Jessica Cruz POV
It's been a bit over two weeks since I was taken to Oa, yet the guardians seem to think that I'm ready to go back home and announce myself as the new Green Lantern of Sector 2814. Despite their belief that I am ready, I know I'm not. I might know how to charge my ring, recite a mantra, and imagine constructs with my head if I strain myself for half an hour, but I'm not ready for actual combat.
"I don't think I can go out there without being killed," I say to my trainer, Kilowog, as we head towards the Hall of Guardians.
"Jessica you can't doubt yourself. Hal doubted his own power against Lex Luthor's, and that's how he lost the ring. To prove your willpower to the Guardians is a great feat. You told me how you admired the heroes of your planet, and now the ring lets you be one of those heroes. Don't let self doubt ruin this; the ring was a reward for your dedication, after all," Kilowog says, patting my back. "I'll be going now, Guardians want to speak to you alone."
As Kilowog blasts off, probably to train another new Green Lantern, I enter the grand hall and face the Guardians once again. They float in the same circle that they were in when I first met them, in meditation just as before. As I stand before them, one of the Guardians, who Kilowog has told me is named Scar, pears down at me as I approach.
"Very good to see you, Lantern Cruz," Scar says.
"I'm honored to be among you," I reply.
"A shame, then, that you must depart home," she says with a monotone that tells me otherwise.
"Earth requires your presence," another Guardian, Dennap, says. "We foresee a major occurrence in Gotham that must be prevented at all costs."
"What's going to happen?" I ask him, curious to know what kind of problems I would have to deal with as a Green Lantern.
"Kara Zor-El, the girl that inspired you, the reason you possess this ring, is going to be ambushed in roughly half an hour," Scar says emotionlessly. "This will be your first test as a Lantern, to see if you can handle it."
"Why would you send me to save her when I only have two weeks of experience?" I ask her. "Isn't there someone better qualified?"
"No, Lantern Cruz, you are the Lantern of Sector 2814, thus this responsibility falls on your shoulders," yet another Guardian, Basilus, says. "No one wants to be the first meta to stand behind Supergirl, so you have to be the one to do so."
"But I barely know my powers!" I tell them, but I am met with nonchalance from the Guardians.
"You have to be willing to believe that you can do this," Dennap says. "Use your head and your heart in the heat of battle, and you'll surprise yourself. Now go, before it's too late."
As I walk out of the hall, I blast upwards towards the stars and let the ring guide me back home.
The ring drops me down outside an abandoned warehouse in a rather grungy, shady looking abandoned industrial zone. The windows are shattered, and I hear a gunshot ring out. I feel adrenaline pump through my veins as I float uncertainly towards one of the shattered windows. I peer into the room, and I see her. Supergirl. She's staring at her hand, and at first, I don't understand, but I quickly realize that her palm is bleeding and that there is a green bullet lying on the ground. Kryptonite.
The semi-circle of men and women in front of her are instantly recognizable; Task Force X, the government team that had been given clearance to annihilate all metahumans on sight. With only Supergirl's protection in mind, I fly into the room and stand in front of her. "I'm a Green Lantern of Sector 2814, and I can't let you lay a finger on this girl." That sounded more badass in my head.
Slade Wilson and his daughter charge me with their swords, and I focus my best as the ring constructs a shield that blocks their blades. "Good," the Ring says. "Now focus harder and make something to cover you and Supergirl completely." I concentrate on an image of a dome, and the ring constructs a green bubble over Supergirl and I.
The Suicide Squad tries to shoot through the shield, but nothing happens as the bullets sizzle against the green exterior of the bubble. "You better be aware that if you keep this shield up, you'll have to charge me," the Ring says.
"You need to be charged?" Great timing.
"The sarcasm isn't appreciated, remember that I have a mental link to you," the Ring says. "Each time they hit the shield, the more energy is exerted. At this rate, considering that I haven't been charged for a while, I'll be drained within 5 minutes."
"Not that I'm ungrateful," Supergirl says, wincing from her wounded hand, "but who are you talking to?"
"My ring. You can hear it speaking right?" I ask, but she shakes her head. Huh. "This shield will collapse within five minutes if they continue to damage it. Do you know anyone who can help us?"
"I don't know any metahumans; you're the first one I've met. However, I'm working with Batman," she tells me. "I can call him, but I'm not sure if he can make it in five minutes."
"Just try it," I say. "We have to hope that he can make it, or else we're both dead."
I'm not a huge fan of Green Lantern, so I had to do some research to find the names of some Guardians so that I could have more than one of them conversing with Jessica. Also I don't know much about how Green Lanterns are oriented and trained, so I omitted that from the story. Please give me some feedback and tell me what you think of the story so far, it's only just beginning!