AN: DC PART COMPLETED WITH CH: 200. SO, ENJOY THE MASS RELEASE. DO WRITE SOME REVIEWS IF YOU HAVEN'T YET. POWERSTONES TOO... 8 CHS ENJOY🎉🎉
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[2 weeks later]
Everything changed since the event. After moving the Atlanteans to the shores of Paradise Island, outside the main barrier, Aquawoman and the high Atlanteans were able to activate the seal together. And the result was more than what Bruce or they expected. Their entire kingdom came out from underwater to the surface. It was as big as a continent, covering the surface of the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlanteans were now cured. They can now breathe and adapt to the air of the surface, although a few will still need time to adapt completely.
However, the good part is that they didn't lose their ability to survive underwater or their power to control water. But with a small limitation. Other than Aquawoman and the high Atlanteans, the rest can only stay underwater for a limited amount of time, a couple of hours at most. At present, they were slowly returning back to their kingdom while some decided to leave and spend some time visiting the surface lands and exploring new things.
Next was the formation of a new allied force. Amazons and Atlanteans decided to bury their past and join hands to fight the upcoming threats. Although there were some of those so-called over-smart politicians, Batman didn't give a fuck about them. He told them to either join hands and work for the betterment of the world or die. Well, Kara's presence was enough for the Amazonians to change their mindset.
Finally, the last thing... Humans...
With the sudden rise of the Atlantis to the surface and the recent attack, governments around the world panicked. They began to make preparations for an invasion.
"Thank you," Aquawoman thanked Bruce, walking up beside him as they watched Atlantis from the beach. The view was majestic with the morning sun casting its golden glow on the newly surfaced kingdom. It was a sight to behold.
"No need to thank me," Bruce smiled, looking at her face, "I did what I wanted."
Aquawoman nodded, "Even though I don't like humans much, but to think that my own people tried to sabotage our dreams... I guess, I should have checked my own backyard first."
"No point in dwelling in the past. That's taken care of, so, move toward the future. There's a lot of work to be done now that you people are up on the surface. The world right now is in an uproar with Atlantis's appearance, so be prepared for everything," Bruce said with his usual calm expression.
Aquawoman smiled and nodded, "Of course, I am the queen of this kingdom after all, even if it looks a bit messy right now."
Bruce chuckled hearing her words before turning toward her, "When are things never messy? No matter what you do, mess is bound to happen sooner or later. But one must not let it deter their path."
Aquawoman just smiled hearing him and nodded.
Bruce smiled looking at her face for some time before asking, "Can I ask something?"
Aquawoman turned to him with a confused expression.
"I want you to join my team of superheroes. There's a seat open and with you, it would complete the team. What do you say?" Bruce asked with a serious expression.
She looked at him with widened eyes.
"A team of superheroes?"
"Yep! The world as it is right now, needs heroes to protect it. We would be a neutral force that would step up whenever necessary unshackled from all the politics and the bullshit that comes with them. I think this situation, right now, is the best time to announce our presence to the world openly without hiding anymore. And you joining us would be a great help." Bruce explained with a serious face. "And with Darkseid setting his eyes on Earth once again, we need all the help possible. We got Atlanteans and Amazons... But, humans... We need them. Especially those metahumans, who are hiding among the humans in fear, or committing crimes unable to hide their power due to fear and rejection. We need to show them that they can step out of the shadows and contribute to the world. We can give them a second chance."
Aquawoman sat on the beach with her legs crossed listening to Bruce attentively. She took a deep breath looking at the sea in front of her, contemplating about his offer.
"We'll then have a force capable of taking on any outer threat without any fear. Together with Atlanteans, Amazons, and Humans, Earth will regain the power it once had millions of years ago... What do you say?" Bruce continued, looking at her.
"If I join you, then..." Aquawoman began but was stopped by Bruce.
"You can still maintain your rule over Atlantis."
"No... Not that... What I want to say is, marry me..." Aquawoman said with a shy smile as a wave of cold water splashed on her feet.
"Eehh!?" The sudden marriage proposal made Bruce's calm face crack for the first time, revealing his dumbfounded expression. "What?"
"Marry me..." Aquawoman repeated her words, blushing a bit.
Bruce calmed down his thumping heart and asked with a raised brow, "Why suddenly?"
"Well, you are the strongest man among humans, so you are like their King in my eyes. And marrying a king is the best way for a Queen to unite two kingdoms. We were once humans, and we still are... So, marrying you is the best way to unite both kingdoms. Don't you think so?" Aquawoman explained with a bright red face.
Bruce heard footsteps of someone rushing toward them. He could hear her heartbeat and that familiar scent... He raised his finger and stopped the oncoming sword.
[Baaam!] A massive shockwave swept over the beach. The water in the distance receded creating a tsunami before crashing onto the beach as the sand exploded with cracks covering the ground under Batman's feet.
Aquawoman smirked and looked up without even flinching. Diana was standing in front of Batman with her sword over her head. Bruce's finger was what stopped the sword.
"Hmph! Marriage!" Diana scoffed, glaring at Aquawoman. "How dare you try to steal my man!?"
"Your man? Haha..." Aquawoman laughed and stood up, "Did you ever claim him?"
Diana gritted her teeth and her muscles bulged as she put more power into her sword. However, it was useless against Bruce's power.
"Did you ever have the courage to propose to him? Or forget proposing, did you two do the deed? If not, then he's mine..." Aquawoman asked with a smirk.
"You!" Diana was speechless. "Get out of my way, Bruce. I'll just kill her a little." She said with a smile that would terrify a freaking corpse. Bruce felt a shiver run down his spine seeing the pure murderous intent in Diana's eyes.
"Whoa! Calm down, Princess. How about we talk about this first?" Bruce suggested.
"Talk! Talk my ass!"
"Oh, my. Princess Diana is using such crude language... Looks like, I need to teach her a lesson, Bruce," Aquawoman taunted Diana with a teasing smirk.
And so, their little banter continued for a long time...
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What about Harley you ask? Well, she's in for a hellish training session with Elana. She did try to run away many times in the last two weeks, but every time, she came back on her own when she was hungry.
She and Maggie were also getting along very well, bonding over their shared love for cooking and eating. In reality, Harely just found out that Maggie is a famous chef, so, she wanted to learn from her but was too shy to ask her. She even had a dream where both of them were on a cooking show competing against each other. And in the end, all the judges ran away for some reason in the middle of the show.
"Tehehehe..." Harley giggled in her dreams as she remembered how she went to the judges' homes last night and added laxatives to their food...
However, her smile lasted only for a few minutes as she saw a giant Batman looming over her with an angry expression. He even brought her devil teacher, Elana. Both of them were too big and Harely was too small.
"Oopse, sorry?" Harley apologized with a sheepish smile.
"YOU HAVE BEEN A BAD GIRL, HARLEY. AND BAD GIRLS MUST BE PUNISHED..." Batman declared with a deep voice as thunder roared in the sky and his giant hand reached for her.
"HAHAHAHA! TIME TO PUT HER THROUGH THOSE BURNING CHICKEN HOT WINGS WITH 10X EXTRA HOTTEST CHILLI SAUCE THAT EVEN THE DEVIL WILL CRY IN JEALOUSY! MUAHAHAHAHA..." Elana's voice boomed.
"EEKKK!!!"
After that, Harley jumped up from her sleep. She was sweating profusely as she sighed in relief. She looked around the dark room before lying back down on the bed.
"Thank God, it was just a freakin' nightmare." Harley heaved a sigh of relief and closed her eyes again to sleep. But the little noise near the window made her jump up again. She slowly walked over to the window and peeked out and saw two black cats sitting there with their tails swaying left and right and a dead mouse between them.
"Meow!"
"Arg!! Freakin' nightmares, now, freakin' cats..." She jumped back on her bed and put the pillow over her head.
Not to forget, Lou and Bud are here too, sleeping in the specially-made garden behind the manor.
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