Hal Jordan isn't the biggest fan of authority. As a high-ranking peacekeeper in the Green Lantern Corps, he's willing to defy any and all orders if it means getting the job done. So what happens when he becomes the authority? When the Corps gains a...
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The closest neighbouring star to one that Korugar orbited was the white dwarf designated LR231. There were no inhabited planets in this system, no signs of life on any level. Hal stared into the heart of this glowing sun, eyes shielded by his construct visor/mask. Although he used it to conceal his identity back on Earth, the mask also served as a holographic heads up display for Hal. It laid vital information such as ring charge level, current environmental details including atmospheric composition and gravity, current sector location, speed, and positional data over his vision so that it was always accessible at a glance. This part of his uniform was based on the displays that Hal was familiar with in fighter jets.
Not all Lantern officers utilised such tactical displays. Kilowog, Vell, and Guy were among those who didn't wear 'masks', and thus did not have this information directly relayed into their vision. Kilowog had all this technical data fed into his mind through the ring, since he was capable of processing it all at once due to the increased mental capacity unique to his species. John opted to manifest his as simple contact lenses, removing the need for a mask and as a result, painting his eyes with a green glow. Vell and Guy seemed to want to punch first and ask questions later, which was admirable.
As Hal turned away from the star, he looked towards Katma. She had a construct scanner fixed on the relative location of Korugar, her face chiselled in stone. Hal pushed as hard as he could to have someone else join him on this assignment, but the Guardians denied his request. To them, it was a Lantern's duty to be responsible for their home sector...but Hal believed she was too emotionally involved.
Korugar, as every single GL recruit is told, was ruled by ThaalSinestro in a brutal dictatorship toward the end of his GL career. He turned his people into slaves, invaded their privacy, staged executions, and promised that it was all in the pursuit of peace and justice. All the while, the maniac used his Green Lantern ring as the instrument of his despotic regime...also wearing the uniform that came with it. Hal, who was at the end of his first year as a Green Lantern at the time, discovered Sinestro's secret empire and defeated him on the very planet he enslaved.
However, it was already too late. The people of Korugarlooked upon Hal with the same anger and fear that they gave Sinestro. When Sinestro's ring was revoked and sent to find a new bearer, it was a sheer coincidence that it chose another Korugarian; Katma Tui. As soon as the ring slid onto her finger and coated her in the GL uniform, she was formally banished and disowned by her own people. At that point, if she refused the recruitment, she'd have nowhere to go...so she stayed on.
Now, Hal could see the conflict in her eyes as she studied the spectral data that her constructs were gathering. This was her homeworld...a place that cast her out years ago, and now they needed her help. Quite frankly, Hal would feel the same way but that didn't mean that he thought her being here was a good idea. "Hey..." He said as he hovered closer to her.
Katma jolted, averting her eyes from the scopes and scanners that enveloped her. "Y-Yes?"
