Chapter Nine
Areina followed Orin's heat signature, but as she was closing in she heard the screams. This prompted her to run faster to get to the room and she burned the lock on the door. When she opened the door, the room started to heat up because of the rage within her at the sight.
Orin was being stretched by the table he was restrained to as it was coming apart into four pieces. As Areina watched she noticed that only three of the corners were effecting her husband as it looked like one wrist was free.
"ORIN!" Areina cried out as she flew to the table.
"Stop…the…mech..AHHHH." Orin got out as more pain filled his voice.
Areina saw the console, and didn't take time to examine the controls, she just threw three fireballs at it and the mechanism stopped right then.
"Jason was right….well believe me, Manta will pay." Areina said as she started melting the restraints on her husband.
"I don't think he wanted it to go this far. He had regret in his eyes, I saw it." Orin said as the initial pain was gone, but his arms were still killing him from where his magic channels were exposed.
"Jason said that Queen Bee was behind this; the picture just got bigger." Areina said as she pulled some gauze from her belt and started wrapping her husband's arms.
"He said that Queen Bee was after my magic; why does that name sound familiar." Orin asked as Areina finished with his right arm.
"She's one of the original seven members of the Light. If they've reformed, then this will be a war soon enough." Areina said as she started on the left arm.
"You're right, but Bruce is…." Orin said, remembering his other son.
"Jason's fighting him; I think Psimon's power really did a number on Bruce." Areina said.
Orin said nothing, with Jason free of Psimon's power, it was going to be a hard fight for the little fire controller. "Let's get to them and get out of here."
"Not before I get Psimon and Manta." Areina said as she helped her husband off the table…taking care with his arms.
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Kaldur was trying to get close enough to Psimon to get an attack in while Meygan was keeping her uncle protected from Psimon's psychic powers; it was working as Kaldur got in close. Just as the Champion of Atlantis was ready to attack, something hit him from behind.
Manta aimed his laser riffle at Meygan's shield. He fired it and the rapid fire hitting her shield. Meygan saw her shield crack under the strain. She was terrified as more cracks appeared. She could handle psychic attacks. But the constant barrage of psychic attacks could hurt her.
Kaldur then stopped his attack on Psimon and went for his brother.
"You ARE ready to die...brother." Manta II said.
"No one is dying today, Manta."
"I wouldn't say that...Orin'ahm has pissed me off for the first and last time." Manta said.
Kaldur's eyes narrowed. He punched the helmet of Manta and dented it where David's forehead would have been.
Meygan mentally reached out for Raven to help as her shield was about to collapse.
Psimon was rather happy to see that the demon was at her limit.
Manta and Kaldur traded punches and kicks, trying to wear down each other.
As soon as Meygan felt Raven in her mind, she smiled. "Azarath! Metrion! Zynthos!" she shouted.
A series of black vines extended from the shield to wrap around Psimon's head.
At the same moment, David did a series of jump-kicks to get Kaldur into a tight headlock. "You're going to pay for killing our father!"
"I did NO such thing." Kaldur said as he fought to get out of the headlock.
Meygan saw Psimon direct his attack at the vines around his head. Her eyes glowed.
Psimon's cry of shocked terror rang out and then he collapsed. His cry startled David and his grip loosened enough for Kaldur to break free, sweep his legs and then, as David fell back, Kaldur swept him away in a wave of water.
The strangest thing happened as David Jr started coming back toward Kaldur, using a hard water surfboard to ride a wave HE himself was controlling.
Kaldur's jaw dropped.
"Did you think I wouldn't have Atlantean magic?"
"Actually...yes," Kaldur said.
David leaped from his surfboard and kicked Kaldur hard into the wall.
"Hey chum; you want to deal with some real Atlantean magic, then fight me."
Meygan finished wrapping Psimon up in her dark vines. She looked up and smiled. "La'gaan!"
"Did you just refer to me as shark bait?!" David cried as three quick blasts were sent La'gaan's way.
Dymond then entered the area from the other end. Her skin was still rock hard but glistening. "Manta!" She charged at La'gaan.
La'gaan didn't hesitate as his tattoos glowed and he grew very large.
Meygan threw up a wall, which Dymond crashed into. "No way."
Dymond smiled and flicked her hand at Rave. Five small sharp shards headed for Meygan.
Her own shield protected her from the shards.
Just as Dymond was ready to attack both La'gaan and Meygan while her true love dealt with his brother; three white hot fireballs came her way.
Dymond flipped back to her feet and dodged them. She looked back.
As everyone stopped in their fights, they saw Red Bird coming down the hall, supporting a very weak looking Orin'ahm.
Kaldur's anger was seen in his eyes. He saw his son and he roared loudly, his tattoos glowing.
"Oh no..." La'gaan whispered. He ran over to Meygan and moved themselves to Areina and Orin. "Brace yourselves." he told them.
"What's dad...going to do?" Orin asked.
Kaldur unleashed his magic. "I call forth the power of Poseidon!"
From Kaldur erupted a bright blue-white wave of magical energy, in the form of a serpent. That serpent hit David with a force that shook the sub then cracked it in the bulkheads.
David was thrown through the metal of the sub.
Dymond ran past Kaldur to see to Manta as Kaldur let his magic die down.
Orin and the others were shocked at what they witnessed.
"The sub is going to flood, we must find the twins and get out of here." Kaldur said.
Aqualad stumbled from the sudden power drain.
La'gaan ran over to brace him.
Meygan's eyes went red and she located the twins. With a practiced skill, she teleported to them and got them both back to the group.
She carried Bruce in her arms.
"What happened, Jason?" Areina asked as she looked to her fire controlling son.
"He wasn't holding back, he even trapped me in a sphere of water that was hollow inside. I had to get out and keep him from going all out." Jason said, but Areina could see that what he said was true.
A stream of water was slowly making its way to them.
"Mommy, how are you going to get out of here?" Jason asked.
Areina didn't think about that; then Meygan spoke up. "I'll teleport her out with me and Bruce."
Meygan closed her eyes and she glowed.
The water was starting to pool. Meygan made a choice to take them all. Before anyone could protest, Meygan teleported them all back to Atlantis.
Panic rose in Dymond as she picked up Manta. Suddenly, a swirling circle appeared in the wall and Ebon stuck his head out. "MOVE!" he yelled.
Dymond didn't hesitate. They went through.
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Atlantis
Mierco was in the throne room, and was now joined by his mother and sister….as well as his older brother, Artur.
"Λυπάμαι που δεν ήμουν εδώ νωρίτερα, η μητέρα. (I am sorry I was not here sooner, mother.)" Artur said.
"Off παγκόσμια αποστολή σας ήταν πιο σημαντικό, ήμασταν καλά ληφθεί μέριμνα. (Your off world mission was more important, we were well taken care of.)" Mera told her oldest child as she looked at her youngest.
"Σας ευχαριστώ για την προσοχή τους, Mierco. (Thank you for watching them, Mierco.)" Artur stated as he swam to his little brother.
"Θα ήθελα απλώς Garth δεν είχε πληγωθεί τόσο άσχημα. (I just wish Garth had not been hurt so badly.)" Mierco said; but Artur could see that something was wrong besides what happened to the family.
"Mierco? σας δεν θα μπορούσε να κάνει τίποτα για να σταματήσει Orin'ahm από δίνοντας τον εαυτό του. Με τους γιους του στο πρόβλημα, που θα έχουν κάνει τίποτα για να τους προστατεύσει. (Mierco; you could not have done anything to stop Orin'ahm from giving himself up. With his sons in trouble, he would have done anything to protect them.)" Marina said, having found out what happened after she woke up.
Just as Prince Mierco was about to respond, a dark purple portal opened up and Meygan, La'gaan, Kaldur, Areina, Orin'ahm and Jason'ahm came swimming out. As the royal family looked over the group, they saw that Orin'ahm was severely weak and his arms were completely wrapped. Then they noticed that Bruce'ahm was being held by Meygan.
Before anything was said; the entire group saluted the family properly, then Mera swam over to them.
"Orin'ahm….what happened?" Mera asked in english since Meygan didn't know Atlantean.
"Queen Bee and the Light ordered that my magic channels be removed for study." Orin said, and the pain was present in his voice.
"At least the twins are alright….but what happened to Bruce?" Mierco asked.
"I had to knock him out…..he's under a telepath's control." Jason said.
Just then, Mierco noticed Areina didn't have gills. "Um, Areina…..what happened to your…." He did not finish as he was receiving a batglare.
"Luckily I can protect her down here." Meygan said; knowing that Areina didn't want her kids to find out she could visit Atlantis with them whenever she wanted.
"Has Garth not awakened yet?" Kaldur asked.
"No, his injuries are too severe." Artur said.
"Allow me to take him to the surface." Kaldur stated.
"We had discussed it; Molly's magic will be the only thing to heal him quickly." Mera said.
Artur and Mierco left to get Garth and the others waited. It wasn't long before the brothers came back with Garth between them. La'gaan and Kaldur swam over and supported their friend the same way the brothers had him. Atlantis' champion then pulled out a mother box and the boom tube soon formed. Before they all left out, the conscious heroes saluted the family and then entered the boom tube to return home.