1. - Thanks, Bibbo.
- Mm-hm.
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2. Superman, we need to talk.
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3. I think you're
a little confused.
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4. We're not confused,
but we do need your help.
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5. Poseidonis needs us.
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6. Annax Orin.
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7. - Anything?
- No.
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8. We have found neither foot
nor fin of Ocean-Master.
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9. Apologies.
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10. No apologies necessary.
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11. Orm has always been
a slippery fish.
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12. And I am aware
Black Lightning has
twice pulled you away
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13. to lead missions
for the League.
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14. Much of this
still makes little sense to me.
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15. Ocean-Master,
both before and after
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16. he was revealed as my brother,
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17. always had a method
to his madness.
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18. He was never about sowing chaos
for chaos' sake.
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19. What did he truly hope to gain
from his attack?
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20. He had to know that
even in success,
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21. Atlantis would never have
accepted him as king.
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22. Perhaps, after six years
in an Atlantean prison
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23. he simply wanted vengeance.
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24. But then, why wait so long
to take it?
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25. And your report, La'gaan?
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26. I wish I had
better news, Annax.
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27. There's unrest
in nearly every city-state,
particularly in...
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28. Xebel.
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29. Yes, incited by
Xebel's own King Nereus,
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30. mass demonstrations,
protest... well, this.
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31. Poseidonis' needs
seem to supersede
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32. those of
the other seven principalities.
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33. Our resources may be
stretched thin,
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34. but we could not
leave Poseidonis in ruins.
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35. For the pride of Atlantis,
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36. Orm cannot be seen to have won.
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37. And the funds for these repairs
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38. came from
Poseidonis' own General Fund,
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39. not from
the Atlantean Treasury.
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40. But with respect, My King,
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41. this is not how the people
perceive the decision.
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42. Ah, yes, perception.
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43. When I was Aquaman,
everyone complained
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44. my focus was not on Atlantis.
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45. Now that it is my sole concern,
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46. no one is ever satisfied with
my decisions.
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47. Heavy the head that wears the crown.
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48. I knew you would understand,
Kaldur'ahm.
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49. Whoa!
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50. Well, Ghosty, we've covered
a lot of ground,
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51. and have gotten
exactly nowhere.
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52. I'm still hoping
this heat trail
leads us to something.
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53. Anyway, what choice do we have?
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54. You know, besides admitting
we're actually dead.
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55. Ma'al, ma'al, ma'al!
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56. This is never gonna work.
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57. Husband, rumors ride
the currents
of every city-state
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58. concerning
the mysterious stranger
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59. with the power to defeat
Neptune's Trident.
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60. It all fits the Prophecy of
the One True King.
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61. An enemy attacked
and was driven away.
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62. How many times
has that happened before?
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63. Even against Ocean-Master
and the Trident?
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64. Yes, we had help,
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65. but that hardly fulfills
any prophecies.
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66. Whether it does or does not
will hardly stop the rumors.
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67. Perception.
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68. All right.
What are the exact words
of this Prophecy?
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69. Show me the
Tablet of the Widowhood
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70. and the Prophecy of
the One True King.
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71. "Do seek Atlantis' Savior when,
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72. The Labors Three are done,
and then,
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73. We crown our King,
the One, the True,
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74. And celebrate as all renew.
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75. The Stranger come from
out our past
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76. To quell the Trident's threat
at last...
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77. Shall herald Seas
that bring Red Death,
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78. But Three will rise,
restoring breath.
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79. When best of these
gains Arion's Crown,
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80. Our One True King
revives renown.
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81. Anoint this King,
the One, the True,
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82. And celebrate as all renew."
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83. So the first condition
of the Prophecy
seems to have been met,
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84. perhaps, too perfectly.
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85. Is it possible
Orm threw the fight
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86. to make a hero
out of his conqueror?
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87. That kind of manipulation,
at least, is more his style.
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88. Possibly, though the stranger
did have real magic,
real power.
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89. Another reason why we must
find them both,
my brother and the stranger.
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90. Until now, the priority
has been to repair the city
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91. and capture Orm,
but gather the Widowhood,
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92. make the search
for 'our savior'
their top priority.
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93. I will see to it.
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94. Delphis, I am certain
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95. the families displaced by
Ocean-Master's attack
appreciate your help.
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96. I am not certain you understand
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97. how much I value
the opportunity
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98. to be offering help to someone
other than myself.
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99. That has not been my history.
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100. Then you are
welcome to stay,
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101. helping for
as long as you wish.
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102. Oh, thank you, Kaldur.
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103. Um, could you please call
your parents?
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104. They do not want to
be a bother,
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105. but they are very worried
about you.
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106. Yes, of course.
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107. We shall give you some privacy.
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108. - Kaldur.
- Hello.
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109. Calvin, it's Kaldur.
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110. - I hope you are both well.
- We are.
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111. And very glad you called.
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112. For which, I assume,
we have Delphis to thank.
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113. I would have called on my own.
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114. Eventually,
but thank you.
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115. The truth is, son,
we're worried about you.
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116. Wyynde tell us you've been
hunting Ocean-Master
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117. in between missions for
the Justice League.
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118. While still trying to mourn
your friend Conner.
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119. We have talked about this.
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120. You take on too much.
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121. Yes, we have talked about this.
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122. I only do what must be done.
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123. You do more than that.
You always have,
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124. ever since you were a child.
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125. As a child,
I learned to be responsible
from the both of you.
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126. - Oh...
- You learned to be responsible because of us, certainly.
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127. But we were anything
but good role models
of that virtue.
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128. Stop, you were
wonderful parents.
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129. We gave you love, always.
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130. And maybe that was the best
and most important gift
we could have given you.
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131. But you forget how it was.
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132. I was never home.
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133. I was always leaving you alone
with your mother.
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134. And I was
suffering from depression.
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135. There were days
I could not leave our home.
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136. You were my little soldier,
parenting me.
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137. You overstate things.
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138. No, but it is
sweet you remember
hard times fondly.
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139. You took odd jobs
when I could find no work
anywhere in Shayeris,
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140. except with
Krush's criminal gang.
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141. We eventually got
our acts together.
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142. Your mother sought help,
I found my way.
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143. But the pattern was set.
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144. Military training,
sorcery school,
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145. becoming protege to the King.
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146. Kaldur, you have always been
the adult in the room.
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147. You need to take time
to just be you.
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148. No, not until Orm is captured.
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149. He is too great a threat to Atlantis.
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150. - Kaldur... You need to see this.
- Huh?
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151. Mother, Father, I have to go.
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152. - Of course.
- We will talk again soon.
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153. My friend Clark said
you wanted to see me.
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154. Um, okay.
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155. Thank Clark for us?
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156. Look, we have a lot
to explain.
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157. It would help if you'd allow me
to telepathically link...
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158. No. We talk with words.
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159. I don't know you well enough to
give you access to my mind.
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160. Fine, we are from the future.
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161. We came back to your era
to prevent a disaster.
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162. The death of Superboy.
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163. We did
save his life outside the U.N.
a year ago,
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164. and no one knew,
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165. But on Mars... we failed.
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166. We can't tell you
how sorry we are.
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167. We really can't.
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168. If what you say is true,
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169. why not go back in time
and try again?
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170. Our Time-Sphere
was destroyed.
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171. We're stranded here now.
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172. Just the two of you?
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173. There were
three of us,
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174. but we lost our friend
in the same explosion
that killed Superboy.
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175. I saw no evidence
of a second fatality.
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176. Neither did we.
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177. But the last time we saw her,
she was flying to save Superboy.
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178. And she never came back to us.
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179. Eventually, we were
forced to conclude
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180. she hadn't made it.
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181. I'm so sorry.
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182. But, if you lost
your Time-Sphere,
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183. how did you get here
from Mars?
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184. - We asked for help and she said yes.
- She?
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185. Thank you
for the warning, Nimue.
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186. We haven't much time.
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187. Mother of Goat,
Conner, get it together.
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188. You have to believe
to touch anything.
You know that!
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189. No!
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190. - Mera, what—
- Listen.
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191. A new Chaos Lord was here.
Worse than Klarion.
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192. She created
this pillar of fire,
the source of these red waters.
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193. Anything the red touches, dies.
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194. I have warned the sea life
to steer clear.
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195. High King Orin,
to all city-states,
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196. this is a priority alert.
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197. Stay away from Poseidonis
and the red water.
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198. If you are within
Poseidonis' dome, stay inside.
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199. Do not open the portals,
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200. or allow any Atlanteans
to exit.
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201. That is an order.
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202. - But...
- Understood.
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203. No!
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204. I can't maintain our protection
and my construct.
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205. - Kaldur, take over the sphere.
- Yes, My Queen.
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206. - What can I do?
- Exactly what you have been.
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207. So, crowd control.
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208. Blubber!
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209. Help!
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210. He's my best friend. I...
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211. You cannot. The Red would
breach the dome,
dooming us all.
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212. Help!
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213. You must get me beyond the Red.
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214. Clear.
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215. - Huh? King Orin?
- Hold on.
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216. You should have led
with Bio-Ship.
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217. She's a darn good
character reference.
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218. What do you need?
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219. You have to understand,
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220. Superboy was
a great inspiration to us.
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221. With him dead, your future,
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222. our present is
a galactic disaster.
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223. So, we need you to
take his place
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224. at a crucial moment in time.
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225. We need you to be in
Happy Harbor, Rhode Island,
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226. ten years from today,
at 12 noon exactly.
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227. And do what?
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228. As Legionnaires,
we have often asked ourselves
the question Superboy asked.
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229. "What would Superman do?"
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230. So, when the time comes,
ask yourself,
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231. "What would Superboy do?"
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232. That's all
we can ask, or reveal.
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233. I can do that,
or try, at least.
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234. But what about the two of you?
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235. It's best we don't tell you.
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236. The timestream's fragile.
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237. We're taking
a huge risk saying this much.
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238. And you can't tell anyone
about us,
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239. or Bio-Ship or anything.
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240. So, please, get on board,
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241. so we can get out of the way.
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242. Black Lightning
to Superman,
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243. we're facing a global
mystic crisis.
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244. I need you in Agra
at the Taj Mahal.
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245. On my way. I have to go.
Good luck.
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246. To us all.
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247. Getting Superman to
take Superboy's place
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248. should have fixed everything,
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249. given us an instant reset.
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250. So clearly Superman failed.
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251. Didn't make it to Happy Harbor
or something.
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252. You don't know that.
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253. After multiple dousings
of Chronoton Radiation,
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254. we may be so far outside
our original timeline,
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255. we may never know
if we fixed things or not.
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256. All we can do is keep trying.
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257. Get Blubber inside
and seal the dome.
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258. - As you command.
- Thank you, Your Majesty.
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259. Careful, brother.
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260. I cannot believe even you would
capitalize on this calamity
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261. for your own ends.
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262. Then, for once,
you are right, Orin.
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263. I have, in fact, come to help.
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264. After all, who wants to be
master of a dead ocean?
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265. Now, hadn't you better retreat?
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266. Re-entering Poseidonis
is impossible,
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267. and I certainly have
no intention of saving
your worthless skin.
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268. Together, then!
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269. Agreed.
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270. My Queen, what will
Ocean-Master do
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271. should you both succeed?
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272. Try to kill us, probably.
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273. But one crisis at a time.
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274. Still it resists.
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275. Ghosty, you're all right.
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276. Ugh, why am I the only thing
that's solid to this creature?
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277. It's attracted to my rage?
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278. [Wolf grunts and Sphere beeps
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279. Phew! Well, we survived
the monster.
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280. But obviously,
it's pointless following
that thing's heat trail,
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281. so, now what?
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282. What am I gonna do?
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283. M'gann,
what am I gonna do?
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284. Suppression beams!
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285. With everything we have!
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286. Do seek Atlantis' Savior when
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287. The Labors Three are done,
and then,
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288. We crown our King,
the One, the True,
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289. And celebrate as all renew.
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290. The Stranger come
from out our past
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291. To quell the Trident's threat
at last.
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292. Shall herald Seas
that bring Red Death,
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293. But Three will rise,
restoring breath.
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294. When best of these
gains Arion's Crown,
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295. Our One True King
revives renown.
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296. Anoint this King,
the One, the True,
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297. And celebrate as all renew.
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298. Neptune's Beard. The Prophecy.
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299. Prophecy?
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300. Prophecy.
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301. The Prophecy.
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302. Delphis, stay here.
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303. Fool! You think to
thwart me again?
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304. No!
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305. Orm of Poseidonis,
you are under arrest!
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306. No. Not again. Never again!
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307. Gotcha.
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308. Take him away.
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309. Our pleasure, Annax.
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310. You will regret this, brother.
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311. Delphis, is he...
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312. Kaldur'ahm will be all right.
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313. - And the queen?
- I am fine, Husband.
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314. Or will be.
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315. - Here.
- Wait.
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316. You have saved us twice.
Who are you?
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317. Merely a wanderer.
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318. Happy to have been of service
to the Crown.
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319. But what is your name?
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320. I doubt you would have
heard of me.
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321. Nevertheless, we want to thank
and honor you.
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322. Unnecessary. I neither need
nor want such things.
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323. Please?
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324. In days gone by,
I was called Arion.
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325. Arion? Arion, Lord of Atlantis?
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326. Arion, the Founder of Atlantis?
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327. Arion, the Failure of Atlantis.
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328. Did you hear that?
What did he say?
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329. Arion, Arion, Arion.
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330. Arion, Arion.
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331. Um, who is this Arion?
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332. The answer, perhaps,
to an ancient question.
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333. Said answer thus raising
a thousand questions more.
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334. Arion, Arion, Arion!
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335. Kid Flash,
we need to talk.
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336. No, I think not.
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337. Though the crisis with Child
has passed,
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338. I believe we should leave
our valued assets here,
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339. where they may be kept safe
against the next crisis.
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340. Inevitably, another one
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341. always seems to be
coming down the pike.
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342. Have Psimon confirm that
the Psy-Backs are all intact.
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343. Update the inventory.
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344. Then seal this chamber,
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345. making certain I have
the only key.
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346. And be quick about it.
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347. Our focus must turn to
Project Thrinos.
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348. As of now,
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