"Welcome to Atlantis." The fish told Atticus as they came to the palace.
"This is incredible..." Atticus whispered in amazement. "This is just as amazing from my vision."
The fish smiled to Atticus.
"Atlantis... I've finally found you!" Atticus beamed.
The fish soon began to drag Atticus to where the royal family was. Atticus was surprised from that, but laughed as he swam with them to see the royal Atlantean family at long last, and where he could tell in his heart that the royal family would have some answers. The others soon began to follow after into Atlantis since it was Arthur's birthright.
"I just know the royal family will be overjoyed." The fish smiled.
Atticus smiled back to the fish as he came to the kingdom.
A woman was shown to be lying in the palace as he came inside with the fish inside of her own tank which was like a grave.
Atticus frowned as he hoped that wasn't the queen. "Who is this...?" he soon asked.
"Queen Atlanna." The fish replied.
"No..." Atticus frowned. "Then that means I won't get the answers I was looking for..."
"We are so sorry, Atticus." A fish said to the boy.
'Now how will I get my answers?' Atticus thought to himself.
Arthur soon came with the others, seeing Queen Atlanna who was soon revealed to be his biological mother. Atticus was about to leave since there seemed like no one would have his answers.
"Where are you going?" The fish asked.
"I was so excited... How's this supposed to help me?" Atticus sulked. "The Queen is dead... Now I'll never know what I'm meant to do."
"Where are you going?" The fish asked.
"I was so excited... How's this supposed to help me?" Atticus sulked. "The Queen is dead... Now I'll never know what I'm meant to do."
"We can show you something that will give the answers." The fish said.
Atticus looked over.
"Come with us..." The fish said. "You can trust us."
"I really hope I can." Atticus replied before going to follow the fish.
The fish began to lead Atticus to a different room. Atticus looked around as he followed the fish as this very mystic and mysterious to be in Atlantis like he had dreamed of for a long time now. The fish soon made it to a wall that had drawings on it.
"Ooh..." Atticus smiled to the wall. "This looks nice."
"Do you know what these drawings are?" The fish asked.
"It looks like a mural." Atticus replied.
"It's a prophecy." The fish told him.
"Ooh... A prophecy..." Atticus replied. "What's it about?" he then asked.
One of the fish soon swam up to him to tell him about the prophecy. Atticus listened as he looked at the pictures like he was listening to a legendary storybook.
Atticus soon saw that one of the murals had him wearing a crown. "Is that me?" he then asked.
"But of course... Prince Atticus." One of the fish replied.
"Um, why is it showing me wearing a crown?" Atticus asked.
"Why not? You're a prince," The fish replied. "Didn't your parents tell you?"
"...No... They couldn't..." Atticus said softly. "They're... Dead..."
"Oh..." The fish said softly as they didn't know that.
"That man you saw me with is my foster father." Atticus then added.
"We're sorry, we didn't know." The fish frowned.
"It's all right," Atticus replied. "I just wish I could've met them... They died when I was a baby," He soon remembered the spell Sombra had told him about. "Hmm..." he then paused for a moment as he memorized the spell, but he then remembered that he had to find the spell first.
"Well, there is a spell that can turn back time, but it's too dangerous to use." The fish warned him.
"I have to do it!" Atticus replied.
"If that's what you really want then we'll lead to where the spell is hid." The fish said.
"Please, that's all I ask." Atticus said to the fish.
"Alright." The fish sighed before they swam to a statue.
Atticus swam after the fish before looking up in wide wonder of the statue. The fish soon pushed the spear the statue held to the left.
"Am I supposed to get that spear?" Atticus asked the fish just to make sure.
"Yes, it's the key to the secret passage to the spell." The fish told him.
Atticus soon took the spear with a small smile before smirking. "I am the bravest warrior!" he then chuckled to himself.
The statue was soon heard moving to the side. Atticus looked over and swam closer as it seemed like he was finally going to have his questions answered, and where he saw a secret passage for him to go through. The fish gestured for him to go that way. Atticus nodded as he soon did just that, and where as he was going down the passage one of the Atlantean's saw the secret passage was opened and where the fish were scared as they saw who it was.
Atticus smiled to the fish, but frowned once he saw that they were scared. "What's wrong?" He soon had an idea of why as he decided to look at who was scaring the fish.
"Well, hello there," The Atlantean greeted Atticus. "You must be new around here."
"Yeah, and I can see that you are scaring these fish for no reason," Atticus glared at him. "Prince Orm."
"Ah... You've heard of me..." Prince Orm replied.
"You could say that," Atticus said. "I'm just glad you're not going to be crowned king."
"Oh, you're just like the others," Prince Orm glared. "You're with my half-brother, aren't you?"
"Uh, yeah, sure, but right now, I'm on my way to get something that will have the answers I need." Atticus told him.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that!" Prince Orm glared. "I can't trust you here."
"Well, sorry, but I can't let you stop me." Atticus told him just as one of the fish pressed on a symbol on the wall which caused the statue to move back into place, blocking the entrance to the secret passage so then Prince Orm wouldn't stop Atticus.
"Why, you little-!" Prince Orm glared.
The fish simply began to attack him even if they were afraid of him as they knew he would try to go after Atticus by pushing the same symbol.
"Get off of me!" Prince Orm demanded.
"Never!" The fish declined as they kept attacking.
Atticus gave a small smile to the fish as he continued right where he left off before Prince Orm stopped him. And where he was going to make sure that nothing stood in his way of getting the spell.
'That's right... Keep going... Stay determined...' Sombra's voice told Atticus in his head.
"I won't let anything stand in my way." Atticus said as he kept going down the secret passage.
A couple of seahorses were shown by the passage, and looked over to him.
"I'm here for the spell that can turn back time." Atticus told them.
"A spell to turn back time?" A seahorse asked. "I thought you needed permission from The Supernatural Council to do that."
"I wouldn't know, but I promise not to hurt you." Atticus replied before shrugging about this so-called Supernatural Council.
"State your name first." The second seahorse said.
"My name is Atticus." Atticus replied with a small bow, the best he could since he didn't have his legs right then.
The seahorses began to try and think if they knew anyone by that name.
"I was told you might know my Aunt Athena?" Atticus replied.
The seahorses gasped to the name Athena and soon bowed to him.
"You must be her long-lost nephew then." The first seahorse said.
"I suppose I am," Atticus replied. "May I go through?"
The seahorses soon looked to each other and parted away to let him go through. Atticus soon swam past them once they parted away. The seahorses then went back to where they once were. Atticus swam around before finding a podium as a spotlight shined down on it and there was shown a book that seemed to shine in his eyes as he came closer and closer toward it, and where he saw one if the pages sticking out, telling him that one of the pages wasn't apart of the book which would be the spell he was looking for.
"Gotcha." Atticus hid a small smirk. He soon opened the book and quickly snatched the page.
A light seemed to shine down on him before many other lights shined down. Atticus found himself frozen as he looked up to see that he had company.
"Who do we have here?" A dark figure asked Atticus. "I can't say I've seen you in Atlantis before."
"Um, my name is Atticus Fudo, the, um, long-lost nephew of Queen Athena?" Atticus smiled nervously.
"Hmm... Is that right...?" The figure replied.
"And you would be?" Atticus smiled nervously.
"Black Manta." The figure told him.
"Why are you here?" Atticus asked as he hid the spell behind him.
"I could ask you the same question, Little Merboy." Black Manta replied.
"Well, since the queen is dead, I thought that this room might have the answers I'm looking for." Atticus said.
"Hmm... You are a very interesting character." Black Manta commented.
"More interesting than you know." Atticus replied.
Black Manta soon noticed Atticus was hiding something behind his back. "What are you hiding?" he then asked.
"Oh... Nothing?" Atticus hummed innocently. He could see Black Manta didn't believe that. He then tried to swim off only for Black Manta to grab his tail fin. "Hey! Let go of my tail fin!" Atticus glared.
"What are you really up to?" Black Manta asked.
"Stop it!" Atticus glared. "Didn't you hear me?! I'm Queen Athena's nephew!"
"I see that." Black Manta replied.
"Alright, then let me go!" Atticus told him.
"No, I don't think I will, now hand that spell over to me, you don't know what it's capable of!" Black Manta glared.
"I know that it can turn back time and I need it!" Atticus glared back. "So then I can stop my parents' death!"
"Things happen for a reason, little merboy..." Black Manta sneered.
"I don't care!" Atticus replied. "I don't see how this can possibly backfire!"
A dark magic blast soon hit Black Manta to make him let go. Atticus yelped as he fell slightly, but soon regained his balance as he held the spell close to his chest.
"What was that?" Black Manta asked.
"I dunno, but I guess it doesn't like you bothering me?" Atticus smirked.
"Indeed I don't." Sombra's voice said.
"Gasp! Uncle Sombra!" Atticus replied.
"You were always the smart one." Sombra chuckled.
"You!" Black Manta smirked.
"Quick, use the spell now." Sombra told him.
Atticus looked over and then cleared his throat as he began to read the spell aloud to make his longing wishes finally come true about his missing parents who were long dead by now. After he cast the spell, the world seemed to shake and glow as Atticus was sent back in time.
As he was being sent back in time, the entrance to the secret passage way had been destroyed and where the Justice League came through in their diving suits.
"What just happened?" Cherry asked the others.
"I'm afraid your friend has used the time spell." Mera told her.
"Time spell...?" Cherry asked.
"He's turning back time..." Mera replied. "I feel I should've seen this coming."
"What time spell are you talking about?" Superman asked Mera.
"There is an ancient magical spell that allows the holder to go back time and rewrite something of their choosing that happened in the past, but it would also change the future dramatically." Mera replied.
"But how did he find out about the spell?" Green Lantern asked.
"I believe I have your answer." Black Manta smirked.
"Black Manta." Mera glared.
"I don't know who you are, but I don't trust you." Cherry glared towards Black Manta.
"Oh, but I know who gave him the information on the time spell." Black Manta smirked.
"Care to share with the rest of us then?" Mera glared.
"It was King Sombra." Black Manta smirked.
"Okay, how many people knows Sombra?" Cherry asked.
"I've only heard of him, but I thought that he was a myth." Mera gulped slightly.
"He's all too real." Black Manta said.
"But why would he tell Atticus about the spell?" Cherry asked.
"Apparently he wants to meet his parents." Black Manta replied.
"Knowing how evil Sombra is, he probably knows something that Atticus doesn't and will be wanting him to change his past at the cost of something." Cherry said.
"You always were a little smart ass, weren't you?" Sombra's voice asked behind her.
"Dah!" Cherry yelped as that actually scared her.
"We have to stop him." Mera said as she picked up the spell as it hadn't been transported back in time with Atticus.
"Everything was perfect... Until YOU came along!" Sombra mocked Cherry.
Cherry chose to ignore him this time as Mera started to recite the spell, and where it soon began to take her and the others except for Black Manta back into the time where Atticus was sent. Cherry blinked and looked around as they were soon somewhere else.