IN BRIGHTEST DAY - Mod Plot [LOG POST | 2 | IN BLACKEST NIGHT]

[wieldtherainbow]

Who| Everyone involved in the plot
What| A space battle
Where| In the space sector around Cargg
When| If relevant, like if you want to note it's after an event.
Warnings/Notes| Things may get violent/gory!

Unfortunately, even the last Green Lanterns didn't know where the yellows or reds had hidden their central power batteries. Their long lost bases were still lost to the universe. That meant the only way to find them was to wait for them to attack.

In the space sector around the planet Cargg, reports of an asteroid mining freighter getting attacked clued the Legion and their allies into where the yellows were. By the time they got there, the red Lanterns had also joined in -- attacking all comers, including the yellows themselves. As the different groups of Lanterns collided in combat, the deaths started almost instantly. New rings started seeking owners, including those of the reds and yellows.

By now, they'd all received at least enough basic training with their rings to function in battle, and they all still had use of their normal powers.

A squad of Green Lanterns led by Kilowog gathered around the freighter, trying to shield it from attack.

"Listen up, poozers!" Kilowog called out to his greens, leading them into the fight and setting up a perimeter. "We need to give this ship time to evac. Hold the line! If it's yellow or red, it's not getting through!"

Kid Quantum, wielding a blue ring, called out to the Legionnaires, "We need to protect that freighter! Everyone move in to support the greens. Hit and run tactics! Hit 'em fast and hit 'em hard. Let's go, Legion!"

Comments

[iamresponding]

Rich was smart enough to not scream because then he'd have wound up with the scalding blood getting into his mouth and that would've been ten times worse. Instead, he reflexively recoiled, covering his face with his arm and closing his eyes tight. A scream erupted in his throat, but he didn't open his mouth to let it out.

Between that and his helmet blocking off a large portion of his face, it helped a little bit, but he was still left in agony, unable to open his eyes because of the risk of them being burned, unable to open his mouth because the last thing he needed was a burned tongue.

Fortunately for him, Sam didn't have time to burn him to a crisp. The reds were retreating, at Atrocitus' command. A blue Lantern was also zooming in towards Sam and Rich and he threw a shield around Rich, extinguishing the red flames.

[headinjuries]

The retreat was messy; Sam wasn't the only red who seemed more interested in sticking around and continuing their rampage rather than pulling back, although he was probably among the worst behaved. Still, Atrocitus clearly knew how to shepherd his mindless rage-zombies when he needed to, and by the time the flames were out, and Rich had a moment to reorient himself, Sam was gone.

[iamresponding]

The Blue Lantern managed to extinguish the red flames and give Rich some rudimentary healing, but Rich shoved him away before long -- pretty much the moment he could open his eyes without it being agonizing.

He looked around the battlefield desperately for Sam but he was long gone.

The roar of frustration that burst out of him would've been deafening if there'd been atmosphere, but it was lost in the empty void of space. Sam was gone. All he could do was hope that he'd find him again before someone else hurt him.

But if hope was all he had, it'd have to be pried out of his cold, dead fingers.

"I'm not giving up on you, kiddo," he muttered to himself, looking in the direction the last few reds had stargated off in.

Chances were they'd be facing the reds again soon enough, but even if they didn't, even if he had to scour the entire goddamn galaxy to find him, he wasn't abandoning him to that.