Chapter 3: Beginnings(Part 3)
"Man, who knew training as a Green Lantern was so...tiring." Garfield said as he lay on the floor as Ch'p flew towards him along with a dog-like alien, G'nort.
" Hi there cub, you must be Garfield, ain't ya?" said G'nort as he and Ch'p help out the boy. G'nort seems friendly guy, even if he does look like a dog and his uniform looks like a pair of pajamas with a black sleeveless jacket. He's not the brightest of the Lanterns.
"Yes, sir. Garfield Mark Logan is my name, and apparently getting my butt owned by Killy is my game." Garfield joked in response that got a few chuckles from the two Lanterns.
"You didn't say that the cub was funny, Ch'p." G'nort commented with a small howl.
"Like I would know that, G'nort." Ch'p deadpanned.
"C'mon, let's head down the mess hall." G'nort suggested as the three Lanterns race down to the mess hall "The name's G'nort Esplanade G'neesmacher boyo, Green Lantern of planet G'newt of space sector 68, or was it 69?"
"Nice to meet you, G'nort." Garfield told as Ch'p whispered in his ear.
"His father was a very influential member of the G. L. Corps to get him join, try not to hang around him too much." Ch'p questions as they saw another Lantern flying and crash onto Garfield.
"Sorry, sorry." Garfield apologized as he saw a female Green Lantern around his age who has blond hair, orange skin, golden eyes, and wears a white sleeveless shirt and green skirt with matching boots and a neck collar with the Green Lantern symbol 'She's pretty.'
"Hey, it's okay." she replied "I was in a rush too. I'm Arisia, Green Lantern of space sector 2815." she introduce herself as she bows.
"Garfield Mark Logan, Green Lantern of space sector 2814." Garfield greeted in return as he given a charming smile. "It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too." Arisia replied with a small smile.
"That's enough out of you two pups, not let's get some food." G'nort commented which caused the two to blush before they all took off, just as G'nort hits a wall "Ouch!"
Once they were eating lunch at the mess hall, Ch'p brings up a conversation.
"So, did ya hear about the rumors of a Kryptonian spotted somewhere at Saturn?" he states.
"Kryptonians? Didn't their planet like blew up years ago?" G'nort asked as Garfield raise his hand "Yeah pup?"
"What's a Kryptonian?" Garfield inquires. He is so fascinated that aliens exists and now he wants to learn more about all kinds of alien species.
"They are an extinct race of beings that gets their stengths from the sun's radiation. Rumors are that they have super stength, speed, hearing, reflexes, heat vision, and freeze breath." Ch'p informed that child. "Their only weakness is a rock called Kryptonite."
"Really?" Garfield replied in awe. "Wait a minute! Saturn is near my Earth, that's my sector!"
"That's awesome! A possible surviving Kryptonian somewhere in your space sector." G'nort chuckled.
"Should I investingate this Kryptonian?" Garfield inquired from the older Lanterns.
"I think you should." Arisia replied as she finally spoke "Seeing a Kryptonian would be nice."
"Yeah, better than dealing with the Reach." Ch'p snorted.
"What're the Reach?" Garfield asked again.
"Boy, you're full of questions, ain't ya squirt?" Ch'p states as he clears his throat "The Reach are cybernetic insectoids that goes around conquering planets. A long time ago, the Green Lantern Corps battled the Reach to the point where they'd reach a stalemate. The little blue Guardians forced the Reach a truce, to never invade any other planet ever again. Did you get all of that squirt?" he asked the elfish Lantern.
"Yes, sir." Garfield replied with a smirk. "Life just got a lot more interesting."
"I'd say." Arisia responded as her gaze lands on the green boy before her. "He is so cute."
"What as that, Ari?" Ch'p asked with a cocked eyebrow.
"Nothing!" Arisia yelped in shock at herself. 'Why did I say that outloud!?'
Ch'p then notice someone coming at the mess hall "Say, it's Abin Sur, with Sinestro and Kilowag." He comments "And he' heading down to our table."
"Abin!" G'nort exclaims as he looks excited and panic at the same time "How's my hair? I got to look professional for Abin's presence!"
"You look better than what you usually are, G'nort." Abin Sir told as he look at Garfield "So this is Torkar'i's successor you've mention about, Sinestro."
Garfield looked up at a purple skinned man thats very presense demanded respect. "A-A-A-A...Hi." Garfield stuttered out in awe.
Abin Sir looked at the boy and saw something in his eyes that the made the usually stoic Lantern smirk. "This boy will be a great Lantern, Sinestro. You can count on that."
The other purple man walked up to the green boy and looked down at him. "I think you should go with the boy and check out the rumors about the Kryptonian, Abin."
"Fantastic idea, Sinestro. Garfield, come with me. I will show you the ropes for your first mission." Abin Sir ordered at the boy followed with out a second thought.
"O-okay then, sir." Garfield replied as he follows Abin out of the mess hall.
"Wonder if the kid really finds the Kryptonian?" G'nort asked as he munches on a piece of alien slob.
"If there is a Kryptonian around the Earth's system." Ch'p respond as he cross his arms.
"I think he's too young for missions. Not experience the least." Kilowag states.
"He just needs guidance Kilowag." Sinestro said.
"I wonder if all Earthlings have pointy ears?" Arisia asked in fascination.
Abin and Garfield flew into outer space of the Earth's system as they look around for any Kryptonian around.
"How do we know where to spot a Kryptonian, sir?" Garfield asked the eldest Green Lantern.
"Well Kryptonians are similar to you humans, Garfield." Abin told the young Lantern.
"Wait, so there are other aliens that look like humans?" Garfield inquires as this information sinks in.
"Of course, Tamaraneans have similar human-like features." Abin respond as they spotted a ship heading towards Earth "That ship...it's from Krypton."
"What do we do?" Garfield asked the older Lantern.
"We stop him." Abin Sir replied as he picked up his speed and stoped in front of space pod, but gets hit as it begins it's descent onto Earth.
"Abin!" Garfield yelped in concern.
"I'm alright, Garfield." Abin Sir replied.
"Let's get him!" Garfield cheered as he used his ring to grab a hold of the ship, but his construct instantly broke. "Um...that's embarassing."
"Don't let that get you down Garfield, you will get better." Abin Sir commented before he grabbed the boy and gave chase after the Kryptonian. "Our constructs are formed and held together by our will. Our will is what gives us Lanterns our powers. The green power of Will is our weapon to keep order in the galaxy."
"Why is fear such a bad thing?" Garfield asked the man.
"Fear is the enemy of will. Fear can keep you from acting on your will. Fear can wake you weak." Abin Sir answered.
"But...what if the fear gives you a reason to act?" Garfield questioned.
"What do you mean, Garfield?" Abin inquires.
Garfield replied "Well, what if you saw someone you cared about in danger and you fear for their safety? On Earth, when you're afraid of someone getting hurt, you have to act fast to save them. my parents might've been afraid of me dying with them, so they told me to turn into a bird to fly out of the boat and I flew out of the boat until they crashed down the waterfall." he said as his voice went solemn "Does that answer my question, sir?" he asked his senior.
"I will have to give your question some thought, Garfield." Abin Sir replied before he refocused on following the ship. 'That does make sense, and while I do agree the Guardian won't.'
Soon the two Lanterns followed the ship which is heading towards Antarctica, where to Garfield's and Abin's surprise, they spotted a large pillar of crystals form around the icy plains.
"Whoa, what is that?" Garfield asked.
"I don't know Garfield, but according to my ring it shows Kryptonian readings there." Abin replied as he spotted the ship "There's the ship."
The two Lanterns lower to the ground as they saw someone coming out of the ship. It was a young well-built man around 18-years-old with short black hair, blue eyes, and wears a dark blue shirt and blue jeans and hiker boots.
"Hello, didn't notice I was having guests." said the youthful man as he spotted the Green Lanterns.
"That's the Kryptonian? He does look human." Garfield whispered to Abin.
"Well I hope so." The young man replied. "I don't want people knowing that I'm not human. My name's Clark Kent or you can call me Kal-El." Clark greeted as he give them his hand.
"Garfield Logan." Garfield greets as he shakes his hand. "He's, Abin Sir."
"Hello." Clark stated.
"So you must be the last Kryptonian. Come Garfield we must report this to the Guardians." Abin Sir commented as he took of with the boy right behind him.
"Bye, Clark." Garfield yelled with a big smile.
"Bye, Garfield. What a nice kid." Clark yelled back before he took off. "Ma and Pa are calling."
"Clark seems nice." Garfield told "Man, who knew being a Green Lantern can have you make a lot of friends. Ch'p, Kilowag, Kori, Arisia, G'Nort-"
"Who is Kori?" Abin asked him.
"Oh, she's a princess I met a while ago." Garfield answered.
Princess of what?" Abin Sir inquired.
"Tamaran." Garfield whispered.
"You were the one who returned Torkar'i's body?" Abin Sir stated in shock. "Pity, I would have liked to have said goodbye to her one last time."
"I appologize. Was she you girlfriend or something?" Garfield responded.
"We didn't have a relationship, but we fight together and was one of the best Lanterns next to me, Sinestro, Kilowag, and Tomar-Re." Abin replied as he and Garfield flew back to Oa.
2 years later.
Garfield, now age 10 flew around Oa with Arisia and their teacher Tomar-Re.
"Wonder what the Guardians want us to gather all of us, Ari?" Garfield asked his friend 'Wonder if Abin will make it?'
"Who knows, but it must be something big." Arisia replied as they flew towards the sanctum where all of the Green Lanterns gathered to await for the Guardians.
When the three arrived Garfield was shocked to see a human with brown hair, tanned skin, and wearing a pilot's jacket sent to Sinestro and Kilowog.
"Where's Abin Sir?" Garfield asked as all turn to face him.
They knew what the news would do to him, to the human Lantern Abin Sir, Sinestro, Kilowog, Ch'p, G'nort, and Tomar-Re might as well have been family to the green child.
"Abin Sir's light has gone out, and Hal Jordan has taken his place in the Corps." Sinestro told the child in the softest voice that he could which surprised the Lanterns and Guardians.
"The test pilot?" Garfield asked in curiosity.
"Yep, nice to meet you, um...name kid?" Hal inquires as he extend his hand.
"Garfield Mark Logan sir, Green Lantern of Earth and space sector 2814." Garfield replied as he shakes Hal's hand.
"Wait, you're from Earth?" Hal asked in shock "No offense, but I don't have to turn green with the power ring, do I?"
"Um no, I'm sort of special kind of human." Garfield reassured the test pilot.
"You mean like a meta?" Hal asked in hopes that he didn't offend the child.
"Yep. I can change into any animal I can." Garfield states as he demonstrates by turning into a wolf, bear, and a tiger as he change back into his basic form.
"Amazing, kid." Hal comments for the kid.
"How can there be two Lanterns from Earth?" Garfield asked the Guardians.
"We will find another Lantern for Abin Sir's sector and Hal Jordan will take over your sector as we feel that you are not old enough to have such a responsibility." One of the Guardians stated which shook the boy to his core.
"B-B-B-W-What do you mean? Are you taking my ring away?" Garfield questioned as he felt his heart and soul shattering.
"No, Garfield. You will simply share responsibilites when you are old enough." A Guardian replied as everybody could see the fear in the boy's eyes. "You are all excused." He dismissed before everybody left the area.
As everyone is dismissed, Garfield decides to be left alone as he flew towards the halls of the statues of the fallen Green Lantern Corps. He stopped when he gets to the holographic statue of Torkar'i.
"I don't know what to do Torkar'i. Abin's gone and in his place is Hal Jordan. I've lost him, Torkar'i." He said sorrowfully to the holographic statue of his predecessor.
"Is something the matter, Garfield?" asked Katma Tui, a violet skinned 16-years-old girl with short black hair, teal eyes, and wears a black short long sleeve shirt that reach below her athletic stomach, and black pants as she confronts him.
"Hey Katma, I'm just sulking." Garfield replied to the girl he looks up to.
"Care to talk about it?" Katma inquires as she leans in on the wall.
"Well, I'm just not feeling up to when the Guardians decides to have Mr. Jordan to takeover my responsibilities on Earth. They'll probably going to put me on mess hall duty." he told her as Katma comforts him by hugging Garfield from behind.
"Don't worry Garfield, just because they found another human in the Corps, doesn't mean you're going to be replace." Katma reassures him as she adds "You should remember what the Lanterns told you, never show fear."
"Thanks, Katma." Garfield replied as he grabbed her hand with his. "Fear is the enemy of fear, but fear can be a powerful reason to take action."
"Abin Sir tell you that?" Katma Tui inquired.
"No, I told him that." Garfield informed with great pride.
"You can be a great philosopher someday." Katma comments as she release her hug from behind "Come on, let's go and see if we can pull some pranks on Kilowag." she told him as she flies off.
"Sure, I'm up for that!" Garfield told as he flew along with Katma to pull a prank on Kilowag.
This will be the beginning of Garfield's adventure as a Green Lantern.