Infinite Justice (Marvel,DC,DBZ X/Over, IC, Always Open!)

[Neros]

Daud
The Battle of Oa

Daud tried not to believe too much in miracles, but that's what he would describe the feeling he was experiencing. That experience? Daud opened his eyes - able to grasp at the faint, blurry light as it flickered in and out of his vision. Nothing in particular to see, but it surprised the hyper-logical being. He was alive, he's still alive. In a sudden gasp, he breathed in deeply, savoring the glorious taste of the air despite the stinging protests of his ribs and lungs. As if by natural urging, maybe even instinct, Daud hauled himself up into a sitting position, looking at his surroundings. Everything was scarred, scorched, or just destroyed. In front of him was a massive bowl in the ground, and behind him was a long trail carved directly into the hardened ground.

Daud at first struggled to comprehend this feeling - wondering if he had really passed on at that moment, but looked down at his hand for some reason - drawn to it, perhaps, in order to explain what had happened and why he was still in the world of the living rather than wherever comes next. He managed to look at one of his hands just in time to see a Red Lantern ring give out a faint, dim glow, before flickering off completely, evaporating to dust and crumbling off of his finger. As it did so, Daud felt his body tighten - muscles and bones repairing themselves inside of his system. He was shocked to say the least, and impressed at his own body. Daud was supposed to only get energy from food intake...but in it's absence, and in order to continue living, Daud's body managed to drain the Red Lantern rings to provide fuel to make much needed repairs, and above all, continue living.

He slowly began to stand, limping a bit, but noticing he had only gone through three Red Lantern rings. He had nine more to go, smiling wickedly, as he upped the power consumption. Surging through his body, he felt true, unrestricted power flooding his veins and organs. In his base form, without his own rings activated, Daud felt immense strength and durability. He had tanked hits from Cyborg Superman, managed to keep up with his speed for brief moments, come up with an end-all plan. He praised his ability - though it still surprises him and is hard to even comprehend - as he can regenerate and then adjust to whatever caused the injury in the first place. As he finished powering up to his new level, shattering eight remaining rings that did not belong to him - keeping an additional red ring to balance out his hand and provide a back-up energy reserve.

He felt like a million bucks though, hell, he felt better than when he started the mission. Gritting his teeth, with enough force to almost tear through the fabric of reality, he remembered only one Lantern Corp remains to face the Guardians. His four rings glowed as their power intermingled and shared with one another, producing formless creations and dancing them around himself. Daud shot off to another part of the planet at incomprehensive speed and agility, arriving there almost instantly. Daud arrived at the final battle between Infinite Justice and Larfleeze, not wishing to make his presence known for the time being.

Clenching his fists, Daud caught sight of Larfleeze, and in another instant, was upon him, preparing to place himself between Kyoten and the onslaught of energy constructs. Seeing the warrior dodge them effortlessly and pouncing upon the Corpsman, Daud moved in closer - sealing the distance between him and Larfleeze to force him to face Daud at his current, raging power. Daud threw up an energy construct of gloves, spiked at the knuckles, and with hydraulics at the elbow and shoulder. Daud was ready to face the might of an entire Corps on his own.

However, he knew his team had his back anyways.

[The Republic of Atria]

Upon seeing Daud making a frontal assault, not only that but he was wielding several rings, he sicced some of his construct on him. These humans were strange, and powerful. Which made him only want them more. They would make his capturing other things that caught his fancy so much easier. "Don't run away!" He hissed and his constructs moved to block the blasts, they took most of them, but a few managed to slip by and hit Larfleeze, if not for his extremely powerful shield aura, he would've been long dead, he was injured and retreat was definitely an option, but he wasn't going to let some things so valuable slip through his fingers so easily.

[Neros]

Upon seeing Daud making a frontal assault, not only that but he was wielding several rings, he sicced some of his construct on him. These humans were strange, and powerful. Which made him only want them more. They would make his capturing other things that caught his fancy so much easier. "Don't run away!" He hissed and his constructs moved to block the blasts, they took most of them, but a few managed to slip by and hit Larfleeze, if not for his extremely powerful shield aura, he would've been long dead, he was injured and retreat was definitely an option, but he wasn't going to let some things so valuable slip through his fingers so easily.

Daud watched the monstrous Larfleeze simply absorb his constructs with ease. However, Daud noticed the man was indeed wounded, and feeling that the fight may be a bit more interesting this way, Daud began to relax. Powering down and taking his own power back within himself, Daud did away with the energies of the red, yellow, and green rings, appearing before the alien unaided by lantern powers. Daud contemplated for a moment, figuring out a strategy to keep the master of avarice at bay for the time being, but, Daud wanted to end it here and now.

Advancing, seemingly unarmed, Daud began to taunt the Corpsman. "You mutant freak! Come and kill me, make me a member of your Corps. You know I can take down the rest of this team with me on your side." Daud cracked his fingers and neck skillfully, walking casually closer to the beast. "Offer me a ring or make me a construct." Staring down Larfleeze from only a few feet away, Daud held a slightly jarred expression. "What the hell are you waiting for?"

[The Republic of Atria]

Larfleeze, blinded by his greed as he always was, aimed his ring to fire a beam. "Give you a ring?! How generous of me that would be!" He said and consumed with his greed heavily amplified by the ring, was almost completely oblivious to the fact that this was obviously a trick. It didn't matter to him, a new member for his Corp was always welcome. Willing or not.

[Krytonus]

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT, PUNK? NOTHING, THAT'S WHAT. NO POST HERE. MOVE ALONG, MAGGOT.

[Neros]

Larfleeze, blinded by his greed as he always was, aimed his ring to fire a beam. "Give you a ring?! How generous of me that would be!" He said and consumed with his greed heavily amplified by the ring, was almost completely oblivious to the fact that this was obviously a trick. It didn't matter to him, a new member for his Corp was always welcome. Willing or not.

Daud smiled a sick grin, "Yes, and you'll be able to have the Saiyans and the Kryptonian!" He teased, not giving away his true intentions just yet. "Do not think of it as giving away, think of it as...loaning it." Daud continued, getting even closer to Larfleeze, his palm extended in a getting fashion, preparing to either get an Orange ring or face an energy blast at point-blank, with no shield to protect him, right to the chest. Daud had dropped his grin at this point, bearing a serious face, studying the alien and his movements.

Larfleeze cackled with glee. "I'll have you and them!" He cried, somehow appearing with an orange ring in his hand. Lowering the protective barrier he placed himself in - fueled by the power of an entire Lantern Corps - he stuck his greedy, sickly hand towards Daud's own, ready to receive to the ring, just as planned. It happened in just a millisecond, perhaps even less, to the point that Larfleeze had no utter chance of responding in time. Daud flipped his palm around quickly, letting the ring free fall, as a more important target was in his sights, the true plan. In that small space of time, Daud's hand was encased around Larfleeze's middle finger - the finger that held his deadly, powerful ring of power. Gripping down with unmeasurable strength, Larfleeze could only widen his eyes at the realization of what was happening.

By that time, though, Daud had already lifted his foot to close the distance between the two beings. Extending that foot as a devastating heel kick to the cockroach's midsection, Daud held firm to the finger in his hand, the power of the orange ring almost blistering with power. The ligaments attaching the finger in place made a faint, sickening ripping noise, akin to the sound of tearing off wet velcro, and as Daud extended his leg fully, the entire thing popped right off, in a horrific SNAP!, sending the creature's orange blood splattering across Daud's upper body before being flung back by the force of the kick.

Daud stood there, a small smile on his face. I won... He thought, pressing down harder on the ring and finger still in his hand, "We won." He whispered.

[The Republic of Atria]

Kilian watched as Daud had the balls to walk up to Larfleeze. "Holy shit... YOU RIPPED HIS FINGER OFF... Awesome." He says and his leg finally had fully healed. "That was pretty kick ass. We're awesome."

Larfleeze was writhing in pain he looked up to the young heroes. "Th-Thank you... That damned ring is evil..." He says and then coughs up some blood. "And now I'm free. Thank you all. Please. For all that is good and holy in this universe. Don't allow the Guardians to get their hands on it. Put it somewhere no one can get it. The Guardians aren't what they seem..." He says and takes a few deep breaths before fading into unconsciousness.

"Sleep tight little guy. I actually feel kinda bad for him." He says. "What do we do about that ring though?"

[Neros]

Kilian watched as Daud had the balls to walk up to Larfleeze. "Holy shit... YOU RIPPED HIS FINGER OFF... Awesome." He says and his leg finally had fully healed. "That was pretty kick ass. We're awesome."

Larfleeze was writhing in pain he looked up to the young heroes. "Th-Thank you... That damned ring is evil..." He says and then coughs up some blood. "And now I'm free. Thank you all. Please. For all that is good and holy in this universe. Don't allow the Guardians to get their hands on it. Put it somewhere no one can get it. The Guardians aren't what they seem..." He says and takes a few deep breaths before fading into unconsciousness.

"Sleep tight little guy. I actually feel kinda bad for him." He says. "What do we do about that ring though?"

Daud jerked his head slightly at the feeble creature Larfleeze became once the ring was removed. Daud nodded, not really wanting to express his gratitude for freeing the poor bastard from the ring and his mid-finger. He sighed, knowing that he couldn't have just slipped it off - especially a ring that powerful? No way, it becomes physically attached to a person. Regular rings and the like can come and go for footsoldiers, sure, but things got weird as power scales increased.

Daud laughed nervously at Kilian's comment. "Yeah..." He said, "We're pretty bad ass." Turning to face the rest of his team, a slight grin on his face. At Kilian's mention, Daud opened his hand slightly, revealing the bloody finger with ring still clinging on to it. Daud had some reservations, but a sick sense of curiosity drove him to do an unspeakable act. He had to know, everyone did, so that the team could figure out what to do with this powerful artefact.

Daud, with balls of steel and without a word, lifted the ring from the severed finger, and slid it onto one of his own - one of his ring fingers. He had planned that so that if he had to cut the ring off, that particular finger was expendable. As quick as he put the blasted thing on, he jerked his hand out of it's grasp. Daud shook his head violently, shivering as well. "That...wasn't the greatest thing to do." He declared, "But we need to keep this a secret. Maybe even from the League..." He said, studying the piece.

"We can't let anyone put this thing back on unless they have full control of it." He turned to look at Larfleeze briefly, collapsed in exhaustion. "And no one has that experience."

[The Republic of Atria]

Kilian watched as Daud had the balls to walk up to Larfleeze. "Holy shit... YOU RIPPED HIS FINGER OFF... Awesome." He says and his leg finally had fully healed. "That was pretty kick ass. We're awesome."

Larfleeze was writhing in pain he looked up to the young heroes. "Th-Thank you... That damned ring is evil..." He says and then coughs up some blood. "And now I'm free. Thank you all. Please. For all that is good and holy in this universe. Don't allow the Guardians to get their hands on it. Put it somewhere no one can get it. The Guardians aren't what they seem..." He says and takes a few deep breaths before fading into unconsciousness.

"Sleep tight little guy. I actually feel kinda bad for him." He says. "What do we do about that ring though?"

Daud jerked his head slightly at the feeble creature Larfleeze became once the ring was removed. Daud nodded, not really wanting to express his gratitude for freeing the poor bastard from the ring and his mid-finger. He sighed, knowing that he couldn't have just slipped it off - especially a ring that powerful? No way, it becomes physically attached to a person. Regular rings and the like can come and go for footsoldiers, sure, but things got weird as power scales increased.

Daud laughed nervously at Kilian's comment. "Yeah..." He said, "We're pretty bad ass." Turning to face the rest of his team, a slight grin on his face. At Kilian's mention, Daud opened his hand slightly, revealing the bloody finger with ring still clinging on to it. Daud had some reservations, but a sick sense of curiosity drove him to do an unspeakable act. He had to know, everyone did, so that the team could figure out what to do with this powerful artefact.

Daud, with balls of steel and without a word, lifted the ring from the severed finger, and slid it onto one of his own - one of his ring fingers. He had planned that so that if he had to cut the ring off, that particular finger was expendable. As quick as he put the blasted thing on, he jerked his hand out of it's grasp. Daud shook his head violently, shivering as well. "That...wasn't the greatest thing to do." He declared, "But we need to keep this a secret. Maybe even from the League..." He said, studying the piece.

"We can't let anyone put this thing back on unless they have full control of it." He turned to look at Larfleeze briefly, collapsed in exhaustion. "And no one has that experience."

"And that's what you get for being greedy. Seriously, what the HELL do we need more power for? We just took out the guy the entire Lantern Corp has been trying to take out for GOD knows how long inside of a few hours. But I don't like what he said about the Guardians. Sinestro insisted that we don't trust them either, and now Larfleeze says the same thing. Maybe, just maybe, there's a teeny bit of truth to both of their statements."

Atrocitus was watching from a distance. Sure, he believed the greedy monster got what was coming to him, but he HATED the Guardians, with such an intensity that he carved the first red ring from it. The children were powerful enough to take down one of the Guardian's most feared enemies. It was impressive to say they least. Even though they let him live.

"They're quite skilled and powerful." Sinestro said watching as well. "I know you hold no care for me in that chest of yours Atrocitus, but there is one thing we agree on. The so called Guardians of the Universe have to go. And the children have already demonstrated that they are capable of defeat not only both of us, but Agent Orange as well."

"What are you talking about Sinestro?" Atrocitus snarled.

"They think the Guardians are the good guys. We both know that's farther from the truth than they can comprehend. We can go back to hating each other after this." He says and flies over to the heroes. "Agent Orange is right." He says and Atrocitus flies next to him, in which they were surprisingly not trying to kill each other. "Do not trust the Guardians."

"THEY KILLED EVERY LAST ONE OF MY PEOPLE!" Atrocitus shouts.

[Lord Frieza (Ancient)]

Daud jerked his head slightly at the feeble creature Larfleeze became once the ring was removed. Daud nodded, not really wanting to express his gratitude for freeing the poor bastard from the ring and his mid-finger. He sighed, knowing that he couldn't have just slipped it off - especially a ring that powerful? No way, it becomes physically attached to a person. Regular rings and the like can come and go for footsoldiers, sure, but things got weird as power scales increased.

Daud laughed nervously at Kilian's comment. "Yeah..." He said, "We're pretty bad ass." Turning to face the rest of his team, a slight grin on his face. At Kilian's mention, Daud opened his hand slightly, revealing the bloody finger with ring still clinging on to it. Daud had some reservations, but a sick sense of curiosity drove him to do an unspeakable act. He had to know, everyone did, so that the team could figure out what to do with this powerful artefact.

Daud, with balls of steel and without a word, lifted the ring from the severed finger, and slid it onto one of his own - one of his ring fingers. He had planned that so that if he had to cut the ring off, that particular finger was expendable. As quick as he put the blasted thing on, he jerked his hand out of it's grasp. Daud shook his head violently, shivering as well. "That...wasn't the greatest thing to do." He declared, "But we need to keep this a secret. Maybe even from the League..." He said, studying the piece.

"We can't let anyone put this thing back on unless they have full control of it." He turned to look at Larfleeze briefly, collapsed in exhaustion. "And no one has that experience."

"And that's what you get for being greedy. Seriously, what the HELL do we need more power for? We just took out the guy the entire Lantern Corp has been trying to take out for GOD knows how long inside of a few hours. But I don't like what he said about the Guardians. Sinestro insisted that we don't trust them either, and now Larfleeze says the same thing. Maybe, just maybe, there's a teeny bit of truth to both of their statements."

Atrocitus was watching from a distance. Sure, he believed the greedy monster got what was coming to him, but he HATED the Guardians, with such an intensity that he carved the first red ring from it. The children were powerful enough to take down one of the Guardian's most feared enemies. It was impressive to say they least. Even though they let him live.

"They're quite skilled and powerful." Sinestro said watching as well. "I know you hold no care for me in that chest of yours Atrocitus, but there is one thing we agree on. The so called Guardians of the Universe have to go. And the children have already demonstrated that they are capable of defeat not only both of us, but Agent Orange as well."

"What are you talking about Sinestro?" Atrocitus snarled.

"They think the Guardians are the good guys. We both know that's farther from the truth than they can comprehend. We can go back to hating each other after this." He says and flies over to the heroes. "Agent Orange is right." He says and Atrocitus flies next to him, in which they were surprisingly not trying to kill each other. "Do not trust the Guardians."

"THEY KILLED EVERY LAST ONE OF MY PEOPLE!" Atrocitus shouts.

Kyoten turned to the Lanterns, "Do I look like I care? The sooner I can go back to Earth, the better. Besides, he last I checked, the Guardians haven't tried to kill us, unlike you.", he flew face to face with Atrocitus, "And I recommend you stop shouting, unless you want to join your people."

[The Republic of Atria]

"And that's what you get for being greedy. Seriously, what the HELL do we need more power for? We just took out the guy the entire Lantern Corp has been trying to take out for GOD knows how long inside of a few hours. But I don't like what he said about the Guardians. Sinestro insisted that we don't trust them either, and now Larfleeze says the same thing. Maybe, just maybe, there's a teeny bit of truth to both of their statements."

Atrocitus was watching from a distance. Sure, he believed the greedy monster got what was coming to him, but he HATED the Guardians, with such an intensity that he carved the first red ring from it. The children were powerful enough to take down one of the Guardian's most feared enemies. It was impressive to say they least. Even though they let him live.

"They're quite skilled and powerful." Sinestro said watching as well. "I know you hold no care for me in that chest of yours Atrocitus, but there is one thing we agree on. The so called Guardians of the Universe have to go. And the children have already demonstrated that they are capable of defeat not only both of us, but Agent Orange as well."

"What are you talking about Sinestro?" Atrocitus snarled.

"They think the Guardians are the good guys. We both know that's farther from the truth than they can comprehend. We can go back to hating each other after this." He says and flies over to the heroes. "Agent Orange is right." He says and Atrocitus flies next to him, in which they were surprisingly not trying to kill each other. "Do not trust the Guardians."

"THEY KILLED EVERY LAST ONE OF MY PEOPLE!" Atrocitus shouts.

Kyoten turned to the Lanterns, "Do I look like I care? The sooner I can go back to Earth, the better. Besides, he last I checked, the Guardians haven't tried to kill us, unlike you.", he flew face to face with Atrocitus, "And I recommend you stop shouting, unless you want to join your people."

Atrocitus was just a split second away from throwing a Construct blade through Kyoten's chest, when Sinestro spoke up. "The Guardians, as they call themselves, are hardly that. Let me ask you this Kyoten. The Guardians had the power to kill Frieza. Quite easily in fact. Answer me this. Why didn't they stop Frieza from blowing up your homeworld and most of your race? Why didn't they save Krypton? Why did they create machines that committed genocide against Atrocitus' people?" He asks.

[Lord Frieza (Ancient)]

Kyoten turned to the Lanterns, "Do I look like I care? The sooner I can go back to Earth, the better. Besides, he last I checked, the Guardians haven't tried to kill us, unlike you.", he flew face to face with Atrocitus, "And I recommend you stop shouting, unless you want to join your people."

Atrocitus was just a split second away from throwing a Construct blade through Kyoten's chest, when Sinestro spoke up. "The Guardians, as they call themselves, are hardly that. Let me ask you this Kyoten. The Guardians had the power to kill Frieza. Quite easily in fact. Answer me this. Why didn't they stop Frieza from blowing up your homeworld and most of your race? Why didn't they save Krypton? Why did they create machines that committed genocide against Atrocitus' people?" He asks.

Kyoten went silent, for a moment, and a few rocks began to shake a little where they were on the ground. His power level began to shoot up and down sporadically. He spoke in an calm, almost insane sounding voice, "I'm sorry but are you saying that the Guardians allowed my race to be destroyed?", he said quietly, fists clenched at his sides.

[The Republic of Atria]

Atrocitus was just a split second away from throwing a Construct blade through Kyoten's chest, when Sinestro spoke up. "The Guardians, as they call themselves, are hardly that. Let me ask you this Kyoten. The Guardians had the power to kill Frieza. Quite easily in fact. Answer me this. Why didn't they stop Frieza from blowing up your homeworld and most of your race? Why didn't they save Krypton? Why did they create machines that committed genocide against Atrocitus' people?" He asks.

Kyoten went silent, for a moment, and a few rocks began to shake a little where they were on the ground. His power level began to shoot up and down sporadically. He spoke in an angry, almost insane sounding voice, "I'm sorry but are you saying that the Guardians allowed my race to be destroyed?", he said quietly, fists clenched at his sides.

"Not just your race Kyoten. Many others as well, but yes. They did. If you don't believe me, you can ask them yourself. We hate each other, Atrocitus and I, but the one thing we hate more, is what drove us to do this. They could have stopped innumerable tragedies, but they stood and let it happen. Don't wind up like us. Don't make the mistake we did of trusting them. Keep that ring you took from Agent Orange. They don't care about us. They only care about the illusion of control. That's why they sent you after us. Because we defy them for what they did." He says.

[Lord Frieza (Ancient)]

Kyoten went silent, for a moment, and a few rocks began to shake a little where they were on the ground. His power level began to shoot up and down sporadically. He spoke in an angry, almost insane sounding voice, "I'm sorry but are you saying that the Guardians allowed my race to be destroyed?", he said quietly, fists clenched at his sides.

"Not just your race Kyoten. Many others as well, but yes. They did. If you don't believe me, you can ask them yourself. We hate each other, Atrocitus and I, but the one thing we hate more, is what drove us to do this. They could have stopped innumerable tragedies, but they stood and let it happen. Don't wind up like us. Don't make the mistake we did of trusting them. Keep that ring you took from Agent Orange. They don't care about us. They only care about the illusion of control. That's why they sent you after us. Because we defy them for what they did." He says.

Kyoten's breathing became heavy, and the rocks that were shaking now rose from the ground, breaking apart into dust, "They let him live... he killed my entire race, and he let him live...", Kyoten said muttered angrily as his power level began to rise sharply. However, he all of a sudden left Super Saiyan form, and his power dropped again, "I'm not powerful enough yet, but one day, I'll kill them...", he said, clenching his fist. He turned to Kilian, "Let's get back to the Watchtower, I need to blow off some steam."

[Finland SSR]

-snip-

Mayla looked at the sword Sentinel gave to her. It was... different. Different than her own sword, which she bought at a flea market. This one was short, but had a distinct look to it. It was also much lighter than her previous sword, and was made of some material, not one she actually knew. Then again, she wasn't very good at chemistry or metals in general.

She wanted to say thanks to her teammate, but he was gone. Gone to fight the Lanterns.

[The Republic of Atria]

"Not just your race Kyoten. Many others as well, but yes. They did. If you don't believe me, you can ask them yourself. We hate each other, Atrocitus and I, but the one thing we hate more, is what drove us to do this. They could have stopped innumerable tragedies, but they stood and let it happen. Don't wind up like us. Don't make the mistake we did of trusting them. Keep that ring you took from Agent Orange. They don't care about us. They only care about the illusion of control. That's why they sent you after us. Because we defy them for what they did." He says.

Kyoten's breathing became heavy, and the rocks that were shaking now rose from the ground, breaking apart into dust, "They let him live... he killed my entire race, and he let him live...", Kyoten said muttered angrily as his power level began to rise sharply. However, he all of a sudden left Super Saiyan form, and his power dropped again, "I'm not powerful enough yet, but one day, I'll kill them...", he said, clenching his fist. He turned to Kilian, "Let's get back to the Watchtower, I need to blow off some steam."

"And we will be there to help you. We're not as bad as they make us out to be." He says and he and Atrocitus fly in opposite directions.

"OKay. If The guy who got so mad he created an entire Corp because he was so mad put aside his anger for 30 seconds to say the Guardians are assholes with one of his sworn enemies... I think they may be telling the truth. Larfleeze said it after we... Removed his ring. And now both Sinestro and Atrocitus say it. If we are keeping the ring, we need to put it somewhere no one can find it. That thing is a nightmare and a half."

[Krytonus]

Kyoten's breathing became heavy, and the rocks that were shaking now rose from the ground, breaking apart into dust, "They let him live... he killed my entire race, and he let him live...", Kyoten said muttered angrily as his power level began to rise sharply. However, he all of a sudden left Super Saiyan form, and his power dropped again, "I'm not powerful enough yet, but one day, I'll kill them...", he said, clenching his fist. He turned to Kilian, "Let's get back to the Watchtower, I need to blow off some steam."

"And we will be there to help you. We're not as bad as they make us out to be." He says and he and Atrocitus fly in opposite directions.

"OKay. If The guy who got so mad he created an entire Corp because he was so mad put aside his anger for 30 seconds to say the Guardians are assholes with one of his sworn enemies... I think they may be telling the truth. Larfleeze said it after we... Removed his ring. And now both Sinestro and Atrocitus say it. If we are keeping the ring, we need to put it somewhere no one can find it. That thing is a nightmare and a half."

Rory flew - well fell, really - in towards the group. He stumbled on the landing, but managed to keep from faceplanting.
"Wait, wait wait wait wait. It was that easy to stop Fartsneeze over here? You guys said it would be near impossible." He grinned. "We're good."
He eyeballed Sinestro.
"And none of us are listening to you, you slippery purple twat. The Guardians are still a whole lot better than you, mister self destruct. What a great tactic, by the way. Blow up like fifty of your guys to save your own skinny purple ass." He spat.
"Don't listen to him guys. For God's sake, he's the leader of the frickin' Fear Squadron."

[The Rebel Alliances]

Sentinel/Daniel Carter-Oa
It did not take long to find the others after the battle ended. And I was grateful that the battle ended when it did. I turned down power on my suit back to 80%. The damage to the suit was fully reversible. I had approached the group from their backs. Then, catching sight of the bloody mess that was Larfleeze's finger. I was somewhat disturbed by the sight. "As subtle as a boot to the face." But Flargeeze is free from the ring's power and is very much alive. So, I felt that justified some recognition, seeing as this threat is now over. "Good work. This went far better than Namek." However, as I watched Daud eye and handle the ring, and hear Sinestros and Atrocisous' last words before parting. I did become concerned. Daud, came by those rings, unconventionally to say the least. And has more than enough power to use. He does not need a ring that incites greed beyond compare in him. "This ring is more dangerous than any criminal we have captured thus far. It, and Larfleeze go to the Guardians." Confident that my team would not disobey an order, I felt relaxed enough to remove my helmet and begin to head back to the ship. Thinking that if this continues, then our team will be well known throughout Earth and beyond.

[The Republic of Atria]

Sentinel/Daniel Carter-Oa
It did not take long to find the others after the battle ended. And I was grateful that the battle ended when it did. I turned down power on my suit back to 80%. The damage to the suit was fully reversible. I had approached the group from their backs. Then, catching sight of the bloody mess that was Larfleeze's finger. I was somewhat disturbed by the sight. "As subtle as a boot to the face." But Flargeeze is free from the ring's power and is very much alive. So, I felt that justified some recognition, seeing as this threat is now over. "Good work. This went far better than Namek." However, as I watched Daud eye and handle the ring, and hear Sinestros and Atrocisous' last words before parting. I did become concerned. Daud, came by those rings, unconventionally to say the least. And has more than enough power to use. He does not need a ring that incites greed beyond compare in him. "This ring is more dangerous than any criminal we have captured thus far. It, and Larfleeze go to the Guardians." Confident that my team would not disobey an order, I felt relaxed enough to remove my helmet and begin to head back to the ship. Thinking that if this continues, then our team will be well known throughout Earth and beyond.

"No. We're not doing either. Larfleeze had very little to do with this. He was being controlled by the ring. And, Sinestro has a point. They're supposed to be these extremely powerful beings and even call themselves Guardians of the UNIVERSE. And yet they let genocide go unpunished. I don't trust them. That, and they lacked the decency to give us information that may have helped in our mission. Something tells me they weren't expecting us to make it back. We're going home." Kilian says. "And we're taking the ring with us."

[The Intergalactic Russian Empire]

Sentinel/Daniel Carter-Oa
It did not take long to find the others after the battle ended. And I was grateful that the battle ended when it did. I turned down power on my suit back to 80%. The damage to the suit was fully reversible. I had approached the group from their backs. Then, catching sight of the bloody mess that was Larfleeze's finger. I was somewhat disturbed by the sight. "As subtle as a boot to the face." But Flargeeze is free from the ring's power and is very much alive. So, I felt that justified some recognition, seeing as this threat is now over. "Good work. This went far better than Namek." However, as I watched Daud eye and handle the ring, and hear Sinestros and Atrocisous' last words before parting. I did become concerned. Daud, came by those rings, unconventionally to say the least. And has more than enough power to use. He does not need a ring that incites greed beyond compare in him. "This ring is more dangerous than any criminal we have captured thus far. It, and Larfleeze go to the Guardians." Confident that my team would not disobey an order, I felt relaxed enough to remove my helmet and begin to head back to the ship. Thinking that if this continues, then our team will be well known throughout Earth and beyond.

"No. We're not doing either. Larfleeze had very little to do with this. He was being controlled by the ring. And, Sinestro has a point. They're supposed to be these extremely powerful beings and even call themselves Guardians of the UNIVERSE. And yet they let genocide go unpunished. I don't trust them. That, and they lacked the decency to give us information that may have helped in our mission. Something tells me they weren't expecting us to make it back. We're going home." Kilian says. "And we're taking the ring with us."

"Yeah, I'm ready to go, I need to rest and enjoy earth for a little while. And you're right, Sinestro does have a point about the "Guardians"." he looked around, scratched his head and said "Ok, does anybody know where we parked our ship?"

[Krytonus]

Sentinel/Daniel Carter-Oa
It did not take long to find the others after the battle ended. And I was grateful that the battle ended when it did. I turned down power on my suit back to 80%. The damage to the suit was fully reversible. I had approached the group from their backs. Then, catching sight of the bloody mess that was Larfleeze's finger. I was somewhat disturbed by the sight. "As subtle as a boot to the face." But Flargeeze is free from the ring's power and is very much alive. So, I felt that justified some recognition, seeing as this threat is now over. "Good work. This went far better than Namek." However, as I watched Daud eye and handle the ring, and hear Sinestros and Atrocisous' last words before parting. I did become concerned. Daud, came by those rings, unconventionally to say the least. And has more than enough power to use. He does not need a ring that incites greed beyond compare in him. "This ring is more dangerous than any criminal we have captured thus far. It, and Larfleeze go to the Guardians." Confident that my team would not disobey an order, I felt relaxed enough to remove my helmet and begin to head back to the ship. Thinking that if this continues, then our team will be well known throughout Earth and beyond.

"No. We're not doing either. Larfleeze had very little to do with this. He was being controlled by the ring. And, Sinestro has a point. They're supposed to be these extremely powerful beings and even call themselves Guardians of the UNIVERSE. And yet they let genocide go unpunished. I don't trust them. That, and they lacked the decency to give us information that may have helped in our mission. Something tells me they weren't expecting us to make it back. We're going home." Kilian says. "And we're taking the ring with us."

"Fine by me," Rory said, rubbing his shoulder-wound and wincing. "The Watchtower's medical bay is sounding pretty good right about now. Plus, I'd say there's somewhere pretty safe to keep the ring there." He ran his hand through his sweaty hair. "Let's get out of here before anything else shows up."

[The Starlight]

Dallen Thomsen
Nastrond, Asgard.

Dallen had almost completely finished his quests. In his bag was the hand of a Frost giant, and parts of the antlers of 3 bilgesnipes. But now, he was facing the most difficult part of his quest: defeating, but not killing Fafnir, an ancient dragon. He had been tracking the dragon for two days, a difficult thing as both he and his foe had superhuman durability, and Fafnir also had the power of illusion, which he used to try and cast Dallen off his trail several times now. But Dallen had continued, and with his superhuman speed, along with flight, Fafnir was in sight.
Turning his head, the dragon's eyes widened, having thought that Dallen had given up the hunt. Its eyes narrowing, Fafnir cast a fireball at him, while starting to take flight. Dallen agilely leaped over the fireball, it barely singing his clothes, and landing. Just as he did, he cast a spear in a mighty throw, it shearing through the dragon's wing and pinning it to a tree. As Dallen raced forward, the dragon spewed a mighty fireball at him. But Dallen always had a plan, and quickly summoning forth a shield, which he had let freeze to the point of cracking in Jotunheim. The ice and the fire sizzled as they met, both disappearing, the combination throwing Dallen back a bit. Jumping up to his feet, he pulled out Vilvis just in time to deflect the dragon's claw which sheared off to the ground. However, his own sword broke with the impact, and Dallen was forced back as from the maw of the dragon, hot air appeared, the beginnings of a fireball. He shot up into the air just in time, however, his vision was dizzy and he cracked his head on a branch, which made him crash down. As he shook his head, Fafnir used his powers over illusion to distract Dallen, casting forth figures of incredibly beautiful women. But Dallen's heart was true to Sif, and so, having rediscovered his strength, sprung up, summoning forth a sword he had got from a dead Jotun he killed with which he sliced through each figure, before racing at Fafnir. The dragon tried to spit another fireball, but Dallen was too quick, dodging to the side, before stabbing Fafnir through the eye with the Jotun sword. The dragon shrieked as Dallen slid it free, placing it on Fafnir's neck. "Yield, Fafnir."
"NEVER!" roared the dragon.
"I said YIELD!" Dallen roared back, putting a bit of pressure on the sword.
"I yield, what do you want?" said Fafnir.
"Disgorge three of your hearts of hearts." commanded Dallen. A dragon had four hearts of hearts, along with his actual heart. The heart of heart contained the dragon's innate ability, not Fafnir's powers of illusion, but the ability to do magic at all. After a bit of urging from Dallen, Fafnir grudgingly did as he was told, disgorging the 3 magical items. Dallen collected the claw, the shards of Vilvis and two scales from Fafnir. Dallen left, saying "Twas a worthy battle." He wasn't too worried about Fafnir's eye, as he had another heart of hearts, his eye would heal.

Now, before he went back to Odin, he had a sword to replace. He looked mournfully at the shards of Vilvis, it had served him well. Thinking of the heart of hearts, he had an idea. Flying to Nidavellir, realm of the Dwarves, he entered the king's hall by the secret passages that had been revealed to him, Dallen having befriended the dwarves and their king as a youth. Walking forward, he said, "I am afraid it has been a long time since I last visited, my friend, oh king. But I need a favor from you. My faithful sword, Vilvis, was shattered in a battle with Fafnir the dragon. I humbly request a new and better sword. The king responded favorably after pondering it. "You shall have your sword, my friend. Now come down to the forges. " The dwarf king showed Dallen the uru metal that was remaining, a metal nigh unbreakable, with which was used to make Mjolnir and Gungnir, the weapons of Thor and Odin. There was just enough for several more swords. Uru metal was also a great storage of magical power, which the king was delighted at as Dallen showed him the three heart of hearts.

Taking the uru metal, two of the heart of hearts and the remains of Vilvis, the reforging began. The dwarves melted the heart of hearts, fusing it with the uru metal, before shaping it into a blade. The style of Vilvis was used, as the dwarves formed a new hilt, along with carving the titles of Dallen in their tongue down the blade. The next morning, the king walked up with a clothed burden. "Behold, Dallen, the sword." The king uncovered the cloth, and Dallen gasped. It was as mighty as a work as Mjolnir. Its blade was sharp to the touch, the words Dallen, God of Combat, Loyalty, Strategy, Defeater of Fafnir the dragon, Bane of Jotuns, Beloved of Sif. ran down the blade. Dallen tried it out, the sword hummed with magic, and it seemed to slice the atoms of the air itself. "The sword, endowed with the heart of a dragon, can hold nigh infinite amounts of your godly, or any other energy. With the enchanted metal in it, you can cast energy bolts like Gungnir does. It also can be on your person, or summoned to your hand at any time. As for your sheath, here." The king handed a black sheath to Dallen, with exquisite vines circling it. "And as your armor appeared a bit battered, here." The king had two dwarves bring forth the new armor and the helm and help Dallen put it on. With it went a blue cape lined with gold colored cloth. "This armor has also been endowed with the second heart of hearts, it will repair itself, and is now even more durable than before."
Dallen, looking at himself in a mirror, was overwhelmed. "Thank you," he said before encasing the dwarves in a bear hug. After much hugging, the king asked, "Dallen, what will you name your new sword. You cannot name it Vilvis."
Dallen nodded and drew it forth, looking at it. "Sword, I name thee... Silverthorn!" The newly dubbed Silverthorn flashed silver once. "Farewell, my friends, now, I must go to Asgard." Waving and hugging his friends a few more times, Dallen emerged in his new armor, a sword in its sheath at his hip. "Heimdall! To Asgard!"

Heimdall heard him and teleported him up. Grinning to the Gatekeeper, Dallen walked to the throne room. Once he entered, he bowed and said, "King Odin, I have returned successful. He laid down on a quickly prepared table the antlers of the 3 Bilgesnipes, the hand of a Jotun and a sword, and finally, the third heart of hearts, Fafnir's claw and two of his scales.

[The Republic of Atria]

"Alright then. Let's head out. Thank Christ I parked AWAY from this crap. I don't want to be the group that burns through ships." He snickers and warms it up. "Hopefully we can get more than one mission out of this one." Kilian says speed typing and moving the ship into warp position and blasting off to the Watchtower. He knew Sentinel was going to be pissed about them not taking the ring to the Guardians, but he didn't trust the Guardians. Being played and manipulated was one of the things he truly hated, and he wasn't going to stand for it. Fighting the Guardians head on would be suicide, which is why they think they can get away with things like this. Having power doesn't make them above the rules. Especially if they're the ones who came up with them in the first place.

[Neros]

Daud

Daud cared not to pay attention to the Corpsman as they returned to the planet. Sinestro, mainly because he almost felt death twice from Cyborg Superman because Daud ended up with a Qwardian ring, and Atrocitus because he disliked the killing frenzy that made his friends abandon him. However, the talk on the Guardians was interesting, as the hero had manifested similar beliefs but chose to withhold them for now. Daud also wondered what gave them a mandate to such a claim? The Green Lanterns seem to serve them rather their assigned 'sectors', but needed more time to think, and for once, he wanted to rest.

-snip

The hero nodded at Daniel, who eyed him vigorously as he held onto the Orange Ring. Still, Daud felt the power surging through the device, and a small echo yearning for him to place it back on his finger. However, Daud possessed a will of solid steel, and quickly drove the voice from his mind without much afterthought. He then looked to Kilian and back to Daniel, watching him take off his helmet, and became caught in a crossfire, a power struggle almost. Daud spoke quickly and firmly, informing Daniel on the results of such action.

"Not to say I do not trust or disobey you, Sentinel," He began, "But I believe we can keep it under control." Daud held it firmly, but studied the jewelry. "We may need it one day, who knows. The Guardians are not the rightful owners as well, Larfleeze was. Agent Orange, as they called him, had found the Orange Lantern Battery on his own in the Vega System." Daud walked close to Daniel, however, and looked him square in the eye, not threatening but more as a sign of respect. "However, I will show my trust in you, friend." With that, Daud lowered the ring into Daniel's palms.

"Sometimes, what is fair, isn't always right." With that, Daud followed Kilian to board their return vessel to the Watchtower.

---

Daud entered the vessel, but was waiting for Daniel to come aboard as well. He had something he wished to discuss, and peering out of the window, he caught sight of something much more interesting than whatever plans he had devised. He saw that girl, who he had caught out of the corner of his eye many times yet never seemed to strike up conversation, or even see if she knew he existed. To be blunt, Daud seemed to be taken up with this woman, and moving to meet her as she came up into the vessel, Daud tried remedy this lack of communication.

"Hello," He said, plainly and without any nervous feelings, to Caraline, "I've seen you around now and again, and I don't really know you." However, quick as a whistle and smooth as hell, Daud continued with, "And I'd like to change that." He gave the girl a genuine smile, hoping to be inviting, or friendly, but trying his best to not be a creep. Whether he had succeeded or not was up to the girl.

[The Starlight]

Odin examined each of the battle proofs that Dallen had brought, stopping at the heart of hearts. Picking it up, he said. "This is a powerful weapon Dallen, use it well. If you melt it down into a drink, you shall gain magical powers yourself, that of which I do not know. You seem to have a new aura about you, a more powerful one. You will be a powerful foe to any against you. I am sufficiently impressed. Thor and Tanin, along with the rest of Asgard have high regards for you, and I see. I remove the curse on the Thomsen line, allow your travel to and from Asgard whenever you wish, and reinstate you as Lieutenant in the Asgardian army, to only be called upon in the most dire need. Go, and make Asgard proud." Odin said, tapping his staff to remove the staff.

Dallen bowed, and said "My thanks, King." Pressing an arm to his chest, Dallen departed. From there, he had a short picnic and duel with Sif, before telling the details of his quest to her and the Warriors Three at an inn with plentiful food. Then, after a few more kisses with Sif, he departed to, heading to Heimdall's watch station. "I know that you love my sister Dallen, but if you do anything to try and hurt her..." Heimdall said threateningly, taking out his sword, "There will be several pieces of you." Dallen responded, "I would never hurt Sif." Heimdall nodded, and sent Dallen off to the Watchtower. After finding Thor and telling him the good news, along with showing off Silverthorn, Dallen waited for the rest of Infinite Justice to return from their mission.