Following the Chicken Guts incident John decided to take a leave of absence
from the league. The embarrassing problem had disappeared and he still
laughed to himself at the way he had managed to turn the tables on
Hawkgirl. The look of horror on the faces of the League was priceless when
he had told them that; "Hawkgirl told me that I would end up blowing my
guts out one of these days and today it finally happened. But with God's
help and these two fingers, I think I got 'em all back in."
He had paused long enough to let it sink in before bursting into laughter
and explaining that he had been in the bathroom cleaning up, and disposing
of Hawkgirl's little joke. However John was conscious that the incident had
damaged his reputation, it had reached a critical point when the following
week The League and The Teen Titans had teamed up to dispose of a universal
threat posed by Braniac and The Brotherhood Of Evil. On several occasions
he had caught Beast Boy, and Cyborg, snickering with the Flash. He was sure
he had heard Beast Boy singing "Bum Ba La Bumba" and Cyborg making chicken
noises. So John Stewart busied himself wwith a long mission for The
Guardians far away on the planet of Korugar.
And so it was that John Stewart found himself out in the Korugarian wilderness hopelessly lost, the power from his ring drained. He was supposed to have hooked up with another Green Lantern but the mission had gone horribly wrong. It had been nearly three weeks since he'd eaten anything besides what he could forage and he'd been reduced to sleeping in caves and under trees. One afternoon he came upon an old mansion in the woods. It had vines covering most of it and the Green Lantern couldn't see any other buildings in the area. However, he saw smoke coming out of the chimney implying someone was at home. He knocked on the door and an old man answered, with red skin and a beard almost down to the ground. Squinting his eyes the old man asked, "What do you want?" John Stewart replied, "I've been lost for the past three weeks and haven't had a decent meal or sleep since that time. I would be most grateful if I could have a meal and sleep in your house for tonight" The old Korugarian man said "I'll let you come in on one condition: You cannot mess around with my granddaughter" Exhausted and hungry John readily agreed, saying "I promise I won't cause you any trouble. I'll be on my way tomorrow morning" The old Korugarian man counters "Ok, but if I do catch you then I'll give you the three worst Korugarian torture tests ever known." "Ok, Ok" the Green Lantern said as he entered the old house. Besides, he thought to himself, what kind of woman would live out in the wilderness all her life? Well, that night, when the Green Lantern came down to eat (after showering), he saw how beautiful the granddaughter was. She was an absolute pearl, her skin a bright pinkish red, and the most beautiful eyes and enticing smile John had ever seen. Her name was Katma Tui, and while he had only been lost three weeks, he had been many, many, months without companionship. And the girl had only seen the occasional monk besides her grandfather and well, they both couldn't keep their eyes off each other throughout the meal. That night, John Stewart snuck into Katma Tui's bedroom and they had quite a time, but had kept the noise down to a minimum. The Green Lantern crept back to his room later that night thinking to himself, "Any three torture tests would be worth it after that experience." Well, the next morning the Green Lantern awoke to find a heavy weight on his chest. He opened his eyes and there was this huge rock on his chest. On the rock was a sign saying "1st Korugarian torture test: 50 kg rock on your chest". "What a lame torture test" the Green Lantern thought to himself as he got up and walked over to the window. He opened the shutter and threw the rock out. On the backside of the rock is another sign saying "2nd worst Korugarian torture test: Rock tied to RIGHT testicle". The Green Lantern, seeing the rock was too far out the window to be grabbed, jumps out the window after the rock. Outside the window is a third sign saying "3rd worst Korugarian torture test: LEFT testicle tied to bedpost".
And so it was that John Stewart found himself out in the Korugarian wilderness hopelessly lost, the power from his ring drained. He was supposed to have hooked up with another Green Lantern but the mission had gone horribly wrong. It had been nearly three weeks since he'd eaten anything besides what he could forage and he'd been reduced to sleeping in caves and under trees. One afternoon he came upon an old mansion in the woods. It had vines covering most of it and the Green Lantern couldn't see any other buildings in the area. However, he saw smoke coming out of the chimney implying someone was at home. He knocked on the door and an old man answered, with red skin and a beard almost down to the ground. Squinting his eyes the old man asked, "What do you want?" John Stewart replied, "I've been lost for the past three weeks and haven't had a decent meal or sleep since that time. I would be most grateful if I could have a meal and sleep in your house for tonight" The old Korugarian man said "I'll let you come in on one condition: You cannot mess around with my granddaughter" Exhausted and hungry John readily agreed, saying "I promise I won't cause you any trouble. I'll be on my way tomorrow morning" The old Korugarian man counters "Ok, but if I do catch you then I'll give you the three worst Korugarian torture tests ever known." "Ok, Ok" the Green Lantern said as he entered the old house. Besides, he thought to himself, what kind of woman would live out in the wilderness all her life? Well, that night, when the Green Lantern came down to eat (after showering), he saw how beautiful the granddaughter was. She was an absolute pearl, her skin a bright pinkish red, and the most beautiful eyes and enticing smile John had ever seen. Her name was Katma Tui, and while he had only been lost three weeks, he had been many, many, months without companionship. And the girl had only seen the occasional monk besides her grandfather and well, they both couldn't keep their eyes off each other throughout the meal. That night, John Stewart snuck into Katma Tui's bedroom and they had quite a time, but had kept the noise down to a minimum. The Green Lantern crept back to his room later that night thinking to himself, "Any three torture tests would be worth it after that experience." Well, the next morning the Green Lantern awoke to find a heavy weight on his chest. He opened his eyes and there was this huge rock on his chest. On the rock was a sign saying "1st Korugarian torture test: 50 kg rock on your chest". "What a lame torture test" the Green Lantern thought to himself as he got up and walked over to the window. He opened the shutter and threw the rock out. On the backside of the rock is another sign saying "2nd worst Korugarian torture test: Rock tied to RIGHT testicle". The Green Lantern, seeing the rock was too far out the window to be grabbed, jumps out the window after the rock. Outside the window is a third sign saying "3rd worst Korugarian torture test: LEFT testicle tied to bedpost".