[DC theme music playing]
[whale 1 growls] Yeah!
[whale 2 laughs and growls] Yeah!
[both] Yeah, yeah, yeah! [laughs]
[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]
[whooping] 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?
[grunts]
[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. [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 dude?
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] The...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]
[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 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. ust 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!
[all] 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--
-[groans] Huh? -[Aquaman] Mortikov!
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 y 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...
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!
So close!
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 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!
-[Mortikov whimpering] - 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 bring 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]
[theme music playing]