Stars glittered across the vast expanse, shimmering with ethereal light. Nebulas clouds of stardust wafted through the expanse in various colors as comets streaked with dazzling, sparkling tails in their wake. There were multiple landmasses, all large, but then they started to converge, forming one big landmass in the middle of this starry space. That's when a white flash went off, and when it did, Anne Boonchuy was dropped onto the ground. Anne let out an "Oomph!" upon impact and growled with anger as she got up and looked around.
"Okay! Who's the asshole who…!?" Anne looked around and realized she wasn't in Los Angeles anymore. No, she was definitely not in her universe anymore. "Great, what fresh interdimensional hell is this?"
Another flash of white light made Anne turn around and raise her fists in preparation for a fight. However, she dropped her fists and stared dumbfoundedly at the person who appeared. It was herself. However, this other Anne was donned in yellow uniform and cape. Her hair was straightened out, and her eyes glowed bright yellow with black slits.
"Ow, what the hell happened? Did I just get sent to another universe?" Fear Queen asked.
"HEY!"
Fear Queen turned her head in the direction of the familiar voice and the same shocked expression that was on Scarlet Avenger earlier was now on Fear Queen's. "Who…You're me!"
"No shit, sherlock. Now spill it, what's going on?!" Scarlet Avenger demanded.
"Dude, first off, chill. I don't even know what's going on here! And how do I know you weren't the one who brought me here?" Fear Queen accused.
"The demon eyes and that outfit say otherwise, you look like a villain," Scarlet Avenger retorted.
"Okay, seriously, you need to chill. Someone's obviously kidnapped us."
"I'd say you were crazy, but given that Amphibia exists in another universe, I guess it isn't a stretch for there to be another me out there," Scarlet Avenger speculated.
Fear Queen's eyes locked onto Scarlet's right hand. There was a red ring on her middle finger, and there was a strange symbol inside of it, not completely unlike the symbol on her yellow ring.
"Wait, I think I know why we were brought here. You have some kind of power ring, right?" Queen asked.
Scarlet looked at her right hand and then at Queen's, just now noticing the similarities of her form to the one she took when she activated her ring's power. "Hey, you're right. But something tells me yours doesn't run on the same thing mine does. This ring is powered by rage. And yours?"
"Fear," Queen answered. "Guess that explains why you're so aggro."
"Heh," Scarlet chuckled, "You'd be pissed off too if your family and surrogate frog family were dead."
Queen's eyes widened as she asked, "Wait, what?! Mom and Dad are dead, and the Plantars?! How?! Why?!"
Scarlet looked at her counterpart for a moment, she doubted the same things happened exactly the in her universe. And from what she could determine, the fact that Queen didn't mention the invasion meant that it hadn't happened yet. But it seems this version of herself gained a power ring far sooner than herself, which meant the outcome would probably be different.
"Don't worry about it. What happened in my universe is more than likely not going to happen to you," said Scarlet.
"How can you be sure?!"
"Because by the time I got this ring, they were killed. You have yours now, so you'll have a way better chance of protecting everyone."
There was a sadness in Scarlet's voice, Queen could tell that whatever this version of herself went through, it was deeply tragic and painful. "Sorry…I didn't mean to bring it up."
"Whatever, let's just find the person or thing that brought us here, and punch them in face until they send us back," Scarlet threatened.
"Yeah, if we do, I'll handle the questioning part."
Before either Anne could begin their search, another flash of white light went off, this time the flash happened a few feet away from them. When the white light faded, they found themselves staring at yet another Anne. This one was dressed in a swimsuit, which meant that whatever she was doing, it was happening at a beach somewhere. Although, for some reason, neither Scarlet nor Queen were feeling good about this one. They started to feel a sense of danger that they hadn't when they met each other.
"OW! What the heck?!" Avatar got up and looked around. Frantically shifting her gaze from one direction to the other, as if desperately searching for something. "Where am I?! Who took my stuff?!"
"Hey!" Scarlet called out. "It's alright, you're not the only one who got taken."
Avatar turned around and spotted her alternate universe counterparts. "What the?! You stole my look?!"
"Uh, stole?"
Avatar's eyes shifted their gaze to the rings that both of them were wearing.
"Is it me, or is she eyeing us?" Scarlet asked.
"Your rings, they're like mine," Avatar noted.
"Guess we were right, whoever's doing this is taking different Anne's with power rings," Queen deduced. "So, um, what's your ring powered by?"
Avatar started to giggle. It wasn't a happy giggle either, more like a sinister, almost psychotic giggle that made the hairs on the back of Scarlet's neck stand on end.
"You wanna know what my ring's power is? It's avarice," Avatar answered.
"Avarice? What's that?" Queen asked.
{"Avarice", noun. Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.}
"I'll be taking those rings now," said Avatar.
"Wait, what?!" Scarlet and Queen exclaimed.
Avatar was engulfed in orange flame-like energy for a few seconds and emerged in her Orange Lantern uniform. Her irises and pupils glowed with pure orange light, and her teeth were all razor sharp now.
"Shit!" Scarlet's body erupted with red flame-like energy, and in a matter of seconds she emerged in her Red Lantern look. "Guess I'm fighting myself after all!"
Queen looked at her rage counterpart and blushed a little when she saw how her uniform didn't cover much of the front. "Dude, you chose that outfit? And is your hair on fire?!"
"Are you really going to criticize my look when we got THAT to deal with?!" Scarlet chastised.
Avatar took off like a rocket towards Scarlet and Queen. The Red and Yellow Lanterns swiftly bolted to the right and left, just barely missing the claw constructs around Avatar's hands as she brought them down. The ground beneath her crumbled as a large crater formed from the impact. Scarlet Avenger and Fear Queen flew into the air and appeared over Avatar's head.
"Okay, well, she's insane," said Fear Queen. "We need a plan to deal with her."
"Here's one, just beat the shit out of her!" Scarlet shouted as she flew down towards Avatar.
Scarlet Avenger pointed her ring hand at Avatar and unleashed several rapid-fire energy bolts. Crimson energy rained down on Avatar, but the maniacal version of themselves didn't even bother to move as she waved her hands above her head, creating a wall of orange light. Strangely, while some of the energy bolts exploded around her, the ones that hit the shield seemed be…absorbed by the shield. Scarlet growled and shot towards her right, coming to a halt in midair as she concentrated and formed her six-armed asura construct. The two lower large arms hooked their claws into the land as the two large upper arms began to channel red energy like a pair of cannons.
"EAT THIS!" Scarlet roared as she fired twin beams of raging red light.
"POOR CHOICE OF WORDS, DUDE!" Avatar yelled back.
Avatar raised her right hand, as if she was summoning something. That something did emerge in the form of a giant alien beast. It resembled a dragon, but it had long, wide fins on its back for wings, two rows of glowing nodes that ran down from the back of its head to the tip of its tail. And the tail itself had a couple of sharp pincers. The draconic, fish-like alien opened its mouth, however, its jaws opened wider, like a pelican as it began to inhale. The twin energy beams were then pulled into that sucking force as they entered the mouth of the alien beast.
{Power levels at 90%, 85%, 80% – Warning: rapid energy loss detected!}
"WHAT?! HOW?!"
Avatar's smile widened as she could feel the Red Light of Rage getting drained from the red version of herself, but her celebration was cut off, both figuratively and literally. Fear Queen descended from the sky with two huge sword constructs and slashed off the arms of the asura construct, effectively stopping the energy drain. Scarlet let the construct fall apart as she hovered in midair while Fear Queen floated beside her.
{Power levels at 65%.}
"You burn through a lot of charge real quick, don't you?" Fear Queen commented.
"No! Normally, that wouldn't have drained much! But that thing, her monster, it was like it was sucking up my energy!" Scarlet retorted.
"Avarice…greed…wait a minute. Yours is powered by your anger, mine is by fear, and hers is by greed. If each of these lights has a different power, then hers must be to take," Fear Queen deduced.
"Seriously?"
"Think about it. She starts accusing us of 'stealing her look', and now she wants our rings. Then your ring starts losing power as soon as you hit her with an attack. Her power, or at least one of them, is taking energy away. Damn, this is going to be harder than I thought."
Scarlet looked at her ring and grunted. "Hey, if that's the case. You should know. If my ring hits zero, I'll die."
"What? Why?" Queen asked.
"Long story short, when the ring came to me, it stopped my heart. And now the ring acts as my life support. Isn't it the same for you?" Scarlet asked.
"Hell no! My ring never said anything about that! Hey, is it true?!" Queen asked her ring.
{Negative. The cessation of the user's heart is a unique effect that is only prevalent among the ring wielders of the Red Lantern Corps. It is a function meant to make them more relentless fighters, as a result, if their rings lose power, so too will the life of the wielder be ended.}
"Great, looks like I drew the fucking short straw when it comes to rings. Guess that tracks with my luck," Scarlet complained.
Avatar ordered the alien beast to charge. The beast roared and flew straight at the two Lanterns. Scarlet and Queen made a run for it, flying in zigzagging patterns to try and stop their insane counterpart from getting any more of their energy. However, what they didn't count on was that Avatar had way more constructs. More alien beasts started to manifest from her ring, all while Avatar kicked back and floated in the air.
"She's so mocking us! Look at her!" Scarlet shouted in annoyance.
"Okay, I might have a way to stop her," Queen stated.
"How?"
"I can use my light to find out what she's most afraid of. Even if she's bat shit insane, she's gotta be afraid of something. With that, I can paralyze her with fear and hopefully make her go comatose from it. But I need to get in close!"
Scarlet furrowed her brow and said, "Heads up, they're coming back around!"
Scarlet and Queen broke off in different directions, dividing the efforts and attention of the constructs. Queen activated the stealth feature of her ring as her body shimmered for a moment before completely fading away, and causing the constructs that were pursuing her to stop and look around in confusion. The beasts that were pursuing Queen turned their attention to Scarlet and joined their fellow constructs in the chase. She fired several more shots at them, but just like before, the orange light that their bodies were made of was absorbing her light.
"DID THAT BITCH JUST USE ME AS BAIT?!" Scarlet yelled.
Meanwhile, Avatar was just lounging about, but that's when she noticed that the yellow version of herself was gone. Little did she know, Queen was already about to attack, but just as she phased back into the visible spectrum, Queen had to lurch back as a sword nearly cut her head off. Fear Queen flipped backwards in midair and stopped for a moment to see what it was that had attacked her, but when she did, it gave her pause.
"Hey, Anne~" came the lilting voice of Sasha Waybright.
"S-Sasha?" Queen gasped. "Tch, neat trick, you can make them look and talk just like Sasha, huh?"
"Oh, she's not just a construct. She technically is Sasha," Avatar explained. "After I killed her and Marcy, I stole their personalities and imprinted them onto constructs, so now, it's like they're always with me."
"YOU DID WHAT?!"
"Hey, Anna-banana, think fast!"
Unfortunately, she didn't. Fear Queen was hit in the back by something which exploded on impact, causing the Yellow Lantern to release a grunt of pain. When she managed to turn her head, she saw a construct of Marcy. It grinned at her with the same maniacal smile as Avatar. Thanks to the explosion propelling her forward, Fear Queen was brought into the striking vicinity of Orange Sasha. The construct of her lover and best friend raised both of her swords and slashed Fear Queen across the chest, leaving a glowing orange "X" in the air. Fear Queen yelled as she felt the sting of the blades, but thankfully her protective aura managed to hold.
{Power levels at 43%.}
Orange Sasha was gearing up for a second slash but was interrupted by several red energy bolts raining down in a vertical line that separated Queen and Orange Sasha as multiple explosions followed in the wake of the blasts. Fear Queen managed to fly up and away from the two constructs, panting in slight pain from the damage she took. Scarlet flew up next to Queen struck her in the arm, hard.
"OW! What the hell?!"
"You're lucky to be getting off with that! You used me as bait!" Scarlet accused.
"Sorry, but it was the only way. Ugh, for all the good it did me. Those Marcy and Sasha constructs took a huge chunk of my charge," Queen replied.
"These things act like they're alive. Whenever I make something, I have to think about what I want them to do. But her, she's making several of these things at once and she's not even breaking a sweat," Scarlet noticed.
Queen narrowed her gaze; she wondered if it was a good idea to tell this raged up version of herself that the insane version of them killed Sasha and Marcy. Scarlet was already on the warpath, and telling the Red Lantern this information could make her go into a full-on berserker rage. Queen was doing her best to keep it together after hearing that information from someone with her face and voice, and Avatar said it so nonchalantly, like it was nothing at all. She could understand if it was someone like Maggie or her little thug friends who she killed and inducted, but to kill Sasha and Marcy, their two best friends. Not even Queen could bring herself to do that, or at least, it seems as though she was a version that couldn't.
"Hey, your Sasha and Marcy, are they alive?" Queen asked.
"Yeah. Are…Are yours not alive?" Scarlet asked.
"They are but we were separated when we got sent to Amphibia."
Scarlet sighed. "Oh boy. You're in for it then."
"Okay, well, this was fun, but I think it's time I took what's MINE!" Avatar announced as she rose into the air, flanked by her prized constructs of Orange Sasha and Orange Marcy.
"I hate to say it, but I think we're screwed," Queen stated.
"Of the different ways I thought I might die, getting killed by an alternate universe version of me never made my list."
The constructs were ready to attack, however, several explosions rang out through the air, causing the constructs, and the other three Annes to look up. That's when a green star came flying down from above and began rapidly firing at the orange constructs. The green star changed direction and appeared behind Scarlet and Queen, and when the star's light dimmed, they realized it was yet another version of themselves.
"Whoa, this is freaky," said the new Anne.
"And you are?" Scarlet asked.
"I guess calling myself Anne Boonchuy would be redundant considering…you two are me. I guess to keep this from getting confusing, call me the Emerald Knight," Knight suggested.
"Fear Queen," the Yellow Lantern stated.
"Ugh…Scarlet Avenger. Still don't like that name," the Red Lantern answered.
"Okay, so what the heck is that!" Knight asked as she pointed to Avatar.
"That would be the insane, greedy version of us. She's using a ring that's powered by avarice, like mine is fear, and hers is rage. It sucks up all our energy," Fear explained.
"Huh, mine's willpower. So, how did this whole fight start?" Knight inquired.
"She wanted our rings, we said no. Now she wants to kill us and take 'em," Scarlet answered.
"…Seriously? That's it?" Knight asked.
"Does it need to be more complicated than that?!" Avatar exclaimed. "Those rings are mine, including yours!"
The construct Orange Lantern Corps rushed towards them, with Orange Sasha and Orange Marcy taking the lead. Knight thrusted her right hand forward and formed a large spherical barrier around all three of them. The barrier was then besieged by Orange Sasha slashing at the barrier, and Orange Marcy shooting at it with a high-tech looking crossbow. Other alien constructs appeared and began bashing at the sphere from all different sides, only adding to the stress of maintaining it.
{Power Levels at 63%, 60%, 54%, 49%. Warning: power levels dropping at alarming rate.}
"Well, this sucks!" Knight noted as she struggled to maintain the barrier.
To her credit, Scarlet and Queen were surprised that Knight's barrier was still holding. They were told the green light drew its strength from willpower from the information on their rings, and they couldn't deny that they were very willful people, so it made sense that this barrier was resilient. However, it was not immune to the draining effects of the orange light. With each hit that was made, the orange light took another piece of Knight's energy.
Queen raised her right hand and formed her own barrier, creating a secondary layer of yellow light within the barrier to reinforce the green barrier. "Look, no matter what, we can't let Scarlet use up her energy!"
"Why?!" Knight asked.
"She'll die if she does! Her ring is the only thing keeping her alive! If it goes down to zero, then that's it!" Queen explained.
"Don't treat me like some kind of helpless kid! I can still fight!"
"No way! No one's dying here! Not while I'm here!" Knight let out a battle cry as she focused and expanded the barrier.
The result pushed the other orange constructs away, but that only lasted a few seconds before they started to attack again.
{Powers levels at 35%, 20%. Warning: recharge is strongly recommended.}
Avatar was chuckling as she watched the other three versions of herself struggle. It was inevitable that she'd get their rings. Everything she laid her eyes on was hers, and so too would be their lives.
{Power levels at…25%.}
"Huh?"
"Didn't it just say it was twenty percent earlier?"
{Power levels at 30%, 40%, 50%.}
Knight was starting to feel something, a surge of power coursing through her. The green protective aura around her body started to shine with greater intensity, and wisps of emerald energy started to leak out from the corners of her eyes. At the same time, her power ring kept announcing that the power levels were rising and rising quickly.
{Power levels at 90%, 95%, 99%, 100%, 110%, 120%.}
Knight released another fierce battle cry as the barrier shined with bright emerald light that released a powerful shockwave that threw all the orange constructs far away from them. Even Avatar was confused when she saw what Knight did.
"Jeez! What the hell did you do?!" Scarlet asked.
"I seriously don't know! I just feel super charged for some reason," said Knight.
Another star descended from the skies, this time a blue one. A sonic boom echoed through the expanse as the blue light accelerated, but then came to a slow stop between Avatar and the other three Lanterns. When the light faded, it revealed yet another Lantern Anne. Her hair was glowing bright blue, reminding Scarlet and Knight of when they went into their Calamity forms. This blue Anne had her hands in a prayer position as she turned around to face her three other counterparts.
"Looks like I made it in time," said Guardian.
"A blue version now," said Queen.
"Dude, you have no idea, but you need to be careful! That other version can absorb our lights," Knight warned.
{Notice: The Blue Light of Hope cannot be consumed by the Orange Light of Avarice,} said Knight's ring. {Avarice can erode Willpower, but it cannot consume Hope. Consequently, proximity to a member of the Blue Lantern Corps results in the boosting of this unit's power levels and strengthening of user's constructs.}
"Seriously?! Sweet!" Knight exclaimed.
Scarlet sighed in relief. "Great, finally we caught a break."
Knight flew closer to Guardian and said, "Emerald Knight. You?"
"Azure Guardian. Marcy's idea," Guardian replied.
"Figures. Now…" Knight took a fighting stance, and Guardian mirrored her counterpart. "Let's end this fight!"
"Right behind you!"
Knight and Guardian raised their right fists into the air and fired twin beams. The green and blue beams spiraled, wrapping around each other before colliding and releasing a scatter shot of lions, tigers, and jaguars, each one made of the combined lights of Willpower and Hope. The big cat constructs homed in on the various alien beast constructs, each of which readied to absorb their light. But when the dual light constructs hit, they exploded on impact. The result of the explosion blew a huge chunk out of the larger construct alien beasts, and for the smaller ones, it completely shattered them to pieces.
"WHAT?!" Avatar yelled. "YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME?!"
Knight and Guardian flew up into the fray, both Lanterns formed construct swords which they used to pierce the hides of the larger alien beast constructs, carving them apart as they flew around their bodies before moving onto the next big one. Along the way, they easily cut down several smaller, human sized constructs before hitting another big one. Each of the orange constructs shattered apart under their power.
Avatar growled with anger as she then looked at the Red and Yellow Lanterns that were still unable to fight back. The greed obsessed Anne gave the mental command for Orange Sasha and Orange Marcy to break off and attack the two more vulnerable Lanterns. Heeding her mental command, Orange Sasha and Orange Marcy separated from the rest of the horde and made a beeline straight for Scarlet and Queen. The two Lanterns saw the construct versions of their friends/lovers coming straight at them, but before either one of them could be attacked, a puff of purple smoke exploded around both of them. Orange Marcy shot several arrows, while Orange Sasha slashed the air and launched two crescent energy blades. The attacks passed through the smoke, hitting nothing but air.
"What the hell?!" Orange Sasha exclaimed. "Where'd they go?!"
"Down there, look!" Orange Marcy called out as she pointed at the ground.
Down below, Scarlet and Queen were now on their rears and staring up at another version of themselves. This Anne looked like she had come from an ancient tribe, with her strange body markings and the wooden staff she held in her left hand.
"Nok," said the tribal Anne.
"Oh, great. Language barrier," Scarlet complained.
"I can talk normal. That just comes out once in a while," the tribal Anne retorted. "I'm going to take a wild guess and say that the orange me is the bad guy here, and the other two are trying to stop her. Problem is, I can't decide if you're also bad guys."
"Then, why did you save us if you weren't sure?" Queen asked.
"Because I would rather save your lives then regret not doing it later."
Scarlet and Queen got up and dusted themselves off.
"Well, thanks I guess. And as much as it irritates me, we can't do anything. Just let Knight and Guardian take care of Crazy Anne," Scarlet informed. "Our lights will be absorbed by her orange light."
Shaman looked up and noticed how Knight and Guardian were destroying the orange constructs with ease. "They don't look like they're having trouble."
"The green one, Knight, was. But apparently that orange light can't absorb the blue light, and that blue light is boosting Knight's power so they're able to fight back," Queen explained.
Shaman concentrated, and as she did, the hollow at the top of her staff shifted from its indigo color to the same blue color of Guardian's. The symbol of the Blue Lanterns appeared, hovering a few inches from Shaman's forehead as her eyes opened and revealed that they were glowing with blue light.
"That a fact?"
Orange Sasha flew down from the sky, flipped around, and slashed with both of her swords. Shaman coated her staff in blue light as she raised it up and stopped Orange Sasha's attack, creating a shockwave that made the ground beneath them break apart.
"Another Anne?! How many are we going to have to try and kill today?!" Orange Sasha complained.
"None." Shaman pushed back on Orange Sasha's blades and thrusted her right fist into Orange Sasha's face.
A huge blast of blue light erupted from her ring and engulfed Orange Sasha. The construct of her best friend quickly shattered into pieces, ending that threat.
"SASHY! HOW DARE YOU!" Orange Marcy yelled with fury as she fired multiple beam arrows with her construct crossbow.
Shaman created a large medieval shield above their heads as the arrows rained down on them. The tribal Anne raised her staff and hit the butt of the staff against the ground, creating a large puff of purple smoke. The shield vanished and the rain of laser arrows finally reached their destination, causing a series of explosions. However, Orange Marcy noticed that they were gone again. A blue light was cast over her, along with a faint shadow. Orange Marcy turned around and noticed a huge blue construct mantis.
"Oh…shoot."
The mantis raised its sickle arm and with one swipe, slashed through the Orange Marcy, shattering her form completely.
"MARCY!" Avatar growled with more anger as her orange aura flared up like a raging wildfire. "YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT!"
Knight and Guardian readied themselves to go down and put an end to this fight. But something strange happened. Violet-pink crystals started to form around Avatar's feet, the crystal quickly crept up her lower half, and made the Orange Lantern panic as she tried to free herself. But her power felt like it was being sealed somehow. The violet-pink crystals continued to get higher and higher until only Avatar's head was left untouched. Avatar's body fell out of the sky like a lead weight, but before she could hit the ground, a violet aura wrapped around her, halting her descent. She was then planted, feet first into the ground, leaving her right side up.
"Uh…that wasn't me," said Knight.
"Me neither," Guardian remarked.
A violet light appeared next to Avatar, and when it faded, a seventh Anne was revealed too. Although, this version made the others blush from embarrassment when they saw the slightly revealing outfit she was wearing.
"And you complained about my look?" Scarlet snarked.
"Retracted," said Queen.
"That's enough, let's make love, not war," said Star.
Avatar struggled as she tried to get free from the crystal but found it impossible to do so. Knight, Guardian, Queen, Shaman, and Scarlet flew over to where they were and landed in a circle around them. Once they were certain that the scantily clad Anne wasn't a threat, everyone took a seat on the ground, with the exception of Avatar who was still trapped in her crystal prison. Knight looked around at her counterparts, noting how each them had a different color, and not just color, but she could feel that they were different from her in other ways.
"Okay, so, we have seven different Annes, seven different lights. I'm starting to see a pattern here," said Knight. "Let's get call signs out of the way. Emerald Knight."
"Fear Queen."
"Azure Guardian."
"…Indigo Shaman."
"Don't really have a codename. Everyone who could give me one is dead. How 'bout…Avatar of Avarice? Sounds catchy," Avatar suggested.
"Screw you. Mine's Scarlet Avenger," the Red Lantern grumbled. "And you, Pinky?"
"Depends, my 'codename' is Violet Star, but the people of Amphibia call me 'Queen Anne'." Star decided to be a little cheeky and added, "But my lovers call me something else in bed."
The other Annes, with the exception of Avatar, blushed when they heard her say that.
"I'm probably going to regret asking this, but who are your 'lovers'?" Scarlet inquired.
Star crossed her arms and said, "Really? You guys are all me. So, you should have a good idea who I'm talking about."
Queen glanced between her alternate selves and sighed as she raised her hand and said, "I'm going out with Sasha. So, I'm guessing you are, too?"
Star nodded and remarked, "Half right. Can you guess who the other is?"
"Other…?" Queen questioned.
"…She's talking about Marcy. Guess you managed to become girlfriends with both of them," Shaman stated.
Star nodded proudly. "I'm not sure about all of you, but we've been going out since our second year at SJMS. And now we live in Amphibia, where I'm the queen, and Sasha and Marcy are my royal advisors, and consorts."
Knight gulped as she asked, "Why does it sound like you've done some…things with your Sasha and Marce?"
"Because we have. A lot of things. Together. Behind closed doors. Do I need to go into detail?" Star pondered aloud.
"WE GET IT, YOU THREE FUCK! ENOUGH YOU HORNY BITCH!" Scarlet yelled.
The other Annes blinked.
"Must be soooo damn nice to be able to have that. Aren't you just fucking lucky," the Red Lantern complained.
"Whoa, chill out. I take it you have a thing for your Sasha and Marcy, too, right?" Guardian asked.
Scarlet raised her right hand and pointed at her ring. "I said this already, but this ring is what's literally keeping me alive. If its charge runs out, I die. If I let myself feel love for those two too much, then it'll leave me, and I die. You have no idea how hard it's been to keep watch over them, wanting to be with them. But knowing that if I do, I'll only hurt them, and if I feel that love, I'll just die in front of them!"
"…Wow, that sucks. If that's the case, just kill 'em. I know I did, and it's worked out great for me. I have them at my beck and call whenever I want," Avatar remarked.
All six Anne's turned towards Avatar and gave her a disgusted and angry look.
"YOU DID WHAT?!" five of the seven exclaimed in unison.
"Oh? Yellow there didn't tell you?" Avatar asked.
All eyes shifted to Queen. The Yellow Lantern sighed and answered, "According to her, those construct versions of Sasha and Marcy…they were created by killing the originals and stealing their personalities. She put them into those constructs. That's why those things could fight us without her doing anything. They're essentially living constructs…"
Scarlet rose from the ground as her eyes shined red once again, her red flaming hair flared as she took a step towards the trapped Anne. "YOU FUCKING BITCH! YOU KILLED THEM?! AND NOW YOU KEEP THEM AS YOUR FUCKING SLAVES?!"
"Eh, more or less," Avatar admitted. "But not just them. I also have Sprig, Polly, Hop Pop, all of Wartwood. Pretty much, I have every living creature, frog, newt, toad, and everything in between right in my ring."
They could tell that this Anne was insane, but they didn't realize just how insane she was until just now. This version of themselves had murdered everyone in Amphibia, along with countless other alien races in order to build up her horde.
Star shot to her feet as well and yelled, "HOW COULD YOU?! THE PLANTARS, EVERYONE IN WARTWOOD! THEY'RE OUR FAMILY! AND SASHA AND MARCY TOO! YOU HEARTLESS WITCH! HOW COULD YOU KILL THE TWO PEOPLE WE LOVE THE MOST?!"
Avatar, for the first time, let her smile drop as she gave both Scarlet and Star a frown. "Maybe your versions cared about you. But everyone was only in it for themselves in my universe. Sasha and I made love, just like you, Star. But then she betrayed me! She used me!"
Knight, Guardian, Star, and Scarlet had some idea of what Avatar was referring to. It had to be the coup attempt when Sasha and Grime tried to take over Amphibia. But Knight, Guardian, and Scarlet didn't have that kind of experience with Sasha.
"And Marcy, that little selfish liar, and everyone else! They were just using me! So, I decided to get what I was owed! It was my turn to be selfish for a change! And you know what? I'm not one damn bit sorry! And I'm this close to figuring out how to get back to Earth and bring in Mom and Dad!" Avatar threatened. "I'd make a pinching gesture, but my hands are trapped in crystal right now."
Scarlet and Star's rings glowed as they seemed ready to execute Avatar on the spot. However, Indigo and Guardian stood in Scarlet's way, while Knight and Queen did the same for Star.
"You're seriously going to defend her after what she just said?!" Scarlet asked indignantly.
"She killed everyone we love, and she'll do the same to Mom and Dad!" Star added.
"I get it, she's insane, and the things she went through broke her mind and heart. I can understand why she'd lose it," said Shaman. "But whatever's going on, we should let her live, for now."
"She's right," said Knight. "Whoever or whatever brought us here, wanted all of us together. Even someone as crazy as her. And it's not like we can change what happened. She killed them, that's her cross to bear."
Scarlet and Star scoffed but backed down all the same.
"Now that we have that out of the way, we should figure out how we got here," said Guardian. "Who would like to start?"
"Well Sasha, Marcy, and me were walking down the halls of the palace. We were about to grab something to eat, before we moved on to have some 'private fun'," Star wiggled her eyebrow for emphasis, "Next thing I know, I flash of white light goes off and throws me here."
"Same. N-Not the thing with Sasha and Marcy!" Knight quickly corrected. "I was stopping these two gangs from turning the streets of LA into a warzone. And after I did – boom – white light."
"I had finished healing some of the people of Wartwood after a centipede attack, and then a bright white flash went off," Shaman informed.
"I flew into a mountain thinking about…stuff, then flash of light," said Guardian.
"Stopped some toad tax collectors and was about to go and save Sasha, but now I'm here. And yes, due to a flash of white light," Queen explained.
"I was chilling on a beach like a baller, being served by my Sashy and Mar-Mar constructs, and then, surprise, white flash and I'm here with you guys," Avatar remarked.
"And I was just…watching over Sasha and Marcy from a rooftop. Same thing as you guys with the flash," Scarlet told them.
The seven Annes were starting to piece together that whoever or whatever brought them together was obviously powerful enough to bend the laws of space and time and bring all of them here together. Knight had a good idea who that might be, but it was strange that they hadn't made themselves known by now. But judging from what the other Annes were saying, it appeared that Knight was the only one out of the seven who had met The Guardian, which meant none of them were brought back. They weren't a copy like her. For now, it was best to keep that information to herself until she was certain.
While they were having this conversation, Scarlet realized something strange about herself. "Huh, you know. I'm pissed, but…I'm not as pissed as I usually am. I feel…less agitated if that makes any sense."
"Oh, so I'm not the only one then," Avatar commented.
"Do you want me to use your head as a punching bag? 'Cause I will," Scarlet threatened.
"Ignoring that. My hunger it's…gone. And my head feels…clearer somehow," Avatar noticed.
"And that's…a good thing, right?" Guardian asked.
"For all the perks of the ring, it's also got its downsides. Like being insanely hungry, all the time! And making me an uber kleptomaniac that can't really think about anything else other than stealing and getting what I want. Huh…wow, that's the first time I could think clearly enough to notice that about myself."
"Maybe you're ring's losing its charge and its influence is lessening?" Queen hypothesized.
"HA! Me? Run out of charge? AHAHA! That's a good one. This ring's max charge is 10,000%. Last I checked, I was at 7,000 plus percent."
The others blinked at the stupidly high charge that the ring had.
"Then what's affecting them?" Knight asked.
\\\"Such is the power of the lights of Love and Hope."/
A bright white light shined in the expanse, making all seven Annes shut their eyes for a moment. When the light faded, they beheld an eighth Anne, but this was one was dressed in a long flowing white dress, had glowing white wings, her eyes were blue stars, and at the center of the dress was the symbol of the White Light of Life.
"Aaaaaand now we have an angel Anne, because why not?" Scarlet remarked.
Knight gasped when she saw this new Anne, for some reason, her presence struck a chord with her more than the others. And the fact that the other Annes weren't reacting in the same manner meant that they weren't presented with the same choice as she was. Did that mean that this Anne was…was the original? Or was she the version that accepted godhood? Or maybe it was The Guardian appearing to them in a different form?
"Wait do you mean it's the power of love and hope?" Guadian asked.
\\\"The effects of the Orange Light of Avarice and Red Light of Rage are weakened by the lights of Love and Hope. Their proximity to you, Azure Guardian, and you, Violet Star, are allowing them to think more clearly, and not be idled by the rage or insatiable hunger of their rings."/
"Are you…Are you the one who brought us here?" Knight asked.
Angel Anne nodded.
"Why? For what reason?" Queen asked.
"Who are you exactly? Some uber powerful goddess version of us?" Guardian asked.
\\\"What or who I am, it's not really that important. What is important is that in another universe, there's a version of you that wields the White Light of Life, the light from which the seven were born from. Unfortunately, there is another Anne that succumbed to the darkness of the Black Light of Death. The latter of these two, is working at the behest of the Entity of Death, Nekron. His goal is to usher in the Blackest Night and bring an end to all life in all universes, so that it may return to the silence and stillness it once was."/
The Lanterns gulped.
"Okay, that sounds bad, but she's trapped in her own universe, right?" Shaman asked.
\\\"That was the case, but no longer. The Black Lantern Anne, the Angel of Death, has found a way to invade other universes. And right now, her first stop is the universe where the White Lantern version of yourselves is currently doing battle with her,"/ Angel Anne explained.
"Well, good, sounds like she has this under control then," Avatar noted.
\\\"She is the only one, and as powerful as she may be, she alone can't stop the coming darkness. The Angel of Death has with her an army of the undead, and one that will only grow in number if not stopped,"/ Angel explained.
"Zombies…you're telling us we also have to fight zombies?" Queen questioned.
"How hard can it be? Bust their heads and they go down easy," Scarlet remarked.
\\\"These aren't normal zombies. For they too wield power rings,"/ Angel added.
"Greeaaaaat, ring wielding zombies, got it," Shaman groaned.
\\\"That's why I gathered you all. Through the connection of the seven lights, I have called to you. And now, I ask you, will you fight at her side? If the Angel of Death is not stopped, if Nekron isn't stopped, then all life will be ended,"/ Angel Anne warned.
All seven Anne's glanced at each other as they weighed their options. This "Angel of Death" was universe hopping to kill all life in each one. While it may take a long, long time before she reached any of their universes, the fact remained that either sometime soon or in the far future, the Blackest Night would arrive for their worlds, and snuff out all life in it. Angel Anne was giving them a choice. To fight the Blackest Night now while they had the numbers and power to do so or hope that the White Lantern Anne could defeat the Angel of Death and stop the Blackest Night on her own. It was way too risky to allow that. They could end up kicking the can to another generation, or it could happen in the next few months or weeks. Time didn't seem to be linear with each of these universes, that was becoming clear to them. So, what might be years in one universe, may be minutes in theirs.
"I'm in," said Knight.
"Me too, I won't allow everyone I love to die like that," Guardian remarked.
"Like I'm going to allow another version of me kill my loves and my family," Star stated.
Scarlet crossed her arms and said, "I sacrificed too much to allow my home, Sasha, and Marcy to get killed by some death god! Show us where she is so I can kick her ass!"
"I'm definitely not allowing this. I'll make sure death fears me," Queen declared.
"I just started to make things right with Sasha and Marcy, I'm not about to let all that end now," Shaman proclaimed.
"…Eh, count me out."
"WHAT?!" the other six yelled.
"Dudes, I have an army. I have a crazy amount of power. Let her come, I'll steal her light too," Avatar boasted.
\\\"The Black Light of Death consumes everything, not even your light will be spared." Angel thought for a moment. "Oh, and B-T dubs, if she manages to get to your universe, everything that could be yours, or is already yours, will be wiped out. There will be nothing left for you to horde."/
"…BREAK ME OUT OF THIS THING! WE GOTTA STOP HER!"
You've got to be kidding me, the other Anne's thought. THAT's what motivates her?!
"Hold up, we should power up before we head off. Thanks to a certain SOMEONE, some of us are nearly empty," Scarlet pointed out.
Avatar only whistled innocently.
"But that means, we have to free…her," said Queen.
Knight turned around and looked Avatar in the eyes. "You get it, right? We're in this together. If we lose, then a whole lot of universes will end up dead. And you lose everything. We can't afford to watch our backs wondering if you're going to attack us."
Avatar sighed heavily as she said, "Yeah, I get it. I won't steal your energy. I'll use my army to hold back that undead army. Promise."
Knight looked at Star, and the Violet Lantern did not look happy about releasing the murderer of their friends and family. Even if her own were still alive back in her universe, it still angered Star that a version of herself would commit such a heinous act. But then again, there was another out there that was threatening to bring death to all universes. At the very least, this one would be contained to her own.
"Fine." Star's ring flashed and the crystal cocoon shattered and disappeared into fragments of violet light.
Queen eyed Avatar for a moment and that's when an idea popped into her head. "Actually, Guardian, you should stick close to crazy Anne."
"Why?" Avatar asked.
"If the Blue Light of Hope makes you less crazy, then there's less chance of you turning on us in the middle of the fight," she clarified.
"Huh, good point."
Knight glanced at Guardian and asked, "You up for babysitting her?"
"Don't worry, I got this."
"Alright, let's charge up," said Shaman.
Star, Guardian, Avatar, Scarlet, Queen, and Knight opened their pocket dimensions and took out their individual Lantern Power Batteries. Each one held up their Power Batteries and spoke their oaths.
"The power of the crimson red,
Can lead your soul away from dread!
And heal the deepest wounds of hate,
Let no one else decide your fate!"
"My life is MINE!
This power is MINE!
My friends are MINE!
No one will take what's MINE!"
"In Blackest Day, in Brightest Night,
Beware your fears made into light!
To bring you terror, this is my right.
I am your FEAR, now behold my might!"
"In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night,
No evil shall escape my sight!
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"
"In raging day, in fearful night,
With a strong heart my soul ignites!
When all seems lost in the dark of night,
Look to the stars, for hope burns bright!"
"In Blackest Night, when fear may show,
Like Brightest Day, let our power glow!
Unite as one as our feelings grow,
Through Compassion's light we dispel all woe!"
"For hearts long lost and black as night,
For those filled sorrow and spite!
Accept this power, let it shine bright,
Love conquers all, with violet light!"
Seven pillars of light shot into the endless sky as each Lantern warrior was powered back to maximum charge.
"Alright, Angel, this Rainbow Rodeo is ready to hit the road!" Knight exclaimed.
"Really?" Scarlet asked in a snarky. "'Rainbow Rodeo'? You make us sound like a pride group."
Star giggled as she remarked, "Uh, remind me, by show of hands, how many of us here have crushes on girls or are going out with a girl?" Star raised her hand first.
All of the Anne's, except for Avatar, blushed.
"I already admitted I'm dating Sasha."
"A-About that…I'm trying to sort out how I feel after getting confessed to," Guardian confessed.
"…It's complicated for me at the moment. I really don't think I deserve any them in that way," Shaman admitted.
"I…uh…I haven't really thought of them that way…but I mean…it's not like I can't not see myself with either one of them…or, uh, both of them," Knight stammered.
Scarlet crossed her arms. "I admit that I am crushing on them."
"Question, does it count if they're constructs?" Avatar asked.
"I am so going to kill you when this is over," Scarlet sneered.
"The time is now, everyone. Go, and end the Blackest Night."
Angel Anne waved her hand and created a portal of white light before them, each of the Annes nodded to each other before flying towards the portal and passing through it. However, just before Knight passed through it, she stopped and looked back at the Angel.
"…Are you…Are you her? I mean…are you…Do you even know what I mean?" Knight asked.
"I do. And to answer your question, I am, and at the same time, I'm not. All I can say is that what you will face on the other side of that portal might help you come to terms with how you are feeling as well. Because the White and Black Lantern versions of you in that universe are very much similar to you, but both took divergent paths when it came to their acceptance of who and what they are," said Angel.
Knight wasn't sure she liked that, even less so about what she and the others were about to walk into. But if this would clarify some things for her, then it was even more worth going in and fighting for it.
(Saint Anne's Universe)
The battle between Life and Death was fierce and unrelenting as black and white lightning flashed through the stormy skies above Los Angeles. Hundreds of thousands of undead flew through the skies in pursuit of a white shimmering streak of light, zigzagging and barrel rolling to evade the numerous black energy bolts that were shot at it. Inside that streak of white light was Saint Anne, and floating next to her in a bubble of translucent white light was Marcy. The White Lantern of this universe was not about to abandon her best friend and crush to the likes of the undead, so she housed her in the protective sphere and kept Marcy at her side, much to the Taiwanese girl's protests.
"Anne! You can't protect me and fight this army of the undead off at the same time! Just leave me somewhere!" Marcy insisted.
"I just got you back, Mar-Mar! I'm not going to let you die a third time! No one else I care about is going to die tonight!" Saint Anne looked over her shoulder, growled, and turned to face the horde of undead as she pointed her ring hand at them. "EAT THIS!"
A huge blast of white light erupted from Saint Anne's ring. The huge beam of white light hit the army of the dead, cutting through their ranks as numerous Black Lanterns were vaporized and released from the bindings of the Black Light of Death. However, while she did cut down their numbers, there were still more coming through the portal, and not only that, but there were still the ones that Marcy had converted to Black Lanterns in their own universe that had reactivated thanks to the appearance of Angel of Death.
"ANNE, LOOK OUT! BEHIND YOU!" Marcy warned.
Saint Anne quickly turned around as she formed an elegant sword construct. She raised the sword up just in time to block the sword strike of Dread Knight Sasha. The undead version of her other crush had fashioned a large buster sword construct that created a powerful shockwave upon hitting Saint Anne's sword. The two constructs scraped and screeched as sparks flew from the point of contact, showing how both warriors were struggling against each other.
"C'mon, Anne, just stop making this more difficult than it needs to be! We can all be together, with nothing and no one to tell us what to do! Death will free the universe!" Dread Knight Sasha proclaimed.
"I can't believe you would let yourself be controlled like this! The Sasha Waybright I know is way too stubborn for that!" Saint Anne retorted.
"Heh, my Anne is very persuasive. Plus, there's a lot of perks to being a zombie, endless stamina if you know what I mean~"
Marcy blushed bright red as she replied, "I think I just threw up in my mouth a little from you suggesting necrophilia."
"Technically it's not 'necrophilia' if you and your partners are already dead~" Death Maid Marcy sang as she appeared to the right of Anne, right where Marcy's bubble was.
Death Maid Marcy's back erupted with several black construct mechanical tentacles that rushed towards the bubble. Saint Anne saw this and pushed back on Dread Knight Sasha. Thinking quickly, Saint Anne created a huge propeller in front of Marcy that spun incredibly fast and began slicing up the tentacles as soon as they got closer to Marcy's bubble.
"HEADS UP!"
Saint Anne looked up as she watched Angel of Death twirl around in the air before descending towards her. The Brigner of Death used that momentum as she came down with a flying right punch. Saint Anne formed a larger sphere barrier around both her and Marcy just as Angel of Death struck the barrier with her right hand. A powerful blast of black light energy shot forth from the ring and forced both of them straight down to the ground where an explosion went off.
When the dust settled, Saint Anne got up with a groan. She looked at the bubble and saw Marcy's unmoving body inside. "Marcy! Hey! Are you alright?!"
Marcy groaned as well as she rose to a sitting position and said, "I…I'm fine, just getting rattled from all this."
"I'm sorry, I'll heal you up just to be safe." Saint Anne pointed her right hand at the bubble, causing it to shimmer with a brilliant radiance for a moment.
Marcy suddenly felt all the aches and pains from the jerking movements, and the rough landing, disappear in an instant. "Thanks, but Anne, this just proves my point! They're going to use me to make you slip up! If you're going to win, you have to ditch me somewhere! Anywhere! I promise I'll be okay!"
Saint Anne didn't want to do that, but she knew that Marcy was right. The Black Lanterns would just attack Marcy to get to her, but at this rate…
"Looks like you're struggling, Anne," Angel of Death mocked as she and her undead lovers descended from the sky.
Saint Anne sneered at them as she watched her undead counterpart wrap her arms around the waists of her versions of Sasha and Marcy, holding them close as the two did the same to her. It was like watching a bastardized example of their affection for each other.
"You kidding? I'm just getting my second wind," Saint Anne retorted.
"Heh, she's just as determined as you are, Anna-banana," Death Maid Marcy giggled.
"And just as stubborn. Kinda hot, actually," Dread Knight Sasha remarked.
"Down girl, after we turn her, me and myself will double team you," Angel of Death promised.
"Don't talk like this is over," said Saint Anne.
"Oh, it is, because I know where Sasha, Mom, Dad, the Waybrights, Mr. X, Jenny, and Terri are."
"WHAT?!" Marcy exclaimed.
"Some of the Black Lanterns from here clued us into their location when you busted into their bunker. Thanks for that, BT dubs," Death Maid Marcy noted.
Marcy's eyes widened with realization; she made it easy for the Black Lanterns to find their loved ones. "No…I…"
Suddenly, more beings joined them, and both girls recognized them. To Saint Anne's left, she saw the undead versions of Mr. and Mrs. Waybright. To the right, Marcy saw her own parents, both sets from this world and the Death Maid Marcy's world. And in front, they both saw Anne's parents, at least the ones from Angel of Death's universe. Along with them were an undead Mr. X, Terri, Molly Jo, Maggie, the kids from their school.
"Mom…Dad…"
"Don't worry, sweetie, it'll only hurt for a moment," Black Lantern Oum assured.
"Then we can be a family, it'll be like having twins," said Black Lantern Bee.
"Listen to the Boonchuys, Marcy. This is so much better than struggling to live, we're freer like this. You understood how it felt not too long ago," Black Lantern Mr. Wu remarked.
Marcy held her hands against her ears as she shook her head. "NO! NO! I won't go back to that! I want to live with Anne and Sasha, with my own Mom and Dad!"
"Face it, even with that light, you're just one person. I have an undead army, and more on their way. Both from here and in your universe. You can't win," Angel of Death advised.
Saint Anne balled her hands into fists, she didn't want to give up, but she knew that Angel of Death was right. There were too many Black Lanterns for her to deal with alone, and if she didn't act fast, Sasha, Mr. X, her parents, and everyone in this world would be completely turned into the undead.
{Connection established.}
Saint Anne looked at her ring with confusion. "Connection?"
There was static for a moment before a familiar voice spoke from her ring. {Hey, you're the White Lantern me, right?}
It was her own voice. Saint Anne looked up at her dark counterpart, but it wasn't her speaking. "Uh…Y-Yeah. Wait, what do you mean 'White Lantern me'?"
{Then don't worry about it, your backup's here.}
"'Backup'? Who? Where?"
{On your left, dude.}
"Anne look, behind you!" Marcy exclaimed.
Saint Anne turned around, and that's when she saw a shimmering portal of white light open wide behind her. The Black Lanterns all looked upon the white gateway with confusion and weariness. That's when seven different points of light appeared in the portal, and at the same time, those lights grew bigger and bigger until seven huge beams of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet light shot out of it. The three Black Lantern leaders and their grunts quickly flew away, but the Black Lantern zombies behind those got hit with the seven rays of light, wiping them all out in a single hit as a multicolored explosion went off in the distance.
Angel of Death, Dread Knight, and Death Maid were shocked to see that happen and turned back to see what had caused it. And to their greater shock, something came out of the portal, or rather, seven someones.
Scarlet Avenger burst out of the portal, her back sporting four construct arms, and each one wielding a jagged sword as she took a stance on the ground and growled with anger at the assembled zombie horde.
Avatar of Avarice zoomed out of the portal and wasted no time in conjuring her own army of Orange Lantern constructs, each one had a chain connected to it that led back to Avatar of Avarice as the greed obsessed Anne cackled insanely.
Fear Queen floated out of the portal, she managed to maintain an air of calmness as she formed nightmarish monster constructs.
The Azure Guardian flew out and floated in the air as she formed multiple big cat constructs that roared in a threatening manner towards their opponents.
The Indigo Shaman landed on the ground as she twirled her wooden staff around and spoke the word, "Nok!"
Violet Star shot out the portal with a flourish as she conjured multiple star sapphire crystal spears formed around her, ready to fire at a moment's notice. She then looked down at Marcy and gave her a wink.
Lastly, the Emerald Knight exited the portal, forming a construct sword in her right hand as she stood beside Saint Anne. "Like I said, your backup's here!"
"…S-S-SEVEN ANNES?!" Marcy stuttered. "W-What is going on?!"
"TL;DR version: Multiverse," said Queen.
"B-But wait, you're all me?!" Saint Anne asked.
"Yeah, different versions, different lights, different universes," said Knight. "We're here to help you stop the Blackest Night!"
Angel of Death growled in anger as she looked upon the seven different Annes that now stood before her, each one wielding a different Emotional Spectrum light. Thanks to her Black Lantern vision, she could see it clearly.
"Rage…Avarice…Fear…Willpower…Hope…Compassion…and Love! HOW?!" Angel of Death growled.
"This…was unexpected," said Dread Knight Sasha.
"Um, I'm up for having more than one Anny, but this…wasn't what I had in mind," Death Maid Marcy complained.
Scarlet Avenger glared at Angel of Death when she noticed the undead versions of Sasha and Marcy floating next to her. "You know what, congratulations, Avatar, THAT one just got bumped up to number one on my murder list!"
"Don't blame you. At least when I killed them, I gave their bodies a proper burial later. This…ugh…yeah, kinda wrong, even for me," Avatar agreed.
"…We're gonna need to unpack that later," said Saint Anne.
"That being said, what's the situation," Queen asked.
"Lots of undead, some from here, and more coming out of that portal in the sky. Also, my Sasha, my parents, Mr. X, and others are in danger! They're in a bunker and are probably getting attacked or will be attacked by the zombies and I can't get to them!"
Queen noticed Marcy in the bubble. "And is there a reason why Marcy's naked and wrapped in a sheet?"
"Eep!" Marcy squeaked as she held the sheet tighter against her body. Feeling even more embarrassed about having seven different Annes see her like this.
"Aww, Mar-Mar, don't be so bashful. It's not like I haven't seen you like that already," Star assured.
"Horny Anne aside–"
"Hey!"
"Let's do it this way. Avatar, Guardian, and Shaman, you guys head to the bunker and get those people to a safe place. Or at least as safe as you can get right now. Knight, me, Scarlet, Star, and…" Queen looked at the White Lantern version for a name.
"Oh, uh, we're using codenames? Makes sense, it'll get confusing otherwise. Um, you can call me Saint," said Saint Anne.
"Let me guess, Mar-Mar's idea?" Knight asked.
Marcy chuckled and answered, "Guilty."
"Heh, cool. Okay, like I said, Saint, me, Knight, Scarlet, and Star will deal with these guys until you all get back and we can end this," Queen finished.
"Uh, question, who put you in charge?" Scarlet asked.
"No one's in charge," Knight retorted. "Right now, we need a strategy, and Queen's makes sense."
"Fine," Scarlet growled.
"Um, uh, orange, blue, and indigo Annes, can you take me with you?!" Marcy asked. "My Anne can't fight with me around! And they'll just try and attack me any chance they get to throw her off, or you guys! Wherever you take the others, take me there too!"
Star floated close to the bubble and said, "Mar-Mar, you don't have to worry. I'd be more than happy to look after you."
Marcy gulped as she took in Violet Star's uniform, it was a bit on the revealing side, and with the way she was acting towards her, Marcy was sure that that Anne's relationship with her Marcy was intimate to say the least.
"She's right, it's better if she isn't here. Shaman, Guardian, you keep an eye on you-know-who there," said Scarlet.
"No problem," Guardian and Shaman stated in unison.
"Ugh, I killed them one time, give me a break," Avatar complained.
Saint Anne felt reluctant after hearing that, but decided to trust her other selves and floated Marcy's bubble over to Guardian and Shaman. She set Marcy down gently and released the bubble, having her stand between Guardian and Shaman.
"Which way is the bunker?" Guardian asked.
"I can show you," said Marcy.
"It'll be faster if I teleport us there," said Shaman.
"You can do that?!" Marcy exclaimed.
"With your help." Shaman took Marcy's hand into her own. "You like Sasha, too, right?"
Marcy blushed and nodded.
"Then concentrate on your love for her, I'll use that to take us there."
Marcy closed her eyes and thought of Sasha, and her heart started to flutter when she did. As she did this, the hollow of Shaman's staff changed from indigo to violet as the glowing symbol of the Star Sapphires appeared over her forehead.
Shaman's eyes glowed violet as she said, "Found her. Stay close everyone."
"Oh, before that." Avatar snapped her fingers. "I'll leave some of my horde behind to lend you hand."
Suddenly, several alien beasts and warriors appeared around the city, each one wearing an Orange Lantern uniform. Two more appeared, and these two were Orange Sasha and Orange Marcy.
"Sash, Marce, we're working with the more colorful versions of me. Help them take down that rotting corpse of an Anne, and the those that look like you two too," Avatar ordered.
"No problem," said Orange Sasha.
"Leave it to us, Anna-banana," Orange Marcy replied.
The other Lanterns, aside from Saint Anne, all had uneasy looks on their faces when they looked upon the constructs.
Guardian and Avatar stood closer to Marcy and Shaman just as a puff of purple smoke exploded around them. When the smoke cleared, all four of them were gone. Now that Marcy was no longer in danger, Saint Anne turned to face her dark double as her white aura flared up. Scarlet, Knight, Queen, and Star all glowed brighter as well, ready to fight the undead version of their lovers, and themselves.
Angel of Death tightened her fists and smirked as she proclaimed, "It doesn't matter how many of you there are! If anything, this just makes it easier! At some point I was probably going to run into you all. Now I can get rid of you all at once!"
"We'll see about that!" Saint Anne stated as she formed her celestial style claymore.
Knight glanced between Saint Anne and Angel of Death. Now she understood with the angelic version of herself was talking about. These Annes were like her, someone who was given life after death.
"Alright everyone…ATTACK!"