And Injustice For All 2

Chapter 55: Guilt

Two hundred Green Lanterns, chosen as the finest, most fearless warriors in the universe. All gone..."

"Because of you. How do you plead?" Hal Jordan was facing judgement by the Guardians of Oa

"Guilty."

"The worst of what you've done, Hal Jordan, you did under the influence of the yellow, but that's no excuse. However, the Corps, the Guardians, and even the universe itself, would not exist without you, without the good you've done as a green lantern. You will not hidden away to totally, your potential wasted. You shall be sent to the prison colony on Harring where you will work to prepare the planet for the recolonization of its populace."

"It is more than I deserve."

"In this, we agree, Hal Jordan, but I have been overruled in my judgement. There are those among us who still feel you have a part to play in the universe. "

During the day, Hal was digging some trenches of some sort.

"Seriously," said Hal. "This is playing my part in the universe?"

"What a crappy part," said one Green Lantern watching over him.

"Sorry."

"So you keep saying." He made many obscene faces, possibly mocking the Guardians. Suddenly, Hal was punched with a green fist.

"Found something amusing in that hole you've dug, Jordan?"

"Soranik. A Green Lantern is supposed to represent the best of the their world. That kind of misuse of a ring would.. ."

"You want to lecture me about the moral responsibility of a Green Lantern, Hal? You? I've learned enough lessons from you. "

"Ouch."

"You know when I first became a Lantern. . I spent a week on Mogo. I breathed his air, swam in his oceans. Ran and flew alongside all the animals that lived upon him. They all burned with Mogo. You stood by and did nothing, Hal. You allowed the ladl survivor of a dead planet to be the murderer of another world. I cannot imagine the worst crime."

The other Green Lanterns lowered some kind of prison cell and one man came out, someone Jordan knew all too well.

"Jordan..."

"Sinestro!"

And my daughter." Hold up, Soranik is Sinestro's daughter? Go figure.

"Do not call me that," she said. "You are a murderer, a war criminal and while I am duty warden of this planet, you are my prisoner, nothing more."

Hal immediately attacked Sinestro. This caused Hal to be locked up in solitary confinement.

"Locked in solitary confinement can be cramped," said one Green Lantern. "I've never seen all the smug drain from someone's so quickly."

"I'm sorry," said Hal.

"So you keep saying. Sorry doesn't bring me back to life, Hal." The man disappeared.

Meanwhile...

"Tomar-re, we are returning to Oa, unless you want to replace Soranik on guard duty?"

"I detected a feint life form on the other side of the planet, Arisia? Nothing should be able to survive the dark side here. I'm investigating and I will return."

Tomar-re discovered the the life form. It jumped and slit his throat. It was Dek-Star, survivor of a small town that was wiped out by Amazo.