04x17 - Leviathan Wakes

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04x17 - Leviathan Wakes

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[Orm] What are you playing at, brother?

You are not my brother.

What is Vandal Savage up to this time?

You are babbling.

I am not a clone.

Well?

He is telling the truth...

Or at least believes he is.

Stay out my head, Martian!

- You are certain?
- It was a cursory read.

I didn't inv*de his mind, but
he has no guards up. So. yes,

- I am fairly confident.
- You poor bastard.

You really do not know what you are.

You call me a bastard? That is rich.

[Orin] Think. Your memories
of your previous incarceration...

Do they seem complete?

Do they even seem real?

You say you remember
the times I visited you here?

Of course I do.

Except I never did.

I visited the prison,
a matter of public record,

but I never came to your cell
to see you. I was still too angry.

That... That's a lie.

It is not.

- Your mind is not your own.
- I can help you

if you'll let me.

No.

No. I don't know what game
you are playing, but it will not work.

Let us know when you are
ready to face the truth.

I am not a cl...

[sighs]

[theme music playing]

[Xebelians] Arion! Arion!

Arion!

Only the True King can save Xebel!

- Only the True King can save Atlantis!
- Give us our One True King!

- Give us Arion!
- Arion at all costs!

It has been weeks and
still they chant his name.

I should have this so called
Arion arrested for treason!

Stop it, father!

You must know such an action could turn

this unrest into a
full-blown revolution.

And not just in Xebel, but in
every city-state in the kingdom.

Aye. Even in Nanauve,
the people call for Arion.

We had hoped to salvage
the situation here,

but, I fear we may already be too late.

Now, finally, when your entire
kingdom is under thr*at,

you deign to leave your
little bubble in Poseidonis.

That is not fair...

You are no better girl.

When was the last time
the first daughter of Xebel

set foot or fin in
the city of her birth?

I hold you both responsible for
allowing this Arion to take...

And what of your
responsibility Ryus Nereus?

You have plotted my overthrow for years,

sowing the seeds of this
current crisis to both our rules!

You dare speak to me
that way in my own palace?

[Sha'ark] Good!

Settle it! I thought
I smelled royal blood

- in the water.
- Enough!

Fighting among ourselves
will not solve anything.

And despite our suspicions,
Arion has done nothing wrong.

In fact, he may very well be the One
True King that fulfills the Prophecy.

That prophecy cannot be
fulfilled without Arion's lost crown.

A definitive answer to the
question of rule is impossible.

- [distant expl*si*n]
- Hear that?

Locate.

- On your right.
- Got it.

[expl*si*n]

[Kaldur] Good.
Our response time improves.

It should. We've been down here ducking

and dodging these
thermal vents for weeks.

[sighs] To be honest, I did
not expect the search to go on

- for so long.
- None of us did.

[La'gaan] Neptune's beard.

Coral is due to give birth soon,
assuming she hasn't already.

If we don't find the
damn crown soon...

[Kaldur] La'gaan,

no one forced you to
accept this assignment.

Either you are here one hundred
percent, or you need to swim away.

Right.

Sorry.

I'm here, Kaldur.

- One hundred percent.
- Then we press on

by foot or by fin, till the job is done.

Do not take it too hard, my friend.

His words are harsh, but...

I know I just wish I had
his strength sometimes.

He is strong... But he is also
exhausted, and has been for some time.

Plus, the death of Conner Kent
has hit him particularly hard.

Of course. [sighs]

For years I held a grudge against
Conner, a petty, immature grudge.

I never made amends, and it hurts,
knowing I'll never get the chance.

I can't imagine Kaldur's
pain... Or M'gann's.

I just wish I knew how to help.

So do I.

Kaldur holds so much inside.

I'm afraid it is only a matter of time

before all that he keeps
buried, rises up to overtake him.

[distant expl*si*n]

Hear that?

Locate.

[roaring]

[Xebelians] Arion! Arion! Arion! Arion!

Though I wish
it were under different circumstances,

this Conference of Delegates
will now come to order.

Emissary Coral of Neptunos
is not in attendance?

[mouth pops] She is
in labor, Your Highness.

[exhales] How wonderful.

Indeed. And in her absence,
she has granted me her proxy.

Her proxy? To what end?

Well, we all presumed this
meeting would end with a vote.

A vote for what?

For High King of Atlantis

[dramatic music playing]

[crab monster roaring]

Relax into my current!

I cannot overcome it!

Keep fighting!

[La'gaan straining]

[straining]

La'gaan!

[La'gaan grunting]

Neptune's beard! That's how it's done.

- Good work.
- [Delphis] Kaldur, look.

- I can't see a thing.
- Allow me

[Kaldur] This is why we haven't
found the crown. Over the millennia...

The ocean floor shifted.

[Wyynde] Atlantis' original
capital sank even deeper.

[Kaldur] By the Gods...

[La'gaan] Whoa.

Someone was in the wrong
place at the wrong time.

Huh. I wonder who she or he was?

[gasps]

There is powerful magic
in these ruins. This way.

It's getting stronger.

Yeah. I think I'm feeling
what you're feeling.

As am I. Together, we should
be able to triangulate the source.

There!

[Delphis] Is that it?

That must be it. Arion's Crown!

The Crown of Prophecy.

[roaring]

Oh, man, not another one!

Orin! Orin, are you there?

Do you hear me?

Answer me!

The High King is otherwise occupied.

That is fine.

You are the one I sought.

I...

I want the truth.

That is all any of us wants.

Now relax, and open your mind to me.

Hmm.

I recognize Psimon's mindtouch.

In fact, his fingerprints are
all over your psyche.


He's masked his work from you-

but not from me.

I can take you back

to your first, true memory.

- [Vandal] He's awake.
- [affirmative grunt]

- The force-growth is almost complete?
- [affirmative grunt]

I assume now he'll fade in
and out of consciousness

- until activated?
- [affirmative grunt]

Fine. But he's seen us.

Make certain Psimon
erases this memory.

[affirmative grunt]

[Xebelians] Arion! Arion! Arion! Arion!

[sighs] I never wanted this.

But perhaps, for the sake of Atlantis,

I must once again take up
the mantle of leadership.

With all due respect, Lord Arion,

Atlantis already has a leader.

I am sorry, my queen,
but the people disagree.

King Orin is a great hero, but
Atlantis has never taken to him

as Annax, except in Poseidonis.

Lord Arion, on the other hand,

has rallied everyone around him
by twice saving Atlantis,

and he seems to fulfill the prophecy.

That is secondary.

Let us face the truth.

The people are on the
verge of open rebellion.

If we are each to maintain control

over our own City-State,

we must elect Arion High King.

Both subjects have received
the Psy-Back transfer,

with Ocean-Master's memory engrams,

recorded just before his incarceration?

Excellent.

Then Project Thrinos may proceed.

Release Ocean-Master.

[Orin] So,

in order to protect
your positions of power,

you would hand our Kingdom
to someone you know almost

nothing about?

[Mera] I appreciate
all Arion has done,

but to even contemplate
giving him the Crown...

Orin, you do not have to do this.

I am a king, not a dictator.

And serve at the behest of the people.

All those in favor of Arion as Annax

say, "Aye."

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

And as Emissary Coral's
proxy, I say "Aye" on her

- behalf, as well.
- Aye.

Well... At least he's powerful.

- Aye.
- Nay!

Father!

This is... Unexpected.
Thank you for your support.

I am not supporting Orin!
I am voting for myself!

[Orin] Six votes for Arion.
One for Nereus.

Even without my vote,
the result is forgone.

Arion is High King.

I pray your decision is the right one...

For all our sakes.

[Vandal] Amazing
that my grandson's flute

contained a recoverable
sample of his DNA.

Being the first of the h*m*
Magi and an immortal,

his body will have a
substantial affinity to magic.

Considerably more substantial
than your previous body, Orm.

For that, you have my undying,

literally undying, gratitude.

You understand why we had to k*ll you?

[Arion] Yes. I was out
of control. Apologies.

Accepted, tentatively.

This is your chance to redeem
yourself before the Light

and achieve everything I have
ever dreamt of. Thank you.

You will need to memorize
everything I know about Arion's life.

In addition, your training
with Wotan is paramount.

In the past, you were too
reliant on Neptune's Trident.

From now on, you shall wield
Arion's power without such trinkets.

Understood.

Psimon will soon begin
to edit this one's memories,

creating a false history
to cover his incarceration,

and the time since.

He will be pre-programmed to lose to you

and draw suspicion his way.

The puppet will end up
in prison or dead,

no longer of any use or concern.

[pained groans] [gasps]

I'm sorry.

What they did to you...
It's unforgivable.

I must inform the King
before it's too late

[Xebelians] Arion!
Arion! Arion! Arion!

[Chian] The people

will wish to hear from the
new High King of Atlantis,

Annax Arion.

[Leviathan roars]

[dodging efforts]

- Delphis! Douse your light.
- Right.

[Leviathan growls]

Come to me, beast.

[stabbing effort]

Everyone aboard!

Guess it can't eat us
if we're riding it, right?

Right?

[effort roar, strain]

[Leviathan roars]

Hold on!

[Leviathan roars]


[Kaldur] Now!

Go! Go!

[La'gaan] Whew. I thought
we'd never exit those depths.

Do we radio King Orin we have the Crown?

- He commanded radio silence.
- [Arion] Hear me.

Hear me, my children.

Hear your new, old High King...

With reluctance,

I have accepted your call
to lead our people...

And return Atlantis to the glory

- of its forebears.
- [cheering]

[M'gann] I'm sorry we didn't
get the intel sooner.

But if you outed him...

Were I to reveal all now,
no one would believe me.

This is a responsibility I assume

with the full support
of your former Annax

and the leaders of all...

Ah.

Kaldur'ahm.

I believe you have
something that belongs to me.

This is hybris.

Do not put it on, brother.

We are not brothers.

We were never brothers.

My lost crown!

The Prophecy fulfilled!

[Xebelians cheering loudly]

Yes... [grunts]

Orm!

No, no!

[burning death scream]

[expl*si*n]

It has been drained of power.

Here is all the proof you need
that this 'Lord Arion' was false.

False to the Prophecy. False
to the Kingdom of Atlantis.

False to all of us.

Let this be the moment
that we as a people,

trust in ourselves and
not in false prophets.

Annax Orin, my husband,
is your true High King!

No, my love. This is not right.

I am not the king that was foretold.

It is Queen Mera who
fulfills the Prophecy!

Arion may have been the stranger

and herald, the conqueror
of Neptune's Trident.

But it was Arion, Orm and Mera
together who faced down the Red Death.

And the Prophecy clearly states:
"When best of these gains Arion's Crown,

our one True King revives renown."

Can anyone doubt that Mera Nereus
is the best of those three?

Can anyone doubt that Mera
Nereus is the best of us all?

It is Mera Nereus,

Princess, Queen and Sorceress,

who must be our High King.

[Xebelians cheering]
Mera! Mera! Mera! Mera!

What say you?

- [all] Aye!
- [Sha'ark] Now, she's an Annax

- I can respect.
- Aye.

It is unanimous.

No, Orin, no.

Let us be honest.

The Crown, any crown,
never sat easily upon my head.

You were raised in a Palace,
taught what it meant to rule.

I was raised in a lighthouse
to a very different destiny.

It is as it must be, my love.

It is time for our long
cataclysm to end.

Atlanteans, all Atlanteans,
must be reunited as one people.

And our Seven Seas as one World Ocean,

and all eight city states will
feel the benefits of our rule.

All hail High King Mera!

[all]

Annax Mera! Annax Mera!

Annax Mera! Annax Mera!

Annax Mera! Annax Mera!

[crowd continues cheering]

Looks like you you didn't
need to worry about Kaldur.

I mean, the way he
took on that Leviathan!

He was a total bad ass!

Kaldur has training, talent
and natural instincts.

Of course, he's a
bad-ass when necessary,

but I fear he will use this success
as another excuse not to rest.

What will you do next,
Annax... Lord Orin?

Raise my son.
Support my wife and her rule.

And, I believe I will also
rejoin the Justice League.

I will, of course, relinquish
the title of Aquaman.

If the League can include four
Green Lanterns and two Flashes,

I believe it can embrace two Aquamen...

Or three.

Wait. Really?

It is time.

Congratulations, my friend.
And it is a relief it happens now.

as I have decided I must
take a leave of absence.

It is time.

[kiss]

Come to gloat, my son?

You should hardly be surprised
at the result, Father.

The Lords of Order
would never have allowed

their Crown to be used by your agent.

Then they are fools.

My Project Thrinos would have brought
order to three-fourths of the globe.

We will not argue.

The Book of Chaos you opened
upon Atlantis millennia ago

has reached its final chapter.

Now a new story begins,

one without Vandal Savage.

[breathing heavily]

It's done.

Your mind is now clear of all
programming, and outside influence

Thank you.

Here. You are free to go.

- I don't understand.
- [Orin] You cannot be held

responsible for the crimes
of the original Orm,

nor for crimes committed while
your mind was enslaved by the Light.

Your slate is clean,

and I would love nothing more
than to give you a second...

Or, really, a first chance.

If you want one, you know
where to find me, brother.

[Kaldur] The first time I took
a breath of air on the surface,


I thought I would choke.
Yet despite my fears,


when my moment came,

my gills relaxed,

my lungs expanded,

and I realized I would never
need to hold my breath.


But truthfully,

I find I have been holding a great
deal inside for a very long time.


[Superboy] I know, Ghosty.

I know.

I failed you.

Be careful, Connor.

Always.

[screaming]

[Superboy] I failed M'gann...

I'm out of control...

An animal, a beast...

It's who I am...

[Aqualad] We are trying to help you...

[Superboy] Who I've always
been. Superman knew.


He always knew.

Stop it.

- Stop!
- And now I've k*lled him.

I've k*lled my brother!

Hey. Wait.

Wait! Help me...

Please...

There was a bus.

The bus from the bridge...

Oh, god!

I'm losing my mind...

Red Sun.

[deeply inhales and exhales]

[Kaldur] It was ten years ago today.

Of course.

Robin and Kid Flash and I did something

rather stupid.

Something that nevertheless,

I have spent a decade regarding
with over-weening pride.

We rescued Superboy from Cadmus,

created something that became
a turning point in my life.

The Team.

And now,

ten years later,

So many of my teammates
have paid the price of my hybris.

Tula is dead.

Jason is dead.

Wally is dead.

Conner is dead.

These are sorrows,

I must come to terms with...

if I am ever to return
to the life I have led.
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