"Your wishes are irrelevant! You have a duty to your House!"
THE LEGEND OF AQUAMAN
A whaling ship chases a whale towards New Zealand waters where Whaling is illegal. "Ready the harpoon!" The captain yells. "FIRE!" As the harpoon goes flying towards the whale a man leaps out of the water catches the harpoon and throws it into the large harpoon gun smashing it. He lands on the deck of the ship.
"It's illegal to hunt whale in these waters assholes!"
"He's one of those Meta-Human freaks kill him!"
He leaps up and smashes through the boat, it starts to sink. He smashes up through ship again and beats the men up. Then he leaps into the water and swims off. Arthur Curry rises up out of the water and walks ashore to find his father waiting by his truck with beer. "What are you doing out here old man?"
"Waiting for you young man." He tosses him a beer.
A few days later Tom and Arthur receive a visit from a friend of Tom's. "Joe…Long time no see."
"Far too long…" He replies.
"And what are you up to these days?"
"A little of this and a little of that. Your son around?"
"Why?"
"I kind of have a job for him."
Black Manta agents had stolen a Russian nuclear submarine with stealth capabilities and for a fee Aquaman agrees to find the Submarine and bring the thieves to justice. He jumps from a sea plane and dives into the Pacific Ocean. After two days of searching he finds the Submarine and forces it to the surface. He boards the Submarine and single handedly neutralizes the Manta guards on board.
They drink and drink, then they head home.
The next day they are greeted by Falco, "The time has come my Prince."
He sighs, "Do we really have to do this?"
"You always wanted to see Atlantis and to meet your brother."
"Alright let's go before I change my mind."
They walk to the edge of the pier. "Here…Your mother's trident."
Reluctantly Arthur takes the trident. His mother Queen Atlanna had left it for him. But Arthur wanted nothing to do with the Atlanteans and this would be closure for him. They swim down to the ocean floor and Falco activates a long, range sea-pod. They pilot it to Atlantis, "This is Lord Falco to Atlantis Gate Guard requesting permission to enter the city."
There is quiet over the COM. The wall has massive guns on it and there are two statues with fin crested helms guarding the entrance. "Identified Craft…Please send confirmation code." They transmit the code and are allowed to enter the city. As the ship passes through the gate Guards riding sharks flank the pod and escort them to the Royal Palace.
"So what do you think?"
"Not bad." Arthur replies, as they disembark from the ship and are taken to the royal throne room.
Orm enters with a his advisors and his fiancée, "Lord Falco." The advisors whisper.
Orm looks at Falco and then his advisors. He nods to an Atlantean with scales on his skin, blue hair, and yellow eyes. The man-fish takes a blood sample of Falco. "He is who he says he is…He is not a clone My King."
"Lord Falco…We were told that you died at my Mother's hands."
"She asked me a favor and I agreed to do her bidding."
"And who is this?"
"This is Prince Arthur Curry…Your half-brother."
"I am honored to meet you brother."
Orm does not reply, he just stares at Arthur, "Leave us! You are all sworn to secrecy!" He looks at Mira, "You as well my betrothed."
"Forgive me my King…Should not I confirm that this person is who he says he is?"
"I said leave!" They bow and leave.
He turns away from them. "I only wanted meet you brother, see our mother…"
"Our mother is dead!"
"What!" Arthur and Orm say at the same time.
"In her anger she confessed to my father that she did not love him…She was in love with another…A surface dweller she had a child with…In his anger my father accused our Mother of treason…A trial was held and she was sentenced to die in the Trench." He turns to face Arthur, "So tell me…Brother! Have you come to take the throne from me? As the elder you have a claim."
"As I said…I came to meet you and to see our Mother…I also came to give you this." He takes out the Trident of Atlantis and bequeath it to you, but now I am wondering if I should…How could you let them kill our Mother?"
"I? My father was her husband…By our laws it was his right…As for me I had no power to save her from judgement…And even if I did I do not know that I would…My father died of a broken heart…He loved her and after she was sentenced he grieved himself to death…"
He nods, "So be it…" Arthur takes the Trident and holds it up with both hands, "In the name of Poseidon…I declare Corym et Kothu!" He breaks the Trident.
"You are my brother, our Mother's son…And now what?"
"I have no brother…Farewell."
They turn to leave, "Lord Falco! You will leave with this Mongrel."
"I swore an oath to your mother to protect your brother…"
"Guards! Seize them!"
NEREUS
"Is it true?" Nereus asks when he arrives.
"Unfortunately…Yes it is true."
"Kill him…He is threat to us."
"I cannot turn Kinslayer."
"What do you think will happen when he learns of our plans to overthrow the Surface Dwellers? He has already interfered with my plan to start a war between the Russians and the Americans…"
MIRA
She is in her room using her water sight to spy on her father and fiancée. She puts on a hooded robe and swims to the dungeons. She pays the Prison Guard Captain a bag of gold to gain entrance. "Lord Falco!"
"Lady Mira what brings you here?" She tells him of Nereus' plans.
"Falco What is she doing here?"
"She set me free. We must go Arthur."
"She could be playing us."
"By the blood of Poseidon I swear that I am true."
"Okay let's go." Swearing on the blood of Poseidon is most sacred vow any Atlantean can make. As they sneak out of the palace Mira tells Arthur about Nereus and Arthurs' plans.
"You ever heard of the Justice League Sweetheart?"
"Don't call me sweetheart!"
"Yeah…Anyway…Your father and Arm will get their asses kicked."
"Not if they have already captured the Justice League."
"Say what now."
"Atlanteans prepare for everything they consider to be a threat…When I was Chief Steward and Captain of the Guard, the War Council and I came up with ways of capturing and or killing the Justice League."
"Our only hope is for you to challenge your brother for the crown."
"No not our only hope…" Falco says speaking up, "I still have the map to the resting place of Poseidon's Trident."
"And Orm has the crown of Poseidon."
ORM
Orm and Nereus stair at the Justice League members they had captured long ago. "The time has come. King Orm."
A guard comes in, "Your Graces forgive me…But Your brother and Lord Falco have escaped."
"What!"
"I told you…You should have killed the Mongrel."
They watch holo-footage of Mira freeing Arthur and Falco. "We must hunt them down."
"No I have a friend who take care of them…You take command of our fleets and head for Hydroxia."
