- Lois Lane: [watching as the grunting Aquaman struggles to break his chains] Aquaman, huh?
- Aquaman: Something wrong?
- Lois Lane: No, it's just that I always thought you were an urban legend.
- Aquaman: Nothing urban about me.
- Lois Lane: So, you gonna tell me what's going on?
- Aquaman: Some of your people...
- Lois Lane: *My* people?
- Aquaman: Surface-dwellers. They're about to cause the deaths of millions.
- [grimly determined]
- Aquaman: I have to stop them.
- [Lois's eyes widen]
- Lois Lane: Something stinks here, Jimmy, and it's not just the fish.
- Jimmy Olsen: He did seem kind of nervous.
- Lois Lane: [spotting Lex's limousine] And I think I know why.
- Doctor Cardy: Animal behavior is very complex, Ms. Lane. During mating season, for example, they exhibit all manner of bizarre behavior.
- Lois Lane: Since when is attacking ships a mating ritual?
- Doctor Cardy: The whales who attacked you were probably protecting a calf or an expectant mother. But taken in context of the marine world, there's really nothing unusual going on.
- Jimmy Olsen: [taking pictures] Yeah, right.
- Lois Lane: Are you really saying...
- Doctor Cardy: [his beeper goes off] I'm sorry, you'll have to excuse me. No rest for the wicked.
- Jimmy Olsen: How did Clark manage to miss out on this?
- Lois Lane: Smallville's got a problem with seasickness. Says the only waves he can stand are "amber waves of grain."
- Jimmy Olsen: [taking pictures] Whoa, awesome!
- [a fish leaps at him and knocks his camera out of his hands]
- Jimmy Olsen: Ow!
- [as he tries to retrieve it, a turtle grabs it, snapping at his hand]
- Jimmy Olsen: Ah!
- Lois Lane: You got the camera?
- Jimmy Olsen: I'm lucky I got my fingers.
- Bibbo: 40 years at sea, I ain't never seen whales act like this before.
- Lois Lane: Bibbo, you have to radio for help.
- Bibbo: [glancing up at the broken antenna] No can do, Ms. Lane.
- Lois Lane: If we don't do something, we're fish bait.
- Jimmy Olsen: [activating his signal watch] Maybe not.
- Lois Lane: I really appreciate you taking us out on your boat, Bibbo.
- Bibbo: Anything for you, Ms. Lane. Besides, she was just sittin' idle. All these stories about fish attacks have got the fishermen spooked. I can't find nobody to crew with me.
- Lois Lane: So, you don't believe the stories.
- Bibbo: Bunch of hooey. You can quote me on that.
- Lois Lane: [surprised at how an Atlantean addresses Aquaman] Did he say "king"? Just when you think you know a guy.
- Jimmy Olsen: Where the heck are you? I still can't find a parking space.
- Lois Lane: [having discovered Aquaman in a containment tank] You may have to cruise a little longer.
- Jimmy Olsen: But I've only got a learner's permit. I'm not supposed to be driving alone.
- Lois Lane: Hang in there, kid. I may have stumbled onto the story of the decade.
- Doctor Cardy: Why so modest? Why not the century?
- Lois Lane: [escaping Lex's henchmen] Neat trick back there. How did you...
- Aquaman: I communicate with the creatures of the sea telepathically. There's not much time. I need to get out to the blast site.
- Lois Lane: [seeing they're being pursued] These guys have something else in mind.
- [crashing through a blocked-off section of road]
- Lois Lane: We're running out of road.
- Aquaman: Keep going.
- Lois Lane: What?
- Aquaman: Trust me.
- Lois Lane: You can fly, right?
- Aquaman: Fly?
- Lois Lane: [they sail off a cliff and fall into the ocean] "Trust me," he says.
- Jimmy Olsen: Clark, has Lois called in?
- Clark Kent: Nope. Why don't you try her car phone?
- Jimmy Olsen: Because it's in her car, and her car is kind of... in the shop.
- Clark Kent: What?
- Jimmy Olsen: It's not my fault. I told her I wasn't supposed to be driving, but I couldn't find a space, and this guy kept honking and honking, and then the truck came out of nowhere...
- Clark Kent: Whoa, whoa, whoa, Jimmy. Slow down. What are you talking about?
- Jimmy Olsen: I can't find Lois.
- Aquaman: It's over, Luthor.
- Lex Luthor: Maybe... for now.
- Aquaman: No. Forever.
- [his forces emerge from the waters]
- Aquaman: Warriors of Atlantis, prepare to fire!
- Lex Luthor: Arm for detonation.
- Lexie #2: But our own men are still down there.
- Lex Luthor: And their beneficiaries will be well-compensated.
- Lex Luthor: These attacks are out of control, Cardy. Even the men in my shipyards are expressing concern.
- Doctor Cardy: I know. Two of my most experienced trainers have been injured. Countless near-misses. I may have to shut down the whole park.
- Lex Luthor: We both know what's causing this.
- Doctor Cardy: Yes, but what can I do?
- Lex Luthor: Remove the problem. Take it further inland, away from the water. Use my security people if need be.
- [eavesdropping, Lois hurries to find a place to hide]
- Lex Luthor: I leave it to you to make the arrangements.
- Aquaman: LexCorp has been testing explosives off the eastern seaboard. The explosions have caused extensive damage to my home, Atlantis.
- Lois Lane: Whoa. You mean Atlantis is real?
- Aquaman: Very real. And very angry. I was sent here to try to put a stop to the tests, but my peaceful overtures were met with violence and capture.
- Lois Lane: What happens if you don't make it back?
- Aquaman: War.
- Superman: You've got what you wanted. Now call off your troops.
- Aquaman: How do I know he or some other surface-dweller won't try this again? For too long, we've remained hidden and silent and have suffered the consequences. It's time to settle this once and for all by blasting them back to the Stone Age.
- Superman: I'll have to stop you.
- Aquaman: You'd side with them? They're polluting your sky just as they're poisoning my ocean.
- Superman: They're not all like Luthor. Some are working to solve the problems.
- Aquaman: Let's hope they succeed, for their sake.
- Lois Lane: You've gotta call off the test. Now.
- Lexie #1: It's Mr. Luthor that gives the orders here.
- Superman: [throwing him aside] Mind your manners.
- Lex Luthor: These are international waters, and I'm perfectly within my legal rights. The test will proceed, and there is nothing you can do to stop it.
- Lexie #2: [receiving a transmission] Yeah, I copy. Mr. Luthor, one of our subs has spotted Aquaman.
- Lois Lane: Still think your test will proceed?
- Lex Luthor: The man's nothing but an ecological terrorist. Tell the divers they've got my authority to stop him any way they can.
- Doctor Cardy: What was I supposed to do? I had to take her.
- Lex Luthor: Idiot! Having Lois Lane is an open invitation for Superman to stick his nose into your business. Get rid of them both. Now.
- Doctor Cardy: But I was hoping to observe the creature in captivity.
- Lex Luthor: You're the one who's going to be in captivity unless you do what I say.