Warning: I do not own any of the characters from Young Justice or D.C.
Orion and David woke up in a mansion on an island with no idea how they got their.
"This is your doing Atlantian?" David asked.
"No doubt it is your's Manta!" Orion said.
"It is mine." said a women's voice they turned to the voice and noticed an elder pretty african american women with a sleeping Kaldur on her lap.
"Mother?" both David and Orion said at the same time and then looked at each other in shock.
"It is I." she smiled at them.
"You are alive?" they asked in unison again.
"Oh yes of course. Orion's father gave me this island for my own personal use. I've lived here for a long time. Thomas wanted to keep me a secret but we all know Atlanna let me see you. You remeber dont you?" she asked Aquaman.
"Of course I remember!" Orion replied.
"Yes well he gave me this island for my own personal use. David and I lived her for some time until his Father wanted him. You got to visit me here until,"
"Until I was taken from my home and put into slavery!" David yelled.
"I am sorry for that David." the women responded.
"It is fine Mother. I got to be a freeman eventually." David said.
"Why have you brought us here Mother?" Orion asked.
"For the sake of my grandson. I have been watching him ever since he was born." she said.
David and Orion looked at each other "How?" they asked.
The women blushed "Well sleeping with Dr. Fate has its perks." she said and brought out one of those wizard ball's "all I have to do is chant a few words and say the name of the person and voila!" she smiled. It was no secret that Sasha was a slut, even though she was old she still had it though she got lucky and only had two handsome son's, who hated each other but parenting is hardwork. "Anyway! If you guys arent careful you're going to tear Kaldur apart. He's so young and you guys already put so much strain on his poor heart. David you must accept that Kaldur will not be evil not even for you, he's all goodness, then maybe he will let you in his life. Orion understand that Kaldur never betrayed you, he probably even went undercover to save you and the league. He is a good kid and its thanks to you." David and Orion muddled over their thoughts. "So go into the meeting room over their and discuss what you will do in regards to Kaldur." she pointed to a room that had a long wooden table and two wooden chairs. "and no fighting! I had to sleep with two lumberjacks for that table set!" David and Orion agreed and went into the room to debate. A while later Kaldur woke up to see a face of a beautiful gray haired women.
"W-who are you?" he asked.
"I'm your grandmother sweetie." the women smiled. Aqualad looked at her surprised. I suppose she did look like him. It was those the almond shaped eye's.
"Kaldur its me!" another women walked up, it was his mom.
"Mother!" Kaldur said and attempted to sit up but got up to fast and fell back onto his grandmother's lap.
"Hi sweetie!" his mother said and sat down next to the both of them. "You look so muscular, just like your father!"
"Thank you!" Kaldur blushed and sat up more slowly. Slowly his mind recollected. "What is going on? Where is Black Manta and Aquaman?" The older women pointed toward a room. The room had an open window and inside he could see Black Manta and Aquaman inside they seemed to be debating.
"Your Fathers are debating over what to do with you." his mother smiled and giggled.
"Look at my son's." the older women laughed.
Kaldur caught on "Son's?" he asked quizzically.
The older women leaned forward to whisper "Not many people know this but let me enlighten you on a family secret. Orion and David our brother's. Different Father's of course, had by me. I'm their real mother." she smiled. Kaldur's eye's widened.
"But they're enemies!"
"Oh that's a long story! But one day while they were here at this island they were playing together in the water. They happen to cast upon a black manta. David jumped onto it and rid it like a surfboard and Orion who was younger swam by him laughing the whole time. It was the cutest thing. As they grew they grew older. David became a slave (taken from his Father who was King of his tribe in Africa) and Orion became a prince, later a free man and a king. After some blood they became enemies. David called himself the Black Manta, though I'm not sure if he remember that Black Manta use to be a happy thing now he only uses it for evil." Kaldur looked solemnly at the two men arguing over him. His mother wrapped his hand into his. As a baby She'lain'a had taken Kaldur to the castle to be raised by Aquaman who accepted the task. As She'lain'a got older and wiser Kaldur was able to visit and eventually live with her and her husband Mr. Duram who he later called dad. For the longest time he thought Calvin Duram was his real Father but it was actually David and his adopted Father Calvin Duram and Aquaman. Aquaman who had turned out to be his Uncle after all. He even thought of Queen Mera as a mother of sorts when she was actually his aunt. His head spun.
"It's alot to take in." his mother said and hugged him.
"What are you doing here mother? Where is Father?" she asked him.
"I'm your grandmother secretary, and Calvin is at our nearby underwater home. But Kaldur we have great news!" she said.
"What is it?" Kaldur asked though he really didnt want anymore news.
"You have a brother!" she smiled. Kaldur's eye's opened wide and he was speechless. "Well you know I had you before I met your Father, well your Father had a child before he met me. He's older then you a few years and he's married with the most beautiful baby girl. I have a feeling that you two will get along. Your Father's will be talking for day's so you and I should go visit him. It'll be fun." She'lain'a said standing up Kaldur stood up as well. She reached for Kaldur's hands and Kaldur reached for hers. They walked off holding hand straight into the water where they swam a little ways out before coming to shore. They walked through the city until they got onto a beach house. She'lain'a knocked on the door and soon a man opened the door.
"Mother!" he said and hugged her. Then the boys eye's met. The older boy looked exactly like Calvin. It hurt Kaldur in a way to think that he could've looked like Calvin if, Calvin were his real Father.
"Hi! You must be Kaldur'am Duram, I am Xavier Duram." he smiled and held out his hand.
"Hello." Kaldur responded.
"Mother, Father is inside. You look nice mother-" Xavier started talking as he led them inside. Kaldur felt kind of hurt. It was almost like Xavier had taken his place. He seemed so comfortable with his parents. Calvin gave Kaldur a hearty hug.
"Kaldur my boy, how've you been?" he asked.
"I am fine." Kaldur responded. He could tell Calvin was being a little awkward. His Father was never a talker but this was just weird.
"Look Kaldur," he said as they moved a little bit away from everyone else "I know that you have two other Father's besides me but I just want you to know that I still love you. I still care about you. I'm still your Father alright? I partially raised you." Calvin looked kind of agiated but Kaldur smiled and hugged his Father.
"I love you too, Dad!"
"Alright enough hugs" Calvin said though he was clearly happy "come meet the little angel." They tiptoed into a nursery to see a little girl sleeping. She was about one year's old and looked so small and peaceful.
"What is her name?" Kaldur asked stunned.
"Her name is June." Calvin said affectionalitly.
"After the month?" Kaldur asked in slight distaste.
"I guess so." Calvin said and the slowly left the room back into the living room.
"So little brother, I heard you were a superhero." his new brother said. Kaldur looked at his parents a little angrily.
"Don't worry Kaldur. We cant trust him. He's your brother." Calvin defended him.
"I wont tell anyone, I am aware that it is a secret." Xavier smiled.
"Oh Kaldur we never told you how we found your brother. Well Calvin got a letter from a surface dweller. It was orginally in a bottle how cliche right. It was from a women dying of cancer and she said that she had had a son by him earlier and she wanted them to get together. Anyway the women was actually your Father's old girlfriend and first love, he met while he was working for your Father, Kaldur, so anyway they had a child Calvin didnt know about it and then we used the letter to find him and now we are one big happy family!" She'lain'a said.
"I never had a Father so even if its late i'm happy I have Calvin and She'lain'a is a wonderful stepmother. They wonderful grandparents to June and i'm excited to have a sibling."
"As am I." Kaldur lied gently and was reward with a smile from Xavier. Nice conversations went around the room and then the front door opened and a pretty african american women walked in.
"Kaldur this is my wife Jessica." Jessica smiled and shook hands with the stranger a while later the baby wake up and began walking around the room playing into things. June got attached to Kaldur and sat in his lap and played and touched his tatoo's. Kaldur loved June already, his own little neice and Xavier was really nice and he really wanted a closer relationship with him. Later She'lain'a and Kaldur left to get back to the island. His grandmother had dinner prepared and the three of them ate while watching David and Orion still arguing.
"I'll go give them food." Sasha said and entered the room as She'lain'a and Kaldur watched. The next morning the arguing was over and Kaldur enter the meeting room. A new wooden chair was placed in the room. Three chairs. He sat at the head of the table and David and Orion on either side. David pushed some paper work towards Kaldur.
"So what were the agreements?" Kaldur asked after a moment of silence.
"You have to visit Black Manta for at least two days a month and if this agreement is breeched then Atlantis is at risk. We decided to let you choose what holiday to spend with who." Orion said he and David both looked tired. Kaldur thought the agreement wasnt to bad.
"One day for sure but i'll try for two, and i'll find a way to contact you if the second day doesnt work out." Kaldur said and David pondered it and then nodded.
"Fine son, and I agreed to a safe-topic conversation list as well." he said. Kaldur nodded and scrolled his eye's over each paper they all looked good. He signed the water proof papers and handed them back. The three went outside of the meeting room. Sasha, She'lain'a and Calvin were all outside, they had been watching.
"She'lain'a you look well." David said polietly. A servant stepped up with a camera.
"We must take a picture while we are all here, for Kaldur's sake." Sasha said.
"Black Manta doesnt-"
"Did I stutter?" Sasha said shooting him a look of total authority and David stood down.
Kaldur was in the front of the picture. David behind him, Orion on the left side, Sasha on the left end, Calvin to David's right, and She'lain'a on the end. Each person was touching Kaldur in some way whether it was shoulder, head or hand. The 2nd one was normal. Next was Sasha and her son's and then an all boy pic. Everyone then got an individual with Kaldur. After the mini photo shoot David suited up into Black Manta, gave Kaldur a hug and then left without so much as a word. Kaldur said a goodbye to his Mother and Father, and even hugged his grandmother goodbye and then Aquaman and himself swam off, hands behind their back.
"My King I am sorry if this whole thing has been an inconvience to you." Kaldur said ,in their native language, noticing Aquaman's tiredness.
"It was no trouble Kaldur." Aquaman said,in the same language, then after a while he spoke again (language carrries on) "I have a question for you Kaldur."
"What is it my King?" asked Kaldur not missing a beat.
"Why was it so easy for you to call Black Manta, Father, but with me its just 'My King' I raised you Kaldur'ahm I held you since you were a baby. You were their when my mother died, you were their when I became King, you were even their when I married Mera. You called me 'Papa' . When you were eight She'lain'a demanded to have you so you left. I hadnt seen you for a year but when I came to visit you, I remember I hugged you and gave you a kiss and called you 'Son' and you just threw up the respect sign and call me 'King' . You have no idea how furious I was, I thought I had lost you. Then when you became my apprentice at fourteen I was glad to be a more Father figure towards you but then later you went off with Black Manta not even hesitating to call him 'Father'. I know it was a mission Kaldur'ahm but how could you call him 'Father', and only call me, who is more a Father to you then him 'My King'?" Aquaman's speech was agiatated and painful, it surprised Kaldur greatly.
"I did not know my actions affected you so," Kaldur said . Aquaman and Aqualad shared a look. Aquaman's face was in distress and Kaldur's face was sympathetic. "I thought you knew that you were like a Father to me but if it pleases you Aquaman when we are alone I will call you Papa again." Aquaman grabbed Kaldur and hugged him and Kaldur hugged back.
"I love you son." Aquaman said holding Kaldur arm's distance to him and kissing him on the forehead.
"I love you Papa." Kaldur said a little bashful though he liked the attention.
"Oh and Kaldur." Orion said.
"Yes, Papa?" Kaldur asked.
"I heard you have bad dream's," Orion started.
"That is none of your business. Batman had no right to tell you." Kaldur was furious.
"You were screaming Kaldur, you were trying to hurt yourself-,"
"No, no, stop." Kaldur tried to twist himself out of Orion's strong grip but Orion held on tighter.
"Kaldur listen to me, you aren't well. I'm worried for you." Kaldur stopped swirming
"Dont be I am fine, I promise." Kaldur gave a smile.
"You arent Kaldur, dont lie to me."
"Please I will not speak of it." Kaldur sighed and Orion let him go.
"I don't think you should see him at all but he was so persistant on seeing you."
"I know that he is a bad person but I never doubted his love for me. I knew he would want to see me again. I didnt want Atlantis to be a threat like this. He is selfish, he doesnt always think about how things will affect me." Kaldur explained to his King.
"You are so wise Kaldur'ahm"
"Thank you Papa."
"But Kaldur'ahm still I am not happy, you will allow yourself to be conciled by Black Canary and you are to be under servillance when you sleep at night." Orion said not letting it go.
"Papa." Kaldur sighed but said nothing more.
"Kaldur'ahm you tried to kill your-" Orion said.
"Papa no more please! I am ashamed of it. I woke up in the heat of the moment. Thankfully no one knows about it except you, Batman, Black Canary I suspect, and Artemis." Orion nodded but worry was all over his face.
"Kaldur'ahm I know that your at the drinking age now but I dont want you to take to it. It wont fix your problems." Orion said really trying to understand Kaldur.
"Papa do not worry about me. I am fine."
"Kaldur dont shut me out. I'm trying to help you!" Orion's was angry and frustrated again
"I'm damaged okay?! I know that. I'm trying to deal with it." Kaldur was raising his voice. They swam in angry silence. Orion put his hand on Kaldur's shoulder and Kaldur turned to hug him and cry into his shoulder while Orion patted his head and hugged him tightly. Truly feeling how weak his son had become.
