You Monitor as the family leaves the theater. Four of them, an anomaly but acceptable. the two children, a boy and a girl, are excitedly play acting a sword fight. The father signals to a car to drive around to the other side of an alley. The children need to work of the energy he says to his wife.
It's a dark alley, the few homes there barred with steel. Crime Alley they call it, though the signage says Park Row. The children play possibly too loud and a light turns on in one of the windows. A man steps out from a corner. He brandishes a gun, demands the mother's pearls and the father's wallet.
The children hide behind their parents as the valuables are handed over, but the gunman doesn't leave. He steadily levels the gun and has a cruel smile. The hammer is cocked back... And the parents fall.
The children screamed and the man leveled his gun, but close sirens distracted him. He scoffed and ran. The children were found by the police.
Crime Alley became a cursed place that night.
Years passed, the twins trained. They were ready but the criminals of Gotham are a superstitious and cowardly lot. They needed to be more than human.
"Bruce, your pacing isn't helping." Mary said as she tossed pages of designs into the fireplace of the library.
"I just can't think of anything Mary!" A screech interrupted Bruce before he could continue his rant. Both siblings looked around before finding the source of the sound trapped behind a shelf of books. A hole had formed in the wall, falling into an old servant elevator.
There, on the ground, was a bat trying to move a wounded dove. Darkness and Light. A predator helping what should be prey.
Mary and Bruce shared a look. They had found their symbol.
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The Dark Knight, slightly brighter here and not as lonely, is in place. But now your attention turns to an island in the seas.
Hidden from mortal view, a population of women warriors trained in ancient wars and worshipped ancient gods in ancient ways. The queen of these women, Hippolyta, wished for a child of her own. She prayed to her father Ares and the gods of Olympus.
The fracture formed upon how it was granted.
[ ] She formed a statue from clay and it was blessed with life (Classic)
[ ] The King of Olympus found interest in her (New 52)
[ ] The wish was granted in ages past, with a mortal hero (Child of Herakles)
[ ] A young girl from Man's World washed up on the beach (Aresia)
[ ] A woman appeared from a portal, bereft of memories (Bekka of New Genesis)
The woman grew, trained, and was loved. But... A fracture in the people of Themyiscra. Such slight deviations with such drastic differences in culture.
[ ] They never leave the island (Classic)
[ ] Only the queen was forbidden from leaving to gain children
[ ] Scientific advancements mixed with ancient life (Silver Age magitech)
[ ] Women can find their way there if they need help (Helping women + Charles Atlas)
[ ] A mix of the above (Pick 2)
Eventually, the Princess wished to leave. She became the champion of the Amazons and sought to bring their knowledge to the world. She was granted a Lasso forged from the very threads of the Fates themselves.
[ ] The Golden Lasso of Truth
[ ] The Silver Lasso of Persuasion
[ ]
The Onyx Lasso of Lies
[ ] The dangerous Lasso of Submission (Earth-3)
[ ] Multiple? (Write in which)
