Green New Genesis
Over Land under Sea
Featuring: Aquaman, Aqualad, Tempest, and Aquagirl
It was Saturday, the first weekend of Shinji's new life on earth. He had finished all his homework, he didn't have any friends to visit, and he didn't want to be cooped up in the apartment all day while Hal was at work, so he decided to go flying. He found he enjoyed just cruising through the sky listening to music and keeping an eye out for trouble. That was until he looked and saw a giant tidal wave crashing over the boats of the naval yard. Shinji put on speed and raced toward the wave as he saw a black sub emerge from the depths. He hovered overhead and built a gigantic sea wall to stop the wave from rolling over the fleeing civilians. Once he made sure they were safe he examined the sub and saw a figure come into view, lifted up on an elevator. The man (if that is what it was), was dressed in all black armor, with a large bulbous helmet that had tubes running from it to a backpack, with two large yellow eyes.
"Excuse me?" Shinji called. The man looked up.
"What are you doing here?" He asked pointing his ring at him. The man looked up and fired lasers out of his eyes. Shinji brought up a shield, but the blasts were powerful, shoving him back. He pushed with his will and formed the shield into a ram that he pushed toward the man who leapt out of the way as the ram dented the hull of the sub. The man looked at him before compartments opened and missiles fired at Shinji who once again defended. The missiles were followed by gunfire and after the missile smoke cleared, he saw ten men in wet suits firing machine guns at him. Each bullet chipped away at his shield and willpower, as he had never faced this kind of assault before.
"Got to do something before my shield fails completely" He thought as he remembered one of Killowag's lessons
"Go for the leader. If you take out the general the other troops will run" Shinji made his decision and hardening his shield as much as possible shot toward the man in black. The man fired his eye lasers, but Shinji pushed his focus to the limit, and as the lasers hit him, he pushed through and slammed into the man full speed, and they both went into the water. For a moment Shinji panicked, his fear of water and lack of swimming ability overwhelming him, but then the man hit him and all he could think about was keeping from being impaled on the trident the man carried.
"Bad move kid, trying to take me on in the water" The man said in a deep voice through the speaker in his helmet. Shinji shot green beams at the man, but he swam as fast as a speed boat, hitting and blindsiding him before crushing him to the side of the sub, holding him by the throat.
"Game over kid" He said as he raised the trident, only to be hit in the side by a shark.
"Manta!" A deep voice said as Shinji took a deep breath even though he was under water.
"Are you all right?" A soft voice asked. Shinji looked up so see a pretty red head looking down at him with concern.
"Yeah" Shinji said, choking down his fear and panic.
"The water can't hurt me, and I don't need to swim as long as I've got my ring" He reassured himself, burying his fear and focusing. He saw that the man in black was fighting with a large muscular man in an orange Scale shirt and green pants.
"Tula look out!" A voice shouted as three men appeared out of nowhere and leveled their guns. Shinji formed an energy shield as they opened fire and smashed it into them.
"Focus on the mission. On what you need to accomplish. Any fears, doubts or worries, put them out of your mind. Lose focus, lose courage, and you're as good as dead" Killowag's voice ordered. Shinji remembered when he and Asuka piloted Unit 02 together under water as he focused on taking down every soldier he saw until nothing moved but unconscious scuba pirates floating in the ocean. Coming out of his combat haze he remembered the girl and looked around to see her safe, talking with two other boys. One was a white teenager with black hair; the other was dark-skinned with blonde hair.
"Well done lad" A thick baritone said and was followed with a staggering clap on the back.
"Um, thank you" Shinji said looking up to a jovial kindhearted face with blue eyes and a handsomely trimmed beard.
"No thanks necessary, we should be thanking you" The man said.
"What is your name lad?" the man asked.
"My real name?" Shinji asked.
"Either is fine" The dark-skinned boy said.
"Um, kid lantern?" Shinji said.
"Pleasure to meet you lad and good to know that there is another warrior joining our ranks" The man said.
"This is Tula, Garth, and Kaldur'am. I am Aquaman" The bearded man introduced the four of them.
"Now, as a reward, allow us to offer the hospitality of Atlantis" The man said.
"The Atlantis?" Shinji asked.
"Ah, you have heard of it?" The man asked.
"I think he means the human legend sire" The black-haired boy said.
"Ah, of course. Then allow me to show you the true Atlantis" the man said and swam away as fast as a speed boat the boys following him.
"Well, come on" the girl said and grabbing his hand pulled him along. The traveled deeper into the ocean, so deep that he could feel the water pressure even through his shield.
"Are you alright?" Tula asked. She still had hold of his hand, but he was now "flying" next to her.
"I'm just not very good with water" He said.
"But you fly through space?" She asked incredulous.
"Space doesn't press down on you with a thousand tons" He said.
"But space is death and desolation. The ocean is life" She said and waved to encompass the creatures that were swimming around them, as well as the plants and coral.
"Yeah, if you're a fish, or a fish person" He thought.
"So how far until we reach your city?" Shinji asked.
"We're here" Tula said. They topped an ocean rise and Shinji found himself looking down on a massive complex of Greek Buildings.
"Wow" He said.
"Come on" She said pulling him along. They spent the rest of the day touring, and the city was so beautiful, and so interesting he almost forgot he was miles under water.
"So, you study both magic and science" Shinji asked.
"Unlike some, we don't believe they are mutually exclusive" Garth said. Over the course of the tour he had come to like the three of them. Garth was boisterous and confidant, but also kind. Tula was kind and sweet. Kaldur'ahm he liked the most. He was Quiet and calm but seemed the kindest of the three. The three of them were nothing but nice and answered all his questions.
"This place, it's amazing" Shinji said.
"We're very proud of it" Kaldur said as they heard an explosion and a roar.
"What was that?" Shinji asked as the three rushed toward the sound. Shinji followed. They rushed toward an open building as a monster crashed through the wall scattering people in its wake. It was long and serpentine with a dark purple color with a mouth full of dagger like fangs and four yellow sulfurous eyes. Shinji immediately created chains, wrapping the monster in them and straining with all his will to keep himself in place as the beast pulled. As he kept it in place Kal, and Garth rushed it. Garth sent a whirlpool crashing into it out of his hands while Kal pulled the hilts from the pack on his back and formed the water into whips. Tula stayed beside Shinji and began to chant, and bands of blue light appeared around the monster holding it in place and taking some of the pressure off him and he was able to tighten the chains as well as strengthen them. Tule began to chant and in a blaze of light the creature vanished causing Shinji to jolt backward from the slack on his construct.
"Are you alright?" Tula asked.
"What was that?" Shinji gasped.
"Just an accident" Tula said smiling.
"That was an accident?" He asked.
"When you work with magic, accidents happen from time to time" Kaldur explained.
"It's no big deal" Garth added.
"But we thank you for your help" Tula said smiling.
"Shinji, are you there?" Hals voice asked from his ring.
"Hal?" Shinji asked raising his ring. a beam shot out and showed his roommate in hologram form.
"Where are you?" He asked.
"Twenty thousand leagues under the sea" Shinji tried to joke.
"It is all right Green Lantern; he is in good company" Kaldur said over his shoulder.
"Aqualad?" Green lantern asked.
"It is good to see you again" Kaldur said.
"Giving the kid a tour of home huh?" Hal asked.
"Indeed" Kaldur responded.
"Well, it's dark and he needs to get home" Hal said.
"Are you sure he can't stay?" Tula asked getting close enough to make Shinji blush.
"Yeah, He's been a big help, and we've enjoyed having him" Garth put in.
"That's alright, I really do need to get home. I have school tomorrow." Shinji said.
"Well, it was good meeting you. May we meet again" Kaldur 'ram said holding out his hand, which Shinji took. He waved goodbye to his new friends and ascended back to the surface, breathing a sigh of relief as he broke through the water into open air.
"Kid, you know that there's no school on Sunday's?" Hal said having kept the connection open.
"Yeah, but they don't know that" Shinji said as he flew home.