Part 2 of the WOW series.

Pairing:  Anakin/Obi Wan

              Diana/Xena

Note:  This is a crossover and as a result cannon has been thrown out the window.  Example Anakin has been spared from the Dark Vader tragedy.  Also Diana has dispatched the Emperor.  I hope that you enjoy this story as I have combining two ok maybe three of my favorite fandoms.

Please note that this will make more sense if you read the stories in order.

Without Further Adieu

WARRIOR TRAINING.

Anakin had been tossing all night long.  Obi Wan grimaced as his mate turned over once again, this time kicking him smartly in the shin.

Obi Wan reached out with the Force and gave the young man a mental directive.  Almost immediately the tense body relaxed into a more restful sleep.

Obi Wan however could not find the welcome oblivion of sleep.  He thought back on the past few days, even he couldn't believe what had transpired.

The two of them, bonded by Jedi ritual body mind and spirit.  Sent away on a private retreat only to meet Anakin's great grand mother, seventeen generations removed that is, finding out she was an immortal Amazon princess.  Meeting ancient gods of a civilization called the Greeks and being blessed with their "gifts".  Diana had killed the evil Sith Lord Sidious and his apprentice, because they threatened her Anakin.

Now they had been released from the Jedi Order, which Diana had originally founded, and were undergoing training with the Amazon Princess to become Warriors of the Web.

From what Obi Wan had gathered The Web was another name for the Force.  It is an energy field created by all living matter, binding the universe together in a huge web.  There were however some differences in Diana's theology and that taught by the Jedi Order.  Mainly the order taught that there was a dichotomy within the Force, the light and dark, good and evil.  The good must be strived for and the evil avoided at all costs.  However, Diana taught that there is not one perfect alive in any age, there is no light and no dark, not a completely good, or completely evil.  That there is only a myriad of shades of gray.  The most adapt warrior could on occasion find his or her motives to be selfish in nature.  This did not make one evil, merely human.  It is at humanity that allowed the warrior to learn and strive to overcome his or her base nature.

This was difficult for Obi Wan to accept, it had been drilled in his very marrow since early childhood that a Jedi must control his emotions, lest he or she be lead astray, down the path which leads to the Dark Side.

Not only did Diana disagree with this teaching, she openly embraced her emotions, according to the Amazon, suppressing anger was what lead in the end to hate, dealing with the suppressed emotions cleansed the spirit and gave strength to the warrior.

Obi Wan sighed deeply, this would require much meditation on his part.   The words made sense, yet his Jedi training screamed at him that this was heresy.

Finally, the older man drifted off into a fitful sleep.

~WoW~

The next morning, after the two men had showered, dressed and broke their fast.  Their Amazon "Master" had taken them to the remains of a once great city, in the heart of the island.

"This is all that remains of Amazonia, the great civilization of the Amazons.  Once the plague had struck it fell into disrepair.  Part of your strength training will be the reclamation of this once proud city."

Diana walked up to a nearby tree, held the trunk firmly and with a mighty heave uprooted it with her bare hands.  She threw the tree into the main square, then faced her charges.

"Over the last 700 years the surrounding jungle has crept into the city's boundaries.  There is plenty of time for this to be done.  I will return at midday to check on your progress."

The statuesque Amazon then stepped into the air and flew away.

Anakin allowed the Force to flow through him then reached out and mentally grasped a small sapling.  With much difficulty he managed to pull the small tree from the ground and flicked it to join the one that Diana had pulled free.

Anakin!  That is not allowed.  This exercise is to condition your bodies not strengthen your already formidable telekinesis.

My apologies, Master.

Don't Master me, my name is Diana.  Now continue with your work, in the way that I demonstrated.

"Evidentially she's watching."

"No probably she's monitoring through the Force, I mean the Web.  We had better begin."

Obi Wan and Anakin both moved to the nearest trees.  Anakin was able to remove his with less effort than Obi Wan.

"What am I doing wrong?"

"You have to believe, beloved.  With the same certainty that you have with the Force.  Remember, 'size matters not.'"  Anakin quoted their diminutive Jedi Master.

Obi Wan closed his eyes, concentrating.  He meditated for a few moments, seeking to center his thoughts and abilities on the task at hand.

When he felt that he was ready he reached forth again and easily tore the tree from the ground.  It joined it's kindred on the heap.

On and on they continued to work, clearing away the growth of centuries.  By the time the midday hour came they were both soaked with sweat and their arms ached with the exertion of their labors.

Diana chose that moment to return, she flew over the forest canopy and landed near her two apprentices.

"You have made much progress this day!"  She exclaimed a smile lighting her comely features.  "I know you are both exhausted, are you able to fly with me back to the compound?"

The two men merely nodded.  They both took a deep breath and following the lead of their teacher were air born.  Minutes later the trio landed outside the compound that housed their headquarters as well as the "Jedi resort".

Diana led the men to the dining chamber.  She motioned for them to be seated.

Diana stepped into an adjoining room and returned carrying a heavily loaded tray, R. Over followed behind her with another tray containing pitchers of various fruit juices.

"You both must eat, your bodies require protein to build new muscle fiber.  Also be sure to drink plenty of the juices, there are fortified with the vitamins and electrolytes that you have lost.  When you've eaten and drank your fill come to the gymnasium.  I will await you there."

The two men immediately began to shove large pieces of the tender meat into their mouths.  They washed down each mouthful with the fruit juice.

When their hunger and thirst had been abated they sat at the table for a few moments. 

"I feel like I could sleep for a week."  Obi Wan said around a yawn.

"Me too, that is until I try to turn over.  I'm already sore."

"Well, let's go and see what Diana has next on the agenda for us."

The two men trudged from the dining room, slowly making their way to the compound's gym.

When they entered inside the double doors, Diana was waiting for them.  She immediately began to issue orders.

"Both of you go into the next room, you will soak in the hot tub until I come for you."

Anakin seemed to almost get a second wind at her words.  He took Obi Wan's hand a practically dragged the man after him.

"Anakin, let me go!  Honestly!"

Anakin didn't let go until he had closed the door firmly behind them.  He turned and began to peel away the clothing of his beloved Obi Wan.  Each item was placed into a nearby basket.

Soon both were submerged inside the hot swirling water, as naked as the day of their birth.  The younger man worked at the knots in his lover's shoulders trying to relax the muscles.

Anakin, I'll take care of that soon enough, both of you just relax let the heat of the water soothe those muscles.  Diana's thoughts drifted gently into the young man's mind.

"What have we gotten into?"

"Only that which we're capable of, Obi."

"Jedi training I can handle but this is just too much."

"Obi, should we quit?"

"No, I can endure anything as long as you're with me."

The two men spent the rest of their soak drifting in and out a light sleep.  It was during one of these "naps" that Diana stepped into the room.

"Anakin, Obi Wan."

The two men woke with a jerk.

"Diana, you scared us."

"So I see, if you'll just dry off and then wrap a towel around your waist, I'll be outside."

Anakin stood and grabbed a towel from the heated bar.  He began to towel the moisture from his smooth skin. He was completely comfortable being nude in front of Diana.

Anakin?

What?  She's our trainer just as you were mine.  I never hid myself behind veils of modesty with you.  Should I do so with her, simply because of her gender?

"Gentlemen,” Diana prodded them with her words.

Obi Wan stood and began to follow Anakin's example.  Together the two men strode from the room following Diana.

There were two padded tables setup in the center of the gym.  Close at hand were many bottles containing clear and colored liquids and lotions.

"Lie face down on the tables."

They complied.  Diana began with Obi Wan, she oiled her hands and began to knead the stressed tissues of the broad shoulders.

Obi Wan gasped in relief as under the masterful touch of those delicate hands his traumatized muscles found relief.  He didn't know what she was doing but his body didn't care, only craved more of the massage.

As Diana worked further down his frame she began to tell him about an ancient Chinese healer that had taught he many centuries ago the power of acupuncture and acupressure as well as the benefits of deep muscle massage.  By the time she had finished her story, Obi Wan was snoring softly.

"Anakin, come here, it’s your turn."

She moved to the side of the young man and repeated her ministrations.  Anakin was sound asleep before she'd completed his back. 

When she was certain that she'd done everything in her power to make her children comfortable, she lifted Anakin and carried him to his room.  She immediately returned and brought  Obi Wan to join his sleeping mate.

"Good night my children."  She whispered as she closed the door.

Diana signed as she paused outside the door, it hurt her to watch her two students endure such pain as they must.  She and Ira, her sentient computer had both tried to find a less harsh way to get the men into fighting trim.  However, with the gift of strength that the gods and goddess of Olympus had bestowed on the two there was no other way that could be devised to condition their lean frames.

Diana glided through the hallways and corridors of the compound; she paused outside an ornate door then entered inside.

The dimly lit room was a shrine, to all that she had lost.  There were paintings of her mother, the Queen of Amazonia, as well as all her sisters.  She had painted their beautiful faces from her memory; each brushstroke had been punctuated with one of her tears.

Diana knelt in front of the full length painting of Hippolyta.  She felt the sting of tears, yet again.

"Oh Mother, if only I could speak to you again.  I need your wisdom."  The heartbroken woman crumpled in on herself as she whispered the words.

She lost herself in her grief, so deeply that she didn't feel the touch of delicate, feminine hands on her shoulder.

*My daughter, what is the matter?*

Diana looked up, through her blinding tears she saw her mother's concerned face.

"Mother?"  She dared whisper.

*Yes, it's me. *

"Mama, mama, mama, mama..."  Diana said over and over as she clutched at the woman hugging her tightly to her bosom.

The tears flowed freely as Diana stammered trying to find words.

“I failed you.  I’m so sorry I failed you.”

“My daughter, you didn’t fail us.  We failed ourselves.  I know that you believe that we fell to a virus.  On that supposedly landed in the fragments of a meteorite.  That is was I left for you to find.  The notes, the scientific research for a “cure” everything was fabricated.  Did you not ever marvel that there was never a virus to isolate?  Yes, my darling, I know that you tried.  If anyone has failed, it has been me.  I failed to lead the Amazons wisely and well.”

“Mother, what are you saying to me?  You were always wise in your decisions, and compassionate in your judgments.”

“The Amazon Nation fell to civil war.  Your sister, Phillipa rose against the crown.  She convinced a small faction of the populace to side with her.  Together she and they brought down the mighty race of Amazons.”

“How?  There were no survivors, if there was a war there would have been someone left.”

“The rebels entered Patriarch’s world and secured a weapon.  The man who sold it to them, a man named Manta neglected to provide them with the inoculation that would protect them.  They unleashed the weapon, not knowing that their fate would be the same as ours.”

Diana’s face had fallen at the mention of Manta.

“Hera help me.  I did fail.  Mother, Manta was an enemy of the United States.  While I was working with the IADC, I had a chance to stop him.  He escaped before I could stop him.  This was his revenge on Wonder Woman.”

The once mighty queen knelt; she enfolded her crushed daughter in her arms.

“Diana, we knew when you chose to reenter man’s world what the consequences could be.  You were needed, it was your destiny.  Know this my beloved daughter; I love you for all eternity.  The blame was and is not yours and you will shoulder none of it.  That is the last command of your queen.  Do you understand and obey?”

Diana closed her eyes tightly and nodded.

“That’s my good girl.  Now I have been watching your students, they learn well; for men.”

“You do not approve?”

“The one is of your body, and is therefore of mine.  Yes I approve.  Know this my daughter, they will help to found a new Amazon Nation, right here on Paradise Island.  There is another who is coming, I am sent by Zeus as her herald.  It has been decided that you have been alone too long.  An Amazon princess from lifetimes in the past uncounted has been sent for.  She is to become your teacher, your student, your friend, and you partner.”

“How will she arrive?”

“Hades is preparing her now for her arrival.  She died to save a people she did not know.  When she died there was only one true Amazon left in man’s world.”

“The end of the line outside Paradise Island was Gabrielle.”

“That’s right.  You remember the old tales well my Diana.  She will help you train your students, which is as it should be.  There should only be one teacher for one apprentice.”

“What happens then Mother?  What will the Amazon nation become?  Will we hide on Themyscira as we did on Earth?”

“No, the Amazon’s you train will be sent forth into the galaxy as emissaries to the power of Love and Harmony.  Just as you were on Earth, it is a call that cannot go unanswered.  The Jedi Order that you help to found has done admirably well, but they have become steeped in ritual and a fear of the “dark side”.  The galaxy needs hope, and the corrupt Republic offers little or none.”

“Always the burdens are great.”

“With great power comes great responsibility.  You have known that since the first step you took off our island home, as Wonder Woman.  Your call you have answered, it is time that you take your place as the Amazon Queen, and bring up a new generation of warriors to carry on the work that you began so long ago.”

There was a shimmer of light in the corner of the room.  Both women turned to face it as it faded.  Athena stood there dressed in her helm and carrying her spear.

“There will be one change this time, however.  As that young Princess once argued to her beloved Queen, “this world that was built for us is not perfect.  Something is missing.”  Men have grown through the millennia; there are men who value peace and harmony just as the original Amazons did.  Unfortunately, over those same millennia, women began to become corrupt.  Therefore we will open the ranks to both men and women.”

“Open the ranks?  We are to recruit?”

“Through competition just as in the golden age of Amazonia.  Games will be held the winners will be inducted and trained in the old ways.  You see the need is great in the world outside the boundaries of this one planet.  The Jedi are not welcome as they once were, if there not soon an intervention the entire galaxy will soon fall to chaos.”

“Ares would be proud.”  Diana spat out.

“No I wouldn’t.” 

There was a yet another shimmer, of red this time.  There stood an dark haired man with a goatee.  It was not the Ares that Diana remembered.

“Who are you?”

“The holder of the office of Ares that you knew stepped down.  You see the gods are not eternal; we are mortals who are given a chance for a greater good.  Unfortunately some of the incarnations are easily corrupted.  The former god of war was one such individual.”

“I have never known any other Athena than the one I see before me.”

“Diana I had just assumed the office of goddess of wisdom before we met.  However, I did know all about you and the Amazons.  The knowledge passes from one incarnation of Wisdom to the next.  It is so with all of the Offices.”

“Princess, I do want to assure you that I am not a lover of war.  I have used my position to try to avert wars.  However, on the horizon I sense a terrible one.  Once it is unleashed on the galaxy my bloodlust will take over.  I may not be able to help stop it.  I may try to prolong it.  It is not something I am proud of.”

“Bloodlust?  You were a berserker, a warrior of the east trained to feed on destruction?”

“Yes, Princess I was.  It is the reason that I was offered the red sword of the office.  My predecessor knew that once violence erupted that I would not be able to resist it.  He hoped that I would carry on his reign of terror.”

“All of this is well and good, but I have my charges to look after now.  They will awaken soon and there is no doubt in my mind that they will need my help.”

“Hold, Diana.  I have sent Hippocrates to see to them in their slumber.  Hercules is also lending his aid.  There is still much that we must tell you.  Please let us go where we can be comfortable.”

“We can go to my chambers; it’s just down the corridor.”  Diana motioned to the door.

“Lead on fairest of the Amazons.”  Ares said with a handsome smile.

~WoW~

Anakin awoke with a start, something was different.  The young man lifted the sheet.  In the dim moonlight which shone through the skylight he was able to see very little.  There would be time and better light in the morning.  He curled up against the shadowy form of his lover.  His hand began to settle on the exposed chest of his life mate.  As soon as the skin touched his fingertips he knew that his instinct was correct.

The young man jumped up and activated the lights.  He turned and met himself face to face in the full length mirror.  He almost did recognize himself.  He stared into the reflective surface, losing himself in the new musculature of his body.

Obi Wan had been awakened by the lights.  He sat up rubbing his eyes, as his vision cleared his gaze stopped on the handsome body of a nude man.  Obi Wan leapt from the bed, grabbing his light saber.

“Anakin!”  He called as he triggered the scintillating blade.

The man staring in the mirror turned.  The face was that of Anakin, more masculine, more rugged it matched the body perfectly.

“Obi!  What are you doing?”

The blade retracted back into the handle.

“Ani, I’m sorry.  I didn’t recognize you.  What happened to you?”

“You mean to us.  Come look in the mirror.”

Obi Wan moved to his mate’s side.  The face in the mirror was familiar, little else was.  His neck was a column of corded muscles; he had massive pectorals set over a rippled, tight stomach.  His torso was a massive chiseled V.  The transformation didn’t end there, his thighs and calves had also become massive yet the definition was visible under the skin. 

“By all the holies!  What’s happened?”

“I don’t know, but I like it, especially this.”

Anakin’s hand moved to gently stoke Obi Wan’s manhood.

The man looked down in disbelief.  His penis was much longer and thicker, the large bluish veins showed through the translucent skin.  He had never come up short in that department, but now it was huge!  Obi Wan looked over at Anakin and found that he too had been changed; his lover now sported a mammoth cock.

“What do you say we try out our new bodies?”  Anakin asked with a sexy grin.

“Couldn’t hurt.”

Obi Wan led his lover to back to the bed.  He gently pushed Anakin back on the bed, straddling the hard muscular body.  The feel of the washboard stomach against his cock was almost narcotic. 

Obi Wan leaned down, clamping his lips on those of this young titan, his Ani.  The young man opened to his touch like a lotus coming into full bloom.  Their hand roamed, stroking each other delighting in the new curves of each other’s bodies. 

Obi Wan turned moving to give Anakin access to his new equipment and permitting himself to bring Anakin’s now hard member to his lips.  He opened his mouth and slathered the organ with his saliva, to make it easier to take.  When it was dripping wet he took Anakin into himself.

The man under him moaned around the hard cock he held in his mouth.  The moans became deeper and more rapid as Obi Wan took him all the way down, and then pulled back only to plunge down again. 

While Anakin reveled in the delights of his oral manipulations Obi Wan slipped a long thick finger deftly inside the tight pucker between the firm muscular mounds.  The digit immediately began to massage the tiny organ hidden deeply inside.

Anakin bucked as liquid fire raced up his spine.  His throat worked in a frenzied rhythm around his lover’s cock.  The body trembled in anticipation of what the man knew was in store for him.  Another finger slipped inside to stretch the tight canal.  After minutes of the stimulation yet another digit entered in to stretch him to his limits.

Anakin allowed the massive cock to slide from his mouth.  He gasped, sending much needed oxygen to his deprived cells.

“Obi!  Get those fingers out and fuck me!”

Obi Wan dropped the member from his lips and slid his fingers from the stretched entrance.

Obi moved off of Anakin and in one deft move sent the items on the nearby table scattering to the floor.  He lifted the hard body of the younger man and put him on the table.  He grasped the ankles of his beloved, holding those beautiful legs up and wide apart he thrust forward into Anakin and penetrated the tightness to the limits of his length.

“Oh god!”  Anakin gasped as Obi Wan reached areas that had never been touched before.

Anakin pulled his legs free and locked them under Obi Wan’s arms.  As the older man withdrew and then thrust back inside him, Anakin pulled with his legs, lifting his hips to meet the downward thrust with a loud whump.  The rest drove Obi Wan deeper and deeper inside him.

Anakin looked over to the side, seeing the reflection of their bodies in the mirror.  As Obi Wan’s rhythm began more and more frantic he watched as the muscular mounds shifted from the relaxed rounded shape to the clenched tight muscles that drove that blessed visitor deeper into him.  

“Ugh, oh Obi!  It’s so fucking good!  Harder, please fuck me harder!

Obi Wan’s excitement was pushed to the limit by Anakin’s wanton pleads.  He leaned forward, rolling Anakin up onto his shoulders giving himself better access to that velvety heat.  He pounded harder and harder into his beloved, seeking to give the man what it was he wanted.

“Yesssssss!  Yess!  Oh hell Yesss!”  Anakin’s head was thrown back, his eyes clenched.  His breath a coming in deep gasps as Obi Wan continued to take his comfort from his body!

Obi Wan felt a familiar stirring in his groin.  On his backward pull he completely withdrew from the thrashing body, and lowered Anakin’s legs.  He mounted the large hard organ and pressed back to impale himself on his lover’s cock.

Anakin’s eyes flew open at the stimulation.  He fought not to slam home inside that tightness.  He waited barely daring to breath as Obi Wan slowly, completely engulfed him.  When the man on top of him began to buck his hips, then Anakin started to gently push himself deeper inside.

“Oh, Anakin it’s so good, so big!”

“Love you Obi!”

Obi Wan leaned down as his beloved lifted his face to receive the kiss, their tongues probing and thrusting into each others mouths, mimicking the motions of their bodies. 

Anakin fell back and began to thrust into Obi Wan, each thrust taking him deeper and deeper into the overwhelming sensations of their lovemaking.  The table beneath them began to creak with their movements.  It echoed their primal movements, driving each of the men to redouble their efforts.  Anakin felt Obi Wan’s ass tighten up on his cock as the orgasm tore through his lover’s body. 

“AAwww, Awww, Awww! Fuck I’m going to cum!”

“Yeah Obi, shoot it!  Let me see it!”

“Awww, Oh fuck, oh fuck! OhHhhhhh FuckkkkkK!”

The hot liquid shot from the throbbing organ, it splashed Anakin’s chin, then continued to splash against the wall behind his head.

Witnessing the pleasure that he had given to Obi Wan as enough to strip away the last of his control.  Anakin felt the tension moving through his abdomen, the liquid jetted from his cock and into his lover’s tight welcoming body.

Obi Wan felt the frantic thrusts, the throbbing, and then the splash of hot semen deep inside his body.  He milked the now softening cock with his muscles, taking the last of the precious essence of his Anakin.

Long minutes passed, Anakin finally slipping out of his lover’s body.  Obi Wan collapsed on to Anakin’s broad chest, gasping for breath.  They lay there, the entire world consisting of only each other’s heartbeats and the sound of their steady breathing.

Obi Wan stood up and disappeared from view.  When he returned, Anakin’s eyes were closed.  He took the warm damp cloth and cleansed his lover’s body.  As he completed his loving task he saw the eyes open, a loving sparkle evident in them.

“Thank you, lover I don’t think I have the energy left to even move.”

Obi Wan leaned down and pressed his lips to Anakin’s.  He then disposed of the cloth and returned to lift the young man and place him on that soft bed, and cover him with the crisp white sheet.  He turned out the light and returned to the bed, curling his body around that of his mate. He drifted off to sleep feeling Anakin turn and enfold his body in those big strong arms.

~WoW~

Diana, the Queen, Athena, and Ares were deep in heated conversation when a loud creaking sound split the air.

“What in the name of Hera?”  The Queen asked.

“I believe that Diana’s students are trying out their new bodies.”  Athena replied with an amused smirk.

Ares had been smiling at the sounds of the two lovers.  He turned a new expression on his face.  Perhaps it was one of empathy; it was difficult for Diana to tell.

“I have a present for you Diana.  I know that there is no way to atone for the behavior of my predecessor but I hope that you and she will believe that I do not share his hatred of the Amazons.”

“She is ready?”  Athena asked.

“She is coming.”

There was an explosion of a million golden sparkles.  As they cleared there stood a woman.  She was dressed in a black leather dress which was covered with heavy armor.  Her skin was like fine porcelain, her eyes sparkled with the same blue as the sky above.  Her ebony tresses hung long, well past her shoulders and were wonderfully luminescent.  Her shoulders were covered by two huge “claws” that anchored a long cape into place.  She stood as tall as Diana, and just as heavily muscled.

“Diana, may I present Xena.”

“Xena, this is the Amazon that I have told you about.”

“Welcome to Themyscira, Xena.”  Diana greeted the new arrival.

The woman knelt on one knee and bowed her head.

“Thank you my Queen.”

“Rise up, my friend.  I am not Queen.  I am a Princess, the same as you if I remember my history correctly.”

“It’s time to change that.”  Hippolyta said with a regal air. 

The phantom opened her hands, there in her palms appeared an elegant crown.

“No, Mother.  Please not now.”

“It must be now my daughter; it’s time you assume your rightful place, as ruler of this island that you have protected for so long.”

 Diana’s eyes poured tears as her long dead mother placed the crown on her head, and then softly kissed her cheeks.

“My beloved daughter, I bestow upon you all the knowledge and secrets of the ancient Amazon’s, and all the secrets of this island.  Rule with wisdom and compassion my Diana.  Rebuild the proud civilization of the Amazons.”

“All hail the new Amazon Queen, Diana!”  Xena exclaimed as she again bowed before the newly coroneted monarch.

The two Greek Gods in attendance applauded.

“Please Xena, such formality is not required.”  Diana said as she extended her hand and pulled the reincarnated Amazon princess to her feet.

 “Diana, I must go now.”  Hippolyta said.

“Will I ever see you again, Mother?”

“Perhaps, but remember I will love you for all eternity, my child.”  She hugged her daughter one last time and kissed her cheek.  The next moment she faded from view.

“Goodbye, Mother.”  Diana whispered.

“Diana, we must leave as well.  We have told you all that we can about what is to come.  Know that we are always with you.”

Diana nodded as they also faded away.

“Are you tired?  I can show you to your chambers.”

“Honestly, I’m not really tired.  Would it be possible to see the island?”

“There is a full moon, I believe we could show you around by its light.”

Diana triggered the skylight.  She turned back to the woman dressed in black.

“Would you like to change?  I doubt that we’ll be in battle soon, and I have some more comfortable clothing that will fit you.”

“Thank you.  I’d appreciate that.”

Diana moved to her closet and removed a pale blue flowing dress.  She stopped for a moment and removed the crown.  She gently laid it on a velvet pillow on the top shelf of her closet.

Diana returned to the newest member of their family and handed her the dress.  It was cut in a toga style, having a wide gathering of the material on one shoulder while the “top” wrapped underneath the other arm.  It suited the woman.

“You can change behind that screen.”  Diana said and indicated an elaborate modesty screen.

“Thank you, I’ll be a few minutes.  This armor is rather difficult to get out of.”

“Wait, I’ll show you a quicker way.  No time like to present to start your training.”

“Look, I don’t know what Ares told you, but you’ll find I’m fully trained.”

“In the arts of battle?  That is to be only part of your training here.  I’ll demonstrate.”

The lovely woman spun into the garb of Wonder Woman.  When the glow cleared and she stood there in her full regalia Xena’s face fully showed her surprise.

“How in Hades?”

“Tut tut, such language.”  Diana moved to stand behind her, “Hold your arms like so, picture yourself wearing the garment and then spin as you saw me.”

Xena did as she was instructed.  As she spun there was a lavender explosion of light.  The glow cleared, she stood wearing the dress that Diana had been holding.  The woman looked down at her body, then at Diana a smile bringing light to her face.

“I did it!”

“Yes you did, and you wear it well.  Shall we go on our tour?”

Diana reached out and enfolded her new Amazon sister in her arms.  She stepped into the air and together they flew through the open skylight.

"This is amazing!"  Xena said, shouting to be heard over the rushing winds.

There's no need to shout.  Just let your conversation sit in your mind.  I can read your thoughts and answer.

If Xena was troubled by the voice in her head then she hid it well.  Her mouth was pulled back in a broad smile, the long silky hair flowing in the wind.  Her blue eyes were a glow at the sights below.

Themyscira is a beautiful land, Diana.  So untouched, as it was meant to be when Gaea created this land.

There are areas here that were developed.  Anakin and Obi Wan were working in the ruins of the city.  I believe that eventually we will need to move our headquarters back there.

Shall I work with the boys tomorrow?

Yes, by then you should be feeling the effects of the island.

What effects?

This land is the ancestral home of the Amazons; here our strength, cunning and intelligence are unleashed to their full potential.  Also we are immortal; the Earth's clock has no meaning for us here.

As the mental conversation continued, Diana brought them to a landing on the beach.  The sound of the waves breaking over the sand sounded loud in the twilight stillness.

"I hope that you will be happy here, Xena."

"I believe that I will.  It's still just a bit too much to deal with though.  I mean everyone that I ever knew and loved is gone, and I'm here."

"I know how you feel, after all my sisters and my mother died while I was on assignment I had to deal with the grief, the guilt that I should have been here too, I felt guilty for surviving."

Xena merely nodded.  She couldn't find the words to describe how she was feeling.

"Come, we must return to the compound.  If you're going to work on the city tomorrow, you must get some rest."

They took off into the air again, and minutes later were landing back in the spacious suite of rooms that belonged to Diana.

Diana took the young woman by her hand and led her to an adjoining suite.

"We'll get you settled into your chambers tomorrow, however I believe that you'll be comfortable here tonight.  Is there anything you need?"

"No, I'll be alright."  Xena said.

She lifted the dress from her shoulder and allowed it pool at her feet.  She bent and retrieved it, then moved to a wardrobe and placed it inside.  She gracefully entered the bed, covering with a crisp white sheet.

Diana was at a loss, having long ago become comfortable with nudity.  Yet the sight of those large firm breasts, the long shapely legs.  It was almost more than she could stand.  Xena stood as a testament to the perfect female form.

"Good night, Xena."  The newly appointed queen whispered as she took her leave.

"Good night, Diana."

The door closed with a quiet click.

Xena closed her eyes and drifted off.

It seemed that almost immediately she was transported to another time; another place.

She was standing in a clearing in the woods that she and Gabrielle had shared many long heartfelt conversations by the campfire, so many lifetimes ago.

"Xena?"

The woman turned, her eyes wide in shock.

"Gabrielle?  Is it really you?"

"Yes, Xena.  Please we must talk."  The young woman gestured that her beloved should take a place by the fire.

"Gabrielle, I've missed you so much."

"I have missed you, too.  My time is short and there are things we must discuss my friend.  You have a second chance to make a difference; I do not want you to be sad because I am not with you."

"But Gabrielle, how can I not be?  When Diana showed me the island of Themyscira I kept thinking that you would have loved being there."

"I am there Xena, in your heart, your memory and in the heart of the Web.  I am not dead, no more than you were before Athena called you back to life."

"I know that, but..."

"I am with you always, my love.  Yet I am not in the physical world and you are.  I want you to know that I approve of Diana.  She is a wonderful woman, of the caliber that you deserve."

"She's cut from the same cloth that you are, both of you are too good for me."

"No, that's your past talking again.  You have more than atoned for that.  What happened was lifetimes ago, it's forgiven.  Promise me that you will make this life your own.  Do not be driven by the need to make right what occurred so long ago."

"I promise."

"Good, now I have a gift for you."

"Gabrielle, I don't deserve a gift.  Just seeing you again has been enough."

"No, I give you my gift.  You will need it."  Gabrielle leaned down and kissed the forehead of the older woman.

Xena felt a tingle on her skin where soft full lips touched.  She looked up and saw that Gabrielle was gone.

"Gabrielle?"

I am always with you Xena, but Diana needs you now.

The Amazon Princess was then engulfed in the oblivion of sleep.

~WoW~

Obi Wan and Anakin awoke with the dawn.  He silently rose and dressed, pausing when he saw his new body in the mirror again. 

“It really happened.”  He murmured.

Obi Wan then left their chambers and walked down the hall to the kitchen.  He was going to surprise his beloved, with breakfast in bed.  He entered the large room and began to set out the materials he would need.

He heard someone enter, and “felt” a womanly presence.

“Sorry I didn’t mean to wake you Diana.”

“You didn’t, and I’m not Diana.”

Obi Wan jumped, there wasn’t anyone else on the island.

“Ira!  Intruder Alert!”  He called to the air triggering the alarm.

The klaxon sounded loudly.

“Intruder Alert!  Intruder Alert!  Intruder in the kitchen!”  Ira’s voice rang out.

“Will you stop that noise!  I’m not an intruder!”

Diana ran into the room.

“Who?  What?  Oh Hades!  Ira cancel the alarm.”

“Diana, there is someone in the kitchen that is not on the personnel  roster.”

“Ira, this is Xena.  She arrived last night, with Athena and Ares.  She will be staying with us from now on.  Commit her retinal pattern and voice pattern to memory and grant her security clearance level Blue 1.”

“I await input.”

“Xena announce yourself to Ira.”

“Hello Ira, how are you this morning.”

“Voice pattern acquired.  I am fine today, Xena.”

“Obi Wan, I trust that you’ll tell Anakin of our new addition?”

“Of course, Diana.”

“Now, I’m going back to bed.”  Diana strode from the room.

“I apologize for overreacting.”

“Think nothing of it.  Tell me, the last time I had coffee I brewed it over a campfire, is it still an acceptable beverage?”

“Coffee?  Yes it is, would you like me to brew a pot?”

“Please, I think I’m going to need the boost.”

Obi Wan started the brew cycle on the small appliance and began to prepare breakfast for Anakin and himself.

"Would you can for anything to eat?"

"No, it's too early for food.  I'll pack a snack for later."

"You'll be joining us on the reclamation project?"

"Yeah, sounds like good hard work.  I could us the workout."

Obi Wan poured a mug of the dark liquid and handed it to her.  He then completed the light meal and excused himself.

He carried the tray to the quarters that he shared with Anakin and quietly opened the door. 

Anakin was sitting up in bed, yawning and rubbing his eyes.  Obi Wan put the tray down across his lap.

"Good morning,"  He whispered and leaned in to kiss the younger man.

"How long have you been up?"

"Just a few minutes?  Why?"

"I heard the alarm.  I was about to come running when Ira told me that it was a false alarm and to either get some clothes on or go back to bed."

"I bumped into a new member of our family.  She just arrived last night, evidently she was brought by Athena, and Ares."

"Another Amazon?"

"I honestly don't know, but when I sensed her through the Web.  Well it was like touching someone so ancient.  Perhaps even older than Diana."

"No one is older than Diana."

Well!  Thank you so much for the compliment.  If you two are ready we need to get to work.  Xena and I  will be joining you today.

Sorry, Grandmother.  I meant no disrespect.

None is taken my child now get that pretty butt into some clothes and lets get moving.

Obi Wan and Anakin quickly devoured then meal and in the interest of time spun into fresh white thigh length togas.

They emerged on the courtyard together, hand in hand.

"Come on you two.  Xena, I'll carry you."

Xena smiled and before Diana could lift her; had stepped into the air currents and was away.

Diana's features betrayed her shock.  She immediately was in the air following the woman.

Anakin and Obi Wan simply shrugged to each other and followed.

They landed in the central square of the once great city.  Xena smiled from ear to ear.

"You didn't tell me you could do that!"

"I couldn't until last night.  I had a visitation."

"Who?"

"Gabrielle, she wanted to let me know that she approved of the cause and to give me a gift that I would need."

"Perhaps we should begin?"

"Sounds like a plan."

Xena flew up and grabbed the top of a tree.  She pulled with her arms and flew upward.  The tree was torn from the ground, she tossed it in the pile and moved to the next.

Anakin, and Obi shrugged again and followed her example, Diana too began flying from tree to tree as she paused to dispose of one then moved to the next.

The work went much faster than the day before.  By the noon hour there was only one huge tree remaining.  However, this one was enclosed in a low marble wall.

"If you'll help me get the dead wood to the beach, we'll have a bonfire to celebrate."

"There's still much work to be done, Diana."

"Another day, Obi Wan, my child.  All work and no play make strong but bored Amazons."

The four comrades each gathered trees and flew them to the shore near their compound.  There the trunks were piled onto the sand.  They made many trips until pile of discarded trees was completely transferred to the beach.

Diana then showed her students how to pile the wood for the bonfire.  She and Xena then returned to the compound for provisions.

The two women sorted through the fruits and other foodstuffs deciding what would do for the first celebration feast on Paradise Island in over a thousand years.

"Are we falling back into the stereotypes of women's work, Diana?"

"I don't believe so, I mean we're bringing the food to the gathering, that doesn't mean that we're going to be the ones cooking it."

The two women laughed, it was good Diana decided to have another woman around.

The two Amazons reached for the same passion fruit.  Their fingers brushed.  The touch lingered, Xena stared into the crystal pools of Diana's eyes. 

They slowly moved closer, leaning in to partake of the fullness of each other's lips.  The kiss was gentle, sweet and full of promise.  The promise of an eternity together.

When the two women reluctantly ended the kiss, it was Xena who spoke first.

"You are very beautiful, Diana.  Yet your true beauty comes from within, it cannot ever be diminished."

"Thank you, it's been so long since I shared a kiss with anyone."

"I hope that it won't be the last."

"No hope in that I fear."

"Good, now we should return to the boys.  They'll think the worst of us otherwise!"

"Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.  They can't seem to keep their hands off each other."  Diana said with a gentle laugh.  "Was I ever that young?"

"Were either of us ever that young?"

The women lifted the containers of food and returned to the beach.  They were both amused to find Anakin and Obi Wan, joined at the lips.

Diana cleared her throat, softly.

"If you two could help us, we'd be most appreciative."

Obi Wan and Anakin were startled and jumped at her gentle words.  The cheeks of both men became red.  They quickly took the burdens from the women.

"I'm going for a swim, care to join me Xena?  We can all enjoy the water.  It's too early to start cooking."

The group spent the afternoon frolicking on the beach and in the water.  They played games like chase , hide and seek on the beach, in the water there was Marco Polo,  and a variant of water volleyball.

When it was time to prepare the meal, everyone pitched in.  Xena chopped vegetables while Diana made a chilled fruit soup, and with the help of an ice cream freezer made chocolate ice cream.  Obi Wan grilled fresh fish over the fire and Anakin was taught by Diana how to prepare something called hotdogs.

When all the dishes had been prepared all of they served themselves, sitting on the blankets that had been spread on the white sand. 

“What did you say these are?”  Xena asked taking a big bite.

“It’s a hotdog.”  Diana said

“Poow!” Xena spit out the offending meat.

“It’s not made of real dog silly!  It’s just called a hotdog.  They are really good.”  Diana bit into hers a smile of pleasure on her lips.

“Diana, apparently you are to replenish the Amazon nation.  What about us?  We don’t exactly fit the description of Amazon, I mean were male.”

“Really?”  Diana said with a smile.  “You are my descendant, and while you’re not a female you have been accepted by me.”

“And me.” Xena chimed in.

“And by Athena, therefore you and Obi Wan are both honorary Amazons.  This is your home, and there are seats on the Amazon council that you will occupy.  There are also teaching positions as well, you will have responsibilities; training of new members of the Amazon nation.  You lives here will be full, filled with purpose.”

Diana stood and drew an item from the belt of her tunic.  She held the item in her hand, fully extended in front of her; from the top and bottom of the handle extended the ends of a bow, made entirely of energy.

“Each of you, place your right hand on the handle.”

Anakin, Obi Wan and Xena each of them gingerly placed their hands atop that of the Amazon Queen.

“Heed this oath!  We shall now and always be sisters of the bow!”

=ww=

The story continues.