01x01 - Chapter I: Dead Sea

[bunniefuu]

[gentle music plays]

[whale] Yeah!

[laughs]

[Atlantean yells]

- Huh?

- [Atlanteans yell]

[cackles]

[announcer] Ladies and

gentlemen, presenting to you

the royal court of Atlantis!

Advisor to the king, Vulko!

- [all cheering]

- That's my guy.

I am your guy.

[announcer] Princess of Xebel, Mera!

[cheering]

Oh, stop.

[announcer] And first day on

the job as King of Atlantis,

- King Aquaman

- Thank you.

the outsider from the surface world!

Uh, yeah. Uh, thank you, one and all.

I am really looking forward

to being your king.

[Atlantean coughs]

Hmm.

Uh, I know I'm new here,

but, uh, I think we're

gonna do some great stuff.

[Atlantean coughs]

- Nothing? What? Come on.

- Clap for the king.

[grunts]

[whispers] You're doing great, man.

[clears throat] Uh, anyways

I want you all to know that it's

a real honor to take this throne.

And without further ado,

I'm gonna take the

[clears throat]

[grunts]

Huh.

[squeaking]

[groaning]

You can do this.

[Aquaman grunting]

[Aquaman] Got it.

Almost got it.

[slurps]

- [thudding]

- [gasps]

Well, now that you're properly seated,

it's time for proper king business.

- Neat.

- Hey, uh, Vulko?

Is there a different throne we could

No. Now, as you might imagine,

the kingdom of Atlantis is in a bad state

because of your brother, Ocean Master.

- Ugh!

- [groans] Half brother.

Yes, your half brother

was king for a long time

and he was doing a terrible job.

Good thing Aquaman defeated

that jerk in ritual combat.

Am I right?

Yeah, that was pretty great.

It was great, Mera, because

now Aquaman is king

and he can get started on my long list

of bureaucratic tasks that

Ocean Master was ignoring.

Oh, come on, Vulko.

You're gonna start him on

the list on the first day?

- The list is important, Mera.

- Lots of things are important, Vulko.

[sighs] Are you sure we

can't get a new throne?

[Ocean Master] That throne won't

be yours for much longer!

Because I challenge you

to a rematch!

- [crowd gasps]

- [announcer] Ocean Master

challenges King Aquaman to royal combat.

Uh, what?

- That's right. I'm back.

- Wait, you left?

We gave you a room in the guest palace.

It had that great view.

Let's go, Aquaman!

Fight me!

Come on, man, didn't we

just do this yesterday?

You did.

It was literally yesterday.

Yeah, I'm gonna pass. I'm good.

[all gasp]

[announcer] King Aquaman

has refused the challenge.

Ocean Master is the new king!

Oh, yeah, I'm back.

Did you miss me? Let me hear it.

- [subjects clamoring]

- [Aquaman laughs]

- That's not how it works, right?

- That is

Uh, no, that's almost

exactly how it works. Yeah.

[groans]

All hail me! All hail me!

- All hail [screams]

- [thuds]

[announcer] Aquaman has

defeated King Ocean Master!

All hail King Aquaman!

[all cheering]

This really shouldn't work this way.

[cheering continues]

[sighs]

[choir singing]

[sighs]

All right, Vulko, tell me about the list.

Huzzah! There's so many

delightful royal tasks to be done.

Oop, watch your feet.

Now, let's see.

Oh, yes!

There's a ribbon cutting ceremony

at the new waste treatment center.

- Okay.

- Oh, wow!

Picking out fabric for the curtains

at the royal conservatory.

- Ah, sounds important.

- It is.

Uh, investigating Outpost Four

because no one's heard

from it in seven years.

- Got it.

- Stamping tax forms.

- Uh-huh.

- Wait, what was that last one?

Ooh, tax forms?

No, the last, last one.

Outpost Four!

That's the kind of important

thing he should be doing.

- What's Outpost Four?

- Which one? The other one?

Oh, oh, that. Oh, yes, it's

a remote village established

at our border, but it went

silent seven years ago.

Ocean Master said that no

one should investigate

because he didn't care.

- Ugh! Ocean Master.

- You stink.

You're the worst.

Uh, well, King Aquaman cares.

Right? Right?

Oh, uh, yeah, that's right.

I'll uncover the mystery of Outpost Four

and rescue our poor brethren

who are no doubt in dire need of aid.

All right.

[sighs]

What do you people want from me?

Now we're talking.

Let's get out there and

save some Atlanteans!

All right, but only if you promise

- to do the tax stamping as soon as

- We do not promise that.

Let's ride!

It's really only a few thousand tax for

[door squeaks, thuds]

- Oh, yeah, all right.

- Not bad.

[coughing]

All right, someone get Ocean Master

a room with a slightly worse view.

[sighs]

[Aquaman grumbles]

Oh, come on, what's the matter?

This is fun.

[sighs] It's nothing. I'm fine.

- You're sulking.

- No, I'm not.

Hey, I'm swimming here.

- Hey, careful!

- [mumbles]

[sighs]

[Aquaman] Sorry about that.

Hey, no problem.

[Aquaman sighs]

I'm doing a good job as king, right?

What? Oh, yeah.

I mean, you just started, but, uh,

you're better than Ocean

Master, that's for sure.

He was gonna lead us to w*r

with the surface world.

But I can't just not start a w*r, right?

Like, how do you even know I'm

the right person for the job?

I'm only king 'cause I

beat up Ocean Master.

Yeah, that was great.

It's a terrible way to pick a king.

Uh no, it's good.

It's like your surface

world sport baseball.

The first one to beat up

everyone on the bases with a bat

wins the big ball, huh?

Uh, that's really not how baseball

[gasps]

Oh, no! Uh, uh, mountain!

What now? Oh, oh!

[panting]

Look, you were raised on land,

so you don't understand how

things work down here.

The system has been great so far.

I mean, it's been great since you

defeated Ocean Master yesterday.

Guess before that, it was pretty terrible.

Sure, but I feel like I have to

actually win over my subjects.

This mission will do that.

We'll save everyone at Outpost

Four probably by punching someone,

- and you'll show what a great

- Whale!

[whale moans]

You're gonna apologize to that whale?

Nah, that whale's a jerk.

You do not want to know

what she was saying.

Oh, man, your whole "talking to

fish" thing is pretty weird.

Weird but cool, just like you.

You're weird and cool, too.

[smooches]

Hey, I'm driving. Inappropriate.

Aw, okay, one more.

[gasps] Whoa!

[water mobile powers down]

[Aquaman] This seems bad.

[both grunting]

[groans]

Uh

where did the ocean go?

Hmm.

Ha! Oh, man, this is crazy.

It's like some kind of force

is holding the water back.

[grunting]

Whoa, this is awesome!

Awesome and deeply suspicious.

Hey, man, are you seeing this?

Whoa!

Yeah, it's pretty wild.

The ocean just stops for miles around.

That's got to be bad, right?

Think you could fix it with your, uh

your water

- your water thing that you do?

- Oh, sure, yeah!

I'll just command the ocean itself

back into place with my

hydro-kinetic powers.

Yeah, that thing.

Can you can you do that?

[blows raspberry]

Heck, yeah, cowboy!

Watch this!

Whoa! Yeah, keep it going!

Yeah, a little bit further!

I got this!

Whoa!

[groaning]

Mmm, I don't know what's causing this,

but it's dumb, and I don't like it.

[grunts]

Well, Outpost Four is just

a few miles from here.

Or it was, at least.

I'm gonna guess that the

entire ocean being displaced has

something to do with why we haven't

heard from them in seven years.

Eh, I don't know, maybe they're

just not the chatty types.

[clears throat] The displacement

thing sounds good, too.

Let's go.

We'll have to walk from here.

Yeah.

Hey, Mera, wait up!

[Aquaman groans] How long

have we been walking?

Come on, man, I thought

you liked the land stuff.

[panting] I do!

[blows sand] I guess I'm

just a little thirsty.

Can you hand me that water bottle?

The the water bottle?

Yeah, the water bottle that you have?

You know, for drinking?

[mimics glugging]

I, uh, have an air jar?

Why would you need an air jar?

We're surrounded by air!

Well, normally, we're surrounded by water,

which would make a water jar ridiculous.

Well, there isn't any water here now!

You don't know! There might be!

[grunting]

Eh. There isn't.

I'm not used to this!

You're the land-guy, why

didn't you bring water?

Whoa, maybe you should play baseball.

Why, do they throw stuff in baseball?

Uh. I don't know. Probably not.

Anyways, it's not a big deal.

- I just saw the water bottle

- [grunts angrily] It's an air jar!

You don't have to yell!

I'm not yelling!

It's just very hot here

and I don't like it!

[groans]

[sighs] Well, it sounds like

someone needs a fishy-back ride.

Whoo-hoo!

[weakly] I'm so thirsty.

[Aquaman groans]

Well, it's worse for the

villagers of Outpost Four.

They're the "fishier" kind of fish-people.

They can't breathe air at all.

Oh, boy. I really don't

want to go back to Atlantis

and be like,

[haughtily] "They all dried up."

Maybe they're okay.

Somehow.

Well, we have to find them and figure out

- what happened to [grunts]

- Look. Water!

[both] Whoa!

Whoo! Ha-ha!

[laughing excitedly]

[sighs in relief]

Ah, yeah. That's way better!

Yeah. This is great. And

if there's water here,

maybe there's people around, too.

Yeah. Maybe there are people around.

People intruding on our water!

- Your water?

- This is our oasis, you got that?

So, you better skedaddle.

But, like, give us all your stuff first.

Because also, we're robbing you!

Robbing us?

I'd like to see you try!

We're gonna take your stuff!

[grunting]

- [yelling]

- [screaming]

- Whoa! Whoa there!

- Huh?

Let's just all calm down.

- [grunts] I'm Aquaman, and

- [Mera] To heck with that!

If these dopes wanna fight

- [all gasp]

- Hey, who you calling dopes?

- Here we go.

- Then I say

bases loaded, baby.

Again, not what baseball is.

And that definitely isn't what baseball is.

- [groans] Ow! Stop that!

- [yelling]

Foul ball!

See? It's fighting time!

All right. [grunting]

- Huh?

- [laughs, grunts]

[grunts]

[pants, grunts]

- [laughs]

- [grunting]

[all grunting]

Get out of our oasis!

Never!

[groans]

Okay. Time to get serious.

[both laugh]

[whimpering]

Huh?

[grunts]

Hang on, buddy, I'mma coming.

Let go!

[grunting]

[laughs]

You guys don't stand a chance!

[grunts]

[pinging]

Uh, what's happening?

- [screaming]

- [yelling]

[groans]

Did you just talk to that fish?

I don't know. Let's ask it.

Huh?

[whimpers, screams]

[Mera laughs]

Oh, my bats!

Oh no! Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

[screams]

[all groaning]

[Aquaman and Mera] All right!

[groaning]

Uncle! Uncle! We give up!

And that is how you play baseball.

- It it isn't.

- Please, no more!

We are no match for this

horror you call baseball!

Just let us back in the water.

You can stay here, too. Honest!

Who are you? Are you the

people of Outpost Four?

[all laugh]

As if. We used to rob those rubes.

Check it.

Rob 'em blind we did. [laughs]

- You're not helping your case!

- [whimpers]

Please, hear us out.

Yes, we are bandits. [gasps]

And things were good in the "before times,"

but that all changed when

the water went away.

- Water!

- [hyperventilating]

No, no, no!

- What happened?

- Well, I'll tell ya.

We were just minding our own business

raiding Outpost Four, and

stealing all their stuff,

- when there came a great rumbling!

- [all] Huh?

Then, before we knew it, the

seas themselves parted!

Oh, it was terrible! I had

just stolen a great TV.

With the water gone, the land turned

into this harsh desert you see before you.

Dry sand is the worst!

Ever since then we've been

hiding out in this oasis,

working on these breathing devices

so we might escape the desert one day.

You're not even wearing one.

- I breathe through my armpits.

- Ugh!

We barely remember our

lives in the before times.

How long ago did the waters part?

- I don't know, about a week.

- A week?

It's been a long week.

Okay.

Where is the Outpost from here?

We haven't left the oasis

since the water went away.

But the outpost is right over that dune.

Um, okay. Thanks for, uh

[all gasping]

I don't know, nothing, I guess.

- [all groaning]

- Let's go.

[Mera grunting]

[laughs] We showed them!

- [grunts]

- [all yelp]

That's what I thought!

- That does not look like an outpost.

- What the heck is it?

Uh, it looks like

I don't know, a giant drill?

Looks like there's a bunch

of buildings on top. Crazy!

Maybe we wait till dark and sneak up

to the drill without being spotted.

Then we can figure out

what it's doing here and

- Man man on a car thing.

- Hmm.

[Russian accent] Hello!

Welcome to drill.

Yes. Hi, I am Pytor Mortikov!

Pleasure.

- [exhales]

- And I'm gonna punch this guy.

Just hold on a sec.

Hi there!

I'm Aquaman, and this is Mera.

[grunts]

Uh [chuckles nervously]

I'm, um, King of Atlantis,

but you probably don't know

that 'cause I'm brand new

and you're from the surface world.

[chuckles]

Surface world?

Ah, I understand.

- You undersea people.

- Yes.

We're looking for an outpost

that's supposed to be here.

Hmm.

No outpost. No water, too.

Very lucky for drill, eh? Please.

- You must have tour.

- [laughs] Cool!

- [grunts]

- My gut says we fight him.

[sighs] Mera, let's just try

talking first this time?

Besides, this guy is so polite.

[chuckling]

Fine. Fine, fine, fine,

fine, fine, fine, fine.

The water was gone when I find it, yes.

- Only sand, dirt and rare metals.

- How convenient for you.

Very true. Deep sea

drilling is major hassle.

Much easier without sea.

Whoa!

This drill is really something.

Thank you.

I invent myself, just like Grappler.

Mmm, mmm.

You beautiful, handsome Grappler.

[robot hands] Help, help, help?

Wow, this is pretty great.

But where's your team?

No team.

Only me and my robot hand helpers.

But I am not lonely, I am normal.

[chuckles]

- Ah

- Sorry, I mean, I am fine.

English not my first language, da?

- He can talk to fish.

- Ooh, that is weird and cool.

And I live up here. That is

basically tour. Now, dinner!

[Aquaman eating]

Mmm. So good.

[robot hand] Help, help, help?

[robot hands] Help, help, help?

[Aquaman chuckles] Don't mind if I do.

Mmm, this is good.

So stinking good.

[robot hand] Help, help, help?

[Aquaman chomping]

Hmm?

Perfect. [chuckles]

Dude, stop eating when he's

looking at us all creepy.

But but I love it.

[Mortikov] Ah!

I'm so glad you enjoy.

I was worried maybe you didn't eat

fish because of talking to them.

Then why'd you serve it to us, then?

Hmm, your point.

[chuckles nervously] She is good.

- [Mera growls]

- We all eat fish.

We live under the sea, so

it's kinda all we got.

But they can't grill 'em.

Everything is boiled underwater.

You don't think about that

until you live there.

And then it's all you think about.

- [robot hands] Help, help, help?

- [Aquaman] Oh.

I hear stories about the Aquaman.

You were born on land, yes?

Something about a father,

a lighthouse.

[burps]

Huh? What? Uh, yeah.

Yeah, I grew up in a lighthouse

with just my dad, or whatever.

Kinda stunk without my mom.

But, you know, lighthouses.

It was fine.

Ah. I, too, grew up in a

special situation.

I was not always the

giant mecha-drill-wielding

salvage baron you see today.

Dredging the ocean, looking for scrap

and things people left behind,

happening upon this site,

and using my salvaging equipment

to dig for rare gems in

the earth's surface.

No. I was once a boy growing

up in the garbage dump,

being raised only by my dear mother.

The only thing she loved

more than old tires

and roasted scrap metal was me,

her little garbage prince.

[chuckles]

She raised me well.

And look where I am today.

A king of sorts.

Just as I'm sure your dad raised

you to be a fantastic king, huh?

Ah, thanks, man.

When you say it like that,

we do kinda sound alike.

Yes! I'm sure the smell of

hot wet garbage brings about

the same nostalgic memories

of mom's spoiled milk and

rotting food casseroles

- as it does for me.

- What, uh

Okay, that's it! Quit trying

to butter up my boyfriend

by talking about your very

relatable childhoods.

Well, I don't know about that last

Where is Outpost four, and all

the fish-people who lived there?

[sighs]

I tell you, I have seen no outpost.

[grunts angrily]

Then this is the wrong place!

Ugh, this is what we get for

listening to the dang bandits.

You might be sad, and apt to

flip more of my possessions

upon hearing this, but

your outpost is nowhere.

What? It has to be somewhere.

One would think, but from

my central command center,

entire desert can be seen.

And I promise you, no outpost.

Can we check out the view from up there?

We have to be sure.

Of course. In morning.

Come on, we're in a big hurry.

You must stay the night.

I have never had guest.

My luxurious guest room,

it goes unoccupied.

Please.

[Aquaman] I gotta hand it to him.

[straining] This is very luxurious.

- [straining and moaning]

- Ugh.

I don't know how you can

relax in this place.

I don't know, this is really comfortable.

[sighs]

[Mera grunts angrily]

Sorry. It's just really nice

to sit in a real chair.

Hey!

You think this could be my throne?

Like, we just take it back with us?

- It's a really nice chair.

- [irritated] It is nice!

But that's making me

madder somehow. [grunts]

That guy is up to something.

Eh, he's a little off-putting,

but maybe he's just weird?

He said he's never had a guest before.

We tried talking to him.

Now I think it's time for Plan A, punching.

You mean Plan B?

Nope. It was always Plan A.

You just skipped it.

[sighs] We can't punch out

random deep-sea miners

just because everything they say

and do is deeply suspicious.

Um, it seems like we can, though.

Well, what we can do is check

out the command center.

Just remember, we gotta be really sneaky.

- My new throne! Aw, man.

- [Mera] Sorry. No other choice.

[grunting] Uh, wait up.

Alley-oop!

[Mera] Oh, whoops.

[robot hand 1 beeping]

We're a team of evil.

[Aquaman] Looks like the coast is clear.

[both grunting]

Huh?

[robot hand burbling]

[indistinct robot hand conversation]

[whispering] Hmm. We gotta

get into that tower.

- Any ideas?

- Yeah. I'll use my water powers to lasso

them and then you then tackle 'em!

- Yeah, but you don't have any water.

- Yeah, don't worry about it.

- I just need a little.

- No, no

- This is probably a trash can, right?

- Eh, I assume.

Good enough for me.

You know, I think we're

pretty good at being sneaky,

but that was kinda easy, wasn't it?

Whatever. Let's just see what he's

hiding in this command center.

- [Mortikov] Hello.

- [both gasp]

Huh? Mortikov, we just wanted

to look for [clanging]

So glad to find you.

Please, follow me.

Yeah, da. It is not much further.

My most sincerest apologies.

After dinner it occurred to me

that I have not been helpful.

I realize I do know

where Outpost may be.

Eh, I have clue, at least.

I look for you in guest room

to give news, but it is empty.

We were just, uh, stretching our legs.

Exercise is good.

Legs, also good.

Uh, right.

Ah! We are here.

When I begin mining,

mysterious hole appears

in sifting pile.

I have no reason for this.

Perhaps connected to your missing outpost?

Hmm. We'll check it out.

- See? You were helpful.

- I am glad.

Looks like the diplomatic approach

- got us a clue.

- Ugh. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Do we, uh, jump down there?

I don't know.

I think we need caving gear?

Mortikov probably has some.

Or he could make us some.

He's been really helpful, so I'm sure

[gears cranking]

Oh, no.

- [Mera yelps]

- Apologies, Aquaman.

You have done a great mistake

trusting me!

- [Aquaman and Mera screaming]

- Enjoy pit.

- I told you!

- But he was being so polite!

- As a trick!

- How was I supposed to know that?

[Mera] Oh.

At least there's water down here.

Yeah. I mean, maybe this

won't be so bad after all.

- [growling]

- What is going on?

[moaning]

Uh, whoever you are, you should

know that I'm, uh, Aquaman.

King of Atlantis!

[whimpers]

[gasping]

So, we got a new king, huh?

Big whoop.

Are you the townspeople of Outpost Four?

Yeah, what's left of it.

I'm Gillian.

I was the mayor back when

there was something to be mayor of.

- [Mera] Ooh!

- Oh!

It's Outpost Four!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Outpost Four.

- Anyway, that's Merdussa.

- Hello!

- Finhead.

- Sup?

- Toby.

- Hey!

- And the rest.

- [barks]

What happened here?

Well, let's see. Everything was fine,

and then Pytor Mortikov

buries our town in sand!

We don't know how he parted the waters,

but he must have! [whimpers]

Yeah.

He showed up right after it happened.

Hmmm. And when was that?

A week ago? The longest

week of my life. [scoffs]

Atlantis hasn't heard

from you in seven years.

Yeah.

It feels like seven years. [scoffs]

All I know is we can't

breathe without water,

so Mortikov threw us down in this pit

and started mining our town into the earth.

Ooh, that jerk!

I should have hit him right in his

big head with a water baseball bat.

Oh! A baseball fan?

Nice to meet a fellow lover of land sports.

It's still not really baseball, but it

would be nice to take a bat to Mortikov.

Well, we can't get out of here,

because even if we could escape,

we wouldn't be able to breathe.

He's a king, though.

He's probably got a plan. [giggles]

[scoffs] Don't count on it.

All kings do is let you down.

Huh? Hmm?

Well, this stinks.

How am I supposed to save

everyone stuck down here?

[grumbles]

You're like, a superhero, right?

You can fly us out.

With what?

The little wings on my ankles?

[sighs] It's fine. I'm really strong,

I can probably dig out of here.

So, I guess that's my plan.

I'll just dig us a 30-mile tunnel

back to the ocean! [grunts angrily]

This is going great!

- [rumbling]

- Uh-oh.

[whirring]

Yeah!

[laughing]

You guys!

Well, well, well.

We were looking for the source of

our oasis, and what do we find?

It's those villagers!

- Let's rob 'em.

- Huh?

Hey, it's those bandits

that always robbed us!

Let's beat 'em up!

And I guess, arrest them.

[all yelling]

- Huh?

- Oh, yeah!

Looks like it's finally fighting time.

[yells] Wait!

What are you doing?

Listen, every problem has

a different solution.

And sometimes, the right

thing to do is talk.

[Mera blows raspberry]

And other times the right

thing to do is fight.

- Nice.

- But right now,

everyone in this cave needs to talk

Uh, this better be going somewhere.

about teaming up to fight Mortikov.

[blows raspberry, yells]

Okay, you got my attention.

Your two groups have had their differences.

Differences?

They robbed us. Like, every day.

Yeah. It's not an equal

thing here, I get that.

But Mortikov has messed

up all of your lives.

It's true. It was much easier to

rob people when there was water.

You're not helping.

But together, you have

all the tools you need.

The bandits have a drill and breathing

machines, so you can leave this cave.

And the Outpost people have the numbers

we'll need to overwhelm Mortikov.

And I've got baseball bats.

Enough for everyone.

- [all gasping]

- [excited laughter]

Yeah, that's great.

See? Everyone's contributing.

All right. What do you guys got?

We've got dang super powers, baby!

Hey, that's true. They

beat us up pretty good.

Check it out, I got a picture.

Oop, hold on, that's not it.

Oh, there we go. See what I mean?

[both straining]

[metal clanking]

[metal clanking]

[grunting]

Yeah, all right.

I'm starting to like this.

So what do you say?

Wanna team up

and beat the living tar

out of Pytor Mortikov?

[excited and affirmative chatter]

- Actually, we don't know who that is.

- We'll explain it to you.

[Mortikov] Big pile.

Many dirt.

Dry as bones.

Very good. [yawns]

Ah. Perhaps tonight I will sleep

in guest room as a reward.

So much more luxurious than my room.

[gasps]

Why did I build this way?

[yelps]

[music]

[both grunt]

[yells]

[Mortikov grunts]

Hey, Mortikov.

We're back!

Hmm.

Yes, you have all teamed up.

How nice for you.

[all laugh]

Goodbye.

[growls] After him!

[grunts]

Huh? [grunts]

- [grunts]

- [gear] Ping!

[Aquaman and Mera] Huh?

- Huh?

- [bandit grunting]

Get away!

Watch out!

He knows Tank-fu!

Alley-oop.

Ugh. Disgusting fish person!

Ugh!

This is for burying my town!

Town was gross! Like you.

Huh? Ugh!

[hissing]

Stop hitting!

[Merdussa] Oh, my eels!

[grunting]

[all yelling]

Huh?

[grunts]

[grunting]

[clanks]

[groans]

[bandits grunt]

- Are we done here?

- Heh. Looks like we're done to me.

I would not recommend

underestimating me.

[robot hands] Help, help, help?

- Um, what's happening?

- The heck should I know?

[laughs evilly]

Get me to central command.

[laughing evilly]

And grill the fish.

[continues laughing]

[robot hands] Help, help, help?

[robot hands] Destroy.

He's getting away!

We gotta do something.

You're right.

You know what that means.

Bases loaded, baby.

[gasps]

Batter up.

[Aquaman and Mera yell]

[robots burbling]

[all] Huh?

- [Aquaman grunts]

- [Mera laughing]

[bandits laughing]

[all yell]

- [all grunting]

- [Mera] Yeah! All right!

[Aquaman gasps]

Whoa!

[grunting]

[laughs]

- [robot hands burbling]

- [bandit yelling]

[mimics robots, laughs]

Whoa!

[yelling]

Huh?

[burbling]

- Uh-oh.

- Huh?

- [burbling]

- [yelling]

[Mera] Hmm.

Y'all think I'm out of weapons, huh?

Well, this time I filled

my air jar with water!

[grunts]

Let's go around the horn!

- [laughs] Hey, Toby! Heads up.

- Huh? Oh.

I love baseball!

[Aquaman grunting]

- [robot hands burbling]

- Mortikov!

[Mortikov laughing evilly]

- [grunts]

- Man!

We'll never catch up to him now.

- Huh?

- [robot hand burbling]

[Toby grunts]

We'll never catch up to him

on feet.

[laughs]

[straining]

Atlanteans!

[all] Huh?

Mortikov wants to get to his command

center, so we gotta stop him!

Clear a path.

- [chuckles] You heard the King! Clear a path!

- [all yelling]

Yeah!

Huh?

Go, go, go!

Hey, Morty, what's in that

command center, anyway?

Never mind, I'll check

it out myself! [laughing]

No! You must not!

Huh? [grunts]

How dare you use machines

I invent to thwart me?

If I beat you with your machine,

it's kinda like win-win

for you, right? [laughs]

No! Is not how it works.

Huh?

[grunts, groans]

All right. We'll call it a draw.

Fat chance, Aquaman.

Activate full command defenses. Now!

- [beams whirring]

- Huh?

[grunts]

[laughs] Too easy.

- Huh?

- [beams powering up]

- [alarm blaring]

- Huh?

Overheating? Not possible!

Vent! Why will it not vent?

[burbling]

I guess that wasn't a trash can.

Huh. [grunting]

All right. What do you got

hiding in here? Whoa!

What is that?

Is that crystal powering this whole drill?

And is this battery powering the crystal?

This is crazy.

- [metal clanking]

- [gasps]

[laughing in distance]

[Mortikov] You have gotten

too far, little Aquaman,

son of the lighthouse keeper.

But this is the last beacon

you are ever going to be seeing.

It doesn't have to end like this, Mortikov.

Oh, but I think it does, for you.

[gasps, grunts]

- [Mortikov laughing]

- [grunts]

You have been seeing too much.

It is time to silence you.

[grunts]

Mortikov, what are you doing?

This isn't the boy who came all this way

from living in that garbage dump!

[Mortikov laughing]

I think you'll find it is boy.

- What would your mother think?

- Mother would have

- k*lled you at dinner.

- What?

And now, I will follow her example.

[laughing]

Now you say, "Goodbye."

- [Mera] Hey, short stop!

- Huh?

- Batter up!

- [grunts]

- [fish squeaking]

- [yelling]

[groaning]

Well, that was exactly as satisfying

- as I thought it would be.

- Looked like it.

- [Mortikov groaning]

- What's with the crystal?

I don't know. But if I do this

[rumbling]

- Uh-oh.

- Maybe that was a bad idea.

Huh?

You fool, you doomed us!

- Come on, it can't be that bad.

- Huh?

[Mera] Never mind.

We're doomed.

- Hey, what's happening?

- Dum-Dum turned off crystal.

Now whole drill collapse and we all die!

- Why did you do that?

- I'm not sure!

- [grunting]

- [clanking]

[both yelling]

[Mortikov screaming]

Wait!

Everyone stop screaming and listen.

- [rumbling in distance]

- [all] Huh?

Huh?

[Aquaman] The water, it's coming back!

Okay, guys.

We're going to have to jump.

[Aquaman] Hmm.

- You ready?

- [Mera] Mmm-hmm.

All right.

Okay. Jump!

[all screaming]

[gasping]

- [yelling]

- Huh?

Huh? [gasps]

Everyone okay?

[groaning]

Hello!

- Yeah, I think so.

- Look!

I can see my house. [giggles]

And my house!

And my even more baseball bats!

[struggling]

[gasping]

[Mera grunts]

- [Aquaman grunts]

- [chuckles nervously]

Hello.

[Aquaman] All right.

That should do it.

Thanks again for helping us

patch up the Mudskipper.

I guess I'll tell Atlantis

you guys are all fine now.

Because of you, Aquaman.

[bandits grunt]

You've not only saved us from Mortikov,

you've brought us all together.

[laughs bashfully]

That's not necessary.

Yeah, you showed us that

we can accomplish more

by working with the townspeople

instead of robbing them.

Wow. I guess I did, huh?

Yeah. And you showed us

Well, we always knew the

bandits shouldn't rob us.

- [Gillian growls]

- [yelps]

But I appreciate the help.

Actually, you showed me I

was wrong about kings.

Ooh. Really?

Yeah. I always thought kings were terrible,

but actually, the problem was

that our king was Ocean Master.

Yeah. Come to think of it,

Ocean Master stunk as a king.

We were buried for a week

and he didn't send anyone!

[gasps] I know, right?

And he thought you'd been gone

- for seven years.

- What?

But Aquaman's not like Ocean Master.

He's a great King!

Yeah!

Let's all hear it for King Aquaman!

[all chanting] King Aquaman!

King Aquaman!

[Aquaman] Oh.

Hey, my subjects are here.

Inappropriate.

Ah, okay. One more.

King Aquaman! King Aquaman!

King Aquaman!

One more kiss! One more kiss!

[laughing] Hold on. We just talked

to Atlantis like a week ago.

Eh. It's probably not important.

[groaning]

- That was great!

- Told you.

All you had to do was show the

citizens what a good king you are.

Yeah, you're right. Everyone at the

palace was just so lukewarm on me.

I was worried I was messing this up.

You're doing great.

Like, bringing the townspeople together

with their former enemies?

Very royal.

That's what you do, bring people together.

Like I bring together the land and the sea?

I'm serious! That's why I

knew you'd be a good king.

You're not from here so you see

how things could be different.

It's a strength.

I forget that sometimes.

[Mortikov groaning]

Aquaman returns!

[chuckles] That was a long day.

Let's get Mortikov into

sea-jail and get some sleep.

Yep. Then,

first thing tomorrow I begin Operation

Show-all-my-subjects

that-I'm-awesome-at-being-king.

Vulko, we're back!

We've got a cool new

crystal for you to study

- and a crummy new criminal for you to jail!

- [both gasp]

Surprise, Aquaman!

- What?

- That's right.

I, Ocean Master, am king once again!

- What?

- And with my armies rebuilt,

I'm prepared to wage w*r

on the surface world!

- Vulko, what's the deal?

- Oh, my bad.

There was nothing I could do.

You were gone for a whole year.

[Aquaman and Mera screaming]

Whaaat?

No. Seriously. What?