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Chapter 7: The Enemy Below- The Meltdown
---------- Previously -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"This is USS Defiant! We are under attack and have sustained heavy damage! We are going down! Repeat: We are going down!! " The voice was female and was very clear yet held panic in them.
"Looks like we found what brought those sailors down"
"Halt. You have violated the souvenir borders of Atlantis. Leave at once or you will be destroyed."
"You know, all of this could have been avoided"
"How?"
"Come and make your grievances at the World Assembly. Negotiate for peace."
"Mira…what kind of future am I making for our son?"
"First you sink a nuclear submarine, and then you threaten us to make peace. Who gave you the right?"
"I knew we couldn't trust that fishman! The sub's been stripped and the plutonium is gone."
(TSSSZZZ!!)(BOOOHHMM!!)
"He's a professional" spoke the blond. "He was able to avoid detection and came prepared. He already had an escape plan thought out."
"What makes you think that an Atlantian is to blame?"
"You tried to kill Aquaman, why?"
"They're Spanish doubloons." Determined batman
"Where would they get this type of coins?" asked Diana.
"Atlantis" finished J'onn.
"This is not good…" Naruto voiced
"Now is the time for mighty Atlantis to rise up and strike terror into the hearts of its enemies!"
"Orm! What treason is this?"
"I am only doing what you never had the courage to do…"
The guards pointed their spears at Aquaman. "I'm in charge now…"
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-------------Atlantis--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"For years, I stood by and watched you bring Atlantis to the brink of ruin. I will stand no more! And neither will your generals." Spoke the false king Orm as he made his dominance obvious to Aquaman.
Brak added his two cents to make Orm's remarks evident. "This is a battle that we should have fought years ago. But you betrayed us by siding with the enemy."
'… spineless cowards!!' Aquaman couldn't hold his anger any longer, he was furious that the people that he trusted the most betrayed him only at his weakest. He pushed the guards aside and punched them away. He couldn't take it; his sights were on the cause of all this conflict, Orm.
(Ahh!)(TSSSZZ!)(AAAAHHHHH) He tried to jump Orm to break his neck but his attempts were fruitless as Orm aimed the trident at his brother and a lightning based attack struck Aquaman pushing him a few feet away and injuring his abdomen. He tried to move but the exhaustion along with the attack took too much out of him.
"Take him away…" On Orm's command guards appeared and took him to a guarded area. "General Brak, prepare your troops at once."
"Yes, my lord." Brak didn't even hesitate, betraying his king and plunging his Empire to ruin didn't even leave a mark of regret in him.
The generals left and Orm stood in his new throne getting the feel to it, but it didn't last long.
"Orm! They say that my husband has returned. Is that true??" Mira was but seconds late to see her husband's betrayal.
"I wish it were. But it is only un unfounded rumor." His voice was more caring but his intentions were greatly different.
Mira was devastated "I tried to be strong, but without him... I…"
Seeing his chance, Orm tried to comfort her. "Don't worry Mira. I'll take care of you… and your son."
"My son?" Mira was afraid and shocked at the same time.
"I've already taken the precaution of placing him under my protection." his tone became monotone again.
Mira was shocked and ran away to her son's crib. But all she found was emptiness. Her son had been taken away.
"These are dangerous times Mira… we can't be too careful…" Orm followed her and shocked her from behind.
"Where is he?"
"Your son will come to no harm, as long as you cooperate."
Mira was shocked at the man before her. No more was he the kind and respectful man that she had known, he was cold and ruthless, a monster. "How can you do this…?"
"I assure you I am only doing what is best for Atlantis!!" He turned and walked away. 'Brother, you had so much that you had taken for granted. Now I have your crown, your kingdom, your people, your son and soon I will also have your wife.' He smirked as he walked away confident in his victory.
-------------Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean a few miles away-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shadowman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Superman and the Martian Manhunter were sailing through the waters of the Atlantic towards Atlantis to get some answerers.
"We're almost there. Atlantis is just beyond this reef." Diana was piloting the Javelin as she tried to break the silence.
John was tensed. "Don't expect them to open us with welcome arms."
Shadowman however was just as tensed. "This isn't a good idea…" he spoke more to himself but the others heard him.
"Why? Atlantis is the only way to get answers from…" spoke the Amazon as she didn't understand the young man's worries.
"The man that hired the assassin to take out Aquaman gave him a lot of money. It means that, if the social classes are similar to the ones above, it must be a very influential person to have in his possession that many."
Everyone's eyes widened at this information. Now, that risk became known, they were starting to get tensed, even if it was only a possibility.
Naruto saw their reactions and tried to calm the waters. "That's only a theory. Anyway Aquaman came back so he could have already taken care of the situation."
"Or" asked J'onn. He could sense something disturbing the blond.
"(Hehehe). Or the person could have already achieved what he wanted and we won't be enjoying our visit too much." He deadpanned with a straight face.
The others were at a loss of words because of his calmness but decided to stay alert anyway.
"Set the ship down here, maybe we can slip under their defensives." suggested Superman coming up with the plan quickly.
(Booohhmm!!)But his response was a projectile hitting the starboard side of the Javelin.
"Too late, they have already seen us." J'onn concluded the fastest.
"Damn! I hate being right sometimes." The blond voiced, to himself more then anyone else.
The Javelin stopped and John powered his ring not able to take it any longer. "If it's a fight they want! They got it!"
"Either the pressure of the water is pressing on your brain or, somehow, you're related to Hawkgirl. Have you forgotten that it was us that invaded their lands, or that we have a big hand in this conflict as well, and that we proposed to Aquaman to come above, or that Aquaman almost died under our noses? This is the normal response you get from someone; I want to kick some ass too but we won't be the ones to start a war. We have to be the nice guys here. Now let's go."
John held a scorn at the blond, even though his conclusions had a lot of sense, it annoyed the hell out of him that they were the ones taking all the crap from these arrogant, pampas asses.
They all got out of the Javelin with some wearing air-masks(Superman, Diana and Shadowman). Superman decided to be the representative. "We come with an urgent message for your king!"
Their responses were projectiles thrown from the underwater bikes. Lantern, however, used his ring to take out the projectiles creating a shield. "There's your answer."
The soldiers proceeded to run them through with the bikes. However they had a hard time tackling down the heroes as they used their powers wisely and disabled the men without causing too much damage.
Superman used his strength to catch the men by their collars as they flew past him. J'onn fazed his body and the ships swam past him unharmed. Diana used her special bracelets to redirect the fire and her agility to get close enough to the soldiers to take them out. Lantern used his ring to create sections of green walls in which the Atlantian riders hit, damaging their bikes. Shadowman was at a disadvantage, on land he could do much but here in the water it was a lot harder to fight, all he could do here is use his agility and strength to evade and catch the riders while they slid past him. Occasionally he would put chakra in the water around him and harden it to the point where it became as dense as cement which allowed him a good barrier against firepower or to mimic Lantern's walls.
The battleships moved in and began their assault bombarding the heroes with projectiles fired from the double turrets from the base of the ship.
Superman picking up a huge bolder from the sea floor and took it to the battleship using it as a rough knife on the ship. They were almost out of danger but reinforcements were grouping.
"GO! I'll hold them off while you reach Atlantis!" screamed the blond as he was tightening his muscles for the riders.
"You can't hold them off alone!" screamed Diana getting behind him.
"Fine, but if things get bad, follow my lead! Everyone else go!" The others didn't need to be told twice, they were on their way to Atlantis.
Diana and Naruto were taking down the riders as they came at them.(BOOOHHMM!) (BOOOHHMMM!) (BOOHHHMM!) Sounds of explosions caught their attention and they saw that the rest of the league was in a field surrounded by depth charges that exploded taking them down.
Reinforcements could be seen. Shadowman gritted his teeth; the situation was getting worse by the minute. "Diana! We have to retreat for now!"
"Not without the others!!"
"We can't go back for them! The're knocked out but not dead."
"But…"
"If we get caught too, then no one will be saving anyone! We'll come back for them."
They were being fired upon by another battleship while Diana put Naruto's right arm over her shoulders and her left arm around his back and she started to pull him while evading the projectile.
"Over there! Through that cave!!" Shadowman pointed at the underwater cave.
Diana pulled him in and raced through it.
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"Sir, the intruders went inside that cave."
"Bombard the cave until they come out and tell the others to wait at every opening."
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Bombs started to detonate on the outside and the cave started to crumble.
Finally the two heroes came out and the ships started firing at them. They managed to evade the first round but they were overwhelmed when the battleship aimed their cannons at them.
(AAAHHHHH!) Two of the projectiles hit them and exploded in flame and bubbles leaving nothing behind.
The riders started looking for anything at the detonation sight. Finally one spoke "Sir, there is nothing left of them, I think we killed them."
A voice responded in his radio. "Understood. Return to Atlantis after a second search. We want to be sure when we report to lord Orm."
------------Atlantis- palace----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Superman was the first to wake up from his the attack. He, Lantern and J'onn were on their knees with their hands behind their backs held in restraints. They also had devices placed on their heads that shined red back and forth. They were in a room surrounded by other people, with some that wore armors and others that didn't.
"Worthless, surface scum..." Orm stood in front of them with a distasteful look on his face.
Superman was weak but he was still able to speak. "(Arggh)…where are our friends?"
"I'll be asking the questions here intruder." Orm returned.
"Where is Aquaman?" Superman tried again.
"I thought that your kind already took care of him." the traitor returned with a straight face.
"No, he came back here." Responded J'onn weakly.
Mira appeared on the balcony above to see the prisoners believing that they might know something. When she heard the conversation down bellow.
"We came here to warn him about a plot against his life. An atlantian plot. " completed Superman.
"Lies! And deceptions! (TRRIITTZZZ!!)" Orm returned before he fired his trident at Superman hurting the hero but not badly. "I consider this latest incursion nothing less then an act of war. You will be executed as enemies of the crown. Then I will wipe out the surface world… forever." He turned and left while the heroes were taken to the execution chamber, all of them suspecting who was the one that hired the assassin. "Oh, and about your friends. My men are searching for their remains as we speak. Their deaths were the first victory in many to come for Atlantis. Don't worry, you'll be joining them pretty soon…"
Superman, Lantern and J'onn were shocked. Diana and Shadowman had died. It was horrible and their anger couldn't be contained. All three tried harder to break free from the guards. But their effort held little success.
The were taken in a cylinder type chamber 6 meters tall that held three stone dragon heads 3 meters above them and special restraints for their arms. A huge glass window lifted up from the underneath the entrance in the cylinder separating the heroes form the three guards outside. And water started to leak out of the stone dragons' mouths until it became a torrent of water filling the chamber. They would drown in a few minutes.
------------ In the docking chamber several minutes earlier -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two guards were watching over the area when having a small chat when they looked at the clear water. "Hey! someone is coming. By ready!"
A few seconds earlier a blond soldier came to the surface and pulled someone by the arm with him. He laid the person, who now identified as a woman, on the face first next to him.
The other guards lowered their weapons slightly when they noticed him in armor. "Are you part of the scouting party?"
"Yeah, I found her out there and I was sent here." He answered as he bent down got a hand full of the woman's black hair and pulled her head back to reveal Diana knocked out.
"Why didn't you come on your ride?" asked one of the guards.
"Huh. It was destroyed during the battle and the captain thought it fitting that I should be the one to suffer this humiliation." He pulled her hair back again. "All thanks to this bitch!" He let her go and got behind them.
The guards seamed satisfied with his answer, their smirks were a clear sign of that. They then turned to her and analyzed her sexy figure. "Hmm, for a surface scum, she sure is cute." Spoke one of the guards with an amused smirk.
"Maybe we can have some fun with her before we take her to Lord Orm." Returned the other with a similar smirk.
"I don't think that's such a good idea." Returned the blond Atlantian from behind them.
Both guards turned to him. "Why is that?"
"She'll knock you out before you can say "intruders"." He pointed behind them. When they turned back to the in princes she was already up with a very displeased look on her face, it looked more like disgust. She grabbed both of their heads and "(BONNCK!)" she knocked them out before they could say anything.
The blond raider puffed in a cloud of smoke and behind in it was Shadowman with an amused smile. "Told you so" he turned to the princess. "I hope you didn't get mad that I said those things and pulled your hair. It was all part of the act, hehehe" He smiled nervously, scratching the back of his head; girls didn't like to be pulled by the hair after all.
Diana was a bit upset. "We'll just say that the situation called for it. Besides your plan got us in here." She smiled back at him determined and forgave him.
"Well it wasn't anything special."
As they were hiding and tying up the bodies in a storage room, Diana turned to the ninja. "You're powers are impressive. You have powerful magic."
Naruto stopped a bit but continued. "I'm as much of a magician as you are a housewife."
Diana looked questionably at him wanting more answers.
Uzumaki saw her look and decided to clear some confusion. "It's not exactly magic; they're ninja techniques that use chakra."
"Chaakara?" she asked confused.
"No, c-h-a-k-r-a. I'll explain later. Right now we have to focus at the task at hand."
-----------30 minutes ago in the ocean-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Naruto and Diana were running from the defenders and ducked in a cave. Diana wanted to get out but Naruto stopped her. "Wait! I have a better idea. Kage Bunshin!" He crossed his fingers and two clones appeared in the water.
"You know what to do." Spoke Naruto.
"Hai!" both answered. One of the clones looked Diana over and did a quick handsigns. "Inu, I, Hitsuji. Henge!!" The clone transformed into an exact replica of Diana.
The princess was shocked. She had seen his clones but never how he did it. It looked simple but she was sure it was more difficult. Then when one of the clones transformed into her, the reaction was gold. "You… you changed into me…"
The original approached her. "It's only a disguise. Don't worry; I'm not trying to steal your good looks." He smiled back at her confidently. Diana couldn't help but only smile. "(BOOOHMM)" The attacks from outside were only getting worse as Diana almost fell but Naruto held her by the arm for support.
Both clones got out and were under attack. They dodged the easy blows and waited for the bigger ones. When it finally came they both didn't even dodge it, only just faked shock and confusion. The plan worked perfectly, with the main guard retreating and only a search party of four left, the heroes took them out quickly before they could call for backup. Then Shadowman posed as one of the atlantians using a Hengejutsu and pretended to have captured Diana.
Diana was amazed at the blond' quick thinking and his unique powers, they were like those of warlocks, witches and wizards but his mind and body were like those of warriors.
-----------Atlantis-now----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The ninja and the amazon tied the men and locked them in a storage room. They were now sneaking around in the city trying to find the rest of the league.
"Why are we sneaking around like this?" asked Diana slightly annoyed.
"We can't take on a whole city alone. We have to find the others and find out more about what is happening." Responded the blond.
"This will take too long."
"You're right. Kage Bunshin!" four clones appeared. "Transform into guards and look around for the others. When you find them release the jutsus so I can find you."
The clones nodded their heads and performed the transformation jutsu transforming into other guards.
The clones left Naruto alone with Diana. "What could have happened to the others?" She princess got out
"The warm welcome we got outside gives me a good assumption to not rule out torture or death. We don't have much time."
"It would be much easier if we just asked them." Voiced the princess.
"We also thought that it would be easier to break into the city and look where it got us."
"(Sign), maybe you're right."
Naruto widened his eyes slightly. Though he was surprised that Diana caved in so quickly, something else caught him off guard. "And it worked! I just spotted them getting pushed in a building next to the palace!"
Both ran to the building and were lucky. It was pretty close.
"Wait! Look!" Diana whispered to the blond. Where she pointed was to a red haired woman that had a big mace in her hand. She had a gold tiara on her head that looked like a crown, a shot green top that looked more like a bra held her breasts while a green, thin, pants that seamed to hang on her hips held up in a golden belt, she only wore a green see through silk on her backside that covered her back but her shaped body could still be seen clearly.
"Let's follow her. She might lead us to the others. This time, we can't afford to loose more time hiding." He held out his hand and Diana took it in hers with a determined smile she lifted him up and pretty soon they were on the same platform as the woman. She didn't notice them and continued forward. 'I don't know if what I'm doing is the right choice. But my darlings might be in grave danger.'
Diana and Shadowman continued to follow her until they reached a room with three guards looking at a huge chamber of water, and inside the chamber were the league. Naruto and Wonder Woman prepared to jump the three guards to take them out when the red haired woman took the initiative and knocked one of the guards out with the mace making a loud metallic sound as she hit the helmet.
"What? Aggaahh!" Both guards turned around and one got another mace to the side of his face.
The last one got out of his shock and faced the woman with his weapon ready. "My queen! What are you…?"
"Aaahhhh." The guard couldn't finish as Naruto jumped over the woman and placed a hard kick to his head, and even with the helmet, it still knocked him out. "How do we open the chamber!?" He voice was held panic but was determined and forceful, time was short. Diana appeared next to the queen looking at her for the answer.
Mira stared at him with shock until she realized what he asked her. "…the lever. Pull it!" she pointed at the lever in front of the chamber.
The blond pulled it quickly and water started to escape the chamber fast through a drain that opened in the middle. The heroes were freed quickly and were now catching their breath.
Superman was the first to catch his breath. "Thanks (cough) but they told us (cough) that you died."
Naruto answered for him with a smile. "It will take a lot more to kill me; I'm the toughest guy in the Universe." Smiles and laughs spread around and feelings of gratitude that everyone was alright.
'You certainly are the biggest ham in the Universe. Hehehe' the fox snickered in the boy's head.
Naruto grew annoyed at the laud mouth fox, but he dismissed it quickly and turned to the one that helped them. "Thank you for helping us, but why?"
"You believe that someone in Atlantis has betrayed my husband. I also fear for his life, but I need your help."
"You've got it." John answered firmly to the woman.
Everyone else nodded and smiled at the woman agreeing.
--------------Not very far from Atlantis- above a lava shaft at the bottom of the ocean-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aquaman was shackled with chains to a section of the rock on the edge of the cliff to the shaft below. He tried to free his hands but his efforts were in vein as the chains held tight.
"Enjoying the view?" Orm slid from above on a water bike.
"Killing me won't make the people of Atlantis serve you." Aquaman wasn't pleased at all and held back his anger to stall for time so that he could find a way to escape.
"I know. That whole lineage thing could get messy. Fortunately, I have a solution." The betrayer returned confidently walking to the front of the ship.
"What do you mean?" the king was genuinely curious this time. His answer was Orm opening a hatching and lifting up a bundle in a red blanket. Sounds of cries could be heard from it.
"Noo!!" To Aquaman's horror the bundle was his only infant son.
------------Back to Atlantis------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The queen was sneaking them across Atlantis to the palace avoiding the guards.
Diana and Naruto were looking around while walking on a platform. "Your kingdom is truly magnificent. I see why Aquaman wants to protect it so passionately." Spoke the princess, comparing the city to what she had seen.
"Unfortunately, there are those whose ambitions would destroy it."
"And that is when a good leader is separated from a bad one. He protects his home and people with his life." Naruto completed.
"That's right. My husband is a good king."
"I can see that."
They were suddenly surrounded from both sides with Diana and Naruto protecting the queen while Superman and Lantern protected covered them from the back.
"We don't have time for this." The blond spoke. He took out two kunai and tied an explosive tag to each. He threw them at their assailants. The kunai cut the air and implanted themselves in front of the guards.
The guards smirked thinking that he missed. They were interrupted when both kunai started to smoke and two simultaneous explosions blew them away.
Superman and Lantern finished with the three guards that attacked from behind. Superman looked around turned to the others. "We can't keep avoiding them. We have to hurry back to the palace!" He looked at Shadowman "need a hand?"
"No thanks, I'd like to get the feel of this place."
They started to fly to the palace with Diana holding the queen and Naruto jumping from building to building.
------------Back to Aquaman----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Orm looked at the crying child in his hands and had seconds thoughts for a moment but they quickly passed. "Such a pity. The young prince will be another innocent victim to the surface dweller's aggression."
Aquaman couldn't hold it any longer. He tried desperately to get free, bending the chains, but they still held tight.
"Sadly, that will also make me the rightful heir to the throne." He swam to the side of his brother and implanted his knife in the side of the rock leaving the handle out and placed the child on it.
"Well, I'm off to avenge your deaths." He said before firing an energy beam at the rock with the trident making it slip more and more in the lava shaft. He left soon after on the water bike smirking.
"OORRMMM!!!"
The rock started to slide on the side of the cliff slowly approaching the lava vent. Aquaman tried desperately to get free, more determined then ever to get free and save his son. He pulled with all his might until the plate that held the chain of his right arm broke. He tried desperately to free his other hand but the distance between him and the lava was getting shorter and shorter.
His child's cries never ceased and he tried again this time with a sharp object that was an accessory of his belt. He tried to break the rock surrounding the plate but it was useless, he simply didn't have time.
He looked once more at his son and then held the sharp object above his head and aimed it at his hand. "AAAAAGGGGAAAAAHHH!!!"
--------------Atlantis- The palace – 10 minutes later -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The heroes had reached the palace fast but it was empty. Most if not all of the guards were gone and there was almost no resistance. They decided to search the palace, Superman, J'onn and Lantern were looking everywhere for him. Shadowman and Wonder Woman had stayed to guard the queen with Diana comforting her.
"Excuse me, your highness, but do you have any suspects as to who might have endangered your husband's life?" asked the blond unable to just stay and wait.
"There is just one person who I believe is responsible for this. His brother Orm. He had taken the crown after my husband's presumed death, declared war on your world and took my son while I wasn't around." She finished placing her hands on her face to hold back the tears and try to stay strong.
"Where and when was the last time you saw him?" asked Naruto.
"Just before freeing you. He was in the docks and left on a water bike and the army soon followed."
The ninja turned to Diana. "Maybe there's still someone in the docks that knows where he went. I'll go there while you finish up here."
"Alright, but don't be too long."
Naruto nodded and left at full speed to the docks. Getting there wasn't very difficult. Occasionally he had to sneak around to avoid some people but he reached it quickly.
Looking around the docks, they were huge and empty this time. He guessed that every ship must have left. 'Nothing. If they left Atlantis so unprotected they must be planning something very bad.'
Naruto looked around when his ears caught something. It was water moving back and forth. 'Someone is coming to the surface.' He leaped back a few good meters and took a stance, preparing himself for battle. His eyes caught sight of something in the water; a red liquid was flowing in the water and dissolving quickly. 'Is that blood?'
A splash was his answer, as someone came out weakly out of the water and landed on their knees. It was Aquaman and he was holding his son in his right hand and a red cloth was tied around his left wrist. "Aggghhh!"
"Aquaman! Are you alright?" asked the blond as he rushed to his side.
"…y-you. What are you doing here?" His voice was weak.
"When you disappeared. We decided to come here. Here let me help you. Kage Bunshin!". Two clones appeared. One of them pulled off its cloned red coat and held it like a blanket in his hands in front of Aquaman, showing that he wanted to hold the child while Naruto helped him.
Aquaman was untrusting and didn't want to give his son up yet, holding him closer.
"Don't worry. I promise I will protect him with my life." Said the clone.
Aquaman hesitantly gave up the child and placed him in the cloth with the clone wrapping it around him securely.
Naruto proceeded to swing Aquaman's right arm over his shoulder and the third clone took his left arm on his shoulders and all of them proceeded to the palace fast.
Naruto decided to fill in the blanks. "We were right. Someone hired that hitman to kill you using Spanish doubloons; we concluded that it must have come from Atlantis. We wanted to come here and warn you that someone, in your kingdom, wanted you dead. When we got here we were attacked, I and Wonder woman managed to escape, the rest were capture."
"How did you manage to get in if you were out?" asked Aquaman often stealing glances at his son, or the clone holding him.
"Some smoke and mirrors." He answered with a smirk trying to improve the atmosphere. "But it was your wife that saved the day."
"How?"
"She believed us and helped us find the others and save them. She sure is one heck of a woman. Hehehe"
Aquman smirked slightly amused. "That's why I married her."
They reached the court room shortly after where the team was assembled and Mira was starting to cry.
"Did we miss anything?" asked the blond letting go of Aquaman who was now walking on his own, and gave his son back to him.
Mira looked up and was overjoyed to see her two most precious people alive. She ran to Aquaman and hugged him lovingly. "My love! You're safe."
"And so is our son." He said before he put their child into her loving arms.
She looked back at him and saw his pain stricken face and looked at his left arm. "Uhah!! Your hand…".
"Where… is… Orm?!" he asked with malice.
"Before you go after him. We better do something with that hand or you might die." Said the blond seriously.
"There's a surgeon here. He will help me."
-------------Half and hour later----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aquaman had regained his strength and the surgeon worked on his left wrist with a scalpel and a torch. He was putting the finishing touches to it. The Justice League and the queen were looking from behind him.
"His own hand… I can't believe it…" said Superman watching from behind.
"I told you he was a mad man…" said Lantern looking as well.
"You call it madness. Yet we ourselves put our lives on the line every day for people we don't even know. And for those we do, we could even sacrifice everything. So if what you say is true, then we are, at least, as mad as he is if not worse." Said the blond. "Or is it the noblest sacrifice you can make for the people you hold precious." He turned to Lantern and Superman. "Don't be so surprised, you yourselves might have to make such a sacrifice one day. What you should be asking is 'when that time comes. Will I be strong enough?'" he finished.
His response was shocked looks. It was true his words exceeded his age; they were those of someone who understood. Their respect for both Aquaman and Naruto grew in their eyes.
'He acts like Flash most of the time, but when he's serious it's like he's a completely different person' thought Diana. The others had similar thoughts.
No one knew it but even Aquaman's respect grew for the blond as he could hear their conversation
Aquaman turned to the surgeon that was still operating on his wrist. "Can't you work any faster?"
"This is a delicate operation my lord. It can't be rushed."
"(Beep)" A beep broke the silence and Batman's voice came from it. "A situation has developed at the North Pole. Thermal reading shows temperatures increasing rapidly."
"If that continues. The ecologic effects could be catastrophic." Responded J'onn.
"Then let's check it out." Voiced John.
"But what about the crisis here?" asked Diana.
"There may be a connection." Responded Aquaman.
"What do you mean?" asked Superman.
"It's the Doomsday thermal reactor. We designed it to create a polar meltdown."
"What?"
"I had it built as weapon of last resort, should the surface world ever attack." Their responses were wide eyes and Aquaman lowered his head in regret at his huge mistake. "But I never armed it."
"Then Orm must have. Using the plutonium from the submarine." Responded Lantern anxiously.
"If the polar cap melts, the world will sink beneath the waves, everything will be destroyed. Orm must be stopped!" Superman responded before turning to leave.
"And he will be!" Aquaman's operation had ended and he got off the seat. The results were his wound was closed and in its place was a sharp harpoon in the shape of half an ellipse that extended to his knees. "I'll see to it personally!" He finished threateningly.
Everyone hardened their eyes. They knew the next course of action: End Orm's reign.
------------Close to the North Pole-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aquman swam at very fast speed through the water. Actually it looked like he glided through it. He jumped on the ice and was walking firmly to the mountain where the reactor would be.
"Aquaman, wait!" Superman called from behind. The rest of the league followed him with Naruto in the Javelin and the rest flying. The blond landed the ship down and jumped after the king of Atlantis.
"Why do you follow?" asked Aquaman.
"We want to help." Responded Diana.
"This is my battle. No one asked you to fight it." He returned coldly.
Naruto was getting annoyed at him. "Have you been drinking salt water?" he deadpanned. "Our world is in danger and do you think we're just going to walk away? If you're taking us for cowards or weak then we'll gladly show you a demonstration." He returned with narrowed eyes.
Aquaman raised an eyebrow at the young man in front of him. 'He's got some guts.' "Stay if you want but don't get in my way." He walked past him but was interrupted when a projectile almost hit him from below the ice, it was lucky that he jumped away in time.
Atlantis' armies soon made themselves known as they surfaced through the ice and started firing their cannons and releasing their riders.
The heroes closed the distance between them and engaged with Aquaman jumping in the water, Naruto landing on the surface of the water and the others attacking from the skies.
Riders closed in on Naruto. The ninja folded his arms 'These guys look thirsty' he smirked.
'Then give them something to drink.'
Naruto clapped his hands together hard and concentrated his chakra to water. "Suiton: Suishōha!" He created a massive wave that was aimed at his attackers and they were all swept away as the jutsu hit them head on.
'It was larger then last time but that was the only water jutsu I know. I have to train more.' He concluded, but he had to jump away fast as one of the large warships aimed its turrets at him and started firing. The rest of the league was busy with the other riders and the battle ships so he couldn't call for backup and Aquaman was below in the water.
"Huh, Kyuubi, looks like we'll have to show them some of our strength." He looked at the ship that was still firing at him and pulled out a three tipped kunai out of his ninja pouch.
'Then let's not disappoint.'
Shadowman charged the Kunai with charka and threw it above the ship. He then closed his eyes and concentrated until a red aura surrounded him. He then disappeared in a yellow glow and appeared 50 meter above the large warship. "AAAHHHHH!! (Boohmm!!)" He hit the surface of the ship making a huge dent in it, then he pulled both fists up and slammed into the ship breaking the plate and sending two chakra hands into the ship destroying floor after floor until it hit the bottom. The ship started to sink and the blond jinchuuriki pulled out his arms and the red glow was gone as fast as it appeared.
Shadowman turned to the others and saw a group of riders attacking another, except that the bike was commandeered by Aquaman himself. The ninja watched as the king swiftly avoided all the firepower, and jumped of the bike catching a small whale by its thin and hitting the men dead center knocking them away. "Wow."
Naruto jumped off the sinking ship and landed on the water and put chakra into his body increasing speed and performing Shunshin no Jutsulanding on the ice a good mile away. 'This isn't good. These guys are only distracting us.'
"Shadowman. Aquaman is heading to the generator. Meet me there" He heard on his radio.
"Nice to hear form you too. What took you so long? I'm on my way." He turned to the ice and closed his eyes, his sensitive ears caught sound of a jet flying. 'That way. Shunshin no Jutsu' He disappeared in a in the wind and ran at fast speeds to catch up.
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After ridding the whale for a while, he released it and emerged out of the water through the ice and close to the cave that held the generator. He walked inside looking for his brother, water was dripping everywhere from the melted ice. He reached the generator and walked to the keyboard. He was going to shut it down when he was attacked from behind by an energy beam from Orm, trident in hand and all. "AARRGGaaaeeeahh!!!"
"Apparently I underestimated you brother. A mistake I won't repeat again." He pulled back the trident and aimed the sharp edges at the hero to stab him.
Aquaman, however, faked defeat and avoided the trident. He punched Orm hard in the face and sent him back a few meters.
Meanwhile Batman had landed the batjet he was flying in. Lantern landed close to him and Naruto appeared instantly in a swift wind.
Aquaman and Orm engaged in battle again but Orm's fighting skills were no match for his brother's.
"It's over." Concluded Aquaman.
"You're right… and you lost!" He lifted the trident again and aimed it at the keyboard and destroyed it preventing any attempt to stop the generator.
Aquaman was caught off guard by these turn of events and was too distracted to avoid another energy blast to his abdomen. "The tide is against you. The reactor can't be shut down."
Shadowman, Batman and John reached the reactor and Batman started working on the reactor. "It's no good. I'll have to go inside and manually shut it down."
"Inside?" asked Lantern knowing the risks of radiation
"Your ring. Can it protect me?"
"We'll soon find out." Lantern made a cloak of energy around batman who then proceeded to enter the reactor through a hatch.
While fighting Aquaman fell in a huge hole in the ice. But he stabbed the ice with the harpoon and it stopped his decent
Shadowman walked to Orm soundless and tapped his shoulder. Orm turned and was met with a hard punch to the face. "Hi, looks like you're the one that's been causing all the trouble."
"How dare you?" Orm was angry and was now holding a bruised cheek.
"Simple, I want to." He attacked again but the trident was already aimed at him and fired hitting the ninja in the abdomen. "AAAAGGGAAHHHH!"
"Huh, that's it bow to my feet. All of you surface scums are weak like my brother. And I'm going to end you!!" He fired the trident again and again at the ninja who was pinned in the wall.
Lantern heard the painful scream but could do nothing as he had the reactor to focus on.
Aquaman was jumping from ledge to ledge trying to reach the cave where the reactor and the rest were.
Finally Orm ceased his attack, which left a bad burn on Naruto's abdomen but didn't kill him. Said ninja turned to him "… the only one weak here is you. You fear the surface world so much that you would destroy it just to prove your superiority. " He baited Orm to a close range battle and it worked.
"I'm not weak!! " He tried to plunge his weapon in the blond ninja but it was caught in a kunai. "I'm nothing like my spineless brother!!!AAAGgghhh"
"AAAGHAA. He sacrificed so much for his family and kingdom, things that you could never do! You're right, you are nothing like him, you're just and arrogant coward!" Both pushed each other hard trying to gain dominance.
Orm was infuriated and pushed on. "You sure talk much! I hope you saved some good last words!!!"
"I hope you saved yours." Naruto kicked hit to the side and punched a back.
Orm charged the trident and aimed it at Naruto. He was so mad that he forgot about the reactor.
Shadownab couldn't dodge, if he did, then the whole reactor could explode so he concentrated all the chakra he could to his chest and took the shot that sent him to the ground.
"Orm! Your fight is with me!!" Aquaman screamed as he jumped to the cave.
"That's right!" Both engaged in battle again.
But soon after it was over as both feel an ice bridge and Orm pulled out a knife and cut Aquaman but the bridge started to crumble due to the impact and the heat. Both were starting to fall. "AAAHHH"
Shadowman returned to the cliff and did a hand sign. "Taiju Kage Bunshin!!!" He made a ladder of his clones that extended down the whole and caught both of them by the hands and pulled them up. When he did the clones let go and started to punch and kick Orm until he was overwhelmed and knocked out with bruises all over his body. Aquaman and Naruto turned to the reactor and ran to Lantern.
"Hurry Batman!" John called out.
"(TZZSSHH!!!)" Batman succeeded and the reactor was shut down.
"You did it."
"No. WE did it."
Aquaman turned to them. "Then the threat is over."
"…not yet"
They all turned to Orm who had a round device in his arm. "If I can't win, then you won't either. AHH" He threw the device at them, but Naruto jumped really fast in the air and hit it with his leg sending it back at Orm.
"NOOOO!!(BOOM!)" he screamed. The object exploded causing a cave in.
"We have to get out of here!!!" Batman screamed.
They all started to run to the exit and narrowly made it outside.
"Now, it's over."
Batman, Aquaman, Lantern and Shadowman returned to the battle although it was nothing much to see. The others had already defeated the army
Following that they returned to Atlantis and order was started to be made as the soldiers obeyed their king and arrested the generals. There were diggings at the cave but Orm was no where to be found and everyone dismissed him as being dead. The generals were put on trail and all of them crumbled in excuses with Brak the ringleader. "… and surely you must know my lord that our loyalties belong to you and you alone. We never believed in Orm's plans but your brother forced us. The truth is: we were only following orders."
Aquaman and the league heard enough. They were nothing but cowards. "Get them out of my sight…" The guards proceeded and took the former generals in cells where they will spend a long time.
"(Heavy sign) I can only blame myself. My fear of the surface dwellers blinded me to those I should have feared most. And it cost me dearly."
"Don't be too hard on yourself, maybe we've all misjudged." John tried to comfort the king with words, admitting even to himself, as well, that he was wrong.
"Perhaps… All I want… all I've ever wanted is peace and security in Atlantis."
"After what's happened it won't be easy." Superman commented.
"I know. But some sacrifices are worth it." Aquaman concluded looking at his wife and child.
Naruto, who had been treated at Atlantis, decided to intervene before the sorrow became any thicker. "Don't worry too much about it. Strong beliefs win strong men, and then makes them stronger." He walked to Aquaman and faced him with a smile, taking off his face mask. "Today you proved to others and yourself that your determination is strong and your dream is noble. Those are the traits of great kings that can achieve anything if their heart is strong. I know you can do it…" He smiled at the king and held out his hand.
Aquaman was taken back by his words but smiled non the less, letting go of his suspicion and accepted the hand in a strong shake. "Thank you."
"Hehe. Do your best and don't give up." Naruto returned.
The queen looked at them and smiled at them. 'They are great people. We shouldn't have judged all of them so harshly.'
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Naruto was standing on the edge of the bed. He took of the bandages to his torso and looked them over. "It should heal by tomorrow." (Knock)(knock)
"Come in."
Hawkgirl came in. "I heard about your adventure today. Good work."
"Thanks but why are you here?"
"I'm here to do the second part of the bet you remember… oh god that is a bad burn…" she finally saw it.
"It's nothing…" he returned nonchalantly.
"Yes it is, give me the bandages!"
"No thanks, I'll do it." He started wrapping the bandages tightly and was missing some parts.
"No, no. You're doing it wrong. They will open and infect and you're missing some of them!" She tried to force him to give her the bandages.
"I'm a big boy, I can do it myself!" He returned and pulled the bandages behind him and out of her reach.
"You idiot! Do you want to die or something?" she tried again this time more harshly.
"What did you call me?"
"(EAAaahh!)(Bonck)" They both fell out of his bed and landed in a very awkward position. Hawkgirl was standing with her on all fours with Naruto under her. Naruto on the other hand was standing on his back and his knees were bent up and he felt something really soft in his hands. He had his eyes closed and opened them and looked below, he tightened his hands a bit and to his horror his hands were on both of Hawkgirls' breasts.
Naruto looked up and his face changed to that of pure shock and fear, Hawkgirl had the angriest look he ever saw on her, it reminded him when of the looks Sakura and Tsunade showered him when he tried to praise Sakura's body but ended making her and Tsunade angry. "Do you like them!!?" she asked with an very pissed off smile.
"EEEhhh. Th- this is all a misunderstanding…"
"Well don't misunderstand this!!!(BOOM)" She punched him so hard in the head that it bet the floor.
"Hum… this is the last time I try to do something helpful for you!!!" she returned angrily and stopped out.
"Geez, it was an accident."
Kyuubi who was rolling through the cage again in laughter finally stopped. "Sure kid, sure…"
"EEeehhh?? Even you think I did that on propose?"
'No comment. You're a young man and you need to do these things now and then…'
"It's not like I don't want to. WAIT! What am I saying? It was an accident!!!"
'I mean there comes a time when even kits must become foxes and do those sort of things…'
'Damn it! Are you listening to me?!!'
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Luthor is finally arrested by the Justice League, but a terminal disease is threatening to kill him. His last wish: to destroy the justice league and take them to the grave with him.
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"Taiju Kage Bunshin" – "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu"
"Shunshin no Jutsu" – "Body Flicker Jutsu"
"Suiton: Suishōha" – "Water Style: Shockwave"
"Henge" – "Transformation"
Ended this chapter. I don't think anyone noticed but my chapters are getting longer and longer. I keep trying to make them shorter but they just come out longer… Oh well. Leave a review before you leave… Until next time…
