Out on patrol, Aquaman & Aqualad encounter an old man, lashed to a raft, adrift on the high seas. The Aquatic Aces rush the man to a nearby island, but he is too far gone. Exposure and starvation have taken their toll. The old man is, nonetheless, grateful to Aquaman. Dousing Aquaman with the powder from a medicine pouch, the old man whispers, with his dying breath, that he has given Aquaman four amazing new abilities. Once in use, each power will last for six hours. At which point, Aquaman will return to normal, able to activate the next fantastic new ability. On patrol the next day, Aquaman is given the chance to use his first new ability. An injured sailor is desperately in need of an operation, to save his life, or he will die in the next ten minutes. Aquaman undergoes a startling tran