Chapter 1: The Mission and Meeting Alexander the Great

One morning as Diana, first Princess of the Amazons, relaxed in her suite at the Royal Palace a runner knocked and begged permission to enter. When permission was given, she entered and informed the Princess that her mother, Queen Hippolyta, desired her presence. Diana immediately left for the throne room and presented herself before the Queen.

"Diana, it has been brought to my attention that Alexander III of Macedonia, known as Alexander the Great, is preparing to invade India. I do not think that would be good for the Amazon so I want you to travel to Alexander as my emissary and persuade him not to make that invasion. At least get him to wait, until I can gather the Amazon forces to help prevent his victory there."

"Mother, I will do as you command, but why is this so called Alexander the Great, wanting to invade India? Are they not peaceful to him?" Diana asked.

"They are ruled by the Persians, as you know, and Alexander has defeated their armies and is now preparing to attack their colonies. He must not gain control of India as I fear he has the Amazons in his sights next. We do not want him to invade and pillage our lands, so you must persuade him to delay, at least for two seasons, his attack. I will prepare the Amazon armies and march them to India to reinforce and bolster their armies so that Alexander can be stopped."

"Yes Mother, I will assume the mission and shall leave immediately for Alexander's location."

"Good, I expect him to still be at Gandhara, in the North."

"Very well Mother, then that's where I shall head for.

Diana left the throne room and returned to her suite to pack the necessary items for her journey and then bucked her sword to her belt and grabbed her shield and spear and headed to the stables. Word of Diana's mission had reached there and her war horse, Ajax, was saddled and waiting for her. Quickly stowing her gear on Ajax, Diana mounted, waved farewell to the gathering there to see her off and rode to the North, beginning her journey to Gandhara province of Northern India.

Forty days later Diana, First Princess of the Amazon was stopped by outposts of the Macedonian encampments. As far as she could see lay the war camp. She saw what had to be thousands of chariots, tens of thousands of men and several hundred war elephants as she was escorted to Alexander's pavilion.

When her escort had identified her to the Royal Guard at the entrance, they escorted her before the king.

Alexander looked at what was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her long wavy black hair fell half way down her back, her breasts looked like mountains on her chest and her narrow waist and wide hips indicated the perfect candidate for child bearing.

When Diana stopped before the king, with a guard on each side, she appraised the man on the throne as she bowed her head in respect.

"Oh great King, I am Diana, First Princess of the Amazon. I am also known as Wonder Woman, Protector of the Amazon. My mother, Queen Hippolyta, has sent me here as an emissary to talk with you of your apparent plans to invade India," she said.

"And what difference is it to the Amazon, what my plans are?" Alexander answered.

"If we could talk in private, I have been instructed what to say concerning these matters," Diana replied. Alexander looked at the woman before him and felt his loins stir. He would love to have this woman as his concubine.

"The Amazons are famous as warriors and why should I not think you are here to assassinate me?" he asked. "Why should I allow you to have a private audience with me?"

Diana raised her eyes to the King and quickly made her decision. Her right hand unfastened the brooch holding her toga and it fell to her feet, leaving her magnificent body naked before the assembled Macedonians and their King.

"Does it look like I have a weapon with which to assassinate the Great Alexander?" she asked. Alexander took in the magnificent body standing there and reached his decision.

"Take her toga with you, and all of you leave our presence now. I wish to have a private interview with Princess Diana," he ordered. Diana stepped out of the pool of her toga and allowed her guards to pick it up and everyone left the two royals alone.

As everyone left the royal presence, Alexander considered the nude woman before him. He was intending to invade India soon, but was waiting for fresh troops that would arrive from Macedonia. General Craterus was on his way to get 20,000 fresh troops, but it would take almost four months for him to return to Macedonia, gather the army, and return. He could agree to postpone his invasion if the Amazon made it worth his while. After all, she couldn't know the attack was that far in the future anyway.