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The ocean was calming on Diana's thoughts. The soft sounds of the water eased her muscles. She had rowed a small boat out into the shipping lanes and was now hitching a ride on a large cargo boat. The wooden boat she had used was long gone but that was no problem. She was on her way to wherever this ship was going. She pillowed her cape under her head and curled up to sleep on the hard steel.

Over the course of two days Diana stayed on the ship. On the third she was able to see land. She had wedged herself between two steel boxes to wait until the ship made port. While she waited she nibbled on her rations and dreamed of what the land must look like.

As the ship neared it's destination sounds of life could be heard. Drawn by those sounds the young woman left her hiding place and looked over the side of the ship. The port was huge, capable of holding many ships, many the size of the behemoth she was on. Diana couldn't help but gape at the sight. Reading about it in a book was one thing, to see it herself was like magic.

After the ship came to a stop Diana slipped over the side. Her boots making barely a sound on the hard concrete. Her leather skirt flapped but no one looked at her. She wrapped her cape around her as she hurried off, not wanting to be caught by the men who wandered this port. The warnings of her sisters still remained with her. When in a hostile land, it was best to gather information first. This land surely counted. 

It took a while for Diana to find the exit from the port. It's huge maze of steel boxes had confused her for a while, but she eventually followed what looked like a river inland. The further she went the less concrete there was and the more greenery. She crossed over a set of metal railings, train tracks if her lessons were correct, and into a wooded area. She continued to follow the river as it narrowed and turned back upon itself. Eventually she came across a road and she paused as cars rushed by.

She could hear children laughing from a ways away and hesitated on which way she should go. Should she follow the road or river? As she thought one of the passing cars honked at her. She jumped a little surprised at the sound, her hand going to her sword. Driving it was a man. She stared as he drove by. A man! She had finally seen her first man up close. And he didn't look as terrible as her sisters had said. He even whistled at her. 

Eventually Diana decided it was best to not try to cross the street to continue to follow the river. So she followed the road north, in the same direction she had been going. Before she had gone a few yards another car drove by. But this one slowed and stopped. A guy leaned out the window and looked at her.

"[color=7ea7d8]Got lost going to a party?[/color]" He laughed. "[color=7ea7d8]Or did you get lost going to comic-con?[/color]"

Diana tilted her head. "[color=ed1c24]I am not going to a party.[/color]" She said in English, though haltingly. He had spoken rather quickly and she wasn't sure she had heard him right. "[color=ed1c24]And I'm not lost.[/color]" For one had to know where they were going to be lost. Having no destination in mind, she was incapable of being lost.

The guy blinked at her then shrugged. "[color=7ea7d8]Well, need a lift? I'm heading into town.[/color]" 

Diana thought through what he was saying, trying to get used to the slang that she didn't learn. 

"[color=7ea7d8]I'm Navy.[/color]" He pointed out. "[color=7ea7d8]I'm not going to anything to you.[/color]" 

Diana walked closer. "[color=ed1c24]I doubt you could do anything I didn't want you to.[/color]" She agreed. He wasn't a warrior like she was. 

"[color=7ea7d8]So, Want a ride or not?[/color]"

Diana, seeing no reason to say no agreed and got into the car.

"[color=7ea7d8]So, where to?[/color]" He asked. From her new view point she could see the clothes he was wearing seemed very much like a uniform. Navy, that would put her in the United States wouldn't it?

"[color=ed1c24]Depends.[/color]" Diana said trying out more of her English. "[color=ed1c24]Where are we?[/color]"

The guy laughed then sobered. [color=7ea7d8]"You're serious. Shit. Well that back there was Dundalk Marine Port.[/color]" He frowned. "[color=7ea7d8]Do you need anything?[/color]"

It was Diana's turn to frown. And so the two went back and forth. Until she confessed that she wasn't from the U.S. (as he called it). And yes, this was her first day here. He seemed to relax, satisfied she was a foreigner, and dropped her off at a hotel and giving her his number to call him if she needed any help. And also with the advice to get some different clothes. She gazed down at the name as he drove off. Steve Trevor. Diana smiled to herself and set off to get a room and explore this "Baltimore". 

She spent a good two days exploring the city, getting used to it's strange sites and people. Most people stared at her armor, but after the first day she had changed it out for clothing similar to what other women were wearing. Namely a t-shirt and blue jeans. Though she still carried her sword and wore her tiara. It was that reason on the third day that she had her first brush with the law. As she walked down a street she heard people scream. 

Diana didn't hesitate as she ran toward the sound. A lone man had a gun and was pointing it at an obviously scared woman. Diana knew what a gun was from TV only, but she had seen what it could do. Diana moved so his back was to her as the police arrived. They began to talking to the man as she pulled off her tiara. She tested it's balance as the man screamed about what a terrible woman his hostage was. Then she tossed it at the gun. The tiara and gun collided. In shock the man dropped the gun and the tiara came back to Diana. 

Everyone just stared at Diana for two long heartbeats. Then two of the cops noticed her sword. They shouted at her to drop her weapons. 

"[color=ed1c24]I have done nothing wrong.[/color]" Diana pointed out even as they raised their guns at her. "[color=ed1c24]I fail to see why I must drop my sword as you say. It was that man who was going to harm that woman.[/color]"

"Lady, just drop the weapon." One of the cops insisted.

"[color=ed1c24]No.[/color]" Diana said shifting her stance in light of the man's hostility. Out of her peripheral vision Diana could see people pull out their phones and point them in her direction. 

"Last warning lady. Drop the weapon."

"[color=ed1c24]No.[/color]" Diana said firmly. She was about to continue when one of the men opened fire. It wasn't a gun like she had expected, as a metal barb rebounded off her bracer she realized it was a taser. She reflected a second and pulled one out of her leg. 

"[color=ed1c24]I haven't brought you harm.[/color]" Diana said letting the barb drop.

One of the cops raised a true gun, for she recognized the difference. "Get on the ground or we will shot you." Another commanded. Diana shook her head. The men took that as a refusal and opened fire. She deflected two bullets before she moved with her enhanced reflexes and dashed forward. She was upon the cop with a gun before he realized it and punched him in the face. She lashed out at the man standing next to him, dropping him to the floor. She defected another bullet then slammed her elbow into the third cop's face. Silence descended as the three cops lay at her feet. Someone behind her swore.

[i][color=ed1c24]Agreed[/color][/i]. Diana mentally thought.