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Joxer the Lantern

Xena and Gabrielle were dealing with a group of thugs looking for a boost by killing the 'warrior princess', the former warlord who threaten Greece. They were moving as a block seeking to overwhelm them, which was working as it was more then the half-dozen they were use to dealing with.

A glowing green form came from the sky like a shooting star before being revealed as a man dressed in green, black and white. The man pointed a white gloved hand which pointed a green ring at the men as a giant green wall which looked like it was made of metal shot up between the men and the two women.

Xena was looking at the man, figuring it was a god till she got a better looked at it. Then she was shocked at the figure which she was looking at...

"Xena, tell me that isn't who I think it is." said Gabriella as the man began to create clubs and fists from his ring shot out and attack all of the men at once. Soon the ground was littered with unconcious men.

The flying man turned and moved down so he was standing before the two women, who know could definately make out who it was.

"Joxer, can you tell me what the hades is going on?" asked Xena as their bumbling friend seemed to have gone through some kind of transformation.

"Short version. I was selected to be a member of a universal police force from another dimension, The Green Lantern Corps." he started before he looked at the confused looks at the two women.

"A police force is people who protect people from criminals and take such criminals to their trials and help imprison them. A dimension is another universe. She there are a infinate number of universes with new ones being created all of the time, usually from small things like the choices of people. Some times holes in these universes lead to other universes, and the ring slipped through one from it's universe to this one, so it took me back to it's universe.

There can be a little temporal differences between universes, so I'm not quite sure how long I have been gone. I figure I was away for months in their universe but only weeks here," explained Joxer as he tried to explain, before adding, "I think it would be best to leave here before they all wake up. I'll explain more once we get some distance.

Later...

Xena and her friends had moved as far from the small army out to kill her to a shelter in the woods. It was here Xena listened to Joxer explanation, before repeating it back both mentally and vocally.

"So this Green Lantern Corps is a group of protectors for the entire universe who select those who have green willpower as well as the ability to fight fear. They use a ring which is an advance machine which can turn willpower into anything you can imagine. Which makes it the most powerful weapon in the universe." said Xena as she rolled the idea in her head.

"Why didn't it choose someone who is... more battle ready. Like Xena or Hercules?" asked Gabrielle as she tried to gentle as the question why a bungler like Joxer got it.

"Because I am a might warrior who is destined for great..." This is the point where Joxer looked at the two women, not buying anything he said before adding the truth, "Apparently it selects the best candidate who happens to be the closest. I was closer then Hercules or you Xena."

"The main question is how to keep this out of the hands of Ares. As soon as he learns about 'the most powerful weapon in the universe', he's going to go after it." said Xena, looking at trouble coming.

"The ring has a selection process, it looks for people worthy to hold this power. Or at least with the right adittude for it," said Joxer before he went silent and sheepish before continuing, "The other power rings might be a little bit of trouble."

"Other power rings?" asked Xena, getting dealy serious on this. Other rings as powerful as this one was not something she wanted to see.

"There's a emotional spectrum, like the light spectrum seen in a rainbow. Seven colours, seven emotions or drives. Red rage, orange avarice, yellow fear, green willpower, blue hope, indigo compassion, and violet love. Not counting the undead black lanterns or the white lanterns of life." commented Joxer as the women continued to deal with information overload.

"At least we don't have to worry about a bunch of yellow cowards, power rings power by the terror of scardy-cats still means they will run when they see us." joked Gabby as she tried to lighten the mood up.

"Except their own fears only power it a little. Most of the yellow power rings of the Sinestro Corps is power by instilling fears in others. Truth is it is made up of mass murders and psychopaths at best, at worse there are members who have commited mass genocide killing entire sectors of planets. Worlds just like earth, some times within minutes.

Ironically, the old Xena would have been one of there best members and you could still be selected to join due to the fears you still cause. One person was nearly forced to join because of the fears he places in criminals and other bad guys, like you do now Xena. Then it's usually followed by brainwashing sessions to make them loyal to their master, and by brainwashing I mean mostly torture." finished the Green Lantern of Greece as they took the news.

"Great... how likely is one of these rings coming from another universe?" said Xena, getting nightmares of someone like Callisto gaining the yellow ring or Ares making copies of it. And this was not counting the rings of rage and avarice.

Joxer just looked nervious for a few minutes, before he added, "Not likely but not impossible. The rings can open doorways called wormholes into other dimensions but wouldn't unless it was made to by a user. Which isn't likely... unless some of the enemies of the Corps were to see revenge by killing me in this universe. Most of them being Sinestros, so we might want to be careful."

Elsewhere...

Ares was looking at the hole which he had traced back from the powerful weapon he had found on Joxer's hand. He wanted one and figured killing Joxer to take that one would lead to problems. So he was back tracking the weapon to where it came from, which was a healing break between the universe and... somewhere else.

"On the other side of that rip is what I want, I just have to find away to open the hole a little wider so I can slip through. So how to do this with finesse or with just brute force... brute force has yet to fail me yet." said Ares as he launched an energy sphere at the rip which was mostly sealed. The thin part of the universe buckled and trembled as it was harmed, small holes opening up around it.

This was followed by a bolt of power hitting that spot continuously as reality was shredded and finally cut open. The rip moved as a small ribbon of colour highlighted the differences between the two universes. Taking a moment to get himself ready, he moved with whirlwind speed into the rip and into the next universe.

He took a few moments to feel the differences between this universe and his using his divine senses. Sniffing it he spoke again, "It feels clean, orderly... like new cart smell without it being new. Feels like the universe which my idiot brother would want to create for his mortal friends.

Still I can sense the source of the weapon I felt, as well as more of those weapons based on different power sources. Sources which I can use when I take those weapons home with me."

Turning invisible he tracked the weapons which he discovered were rings and some kind of lantern to power them. Each based on an emotion or drive of the mortal world. The god of war thought to himself, 'They can take hope, love and compassion. Maybe even willpower. Give me fear, anger and greed. Now I just have to find a way to get the power of these rings for myself. Yet there is something more... something close to divine behind all of these rings and their powers.

It's like divine power seperate from the body of a god, living and breathing... looking for something to hold it. Wonder if I can use something like that to make me king of the gods or make Xena my bride. Perhaps I should investigate it some more while I'm here, before I borrow some rings for my own world. Or should I just take the rings and run? What to do?'