Aquaman had reached the Metropolis harbour in near record time, hastened by a grim foreboding. In his long and varied experience with the League, extra-terrestrial visitors never made the long trip to earth just to visit, there was always some ulterior motive. Look at Darkseid, Starro, or Despero. No, for some reason earth seemed to serve as some sort of beacon for would be cosmic conquerors. [I] But at least they're always kind enough to attack Metropolis first, saves the worlds most powerful protector from having to travel far to meet them. [/I]

He emerged from the water with a burst, landing upon the wooden pier. A couple fishermen gasped at his entrance, but most people on the docks attention was fixated on the giant alien spacecraft that was hovering above the city. Aquaman, his gaze fixed and his jaw set, placed his feet apart, took a short running start then leaped high, his advanced physiology propelling him high through the skies. You could say he was leaping tall buildings in a single bound, but Clark always got a touch prickly when someone else used his lines.

"Justice Leagues being called in, looks like this is pretty serious." said one of the the fishermen on the dock, after Aquaman no more than a speck on the horizon. His jaded tone said that being a citizen of Metropolis had long since acclimatised him to scenes of such as these. 

"You kidding me" answered his buddy, an edge of irritation to his voice "That's just Aquaman. They wouldn't be calling him if there was anything seriously wrong, that guy just talks to fish, he'd get his ass kicked. They might as well have phoned up Ambush Bug." This began a spirited debate of who would win in a fight, Aquaman or Ambush Bug, while the two men completely ignored the danger hovering above their city. If Arthur had heard them he would have seriously considered turning back to Atlantis and leaving these idiots to their fate.

A few more super-powered leaps and Aquaman had arrived at ground zero, landing atop a flat roofed building, close to were the unmistakable Bat-Plane was hovering. Leaping wasn't the most glamorous way to travel, but it was effective. The ship had transformed to a giant, sinister looking robot by this point, but appeared to have done very little damage, which was curious. There was a downed helicopter, but no other signs of chaos. In fact many pedestrians were milling on the streets, pointing at the robotic visitor or taking pictures. Arthur grimaced at the crowds, thinking that if anything was to go wrong then they were taking needless risks. That was the problem with Metropolis though, it wasn't only Clark who thought he was invincible in this city. Putting thoughts their safety to the back of his mind for now, Aquaman touched the large 'A' at the front of his belt, activating his communicator and opening a channel to the other leaguers in attendance. 

"Aquaman is on scene. Any idea of what we're dealing with yet? Batman? Superman?" Of anyone in attendance, they were the two most likely to know what they were dealing with seeing as Green Lantern hadn't arrived yet.