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Chapter 5
Tomar-Re, Green Lantern of Sector 2813 and Archivist Superior of the Book of Oa, had ventured out of the Hall of Great Service to take a break from his duties for a moment. As much as he loved spending his time doing his work as Archivist Superior, adding and amending tales of the Green Lantern Corps to the Book of Oa, he did not want to spend all his time in there. Tomar-Re was a Xudarian; his race was humanoid featuring a beaked mouth, pointy ears and a fin on their heads. He had recently come to Oa to make some necessary additions to the Book and he had spent the last seven days doing just that. Now however the last of his work was done and Tomar was looking forward to having something to eat in the Dining Hall, hoping the head chef Greet could make a dish he particularly favored back home.
The thought of a nice meal however was set aside as Tomar saw a Transluminal Window open close to Oa. Whoever had come out of Transluminal space was rocketing toward Oa at dangerous speeds. A reliable Lantern Tomar took flight and projected where the landing, or possibly crash, site would be. The site marked Tomar followed his rings directions and arrived just as the being crashed into the ground. Tomar rushed to offer aid and was surprised when he was grabbed on the wrist. He was amazed that the being before him was still in one piece after that landing, but then again he knew that Ron Stoppable was one of the more reckless rookies at times.
"Where am I?" Ron asked, obviously disoriented from his crash landing.
Tomar helped the young rookie Lantern up answering his question, "You're on Oa Ron, and you should really know better by now that opening a Transluminal window so close to a planet is dangerous." Tomar helped Ron to his feet, noticing the rookie's shaky features Tomar was about to suggest a trip to the medical center.
Ron however, finally realizing he had made it back to Oa, had other plans. He grabbed Tomar by the shoulders saying, "Tomar I need to see the Guardians, as in present tense, right now."
"Calm down Ron what's the matter?" Clearly Ron was agitated, making Tomar think that his attitude was related to his crash.
Ron quickly began detailing his trip to Mogo and then his encounter with the yellow robot, although the telling was amazingly quick making Tomar-Re wonder if Earthmen didn't need to breathe while talking. When Ron was finished Tomar agreed that alerting the Guardians was definitely prudent.
"Are you sure you don't need to see a medic first though?" Tomar-Re asked as they flew toward the Citadel.
Ron shook his head, "Thanks for the concern Tomar but this can't wait." The two flew through the Citadel quickly approaching the Guardians chambers. Within sight of the door Ron heard a familiar voice calling him down.
"Just where do you think you are going Lantern Stoppable?" Salaak said looking away from the usual green screens his ring projected around him almost constantly.
"I need to see the Guardians Salaak, it's important." Ron said trying to keep himself under control, which when he was around Salaak was sometimes hard to do.
"The Guardians are busy now Lantern Stoppable, give me your report and I will pass it on."
The green aura around Ron swirled showing his frustration, "This is too important to wait Sal; I need to see them now."
Sensing an unneeded argument brewing Tomar-Re moved between the two before things could escalate. "Salaak Ron has important information that the Guardians should hear as soon as possible, it is quite urgent."
Salaak turned his narrowed eyes away from Ron and regarded Tomar with a less agitated glance. "Very well Tomar-Re but give me a moment to finish charting some searching rings before we disturb the Guardians." Salaak moved to a screen displaying star charts of various sectors. The charts showed rings currently moving through space searching for their next bearer. It was not unusual for a Green Lantern to fall in the line of duty but upon closer inspection Tomar-Re noticed that the number of rings Salaak was currently tracking was much higher than normal.
"All of these rings are looking for new bearers?" Tomar-Re said in disbelief.
"Yes at least a dozen are actively searching," Salaak said as he regarded his screen, "and more have already found their new bearers."
"Did this start recently Salaak?" Ron asked.
"At least a solar day ago was when the first ring reported the death of its Lantern." Salaak took a quick glance to Ron. "Why do you ask Lantern Stoppable?"
"Cause I think I know what's been killing our brothers out their Sal. That's why I need to see the Guardians."
Salaak turned from his screens again and this time did not bother to argue or contradict Ron's statement. The three Green Lanterns took off into the air hurrying toward the Guardians Citadel. They passed by the guard without stopping and proceeded into the vast room the Guardians used to monitor the universe and its 3600 sectors. The sudden interruption of the Lanterns arrival drew the Guardians attention away from their previous discussions. The Lanterns saluted ring hand over their chest when they stood before and the Guardians drew closer to them.
"What is the reason for this interruption Salaak?" A Guardian asked.
"Lantern Stoppable believes he has vital information that should be delivered personally my masters." Salaak spoke humbly in the Guardians presence, something Ron wished he did with his fellow Lanterns but some were not so lucky.
The Guardians shifted their attention to the lone rookie and Ron did not falter, as he would have back home, he stepped forward and began to give his report. "While I was in Sector 2261 I came across a robotic being and the thing was not friendly at all. As soon as it saw me it attacked, so naturally I fought back but the robot's whole body was yellow so my ring didn't work against it. Fighting the thing as best I could it tried to learn how to get to Oa and it also told me that it had already killed some other Lanterns."
"And where is the robot now Lantern Stoppable?" A Guardian interrupted.
Ron looked over to the glowing display of the universe and then looked back to the Guardians. "To be honest I don't really know, I kind of tricked it into Translum space so it could be anywhere now."
The Guardians began to talk amongst themselves, for the moment ignoring the Lanterns in the room. Minutes passed before they turned their attention back to Ron. "What else can you tell us about this robot Lantern Stoppable?" A Guardian asked.
"Um well it was big and yellow," Ron began as he recalled every detail he could remember of the mechanoid that tried to kill him. "Oh maybe it would help if you could see it." Ron let all his thoughts of the robot flow from his mind to his ring creating a green construct perfectly.
The Guardians examined Ron's construct carefully, floating around it to take in every detail of its design. When asked to show its movements Ron made the construct move as he had seen the actual being move through space. The construct flew, laughed, attacked and did whatever Ron could remember its original doing. When he made the construct laugh a Guardian questioned him on the robotic beings voice and speech.
"Well it sounded kind of like a bug buzzing and it must have had a big ego because it kept referring to itself in the third person." Ron said and made the construct talk.
Another Lantern for the slaughter, maybe this one will tell us what we want to know before we tear it limb from limb? The construct sounded just as Ron had remembered.
"It said that to me when it started to attack and before we came in Salaak was keeping track of rings looking for new bearers." Ron was saying as he dismissed the construct. "I think that all those Lanterns that were killed were killed by this thing."
"Salaak where did the first Lantern lose their life?" A Guardian asked Salaak, who summoned his screens peering through the information.
"According to the logs the first end routine to occur before the various other rings was in Sector 407."
Had the Guardians of the Universe not done away with their emotions the one most present in them would be alarm, but they had done away with them so they applied their logic to the matter at hand.
"This creature must be found immediately," A Guardian spoke and began issuing orders. "All sectors are to go on alert, if this monstrosity is discovered it is not to be engaged. All Green Lanterns upon discovery of the robotic being will contact Oa at once. As a force the Corps itself will be needed to handle this threat."
The three Lanterns saluted again and began to leave, Salaak first surrounded by his screens issuing orders as he flew, followed by Tomar-Re and Ron who were further discussing Ron's encounter with their enemy. Alone again the Guardians began to discuss the implications of the threat.
"The being must surely come from Tchk-Tchk my brothers."
"Given its apparent animosity toward our servants and its desire to invade Oa it would stand to reason that the Tchk-Tchkians have found a way to escape our prison. However the more pressing matter is how did they learn of the impurity?" Ganthet said.
The other Guardians regard the question seriously at first but then moved on to the more pressing matter at hand. "If this robotic being does manage to arrive at Oa we must muster our Corps here in preparation."
"Already we have close to a hundred Green Lanterns on Oa at the present and if need be a Code Zero can be issued recalling all of our Corps."
The Guardians of the Universe remained still in the air around the projection of the universe. They looked on searching for their foe among the stars.
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After the call for all Lanterns to assemble the Central Meeting Hall was filled with every Green Lantern currently on Oa, including the rookies with whom Ron was seated. Up at the podium on the raised stage stood Kilowog, Salaak and a few of the other more senior Lanterns.
"All right you Poozers listen up." Kilowog's booming voice echoed in the hall, "We have a big threat running around killing our fellow brothers while trying to find its way here to Oa."
The news of the recent deaths had spread quickly through the ranks and now a quiet murmur swept through the hall. Much of it coming from the section where the rookies were seated, Ron however didn't join in on the talk; he had his experience first hand.
"Quiet!" Kilowog bellowed, "The Guardians are having those of us here on Oa stay put to act as defense in case the robot makes its way here. Your rings will receive orders detailing exactly what your duties will be."
As the briefing ended the Lanterns turned their attention to their rings, each hearing their own assignment. Ron was about to leave to attend to his duties when he heard Kilowog call his name. He took off into the air and flew over to the stage where the massive drill instructor stood waiting for him.
"What's up big K?" Ron asked as he landed in front of Kilowog.
"I know ya gave your report to Sal already Ron but I'd like to hear your impression on this thing."
Ron nodded and began to tell Kilowog about how tough the thing was when an alarm sounded drawing their attention. The two took off streaking out of the Meeting Hall through the air and arrived outside to see a Transluminal window open in Oa's atmosphere.
"Could be another Lantern coming back to warn us just like you did." Kilowog surmised, knowing that no other reason would a Lantern open a window in a planet's atmosphere.
Somehow though Ron had a feeling that that wasn't the case, "I don't think so big K." Something was pulling at Ron from the window, an almost familiar feeling. A moment passed and when the window finally stabilized Ron knew what the pull was, the window before them was made from Ron's own ring energy.
How Ron could know that he didn't understand but he knew it was true. "Kilowog if anyone's around that window pull them back now." Ron said and shot up toward the opening, Kilowog yelling at him to wait. Ron felt like he was on auto-pilot, his ring guiding him higher into the sky. The feeling of familiarity reminded him of when he had first recharged his ring so many months ago on Earth.
Don't think about it now Stoppable, focus. He thought just as he saw the gleaming yellow finish of the robotic menace fly through the window. Ron pointed his ring and fired an energy beam, purely out of habit now, even though he knew it would do nothing to his opponent. The green beam struck its target and the buzzing laughter filled the air.
"Foolish Lantern, Legion is invincible." Legion said and fired at Ron.
Ron flew around the beam, berating himself for jumping the gun. He flew past Legion drawing his attention as it turned its metal head to follow its prey. Ron might have been over zealous when he first flew at Legion but now it was like old times for him, mainly that he wasn't fighting alone. A mighty battle cry was taken up as Kilowog connected with a massive right hook to the distracted Legion's turned head. Even without the extra addition of his power ring's enhancing strength the metallic Legion lurked in the air from the power house Green Lantern.
"Yeah big K give'em another." Ron cheered with enthusiasm as he readied to join in the fight, but the pull came back to him. The feeling was coming from the still open window into Transluminal space. Just like on Earth Ron felt that he knew what to do, he raised his ring toward the window and it closed as he willed it too. Ron felt the energy flow back into him as the window closed, thankfully since he hadn't had an opportunity to recharge after returning to Oa. With the window closed Ron's senses were his own again and with the extra power he had recovered he was raring to lay into Legion.
More Lanterns had moved to join Kilowog in assaulting Legion, mostly other Lanterns who had greater than normal physical strength. When Ron flew in he shot down like a rocket from overhead, feet first, stomping on Legion's head.
"Booyah tin-man, the Ron man is in the house."
"Lanterns clear the sky!" Kilowog bellowed which every Lantern heard and obeyed in the blink of an eye. His target clear Kilowog let loose a blast from his ring, producing a booming sound as his willpower erupted from the ring. Slightly above Legion when he fired the shot did no damage but the force alone brought Legion to the ground, where the rest of the Corps was waiting.
Green constructs of every shape and size along with at least a hundred Green Lanterns rushed the grounded Legion. The hive being pulverized the constructs vainly attacking him and shot or hit the converging force of Lanterns. "Yes struggle, suffer, and fight until we crush you." Legion was raving caught up in its euphoric massacre. The fight's flow was favoring Legion with its impenetrable yellow armor nothing the Lanterns threw at it seemed to be working.
The path Legion made for it resembled the parting of the Red Sea, the hulking form moved without effort through the number of Lanterns. Lasers firing, fists swinging and the sound of rings reporting that their bearers were dead, Legion relished in it. "Where are your masters?" Legion exclaimed, "We have had enough of the dogs, we wish to slaughter the masters."
"I am afraid that you need a proper appointment before seeing the Guardians." Salaak said and with a quick motion metal walls rose from the ground encasing Legion.
"Whoa Sal," Ron said flying over, "I didn't know you could make a joke while working."
"I did not make a joke Lantern Stoppable," Salaak corrected Ron, "I merely stated a fact. Now that the threat is contained see to it's…" Pounding from the trap interrupted Salaak's instructions and a minute later before anyone could do anything Legion ripped its way out of the cage.
"Tricks such as this can not contain mighty Legion!" Legion yelled and resumed its assault. Eager Lanterns were tossed aside as Legion continued on his path toward the Central Battery. The disorganization after Legion's escape from Salaak's trap gave it a great advantage as Legion swiftly and deftly fired on a two Lanterns sending constructs to try and stop the monster. The laser bolt ripped through the constructs and hit the Lanterns sending them dead to the floor. "Is there no one worthy enough to fight on this pathetic planet?"
"Right here Mr. Roboto!" Ron hurled himself at Legion, tackling it at its waist. The impact caused Ron's teeth to ring when his shield failed to cushion him but Ron poured on the speed trying to topple Legion.
Legion laughed at Ron's attempt and quickly grabbed at him. It hoisted Ron into the air, holding him by his throat, "Ah the foolish Lantern who escaped us. We are pleased to see you in person again; we wished to give our thanks for supplying our transport to Oa."
Ron's eyes went wide behind his mask, "Yes Lantern your energy allowed us to navigate the expanse of Transluminal space, which means you brought us here." Legion tightened his grip causing Ron to gasp. "Now we have no further use for you." Legion hurled Ron behind itself, as if he were nothing and continued on.
It took little time until Legion found itself in front of its goal, the Central Battery. Here the hive being planned to topple their hated enemy with their very own power. The power that was used to defeat them, the power that was used to imprison them, the power that was used to almost exterminate them. Legion crashed through a wall, creating an entrance for itself and to further show its disregard and hatred for anything related to the Guardians. Surprise spread through the hive mind as Legion was confronted not by more Green Lanterns but by the Guardians themselves.
"Ah the cowards have finally come to the forefront." Legion said watching the diminutive immortals. "Have you come to accept your deaths or do you wish to try and stop us?"
"You have no possibility of defeating us here monster." One of the Guardians said.
"Here in this gathering place of willpower you have no chance of defeating us."
Legion looked at its surroundings, its sensors taking in the high walls going up to a ceiling it could not see, machinery connecting to each other with cables and wires channeling and flowing energy. If it was capable of grinning Legion would because in this place that the Guardians felt they had superiority it was Legion who held the higher ground.
"So this is where your power flows, then," and just like when it bathed in Ron's energy blast Legion released steel cables from its body, "we shall take it for ourselves." The cables shot out around the room plugging themselves into the machinery. The Guardians watched as Legion began to greedily consume the green energy that was coursing through the machines. The power flowed through into Legion's body and as the power surged through its body the hive collective swooned in ecstasy. Nothing it had experienced at this point in its existence could compare to the raw power.
The Guardians watched on as they had watched when Legion massacred dozens of their Lanterns. They did not lack the desire to act but it was the method of their action that held them back, for to stop Legion from feeding on the gathered willpower of the universe the Guardians would need to seal it away. This act would render themselves and their Corps powerless so they could do nothing but watch and wait for an opportunity to present it self.
All in the room were so focused on the strange feeding that they failed to notice a green light hurtle through the hole Legion had made. The green light changed shape as it approached Legion's cables, it took on the shape of a straight edge blade and cut the cables sending them flailing in the air. Legion yelled in rage as its feeding was interrupted and it thrashed the sparking remnants of its cables around madly.
"Sorry to interrupt big guy," Ron said as he hurtled through the hole, "you may be done with me but I'm just getting started with you."
Again Legion yelled in fury and fired at the approaching Green Lantern. Ron flew through the air, maneuvering around the offending beams of death, dodging the flailing cords that could break him in two; all the while Legion roared and cursed him as an insignificant interloper. While Legion was blind with rage Ron had made his plan and was following through with it. He had made Legion so mad that the robotic monster sent its steel cables forward to attack him. This was what Ron was waiting for, he had seen the cables before during their first encounter but he didn't know what they did until just a few minutes ago. As horrible as the thought was that something could take his ring energy and use it against him the fact that the cables used in the process were Legion's weakest point, the cables were steel gray easily affected by a Green Lantern's ring. So when the cables shot toward Ron he created a lasso with his ring and seized the cables, binding them together. A cocky grin on his face Ron began to spin the cables, lifting Legion into the air and then hurling him out of the Central Battery. He shielded his eyes feigning to continue to watch Legion fly through the new hole he had made.
"Lantern Stoppable what have you done?" Ron was surprised to hear the question from the Guardians, which one he couldn't really tell though.
"What do you mean; I just sent that thing out of here and stopped it from sucking up anymore power. I'll take my thank you's now please."
"You do not understand Lantern Stoppable Legion was going to absorb all the power of the Central Battery."
"I know that's why I flung it out the hole there in the wall." Ron said.
"We were allowing the creature to do as it pleased in that regard though."
Ron looked at the little blue men like, well like if he had never seen little blue men before, "You were going to let it absorb all the energy! What the hell would that have done but make the damn thing even stronger than before!" Ron was yelling now, outraged that the Guardians would give in so easily while so many Lanterns had laid down their lives fighting Legion.
"Control yourself Lantern Stoppable." One of the Guardians spoke, no ordered Ron.
"Control myself; forget that I'm going to finish that thing off!" Ron yelled and shot out after Legion, leaving the Guardians alone in the chamber. As he flew Ron could already hear Kilowog in his head, telling him to cool off, that he won't be as sharp in a fight if he's angry. It's a shame that his anger was re-enforced when he caught sight of Legion. From its landing Legion had plowed into the earth leaving a trench in its wake. Legion had managed to get back on its feet and yelled in rage when it caught sight of Ron flying toward it.
Everything in Ron's head just went white; there was no thought, sense or direction; only the need to take Legion down occupied him. Ron fired at Legion, the shots peppering the ground hitting Legion all over. The attack Ron knew would be meaningless, but damn if he wasn't going to do everything he could. Continuing his assault the blinding aggression cleared from Ron's mind as the beams from his ring began to actually damage Legion. Before Ron was just attacking to attack, but now he took in his situation and saw what he didn't before. Legion was partially covered in mud, meaning his yellow armor was masked by the brown dirt.
No way it couldn't be this simple. Ron thought to himself as he constructed a machine that closely resembled a snow blower. "Hey Legion want to play in the dirt?" Ron yelled and commanded the machine, through his ring, to start sucking up and spew dirt at his enemy. Legion didn't know what the Green Lantern was trying to do and simply stood still not bothering to avoid the clumps of dirt.
"Do you seek to humiliate us in turn for a defeat Lantern?" Legion said, "Pathetic." Legion raised its arm and fired its laser at the construct destroying it and stopping the shower of dirt. "Now that we have allowed you your final attempt prepare to di…" but Legion didn't get to finish as a rams head plowed into it knocking Legion to the ground. Next came a green one ton weight that fell from the sky crushing Legion into the ground. An explosion destroying the weight preceded Legion standing up looking shaky.
"How…how is this possible?" Legion asked.
"Well the answer was really simple, I'm surprised I didn't work it out before." Ron said and created a huge baseball bat and knocked Legion back with a nice crack of the bat. "See when I was first learning to use my ring I tried all sorts of things, but the one thing I could never get it to do was work on things yellow." Ron created a laser cannon and fired a deafening shot hitting Legion in the chest. "I got so mad that not even thinking I picked up a pole with my ring and just," a green pole materialized into the air from Ron's ring and smacked Legion on the back of its head, "smacked it. Surprise the barrel went flying. So quick recap ring doesn't work on yellow but I can use my surroundings to make up for it." Ron brought himself eye level with Legion, which was badly battered now, "Does that answer your question?"
Legion made a grab for Ron but its body had lost some of the speed it once showed, "None of your rambling makes sense, use your feeble eyes our body is"
"Brown my man, bug, robot, whatever you are." And for the first time Legion understood why Green Lantern had thrown the mud at it. Ron grinned as a thought popped into his head of what to use to finish Legion. "Now I'll show you the true face of evil robot tyranny. Something you could never hope to beat."
Legion readied itself, no matter how badly battered and damaged it had become Legion would see its revenge. Ron put all his willpower behind his construct, slowly it took shape, the round legs the oversized head, that big evil smile, the terrifying horns the D that adorned it's body, "Say hello to the Little Diablo." Ron said as the Little Diablo construct stood only up to Legions waist. The unimposing stature of the construct made Legion laugh, the buzzing sound of laughter rising and then falling as the Little Diablo construct began to transform. Soon it was towering over Legion easily dwarfing the Lantern killer and with one drop of its foot the Little Diablo crushed Legion into the ground. Flying over head Ron commanded his Little Diablo to step back, the crater its foot left had a finely destroyed robot compacted underneath.
Ron dropped down and looked at the broken pieces of armor, circuitry sparking exposed to the air, mud spattering and a silvery liquid leaking from it Legion looked nothing more than like junk now. Ron dismissed his construct, "Well saving the known universe from certain destruction leaves me with only one thing to say. A Booyah!" Ron soared back into the air and head back to the Central Battery.
Ron flew back through the hole he had made when he tossed Legion out and came to land greeted by the Guardians and some other Lanterns. The Lanterns were cheering and patting him on the back, congratulations being yelled at him. As he made his way through the crowd Ron came to the Guardians and saluted.
"Impressive strategy Lantern Stoppable, you are to be commended." A Guardian said.
"Did you thoroughly eliminate the intruder?"
"I introduced it to a bigger, badder bot from back home." Ron said.
"So then there is nothing left of Legion what so ever?"
"Not exactly the body is still in the crater where I left it," Ron said, "but it was broken apart and leaking some silver fluid so its pretty much finished."
The Guardians shared a look, a look that Ron took meaning that something was still wrong. The Guardians called for quiet and their Lanterns silenced themselves. "We must evacuate Oa immediately." The order was received with a mix of confusion and disbelief; there has never been a situation where abandoning Oa was a consideration.
"Why do we have to leave," Ron asked, "Legion's in the ground, it's not going to get back up."
"You failed to heed us before Lantern Stoppable, now we must make up for your actions."
"What do you mean?" Ron didn't understand why taking Legion out was causing this.
"We have watched over the planet Tchk-Tchk, from which Legion came, for centuries." Ganthet began to explain while the other Guardians remained silent. "It was we and our Corps that sealed them on their planet so they could not spread across the stars causing havoc."
"So then why are we running away after we beat it?"
"The evolutionary track of the planet's inhabitants took an extreme turn from what we had envisioned. The inhabitants had quickly devoured everything on their planet and with nothing left for them to survive on they became a single entity, a hive being."
"Ok that explains why only one robot and the third person talking, but you haven't answered the big question yet Ganthet."
"In its robotic form Legion attempted to absorb the energies of the Central Battery, we allowed this because there is no being that has ever been able to completely absorb all that power at once. This is the reason why your ring and the others have a limited charge, the full force of the power would destroy anyone or thing that tried to control it all."
"Great so I interrupted your plan to have Legion self-destruct by way of power-up, but the thing is lying in a crater broken end of story."
Ganthet shook his head, "No Ron Stoppable the being known as Legion is the hive entity not the robot. In its original state Legion is a liquid mass that can absorb matter and energy. Because of this ability it can not interact with anything without absorbing it, thus its reason for its mechanical body."
Ron drifted back to when he left Legion, the silver fluid he thought was a normal part of a robot, "It's actually Legion." He said to himself and Ganthet understood and nodded his head.
"Free from its metal body and loose on Oa it will absorb everything without end."
"Isn't there any way to stop it?" Ron asked but the Guardian shook his head.
"To stop this being one must be a being of immense power to shield themselves from being absorbed by Legion and then destroy the hive mind from within."
Ron heard and felt responsible for the situation, if only he had listened to the Guardians then this wouldn't be happening. Was he going to be a screw-up here like he was back on Earth, waiting for someone to come in and fix his mess? Off in the distance he heard someone calling his name, Arisia and Kilowog were hovering in the air calling for him to join them. Ron began to drift of the ground, "Ganthet just exactly how powerful would someone have to be to stop Legion?"
The question caught the Guardian off guard, "Immensely powerful, they would have to be able to control all the power within the Central Battery."
"So that's all huh?" Ron said and shot up into the air and as he streaked past Kilowog and Arisia Ganthet realized what the young Lantern was about to do. The other two Lanterns called after him as Ron flew up to the opening of the Central Battery. No matter what anyone was going to say to him now this was Ron's mess and he intended to clean it up himself. He braced himself for what he was about to do, he thought back over everything he had done in his life up to this point and thought, All in all it wasn't a bad life.
"Sorry KP." Ron said and dove into the Central Battery. The gathering point of all the willpower collected in the universe swirled around Ron as he floated in the green light. As he drifted he felt nothing at first, then instinct seemed to grab hold of him. Ron lifted his ring and spoke.
In brightest day
In blackest night
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evils might
Beware my power
Green Lantern's light
The oath finished the energy began to vortex around Ron, bombarding him with more energy than he ever felt before. His ring recharged but still the power flowed into him, it burned and seared him but through the pain he found an almost thrill. The power he was gaining; with it he could do anything. Why bother with the Corps or the Guardians when he could do it all himself, as long as he had this power.
No that's not what I'm here for.
But think of the possibilities the power brings, no one could stop you.
I only need it for a little while, I'm giving it back.
With it you could become the pure ideal of the Corps, all would fear you and obey.
THAT'S NOT FOR ME!
The Central Battery erupted in a swirl of violent green energy, gushing forward ushering a trail pointing toward the growing mass of silver that was Legion. At the forefront of that stream of energy was Ron, his face exerting stress as he strained to control the energies within him. Although the mass could not see him it felt Ron approaching and surged forward as if beckoning him to join with it. Ron didn't want to disappoint so he plunged head first into the shivering mass.
The pain he felt while trying to control the power of the entire Corps was joined with the pain of Legion trying to break him down for assimilation. Ron felt like he was splitting apart and he really was, if not for the power he was commanding Legion would have already broken him down into molecules.
"Fight through the pain," Ron was muttering to himself trying to keep his sanity, "focus on what I came here to do." He felt out through the mass letting his ring navigate the connections of the hive. Each and every part of the hive had to be connected to him for what he had to do, but the time it was taking was driving Ron insane. Each connection brought a new voice that whispered in his head, some were of the alien race that originally evolved into this being, while some were victims who had been absorbed but all of them now reached out for Ron when they found him. They were starved for his senses, his ability to touch; the victims were especially maddening for they had never wanted this life.
Just when he thought he would let go a surge passed through him and Ron understood that he was now connected to the entire hive collective. The next part was hardest of all as Ron drew every ounce of power he had taken from the Central Battery and forced it through each and every connection he had made. Again his body felt aflame; the power was almost too much for him he thought, but he was somehow managing to control it. As the power passed Ron felt each connection of the hive die and if he survived this he knew he would surely be insane because he felt each and every death as if it were his own. When the final consciousness of the hive died Ron gathered what energy he had left and shot it out all around him.
Outside the mass the other Green Lanterns waited and watched. They watched as the Legion mass began to smolder and then explode in green fire. The Corps projected a unified shield to block the flying bits of Legion that issued forth from the explosion. When the smoke cleared a cheer went up as those that had come to know him flew down at the Green Lantern from Earth. Ron Stoppable was standing where the center of the mass had been, smoke rising from his body, he turned toward the sky and saw his friends coming toward him.
He smiled, "This time I'm too tired to say Booy…" and Ron collapsed on the ground.
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White light was all that he could see and Ron was ok with that. "So the thing about the light really is true." He said groggily believing himself to be on his way to the after life.
"What thing about the light is really true Ron?" a female voice said next to him.
Ron turned his head toward the voice as the white light began to fade and everything began to become a blur. "Ok blurry's fine, but I'd like life in HD if possible please."
"I think the poozer took too many shots to the head." A gruff male voice said and chuckled.
Finally his vision focused and Ron could see where he was, he was lying in a bed in the Medical Center with Arisia and Kilowog at his bed side. Kilowog had a grin on his face and nodded his head, when he looked at Arisia Ron could have sworn that he saw tears at the corner of her eyes.
"What's this 'Risia not crying are you?" Ron mocked his friend and received a punch on the arm.
"Who would waste tears on someone who's going to be fine Stoppable." Arisia said and to Ron's surprise kissed him on the forehead, "Although you did have us worried for a second."
"What did I miss? How long was I out? Is Legion…" Ron was asking questions at rapid fire but stopped when Kilowog guffawed loudly.
"Take it easy Ron you didn't miss anything. Legion was collected and taken back to its planet, and this time its going to stay there." Kilowog said filling Ron in on events after he lost consciousness. "You've been out for about a day and practically everyone has been in to see you."
"To see me?" Ron couldn't believe that, after all it was his fault that Legion made such a mess on Oa. "Why would anyone want to see the guy who screwed up so badly?"
"Ron you saved Oa and pretty much the whole universe by doing what you did." Arisia said, "I still can't believe that you controlled the power from the Central Battery."
Ron sat up in bed, looking at his hands remembering the feeling of being in the Central Battery. He shook his head unable to fully grasp his memories from being in there. "I can't believe it either." He said quietly, but quickly changed the subject. "So how does the savior of the universe get some food around here?"
After having eaten and been cleared to leave Ron walked out of the Medical Center heading out into the fresh air. He was surprised to find a large group of Lanterns standing at the entrance cheering when they saw him exit. Ron walked out into the crowd feeling a little awkward as Lanterns he didn't even know were cheering his name, he shook hands said thanks many times and then received an order to report to the Central Meeting Hall. Excusing himself Ron took to the air flying toward the Meeting Hall, passing even more Lanterns on the way. Passing through the entrances he saw that Kilowog and Arisia had apparently gotten here before him since they were standing on the raised stage with other Lanterns that Ron knew, such as Tomar-Re and Salaak.
"Lantern Stoppable front and center." Kilowog said in a tone Ron had come to hear often during training sessions.
Ron landed before the assembled Lanterns and saluted, "Ron Stoppable Green Lantern 2814 reporting as ordered." Ron said with a little sarcasm mixed in.
Kilowog smiled and stepped up to Ron, "You came to Oa to learn how to be a real Lantern and I've seen you come through anything that I threw at ya. When you first came here I told you that you weren't a member of the Corps yet, but now after your actions yesterday I'm proud to say you are."
Ron looked up at Kilowog and then to the others assembled on the stage, all of them had proud looks for him; well except for Salaak he looked the same as always. Kilowog pointed his ring and Ron's chest and marked the white circle on his uniform with a Lantern's badge.
"Congratulations Ron you just made the grade."
Applause came from the others watching and now Ron didn't feel awkward receiving it. "Thanks big K." he said and knocked his ringed fist together with Kilowog's. "So I guess I got a sector to patrol now don't I?"
"Sure do poozer so get out there and keep it bright."
And with that Green Lantern took off flying, out of the Meeting Hall right out toward Oa's atmosphere; his badge glowing before him as he flew. Green Lantern flew into space and opened a Transluminal window. "Look out Earth Green Lantern's coming home."