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[color=1a7b30]“Why won’t they consider me, Arisia?— Why won’t they consider his own daughter to be good enough?”[/color]

Jade Scott rose her hands to her forehead as she felt every bit of the nerves in her body twinge as she sat down on a metal bench planted in front of the barracks facility, the barracks where Kilowog and Katma Tui drilled her for several galactic standard weeks before she ultimately become a real green lantern— it felt so long ago even though it was only [i]one[/i] galactic standard year ago. At least she thought she had made strides to prove herself but after how the meeting went with Ganthet and the rest of the High Council of Oa— the Guardians of the Universe. Did that mean she had failed the [i]universe[/i]? 

She had done [i]everything[/i]. She had memorized the history of the Lantern Corps Initiative, she had recited entire reports made by Appa Ali Apsa, she had learned the programming manuals designed by Krona, and listened to their wisdom at every turn despite her over-eagerness to prove herself to them and most of all her father. How could they think she was incapable of having the will to investigate her own father? Why would they decline her request to seek out Alan Scott’s last whereabouts and investigate his Starheart? 

[color=1a7b30]“It’s not fair, Arisia.”[/color]

The blonde-haired Graxonite muttered a half-chuckle as she put a hand on Jade’s left shoulder. [color=598527]“You have to be the best of us to even be worth their time. It’s not you.”[/color]

The green-skinned Thornian lowered her hands as she looked at her senior officer. [color=1a7b30]“What am I supposed to do?”[/color]

Removing her hand from her shoulder Arisia looked up as she considered a thought. [color=598527]“Your father’s investigation is going to be in galactic litigation for a while, probably until Sinestro finishes his current mission.”[/color]

[color=1a7b30]“The missing lanterns, right.”[/color] She almost cursed under her breath, what was happening to their comrades? Was the universe trying to tell them something or had they gotten lazy in their patrols?

[color=1a7b30]“How are we on that?”[/color]

Arisia put her hands on her hips, [color=598527]“I think Danvers is working with Sinestro.”[/color]

[i]Danvers.[/i] She knew the name and the face, but not the person. They hadn’t exchanged conversation or worked together before. She had been meaning to considering her homeworld was the same as her father’s and there had been so little information in the databanks of the Archive about it. She had asked her father about it when she was younger but he had responded in vague mentions like he was running away from it. 

[color=1a7b30]“Hope she takes to him better than all of his former partners did.”[/color] Jade commented with a fit of annoyance regarding Sinestro. Her father had told her what had happened against The Blight— and that was just one side of an asteroid when it came to Sinestro’s reputation. Why did the Guardians adore him so much? Was it because of his pragmatic approach to things? She didn’t quite understand it, though maybe she never would. She took a deep breath, trying to clear her head; thinking about Sinestro wasn’t going to do anyone any favors, especially herself. She had to focus on her father and what she was going to do about it.

[color=598527]“I agree, Sinestro is difficult.”[/color]

[color=1a7b30]“I should look for myself. If I can do an investigation and solve it before Sinestro returns they’ll have to admit that I’m not just a vanity member based on who my father is.”[/color]

[color=598527]“That sounds kind of sketchy, wish I could help you officially.” [/color]

[color=1a7b30]“It’s okay, you don’t need to cradle me this time. I got this.”[/color]

Arisia laughed as she took a slight pause as she looked over the younger Green Lantern. [color=598527]“You sure? It’ll be dangerous.”[/color]

[color=1a7b30]“Yeah. I have a few ideas to help me on that. I’m a big girl, Arisia.”[/color] Jade stated as she stood up as she moved a strand of her dark green hair from her face while a smirk grew from her lips. 

[color=598527]“Right.”[/color]

[color=1a7b30]“Don’t worry too hard about me.”[/color]

[color=598527]“Heh.”[/color]