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The Man:

I feel the rage and hope from both the red and blue rings pouring through. The power from them spirals together and forms a protective bubble around the Rusted just as Mogo fires and a massive surge of green energy hit her. Without both of these rings, the blast would have destroyed us all. However, it still knocks all of us down.

"Hold on," I yell, crushing my teeth as I push back. "Everyone, just hold on!"

I'm sweating as I step forward. I clench my fist and feel my fingernails dig deep into the palm of my hand.

"Just a little more," I tell myself, taking a step despite Mogo's will to push me back. As I take a step forward, I see cracks start to appear all over the blue and red bubbles. Green energy flows through them and begins to attack the Rusted's shield. Her shields are flashing red.

"Come on," I yell, scratching the skin off my palm. "I can do this."

"So can I," Laria screams, running to my side. Looking at me, Laria copies my pose and shoots out her green ring. Green energy shoots out and hits my red and blue bubbles. Not only did she seals the cracks but also adds another layer of protection. Altogether, with three rings, we withstand Mogo's attack. As Mogo's beam dies down, Laria falls but I catch her in time. Falling right into my arms, I kneel down.

"Hey," I say, pushing a strand of hair out of the way. "Thanks for the help. You okay?"

"I'm fine," Laria moans while smiling. "Just a little tired."

"Awesome," I say, looking at Mogo. Mogo may have pushed us back quite a way but we're still within range for another attack. Already, I can see Mogo powering himself up. Green energy is flowing from his ring into the circle in front of him.

I place Laria against the railing and run.

Supergirl:

I see The Man gently place Laria against the ship's railing before leaving her. He runs and jumps over a few people before running up the stairs and grabbing the ship's wheel. I fly into the air before landing beside him.

"What are you doing," I ask.

"I'm turning the Rusted around," The Man starts, "And we're running away. Well, actually, we're sailing away."

He throws the wheel and steps back. We watch as the wheel spins, the whole thing turning into a blur. The Rusted fully turns around in only a matter of seconds. Once it does, The Man grabs the wheel again and pulls a lever. I hear the thrusters in the back turn on and launch us away.

Superman:

When I hear the doors open, I turn away from the window and face both Diana and Black Adam.

"Superman," Diana says, "We have something to tell you."

"What is it," I ask.

"According to our spy on Oa, the man in the sunglasses, along with the entire Insurgency, have left the Green Lantern Corps."

"What? When? Why?"

"Apparently, it was because of two other green lanterns. They were put on trial for tampering with the Corps's center battery. Before they two could be tried, however, they escaped and flee with the Insurgency. Some green lanterns did try to stop them, but it was no use."

"Superman," Black Adam says, stepping forward. "This is the opportunity we have been waiting for. The Insurgency is no longer on Oa. We can-."

"Wait, wait, wait," I say, cutting Black Adam off. "What do you mean by tampering with the Corp's center battery?"

Harleen:

"What do you mean by we're stranded," Flash yell as The Man gives the blue ring back to Beetle and Firestorm. The three of them nod their heads before walking down below deck to give that new alien his ring back. Meanwhile, The Man, who is still wearing a red ring, bends down to grab a toolbox.

"I mean what I've said," he answers, looking right at Flash. "There's a reason why I very rarely put the thrusters on full power. The thrusters at constant full power will cause them to clog with soot. They also burn through the Rusted's fuel reserve. Luckily, I still have plenty of fuel left."

"So now what," Oliver asks as he helps Reverse-Flash to his feet. "We're stranded in space, floating on a boat."

"Ship," The Man yells, "The Rusted is a ship. Not a boat. Why is this so hard to remember?"

"What Robin Hood is asking," I say, "Is now what are we going to do?"

"Simple," The Man replies. Using the red ring still on his finger, he blasts the floor in front of him and forms a step. Stepping onto it, he forms some more steps and walk on top of them.

"I'll fix the thrusters," he starts, "There shouldn't be too much soot since we weren't on full power for very long. While I do, I ask that all of you check around the ship. Make sure everything is working the way it should be."

"How are we supposed to know if things are working the way they should be," I ask.

"Look for red lights, leaky pipes, or any random jets of steam," The Man answers before stepping off the Rusted. "If you see anything like that, radio me using your suit."

"Aye aye captain," I say with a salute. "Come on, mateys. Let's go find red lights, leaky pipes, and some jet streams."

Green Lantern:

"Hold on," I say, everyone stops. Looking over the railing, I focus my will before shooting out my ring. A green beam shoots and goes over the railing. As I search around, I feel my beam break, the entire beam shattering and sending me stumbling.

I fall to my ass while The Man jumps back onto the ship.

"Excuse me," The Man yells, "What was that for? In case you've forgotten, I'm trying to do something. You know, fix the Rusted so we're not stranded here. Not all of us can fly through space, or even hold our breath."

"That can wait," I say, pulling myself up.

"True. I've modified the Rusted to be self-sufficient. Renewable power source with farms for foods. Still, being stranded sucks."

"No more tricks," I say, swinging my hands. "No more ignoring us. No more sentences with no end. I want answers. We all want answers. Now!"

I look at everyone else. They just stand there, looking at me.

"Answer to what exactly," The Man asks.

"Everything," I yell, "Who are you? Where did you come from? Why are you helping us? I especially want answers to that."

I point toward The Man's hand.

"How," I say, "How can you possibly use that? No. No, no, no, no, no. Not just that. I used my ring. My ring! My ring, that no one, even if they pry it off my dead finger, should be able to use! How are you able to use that ring, and my ring, and even that blue ring from that guy? Whatever that ring is."

"That guy is named Saint Walker."

"How am I supposed to know that? I've never met him before. And I've never heard of a blue lantern. What is a blue lantern?"

"A blue lantern corp's ring is fueled by hope."

"Hope," I repeat.

"Hope," everyone repeats.

"Yeah. Hope."

"How can you possibly know that? How can you possibly use two rings at the same time? It's like every day, you keep on doing something that can't be explained, and honestly, I have had enough! You need to start talking. We need answers. We need answers now! Speaking with this."

I bring my ring up it's in between the two of us.

"How," I say, stopping to catch my breath. "How can you use my ring like that? Just how? It's my ring. It's my green lantern ring. How can you use it? How can you just pull it off my finger and use it?"

"You still don't get it," The Man says, lowering his head and shaking it. "Really? You still don't get it."

"Get what? What am I missing?"

"Willpower," The Man answers. "You're missing willpower."

"What?"

"Well, you're not missing it. You're just lacking it. Hal, the reason I can use your ring so easily is simple because my will is stronger than yours."

"No. No, that's not right. That's not right. It can't be."

"Remember New Metropolis? When you fought Sinestro? Your flashing swords? Remember breakfast? When I gripped your chainsaw with my bare hand and broke it? Hal. I'm trying not to be harsh here, I really am, but your will. It's not there anymore."

"What," I say, looking at my green ring. As I stare at my ring, I see the glow fades. "No. No. No. Come on. Come on. Focus!"

I try to focus but I can't. I close my eyes but I open them, and the green glow is completely gone.