Crazy trouble with love part 8
Zamorans and Dex-Starr
Series: DC
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Deep in outer space is where we spot a planet that was noticeably pink, or violet, depending on who you ask. There lives the race of the Zamorans, an odd, rigid people, almost militaristic.
On the planet the female aliens were currently sitting in a council room they had set up long ago to go over the recent increase of numbers for their Star Sapphires.
"There has been numerous reported instances of one of our own causing trouble, Carol Ferris, her hate of her partner leaving her is almost overwhelming her love, not to mention she is making all Star Sapphires look bad."
"Agreed, if she lets her hatred fester for too long, she could possibly lose her ring and become...a Red Lantern." Spoke another with a shudder.
"All in favor of bringing her here and stripping her off her ring and disposing of her?"
Several of the blue skinned aliens raised their hands, except for one.
"Sisters, I think this may be a poor decision, one that goes against our own principles." She frowned. "It is normal for there to be problems with a relationship, but to reject her from the corp itself over it?"
"Think about it. If she lets her love falter and break, then it could leave a bad impression on the others." Spoke another.
"But how are we truly promoting the use of love throughout the universe if we do not show it? How is it love to remove one of the Star Sapphires who has one of the closest relationships with a well known Green Lantern when we could simply help her mend her heartache?"
"Sister, you forget that while she may be in love, she commits acts of anger, hate, and violence, she has reportedly become a villain on her home planet, flaunting her power for her own whims, almost never for love! Is that the act of a Star Sapphire? And what if we do help her, we would be sending out a message that any one of our order can do whatever they want and we'll help them in the end, we need to show that actions have consequences!"
"Even so, has any of us even gone up to her to try and talk?"
"We have not, but can we really help her, from what we've heard her love has forsaken her for her immoral actions, is there any love left to be saved?"
"At the very least we should let her know that there are those willing to listen to her. Letting out her anger in a controlled environment is better than letting it run wild."
"Fine, we shall send for her, and give her one chance, but if she betrays our trust or doesn't meet our standards we shall excommunicate her and take her ring."
With that all of them stood up and made their way out of the building, but all unaware of a glow coming from the Star Sapphire central power battery. The battery was a mysterious thing, a source of unimaginable power that they have barely begun to understand fully. Inside though, the entity was currently pondering over what he heard, thanks to the two way method from his power and their rings.
'Are they really giving up on one of our own, I know that I can sense her love through her ring.' thought the Predator who gave a low growl. 'They are starting to sound and act like those Guardians.' The lantern glowed as the entity grumbled. 'What was the point of spreading love and having their power from it if they were so quick to dismiss it?'
As he moved around inside the battery, he started to get an idea. Maybe he should take some action, show his followers a taste of love, nothing serious but maybe a lower form of it?
He closed his eyes and focused as hard as he could through the connection with energy from the battery slipping out and going where the Zamarons were. He had to affect them, but he had to see who was available for him to use his powers on, he had to make sure he didn't pick the wrong person.
Said aliens failed to see the streams, but one of them DID spot something in the atmosphere giving off a red glow.
"Oh no… RED LANTERN!" She yelled making her fellow Zamarons look up with one of them frowning.
"What are they doing here?"
"Who cares, just prepare the defenses, whoever it is show them no mercy!"
Before they could fly off though, the violet streams jumped and hit their rings, making them glow and making the women turn to look in surprise while feeling a huge surge of energy going through their bodies. "W-What is going on?!"
"I don't know, what's happening to our rings?!"
One of them tried to pull hers off, but cried out as more energy went through her. "I-It's too much! My body can't take so much!"
"Damn it, I will not die here!"
They tried to keep it together, but the light became bright and started to scream as it engulfed them, while we zoom up to the glowing red light.
'This isn't the planet I was supposed to be at, where am I?'Thought a small blue car who was wearing a red lantern uniform with a red power ring wrapped around his tail. He looked down at Zamaron and felt irked seeing the color. 'Stupid violet color, it looks stupid...wait, is it coming towards me?'
He saw the light getting closer making him hiss while glowing red and cried out when the light hit him, but the surprising thing was unlike how violet light tended to hurt against the power of rage, this light just momentarily blinded his eyesight.
'Augh, what was that, it's like when I looked right into that small tube that made the red laser! Augh, stupid violet light!' He thought turning away and shaking his head while blinking as the light slowly began to die away while he rubbed his cheek to try and get rid of the spots he was seeing. 'That sucked, ugh, what kind of attack was that….oh no.' He thought as his eyesight began to clear and he saw a large horde of Zamorans heading straight towards him. He let out an angry hiss and crouched with his tail held up. "What you want?" He asked, thanks to the ring, but the translator only giving out a summarized version of what he was saying.
"There he is, the red lantern!"
"I can't believe it's really one of them."
"Yes, but he's...different."
"Stay away!" He hissed again while his natural reaction was thinking these aliens were a threat to him. "Dex-Starr will hurt you if hurt me!"
"Are….are you really a red lantern?"
"Yes! Dex-Starr is me!" He let out as the Zamarons looked confused, surprised, and something else. "Dex-Starr leave, didn't mean to come here."
"What? No!" Cried out one Zamaron, making him hiss, thinking they meant to kill him.
"You won't kill me! Dex-Starr is strong!" he let out before firing a blast into space as a warning while baring his claws and teeth.
"Oh no, no no no, we don't want to hurt you Dex-Starr, not at all." Said one as she held her hands up in a calming gesture.
"You will not trick Dex-Starr!" He let out before he lunged at one making the Zamaron use her ring and form a shield as he clawed at it while spewing out red plasma against it.
"Please calm down, we mean you no harm, honestly!"
"Lies, you all came out here to attack Dex-Starr, first you blind me then this, why else would you all be here?"
"We saw your light and grew curious." spoke another moving over before forming a shield when he tried using plasma on her.
"Dex-Starr will not be killed!"
"We're not trying to kill you, in fact I just want to pet and cuddle you!" Cried one, making him freeze in confusion.
"What? You...cuddle Dex-Starr?"
"Yes, you look so cute, so small and fluffy, I just want to cuddle you!"
Other Zamarons began chiming in too, with the small cat caught off guard and looking at them surprise.
'They don't want to hurt me?' He thought in confusion. 'I…. I haven't been petted for a long time, not since master died.'
"Would...you allow us?" Asked the lead Zamaron who was keeping it together, but was feeling the urge to dote over this creature like her sisters.
"Dex-Starr…..will allow this, but any tricks and he will kill you!" He hissed with his tail raised before lowering it slightly and seemed to calm down a little. 'If they are lying I can easily kill them and then get out of here.'
The aliens smiled with one moving over with her hand held out slowly. She hesitantly placed it on his head before lightly stroking down his back. "So soft~"
Dex-Starr stiffened up feeling the hand, but slowly calmed down since she wasn't trying to be rough. 'It….feels nice? Really nice, maybe...it couldn't hurt to let them continue this?'
"May I touch his fur?" Asked another Zamaron.
"Wait your turn, I am not done yet." Said the one petting him with a frown. She moved her hand across Dex-Starr's head while feeling her normally serious mindset soften the more she pet this animal. She gasped as he began to purr. "He is rumbling now, is he going to explode?!"
"Dex-Starr not explode, Dex-Starr enjoy." Spoke the cat. "Dex-Starr is purring, it means that he likes this, please continue."
"Oh what a relief, I've never encountered a creature like you, I was worried for a moment."
"Dex-Starr, would you like to come down to the planet with us, I'm sure we have much more comfortable places than in the middle of our atmosphere."
"Mmmm, Dex-Starr agrees." He purred in pure bliss as she smiled and carefully took him into her arms before she began to fly back to the surface.
The other Zamarons followed closely behind before landing while the first one sat down on a rock and held the cat with one arm and rubbed his back with the other.
"Mmmmmm, Dex-Starr likes this, he likes this very much~" purred the cat making the woman smile, but one of the others cough.
"Alright, I think someone else deserves a turn."
"No, I just got him!" She shouted, turning her body and him away defensively.
"Then when WILL you be done?" Asked another with annoyance.
"When I get bored of this so…. Maybe never?"
"Enough." Spoke one stepping over. "Hogging him will make things hard for you and us. Now let us have a turn."
"I-but….I wasn't...Dex-Starr, what do you think, do you want me to keep petting you or them?"
"Mmmm, Dex-Starr wants more attention." He purred.
"See, he's saying that he wants us to care for him now so that he gets even more attention, do not act selfish sister!"
"I'm not!" She glared before the other Zamaron reached over and started rubbing under Dex-Starr's chin, making him purr louder. "Stop that!"
"Ooh, Dex-Starr REALLY likes that~"
"Hey, don't forget about us." Spoke another Zamaron as they all moved over to try and rub a part of the cat who smiled while relaxing from all the attention he was getting.
'I could get used to this, this is really nice~'
(Later)
The Zamarons watched Dex-Starr currently running around the ground while chasing a small violet beam one of them was making with their ring and saw him try grabbing it with his paws.
'So cute~' Thought the one making the beam.
"Dex-Starr will defeat you evil dot, he swears by it!' He hissed as he was getting irked when it kept moving, but not too irked.
"Come on, you can catch it Dex-Starr!" Called one with a smile before the beam was moved onto her chest. "Huh? Hey w-"
"Ah ha!" He let out before flying over and crashed into her, making her fall back on the ground with the cat covering the spot with his paw while moving in between the woman's breasts. "Got you!"
"D-Dex-Starr!" She cried out with a blush as he kept pressing his paws against her breasts.
"Sisters!" Spoke one Zamaron looking at the one who moved the dot who chuckled.
"What? I was just playing with him, don't tell me you're getting all flustered." She teased the woman the cat was currently on.
"O-Only because you made him jump on me suddenly!" She cried as she carefully lifted Dex-Starr off of her.
"Hey look Dex-Starr, there's the dot." Spoke one Zamaron making a laser and moved it over on the first Zamaron who made it.
"Yeah, and there's two of them this time!" Called another one with a grin as she made a laser as well.
"And another!"
"And another!"
"Hey wait! Stop that!" She ordered as Dex-Starr turned with his eyes widening.
"Dots...dots….dots…..SO MANY DOTS, GOTTA GET THEM!" He cried before leaping towards the Zamaron who was now covered in dots.
"Wait no stop!" She cried before he full on tackled her to the ground as the others laughed.
"I believe something a few earthlings have said is 'that's karma'." Chuckled one as Dex-Starr tried to catch all the dots on her, but to no avail.
"Dex-Starr will catch dots!" He cried as the Zamaron he was on tried to roll over in an attempt to dissuade him, only for the others to shine the dots on her rear instead. His eyes glinted before he started to paw at them, making the woman gasp with what looked like a blush. "Dex-Starr has cornered you now foul dots!"
"Make sure none of them get away Dex-Starr, they're crafty." chuckled one Zamaron.
"Some of them are really on there, so don't hold back." Snickered another.
"Sisters, stop th-AH!" Yelped the Zamaron Dex-Starr was on as he pawed at the dots as much as he could, with his claws cutting into her clothes. "D-Dex-Starr, please stop that, you shouldn't be touching that area!"
"Dots will not escape Dex-Starr!" He hissed out as he kept batting at her rear, hoping to catch at least one of the dots.
This made the Zamaron blush more before making a violet construct of a hand to carefully pick him off her rear and sighed in relief. "Maybe you could take a break from trying to catch the dots."
"No, Dex-Starr must catch all the dots!"
"Come now, wouldn't you rather take a nap and snuggle?"
"No! Dex-Starr not tired!"
"Oh, and what if I sweeten the deal with some fresh fish?"
"Fish?" He responded, his attention caught.
"Yes, that tasty red one that you seem to enjoy, does that catch your attention?"
"...Dex-Starr may feel a bit sleepy after some fish."
"That's the spirit." Spoke one before she went off flying to get some considering there was a minor area where fish existed on the planet. 'At this rate we might have to consider investing in expanding that area, we're going through fish much faster now.'
"While our sister gets you some fish, what else would you like to play?"
"Well...Dex-Starr always enjoyed yarn."
"Yarn? What is that, is it a type of food?" Asked one in confusion.
"No, yarn is yarn, it's fun." He answered while licking at one of his paws.
"Ok…. um, could you make an image of it for us to see and copy it, we don't have yarn here."
Dex-Starr held his ring up and tried to focus on making a shape as best as he possibly could with the energy. Soon a crude shape of a yarn ball appeared above him.
"Ah, so this yarn is a large ball of rolled together cloth?"
"Uh huh."
"Ok, I can make that easily." Said one with a smile as she concentrated before a large violet ball of yarn appeared. She let it down near Dex-Starr who let out a cry and jumped on it, making it roll with him holding on.
"Yes, yarn!" He cried out happily, unaware that it was starting to unspool the more he played with it. "Dex-Starr loves yarn!"
"Yes, it seems you do." Chuckled one before noticing that with his new strength and ability to fly he was bating the yarn up high, unrolling in on some of them. "Although you may want to watch where it goes."
"Dex-Starr loves yarn!" He cried out, not hearing them. He kept batting it around with the yarn landing around some of the Zamaron's legs or around their waists.
"Um, Dex-Starr, it's getting kind of hard to move around at this rate."
"Yarn! Yarn!" He laughed, still chasing it around as the Zamarons soon found themselves in the middle of a giant yarn web.
"Why did you make that thing endless?!"
"I'm trying to help keep him entertained!"
"Well now we're stuck, this is made out of violet energy, we can't just break free from it!"
"Not if I can help it." Spoke one as she began to make a construct of a blade. She began to cut herself free right as Dex-Starr began to tire himself out.
"Ahhh…. That was fun, tired now." He let out while yawning and rubbed at his face. "Ready for fish now, where is it?"
"Our sister should be coming back any minute with it now." Said the one who made the yarn before she made it disappear, now seeing that he wasn't using it.
"Dex-Starr hungry." He let out in a whine.
"There there, she'll be here soon, we promise, ok?"
"Would you like us to rub your stomach?" Asked one.
"Dex-Starr would like that."
The Zamarons moved over and started rubbing at his belly making him start to purr and give what looked like a smile.
'This is nice, I'm really glad I ended up here.'
"Sisters! I have returned!" Called one who had a large plate of raw fish with her. "Dex-Starr, I have your fish~"
"FISH!" Cried Dex-Starr before flying up to the Zamaron and bit into the fish with eager while climbing on the woman's arm without falling who let him do that. "Yum yum yum, fish fish fish~"
"Someone's quite hungry." She joked.
"Dex-Starr loves fish and it had been too long since he'd had any." He remarked while eating the fish as his tail swished while taking the fish with his paws, letting the Zamaron woman pet his back making him purr.
'Yes, I knew getting him fish would give me some extra time with him~'
The other women were annoyed seeing this with their sister floating down and crowded around while seeing the cat munching on the fish with vigor, but when he picked the bones clean of meat, he dropped it and let out a yawn while stretching out.
"Dex-Starr is sleepy, he is going to nap now."
"If you want to sleep you could do it on my lap." One of them suggested.
"Or you could sleep in my arms, that way you don't have to move." Suggested the one holding him.
"My arms would be just as good." Spoke up another as the cat yawned and started to curl up in the arms.
"Dex-Starr sleep now."
'Noooo!' They all thought except for the one holding him who was looking at the others victoriously.
'Take that sisters.' She thought as she lightly stroked his back as he slept. 'He loves me the most!'
Dex-Starr slowly closed his eyes while getting flashbacks to the time he use to spend with his old owner, which made him miss her, but with all the attention he's been getting it calmed him down and he started sleeping. "Dex-Starr...good...kitty…"
"Well sisters, seems I better go off to my own quarters so he isn't disturbed, later." Smirked the Zamaron who turned before feeling a hand on her shoulder.
"As soon as he wakes up, it's my turn."
"Sure, sure, I'll make sure to tell you as soon as he wakes up." 'Not!'
"Don't try anything underhanded sister, or else." Warned another.
"Oh please, what do you think I'm going to do, lock myself in my room forever so I never have to share Dex-Starr with any of you?"
That got her various annoyed looks with two of them moving over with spears.
"We better stand guard, just to make sure you don't oversleep or someone sneaks in."
"Oh please, it's not me sleeping, it's Dex-Starr." She said in annoyance.
"Sister, we WILL stand guard, understand?" Spoke one firmly as the other two warriors held their spear tips near her neck putting her on edge.
'Damn them!' She sighed. "Fine, if you want to be so pushy."
"And we do, now march, we'll make sure that you don't try anything with Dex-Starr!"
She turned and started walking while grumbling in her head. 'Damn clingy bitches, he chose me, so just back off already!'
"I wanted to let him sleep in my arms." Grumbled one of the Zamaron.
"I bet he would be so comfortable to sleep with, like a large fluffy teddy bear."
"I wonder if there are other creatures like him around."
"Maybe we could ask him what species he is and where he's from?"
All of them murmured while the Zamaron holding Dex-Starr reached her quarters and entered while frowning as the other two Zamaron warriors stood outside the door as it shut. 'Damn it, they're trying to force Dex-Starr away from me, well I won't let them!'
She sat down on her bed and carefully laid down on her back while letting Dex-Starr rest on chest with the cat innocently getting comfy against her breasts.
"Mmmm, soft pillows~' He purred happily as she blushed.
'I guess as long as he's comfy and gets enough sleep I can let it pass.' She thought as she shook her head. 'The last thing I want to do is give those guards any reason to take him from me!'
With that she closed her eyes since the purring was making her feel relaxed too.
(Later)
"Ugh, how much longer are they gonna sleep?"
"I don't know, but it's grating on my nerves."
"I swear, five more minutes of this and I'm breaking in there!"
"Easy there, if we go in there all angry, she might try and hog him more."
"Ugh, this sucks, it's been hours though!"
That's when the doors opened and they turned to see their sister walking out holding Dex-Starr who was awake and licking at her cheek since he was sitting on her shoulder.
"Ah, Dex-Starr, you're awake, here, we can take you to the others."
"Dex-Starr have nice sleep." He yawned while rubbing at his face.
"Yes, now come, I can get you some good fish~" Called the one he was on.
"Hold it there." Spoke one of the guards with a frown. "Your turn is well over."
"Hey, I'm just offering Dex-Starr an option, he isn't some belonging we can just pass around, he can do what he wants, right Dex-Starr?"
"Dex-Starr want to play." He said as he nodded his head before jumping off her shoulder.
"Guess he doesn't want fish." Whispered one guard to her with a smirk before they followed the cat who floated away, making the Zamaron frown.
"He's just not hungry at the moment, so shut up!"
"Well after that stunt, you can wait until all the others, including us, get another turn."
"Ugh, damn it, he liked me the most, not you bitches!"
"Only because you got him food."
"Shut up, he loves me for more than that!"
(Later)
We find ourselves back in the council room with the first Zamarons, with the one in the center petting Dex-Starr who was lapping up some water they got for him. "Sisters, I believe you all know why I've called this meeting."
"Does it have to do with the infighting that's been happening over a certain C-A-T?"
"Yes." She nodded while scratching behind Dex-Starr's ear making him purr. "I feel as though we need to make a very troubling decision."
"Yes…. I vote that only we on the council get to be with him!"
"I second that!"
"Yes, that does sound satisfactory, but then we risk a massive uprising and outrage, so that may be a problem."
"I have a suggestion, but...it's something I don't want to think about." Spoke up one hesitantly.
"Speak up, all suggestions are welcome here."
"Well….if all the attention going to Dex-Starr is causing conflict, perhaps...we should let him go."
"BLASPHEMY!"
"TERRIBLE IDEA!"
"BANISH HER FOR SUCH A TERRIBLE IDEA!"
"SHHHH!" Shushed the main Zamaron as Dex-Starr perked his head up. "All of you calm down!"
"What's the matter?" asked the cat.
"Well, our sister has suggested that you leave in order to end the fighting, but that's a terrible idea."
"Eh, not really, Dex-Starr needs to get back to work soon anyway."
"What?!" Spoke up one in shock.
"What do you mean?" Asked another with a gulp.
"Look at Dex-Starr. He Red Lantern, not belong here." He spoke standing up and walked across the table while looking at them. "He need to get to Ysmault eventually, Dex-Starr rely on rage for ring."
"B-But you could be happy here, you could stop being a red lantern!" Cried one in protest.
"Sister, that's not possible." Sighed one of them reluctantly while looking at the red ring. "Once you become a Red Lantern, the ring itself becomes the heart. Trying to remove it by force would...kill him."
"Yep, that's why Dex-Starr should go, it's been fun being here, he might come back for more fish later." He spoke with the Zamarons feeling disappointed, but the lead one stood up and moved over before picking him up and raised him to her face.
"We understand Dex-Starr, and who knows, maybe in the future you can live here without being held back by anger, but know that you are always welcome here no matter what."
"Thank you." He smiled before licking at her face and nuzzled her cheek making her hold him close and feel close to tears. "Dex-Starr will visit when he can."
"T-That would please us greatly, please return soon." She said as a tear slid down her face as he began to float towards an open window. 'Stay strong, stay strong, do not break down in front of him!'
The other Zamarons were trying their hardest to keep it together, but one of them flew up to the cat and hugged him from behind.
"Be safe Dex-Starr, we love you."
He paused before twisting himself and licking her on the nose with a smile. "Dex-Starr likes you as well, goodbye now."
That made her almost breakdown and let him fly away as they watched with one of them sobbing into her arms on the table.
"Dex-Starr, d-don't go!" She silently sobbed.
As this happened, the Predator himself seemed satisfied from the sensation of their connection with love waning, but not breaking. 'This will be a good lesson to them on how much heartbreak can feel, but something tells me it won't last long.'
(Timeskip)
After letting the other Zamarons of what they decided, they were of course shocked and outraged over what happened with many suggesting they leave Zamaron to get Dex-Starr back. This was soon squashed when they were reminded this was Dex-Starr's choice, and to go against it would be saying that they don't respect his choices, thus making him dislike them and never return.
This of course lead to the women feeling empty since they enjoyed the cats presence and felt like he had been a nice addition to their planet, even if he wasn't part of the corp.
"Dex-Starr….I want my kitty back…"
"I miss him…"
Star Sapphire members though were quite confused, especially when they had learned it was a Red Lantern they were so sad about, even if it was a cat. The only one who was mildly happy was Carol Davis who was making a small fortune off bringing cats to the planet from earth to sell to the desperate Zamarons.
Of course it only helped so much with the earth woman trying to see if she could help since the very women who made the corp possible could go into a depression if this kept up, leading to problems for the corp in general and even let Hal know about it who was just as surprised as she was.
"So let me get this straight, they're all depressed...over a red lantern?"
"Yeah, ain't that the darndest thing to learn?" She asked while the two sat on a rock form and looked out from the view. "And over a cat too."
"That is weird, should we talk to them? They're going nuts over a red lantern, that's not normal in any way shape or form."
"This coming from a Green Lantern who's nuts for me?" She joked making Hal shut up and cough.
"Well...that's not EXACTLY the same. I mean with me, you don't have to worry about going into a blind rage. Speaking of which, you really should try and work a little bit on your own, you know, so you don't keep causing trouble when the ring gets too much for you."
"I know I know, but think of it like this. I wound up starting my own business here, and I didn't even really plan it. I just joked with them saying I could get them way better cats for a price, and they accepted. Which is good cause it means any stray cats get a nice home and it helps them feel a bit better." She chuckled with a smile. "You should have seen their faces when I showed them a kitten for the first time, I didn't even know they could act like school girls." She chuckled as she shook her head.
"Well still, we have to figure out what made them go nuts for a red lantern, we're just lucky this one was a cat and not one of the more powerful and dangerous ones."
"Yeah, but-" She was cut off when she looked up and went wide eyed. "Look out!" Before pushing Hal down as the rock they were just on blew apart from a yellow beam.
"What the hell, Sinestro corps?! What are they doing here?!"
"I don't know, but they brought friends." Frowned Carol looking up to see numerous yellow dots moving towards Zamaron. "Looks like we got ourselves an invasion, try to keep up." She teased before flying up.
"Right." He said with a nod as he followed her up to meet the force head on as others across the planet began to notice the yellow lights as well.
"Sisters! An invasion!" Spoke the lead Zamaron with a frown. "We must stop them at once."
"Right, let us kill them, for Zamaron!"
All of them took flight with both corps fighting back with the best of their abilities, the one leading them being Arkillo.
"KILL THEM, KILL THEM ALL!" He roared as he tried to impale the lead Zamaron.
"You have some nerve!" She growled forming a spear and blocking his construct and held her ground. "Invading our home planet like this and expecting it would be easy. Where's Sinestro? Letting his pawns do all the dirty work for him?"
"Explaining it to a dead woman is pointless." He growled pushing harder while Hal and Carol blasted at any Sinestro Corp members that tried ganging up on them. "Just get ready to die!"
"Like hell I will, I will not be bested by a coward!"
As the corps battled, a blue light could be seen making some of the Sinestro Corp members growl.
"It's him again!"
"Damn it! I knew we should have made sure he was dead!"
Hal turned and saw the blue light was belonging to Saint Walker who looked a little banged up. "Saint Walker, what happened to you, did they attack you as well?"
"Yes, they were trying to attack the other Blue Lanterns, but we managed to push them back, for the most part." He replied before forming a shield to block a blast while Carol blasted the yellow ring user away. "I followed them to see if I could try and warn the Star Sapphires, but it seems I was too slow."
"Wait, so they attacked the blue lanterns, failed then decided to attack here? Are they idiots?" Asked one Zamoran with a frown. "Do they think we are weaker than the blue lanterns, that they can attack us with the remains of a previous attack force and hope to succeed?!"
"Well it IS Arkillo leading them." Jabbed Carol who sent a barrage of diamonds at one member while Hal sent several flying using a catapult. "He's not exactly the brightest lantern of the bunch if you get what I mean."
"Kill them all men! If you can't kill one Star Sapphire I'll rip your head off myself!"
"Yes sir!"
"Ha, if you think you can kill us then you really are idiots, now die!" Cried one Zamaron.
As this went on, some of the Zamarons near the surface were starting to get pinned down since various Sinestro Corp members were firing down at them without hesitation.
"Damn it, we can't keep this up much longer!" Cried one as she and the others created a shield around themselves.
"We need to separate them." Spoke another who gritted her teeth and focused as best as she could to keep the shield up with a few of the yellow uniformed aliens moving down and tried pounding on it with their bare hands, or made large claw constructs to hit it.
"Come on, once we beat them we can have some fun, Zamarons are a rare delicacy~" He cried lecherously.
"Come on girls, we just wanna play!" Called one with a laugh making them glare.
"You lecherous bastards won't win!"
"Yeah, screw you!" Called another as the shield began to crack. "Sisters, we need to use all the love we can feel!"
"I know, but….I can't help but miss him!"
"We all do! But we-" She was cut off as the shield shattered and they found themselves flying back and pinned against a large rock with yellow shackles forming on their limbs.
"Ha ha hah, yes, time to have some fun!" Laughed one of them with a grin.
"No, don't you dare touch us!"
The women tried to struggle as the aliens moved towards them while leering over their bodies.
"No, help, anyone, HELP!"
"Let them go!" Cried a new voice before a red blur smacked into the yellow lanterns. They flew back with one of them crying out in pain as he felt blood gush out from his neck.
"Wait… is that...Dex-Starr?" Asked one hopefully.
"BURN!" Roared out the red blur before red plasma was spewed out and hit one of the Sinestro Corp members in the face, blinding him and making him scream in pain.
"The hell?" Spoke one as the aliens saw it was Dex-Starr floating there and was looking livid while growling at them.
"ALL OF YOU BURN!" He yelled before letting out another blast of plasma. The lanterns cried out in pain as they began to retreat, making the bonds holding the Zamaron's break. "Damn bastards, no one hurts them."
"DEX-STARR!" Cried out the Zamaron's as they raced towards him and pulled him into a hug before he could react. "We missed you so much!"
He squirmed a little at the grip while in between all of them, but relaxed as they lightly rubbed his head. "Dex-Starr missed you too."
"Your timing couldn't be better Dex-Starr, we're under attack from the yellow lanterns!"
"Dex-Starr knows, he flew here after feeling lots of anger. Flew over and became angry when seeing you were in trouble."
"Yeah, now we'll be more powerful now that our love is here." Said one as their rings began to glow.
"It's time to make it clear for all our sisters." Spoke one before flying straight up to where the huge number of corp members were and inhaled. "SISTERS! DEX-STARR HAS RETURNED!"
"Wait, what?" Said the lead one in surprise. 'Is she telling the truth?!'
Hearing this made the Zamarons be confused, but when said cat flew up and started blasting at Sinestro Corp members with his tail they started to brighten up.
"Dex-Starr!"
"He's here?!"
"YEEEESSSS!"
The leader smirked and narrowed her eyes at Arkillo. "Your time invading our home is done with, now that my sisters are back to their normal selves."
"What are you blabbering-" He was cut off as her ring glowed brighter before she let out a yell and shoved him back before forming a large crystal and slammed it into him, sending him flying back with the other Zamarons feeling rejuvenated and started fighting back harder than before. "W-What the hell? How did they get so strong?!"
"Now that's what I call convenient." Spoke Carol as the Zamarons began to push the Sinestro Corp members back while firing out a swarm of hearts that dug into the skin of another. "I guess they got their red lantern back now, huh?"
"Let's just hope it's not one of those relationships that seems good at first but then turns south." He remarked before sending some flying back using an iron ball before the Sinestro Corp started to retreat and fly away. "So… should we go check out this Dex-Starr?"
"Nah, something tells me we won't be able to get close."
Hal looked at her confused before Arkillo roared out with his ring blazing.
"Get back here you cowards!" He roared out, only to cry out and spit out blood when he felt something pierce his stomach and looked to see it was a violet lance head courtesy of the leader.
"Then go join them." She spoke before firing a blast that propelled him away as he cried out. "Now then… Dex-Starr, you came back! Please, let me hold you and pet you!"
Said cat couldn't hear her as the other Zamarons were crowding around him and trying to pet him all over. "Too crowded, Dex-Starr needs space!"
"Sorry, but we all just missed you so much!"
"We thought we'd never get to see you again."
"We're so glad your back, we started breeding fish for you!"
"Fish? Yay!" He cheered with a grin. "Fish fish fish!"
"Hal, is that truly a red lantern?"
"Well lets see, red ring, red outfit, and can shoot red plasma. I guess." Replied Hal sarcastically as Saint Walker rubbed his chin.
"I ask merely because this creature seems to be giving off less rage than so many others." He said as he began to get an idea. "In fact, I can barely register any hate from him at all."
"He wouldn't have hate without getting the ring." Remarked Hal as the leader Zamaron tried to push through the crowd.
"Move aside! I want to pet him too!"
"Wait your turn, we saw him first!"
"Yeah, back off!"
"I am your leader! I order you to hand him over right now!"
"NO! Last time you had him he left!"
"Because he chose to!"
"Sure, whatever you say, but you still had him last so you get to be with him last!"
She fumed with Saint Walker tapping her shoulder.
"Excuse me ma'am, but how do you know this red lantern so well if you don't mind me asking."
"Oh, well he showed up a few months ago and we welcomed him and he's been a little sweetheart ever since." She said with a sigh.
"So he's been rather respectful to you all and doesn't seem hostile when interacting with you all either?"
"Nope, in fact when you scratch behind his ears he's taffy in your hands." She chuckled with a smile.
Saint Walker was surprised before seeing the woman look down with sadness.
"But we had to let him go, Zamaron isn't his home because he's a Red Lantern."
"Well, perhaps I can be of assistance." He offered. "But I'd like to let the others know at once along with this Dex-Starr."
"Huh? What do you mean by help?" She asked in confusion.
"With the power of hope, I might be able to help him, but I need to get their attention before explaining."
"...ok, I'll get his attention, but this better not be a trick." She warned before clearing her throat. "Sisters! Make a path!"
"We already told you to wait your turn, no exceptions!"
"Not for me, for him!" She pointed at Saint Walker. "He says he might be able to help."
"Help? Help with what, we're all fine."
"I wish to see this 'Dex-Starr' you are currently crowding around." He clarified.
"Why, is something wrong with him?" Asked one nervously as they began to part for him.
"I merely want to speak to him."
"...Fine, just for a bit though, we have a lot of time to make up for."
He walked over to Dex-Starr who looked at him and let out a hiss.
"Calm yourself red lantern, I mean you no ill will." He spoke with his hands up. "I merely wanted to ask you something. Are you happy right now?"
"Dex-Starr is happy right now, why?"
"Then you would have no problem staying amongst these women, right?"
"Yes, but Dex-Starr can't, he needs red lantern energy."
"Well, I could fix that for you if you want." He smiled with the cat tilting his head. "I could use the power of hope and safely remove it from you, without any harm coming to you."
"And then what, I lose all my power, the ability to communicate?"
"Well, after seeing all the hope that you've given everyone here I think you might make an excellent blue lantern."
"Blue lantern?" He asked in surprise as Saint Walker held his hand out.
"Even if you do not wish that, I am still willing to remove the ring if you want, I leave the option entirely up to you."
"...Dex-Starr… thinks that he will take up your offer on removing the ring, without it I can stay here permanently."
"Then I shall do my best." Saint Walker's hand glowed blue as he carefully grabbed the red ring with Dex-Starr feeling a tingling sensation and hissed as it was slowly moved off making his suit start to shimmer and fade away as it was removed completely and felt tired due to the loss of power.
"Whoa, I got you Dex-Starr, hold still!" Called the lead as she quickly caught him in her arms. "He's...he's here for good now, isn't he?"
Before Saint Walker could answer, a violet light came whizzing over to them and came down near Dex-Starr, revealing it to be a Star Sapphire ring, catching them off guard.
"Dex-Starr of Earth, you have great love in your heart. Welcome to the Star Sapphires." It spoke before sliding onto his tail.
"Huh, I was under the impression you were male, my apologies Dex-Starr." Saint Walker said as a violent uniform formed on the cat.
"Dex-Starr IS male." He frowned.
"Really? Apologies, it's just...well I meant no disrespect, I was merely assuming due to the fact the Star Sapphires comprise only of females, once more sorry."
"Trust us, we're just as confused as you." The lead Zamaron said as she looked down at the cat in amazement.
"Dex-Starr feels...good." He said as he looked himself over in amazement. "I feel...content? Not as angry...it feels nice."
"Then I wish you best wishes for the rest of your days. To you and your friends. As is the saying of the blue lanterns, all will be well." Smiled Saint Walker before floating up and made his way back to his own planet.
"Did...did a male cat just become a Star Sapphire?" Aske Carol in shock.
"Yeah… I guess you have a new teammate, huh?" Remarked Hal just as surprised before the lead Zamaron let out a cheer and held Dex-Starr up.
"DEX-STARR IS HERE FOR GOOD!"
"YES!"
"WHOOO-HOOOO!"
Said cat smiled before finding himself nuzzled by the leader making him lick her cheek. "Dex-Starr home."