Green Lantern Page #4

to be worthy of the Corps.

Next lesson.

Ha, ha. Feel that?

It's the gravitational pull

of your average sun.

Makes flying through space

very dangerous.

The bigger you are,

the quicker you burn.

Gravity's a b*tch.

Here, let me help you.

Remember, your enemy,

he's not gonna play fair.

Well, that's good advice.

Thanks, gorgeous.

So...

...this is the human.

When I learned Abin Sur's ring

had chosen you...

...I said there had to be a mistake.

I see nothing to change my mind.

I'll take it from here, Kilowog.

The Corps is only as strong

as its weakest link.

And I will tolerate no weak links.

You understand me?

Are you afraid, human?

Are you afraid?

Don't.

Don't do that.

Shall we?

Sure.

A sword?

How human.

I do believe I smell fear.

I'm a Green Lantern.

I fear nothing.

Fear is the enemy of will.

Will is what makes you take action.

Fear is what stops you

and makes you weak.

Makes your constructs feeble.

You must ignore your fear.

When you're afraid, you can't act.

When you can't act, you can't defend.

If you can't defend, you die.

You reek of fear, Hal Jordan.

Abin Sur was a great warrior.

My mentor.

My friend.

You insult his memory

by wearing his ring.

I'm done. He's right. I'm only human.

We're not ready to defend the universe.

A few days ago, we thought we were

the only ones in the universe.

The ring chose you. It wouldn't have

if it hadn't seen something in you.

Oh, yeah?

Something you yourself don't yet see.

The ring never makes a mistake.

This time it did.

That until recently, we didn't realize...

...that many of these little critters that we've

been calling bacteria weren't bacteria at all.

They were an entirely different type

of primitive prokaryotic cell.

These little buggers, called archaeans,

are still poorly understood.

Um...

But might turn out to be

different from bacteria...

But might turn out to be as different

from bacteria as bacteria is from us.

Some call them extremophiles...

...because they live in the most extreme

environments on Earth, such as...

God, he's so boring.

...The boiling waters of a geyser.

What a loser.

- Michael!

- Huh?

What did you say?

I didn't say anything.

Did you just call me a loser?

What kind of freak is this guy?

"Freak"?!

Class dismissed.

So how you been?

Been a while.

So you had a rough night last night.

Did you get her name, huh?

You need to get some sleep, son.

- Have a seat.

- What can I do for you, Dad?

Well, actually, you've already done it.

For me and for your country.

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about you impressing

a whole lot of very important people.

Where did you get that?

I'm on a subcommittee

overseeing the agencies involved.

- Top-secret, of course.

- It was you. That's why they chose me.

Because of this, we're gonna be able

to get you a top post on the inside now...

...helping to oversee the operation.

There are scientists

that worked their whole lives for this.

- Mm-hm.

- People more qualified.

And less connected.

Don't be naive, son.

It's the way the world works.

You have to seize an opportunity

when it presents itself.

He'll never get it.

Just wasting his life away.

What an embarrassment.

Bill! Ha. How are you?

I'm terrific.

No, no, no. Just finishing up a meeting.

Got plenty of time.

With my own eyes I saw this creature

induce fear in our finest warriors...

...and then feed on that fear.

There's more.

We've tracked its trajectory.

Parallax is headed for Oa.

Never before has an enemy

dared attack us here.

You must tell me what you know.

Will has always been our sole weapon...

...against the forces of darkness

in the universe.

But as that power began to seem

insufficient...

...a great debate arose among us.

Should we exploit

another source of power...

...one we had long since sworn

should never be used?

Fear.

But the power of fear

was too unpredictable.

The chance of corruption too great.

And so we decided against it.

All of us, that is, except one.

Alone, this Guardian

entered the forbidden chamber.

He wanted to prove the light of fear

could be mastered.

His intentions were pure...

...but his hopes were naive.

Consumed by the yellow power of fear...

...the Guardian became the very evil

he had wished to destroy.

He became Parallax.

For the universe's safety and his own...

...Abin Sur was charged with

imprisoning Parallax in the Lost Sector.

But he escaped.

Feeding on the fear of others,

he grew larger, more powerful.

And is now headed here...

...to take his revenge on you

and destroy the Corps.

Then we have no choice.

We must prepare to harness the power

of our enemy and fight fear with fear.

To protect our sectors,

we must be able to defend ourselves.

We must forge a yellow ring.

Watch your step.

- Senator.

- Senator.

Don't have to worry about me no more

I'm gone

I'm gone, I'm gone

Hello.

Hi.

Everybody get on your feet

You make me nervous

When you're in your seat

Rough night, huh?

Hector.

How you doing?

What have you been up to?

- Same old, same old.

- Yeah. Me too.

Hal Jordan. Worst pilot I've ever seen.

Or the best. Not quite sure.

I've been called both.

- Glad you could make it, son.

- I was a little surprised I got the invite.

No, you're family, Hal.

There are thinkers in this world

and there are doers.

And you are one of the doers.

Yeah, but the thinkers

make what I do possible.

Wouldn't have a plane

unless someone thought it up.

Of course.

Excuse me, I need a drink.

- I gotta get back to work. This is work.

- Yes, sir.

- Nice to see you, son.

- You too. You too.

Nice.

Yeah, my dad used to train in it.

I was talking about your dress.

Nice jacket.

Last time I checked,

you didn't even own one.

Yeah, I've been shaking up

the wardrobe lately.

Congratulations on the contract.

How'd you manage to pull that off?

I pointed out you only won because you

broke the rules of engagement.

And Tom figured out

how to give the Sabres more altitude.

So I guess in a way,

without even meaning to...

...you actually did us a favor.

Look...

...I'm uncomfortable

with the word "hero."

Hey

Thank you. Thank you all for joining us.

Great evening.

Somebody very special I'd like to thank

for helping us to nail this contract:

My daughter, Carol Ferris.

Come on!

Congratulations, Carol.

I take one look at you, young lady...

...or at Hal Jordan over there,

spitting image of his dad...

- Whoo!

- You give us hope.

A toast to our future.

- Hear, hear!

- To the future!

We're in good hands.

Hector! Oh, my God! Hey!

- Congratulations. Um...

- Thank you.

Here's to you and Hal, the future.

Yeah, heh, I'm sorry.

I know it couldn't have been easy

growing up with your dad.

But, hey, you're doing great, so... Ha, ha.

I am. I'm doing great. Ha, ha.

- He's right, though. I'm not a doer.

- Ha, ha.

Although I did get to examine

an alien body recently.

That was very cool.

I can't tell anyone about it,

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