By the time it was all done, the now-Yellow Lantern was covered in colorful blood and breathing heavily. Apparently that waste had worked miracles on him and his ring, and he managed to take Hama and Aryon down but Jadi had narrowly escaped. The two green rings left their owners' hands to find new candidates, but Thaal grabbed them and dunked them into the vat. A few seconds later, two yellow rings emerged and flew off into the distance. The Korugarian wasn't thinking straight—he just stared at his bloodied hands, then collapsed down with his face in his hands.

I killed them.

They deserved to die.

But Green Lanterns aren't supposed to kill.

Should I turn myself in?

Should I just run away?

What would Mother and Father say?

What would Abin say?

What would Hal say?

Who cares? He ghosted me for who-knows-how-long.

He didn't show up for our anniversary.

Does he even love me anymore?

Only one way to find out.

The last thought wasn't his own. "Who are you?" asked Thaal; it had been the same voice that had been telling him to come and "find me".

I am Parallax, said the voice. Right now, you are my only hope. You infused yourself with the yellow essence, that way you can connect with me and save me. Let's make a deal, you get me out of my prison, I help you get your boyfriend back.

"Where are you?" asked Thaal.

To you, it is the Central Power Battery. To me, it is a maximum security prison. I am in there. I am what the Green Lanterns call the yellow impurity, the very thing that had made the green rings useless against anything yellow. Quickly, you must come and save me.

"Hold on, I can't go back to Oa looking like this!" Thaal cried. "I can't risk being caught by the greens! If they find out I killed two of their cadets..."

Don't worry, you'll make it. Just trust in me, said Parallax.

"Abin said not to trust strangers!" cried the Yellow Lantern.

To hell with the Green Lanterns! Do you want revengeance, or not?! Just come and get me! Parallax screeched.

"Okay, fine!" Thaal spat. "You sound like you want so desperately to be saved, so I'll save you. But instead, you've gotta uphold my end of the deal, and I MEAN IT. Got it?"

A few moments later, the Korugarian was on Oa, (FOR THE LAST TIME!) a yellow hood covering his face. He had been in front of the Central Power Battery countless times, he knew the way but right now, he had to be EXTRA CAREFUL. A horde of cadets whizzed by and he barely evaded them.

"Alright, Parallax, I'm in. Now where to..." he mumbled, then heard a group of gossipy girls talking about what happened today, only that the tale was horrendously warped and far from what actually happened. They were saying that Thaal fell into that vat of yellow waste accidentally, then attacked Jadi and his goons for no reason at all! Apparently Jadi had told the corps medic that story, and word had gotten out. He wanted to cry.

Focus! cried the voice in his head, and Thaal managed to tuck himself into another corner. And you'll never guess what was waiting for him on the other side! It was the Central Power Battery!

"Yay!" the Yellow Lantern cried internally. "With this, I can finally get my revengeance! So, Parallax, how to get you out?"

Just hold your ring up and say the oath, said the voice.

Thaal was confused. "What oath? You surely don't mean the Green Lantern Oath, so..." Suddenly, a commotion was heard. Green Lanterns were coming! Of course they had to be, on Oa where everything was green, a yellow object was the easiest thing to spot. "Ah, forget it!" he groaned, and recited the first thing that came to mind.

"In blackest day, in brightest night,

Beware your fears made into light.

Let those who try to stop what's right,

Burn like my power...Sinestro's might!"

A beam of bright light shot from the yellow ring, and a yellow dragon-like creature jumped out of the Central Power Battery, guided by it. When viewed from a close distance, it looked like a wyrm with legs and dragonfly wings. Before any of the greens could react, it scooped Thaal up in its long limbs and vanished without a trace.

When the Korugarian finally opened his eyes, he found himself on an Earthen hill with a long spindly-looking monster in front of him. "Parallax?" he asked.

Hello, Sinestro, the creature drawled out. Congratulations. You saved me.

"You said you'd uphold my end of the deal. Now, get me down from here so I can find Hal and take him back." Thaal ordered.

Oh, that boyfriend of yours? I saw him in your memories. Quite handsome, as I may say. He'd make a perfect host.

"Don't you dare! He's mine. Now just disguise me so I can blend in." the Yellow Lantern complained.

Yes, sir, the entity complied instantly. A burst of yellow energy, and our hero now looked more human than Korugarian. He went straight to a beautiful lake he and Hal used to go to when they were inseparable, sat under the weeping willow trees and began playing one of his father's musical works on a yellow harp. It was called "Heartbreak".

A cute girl in a pink mini-skirt heard the sad tune, and came closer to hear him better. "Wowzers!" she said in a squeaky voice. "You're amazing! So, what's your name? I'm Carol Ferris."

Thaal smiled. He had done some research on his love's girlfriend, Carol Ferris. Apparently she was known to the universe as 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.

~FLASHBACK~

"So, you're telling me that you're dating the WEDGIE?" said Thaal and he and Hal lay together on their bed, cuddling and simply wallowing in each other's warmth. "Don't worry, I'll protect you from her. I'm the guy with the biggest amount of willpower in the whole entire universe, after all! And..." he leaned to whisper in his human's ear, "On Korugar, we take adultery very seriously."

"Really?" Hal smiled. "Thank you, Sin!" He then pulled Thaal's slender long body closer to his own broad one, and soon, they were having fun, drowning in each other for the rest of the night.

~END FLASHBACK~

Suddenly, an idea popped up in his head. Maybe he could seduce her, and Hal would most certainly come between them, and that would be his chance. His smile widened into a sinister smirk, and he replied.

"Thaal Sinclair."

In Sweet Justice, Jessica Cruz was hanging out with her friends. All the time, Diana had been giggling at her phone. "Wazzup?" Jess asked.

Diana smiled. "It's nothing, I was just texting my girlfriend. Her name's Audrey."

Kara was surprised. "Your girlfriend? What happened to Steve?"

"Oh, I dumped him. Even after that, he tried to push Audrey down a flight of stairs for "stealing me away", but he ended up falling down the stairs himself." she giggled.

"Now, Jess, do you have any funny stories to share?" asked Bumblebee.

"Oh, there was this one time I went on a space adventure with the fabled Captain Guy Gardner of the Warrior!" Jessica said.

~FLASHBACK~

"So, what drove you to piracy anyway?" asked a young Jessica. "You know it's morally wrong."

"It's a long story." Guy sighed. "Before I was Captain Gardner, I was but a young space explorer working for NASA. One day, I was on an expedition on Mars when my first contact with alien life happened. A strange-looking spaceship, the one you're on now, had entered our solar system and abducted me, believing me to be one of those Martians. The then-captain, Bolphunga The Unrelenting, made the big mistake of picking a fight with me and guess what? I kicked his rear end pretty good! I took over as captain and dubbed this ship "the Warrior". She and I have gone on many adventures ever since, and one such adventure had awakened the alien DNA within me. Turns out I was part Vuldarian, and that allowed me to do pretty much anything I wanted to!"

Jessica giggled. She was taught about Vuldarians on Oa, apparently they were a race of metamorphs who could shape their bodies into a variety of weapons, shielding or armor. "Anyhoo, keep it up and I might arrest you one day."

Guy simply snorted, confident that he could definitely break free. He clearly had no idea the Oa Sciencells were nigh impossible to escape, even for a Vuldarian hybrid. "Now, where was I?" he blabbered on. "In my time as a space pirate, I faced many adversaries, but the toughest of them all had to be Kiel of Qward, a Weaponer from the Anti-Matter Universe. He and I met by chance and couldn't stand each other at first sight. We clashed time and time since then, and one particular battle left me deeply scarred. And I mean, literally! There I was, my back against the wall, no way out, perched on the razor's edge of oblivion, staring into the face of DOOM. He then raised his blade and slashed me, as I was flying in the air in great pain, then I landed on the ground, badly hurt."

"Were you killed?" asked Jessica.

"Sadly, yes. But I lived!" Guy told her. "Let's just say it was all thanks to my Vuldarian DNA, but the gash had been deep enough to leave a scar."

"Oh, no!" gasped the young Green Lantern. "How horrible! So, did you give him anything in retaliation?"

"Nah, mate—but I plan to." said Guy. "That is, if I ever get to see him again. What's your name, anyway?"

"Jessica Cruz." said the girl.

"Well, Miss Cruz, don't try and arrest me just yet." said Guy. "Who's gonna face Kiel with me gone?"

"The Green Lanterns." Jessica replied, as feisty as ever. "We're an intergalactic police force sworn to shed our light in every corner of the universe, if that Kiel guy ever shows up again, we can deal with him just fine."

~END FLASHBACK~

"Well, this Captain Gardner sure sounds funny alright." said Diana.

"Indeed. I haven't met anyone else in the universe who can tell a tall tale like he can. I've heard tales of the Anti-Matter Universe from adult Lanterns, but he was probably bluffing about that one encounter he had with that Kiel guy." said Jessica, and the girls shared a collective laugh.

Meanwhile, in the Anti-Matter Universe, the weaponers' leader Kiel felt a yellow shock. The vat of yellow essence they'd left in the Plus-Matter Universe had inadvertently provided them with cavalry, and said cavalry had freed the Fear Entity from his prison as well! Now all he had to do was send his warriors to the Plus-Matter Universe to retrieve the new Yellow Lantern, and with him, the Qwardians could finally overthrow the Guardians Of The Universe once and for all!

He went to the chamber containing the Anti-Monitor. "My Greatness of Greats, the time has come. We now have our own Lantern and he freed Parallax, it's only a matter of time before he frees you as well."

Our own Lantern? Is it true, General Kiel? asked the Anti-Monitor.

"Yes, my Greatness of Greats." replied the Weaponer. "The only problem is, he seems to have a personal vendetta but fortunately, he's still young so we can still sway him to our side. I will not fail you."