Author's Note:

Just going to answer a few questions asked in the reviews. This is indeed the final PURE Green Lantern story arc before it gets right to the ME2 storyline.

Events will be altered in ME2, and ME3's storyline will be vastly different from the original. I plan to really blend these two universes so they fit one another as oppose to seeming like I just plopped characters in.

There's going to be more DC characters in this story but I will not say more than that.

EDIT: I found a copy and paste error. It has been fixed.

Chapter 12: War of Light Part 2

As Hal and Ranakar arrived at the training arena, they saw a bright green light heading in their direction.

"Who's that?" Iolande asked.

Arisia squinted. Her eyes widen and she yelled, "It's Kilowog!"

"Something's wrong," Shepard said.

Kilowog approached the arena and then collapsed. He was badly beaten and bruised.

"Kilowog!" Arisia and Hal both yelled as they ran to him.

"We need to get him to an infirmary immediately!" Ranakar said.

Hal created a stretcher underneath Kilowog. He lifted off with everyone behind him. It took him little time to get to the infirmary. The medical staff quickly approached him and took over the stretcher.

"I can help," Natu said.

"We'll take all the help you can give," one of the doctors said.

Natu gave Kilowog a scan. "His vitals are okay, but he is exhausted. Kilowog has suffered from lacerations and trauma."

Shepard looked at his ring. "His ring barely has any charge left."

"Jordan!" Kilowog gasped as he grabbed Shepard's arm.

"What happened, Kilowog?"

"My training group was ambushed."

"By whom?" Ranakar asked.

"Yellow Lanterns," another voice answered.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Boodikka. She had some cuts.

"Are you okay, Boodikka?" Arisia asked.

"I'll be fine."

"Yeah, Yellow Lanterns," Kilowog said.

"You were both attacked by Yellow Lanterns?" Ranakar asked.

"Yes. They sent four of them against me. They slaughtered all the recruits. Powerful bastards."

"They sent a half a dozen against me," Boodikka said. "I barely won the fight."

"Yellow Lanterns," Ranakar muttered. "This does not bode well. I'll take this to the other Guardians immediately." And with that Ranakar flew off at a high speed.

"Look, docs, I'll be fine," Kilowog said. "Just heal my wounds and I'll recharge my ring and I'll be as good as new."

"You have suffered from trauma, Kilowog," Natu stated. "You need bed rest."

"What I need to do is take down the Yellows. Bunch of coward. They killed my recruits. That makes this personal."

"Natu it's best if you just heal his wounds," Hal said. "Believe me when I say, he won't stay in bed."

The other two doctors went and grabbed a vial of a gel. They handed it to Natu. She opened the container and slather Kilowog's wounds with the substance.

"There," Natu said. "It'll heal your wounds, stop the pain and keep you from bleeding."

Kilowog jumped off of the stretcher. "That's more like it. Those Yellows caught me off guard. That won't happen again. We need to gather everyone we can and prepare to strike back against the Yellows."

VVVVVV

As per his duty, Voz stood in front of the sciencell facility. His arms were crossed as he scanned the area. While the job is uneventful, it is gravely important to the Corps. Voz brought his hand up and coughed into it. His throat began to itch. He coughed to clear his throat and help get rid of the itch. It felt even worse.

It was no longer an itch. His throat began to dry and burn. Voz's breathing became raspy and shallow. The pain intensified to the point where Voz's hands came to his neck. He tried putting out a command with his ring, but he couldn't talk. It felt like knives were being slid up and down his esophagus.

Painfully, he coughed again. A yellow substance came out. The same yellow substance that began leaky out of his nose. He tried to cry from the pain, but his tears were also that of the yellow substance. Voz's vision began to blur and fade until he could no longer see. His nerves flashed between fiery pain to numbness.

The torment Voz was forced to endure was close to an end when he collapsed to the ground. His world faded away and ended. The yellow substance flowed out of his mouth, eyes, nose and ears forming a small puddle under his head.

"What a pathetic way to die."

Two Yellow Lanterns walked up to the body.

"It's too bad Despotellis can only infect one person at a time." This Lantern looked exactly like a human save for two features. Her eyes were completed black and she had no lips. Her skin connected directly to the roots of her teeth. Her long hair mostly hung in front of her face blocking these disturbing features.

"We don't have the time to have Despotellis to kill Oa." This Lantern was the same specie as Tomar-Re. He had a scar across his left eye. "We are here to initiate part 2 of the plans."

His partner sighed. "I suppose. This will be fun."

The two walked in through the doorway. Upon going inside they saw another guard.

"Hey! Who the hell are y-" The guard was cut off as the female Lantern shot him in the neck.

"According to Sinestro the main controls should be right over... there!" the male Lantern said while pointing to a large terminal.

As they walked towards the terminal, a small creature moved through the shadows. It moved into the holding area for the sciencells. The creature hovered over the ground to avoid making unnecessary sounds.

The two Yellow Lanterns approached the terminal. The bared-teeth Lantern held her ring up to the terminal. "Time for the fun to begin."

VVVVVV

Atrocitus was in a kneeling position in meditation. This was his way to ignore time. It didn't matter if he was in this cell for months or years, all of that was meaningless. This was how he spent eons crucified on Ysmault without going mad.

In his meditation, Atrocitus focused on the rage that has festered within his own sole. Memories of the slaughter of his people at the hands of the Manhunters came to mind. Memories of his wife and daughter turning to ash before his eyes always caused his fury to stir.

In the months following his attempt to destroy the Green Lanterns, his rage has undergone a metamorphosis. Truth has redirected him. The human was different from the other Lanterns. He didn't accept the Guardians' authority without question. Hal Jordan even risked expulsion in order to find out the truth.

Months were spent on reflecting on the information that Hal Jordan presented him. The Manhunters are still free to kill the innocent. But the last he heard of them, they were exiled and stripped of all their powers. Now they have evolved. They're even more powerful than before. He had wondered why they are incapable of fast interstellar or intergalactic travel, but the reason matters not. What matters is how did the Manhunters gain this sort of power? This question only led to one conclusion. Krona. A maltusian scientist whose intellect is unrivalled in the known universe. The Guardians claim that his essence was spread across the universe to never fuse again.

Regardless of what the Guardians believe, this is the most logical conclusion Atrocitus can come to. Krona was able to reprogram the Manhunters effortlessly. He's the only one who could possibly be able to modify the reapers on this level. These reapers are part of the prophecy of Blackest Night. If the reapers succeed in this cycle, then all life will end. He must ensure that does not come to pass.

But he is trapped. For now he must wait.

Atrocitus' meditation was broken by the sound of his cell's door opening. He was confused by what had happened. That ended when a voice echoed throughout the prison center.

"A gift from Sinestro's Corps," the woman announced. "You are now free to seek your revenge against the Green Lanterns."

The Block was alive with roars of cheer. It disgusted him knowing these monsters were free.

"Meow."

Atrocitus' gaze went down to see Dex-Starr.

"Dex-Starr?"

Dex-Starr jumped to Atrocitus to be caught in his arms. Atrocitus started scratching the cat's head. The cat purred.

"When did you arrive?" Atrocitus asked the cat.

"NEVER LEFT," he replied.

"It has been months."

"STAY HIDDEN. FED ON SCRAPS."

"You have been loyal." Atrocitus saw the many criminals pour out of their cells. "We must leave. Go to Ysmault and raise what Red Lanterns that are left. We must ensure Hal Jordan lives."

Dex-Starr tilted his head and cocked a brow.

"I have learned much. I'll explain later. We must flee."

Dex-Starr tucked his head in and pulled it back out. Hanging from the front of his mouth was a red ring.

"You have done well, Dex-Starr." Atrocitus took the ring and slid it on. Red energy surrounded his body. Atrocitus felt the rage inside of him rise and power return to him. The red light faded revealing Atrocitus' uniform. He held his ring hand up and clenched his fist. "We must make haste."

VVVVVV

Outside the prison, a dozen Green Lanterns approached the entrance of the sciencell facility. There had been no contact with the personnel for at least thirty minutes. They saw Voz lying on the ground. They landed on the ground.

"What happened here?" one of them asked.

Another Lantern scanned Voz. "He died of a viral infection."

"You Lanterns, on the other hand, will die by our hands," a voice interjected.

The Lanterns looked in the direction of the voice to see dozens of the prison's previous occupants pour out.

"We need immediate assistance!" one of the Lanterns yelled into her ring. "The prisoners have escaped their containment! I repe-" Her head was sliced off by a criminal with sword-like claws that moved faster than the eye could track.

VVVVVV

"The prisoners have escaped their containment! I repe-" The message then cut off.

"You heard them, poozers!" Kilowog said to the Lanterns by his side.

"To the prison!" Hal yelled to the others.

Arisia, Iolande, Boodikka, Natu, Kilowog and Hal flew up and rushed to the location of the prison as fast as their will could take them. Upon arrival they saw the fight outside of the prison. The ten Lanterns on the ground were barely holding their own against the prisoners.

Hal watched as a gas cloud enveloped one of the Lanterns and dissolved him within seconds.

"That's Syxide!" Kilowog yelled. "A living gas. Contain it, Jordan!"

Hal constructed a vacuum and used it to suck the gas into it. "Everyone form up and contain the prisoners!"

The surviving Lanterns regroup and focused their rings on the horde of prisoners.

"All together!" Kilowog yelled out.

The Lanterns fired their rings. The energy beams collided together and a shield of green energy started to form. The prisoners collided with the wall with a loud thud. They tried to go around the shield but the energy extended too fast. Within seconds, the green energy shield surrounded the escaped prisoners in a large bubble.

Hal let out a sigh of relief. The Lanterns moved the bubble back into the prison. They saw more dead bodies of Green Lanterns inside.

"Who killed these Lanterns?" Boodikka demanded of the prisoners. "Who let you free?"

The prisoners laughed.

"Someone more powerful than you Lanterns," one of them answered. "That's all you're getting."

Boodikka grit and bared her teeth. Kilowog grabbed her shoulder. "Don't let them get to you." Kilowog then addressed the other Lanterns. "Through the trash into their cells."

The Lanterns nodded. The sphere divided into over a dozen smaller spheres, separating the criminals. Each Lantern went over to different sections of the prison and started putting each prisoner into their previous cells.

As Hal placed the last criminal in his cell, he noticed something off about one of the cells. "Where's Atrocitus?"

"What?" Kilowog yelled back.

"Atrocitus," Hal repeated. "I don't see him anywhere."

"Let me look." Kilowog went to Atrocitus' cell and found it empty. He turned to the other Lanterns. "No one knows where Atrocitus is?"

The other Lanterns shook their heads.

"Atrocitus escaped!" Boodikka concluded. "This day cannot get any worse."

"Who's Atrocitus?" Natu asked Arisia.

Arisia looked pale hearing that Atrocitus escaped his cell. "H-He's one of the most powerful enemies the Corps has ever faced. He was the leader of the Red Lantern Corps who tried to destroy us over half a year ago. He... He nearly killed me and turned Hal into a member of his Corps. It was thanks to the Blue Lanterns and Star Sapphires, Hal made alliances with, that we were able to defeat them."

"Then we will catch him again," Iolande said.

"It might not be that simple," Arisia explained. "We have these Yellow Lanterns now trying to kill us so by the time we can focus on him, he may get his Corps back up to full strength."

"Then we hurry up and deal with the Yellows," Kilowog interjected. The three women shifted their focus back to their trainer. "The prisoners have been placed in their cells again. We going to meet with the Guardians to decide our next course of action."

The three nodded and follow Kilowog to rejoin the other Lanterns exiting the prison facility.

"The prisoners still won't say who freed them," one Lantern said to Hal. This Lantern was a large human-like head with arms and legs sticking out of it.

"The Guardians will review the footage from the rings of the guards and then we'll find out the full story."

They flew through the prison entrance.

"It seems like we get a new Corps every few months now," the Lantern joked. "We get the reds and then blues. We learn of Agent Orange, Indigo Tribe and now we got Yel-"

The Lantern was cut off as a yellow blast exited his face leaving behind a large hole in his body. Some of his blood splattered on Hal's right shoulder.

"Sniper!" Hal yelled to the others. "Take cover!"

The Lanterns formed shield spheres around themselves to stop the sniper rounds.

"Where is he?" one of the Lantern yelled out.

"Uh, everybody!" Arisia called out. "We have incoming."

The Lanterns looked up and saw many Yellow Lights heading in their direction. Each light was a Lantern. And there were hundreds.

"For fear!" many of the Yellow Lanterns cried out as they charged.

"This is Hal Jordan, we need immediate assistance! We have hundreds of Yellow Lanterns incoming!"

The Yellow Lanterns fired away as they approached Oa. The woman with the skeletal mouth formed half a dozen demonic hounds with her ring. The energy blasts pounded the surface of Oa. Some buildings took damage and fires started to spread. The Lanterns were being pounded by the assault while the area around them deteriorated.

"We can't stay on the defensive!" Kilowog said.

"Their sniper will kill anyone not in cover," Boodikka said.

"I'll take care of the sniper," Hal said. "Get out there and fight! The other Lanterns will be here any minute." No later than those words left his mouth as the Green Lantern reinforcements came in.

The Green Lantern reinforcements collided with the Yellow Lanterns. Green and yellow energy blasts filled the sky of Oa. Rings, both yellow and green, flew off the hands of those killed. Each one announcing its search for a new user. There were dozens upon dozens that flew through the sky.

The Lanterns by Shepard's side flew off to take on the invaders. Shepard watched as a rock-based Lantern was blown to pieces by the sniper off of the battlefield. He formed a mantis sniper rifle construct and peered through the scope. Hal floated there as he aimed.

"Where are you?" he muttered to himself. Hal scanned the general area from where the rounds came from. He noticed a glint coming from an orbiting rock. Hal zoomed in and saw an insect creature that wore a Yellow Lantern suit. Half of its body was inside a rock shell like a hermit crab. "Got you." Hal fired a massive energy blast from his sniper rifle that flew through the battlefield.

Bedovian, Sinestro Corps' top sharp shooter managed to kill a dozen Lanterns while station above the planet. This plan is going exactly as Sinestro have planned. All of the strongest Lanterns were gathered in one location granting him the opportunity to eliminate them all at once.

As Bedovian aimed at his newest target, he saw a bright green light grow larger. Before he realized what it was, the green energy blast incinerated him, eliminating the Sinestro Corps' sniper support.

VVVVVV

Back on the battlefield, Natu and Iolande stayed near each other. They were both inexperienced, but thanks to Hal's training, they were able to handle themselves.

"Where the hell did these bastards come from?" Natu asked while shooting a Yellow Lantern in the chest.

"For the time being, it does not matter," Iolande said. "Our duty is to ensure that they don't take this world."

Natu and Iolande went back to back, covering each other's backs against the Yellow Lanterns that attempted to attack them. But the number of Yellow Lanterns didn't seem to decrease from their attacks. More and more attempted to attack them. They were starting to tire from the excessive ring use.

"I don't know how long I can keep this up," Natu said in a groan. She looked over her shoulder while continuing to shoot.

"Remember what the Commander said," Iolande reminded her. "We can created anything we can imagine with these rings. That is their potential. Join with me!"

Natu nodded. Both Natu and Iolande starting twirling their arms as energy expelled from their rings. The energy spread outwards and formed streams of rotating energy that acted as both a defensive and offensive attack. Yellow Lanterns tried to get past the rotating barrier only to be cut up by the energy ribbons.

"Our attacks aren't getting through!" one of the Yellow Lanterns yelled.

"Focus on the others then them," another said.

"Don't ignore us!" Iolande cried out.

Both Natu and Iolande yelled as their energy ribbon barrier blasted outwards, killing all of the Yellow Lanterns within range. They smiled upon seeing their accomplishment.

"Good job," Iolande congratulated her.

"There's still more," Natu said. There was no time for pats on the back. Lanterns were dying all around them. "We take care of the Yellow Lanterns and then we can started congratulating each other."

"Then let's make them beware our power," Iolande quipped.

Natu grinned. Her dislike of the Corps was starting to fade. She understood what they aimed to achieve. They want to help the innocent and uphold justice. Being friends with Iolande certainly has helped.

VVVVVV

Arisia was being chased by three Lanterns. They fired off several blasts. Arisia dodged the attacks by swaying from side to side. She blasted back taking down one of the Yellow Lanterns. The blast knocked the Lantern out of the sky.

"Damn bitch!" one of them cursed.

"I got her in my sights," the other said.

Before the Yellow Lantern had the chance to fire, a green energy blast blew through his abdomen. Arisia looked back and saw Salaak above them. Tomar-Re flew in and blasted the other Yellow Lantern. The two flew up to be by Arisia's side.

"Salaak?" Arisia said in surprise. "Tomar-Re?"

"I came in when Hal Jordan asked for reinforcements," Tomar-Re said.

"The Yellow Lanterns attacked the command centre," Salaak said. "I was forced to evacuate."

"Can you still coordinate the Lanterns without the command centre?" Arisia asked.

"I can," he answered.

"How is Hal Jordan?" Tomar-Re asked Arisia.

"Last I saw him, he was trying to take down a sniper," Arisia replied.

Salaak brought up a couple of green screens that were filled with data. "I see no more mentions of a sniper in our communications. It appears he succeeded in eliminating him."

"Good to hear."

Tomar-Re looked at the raging fires on the surface below. "This does not bode well. If we don't kick the Yellow Lanterns off of this world, we're going to be in a lot of trouble."

"I need you two to escort me to a defensible position," Salaak ordered. "I also need you to cover me while I relay orders and coordinate the defense."

The three Lanterns went close to the ground and found a location to Salaak's liking. It was just behind the prison. In this location, Salaak has a good view of the battlefield while staying out of sight. Four screens popped up around Salaak. His four arms went to work giving out orders and directions. Arisia and Tomar-Re stood as sentinels for Salaak.

"What are the casualties?" Tomar-Re asked.

"Forty-Seven Green Lanterns," Salaak replied. "Seventy-Seven Yellow Lanterns."

"Well, that's good!" Arisia said.

"Not really," Salaak said. "The Yellow Lanterns are still in the majority over head."

"Then we need a plan of pushing these Yellow Lanterns off of Oa," Tomar-Re said.

A group of Yellow Lanterns spotted their group and charged towards them. Tomar-re swung his arm while creating a saw construct. The saw blade cut a group of Yellow Lanterns in half. Their rings flew off in separate directions.

"We need to get them to back off so we can regroup," Tomar-Re continued.

"Agreed," Salaak said.

"They have us outnumbered at the moment," Arisia reminded. "How are we to get them to back off without additional reinforcements?"

"We need a new strategy..." Salaak hummed as a thought came to mind.

"You have something in mind?"

"I do, but it is a gamble."

"If there is no other option," Tomar-re said.

"I'll need the strongest Lanterns above us."

VVVVVV

Boodikka flew through a collapsing building as several Yellow Lanterns followed close behind. She went through the hallway as the building tilted over to fall. Debris and dust fell which decreased visibility. This was exactly as she had hoped. Boodikka fired a blast straight ahead.

Boodikka disappeared into the dust cloud that kicked up from the blast. The Yellow Lanterns followed through and exited out of a hole in the building. The Green Lantern had vanished from sight.

The building impacted the ground causing the ground to rumble.

"Where did she go?" one of them asked.

"She has to be close by," one of the others said.

"Closer than you may think," Boodikka announced to them.

The Lanterns turned around and saw Boodikka come at them with two sword constructs. She swung the blades as she approached. The Yellow Lanterns had no time to react before they were severed by Boodikka's blades.

Boodikka took no time to rest and dived back into the battle in the sky. She went through a grouping of Yellow Lanterns and swung her swords left and right. Boodikka left a trail of destruction as Yellow Lanterns fell out of the sky.

"None of you shall take this world!" she declared during her attack.

Suddenly, one Yellow Lantern got in a lucky shot and hit Boodikka in the back. She cried out in pain from the attack. The area of the blast was burnt off revealing some of her skin and some smoke came off around the blast mark.

The attack shocked her system and made her sword constructs vanish from her hands. The Lantern who got in the shot aimed again while a smile on her face. "He will reward me for this kill."

Before she could get in the kill shot, a large acorn construct impacted with her kocking her out of the sky. Ch'p flew in and created a large hand to carefully catch Boodikka. She returned to her senses and saw Ch'p carrying her away from the major conflicts.

"Ch-Ch'p?"

"Glad to see you're still okay," he said. "Be a big loss to this Corps if you went under. You okay to fly?"

Boodikka rubbed her forehead and said, "Yes, I'll be fine."

Ch'p stopped and opened the construct hand allowing Boodikka to fly again.

"This is bad," Ch'p said seeing the conflict unfold. "Like worse than what the Reds did."

"It's like they knew where exactly where to attack for maximum damage. It also appears they were the ones responsible for releasing the prisoners. Too coincidental otherwise."

"I don't know."

"Lantern Boodikka and Ch'p, I am reading you two next to each other," Salaak said over the rings. The image of his upper torso and head appeared above each of their rings. "Do you read me?"

"We read you, Salaak," Boodikka replied.

"I need you two to come to my position immediately. I have a strategy to getting these Yellow Lanterns off of Oa."

"We'll be right there."

VVVVVV

Hal Jordan let out a sigh of relief as his mantis rifle faded from his hands. The sniper was down. The battle is still far from over.

"Jordan!" a voice yelled for him.

Shepard looked in the direction of the voice and saw a Yellow Lantern who looked exactly human. Her brown hair blocked her face.

"A human?" Shepard muttered.

"I will beat you to a pulp and deliver you to our leader!"

The Yellow Lantern created half a dozen demon hounds. The hounds leaped towards Hal. Hal backed hand several of the hounds. A fourth hound tried attacking from behind. Shepard spun around with a round-house kick and slammed the hound towards the ground. Another hound lunged. Hal shoved his fist into its throat through its mouth and fired a blast through its body.

"Don't hurt them!" the Yellow Lantern cried out while slamming one of her hounds into Hal's back.

Hal yelled as he flung out his arms and legs. Energy blasted forth from him destroying the hound constructs. The Yellow Lantern was thrown back from the energy blast. Her hair moved away from her face.

'Shit! Not human, not human!'

The woman had black eyes and no lips and so her skin attached directly to her teeth. The woman stopped her momentum and gnarled, "You killed my babies!" She flew forward to attack Hal.

"Sorry, ma'am, but we have a leash policy here," Hal quipped as he raised his ring hand. Just as the Yellow Lantern got within range, Shepard rapidly formed a cannon. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave!"

Shepard fired the cannon sending the Lantern out of Oa's sky. His uniform had several tears from his battle. After taking a few breaths, he scanned the area for any nearby activity. Hal saw Kilowog giving some recruits assistance against a giant Yellow Lantern. Kilowog unleashed a powerful blast from his ring blowing the Lantern's head off. Shepard immediately made his way towards them.

Kilowog saw Hal fly towards them. "About time you got here, Jordan. What kept you?"

"Neutering some Lantern's pets."

"We could use some help here."

"Just point me in the right direction."

Kilowog chuckled. He turned to his recruits. "This is our house, poozers! Let's show them the way out!"

The morale of the recruits was revitalized. They joined Kilowog and Hal as they moved towards the attacking Lanterns. They created a wall of energy blasts that suppressed any advancing Yellow Lanterns.

"Keep up the pressure!" Shepard yelled to the recruits.

The group of Green Lanterns managed to create a gap in the forces of Yellow Lanterns. The Yellows feared going near the group of Lanterns. They even went as far as to actively avoid them.

"They're backing off!" one of the recruits cheered.

"Hold off your cheers," Kilowog said. "This battle is still not over yet. It's not over until the Yellow Lanterns are off of this world."

"Agent Kilowog and Jordan-Shepard," Salaak called through their rings. "Do you read me?"

"We read you, Salaak," Hal answered. "What's the sitrep?"

"Our forces are holding, but we must get the Yellow Lanterns off of Oa before they gain the advantage. I need both you and Kilowog to come to my position. I have a plan."

"We'll be right there, Salaak."

"I want all of you to watch each other's back while you make this Corps proud," Kilowog said to the recruits. "This isn't a time to take risks or show off. Now go!"

The recruits flew off to join the battle in the sky. Hal and Kilowog raced off towards Salaak's position. Around them they could see both sides were at a stalemate as blows were exchanged. Their side was tiring though. They had to end this battle fast.

On the ground, they saw Salaak with Arisia, Tomar-Re, Ch'p and Boodikka. They flew down and landed next to them.

"You said you have a plan," Hal said to Salaak.

"I do, but I should inform you when the command centre was destroyed..." he said. "The probes I had specially made for your galaxy were destroyed."

"Dammit," Hal cursed under his breath.

"I'm afraid it's going to be a while until you can return home."

Hal's fists tighten. It seems like every time he got close to going home, that opportunity is taken away from him. Fate seemed to have other plans for him. "We'll deal with it later. The Yellow Lanterns are an immediate threat to us now. They need to be taken care of. Now what are we doing to rectify this situation?"

"As I told Arisia and Tomar-Re, it's a gamble."

"We're in big trouble here so if you think your plan will work," Kilowog said. "Then we should try."

"I need each of you to expend all of your energy in order to create a massive army of Green Lanterns."

"So we're bluffing them?" Tomar-Re asked.

"Exactly. I've already sent out a recall order to every Lantern in the universe, but we need an immediate solution. We are outnumbered, but we are able to hold against them. If the Yellow Lanterns see that they have lost that advantage then it may be enough to make them retreat. We will then be able to regroup and prepare for a counter attack."

"I'm prepared to go with this plan," Hal said.

"As am I," Boodikka added.

"Let's shown them why we tell them to beware our might," Kilowog said.

VVVVVV

The Yellow Lanterns continued their assault on Oa. Many of them were laughing manically.

"Keep it up!" one of them said. "They can only hold out for so long. Keeping up the assault!"

Just as they were readying for another round, they saw hundreds of flashes on the ground.

"What is that?" another asked.

The Lantern's question was answered as what flashed on the ground came into sight. The flashes were Green Lanterns.

"More Green Lanterns!"

"Their reinforcements have come."

"They have us outnumbered!"

The hundreds of new Lanterns fired at the Yellow Lanterns. The Lanterns were now focused on dodging the attacks. As the Green Lanterns approached, the Yellow Lanterns moved away.

"Retreat! They have reinforcements!"

"We've already accomplished what we came here to do. Fall back!"

The Yellow Lanterns turn-tail and escaped Oa before the Lanterns reached their position. As they escaped Oa's atmosphere, they disappeared in a flash of yellow light. The Green Lantern constructs faded away. It was quiet on Oa again. The silence was broken when the Green Lanterns cheered in victory.

Back on the ground, Hal, Kilowog, Ch'p, Boodikka, Arisia and Romar-Re collapsed in exhaustion. Their rings were drain to zero. Creating exact replicas of Green Lanterns was taxing.

"Your plan work, Salaak," Hal said in gasps while on his knees.

"I felt it would," Salaak said.

"So he dealt a crippling blow to the Yellow Lantern Corps?" Arisia asked.

"No," Salaak said. "I'm afraid that the data suggests that they were simply scouts and saboteurs."

"There were hundreds!"

"I know. This is extremely unsettling."

They saw Natu and Iolande fly to them and land.

"Was that your handy work?" Iolande asked them.

"A little light show to scare off the Yellow Lanterns," Kilowog said. "We won."

"We won this round, but at what cost?" Natu asked.

"Ring, how many casualties?" Boodikka asked.

"SIXTY-FIVE. SIXTY-SIX. SIXTY-SEVEN. SIXTY-EIGHT."

"Why is it counting?" Hal asked.

"As I suspected," Salaak said. He brought up a map of the universe. Yellow lights were all over. "What we faced were simply scouts. The Yellow Lanterns are attacking all over the universe. Our Lanterns are under attack everywhere."

"Everywhere?" Natu repeated in distress.

"Yes."

Natu blasted off.

"Where are you going?" Kilowog demanded.

"I have to check my homeworld," Natu stopped to explain herself.

"We need you here."

"If the Yellow Lanterns are attacking everywhere I have to make sure my world is okay."

"You think you're the only one with concern over their world? Hal here hasn't been in his home galaxy for over a year and a half."

"I'm not Hal Jordan. I'm sorry." Natu flew away.

"Let her go," Hal told Kilowog. "We need everyone focused. If checking her homeworld will help-"

"She is abandoning her post," Salaak said.

"She is trying to do the right thing," Hal said. "Something I have done often in contrast to what the Guardians wants me to do."

"He's right," Boodikka said. "She's still a recruit. We need to regroup and gather the injured and dead. Hopefully by then, the Guardians will know what to do next."

"I'll bring the report to them," Salaak said. "All of you, recharge your rings and gather the injured and dead. This may be the last moment of rest we have before the storm comes in."