To say Daniel was busy, would be an understatement. The destruction wrought by the robots, which he had been told belong to the Confederacy of Independent Systems, was great. From what he had been told by Cham, the Separatists bombed civilian structures in an attempt to break their morale. While they failed in that objective, the destruction was nevertheless great. But the rebuilding would be fairly easy, if but tedious. A Green Lantern ring was more than just a weapon. That aspect was always secondary to it's true purpose. The Guardians never wanted it to be just a weapon, but something greater. A device that can emulate the most advanced scientific capabilities. Any technology can be replicated by the ring's capabilities if the user had sufficient intelligence. A properly trained Green Lantern can rebuild a city that's been reduced to rubble. Those with medical knowledge can heal even the most grievous of wounds.

Like all tools and technology, they gradually improve over time. When the Guardians first created them billions of years ago, they were far simpler in design and capability. But ever increasing threats had necessitated improvement. The Dominators were the first real threat encountered by the first Green Lanterns. But soon, more and more species had evolved and gained the attentions of the Guardians because of what they could do. Kryptonians, Daxamites, Czarnians, each species had biological advantages that made them physically superior to most other beings. Thus they steadily improved the capabilities of each ring, so in the chance a Green lantern had to fight against one of them, they wouldn't be entirely outmatched.

But for now, the fighting was over. Daniel was more focused on rebuilding the broken homes of the local population, as well as tending to wounds that he could. Despite his best intentions however, there were those who still didn't trust the Lantern. Most of the distrust seemed to come from one of the Jedi he met while in orbit above the planet.

"I want to know how you got access to our communications network!" The Jedi demanded.

"It should be pretty obvious I'm on your side when I swept aside that blockade. I'm not against you in this humanitarian endeavor." Daniel replied while keeping his focus while repairing a nearby home. "Now if you don't mind, I'm rather busy trying to help these people." As he refocused himself on his work, he felt a hand grasp his shoulder, spinning him around to face the Jedi. Daniel could sense the anger and frustration building up in the Jedi. The Lantern didn't want to provoke him any further, but any answer he could give likely wouldn't be sufficient for the Jedi.

"I want answers!"

"Fine," Daniel said as he jerked his shoulder away from the Jedi's hand. "My ring can pick up most forms of communication if it passes nearby of my location, military or not. Is that good enough for you, because I'm busy at the moment?!"

"Is there a problem, master Jedi?" A familiar voice said from behind. It was Cham Syndulla, the leader of the local resistance movement. He had a look of worry on his face as he noticed the argument between the Lantern and Jedi. Following close behind was Master Di, as well as a group of soldiers, one of which had blue markings on the armor.

"No problem at all, the Jedi is just rather concerned about OPSEC, but I can assure him that it's still secure." He then turned his attention to Cham, who still held a concerned look on his face. "I'm almost done repairing the buildings in this section, if there's anything else you need me to do, just let me know."

"This is but only a small part of the destruction the Separatists have brought to Ryloth. There is still much work to do, but many of my people are wounded and need assistance." He told Daniel.

"Very well, I'll see what I can do."

"There's no need," Master Di interrupted. "Skywalker's reinforcements have brought medical supplies with them, they'll handle the wounded. However, Green Lantern, there's something we wish to discuss with you."

"Just a second Master Di," Daniel said as he focused on repairing the last two structures that lay in front of him. One by one, each piece of rubble was delicately put into place. Hard light tendrils combining the pieces the same way one would put together a puzzle set. The heat allowed for the pieces to become one again, closing the divides and cracks between them. Soon, the houses were restored to their former glory, looking as if they had never been touched by the scourge of war. "There we go, good as new."

"It's as if the war never happened." Cham said as he stared in awe at the newly repaired neighborhood. Homes that would've housed dozens of families, looked as they would have on the day they were originally built. As the Lantern looked around, he could see the looks of joy on the faces of the local resistance fighters. Daniel could tell they had been through hell. But that was to be expected of people fighting for their very planet. It was obvious they badly needed the reprieve provided by his arrival. However, he knew his work here was far from done. This was only one section of the planet, and the Jedi still needed to discuss something with them. "Thank you for this."

"I'm just doing my job, but it seems the Jedi need to discuss something with me." As he looked in the direction of the Jedi, he saw them speaking to a group of unknown figures via a hologram. Some of which he recognized from when he first arrived in this galaxy. As he got closer, he could begin to make out what was being said between the group.

"Master Di, what is the situation on Ryloth?" He heard an unknown voice ask.

"The droid attack on our position has been halted for now, thanks to the help of this Green lantern. If he hadn't arrived when he did, this position would've been lost." Master Di replied.

"And just where is he now?"

"He's currently helping to repair the homes destroyed by separatist forces."

"Did you tell him that we wish to speak with him?" As Daniel got closer, he began to recognize some of the voices. He had recognized the bearded man from the earlier transmission he had intercepted. Upon closer inspection, it appeared that he was a Jedi as well. When he was within a few steps, he had noticed that quite a few people were gathered around, both physically and in holographic form. Some he had recognized, such as the two Jedi he had met on Corellia, but most he didn't. There was a women who's hair was in a bun, standing next to the diplomat he saw earlier that was being dispatched to some planet Toydaria. The next was obviously from the planet he was on currently, the locals of which he were told we called Twi'leks, although the man was overweight.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, but I'm here now," The Lantern said as he stood next to Master Di and observed the people in the hologram. "I was told that there was something you wanted to discuss with me?"

"So this is who we have to thank for saving Corellia, as well as breaking the separatist blockade? I must say, it is a pleasure to meet you." An older man greeted through the hologram. He was by far the oldest of all those present, and carried himself far differently than the Jedi did. "My name is Chancellor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic, by my side is Senator Padme Amidala of Naboo, Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan, and Senator Orn Free Taa of Ryloth." As he finished introducing himself and the others, the Twi'lek senator stepped forward.

"I would like to personally thank you for what you have done for not only the Republic, but for my people as well."

"Politicians", Daniel thought to himself. He didn't expect to greet the head of state of a galactic polity in the same day he had arrived here. But after being dragged into an interstellar war, he has to expect something like this at some point. "My name is Daniel, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, and it's a pleasure to meet you. Like I've stated previously, I'm simply doing my job. Even if this universe isn't my own, I still have a duty to carry out, as I had already explained to these two Jedi I met on the planet you call Corellia." He said, motioning his ring hand towards the holographic projection of the ladies he had met earlier.

"That's something we're curious about," the bald Jedi directed towards the Lantern. Once again, this Jedi reminded him of someone back Earth, but he just couldn't remember who it was. "When you spoke to Master Luminara, you claimed you aren't from this galaxy. That you found yourself here after passing through a rift in space?"

"That's more or less correct, as I was investigating an unknown energy reading back in my home system. Upon arriving at the source, I found a vortex in the middle of space. Originally, I was going to wait for back up to help me investigate and study the anomaly, but I also saw the situation that was unfolding on the other side. When everything was done, I attempted to locate the anomaly once more, to no avail. That's when I decided to do some research on my surroundings, to which it became obvious to me that I wasn't in known space. Then I find myself over here, speaking with all of you right now. So as far as I know, I'm stuck here for the foreseeable future, unless another opens up, or my colleagues back home can figure out how to."

"And you have no idea how this 'anomaly' was created?" The Chancellor asked him. "Are you sure this wasn't a natural occurrence?"

"Unfortunately not, my ring was unable to determine how it was created. However given the circumstances surrounding this situation, and the location where I found the anomaly, I highly doubt this wasn't intentional."

"A disturbance in the force, there is," He heard another voice say. This time from the short green Jedi. "Here for a reason, you are. An accident, this is not." Daniel was still curious why the Jedi spoke backwards. Everyone else spoke with normal syntax, so perhaps it was specific to him or his upbringing. He made a mental note to ask someone later, albeit he had to figure out a way to ask without sounding rude in the process.

"Perhaps you are right, Master Yoda, but I'm still curious as to why the Green Lantern believes that this universe is not his own." He replied to the Jedi Master. "Is it not possible that you were transported to a galaxy near your own?" The Chancellor directed at the Lantern.

"I'm fairly certain, as the level of your civilization wouldn't have gone unnoticed by the Guardians, nor by other factions where I come from."

"Guardians?" the bald Jedi asked in confusion.

Daniel just sighed at the questioned and began answering. "The Guardians of the Universe are the beings who created the Green lantern Corps as an interstellar police force. They divided up the known universe into 3,600 different sectors of space, with one officer per sector. With how long the Guardians have been around, there's no way your civilization would've gone unnoticed."

"The entire universe is a big place, how can these Guardians be sure they haven't missed a plethora of galaxies and their civilizations?" This time it was the bearded Jedi that asked

"I'm sorry to go off topic, but I didn't catch your name," the Lantern interrupted. "I feel this conversation might be easier if I know how to address you Jedi properly." The Jedi just looked at each other upon hearing the request, but nodded in agreement. The bald Jedi went first.

"I guess proper introductions are in order, I am Jedi master Mace Windu, to my left are Master's Yoda, and Obi Wan Kenobi, as well as Jedi Knight Skywalker, and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano. I assume you are already with Master Luminara and her Padawan, Barriss Offee."

"Thank you, it's a pleasure to meet you all." Daniel replied. "Now to answer your question, the Guardians are billions of years old, the Green Lantern Corps existing almost as long. They had more than enough time to accurately map out our universe before they created the Corps. I don't recognize any of the stars, nor am I able to contact any of my fellow Lanterns, so that's why I'm certain this universe is not my own." As he finished explaining, those present stared at him in disbelief. Even after witnessing what the Lantern had done previously, it was still difficult to believe the timescale or power involved. The Jedi's reaction seemed more reserved and collected, while it was the politicians present that were more open in their reactions.

"While I don't believe you are lying, you must understand that this is difficult for us to believe." Master Kenobi told the Green Lantern. "After all, the scale you speak of is rather large, especially with such small numbers, even with your capabilities."

"I understand your skepticism, as I would likely have a similar mindset if the roles here were switched. You are right about our size though, something the Guardians eventually realized throughout our history. Due to rising threats and losses we had incurred, they first increased our numbers to two per sector, then three. However the third remains as Honor Guard at our headquarters.

"Yet after all that time, these Guardians of yours never thought to make a more sensible weapon, or at the very least a uniform that doesn't look ridiculous?" The Jedi known as Anakin remarked, earning a series of chuckles from the soldiers around him, as well as from the Jedi Padawan's, and the senators. However Master Luminara had once more given her Padawan a stern glare, which prompted her to quickly straighten herself out. It took a few more seconds for the rest of the laughing to die down before Daniel responded.

"Always with the uniform," He laughed. "Trust me, I thought the same thing at first, but I have to wear it most of the time. I have my own personal variation, like many other Lanterns do, but it's far from formal. However, seeing as there are other military personnel here, I'll switch to my own." His eyes flashed green momentarily as the green aura around him receded from his feet and head, ending as they converged at his chest, disappearing entirely. Now instead of the bright green and black skintight uniform of the Green Lantern Corps, what he wore was the black, green, and brown Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform.

As those present studied the young Lantern, they noticed something familiar on the tags cross his chest. Just above the pocket flaps, were words written in High Galactic Alphabet. On the left side, the words, U.S. Marines, was written, while his right side read, McCarthy. For those present, High Galactic Alphabet was mostly used in signatures and by members of nobility. Granted, about one third of all basic speakers could write it, but the overwhelming majority of the upper class would use it on a regular basis, as well as most public advertising, and corporate logos. To them, seeing a familiar language on someone who claimed to be from a different universe, seemed rather suspect.

"I'm curious as to why your uniform has High Galactic Alphabet written on it, if you really aren't from universe?" Master Kenobi asked curiously.

The Lantern just raised an eyebrow as he looked at the tags on his chest. "You can seriously read this?" he asked confused.

"Yes we can, the tags indicate you are a marine, and your name is McCarthy." Kenobi responded.

"It's also a language used mostly used by nobles and those of the upper classes, so why is it on your uniform?" Luminara interrupted. However she couldn't help but notice the look of confusion on the Lantern's face as he looked down at his chest and back up again.

"English," he replied simply. "Quite frankly, I'm surprised you could even read it. Back on my world, this is called English, and it's the second most spoken language. Although I can ensure you that I'm not noble, nor upper class. And McCarthy is my last name." he finished.

"Awfully coincidental, given the story you've told us." Master Windu told him.

"Well if I'm being blunt, I don't have an answer for it. I am just as confused as you might be for why any of this is happening, and what or who is behind all of this. Believe what you want of my presence here, but I have no reason to lie to any of you." he was just as clueless as the Jedi were. They didn't sense any deceit in the words he spoke.

"And what, may I ask, are you going to do now that you are here?" The Chancellor inquired.

"I started my day getting ready for a deployment in a region of my world that was recently torn apart by war. Now I've found myself in the middle of another. While I'm ignorant of much of the circumstances surrounding the war you are currently engaged in, I don't wish to idly sit by and watch people suffer. And since it seems I'm not leaving any time soon, I'm here to help, but it will have to be on my terms." he finished explaining.

"And what might those terms be?" Senator Organa asked.

"I won't be a weapon for your government. I'll work with and alongside you, but I will not fight for you. I would also like to hear both sides of the argument so to speak. Although given what conduct I've seen from these Separatists, and what commander Syndulla has informed me of, it's likely I'll be working with you all for the foreseeable future."

"Well I'm sure we can come to an agreement at a later point," The Chancellor replied. "Perhaps when you are finished on Ryloth, you will accompany the Jedi back to Coruscant, where we can have a proper discussion." He suggested.

"That sounds entirely fine to me. Although I'm not sure as to when I'll be-" Daniel was interrupted as the sound of a soldier screaming pierced the air.

"WE HAVE INCOMING!" those present looked up and saw a flight of droid fighters heading their way, loaded for bear. Everyone's attention became directed at the incoming attack, with those present to their battle stations. Two of the Jedi race to their fighters, while the soldiers in white take up defensive positions with members of the local militia. Daniel realized there was only a few seconds before they were close enough to hit their position. He clenched his fist, allowing the hardlight energy to engulf his body, and launching himself into the air to take on the enemy. Raising his arm forward, he let off a barrage of energy blasts at the incoming fighters, destroying most of them. Some however had banked to their sides and avoided his shots.

"Holy shit!" the Lantern muttered to himself as he observed the battlefield. An enemy force, far larger than the previous, was moving towards their position. But his current focus was the larger number of fighters that was approaching his position, as well as those that had survived his previous barrage. He would make sure that none had survived this time. Two full squadrons of construct F-35's take shape around his body and accelerate towards the enemy. As his constructs were engaged with dog fighting the enemy, he turned his attention to the ground, which heated up dramatically.

"Hyena Bombers incoming! Tank 3, starboard side!" he heard one of the soldiers shout at one of the walkers below him. The gunner elevated the turret and fired upwards at the approaching bombers. The round made contact with the right side, clipping the wing, and causing it to spiral out of control at a rapid speed. Directly towards the landing zone selected by the Jedi and the transports.

"Commander Tano, look out!" one of the soldiers with blue marking screamed as he watched the bomber spiral out of control towards the position of the Jedi, who had yet to take off. She would never take off in time before the bomber smacked into her. Acting quickly, he threw himself into the path of the bomber, and slowed down just enough to match the speed and grabbing the bomber. When he looked back, he realized he was but a dozen feet way from the Jedi and her fighter. The look in her eyes conveyed a sense of both shock and gratitude. Shock at how close she came to dying and gratitude at being saved.

"Are you alright?" Daniel asked the young woman, while he still hovered above her, his grip still tight on the bomber.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine." She stammered out in reply.

"Good, because it looks like these bastards are ready for round two!" he said as he created a construct hand and tossed the bomber towards the advancing Separatist forces. There were thousands of these droids, with at least a hundred tanks, stretched across the front line. Even with the recent arrival of the more Republic troops, they were still severely outnumbered. However there was one advantage the Republic and resistance forces had. As he looked up in the sky, he could see his constructs had all but annihilated the droid fighters and bombers above, clearing the way for the Jedi to take to the skies safely. "What I wouldn't give to see a battalion of Paladins go to town on these assholes!" he said to himself.

"Hold the line!" Captain Keeli shouted as he took up position behind a tree.

"For the Republic! For the Twi'leks!" Master Di shouted as he ignited his energy blade and began to charge forward with his troops.

"They won't stand a chance, there's just too many of them." Daniel realized. There was only one way he could clear the battlefield of the enemy force in a timely manor. "Master Skywalker, Master Di, get your forces to pull back to the trench lines and clear the skies." he ordered.

"Why? We have the advantage here!" Anakin replied puzzled.

"We have to hold the line! If we don't the civilians will be trapped here!" Master Di answered.

"Pull your god damn forces back NOW!" The Lantern said forcefully. "Trust me, you don't want to be that close for what I'm about to do." There was silence for a few seconds before either Jedi answered back.

"Fine, but you better know what your doing! Rex, pull the men back now!" Anakin begrudgingly responded.

"Right away sir!" the soldier in blue responded. Daniel looked down towards the ground and could see the Republic troops falling back towards the trench line near the buildings he had helped repair earlier. He waited until every last one had gotten behind the line before putting a barrier between himself and the Republic trench line.

"Now stay behind that barrier, I'm running a taser sweep!" He informed them. His ring began to glow brighter as he gained higher altitude above the battlefield and observed the approaching army. On the ground, both sides were in awe at what they were seeing. He balled his fist and raised it in the air, a hardlight shield forming completely around his body in the process. The sphere was so bright neither side could see anything on the inside. The shield then faded, revealing the Lantern. In one swift motion, he cocked his arm to the left, revealing a trail of energy from his ring following his movements. He then swung his arm forward, shooting a large column of energy across the Separatist battle line, obliterating the entirety of the forward advance units.

"And here I thought we'd seen everything!" Captain Keeli remarked as he watched everything unfold in front of him. As they paid closer attention, those with the correct angle, could swear they saw green flames emitting from his eyes.

"There's something that scares me about this," Rex said. "That guy said that his organization took enough losses to recruit more members. Just who the hell is capable of fighting them on equal ground?" He questioned.

"Let's hope we never have to find out." Syndulla said as he watched the spectacle with equal amazement.

For the Green lantern however, there was nothing amusing about this. This was something he had done many times before, and the effect had worn off a while ago. More and more streaks of energy emerged from his ring, ripping into the earth beneath the droid army, and tearing its forces asunder in the process. But there were still plenty of units on the field. More were steadily approaching, and his ring had picked up even more aerial contacts. The fight needed to end quickly. extending both of his arms out to the sides, he slammed them forward until his palms were but mere inches apart. A large erupting forth as he directed his arms in the direction of the enemy fighters ahead. In less than a second, every last one was destroyed.

He then turned his attention the the ground forces, who had concentrated everything they had left, directly onto him. Blast after blast slammed into him as they desperately tried to take him down. Daniel closed his eyes and prepared for the final strike. A bright, blue and green aura began to overtake him in the sky, bright enough for most to avert their gaze to avoid blinding themselves. The light soon subsided, and the remaining droids on the battlefield, collapsed. But so did Daniel. The landing wasn't hard enough to kill him, but he felt it. On his knees, he panted heavily as he tried to catch his breath. As he looked up, all he could see was destruction in his field of vision. Both proud and ashamed of what he had done. Proud he destroyed the army, ashamed of what he did to the landscape.

"That...better be all of them." He said into the comms channel still panting. Looking back, all he could see the jubilant looks on the faces of the Twi'leks, as well as the soldiers, many of which had taken their helmets off. "Anyone wounded over there?" He asked as he got back on his feet and flew over to them, landing directly in front of Master Di.

"Thanks to your efforts, very few were lost by that attack. In fact, that force represented the majority of Separatist forces on Ryloth. The remainder are likely garrisoned around the capital, Lessu. This will make the liberation of Ryloth much easier than previously thought."

"Like I said, I'm here to help." Daniel noticed that a few of the soldiers and resistance fighters were looking up at the sky. This bothered him as he thought he had eliminated the last of the droid air support. But as he looked closer, his eyes widened in shock at what he saw. A yellow streak of energy was steadily coming down from orbit at high speed. Within seconds, it landed just a hundred meters from their position. As the dust had cleared, it became clear that someone had followed him here, and it wasn't an ally. Standing in the open was Dez Trevius, a member of the Sinestro Corps.