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[h2]The Bus, 30,000 feet above the Rockies[/h2]

Hal, Sinestro and May sat around the meeting table with Dexter sitting in the middle of it in his loaf position. The Conference TV turned on and the mysterious leader of their organization appeared, blacked out silouhette. [color=00aeef]"Good work in Saporo. Deaths Head is being moved to The Green Rooms as we speak."[/color] He replied.

[color=8dc73f]"Don't know what those are, but i assume they're in that packet i still haven't got. So, Director, what's the next move."[/color] The Director brought up a picture of several things happening simultaneously.

[color=00aeef]"Currently unfolding situations include an alien landing in Metropolis. Thor seems to be dealing with that, though."[/color] Hal sat, arms folded, looking at the talking cat, then the man on the screen, then the Alien and then back to the screen with the picture of the orange girl with the long red hair and the cute tushy being talked with by a man claiming he's an ancient norse god. He had to say to him self. "Wow... This is life now..." Every day, he had to remind himself that this wasn't just a leak in his air supply and the last moments of hypoxia giving him an AWESOME high before his plane smashed into a mountain. [color=00aeef]"One thing that we believe that you can help us with, while we attempt to track down the next Ring."[/color] An image appeared on the screen of a large lump of metal in space. [color=00aeef]"This entered the atmosphere a few hours ago. Most of the satilites missed it due to the more pressing matter, but it seems to be mostly inactive. A preliminary examination has revealed an energy field surrounds the craft. None of our probe attempts were able to penetrate it, but our scans of the energy it's giving off shows something striking.[/color] A series of waves showed up in the bottom corner. Sinestro's eyebrow raised, while Mae simply looked taken aback. Hal looked around at everyone else.

[color=8dc73f]"So... I'm not like a scientist or genius or anything. Care to explain this?"[/color] He asked. Sinestro rolled his eyes and then looked at Hal.

[color=fff200]"That, Hal Jordan, appears to have the same wavelength and energy pattern as your Green Ring."[/color] He then looked at it. [color=fff200]"It's not unheard of for other societies to discover the different emotional power sources to power their vehicles. This might be some kind of Willpower based power source."[/color] He explained.

[color=00a99d]"Very well, we will be deploying your team to recon and potentially recover the ship for study.[/color] The director ordered. Hal looked at Sinestro, he clearly didn't appreciate being ordered around by the Director on a mission unrelated to the Rings, but had a quiet resignation.

[color=fff200]"If that is a willpower based shield, then it will take considerable force to break through. We will probably damage the ship gaining entry."[/color]

[color=00aeef]"That is unacceptable. A ship with that kind of power would be of paramount assistance to S.W.O.R.D., especially in the event that you should fail in your ultimate mission and we are forced to fight this Despero character, armed with all 8 Rings."[/color] The Director grunted. [color=00aeef]"This would also allow us to better assist you in your mission."[/color] Sinestro rolled his eyes again.

[color=fff200]"If you insist... Whilst Agent May and myself will continue searching for more Ring. In the meantime, Hal Jordan, with your energy field being of equal wavelength and energyform, you might be able to penetrate the crafts shields without damaging them, simply walk through them, as you would."[/color]

[color=8dc73f]"And in the highly likely event i run into something that's going to lay eggs in me?"[/color] Hal asked. Sinestro looked at Dexter.

[color=fff200]"Although he harnesses the Rage emotion, he is small enough to be able to fit inside of your energy field to pass through with you."[/color] Hal looked at Dexter who was now licking himself. Hal smiled a frustrated smile.

[color=8dc73f]"Oh boy..."[/color] Hal said. Dexter looked Hal in the eyes.

[color=ed1c24]"You will hold me correctly or you will never hold anything again, cultist."[/color] The cat growled.

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As Hal floated next to the ship, hlding Dexter close to his chest. The cat growled annoyedly at him. [color=8dc73f]"Look, i don't know what you want from me."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"Hold me correctly, Cultist, or you will regret it."[/color] the Cat growled at him. Hal gulped, shifting his hold of Dexter a little, before slowly floating towards the Ship. He held out his ring as the green shield appeared in front of him. Floating forwards, he seemed to phase straight through the shield. Dexter immediately jumped off of him and into the space between the hull and the shield. Hal looked over the hull of the craft, floating around it. He then pressed his headset that he had brought with him.

[color=8dc73f]"Tower, this is Highball, Highball calling tower, over."[/color] He said into it.

[color=bc8dbf]"Highball, this is Mae, over. I'm here with Sinestro. What's your situation? Over."[/color] She asked. Hal looked around the craft.

[color=8dc73f]"Well, i'm not dead. And i can officially tell Mrs Pirchard, my 7th grade teacher who said my grades weren't good enough to be an Astronaught that she's wrong."[/color] He said, looking over the hull. Dexter following, slowly floating through the air in loaf-mode. [color=8dc73f]"Dexter is doing... As well as could be expected.[/color] He said. He spotted something that looked like a door. [color=8dc73f]"I believe i'd found an entrance. Moving to examine now. Over."[/color] He floated towards the door, before putting his hand on the door. His ring reacted and the door opened. [color=8dc73f]"Tower? This is Highball. It seems as if the door has reacted to my ring and has opened up. I'm entering now."[/color] He waved Dexter to follow him. The cat floated in and Hal created a lantern construct to shine light around. The inside of the ship looked very spartan. There was also signs of obvious battle. Floating through several corridors, the pair looked around, until Hal rounded a corner, only to come face to face with a human-looking man with large wings on his back and a bird-like helmet. [color=8dc73f]"Wow, Tower, this is Highball, i've found a body. Appears to be human... Has a bird-like helmet and large wings.[/color]

[color=fff200]"Thanagarian.[/color] The line said. [color=fff200]"They're a warrior race, but the shape of that ship doesn't resemble any kind of Thanagarian i've ever seen. The Thanagarians have been at war with a number of different powers recently, so there's a number of races it could have been.[/color] Hal pushed the body to one side. [color=fff200]"With no air aboard that ship, that could have been last week, or hundreds, maybe even thousands of years ago. Space is big."[/color]

[color=8dc73f]"Really big."[/color] Hal replied

[color=bc8dbf]"Yes, we all know how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is."[/color] Mae replied, sounding slightly annoyed [color=bc8dbf]"Continue the sweep, over."[/color] Dexter floated towards the body and looked it over.

[color=ed1c24]"I would like to sample the alien meat."[/color] Dexter growled.

[color=8dc73f]"That's... Disgusting."[/color] Hal grimaced.

[color=ed1c24]"Have you seen the things you put into your body? Those Twinkies you eat are barely even food."[/color] the cat growled back. The pair then continued to move through corridors.

[color=8dc73f]"Maybe we're on the wrong deck for it, but this place doesn't seem to have any crew quarters. No signs of a cafeteria or anything like that. Looks like no homely comforts."[/color] Hal said. [color=8dc73f]"Maybe it's like Alien where the crew are all in cryostasis. I'm seeing a lot of alcoves in places. There seems to be some kind of control panels next to them. Over."[/color]

[color=fff200]"Less civilized species that haven't developed FTL make use of sleeper ships. Thanagarians shout about honour, but to be honest, they don't have many qualms about punching bellow their weight limit. Hmmm... I've never heard of a civilization discovering how to harness Willpower before FTL."[/color] Sinestro sighed.

[color=8dc73f]"Alright, who's gonna say it? Over."[/color] Hal asked as he continued to float along.

[color=fff200]"Say what?"[/color] Sinestro asked.

[color=bc8dbf]"S.W.O.R.D. Directive 21-17, anyone caught repeating tired, hackneyed, movie cliche's will face a court-marshal. Over."[/color] Mae replied through the radio. Hal was pretty sure she was making that one up. But right now...

[color=ed1c24]"I've got a bad feeling about this."[/color] The cat growled. The pair continued to float through the ship until they made it to a large room with a central computer console.

[color=8dc73f]"Alright, i've got to some kind of computer room, or maybe a command center. I'll try to access the computers now."[/color] He approached the computer, he pressed buttons, shone the ring on it, but nothing really happened. Looking around the room, he spotted something. [color=8dc73f]"Highball to Tower, i've got something new now."[/color] He floated over to what looked alike a large, metal body on the floor. [color=8dc73f]"Looks like... Some kind of robot."[/color] Hal began. [color=8dc73f]"Red body, only one arm, looks like it's rather battle damaged."[/color] As Hal shone his ring across it, the Robot twitched a little.

[color=fff200]"Does it have a blue face?"[/color] Sinestro asked, sounding very worried now.

[color=8dc73f]"Yeah, it-"[/color] Before Hal could say anything else, Sinestro butted in.

[color=fff200]"GET OUT OF THERE, GET OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW!!!"[/color] He roared into the mic. As the green light shone across the robot again, suddenly, Hal would feel some of the green energy being pulled out of his ring and into the robot. The eyes slowly opened, glowing green. [color=fff200]"GREEN LANTERN!!! HAL JORDAN!!! THAT THING WILL KILL YOU! GET OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW!"[/color] Hal began floating backwards as the robot slowly picked itself up.

[color=39b54a]"N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-"[/color] It jerked awkwardly, circuits pulling themselves back together as Hal backed away, holding up the Green Ring, he created a Chainsaw construct and tried to decapitate it. The teeth ground against it's neck, but the hand reached out, gripped the chainsaw in its hands and crushed the construct, the green energy from the broken construct disappearing into the robot, more of its systems being brought online as it absorbed more will. It's eyes glowed brightly as its neck damage finally mended. The mouth opened and in a monotone, robotic voice it gave it's announcement to the world.
[color=39b54a][h3]"NO MAN ESCAPES THE MANHUNTERS!"[/h3][/color]