Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Page #2

became the way for all.

The way of will.

Know then, when you shape the light

of your ring...

... you walk in the footsteps

of the first Lantern.

Believe me,

they each have quite a history.

HAL:
In brightest day...

- Come on, missy. It ain't a wedding ring.

HAL:
Let those who worship evil's might...

- Right, sorry.

Green Lantern's light

In brightest day, in blackest night

No evil shall escape my sight

- She the new one?

- Arisia...

...meet Kilowog,

our kindly drill instructor.

Hello.

- First combat?

- Yes.

Don't worry, rookie. This ain't gonna be

half as bad as boot camp.

In brightest day, in blackest night

No evil shall escape my sight

I've heard of Kilowog.

What horror stories did they tell you?

I heard someone got killed

training with him.

[HAL LAUGHS]

Don't believe everything.

Kilowog has some rough edges,

but he's a cakewalk compared to Deegan.

Deegan?

That's Sergeant Deegan to you, poozer!

You know what a poozer is,

don't you, poozer?

- No, sir.

DEEGAN:
I can't hear you!

No, sir!

Poozers are what I call useless,

stupid, stinking rookies...

...like Brilowog over here.

- Kilowog, sir.

Did you just say something, Brilobutt?

No, sir. Sorry, sir.

You're whoever I say you are!

- Understood?

- Yes, sir.

I can't hear you!

Yes, sir!

DEEGAN:
What was that ring call

I caught you making?

- You crying home to mommy and daddy?

- No, sir!

The call was to my wife, sir!

She's pregnant and l...

Did I ask for a medical report?

You got only one family right now, poozer,

and they're all wearing green rings.

Whose power, poozers?

ALL:

Our power, Sergeant Deegan!

Whose light, poozers?

Our light, Sergeant Deegan!

You're damn right!

DEEGAN:

Welcome to hell, boys and girls.

Here's where I weed out

those who belong in my corps...

...and those who don't.

First thing, I'll be taking your rings.

Sir, this volcano's active.

DEEGAN:
That's why we're here, bird-boy.

I wanna see what you're made of...

...without that hunk of shiny green

on your hand.

[ALL GRUNTING]

[GROANING]

[GRUNTS THEN SCREAMS]

Get yourselves in a straight line.

I'll be the base.

- We'll make our way up together.

- Think so, poozer?

RING VOICE:

Temperature spiking in magma chamber.

Eruption imminent.

[ALL YELLING]

Gonna let people step all over you,

Brilolog?

Just shrug them off and save yourself.

Not shrugging anyone.

[GRUNTING]

Maybe you poozers would like

to go someplace a little cooler.

Someplace with a breeze.

[SIZZLING]

[WIND HOWLING]

[ALL GRUNTING]

Can't hold on.

We won't let you go, Tomar.

TOMAR-RE:
Aah!

KILOWOG:
Tomar!

Guess you shouldn't make promises

you can't keep, poozer.

[GASPS]

Congratulations, rookies, now you got two

dead poozers eating sand instead of one.

[KILOWOG GRUNTING]

[TOMAR-RE GASPING AND COUGHING]

[GRUNTING]

[FIRE CRACKLING]

DEEGAN:

Get some rest.

You're gonna need your wits about you

when we hit the ice canyons tomorrow.

Why?

Why what?

Do you enjoy seeing us in pain?

Seeing us doubt ourselves?

It's like you want us to quit, sir.

I got nothing to explain to you.

We're all here because we wanna serve.

If one of us gets killed,

you're nothing more than a murderer, sir.

Say that again.

You're a mean, sadistic son of a... Unh!

[GROWLING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[GROANING]

You don't like the way I do my job? I don't

give a damn what you like, any of you.

If you're still alive and ring slinging

a few years down the road...

...and lucky enough to watch

your family grow as you honor your oath...

...then you'll understand.

But getting old in my corps is a privilege.

We die so innocents don't.

It's that simple.

Once you put on the ring,

the life you lived stops being your own.

[BEEPING]

SALAAK:
Deegan, this is Salaak.

- Yes, sir.

We have a priority one emergency.

The Khundians have attacked

Chiraka's capitol.

You and your recruits

are the closest Lanterns at hand.

Got it. We're on our way.

You heard him.

This is not a drill, poozers.

Let's go.

[ALIENS YELLING]

[GRUNTS]

I got this.

You poozers take care of the civilians.

TOMAR-RE:

Yes, sir.

[GRUNTING]

DEEGAN:

In brightest day, in blackest night

No evil shall escape my sight

You frigging bastards!

Crap.

[YELLING]

[LASERS FIRING]

- Where's Deegan?

TOMAR-RE:
Out there.

He told us to protect the civilians.

[SCREAMING]

[GROWLING]

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS]

[WHEEZING]

This one will look good on my wall.

[GRUNTS]

DEEGAN:

What are you doing here?

Never said goodbye, sir.

[SCREAMS]

You're gonna get yourself killed.

Haven't you heard?

It's not my life anymore.

Lanterns, shield the civilians.

I'm doing a taser sweep.

[YELLING]

[PANTING]

[ALIENS CHEERING]

[WHEEZING]

Nice trick.

Hold on, sir. I'll get help.

Forget it.

You know, I would've never let

any of you get killed back there.

- On that planet.

- I know, sir.

It's just that in this job,

sometimes you got to go to the limit.

Not many can, but you're not like them.

Lantern Kilowog.

- What are you doing here?

- The Khundians, they're retreating.

It's over.

Yeah? What about the ones

who are still down?

I got a hunch when they wake up,

they might be a little cranky.

We better collect them.

No kidding.

Come on, guys. Get a move on.

Yes, sir.

Poozers.

So he's not a scary as he looks?

No, you'll survive Kilowog.

It only took me about three or four fights.

Just watch out for his left.

Any news?

There've been a couple more rifts,

five Demons.

Nothing major. We have all our sensors

skimming the surface.

Any sign of antimatter, they'll pick it up.

So we still don't know

when he's coming?

LAIRA:
To serve as a Green Lantern

means facing the unknown.

Although, sometimes facing the familiar

can prove to be even more harrowing.

Do you sense anything, Laira?

Only that the evil still churns and builds.

It will not be swayed.

It will not bend to reason

or pity or suffering.

Only to force, as always.

That was strange.

Laira's unusual.

She hasn't been around long...

...but next to Sinestro, I don't know

another Lantern I'd rather have at my side.

- She's that good?

- She's had to be.

About a year ago,

the Guardians sent her to the planet Jayd.

It was her first solo mission.

But more than that,

it was her homecoming.

REE'YU:

The prodigal daughter returns.

I come as a Green Lantern, Ree'yu,

by order of the Guardians.

REE'YU:

The Golden Dragon is the law here.

And what law condones massacres?

They were Khundians, Laira. Savages.

Your father's sworn enemies.

You dare go against your family?

Then you have no honor, Green Lantern.

LAIRA:
You speak as if you knew

what honor meant, Ree'yu.

I'm just amazed you could tear yourself

from my father's bed.

Ha. You're jealous

because I deserve your father's love...

...while you do not.

You are your mother's child,

Laira Omoto.

[LAIRA GRUNTING]

Weak, submissive, so easily crushed.

I may have my mother's humility...

...but I am my father's daughter.

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