Chapter 8 The Enemy below
Its been about a month since Destroyah had awakened from his slumber in Metropolis. And like every Titan before his presence alone brought out the better in the city...Minus Lex of course since he would never change.
Since then things have been very peaceful with the awakening of the second Apex level Titan.
However of course General Eiling kept making up nonsense as to why the Titans were a threat and kept claiming the US needed to put them down but no one was budging. And of course those with higher ranks in the military warned him not to try anything or there would be consequences for his actions which pissed him off.
Currently right now Sean was on the Watch Tower looking at Earth.
"I thought I might find you here." Diana said walking to him.
"Hey I spent most of my life in secrecy because of the spikes on my back." Sean said.
"Don't you mean fins?" Diana asked.
"Not you too." Sean said annoyed making her giggle. "Whatever. Point is I never got to enjoy certain things." Sean said.
"And now?" Diana asked holding his hands making him smirk.
"Well...Lets just say I'm actually glad those white freaks invaded." Sean said making her giggle before an alarm went off. "Now what? Is it another Breach?" Sean asked.
"Nope. A sub just went down in the Atlantic ocean. They need a rescue." Superman said.
"Right in my element." Sean said grinning.
Later
Sean, Superman, Wonder Woman and Lantern dived into the ocean to look for the missing Sub.
"I got them on Radar." Wonder Woman said looking at the Radar.
"We're not the only ones." Superman said pointing to some highly advanced sub before it started firing on them.
"Thats Atlantis Tech." Sean said.
"Atlantis?" Lantern asked.
"Hold that thought." Sean said going out the back.
Getting out of the Javelin Sean approached the Sub before his back started to glow before firing a stream of Atomic breath at the Sub making it crash down.
"HALT!"
Sean turned and saw Aquaman and his troops.
"Sean? What was that for?" Aquaman asked.
"I could ask you the same thing. Did you order your men to attack that sub?" Sean asked as the others with air masks on landed next to him.
"They should have stayed on the Surface. I can tolerate Monarch's presence when it comes to the Titans but I refuse to let anyone else enter Atlantis's boarders." Aquaman said.
"So you attacked them without warning? Come on. Thats pretty low for you." Sean said making him raise an eyebrow.
"Perhaps. Take the crew but the vessel stays." Aquaman said.
"No way. Thats a nuclear Sub. If you think we're just gonna leave it." Lantern tried to say.
"The Titans feast on Radiation. They can deal with it themselves." Aquaman said making him frown.
"Relax. Only the crew matter. Besides they got no use for that crap. They're so advanced its considered obsolete." Sean said.
"Indeed." Aquaman said.
"Fine." Lantern said going with Superman to rescue the crew.
"You know you can't exactly say your actions are fair since not everyone knows about Atlantis. And times are changing. You either evolve with the world or stay in the past." Sean said.
"What are you suggesting?" Aquaman asked.
"Come to the UN and Let Monarch devise a deal to help protect your boarders without another incident like this. Right now we have a lot of influence because of Godzilla and the other Titans that are waking up. Add to the fact Atlantis has Two Titans would also make them listen as well." Sean said before the crew were out and Sean followed while Aquaman had a thoughtful look on his face.
Later
"How do you know Aquaman and Atlantis?" Superman asked Sean.
"Simple. When I was ten years old I found Atlantis by chance. I met Aquaman and he was impressed with my story about my relationship with Godzilla and the other Titans. He agreed to let Monarch into their boarders to search for Any Titans. There actually a lot in the depths of the ocean. Two that are close to Atlantis." Sean said.
"We still shouldn't have left that Sub with that Mad man." Lantern said.
"And just how is he a mad man? He let the crew go didn't he? He just wants to protect his people. Besides he's got no use for that crap. I think the titans will consider it a free meal even if it is small." Sean said.
"It doesn't matter. What if someone else tries to go for it and uses it against the US. I can't risk that." Lantern said walking away.
"If he gets caught we leave him to wolves." Reznov joked making Sean roll his eyes at that before looking at Diana who was talking with Hawkgirl.
"You ever feel like theres something more to her then she might know herself?" Sean asked.
"What do you mean?" Reznov asked.
"I don't know. I feel likes theres something more about her." Sean said.
"I think you two have been spending so much time together your both practically inseparable. I can't wait to see what happens when you meet her mother. If she's this tough you gotta wonder how strong her mom is." Reznov said.
"Oy." Sean said rolling his eyes.
Later
"I KNEW IT! I told you we shouldn't have trusted that madman!" Lantern yelled walking in.
"What are you babbling about?" Turok asked.
"The Plutonium from the Sub is gone." Lantern said.
"You can't just go pointing fingers without absolute proof." Sean said.
"Then who else could have taken it!" Lantern said.
"Don't know. But unless you have solid proof your just yelling for no reason. Besides you want to know if he took that stuff ask him yourself." Sean said showing video feed of Aquaman and a representative of Monarch making a fair and reasonable deal for both the UN and Atlantis.
Aquaman was just walking out of the court room when Sean approached him.
"You weren't wrong about Monarch having a lot of influence." Aquaman said.
"Considering the Titans are changing the world better then people have. Yeah I say we do. Anyway thats not why I'm here." Sean said before a rocket hit them making them fly into the walls.
Later
Aquaman was healing in a tube of Saltwater.
"He's coming around." Superman said getting everyone's attention.
"Good now we can get some answers." Lantern said about to smack on the glass when Sean's hand caught him and glared at him. "Uh...Maybe you should ask." Lantern said backing off.
"Better." Sean said as Aquaman jumped down. "What happened to the Plutonium?" Sean asked.
"Plutonium?" Aquaman asked.
"The Radiation material. Lantern went back and found all of it gone." Sean said.
"My orders were to leave the vessel not plunder it." Aquaman said.
"You expect us to believe that?" Lantern asked.
"He's telling the Truth. Atlantis has no need of that stuff. But...I think someone from Atlantis did take it though." Sean said confusing them.
"What do you mean?" Aquaman asked.
"Don't you find it just a little odd that your attacked shortly after you got here. I highly doubt Eiling or Luthor is behind this since they couldn't have hired someone do to this that fast. I think someone in your courts paid off someone to kill you." Sean said.
"Why?" Aquaman asked.
"Have your generals not shown some disrespect and arrogance towards you about starting a war. They can't do that until you give the order." Sean said making him frown since he had to admit he had a point.
"What do you suggest?" Batman asked.
"Just to make sure all our theories are correct I say we draw out our assassin." Sean said.
Later
Reporters were outside the hospital as Aquaman was about to be moved.
However suddenly someone with a rocket launcher was about to fire on him when Batman threw one of his Batarangs making him miss before he bolted.
"Don't let him get away!" Batman said.
The individual removed his clothing revealing himself to be Deadshot who tried to go into the sewers only for a blast of Atomic breath to hit him making him grunt in pain.
Sean smirked as steam came out of his mouth.
"This is one of the major things I love about having atomic breath." Sean said as Deadshot groaned when he got up only for Sean to kick him back.
"Oh crap." Deadshot said.
"Hello Deadshot." Sean said holding him up.
"Uh...I don't suppose if I split my pay you'd let me go?" Deadshot asked making him snarl. "I'll take that as a no." Deadshot said as the others minus Lantern arrived.
"Why did you try to kill Aquaman?" Superman asked.
"Jeez why would a hired gun try to kill anyone? Maybe someone paid me?" Deadshot said smugly before Sean punched him in the stomach making him groan in pain.
"Who hired you?" Wonder Woman asked.
"Oh come on, babe. You know I can't tell you that. Professional ethics. But then again, if you make it worth my while." Dead Shot said making her frown before Sean growled at him before his mouth started to glow. "WHOA! Ok!" Deadshot said making him stop.
"TALK!" Sean said.
"Look I don't know who hired me. I don't ask who my clients are and they don't tell me so I can't rat them out." Deadshot said.
"Then how the hell were you paid?" Sean asked.
"In gold." Deadshot said.
Deadshot led them to his van before Sean tore the back door off and found a chest before opening it finding treasure.
"Spanish Doubloons. Looks like you were right. Someone in Atlantis did try to kill Aquaman." Batman said to Sean who snorted.
"Why am I not surprised at all. I met some of the Generals and half of them were pricks while the others were more open minded." Sean said.
"We need to warn Aquaman." Superman said.
"Too late." Lantern said landing down. "That Royal Pain in the Neck's already gone. I couldn't stop him." Lantern said.
"So which General do you think would want to remove Aquaman?" Superman asked.
"Not a general. A sibling." Sean said narrowing his eyes.
Meanwhile
Aquaman was Livid! His own brother Orm had turned his generals from his side to his insane cause to declare war on the surface world.
Right now he was chained to a rock to prevent him from moving.
"Enjoying the view?" Orm asked parking his vehicle in front of him.
"Getting rid of me won't make the people of Atlantis serve you." Aquaman said.
"I know. That whole Lineage thing could get messy. Fortunately, I have a solution." Orm said opening some compartment.
"What do you mean?" Aquaman asked before he pulled out his son. "NO!" Aquaman yelled as his son cried before Orm moved to him.
"A pitty. The young prince will be another innocent victim of the Surface dwellers aggression." Orm said making him growl trying to get free to tear him apart. "Sadly, that will also make me the rightful heir to the throne." Orm said before taking a knife and stabbed it into the rock before placing the boy on it before moving to his vehicle. "Well, I'm off to avenge your deaths." Orm said taking the Trident and blasted the rock making it slide down to the Lava.
"ORM!" Aquaman yelled as they slid down.
Aquaman managed to free one of his arms and tried to free the other but it wasn't working as they got closer till they stopped moving.
"What?" Aquaman asked before looking up and widened his eyes seeing their savior.
Later
Sean and the others after clearing out Orm's men were with Queen Mara.
"I don't know where Orm hid them but we'll find your husband and son." Sean said.
"Don't bother." Aquaman said walking in with his son making Mara rush to them.
"What happened?" Sean asked.
"Orm tried to kill us. Thankfully...The Titans of Atlantis stopped that. But Orm got away." Aquaman said.
"Lets go over everything we know so far. We have to assume Orm's the one who took the Plutonium from the sub. If so what we he use it for?" Sean asked before the comms beeped. "Yeah go ahead Batman." Sean said.
"We may have a problem. Theres a massive heat surge in the Polar region. If it continues the glaciers will melt and flood costal cities." Batman said.
"There may be a connection there. I created a device to melt the Polar regions incase the Surface ever attacked Atlantis. But I never armed it since thats when I met you and Monarch and realized not everyone on the Surface was a threat just certain people." Aquaman said.
"Thats why he took that stuff. To power it. We need to stop him." Sean said.
Later
Soon enough the League and Aquaman were at the Polar Region before Orm's men got in the way.
"Open..." Was as far as one of the Generals got before the ship shook violently before a giant clew came out of the water before cutting the ship in half.
"What in the world?" Superman asked before one of the Titans of Atlantis came out.
"A giant Lobster?" Lantern asked as it screeched loudly.
"Ebirah one of the guardians of Atlantis." Sean said as Ebirah attacked the traitors of Atlantis who tried to fight back but his armor just bounced off each shot.
"Is that what saved you?" Wonder Woman asked.
"Indeed." Aquaman said before Sean and he went to the device.
Arriving there they saw the device with the controls damaged.
"Your both Too late." Orm said grinning.
"Not yet." Sean said as he went to the machine before opening up the power supply.
"NO!" Orm yelled about to blast him but Aquaman slammed into him before they went to the ice bridges.
"You will pay for what you tried to pull." Aquaman said.
"You think I'm scared of you? Or those pathetic creatures from a forgotten Era? I'm the most powerful being on this planet. My will shall reign supreme!" Orm yelled insanely before something came out of the water below them making Orm turn and cowered seeing the second Titan of Atlantis who growled at him. (I suck at descriptions so picture the Sando Aqua Monster from Star Wars Episode 1)
"If you think that then you should have no trouble defeating him." Aquaman said amused before Orm screamed as Sando took a bite where he stood before swallowing him before the Trident fell in front of Aquaman who smirked.
"A fitting end for you brother." Aquaman said as Sando looked at him before retreating back into the water just as Sean deactivated the machine returning the temperatures to normal.
"That was fun. Luckily I'm Immune to Radiation." Sean said.
Later
"We were only following orders my lord." One of the Generals said to Aquaman who frowned.
"Turok." Aquaman said making him breathe his pink mist making them scream as their skin and flesh melted off leaving nothing but bone and no blood.
"A fitting end for traitors." Sean said.
"I can only blame myself. My fear of the surface blinded me to the real threat right in front of him. And it almost cost me." Aquaman said looking at his son who slept.
"Look on the bright side. Atlantis is safe and now its Titans are awake once more to protect its people." Turok said.
"And maybe they can do the same of bringing out the best in the people in Atlantis to coexist with the surface world." Sean said.
"Hmm. Theres a hope for everyone." Aquaman said looking out as Sando sat on a ledge watching over Atlantis while Ebirah swam around the ocean.
Meanwhile
Bullock was not happy since this King-Bat showed up. Ever since it showed up Crime has been down and people didn't need the cops as much as they once did.
"I wish that stupid thing never woke up." Bullock said before he bumped into something making him look and saw King-Bat growling at him. "Oh boy." Bullock said in alarm before it roared at him so loud and like before his clothes shredded off leaving him in his pink hearted boxers.
"ARGH!" Bullock yelled running away in anger while King-Bat flew away.
Robin above them burst out laughing.
"This guy really hates you Bullock." Robin said laughing.
Authors Note: Finally I got this done right for Thanksgiving. Now Next Chapter is where Diana has to find the Relics to save her home and in the process we see her people's Titan and I think everyone will agree with me it works perfectly. And...Maybe a Lemon. READ, REVIEW, FAV AND FOLLOW! REVIEW MY LOYAL FANS! Happy Thanksgiving!