The group has been traveling for over a year now and they were making record time. From the 100 survivors, only 12 remained, and those were the ones whose families or/and planets have been destroyed by Darkseid and had nowhere to go. Damian, or to be more specific, Flamebird, has been named honorary citizen to various planets for saving and bringing back their people, Zamaron included. For the following year, Razer and Damian were planning on looking for places to help the remaining 12 settle.
Right now, they had just landed on Odym, home to the Blue Lantern Corps, to fix their ship after a meteor hit it, and were received by Sayd and Saint Walker.
"Greetings Blue Lantern Corps, we are..." Flamebird went to present his group, but Sayd interrupted him.
"We know who you are, Flamebird and Red Lantern Razer. Your exploits around the galaxy have reached us. We and the Indigo Tribe have sent a group of lanterns to join the Green Lanterns and Star Sapphires in Akropolis."
"Good," Razer mumbled stunned by someone interrupting Flamebird, that has not happened... like ever. "Indigo Tribe?"
"It's a new type of lantern corp, which is powered by the emotional spectrum of compassion," Saint Walker explained with a calm smile, before turning to Flamebird. Razer stepped in front of him, not liking how excited and focused the Blue Lantern was on his young friend. "Flamebird, it's an honor to meet you. Your healing powers have a similarity to ours."
"They might be both healing abilities, but they are not similar," Damian was strict about that, making Saint Walker's smile disappear. "However, while our ship is being fixed we could learn from each other," Damian's tone turned softer, making Saitn Walker smile again. "I am reproachful to admit that my healing abilities are crude at best."
"We can learn together," Saint Walker smiled and proceeded to show them and the remaining 12 to their lodgings.
The mother ship's central unit had been damaged by the meteor shower, as such their stay in Odym had been extended for a month. During that month, before breakfast, the group would join the Blue Lanterns on their daily meditation.
"The sadness will one day go away, life changes and will change," Saint Walker professed, as he walked around the meditation garden. "It's not easy to start, but it'ss better to get lost than to never go on board. Hope will shine your way, even when you believe everything else lost."
Four of the remaining 12 took those words to heart and worked hard, gaining their Blue Lantern Rings and a new home to call their own.
Others had issues with meditation. Poor Razer. Meditation was just not for him. Neither An'ki, the second youngest member of the survivors after Flamebird. The poor boy had had a rough life. Born into slavery with only his mother as support. Then Darkseid came and bought them both, only to experiment on them. An'ki watched as his mother died on the cell next to his, while he survived and got powerful telekinesis abilities.
The guilt and rage consumed him.
Which is why he took fast to Flamebird, his savior. He destroyed Darkseid and saved them all. Not only that, they were close of age and he mentored An'ki on martial arts. Flamebird had also taught An'ki how to read and write, history and etiquette, politics and strategy... how what's truly important is not to fight to hurt others, but to protect them. He was the older brother An'ki never had. Even though, An'ki was older than Flamebird. Not that any of them cared.
So, was Razer. An older brother to An'ki and Flamebird. The only person to understand An'ki's rage and not shy away or try to change him. He taught him how to embrace his rage and focus it on the right way. To be furious for the injustices and to fight for a better future without allowing his rage to consume it.
Still, he was young and messed up from time to time.
"Shit! Fuck it all!" An'ki cursed, not managing to mantain his concentration for the meditation.
"Brother An'ki, you need to calm down," a Blue Lantern tired to sooth the enraged boy, only to be blasted away by a burst of telekinesis.
"Don't tell me to fucking calm down!" An'ki shouted, making the ground shake wiht his uncontrolled power. "I fucking possess mental powers! How the fuck I am so bad with meditation?!"
"An'ki calm down!" Razer shouted, eyes shining with fear- he knew what was coming next.
"Don't tell me to calm down!" An'ki screamed, blasting everyone away.
Then there was a blinding red light.