green_lantern (green_lantern) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-02-21 11:52:00

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cindy lord, dr fate, firestorm, green lantern dex, inactive - aquaknight, inactive - damien wilson, inactive - eli coyne, inactive - henry cain, inactive - kieran grey, inactive - nicolette hall, inactive - rose ellington, inactive - traya smith, inactive - warhawk, iris west, marcus todd, plot - "blackest night", zachary zatara, zoe torres

Making Deputies
The group of lanterns were gathered around in a circle not far from the North Pole. Larfleeze was practically bouncing that they were so close to the Fat Man's workshop and Dex swore he would punch the orange lantern just to make him stand still for longer than two seconds. They had business to attend to first and then they could talk to the Fat Man about getting Larfleeze the promised presents.

They were going to create two rings of each color to help in the fight against the Black Lanterns. They would make more, but as it was the rings were only at half power. They would have to make do with what they had until they could find a way to get to Oa and see why the rings were depowered.

Dex looked around the circle. Each color had two more rings, red had three, added to the ranks. It was time to send them out. He nodded and the newly created rings were thrown up into the air. They immediately took off and started seeking out wearers.

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zoe_torres
2011-02-21 11:38 pm UTC (link)

Zoe was dealing with the the punk's friend. Not very expertly, but she could swing her fist and holding a handgun while she did gave it extra oomph when she landed a punch. Zombie attacks in other parts of the country didn't concern her because none were happening in the Triangle that she knew. Shooting stars were of little interest to her as well.

Zoe took a punch in the shoulder and snarled, familiar rage flooding through her. She channeled it from long practice and made her next swing nearly lethal as the punk fell back against the roof wall. His head lolled over the edge into nothing.

"What!?" She turned to see if Sliver was all right and saw what he was looking at. The streak of red headed directly for their position.

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	veryperceptive 2011-02-21 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	GK's staring and starting to back away. "I don't know what that is, but I don't think we should stick around to find out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-22 12:13 am UTC (link)
	"It's just a light. Shooting star." That was moving pretty fast and showing no sign of fading. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-22 12:15 am UTC (link)
	He wasn't too keen on getting hit by a meteorite or something... "...Weird Crap aside, these guys aren't going to be doing any more damage tonight, at least..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-22 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Between them, filling the space with a red glow and turning the roof top into a badly lit horror movie, was a ring like Zoe had never seen. Zoe Torres of Earth, you have great rage in your heart. Before she could react, it shot toward her hand still clenching the Glock. The metal glowed dark red as the ring slipped itself about her finger. "What the hell?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-22 03:31 am UTC (link)
	Sliver's wide-eyed. "Are you okay? What is that thing?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-22 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know." For the first time in a very long time, Zoe looked as uncertain as she felt. She shifted the Glock to her other hand and flexed her fingers. The ring still glowed. "Did you hear it say something?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-22 03:56 am UTC (link)
	"It seemed like it for a minute there, but I wouldn't want to try quoting it. Some kind of... communication thing?" GK has to admit this is pretty scary. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-22 04:19 am UTC (link)
	"It called me by name. It said I had rage. Then this." She held it out to Sliver so he could see it. "I don't know what to do now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2011-02-22 04:26 am UTC (link)

"It's a ring, kinda like Green Lantern. Do they come in red? I think I read something about this, from a long time ago. Green Lantern was doing some kinda multicolored thing, 'cause there were zombies... And now there's zombies a bunch of places." Rage. "I... don't know why they'd care about whether you're pissed off, but you're a good enough shot to kick a zombie's ass. Is it saying anything else?"

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	zoe_torres 2011-02-22 04:54 am UTC (link)
	"Zombies. There aren't any in the Triangle or we would have noticed them." But...ring...in the Triangle.../were/ there zombies? No, she couldn't hear any screams. There had to be zombies somewhere else. "Not right now but it might. Let's keep on patrolling." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-22 05:05 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe a magic ring can figure out they're going to come to the Triangle? Is your throat all right?" Sliver has his stick over his shoulder as he walks along with her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-22 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	"My throat is fine." Her voice sounded harsher than she intended, deeper somehow, as if it were channeled through the glow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-22 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	"...Just out of curiosity, if this thing's paying attention to whether or not you're enraged... do you feel less pissed off since putting it on, or more?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2011-02-23 04:59 pm UTC (link)

Sliver was asking questions Zoe didn't have answers for and that pissed her off as well. She reined it in with difficulty, clenching her hand into a fist. A small surge of power through ring ran up her arm and made her heart beat faster. I'm not sure.

She shook her head to clear the red haze. If this is a ring like Green Lantern's, I can put it to use here and clean up the Triangle. No one would guess a real lantern wasn't responsible.

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	veryperceptive 2011-02-23 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Good point. But what if the lanterns know and come calling 'cause they made it for zombieslaying and not maiming every asshole in the triangle?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-23 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	I don't see any zombies, do you? No zombies, no zombieslaying. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-23 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	"...You've got a point. All the zombie reports are from uptown or New York and San Francisco." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2011-02-25 05:50 pm UTC (link)

//Go to the North Pole. Find the others.//

Zoe looked around to see if Sliver heard that, but the kid didn't react. She stopped to look at the ring on her hand. Rage boiled up and it was tamped back down more easily than she'd ever managed on her own. A sense of urgency filled her. The ring flashed.

She had to go. Had to find out what it meant and why it appeared. It suddenly seemed that life and death rested on finding out. Zombies in the world and other colors in the sky. Maybe it was just like Sliver said happened in the past.

"I need you to do something for me. Keep watch on Michelle Torres' law office for me until I get back." /If/ she managed to get back. "I'll pay you."

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	veryperceptive 2011-02-25 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	Well, that was sudden. And she knew his lawyer? "I will. But keep the money; I have a day job and a trust fund. You worry about this mess; I'll make sure she's fine." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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