King Clown
DCU Aquaman #6 United 6/6
(2003)
He'll be thrilled, ecstatic. This is what he's wanted since he was born, for us to be at peace with the surface world.
I make my way to his room, the door is shut. I open it slowly.
Arthur - A.J? Wake up I have big news! Great news!
I flick on the lights then turn my head to…
I stare at my son, covered in blood. His fingers broken off, teeth pulled out, one of his eyes hanging out of its socket.
??? - Sound sleeper isn't he?
I look up to see man with a glowing red eyes speak to me.
??? - The poor boy screamed for his daddy to save him, but the device on the wall drained out all sound. Don't be mad, I made sure I took good care of him.
I charge at him with tears draining from my eyes but he blasts me back with rays coming from his eyes. I get back up and try and punch him but he grabs wrist. He headbutts me.
??? - You took my father away from me, so I took his father from him.
Arthur - Who… are… you?
He raises his right arm to the air and extends a blade from it.
Black Manta - You'll remember me as the Black Manta!
He slashes his blade across my wrist, cutting my hand clean off.
Arthur - Aggggghaggggh!
He let's go of my wrist letting me fall to my knees. Murk and Orm burst through the door. Murk looks at me, then A.J, then charges Manta. Manta blasts him into Orm, then blows a hole in the wall. He turns around and salutes to me before escaping the palace. I look at A.J’s body before passing out unconscious.
I wake up in a hospital bed in the medical center. I look around, seeing Kaldur watching over me.
Kaldur - My King! He is awake!
Mera and Orm come running Murk soon after.
Mera - Oh god Arthur… our baby, he's gone.
Orm - We will find whoever did this, and they will pay the ultimate price.
Arthur - How… did he… get in…
Murk - We don't know. I've reviewed the security camera footage from the gate and the palace, it's like he was a ghost.
Kaldur - We… are preparing a funeral for A.J. Arthur I am so sorry for your loss.
Arthur - Everyone leave me and my wife.
Everyone but Mera leaves the room. I watch tears run down her face. I raise my arm to hold her hand but, my hand is no longer there. I slam my fist into the wall out of frustration.
Arthur - This is my fault. The man, his name is Black Manta. When I first went to make peace with the UN it was attacked by a man in a black suit name Manta. I killed him on accident, the man that killed our son said that I took his father away from him, so he is taking me from A.J.
Mera - None of this is your fault Arthur, you stopped a murderer. This is just another murderer trying to fulfill his shoes.
At that moment the doors barge open. Hila comes storming in.
Kaldur - They said they wanted a mo…
Hila - Shut up nerd, I'm here to see my sister who just lost her son.
Mera and her hug. She sits down next to her.
Hila - I'm so sorry I couldn't be here sooner, I'm so sorry for your loss.
She places her hand on my wrist.
Hila - If I were here I could've stopped him.
Arthur - No, he was stronger than strong. You could've just been killed, or lost something.
She sits there, holding Mera as she cries. As I feel the pain of regret.
-----(2003)-----
I place the sonar displacement device down in the sand, sending a sonic waves against the radars allowing me to sneak past. Once I am around 100 meters out from the gate, I raise my wrist sending a small dart towards one of the cameras short circuiting all of them in the grid, reprogramming them to be playing a loop.
I swim to the wall and place a device on the floor. It begins to drill a small whole all the way to the palace. I swim into the whole and exit outside of the palace water barrier. I step inside, and use my grapple to get to the ceiling. I active my suction armor and crawl over to the the Prince's room. I drop down and open the door slowly. I place a sound disruptor on the wall, stopping any sound from exiting the room.
Black Manta - Wakey Wakey Junior…
I extend the blade out of my forearm.
Black Manta - We have a lot planned for tonight.
DCU Aquaman #6 United 6/6
(2003)
He'll be thrilled, ecstatic. This is what he's wanted since he was born, for us to be at peace with the surface world.
I make my way to his room, the door is shut. I open it slowly.
Arthur - A.J? Wake up I have big news! Great news!
I flick on the lights then turn my head to…
I stare at my son, covered in blood. His fingers broken off, teeth pulled out, one of his eyes hanging out of its socket.
??? - Sound sleeper isn't he?
I look up to see man with a glowing red eyes speak to me.
??? - The poor boy screamed for his daddy to save him, but the device on the wall drained out all sound. Don't be mad, I made sure I took good care of him.
I charge at him with tears draining from my eyes but he blasts me back with rays coming from his eyes. I get back up and try and punch him but he grabs wrist. He headbutts me.
??? - You took my father away from me, so I took his father from him.
Arthur - Who… are… you?
He raises his right arm to the air and extends a blade from it.
Black Manta - You'll remember me as the Black Manta!
He slashes his blade across my wrist, cutting my hand clean off.
Arthur - Aggggghaggggh!
He let's go of my wrist letting me fall to my knees. Murk and Orm burst through the door. Murk looks at me, then A.J, then charges Manta. Manta blasts him into Orm, then blows a hole in the wall. He turns around and salutes to me before escaping the palace. I look at A.J’s body before passing out unconscious.
I wake up in a hospital bed in the medical center. I look around, seeing Kaldur watching over me.
Kaldur - My King! He is awake!
Mera and Orm come running Murk soon after.
Mera - Oh god Arthur… our baby, he's gone.
Orm - We will find whoever did this, and they will pay the ultimate price.
Arthur - How… did he… get in…
Murk - We don't know. I've reviewed the security camera footage from the gate and the palace, it's like he was a ghost.
Kaldur - We… are preparing a funeral for A.J. Arthur I am so sorry for your loss.
Arthur - Everyone leave me and my wife.
Everyone but Mera leaves the room. I watch tears run down her face. I raise my arm to hold her hand but, my hand is no longer there. I slam my fist into the wall out of frustration.
Arthur - This is my fault. The man, his name is Black Manta. When I first went to make peace with the UN it was attacked by a man in a black suit name Manta. I killed him on accident, the man that killed our son said that I took his father away from him, so he is taking me from A.J.
Mera - None of this is your fault Arthur, you stopped a murderer. This is just another murderer trying to fulfill his shoes.
At that moment the doors barge open. Hila comes storming in.
Kaldur - They said they wanted a mo…
Hila - Shut up nerd, I'm here to see my sister who just lost her son.
Mera and her hug. She sits down next to her.
Hila - I'm so sorry I couldn't be here sooner, I'm so sorry for your loss.
She places her hand on my wrist.
Hila - If I were here I could've stopped him.
Arthur - No, he was stronger than strong. You could've just been killed, or lost something.
She sits there, holding Mera as she cries. As I feel the pain of regret.
-----(2003)-----
I place the sonar displacement device down in the sand, sending a sonic waves against the radars allowing me to sneak past. Once I am around 100 meters out from the gate, I raise my wrist sending a small dart towards one of the cameras short circuiting all of them in the grid, reprogramming them to be playing a loop.
I swim to the wall and place a device on the floor. It begins to drill a small whole all the way to the palace. I swim into the whole and exit outside of the palace water barrier. I step inside, and use my grapple to get to the ceiling. I active my suction armor and crawl over to the the Prince's room. I drop down and open the door slowly. I place a sound disruptor on the wall, stopping any sound from exiting the room.
Black Manta - Wakey Wakey Junior…
I extend the blade out of my forearm.
Black Manta - We have a lot planned for tonight.