The archers tried to looked unfazed as they walked through the Red Lantern headquarters, but in reality, this was quite frightening. They figured their escorts agreed with them.

"There are about thirty place that I could name right now that I would rather be at than here. Costa Rica, Metropolis, heck even Gotham would be better than-!"

"Guy, just stop talking."

Diana, in the end, decided to sent two escorts with each group. With Roy and Artemis, they sent Guy and Barry. With Robin, they sent Clark and Orion. Hal would've gone too, but he decided that showing up near Sinestro was just asking for a fight.

Atrocitus met them by a tent that one of the Red Lanterns had directed them to. He seemed overly excited for the two archers, but frowned just a bit when he saw Guy and Barry. However, he kept his happy facade up.

"Ah yes, the young archers. Your, ah, mentor, did fairly good today. He shot that Martian down quite impressively."

Artemis looked at him with disgust. "Oh, yeah, I'm sure if he was in his right mind, he would love the thought of annihilating a teammate. It's really his style."

"Listen well, girl! You wouldn't even be seeing your little friend if I didn't allow it!" The large red alien snarled. "You will respect me!"

Artemis backed away in surprise, and that's when Barry stepped in. "We apologize, Atrocitus. Please, just let us see Green Arrow."

The Red being calmed itself. "Only the two children. The others shall wait outside. These are his terms."

Guy was about to argue when Roy stepped in front of him. "That will be fine. Come on, Artemis. Let's go."

The two walked into the tent, leaving Guy and Barry with Atrocitus. When they entered, they looked for Ollie, but found what was in front of them empty. They suddenly got in a back to back combat position.

"It's a trap." Roy growled. That's when they heard laughing.

"Geez, invite someone into a tent, and the minute they don't see anything, they think it's a trap. Heh, I thought you might be glad to see me."

The pair looked up, and then saw Oliver plunge down from a bar that was hanging on top of the tent. They looked at him for a moment, and then realized that this definitely wasn't there Oliver. He looked like him, sounded like him, and even kinda acted like him.

But this wasn't him. Something wasn't right.

To start, he had stolen Roy's color scheme. He also shaved. Oliver never shaved. Ever. His shirt got an addition: a Red Lantern crest right on top of his arrow. If you looked close enough, you could even see the red streaks in his blue eyes.

Then there was something about his attitude. Sure, sometimes he acted like an idiot, but now he seemed a little... malicious. There was something about every single movement that he made that made them think he was hiding something.

"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue? I wouldn't be surprised. I actually saw a cat with a rage ring, ya know? It didn't seem very friendly."

Roy stared at him for a second, and then shook his head. "Oliver, are you ok?"

Oliver laughed. "Actually, I'm better than ok. I'm great! My shots have never been so accurate, my senses never so acute...I think I might be a better hero now than I've ever been before!"

Artemis looked at him skeptically. "You do know that it's only temporary, right? You know that you only keep the ring until someone beats you, or until the tournament is over. Then you go back to green, right?"

The millionaire shrugged. "Green is kind of a mundane color. Honestly, I've been thinking about switching to red. I think Roy found the key to colors before I did."

The two proteges stood there, shocked. Roy glared at the man before him. "Ollie, you're not saying what I think your saying, right?"

The blonde smirked. "Atrocitus actually said that he thinks I would be a pretty good Red Lantern. Besides, I'm tired of being..." He looked disgusted as he said the next word.

"...Human."

Artemis walked over to him, and promptly got in his face. "You can't join the Red Lanterns! Ollie, you being human is what makes you a hero! You can't just...not be!"

"You don't understand!" Oliver shrieked, and flipped a table. Suddenly, Roy grabbed Artemis, and brought her to the edge of the tent. They watched in fear as Oliver let out something they could only describe as rage.

"I've spent night after night trying to save my city, but it's never enough. I can't save them all. I'm weak...and now, I can change that. I can give the justice that those criminals deserve."

"They will face my wrath!"

Artemis and Roy only watched in fear as he ranted. Then, Roy walked up to him, and grabbed him. He pushed him against the wall of the tent, and snarled. "Ollie, you're not weak. You're fine! Nobody can save them all, and going insane isn't going to help anybody! Come on, man, get it together!"

That's when Oliver's eyes turned red, and he suddenly grabbed Artemis and Roy. He raised them to the roof of the tent, and growled.

"Listen closely, children. I will spare you simply because I wish to, but know this. Once this is over, Rage will conquer, and when it does..."

"...You're coming with me."

The two archers were frightened as Oliver set them down. After a few seconds, he smiled at them.

"Good chat, kids," he smirked. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow."

He then waved them away, and the pair scurried out of the tent, nearly running into a worried Barry and an angry Guy. Barry took one look at them, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Well, it looks like they're done! Nice talking with you, Atrocitus! Come on Guy!"

The other lantern growled, but followed the speedster anyway. Guy quickly teleported them onto Mogo, and then turned to a frightened Red Arrow and Artemis. He looked at them cautiously.

"You two ok?"

Roy answered first. "No, we're not."

"...And neither is Ollie."