Saint Walker and Lea were in Ganthet's ship flying across space to Okaara; the home planet of the Orange Lantern Corp. Saint Walker was flying the ship, of course, because the female teen doesn't know how.

"Sister Lea, I hope you're prepared for this." Saint Walker said. "The Orange energy of avarice is very powerful, but it made Larfleeze kill all his fellow Lanterns. It even lured Hal Jordan into becoming one. Greed is very strong."

"I know...After everything I experienced the last few weeks, I know I'm not running away from one of biggest fears that involves a missing child stuck there," Lea assured, looking down at her clutched hands. "Fro'Gieon is worried sick and it's our responsibility to bring Little Chill back to his family."

"That is true." Saint Walker said. "We'll see if our Hope is strong enough against Greed."

"One can only hope..." Lea muttered, deep down feeling afraid of what's about to happen when being at Okaara.

Saint Walker noticed Lea was a little scared. So, he suggested an idea. "You should try some meditation to help you before we land on Okaara, sister."

"Good idea. Thanks, Walker," Lea said, standing up to go somewhere in the ship to meditate.

Saint Walker then put the ship on autopilot as he joins Lea in meditation.

It didn't take long for them to be at a meditation room to sit and meditate together.

While I preferred doing this myself, I didn't want to argue with Saint Walker's decision. To be honest, he was the one who helped me out before earning my Lantern ring. I could never do that to him.

It felt like a few minutes, but in deep meditation, time is irrelevant. Lea was still in deep meditation...as if still remembering the weird dream-like trance she was on when being at Odym again.

"What's going on?" she asked herself, seeing nothing but black darkness. "It's like I'm in some sort of black void of nothing."

Lea heard nothing in the black void. she only hears whispers of murmur, but she cannot understand what are the voices saying.

"Walker? Hal? Anybody out there?!" Lea exclaimed outloud, looking around in slight worry.

The whispers were getting louder, but Lea still couldn't understand. Then she started seeing flashes.

"What's happening?! What is that?!" Lea exclaimed, trying to cover the blinding lights on her eyes with on hand while the other reached towards to source. "Who are you? WHO ARE YOU?!"

She then sees what looks like a black undead figure. It started growling.

"The Blackest Night falls from the skies...The darkness grows as all light dies..." the figure spoke, glowing more. "We seek your hearts and your demise...By my black hand, the dead shall rise!"

Then, more undead Lanterns rose. They had a symbol... Symbols that represent... The Black Lanterns.

"No...Stay away!" Lea exclaimed, bringing her Blue Lantern ring up to shine bright. "I won't let you hurt anyone!"

She then sees a black demonic version of the guardian Scar. Then Hal...John...Guy...Carol...

"What...?" Lea felt at a loss for words at what she was seeing. "No...No! This can't be happening!"

She even saw a black lantern version of her uncle Kyle, her boyfriend Ben, her cousins the Fitzpatrick Sisters, and worst of all... Herself...

"Blackest Despair," The black lantern version of Lea whispered.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Lea shouted, aiming her ring at her shadow self where she glowed from blue to white. "I'LL NEVER LET YOU TAKE AWAY MY LIGHT!"

Just then she sees her suit change entirely to white.

"Huh?! Wha...What's going on?" Lea asked herself.

"Lea? ...LEA!" Called out a voice.

Suddenly, Lea finally woke up from her meditative trance...only to find herself floating where her head hit the ceiling and collapsed to the ground.

"Lea, are you okay?" Saint Walker asked.

Lea breathed heavily, sweat forming on her face a little. "I...I don't know...I just don't know..."

"You were still in that long meditation trance again." Saint Walker said. "I figured you went too deep."

"No kidding!" Lea exclaimed, sounding upset and getting up quickly. "Why does it have to be so terrible?! Why are we just sitting here doing nothing?! I want to get this mission over with and defeat Scar's sick plans already!"

"Well, I don't have an answer for that. But we will figure it out together, in due time," Saint Walker said.

The computer in the ship then started beeping. "Now arriving on... planet Okaara." it said, after landing.

"We're here. Be ready, Sister Lea," Saint Walker warned.

"Great! Let's find Little Chill and get the heck out of here!" Lea shouted, flying out of the room/ship in a hurry.

'Her fear is taking over her again. Whatever she saw in herself must've scared her.' Saint Walker thought to himself. He then flew behind Lea, catching up with her.

My mind and heart were already racing from these horrible visions. Between blacking out from that white energy, hearing that my boyfriend has gone missing, and rescuing Little Chill from a greedy Lantern who could possible hurt him or even worse, how could I not be on edge with this Blackest Night prophecy?!

*Sighing* I don't know what I saw in my meditation, but it's clear that Scar has to be stopped. After I get Little Chill and return him to his father, I'm going after that sicko to end it all. It's the only way to keep everyone safe. I only hoped Ben and whoever else got teleported is okay and away from danger.


Meanwhile, back in Oa…

Ultra X and Forager flew to the bootcamp training area. "Here is where you will train to use power ring, Green Lantern Ultra X." Forager said.

"Got it. Wish me luck that I don't blow it," Ben/Ultra X said, already landing down to walk inside.

"Very well. Forager will wait outside until Green Lantern Ultra X is done being trained by Green Lantern instructor Kilowog." Forager said.

Nodding, Ben aka Ultra X went inside where he didn't know what to expect. 'I'm sure it's not so bad. If anything, this is probably like how the Plumber's Academy will be. Granted, I've never yet been registered there to fully experience it. But Grandpa Max has taught me the basics. Same with the other aliens we've studied and the ones I've encountered plus become once with the Omnitrix. Besides, I'm only buying some time for training. How hard can that be?' he thought.

Ultra X then sees a Green Lantern on top of a bridge-like path, looking over the rookie lanterns. "ALL RIGHT, MAGGOTS! WE'RE GONNA BE DOING BASIC TRAINING BECAUSE WE HAVE NEW FRESH MEAT AMONG US."

"Oh, man," Ultra X/Ben muttered, realizing he spoke too soon.

"LET'S GIVE OUR NEW RECRUIT OUR HOSPITALITY!" The green lantern instructor said.

"Sir, yes, sir!" other Green Lantern rookies said.

'Why do I get the feeling 'hospitality' means something else here in training class?' Ben thought, getting a bad vibe on what was about to come.

"IF HE KNEW HOW TO FLY, THEN LET'S GET HIS EVASIVE TRAINING IN MOTION. FIRE AT THE MAGGOT!" Kilowog commanded the Lanterns.

"Of course," Ben deadpanned, his visor expressing that before running and flying away from the hits quickly.


Meanwhile, back in Nok...

Razer, Aya, and Indigo-1 were searching around the wet jungle ruins that were not far from the Indigo Tribe's Temple. The sky and environment brought a natural yet mysterious vibe whenever entering. If not full of prisoned Lanterns being forced to feel nothing but compassion.

"She has to be around here. I just know it," Indigo-1 stated, flying around with her allies.

"You sure the white flash brought her here?" Razer asked.

"I'm sure. That white flash has hit seven beings where each one is transported to the main home planets of the Seven Lanterns," Indigo-1 explained.

"My scans on the indigo lantern energy is still unknown to me." Aya said.

"The Indigo Tribe is a mystery to all. Even to me," Indigo-1 stated. "What I do know is that it's unnatural to bring an innocent human who has done zero heinous crimes here on Nok. Only those who lack compassion and have done horrific acts irredeemable to many belong to the Indigo Tribe. We must find her before she becomes too one with our main emotional spectrum."

"She could also attack some of your prisoners," Razer suggested.

"Precisely why I cannot do this alone," Indigo-1 said.

Just then, a few Indigo Lanterns were being launched back by a hard blast from their own.

"Your tribe is has suffered a massive amount of damage." Aya said. "You should ask them what happened, since our powers cannot translate your language."

"Very well," Indigo-1 replied, taking the lead to where the fallen warriors have landed.

When getting close, the injured indigo Lantern looked familiar. Aya and Razer then remember who it was. "It is Thal Sinestro." Aya said.

"I remember now. You took Sinestro to pay for his crimes of deceiving you." Razer remarked.

"And among other horrible crimes he did before," Indigo-1 nodded in agreement. "With the ring, he is now a prisoner here helping us with our cause of compassion."

She then faced Sinestro whom was still on the ground wounded. "Sinestro. What has happened?"

"One of us... is trying to kill me," Sinestro said, not sounding like himself. "She's insane!"

"Are you sure it is not you who is insane?" Razer questioned in a remark, folding his arms.

"Razer. I am detecting one of the Indigo Lanterns fast approaching here," Aya stated. "It is possible that it could be the rogue Indigo Lantern seeking to destroy Sinestro for a reason."

"It could be whom we are looking for," Indigo-1 said. "Stand your ground."

Suddenly, the Rogue Lantern started firing dart constructs at the group. Luckily, Razer and Indigo-1 acted quickly by dodging and destroying those constructs.

Their Indigo Lantern was close and hiding in the forest.

"She seems to be in a hunting position," Aya said. "Trying to stalk her prey and tire it."

"Then, we better stop her right now," Razer muttered quietly. "Can either of you get a read on where she is now to carefully take her down to submission?"

"Her mind is not right. But I can sense her ring." Indigo-1 said. "She's heading to the temple."

"Then we better get there now," Razer responded to Indigo-1, charging both rings.

The three Lanterns sent Sinestro away to get recovered while they all flew to the temple. Aya's scans shows the rouge Indigo Lantern is inside and preparing booby traps for all of them.

"She's expecting us, Indigo-1." Aya said.

"Based on these tactics and dart constructs, we are definitely dealing with a strategic genius," Indigo-1 stated. "No doubt it is Lea's cousin, Amy Fitzpatrick, I've heard about."

"If one of Lea's cousins is on Nok and became an Indigo Lantern, then shouldn't we inform her?" Aya asked.

"No! I mean...she and Hal are already handling the other missing individuals caused by the white energy," Indigo-1 explained, trying to remain calm. "We will let them know when it's the right time. For now, we handle Amy on our own."

"Very well." Razer said. "But we can't let them be in the dark about this." Then they both flew inside the temple. And just to be safe, Razer formed a red and blue force field around himself, Aya and Indigo-1 so they won't get hit by any of the booby traps Amy had placed.

"Believe me...I know," Indigo-1 stated, looking down in sympathy.

As they all continue flying, with their rings out, the traps were set off but thankfully the red and blue force field blocked the constructed darts. "This was only one of the traps Amy has set up." Aya said.

"No doubt she's waiting for us at the center of the temple," Indigo-1 said.

"Then we better get to the center fast," Razer said. He then flies the force field as fast as he could while all the traps were set off.

To Be Continued…


Looks like a lot is going on in Oa and Nok. Will Lea be prepared for what she comes her way? Can Ben/Ultra X handle the heat thrown by Kilowog? And what has happened with one of the Fitzpatrick Sisters? Along with the fact if the other is going through a worse process? Find out next time.