Co-Writter: GhostKaiser23
Disclaimer: I do not own DC comics
The Emotional Spectrum: A Harem Tale
Chapter 3: Blazing Hope
*a bit earlier, in Sam's mind*
Sam was flouting in a seemingly endless space, the area full of different colours of light... except for one area which was all Yellow where Parallex was waiting
"Who... who are you... what's going on?" Sam gulped in fear
"I am Parallex, the Entity of Fear! You are my new Host, I shall have your body!" Parallex growled
"Sorry, I've got a girlfriend." Sam joked
"Your sexuality or relationship doesn't matter to me." Parallax scoffed "You have a great abundance for fear!"
"I-I'm not scared." Sam answered
"Why lie to yourself? I can smell it on you." Parallax answered
"Fine! I'm scared!" She snapped, feeling her anger rise "But I do not let my fear control me, I do not give in to it, and you sure as HELL aren't going to control ME! In fact, YOU should be scared of ME!"
"I should be scared of YOU?! Foolish girl, I am fear itself! I have existed since there was life! You cannot comprehend my power!" Parallax roared "You'll become my host! You'll become my controlled little bitch!"
"That's all your power is: fear! Let me tell you something: people being afraid is normal, conquering that fear renders you useless!" Sam debated back "I may be afraid, but I am NOT going to be your host and I am sure as hell NOT YOUR BITCH!" Sam roared back at the Entity of Fear
Her body was surrounded by red flames "Now, listen here! I am a RED LANTERN! I do NOT fall, I do not OBEY ANYONE! I AM SAMANTHA KING, THE RED LANTERN!" she roared, a red energy hand construct wrapping around Parallex's neck and slammed it into the ground "And YOU are MY BITCH!" She roared
"You think you can contain me?! You insignificant insect, you don't possess the correct ring!" Parallax shouted struggling to get free.
"A YELLOW power ring, right? By the way: you look like a giant centipede with a praying mantis, you're the insect here not me!" Sam retorted back
She focused her power, green and red chains binding Parallex "I'll. Be. Back." She growled
*in the real world*
"She's lead such a life living through each of the spectrum she was a prime candidate for being a White Lantern." Sam heard a voice say as she awoke, looking over to see everyone talking to the Guardian's
"That explains why she was able to construct: The Butcher and The Predator." Bleez understood
"You didn't mention that!" Hal gasped
"After Lantern Kyle gained the White Light we scanned Earth, and discovered about five or six hundred humans with the potential of becoming White Lantern's." A fourth Guardian explained
"Five or six HUNDRED?!" Hal asked in astonishment
"Potentially. It seems Earth is the most emotionally balanced yet unbalanced place in that sector." The first Guardian explained
"So Earth is basically the birthplace of the new White Lantern Corps?" Guy asked
"Considering that is where the Entity of Life slept since the beginning of Earth and the fact it was the first planet with life, it kinda makes sense." Hal muttered
"I guess." Guy muttered
"So what's going to happen to her? She's not going to die is she?" Bleez asked since she and Sam were now "married".
"No, the White Light will not kill her. White is life." A Guardian replied
"But what about the Red and Green rings?" Guy asked
"She shall be fine, but she needs the Blue Ring first. Without the Blue light of Hope, the contradictions of the Green and Red lights fighting for dominance could kill her if the Red Ring's power gets too low." A second Guardian said
"And Parallex?" Hal asked
"... Give me a Yellow Ring." Sam growled, waking up
"Sam!" Dex-Starr cheered as he flew into Sam's arm
"Hey Dexter, good Kitty." Sam smiled, scratching his chin
"The cat talks?" Kilowog asked
"Actually the ring translates his thoughts. But yeah Dex-Starr does talk, not incessantly but he does." Guy answered
"Samantha King of Earth are you sure you wish to bear a ring that causes and inspires fear?" A guardian asked
"Yes. Because it will help me keep that over grown bug under control." Sam growled, her aura blazing
'Hot.' Bleez thought at the sight of the angry Sam
"Speaking of Parallex... what was going on with him?" Guy asked "Last I knew, Sinestro sealed the bug inside of him and flew away from the universe so no one could find him again."
"That means one thing." A Guardian sighed
"Sinestro is dead..." Hal muttered, sad his friend was dead
"Which poses a problem." The guardian spoke
"Why? What's the problem, you can make the rings can't you?" Sam asked
"We cannot." A guardian said
"We are of the GREEN Lantern, there is another Corps that uses the Yellow Light of Fear." A second guardian said
"Sinestro created the Corps, but he isn't the SOURCE of the Sinestro Corps. But there is no real order without him." The first guardian continued
"So?" Sam asked
"There is no guarantee that they will help you." Another replied
"If we just tell them the situation..." Sam began to think
"No, most likely they will try and drive you to the very limit of your fear and ensure you to become Parallax's next host." The second guardian answered
"Our only chance, is to kidnap a Yellow Lantern and make them copy their Ring. Or, kill one and you take the Ring before it flies away." Guy grinned
"So those are REALLY the two options? Kidnap or kill?" Sam asked
"That DOES seem to be the case Samantha King of Earth." The third guardian said
"It's Sam. Call me Sam." She asked politely
"We'll add it to the list." Bleez said "First you need a Blue Ring so you can go from Red to something else WITHOUT dying."
"We have sent word to Saint Walker. He will come." A guardian spoke.
"That's all well and good. But how is she gonna get the other rings? Larfleeze isn't known for his generosity." Guy commented "And I'm pretty sure the Indigo Tribe will bind you to their will."
"We can cross those roads when we get to them." Hal replied "After all, she needs to MASTER the emotions and not just control them to become a White Lantern."
"I noticed you didn't mention the Violet light." Bleez pointed out
"That's easy, we speak to Carol!" Guy said making Hal growl in anger "What's wrong Jordon?"
"The Star Sapphire known as Carol Ferris has left Lantern Jordon for she has fallen in love with the White Lantern Kyle Rayner and she is now pursuing a relationship with him." A guardian said
"Ah...tough break Jordan." Guy sucking air through his teeth, half regretting his answer.
"It's fine." Hal said bitterly
"Can Dex-Starr and I speak to Sam by ourselves please?" Bleez asked, hating how polite she had to be but she didn't want to risk getting attacked... or making her boss mad
"Of course. But you must do it in a different location." the first guardian answered
"Why?" Sam asked then saw the giant green lantern behind her "Oh...right."
"It's no offense to you, but we must be cautious around Parallax." the second guardian added
"I understand." Sam nodded as she and Bleez went off with Dex-Starr flying behind them. They where soon outside the building, Sam turning to Bleez "So Bleez what's MMMPH!" She started, when Bleez pulled her into a deep kiss
"Hmm..." Sam moaned lovingly as Bleez gently removed her lips "What was that for...? Not that I'm complaining." She smiled
"I have to admit, I was worried." Bleez admitted "But... isn't there a tradition on Earth? 'You may kiss the bride'?"
"Wait...what?" Sam blushed
"When you defeated the Corrupted Green Lantern your power ring was drained, I shared my charge with you...in doing so, we became married." Bleez explained
"What?" Sam gulped "How did that work?"
"All of the Rings are based off the old Guardian's designs, and they installed the Rings with a monitoring system since they didn't allow Lantern's being in relationships with each other." Bleez explained "But one, Ganthet, didn't agree and left that in as a backdoor."
"And how did you know about it?"
"The Red Lantern Central Power Battery told me." Bleez explained
"The Lanterns can talk?" Sam asked in disbelief
"Not talk like humans, the Central Power batteries are both super computers and power stations." Bleez explained
"Whoa...ow..." Sam smiled but flinched in a bit of pain
"Sam! You okay?" Bleez asked in worry
"I...still need the blue ring." Sam smiled and felt Dex-Starr rubbing his head under her hand
"I'll get you one, even if I have to rip a Blue Lantern's arm off to get if." Bleez smiled
"... That is both sweet, and creepy." Sam muttered
"That will not be necessary." a calm voice spoke as he floated down "Greetings Red Lanterns. I am Saint Walker, I believe that The Guardians have asked me to give you this." He opened his hand to reveal a blue power ring.
"That was quick." Sam muttered, grasping it
"Hope comes to those who need it. And you have hope Red Lantern." Saint Walker explained
Sam nodded and slid the Ring onto her finger, gasping. Her heart felt lighter and her cloths changed, her eyes and lips changing from blood red to ocean blue. The outfit looked like her Red Lantern uniform, all of the red becoming blue except for her boots which were now white. Her suit had some extra white lines and her mask had grown a bit "Whoa...this feels..." Sam smiled "Like the world is off my shoulders..."
"That is the light of hope." Saint Walker answered
Sam nodded, sliding the Green and Red rings off her hands before putting them back on. She put the Red Ring on her right ring finger, the Green Ring onto her left main finger and the Blue Ring rested on her left middle finger
"Another human tradition: the wedding ring." Sam smiled as she cupped Bleez's cheek and kissed her, the Red Lantern gasping at the feeling of the Blue Light that covered her being
'This...this feels great...' Bleez smiled as the blue light filled her being. The Rage subsided, her body feeling tingly
"Ah, love. It is such a nice thing to see. I believe it would be easy for you to he able to master the Violet Light, Sister Samantha." Saint Walker smiled
"She's got that down." Bleez blushed brightly causing Sam to blush also.
"It seems so." Saint Walker smiled
"Now,I believe I should take you to the home world of the Blue Lantern's so you can be trained." Saint Walker nodded
"Hang on, she hasn't trained with the Green's yet!" Hal called
"WILLPIWER DETECTED!" Walker's Ring said
"Power Level: 163%" Hal's Ring called
"And she has yet to Master Rage." Guy added
"Where... you two spying on us making out?" Sam asked in disbelief but was ignored
"She's also got to get a yellow ring as well. She's containing Parallax, she needs to contain it." Hal commented
Sam, Bleez and Dex-Starr just watched as the three leaders started arguing, Saint Walker not raising his voice but still taking part in the disagreement
"This is what happens when Rage, Willpower and Hope get at loggerheads." Bleez rolled her eyes
"Silly Lanterns." Dex-Starr commented
"I hope you don't mean us, as well." Sam asked
"No. You're nice."Dex-Starr answered
"Good Kitty." Sam stroked on his belly making him purr
"Me good kitty." He purred happily
"So... Sam... Should we 'celebrate'?" Bleez grinned
"I think that's a GREAT idea." Sam whispered with a smile as they both flew off, with Dex-Starr still in her arms.
"Hey... Where did they go?" Gai asked after a few more minutes of arguing
*deep in space*
In an outer region of space, talk of a powerful being had risen. This caught the ears of a certain orange and black clad alien "Hmm... a powerful thing? I MUST have it! I WILL have it!" Unfortunately due to word of mouth and some mistranslated meanings through the universe this being believed that it was an item instead of a person.
And so... Larfleez sped off into space
*deep in space*
On a deserted, dead planet a lone figure walked over the land. Hundreds of voices from nowhere was chanting
"The Blackest Night... falls from the skies..."
Hundreds of thousands of rings where flying around the person
"The darkness grows... as all light dies."
The finds flew into ground one at a time, all across the planet
"We crave your hearts... and your demise."
Black energy began to glow across the planet
"By my Black Hand... THE DEAD SHALL RISE!"
All across the planet, decaying hands with black rings burst from the ground
*elsewhere, with Kyle Rayner*
The first White Lantern flew through the air, noticing a pink light flying towards him "Hey Carol!" He waved
"Kyle." Carol flew towards him "There's been news."
"What? What's going on?" Kyle asked
"News of a new Lantern that possesses the same power you have. The potential to be a White Lantern." Carol explained
"What?! Well where is this Lantern?" Kyle asked
"Back on Oa, she's still there." Carol answered
"This one's a girl?" Kyle gasped
"Yea. Although she is doing it differently. She isn't manipulating the power through a damaged Ring like you where, she is going to get one Ring after another amd then master the emotions from them." Carol replied
"Well that's ONE way of getting mastery over all emotions." Kyle continued to fly with Carol. "But it DOES beg the question: who'll be after her when she masters them all?"
"Who knows." Carol shrugged
*Back on Oa*
Dex-Starr was sleeping on a chair, curled up like a fluffy ball. While Bleez and Sam were on a bed in an embrace.
The two where naked, only wearing their rings, with a blanket laying atop them
"That... was amazing." Sam smiled, looking at Bleez's unmasked face. Her skin was pale blue like the rest of her, and her face was purely beautiful
Like an angel
Which it was sort of like what she was when she had her wings
Her black hair cut in a very short bob giving her a tom-boy look, but it somehow added to her charm.
"I...have to admit...hmm...You were better than those Sinestro bastards...MUCH better..." Bleez smiled satisfied
"I guess my love is better than their lust. Right?" Sam asked to which her eyes glowed a faint pink
"Yea." Bleez muttered, feeling light headed from the possessive nature of the Violet Light 'suffocating' her in a way but she didn't care
"I guess Dex-Starr's part of our little family then isn't he?" Sam asked
"Looks like it." Bleez answered "Still, he took to you instantly. Not many got that chance."
"Because I showed him kindness and love, I guess he's like our baby." Sam giggled lightly
"True...I can think of worse adoptions." Bleez answered
"Name one." Sam asked
"A predator species adopting their natural prey...then promptly eating them." Bleez explained
"Ah...Well the only "eating" here is where I eat YOU out..." Sam giggled then kissed Bleez on her nose
Bleez smiled, holding Sam close 'What... is wrong with me?' Bleez thought in shock 'She... she was meant to be the ends to a means... but... love is complete BS...'
"I'm glad you lied for me." Sam smiled "I owe you everything, you gave me: the training, the fire, the determination...I'm glad we're married."
"Same." Bleez smiled, kissing Sam "Just think of me, I will your tether. It will help you fight Parallex."
Sam knew she'd be there. As long as she had someone to fight for she'd be able to protect them.
"Thank you." Sam smiled, kissing Bleez softly "I love you." She whispered softly
'Love...no...I...I can't...Sam's just...my wife...' Bleez thought to herself almost crying 'She's my wife...I love her!'
"Bleez?" Sam asked, a bit worried
"I love you to." Bleez whispered. Her mind felt so clear, the rage was there... but it wasn't blinding 'You've cleared my mind Sam...You don't know what kind of power you possess.' Bleez thought to herself which she directed mentally to Sam.
"Bleez, Sam?" Dex-Starr asked as he jumped on the bed
"We're here Dexter, what's wrong?" Sam asked
"Bad dream..." Dex-Starr frowned
"Come here..." Sam opened her arms to which Dex-Starr walked up to them.
Sam and Bleez sat up, the two forming underwear with their rings with Sam's being blue and Bleez's red, before Sam scooped Dex-Starr into her arm's, hugging the cat as she let the blue light calm him down "All Will Be Well." She whispered soothingly
A knock came at the door "Lantern Sam, are you decent?" it was a guardian's voice
"Err...No." Sam answered honestly
She and Bleez quickly materialized their costumes before she called "Come on in!"
"It seemed appropriate to knock before entering someone's home." The Guardian said "I need to warn you that you may have the blue ring, you must take its oath."
"Yeah...the oath...which is...?" Sam agreed but realized she hadn't actually taken it since there was a three way verbal brawl between: Guy, Hal and Walker.
"I will recite it for you." The guardian answered and Sam followed the words exactly
"In fearful day, in raging night, with strong hearts full, our hearts ignite! When all seems lost in the War of Light, look to the stars- GOT HOPE BURN'S BRIGHT!"
"Power Level: 100%" the Ring called as a blue Power Battery appeared before her
"Well, I've got another one." She shrugged, putting the Blue Lanrern in her storage dimension
"And there is also the Green Lantern's Oath." The Guardian added
"Just...just give me a minute..." Sam asked
"Of course." The Guardian accepted
"How're you feeling?" Bleez asked
"Good. Weird but good." Sam smiled "Okay. I'm ready."
"Very well, I shall recite the oath." The guardian began shortly followed by Sam
"In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight! Let all those who worship evil's might, beware my power- GREEN LANTERN'S LIGHT!"
In a flash of green Sam's eyes and lips turned green, her mask shrinking, before her cloths changed. She was now wearing a full body black suit with wrist length white gloves and ankle length white boots with no heels, the suit from the wait up is green except for the arms which are still black so it looks like she is wearing a loose shirt on top of the outfit with a hood connected to the 'shirt'
"Half way through the Spectrum dear." Bleez chuckled softly
"Yeah..." Sam giggled now having half the power of the Emotional Spectrum
"How do you feel Lantern Sam?" The guardian asked
"I...don't know...there isn't a word to describe how I feel." Sam explained
"Well, you look REALLY hot. For a green." Bleez grinned
"Thank you." Sam smiled
*in space*
Kyle and Carol where flying for Oa, when Kyle held his head and screamed in pain
"Kyle? Kyle! What's wrong?" Carol asked
"They... they're comming." Kyle groaned in pain
"They?" Carol asked
"The... the Black." Kyle muttered
"We have to get to Oa!" Carol began to carry Kyle to the Green Lantern Headquarters
"We...have to...warn them..." Kyle groaned in the pain.
"We will. Can you fly?" Carol asked
"Yeah...I can focus...let's go." Kyle forced through the pain
The two flew side by side, the pain slowly subsiding
*in deep space*
On a planet there where three different kind of Lantrn's in a circle, three people using different powers
"Soon the Knights of Pain shall rise." One said, wearing grey "Despair shall fill their souls."
"Sorrow shall crush their wills." The second said, wearing cyan
"And agony shall tear their bonds apart!" The third grinned with this one wearing a burgandy-ish uniform
