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"Talking!"

'Thinking!'

"Demon!"

Dark Haven

Green Lantern groans as he rolls off the broken Bat Signal. The first thing he notices is a pretty redhead sitting in a wheelchair. He uses the pretty redhead to focus the spitting headache that is trying to come on.

"Green Lantern?" Barbara asks since she knows John Stewart and Guy Gardner, but she doesn't know Hal Jordon that much.

"Ring. Power check," he asks his Ring. He looks over to Barbara. When Hal came back to Earth he made sure to do his homework and learn what changed while he was gone. He knows that Barbara Gordon was Batgirl before she was shot by the Joker. She later became Oracle to give Batman and the Justice League support when they need it.

"Power levels at 47%," says the Power Ring

"Are you all right?" Jim asks the Green Lantern for he knows that even a hero doesn't walk away from landing on something like the Bat Signal without some scratches and bruises.

"All right enough. Sorry about the mess. You an send the bill to the Justice League. Attention: Martian Manhunter," while this is all going on the Flash is keeping Martian Manhunter busy.

"What happened?" Barbara asks while checking her computer as Hal sent her information on the situation. She goes over it and sends it to all Justice League members.

"Can we help?" Jim asks since something big might be coming.

"As a matter of fact, yeah," says Hal, "Can I borrow your car?"

-Hall of Justice-

Harley and Naruto arrived at the Hall of Justice to see the damage from a battle. The one eyed blonde looks around to find any clues who was fighting. Fighting outside in front of the Justice League really isn't a smart idea because there is always a League member here. The Hall of Justice is more of a museum than anything else.

"I wonder who was fighting," says Harley as she kicks a broken bench, "I wonder where the Justice League since this place is kind of forbidden to attack,"

"What do you mean, Harley?"

"Well, when it was first built some villains decided to attack and the League didn't like that too much,"

"Who attacked?"

"Vandal Savage. When asked why he attacked, he said because he wanted too."

-Amnesty Bay-

Aquaman overpowers Mera to place a hand on her chest to rip out her heart, "Don't you want me back, Mera?"

"I want you…" summon large amounts of water and forces Aquaman away, "OFF!"

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"You didn't have his child, Tula," says Dolphin with both her and Tula making their way over to Garth.

"I would have,"

"But I did. I am what all the Aquamen lust after,"

"I've seen the dead return before," says Garth as he pushes himself up, "Tricks, illusions, magic. My magic," summoning water and blasting Dolphin in the face that freezes over, "Can stop you, siren!"

Mira comes from behind and smashes Dolphin's frozen head to pieces, "No more singing!"

While this was going on Tula grabs Garth and throws him throw the window, "You said Aquagirl and Aqualad would be together forever!"

Dolphin grabs Mera's trident with the Black Lantern Power Ring shinning a dark light as her head regenerate, "Are you angry with me, Mera? Or yourself?" asks Dolphin

"Tula, if it is you, and I hope it is, fight this dark mysticism!"

"Hope!"

"Yes, Garth," says Tula as she digs her fingers into Garth's chest, "Hope for me. Hope for Atlantis. that's just what I've been waiting for," she manage to rip open Garth's chest and rips out his heart.

"GARTH!" yells out Mera as she cuts off Dolphin's arm.

"Power levels 3.43%!"

"Welcome. All of you." said Black Hand for he knows what is happening all over the world.

"Garth of Earth." A Black Lantern Power Ring flies around the Atlantean.

"Rise!"

"NO!" The Queen of Atlantis can't do a thing as the top of the lighthouse explodes in a blast of black energy.

"Welcome back to the darkness," Mera lands on a car in a parking lot a few feet away, "Welcome back to the peace. Welcome to the Black Lantern Corps," said Black Hand

"Mera, we need you," says Tula

"We'll share," says Dolphin as she hugs Garth for they are together once again.

"Our family is here," says Garth for he is taking his place in the Black Lantern Corps.

"Our son can be, too. You just have to come back," Mera stands while she is holding her arm, "Mera!? Mera, do you hear your KING?! MERAAAAAAA!" Mera doesn't listen as she runs into the fog that rolled in during the fight.

-Gotham City-

The Flash is zooming around dodging all of Martian Manhunter's arm swings. They brought their fight to a chemical factory, "Your thoughts are moving faster, Barry," says J'onn, "You're trying to prevent me from manipulating them again,"

"That's the idea,"

"You can't run away from me,"

"I'm not running away," Flash whirl his arms around throwing up water, "And I haven't been mixing and matching all these chemicals for fun," Flash speeds around his dead friend, "Do you know what carbon disulfide, hexane, and methanol all have in common?" Flash really doesn't ask anyone.

"I do," says Hal as he is holding a police portal car with a green construct, "They're all flammable. Flash Fact."

Green Lantern slams the portal car in the flammable chemicals that causes an explosion. Flash speeds around the fire and controls it so it doesn't spread out. The fire is forced up into the air so it doesn't cause any damage to the surrounding buildings. The intense flames is like a furnace of hell. They know the weakness of J'onn because Flash has been friends with the Last Martian for years, and Hal knows about Martian weaknesses because of his Ring.

Flash appears next to Hal leaning over as he is a little tired from take, but an energy bar can't cure that, "I provide the fuel, you provide the spark. I know it's tough for you, but thanks for the following the plan,"

"The plan didn't include me getting thrown into the Bat Signal,"

"You've always been good at improvisation,"

"It's in my utility belt,"

"Well, it doesn't take a detective to see thse two grave robbings aren't a coincidence. Think your fellow officers can shed any light on a Black Power Ring?"

"I still can't get through to Oa. Whoever's behind this knows facing someone like J'onn is going to throw us off our game. Temporarily,"

"You think this is an isolated case? Or do you really think there are more empty graves and Black Rings out there?"

"I'm guessing, yes," says Hal for it would make sense for there to be more than more of those Rings.

"When the fire dies down, I want to recover J'onn's remains and take them back to Mars. He deserves better than being desecrated like this. The Martian Manhunter was the heart of the Justice League,"

"Heart, Barry," says J'onn through the thick smoke, "I have no heart," the smoke clears to reveal J'onn along with Hawkman, Hawkwoman, the Elongated Man with his wife holding onto him, and Firestorm are standing behind him as they too will be joining the fight, "I gave my heart to the League,"

"We all did, J'onn. And I'd say it's your turn to return the favor, fellas," says the Elongated Man

"We'll help them, won't we, Ralph?" questions the Elongated Man's wife

"Radical!" shouted out Firestorm, "I call dibs on the Flash!"

Hal Jordon can say when he first joined the Green Lantern Corps he was told that overcoming fear wasn't a problem. But none of them told him about facing against about death.

-New York City, Columbia University-

Jason sits on his bed and signs, Gehenna is sitting behind him as they are spend time in Jason's dorm room, "Gen, I can't go to the movies. I have to get back to studying,"

"But you've been studying all night, Jason," Gehenna wants her boyfriend to rest for a bit.

"And I still have to memorize the chemical formula for fire retardant. What if there's a hug inferno somewhere?"

Leaning over onto one arm, "Whenever you obsess over your flashcards that means something's bothering you,"

"It's nothing," Jason lies

"You barely said anything at dinner,"

"I didn't feel like talking,"

"Can you talk now? Please?" Gehenna has been concern about not just her boyfriend, but her partner.

"Gen, I just started college. You're barely out of high school. I'm not ready to get engaged,"

"What? But how did-"

"When we're supper heroing around, our minds are linked. And you thoughts about marriage and a family are so strong I can't help but hear them,"

"It's just I like you so much, Jason. And since I met you, everything's been so great. It's hard not to think about our future,"

Jason looks to the side as he does too, but his mind is more on the present then the future, "And I want one too. I do. But right now, I'm just trying to get through chemistry 201,"

Biting her thumb, "If my thoughts are bothering you… If it's better for us… Maybe we shouldn't be Firestorm anymore." Gehenna ready doesn't want to make things awkward between them when they have to fight and save lives. That's when their Justice League communicator goes off.

-Gotham City-

Flash drips and dodges as the Elongated Man stretches out trying to tie him up, Firestorm creating a large fire to block him off, and Martian Manhunter chasing him Barry.

"Do you have worms in your ears, E-Man? I called dibs on the Flash!" shouted out Firestorm for he was the one that wanted to fight the Flash the most.

"The Scarlet Speedster and the Stretchable Sleuth have been pals since the world famous Elongated Man cracked his first case, Matchstick! If anyone's tugging on Barry's heartstrings it's gonna be me!" stretching out to make another grab World's Fastest Man, "C'mon, Barry! Give your old ductile pal a hug. And before you say it, I'll say it; you were right. Going public with my secret identity way back when? Not the best idea I ever had. Was it, Sue?"

"Oh, Ralph, don't worry you bouncy little brain. Everything worked out for the best." said Sue for she is just hanging out in the back.

Hal flies around making shield and mace constructs to block Hawkman's strikes with his mace. The Green Lantern keeps an eye on Hawkwoman as well for she can take him from behind.

"I'd rather be spilling Green Arrow's blood, but I'll settle for your pompous ass, Jordon," grins Hawkman for he takes another swing at the Green Lantern.

"Make him use his willpower, Carter. Make Hal fight back," says Hawkwoman as she takes a few strikes at the Green Lantern.

"Damn it! This is going nowhere!" cursed out Hal

"Spill it, Barry! Seeing me? What are you feeling? A little fear? A little hope?"

"Whoever did this to you crossed one hell of a line!" shouted out Barry with him passing through Elongated Man's stretched out arms.

"Oh! Anger! I LIKE IT!"

Elongated Man stretches out creating a circle with the Flash punches the limbs an opening for Firestorm.

"I can't believe I didn't notice this before, Flash, but you're a lot like Professor Stein," stated Firestorm, "You're both boring old dudes who know all about chemicals and gigawatts and junk. I hate thinking too hard about stuff that sucks, but right now I don't have a choice. there's a big empty spot in my head where the Professor used to hang. I've got a vacancy that needs to be filled," grinning evilly if one looks hard enough, "How about you be my new nerd brain, Flash?"

"The Ronnie Raymond I knew might've made less than average grades, but he never saw Professor Stein as a human database," spoke out the Flash as he did just in time with him moving his body so fast that Firestorm passes right through him. Because the dead hero was trying to rip out the Fastest Man's heart out.

"Hey, I got a B in P.E. Once!"

Flash catches Firestorm's wrist to take a better look at his hand. He sees the Black Power Ring on his finger, "You want to try an experiment, Firestorm? Let's see what happens when I take this Black Ring off."

And that was the Flash did. He takes the Black Ring off Firestorm's finger. When he did black energy spills out of the dead hero with him yelling out in pain.

"Power levels 50.32%!"

"He will rise, invader! And there is nothing you can do to stop it!" spoke out Firestorm with the Black ring going back onto his finger.

"Hal! The Black Rings have grown roots into their bodies like plants," stated Barry as he watched it just happened right in front of his very eyes.

"We're all connected, Barry. Including you!" shouted out Martian Manhunter as he comes behind the Fastest Man in the World.

"They reform if they're damaged. Their power levels sound like they're increasing," Barry starts to list things out loud, "Any more ideas on how to stop them?"

"None at the moment!" he grunts out as his shield breaks from Hawkman's mace.

"Then I guess we're all in the dark," Ray makes an appearance by growing in size with a nasty left straight to Hawkman's face. He looks worst for ware for his suit is ripped. He has a black eye too, "I hate being in the dark!"

"Ray? Where did you come from?" asked Hal since he hasn't seen the Atom throughout the whole fight.

"I jumped through the phone line to Carter's hoping to have a little heart to heart. He took it literally. I shrunk down into his Ring to get a better look. It's nothing like yours, Hal. The Ring has the same porpous structure as bones. Or dark matter; the anatomy of the universe. It's laced with microscopic wormholes that are channeling some kind of energy to who knows where… Who knows why," he looks over to the Green Lantern, "Why did these things go after Carter and Shayera first? My best friend is dead, Hal. And I don't think he's coming back this time."

-Hall of Justice-

"So what do you think, Harley? Naruto asks his wife, "What should we do? I'm drawing blanks here,"

"You sure don't shoot blanks," she quickly fires back to her husband

"Really? Really? A sex joke? I didn't hear you complaining," Naruto actually can't believe that Harley would say that.

"What?" she says like it shouldn't matter, "You're the one going around with several kids. You have Boruto, Himawari, Lucy, and Rose. There isn't a fifth kid running around is there?" Harley is giving Naruto the stink eye. She isn't holding this against him. She loves all of Naruto's childern.

Naruto doesn't say a thing because of Hypsiple may had a child with him two years ago, "I don't," Naruto lied, "Any kids I have from now on will be from you, if you want,"

"I can't," says Harley but when she didn't hear anything from Naruto she looks over to him, "Taking a bath in a vat of acids doesn't mean sun shines and rainbows. I was lucky to had Lucy when I did. Your little swimmers are something else."

Harley didn't wait for she takes her bat and takes a swing at the front doors. The glass breaks easily with the crazy blonde walks through the broken door. Naruto is just stunned that his wife did this, but he should of known. They walk through the empty place with no one there. Then one of the Zeta Tube come online with Firestorm walking out of a bright light.

"Hello?" Firestorm asks with his voice echoing throughout the Hall of Justice, "Hello? Is anyone here?"

"Someone turned on the emergency signal, Jason," Gehenna says while she is inside Jason's head, "Who do you think it was?"

"They used Aquaman's code,"

"Aquaman's dead," they both know that Aquaman died a year ago. They both wonder who could be using his code, "This is totally creeping me out,"

"Yeah, me too." Jason turns to see several monitors are playing showing dead heroes and villains wearing Black Lantern Rings causing mayhem and chaos. Even the military around the world is trying to do something.

"Jason? What was that?"

He didn't get to say anything because Mera thrusts her trident at Firestorm. He barely steps out of the way as he quickly grabbed the weapon from causing anymore harm.

"Aquawoman?"

"No. Not Aquawoman. Mera," that is one thing Mera hated when she came to the surface world. People called her Aquawoman because of her husband.

"You triggered the signal?"

"Yes," she still remembers how to call over members of the Justice League, "You? You're the new Firestorm?"

"The dead are rising Jason! You heard it! You saw it on the screens!" Gehenna tells her partner

"Will you lower the volume, Gen?" Gehenna can be a bit loud at times when times didn't call for it.

"Whoever's in there with you; tell them to calm down," said Mera, "You can't panic. You can't let yourself feel anything,"

"Why?"

"Because of those things out there. I ran from them. I was forced inland, when I kept focused and centered they had trouble following me. They're like sharks, Firestorm. You splash in the water, they'll sense it and then they'll consume you,"

"Wh- Who will?" Gehenna is trying to not to panic, but it really isn't helping.

"Who will?" Jason asked but he may already knows the answer.

"The dead," Mire just answered the two.

"Well now," this caused the three of them to jump, "This is something I wasn't expecting when we've arrived here," Naruto and Harley steps out of the shadows, "Hello,"

"You're Deathstroke and you're Harley Quinn," Mera knows of the two. Naruto Uzumaki the second Deathstroke and just like the origin gave the Justice League so much trouble. And Harley Quinn the Joker's former girlfriend.

"That's Harley Uzumaki now," Harley said to the Queen of Atlantis.

"Why are you here?" Firestorm asks the assassin

"We know what is happening. Death, one of the Endless came to me and asked to end the Blackest Night." Nharuto explains to the two heroes.

Mera knows what Naruto was talking about. The Endless are the most powerful beings in the whole universe. She learned about them will she was learning magic back at her home. Firestorm heard of the Endless, but doesn't really understand the full story behind them.

-Gotham City-

Green Lantern and Flash are starting to see that fighting the Black Lanterns aren't getting them anywhere so they decided to make a run for it. The Atom is sitting on Green Lantern's shoulder for the ride.

"Ray? Ray, stay with us," called out Hal making sure his friend doesn't fall off.

"Let's see what happens when I turn the air around you into gun power," Firestorm yells out with him causing more explosions he is causing.

"We've got to regroup, Hal. Let me zip us out of here," Flash says with him staying ahead of the explosions, "Get out bearings. Clark and Donna, Wally and Jay,"

Laughing and grinning at the destruction the fiery undead hero is causing, "Yeah! Your friction lights that right up!"

"We were never really tight, were we, Hal?" the Elongated Man as he wraps around Green Lantern, "Don't think I didn't catch you scoping out Sue when she was wearing a skirt," turning and grabbing Ray before he could jump off, "And you, Ray. You're not looking me in the eyes. What's wrong? You still feel bad about what Jean did to my lady, don't you? Worst yet, you still feel bad for Jean. She was a terrible person, Ray. She left you. She murdered my wife,"

"Compassion!"

"It was," grunting out in pain as Elongated Man put him under the pressure, "An accident,"

Sue came up to Ray with her hand out, "Jean brought along a flamethrower just in case. She knew what she was doing,"

"Compassion. It's so hard to find in this society, isn't it, Bun?"

Sue shoves her hand into Ray's chest, "But a little bit can go such a long way."

But before she could do anymore damage Indigo-1 appears in a flash of indigo light hitting Sue with her staff. The staff goes through Sue's body that causes a heavy amount of damage.

"Nok klek," said Indigo-1, "Munk," separating Sue's body completely.

Munk comes crashing down and hitting Sue's head with his staff, "Klek octa roq?" he blasts Sue's Black Ring with his Indigo Ring, but it doesn't do a thing.

"Lekora lek lek," said Indigo-1

"What's she saying?" Flash asks Hal

"Unable to translate language no recognized," said Hal's Ring which it should be able to translate since it has the most knowledge in the universe.

Indigo-1 hits Hawkman with her staff and then blasts Firestorm with a blast of indigo beam of light.

"Will!"

"Nok," the Green Lantern symbol appears over Indigo-1's forehead before blasting a green beam of light out of her staff. It destroys Elongated Man's hand along with the Ring.

"Connection severed!"

Elongated Man's body breaks apart and disappears. Sue who saw the whole thing yells out, "Ray. Feel it. Feel bad for me!" she didn't get to do a thing because she was blasted with a green beam of light.

"Connection severed!"

A green construct wraps around Ray and brings him over to where everyone else was located. An indigo barrier surrounds everyone.

"Ker qur. Nok." said Indigo-1 before they are teleported away from the Black Lanterns.

-Hall of Justice-

A purple barrier appears behind everyone at the Hall of Justice. Flash rushes over to Mera.

"Flash?"

"Mera? Are you all right?" he can say that he has been worried about the Queen of Atlantis since her husband and son died.

"Those things killed Garth," she loss a good friend who followed her husband with faith beyond anything one could ask for.

"Aqualad?" Flash is having a hard time believing what he is hearing.

"They killed Garth and he became one of them,"

Ray drops to his knees, "They did the same thing to the Hawks,"

"Ray?" Hal doesn't know what to do for his friend. He really wants to help, but doesn't know how.

"I can sense your empathy for others. You have spent much of your life in subatomic isolation in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe for the benefit of your kind," Indigo-1 softly explains to Ray, "Our light desires to heal you," she places a hand on Ray's shoulder with an indigo aura surrounding the hero.

"You speak English?" Hal asks

"When we wish to, Green Lantern,"

"Loro klek," Munk says as he looks around the museum.

"Yes, they collect a great many possessions," the leader of the Indigo Tribe says as she too looks around.

"Who are they? The Purple Lanterns?" Firestorm asks since most of the Justice League doesn't really know much about the other Lantern Corps

"Though we discard names as we discard everything associated with individualism, you may call me Indigo-1. I am chosen leader of the Indigo Tribe,"

"You were right, Hal. You've got a lot to catch me up on," Flash said to the Green Lantern.

For seven hundred years, the universe was nothing but blinding white light.

"Were do I start?" Hal said out loud.

"The beginning seems necessary," Mera told everyone since the beginning to a story would be helpful.

"Beginning, meddle, and end would be nice," Harley jumps in the conversation, Think about the backstory!"

Indigo light surrounds Indigo-1 as she powers up, "The beginning? In the beginning the universe belonged to the Darkness; and then there was Light. For seven hundred years, the universe was nothing but blinding White Light. Then the Darkness fought back and the White Light was splintered. Every sentient being born from the Light contributes to its Emotional Spectrum. Our state of being adds to its respective light. And it can be collected and condensed into power. Today, the Red Rage all life feels is harnessed by an ancient enemy of the Guardians of the Universe; Atrocitus and his pack of Red Lanterns. The Orange Light of Avarice has been claimed, like the lives of the Orange Lanterns, by the obsessive and gluttonous Larfleeze. The blinding Yellow Terror is wielded by the renegade Green Lantern Sinestro and his self named Corps. The Balance of the Spectrum and the Essential Light of destroying the Black Lanterns shines in the hands of the Green Lantern Corps. The glow of the Blue Hope is on the verge of extinction, kept alive only by the undying faith of Saint Walker and a handful of others. And the Violet Throes of Love empower the Star Sapphires, who attempt to convert all to their way of being."

All the while Indigo-1 is telling this her staff is pulsing with indigo light that is showing all of this to everyone in the room.

"My Tribe maintains the Indigo Light of Compassion, which sadly remains elusive to most beings. Today, the Darkness fights back again. It's begun an assault on the Corps. Their homeworlds are under attack by the Black Lanterns,"

"You say like the Darkness is a bad thing," Naruto says with him grabbing everyone's attention, "Death is part of everything in the universe. Trying to stop death is like trying to stop a baby from crying. I should know, I've tried both. The only thing that the Black Lanterns is use the dead. The dead should stay dead because Death doesn't like that."

Indigo-1 was has been staring at Naruto the whole time can see the different colors of the Emotional Spectrum surrounds the one eyed assassin. She can see that the emotions surrounding the assassin are balance. Their in harmony which is extremely rare.

"So the dead are invading the Corps homeworlds… But why are they invading Earth?" Gehenna asks really no one since she is inside Jason's head.

"I believe it is because you and your kind have halted endless threats against the universe," Indigo-1 turns her head to Firestorm and addresses Gehenna this of course shock both Jason and Gehenna.

"You can hear me?"

"And the Black Lanterns are not the invaders in this war. We are the invaders. We are the trespassers, but we bring goodness, we bring life. It is a shame so many d not live it well," the leader of the Indigo Tribe explains as life is thrown away so easily.

"These Black Lanterns aren't really them," Flash tells Firestorm since both he and Hal fought several of them before they came to the Hall of Justice.

"Aren't really who?" Firestorm had to ask since he hasn't seen any of these Black Lanterns yet.

"Ralph and Sue. J'onn and Ronnie. They came back as Black Lanterns,"

"Ronnie Raymond?" Firestorm couldn't believe what he heard. Ronnie Raymond have came back as a Black Lantern, "He's out there too?"

"Barry's right. When Ralph was turned to ash, Sue had no reaction." Hal saw how Munk and Indigo-1 attack and destroy Ralph and Sue didn't bat an eyelash with her husband dying a second time.

"But that thing knew everything Arthur did. All the pain he endured because of Atlantis," Mera explains about how her husband acted and talked.

Naruto looks over to Harley and can tell that she is moving around, "You're afraid that the Joker will return?"

Biting her lower lip, "Yeah… If the Black Rings are bring the dead back, then he'll come back too,"

He reaches over to holds his Harley, "I'll make sure he doesn't do anything to you,"

"You don't have to. I'm not some little flower; that's Rose. Besides, I'll be the one to kill him. But what I'm worried about is your mother, Nar. She may come back," Naruto tighten his grip on his wife at the thought of his mother coming back.

"Maybe the dead aren't wearing the Rings. Maybe the Rings are wearing the dead," Ray thinks about how the Black Lantern Rings work, "Maybe the Rings are some sort of advanced organic computer that download their memories becoming some sort of… of simulator program to attack us. But why?"

"They feed off emotion. Those that rise do so to elicit such a response," Indigo-1 explains how the Black Lanterns work.

"But we can stop them. You did. You channeled Hal's Power Ring," the Atom seen how both Indigo Lanterns used the Green Lantern's power to destroy Ralph and Sue.

"Green Light reinforced with another such as ours, will neutralized the Black Rings and leave them susceptible to conventional damage. Once destroyed, the Ring initiates a feedback, which renders the Black Lantern inert. The more shadows of the Emotional Spectrum shining together the stronger the light," she brings her staff cover to show the others, "That is why we have come to you Green Lantern. Together, the seven corps can replicate the White Light of Creation. Together we will e capable of locating and destroying the source of the Black Rings. You have personal connections to the most powerful members of the five remaining corps. Such as Carol Ferris,"

"Carol? What about Carol?" Hal quickly asks since he still very much love her.

"She is once again the Star Sapphire. She is on Zamaron,"

"Then we're going to Zamaron first!"

"Hal, hold up!" Flash quickly rushed over to his friend to stop him, "If we need a Green Lantern to take apart these black ones, we need you. John, Guy, and Kyle aren't here,"

"Until then, find Alan Scoot. And anyone else who can wield light. The Ray. Halo. Maybe they can do some damage," Green Lantern lists off others who could help those on Earth.

"We need more than that. Death is literally sweeping across the Earth,"

"Death is overrated,"

"Mey, Mera just watched Aquaman orchestrate the murder of Aqualad. Ray was nearly skewered by one of my wife's best friends. don't just tell me death is overrated. Tell Mera! Tell Ray!" Flash can't believe what he just heard what Hal just said about death. About how he is just going to leave them to help others when he is needed here more than there.

"I didn't mean it like that,"

"Tell you father," Flash isn't going to stop about this.

"Barry, don't go there," Hal tries to stop Barry from going further.

"I have to get through that thick skill of yours somehow,"

"What am I supposed to do? What do you want me to do?"

"I want you to help us get everyone we can together. Help us with a plan of attack before you fly off. Power Rings; green or yellow or aqua blue. This is your arena. I can't believe after everything you've been through, after the destruction of Coast City and your possession by Parallax and after clawing your way up from the absolute bottom to get your life back. You haven't changed. You still fly off half cocked. You still live every day like it's your last,"

"And since you've gotten back you've been living every day like it's your last," said Hal for he knows how Barry can be, "The Fastest Man alive was always late because he stopped and befriended the people he saved. He spent hours meticulously analyzing a crime scene so he could find justice for a victim that didn't have any. He slowed down and rejoined the rest of us every chance he got. You're running nonstop because you're afraid it'll be taken away," Hal made it so if Barry was going to make him remember what he did as Parallax, then he'll throw it right back at Barry.

"You're right, Hal. I am afraid to lose it again. But I learned the hard way, after everything the Reverse Flash did when he brought me back, I need to slow down. For myself. My family and friends. Iris. Wally. You. I missed a lot of good times we could've shared while I was away. And a lot of bad times we could've helped each other through," Flash places his hand on Hal's shoulder, "This is one of them, Hal. This is why I'm back. Let's both slow down and figure out a plan."

Flash knows that things changed since he's gotten back from the Speed Force. He knows he has to be there for everyone that is important to him.

"You're right, Barry. I'm-"

But Hal didn't get a chance to say anything as the Black Lanterns break through the ceiling.

"We're baaaaaaack!" shouted out the dead Firestorm

"Nok nek nek klek?" Munk said to his leader

"Nok. We must go,"

"Hey! Wait a second!" Hal didn't get to finish because Indigo-1 waved her staff which created a purple bubble with them teleporting away, leaving the others behind.

"One wall of hydrochloric acid, coming up!" Deathstorm blasts and transmute the walls into glowing green acid.

Firestorm blasts the acid and transmute it into harmless snow, "Or not!"

"Snow? This time of year?" Deathstorm flies over and grab hold the living vision of himself, "Who's in there with you, Jason? It's not the Professor, is it? Or Firehawk?" he learns forward, "Let's take a peek!" Deathstorm forces Jason and Gehenna to separate with him grabbing hold of Gehenna since she is the closest, "Ooo. Who's the chick?"

"JASON!" yelled out Gehenna

"Gen!"

"Jen? As in what? Jennifer? Jennifer's a cute name for a brainy chick," Deathstorm mocks the both of them,

"Leave her alone!"

"You really traded up from Stein, Jason,"

"I said leave her along!"

Jason leaps towards Deathstorm and uses his connection to the Firestorm Matrix to combine with Deathstorm. The connection was successful, but he doesn't become the body of Firestorm, but the mind.

"Welcome aboard, Urkel," stated Deathstorm

"Gen!" Jason tries to gain control of the body but can't. He even tries to leave Deathstorm but can't as well.

"Don't try and port out of my gasp, honey. You can't. We're bonded,"

"Let her go!"

"You feel that, right, dude? You hands are my hands now. You touch everything I touch. You see everything I see,"

"Ja- Jason!?"

"Fear!"

"So after you stole the Matrix from me, why'd you share it with this girl? Had to be to get in her pants,"

"Jason, please. Please help me," Gehenna pleased for her life.

"She doesn't seem so smart to me," Deathstorm mocking not just Jason but Gehenna as well since he doesn't see anything special about her.

"Don't you hurt her!" Jason tries once again to gain control over the body.

"I'm not hurting her, Jason. We are. And what do you care? Do you care? Why? You're smarter than her, aren't you? You got a lot of things rattling up in there. Formulas and junk. So if you're the mind and the body of the new and improved Firestorm; what do you need this doll for?"

"Jason? Are you in there?" tears are running down Gehenna's face as Deathstorm's hand is starting to burn her face, "J- Jason?!"

"Here Gen! I'm right here!"

"She can't hear you," Deathstorm simple states

"Fuck you!"

"Ah, come on. Gimme a good compound. Something simple. what's the chemical formula for table salt?"

"I'm not giving you anything!"

"JASON! WHERE ARE!?"

"You ever see Ghostbusters? Great flick. Remember at the end with the marshmallow man? They couldn't keep their minds blank either," Jason tries with all his might but he still thinks what the formula for table salt, "Yeah! Na Cl is table salt! See now. Was that so hard?"

"No! Don't do this. Please, Ronnie!"

"You're scared, but how scared are you? SHOW ME!"

Deathstorm's hand glows bright blue as Gehenna's face starts to turn into salt, "No! No please! It hurts!" Gehenna cries out in pain as this should be happening.

"You know that long life you wanted with your boyfriend? Guess what, sweetie? That's not happening,"

"GEN! I want a future together! I want us to be!" but Jason didn't get to finish because Gehenna turned completely into table salt statue, "Love you, Gen! Can you hear me? I lo-"

"Bitchin'!" Deathstorm shoves his hand into Gehenna's chest with it coming out the other side holding her heart.

"Power levels 56.56%!"

"Flesh!"

"Flesh!"

"Flesh!"

"Flesh!"

"Flesh!"

"Flesh!"

"Flesh!"

"Yeah. You loved her, nerd. Oh, you're angry now, Jason? Go ahead and yell. I'll take that too. Yeah. I'll burn through everything you've got 'til there's nothing left." Deathstorm stands over Gehenna's broken body as it falls apart into pieces.

"Power levels 56.57%!"

"Power levels 56.58%!"

While Mera was fighting Hawkwoman, while Flesh and Atom are fighting Hawkman and Martian Manhunter Black Lantern Rings fly through the hole made by the Black Lanterns from earlier. Naruto comes behind Hawkwoman to kick her but a chain wraps around his waist and throws him into a nearby wall.

"Naru-chan! What have I told you about attacking from behind?" says a very familiar voice. A voice that the blonde hasn't heard in a long time.

Naruto stands up to see his mother, Kushina Uzumaki standing there. Her once beautiful red hair is now pale red with grays running down it. Her skin is deathly white and sunken in. She is wearing a Black Lantern Ring that shines a black light around both a chain coming out of her back and a black energy construct.

"You should always make sure you attack to kill from behind," stated Kushina

"M- Mom…?" he didn't want to believe that his mother have become a Black Lantern.

Harley sees what's going on and takes a swing at her mother-in-law. But Kushina's chain wraps around Harley's bat and rips the weapon right out of her hands.

Turning to her daughter-in-law, "I'll have a little talk with you in a little bit, Harleen Quinzel. But right now," Kushina turns to her son, "I have some catching up to do with my little boy!"

Naruto couldn't do a thing as his mother overwhelms him. He couldn't harm her. Harley knows that Naruto couldn't harm his mother because he still thinks the world about her. She rushes over with her sledge hammer and hits the undead Amazon away.

"Power levels 56.59%!"

"Man, you're like a never ending battery. This rules!" Deathstorm shatters the glass wall the separates them from the graves of the dead villains. The Black Lantern Rings fly through the graves and fly onto the dead's fingers.

"John Monroe of Earth!"

"Arthur Light of Earth!"

"Maxwell Lord of Earth!"

"Crystal Frost of Earth!"

"John Ravenhair of Earth!"

"Alexander Luthor of Earth-3!"

"Rise!"

"Come on, guys. There's a few left upstairs!" Deathstorm told the others because he is using the knowledge from Jason.

-Coast City-

Black Hand walks through a graveyard in the middle of the night with it raining overhead, "They cannot escape my Lord. They will not."

"Power levels 93.55%!"

"Let there be light. Sparked the beginning of the war. Our Blackest Night will end it. Even the brightest of lights will be blown out."

The time draws near. The time for the end to come close draws near.

-Hall of Justice-

"The Indigo Lanterns claimed we would only be capable of neutralizing the Black Rings with a Green Lantern. And yet they teleport Hal Jordon away?" says Mera as she defends against Hawkwoman

Atom jumps and leaps and doges Hawkman's mace, "I guess they prioritized, Mera. From what Indigo-1 said, they need Hal to rally together the other corps, locate the source of the Black Rings," dodging another mace swing, "And pull the plug!"

"Which means our job is to hold the fort until the lite-brite brigade do their thing. The fort being Earth. We need to get clear of here and make sure everyone's up to speed,"

"Easier said, than done!" shouted out Naruto as he continues to dodges his mothers chains, "We need weapons that can harm the Black Lanterns! Do you think if we somehow connect to them on an emotional level they'll become dead again?" Naruto asks because he can't fight his mother. This is a fight he'll lose every time for sure.

"I don't think that will happen," Atom stated, "I tried that with Hawkman more than once,"

"I wished that were the case and so many of our foes would be resting once more," Mera would of loved that were the case. If Arthur could be put back to rest if she could of talked him into the redhead would of loved that with her whole heart.

"Where's Firestorm?" Flash asks since he has heard the flaming hero for sometime.

"Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear. Cool, right?" Deathstorm appears behind the Flash along with the dead villains that's been brought back to life, "FLASH!"

The Flash moves with speeds that shouldn't be done inside as he creates a hole that leads into the kitchen. The Scarlet Speedster makes sure Mera, Atom, Naruto, and Harley aren't hurt from the back daft of his speed.

"Don't go running away yet!" Deathstorm blasts and transmutes Flash's suit into acid, "With Jason on board, I can transmute organics!"

"Power levels 93.88%!"

"Willpower now, Jason? Pfft, it's useless banding heads with me, but I'll take it. Now where were we, Flash? I think I was about to take your braaaiiins! But I just got a new one, so give me your heart! Heart! Heart! HEART!"

But just then the flames on top of Deathstorm's head burns bright white with him leaning forward. The half of Deathstorm's face is restored like it was alive.

"Jason?" Atom asks since they didn't know what happened to him shortly after the fighting started up.

"Keep your distance, Atom! I… I can't…"

"My God. He's fused with Ronnie," Flash couldn't believe what he is seeing before his very eyes.

"Ronnie killed her, Flash. The bastard killed my girlfriend with my own hands, he-"

"And next I'll turn the Professor's brain into water and watch it spill out of his ears! Let go of the wheel, dude! Let go NOW!" roars out Deathstorm from inside Jason's mind.

"I can hear a v- voice in the Black Ring. It wants… Barry Allen… You have to outrun it. It's coming for you too. For all of them you need to get out of here!" you need to evacuate Earth!

"You take shotgun, geek!" Deathstorm steals back control from Jason once more.

"NO!"

"Because I'm driving!"

Behind them Aquaman comes bursting through, "Mera. What have you been doing behind my back?" he asks

"Arthur!"

"Stay here!" Atom quickly shouted as Flash whirl his arms around to keep Black Lanterns at bay.

"I don't stay,"

"Just keep them back, Barry!" Atom jumps on the telephone that's hanging off the hock, "For three more seconds," he looks at everyone, "Take a deep breath and hold on tight. I've been tinkering with my size controlling belt, but I haven't done this before,"

"Done what?" the Queen of Atlantis doesn't like the sound of what Atom is telling them.

"9-1-1. What's your emergency?"

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"Hello? Hello? If you can't talk-" the operator didn't get to finish because Flash, Atom, Mera, Deathstroke, and Harley Quinn come out of the telephone wires. Atom has been working on his suit to change the size of other people that travel with him. It worked, but he can't do that again for sometime.

-Gotham City-

"Listen to those screams of horror," said Scarecrow, "I want to feel it too,"

"Fear!"

"You don't deserve a savior who sacrificed as much as I did to protect your corrupt and misled lives," says Azreal as he stabs a man with his blade, "You don't deserve Azrael!"

"Power levels 95.44%!"

Scarecrow calmly walks through the frightenpeople as they run for their lives, "I want to feel the terror, but I'm immune to it, you see. I used my Fear Gas, oh, one too many times," Azrael stares and growls at the Scarecrow, "I scare people, but nothing can scare me. Nothing…"

"Power levels 95.45%!"

"Nothing but the Batman." The Scarecrow doesn't fear anything because of the years his Fear Gas became nothing to him. Those that breathed it in so much becomes immune to it. Or those the have conquered their fears.

-Metropolis-

You know the saying that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Luthor followed in his father's footsteps. He went and fought against Superman several times. He even lost his hair just like his father.

"Not just them rising anymore, it's us too. I got verification from the Cheetah that the formerly deceased Doctor Polaris just ripped the heart out of the new one," says the voice over the intercom

"The new who?" Luthor types on the screen which causes the locks to power up.

"Security levels six activated." stated the computer.

John Nichol. The new Doctor Polaris. He was a member of our Society and my chief source of intel of the Blue Beetle,"

"A tragic loss, I'm sure,"

"It was for business, Luthor!"

"Mr. Luthor, Calculator. I'm tired of you people getting too comfortable with me. Another example; your invading one of my personal labs with this call. No one has this number,"

"I get paid because I have all the numbers. Even yours,"

"Entries four. Five and six sealed." stated the computer.

"Do you know how many people my father and I've killed over the years? If the dead are rising, I'll have my own problems. And to be thoroughly honest, I'm sick of you and he rest of those delusional scabs hugging the edges of my greatness as if somehow we were all on the same time," Luthor cuts the line for Calculator, "We're not,"

"Sub-lab nineteen secure." stated the computer.

"As far as I'm concerned; it's every man for himself." he looks at all the people his father and he killed over the years. Luthor worked in the shadow working for his father and made sure the company was always going forward.

-Washington D.C.-

"Only the dead with emotional ties to people like us are rising. The rest are staying in their graves," stated the Flash since only those with powers and ties to heroes and villains have been rising, "At least that something,"

"So is this headache," Mera rubs her head trying to end this headache. She doesn't want to do that again.

"It's more like brain freeze," Atom stated because that's what it felt like more than a headache.

"I didn't even have ice cream!" Harley moans out for some ice cream now. If she was going to have a brain freeze, then she wants some ice cream.

"We'll get some when this is all over," Naruto tells Harley who jumps him and gives a big kiss.

"You four need to find Alan Scott. See if he can thin the undead herds while I play Paul Revere, really the troops and find someone who can help free Firestorm,"

"Our phone lines are overloaded. What's going on out there?" one of the operators called out.

"My wife and son are at home. What do I do?" another operator asks.

"Tell them to stay indoors and keep calm. Tell everyone who calls in to do the same thing. And tell the the Justice League is on this," Flash tells all the telephone operators for now is not the time to panic.

"The Justice League isn't on anything yet, Barry," Atom gets close so no one can hear his name,

"We need to get Superman and Batman," Mera stated for they need the heavy hitters here right now.

"Right now you two are Superman and Batman,"

"What?" Harley says out loud, "I know Batman very well since I've been doing this business! And Mera, you are no Batman! Maybe Batwoman if you were into woman," it was no secret that Batwoman is into woman.

"I think Flash met I'm suppose to be Superman, Harley," said Mera for she has powers that are natural so if anyone wold be Batman it would be the Atom.

"Harley, I know what I'm talking about. Besides, if anyone's Batman it would be me!"

"Back at hand. No, we're not. I'm a fish out of water here, Flash,"

"You've never been comfortable in Atlantis either, Mera, but that didn't stop you from defending it,"

"Barry-"

"You both know more about what's going on than anyone else," Flash turns to Atom, "I know you've been through a lot, Ray, with Jean and Sue. I know you shrank down and disappeared afterwards. But I also know you cam back. You're here. And, sorry for the pun, pal, but it's time to grow the hell up and be the Atom again," Barry wants Ray to become the hero that he once was.

Mera sighs in defeat, "Arthur is gone. My son. Now Garth. I have nothing to fight for anymore, Flash. For you, it's easy to find something. You belong up here. You're not an outsider," she's lost so much in the last two years. Mera doesn't know how to go on.

"Are you kidding me, Mera? Do you have any idea how frustrating it is to slow down and even have this conversation? Or any for that matter? You both might feel like outsiders right no, but let me tell you something; the Justice League is made of outsiders. The only one of us who didn't worry about fitting in was Hal. He let the rest of the world fit in around him. We've got a plan of action; protect out planet until Hal and the Corps shut down the source of the flying dead. So right now, God help me for saying it, and if you ever tell him I'll deny it, we need to act a little more like Hal. We need to run in, take charge and kick ass like we were born to. And Ray? Mera?" Flash grins at both Ray and Mera, "We were born to,"

Nodding her head and looks over to Atom who is on the phone, "Agreed, Atom? Atom, what are you doing?"

"Dialing up Mr. Terrific and routing the call through one of his T-Spheres. He'll be with Alan Scott. One more long distance jump for all of us,"

"See you as soon as I can. And good luck." and like that Flash races off to spread the word.

"I really wish one of us could fly," the Queen of Atlantis looks over to Naruto, "Who was that woman that you were fighting? It looked like you knew here?"

Sighing with a heavy heart, "That was my Mother. She's been dead for several years. She was the one that wanted me to show how the Amazons truly are."

Mera heard about Naruto and how he showed the world how the Amazons of Themyscira raided, raped, and killed the fishermen on ships. Atlantis never really had that good of relations with the Amazons, even if they do worship the same Gods. The redhead knows what it is like to fight against someone who you couldn't fight against.

Harley came up to Mera and places a hand on the Queen's shoulder, "I'm sorry about your lost," Mera can tell that Harley really means it, "If something were to happen to Naruto or Lucy…" her jaw tightens at the thought with her eyes watering a little, "I won't know what do to,"

"Lucy? You have a daughter?"

"Yes, she's only a little of a year. With her around I fear so much. How about after this I bring Lucy and we have a small chat?"

Mera smiles at this. She would love that, "Thank you, Harley. I would love to meet your daughter,"

"You've reached the mobile office of Michael Holt. Leave a message at the beep." says the message

"He's not answering,"

"Just means the re-entry will be a little more turbulent. Do yourselves a favor and try to keep your eyes open this time, everyone. Flying through fiber optics and being beamed from satellites across Earth puts on one helluva light show." simple stated Atom as they disappeared into the phone.

-Author's Note-

Vinland Saga is going to be made into an Anime! YAY!