Hal woke up on the morning of the 20th to see the guys standing next to his bed.
"Happy Birthday, Hal Jordan!" everyone says.
"Surprise! You're 18 now!" Shane says.
"Today's my birthday! Sweet!" Hal says.
He sees his grand birthday breakfast once he comes downstairs. Hal gasped with surprise.
"Whoa!" He says. "Four kinds of pancakes?!"
"Yes! Chocolate chip, blueberry, matcha, and strawberry!" Luke says.
Hal had tears of joy in his eyes. "This is unbelievable! Four kinds of pancakes for breakfast and a bedside birthday greeting! I can't wait to see what else is in store for this day!" He says as he got some of each pancake flavor and enjoyed every bite as he ate his breakfast.
Lucy hears this as she comes down to breakfast.
"Lucy…" Leni says, worried. Lucy didn't even realize that Lynn was home. She had come home yesterday.
Lynn was listening to Hal talk about his football career.
"And the old Lynn is back." Lola says, reading Lynn's eyes. She could see flames of excitement glimmering in her eyes.
"No way! You pancaked a guy? Right there in the middle of the field?!" Lynn exclaimed, wide-eyed. "That is insane!"
"I know! The guy didn't walk straight for 3 months after that game!" Hal says. "Wanna see my trophies?"
"Hell yeah!" Lynn says as Hal carries her up the stairs.
"Wait…" Lucy says.
"What, Lucy?" Lynn says.
Lucy hugged her, sobbing. Lynn was stunned by this.
"I'm so sorry!" Lucy sobbed. "I'm sorry I treated you like trash and I'm sorry I killed you!"
"Lucy, if I learned anything from being dead, it's basically that I'm learning to be more forgiving. So I forgive you. And I'm gonna be nicer to everyone here. Now, if you all will excuse me…Hal? A little assistance, please?" Lynn says.
"Of course, m'lady…" Hal grinned and carried Lynn like a football all the way to his room.
"3, 2, 1…" Lori says as there was some kissing heard from Hal's room as Lynn was wearing one of Hal's old football jerseys.
Kat and Ana head out. They meet up with the others, who are surprised to see the new and improved town.
"We should head to Diamond City." Ana says.
"True, Wario will be mad if we're late." Kat says.
Later, the boys took Hal out. And he pretty much knew about his big birthday party later, so it wasn't a surprise to him.
He was like a kid on lots of sugar, just as excited as ever. He had been through a lot since Valentine's Day and the day after, so to say he literally deserved this day was a big understatement.
"Hal!" A few of the cheerleaders from Oakley Academy spotted him. "Happy birthday, superstar!"
Hal smiled. "Thank you!" He says.
Later, he was taken to Sugar Buzz Studios, where they saw Barry.
"There's Hal Jordan, the birthday boy!" Barry says.
Hal smiled. "That's me!" He says.
"I have a special batch of Cosmic Brownie Treats for the birthday boy!" Barry says as he goes to get them, returning with them minutes later. Hal notices a candle on them.
"Now we have to sing the Sugar Buzz Studios birthday song!" Barry says as he lights the candle. "Happy, happy birthday! It's your special day! La, la, la, hey, hey, hey! It's a sweet, sweet kind of day!"
"Thank you!" Hal says.
"Make a wish, Hal!" Garth says.
He wished for a perfect party and blew out his candle as he grinned and shared his birthday treats after eating one himself.
"Can you make these for my party, Barry?" Hal asked. Barry smiled and nodded as Hal jumped up and down with excitement.
Luna and Sam were decorating Bangers & Mosh for Hal's rockstar-themed birthday party. They were very excited to hear that this was the first party they were hosting as the new owners of this establishment.
Lisa was at a lab, doing an experiment. She sighed, bored. She wished she could be anywhere else.
The experiment blew up as Lisa sighed in defeat.
"Another failure…" she says.
With Hal, he was smiling for pictures as Oliver Queen was clicking away on his camera.
"The camera loves you, Hal!" Oliver Queen says.
He smiled even more. Hal was naturally photogenic, much like Oliver Queen.
"I'm looking forward to your play in a few weeks, Ollie-boy!" Hal says.
"I can tell! Do you want to come watch the rehearsal today?" Oliver Queen asked him.
"Sure, sounds like fun!" Hal says. Hal is the kind of guy who is always up for anything, no matter what it is.
The two of them go off to Oakley Academy for Oliver Queen's play rehearsal. That gave the other guys time to get Hal's birthday gifts.
With Lucy, she sat and watched Lynn play basketball with Garrett.
"Lucy, are you okay?" Lynn asked.
"I still feel awful about killing you…" Lucy says.
Lynn felt bad as she hugged Lucy. "Sis, I forgive you. And you have to trust that I won't hurt Luke anymore. I'm going to learn to be nicer from now on and a lot less dependent on luck."
Lucy frowned. "I'm still grounded. I should go home." She says.
"I'm playing on the home court with Garrett. Technically, you are home." Lynn says.
With Luke, he was with the other guys at the open-air shopping mall, gift shopping for Hal.
"What does a guy like Hal like aside from sports?" Shane asked.
"Cologne, hair stuff, designer fashion, dancing, dogs, taking selfies…" Garth says.
They get stuff related to the things Hal likes.
"So…it's your birthday in a few weeks…" Shane says to Garth.
"Um…yes. Yes, it is." Garth says, finally realizing it.
"And the formal is tomorrow." Luke says. "Has Karen said anything about whether she'd be coming with you or not?"
"She did say she was going with me. And why did the winter formal date get moved again?" Garth asked.
"The weekend before Valentine's Day was a chaotic one." Luke says.
"Makes sense." Garth says, clutching the new playbook he bought for Hal.
Meanwhile…
"You want to merge New York and Royal Metro? It's stupid. I am not helping you." Begmax says.
"Come on, be a pal." Big Owl says.
"Ruining people's futures? That isn't how the world works. I don't want to start a war. And no one will want to fight today, anyway." Begmax says.
"That's why it's perfect. With all these parties, the heroes are growing soft and growing up, plus I need energy to merge Diamond City and the dark lands and Inkwell Isles." Big Owl says.
"So you want people to die? Is that actually what you want?" Begmax asked.
"We're evil. This is the only way to win. Bring guys like Bowser, the devil, and Wario here. Luke would love it since it would bring his friends closer." Big Owl says.
"Royal Metro can't get any bigger than it is now." Begmax pointed out. "Who knows how much damage was caused by merging Metropolis and Royal Woods. We can't afford any more damage." Begmax says.
Big Owl walked off.
Hal was walking with Oliver Queen after the play rehearsal. His senses were going off as he felt something.
"Oliver, do you feel that?" Hal asked. Oliver Queen looked up and his eyes widened.
"Suit up." Oliver Queen says. "And don't ask questions."
Big Owl growled
"That idiot…I can do it. I just needed money." He says.
"What money?" Delta's voice says as the cosmic buddies were above him.
"Drat…" he says.
"You're going to pay for merging Royal Woods and Metropolis. You could have started an incursion event, so we're going to fix your mess." Alem tuber says.
"You can't fix this. Luke would kill you." Big Owl says.
"And if you threaten his life, we get to take you down." a voice says.
"Oh, no…" Alex pointed up as Green Lantern and Green Arrow were floating in the air.
"Hey, Green Arrow, you can't fly. That's not in the comics." Delta says.
"It doesn't matter. What's your plan? Did you merge Royal Woods and Metropolis for some big villain team up? And Green Arrow, get out of Greendale. Shouldn't you be partying? Plus, Big Owl is our bad guy, not yours, so go deal with your rogue gallery." Jack says.
"Oh, no, there is no villain team up. We want you to leave Luke alone. If you hurt him, we're gonna hurt you." Green Lantern says.
Big Owl was gone as Alem tuber looked mad.
"He hasn't gotten far." Melony says, running ahead as Bill stops and looks at his plans for the merger. It said Operation Multi-cosmic x-tinction test 1
"He's going to eliminate our alternate counterparts! This merger with Royal Woods and Metropolis was just a test for our deaths?!" Bill asked.
Later, Hal was walking and saw Lynn dunking on Garrett.
"Having fun?" Hal asked Lynn. "I hope you aren't giving Garrett here a hard time."
"Face me, loverboy." Lynn says.
Hal gets changed into some basketball clothes and comes out on the court. "Ready when you are." He says, smirking at Lynn.
"It's on!" She says, doing a one-on-one match with Hal. The two of them were equally matched.
The others set up the party with Luna and Sam. The two girls had done a good bit of the work and with everyone's help, things soon came together.
"Hal knows about this party already. So it's not gonna be much of a surprise." Sam says.
"We know." Luan says.
Hal finished playing basketball with Lynn and was now in the shower. Lynn could hear him singing in the shower.
Meanwhile, Wario sees Kat and Ana eating all the candy.
"Hey, you guys shouldn't be eating too much." Mona says, getting ready for her job at a pizzeria. Just because it's April, it doesn't mean you guys can do what you want since it's close to your birthday." Mona says.
(different world, different time zone)
Soon, Hal was done. He stared at himself in the mirror once he was dried off and he had blow-dried his hair.
"Happy birthday, good-lookin'. You really do get things cookin'…" Hal says as he combed his hair and flashed a dazzling smile.
He then got dressed as he put on a black t-shirt that read Eighteen Whole Years Of Being Awesome, new blue jeans he got at the mall, dark green socks, his normal shoes, and an emerald crown that Barry gave him earlier. He then took a few selfies.
"Happy 18th birthday, Hal Jordan, happy 18th birthday to me!" Hal sang to himself before heading to Bangers & Mosh.
Bangers & Mosh was packed with guests who were all there for Hal's birthday party. The stage was set up for the many bands that would be performing before the DJ went on and the bartenders were serving mocktails.
"This is gonna be a rockin' party, Lunes!" Sam says to Luna.
"Yeah!" Luna says.
Hal gets ready for his entrance, smiling as he stands in front of the doors.
"Here goes nothing." Hal says, inhaling deeply, then exhaling. He could hear Luna getting on stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, tonight, we are all here to celebrate a guy who almost needs no introduction. But for his birthday, he'll get one, anyway! Here to rock the house, it's the one and only, the birthday boy and the soon-to-be Mr. Royal Metro…Hal Jordan!" Luna says as Hal enters with a huge grin on his face and hears the house band playing Rock You Like A Hurricane by Scorpions, one of his favorite rock songs.
The guests all cheered for Hal, who smiled at them.
"Thank you all so much for coming to celebrate this milestone birthday with me. It really does mean a lot to me." Hal says. "Now who's ready to rock?!"
The guests cheered wildly as Hal did a stage dive with the band still playing.
Hal then sat with his friends.
"Mr. Royal Metro?" Barry asked Hal. "What's that?"
"The local male pageant. Mrs. Charity entered me in it." Hal says.
"You'll do great!" Garth says. "When is it, anyway?"
"Next week." Hal says.
"I can't wait to see you in that pageant!" Garth says.
"So, tomorrow is the winter formal. Do we all know who we're taking?" Luke asked.
"Lyberti, of course. She did ask me." Oliver Queen says. "I'm excited about going to the formal with her!"
"Diana. She told me she got her dress today." Shane says.
"I'm taking Barbara." Barry says.
"Karen confirmed she would be going with me." Garth says.
"I hope Zee is still taking me." Luke says.
"Um…I think I'm gonna take Lynn and the girl I got the M&M's bouquet from." Hal says.
"You mean Claudette? She's a stone cold fox!" Shane says. "She isn't bad for age 17…"
"That's the one!" Hal says.
Meanwhile, Mario was walking as he saw Toads making toys and smiled and kept whistling. There were toys of him and his friends Luke and Shane; he didn't know the other Musibros.
He sees Bill's plane fly by.
With Hal, he was dancing with Lynn as the Moon Goats performed.
"We're gonna dance tomorrow night, too, my love." Hal says to Lynn.
Lynn nods. "That sounds great!" She says.
"We're gonna go to the winter formal together." Hal says as Lynn smiles at him.
Later, it was time for presents. Hal sat on a chair decorated with rockstar-themed balloons and opened the gift from Garth first.
"Wow! A new playbook!" Hal says. "I can't wait to use this in college! Thank you, Garth!"
"You're welcome!" Garth says.
Hal opened Barry's gift next. "Dude! You got me a selfie stick!" Hal says.
"It can be a selfie stick or a tripod!" Barry says.
"Whoa! Amazing!" Hal says. "I love it!"
He opened Oliver Queen's gift. "I made them myself." Oliver Queen says.
"Wow! You made a star from some of your arrows…and you made me a costume for the pageant next week!" Hal says. "Thanks, Ollie-boy!"
"Of course." Oliver Queen says.
Hal then opened Luke's gift and gasped with delight. "No way! 14-karat gold cufflinks and a Giorgio Armani suit?! And Beverly Hills Polo Club body spray! Wow! So much, just for me! Thanks, Luke!" Hal says.
"Now open mine!" Shane says as Hal grabbed his gift and opened it.
"Whoa! Look at all this stuff for my hair! I love it!" Hal says. "Thanks, Shane!"
"And here is mine." Lynn hands Hal a Michigan State gift bag.
Hal pulls the contents out of the bag. "A Michigan State Spartans football jersey and a Spartans baseball cap! Aw, Lynn!" Hal puts the baseball cap on and kisses Lynn all over as she giggles.
Carter offers his gift to Hal. "Awww, Carter, is this a painting of me?" Hal asked. Carter nodded and smiled.
Hal then found the present from Jessica and opened it. "What is this?" He asked her.
It was a new jersey with his college logo on the front and his name on the back.
"Sweet!" Hal says. "Thanks, training partner!"
After presents, it was time for the presentation about Hal that his friends put together for him. They worked on this for weeks.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to give you a show all about our leader, Hal Jordan!" Barry says.
"What can we say about this guy? He's kind, funny, talented, charming, active, romantic…the list could go on and on and on!" Shane says.
"He's also a great hero and has saved countless lives alongside us and alongside his training partner, Jessica Cruz." Garth says. "He does so much for everyone and is selfless where and when he needs to be."
"We couldn't ask for a better friend, teammate, and leader. Happy 18th birthday, Hal." Oliver Queen says.
Hal sniffed, smiling and shedding tears of joy. "Thank you! You guys are…t-the greatest friends and teammates a guy could ever ask for!"
"Now, we're gonna perform a song just for you!" Garth says as the boys then perform Best Day Of My Life by American Authors as pictures of Hal show on the screens around the place in the form of a slideshow.
"My favorite song!" Hal says as he wrapped his friends in a group hug.
After that, Cuphead and Mugman performed Fight For Your Right (To Party) as Hal and the partygoers danced.
"You gotta fight…for your right…TO PARTY!" Hal and the boys sang as they danced to the song.
Luke smiled, happy that Hal was having a great time.
With the Cosmic buddies, they watch this from Greendale.
"Why weren't we invited to that?" Bill asked
"Who cares? Not everyone needs to be there." Alem tuber says.
Soon, Hal hits a guitar-shaped pinata. Candy fell as everyone cheered. Hal called dibs on pretty much all the chocolate and Skittles, but he shared some of it with his friends.
Before cake time, as the cake was being prepared by Stephen, Jessica, and Shane, Hal was being lifted up and down in a chair by his friends as the song I Love Rock & Roll played, courtesy of the DJ.
After that, Shane, Jessica, and Stephen soon emerged with Hal's birthday cake. It was claimed to be Stephen's best cake work yet, even though he had other cakes in that category.
It was 5 rectangular layers made to look like a stage with toy instruments placed upon it and a toy Hal playing an electric guitar, dressed in a cool rock star outfit. 18 green color flame candles were placed around the third layer of the cake to act as floor lights. It read Hal Jordan Rocks! Happy 18th Birthday To One Amazing And Awesome Rockstar!
"Wow! This is incredible!" Hal says, taking pictures of his cake.
Everyone soon began to sing as Oliver Queen was recording the whole thing. Hal was grinning from ear to ear as everyone was singing his praises, including Jessica.
Not long after the singing ended, Hal closed his eyes and thought of his birthday wish. He then wished to do well in the pageant next week and to keep being the hero people deserve, and made a big show of blowing out his 18 candles as the room filled with cheers.
Soon, Hal and Lynn were feeding each other cake. Hal was all smiles as he knew this was the first good birthday he had ever had.
His friends were eating cake as well, and he had to smile at them. They made him very happy today. From the bedside greeting to the shopping trip, and now this amazing party, he couldn't be more grateful for friends and teammates like them.
After the party, at the manor, Lynn carried Hal up to his room as the two of them made love.
"I love you so much, Lynn…" Hal moaned as Lynn sucked his shaft.
She began to ride him. Her birthday was in 9 days. Hal had plans for her then, but tonight, he was enjoying every minute of Lynn riding him as he moaned.
He was soon getting close to climaxing.
"Lynn! Oh, God! I'm…I'm…" Hal moaned as he climaxed all over Lynn after climaxing inside her.
The two of them soon showered together and then sat side-by-side in Hal's bed as Hal cuddled with Lynn, watching some of his best football highlights.
"Best. Birthday. Ever." Hal says with a satisfied smile on his face.