[color=8dc73f][h1]Green Lantern[/h1][/color] Hal came to, it felt like he had fallen asleep in the shower, laying in the street with a man stood over him, his clothes soaked through from the, now pouring, rain. "Green Lantern you alright?" He asked, reaching down towards Hal's mask. Hal rolled over and gasped heavily, the rain running down the back of his head and dribbling off of his chin, he sneezed as a few water droplets had gone up into his sinuses. [color=8dc73f]"What the hell...?"[/color] He slowly struggled to his feet, the man helping him. He turned to see the man was actually John with an umbrella. [color=8dc73f]"I..."[/color] There were police around, bright red and blue lights flashing through the downpour as he looked around. He shook his head. "It's ok, take it easy and tell me everything." [color=8dc73f]"She was using weird constructs that looked like people. She was kidnapping children. Why the hell would she be doing that?"[/color] He asked. He thought back to what Sinestro had taught him about the ring colours. [color=8dc73f]"Indigo is... Love?"[/color] He wracked his brain. [color=8dc73f]"No, it's... Con... Com... Compassion! that's it. Why the hell would she be kidnapping children if she's now ruled by her compassion?"[/color] "I've been asking around the victims. She's nabbed 6 more since you left me at the first ones house and we're trying to confirm a few more reports." He said. Hal stumbled a little as everything seemed so unreal right now. Like he had awoken from the most real dream he had ever had. "But i have a theory." Hal looked at him. "I know these people. They are all Holly's clients. All of them are single parents of young children." Hal nodded. [color=8dc73f]"So, she's convinced that these children would be better in her care than of their parents. So we just follow her cl-"[/color] At that point, Hal jumped in the air and rocketted away in a flash. John watched for a few seconds. Then immediately ran for his car, getting in and speeding away. Speeding through the pouring rain, Green Lantern's face was determined, he was one of Holly's clients, meaning that she would get to his house soon, if Sinestro was unprepared, he didn't want to think about what might happen. Floating high over his street, he saw the soft glow of the Indigo and a glow of gold near it. "Sinestro..." He gasped, the pouring rain pounding against him, but luckily, the green light seemed to keep him comfortable. Diving to the door, he rushed up the stairs to see Holly in the living room, with Sinestro sobbing uncontrollably as the beautiful woman he had seen in his first confrontation with her was holding Sinstro's head in her lap. [color=fff200]"I'M SORRY!"[/color] He sobbed. [color=fff200]"I COULDN'T PROTECT YOU AND I COULDN'T SAVE ABIN!!!"[/color] Hal tried to rush forwards, but ran straight into a wall of Indigo energy. [color=8dc73f]"HOLD ON, GOLD, I'M COMING!!!"[/color] He yelled. a Pneumatic drill appeared and he started to drill into the wall. [color=8dc73f]"I don't care who you are, my will is stronger than your compassion."[/color] He grunted. Holly approached Sinestro, her rod turning into a spear as she raised it. [color=8dc73f]"GOOOOOOLD!!! SHE'S ABOUT TO KILL YOU!!!"[/color] Hal screamed. He looked around, desperately trying to figure something out. Then it hit him. he pulled the ring off and his green costume and aura disappeared. "HOLLY!!! ITS ME!!!" He screamed, waving his arms. "IM HERE!!!" He beat his fists against the wall. She turned around, the spear disappearing. "Alright... I'll go with you... But you've got to let him go..." Hal blurted out. He was visibly shaking. Holly cocked her head to the side. [color=a187be]"Ge Hal, decastu iesta srernt fe Arin yu Abin umtak."[/color] She said. "I don't know what the hell you are trying to say..." Hal seethed. The Indigo wall disappeared and Holly began to approach him. A pair of constructs of beautiful, identical women that he didn't recognize began to approached him. This felt warm... Good... He was feeling sleepy... "HOLLY!!!" Came a yell as John rushed through the door, pistol raised. "You've got to stop this." [color=a187be]"Nok, John Stewart. Hal tubtak shumi aha?"[/color] She waved to him. "I don't know what the hell you have done with her, but if i have to pry that damn ring off of your fingers, i will to get her back. You are forcing her to do things she would never do." He said. [color=a187be]"Calanact caliou, Indigo 1 currish shmee bugraan."[/color] She stated. Indigo energy began to seep towards John, he shot at the energies, firing two rounds, before pointing it back at her. "I can't stop you... I know i can't, but i am not going to just let you take every child you want." He said. Holly floated towards him. [color=a187be]"Tor lorek san, bor nakka mur, Natromo faan tornek wot ur. Ter Lantern ker lo Abin Sur, Taan lek lek nok--Formorrow Sur."[/color] She said as she approached. She smiled at him before she floated through the door, Hal now cocooned in a pod of indigo energy. Holly floated into the air and sped away. John stared at her, he wiped his nose, before running over to Sinestro. "Come on, Gold Lantern, you need to get up." He wrapped his arms around Sinestro's chest and pulled him to his feet. Sinestro panted heavily, before staring at John. [color=fff200]"Did... Did Hal defeat her?"[/color] He asked. "No, Hal's been caught. She's taking him to god-knows where. You need to help me track them down, because i've no idea what the hell is going on and you might." Sinestro wiped his nose, before looking at John. [color=fff200]"Alright..."[/color] Sinestro whispered. [color=fff200]"Come with me... I'll track the Indigo energy to find where she's keeping them..."[/color] He slowly moved towards the cupboard under the stairs. Sinestro and Stewart made their way down to the lair. Stewart looked around in total awe. "How the hell did you get all of this down here?" He asked. Sinestro looked back at him with an eyebrow raised to question if John had even looked at him. "Right... Alien..." He nodded. Sinestro walked over to the computer and sat down, beginning to punch in commands, a map of the city appeared, showing different energies that had been active. [color=fff200]"How long has she been at this?"[/color] He asked. "First kidnapping was about 12:15. It's been 4 hours now." He replied. [color=fff200]"The sensor's are showing a hell of a lot of Indigo energy all over the city, it's a smoke screen, there's no way to track it to its source right now... This doesn't make sense. The Rings that latch onto the unworthy let go quickly. I've never seen them hold onto a host for more than 2-3 hours, but she doesn't show any sign of slowing down."[/color] Sinestro continued to type away, trying different filters to see if he could narrow down where she has been from where she is heading. "So... What did she make you see that broke you?" John asked. [color=fff200]"Don't ask a question you don't want to know the answer to."[/color] He replied. Sinestro placed his face into his palms and sighed heavily. "What?" John asked, looking at the screen, not seeing any difference. [color=fff200]"There's nothing i can do from here..."[/color] He groaned. [color=fff200]"Just prepare for when she strikes next. Go after her then... I won't be fooled by those constructs again..."[/color] He seethed. John looked over to the console to see the red ring. "You're going to need backup on this." He said, walking over to the ring. [color=fff200]"Don't touch that ring..."[/color] Sinestro said, raising his own and pointing it at John. "We don't have time for this, Hal and all of those other children are in danger and this," he pointed to his gun "Isn't going to be able to cut it. I'll need something to give me a chance against her." Sinestro stared at him, before walking over to the red ring and taking it out of the containment tube. He dropped it into Johns hand. It sat there. [color=fff200]"It hasn't chosen you. Your heart has too little rage in it."[/color] He said. He picked up the ring and put it back in the tube. [color=fff200]"The rings choose their wielder, not the other way around."[/color] He then turned his attention back to the computer. **** [color=8dc73f][h1]Green Lantern[/h1][/color] **** Everything was purple... A deep, soothing purple. That was all that existed. Hal floated in this sea of calm. "What is... Going on?" He asked no-one in particular. [color=bc8dbf]"You are safe."[/color] A voice that sounded almost like Holly's said, but there was something wrong with the voice... Distorted a little. But Hal was finding it hard to assosiate the voice... "Oh... Good..." He muttered, trying to concentrate. Everything was difficult to focus. [color=bc8dbf]"Yes, safe. Now, let's rejoin the others."[/color] She said. Hal smiled as everything became clear, he walked into a wide open field, the other children were running around, screaming and laughing as they chased each other. It looked so nice here. It was nice to be with his family. He walked into the field. Little Mary ran past him, followed by Joseph. "Wow, slow down or you'll hurt yourself." He laughed, calling after her. Hal looked around, something seemed... Off... It was probably nothing. He continued to walked through the field. He then saw Janie sat crying. That was strange, he had known this little girl his entire life and she had never cried before. He walked over to her. "Janie, what's wrong?" He asked. She sniffled back a tear. "I miss my daddy..." She cried. Hal put an arm around her. Her daddy... What did she mean by... Hal grabbed his head as something began to hurt. "DADDY!!!!" She cried. Hal stared around, "This... This is wrong..." He got to his feet, just in time to see Indigo energy swarm around Janie, before she was pulled to her feet. She then laughed and began to run back to the fun, as though she had never been crying to begin with. She turned back to him. "Hal, come join us!" She called, waving. Hal looked around. at everything... This wasn't real. "No... You go ahead." He said. He then looked down at his hand. "HOLLY!!!" He called out. "It's time to end this!" Balling his hand into a fist, he tried to summon the ring. [color=bc8dbf]"I wouldn't do that if i were you..."[/color] Said the voice "Of course you wouldn't. Because you never want to leave this fantasy..." He grunted, desperately calling to the ring. "Come on..." Indigo energy surrounded him. "COME ON!!! I WILL NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT A DAMN FIGHT!!!" [color=bc8dbf]"Your will is strong, Hal... But you're not in a world where your ring can reach you... Maybe you need to feel more at home."[/color] Everything started to change. "DON'T!!! NO!!!!!" He screamed as everything went black.