Aquaman grasped his Trident in a firm, two handed grip, ran to the edge of the building and leapt once more through the air, straight for the robot. His aim was magnificent, headed straight for the socket were the remaining tentacles emerged from the robotic torso. The King of Atlantis released a fierce battle cry, and at the last possible second thrust his Trident deep into the bed of tangled tendrils. 

Superman had always felt some manner of kinship with the Atlantean. Arthur Curry, much like Clark himself, was a child of two worlds. Although Arthur had been raised on the surface world by a human father, his mother was an Atlantean Queen. Clark imagined that Arthur had experienced many of the same hardships as he had growing up, when his powers began to manifest. However, Clark also knew that while the planet Krypton had long since been destroyed, the Kingdom of Atlantis still lived. Aquaman had become something Superman would never be: the bridge between two peoples. Aquaman was often mocked and disrespected by the people of the surface world, yet he still fought to defend them. Arthur's ability to look past this, and find the good in humanity worth saving was something Clark found worthy of the utmost admiration and respect. 

Superman could feel the robot's grip loosen as Aquaman twisted his trident in the tangled web of tendrils. As he struggled to free himself, Clark looked upwards and saw the Bat-Plane flying overhead. The jet swooped past, firing a pair of missiles that froze the metallic tentacles on impact. Batman was quite unlike both Superman and Aquaman, in that he was a human being. However, he was as much a superhero as any member of the Justice League, and he was unquestionably worthy of standing among the pantheon in the Watchtower. To Clark, the Dark Knight was the personification of the good in humanity that he and Aquaman fought so hard for. He was the embodiment of the unyielding human spirit. Superman and Batman were worlds apart in many ways, but at their core they shared the same tenacious desire for justice.