ATLANTIS
Arthur swims towards the castle, barely dodging sharks. He sees a guard.
Arthur: “You, get the guards to move towards the castle! We won’t do anything if we aren’t together!”
Guard: “Of course I will.”
The guard slashed another shark’s chest.
Arthur: “Move! Get more!”
He muttered.
Guard: “Freaking teen.”
He shoved his trident into the shark’s mouth.
Arthur: “Get to the castle. Have other troops go there. Move.”
Guard: “Of course.”
He swam away, and Arthur headed towards the castle.
Arthur walked towards the castle door. He’s about to open it, when a shark grabs him. Arthur drops his trident.
Hybrid: “Don’t go in. Atlantis is already ours.”
Arthur: “Not...yet.”
Arthur grabs the shark’s neck, and rips off part of the gills. The shark screams, and lets go of Arthur, floating to the surface. Arthur looks at his hands.
Arthur: “How the hell did I just do that?”
He shrugs it off, and looks for his trident. He finds it, and goes into the castle.
Nanaue is sitting on the throne. It is toppled over, the shark is sitting on it’s side.
Arthur: “Hi.”
The shark stands up.
Arthur: “You don’t have any guards?”
Nanaue: “I don’t need them.”
The shark lunges at Arthur, tearing his arm. He smells the blood.
Nanaue: “You are not Atlantian. Not fully.”
Arthur: “Yeah. I’m a hybrid. Like you, but not as...well, you know.”
The shark opened his mouth, revealing teeth stained with dark red.
Arthur: “One word. Dentist.”
Nanaue: “Do you find yourself special? Powerful? You may be to the Atlantians, but not to me. To me, you are just another speck of blood in my mouth.”
Arthur: “Yeah. No.”
He slashed the shark’s mouth. Blood started to rise. It’s black eyes widened. It’s claws slammed into Arthur, knocking him back. His trident left his hand.
Nanaue: “You are nothing to me.”
He kicked Arthur, making his head face the ceiling. He placed his foot on Arthur’s chest. Nanaue pushed down. Arthur screamed. The shark raised his foot again, an slammed it onto Arthur’s chest. He screamed again. Nanaue removed his foot, and grabbed Arthur’s body, throwing him to the other side of the room. He lunged at Arthur, who was getting up, slamming him against the wall. Arthur slipped his arm out of the shark’s grasp, and grabbed one of Nanaue’s fingers, He moved it backwards, until it touched the back of his hand. The shark screamed, and grabbed his hand, letting go of Arthur. He dropped to the floor, and scrambled for his trident. Nanaue ran at Arthur, his hand in the air. Arthur grabbed his trident, and shoved it through the shark’s hand as it came down. He screamed, and grabbed the trident, while it was still in his hand. The shark ripped the point in his hand off, ripping it out, then crushed the other two. He threw the first point away, charging towards Arthur. He tried to swim out of the way, but Nanaue hit him, pushing Arthur against a wall. He punched Arthur, and grabbed his neck. He threw Arthur to the door, and rammed through it, Arthur with him. Arthur was thrown through the air, landing on stone. Nanaue slowly walked to Arthur. He tried, unsuccessfully, to get up. The shark lifted Arthur by his back. A small crowd of guards stood by the castle’s steps, looking at the shark. Other hybrids were ripping Atlantis apart.
Nanaue: “This is your king? He is pathetic! He is a boy! And you may have him!”
The shark slammed Arthur on the ground, and picked him up by his left arm. He opened his mouth, and ripped his hand off. Arthur screamed, blood rising up. The shark threw him into the crowd of guards. He kept screaming.
Arthur: “Have to...get up.”
Guard: “No.”
Arthur: “Help me up!”
The guard did so, as Nanaue walked into the castle. Arthur awkwardly stood up, blood still flowing. He stumbled forward, holding his forearm. He went up the stairs, and into the castle. Nanaue saw him.
Nanaue: “You still fight? You aren’t as pathetic as I thought.”
Arthur: “Yeah...I’m...I’m full of surprises.”
The shark lunged at Arthur, knocking him into a corner. Arthur saw one of his trident’s points. He picked it up, and stood. Nanaue walked towards him. He opened his mouth, and Arthur shoved the point into his throat. The shark’s eyes widened as blood came out. Arthur cut open the shark’s throat. Blood spilled out, clouding part of the ceiling. Nanaue fell over, dead. Arthur dropped to his knees, breathing heavily. Guards poured in, taking Arthur to his bed. The last thing he saw before blacking out was the bloody stump that was his left hand.
Arthur woke up. He was lying on his bed. A girl about his age was standing over him. She had red hair, and green eyes.
Arthur: “Hi. Am I the first guy you’ve watched while he slept?”
“Cute. You were out for two days, but only because of sedatives.”
Arthur: “Ah. What’s your name?”
“Mera. Here, I’m going to put this on your wrist.”
She took out something like a bracelet. It was silver, and fit Arthur’s wrist perfectly.
Mera: “There. Turn it on.”
Arthur: “What does it do?”
Mera: “You’ll see.”
She walked out of the room. Arthur found a small mechanic, and turned it on. Almost instantly, water formed around the spot Arthur’s hand used to be. It was in the shape of his hand. The water was purified, and made clear. He looked at the attachment.
Arthur: “Sweet.”
Mera walked back into the room.
Arthur: “Don’t ask, it’s great.”
Mera: “Good. You might want to use it. The band is still a prototype.”
Arthur: “Okay. Thanks, really. But...I need to know one thing.”
Mera: “Just go down the stairs in the training area.”
Arthur: “Thanks.”
He walked out of the room.
Arthur walks through the training room. A guard stops him.
Guard: “Are you going to see...”
Arthur: “Yeah. Are there anymore sharks here?”
Guard: “Not that anyone knows of.”
We see a dark boot in a cell. The bars sink into the floor. Arthur walks in, and they rise.
Arthur: “Hi Orm.”
Orm: “Arthur. I see that you’re missing something.”
He punches Orm with the water. Orm falls on the floor.
Arthur: “Why’d you do it? You knew that the new territory would be mine. Or claimed by those hybrids, or some other thing!”
Orm: “I did it as a distraction. I’m surprised Nanaue could hold back. -cough- I was certain he would have ripped your head off.”
Arthur kicked him.
Orm: “It was all an elaborate scheme, if you could call it that. My entire plan was a distraction. I meant to lose. I don’t care what you do to me, but my plan is complete.”
Arthur: “And that was?”
Orm: “The sharks were just the beginning Arthur. The forces of Atlantis are weak. Most of it’s people are dead. They may gain 30 more guards in a year, but they can crumble. The biggest threat is you.”
The bars sank into the ground, and Arthur walked out.
THE LIGHTHOUSE
Tom is making pancakes, when he hears footsteps. Arthur, in a hoodie and blue jeans, walks into the kitchen.
Arthur: “Hi.”
Tom: “Arthur? You’re alive. Oh, thank god.”
Arthur: “I don’t think Orm will be bothering us anytime soon. Plus I killed the leader of the shark hybrids.”
Tom: “The what? How are you?”
Arthur: “Well, um...”
He pulls back his sleeve, revealing his missing hand.
Tom: “Oh. I’m sorry.”
Arthur: “Don’t be, they manufactured a replacement. I just thought it would be weird for people to see a kid with a hand made out of water. Besides, I exposed Orm’s face to the sun. You should feel sorry for him.”
Tom: “Well...I’m making pancakes.”
Arthur: “I’ll...um, go out back, and get some water.
Soon, they were sitting at a table, eating. Arthur had the brace on, with the hand.
Tom: “That’s amazing. How does the hand feel?”
Arthur: “Like a regular hand. It’s weird. Nothing gets wet.”
Tom: “So, Orm didn’t succeed?”
Arthur: “Well, obviously not. It wasn’t his plan anyways.”
Tom: “Then what was?”
Arthur: “To make Atlantis vulnerable. He sent shark hybrids to murder everyone.”
Tom: “Did that succeed?”
Arthur: “Almost.”
He took a bite out of one pancake.
20 minutes later.
Arthur stands by the rocks, behind the lighthouse. Tom is with him.
Arthur: “See you later.”
Tom: “Yeah. I’ll see you later. Bye.”
Arthur: “Bye.”
He jumped into the water, and started swimming.
Arthur was long gone. Tom looked at the ocean, and smiled. The camera enters an overview shot, and pulls back. We see the beach, and the huge body of water.
THE END
AFTER CREDITS SCENE
We see the training room. It’s dark.
Guard: “Who are you? What are you doing?”
A blue gauntlet knocks him to the other side of the room.
Orm sits in his cell. He hears a noise, and two guards screaming. Two, blue hands open the bars. A deep voice speaks.
“Orm Marius. I can offer you power. Power you’ve never had before.”
A blue gauntlet hands Orm the classic Ocean Master helmet. Orm smiles.
So, that was my Aquaman fan fic! I hope you enjoyed! Up, next, the Flash! Expect cameos, humor, and great characters! Again, I hope you enjoyed reading my work, and a big thanks to those who comment!
Until next time,
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