Chapter 106: Sinestro

Hal sealed off the room. He didn't want anyone walking in whilst he talked to the prisoner. The prisoner was slumped against a wall, grinning at him. It was infuriating. "What are you grinning about?" Hal demanded.

"Oh, just that it's nice to know that the rumours are true. You have turned dark."

"Dark? What are you talking about?" Hal demanded.

The figure raised his hands and nodded to the shackles. "This isn't the work of the Green Lantern Corps, this is the work of you, Hal. You've gone dark."

Hal wanted to respond with a retort, but the man was right. This wasn't the way the Green Lanterns did things. This was the way the Regime did things. And he wasn't sure if he felt comfortable about that.

"You've just realised it now haven't you? The very thing that you once criticised me for, you have become." The figure said.

Hal sighed. "And what if I have?"

The figure laughed. "Then you've got to realise that we are better off working together than as enemies."

"No, we're not. You broke the Standing Order against you, Sinestro. You came into Earth's orbit, meaning by law you're to be executed." Hal said.

"By whose law? The Guardians?" Sinestro asked. "You murdered them all didn't you? So, you control everything, so you get to decide." Sinestro shifted slightly. "Do you want to maintain their laws, or do you want to do something new?"

"What do you mean?" Hal asked.

"There is a society of villains forming against the Regime. They want me to be a part of it. I can join them and be your informant, alerting you to what they're doing and why." Sinestro said.

"And what do you get in return?" Hal asked.

Sinestro laughed. "The knowledge that you are indebted to me."

Hal considered it, it would make sense to use Sinestro, but at the same time, the man couldn't be trusted, there was far too much history there, and not in a good way. There was no guarantee whatsoever that the man would not turn against them when the moment suited him. And after Oa, and after Billy, that was not something Hal could risk. He raised his ring and pointed it at Sinestro. "Thanks, but no thanks."