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Metropolis
The scene outside was chaotic. Claire had captured someone, keeping the person on the ground with the threat of her flames, while there was a rocket launcher next to him and a crater left on the road.
Security forces surrounded them while cordoning off the area, demanding both to stand down.
"Claire?" Miles asked; he knew what was happening but wanted to let her explain to avoid suspicion.
"Found him on the rooftop with the rocket launcher; don't know his target though." She reported, the playfulness in her voice gone, reflecting the seriousness of the situation.
The man she had subdued wore a red suit with a gray mask that had a red visor on the right eye, a vest, boots, and two guns strapped to his forearms, which were damaged by Claire's pyrokinesis.
He was Deadshot, one of the best snipers in this world.
"Floyd Lawton, what an unpleasant surprise to see one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Tell me, who was your target?" Miles said, letting the man's name out as the Justice League convinced the law enforcement to stand down.
"I've got nothing to say to you." Deadshot muttered, refusing to speak as a professional.
"Really? You know, I always wondered, does Zoe know her daddy regularly kills people for the money she spends every day?" Miles smiled, crouching to look closer at the assassin, who thrashed at hearing the name of his daughter. Claire punched the ground next to him with a flaming fist as a warning, and Deadshot stopped.
"If you harm her." He spat with venom in his voice. Miles knew Floyd Lawton's one and only weakness was his daughter, and while he wouldn't stoop low enough to harm her, he would definitely use her to make Floyd more cooperative.
"My god, Floyd, I am not a monster who would target a little girl, though I won't hesitate to empty all those accounts you no doubt have for her." Miles said, offended by the implication, and then threatened the man with something that would hurt him. After all, without all that money and no one else to look after Zoe, she would be put in foster care.
"It was Aquaman." Deadshot gave up, weighing his choices, ultimately deciding it wasn't worth the threat.
"Who paid you?" Aquaman asked, pulling the assassin up with a single hand around his neck, eyes narrowed.
"I don't know; I don't ask these questions." Deadshot wasn't scared; he knew the Justice League wouldn't let him be killed.
"What did your employer pay you with?" Miles asked, though as they weren't close to the car the gold was in, he had no idea how Floyd would prove it.
"In gold, there is one in my belt." he said, and Miles nodded at Claire. Taking the message, she rummaged through his belt, eventually pulling a single gold coin out and flicking it at Miles.
Catching the gold coin, he raised it to get a better look before flicking it back to Claire.
"Spanish doubloons, you can either find them in the possession of a collector or at the bottom of the sea; my guess is it's the latter." Miles said to the King of Atlantis, who threw the assassin towards the waiting law enforcement.
"Orm." Aquaman said, sorrow in his voice, which gave way to anger.
"Yes, now, it is imperative you rally what loyal soldiers you have before Orm, in his idiocy, destroys us all." He urged the king while the Justice League gathered around, waiting for his choice.
"We must hurry."
—
Atlantis
Taking the underwater craft, the League headed to Atlantis. They did not meet any opposition on the way, as Orm was likely too busy taking control to send his troops out.
Miles had a different plan in mind, including Queen Mera and her son. He and Claire would ensure their safety, because as hostages at Orm's hands, they would be Aquaman's weakness, but safe and away from the fighting, the League and Aquaman, provided the King of Atlantis rallies his men, should have no problem dealing with Orm.
Docking in Atlantis, members of the League, along with Aquaman and Claire, quickly made their way to the palace.
"Your Highness" An Atlantean soldier bowed, worried at seeing King Arthur walk with a vengeance.
"General Alen, there is a great chance my brother Orm and General Brak have betrayed us; gather your soldiers, for they won't go down without a fight." Arthur ordered the general, who stood rigid at the claim, before saluting.
"Yes, Your Highness." he said, turning around and ordering his men to call their soldiers.
The city of Atlantis was straight out of a fairy tale, and any other time Miles might have stayed around to appreciate its beauty, but now wasn't a good time.
Martian Manhunter, Superman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman followed Aquaman inside, with Miles and Claire trailing slowly behind.
Soldiers, gathered by General Alen, began to converge on the palace, and using the opportunity, they slipped away to go and secure the remaining royalty.
An idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity, and whoever designed the palace certainly wasn't an idiot. Finding their way to Royal Quarters wasn't hard, if a bit time-consuming, but Miles and Claire knew they were at the right place upon hearing two Atlanteans talk about the infant prince right around the corner.
"Why do you think Lord Orm wants the Prince?" One of them said, carrying the baby,
"We don't ask these questions; just obey the orders. We'll take the prince to him, and that'll be that."
"Get ready." Miles whispered, and Claire nodded, hands at the ready.
The soldiers turned the corner, one carrying the infant, the other holding a weapon, and found two fists covered in a fireball inches away from their faces.
"You move, you die." She threatened with a bloodthirsty grin on her face.
"I am going to ask you only once to hand the prince over to me gently." Miles said, ripping the weapon out of the soldier's hands, who only put up a token resistance.
The soldiers looked at each other before the one holding the baby slowly held him out for Miles, who took the sleeping baby, checking him over.
"Excellent. Turn around and run now."
"Aren't they going to alert that Orm guy?" She asked, but an explosion rocked the palace, cutting her off.
"I have a feeling he will be too busy fighting."
—
Roaming around the palace in search of a safe place to bunker down, they came across Queen Mera, who was taken hostage at gunpoint by two soldiers.
"We will see if your husband is willing to fight once he sees you and your son in danger."
"I am sure he won't."
"Who?" They turned around, and a continuous torrent of fire pinned them to the wall.
Screaming in pain, the soldiers thrashed around, almost waking up the prince nestled in Miles' arms. Once their cries of anguish ended, Miles stopped Claire to avoid killing them.
—
Green Lantern blasted a soldier away and then manifested a shield to protect himself when several soldiers opened fire.
"I have your wife and son; surrender now, or they'll pay the price!" Orm screamed, swinging the trident at Aquaman, who ducked before punching his traitorous brother in the face.
"If something happens to them, you won't live long enough to regret it, Orm." Aquaman shouted back,
"Green Lantern, come in." Miles' voice crackled from his earpiece.
"Not the time, Miles." John said, focusing on keeping his cover-up.
"I have secured the Queen and the Prince." the latest addition to the League said, and John smiled.
They couldn't risk pushing Orm too much, fearing the traitorous prince would do something drastic if he was backed into a corner.
"What? Alright then, no need to hold back." He answered, pushing the shield forward and knocking the soldiers out.
"Aquaman, your wife and child are safe." The Lantern shouted over the sound of the fighting.
"What?" two brothers shouted, one in relief, the other in fury. Aquaman, knowing they were safe, went on the offensive. Dodging another strike from his own trident at the hands of his traitorous brother, Aquaman reared his fist back and punched with all his might.
Orm's face contorted from the strength behind the punch, a tooth was knocked out, and he was sent flying to the wall, crumpling down unconsciously. The soldiers, upon seeing their leader down, were demoralized, giving the loyalists the upper hand.
—
"I am Queen Mera of Atlantis. Who are you, and what do you want?" She asked the strangers, watching them warily, before the male approached, handing her a bundle.
"Your Highness, we are friends of your husband, here to save you and your son from Prince Orm." he warned, being careful to not make any sudden moves and irk the queen.
Mera's eyes widened as she hurried to take the bundle, seeing her son, who should have been in his nursery, sleeping peacefully.
"How?" She asked, cradling him in her arms, worried how something could have happened to him.
"We found soldiers taking him to Orm and intervened. Now, while your husband puts down this little rebellion and takes his throne back, we should get you two somewhere safe." Miles warned while Claire was busy making sure the soldiers were out.
"Yes, you are right."
—
Gradually, the sound of fighting began to die down, while the two of them waited outside the room the queen and the prince were in, because the little one got hungry and started crying, and it wouldn't do for two of them to be inside while the royal queen herself fed her baby.
Hearing the sounds of people running, Miles and Claire readied themselves. Holding the weapon towards the end of the hallway, they waited to strike.
"We must take ships and head to the doomsday device; that is our only chance." A voice came, and three Atlanteans came running. Claire filled the hallway with flames, and no matter how resistant they were in general, the running soldiers didn't stand a chance, passing out from the heat.
"What is happening?" The queen's voice came from behind the door, worried.
"Just some runaways, Your Highness, nothing to worry about." Miles called, assuring the woman of her safety.
"Very well."
Checking the soldiers closer, Miles recognized one of them from his garb in the show and that amusing-looking beard, which was burnt.
General Brak, Orm's supporter in the coup.
"Miles, Miles, come in." Green Lantern's voice came from the earpiece, and he answered.
"I am here; go ahead." he said, taking the weapons away in case they woke up and decided to take a shot.
"We have Orm, but General Brak managed to escape with soldiers. We don't know where he is going, but stay put with the queen until we capture him." Green Lantern warned him, having just noticed that the Atlantean was missing.
"Don't bother; he and the escapees are neutralized; we are holed up at the eastern wing." Miles replied, and there was silence for a second as Green Lantern informed the others.
"Understood. Superman and Wonder Woman are on the way." Green Lantern ended the call, leaving Miles alone with Claire once again.
"So, satisfied with my performance?" She asked, quite proud of herself.
"Very much so."
"Good." she said; the part about her bonus went unsaid.
"Don't worry, Claire, you will receive your payment at the appropriate time." Miles said, hearing the whoosh in the air as Superman and Wonder Woman came flying.
"Are you two alright?" Superman asked, worried about Miles and Claire, though not so much when he saw the unconscious soldiers.
"Peachy. Can't say the same for the general, though." Miles looked at the downed Atlantean in amusement, his burnt beard and eyebrows making him look quite funny.
"Okay, are the queen and the prince safe?" The Man of Steel asked, gathering the fallen general and one of the soldiers, while Wonder Woman took the other.
"Not even a single scratch on them."
"We should go then; things are safe now, and I am sure Aquaman would like to see his wife and son." Wonder Woman said, holding the soldier up from his armor.
—
Soldiers were everywhere on the way to the throne room, with traitors tied up and taken away while the loyalists were ensuring the security, saluting their queen as she passed them, followed by the Justice League.
A herald announced her entry, and Aquaman rushed up to meet them after ordering his soldiers to return the stolen plutonium, leaving Orm to the Green Lantern.
"You are alright." Arthur said, his forehead meeting his wife's in a tender moment, while checking over his son, who giggled at seeing his father.
"I am in your debt, as is Atlantis." He said to the Justice League with a neutral tone that he was grateful, of course, but needing the help from the surface dwellers, when it was more of their kind who polluted the oceans, was still hard for him.
"There is no debt; we only did what was right. The only thing I ask is that you give diplomacy a chance." Superman said, attempting to establish a permanent peace between Atlantis and the surface world.
Aquaman looked at his son, at how close he had come to danger, and nodded resolutely.
"Very well, inform your leaders that I wish to initiate negotiations." he said to Superman, choosing peace for the sake of his son.
"You should join the Justice League." Martian Manhunter suggested. As a stranger to this world himself, J'onn thought he could help Aquaman acclimatize to the surface.
"What? Why do you want him to?" Green Lantern was obviously not pleased with the offer, given that he didn't like Aquaman very much.
"Simple, if you become a hero in the eyes of the masses, the politicians won't be able to dismiss you so easily if it means earning the ire of the populace. You can't be a full-time member due to your responsibilities, but helping every now and then shouldn't be an issue." All the eyes were on Miles as he explained the practical side of the offer.
"Are you certain it will work?" Aquaman wasn't familiar with the culture and intricate workings of the surface world and wasn't sure if risking himself to help them was worth it.
"Superman's very presence scares the government, but they fear public backlash and are unable to act out against him openly." He added, And no matter how much he didn't like it, the Man of Steel knew it was the truth.
"He is right; you can show to humanity that Atlantis only wants peace." Wonder Woman added her piece, as she herself was trying to prove to Themyscira that mankind wasn't the same as before.
"Sounds reasonable enough." Queen Mera added, giving her husband a look that said it all.
"Very well, I will join your League." Aquaman conceded, still not sure, but at the least he would give it a try.