King Clown
DCU Green Lantern #19 All That Glitters 7/7
I wipe my eyes in disbelief. How did a man appear in my house? He stood around 5’10”, with Sandy blonde hair and green eyes. He was built like me, only less muscle and had an old look to his face.
John - How the hell did you get in here!
I clench my fist trying to activate my suit but I no longer am a Green Lantern. I raise my fists in a stance my uncle taught me when I was younger.
??? - You… you freed me?
John - Freed? Who the fuck are you?
??? - This place. It's so nice… how do you own it?
John - What the hell are you talkin’ about?
??? - For you to own this place, you have to be one of the richest negros there are.
John - The hell'd you just call me? Nevermind that, who are you?
??? - My name? It's Alan. Lieutenant Alan Scott.
John - Alan Scott? I recognize that name… that's the Forgotten Lantern.
Alan - Lantern… Green Lantern. That's who I was.
I walk over to my counter and lean on it. I watch him walk to my window and look outside. He stares at the skyscrapers that fill the city streets.
Alan - What happened to Boston?
John - Alan, you might want to sit down.
He looks at me, then walks over to my couch and sits. I place my hand over my mouth just thinking what to say. The memorial in the Hall of Lanterns said he was a Green lantern during Earth's second world war, but he doesn't look a day of 30.
John - Alan, you… it's… your in the year 2003. This isn't Boston either, it's Coast City California.
Alan - What? You're kidding right?
John - I'm not. My name is John Stewart, you've got a lot to catch up on.
I begin to tell Alan about what happened since he was gone. All about the Civil Rights movement, the electronic age, the Atlantean treaty, and my position of the Green Lantern Corps, well my ex-position, and… and Katma.
Alan - So you're telling me I'm 60 years in the future? How…
John - I don't know, it looks like it's something to do with that thing.
We both look at the lantern sitting on my table. The lantern looks much more… primitive in its design, like it was forged with rocks rather than metal. He stares at it for a moment then his eyes open.
Alan - Jade… AJ…
John - What?
Alan - I… remember… I remember it all. I had… 2 kids, Jade and Alan Jr. I was an archeologist. I need to find them… how can I find them?!?!
John - It's ok Alan, calm down. The guardians never took back the corps computer. I can try and find them there.
I walk over to my desk and pull out a slim green tablet with green letters on it. I tap the power icon, causing Oa's database to pop up as a holographic screen. I search through their Earth files on all humans currently alive but the names of his kids don't appear.
John - Their names aren't here, let me see your finger.
He reaches his hand out, allowing me to prick him with the blood analyzer. It begins reading until it finds one person with a match.
John - Well, this can't be right.
Alan - What is it? Let me see.
He places his hand on the back of my chair and peers over. He almost stumbles back after seeing it.
John - Alan, are you alright?
Alan - That… That's my son. That's Alan Jr.
John - What? How? He's looks like he's only 20.
Alan - I...I don't know how… but that is my son, I know it.
He approaches the screen once more, staring at what is written.
Alan - Todd Rice. Owner of the Obsidian Inc. in Keystone City. The lab specifies in extraterrestrial material.
John - Sounds like that ring gave him a career.
Alan walks around my apartment more. I can hear him sniffle, I'm guessing tear are exiting his eyes right now.
Alan - Jade… where is she. Just… just tell me if.
John - She isn't. She would have showed up if she was dead. She is somewhere, I just don't know where.
He sits on the couch in my living room and just stares I to his palms.
Alan - How am I here?
John - I don't know, but it has something to do with that.
I point over to the lantern that is staring at us with an ominous glow.
Alan - The lantern… I remember it. I first found it in a cave, I reached inside and that's how I got the ring. I left without the lantern and I was Green Lantern for years.
John - Wait so you didn't charge it for years? Lantern Rings last about a week without charge.
Alan - I guess it was made different. Anyways I went back to it when the ring started acting weird. The ring told me it was low on power so I thought to take it back to where I found it. I got there and poof, I was here.
John - So the lantern trapped you? This is getting crazy.
I stand up and feel my body attract to the lantern. I walk towards it and stick my hand inside, pulling out a ring.
Alan - What the? The ring is in there?
John - I… I don't know what happened. I felt like I was moved towards the lantern.
Alan - Maybe it's saying something.
I look at him who looks to the ring. I stare at and feel something come over me.
John - No. I can't be a lantern, I don't deserve a ring.
I hand Alan the ring, and sit down.
John - Alright, well it looks like you're my new roommate for the time being Alan.
Alan - I guess I am.
He sits down at the Oan computer and just reads about his son.
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DCU Green Lantern #19 All That Glitters 7/7
I wipe my eyes in disbelief. How did a man appear in my house? He stood around 5’10”, with Sandy blonde hair and green eyes. He was built like me, only less muscle and had an old look to his face.
John - How the hell did you get in here!
I clench my fist trying to activate my suit but I no longer am a Green Lantern. I raise my fists in a stance my uncle taught me when I was younger.
??? - You… you freed me?
John - Freed? Who the fuck are you?
??? - This place. It's so nice… how do you own it?
John - What the hell are you talkin’ about?
??? - For you to own this place, you have to be one of the richest negros there are.
John - The hell'd you just call me? Nevermind that, who are you?
??? - My name? It's Alan. Lieutenant Alan Scott.
John - Alan Scott? I recognize that name… that's the Forgotten Lantern.
Alan - Lantern… Green Lantern. That's who I was.
I walk over to my counter and lean on it. I watch him walk to my window and look outside. He stares at the skyscrapers that fill the city streets.
Alan - What happened to Boston?
John - Alan, you might want to sit down.
He looks at me, then walks over to my couch and sits. I place my hand over my mouth just thinking what to say. The memorial in the Hall of Lanterns said he was a Green lantern during Earth's second world war, but he doesn't look a day of 30.
John - Alan, you… it's… your in the year 2003. This isn't Boston either, it's Coast City California.
Alan - What? You're kidding right?
John - I'm not. My name is John Stewart, you've got a lot to catch up on.
I begin to tell Alan about what happened since he was gone. All about the Civil Rights movement, the electronic age, the Atlantean treaty, and my position of the Green Lantern Corps, well my ex-position, and… and Katma.
Alan - So you're telling me I'm 60 years in the future? How…
John - I don't know, it looks like it's something to do with that thing.
We both look at the lantern sitting on my table. The lantern looks much more… primitive in its design, like it was forged with rocks rather than metal. He stares at it for a moment then his eyes open.
Alan - Jade… AJ…
John - What?
Alan - I… remember… I remember it all. I had… 2 kids, Jade and Alan Jr. I was an archeologist. I need to find them… how can I find them?!?!
John - It's ok Alan, calm down. The guardians never took back the corps computer. I can try and find them there.
I walk over to my desk and pull out a slim green tablet with green letters on it. I tap the power icon, causing Oa's database to pop up as a holographic screen. I search through their Earth files on all humans currently alive but the names of his kids don't appear.
John - Their names aren't here, let me see your finger.
He reaches his hand out, allowing me to prick him with the blood analyzer. It begins reading until it finds one person with a match.
John - Well, this can't be right.
Alan - What is it? Let me see.
He places his hand on the back of my chair and peers over. He almost stumbles back after seeing it.
John - Alan, are you alright?
Alan - That… That's my son. That's Alan Jr.
John - What? How? He's looks like he's only 20.
Alan - I...I don't know how… but that is my son, I know it.
He approaches the screen once more, staring at what is written.
Alan - Todd Rice. Owner of the Obsidian Inc. in Keystone City. The lab specifies in extraterrestrial material.
John - Sounds like that ring gave him a career.
Alan walks around my apartment more. I can hear him sniffle, I'm guessing tear are exiting his eyes right now.
Alan - Jade… where is she. Just… just tell me if.
John - She isn't. She would have showed up if she was dead. She is somewhere, I just don't know where.
He sits on the couch in my living room and just stares I to his palms.
Alan - How am I here?
John - I don't know, but it has something to do with that.
I point over to the lantern that is staring at us with an ominous glow.
Alan - The lantern… I remember it. I first found it in a cave, I reached inside and that's how I got the ring. I left without the lantern and I was Green Lantern for years.
John - Wait so you didn't charge it for years? Lantern Rings last about a week without charge.
Alan - I guess it was made different. Anyways I went back to it when the ring started acting weird. The ring told me it was low on power so I thought to take it back to where I found it. I got there and poof, I was here.
John - So the lantern trapped you? This is getting crazy.
I stand up and feel my body attract to the lantern. I walk towards it and stick my hand inside, pulling out a ring.
Alan - What the? The ring is in there?
John - I… I don't know what happened. I felt like I was moved towards the lantern.
Alan - Maybe it's saying something.
I look at him who looks to the ring. I stare at and feel something come over me.
John - No. I can't be a lantern, I don't deserve a ring.
I hand Alan the ring, and sit down.
John - Alright, well it looks like you're my new roommate for the time being Alan.
Alan - I guess I am.
He sits down at the Oan computer and just reads about his son.
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