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the enchanted forest

[the space around them continues to flow and spin, changing again as they are now in another place atop a rocky plateau, traveling through a marble citadle that appears to be a shrine to Hecate. it IS in fact a temple, that is tended to by a high priestess named CIRCE, hecate's most devoted and (at the time) beloved desciple.]

[ Circe is younger, and clearly ONLY human, a practicing witch with excellent skill but not enchanted like morgan or alison. she kneels before a beautifull jewel encrusted marble alter, chanting before a glowing, shimmering SILVER flame.]

Circe: In this hour, I call upon Hecate, beautifull goddess of moon and witchcraft, ultimate symbol of POWER in the life of a witch! i ask for your audience!

[ Circe lifts her clasped hands up , with her head still bowed. her hands extened toward the moon which hangs low and full. and a with a low toned chime, the flames begin to rise and expand, sparkling shards swirl around them as Hecate appears in astral form.]

Hecate: [ her voice reverberates throughout the temple] you have called for me, my desciple and i am here.

[Circe slowly looks up, still kneeling.]

Circe: Hecate, my beloved goddess, I know what has been done to you on Olympus, the disrespect and betrayal that the Olympians have visited upon you. With the trinity of the moon having been destroyed, they feel you are no longer powerfull enough to be in their presence and Hera, through her long standing jealousy has finally persuaded Zeus to bannish you from Olympus! it is UNFORGIVABLE what they have done after all you did for THEM!! rescuing THEM from cronus and MORE! They blame YOU for Persephone's actions....and for protecting HER from their wrath and they act as though THEY have always acted in a way above reproach?

[Circe seems genuine! she seems HUMAN now...and truly concerned for her goddess. the six are witnessing events that would have occurred AFTER the 'act of betrayal' that Alison predicted on Olympus to Athena...IF things were to go a certain way. Persephone was not here at this time and even SHE had no knowledge of this chain of events.

I KNOW how you want, NEED vengeance and I offer MYSELF to you to help in anyway that i can.

[but with this offer, Circe hoped that she too would receive consideration from Hecate for SHE had a mission of her own...a grudge to carry out against the AMAZONS of themyscria...namely Hypolita and Antiope and the rare and few MEN who earned a place among their presence and in their hearts.]

[ Hecate , who looked VERY weary and unhappy in her astral image appeared to be truly appreciative that someone STILL had respect and regard for her.]

Hecate: it is true, that Hera has wronged me PAST the point of any possible forgiveness! Zeus destroyed my relationship with Hades and now..through the persuasion of his horrid wife...he, along with his weak willed olympians have saw fit to banish me from their halls, as if I could be dismissed THAT EASILY! I have vowed vengeance upon them and those who worship them..not just for now but in the generations and CENTURIES to come!

[ the swirling, sulphuric, billowing black clouds flowed and churned around the moon out above the temple and the moon itself seemed to be growing dark]

Hecate: your devotion, your loyalty to me has not gone unnoticed, Circe. You have shown MORE than great promise as my desciple and now you offer yourself to me in service...such willingness and bravery i cannot ignore.

[ Hecate KNOWS that Circe hopes for consideration]

what is it that YOU would have, my child?

[Circe looks SURPRISED, forgetting that Hecate can sense her thoughts.]

Circe: Hecate, the Amazons, the women blessed by Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite and HERA..have become a thorn in my side...Hypolita and Antiope in particular. they BLIGHT my path at every turn! hounding me and any OTHER who professes to practice witchcraft. they carry out the hypocritical demands of their patron goddesses and ultimately stand in YOUR WAY as well.
grant me the ability..the POWER to deal with them as they deserve and allow me to be the instrument of YOUR VENGEANCE upon the Olympians and ALL THEY HOLD DEAR!!

[ circe wanted POWER. she wouldve given her SOUL to have it.]

Hecate: you would be willing to allow YOUR BODY to become a vessel for my power on earth?

[circe nods]

Hecate: our desires and goals are similar. it shall be done. upon the death of witch and birth of witch, Hecate by name and choice shall reposess her soul and live THROUGH HER! Circe, daughter of the titans, WE ARE NOW ONE!!


[ the moon BLASTS rays of moonlight down on the temple and in a violent, cascading torrent of flame, Circe screams as her body is BURNED and Hecate's astral form FADES ....her POWER and her SPIRIT now projecting to the spot where circe's body once stood and from the torrent of silver flames arrises a NEW AND GLORIOUS Circe...the one that the Six saw in their timeline...she radiates with power and wild ambition as she laughs softly]
 
Alison: Haleigh, :: Alison replied in an exasperated tone::

you're smarter and FAR more logical and creative than THIS.

Haleigh ran her hands through her hair, sighing deeply with frustration.

"You think I don't KNOW that?? It doesnt MAKE it any easier, Alison." She said, as Alison delivered a pointed pep talk, and then a forboding warning. Haleigh tried to pull herself together... she tried to put her insecurity away, and as good as she was at that, the idea that her friends would be in danger and she would not quite be herself in terms of power was harder to deny than usual. Alison's words revrberated in her mind, and she tried to take them to heart... but she knew what she REALLY needed was to get out and FIGHT... and put her insecurities to rest by proving to HERSELF that she was STILL a force to be reckoned with. Sitting around here talking about what they were up against was good, but Haleigh was ready to get OUT of this time, and to do whatever it took to do so. Alison had a vision, and shared it with the rest of them: they were all going to die. Haleigh shrugged, less concerned than she should be.

"So what ELSE is new?"

Hecate told them all what they were up against, Nicolas suggested matchups that were quite close to what Haleigh would have put forth herself..... she, unlike her sister, had no problem with what he'd said... to fight Athena.... THAT would truly be something.

Hecate brought them all together and took them above ground, to the place that Haleigh recognized as the future site of Minerva's home. Haleigh took a deep breath of the fresh open air. The forest was strangely soothing to her... it was relaxing. Hecate and Alison took to showing them past events, and Haleigh fell silent, content to just watch.
 
Enchanted forest- the start of something bad

From the past

[ from the shocking and almost BRUTAL inferno of silver mystic flames, Circe's unholy soul , along with her body BURN while Hecate's astral form which betrayed sadness and heartache seemed to fade and melt away. from the ashes arose a new and glorious circe, wearing a beautifull one shoulder strapped, plunging V neck, asymetrical gown with a very high hemline in the skirt. her long black hair now in a pony tail, she wore the most exquiste and flawless gold jewelry in the form of braclets and rings.]


[ chimes played hauntingly as Circe looked herself over in an oval shapped mirror. the silver flame was gone and there was no trace of Hecate's presence. Circe smiled with wicked glee as her now GOLDEN eyes sparkled with renewed zeal....and with that, she disappeared in a blast of thunder.]

the red moon

[ not since the dawn of the red moon had Greece seen so much bloodshed and terror. MEN across the land were disappearing and more and more "creatures" were appearing as they attacked travelers, businessmen and anyone who claimed to have faith in the gods of olympus. simultaneously, scenes of chaos and dischord could be seen unfolding on the isle of THEMYSCRIA, the realm of the Amazons!]

[ on Mt.Olympus, Athena fumes as s he watches her beloved Amazons wage war on EACH OTHER and the few men that had earned favor with them were now crushed in a fury of violence. The Amazons were dying...and those who still worshiped the gods of olympus were experiencing hardship and chaos across the land like never before.]

in the halls of mt. olympus, which itself looked withered and decayed all over

Athena: our very life force grows weaker with each passing night that this red moon hangs low.

[Artemis walks in, but she's standing at an unusual orientation to Athena....HORIZONTAL and across the way, where as Athena is standing vertical on the traditional "floor"]

Artemis: the amazons called out to US for AID Athena. We are their patron goddesses and yet you do NOTHING to help them against this new evil that CIRCE has visited upon them. In all your wisdom..did you NOT realize that Hecate's scorn would eventually bring us ALL DOWN!? you shouldve stood up against Hera and her petty jealousy!

[the young goddess radiated courage and strength, she was a huntress, a warrior and proud to share a rapport with the amazons. She was also apart of the now defunct trinity of the moon.]

Ever since Persephone killed Demeter, Hecate has never been the same...the power of the trinity was forever shattered and Hera was only too GLAD to capitalize on this to add INSULT to her injury! Personally, I feel Hecate is JUSTIFIED in having allowed Circe to carry out her vengeance...i only wish that our Amazons did not have to suffer for it. I care LITTLE for the rest of the mortals on earth...

[Athena listened to Artemis as she watched the chaos unfold from a floating orb. finally turning to speak]

Athena: Hecate was never one of US...but she more than prooved her worth in the battle against Cronus. I admired her moxy. She was one of the few who would stand up to Zeus regularly.

[ she paused as thought about Hera. this woman WAS annoying to no end, WHY hadn't Athena done more to prevent her from turning this whole situation with Hecate into a popularity contest? Was it because she had been so wrapped up in her own bitter campaign against Persephone that she allowed herself to be distracted and didnt realize it before it was too late? the goddess of wisdom and war showed signs of being "at a loss" as Artemis asked what they were going to do!]

Athena: casting Hecate out of Mt Olympus was NOT my idea nor would it have been my choosing. Hera, in her never ending jealousy and suspicion of ANY woman here or on earth, has once again behaved in a way MOST unbecoming...but perhaps she was not the ONLY one...

[ again, Athena couldnt help but wonder ...in fact it was more like she REALIZED it and was too ashamed to say it....HER OWN bitter situation with Persephone had distracted her from more important matters...the bigger picture had been lost upon her.]

Athena: however you are right....though MANY things have come undone and our very future, our position and livelyhood on Olympus seems to be waning...we cannot abandon the Amazons...if we cannot save the rest of the earth from being ushered into a new age of violence under this moon, you and I MUST at least save the Amazons. Hecate will never forgive us and her vengeance will never be satisfied, she declared that the day she left....all we can do, is address her mortal host, Circe.

[ and so the six watch as Athena and Artemis use their powers to effectively HALT Circe's assault on them. the b estiamorphs that are advancing on the island are destroyed, and there are no more amazon casualties...and it is at this moment that the island historically becomes INVISIBLE to the eyes of men and would REMAIN uncharted by any map or means of technology even into the present. The isle of Themyscria is restored to a tranquil oasis of beauty and the amazons are immortal, FREE of the perversion and pollution of "patriarch's world" and BEYOND the reach of Circe.]


[ The six witness the beginning of Circe's terror and violence would continue to varying degrees throughout history. it appears that Hecate, through a series of losses, seemed almost disollusioned and detatched from the affairs of this world and departed the physical plane of existence and left Circe to carry out her revenge for generations to come but somewhere along the way, she would pose a grave threat to the dark trinity as well as being poised to END all of creation. Even HECATE wouldnt have wanted THIS.]
 
the enchanted forest

<< from the very beginning, Morgan felt herself to be in a special place. she felt it when she was fighting alongside Barbara in her own timeline. Hecate explained that this was an enchanted forest and that the area here was magicked. as the team watched and learned the history behind the genesis of the DARK TRINITY (of which she was apart of) , Morgan could see that Hecate suffered losses and setbacks left and right, much like SHE has in her own timeline. She also noticed that the only love that Hecate seemed to have, (Hades) was yanked from her in a wicked and cruel power play. No wonder Hecate had a legendary reputation for being unforgiving. The olympians disrespected her left and right and even Persephone, though it was unintentional, caused Hecate one of her GREATEST setbacks. but were it not for that...then Morgan not never have been born. Morgan, Alison and even Karen as Morgan's mother had been preordained and Alison seemed more poised to realize her own unique destiny now that she had learned that she too had been preordained to be a "Harbinger"....more than merely apart of the Six. Persephone had been predisposed to befriend more than one of the dark trinity...as they were living extensions of Hecate herself. it was all made clear.>>

a maid with gold as sunshine hair, lips that shame the red rose and most bewitching eyes.

<< the images of herself alongide Darkchilde and Magik were very intriguing to Morgan...essentially they were THE SAME BEING, sustained by a single life force equally spaced across the multiverse. they looked strikingly similar but their were subtle differences...like eye color. Persephone had been close to Darkchilde...this was well known. Would SHE and Persephone be as close?>>

<< the scenes folded out with such real feeling and cinematic beauty...was this a glimpse of what it was like to have Alison's power to "see" through time and space? Limbo had a funny way of replaying temporal phantom/scenes at the most random moments...sometimes triggered by her emotions or those of others but it to be able to share in Alison's power, guided by Hecate was something truly unique. They watched as Circe seemed to PLAY on Hecate's own weary spirit and offered herself to be the instrument of Hecate's vengeance...KNOWING that Hecate was soon to depart this plane of existence as she could no longer bear to deal with the olympians or the humans. Circe, Hecate's most prized desciple took advantage of her patron goddess in a most covert way and while Hecate's scorn and vengeance rained down on the earth and was felt on Olympus, Morgan couldnt help but see that Hecate was once again USED.>>

Circe planned this well. The Olympians..especially that fool Hera...they thought they were so RIGHTEOUS in what they tried to do to Persephone and what they did to Hecate, who stood in the gap FOR Persephone...but they didnt realize that it would all come back to BITE THEM in their holier than thou asses!

<< Morgan watched as Athena seemed to be very reflective, expressing remorse and even GUILT over Hecate's treatment after the events involving Persephone and Hera's childish "popularity contest" antics. But even Athena had been blinded by her hatred of Persephone to see the bigger picture and now the halls of Olympus reflected the decay and the suffering the gods were feeling as more and more of humanity turned their back on these olympians while Circe spread her violence and brutality through greece and beyond.>>

Circe's doing it AGAIN in our time...only THIS time, she'll DAMN all of creation...she's so BENT on this..she doesnt realize she'll be destroyed as well!
 
future/present!

:: and as the final scene from the PAST plays out many things are made clear to the six from what they've seen. NOW though Alison, following Hecate's direction, allows herself to easily SHIFT time threads and look into the future..more accurately the PRESENT time of the Six's timeline...allowing them to see what is going on NOW!::


:: a mournfull bell tolls as the stars in the night sky around them rotate clockwise now and the swirling, blue/black orbs glow and sparkle again..allowing the six to see THEIR earth as it is NOW!::

reports of chaos, madness and MURDER are coming in from ALL OVER THE GLOBE now! the Red Moon has transfixed the WHOLE of the earth!>>

Oracle said:
<< "Ground Zero" where Barbara Minerva's palatial estate once stood is now a smoldering CRATER that stretches for miles with scorch marks and damage. Emergency workers and authorities have declared Barbara DEAD after recovering her DNA from the underground fortress after managing to extinguish the raging fire. they believe she was incinerated in the initial blast. Evidence of "super human involvement" has been found as well along with the dead bodies of Barbara's soldiers and those of bestiamorphs as well. The Six have been rumoured to be SEEN in the streets of Greece helping the citizens to survive the Red Moon but no visual evidence can confirm that..a good thing for the Six as they have now disappeared.>>

<< their disappearence has NOT gone unnoticed by those over in the states...namely Alycia Barnett, special assistant to the president & chairwoman on the committee of super human affairs; her "Force Works" agents , Dr. Karen Victoria, Clandestine Inc....ALL of whom have now joined forces to DEFEND themselves and their city from what they couldnt have ever imagined..an attack of these monstrous bestiamorphs, as WELL as helping authorities with "Crowd control" as rioting, chaos, and unrest sweep across NYC.>>

<< it is an ever INCREASING task and they are not alone as others like them across the nation attempt to defend themselves and help those who cannot help themselves but despite their "valiant" effort...they began to feel overwhelmed themsleves.>>

<< and all the while, from the isle of aerie, CIRCE watches! Pleased that her influence under the red moon is now spreading across the globe.Satisfied that she has destroyed Barbara Minerva and causing Persephone anguish, as well as "raping" Morgan of her MAGICKS and prooving that she WASNT the "sorceress supreme" that she thought. But there was something that didnt sit too well with her! The Six ESCAPED somehow!>>
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:: Karen and Alycia gain access to Illustra and are now in Morgan's appartment. the two women seem to work VERY well together in a situation such as this. Clandestine agents shadowing them and covering them on the 107th floor and around the perimeter of the building's office park. it is clear that they are trying to figure out just what happened to the Six and if the massive explosion in Greece is tied into it. Of course Karen uses her maternal bond to Morgan to activate the scrying glass and she and Alycia see the horrific events that took place just before the six's disappearence. The bloody battle between Barbara Minerva and her soldiers along with The six vs Circe and her Bestiamorphs. the arrival of Circe and the subsquent DESTRUCTION of that entire landscape....::

Karen: Alycia, i know that New York needs all the help it can get...but i HAVE to go to greece. If my daughter were dead...I'd KNOW IT..i would've FELT IT but i havent! she and her friends MUST be alive....CIRCE must have them and no one...not even a sorceress from hell is going to stop me from rescuing my daughter!

Alycia: If you think i'm letting you go alone, you're mistaken. Morgan, Alison, Delilah..they're my FRIENDS...and The Six have come to my aid more times than most would think. Their are plent of "supers" in NYC that can handle THIS crisis....WE are going to greece.
 
Barbara Minerva's Estate...long ago

Nicolas watched, transfixed as the scenes played themselves out. He saw the cold-hearted nature of Persephone as she murdered her mother. He winced as he could not imagine harming his own mother had he known her but he realized that his was a different time, and her murder as not for him to judge.

As the events turned against Hecate, he saw a similarity that played out between Hecate and Morgan. They were if fact more alike than any could have imagined, as their emotional battering at the hands of people around them and their betrayal by the most important men to them had torn theri very souls, clouding their judgment. Nicolas only hoped that Morgan would avoid making a mistake as extreme as the one Hectate made, no matter the justification. His heart hurt for the goddess loss and betrayal, a pain that emanated from the very projection.

As the scene played to the present, he saw the carnage and his hands tightened, the joints cracking as he saw what Circe was doing to the world. He saw Alycia and Karen vow to find out what happened in Greece and he could hold his tongue no longer.

"We must hasten to do what we need to do here. They will be killed if they confront Circe!!"

Nicolas paced like a caged animal, anxiety building as he saw two women he cared deeply for rush to aid them possibly to their own doom...
 
The enchanted forest

:: Guardian felt the sadness from Hecate, the bitterness and betrayal that radiated from her core. The same way that she perceived Morgan. the two had so many parallels and now alison understood why Hecate seemed to disappear from history and was scarcely heard from. She couldnt bear to be in this plane of existence after all she had endured.::


:: Persephone and Circe but in Persephone's case...she seemed to have grown and LEARNED...probably during her time in Darkchilde's timeline but Persephone still possessed a very cold, standoffish personality, UNLIKE Alison, she didnt seem to appreciate the value of letting others "in" since her arrival in the six's timeline.::

:: as they shifted to the present timestream in the six's timeline, they saw that Alycia, Karen, Clandestine Inc and Forceworks were doing their best to combat Circe's terror and true to form, Karen and Alycia were now trying to uncover the where abouts of the Six. As Karen declared she weas going to Greece and Alycia concurred...the vision ended. Alison and Hecate disengaged.::

:: Alison looked at Hecate for a moment.::

this will be the last time that we see her. when this is all over and we return to our timeline...even if we survive and defeat circe, the damage that was done to Hecate can never be UNDONE. it isnt FAIR! even Morgan had the chance to recover....after the inferno.

:: rampage spoke and Alison looked at him.::

they're not going to fight circe, nicolas. we've only seen the BEGINNING of what they intend to do. but let us not forget that Barbara Minerva was the guardian of PANDORA herself, not just the box. Barbara may be dead..but Circe cannot open the box until PANDORA is also dead. She's still alive and there's still time! We need all the help we can get and Karen and Alycia will be the ones that buy us the time we need to get back and deal with Circe. THEY will prevent Pandora's death!


As long as Circe is prevented from achieving her goal, the possibility of her faltering and opening the door to her own destruction remains clear. We still have a chance!


:: Alison spoke with certainty as she looked ahead. the future of her time was no longer clouded...with Hecate's encouragement and her own renewed resolve, her precognition was now stronger, more focused than before.::

We have to leave now...and go back to persephone's palace. Bupol is coming and he will alert Athena to Persephone's where abouts.

:: Bupol of course being Athena's enchanted owl. what it sees, Athena sees and while Hecate's cloaking spell shielded them from the eyes of mortals and gods...enchanted creatures like Bupol were not so easily deterred.::
 
:: The visions ended with a look into the 'future' showing Alycia and Karen. Nicolas showed concern for them as he thought they would fight Circe, but Alison eased his growing anxiety. Unlinking her fingers, Persephone rolled her eyes with irritation hearing Alison's warning about Athena's owl. ::

"The one animal on this planet I would take great pleasure in strangling."

:: Bupol was a familiar much like Morgan's cat, Tinkerbell. Bupol just seemed to know the 411 on everything that was happening concerning the Gods. A very smart and useful creature, but to Persephone, an ongoing thorn in her side. Taking Alison's warning seriously, she would not wait a moment longer for that rat with wings to find them. ::

"Alright, let's go."
 
[ MorningStar watched as the visions evolved before her. She gasped as she saw Persephone cruelly murder her own mother. Even though it wasn't new information, to actually see it was surprisingly shocking.

Seeing the deterioration of Olympus both physically and for its inhabitants echoed Delilah's own worries about the future of the Six. Would they fade away in the same fashion, internal squabbles bringing them down like the gods of ancient Greece thousands of years before? Would Haleigh be banished like her sister? Would Nicolas and Morgan be seperated off from the rest of them? Would Alison's marble heart cause her to take up her journeys alone once again?

As things changed to their own time and she saw the destruction that Circe was rending across the planet and their own city, she got angry. How could this have been allowed to happen? If Hecate was so good, how could her magick be used to this purpose? She shook her head, she just didn't understand all of this. She was beginning to feel that they were wasting their time here - that their place was back in their own time fighting Circe directly. ]

"Let's finish this and get back to our own time. I don't like the idea of Karen and Alycia out there without us."
 
Lessons learned

<< with visions of past, present and future having been shared, the six learned more than just the history of Persephone, Hecate and Circe as it relates to the current threat they faced, they also saw object lessons in what damage the bickering and "in fighting" they so often engaged in could cause them as individuals AND as a team.>>

<< the mystery surrounding Morgan and the dark trinity as well as Persephone and Alison's ties to that were revealed and the painfull parallels between Morgan/Hecate and Persephone/Circe were also clearly defined. to understand your enemy is the best way to go about a way to defeat them...and now, the six were a step closer to that goal but of course, things were never so simple for the team for even as they returned to Persephone's palace in the underworld with this new knowledge and understanding...they still had to worry about the threat of Athena and the gods/goddesses on olympus.>>

<< it seemed that there was not much more for them to do, but they would find out just how BUSY they would be sooner than they thought>>
 
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