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Aquaman Vol. 1, #9- "A Simple Goodbye"
Takes place after the events of JL
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Atlan HQ, San Francisco - 3:34 PM
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After the Meister event, it was hard to even go out. It was hard to even put the suit on, to hold the trident. Sure, we saved lives, but someone died. At the moment, I was sitting in the Headquarters and John walked in. He was holding a box filled with a bunch of items.
“What’s that?” I ask, gesturing to the box.
“It’s my stuff from my ARGUS office. I quit the job.” he says, putting the box down with the multiple other boxes and crates.
“Why?”
He sighs, and looks down. He looks back up at me.
“You already know why. Waller’s a criminal. She made you guys go out in the field. Even If you are all Metas, she knew the risks. She just didn’t care.” He responds.
The room goes silent as we just sit there, thinking. A couple minutes later, Tula walks out of the elevator, and into the Base.
“Hey, guys.” She says, setting down a box of Pizza and drinks on the table.
She looks at us and notices something’s wrong.
“What’s wrong, Guys?” She asks with a concerned face.
“I left ARGUS.” John replies, lifting his body up from the ground.
“What, Wh-- Wait, nevermind..” She says.
“Yeah..”
The room goes into a state of awkward silence.
“Well uh, I got Pizza. You guys hungry?” She Asks.
John says yes and I nod. She grabs the Pizza box and drinks and walks over to our makeshift dining table. She gestures for us to walk over to the table. We both get up and walk over there.
We sit down and start to eat. About 30 minutes later, when we finished up the pizza, Tula hears the elevator bell go off.
“Did you guys invite anyone over?” Tula says concerned.
“No, why?” John asks, slurping his drink.
“Someone’s here.” She responds.
I hear steps coming from the other room. I slowly get up and grab my Trident and my dagger.
“Stay here.” I whisper, looking at both John and Tula.
They both nod. I slowly walk into the other room. As my adrenaline goes up, I realized I was afraid. Not afraid of whoever was there, but I was afraid to pick up the trident and fight. Last time I did was when we dealt with Meister, and someone died. But I can’t back away from my legacy, I’ve gotta move forward. Anyways, I slowly open the glass doors that lead to the main room. I couldn’t see anyone, but I had to be sure. I walked in and saw a man in the elevator. Green hoodie, black beard. from what I could see, he was bald. That wasn’t important. The important part was he was holding a bloodied dagger, two or three security guards were lying there dead with a puddle of blood. The dagger seemed Atlantean to me. He walked out and I noticed an Atlantean tattoo on his hand. He had a ring too. He started to speak.
“Arthur Curry Jr., I’m here to kill you by the order of King Garth.”
My fist clenched in anger. Of course, Garth is behind this. Why can’t he just face me himself?
“Don’t get it twisted, he’s not the king. I am.” I respond.
He says one more thing to me before he attacks.
“Long Live King Garth.”
With that, he attacks me with his dagger. He aims for my face, but I duck before it hit me. I stabbed right on his shoulder. He didn’t show any pain. He pretends to try to stab my eye with his dagger, I duck again and he pulls out another dagger and stabs my leg with it. I scream in agony but try my hardest to ignore it. I grab my trident and attempt to stab his hip, but he dodges and instead slashes my face. I quickly stab his leg. He shows a little bit of pain, close to none. I think of a plan in my head. Maybe call John? He’s been working on that suit for a while now. Maybe he can finally use it. But he wouldn’t have enough time to grab the suit. As I think of a plan, I realize we’re at the glass window. It’s hard to think of a plan when my face and leg are both in pain and while fighting this maniac. He stabs my stomach with his dagger. Got it, I’ll throw him out the window. It might kill him, but judging by his attitude and him not showing pain, I doubt it.
I grab his jacket, and as I am about to throw him out, he speaks.
“What are you doing?!”
“What does it look like I’m doing?” I respond. I then throw him out of the window.
John quickly runs to the main room.
“I saw everything. We need to get you to a medic.” He says
“I’m sure I’ll be fine.” I respond as I feel my left eye go numb. I then realize I can’t see through it.
“Yeah, no you won’t” He says, quickly leading me to his car. Tula follows us.
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Emergency Room, San Francisco - 4:56 PM
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I had wakened up in the Emergency Room. It was a bland emergency room. I was on life support at the moment, but they couldn’t test my blood or anything due to my Atlantean skin. Atlantean’s cannot be pierced by human metal. Unless it’s very strong metal. John walked into the room, looking worried.
“Hey, man. You ok?” He asks, taking a seat.
“Yeah, I think I’ll be fine. I think I’m blinded in my left eye, though.” I respond.
“Looks like it.”
“I’ve gotta tell you something.”
“What’s that?” He asks.
“I’m going back to Atlantis.”
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That’s it! Last issue before 2 part finale. Hope you guys are excited. Oh and HUGE thanks to Nexus- for making that logo for me. He also made my Deadshot logo, just forgot to mention it :P. Anyways, Hope you enjoyed!
See Ya!
Aquaman Finale Part 1: Return to Atlantis.
Aquaman Finale Part 2: King of Atlantis.
Aquaman Vol. 1, #9- "A Simple Goodbye"
Takes place after the events of JL
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Atlan HQ, San Francisco - 3:34 PM
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After the Meister event, it was hard to even go out. It was hard to even put the suit on, to hold the trident. Sure, we saved lives, but someone died. At the moment, I was sitting in the Headquarters and John walked in. He was holding a box filled with a bunch of items.
“What’s that?” I ask, gesturing to the box.
“It’s my stuff from my ARGUS office. I quit the job.” he says, putting the box down with the multiple other boxes and crates.
“Why?”
He sighs, and looks down. He looks back up at me.
“You already know why. Waller’s a criminal. She made you guys go out in the field. Even If you are all Metas, she knew the risks. She just didn’t care.” He responds.
The room goes silent as we just sit there, thinking. A couple minutes later, Tula walks out of the elevator, and into the Base.
“Hey, guys.” She says, setting down a box of Pizza and drinks on the table.
She looks at us and notices something’s wrong.
“What’s wrong, Guys?” She asks with a concerned face.
“I left ARGUS.” John replies, lifting his body up from the ground.
“What, Wh-- Wait, nevermind..” She says.
“Yeah..”
The room goes into a state of awkward silence.
“Well uh, I got Pizza. You guys hungry?” She Asks.
John says yes and I nod. She grabs the Pizza box and drinks and walks over to our makeshift dining table. She gestures for us to walk over to the table. We both get up and walk over there.
We sit down and start to eat. About 30 minutes later, when we finished up the pizza, Tula hears the elevator bell go off.
“Did you guys invite anyone over?” Tula says concerned.
“No, why?” John asks, slurping his drink.
“Someone’s here.” She responds.
I hear steps coming from the other room. I slowly get up and grab my Trident and my dagger.
“Stay here.” I whisper, looking at both John and Tula.
They both nod. I slowly walk into the other room. As my adrenaline goes up, I realized I was afraid. Not afraid of whoever was there, but I was afraid to pick up the trident and fight. Last time I did was when we dealt with Meister, and someone died. But I can’t back away from my legacy, I’ve gotta move forward. Anyways, I slowly open the glass doors that lead to the main room. I couldn’t see anyone, but I had to be sure. I walked in and saw a man in the elevator. Green hoodie, black beard. from what I could see, he was bald. That wasn’t important. The important part was he was holding a bloodied dagger, two or three security guards were lying there dead with a puddle of blood. The dagger seemed Atlantean to me. He walked out and I noticed an Atlantean tattoo on his hand. He had a ring too. He started to speak.
“Arthur Curry Jr., I’m here to kill you by the order of King Garth.”
My fist clenched in anger. Of course, Garth is behind this. Why can’t he just face me himself?
“Don’t get it twisted, he’s not the king. I am.” I respond.
He says one more thing to me before he attacks.
“Long Live King Garth.”
With that, he attacks me with his dagger. He aims for my face, but I duck before it hit me. I stabbed right on his shoulder. He didn’t show any pain. He pretends to try to stab my eye with his dagger, I duck again and he pulls out another dagger and stabs my leg with it. I scream in agony but try my hardest to ignore it. I grab my trident and attempt to stab his hip, but he dodges and instead slashes my face. I quickly stab his leg. He shows a little bit of pain, close to none. I think of a plan in my head. Maybe call John? He’s been working on that suit for a while now. Maybe he can finally use it. But he wouldn’t have enough time to grab the suit. As I think of a plan, I realize we’re at the glass window. It’s hard to think of a plan when my face and leg are both in pain and while fighting this maniac. He stabs my stomach with his dagger. Got it, I’ll throw him out the window. It might kill him, but judging by his attitude and him not showing pain, I doubt it.
I grab his jacket, and as I am about to throw him out, he speaks.
“What are you doing?!”
“What does it look like I’m doing?” I respond. I then throw him out of the window.
John quickly runs to the main room.
“I saw everything. We need to get you to a medic.” He says
“I’m sure I’ll be fine.” I respond as I feel my left eye go numb. I then realize I can’t see through it.
“Yeah, no you won’t” He says, quickly leading me to his car. Tula follows us.
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Emergency Room, San Francisco - 4:56 PM
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I had wakened up in the Emergency Room. It was a bland emergency room. I was on life support at the moment, but they couldn’t test my blood or anything due to my Atlantean skin. Atlantean’s cannot be pierced by human metal. Unless it’s very strong metal. John walked into the room, looking worried.
“Hey, man. You ok?” He asks, taking a seat.
“Yeah, I think I’ll be fine. I think I’m blinded in my left eye, though.” I respond.
“Looks like it.”
“I’ve gotta tell you something.”
“What’s that?” He asks.
“I’m going back to Atlantis.”
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That’s it! Last issue before 2 part finale. Hope you guys are excited. Oh and HUGE thanks to Nexus- for making that logo for me. He also made my Deadshot logo, just forgot to mention it :P. Anyways, Hope you enjoyed!
See Ya!
Aquaman Finale Part 1: Return to Atlantis.
Aquaman Finale Part 2: King of Atlantis.