Chapter 25 - 25 Aqualad and Batgirl (2/2)

”How many people know?”.

Kaldur shrugged.

”It is an open secret. The tribe that wants Mareena to marry into them had spread this information to the general populace. Although no-one openly talks about the affair, it is a very.... ”hot” topic in Atlantis at the moment. The only reason why this tribe doesn't act, is in fear of the Justice League. However, if they were to gain the support of the other tribes in Atlantis.... Mareena may have to marry if they don't want to start a war”.

Barbara frowned and bit her lip.

The fellow sixteen year old, the one with platinum blonde hair and eyes more blue than the ocean itself was one of the nicest and most innocent people she had ever met. To think that she was hiding such a heavy burden on her back was unthinkable to the fellow sixteen year old.....

Kaldur continued.

”King Arthur made this promise in front of the other heads of the various tribes of Atlantis. If he goes back on it, then they might consider his word void, and try and rebel. His reign after all, while prosperous, is fairly new. Supporters of the Ocean Master are still hiding amongst the general populous”.

”So this tribe was most likely the one that told the other Atalantean's of your heritage, is that correct?”.

Kaldur sent her a glance but didn't respond.

The pair sat in silence for a moment, before they noticed an explosion go off on the bridge leading into Manhattan.

They stood up immediately and started heading over to the smoke and flames, using Aqualad's hydrokinesis to create a platform to make them rise to the same level as the bridge.

What they saw surprised them.

”Stay back! I said stay back dammit!”.

A tall, young man if the top half of his face said anything about his age, carrying a crimson red spear which was pointed straight at a man holding a hostage. The hostage was a small young boy, whose eyes were frozen and his body shaking at the life or death situation.

”If you take even one step! I'l blow this kids fuċkɨnġ brains out!”.

Batgirl and Aqualad kneeled down on the steel beams of the bridge, looking down at the situation with a frown. Their eyes drifted to the spear carrying hero of New York City, Lancer, who dropped his spear on the ground and reached a hand into his pocket, revealing and heap of rubies with faint lettering carved into them.

The man's eye's widened in greed before he shouted.

”Get someone to bring them over! Otherwise I'll shoot!”.

The two members of the Team watched as an off duty police officer put his gun down and offered to take the rubies towards the man, and watched with a frown as Lancer did nothing to help the scared child in any way.

When the police officer handed the stack of rubies to the man, he threw the kid off the bridge and shot the cop twice in the leg.

Barbara and Kaldur both nodded at each other, the former going after the shooter and the latter going after the child.

But both of them went wide eyed once more, when the rubies exploded outwards and a giant iceberg appeared on the bridge, sealing the man in a coffin of ice.

Kaldur was distracted by the sudden appearance of this much frozen water, and watched as a red neon streak wen by and two crimson red eyes that sent shivers up his spine leaped off the bridge, catching the young boy mid air before throwing another gem at the water beneath them, freezing it into a platform instantly.

Lancer looked up at Aqualad and nodded slightly before ruffling the kids head and pointing to the Atalantean. With a power that was equal to that of Rider's, Lancer jumped forward towards Manhattan, leaving both Batgirl and Aqualad in his dirt.

The pair of heroes heard the oncoming sirens and sent the other a nod.

Barbara would try to follow Lancer and Aqualad would catch up after helping this kid.