Diana watched her beautiful Kara as she flew in the daylight sky. It was at times like this the lovely Amazon loved her most.
Kara reveled in the gift of flight, of all her abilities, it was the one she treasured most. Diana had been able to fly since childhood, that talent was one of the gifts bestowed upon her by the gods. Kara had only flown for a year or so and did so with childish glee.
Diana's heart raced, knowing that there was no crisis to deal with today, no pressing demands on her time. No Super-Villain was threatening the Earth with his "Thunderstick of Doom", there were no alien monsters threatening to take over the world. It was calm, it was tranquil and Diana wanted to take advantage of it while she could.
She could still see Kara flitting about the clouds, so she went into the Embassy and was about to tell Ferdinand to prepare a luncheon – the Minotaur was the best cook she had ever known – when the sounds of BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
If someone had never heard that noise before, they would have assumed a large thunderstorm was on its way. Having heard it once before, you could never forget it again. It was the sound of a Boom Tube, transportation used to bridge the distance between only two places – spectacular New Genesis, or the hellish Apokolips.
It seemed to happen almost immediately after the noise. Her JLA communicator sounded. That wasn't a good sign.
"Diana? It's Barbara."
"Barbara" was Barbara Gordon, one-time Batgirl, daughter of the top cop in Gotham and now, Oracle. If something was going on, Oracle knew about it. She was a valued ally and member of the League, despite having been crippled by the Joker some years earlier.
"Go ahead Barbara."
"Di, you and Kara need to get to the Watchtower. Something's going on, it is major and we need as much support as we can."
"I'm on my way Barbara. Have you contacted Dinah and Helena?"
"Yes, both of them are heading there as well."
Those two women were warriors of no little skill. "Dinah" was the 2nd generation Black Canary, probably one of the best hand-to-hand combatants in the world. She and Diana had sparred once and without powers, Black Canary held her own.
"Helena" was someone Diana was less sure of. Helena Bertinelli, daughter of a former Mafia bigwig had become the Huntress to avenge the death of her father, and had, sometime later, continued to fight on the side of the Angels. Batman had originally not approved, but Barbara had taken Huntress under her wing and she was slowly becoming manageable.
Kara touched down on the balcony and embraced her love. "I could hear you hon!" she said to Diana. Of course she could, Kara could likely hear a pin drop on Saturn should she chose to.
Diana kissed her love softly and said "With you by my side, we can handle anything, my dearest. Let's go."
The news was catastrophic. Unbelievable. Inconceivable.
There were no men on the face of the Earth. No seniors, no young men, teens, boys or babies. Not a single male on the face of the Earth.
At the Watchtower, Barbara had assembled some of the most powerful women on the planet. Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Powergirl, Zatanna, Starfire, Wonder Girl – the list went on.
"Darkseid." All the women in the room nodded.
Barbara went on. "Somehow, Darkseid has removed every man from the face of the Earth. I don't know how, using Boom Tube technology, but he's done it."
"They're on Apokolips?" Powergirl asked.
Barbara looked at Powergirl, the animosity between the two was well known. "No Karen, I contacted Barda on New Genesis. Wherever the men are, they aren't on Darkseid's world."
Kara's blue eyes grew wide as she looked at Diana. "What can we do Barbara?"
Barbara's green eyes narrowed from behind her glasses. "For now Diana, we have to be vigilant. We will have to take over, Helena and Dinah and I are going back to Gotham, we're needed there. The rest of you need to figure out where you will be most needed. Make no mistake though, this may be chaotic. The only respite is, the villains have vanished along with the heroes."
There was a palpable tension in the room as the Heroines left the Watchtower. Kara was afraid, Diana held her close, wanting to protect her, to shelter her young love.
Kara lay in bed with Diana, their lovemaking had calmed them both. "What in creation could he be planning Diana?"
Diana kissed her softly on her lips, seeing the young girl so unsure troubled her. "I don't know love, if anyone can find out, Barbara can. I have utmost faith in her."
Kara snuggled close. "And I have faith in you, darling. You've never let me down yet."
