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'God my head hurts, a lot; I can't move my left arm. Food is priority, then medical help.' I stood up doing my best to move, I could move my legs slowly I'm sore from yesterday and my arm is completely numb. 'Screw it food first.' I moved to the nearest fast food joint, called big belly burger. I got into the restaurant trying to be as inconspicuous as possible; I sat down with a big burger and soda. I placed the lantern on the ground between my feet, and began to eat only to be interrupted by two distinct voices. "I'm telling you Barry, I couldn't find it; a new lantern is in earth, Batman told me it was in that warehouse but nothing. It's so frustrating, even John was mad that he wasn't there" "Don't worry Hal; he will appear sooner or later." That made me stop in my tracks, he was looking for me. No they were looking for me. I stood up as soon as they sat down on a table, on the back of the restaurant.
I neared the register. "Excuse me could you give a bag to go?" I asked "Sure, here." The man gave me the bag. I returned to my seat and grabbed the burger and threw it in along with the fries, leaving only the coke. I picked the lantern and as soon as I was out of the joint and walked as fast as I could and ducked into the nearest alley so that I couldn't get spotted. I hid behind the dumpster and peaked only to see both men run past the alley. "They almost saw me. I'm safe" I sighed in relief opening the bag and continue eating. "Yeah were safe. But what are we safe from?" A man in rags looked at me and was peeking behind another dumpster.
I almost screamed, but stopped myself. "They want me for something I have." I said getting another bite. "Well its good were safe." He told me looking at me or more precisely at my burger. 'Mother fucker, but he deserves a meal.' "Thanks, for the save." I said throwing the burger into the bag and taking a handful of fries. "Everything here is for you, and have a 50 you might need it in an emergency. Cold season is approaching." I said placing the bill and the bag in the floor I stood up and picked the lantern. "Thank you so much little missy." The man sounded grateful. "Don't spend the 50 in drugs, use it for food and something warm, it will get cold soon. Goodbye" I said getting out of the alley. "Wait! Kindness can only be replaced with kindness, take this before you go." The man was a few feet behind me his hand extended in it was a watch a metallic pocket watch, it looked cheap but it was valuable for him, so I took it. "You know it's not necessary." "Nonsense take it." He said "What is your name young lady?" He asked. "Samantha." I told him. "Yours?" "My name is Earl." My eyes widened. He went back to the alley. "You sure it was him?" "Yeah man, he had the battery only GL batteries glow like that." I turned around and saw Hal and Barry both men who entered the restaurant and I had to run away from. "Shit." I said. I looked to my right the street was empty and a truck approaching but enough for me to pass but not for them.
I bolted to cross the street, both of them stood still while I ran enough to pass the truck an alley was at the side of the block I turned grabbing of a pole to not stop my momentum only to crash against something hard face first. My arm exploded in pain as I landed. I tried to get up only to run face first into someone. "Mother fucker." I said as I fell on my butt after crashing again.
"You're in trouble lady." I looked up to see The Flash looking down at me, I crawled to my feet to run only to be stopped by a force gripping me from my sides, my arm exploding in pain from the grip. "AAHH" I screamed from the pain, it originated from my arm onto my leg its agonizing. Immediately I was dropped on the ground, I gripped my left arm from the pain. My jacket covered my arms, the lantern beside me.
"What did you do?" I heard a scream "I made a construct for her to stop running." The other one sounded shocked. I sat up the pain not nearly subsiding. I reclined myself against the wall of the alley, to rest my arm. As I got used to the pain both superheroes in costume still argued. I got up and supported myself against the wall to stand. 'Okay stomach half full, now medical help.' I started limping towards the other end of the alleyway; I saw a pharmacy 2 blocks away. "Hey! Where do you think you're going with that?" I heard the voice of one of them, I didn't know if it was Hal or Barry. "It's mine, and I need medical attention. So either stay there talking or help me." I said, limping to the end using the wall as support. In a second The Flash or should I say Barry was beside me. "Wait, what do you mean by, it's yours?"
I looked at him with an annoyed look. "Medical attention now, story later." I said as I reached the street. "Okay, let me help you." He said. "No hospitals, pharmacy 2 blocks away." I said pointing at the pharmacy sign. "Alright, come on GL." He said picking me up. I glared at him he only smiled. "I don't like being saved I can do it myself." "Yeah but I'm faster." I just grumbled.
My left arm was bandaged and I got discharged with the order of not doing anything in the next day or so. I was about to pay for the consult but flash beat me to it. I got dragged to a rooftop by the flash. "Don't do that, it's annoying, and I think I'm about to throw up." I said glaring at him." Green Lantern landed beside me, he had a smile on his face. "Start explaining." Green Lantern said. 'Wow he is fit and that suit makes him an eye candy. He always was my superhero rush.' I tried to check him out discretely and failing miserably.
"Well I got this lantern after I saved a little girl when you were fighting Star Sapphire, I think you saved me. Then I delivered that little girl to her mother, I ran through alleyways onto an abandoned building heard a sound then this ring was speaking but it stopped mid-sentence and flew into my hand, after that I needed money so I looked for 'the ring' fought, won and escaped you, that's why I'm injured." I said looking directly at Hal. "You mean the ring stopped mid-sentence. How did it end mid-sentence? It need battery, have you recharged it? And what were you doing at an illegal fighting ring?" Okay, I need to play dumb. "Recharge?" He looked excited "Yeah, you need to place the ring in your battery and say the oath. Don't worry it comes naturally. You didn't answer why you were at an illegal fighting ring." "Help?" I said motioning to the lantern and my bandaged left arm. "Oh right sorry." He said picking the lantern and holding it in front of me. "Now hold your hand out and place the ring in the battery." "Wait it isn't a lantern?" I asked. Flash started laughing. Hal just glared at him. I placed my ring and immediately words came out of my mouth. "In brightest day, in the blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power, Green Lantern's Light."
The ring charged up my jeans and shirt into a sleeveless suit I had white bandages up to my forearms and black gloves, I had armor in my shoulders and the green lantern symbol in my chest with armor on my upper chest, my jeans changed into armored boots that left me enough space to move, the suit it really its tight but it's as if it was a second skin, my facemask was a domino mask instead of the usual one. I was brought out of my thoughts as the same voice started again "Fear, Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps. Report to Oa for training." Woah that is different, and trippy. "And so my job is done. See ya later GL" With that Flash ran out of the rooftop. "Okay blondie time we left." "That's not my name. But I need food, you kinda made me run out of the restaurant and I gave the burger to a homeless man." "Okay well grab a bite before we go and for you a shower you stink, names Hal by the way." He said extending his hand. I took it shaking it. "Samantha."
I'm standing in the full body mirror my green lantern suit looked badass, it was tight but it was formfitting and comfortable. I had black in my sides and the places where my armor ended the rest was green, my mask was black; it was different from Hals. My blonde hair stood out a lot, and the mask made my eyes look completely white aside from having one sea green and one baby blue. My sister always told me my eyes were pretty, I never knew how much I would miss her. But I can't break down, not yet; I need to live on I was chosen by power of will and I'll live up to. I turned off the suit and dressed myself in my old clothes, or only clothes.
"Let's go, I have food for the 3 day trip back to Oa." He said smirking "Wait 3 days?" I asked surprised. "Well yeah, I could teleport us there once in space but you don't even know how to fly. So let's go to the roof and we can take off from there." 'Oh god, I have never flown in a plane.' As I reached the rooftop in my Green Lantern suit there was a green plane. "I have never flown in an airplane." I said panicking. "Don't worry it's fun." He said cheerfully "Oh god I'm gonna regret this." I said getting on the plane construct.
We spent 3 days in space, it was awesome and beautiful, each star, each sun, each planet, every single one is beautiful. I talked with Hal about my life, how I took care of my sister, why I joined to fight in illegal fighting rings all the money I made. But I had to lie to him about how Earl and my sister died. Stealing all the money I had made from fighting, how my much I fought as I grew how I didn't finish school and dropped out to pay for my sisters' education. He told me about his father and the inspiration it was to him, he grew into a man that feared nothing. How the woman he loved became a maniac as soon as she picked a power ring.
Oa is amazing it looks completely alien it's awesome. I looked left and right seeing aliens from many different species each one different from the other. Hal gave me a light introduction to what the ring could do I learned to fly, and how a construct may work. Hal and I made a vow of secrecy that he would never tell what he knew of me to anyone of the league. "Hey Kilowog." Hal said to a hulking pink figure, no matter if I saw him on pictures, movies, series, nothing compares to what it is in real life. His pink scales makes him look like a lizard but at the same time its like he is a hippopotamus, but he looks really menacing in his uniform. "Who is this? New recruit?" His voice is really deep, but I have faced people as big as him. "Yeah, she is the new lantern of earth." Hal said. "It's been a few years since the last time I had a trainee." "Watch out she is tough." Hal said. "Now let's go to the guardians." 'Oh right, those guys.'
I stood at the front of the door it had the symbol of the green lanterns in big I looked up to the door. Hal broke me out of my trance placing a hand over my shoulder; he just used his ring to open the doors. I walked in the stairs were huge; I walked each step until I reached the top, each guardian in its respective place floating. "You're the new Green Lantern, you are the newest recruit in a long time. Make sure you live up to the name of the Green Lanterns." The guardian in the center said to me. "I'll do my best guardians." Was all I could say before they dismiss me. "Tell lantern Jordan to come after you leave. Report to lantern Kilowog for training." "Yes sir." I said leaving and going down the stairs, I saw Hal at the base. "Hey, you're called up there by the blue yodas." I told him. He bursted out laughing. "Oh man that's precious, I never thought of that one. I knew I would like you since I met you." He said as he started to fly up the stairs.
I saw Kilowog outside of the door, I was about to go to and talk to him, but Hal was already behind me. "What did the yodas told you?" I said, his smile grew and Kilowogs voice was booming with laughter. "They said you show promise, so Kilowog its time you show her the ropes." Hal said. "With pleasure. Let's go poozer." He told me. Hal carried me in a platform since he didn't trust my flying yet. We arrived at a place where I knew it was made for training.
"Alright poozer show me what you got." He immediately made a construct of a hammer I moved to the side. 'Holy crap this is not good.' He made another hammer to crush me but I made a shield to protect me, but it proved inefficient as Kilowog broke them without a problem, I tried to use his weight against him, but he was fast. I took a few steps back to make some distance between us so I could assess what to do. He made a boulder and threw it at me, I made a shield to protect me, it broke but stopped the boulder from crushing me. Okay he is big and not so fast it's my turn to fight. I carged and made a metal pipe to do what I had in mind.
He made another hammer I focused on my body and as Kilowog swung horizontally at me I ducked under it the energy of the ring pulling me through the ground. I was in his area and swung my pipe construct at his leg, to make him loose balance but it didn't work he only staggered and for that I received what I assumed was another mace to my face. 'That hurt.'
As the match went on each try I made I was outmatched, he had experience and knew how to use his ring, I only knew how to fight. I got a few good hits in, but it wasn't enough to get him down; I was downright exhausted, he looked winded. I charged again ducking and weaving through what he sent against me, until I reached him I focused on my hand a gauntlet, as I jumped punched him in the jaw getting some spit out of him but he just grabbed me and threw me into the ground. I knew this wasn't concrete but it hurt just as much. "Alright poozer that's enough." He said breathing hard.
I was panting hard. "You did good Poozer, not many newbies last these long." "How long was I fighting?" I said panting "Thirty minutes, you lasted a lot against him. When I first fought him I lasted 5 seconds, I got completely destroyed." "I didnt realize how long I lasted." I said. "I need water or something as close to water as I can. And is it normal for my ribs to hurt when I breathe?" Kilowog laughed. "You might be a really strong Lantern kid maybe even better than Jordan over here." "That's good but I need water, and new ribs." That made Hal, Kilowog and me laugh.
"These is going to be your dorm where you'll be staying while you train here." It looked really simple a small closet, a single bed, and a door to what I believed was the bathroom. "Well at least it's not like there's going to be an exam at the end... right?" I said looking at hall, he just gave me an apologetic smile. "You can't be serious, there's an exam?!" He gave me the same look. "Well it's not like it's a thousand questions." His expression didn't change, I deadpanned. "I hate my life." I said admitting defeat.
"Wake up early tomorrow, I was asked by the guardians for me and Kilowog to train you until you graduate." He said as the door closed, I got into the shower or whatever that weird damp mist was, and recharged my ring before going to bed. I saw there was a pair of pants and a sleeveless T shirt beside the bed I dressed in them, I never took the ring off not since I got it; and I'm okay with that.
"I'm standing in that sidewalk 2 unconscious bodies beside me was my sister, but there was someone pointing a gun at my sister I heard the bang and saw my sister fall to the ground his stomach quickly staining her white dress."Why did you leave me alone sis? You said you would protect me now I'm alone, dying because you failed your promise." "No Annie I gave you everything I'm sorry I'm a failure, forgive me." I cried to her. "Don't leave me." She said to me. "Never, I will never leave you." I said only for her to look at me in the eyes her blue eyes directly to mine. "You already did." She said instantly I was the one in the ground gripping my stomach in pain.
I shot up from the bed. 'Mother Fucking dreams and your stupid remorse feelings.' My eyes were watery, I cleaned them up and since I'm not in the mood to go back asleep I looked at the clock that Earl gave me it read 5 Am, I decided to change into something that was in the closet, I knew that the first months of being a green lantern it was without your ring and I would breeze through them, I knew how to fight, and I was fit enough to know what to do.
"Come on poozer faster." Kilowog screamed at me as I ran across the obstacle course, lava that isn't fun but I gave my best, never retorted or reproached against orders. Surprising Kilowog and Hal, Kilowog said I was different that every cadet he has trained they always believed they were the best since they were chosen by the ring. I learned that I should never reproach to a superior that; was drilled into my head by Earl in my early days learning to fight. Time went on and they said I was a natural to being a Lantern, I didn't care I fought as I always did; I have a good memory the thousand question exam wasn't as hard as I expected; well having near photographic memory is nice.
The days became weeks, the weeks became months and soon a year passed and I was one of the best cadets to ever graduate the green lantern corps. I got an award, it was given to me by Ganthet the guardian he was nice and told me to keep doing what I'm doing. Many other Lanterns were there, I saw Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner, and the cute squirrel I never learned its name. I needed to give a speech and only said what my mother told me. "In the blackest night no matter how dark and how void of light it becomes. The sun will always rise the next day, it is up to you as a lantern to illuminate that night, to make hope to never banish and trust your will to never falter. Because as a Green Lantern you will make sure that even in the blackest night you as a Green Lantern shine as bright as the sun."
And so we returned to earth with Hal to become another lantern of earth. Only that as I returned I didn't have a place to stay. I was on patrol on coast city with Hal constantly. But he always told me to stand back and watch as he did all the work. That was for about two weeks, he was afraid of me getting hurt in case something went wrong. I was able to work beside him after talking with him about it.
We went on patrol 5 times a week switching the days but I didn't have a place to stay so I lived in the streets, I returned to the ring imagine a 14 year old girl fighting in an illegal ring. And above that a green lantern, it lasted for about 3 months before I got stopped mid fight against a man thrice my size. Only for Hal to arrive and interrupt the fight guns blazing or in his case lights blazing along with Guy, John and Kyle. Boy was I in trouble I tried to run away but Hal caught me in a construct. "Shit" was all I could say. "Language young lady" Hal said to me.
"What were you thinking fighting in an illegal ring again?" Hal sounded really mad. "But I've been doing this since I was 9 what is so wrong with doing it?" Hal was pissed but John interrupted him placing a hand on his shoulder. "You know that it was highly irresponsible to do this right?" "But the worst thing that happened was when I was stabbed 3 times... And I shouldn't have said that." "You were stabbed?" Wow Hal is super mad now. John just looked incredulously at me. "Well that's the end of this, I'm going home." I said, getting scolded in the rooftop of a random building isn't fun. I lit up my ring and flew away or tried to since four chains grabbed me by my extremities.
"Really all four of you?" All four looked serious. "Kid you stink." "Thanks guy, love you too." I said with sarcasm dripping from my mouth. "It's true you literally and figuratively stink. When was the last time you had a bath?" Guy asked me "None of your business." I said the chains slacked I made an effort to break the chains, I knew I could break 3 but for me to get away without making a mess of lanterns fighting against lanterns, I waited for all 4 to slacken.
"Answer the question Sammy." That stopped my thoughts. "What did you call me Gardner?" "Sammy." Fuck the lanterns fighting lanterns news. "Don't call me that ever again." I threatened finally the last chain slacked I used my strength to break all four chains as the happened I rushed at my top speed to get away from here. Only my sister and Earl could call me Sammy. I'm above central city, I need a stress relief and I have 200 bucks from the last time I fought. I knew I had to find a ring ASAP to punch someone in the face.
'Bingo the center of the city there here I can fight.' I reached the place and demanded to fight it's always easy to win when underestimated. Light fist had a name through the cities it seemed, as they let me fight the next two fights one after the other. I won enough for a shower in a hotel, never enough for an apartment. The clock earl gave told me it was almost 6 I decided to fly back to coast city to my alley. Where light fists lived, where I lived, marked by my green lantern symbol on the entrance of the alley it was for me a welcome home carpet. 'God its cold. At least I have my blankets.'
I don't have anyone to live with so a cardboard box and fast food are what I mainly live on. Patrols make it difficult for me to get money in the rings, and so a cardboard box blankets and fast food are my life since I returned from Oa. "What the fuck? They stole my blankets." I said aloud. It's really cold the middle of winter and it's currently snowing. 'I hate my life, but a few hours of sleep and then a motel.' I thought shivering from the cold, I got in my box and fell asleep.
"You know that a lady shouldn't live in an alley." A voice I knew too well said to me. "Too bad I'm not a lady now get out of here before you leave with a few broken bones." I threatened my voice shivering and teeth chattering "Sam what are you doing here and more so sleeping in a box? It's the middle of winter." "His name was shit Sherlock first name No…I live here Hal happy? This is where I live, it's my alley." He knelt down and tried to take a bag of chips from my box. "Hey those are my snacks." I told him trying to move my feet and hands didn't respond my entire body was frozen in place he only opened them up and started eating, He is handsome and I can let it slide, since it's Hal. "You know you can live with me or John or Kyle, hell even with Guy but you two would destroy his house." That made me laugh. "See you're laughing that's good. You fight like hell kid I can give you that, but why fight in those rings?" He asked me, my whole body is really cold I can't turn my head or move but I need to play it off and then get a pharmacy or something because at this rate things aren't looking up to me as they always did. "Easy money, but not enough to rent an apartment. Now give me a reason before I use my ring to blast you out of my alley" I said powering up my ring, my hand not being able to move. "Come live with me. You won't have to fight to survive anymore. I will provide enough for both of us." It sounded too good "What's the catch?" I asked "Actually there is no catch, come on we lived a year on Oa. Let's go." He said motioning for me come I was in a ball shivering in the box. "There's a problem." I said shivering. "What's the problem? Don't tell me mighty green lantern is having problems to accept help." He teased. "Actually I can't move, I think something froze." I said shaking violently. "Thank god Kilowog isn't around, he would beat up all of us if he you in this state." I tried to laugh only for me teeth to chatter. "Damn, I need to see if you have frostbite." He said using his ring to scan me "No... Hospitals." "Too bad, Sam you're out of luck." "I never had any." Hal placed his fist in front of his mouth speaking to his ring. "Hal Jordan, to green lanterns, I found her. Bad case of hypothermia, I'm going to coast city central hospital see you all there."
Turns out I was about to suffer from hypothermia, my ring would've not being able to protect me so it sent silent help beacon. I didn't know until it would've been too late, Hal picked me up in his arms. The blanket still around me, and started to fly "Let's go Sam, or else the help beacon will reach Oa and they would be here in less than an hour. You're important kid, the award you got hasn't been given to anyone in the corp." I only shivered.
As we were reaching the hospital Hal in his green lantern suit, he landed a block away in an alley and powered off and began running as fast as he could. His ring started to well... ring. "JORDAN! WHAT IS THIS DISTRESS BEACON WERE GETTING COMING FROM SAM'S RING." I could hear Hal swear i could only smile. "Scold later I'll call you bye." He said entering the emergency entrance. "Help, I found her in an alley. She isn't able to move. He was motioned to place me in a bed soon after a nurse picked me up and took me to a room and undressed me, I heard her gasp. I was thrown into a tub filled with hot water; I flinched from the heat, but didn't make a sound.
After a few hours I was being treated for my wounds of the fights I had in the ring. "Damn kid, you're tough, but that would be all." the nurse told me, her name was Shawna she had black skin and bright brown eyes, black hair in a high ponytail, and she was skinny. "Yeah, I know. Now I feel better. So I can leave right about now." I said getting up from the bed passing Shawna as she finished stitching the cut in my brow getting to the door only to find Hal, John, Kyle and Guy waiting outside. "Oh shit." I said as I saw them. "Language." Hal said. "Heh kid, you know you're a pain and what you did was even more irresponsible. But thank god you're okay." John said to me kneeling to hug me, I froze from the contact it's been a few years since I was hugged it felt nice. Okay this hug is lasting too long I started to struggle out of the hug. "Okay that's enough, John?' I said trying to get john to stop hugging me. "You know kid, you deserve to be grounded; but that was on me, I didn't know where you live knowing your past. That was my fault." Hal said apologetically. 'Yeah and getting yelled by Kilowog and a guardian isn't fun." Kyle said John stopped hugging me, I was relieved but I missed the contact.
"Wait Kilowog and a guardian?" I asked "Yeah, not fun at all. Details later, now we need to get you discharged." Kyle said "What about if I run away and I call you later of where I am." I said. "That won't work. Jordan's already working on the tramits for adopting you." Wait what? "What?!" "Yeah you said that you didn't have a family and you're a runaway. So I decided to adopt you, with these people as your legal guardians." "Why are you doing this? Why would you want a kid that's broken beyond repair?" I asked looking at my feet. Tears on my eyes "You're not broken. You're just lonely." Those words broke me all the tears I had started to flow freely. "Is she crying? She never cries, not even the thousand question exam that one made me cry." I heard an ouch followed by a "shut up Gardner." That made me smiles. "You're not alone anymore Sam, you have us, you have the core, you're not alone not now not ever. Now come on let's get you get you home." He said, i tried to make the tears stop but i couldn't.
I walked with the four of them to the reception my tears stopped flowing. 'Wait I'm not from this world, if they found out about me not having a birth certificate. Think of a lie.' "Mister Jordan here are all the documents for the adoption and here is the bill for the medicine, and the treatments, the doctor told you when to come back to get the stitches removed." 'Wait what? How do they have the papers I'm not from around here, and by around here I mean this universe.' "Done and done, 349 dollars. With the medicine." Hal said paying the receptionist. "Give the doctors note to the pharmacy so she can give you the medicine." "I'll do it." Kyle said grabbing the paper
I arrived at Hals home, everything hurt. "Sam take the room that is empty it's empty make yourself at home." Hal said to me 'This is nice, is life looking up to me now?." I thought. "This is your home now." He said to me, those words meant a lot to me, never have I heard those words. "Thank you Hal." I said as I hugged him, "I don't hug anyone I don't like hugging." I said as I hugged him "I know kid." He said hugging me. 'Maybe life is looking up to me.'
Next chapter Young Justice begins from there on it's gonna follow the timeline and so on. Follow Favorite and Review or dont I dont care. I'll write this story until the end of season two and from there on I might make an original storyline until season three comes out. But for now every two days I'll update.
