Chapter 16

"This ship still amazes me." Diana said to J'onn as they, along with Arthur, Kaldur, Mera, Vuko and Atlanna, flew in J'onn's ship to the location Hippolyta had given her.

"Martian technology never fails to impress." J'onn agreed.

"It is remarkable. Flying machines." Atlanna said.

"You don't get airsick do you?" J'onn asked her.

"No, nothing like that. In fact, this is the first piece of surface technology that seems to rival the technology of Atlantis." Atlanna said.

"That's probably because this technology is from Mars. Supergirl and I both agree that Earth's technology is rather primitive compared to what we were used to." J'onn said.

"Fair enough." Atlanna said.

"Kaldur, are you okay? You're looking kind of queasy?" Arthur asked him.

"Sorry, I'm just not used to flying. Being on the surface is one thing, but this, it feels unnatural." Kaldur admitted.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Besides, we're coming on the coordinates Hippolyta gave us." J'onn said as they passed through some kind of energy field and suddenly an island came into view.

"I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't this." Diana said, since in addition to the statues of gods on display, the island looked like a futuristic city.

"This place looks amazing. The technology is more advanced than I expected." Atlanna said. (Picture the view of Wakanda when first passing through the shield).

"We need to find a safe landing location." J'onn said right the ship was caught in some kind of tractor beam and brought down to a landing pad.

"Well, that's one way to land." Diana said.

"At least it wasn't a crash landing." J'onn said as he opened the cockpit and they all saw dozens of men and women wearing armor similar to what the Amazons had worn standing there, led by man with dark blonde hair and a goatee with eyes that were almost identical to Diana's and that's how she knew that this man was her brother.

"Who are you and how did you find our island?" the man asked as Diana jumped out of the ship in full view of everyone else.

"I am Diana of Themyscira, daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus, Queen of the original Amazon tribe." Diana announced as she saw her brother have the reaction she expected.

"Diana?" the man asked.

"You must be my brother Jason." Diana said with a smile at her brother.

"I didn't think I'd ever meet you. Our mother seemed to be sure of that. Is she here?" Jason asked.

"No and while I wish we had the time for a proper reunion, I'm afraid we're on a bit of a clock right now." Diana said.

"Why, what's going on?" Jason asked as he realized who the others with Diana were.

"Atlantis has invaded the surface world." Diana said.

"And you're here for the trident of Atlan to end the war." Jason guessed.

"Yes." Diana said.

"And I see you've brought Atlanteans with you." Jason said.

"Yes. It's a long story, but do you know where the trident is?" Diana asked her brother.

"Yes, but it won't do you any good." Jason said.

"What do you mean?" Diana asked.

"When Zeus gave us the trident for safekeeping, he sealed the chamber we put in with an enchantment that could only be broken by the blood of six." Jason said.

"What do you mean the six?" Arthur asked.

"The six bloodlines of the original unity of Earth. The blood of a human, the blood of an old god, the blood of a Themysciran, the blood of a Hephaestian, the blood of a royal Atlantean and the blood of an alien. He sealed the trident way so that it could only be claimed when some form of that alliance is rebuilt and Diana, you and I are the only ones who meet any of those criteria, since we both have the blood of the old gods, you have the blood of a Themysciran and I have the blood of a Hephaestian." Jason said.

"Actually, we have all the necessary people needed to break the seal, since Arthur is half human and half Atlantean and through his mother he is a member of the royal bloodline of Atlantis and J'onn, well, why don't you just show him." Diana said as J'onn shifted to his martian form.

"Wow, that's a bit convenient." Jason said, raising an eyebrow.

"Lucky coincidence." is all Diana could say.

"And you trust them all?" Jason asked.

"I do. I believe that Arthur is the one destined to join the land and the sea as one and bring peace to our worlds." Diana said.

"Then follow me." Jason said as he led them to a waiting vehicle.

"Is this a hover car?" Arthur asked, shocked at the level of technology here.

"Yes. Due to our isolation and the fact that our patron god is Hephaestus, our technology advanced far faster than nearly every other nation on the planet. I think the only nation that could truly rival us is Atlantis." Jason said.

"More than likely." Atlanna agreed as they got in the car.

"So, what happened to finally get our mother to relinquish her throne to you?" Jason asked as he started the vehicle up and took off.

"Atlantis attacked Themyscira and she would've rather allowed every Amazon to die in a futile attempt to save it rather than save our people by ordering evacuation. I had no choice but to challenge her for the throne and I defeated her to save our people. I'm still deciding on what to do with her. But Themyscira sank beneath the waves with only about a hundred Amazons surviving." Diana said.

"I'm so sorry. They're more than welcome to relocate here, since while this island may have started off as a refuge for the sons of Themyscira, it didn't stay that way." Jason said.

"You have women here too?" Diana asked and Jason nodded.

"While our island is hidden from the outside world, I still encourage our brothers to travel and experience the outside world and if they find love, then they're welcome to bring them back here to live peacefully. Our community has grown significantly." Jason said.

"So you lead this island?" Diana asked.

"As the son of Zeus, how could I not. But we'll figure that out later. Especially since before you leave, there's someone here I want you to meet. But first, the trident." Jason said as they arrived at what had to be the oldest structure on the island, an ancient temple.

"Behold, the resting place of Atlan's trident. Come with me." Jason said as he led them inside.

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