit, Sapphire." Then,
after Cheetah and Catwoman were alone, Cheetah asked, "And how are you
feeling now, Selina?"
Catwoman grimaced. "I'm feeling much better now, thank you." She
looked around to make sure there were no other ears present. "Better
and no longer evil to the core. But I'm not Selina. I'm Diana, and
somehow Selina is now Wonder Woman. Let's get back and see how Zee is
doing with Sapphire, J'onn."
"Oh no, you must truly have been changed back by Zatanna since you know
I'm not really Cheetah, but you're in the wrong bodies?"
"Zee said she'd try to figure out another spell to change us back, but
it would have to wait. Let's go see what the latest is."
As soon as Star Sapphire got back to the bathroom, she was momentarily
stunned to see Circe clean as new and standing next to Wonder Woman.
This delay was all the faux Circe wanted. "ratS erihppaS ezeerf."
"What do you think will work best, Zatanna," Wonder Woman said, "my
lasso or your magic?"
"Go ahead and try the lasso, Di-...Selina," Circe said, shaking her
head.
The golden lasso was wrapped around Star Sapphire's shoulders. "You
look like Star Sapphire, but that isn't who you really are. Your true
name is Lois Lane, whose mind and memories are yours to have."
When she saw Cheetah and Catwoman stick their heads into the room, Circe
took a chance and uttered, "erihppaS ezeerfnu."
Now it was Lois Lane's turn to hold out her arms and look down upon
herself. "Oh, WOW! This is a much better Star Sapphire costume than
the other one I once wore!"
Wonder Woman looked at Circe, and both nodded. "Yep, that's Lois again,
all right," Circe said. "Lois, I know I look like Circe, but I'm really
Zatanna. How about trying that spin transformation again to get out of
Star Sapphire's body and costume?"
"Uh, have I been Star Sapphire and acting like her?" the now confused
instead of awed Lois asked.
"Yes, but don't let it bother you, Lois," the apparent Circe said.
"Now, please try your spin."
"Spin?" Selina now asked.
"A power you may not yet know you have, Selina," Zee replied.
Just before she spun, Lois said, "Selina?"
"Selina is Wonder Woman, Diana is Catwoman, and I do hope to get this
all fixed, Lois. SPIN!" Zee said in exasperation.
It looked odd for Star Sapphire to hold out her arms and spin, but sure
enough, since she had been in the form of Wonder Woman, the burst of
light occurred. Two mouths dropped when the light dissipated. Lois
Lane was back in her own Catwoman costume. She giggled. "I just had to
show you, Zatanna. And I know Selina must appreciate this."
When she'd recovered her breath, Wonder Woman said, "Okay, Lois, don't
rub it in that you can be Catwoman and I can't. Or maybe I can..."
Circe shook her head. "Not now, Selina, PLEASE! Lois, since we know
that you can change this way now, how about doing Star Sapphire again so
we can make tracks and get past Luthor to go back the satellite?"
Another spin brought back the form of Star Sapphire, and Circe said a
spell that made Wonder Woman invisible. Another spell reversed what she
had done to Cheetah earlier, and the whole troupe then proceeded back to
the entryway. Lex was only a bit surprised to see all his female
villains going out together. Star Sapphire put a finger on his nose and
said, "Don't wait up, Lex. We're going out for some all girl fun. Or
maybe you'd like to change and join us?"
Lex Luthor shook his head. "No thanks, Sapphire. Just stay away from
the Bat's junior batties, okay?"
Lex could have sworn he heard five different giggles as they all went
out the door past him. He must have been hearing things...
* * * * *
Lex was more than a bit alarmed when he saw a bit in the paper about
Circe and Cheetah being behind VERY secure bars. When he heard their
stories eventually, Lex was one very mad scientist!
* * * * *
Back onboard the JLA satellite, the easiest changes were for J'onn and
Zatanna. They became themselves with no problem, though J'onn did admit
to Zee only that he did have a lot of fun being a female and playing the
role of Cheetah. Lois Lane hugged Clark tightly for the second time in
a Star Sapphire costume, but eased his fears when she spun back into
herself moments later. She and the others were keeping it a secret from
Smallville for the time being that not only could she spin into Lois,
but also any other form or identity she had portrayed over the years.
She particularly enjoyed the fact that as Star Sapphire she had all the
powers that came with the gem.
No matter what Zatanna tried, Selina found that she was stuck being
Wonder Woman while Diana found that she was stuck being Catwoman.
Selina also found out about doing the spin, and found out that she could
appear in any costume she could imagine whilst spinning. Since she was
already used to the slightly shorter heels of her original costume boots
and had gotten to feel very much at ease in the stilettos on the boots
of her purple and black costume, the ex-Amazon decided to stay in the
much sexier 'old' costume instead of going back to the more recent black
one. Diana got used to being the feline femme fatale instead of the
super strong Amazon, and the relationship between Batman and Catwoman
started to really take off soon afterwards.
Catwoman did enjoy having two kittens helping her in her crime fighting
who could spin into their new forms. One was always in a fetching black
and purple costume which brought back memories in Gotham City, while the
other seemed to never be in the same costume more than once a year.
There were also the rarer times when her third kitten showed up, usually
in a yellow costume with black spots.
Then there were the even rarer occasions when her magical kitten who
said things backwards joined in.
Oracle turned out to gain a lot for her trust in Princess Diana; the
Birds of Prey became bigger and more capable, almost an all female
version of the JLA.
One of the biggest surprises came when Princess Diana made her next
visit to her mother, Queen Hippolyte on Paradise Island. The Queen
nearly fainted when she found that it was the cowled and masked
passenger dressed in a body hugging purple catsuit with black boots and
gloves who got out of the invisible jet and was her daughter. It was
shortly arranged for Selina Kyle to become Hippolyte's adopted daughter,
since she was now in the eternal body formed from clay. While Princess
Diana did still hold her title, it was acknowledged that since she was
now in a body that would age and die, aside from the fact that she was
known as a past criminal, she could no longer visit Paradise Island
without an invitation. As Catwoman, Diana herself felt no more need to
do so.
Yes, it all turned out quite well for Princess Diana, aka Catwoman.
The end