Chapter Four

Batcave; Ten Minutes Later

Kaldur paced as he waited for Areina; he wanted to get to Atlantis and save his family, but he knew that Areina preferred flying to taking the Batmobile.

"She'll be another five minutes at the least." Bruce said; hoping to calm the Atlantean.

"Not even that long, Grandpa." A voice said as the cave heated up.

"Be careful against Manta's son." Bruce told Areina.

"Oh believe me; he'd better be careful around me." Areina said with a glare.

"Do we not need to stop off in Blüdhaven for your amulet?" Kaldur asked.

"It's here at Wayne Manor." Areina said with a smile.

"Very well; I shall be right here." Kaldur said as Areina headed for the stairs up to her childhood home.

It wasn't long before Areina returned and she held the special box in her hands. She set it on the table by the Batcomputer and opened it then put the necklace within. Her body glowed as the cockle shell sank into her skin and gills appeared. "Alright, let's go."

Kaldur nodded and once again activated his mother box and the boom tube appeared. The two heroes then walked in to head to Atlantis to save their family.

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Manta's Sub; Twenty Minutes Later

Bruce was enjoying the food that Dymond got for him, but he was worried about Jason as he had not come to join him yet.

"Dymond?" Bruce asked.

"Yes, Bruce?" She answered

"Why did that weird looking guy want to spend more time with Jason?" Bruce questioned.

"It's nothing dear; he must have a hidden injury or something." Dymond stated as she didn't want the two year old to know what was really going on.

"Okay." Bruce said and he took a sip of his drink.

In The Small Cell Within the Sub

Psimon was getting a little frustrated as Jason STILL was not completely under his power, but he kept working with the boy.

"I won't answer to you, Manta or that woman, I want my dad." Jason shouted.

"Psimon says: forget your family and accept Manta and Dymond as your family."

This time the hazy look in Jason's eyes lasted longer, and he was now smiling. "Where's Dymond, I want that pizza now."

"Finally, how can this one be so resilient?" Psimon said in his own mind.

"I'll take you to the cafeteria, Jason." Psimon said as he offered Jason his hand and the two year old took it.

The villain then led the young hypnotized hero to the cafeteria to be with his sibling and get some food.

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Atlantis Outskirts

The Boom Tube opened up and the two heroes arrived in the water, and it didn't take any time for Areina to adjust her breathing and get use to the movement of the water.

"Είσαι έτοιμος; (Are you ready?)" Kaldur asked.

"Ναι, είμαι? και δεν μπορώ να περιμένω να πάρω στα χέρια μου Manta. (Yes, I am; and I can't wait to get my hands on Manta.)" Areina stated; the anger still lacing her voice.

"Στη συνέχεια, αφήστε μας βρείτε Πρίγκιπα Mierco. (Then let us find Prince Mierco.)" Kaldur said and he led the way to the palace with Areina right behind him.

After swimming for ten minutes, they arrived at the palace and were allowed inside by the guards.

"Αυτό είναι κακό. (This is bad.)" Kaldur stated as he saw the guards were swimming all through the palace.

"Τι είπε ο πρίγκιπας Mierco πω εκτός από ότι Orin και τα αγόρια συνελήφθησαν; (What did Prince Mierco say besides that Orin and the boys were captured?)" Areina asked.

"Queen Μερά, Princess Marina και Garth ήταν κακό, και Garth μπορεί να είναι σε κώμα. (Queen Mera, Princess Marina and Garth were hurt, and Garth may be in a coma.)" Kaldur told his daughter in law.

Areina stayed quiet as they continued swimming and it wasn't long before they arrived at the throne room. They were granted entry and saw Prince Mierco sitting on the throne, worry showing on his face.

Areina and Kaldur swam up in front of him and saluted him; then Areina swam to the prince's side. "Mierco; (Mierco?)"

"Πώς θα μπορούσα να μην αντεπιτεθεί για να προστατεύσει τα δίδυμα και ο καλύτερος φίλος μου; (How could I not fight back to protect the twins and my best friend?)" Mierco asked the fire controller.

"Έκανες ό, τι μπορούσες, πρίγκιπα? αλλά τώρα Manta τους έχει, και εμείς θα τα πάρει πίσω. (You did what you could, Prince; but now Manta has them, and we will get them back.)" Kaldur stated.

"Orin'ahm μόνο παραδόθηκε γιατί οι φίλοι και η οικογένειά του ήταν σε κίνδυνο. (Orin'ahm only surrendered because his friends and family were in danger.)" Mierco stated, his voice showing the worry his face did.

"Δικαίωμα Kaldur'ahm του, θα τα πάρει πίσω, και πιστέψτε με, Manta ΘΑ πληρώσουν για τη λήψη τους. (Kaldur'ahm's right, we'll get them back, and believe me, Manta WILL pay for taking them.)" Areina said.

Mierco's expression changed to one of a hopeful smile, and got up from the throne. "Από τότε που ελήφθησαν, είχα μερικά από τα Royal στρατός ψάχνει για υπο Manta του. Ό, τι πληροφορίες που χρειάζεστε, είναι στη διάθεσή σας. (Ever since they were taken, I've had some of the Royal army looking for Manta's sub. Whatever information you need, they are at your disposal.)"

"Σας ευχαριστώ, ο πρίγκιπας Mierco. (Thank you, Prince Mierco.)" Kaldur stated.

Areina's face showed the worry she was trying to hide. Kaldur saw this and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. Mierco did the same on the other shoulder and she smiled at both of them.

"Είμαι απλά ανησυχούν για τα αγόρια. Orin μπορεί να χειριστεί τον εαυτό του, αλλά ο Bruce μόλις αρχίζει μαγικό προπόνηση με Orin, και τις εξουσίες του Ιάσονα δεν μπορεί να λειτουργήσει κάτω από το νερό σαν τη δική μου μπορεί. (I'm just worried about the boys. Orin can handle himself, but Bruce is just starting his magic training with Orin, and Jason's powers can't work underwater like mine can.)" Areina told the two.

"Τα αγόρια έχουν Grayson αίμα τρέχει στις φλέβες τους? είναι ισχυρή, ακόμη και σε νεαρή ηλικία τους. (The boys have Grayson blood running in their veins; they are strong, even at their young age.)" Mierco told her.

"Το ξέρω, αλλά τι γίνεται αν άλλους που εμπλέκονται ΕΚΤΟΣ Manta? και γιατί τους πάρει στην πρώτη θέση ... Θέλω να πω Ξέρω ότι αυτό Manta είναι ο αδελφός σου, αλλά αυτός είναι από την πλευρά του πατέρα σας. (I know, but what if others are involved BESIDES Manta; and why take them in the first place…I mean I know that this Manta is your brother, but he's on your father's side.)" Areina said as she turned to Kaldur.

"Όποιος εμπλέκεται θα πρέπει να ασχοληθεί με μια οργισμένη μητέρα? Το βλέπω στα μάτια σου. (Whoever is involved will have to deal with an angry mother; I can see it in your eyes.)" Mierco said.

"Θα πρέπει να έχετε δει, όταν της είπα. (You should have seen her when I told her.)" Kaldur said. "Ήταν FAR θυμώνουν περισσότερο από ό, τι είναι τώρα, αλλά νομίζω ότι κάποια από οργή της απελευθερώθηκε, όταν πάλεψε έναν εχθρό στο Gotham. (She was FAR angrier than she is now, but I think that some of her anger was released when she fought an enemy in Gotham.)" Kaldur told the Atlantean prince.

"Δεν θα ήθελα να είναι εκείνος ο κακοποιός. (I would not want to be that villain.)" Mierco said.

"Δεν νομίζω ότι θέλει να είναι αυτός τώρα είτε. (I don't think he wants to be him right now either.)" Areina said; a smirk on her face.

"Ας πάμε μετά από την οικογένειά μας, Areina. (Let's go after our family, Areina.)" Kaldur said, and with that the two headed out after bidding Mierco goodbye.

Manta's Sub

Jason and Psimon arrived in the cafeteria and Bruce jumped away from the table then ran to his brother.

"Hey, so are you okay, did he find anything wrong?" Bruce asked.

"No, he just wanted to make sure; thank you for bringing me to my brother." Jason said as he released Psimon's hand and hugged his brother.

"Boys, I need to talk to Psimon for a moment, you stay in here." Dymond said as she bent down to the boys' level.

"Okay." Jason and Bruce said at the same time.

Dymond then left the room with Psimon and they stopped right outside the closed doors.

"So, did it finally take with Jason?" Dymond asked.

"Yes, I have always heard that with twins there is always a troublemaker, and it seems that Jason is the one between these two." Psimon said.

"Thank you; I'm sure once David is done with Kaldur'ahm, you will have the go ahead to take the boys." Dymond said. "I wish you wouldn't but you have your orders."

"I am to remain on the ship until this is over with, but I will leave the twins in your care." Psimon said and with that he headed out and Dymond returned to the boys to see that Jason was teasing Bruce.

"Boys, how about we go play, I think that Manta has some toys around here, knowing that you would be visiting." Dymond said and the boys each took one of her hands and she led them to the right room.

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Orin was pulling on the manacles in hopes of breaking free of them. He was lying upon a device that had his legs and arms spread apart.

He saw the pulley system at each limb. It was magic-based, but it didn't seem be connected...yet.

The door slid open and Manta came in with a rather large henchman, who carried a large sledgehammer. "Comfortable, nephew?"

"You think you can scare me." Orin didn't answer the original question, but he had one of his own. "Where are my sons?"

"Safe. Being fed and looked after."

Manta removed his helmet to gaze upon Orin with his own eyed. "You look like your father; just as I look like mine." David Jr. walked to Orin's left as the henchman was on Orin's right, at his leg. "I grew up without my father...until I was 18. You were raised by yours your entire life."

"What about it?" Orin said with pride.

"Have you ever met your mother?" Manta asked.

Orin was trying to figure out what Manta's play was. But he'd have to go along with the questions. "No. I never met her."

"That would be because the man who murdered her was your grandfather. Just as your father murdered our father, our father murdered your mother...and her entire village when you were an infant."

"Dad didn't kill Manta." Orin shouted as he struggled a bit.

"I was shown that he did." David said, his eyes ablaze in anger.

"It was Slade. And my father has proof!"

"Like I would believe that goodie goodie brother of mine said or showed me."

"The proof was given to him by Superman!" Orin pulled on his restraints even harder.

"Then the League is conspiring in the whole thing."

"You're blinded by revenge!"

"And you, dear Orin, need to see the error of your ways."

Orin just glared at Manta II, and he didn't have time to brace himself as the sledgehammer was swung and his leg was shattered in one blow.

Aqualad screamed in pain as the bones broke under the blow.

Manta II nodded and the henchman went to his other leg. His left leg was broken as well with a second swing of the sledgehammer. Orin screamed again, and this time his voice echoed in the sub.

The Cafeteria

Bruce and Jason were now enjoying ice cream sundaes when they head something that sounded like a monster roaring.

"What's that?" Jason asked.

"I'm sure it's just sounds from outside, sweetie." Dymond told the boy, she knew it wasn't and she felt remorseful at the sound.

Bruce didn't think anything more about it, and went back to his ice cream, but Jason, he looked like he was thinking. "Will it get in, whatever it is?"

"The sub is secure."

Jason let it be and went back to his sundae as well.

Orin's 'Room'

Manta looked almost regretful in his choice but he turned to leave. The henchman followed. "I do hope your father shows up. I plan to break his body…worse than I have done to you."

Then Manta II and his henchman were gone and Orin panted in pain.