This contains a few AU elements- i.e. there are a lot more Blue Lantern Corps members… in this fic I've expanded the abilities of a Blue Power ring- not drastically- but now they have three abilities instead of two and still need a Power Battery.

Disclaimer for Whole Story: I only own Jodie Michaels and my Blue Lantern, Sister Maru-Sil - and any other OC's I add…

In Fearful Day,

In Raging Night,

With Strong Hearts Full,

Our Souls Ignite,

When All Seems Lost,

In The War of Light,

Look To The Stars – For Hope Burns Bright!

I. Shooting Star

CENTRAL CITY

July 9 2009, 21:56 EDT

Jodie Michaels tapped her foot on the bar of her stool, her fingers making a catchy rhythm on the glass clutched in her hand. Jodie sighed and pressed her forehead to the cool table, groaning at the loud music that pulsed in her ears.

Ashley had dragged her to a party. Again. This time it was Riley Singh's- and the only reason she got away with it is because her uncle was a cop. Jodie watched her best friend dancing with the boys and barely noticed as a figure approached her.

"Hey Jodie."

Jodie's head snapped to her left, pale blonde hair whipping her face as her bright blue eyes narrowed in on the boy standing next to her- Mason Michaels. Her older brother.

"Hi Mason," Jodie muttered. Mason was a year older than her with floppy, dirty blonde hair and dark blue eyes- and he was always wearing this green ring.

"She didn't say yes," Mason sighed, dropping onto the stool next to his sister, "Rhea."

Jodie's eyes softened and she put her drink down before placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, "Then that's her mistake. You're and amazing, kind and sweet guy, Mason, any girl would be lucky to have you- you just have to find her."

Mason looked up hopefully, "Really?"

"Yeah! You never know, maybe she's just the next ci…," Jodie trailed off as she saw a flash of blue and a white light shot across the sky, "I'll be right back…"

She didn't know what it was. But she felt drawn to the shooting star, and before she knew what she was doing, Jodie was moving, heading straight for the light.

Jodie took off, snatching up her black bag as she raced towards the doors, she saw Ashley turn her way in the corner of her eye. She heard her brother shouting after her.

"J? Where're you going?!" Ashely shouted after her.

"I'll be back soon, Ash," Jodie called over her shoulder as she burst through the doors.

Her feet pounded on the leafy floor outside the local Hall in Coast City, Jodie raced past the streets and roads, following the path which the star took- then it crashed into the forest.

A small shockwave rippled the air and Jodie stumbled backwards on the pavement, but she was up in seconds, pushing into the woods behind the city hall.

Branches whipped at her face and twigs scratched at her legs as she pushed further towards the crater. Jodie was seriously regretting wearing her black skinny jeans as the humid air clung to her. Trying not to trip over the scattered leaves and the snapped shrubbery, Jodie managed to make it to the crater site.

She stopped dead in her tracks. Before her lay a blue spaceship pod, the engine hummed despite the sparks spitting off it and the clearly destroyed back of the ship. A hatch near the front opened and a woman-like figure stumbled out; she had long brown hair and bright gold eyes, and she wore a black skin tight suit with a blue chest and symbol emblazoned on.

Jodie stumbled back, and the woman looked up and a blue ring on her finger glowed, "I am… Sister Maru-Sil… of Graxos III… Sector Two-Eight-One-Five…" the woman's breathing was ragged and it didn't take long for Jodie to notice the blood pooling from her side.

"You're- you're bleeding!" Jodie managed, rushing forwards to catch the alien as she fell, lowering her to the floor.

"I fear my sister draws close… she is the one who chased me to this sector… You must go," Maru-Sil whispered.

"I-I can't just leave you! You need a doctor!" Jodie exclaimed, starting to panic.

The alien chuckled, "It is too late for me."

"Don't say things like that," Jodie replied fiercely, "Stay positive. Have a little faith."

Maru-Sil smiled, looking her in the eye. Jodie stared back, and she felt her heart fill with hope, maybe this woman couldn't make it- but she'd make sure others could, she'd give hope to others. Images flashed through her head, when she supported Ashley when she was in hospital, when she told her brother to stay hopeful about his prom date, when Jodie was hopeful that her parents would come home-

The alien smiled, "You have the ability… to instill great hope."

The blue ring glowed brighter before sliding off Maru-Sil's finger, shooting through the air and slipping onto Jodie's finger.

Jodie's eyes widened, "W-what are you doing?! What's happening?!"

As Jodie slowly started to rise in the air, a yellow ship descended to the ground and a woman leapt out, looking surprisingly similar to Maru-Sil.

Maru-Sil smiled, "All will be well. And remember to hope, always."

That was the past thing Jodie heard as her eyes flickered cerulean and then a blue glow encased Jodie and she let out a scream as pain spread through every inch of her body. A blue light burst off her and the woman in yellow was catapulted backwards, crashing into her ship; Maru-Sil simply smiled, finally closing her eyes as she passed on her responsibility.

Yay! The beginning is over! This is the AU elements, kinda:

I. There are more Blue Lanterns (in this the Blue Lantern Corps is mostly the same as the Green Lantern Corps).

II. Jodie will have three abilities, not two (force-field, flight and object/construction/imagination creating).

III. Yes, hope still fuels the ring, but they need the Blue Lantern Power Battery to charge it every few days (therefore there's an inconvenience with her powers).

IV. Green Lanterns and Blue Lanterns still super-charge the others rings like in the comics and in canon.