Chapter Two…
Mysteron Sanchez walked back into the room, and directly to the control panel.
"Is everything alright?" Captain Scarlet asked
"Fine," Sanchez replied, "I just have to…"
Captain Scarlet lifted his hand up to his head. He had suddenly gotten a headache. Captain Blue saw that his ring was flashing: a sign of danger. Blue lifted up his ring, and energy beams formed brick walls around the pods, and the control panel.
"What are you doing?" Scarlet gasped
"I found this ring in that ship crash," Captain Blue explained, "Look what it can do!"
"You are no normal earthman," Sanchez said, "But never mind. We have a backup plan…"
Sanchez ran outside, and gripped onto the rails. Captain Blue whipped out his Spectrum pistol, and shot the man's arm. He let go off the rails, and fell to the water.
"Good shooting," Captain Blue said
"Wait a minute…" Captain Scarlet said, "Remember the time Captain Brown…"
There was a loud explosion, and the dam ruptured. Water came splashing out, and was heading towards the nearby village. Captain Blue lashed his ring out, and formed a giant coffee pot, which took in all the water.
"Stay focused," he told himself, "Think of a giant door, big enough to cover a dam…the size of…no not Cloudbase, think of…"
A door the size of a building covered the hole in the dam. Captain Blue breathed a sigh of relief, but stayed focused.
"We'll need to get building teams here," Captain Blue said
He formed a pair of giant hands, and scooped up several rocks; he smashed them together, and formed a convenient block. He then picked up some metal girders, and fused the block in.
Back at Cloudbase…
"Incredible," Colonel White said, "You had this for a week, you knew its powers, but you didn't tell anyone?"
"Well, sir, I don't think it had anything to do with you."
"Excuse me?"
"Sir, the man specifically gave it to me. He knew my name, and gave it to me."
"All the same, you had an alien encounter. For all you know, he could have been a Mysteron agent."
"Colonel White, you're right. Can we just focus on what's going to happen?"
"I suppose we must," Colonel White's console revolved round to the map of the world, "We suspect that the Mysterons may be stationing troops in hidden garrisons all around the earth. Using your power ring abilities…"
"Green Lantern."
"Very well, your 'Green Lantern' powers, we need you to investigate them."
"I could create a satellite to monitor them."
Captain Blue lifted up his ring, and tried to form a satellite, when the ring sparked. It was out of power.
"Something wrong, Captain?" Colonel White asked
"It needs charging. Hold on a minute."
Captain Blue walked to his room, and took the lantern out from a box under his bed. He walked back out to the control room, and placed it on his chair.
"Everyone watching?" he asked
Symphony leaned in closer. Colonel White stood back, and Captain Scarlet just stood there. Captain Blue cleared his throat.
"In brightest day," he recited, "In blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship evil's might…"
Sparks were flying around, and being pulled into the ring.
"Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!" Captain Blue yelled
Lightning bolts were now shooting into the ring. They stopped, and Captain Blue got up. A healthy green aura surrounded him.
"That is incredible!" Colonel White said, "Where did you learn that oath?"
"From the comic books, sir. I read my grandfather's Green Lantern series whenever we went to visit him."
"I'm sorry?" Colonel White asked
"Wait, Adam," Symphony said, "This was the same Green Lantern? I thought…"
"No," Captain Blue said, "I think the writer of the series must have been into space or something. I mean…"
"Captain Blue, this is very serious." Colonel White said, "We must run some tests…"