On patrol, Aquaman and Aqualad are on hand to rescue the passengers of a jet, which has crashed into the ocean. While Aqualad maintains the morale of the passengers through song, Aquaman gets a signal to the Coast Guard. Aquaman spends a few moments basking in the media coverage generated by the rescue, before returning to Atlantis. News of the rescue has even reached the fabled underwater city, and so, Aquaman receives a hero's welcome from the Atlanteans, and his wife, Mera. Aqualad, dejected at the lack of acknowledgement he gets as Aquaman's sidekick, sullenly wanders the streets of Atlantis. Suddenly, he is accosted, and kissed by, a beautiful young Atlantean girl. She is Tula, a childhood friend of Aqualad's, all grown up now. Tula convinces Aqualad that the two of them should set ou