More for you to devour.

A quick notice. This part was written before much of the current stories in Green Lantern. Some things remain as in the comics. Some do not. Kyle is just a regular Lantern. The Global Guardians are not being controlled. Hal will still head to the Manhunters homeworld. Anything that doesn't come from the comics is, i guess, how I would have written it.

Still don't own it.

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The next twelve months were some of the most gruelling Buffy had ever experienced. Killowog was a slave driver, pushing the recruits far beyond even what Buffy could have handled as a Slayer.

And she enjoyed every second of it.

By the time she was done, she was in the best shape of her life. Her ring slinging skills were exceptional for a relatively new recruit (what was with the trouble everyone else had with yellow, anyway? Fear was only as strong as you let it be), she had held her temporary badge for a while and spent a lot of the time in space with the senior trainees and full Lanterns. She stayed away from Earth, though, for obvious reasons, and occasionally accompanied Soranik Natu to Korugar. For some reason, the presence of a human Lantern soothed their fears somewhat. She had a feeling, despite his fall to Parallax, Hal Jordan has something to do with that. Along with a lot of marriage requests.

"I really don't see what their problem is," Buffy complained Salaak once. "I mean, it's not Soranik's fault Sinestro's an ass."

"Perhaps, but it is not Sinestro they blame," Salaak said. "It is the Corps, and anyone who wears the ring."

"'Cept humans," Buffy corrected. "What's the diff?"

"I do not know, Lantern Summers."

"Summers! Front an' centre!"

"Later, Salaak," Buffy said, running over to Killowog. "Yes, sir?"

"Yer goin' on a trip," Killowog said. "Mogo's requested ya visit him."

"Mogo?"

"The oldest and wisest of us, poozer. Move it!" Buffy was airborn before he finished. What would the oldest of the Lanterns want with her?

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Onw transluminal jump later
Buffy landed on the planet, looking around. "Lantern Mogo?"

"Greetings, Lantern Summers. I have been anticipating this meeting for some time," the voice seemed to come from all around her.

"Um, thanks, but…where are you?"

"I will put it to you this way. You are standing on my surface."

"Your…holy crap, you're the planet!" She was airborne before she could think, bringing a deep, rumbling chuckle from the depths of Mogo.

"I take it Lantern Killowog did not inform you."

"Yeah, he kinda glossed over that one," Buffy said, landing barefoot on the surface. "Sorry."

"It is of no consequence. You are not the first to walk on my surface."

"If you're sure," Buffy said. "I mean, if it hurts or something…"

"My consciousness runs across this entire planet, my young friend. I can barely feel your footsteps."

"Yeah, I guess that makes sense," Buffy said. "So…you wanted to see me?"

"You are causing quite the stir," Mogo said. "It has been many years since a Slayer has lost her powers as you have, and that long since your predecessor wore her ring. I trained her personally, a rarity. The best Lantern I ever trained, I was quite fond of her."

"So, I'm not the first Slayer to wear a ring?" Buffy asked.

"Far from it. The twelfth such Lantern, each one has spent at least one month here with me, and you will be no different. Once done, you must return to Earth and remind the Council that they are not the only ones who would recruit the Slayers, and that the Guardians deal with the Powers That Be will become null and void if such an occurrence happens again."

"So, I get to be warning girl," Buffy said, not really relishing a return to Earth, but at the same time, looking forward to seeing the looks on her former friends faces. "I can take that, but what's with this extra training?" Buffy watched as a green, translucent humanioid appeared before her.

"As the Slayer, you have faced powerful enemies with little or no back up," the 'image' said."When you return to Earth, these enemies will target you again. Each Slayer has returned with a special gift, something only they can do with the ring. This training will unlock that skill. Are you ready?"

"Bring it on."

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One month later
Coast City

'Lantern entering sector. Identification 2814.5. Classification: Slayer. Immediate rendezvous is ordered,' Hal Jordan's head raised with a start. Slayer? He'd heard about this girl from John, but never expected to see her. He didn't know the full details, just that she'd been badly hurt by someone on Earth.

Green light flashed as the first Green Lantern of Earth chosen by the Guardians streaked into the air. He didn't get far, however, before he was stopped by a rather large collection of Meta humans. "Global Guardians," he said. "I'm kind of busy."

"Off to interfere in matters that are not your concern?" Jet asked. "I'm afraid your days of breaking the Super Power Treaty are over, Green Lantern. We're bringing you in."

"I don't suppose saying we're on the same side would help, would it?" Jet answered with a energy beam which Hal was able to deflect. "Guess not. You do realise you're breaking the treaty?"

"We have UN authority to bring in metas that break the treaty," Jet said as the Guardians attacked, driving him to the ground. The battle was halted before they got there, however, by two rather large, very real looking Jade Dragons.

"Maybe you guys haven't heard. The Corps doesn't recognise the Treaty," The guardians looked past the dragons to the floating GL behind them her newly permanent badger shining like the sun. "Oh, and I wouldn't move too much. I have my babies here trained to flame anyone who attack a member of the GLC. You guys classify."

"Corps?" Jet snapped. "There's more of you?"

"7,200. Maybe a few more. The Guardians are making sure the past doesn't happen again," Buffy said. "Which leads us to our current run in. Ring?"

'By order of the Guardians, Green Lanterns assigned to Earth will disregard the Super Power Treaty, as it interferes with the Lanterns mission to safeguard all parts of the sector 2184, which encompasses the Solar System, and Earth.'

"In other words, Black Adam can take his treaty and stuff it where the sun don't shine," Buffy said. "The Corps doesn't recognise his treaty and will continue to do their job."

"Then they will need members from other countries…"

"You don't get it Jet," Hal spoke up. "The second I put on this uniform, I don't come from America. I don't even come from Earth. I come from Oa, a member of the Green Lantern Corps. If it's in my sector, then it's my jurisdiction, national boundaries be damned. If guys like Evil Star or Igneous Man go there, I need to follow them. If Adam doesn't like it, then he can take it up with the Guardians."

"And if the Global Guardians continue their indiscriminate attacks against the chosen Lanterns of this sector, then the Guardians will have no choice but to counter it by placing a team of Lanterns here on Earth to assist in his job," Buffy said. Hal looked at her worriedly, only to be rewarded with a smirk. "There have already been a few volunteers. Gardener, Brik and Soranik have requested to be transferred here."

"Good people," Hal nodded, looking at Jet, who was both infuriated and confused. This wasn't supposed to be happening.

"Hey," Jet looked up at Buffy, who was smiling. "You're doing the right thing. You have a tough job, not all metas follow the laws. Lanterns do, unless it interferes with their mission."

"What's that?" Jet asked.

"Upholding order," Buffy said. "Defending peace, the innocent, keeping things going smoothly. Sometimes that means planetary law goes out the window. Like the treaty."

"Oh…" Jet said slowly. "I…need to think on this. But there will be people who will not like this explanation."

"And we'll deal with those," Buffy said. "But right now, I have something I need to do."

"Oh?"

""A secret society with an agenda that endangers the lives of some very powerful young girls," Buffy said flatly. "They need to be reminded they are being watched, that they can loose their position," Jet looked at her. This Lantern had a way about her. A passion for her lifestyle.

"Good luck," Jet said. "I hope we don't have to fight in the future."

"Don't cross me," Buffy said seriously. The two dragons moved to her side. "My constructs are a lot more real than any of the others. Like I said, I trained these guys. They may live in the ring, but they're as real as you and me. Don't make me sic them on you. I'd hate that. You…remind me of someone," Jet nodded before leading her team off.

"Nice work," Hal said. Buffy smiled, looking at her two dragons.

"Okay, guys, back in the ring," the dragons huffed, then turned into twin beams of energy, re-entering the ring.

"I've never seen anything like that," Hal said in awe. Buffy shrugged.

"Apparently when they stripped me of my Slayer Powers, they left something behind, almost like extra spirits. I channelled them into the ring, and they became my babies."

"That's damn impressive," Hal said. "So, you need a hand?"

"Let's go shake things up."