Chapter 7: The Return
It has been a month since Garfield met with Kori. The green hero lays on his cot as his alarm clock sets off. He bangs the alarm clock as he grumbles to get up.
"Man, I am so tired from last night." he said as someone else woke up as well.
"I'll say." Arisia replied as her bare golden form rise as she looks at her lover "You were once again good as a bed mate."
"I can say the same to you." Garfield replied in a groan as he stretches his muscles.
"Are you going to make the Tamaranean princess one of your mates?" Arisia asked her lover.
"What!? No! Of course not!" Garfield blurted out in shock before he blew out the air he had breathed in and sighed. "I don't know. She sure is beautiful, don't you think?"
"Yes, I must admit that she would make an interesting mate for you." Ariaia replied. "Imagine what the Guardians and Tamaranean Royal family would think."
"Probably an intergalactic political incident." Garfield states as he gets up as he's nothing but in his boxers "Besides, duty calls. Time for patrolling in space."
"Aww, but I want to spend some time with you more." Arisia whines as she hugs her mate.
"Alright Ari, maybe we can cuddle for one more night-" Garfield's words were cut short when his ring's calling for him "Great. Killy's probably calling. Wonder what's today's protocol?"
"Answer it so we can be ready." Arisia told as Garfield wears his ring to activate the call.
"What's up, Killy?" Garfield asked.
"There's been some serial robberies down on planet Rashan. The perpetrator is described as Tamaranean, female, with onyx hair. Also can shoot purple starbolts." Kilowag informs.
"Princess Komand'r." Garfield replied in shock. "She's a theif? Maybe I should ask Kori about her."
"We don't have time for that, Garfield. You can talk with the princess after you capture her sister." Kilowog ordered before he shuts the communication off.
"Maybe I can join you." Arisia told her boyfriend.
"You can't do that just incase you get a job in your sector." Garfield replied which prompted a frown on the girl's face. "Alright fine, but if you get a mission then you leave and I don't care what is going on."
"Alright." Arisia accepted in a giddy tone.
Garfield and Arisia flew towards the small planet Rashan, known as the marketing trade planet. Garfield and a few other lanterns like Kilowog or G'nort comes to buy some food.
As Garfield and Arisia came towards the market street of the planet, they walk around as one alien notice them.
"Hey, Garfield!" called the market worker that looks like a giant ant "Care for some fried gjornez?" he offered as he holds up what appears to be a fried rat-like food "They're edible!"
"Not today, Tygar." Garfield answered the market worker.
"Eh, suit yourself." Tygar comments. "What can I do for you?" He asked.
"You can tell me what you know about the Tamaranean princess that's going rogue on this planet." Garfield asked the man for the info that he needed.
"She's in that bar over there. Pardon my Rashanian, but she is the definition of a Troq." Tygar informed with a irritated tone. "She destroyed two blocks of the market and she stole my lucky coin that I kept around my neck."
"I'm gonna let you go on that one Tygar, since I've already dealt with Val-Yor." Garfield told him "I'll go and see where the black-haired princess is." he said as he heads towards the bar.
"I heard about the incident. Val-Yor's trial is still running." Tygar replied.
"Yeah, and the fact that asshole almost lead Princess Koriand'r to a deathtrap if it weren't for Garfield." Arisia told "He's friends with the red-haired princess, by the way."
"Seriously? No wonder he has a soft spot for Tamaraneans." Tygar comments as Arisia follows Garfield.
Garfield walks passed the vendors of the small planet as he stops by at a bar. Arisia catches up to Garfield as they both entered the bar. Once they've entered they see all kinds of aliens as a group of aliens on the stage playing some music.
"We better go around and ask questions." Garfield said as Arisia taps on his shoulder.
"Hey, isn't that one of Kanjar Ro's men?" Arisia asked as they spot a few Dhorians around a table.
"Yeah, the crew members of Kanjar Ro's space pirate crew." Garfield respond as his hearing picks up.
"You ever wondered who's Kanjar's client is that wants us to get all of this stuff?" asked one of the men.
"I don't know, but according to some sources, it can weakened the Green Lantern Corps." replied one of the crew members which Garfield look shocked.
'Weakening the Corps?' Garfield thought as he then notice a black haired Tamaranean at another table 'There's Princess Komiand'r, better confront her.'
"Princess Komand'r, you are under arrest by order of the Green Lantern Corps." Garfield declared in his authoritian voice.
Blackfire spinned around to see a green teenager. "I remember you! Your that Green Lantern that brought Tokar'i's body back to Tamaran."
"Yes that is me." Garfield replied.
"My look at you, you've grown since the last time I saw you." Blackfire comments as she steps in front of him "So tell me, are you looking for a girl to give a good time for?"
"Actually, he has." Arisia told her as Blackfire notice the Graxosian "By the way, return what you stole, princess."
"How about...no." Blackfire told as she shoots a star bolt towards a table to where Kanjar Ro's crew members are, bursting their food and drinks.
"You fragging troq!" one of Kanjar's men shouts as the crew members brings out their weapons.
"My que to run." Blackfire said as she kiss Garfield on the lips as she quickly flew out of the bar.
"Don't jus stand there, Garfield! Get your cute green ass in gear and lets stop that Tamaranean!" Arisia shouted at her boyfriend before slapping the back on his head.
"O-O-On it!" Garfield stuttered before flying off after the Tamaranean before getting punched by Kanjar Ro.
"You were with that, Troq!" Kanjar Ro roared as he peered down at the young Lantern.
"I was trying to arrest her, but you'll do for now!" Garfield growled as he created a hugs spiked baseball bat and knocked the pirate away. "Arisia, take them down!" He ordered with anger in his eyes.
"On it!" Arisia replied as she creates twin hammers as she takes down Kanjar Ro's crew members as the bar goers ends up clearing out of here.
Garfield then grabs Kanjar Ro by the collar as he forms a sword and aims it on the pirate's neck "Drop your weapons or bug eyes becomes a cabab." he orders as the crew members raise their hands as they give up that easily "Better." he told as he and Arisia cuffs the pirates as Gar begins to chase Blackfire "You take them in, I'll go catch Komi."
"Don't get distracted by her kisses next time." Arisia told him as she cuffs the five pirates.
"I can't help it! I'm a teenager and she is a more exotic and older version of Kori!" Garfield yelld back in embarassment as he flew off to catch up with the rogue princess.
"Haha lost those Lanterns!" Blackfire boasted to herself. "Shame, almost. Garfield is kind of cute now a days."
"Good to know." Garfield commented with a smirk. "That won't stop me from taking you in, though."
"Ah, why hello there Lantern Garfield." Blackfire purred as she hid her stolen goods behind her back.
"Come on Komi, just return the stolen items to it's rightful owners." Garfield told the princess "Maybe we can have a word with the Emperor and Empress about what you've been doing these days."
"I'm a big girl now, so my parents holds no authority over me." Blackfire told him as she gives a coyly smile.
"Alright, looks like I'll have to cuff you then." Garfield told as he creates a pair of cuffs to aim towards Blackfire, but she flew off before he could catch her "So this is what Batman feels when he chases Catwoman." he muttered as he flew up to chase Blackfire.
'Cute, but dumb.' Blackfire thought when she suddenly stops moving and waits for the Lantern to catch up.
"Don't move, Kom-" Garfield ordered before he was cut off by the girl smashing her lips to his and her tongue plunging into his mouth. 'Must fight it!' He shouted in his mind, but his hormones prove to be too much and he passionatly returns the kiss which delights the Tamaranean.
'Good Garfield, fall right into my trap.' Blackfire thought as he moved her hands up his abs and chest. 'At least he is a great kisser, and has yummy muscles.' Suddenly Blackfire stoped kissing the Lantern which made him whimper.
"Why' you stop?" Garfield asked before he was knocked out by one mean right hook clashed with his left cheek, and left a small and deep cut.
"Sorry cutie, but I don't plan on going to prison anytime soon." Blackfire whispered into the young man's ear before flying away.
"Aw frag." Garfield winced as he rubs his cheek as it bleeds.
"Gar, are you okay?" Arisia asked him as she flew with the space pirates all chained up using her ring.
"Yeah, I am." Garfield replied "She got away, but I grabbed her bag of what she stole from the sellers." he then brings up the bag of stolen items Blackfire stole.
"That's good news." Arisia states.
"Yeah, and now we're going to check Kanjar Ro's ship to see what they have that could take down the Green Lantern Corps." Garfield told which shocks Arisia.
"Take down the Corps? Why would these guys want with that stuff?" Arisia inquired as she looks at Kanjar Ro.
"Like I'm going to talk." Kanjar Ro sneered as he saw Garfield creating a spike bat which frightens the pirate "Alright, alright. See, this client, we don't know his name, but he really, really wants this stuff."
"What's inside the ship that your client needs?" Garfield inquires.
"Some crystal energy that can weaken your powers Green Lanterns." Kanjar pause for a moment as he gives a grim expression "Parallax Crystals."
"What are Parallax crystals?" Garfield asked Arisa who simply shrugs her shoulders.
"I don't know." Arisia asnwered. "We should ask the Guardians."
"Yes. After we destroy these crystals and take a couple samples with us." Garfield replied before picking two up and sending the rest into a close sun. "The Corps will be safe for now."
After the two Lanterns turns in Kanjar Ro and his crew, and the Parallax crystals, they go to report to the Guardians to tell them about what they find.
"The Parallax crystals!? I thought we've made sure we destroyed them." one of the Guardians questions.
"What are the Parallax crystals?" Garfield asked them.
"Tell me Garfield, do you know what the Green Elements are called?" the female Guardian asked him.
"Ion, ma'am." Garfield respond to his superiors.
"Correct. You see Garfield, Ion has a polar opposite and it's weakness: Parallax, mainly known as the Yellow Element." she told him.
"And yellow represents fear, the Green Lantern's weakness." another explains.
"Wait, are you saying Green and Yellow don't mixed?" Garfield questions "So someone Kanjar Ro is supplying for those crystals to destroy us."
"But we're not going to let that happen!" Arisia said "The Corps will not allow someone to get their hands on the yellow element."
Suddenly, G'nort and Ch'p burst in as G'nort trips his landing, but Ch'p manage to keep it straight "Gar, we've recieved a distress signal from Aradoh."
"A distress signal?" Garfield inquired.
"There was a distress signal we've received, a-a-and it sounded like someone is stranded on Aradoh, it's around you're sector Garfield!" G'nort finished as he helps himself up.
"Let's all check it out." Garfield respond as he, Arisia, Ch'p, and G'nort heads forward to Aradoh.
When Garfield and Arisia arrive at the planet they quickly found a broken down space pod and a a crying Tamaranean princess sitting on a rock.
"Kori?" Garfield calmy greeted which made the girl gasp and look up in surprise.
"F-Friend Garfield!?" Starfire cried in joy as she flew to the Lantern and developed him in a huge hug.
"Hey Kor, missed you too." Garfield respond as he pats her on the back.
"Care to tell us what happened?" Arisia inquires calmly "We're here for you, Kori."
Starfire wipes her tears as she sits on her pod as well as Garfield and Arisia "We were on a communication station in space and we were under the attack by a Shrieker. Once we leave, the Shrieker attacked again and we got separated by Robin's orders even though we couldn't hear him clearly and I haven't gotten contact with Robin, Friend Raven, Cyborg, and Blue Beetle."
"You left out Robin in the friend title." Garfield states.
"Well, Robin said that I am not his friend who is the girl." Starfire replied with a huff.
"What? Do you mean a girlfrind, Kori?" Garfield questioned his oldest friend.
"Yes, Friend Garfield." Starfire answered in a huff.
Garfield puts his arm around the girl who sets her head on his shoulder. "If the Boy Wonder doesn't want you as a girlfriend then he is obviously not well in the head." He whispered which made the girl giggle and slightly blush.
"Thank you, Friend Garfield. That makes me feel better." Starfire whispered back.
"Come on, let's go find the rest of your friends." Garfield told as he, Arisia, and Starfire flew up to find the others.
"What happened to your cheek, Friend Garfield?" Starfire asked him, pointing the bandage on Garfield's cheek.
"Oh this? I uh, got in a run in with your sister." Garfield replied as Starfire gasp.
"You did? How can she lift a hand on you?! Oh where did I go wrong with her." Starfire said as she kiss Garfield's cheek "I hope it feels better."
"I hope it does, Kor." Garfield replied as Arisia giggled.
'He forgot to mention the part where she kissed him.' Arisia thought as the three continue to fly.
As the three flew, they spotted Robin fighting some slime creature as he's about to fall down near a hole.
"Hey, watch your step!" Garfield shouts as he uses his ring to create a giant pillow for Robin to land on to prevent falling. Arisia then knocks the slime creature away by creating a hammer.
"Robin, are you the okay?" Starfire asked as she kept her cool.
"Yeah I'm okay, Starfire." Robin replied with a cold voice. "I didn't need your help, Lantern."
Starfire gasps at the tone which her leader speaks to her friend, but said friend doesn't miss a beat. "You could have fooled me, Boy Blunder. People always almost fall into a bottomless pit when they don't need help."
"Friend Garfield is right, Robin. If it weren't for him you could've fall to your doom." starfire states "Now let's go find the others."
"Hope G'nort and Ch'p had any luck." Garfield comments.
"Gar, this is G'nort we're talking about." Arisia informs him.
"Oh just because he got lost in space and ended up in Udola 12, doesn't mean he'll-" Garfield's ring then starts to beep as the holographic projections of G'nort appeared "Speak of the devil."
"I just found the robot and the Reach kid, Gar." G'nort told them "I'm even helping fixing up their pods."
"That's great G'nort, we'll be on our way." Garfield told as he informs "They're at west. We should meet up there for some assist."
"I hope friend Raven's alright." Starfire said as she worries about her empath friend.
The Titan's very own empath wakes up while holding her head to see a blury world before her.
"What happened?" Raven asked herelf.
"Happened, Shala!" A bunch of high pitched voice rings out that inwardly startles the girl.
Raven looks down after she stood up to see little white aliens in Chinese robes. "Go away."
"Go away, Shala!" They repeat her.
"Great, just what I need." Raven muttered as she notice the squirrel Green Lantern "You're one of the Beastly Lantern's friends, right?"
"Green Lantern Ch'p of space sector 1014 at your service, ma'am." Ch'p quipped.
"Service ma'am, shala!" the little aliens repeated.
"So out of all the Lanterns, I'm getting saved by a squirrel." Raven deadpans.
"Hey, just so you know, I've taken out enemy battalions invading my homeworld, missy." Ch'p states as he calls Garfield "I found one of the Titans, she reminds me of a female version of that Bat-human from the Justice League."
"You found Raven then." Garfield's voice can be heard. "And she isn't that bad. She's kinda cute."
"She can hear you, idiot." Ch'p responds in irritation, but the Titan shows no reaction.
"Transport her to G'nort's location. He's got Cyborg and Blue Beetle. I've got Robin and Kori." Garfield orders.
"Hey you don't order me around kid." Ch'p retorts.
"See ya then." Garfield states before leaving the conversation.
"Damn, human." Ch'p curses.
"Okay, I think I fixed it." G'nort states as he fixed one of the pods, Cyborg's, only for it to fall apart.
"More like you left out some screws, perro." Blue Beetle states as he fixed his pod successfully, and saw Cyborg using his one hand to pinch the bridge of his nose. He is missing one arm and his legs are self repairing.
"Where do you learn to fix a ship?" Cyborg had to ask.
"Well, usually I've always provided with a handy cap, but I'm not very good with instructions." G'nort answered as he rubs his chin "I'm sure if I try it a second time..."
'How did this guy/ese became a Green Lantern!?' Cyborg and Blue Beetle mentally questions about the dog-like Lantern.
"And how are my favorite male Titans doing today?" Garfield asked the two Titans after he snuck up behind them.
"AAAAHHH!" They both scream in a high pitch girly voice.
"Hey ese, that ain't cool." Blue Beetle comments as he grabs his chest.
"Yeah, GL." Cyborg agrees as he also grabs his chest.
"That was most funny wasn't it friends?" Starfire states as she lands with a smiling face.
"Gar, always knows how to make an entrance." Arisia comments with a scrowling Robin behind her.
"I see the gangs all here." Ch'p said as he and Raven appears in front of them.
"What happened to your pods?" Robin asked Cyborg as Blue Beetle, as they point towards G'nort who's trying to fix up the ship, but fails "He's making the ship worse!"
"G'nort's doing his best, he just need some help Traffic Light." Garfield told the boy blunder as he, Arisia, and Ch'p helps out G'nort, as well as Blue Beetle.
"I'll help as well amigos, I got the ship's blue prints to help fix her up." Beetle states as his arms forms into tools.
"Thanks for the help, Blue B." Garfield comments as he slaps the teen on the back.
"No problem, ese." Blue Beetle replied to the Lantern.
'Look at that bastard!' Robin thinks. 'First he saves us from Val-Vor, then he knows Starfire's name, she kissed him, he saved my life...WHICH I DIDN'T NEED! AND NOW HE IS BONDING WITH MY TEAM!'
The Lanterns and Blue Beetle soon repaired the ship, as it looks brand new just like last time "Well, it took some hours, but we've manage to fix the ship like new." Garfield states as he receives a hug from Starfire.
"Thank you very much, Friend Garfield!" Starfire comments as she smiled happily.
"Anytime Kori." Garfield replied as Star releases her hug.
Unexpectedly, they all heard a shrieking noise from the other side of the forest.
"Oh no, it's the Shrieker!" Blue Beetle exclaimed.
"Yo, I'm not fixed yet! And wear's my arm!?" Cyborg panics as he looks around for his arm.
"Alright Titans, prepare yourselves!" Robin orders as he pulls out his bo staff.
"Wait." Garfield told them "I sense something else, or someone."
"We don't have time, we gotta-" Robin's words were cut off as they saw the Shrieker rise up from the other side as it then falls down to the ground, unconscious.
"I see that you've made some friends, Garfield." said a familiar voice that Garfield recognized as he, Arisia, Ch'p, and G'nort look up and saw their old friend, Green Lantern Sinestro.
"No way...Sinestro you old son of a gun!" Garfield shouts happily as he flew towards to his father figure as he grips his hand "Where the frag have you been all these years?"
"I'll tell you later when we get to Oa." Sinestro told him as he look at his fellow Lanterns and other unfamiliar group "Care to introduce me to your friends?"
"This is my friends Kori the Princess of Tamaran. And Raven, Blue Beetle, Cyborg and Robin of Earth." Garfield informs with pride, but Sinestro notices that there was something special when he said Kori and lacking something when he said Robin.
"Good day, your majesty." Sinestro greets as he slightly bows.
"Hello, Lantern Sinestro." Starfire greets in returns with a regal bow.
"Everybody will be so excited to see you again, Sinestro! Especially Soronik." Garfield comments to the older Lantern.
"Yes. I have been out for so long after my mission." Sinestro agrees as he turn to fly "We must go so I can inform the Guardians and my daughter Soronik that I am alive."
"Yes, we should. Later guys, I'll see you again when I decide to visit Earth." Garfield told them as he, Arisia, G'nort, and Ch'p followed Sinestro back to Oa.
'There's something about this Sinestro that felt a bit...off.' Raven thought as she saw the Lanterns fly out of the sky as she gets on the T-ship 'Still, I can't believe Lantern Garfield thinks that I'm...cute.' she thought as she hid her blush.
"Raven, why are you blushing?" Blue Beetle asked the empath "My scarab is telling me that you have some infatuation for Garfield."
"No way, little Raven's got a crush?" Cyborg teased as deep down he's happy that Raven has a new crush after her heart was broken by their former teammate and first love, Terra.
"Shut up!" Raven growls at her two teammates.
"This is glorious, Friend Raven!' Starfire shouts as she hugs her best friend.