AN: Hey, sorry about the wait I had lost the will to write for a while kind of… Anyway, I hope you like it and if anything seems weird sorry this chapter was difficult to write since I don't know much about Kaldur, and next chapter will be the same kind of since I know nothing of Megan either. If anyone seems OOC please tell me, thanks and enjoy!
Once again the team's surroundings faded to black, but unlike last time the black stayed for longer than a second. The team except for Kaldur all gasped as they felt the skin between their fingers and toes elongate creating webbing like Kaldur had. They all felt itching as gills grew in around their neck as well. As well as the bodily changes, their clothes changed for the first time as well becoming sleeker and more suitable for a water environment.
"Well, that wasn't weird." Artemis said to break the silence that had fallen over the group.
"I hate tights." Conner growled.
"They are not tights my friend, but the standard pants to wear in Atlantis."
"Does anyone else feel like we're floating?" Wally asked.
"Yes, we are going under water, you must know that breathing under water is different than breathing on air." Kaldur said to the team, feeling the familiar sensation of being under water wash over him. "You have to swallow but breathe at the same time, you will get it. With gills your body will not let you drown; it just might take a few minutes."
As soon as the words were out of his mouth the black gave way to a bright water scene. They were on a balcony of sorts with coral serving as the railing. The balcony was a decent size, at least thirty feet in either direction.
"This place is nice." Wally said with a whistle, easily getting the hang of breathing under water.
"Well, this is the house of my King." Kaldur said with a hint of sarcasm that Robin would've been proud of had he not been struggling for air. "Don't think about it my friend." He advised at seeing Robin still struggling.
"Honestly, it's easier to hold your breath for as long as possible and then gasp for air." Artemis told the bird.
He followed her advice and before long was breathing just as easy as the rest of the team. "Okay, finally feeling the aster again." He joked.
"It is good to see you are all breathing despite some difficulty." Aquaman greeted as he swam over.
"Greetings my King." Kaldur nodded in respect before leaving his team to stand with his mentor.
"So what are we doing?" Megan asked.
"I think it would be best before we do anything if you learned how to activate and deactivate the electric part of your ability so that they do not accidently shock each other." Aquaman said.
"That sounds like a good plan. Wait one moment while I go get you some water bearers." Kaldur excused himself before disappearing into the building on one side of the balcony. A minute later he was back carrying a pair of water bearers for everyone. "These help in the beginning of your studies to give your attack a point to focus on. Now I hope you have all noticed the new additions running down your arms. These tattoos help to channel my power and create electricity. You may want to step away from one another, water tends to conduct electricity and although it will not hurt like it normally would it still will not tickle."
Heeding their leader's advice they all scooted away until they were in a large circle around the two atlantians. Once they were situated Kaldur continued, "This is a part of the sorcery I had learned before I joined my King in the surface world. You must think about the sting of a jellyfish and build that up before releasing it. It becomes second nature after a while."
Megan was the first to try, getting her tattoos to light up but not actually creating a shock. Kaldur swam over to her to give her help and before long she had it, just putting a bit too much into the shock making Kaldur absorb the extra to not let it travel to the others despite the distance.
"That was very good Megan, just now find a balance between the two and you will be good." Kaldur advised before swimming over to Conner who was next to the Martian.
"Conner, do you need help?" Kaldur asked.
"No, I got this." Conner answered, his voice strained as he tried to get the required result."
"My friend, you will never get this by trying so hard. Relax and then try again." Kaldur advised.
"Ow, Artemis that hurt!" Wally screamed.
"Well at least I can do it!" Artemis screamed back.
"Guys calm down; you don't want to start a fight here." Robin swam in between the two.
"Rob, get out of the way I'm getting pay back, she did that on purpose." Wally snarled, not realizing his tattoos were glowing dangerously.
"I'd like to see you try." Artemis challenged.
That caused Wally to get angrier, making him release the building up power unknowingly. Robin and Artemis both were caught in the field of electricity, and they both thought that Kaldur had lied, it hurt just as much as it normally would.
"I can't stop it!" Wally cried.
"Calm down Wally, just think about stopping it." Kaldur called to him as he swam over.
"I don't know how I made it happen though." Wally protested.
Kaldur was finally close enough to clamp his hand on both of Wally's, taking the full force of the shock. "Relax, take a breath and just stop panicking." Kaldur said through gritted teeth.
Wally did just that and the power surging through to his friend slowly receded until it was finally gone. "Sorry Kaldur." Wally apologized sheepishly.
"It is fine Wally, just from now on no more arguing." Kaldur ordered waiting for a nod from both the offenders before going back over to Conner. It didn't take long for the clone and Robin to get the hang of turning on and off the electricity, in fact they were naturals.
"Kaldur, I think it is time to move on." Aquaman spoke up.
"Of course my King." Kaldur agreed. "Now we could work on creating constructs if you want."
"It's your training Kaldur, you decide." Robin told him.
"As you go along in training the water bearers become unnecessary but I left for the surface world before I reached that level. These help to direct your constructs to form where you want them to when you are starting." Kaldur told them.
"So these things are basically training wheels?" Robin asked, smirking at something.
"In a sense." Kaldur agreed.
"Then let's use these training wheels and get going already." Wally was as always impatient.
"To create a water construct you have to picture what you want to create and will it into existence. It helps when you're starting to create something you know really well it doesn't have to be a weapon it can be anything." Kaldur said.
A few seconds later two bat-a-rangs appeared out of Robin's water bearers, although they were triple the size. "That was very good Robin." Kaldur congratulated. "Now try to make them again just at the right size."
"No fair, how come Robin can do it so easily?" Wally whined.
"He must know what he created inside and out." Kaldur told him.
"Yeah Wally, I've built these from scratch and have repaired enough of them I could make one in my sleep." Robin agreed, displaying his now double sized creation.
Artemis was the next to succeed but creating a compound bow with each end attached to a 'training wheel.' "That wasn't so hard." She joked before muttering, "Now if only I could create an arrow."
After another five minutes Megan jumped with joy at her creation, a pair of pompoms. "Very good M'gann." Kaldur said before going over to the two that were struggling.
"Do you need help?" He asked as he came up behind Wally.
"No, I just can't find something to try to make." Wally almost growled out.
"Why don't you make water food?" Robin suggested more as a joke than anything, overhearing their conversation.
"That is a great suggestion Robin." Kaldur agreed.
Wally's face contorted in concentration as he tried to create anything. Finally, one banana formed and Wally's face lit up. "Yes I did it!"
"Way to go, any villain will run away from your terrifying banana." Artemis joked sarcastically.
"No one asked you Arty." Wally snapped.
"Well maybe they should've Baywatch." Artemis snarled.
"Guys, remember what happened last time!" Robin yelled over them. "I do not want to be shocked again."
"Robin is right, you must both calm down." Kaldur said sternly.
"Whatever." They both said at the same time. Once Artemis turned around though, Wally went to hit her with his water banana.
"Wals, it isn't worth it." Robin whispered while grabbing his arm.
"Now once Conner gets this I think we should be done." Kaldur said, turning to the clone. Conner had ignored the daily squabble and had instead focused on creating something. He had succeeded in forming a wrench. "Oh, well then I guess we are good. Do you have anything else to add my King?"
"No, you have covered all I can think of." Aquaman answered.
Once again the world turned dark and the team felt their bodies changing and felt their clothes morphing as well.
"I will never get used to the feeling of something changing my body." Wally said in the darkness.
"I don't think any of us will."