Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice nor any other DC characters depicted within, this is solely a work of fan fiction.

A/N: This story will serve to as an origin tale of Kyle Rayner, one of the human Green Lanterns from the comics. He will be introduced into my own AU that I have created which centers around the inclusion of my OC, Thomas Jackson, a.k.a. Hawkeye. The other tales in this universe can be found through my profile page and I highly suggest you read them. It is not necessary that you do so, but they are well worth your time to read regardless, so you can better understand this AU. The only important thing you need to know is that this story is set in 2019 and the ages of the League members/retirees that I will mention are as follows:

Hawkeye - 24
Nightwing - 22
Batgirl - 21
Superboy – 9/16 (appearance)
M'gann – 21 (human biological equivalent)/56 (chronologically)
Wally West - 23
Artemis – 23
Kyle Rayner – 17
Wonder Girl/Woman (Cassie Sandsmark) - 20
Blue Beetle - 19
Beast Boy – 16
Supergirl – 21
Billy Batson – 18
Batman – 42
Superman – 41
Wonder Woman - 93
Donna Troy - 13
Damian Wayne - 13
Dinah Lance - 32
Oliver Queen – 40
Red Arrow - 26
Jade Nguyen – 27
Lian Nguyen-Harper – 3 or 4
Arsenal – 18
Jason Todd – 20
Cameron Spear – 20
Maya Ghale – 20
Jim Ghale-Spear – 2

Now that the preliminaries are out of the way, let's get to the story!

The planet Qward
The Anti-Matter Universe

"Thaal Sinestro, you have been found guilty of using your Green Lantern ring as a tool of fear and oppression instead of fighting against it. For declaring yourself dictator of your home planet of Korugar, you are hereby banished to the planet Qward in the Anti-Matter Universe."

The Guardians words were a fire that burned within Sinestro's very soul. How he hated them and their arrogance. They should be the ones banished, not him. He understood that the only way to ensure order in the universe was through fear. The Green Lantern ring, being the most powerful weapon in the galaxy, helped him achieve that goal. The people Korugar may have felt fear when they looked upon his Green Lantern symbol, but the people lived in a state of pure order. Wasn't that the ultimate purpose of the Corps in the first place?

As Sinestro mulled over his situation, his thoughts invariably drifted to his current inhabitance, Qward. The Guardians thought to teach him humility by exiling him to a place where everyone who lived hated Green Lanterns. But they had miscalculated Sinestro's outlook. He saw the banishment as a betrayal, not a punishment. It had been easy to show the Qwardians how much he wanted to exact his revenge on his former masters. When they heard this, they were eager to show him their most prized possession; a power ring made entirely of fear. The Qwardians had understood that the Lantern's power came from will, and that's willpower's greatest enemy is fear.

When Sinestro laid eyes upon the yellow ring, he realized his goal of revenge was not only possible; it was well within his grasp to achieve. The Qwardian craftsmen, known as the Weaponers, allowed Sinestro to take the ring and watched in fascination as the yellow energy spread outward around his purple-skinned body, creating a uniform not unlike his former Green Lantern attire. When he felt the rush of the power flowing from the ring, Sinestro's plan fully formed in his mind. He would use this yellow ring to gather his own Corps. Then, they would destroy the Green Lantern Corps, one ring bearer at a time.

Los Angeles – North Hollywood
February 19, 2019

"I don't know Alex, I just don't get why people don't like my work." Kyle Rayner rubbed his forehead as he talked to his girlfriend over the phone. The city bus jostled him as he listened to Alex's reply.

"They will eventually. Maybe you should look at finding a new writing partner. People won't buy graphic novels that don't have good writers. As amazing as your art is, it isn't going to sell on its own."

"You're probably right. I'll ju-" Kyle was cut off as the bus lurched forward, having been side-swiped by a passing semi. Kyle instinctively grabbed the safety bar above him just before the large passenger vehicle spun sideways and somersaulted several times. The passengers who hadn't tried to restrain themselves went flying into the air, crashing into the sides of the bus. Kyle tried to hold onto the bar throughout the rolls of the bus, but on the fifth and final roll his grasp slipped and he crashed into the mass of bodies on the roof, which was now where the floor had been moments before.

Despite hitting his face on a man's knee, Kyle stood up to survey the damage. There were several unconscious people below him, the rest were writhing and crying out in pain. But the worst part was undoubtedly the flames near the front of the bus. Shrugging off the pain in his head and face, Kyle moved to the back of the bus to open the emergency exit. Once that was done, he quickly went the front of the bus, removing the unconscious driver from his seat and carrying him to the rear door. On the way, Kyle felt a strange liquid fell on his head. He reached up to feel the substance and smelled it, noting that it smelled like gas. While Kyle was no explosives expert, he knew that a gas leak near an open flame was a recipe for disaster. When he reached the rear door, he found a police officer there to take the driver off his hands.

Kyle was about to turn back to the bus when the officer grabbed his arm. "Kid, you need to come too! That thing's too unstable."

Kyle shook his head, despite his fear of going back in. "Can't, there's a gas leak. We need to get these people out!"

"Kid, wait!" The police officer called after Kyle, but the young man was already heading back into the overturned bus.

Kyle moved swiftly back into the bus, moving people as quickly as he could to the exit before heading back in. More police arrived, helping Kyle to save as many people as possible before the flames spread. After working feverishly for five minutes, over half the 30 people on the bus were removed from the burning wreckage. Kyle ran back to the bus, determined to save everyone else, but was thrown backward as the bus's gas tank exploded, sending out a concussive shockwave. Kyle lay on the ground in a daze; his vision was blurry as he tried to look at the burning wreckage. He felt a nearly overpowering sense of guilt as he thought of the people he hadn't been able to save.

Suddenly, a green streak of light flashed in the sky above him. He thought for sure he was hallucinating due to the concussion, but that thought was rendered moot as the green light paused in front of him, showing that its source was a green ring. The ring worked its way onto Kyle's hand and a green ball formed around Kyle, who was freaking out at the new developments. The crowd around him watched in awe as the green ball shot off into the sky, away from the burning wreckage and eventually the Earth itself.

Inside the emerald bubble, Kyle was stunned beyond belief as he rocketed through space, past asteroids, nebulas, planets, and stars. He was even more amazed that he wasn't plastered to the back of the bubble. Somehow, the g-forces of his incalculable speed had been offset by the green ring on his finger. But just as suddenly as the trip had begun, it was over as he found himself hovering over a world very different from Earth. The planet below looked to be smaller than Earth, and had no discernible bodies of water. The land was covered in mountains that were visible, even from the vast distance Kyle was observing from. A green glow emanating from what looked like a city caught Rayner's attention just before his sphere was moving again, toward that very same glow.

In no time at all, Kyle was flying through a city of some kind. Towering structures surrounded him on both sides. People in green uniforms were flying around him as well, some stopping to watch as the green sphere continued on its path toward the center of the city. Soon, Rayner was slowing down as he neared a raised platform. As quickly as the sphere had formed around him, it had disappeared leaving him lying on the ground with seven blue aliens in raised seats looking down on him.

"Kyle Rayner of Earth. You have been chosen as a Green Lantern of Sector 2814. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps."

After hearing this, Kyle promptly fainted.

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