Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021) s01e03 Episode Script

1
[DC theme music playing]
[whale 1 growls] Yeah!
[whale 2 laughs and growls] Yeah!
[both] Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[chuckles]
[announcer speaking]
Attention all Atlanteans.
King Aquaman is about
to deliver his royal judgment.
Hm. I see what must be done.
[shouts] And it is now
time to act!
[both whimper and gasp]
- [groans]
- [giggles]
[both slurping]
'Kay, let's see here.
And done! [chuckles]
Whoo. I finally finished all the
King jobs that Vulko set out for me.
Not bad, huh?
[squeaking]
[groans]
So, what do you think?
I think someone's doing a pretty
good job as King, huh? Huh?
I dunno.
[groans] Oh, come on!
What do you want from me?
I don't know.
The throne room just
used to be more exciting.
Exciting?
I just beat up a living island
to reclaim my stolen Trident.
- This is thrilling stuff, people.
- Uh, so you say.
I mean, we weren't there.
Okay. But you were here
when I threw the criminal
Ocean Master in jail after
rescuing him from, again,
a horrifying collection
of land, eyeballs and fingers.
[groans]
Remember Ocean Master?
- He was great!
- Ocean Master was not great!
He was leading you all to war!
At least he was gonna
take us with him to war.
Some of us like feeling included.
Um, [giggles]
he took me to Europe.
You mean when Ocean Master
sent you to kill me and Mera?
Uh, yeah.
But I failed, so you're welcome.
You keep skipping town down
and leaving us in the empty
throne room doing nothing.
We spent a whole year here
waiting for you
to get back from
some rescue mission.
I don't have years to spare
[groans] because I'm old.
[muffled growls and sighs]
First of all,
why did you spend the whole
year just standing in here?
You could've gone outside and, I
don't know, played water polo?
Uh, we just call it polo.
Secondly, you did not wait for me.
You replaced me with Ocean Master.
Yeah, remember Ocean Master?
Thirdly, I had to save our people on
Outpost Four from Pytor Mortikov.
And I did it!
I even made peace
between the Outpost folks
and the bandits that
used to terrorize them.
- You mean those bandits?
- Huh?
Yes, those bandits.
- Hey!
- They work for me now as palace guards.
It's just one of my great
new ideas as a good King.
They used to rob people for money,
but now I'm paying
them to protect us all.
Yeah, in a way, it's like
we're robbing you. [chuckles]
No, it's not like that.
That's not what's happening.
Never phrase it that way again.
I'm trying here, people.
What do you want from me?
Want me to kiss every baby here?
I'll smooch every baby.
You! Give me your baby.
- No!
- [crying]
[both grunting]
- [footsteps approaching]
- [both gasp]
- [all gasp]
- [announcer speaking] Ocean Master
has returned to challenge
King Aquaman for the thr
- Oh, it's just Mera.
- [Mera growls]
[Mera] Just Mera?
Who said that?
[thumping]
Get back here!
[indistinct shouting]
[groans]
This day is going well.
[choir singing]
Aquaman King of Atlantis ♪
Chapter Three
Tidal Shift ♪
Yo, Mera. What's up?
What's up with me?
What's up with them?
They look miserable.
What'd you do to them?
I guess not die?
[sighs]
I'm trying to do a good job
and be the King
that Atlantis deserves.
I don't know what
these people want from me.
[chuckles]
I don't think they even know
what they want from you, man.
But as King, you have to do
what you think is right,
whether or not
people like you for it.
They've never had a King that
actually cared about them before.
Just be yourself
and they'll come around.
And if they don't, I'll punch 'em.
[growls]
I'll punch every one of 'em.
[baby crying]
- Yeah. Especially you.
- Uh, thanks, Mera.
Oh! What're you doing
with that crystal?
Oh! Oh, yeah.
Oh, sorry. Yeah.
Vulko wants to see us
down in his vault.
Yes! Say no more.
Anywhere but the throne room.
Hmm. Ocean Master would
never leave to go to the vault.
What?
This is part of my job as King.
Do you not want me to do my job?
I mean, seriously, the nerve
of these guys. [door dings]
[scoffs] Ocean Master
would never do his job.
- [all agreeing]
- And that's the problem.
[sighs in exasperation]
See? This is what I'm saying.
I go off and stop sea criminals
- and the citizens don't care. [grunts]
- [clangs]
Yeah! What the heck?
They should love that.
- [gasps]
- [door dings]
[explosion]
Then I spend an actual week
doing King chores for Vulko,
and they don't like that either.
[gasps] We should build a new
waste management facility.
One more
ribbon-cutting ceremony,
and I think they'll be won over.
We've cut every ribbon.
I'm done cutting ribbons.
[clangs]
What you should be done doing
is hitting that crystal.
Why? It's really good
for relieving my stress.
Well, it's also really
good at maybe ripping
a planet in half with
gravitational energy.
[both gasp]
It is?
[nervously] Well, then it's a good
thing we've been so safe with it.
[laughs nervously]
That's why I called
you both down here.
I have finally figured out
what these crystals do.
The blue one decelerates time
and the red one accelerates time.
Yeah, we know that.
But how do they work?
[gasps] Oh!
[squeaking]
Even this is more comfortable
than my throne.
[shouts] This is my throne now!
Will this turn it on?
[grumbles]
No.
- [clinks]
- [smacks]
The way the crystals
are meant to work
is to be placed in
the armor of Cronus.
[gasps] Whoa!
Why was it under that cover?
[stuttering] Uh
For for the
- for the reveal.
- Nice.
- It was good.
- Oh, thanks.
This armor has been
in the palace vault
since it was
discovered by Atlanteans
some millennia ago
in a crashed alien spaceship.
Oh, right.
A ship from "outer space".
That thing that's totally real.
Uh, outer space is real.
[sighs in relief] I am very happy
that not believing in outer space
isn't some weird
Atlantean thing.
Just a weird Mera thing.
This woman who
I've chosen to love.
Hey! That's me.
I've known about the armor
of Cronus for years, obviously.
But, I never knew how it worked
because that page in my book
The Tome of Cool Alien Stuff
We Found at Atlantis
was mysteriously torn out.
See? Who does that?
"Cool alien stuff
we found in Atlantis."
Wait! What's the
other stuff in there?
It wasn't until you brought me
these crystals that I realized
they're the final pieces!
[dramatic music playing]
[both gasp]
Space armor?
Time crystals?
That sounds like
a winning combination.
What can this baby do
if we power it up?
Well, at full capacity,
the armor of Cronus
wields the very fabric of time
and space as its weapons.
The Crosmenauts built it
to end an ancient Civil War.
- Crosmenauts?
- Uh, it's a rough translation.
Their word for themselves
sounds even stupider.
- If you say so.
- The important thing is
that the armor ripped their own
planet to shreds [explosion]
scattering them and
their history across the stars.
And now,
we have everything we need
to reactivate it right here.
Pretty neat, huh?
- Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
- What?
No! All of this is bad.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Oh, yeah.
Definitely for sure bad.
Also, that's why I need you two
to take the crystals
far away from the armor.
No! [gasps]
No!
We must keep them
away from each other.
So, you're asking us to disable
a very cool-sounding weapon,
and we have
to do it separately? [growls]
I still need
to do more research,
but they're made up of equal
yet opposing forces.
If they come into contact
with each other,
who knows what
the effect could be?
So no touchy?
Not unless you want
to potentially blow stuff up,
which is definitely
something that could happen.
But, if you do wanna blow
something up, let's try it.
[laughs mischievously]
No, no, no, no, no.
[laughs]
Oh, right. Absolutely right.
Yeah. Me neither.
No, no, no, no.
We agree. Scatter the pieces
for sure. Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
[chuckles]
- [gasps]
- [angelic music playing]
[whimpering] Say
it's too bad these things are
so dang dangerous, though, huh?
Obviously, no one can keep it.
Yep. Obviously.
[chuckles nervously]
I mean, uh, I get it.
Just too dangerous.
Uh-huh.
But, if one could keep it, and
I kept it, hypothetically, of course,
and I had a giant suit
of alien time armor,
again, hypothetically, obviously,
the Atlanteans might actually
think I was a pretty cool King.
[mumbles nervously]
He's feeling insecure about how much
the Atlanteans don't respect him.
Oh, hey, don't you worry about them.
You're Aquaman!
The Atlantean from
the surface world.
You have a way
of bringing things together.
[sighs]
Thanks, Vulko. I needed that.
- [shouts] Crystal!
- [Mera yelps]
[sighs in relief] Again,
do not bring them together.
- Sorry.
- Oh, yeah. Whoops!
Luckily, I'm not doing
anything else today,
so I'm ready for a good mission.
[grunts] I don't wanna smooch
that weird-looking baby anyways.
- Wait, was that a baby?
- [alarm howling]
[all gasp]
Nice one, Topo.
- [both cheer] Topo!
- [Topo chitters]
Guard the crystals
while we check out
whatever is causing the alarm.
And keep them
apart from each other.
[Topo chittering]
[announcer speaking] The Royal
Sea Jail has been breached.
Jailbreak! Jailbreak!
Jailbreak!
- Did he just say jail
- [all gasp]
[all shouting]
[all grunting]
[laughs]
Time to be naughty!
Oh, no, you don't,
Naughty Johnny!
[both grunting]
[Johnny] Thank you!
Oh, right.
They want to leave. Fish guts!
[criminals cheering]
[all gasp]
- [all screaming and shouting]
- [thudding and crashing]
[nervously] I have
a new King job for you.
Yeah, okay.
I get it, Vulko. [grunts]
[blows raspberry]
[both laughing mischievously]
[ominous music playing]
- Who are all these dudes?
- And dudettes.
Women can commit crime too.
- [man growls]
- [whimpers]
[laughs]
You got that right.
Finally, some recognition.
Okay. Who are all these people?
These are the toughest,
meanest, most dastardly groups
who have
ever attacked Atlantis.
[yelps]
They are free!
[creatures growling]
- [chef] Ewie, ewie, ew!
- [slobbering]
[groans]
You're getting it all spitty.
[Vulko gasps]
And the fire trolls!
[growling]
[Murk] Mama Mia!
- [growling]
- Come on, guys. [gulps]
[thumping]
[crying]
[gasps]
And the Mirror Men!
And Mirror Women.
Yep. Got it.
Women can be criminals.
[screaming]
Oh. I don't hate this.
[all screaming]
[whimpering]
We'll have to split up
and reel 'em in.
Yeah! Let's get 'em!
[whimpering]
Hey, you Crustoloids.
Eat this!
- [thumping]
- [all grunting]
[growls]
Dropping him, Crusty!
[yelps]
- I said
- [growls]
Hah! Gotcha!
Oh, gross! What?
[grunts]
[groans] Oh, man!
[growls and thumps]
Uh, [chuckles nervously]
maybe we can just
talk this out?
[all growl]
[whimpering] How are you
even doing this underwater?
[exhales] This is harder
than midday in Italia.
Did I tell you that Ocean
Master took me to Europe?
It's no big deal.
- [growls]
- [both gasp]
Huh? Oh.
Get outta here.
- Alright.
- Okay. I had it under control.
Fire trolls, huh?
Well, I've been known to get
a little hot-headed, myself.
- [grunts]
- [all growl]
[gasps] Woah!
[yelps] Ow! Ow!
I didn't mean
hot-headed literally.
[whimpering]
Looking at myself this long
has only shown me
how empty I truly am inside.
Pick on someone with your own
self-destructive narcissism.
Woah!
[yelps]
[grunts]
- [clangs]
- [grunts]
[grunting]
I got you now!
What?
[crying] Ow!
[grunting]
[panting]
[growls]
This is what you look like.
- [screams]
- [grunting]
- [crying]
- [growling]
Now what do we do?
[chuckles]
Call in reinforcements.
- [humming]
- [triumphant music playing]
[creatures] Huh?
[slapping]
They schooled you! [chuckles]
[Mera growling]
Huh?
[both gasp]
[growls]
[growls]
[gasps and screams]
Now who's in hot water?
[chuckles]
I got puns for days.
[groans]
These crystal jerks won't give up.
Ugh! Can we just be done
so I can go back
to my magic books?
[gasps] That's it!
Magic books are magic.
[whizzing]
[glass breaking]
And some magic is lazers.
[creatures groaning]
Well, I'm glad that's over.
Let's go back to the palace.
Oh, great.
It's my royal guard.
Have you been here
the whole time?
I don't know if you heard
the blaring alarm,
but we could've used
your help on that jailbreak.
What? You told us
to guard the throne room,
- so we did.
- It does look convict-free in here.
Yeah. I mean, it is good
that no sea criminals
got into the throne room.
Right. Except for
the one sea criminal
that did get
into the throne room,
uh, and is still hiding
behind the throne.
What?
Oh. Uh
[laughs maniacally] Fools!
This whole jailbreak
was just a distraction
caused by me, Ocean Master.
It was my plan all along
for you to find me. [laughs]
Yeah. This old guy showed up
right after the jailbreak
started sitting on the throne.
Who knew?
You didn't tell us not to let
anyone sit on the throne.
And he's so old, we figured
what's the harm, you know?
[grunts]
How do I say this?
The harm is that
he's always trying to kill me.
- [chuckles]
- Well, he didn't, did he?
He heard you come in and hid.
Yeah. And he told us not to
tell you where he was hiding
because he specifically said
it was not part of his plan
to be found. Yeah.
You guys really
make me question
- my decision to hire bandits.
- Meh. Whatever.
At least Ocean Master's
very dumb plan
- has failed again.
- [groans] My back!
[bones cracking] No,
you don't even know my plan.
You just told us
you caused the jailbreak.
[nervously] Okay. Yeah, well
but do you know that
I've got an accomplice?
- What?
- [laughs wickedly]
[Ocean Master] Aquaman, you
were the fool that placed
two cunning geniuses
in a cell together.
Me and Pytor Mortikov.
[both chuckle]
Oh, Ocean Master,
I senses that you are
cunning genius like myself.
Uh, do you want
to be best friendses?
[Ocean Master] At first, we just
focused on entertaining ourselves
to keep our minds witty sharp.
- [both giggling]
- But then, we realized we had more
in common than just perfect
singing voices.
Ooh, I hates the Aquaman.
He is a big beardy baby.
Ocean Master, you are true King.
I also hate Aquaman
and think I should be King.
And since we were best friends,
I promised to create the
jailbreak as a distraction,
so no one would notice
that Mortikov had snuck off.
Please, Ocean Master,
you are the only genius I can trust.
[Ocean Master squeals]
[Ocean Master] The jail
was built when I was King,
so I know all of the secrets.
Like the hidden button inside
the cell that opens the doors.
[Aquaman] Why would
the prison have that?
[Ocean Master] I installed it myself
in case I ever got thrown in jail.
[Mera] So, the jailbreak
wasn't to break out of jail?
It was just a distraction?
For what?
Uh, oh, yeah!
I almost forgot.
Mortikov needed time to
sneak down into the vault
so he can get time crystals
and the armor of corn husk.
- [Vulko] Uh, Cronus.
- [Ocean Master] What do I care?
- It wasn't about the crystals for me.
- [creatures cheering]
You see, Mortikov, baby,
had an enticing offer.
Once I has the crystalses,
I promise to defeat Aquaman
and make you, Ocean Master,
King once more.
[both laugh]
[Mortikov singing]
La, la, la, la ♪
And then he went to go do that.
I told you it was a good plan.
Uh, wait.
Mortikov knows about the armor?
Well, that's bad.
Not as bad as
his face will be when I
[growls]
Ocean Master, you dummy!
He's not gonna make you King.
And he might very well
destroy the whole planet!
[nervously] Um, and then
he'll make me King?
No. [grunts] I just started winning
over the citizens of Atlantis.
Well, almost.
And I'm not going
to let you waltz in here
and take that away from me.
[laughs] But I did.
[gasps]
[Aquaman]
We'll deal with you later.
We gotta get down to the vault
and stop Mortikov.
[all cheering]
[grunting]
[chuckles] I did it!
Ah, this was a good plan.
Uh, didn't he tell us not to
let anyone sit on the throne?
- Uh, not specifically.
- Oh! Well, then,
let's just carry on
and keep guarding, peoples.
Animals. Whatever we are.
Who cares?
[intense music playing]
- [all gasp]
- Oh, no! Topo!
[Topo whimpers]
[Mortikov laughs]
Welcome, Aquaman and Aquagirl.
- Ew, what?
- Uh, and Aqua Royal Advisor.
Oh, I must thank you
for finding red crystal.
I have been searching
for many years,
but you brought it right to me.
That wasn't on purpose
and you know it!
I had found
blue crystal long ago,
but had no idea where red one
or armor of Cronus was.
Yes, yes, yes.
I know all about armor.
This is thanks to a salvaging
mission where I found this.
[crying] The missing page
of my book!
[laughs]
Do you have rest of cool alien
stuff we found in Atlantis?
Mm. I would very much
like to borrow it.
Sounds very cool!
But I will have
all the time in world, soon.
Because now
I will put crystals into armor,
put armor onto me,
and finally become King of
this trash pile called Earth.
You're gonna be King of getting
the blue fin slaps out of you.
- [both growl]
- [Vulko giggles]
Vulko, move!
We need to grab him.
Uh, no need.
You see, if Mortikov here
had read the whole book
Ooh! Which I would like to do.
[chuckles] he would know
that the Crosmenauts
were little octopus-like aliens.
They were basically the size
of a surface pumpkin,
and the armor was built
for their bodies to pilot.
Meanwhile, Mortikov
is a big man,
so there's no way
he could fit into the armor.
What a dummy, huh?
[laughs]
What a complete buffoon!
- [whirring]
- [laughing maliciously]
[all gasp]
Oopsie-doopsie!
Looks like I already knew this
and modified my own body.
Turns out, I'm pretty
smart guy indeed. [laughs]
You were a cyborg
this whole time?
Actually, that does explain
how he was breathing underwater
without me creating
an air bubble for him.
I noticed a few minutes ago,
but I didn't say anything
because I assumed
we all wanted him to drown.
Yeah, yeah.
Just got to get the crystals in.
There we go! [laughs]
- Dang it! We gotta grab him!
- Shoot!
Yeah, let's kick
his non-existent butt!
Agreed. Let's beat up Mortikov
before he figures out
how to use the armor.
Oh, I am not
Pytor Mortikov anymore.
[squeaks and thumps]
[sarcastically] Yeah.
No kidding, you creep.
[Mortikov] Get out of here,
useless old body. Shoo!
This armor completes journey
I started all those years ago
in garbage dump.
My mother and I were outcasts,
banished to the wasteland.
Now, I made wasteland
of all land.
If I am only allowed to
be King of the garbage,
then I will turn
whole world into trash pile
and rebuild in my own image.
The survivors may be my subjects.
They call me
[growls] Scavenger!
Okay. So,
let's beat up Scavenger
before he figures out
how to use the armor.
[all growl]
Just you try.
[all growling and grunting]
Come on, come on, come on!
Activate the crystals!
[all growling and grunting]
Crystals, go!
[groans] It really feels like
finger guns should work, no?
[all growling and grunting]
Nice try, Aquastinko!
[all groaning]
Maybe secret button.
Oh, no! Not the statue
of Poseidon Jr.!
I got you, boy.
[yelps] Woah!
Oh, no, no, no, no!
[shouts] Vulko,
what are you doing?
Leave your dumb trinkets
and help us! [groans]
Trinkets?
- Vulko!
- Oh, come on!
Huh? Right.
[all grunting and groaning]
[chuckles] Spinny time!
Whee!
[gasps]
The body of Perseus!
Why is it all horses, Vulko?
[laughs] Time to die!
Huh? No, wait.
Okay, hold on.
Okay, okay. Now, is time to
- [Aquaman] Mortikov!
- [groans] Huh?
Come out of that suit
and face us like a man!
Spider. Nightmare.
[scoffs] It is Scavenger!
Scavenge this! [chuckles]
[growls]
Quit it!
[both scream]
Okay, okay.
Instructions for crystal
powers. Let's see here.
[shouts] Ah!
[all growl]
[laughs maliciously]
[grunts]
Now, is time to die!
[laughs]
- [all grunting]
- There's no way!
You cannot possibly
keep up with me. [laughs]
[laughs]
[groans]
Oh, huzzah!
You're free, Topo! Attack!
[Topo chitters]
I would like to
see you try, Cephalopod.
[gasps]
Even Topo can't fight him.
[groans] No one but you
was surprised by that.
Take this!
[laughs]
Too slow, Aquagirl.
First of all,
I'll be Aquawoman.
Second of all, it's neither!
- Now, release me or die!
- [sighs] Okay.
[snaps fingers]
[yelps]
[laughs] Using this suit,
it feels like riding
trash bike from childhood.
Ride this, you big jerk!
[groans] Aw, crud!
No! Ride this!
[grunts] Why does this,
specifically, keep happening?
Oh! Sorry, sorry, sorry!
[laughs]
They need my help!
Time to unleash
my ultimate move.
The Vulko
What? Wait a minute!
[screaming]
The crystals manipulate time
by manipulating gravity.
Mortikov, the more
you use the crystals,
the more gravitational force
you're emitting.
If you don't stop,
the energy could destroy us all!
[laughs]
This sounds like something
someone losing side would say.
We gotta get out of here!
[all yelp and groan]
[laughs maliciously]
[ominous music playing]
[all gasp]
[gasps and yelps]
[groans and gasps]
[gasps] No!
My one great love! [crying]
[all gasping]
What's going on?
[laughs maliciously]
I will turn your city into trash,
and then it will be my treasure.
Thank you for letting me know
about the gravitational
fields. [giggles]
- Hey, no problem.
- [both shout] Vulko!
That will make this
much easier. [laughs]
[all whimpering]
[distant explosion]
[all screaming]
[sighs in exasperation]
I really hate this dude.
[laughing]
Now, kiss! Gross!
Uh, I know Aquaman
didn't specifically say
we should defend the city,
but I feel like it's implied
in our title as Royal Guards,
you know
Hey, you're right!
If Aquaman loses,
he won't pay us anymore.
We've got to get out there.
[all growling]
Uh-oh.
[all grunting]
[Mortikov laughs]
I I may have
messed up a little.
[laughing]
[all yelp]
[all gasp]
No! The Atlanteans!
[gasps] I can't believe it.
That was our favorite statue!
This is all Aquaman's fault!
- Ocean Master would never
- Hey! You know what?
That jerk you love so much
is to blame
for what's happening.
Is this the kind
of excitement you wanted?
[whimpering]
- No.
- Should I just leave you here
with your awesome,
new, exciting trash palace?
[crying hysterically]
[Mera grumbles]
[pops]
[groans] Now we can't even
see the fight good.
- [growls] Ungrateful little
- Mera, appreciate
what you're trying to do,
but you were right before.
I can't worry what
the people think of me
or what they say they want.
I'm their King.
And that means
I have to do what's needed.
And what's needed
is a serious bumper woman.
Yeah!
Now, how do we stop him?
I don't know,
but we have to try.
Are you sure?
I'm still Princess of Xebel.
We could just call this a loss
and go rule over there.
- [Vulko scoffs]
- [groans]
[groans]
Yeah, I know. You're right.
- We have to try. [shouts]
- What exactly do you do in Xebel?
How about you stick to advising the
Atlantean throne, [mockingly] Vulko!
[laughing]
[all screaming]
[yelps]
Scavenger, I won't let you
destroy this city.
Aw, what is point, Aquaman?
Just let me have Atlantis.
The Ocean Master tells me
you were not such a good King.
He obviously has a biased opinion.
And we won't stop until
your head is back on your body
and your body is in jail.
You can try
to fight the inevitable,
but time is not
on your side! [laughs]
[scoffs] They always
have to pun, don't they?
Yes. It's like clockwork.
That was a time pun, too.
[groans]
[laughing]
[screams]
[Vulko] He went over here!
- This way!
- No! This way.
Oopsies! [laughs]
Over here.
Okay. I won't
wait here.
Just kidding! Eat building.
- [laughs]
- [all groaning]
- [all panting]
- Oh, boy!
[all gasp]
[explosion]
[laughs]
Give up, little water babies.
Accept me
as your trash overlord
and I promise you
a prison room with a view.
- [growls] Never!
- [both shout]
Very well.
I crush you. [laughing]
[all grunting and growling]
I squeeze you. Huh?
[laughs]
- Uh-oh!
- [all whimpering]
Civilians, why are you still here?
Piggyback ride. Here we go!
[grunting]
[woman squeals]
Yay! They're saving us.
[Mortikov] This way!
- Ah!
- So close!
- Oh!
- No escape!
- [growls]
- [all scream]
[laughs maliciously]
All you have done
is ensure they survive
to be ruled over
by little old me. [laughs]
- [Vulko] Hey, Mera!
- [Mortikov] Huh?
Need a little kelp?
Now, Aquaman!
[growls]
[laughs]
[in slow motion]
Woah! I hate
[laughing]
Gotcha!
Uh-oh!
[all grunting and groaning]
Wow! They're really getting
their snot kicked out of them.
[thuds and groans]
[growls]
I don't think Ocean Master
would fight for us like this.
He wouldn't even split
the check on a Capponadda.
Come on!
We got to help them.
[all growling]
[laughs]
[gasps] Uh-oh.
[all grunting and screaming]
[guard] Let's get him, buddies.
This one's for Techno.
[laughs] Looks like
you've outsmarted me!
My Royal Guard!
You came to defend me.
Um, I think they're just trying
- to steal those crystals.
- Huh?
[guard] Give us these crystals
so we can sell 'em.
Sure. I mean, maybe,
but it's getting the job done.
[indistinct shouting]
[growls]
Okay. I'm not one 100% sure
that outer space exists
[both yell] It does!
but if it is real,
I'm gonna send Scavenger there!
[growling]
[Mortikov] Oh, boy!
I'm going up very quickly!
[screaming]
[growling]
[sighs] What a beautiful day.
Wait, what?
[growling]
Not cool, you guys.
[whimpering]
[growling]
[Mortikov whimpering]
Oh! Actually,
this is quite beautiful.
But I think it is time to
turn up the heat. [laughing]
Turnin' up the heat, huh?
Getting warmer. [laughs]
Wow, this is very impressive!
You think you can send us
to the moon after this?
[Mera growls]
[chuckles nervously] Never mind.
Just keep going.
Uh, actually, consider stopping.
What? No!
I've got him on the ropes.
[growling]
[laughs] Woah, woah, woah!
Okay. We'll see
how you like this!
[laughing]
- That looks bad.
- It's probably fine.
It's not like the Earth's
crust itself is breaking.
- Uh, it is.
- Okay, this is very bad.
[gasps and grunts]
Scavenger is pushing the
gravitational force too far!
Mera, you've got to chill!
Atlantis No, the world,
can't take much more of this.
[growling]
[laughing]
[all screaming]
Fine. I'll be less cool.
- [all cheering]
- [kissing]
[laughing]
[rumble stopping]
[sighs in relief] Man!
Glad that stopped
before things got worse.
[Mortikov laughing]
[loud thud]
[gasps]
Scavenger, you've got to stop!
- You'll tear the Earth in two!
- [laughs] All the better.
I will rule over the halves.
- [baby crying]
- [whimpering]
[grunts]
[inspirational music playing]
[growling]
Aw, isn't that cute?
Little Aquaman trying
to keep it together.
I will enjoy watching you try.
[dramatic music playing]
[all gasping and cheering]
[girl] Everything's fine!
Oh, no! Everything's terrible!
[low rumble]
[growling]
[gasps]
We're doomed!
There's no way Aquaman
could be strong enough
to hold the planet together.
[growls]
Don't listen to him, babe.
You got this!
- [bones cracking]
- [screams]
Oh, I don't think he's got this.
Maybe not, alone.
[humming]
Huh?
[growls]
Huh? Oh.
[growling]
[gasping]
It worked!
Okay, brothers and sisters,
your ocean needs you.
[winces] Also, my bones.
[Topo chitters]
[Aquaman growling]
[low rumbling]
[gasps] It's holding!
Wow!
As they say in Italia
[speaking foreign language]
[all gasp]
He's holding
the actual planet together.
That's pretty impressive.
[all cheering and clapping]
[grumbles]
No! Is not impressive.
I am impressive.
I broke planet.
I have harnessed time itself.
[groans in slow motion]
Wow! That makes him
look even cooler!
[scoffs]
Stupid fish people.
Huh? Oh!
Look what we have here.
I know rules.
I defeated King.
So, now Scavenger
is King of Atlantis. [laughs]
[straining]
I haven't lost yet.
But you are going
to lose now! [all laughing]
[gasps]
Aquaman! Don't worry, babe, I
[all exclaiming]
Never mind. You're on your own!
[laughs]
What's this, Aquaman?
You won't even defend yourself?
You know I can't,
you leg-headed creep!
Aw, is that so?
Well, then, so be it!
[laughing]
[clangs]
Okay. What now?
- [clanging]
- [grunting]
Woah!
King Aquaman is great
and should stay King.
[all] Yeah!
He and his pals
have been helping us all day.
They even caught
those jailbreaking criminals.
They sure did.
Caught us real good.
And, now, they're fighting to
save the whole city. [grunting]
Also, he's holding
the entire planet together.
[all cheering]
Aww, you guys!
My Kingly deeds
have earned your respect?
Also, he can,
for real, talk to fish!
Yeah, he can!
That's actually
the coolest thing by far.
If you think about it.
Uh Okay.
Well, still. Thanks.
[clanging]
Enough! I am only playing
by your stupid rules.
I'd beat your King,
so I am your King now.
- [all] Huh?
- No! We want him to be King.
No matter
how many fights he loses.
Yeah! No matter
who beats him up.
Even if everyone beats him up.
Yeah! He's our King!
Our loser!
[all chanting]
Loser King! Loser King!
Wait!
Uh, how did we get there?
Hands off our Loser King.
- [growls]
- [clanging]
Never!
- [laughs and grunts] Huh?
- [clangs]
[laughs] Yeah!
Aquaman is a total weakening.
Super easy to beat at a duel.
- Okay. What are we
- But he cares about Atlantis.
And that's where my throne is.
Aquaman should be King.
[all cheering]
[all chanting] King Aquaman!
King Aquaman! King Aquaman!
[man giggling]
Oh, Ocean Master!
Hey, stinky old man.
This is not plan.
I'm supposed to betray you.
Huh? Uh-oh.
- [groans and grunts]
- [explosion]
[gasps]
[straining as gasping]
- [growling]
- [gasping and grunting]
[clicking]
[growling]
What are you doing?
What is he doing?
[Mortikov straining]
Hey, buddy. You're not supposed
to make crystals touch.
Something bad will happen.
Your own smart guy said!
[whimpers]
Uh, actually,
we don't know what it would do.
- [rumbling]
- [straining]
It just as possible,
something good can happen.
Hm. Smash 'em!
[Aquaman chuckles]
[Mortikov whimpering]
[dramatic music playing]
[all exclaiming]
[claps slowly]
[all gasping]
[Aquaman growling]
- [whimpering]
- [glass breaking]
Why are you doing this?
You know what
they say about me.
[all gasp]
I'm good at bringing stuff
[strains] together!
[screaming]
[whizzing]
[Mortikov groaning]
[retches]
- [electricity crackling]
- [slams]
[barking]
[pants and grunts]
[sighs and kisses]
[munching]
Wow! It's beautif [groans]
Huh? [groans]
I look like a dork!
Huh?
Huh.
[serene music playing]
[all gasping]
- [clapping]
- Huh? [gasps]
[all clapping]
[gasping]
[all cheering]
[whales cheering]
Hey, guys. We
saved Atlantis, right?
- We sure did.
- Did Scavenger
Get crushed inside
the Earth itself?
[giggles] Maybe.
Okay.
Then I guess we did good.
[all chanting] King Aquaman!
King Aquaman! King Aquaman!
[indistinct cheering]
It's pretty banged up, up here.
[groans] Oh, my throne!
[all exclaiming]
- [zings]
- [thuds]
Woah! Twisted. I like it.
[guard] King Aquaman,
we made sure
no one wrecked this place
more than it already was.
Yeah. And we didn't let
anyone sit on your throne.
Even though you didn't say
anything specifically about that.
[sighs] Thanks, guys.
You did good.
[all gasping]
I mean, except for that one guy
we did let sit on the throne.
[stuttering] But, anyway,
please still love me.
[grunts] It's fine.
Don't worry about it.
Hey! I finally feel
like I fit in this thing.
As in, metaphorically,
you feel like a true King?
No. Like, literally.
I don't have a seahorse
skull on my spine.
- [Ocean Master groans]
- Hey, Ocean Master.
I heard what you said out there.
Thanks for your help.
Even though all of this
was your fault to begin with,
looks like you showed
your true face.
- [groans]
- [chuckles]
Ah, I meant every word.
I was gonna get Atlantis
destroyed, but you saved us.
- Mom would be proud.
- Wow! [chuckles]
That
that means a lot, man. Thanks.
Uh, although, it feels kinda like
you're hugging the throne
[clears throat]
and not not me.
Ah, so proud of you.
Okay, I'll get you next week
and vengeance will be mine.
What was that?
[laughing] Nothing.
Love you, bro.
Should we be throwing
him back in jail or
Once we repair it, yeah.
For now, I've got someone
keeping an eye on him.
[Ocean Master humming]
[shushes]
My sweet boy.
Ah, I guess all I had to do
to prove my worth as King
was saved the actual planet
from ripping in half.
No. You were already a King.
Before, in a trials by combat
or sweet, sweet violence.
Now, they see you
for who you are.
A great leader.
- And a great smoocher.
- [giggles] Inappropriate.
Huh?
All right. Just one.
- [smacks lips]
- [all cheering]
[all chanting] King Aquaman!
King Aquaman!
[announcer speaking]
Long live King Aquaman!
This'd what I looked like
the whole time.
But the important thing is,
Aquaman!
[Vulko giggles] Speaking of,
I've got a big new list
of King chores for you.
[Aquaman groans]
I get it, Vulko!
[farts]
[music]