An: Alright this will be the last chapter of North Star and bonus it is the longest. I'm not going to lie this has been a blast to write and I plan to start writing more fanfictions, for this fandom and others, real soon. Also Kikakat made some awesome cover art for this *points to icon*, you should give it a look. Anyway, this chapter has a time jump from the last chapter that will probably place it after the sequel to War of Emotion. That being said, if something happens in the sequel that makes this chapter not make sense, well then consider this an AU ending. For now this is "canon". As for the ending I swear I will explain everything at the end, so please bear with me. This contains a lot of flashbacks. Songs for this one (well what I listened to anyway) are Pieces by Red and Bleeding Out by Imagine Dragons, I highly recommend them.

Reviews:

KikaKatTIOI: It's okay. I got the idea from my little brothers. They do that all the time. Well Betah shows up but…. well just read. I almost hated making him Nazli's brother. Yep, it is done.

Little Angel in Purple: Well I will be writing more soon.

JEN-M: Thank Kika. A little family drama helps the world go round.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my thoughts. Mary belongs to KikaKatTIOI.

Italics for thoughts. Bold italics for flashbacks

(25 Years Later)

A lot can change in twenty-five years, people change. Mary had changed that was for sure. Over the years she had mellowed, well not completely but she had definitely matured. She now spent her time either flying around with Hal protecting their sector or working with the other healers on Oa.

She had spent the past week on Oa brushing up on some of the different healing methods before she was to be assigned to help Queen Iolande with rebel activity in the frontier.

"Mary," said one of the other healers," He's here again. He asked for you like always."

Mary looked at the door to see an all too familiar shape of a curtain Xudarian standing there, one arm held close to his body. She sighed. "Tomar-Tu what have you done now?" she asked.

"Why is it that every time they need my dad they send you?" Tomar-Tu asked.

"I have no idea. Maybe because I get him to Oa," Mary replied as they sat on the rock wall outside Tomar-Re's house. "Now stop pouting. I promise you and I will make sometime to play next time, alright Tooey."

Tomar-Tu groaned. "Do you have to say that? I'm fourteen not four," he said looking over at Mary," Please stop calling me Tooey it's ridiculous."

"We have been doing that for the last ten years I am not about to stop now. Sorry about calling you Tooey. That is also a hard habit to break." Mary look him over he had grown-up so much in the years she had known him. He acted more like his father every time she visited.

Tomar-Tu looked out at the landscape in front of them. "Can you promise that you'll look out for him?"

"I'll try."

"It must be something big if they are calling in the whole corp."

"Sit," Mary said pointing at one of the nearby tables as she closed the book she was looking at," What was it this time?"

Tomar-Tu chuckled "It was the Kittars on Elrus again," he said before hissing as Mary began to move his injured arm away from his body.

"Stop being such a baby," She said looking at the injured arm. There was three long slash marks down it, there were also a few bite marks on Tomar-Tu's shoulders and legs. "Did you wrestle with them again? There are only so many times I can put you back together before you turn in to one big scar."

"Ladies love scars," Tomar-Tu chuckled. He received a light slap to the back of the head.

"I'm serious," Mary said as her hands began to glow healing his wounds," Why would you do something so stupid…. it's today isn't it?" Tomar-Tu looked away and nodded.

Hal, Mary and Tomar-Re took cover behind a space rock trying to catch a quick breath as the space around them was full of battling Green Lanterns.

"We're never going to get to Oa at this rate," Hal said as he popped his head up to look at the villain that was firing on them," What did the Weaponer give Goldface to make him so tough."

"How about you ask him?" Mary said breathing deeply trying hard to ignore the ringing in her ears," We need a distraction or we will never get the upper hand." They had been trying to get to Oa to save the Guardians that were trapped there by the Main Power Battery that had gone haywire. The corps was supposed to be gathering in preparation for the massive attack that they were in the middle of.

"I have an idea but I don't think it is a good one," Tomar-Re said looking at the two Lanterns to his left.

"Any idea is a good idea until proven otherwise," Mary said," So what is it?"

"A distraction," Tomar-Re said before flying out from behind the rock and facing Goldface head on.

"GET BACK HERE!" Mary shouted.

"You do this every year," Mary said moving to heal the bites on his shoulders," You need to try something more constructive. You can't keep throwing yourself in harm's way just because. You're going to get yourself killed."

"What does it matter," Tomar-Tu said not looking at Mary.

"It matters because it was not what he would have wanted."

"How would you know?"

"You forget. I was there with him," Mary said as a sad look crossed her face.

Tomar-Re's gambit to distract Goldface had paid off, but at a cost. With the villain's full attention on the Xudarian, Hal and Mary were able to get behind Goldface to hit him where he was weak. Mary tried to signal Tomar-Re to move out of the way so they could hit Goldface without Tomar-Re being caught in the crossfire.

Tomar-Re's attention was on Mary for just a fraction of a second to long. Goldface seized the opportunity and blasted the Xudarian at point blank. Tomar-Re went tumbling away and Hal and Mary attacked.

They worked in unison, firing constructs or throwing space rocks at Goldface till he fled. They would make sure he was captured later but now they had to focus on defending Oa.

"Yeah you better run!" Mary shouted after the villain. She looked to see that the battle was over. It was not a good sight to be seen, there were many fallen Lanterns and even more injured. She looked around for someone to help and her eyes landed on Tomar-Re floating in one spot holding a hand to his stomach as a dark liquid flowed out. "No," she said as she flew to him.

"I feel this may be the end," Tomar-Re said as she drew near. Mary looked at the wound and did not like what she saw. The blast had torn Tomar-Re's chest and stomach and it looked like a mess. Mary knew that there was very little she could do to help but she had to try.

"Shut up and let me heal you," Mary said as she placed her hands over the Tomar-Re's midsection, tears forming in her eyes. Just as they began to glow Tomar-Re grabbed them and looked her square in the eyes.

"You and I both know that I'm not going to make it. So save your strength for ones who can be saved."

"No! I promised… I promised I'd watch out for you."

"You should never make a promise you can't keep," he said before coughing violently. He still held on to one of Mary's hands that she now covered with her other one. She had tears streaming down her face. Tomar-Re reached up with one hand and brushed them away, leaving dark streaks behind.

"I'm sorry," she said as a sob started to build," I'm so sorry." She knew that she would have to watch him die, but she wasn't about to leave now.

"It's… It's alright," Tomar-Re said sluggishly as his life blood flowed out," We all have to face death at some point." He paused to clench his fist as a spasm of pain passed through. "I only ask that you tell Nazli , Betah and Tomar-Tu what happened and tell them how much I care for them. Please? Could you grant a dying man's last request?"

"Of course," Mary said. She watched as Tomar-Re slowly nodded and gave her one last smile. His eyes closed and after a few minutes he stopped breathing. She took a deep breath and removed Tomar-Re's ring. It lifted off of her hand and flew away to find its new bearer. "Find someone worthy," she said quietly.

Someone placed their hand on Mary's shoulder, she turned to look up and see Hal. It took less than a millisecond for her to throw her arms around him. He hugged her back tightly and whispered words of comfort for only her to hear.

"I'm sorry for what I said," Tomar-Tu said.

"It's okay. I forgive you," Mary said as she gave him one last look over," Well I outdid myself once again. You are all healed." Tomar-Tu hopped off the table and looked himself over.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome," Mary said with a smile. She noticed that Tomar-Tu has kind of standing awkwardly so she asked," Is there something else I can help you with?"

"Wouldyoumindgoingwithme?" he asked quickly.

"What was that?"

Tomar-Tu sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "Would you mind going with me? It's okay if you don't. I really don't mind. You seem busy so maybe.."

Mary interrupted by touching his arm lightly. "I would be honored as always." Tomar-Tu nodded and they both left to head for a certain place on Oa.

After a little flying Mary decided to break the silence," How is Nazli? I don't get to visit as often as I would like."

"Mom has been better I guess. She hasn't been the same since he died," Tomar-Tu said flatly.

The flight the Xudar seemed to take longer than normal, or the destination was the last place Mary wanted to be. The whole flight she was silent, she didn't even talk to Hal the many times he tried to engage her in conversation to take her mind off of things.

Hal had insisted he come with her and she made no argument against it. They finally reached Xudar and flew straight for Xudin. When they landed in the square they saw that Nazli, Betah and Tomar-Tu were coming down the council building steps talking with Tekel. Hal and Mary landed right at the bottom of the steps where the others were standing.

"Mary and Hal Jordan," Nazli said with a smile," what a pleasant surprise. What are you doing here?" Hal had a look of sympathy on his face and Mary was trying hard to keep herself together. "Where is my husband?" Nazli asked with a sense of dread.

"Nazli I'm sorry..," Mary began.

"No. No it can't be. Please be lying?" Nazli said as a hand flew to her mouth her eyes turning glassy.

"I wish I was but Tomar-Re perished defending Oa," Mary said. Nazli covered her face with her face with her hands and sank to the ground, her wings wrapped around her. Mary felt tears sting the back of her eyes. She looked over at Betah wrapping her arms around a crying Tomar-Tu tears running down her face. Hal was talking quietly to Tekel, most likely about what happened.

Mary knelt down and gently moved Nazli's wings to see the crying women inside. "I want to tell you that his last words were for me to tell all of you how much he loves you," Mary said giving Nazli a sad smile.

Mary's role was then reversed to what it was earlier. She had taken Hal's place as Nazli hugged her tight sobbing into her neck. She held her tight and just did what Hal had done for her previously.

Mary and Tomar-Tu landed just outside of their destination. Mary looked over, well up at Tomar-Tu he was a head taller than her. She saw that he was looking at his ring. "Are you low on charge?" she asked. He shook his head.

"No," he replied," I was just thinking." They began to walk. "I was thinking about how when I was a kid I wanted nothing more in the world but to become a Green Lantern just like my father. Now that I am I almost wish I wasn't"

"The ring made a good choice and you know it," Mary stated.

"Yeah but at what cost," Tomar-Tu replied as they came to the entrance of Crypts of the Green Lantern Corps.

There was a ceremony honoring Tomar-Re later that evening and it would seem that the whole of Xudar had arrived to pay their respects to the family of the fallen Lantern. Many of the populace would go up on the steps of the council building and tell a short story of something Tomar-Re had done for them after he became a Green Lantern. They would offer a brief word of condolence and step down for someone else.

Mary and Hal and said a few words and were now standing beside Betah and Tomar-Tu as they watched Nazli take the steps to say the final words as custom. Well she would have if she had gotten the chance.

"Look!" said someone in the crowd suddenly. Everyone turned to see something bright green and glowing flying across the sky. The green thing flew over the crowd making a complete loop before it found what it was looking for.

"It's his ring," Mary said quietly to Hal. Everyone watched as the ring hovered above someone in the crowd. It floated down, the person stuck out their hand and the ring slid on the ring finger. The ring created the Green Lantern uniform, it looked a lot like the uniform of the late Tomar-Re but had white gloves like Hal's.

"Ladies and Gentlemen," came Tekel's voice," I present to you the new Green Lantern of Xudar and Sector 2813 of Guardian Space. Tomar-Tu"

Tomar-Tu looked around at the crowd as they all bowed the customary greeting to a Green Lantern, Hal bowed after a jab to the ribs by Mary. Tomar-Tu then looked at his mother who was bowing yet she still looked at him with a mixture of sadness and pride.

"I'm a Green Lantern?" Tomar-Tu asked Mary and Hal.

"Yep," Hal said rising," Your father's ring choose you as the person most worthy to wield it."

"Does this mean that I have to leave?" Tomar-Tu asked.

"It does but I'm going to make sure that you get to come home more often," Mary replied," We don't have to leave right now. We can wait a little while."

Mary and Tomar-Tu were still standing at the opening of the Crypt. "You think after fifteen year this would be easier," Tomar-Tu said looking at the entrance with apprehension.

"I act the same when I visit where my mother is buried. I even ask Hal to come with me each time," Mary said taking Tomar-Tu's hand.

"Do you think this will ever change?"

"I don't know. It might, but one thing I do know is that some wounds never heal," Mary stated as they began the decent into the crypt to visit the resting site of a good friend, a loving father and husband and a Lantern who gave everything for the Corps and his own family.

AN: Sooo… I can explain, in my defense Tomar-Re has been dead for like 25 years. In the comic books Tomar-Re died at the hands of Goldface as I said, in a situation close to what I wrote. However his ring ended up going to John Stewart who at the time had Hal's old ring and John's ring went back to Hal. It was Tomar-Re's dying wish that Hal return to being a GL. I had to write an altered version to go with the canon of the show. I hope this didn't kill anybody because I know I cried a few times writing this.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who followed along and reviewed. Bonus thank you to those who are reading this after it is done. A special thank you to KikaKatTIOI for letting me use Mary and for the cover art, you rock. I hope you review and tell me what you think. A sequel of sorts will be coming soonish.