In this chappie, we get some Dawnbreaker action and the not-really-long-awaited Sinhal reunion. But first, Hal must go through a certain pointy-eared hobgoblin to get to his dear Sinestro who also happens to have pointy ears, by the way...

Klingon Translation:
quvHa'pa' Hegh="death before dishonor"

Chapter Shest'!

Thaal Sinestro sat on the Narada's captain's chair flanked by Anti-Matter Kirk and Anti-Matter Spock, observing what looked like an Earth snow globe but in space. Returning to the plus-matter universe felt like a warm welcome home, always. But it also felt new, since this was a complete new world. A new world that harbored adversaries both old and new, and above all things, his precious Jordan. During his time as the Klingon Emperor, he had heard stories of Kahless The Unforgettable, the legendary first ruler of the empire. Among those tales were a story about how the greatest romance in Klingon history began. A thousand years ago, at the dawn of the Empire, five hundred warriors stormed the Great Hall at Qam-Chee. The city garrison fled before them. Only the Emperor Kahless and the Lady Lukara stood their ground. Together, they fought through the night and one by one the attacking warriors fell. Finally, after many hours, and with the Great Hall ankle-deep in blood, they emerged victorious, and made passionate love.

That story recalled Sinestro of his days as a Green Lantern, when he and Jordan were still on good terms. One day, they had to pull in every ounce of their willpower to win a fight that seemed unwinnable, and guess what? They had won! If Sinestro was Kahless, then Jordan was, unmistakably, his Lukara. Here and now, he would make an attempt to win his love back, and finally accomplish the unification of willpower and fear.

"Lantern Rulla?" he ordered one of his men, "Hail them."

"Yes, sir!" replied the alien woman, and put on a viewscreen.

"This is Commodore Paris, superintendent of Starbase Yorktown." spoke an aged human woman. "What brings you here, intruder?"

Sinestro smirked. "This is Thaal Sinestro of Korugar. Just let me see Hal Jordan, and I will leave the rest of you in peace."

"Never!" replied Commodore Paris. "Earlier, some Klingons claiming to be your loyal subjects came here, after the life of Lantern Jordan and they have been beaten back by Captain Kirk. We now have them in custody, there's no way in hell I would let you near him."

That made Sinestro frown. He would first summon those Klingons by giving them yellow rings, and then...discipline them. How dare they try and kill his loved one? And damn that woman too, how dare she just assume that he had the same malicious intent as those barbarians? "It's not like that!" he snapped. "You see, Jordan and I go waaaay back. When our home universe was still thriving with life—"

But before he could complete his sentence, Commodore Paris was replaced by the cross-looking visage of one James T. Kirk. "Just why are you here?" snapped the captain. And before the Korugarian could answer, he was once again bombarded by questions. "Your lackeys, they look exactly like me and Spock. How'd that happen? And, where'd you get the Narada? She was captained by a mad Romulan named Nero and last time we saw the both of them, they were being sucked into a black hole."

"Patience, Kirk." said Sinestro. "Lantern Kirk and Lantern Spock are you and your first officer, from the Anti-Matter Universe. And, as for the glorious flagship of our corps—" he gestured at Anti-Matter Kirk, "Lantern Kirk here told me that he killed his version of Nero with his bare hands and then took command of the vessel."

"Yeah." said Anti-Matter Kirk, "I did just that. Now, get outta the way, me. Sindy here wants to speak to his boyfriend."

"Please, we come in peace." added Anti-Matter Spock. "I sympathize with Lord Sinestro, he and his lover went through some hard times like me and my Jim did. He now wants to make it up like I did."

Kirk ignored it and instead tilted his head to get a better look at Anti-Matter Spock's face. "You look better without that beard." he said.

Meanwhile, Hal had seen it all from a corner. "Thaal?" he said and was about to step up, but Spock stopped him.

"Mr. Jordan?" said the Vulcan, "I would advise you not to go near Sinestro, he might try and kill you."

"Who cares?" Hal cried. "I love him anyway! After all this time, this might be a chance for us to finally talk it out. Please stop being so paranoid."

"That is illogical." Spock told him. "After everything he's done to you, to all of us, you're still in love with him? I do not understand, you cannot go."

Ferris observed it all from another corner, recalling past events back in the dead universe. Back then, she wasn't exactly a model person—she had tried to break up Hal and Sinestro many times and, as a result, was called many names, like the Evil One, the Weevil Bun, the One Whose Name Shall Not Be Uttered, the Freak, the Center Of Evil In The Universe, the Thing From The Underworld, Satan, the Great Injustice, the Worldwide Enemy Of Da Goodness In Everything or just the WEDGIE for short, the Bad-Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, the Damsel Of Darkness, and the Mistress Of Malevolence. But that was mostly because she wanted Hal for herself, not for stupid reasons like that. And she had long stopped being such an idiot, now that she had her darling Monty. Right now, she saw this as a chance to redeem herself for everything she did back in the dead universe. But before she could do anything, an officer hurried over to the little group. "Commodore Paris!" he said, "The Klingons have escaped!"

"Let me handle this!" said Kirk, and got into gear before taking off.

And shortly after, a violent explosion went off in front of the remaining people. Uhura's eyes widened in horror. "Oh my God! Those are the same ships me and Carol fought against!" said the African.

Yes, indeed, those were Jem'Hadar ships and the Narada, along with the Yellow Lanterns, had engaged in battle with the swarm. "What could they possibly be after?" Ferris asked.

But, oh, dear readers, you all might already know the answer, considering what they did to Proselyte in the last chapter, they could only be after one thing:Parallax. And, right now, Sinestro was their target since the Korugarian had once again made an obedient pet out of the all-powerful Fear Entity. He should have known this and stayed in the ship which was basically a death trap for any enemy who dared to enter, but right now, he was out in the open, leading his corps at the very front. Sensing the danger, Hal said "Permission to aid the Yellow Lanterns."

"Are you sure?" asked Commodore Paris. "It's too risky, you might get stabbed in the back!"

"Listen to her, Mr. Jordan." Spock added. "It is only logical."

Suddenly, Spock got all tied up in violet ropes and a feminine voice yelled, "To hell with your logic!" It was Ferris. She had decided to step up and redeem herself, and Uhura could already feel the love rolling off her fellow Sapphire. It powered them both, and Ferris said "Hal—now!"

"Miss Ferris, this is unacceptable—" said Spock.

"Look, I'm sorry for all the bad things I did in the past, to both you and Sinestro." said Ferris. "I'll take care of Spock, just go!"

"Alright. Thanks, Carol." said Hal, and in a second, he was back in his Lantern Uniform.

"I'm with you." said Uhura, and the two departed Yorktown to join the yellows. Pretty soon, they were met with the sight of Sinestro perched on the razor's edge of oblivion—the adversaries had used a trick to lure him away from the other yellows. It was now either vanquish or get drained, but thankfully, the Yellow Leader was not an inanimate power battery that would just stand there and let itself be drained. He knew how to fight, and he did it very well. One by one, the Jem'Hadar ships were taken down, they were no match for the fear incarnate and sometimes they would be taken down in clusters.

"Looks like he's holding his own." smirked Uhura. "So, Jordo, you and your boyfriend having that little talk?"

"Of course I am!" replied Hal, and at that moment, his and Sinestro's eyes met. It took them back to all the moments they spent together back in the dead universe. And when they finally snapped out of it, they were both smiling and Hal simply said "I love you, Sin. So much. So I've just got only one question for you:do you love me back?"

As if he was reciting a poem, Sinestro confessed. "To say it's love would be too simple, too obvious. It's more like a calling, a vocation, something I was put in the universe to do. Now I'm shooting with the stars, and I'm flying with the angels, and my heartbeat is a symphony the closer I get to you."

SINESTRO:

I never saw you comin',

'Till you came and here you are,

I never thought someone,

Would ever dare to come this far,

You're up for the resistance,

And I'm strong in my persistence,

And I've never known a remedy like ours,

If I can't have you,

If I can't have you,

I would be a river dried up into dust,

I would be imprisoned for ever having loved,

If I can't have you,

I don't wanna be me!

Then I would be the same man,

You scraped off the ground,

I'd have to go back bein',

That broken soul you found,

Those days are in the darkness,

I buried them with hardness,

And I'd have to dig those demons out,

Your life is like an anchor,

That puts me in my place,

No, you won't let me sink,

When I'm off losin' my way,

Thank God for your virtue,

And the wisdom in your eye,

Cause somehow you get through on,

All that crazy in my mind!

If I can't have you,

If I can't have you,

I would be a river dried up into dust,

I would be imprisoned for never having loved,

If I can't have you,

I don't wanna be me!

I don't wanna be me!

HAL:

Why did it take you so long to finally see,

That we had a love that you don't find easily?

You broke my heart and the price to pay for that,

Is you'll have to live the misery of losing what you had!

SINESTRO:

If I can't have you...!

And they proceeded to fend off the oncoming enemy ships, rescuing each other many times.

SINESTRO:

My words have come too late,

HAL:

I've already turned that page,

Don't you look at me that way,

'Cause you'll pull me back and that's the part I hate!

SINESTRO:

I'll stay trapped inside my hell,

Where it's so hot that my walls melt,

HAL:

I can hear a promise,

In every lie you said,

You'd never tell...

SINESTRO:

If I had only told the truth,

HAL:

Oh, I could never trust you to,

You'll survive,

SINESTRO:

No, I will die,

BOTH:

If I can't have you,

If I can't have you,

SINESTRO:

And I'm sorry for the things I cost you in the end,

My punishment is more than any man can stand,

I need you in my life!

HAL:

I can't let go!

SINESTRO:

Why don't you stay with me tonight?

HAL:

I feel alone,

SINESTRO:

Turn off all the lights,

HAL:

Take me home,

BOTH:

If I can't have you,

If I can't have you,

I would be a river dried up into dust,

I would be imprisoned for ever having loved,

If I can't have you,

I don't wanna be me!

"To say it's love would be too simple..." murmured Sinestro. Their lips inched together as if to kiss but then, they were interrupted by a sudden "Yoo-hoo!", and instantly, Hal's ring was supercharged. Both men along with Uhura turned their heads to see who it was, and saw Guy, John and Kilowog coming back with Saint Walker.

"Heya! Missed me?" cried Guy, then looked at the Jem'Hadar ships and asked "Just what the hell are those things?"

"They're from a place called the Dominion." said Uhura. "I had some of those fellows captive, they spoke in a language I didn't know but thankfully, I had the ring to translate it all and so, I found out they're planning to drain the emotional spectrum so they can have power. C'mon, I'll explain the entire thing later but for now, let's join back with the yellows."

And they went back to where the Yellow Lanterns were still locked in a fierce battle with the Jem'Hadar fleet. Many yellow rings had lost their wearers and were flying off the battlefield to seek new worthy hosts, but the enemy fleet had suffered severe casualties as well. Sinestro, Uhura, Saint Walker and the Green Lanterns were able to deal another big blow to the enemies, and what was left of the swarm scrambled away. The yellows gathered up their fallen comrades to give them a proper burial.

LATER...

"And apparently, the Dominion seeks only one thing:to conquer." said Uhura as she finished her explanation. "I believe, in a time like this, we should recruit Khan rather than trying to deal with him as a separate enemy. Besides, his ring's corrupted, I wonder if they can drain that."

"I guess you're right!" said Aya. "How clever! But, there's an awful lot of poos in it. Are they something special?"

"Poo is a very strong word in any language." said Uhura. "As a linguist, I just know it."

"Your logic is flawless, Lieutenant Uhura." Spock agreed. "As much as I loathe Khan, I agree that old enemies must join forces in order to stop this new threat."

Uhura then cast a glance at Hal and Sinestro, who were sitting next to each other and Sinestro had an arm wrapped around Hal. "Congratulations, you two, by the way." she said. "Speaking of love, I actually have somebody I wish was my boyfriend."

"Who?" asked Scotty.

"Omal Nexi, the Betazoid Ambassador." said Uhura. "He's the main reason I got my ring, he'd been staying at this starbase for a while and he's leaving for Earth tomorrow. I wish I can see him again." She then sighed.

"Don't worry, lassie." Scotty told her. "If the universe allows, you might just have a chance to meet him."

Suddenly, McCoy said "I wonder what Jimbo is doing right now..."

"What?" asked John. "Where'd he go?"

"He found out that the Klingons escaped, and flew away to deal with them." said Sulu. "He should have been back by now..."

"What?" asked Saint Walker. "Did you just say...he flew away?"

"Yep." said Scotty. "The Cap'n...he's a Green Lantern now."

"Looks like somebody needs a little boost!" Saint Walker quipped. After being told the direction of the maximum security prison by a patrol officer, he soon flew off to find Kirk. And when he finally found him, he was locked in a fierce battle with two Klingons wearing yellow rings, in an area not so far away from the prison. "Captain Kirk?" asked Saint Walker. "You look quite a bit tired."

"Thanks, Saint Walker. Really needed that boost after having to take on two opponents all by myself. I mean, who could have guessed they went all yellow?" said Kirk, feeling his ring being supercharged. And, in a minute, he was able to all tie up the Klingons in green chains. "Now let's get 'em back to prison!" he declared.

"Wait a second, don't you think they should be judged by their leader?" asked the Blue Lantern.

"Whaddaya mean by "leader"?" Kirk asked back, ignoring the Klingons spewing out Klingon curses.

"Sinestro's back." said Saint Walker. "And he's also gotten back together with Jordan. Apparently he was here to redeem himself, I suppose. Here, follow me."

And so Kirk followed Saint Walker back to the lounge where the others were at, with the Klingons in tow. "Oh, Jim! You're back!" said Hal, still snuggled up with his Korugarian lover. He then relayed Uhura's explanation about the Dominion to Kirk, and finished with "She said that we should team up with old enemies to fight them, starting with Khan."

"What?" Kirk said, surprised. He then turned to Uhura and said "What the hell, Nyota? Are you nuts? He killed many innocent men and women! He f-ing killed Chris! And he killed me too, at one point! And right now, he has our crewmen captive! Did you hit your head one time too often?! That ring's messing with you, I've gotta—"

"But it's also thanks to him that you're alive now, isn't it?" Uhura said calmly. "I knew Admiral Pike meant a lot to you. But right now, we have to focus on what's best. Just listen to me this one time, they have technology that can drain all of our rings. But Khan...you do remember what happened when you tried to fight back whatever monsters he made back on Oa? You couldn't. You failed. And I believe the Dominion will fail, too. Please, give him a chance."

At those words, Kirk recalled the terror he had to face back on Oa.

~FLASHBACK~

"Ring! Get this off me—!" ordered Kirk.

And the ring said, Construct of unknown composition. Power ring is not operating correctly. Impossible.

"Don't tell me impossible! Just fight back!" Kirk yelled.

Malfunction, James Tiberius Kirk. There is no light. There is no light...

The last thing Kirk felt was being enveloped in warm golden light before Khan's monsters could devour him.

~END FLASHBACK~

"Okay, fine." said Kirk. "But if your crazy plan doesn't work..."

"I know, I know." nodded Uhura. "Also, what could possibly go wrong? We're just using him."

Meanwhile, Sinestro was talking to the Klingons. "Had you any clue of what you were doing when you first attacked this starbase?" he asked coldly.

"I—I don't understand, Emperor Sinestro." said Tirrok. "We were just trying to get rid of your enemy, we..."

"Silence!" shouted the Yellow Leader, then zapped the Klingons with yet another energy bolt. "That "enemy" you talk about is my one and only love. My par'Mach'kai. It is true that we had some rough history, but all that's in the past. Of course, you barbarians will never understand..."

"N...No, sire." sad Tirrok, overwhelmed with fear. "W—we understand."

Shenara, meanwhile, was having conflicted feelings. Once, she herself had a lover of the same gender, in her teenage years—she was one of her father's cadets. Her name was M'Lara and she excelled at everything, and Tirrok held her at very high regards, causing Shenara to feel overshadowed. Jealous that M'Lara had stolen all her father's attention, one night, Shenara called the other girl out to a rocky glade, challenging her to a duel. As they fought, both girls could tell that the other was a very skilled warrior and they felt a rush of adrenaline that changed into something else real quick. The next thing they knew, they had tossed all their weapons and garments aside, and spent the rest of the night simply drowning in each other. Overjoyed at finding satisfaction in this manner, they began a passionate romance and it had continued on until M'Lara was killed in honorable combat. Although the common belief was that Klingons do not cry, Shenara did cry on that day she lost her love. She cast her eyes upward, where she could see Hal Jordan talking to her liege.

"Par'Mach'kai? I like the sound of it." said the Green Lantern.

"It's Klingon." replied Sinestro. "It can be used to refer to one's romantic partner, only with more aggressive overtones."

Shenara now knew what to do. Even though she wasn't entirely accepting of this revelation, she said "May the stars bless you and your par'Mach'kai, Emperor Sinestro. And Sir Jordan, I was such a fool for trying to kill you. I have dishonored the both of you, please kill me. quvHa'pa' Hegh."

Upon hearing this, Tirrok was a little surprised as well as proud; he had always known his daughter would choose death over dishonor, but since both their liege and his enemy/par'Mach'kai were not Klingon, he couldn't help but wonder the outcome.

To both warriors' surprise, it was Hal who spoke up. "Hey, let's forgive them."

"But—" Sinestro began.

"Oh, come on! One of them already apologized, and besides, they didn't really "dishonor" us, they just made some mistakes." said Hal. "Pleeeeease?"

And it was common knowledge that Sinestro was unable to say no to Hal when he begged. "F-ine." he said. "Lanterns Tirrok and Shenara, you have indeed made a big mistake, but since my par'Mach'kai insists that you have not dishonored us, I have decided to forgive you."

"Thank you, my lord." said Shenara as she and her father both bowed their heads.

Just then, an officer came rushing into the lounge. "Captain Kirk!" she said. "The Enterprise...she's all fine and dandy now, you can take her to wherever you want."

"Alright." said Kirk. "Aya...you said you figured out the location of the Red Death, right?"

"Precisely." said Aya. "Now, let's get going, shall we?"

Hearing this, Sinestro said "The Red Death? Is that what we call that stranger now?"

"Actually, his name is Khan, but..." Kirk began.

"Say no more." Sinestro finished. "Mind if I bring the Narada and my corps on this mission? It might take more than just five green rings, two violet rings and a single blue ring to deal with the Red Death. I wish to prove that I now stand before you as an ally, not an enemy."

Kirk smirked. "You got it."

On Ysmault, the Red Lanterns were having problems of their own. The Dominion had sent a Jem'Hadar swarm to drain power from the Red Rage Entity, Butcher. Of course, the reds, having just gotten the rings, had no idea what the whole ordeal was about and were getting their light wasted.

After she had her last construct sucked into a Jem'Hadar soldier's siphoning device, the feisty Suzette said "Go stick this!" before vomiting napalm blood on the soldier that had drained her. Around her, the 71 other reds were having a hard time since they were heavily outnumbered. But even in the face of darkness, a light can still shine.

And that was totally intentional, since the brightest of the new Red Lantern Corps was also the only damaged Lantern. He was known as Khan Noonien Singh, or, as he himself preferred it, the Dawnbreaker. "Whoa! This is wild!" he said, looking at the Jem'Hadar troops that had landed on the surface of the planet. "There's a whole lot of you! But...ring?"

Initiating blackout.

Immediately, Khan's overcharged ring unleashed a great number of nightmarish constructs, saving the other 72 and slaughtering the enemies. The Jem'Hadar soldiers tried desperately to drain him, but, of course, their siphoning devices were useless against the dark constructs. After the ground was cleared, the Red Leader turned his eyes to up above, where there were still a buncha enemy ships remaining. Of course, that was taken care of in three seconds and when the darkness finally lifted, the Enterprise was now visible before their very eyes, along with a gargantuan starship that they were unfamiliar with. Soon, several people beamed down, including the five Green Lanterns and there was also a number of people Khan wasn't familiar with.

"Excuse me," the green woman began, "Did some peculiar-looking ships invade this planet?"

"Hey, you!" Joaquin yelled, "Watch your mouth! Do you know who you're talking to? He's the Dark Star himself, the Dawnbreaker!"

"It is fine, Joaquin." Khan said as he dismissed him. "What brings you here, Enterprise? And, yes, we did face some enemies shortly before your arrival. They were after our light, but we vanquished them."

"Sir," said Malik, "still, you did most of the work."

"Uh-uh! Don't interrupt me, Malik!" Khan said. "Now, where were we?"

"If they were after your light, then they must be the same ones we're dealing with." said Uhura. "They're soldiers from a place called the Dominion, your ring's corrupted, they can't drain you! Please, lend us a hand."

"Then what will you give me in return?" Khan asked.

"Anything you want." replied the African.

"Anything..." Khan repeated, and sent a death-glare Spock's way. "Anything, you say?"

"Anything." Uhura confirmed.

"But before that, we must know what you did with the crewmembers you took." Kirk said, as he joined in.

"Oh, them?" Khan's wings shifted, and he smirked before making a buncha arrow constructs to point at the blood lake. "Don't worry, they were put to good use."

Upon hearing this, Sulu's face got distorted in anger. "You killed Pavel!" he roared and lunged at the Augment, but simply got flung away.

"So you do know what it feels to lose someone you cherished deeply..." Khan's expression shifted to a neutral one, and the arrow constructs turned to point at Spock.

"I—I do not understand." said Spock. "Your crew is alive, they're right by your side, so..."

"No. Not my crew. I was talking about my Vengeance!" Khan snapped. "He was my one true love, like how Grand Admiral Thrawn was to Lei-yeh-nar Oh."

That surprised everyone. "First, it's Leyenar Oh, and second, how'd you know that? For all I know, you were frozed before she was born." said Kirk.

"I figured it out, just like how I figured out how to do blood magic." replied Khan. "So, will you let me have vengeance for my Vengeance?" The arrows were still pointing at Spock.

"You lay a hand on Spock and I'll decapitate you!" said Kirk as he made a construct chainsaw.

"Oh, really?" Khan smirked. "I wonder if you can do as much as scratch me. Besides, your Lieutenant Uhura promised me anything I want in exchange for my help, so I will have vengeance."

Kirk turned to Uhura. "I hate to sound like Bones but dammit, Nyota, why did you have to say that?"

Uhura shrugged.

"Alright.Y'know what? Fine. I guess I'll have to do the next right thing. Spock, right here, you apologize to my Vengeance. Beg him to forgive you."

"Never!" said Spock. "You are a convicted criminal, I won't take orders from you. Besides, why should I apologize to a piece of machinery?"

"Then die." Khan growled.

That left Spock conflicted. Dying meant never being able to see his captain, his t'hy'la, again. Oh, how he adored every logical and illogical second with Kirk. He felt pained that, if he didn't beg the Vengeance to forgive him, he wouldn't get to see Kirk again. Wouldn't get to see those beautiful blue eyes again. Eyes that reminded him of the most crystal clear Earth oceans. Eyes that always sparkled as he laughed. If he refused, he wouldn't get to brush his fingers through his captain's soft golden hair, which he always wanted to do. "Okay, fine. I'm sorry, Mr. Vengeance." he spat.

"Forgive me, USS Vengeance Dreadnought Class, No Registry, for causing your demise." Khan corrected.

"Forgive me, USS Vengeance Dreadnought Class, No Registry, for causing your demise." Spock repeated, albeit quietly. He didn't want to embarrass himself by apologizing to a friggin' starship. In public.

"He can't hear you!" roared the Dawnbreaker, as he made a life-sized construct of the Vengeance.

"Forgive me, USS Vengeance Dreadnought Class, No Registry, for causing your demise!" Spock yelled out loud.

Khan smirked. "Heh. That's more like it."

"Alright, Khan, now let's take you to the Enterprise." said Uhura.

"Hang on." said Suzette. "Where he goes, we all follow."

"No." Khan told her. "You stay behind and protect the Central Power Battery, this is an order. I will be back when it is all done, I swear."

"Yes, sir." said Malik.

Knowing that they had their ultimate weapon, Kirk commed Sinestro. "Enterprise to Narada. We have secured the Red Death."

"Well done, Enterprise." Sinestro's voice came from Kirk's ring.

LATER...

The trip to Earth was quiet, and the first place the crew headed to was Starfleet Headquarters where they were reunited with loved ones.

"James T.! Montgomery Scotty!" Jaylah cried as she tackled Kirk and Scotty to the ground.

"Leonard!" cried Carol as she threw her arms around McCoy's neck. "It's so good to have you back! By the way, does this indigo uniform make me look fat?"

"No, darling. Absolutely not. In fact, I've worn that myself one time." chuckled the doctor.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up." said Kirk. "Bones, are you and Miss Marcus...?"

"Are ya kiddin' me? Of course we are!" said McCoy. "She saved my life when we were alone on that planet with that torpedo, it was then I fell for her."

Kirk smiled. He quickly ushered the others out of the ship, and began a frenzied introduction of everybody to everybody. We'll never know if it was because of the first name or something else, but nevertheless, Carol and Ferris quickly clicked. Hal and his friends as Green Lanterns were surprised as they saw Indigo-1 with Carol and Jaylah, and was glad to see her alive while Sinestro and Saint Walker remained neutral.

Meanwhile, Jaylah, having been left out of the group, was still peering into the ship when she met eyes with a mysterious man who was being escorted by several security officers. The man had jet black hair and icy blue eyes, and was wearing a dark red suit of armor with metallic twisted wings on the back. As they kept staring at each other, Jaylah made a mental note to ask James T. who that man was and quickly hurried back to join the others in their love-fest.

Some time later, the Admiralty was discussing the potential threat of the Dominion as some of the admirals suggested joining forces with the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire. The good thing was, they had time to prepare and the crew knew that. Kirk would alert the Guardians and recruit more Green Lanterns while Ferris would take Uhura to Zamaron and rebuild the Star Sapphire Corps. Starfleet was already making process as well, a new Dreadnought-class warship called the Interceptor was in the works to combat new potential threats and Aya was offered a position on that one as the central computer, but she refused because, apparently, she was in love with the Enterprise. During all this, Jaylah was feeling left out. Nevertheless, she would still do her best to aid her friends in the up and coming war.

Deciding to take some time to herself, the alien woman was taking a stroll out in a field just outside Starfleet Headquarters when she met that man from earlier. He was not wearing his armor, only a black shirt with matching black pants but he still had the red ring she'd seen him wearing. "Um...ollo?" she tried.

He ignored her and kept on walking.

Offended, Jaylah cried "Hey!" She then kicked him hard in the back.

That did seem to draw a bit of his attention to her, and he wheeled around. "You...dare!" he growled.

"You're the one who ignored me!" she retaliated, not showing a single trace of fear. Fear had been obliterated from her, since she had learned to be brave during her time on Altamid.

Intrigued by her attitude, the man made a fighting stance. "So this, huh? Very well, show me what you're made of!"

"Alright. You wanna go? You want some argy-bargy? OK, here I come!" declared Jaylah, and threw a punch. The man dodged, and punched her back. Starting with that, the two exchanged punches and kicks. As they fought, their angry expressions slowly morphed into smiles. They had recognized each other as a worthy opponent. The fight lasted for half an hour, then they got exhausted and fell down on the grass. "Whoo!" said Jaylah. "That was the best brawl I've had in my entire life! By the way, why didn't you use your ring?"

The man chuckled. "Trust me, my ring would have been too much for you to handle. I was only trying to give you a fair fight."

Jaylah laughed. "Oh, dear. So, what's your name?"

After hesitating for a moment, the man spoke. "Khan Noonien Singh, if you please. But in fact, I prefer Dawnbreaker."

"Whutever, Khan Noonien." said Jaylah. "I'm Jaylah. Nice to beat ya!"

"Wait, did you say "meet" or "beat"?" asked Khan.

"Ah, potato, tomato, po-tah-to, to-mah-to. Now, let's get going, the others would be waiting for us." Jaylah told him.

"You, a lot. Me, not very much." said Khan.

"Why?" asked Jaylah.

"Because to them, I'm just a weapon. They just need me for war purposes, just like Admiral Marcus did. After taking everything from me..." While saying that, Khan's expression shifted to one of anger.

"Carol told me the story." said Jaylah. "By the way, whaddaya mean by everything?"

"My Vengeance." Khan told her. "My love, my precious child, my sin, my soul, the great ship of my own design..."

"Oh, that one? It's gone. Spocky took care of it. He really double-crossed you, it was sooooo funny that I couldn't help but laugh..." Jaylah giggled.

"He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him. I'll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition's flames before I give him up!" Khan suddenly declared out loud. "After everything is done, I will have vengeance for my Vengeance!"

"May I ask what's so important about a ship?" asked Jaylah. "You seem to be veeeery fond of that Vengeance thingy."

"He was the best thing that happened to me." Khan said. "Even the blueprints indicated that he was different. A real warrior. And when I finished him, I couldn't help but fall in love. All the wonders that I had 300 years ago could not compete with the sheer glory and defiance of the USS Vengeance, but Starfleet, specially Spock, had to waltz in and take him from me. Even now, I see him. Right before my very eyes. If things were better, then we'd be together right now, and I wouldn't have this ring."

Jaylah felt sorry for the Dawnbreaker. "Poor you." she said. "If I could, I would make things better for you right now."

"I appreciate your efforts, Jaylah, but I'm afraid it's too late. But I would like it if you would spare a few more minutes with me...?" asked Khan.

"Sure! Why not?" said Jaylah. And so they took more time strolling, this time together. During their walk, they came across a swirly-shaped tree. "This tree is known as the Tree Of Wonders." she told her companion.

"The Tree Of Wonders?" Khan asked in confusion.

"It's named that because it's the oldest tree that lived, and it's home to the beautiful fireflies that come at night every so often. Few people had seen it at night with its amazing lights that make the field and the tree so beautiful," said Jaylah. "Now, we should REALLY go back, everybody would be worried sick."

The scene where Khan forces Spock to beg for the Vengeance's forgiveness is inspired by a scene in the 34th issue of Green Lantern Corps Volume 2, where Green Lantern Sodam Yat got mad-mad and made his xenophobic mother say "Thank you, Tessog, for saving my miserable life!" in exchange for him aiding his xenophobic home planet Daxam. That really gave me catharsis, since it looked like that was the closest Sodam could get to avenging his alien friend Tessog.