Ariel awoke to her sisters all around her including Attina. She wasn't exactly sire how she had gotten home. The last thing she remembered was the knight and her scales scotching on the sand.

"Geez Ariel I leave you alone for only a second and you're hurt. Just look at your tail!"

Ariel had not much strength what she could do was lean forward and look at the bandages on her tail. "What?"

"Happened? That's what we would like to know?!" Adella screamed. Everyone faces were worried.

"What are you doing here Attina? Did I ruin your honeymoon?" Ariel hated the fact that she was once again the center of attention and more over in trouble.

"My honeymoon will last forever here or there. I missed you guys. But the reason I am here is because daddy summoned all the Kings to the palace as a matter of urgency. Aquata how long has she been out?"

"Fl- Flounder and the whales brought her in last night but he wasn't sure what happened to her either." Aquata said nervously. "I patched her up as much as I could and Flora brought her healing weeds from the Eastern Sea only hours after."

"Ariel can you recall what happened to you?" Arista asked. Arista was the more gentle and understanding sisters Ariel didn't mind sharing her innermost thought with her. But telling Arista that Ariel went up top was out of the question. So Ariel thought best to tell a little white lie for the time being.

"I don't remember anything after the wedding. I was on my way home." Adrinna wasn't having it.

"Cough it up Ariel!"

"Enough Adrinna. This is something that must be discussed later we have been summoned to daddy as well. This is a serious matter. We have to go now."

Aquata, Alana, and Arista helped Ariel out of her bed. Ariel alone had just enough strength to swim slowly to the throne room.

They all swam in a linear fashion, horns sounded in their honor. Making Ariel the last to enter. Upon entering each member of council bowed to the princesses and the new queen of King Author.

All the Kings were there as well. Some were in worst shape than others. Surely they would soon find out why. She being Queen Eris of the darken waters, she holds the mystic trident. There was King Kappa named after the major of sea near Japan. He was responsible for cleaning the land with water long ago with the trident of wind. King Welsh the trident of fire he was once a barbarian whom discovers fire Poseidon himself gave him the ability to burn underwater to light the golden castle. Once he was older he built his own castle. Then there is King Whatta of the dark trident, an African tribal doctor and healer of all life forms, created the fountain of youth. Not to mention the earth trident that thrived on making the trenches of the underwater kingdom, forever will they praise King Wurren. Lastly Author, Attina's husband, the water trident was his to claim, which left the trident of life to the son of Poseidon.

Ariel had never met all the Kings of the seas and was reluctant to find a queen amongst the group. All seven aligned just as the princesses of King Triton.

After the horns stopped the kings stood until the princesses were placed in front of the king. There were murmurs of rumors being made. No doubt about the bandage on Ariel tail or why some of the Kings no longer possessed the Tridents of their realm.

King Triton stood and not a sound was made. Ariel did her best to hide her tail she has begun to get a bit nervous.

"My brothers and sister. My dear daughters. The day we have feared only in our faintest nightmares has finally come to Alantica. It was brought to my attention that tritons passed down from the Gods and our fore fathers has been stolen."

"Oh no…" said one mermaid as the others murmured and ranted amongst themselves. Even the princess were in horror and great suspense

"Please. Please let me finish."

"We know exactly who took it!" said the Queen of the darken waters. "Lets kill the witch." Naturally Queen Eris had the power to bring out the worst in people and without her trident her ralph was a lot worse.

"Ya!" the crowd roared. Triton eyes were in dismay of the behavior of the sea's prime example.

"Poseidon should have did away with her along time ag-"

"Silence!" screamed Triton. "You may not speak His name in vain in my palace! My father, your father, did what had to be done." the crowd settled and the commotion died down. "Now I will get your tridents back. I will see to the matter personally. I call you here for a different matter…." He looked his girls in the eyes.

Meanwhile. As Triton was explaining Aquaman gets a call on his wrist phone Batman gave him and the rest of the Justice League. And surely enough it was Batman. Upon answering it Batman's face turned up on the face of the watch. "What is it?" Aquaman whispered.

"I know you're on your honeymoon but we have a problem."

"I'm back from that and I'm kind of dealing with my own problems right now my friend."

"It concerns you and all of the underwater kings. Possibly even the world up here as well."

Aquaman looked in shocked from batman to Triton. "How could you know this?"

Batman held the letter to camera and read what was said. "What? What does that mean it makes no sense. And why are those letters not capitalized.

Batman looked again at the paper surprised he had missed it. Deciphering the coded word he wrote the words on a piece of paper and showed it to the camera. It spelle A.

"URSULA!" Aquaman shouted. The all of the auditorium gasped in shock and looked at Aquaman. He sheepishly smiled and left his seat to the middle aisle. Attina watched as the youngest king of the seven seas, her husband, stood at the mercy of all of Alantica, to address the king.

"Your majesty, May I approach?" Triton bowed at his respect and allowed what he asked. Batman had still been on the line while Aquaman's hands were at his sides. Ariel watched as King Author passed by and gasped when spotting the man with wings. Bruce saw her as well and called to her.

How is he? "Where is he?" Ariel cried. Aquaman face squinted in Ariel's direction in confusion. She rushed to his side and grabbed his arm starring into the screen. "Where are you?" she cried again.

"Princess. I'm sorry. Please stay safe." Bruce said and ended the call.

"Get him out of there!" she screamed. Her sisters rushed to her and Attina grabbed Ariel and rushed her from the room. Ariel's tears never stopped.

"What is the meaning of this?!" King Triton asked.

Aquaman was as confused as everyone else. "Your Highness I'm not sure but the matter you spoke of has reached the surface. I think you and the upside world have a mutual enemy. We have to talk all the Kings and All of my men of the Justice League before this goes to far."

Triton was outraged at the same time the secret he held was more server than anything. "Author, my lad, we must speak in private before anything else happens. You if not anyone else must understand my hesitation." He spoke in secret. Author nods and was full of honor. While Triton address the crowd and the uproar that was happening around them. Author called Batman back…

"We have to talk." Said Author.

"I know…" Bruce said simply.

"The princess?"

"Later. I'm in pursuit of a different kind of date…"

"Who?"

"The Riddler…"

"Now?"

"He sent the note."

"Bring him in. I'll call the tower and round the gang." Bruce nodded and ended the call again.

Bruce was near Eugene's location. He had been tracking him all morning. As for the princess, well, he told himself he was doing this for her safety. She may never know who he really is. Even if he did he could only see her for eight hours of the day. That wasn't enough for him. Still he had no idea what to do.

…

On the dark tides of Arkham Asylum waiting the escaping the prisoners was a familiar ten-foot long eel.