The spire collapsed. The building shuddered, breaking apart as its foundation gave way. A cloud of dust and debris swept upward, further obscuring the billowing clouds of ash and smoke as the former high rise became flush with the street. A green flicker. Rising from out of the column of smoke, the emerald light resonated as it ascended toward the sky. It was a clenched fist, punching it's way out from within the crumbling darkness. In the center of the construct, the boy shielded the woman in his arms. The green construct peeled away as the boy craned his head back. Aya's voice cued in his mind the same instant that his ring began feeding him information about a massive subspace displacement wave detected moving into the Omicron Ceti system. A vessel just seemed to [i]appear[/i] overhead. The majestic white vessel with it's distinctive pink starbust immediately identifying it as a hospital ship of the [b]Interstellar Committee of the Star Sapphire[/b], an organization composed of healers and counselors dedicated to the ideal of doctors without borders. More ships were shooting into orbit of the planet now. Green Lantern [i]Sentinel[/i]-class patrol cruisers. A Nova Corps [i]Signifer[/i]-class cruiser. A large Bolovaxian cut an imposing figure through the air, as the Green Lantern known as Kilowog made his way toward where Kai-ro was passing the woman off to a doctor in a pink-and-white uniform of the Star Sapphires. "Is there anyone else in there?" the woman asked. The look in the eyes that the boy had briefly connected with flashed through the child's mind. [color=lime]"No,"[/color] the young Green Lantern answered simply. An easy answer. A hard reality. [color=lime]"There's no one else."[/color] [hr][hr][center][h1][color=lime]G R E E N L A N T E R N[/color][/h1][b]"MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE" || PART III || [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dhMjbrn9Lw]POST THEME[/url][/b][/center][hr][hr] [b]THREE DAYS LATER[/b] [color=khaki][i]"Startling new video released today amid new allegations that the regime of President Oub'x has used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil unrest between the Oub'x government and the H'lven rebels. The Nova Corps has made no official statement regarding these new allegations, while a spokesman for the Green Lantern Corps stated that the Corps will continue its ongoing investigation into sapient rights violations by the Oub'x government." "In other news, the Interstellar Transportation Safety Board has commenced official investigation into the terrestrial crash of a commercial star-freighter on Omicron Ceti IV, the casualties from which are now estimated at around 2,900 dead and another 6,000 wounded." "We go now to our own [b]Saint Walker[/b], on location at Omicron Ceti IV. Saint?" "Thank you, Jorus. I'm here with Doctor Yrra Cynril of the Star Sapphire. Doctor, could you describe for us..."[/i][/color] With a grunt, the small chipmunk-like alien got up and floated through the air toward the kitchenette. Omicron Ceti IV was a right mess, but the situation had stabilized enough to where the GLC and Nova Corps were starting to pull back and allow the planet's own civil authorities to handle their shit. Planetary authorities were continuing to examine the wreckage, though the ITSB was taking over the official investigation into the cause of the crash. The H'lven pulled down a thimble-sized coffee cup, pouring himself a shot of Joe as the diminutive Green Lantern drifted about the interior of the patrol cruiser. The kid was still passed out in his bunk. Returning to the small work area, the H'lven sipped at his coffee, paying scant attention to the ongoing news cycle as he tried to organize the various forms and reports that would have to be ordered into field notes. And, eventually, something at least passingly resembling a report about the initial situation that they had arrived into on Omicron Ceti IV. Especially with that fracking Saint Walker [i]poozer[/i] down there, questioning if any of the Green Lantern's actions contributed to the massive property damage. Just what was that guy's problem, anyway? [color=azure][i]Green Lantern Ch'p, there is a subspace communication from the civil authorities of Omicron Ceti IV.[/i][/color] Another sip of coffee. "Patch it through," the squirrel-like alien uttered, lowering the thimble-cup away. Raising his head back, Ch'p raised his voice as he said, "This is Green Lantern." The face of a young rookie cop filled the screen. [i]"This is Deputy Jorus of the Omicron Ceti Sheriff's Department,"[/i] the young man said, introducing himself. [i]"Normally we wouldn't bother the Green Lanterns with a routine detail such as this, but the ITSB investigation has pulled away a lot of our detectives."[/i] "What you got, Corporal?" [i]"Well, sir... we've got a body."[/i] The H'lven side-eyed where the Tibetan monk was still sleeping in. "I'll have someone right there."