Our Darkest Hour
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Chapter 14: Brighter Days
It was a few days after the destruction of the entity known as Void. The power source behind the Black Lantern Corps had vanished, and, seemingly, the power of the White Lantern Corps was also gone as well. Doom himself was captured by several other Corps members and was presently imprisoned in a vast region of space devoid of intelligent life. However, Doom had plans of his own, and vowed one day to return to Earth, even if this was not his Earth.
Sinestro and the leaders of the other Corps backed off Earth, and, as for Crisis, the pink-skinned alien agreed that Earth would not be a battlefield should Crisis remain on it. But, if the red-eyed soldier ever strayed into space, there would be no mercy granted to him. He also took Scarecrow into deep space as well. Crane looked forward to it, giving him to opportunity to study fear on other life forms throughout the galaxy.
But, things on Earth, despite how bright they might have appeared, were not as bright as they seemed.
Dawn Granger, the heroine Dove, was busy meditating on the grounds of the Titans East Mansion. She had become unusually isolated in these last few days, not wanting to talk about the events that brought about the death of her sister. Kid Devil was watching her from a tree and looked down at her, almost contemplating on what she was thinking. Dawn did not even turn her head or even change her position when she called out,
"I know you're watching me."
Eddie winced and tumbled down near her. He stood up and said,
"Dawn, we're all a little worried about you."
Dove did not change her position at all, remaining content on where she was sitting. Eddie put his hand behind the back of his head uncomfortably and asked,
"Do you want to talk about it?"
Dawn took a sigh and, standing gracefully like a dancer, turned to him. The expression on her face was, at best, neutral. It was a show, and Eddie knew it. Dawn shook her head,
"Please, I just want to be left alone right now."
Eddie nodded and said,
"Well, if you ever want to talk, I'm here."
As her boyfriend left, she wanted to call out to him again. But, just as Dawn was about to say something, the avatar of order suddenly seemed to receive a sort of vision. In it, the original Dove, Don Hall, was standing in front of her, almost heaven-sent. Don looked at her,
"It's all right, Dawn. Order was restored. Things will return to normal eventually."
Dawn looked up at him,
"But, Holly…"
The original Dove nodded,
"I understand, and don't worry. Order and Chaos must exist."
Then, the vision ended…
Meanwhile…
Troia was in the same room as her mother and sister Diana, as well as Artemis and Arlington. The Amazon warriors were having a sort of meeting to discuss Donna's possible future. Diana was about to say something when Donna cut her off,
"Do not say it, Diana. This was my decision and mine alone to make."
Hippolyta responded,
"You voluntarily joined this group. Do you know what you have done?"
Donna looked at her mother and tried to intimidate her the same way she did Diana. However, the Amazon queen was not so easily swayed,
"You are my daughter, but you are also a princess, and, as such, must act accordingly."
Arlington whispered to Artemis,
"You're lucky you're not telepathic. Donna's thinking of some choice words to say."
Artemis nodded silently. Donna looked at her mother,
"That was not the reason I joined. I wanted Roy back."
Hippolyta looked at the former member of the Howling Commandos,
"Is that all?"
Donna nodded,
"Yes. I wanted Roy back because I finally understand why he spied on us. He did it for Lian. He wanted to give his daughter a future."
Diana said,
"I understand that, but-."
The younger sister then blurted out,
"I'm pregnant."
This news caused all the Amazons to be surprised. Hippolyta's temper began to flare as she demanded,
"This Roy impregnated you?"
Donna nodded. Normally, she would have been terrified to reveal this news to her mother, but, after her new powers, it came with it a new confidence. Or arrogance, depending on who asked. Diana placed her hand on her sister's shoulder,
"Sister, is it truly Roy's?"
Donna nodded,
"Yes. I only found out recently myself. But, it is Roy's."
Hippolyta glared,
"You are truly fortunate he is dead. I may have had to kill him myself."
Troia snapped,
"He didn't seduce me! I wanted to have his child!"
She began crying, turning away from them all. Diana looked at her mother,
"What do we do?"
Hippolyta shook her head,
"I do not know. For the time being, she will return to Themysciria with us and have the child there."
Donna looked back, a little surprised. Hippolyta then warned,
"But, remember this; Diana is my daughter as well, and I had to banish her for bringing the Justice League to stop Faust."
Troia looked at her mother, knowing full well it was a threat.
Meanwhile…
Farrah and Leon were in their apartment they managed to procure when they were on the Howling Commandos. The white-haired lioness shook her head,
"Leon, we need to talk."
She was holding her baby Sophia in her arms, while the other children were asleep. The red-eyed man looked at her,
"Farrah-."
Farrah immediately cut him off,
"Enough, Leon. I've had enough."
She cuddled Sophia and looked back at him,
"I can't keep playing black ops and raising my children. You can't either."
Leon sighed,
"You want me to help take care of them, don't you?"
Farrah nodded,
"You got that right! And, you're going to enjoy it."
Her mood darkened and she looked back at him,
"Are we clear?"
Crisis asked,
"Can I do one more thing that has to be done?"
Persiana was practically on her last nerve,
"What?"
Leon said,
"I can't tell you, but all I can say is that it is going to greatly benefit all of us in the future."
Farrah made a joke,
"Predicting next week's lottery numbers?"
Leon looked at her, and Farrah realized she insulted him,
"I'm sorry. I'm just so mad about you keeping secrets from everyone, even me."
Sophia spat up a little and Farrah cleaned it off,
"Hey, baby. Who's a good girl? You are!"
She looked back at Leon and said,
"Fine. You get one more thing you have to do. After that, I expect you to start looking in the classified sections for a job."
As she walked away, Leon pulled out a cell phone and said,
"It's me. We're a go."
Next Chapter:
An Epilogue of sorts! Stay tuned, fellow readers!