Batman tugs on the ring sliding on his finger. "What is this? It looks similar to a Lantern ring!" Batman gets ready to talk to Oracle on the headset when a deep voice emits from the ring, "Bruce Wayne of Planet Earth, you have the ability to instill great fear. You will trained, conditioned, and added to the Sinestro Corps." Then the ring glowed brighter. If you were walking on the street below, you would have heard the grown man yell as the light consumed him. On the other side of town, Robin and Alfred could only hear static coming from Bruce's line.
The first thing Batman sees when he wakes up is a giant yellow lantern. When he sits up to look at it, he looks down at himself. Batman says, "What in Rao's name?" His costume has been drastically changed. Where his boots and gloves ended and his costume began, there were yellow rings on each boot and glove. His bat insignia was yellow. His cape was a very dark yellow. There was also a yellow force field around his outline. Batman quickly stood up. Then someone behind him said, "Well, well. I'd never thought I'd see you in my ranks."
Batman spins around and faces Sinestro, a powerful foe in the Justice League's rogue gallery. Sinestro is wearing his trademark grin on his face. Batman yells, "Why am I here?" He gestures towards the room. "Why do I have this corrupted ring on me?" Batman tries to tug the ring off, receiving a small shock. He resists the urge to charge Sinestro.
Sinestro laughs and says, "It seems that the ring has deemed you worthy enough to join my corps. There is nothing you can do about it. You no longer have family or friends. You are my partner and you work for me now. If you don't, I will destroy your planet using your Brother Eye program." Sinestro laughs while Batman stares at the ground. He then runs over to the lantern and plunges his ring into it.