Wonder and Legacy - Wonder Woman

Prologue

"Diana!"

Diana couldn't help but giggle as her tutor continued to call frustratedly after her.  But she didn't stop, or slow down.  She just kept running. 

Finally she reached it, the training field.  She hid by the wall, watching all of those in the midst of their training, guided by her aunt, General Antiope. 

She watched the warriors throw daggers, shoot arrows, engage in hand-to-hand combat.  An excited light shone in her eyes.

A horse and rider sped by - from the flash of pink armour and fiery hair Diana knew exactly who it was. Her eyes widened in awe when the girl rode past, shooting an arrow from her bow all while smoothly rolling backwards off her horse, landing gracefully on her feet.  The arrow hit the exact centre of the target.  The girl smiled, pleased.

Wow, thought Diana.  She almost applauded and cheered.

"Very good, Aikaterine," commented Antiope who was wandering the field monitoring the training.

"Thank you, General," the young girl answered with a smile, her cheeks flushed from the exercise, tossing her bright orange braid over her shoulder. 

"Looks like we have an audience," commented Antiope.  Aikaterine turned to see the always curious Diana watching from her perch by the wall and  couldn't help but chuckle. She could see the excitement on the girl's face from here.  She waved, Diana waving back. Then Diana clapped. Aikaterine giggled and bowed.   Antiope shook her head with a little smile.

"Diana! Oh now where did she go..."

The training was halted for a moment when a very flustered-looking tutor entered the grounds. 

"She ran away again?" Aikaterine couldn't help but giggle. 

The tutor gave a heavy sigh.  "I saw her run this way."

"We haven't seen her," Aikaterine covered.  "She must have run off."

Diana overheard this exchange, and couldn't help but giggle rather loudly.  This caught the tutor's attention.

"Diana I see you!"

Still giggling, Diana took off running again.  She'd have to thank her friend later for trying to help her.

The fun ended when she was caught by none other than her mother, Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons. 

"Come on," Hippolyta said, lifting Diana up onto her horse.  "Let's get you back to school before another tutor quits."

"When can I start training?" Diana asked excitedly.

"Training?" There was no hiding the surprise in her mother's voice.

"Aunt Antiope thinks I'm ready.  And Aikaterine too!"

"Do they now?"

"Yes! Please Mother, can I start my training?!"

"There will be no training," Hippolyta stated firmly.  And with that, she promptly returned Diana to her schooling.

After a long and boring day of lessons, Diana could finally go back and watch the training sessions.  Aikaterine, taking a break from her own training, came and joined her.

On top of her training with the other Amazons, Aikaterine also received her own personal training, however, none of the other warriors knew how to handle the godly powers she possessed and was already exhibiting.

When her father, Hades, had married her mother, Persephone, both becoming rulers of the Underworld, this had angered the other gods of the pantheon, and Aikaterine's birth had only angered them further.  Being a child of the Underworld, of supposed darkness, she had been constantly hunted down by the other gods, deemed a monster.  She was eventually brought to Themyscira for protection under the Amazons.  There, she became one of them, trained and raised with the other women, not once made to feel like a monster, unlike with the rest of the gods and goddesses. She would return to the Underworld to visit from time to time, usually during the times when her mother was there during the winters, so they could be a family, and especially as her power-set grew.  But mostly she found it safest to remain on the isolated island surrounded by her fellow warrior women. 

Being a child of two gods, Aikaterine aged more quickly than the average child, being only slightly older than Diana.  This being the case, they were very close.

"It's so unfair!" huffed the princess to her friend, crossing her arms.

"She's only trying to protect you," Aikaterine reminded her. 

"I know, but if I train I'll be able to protect myself, won't I? Besides, you're still a child, and you get to train."

She had a point there. "Yes, that's not so fair, is it."

"No, it's not! At all!"

Aikaterine smiled and put a supportive arm around her determined friend.  "Your time will come Diana, trust me.  And when it does, I know you will do great things..."

(So, thoughts so far? I hope you all enjoyed! Thanks so much for reading! :))