It was a slow day for justice. In fact it was a slow week without the need of justice. It was bound to happen sooner or later. While most heroes would welcome peace Diana wasn't one of them. She was a warrior. She was an amazon. She grew restless without the need of dealing out justice to someone to the league's greatest villain or some punk simply robbing the local convenience store.
Diana did enjoy time off of work but this was ridiculous. Of course the Justice League was always on duty even during down time.....not that the league did have much down time as it were.
Diana was wandering down a street in Gotham. People on the street mostly ignored her. Most of them didn't even make eye contact with her. Diana was walking and not flying because she thought she had seen a purse snatcher going down the street earlier.... but it was a case of mistaken identity.
Diana sighed.
"Hey, aren't you Wonder Woman?" asked a voice behind her. Diana turned around to see a man wearing a top hat. It took Diana a minute to recognize the man. The Mad Hatter! Before Diana could do anything the Mad Hatter was quick in placing something on the side of her head. It was one of his mind-controlling cards.
"You think you can control an amazon?!" Demanded Diana reaching up to remove the card.
"Ordinary no" sneered the Mad Hatter. "But I made some improvements to my cards. Don't remove that"
Diana stopped. She tried to struggle against it but it was no use.
"Get her lasso" said the Hatter to someone behind her. Diana felt her lasso being removed. Whoever took away her lasso handed it over to the Mad Hatter who wrapped it around his shoulder.
The Mad Hatter motioned Diana to follow him as he walked past her. When Diana turned around she saw a kid not much older than twelve with a mind-controlling card attached to his head. Both Diana and the boy followed the Mad Hatter down the street and into a warehouse.
In the warehouse the Mad Hatter led Diana and the boy to a small office.
"Wait here" said the Hatter. "I won't be long"
The Hatter exited the office.
The office consisted of one desk and three chairs with a large window overlooking an empty lot next door. Diana and the boy sat in the chairs and waited.
"Who....who are you?" asked Diana fighting the mind control.
The boy said nothing.
"Don't.....worry" said Diana.
A scant five minutes later the Hatter entered the room holding a flask of bubbling liquid.
"A special blend of my new tea" said the Hatter. "Who wants a sip?"
The Hatter paused to consider his options. A cruel smile came over his face as he forced the vile tasting concoction down Diana's throat. Diana wanted to spit the drink back in the Hatter's face but she couldn't.
From the moment the tea entered her stomach Diana felt a great hunger come over her. What was in that tea?
"My tea is usually about giving people hallucinations" said the Hatter. "But this new tea is much different. I thought long and hard on who to test my new tea on. Then you just wander into me. Hungry are you?"
Diana's stomach growled. Diana nodded.
"Then eat the boy" said the Hatter.
Diana looked over to the boy. The boy looked terrified but didn't move. Diana got up from the chair and moved towards the boy.
"No...." said Diana. "I will not do this"
"Do it" ordered the Mad Hatter.
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