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Titans West Chapter 10 “Building A Bond”
Written & Edited by: Power Guy
All art by: Power Guy(Except for Hal Jordan)
Note: The following portion takes place before Titans East Chapter 44
Jemstone’s Penthouse Apartment…
“Are you sure you don’t mind me staying with you, Jem?” inquired Sargona, humbily.
“I invited you, didn’t I?” reminded Jemstone. “I don’t want you being alone right now and from what you’ve told me, your father has been driving you nuts.”
“You can say that again,” agreed the ruby-wielding sorceress. “He means well but he never listens to a single word I have to say.”
“Does he still think you’re dating Wonder Man?” asked Jemstone.
“Ugh…I think so,” answered Sargona, shaking her head. “As many times as I’ve tried telling him it wasn’t the case, he tunes me out and hears what he wants to hear.”
“Well, he certainly does have good taste in men. Wonder Man is a rich, royal, hottie!” chimed the former pop princess. “So now that Dan is gone, can you see yourself moving on?”
“I…I don’t know,” answered a depressed Sargona. “What Dan and I had was wonderful but as the time passed, I realized he was in love with DiDi. Right before the accident…I broke up with him so that he could have some space to make up his mind as to who he wanted to be with. I guess fate made the choice for him.” Sargona said as she started to cry again.
“Oh honey, don’t cry,” Jemstone said as she put her arms around her dear friend. “I know you have a lot of emotions going through your head right now but you’ve got to stay strong. The funeral is tomorrow. Are you going to be able to make it?”
“No matter what I have to do, I’ll be there,” promised Sargona.
“That’s the Sargona I know and love!” complimented Jemstone. “You know Sar, you’re the closest thing I have to a best friend at the moment.”
“Me? Why?” Sargona wondered aloud.
Jemstone looked her dear friend in the eyes, “Because, you’ve always been there for me since we met. When I was rotting in prison over the Toyman’s death, you came to visit me almost every day. You encouraged me to keep the faith that my name would be cleared and I would get out some day. Then after I got out, what did you do? You threw me a huge party and paid for my new costume. Even now that we’re on separate teams, you still call me just about every day to see how I’m doing. What more could a girl ask for?”
“Thanks Jem, you rock too!” smiled Sargona as she hugged her friend. “So any luck finding a new agent to help you restart your career?”
***
Starman’s Quarters, The Metrotower…
The Arachnid made his way up to the door and paused for a few seconds before proceeding,
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
“Go away!” mumbled Starman from within the room.
“Come on Star, open up!” requested the Arachnid.
“I said GO AWAY!!!” shouted Starman.
“Ok but if I do, I’m going to have to slip this love-letter I wrote under Supergirl’s door with your name on in,” jested the Arachnid.
The door to Starman’s room swung open and he exited in a fury, grabbing the Arachnid by his shirt. “Listen @&$#*(%, I don’t have time for your stupid games right now!” he said as he slammed the Arachnid into the wall behind him.
The Arachnid grabbed Starman’s wrists and pushed him off of himself. “You wana rumble Star-lite? I could use a good laugh!”
“You just made the biggest mistake of your life!” vowed Starman as he cold-clocked the Arachnid in the face.
For the next fifteen minutes, the Spider/Star team beat on each other relentlessly until finally Starman had the Arachnid beaten and pinned down. Starman had his arm cocked, ready to punch the Arachnid again when his opponent asked a surprising question.
“Fell better now?” asked the bruised Arachnid.
“I..I…you did that on purpose didn’t you?” concluded Starman as he released the Arachnid.
“Yup. You needed to get that anger out of your system,” revealed the Arachnid.
“You know, if you weren’t my main dude, I probably would have ripped your head off,” smirked Starman.
“Well, you certainly looked like you were trying to a few minutes ago,” accused the Arachnid with a smirk on his face.
“What do you say we go down to Starbucks and get ourselves a couple of venti mochas?” suggested Starman.
“Only if you promise to carry me by my belt,” snickered the Arachnid.
***The rest of this chapter takes place after Titans East Chapter 44
The Metrotower…
“So how’s everyone doing today” asked Frost to his team, assembled at the meeting table, knowing well that they were all depressed and emotional.
“I think that we’re all doing as well as can be expected,” answered Wonder Warrior, “considering we just laid six of our friends to rest a few days ago.”
Bee Sting entered the room, “Hi boys and girls.”
“Latavia – you’re late. This is unlike you,” noticed Wonder Warrior. “And you’re armor’s different.”
“Yes, I finally broke down and asked my mom for some help with fixing it,” explained Bee Sting. “Together, we made some new enhancements to the suit plus I now have these cybernetic bees that pack one nasty sting,” she said as a swarm of the electronic insects made their way into the room. “One more thing, with the new suit and enhancements, you all can call me Queen Bee from now on.”
“Very sassy,” smiled Jemstone.
“I agree Latavia. The new look and code name are really cool!” agreed Supergirl.
“You know, with what happened to the Titans East, I think we need to beef up our numbers and increase our strength,” suggested Frost.
“I couldn’t agree more,” stated Kid Comet. “Have anyone in mind?”
“I do,” revealed Frost.
Before Frost could say another word, the Metrotower’s visitor alert system went off.
“We have company!” shouted Wonder Warrior.
Bee Sting was already at the monitor, waiting for it to show them who was at the gate surrounding the grounds.
Starman was looking on from behind her shoulder, “Holy cats! It’s Hal Jordan! Frost, is he the one you wanted to recruit?”
“No, but I’d snap him up in a heartbeat if he’d join,” said an excited Frost.
The Titans West team exited the building to greet the Green Guardian.
“Mr. Jordan, it’s good to see you. What brings you here?” asked Frost.
“Hello all. I know it’s been a tough couple of days for all of us, but I’m here on official business of the Green Lantern Corps,” reveald Hal.
“Are you here to question me about the battle Daniel and I had with the Sting Ray?” inquired Starman.
“No, Sargona already briefed me on the details after the funeral,” informed Hal. “I’m actually here to recruit Earth’s next Green Lantern.
“Well Christophe, I guess your dad must have put a good word in for you,” assumed Kid Comet as he patted his teammate on the back.
“It’s about darn time you get a ring,” added the Arachnid.
“Actually, I’m not here to recruit Wonder Warrior. I’m here for Starman,” stated Hal.
Starman’s jaw dropped. His eyes blew up to the size of golf-balls. As much as he tried to speak, he couldn’t utter a single word due to shock.
“Hahahaha!!!” roared the laughter of the Arachnid. “You want HIM to be a Green Lantern? Lord, help us all. Wait, are you replacing Daniel or G’nort?”
Starman’s shock quickly turned to annoyance at the Arachnid’s remarks. “Listen! Stuff it, wise-guy!”, he whispered, jabbing the Arachnid in the gut with his elbow. “I’m sorry about my teammate’s rude behavior, Mr. Jordan.” he said humbly.
“That’s ok, after working with the Elongated Man, Wally West, and Ted Kord back in the day, you get used to dealing with people like him,” Hal said sternly. “Now back to business. Starman will you accept this ring?” he asked, as he opened his right fist, revealing a second power-ring.
“But why me?” Starman wondered aloud.
“Usually, we let the ring choose it’s bearer but Daniel’s ring wasn’t recovered from the explosion so Guardians of The Universe did a scan of sector 2814 and found you to be the most worthy replacement for Daniel. This is one of the highest honors of the Corps to be chosen in this manner.”
“Can you give me fifteen minutes?” asked Starman.
“Do you need time to think this over?” asked a curious Mr. Jordan.
“No, I need to go get cleaned up before I put that ring on for the first time!” Starman shouted as he headed for the shower.
***
Fifteen minutes later…
Starman was in a state of bliss after being selected to become a Green Lantern. He had showered, shaved off his goatee, and cut his hair so that it fell just below his ears. He put on some of his “fancy” colonge’ and made sure to rinse his mouth with Scope before stepping out of the bathroom.
Hal and the others were waiting for him in the monitor room.
“Ok, Mr. Jordan…” started Starman.
“Make it Hal,” replied the Green Guardian.
“Ok…Hal, now I’m ready!” exclaimed Starman.
“Here, put on the ring,” requested Hal.
Starman quickly put the ring on his right hand, awaiting what was next. He had become so nervous that he had started to tremble.
“Now, here is your power-battery, You will need to recite the Green Lantern oath while charging your ring. Do you need me to lead you?” asked Hal Jordan.
“Nope! I’ve had it memorized since I was six!” revealed Starman. He promptly placed his ring into the Lantern and began, “In brightest day. In blackest night. No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power, GREEN LANTERN’s Light!!!” All in the room were temporarily blinded by the immense glow coming from the ring.
As the ring charged up, Starman clothes began to warp into his very own Green Lantern uniform. Gone was the cosmic avenger, born was earth’s new Green Lantern.
Congratulations you have found me.
My name is Starman and I am worth 50 points.
Written & Edited by: Power Guy
All art by: Power Guy(Except for Hal Jordan)
Note: The following portion takes place before Titans East Chapter 44
Jemstone’s Penthouse Apartment…
“Are you sure you don’t mind me staying with you, Jem?” inquired Sargona, humbily.
“I invited you, didn’t I?” reminded Jemstone. “I don’t want you being alone right now and from what you’ve told me, your father has been driving you nuts.”
“You can say that again,” agreed the ruby-wielding sorceress. “He means well but he never listens to a single word I have to say.”
“Does he still think you’re dating Wonder Man?” asked Jemstone.
“Ugh…I think so,” answered Sargona, shaking her head. “As many times as I’ve tried telling him it wasn’t the case, he tunes me out and hears what he wants to hear.”
“Well, he certainly does have good taste in men. Wonder Man is a rich, royal, hottie!” chimed the former pop princess. “So now that Dan is gone, can you see yourself moving on?”
“I…I don’t know,” answered a depressed Sargona. “What Dan and I had was wonderful but as the time passed, I realized he was in love with DiDi. Right before the accident…I broke up with him so that he could have some space to make up his mind as to who he wanted to be with. I guess fate made the choice for him.” Sargona said as she started to cry again.
“Oh honey, don’t cry,” Jemstone said as she put her arms around her dear friend. “I know you have a lot of emotions going through your head right now but you’ve got to stay strong. The funeral is tomorrow. Are you going to be able to make it?”
“No matter what I have to do, I’ll be there,” promised Sargona.
“That’s the Sargona I know and love!” complimented Jemstone. “You know Sar, you’re the closest thing I have to a best friend at the moment.”
“Me? Why?” Sargona wondered aloud.
Jemstone looked her dear friend in the eyes, “Because, you’ve always been there for me since we met. When I was rotting in prison over the Toyman’s death, you came to visit me almost every day. You encouraged me to keep the faith that my name would be cleared and I would get out some day. Then after I got out, what did you do? You threw me a huge party and paid for my new costume. Even now that we’re on separate teams, you still call me just about every day to see how I’m doing. What more could a girl ask for?”
“Thanks Jem, you rock too!” smiled Sargona as she hugged her friend. “So any luck finding a new agent to help you restart your career?”
***
Starman’s Quarters, The Metrotower…
The Arachnid made his way up to the door and paused for a few seconds before proceeding,
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
“Go away!” mumbled Starman from within the room.
“Come on Star, open up!” requested the Arachnid.
“I said GO AWAY!!!” shouted Starman.
“Ok but if I do, I’m going to have to slip this love-letter I wrote under Supergirl’s door with your name on in,” jested the Arachnid.
The door to Starman’s room swung open and he exited in a fury, grabbing the Arachnid by his shirt. “Listen @&$#*(%, I don’t have time for your stupid games right now!” he said as he slammed the Arachnid into the wall behind him.
The Arachnid grabbed Starman’s wrists and pushed him off of himself. “You wana rumble Star-lite? I could use a good laugh!”
“You just made the biggest mistake of your life!” vowed Starman as he cold-clocked the Arachnid in the face.
For the next fifteen minutes, the Spider/Star team beat on each other relentlessly until finally Starman had the Arachnid beaten and pinned down. Starman had his arm cocked, ready to punch the Arachnid again when his opponent asked a surprising question.
“Fell better now?” asked the bruised Arachnid.
“I..I…you did that on purpose didn’t you?” concluded Starman as he released the Arachnid.
“Yup. You needed to get that anger out of your system,” revealed the Arachnid.
“You know, if you weren’t my main dude, I probably would have ripped your head off,” smirked Starman.
“Well, you certainly looked like you were trying to a few minutes ago,” accused the Arachnid with a smirk on his face.
“What do you say we go down to Starbucks and get ourselves a couple of venti mochas?” suggested Starman.
“Only if you promise to carry me by my belt,” snickered the Arachnid.
***The rest of this chapter takes place after Titans East Chapter 44
The Metrotower…
“So how’s everyone doing today” asked Frost to his team, assembled at the meeting table, knowing well that they were all depressed and emotional.
“I think that we’re all doing as well as can be expected,” answered Wonder Warrior, “considering we just laid six of our friends to rest a few days ago.”
Bee Sting entered the room, “Hi boys and girls.”
“Latavia – you’re late. This is unlike you,” noticed Wonder Warrior. “And you’re armor’s different.”
“Yes, I finally broke down and asked my mom for some help with fixing it,” explained Bee Sting. “Together, we made some new enhancements to the suit plus I now have these cybernetic bees that pack one nasty sting,” she said as a swarm of the electronic insects made their way into the room. “One more thing, with the new suit and enhancements, you all can call me Queen Bee from now on.”
“Very sassy,” smiled Jemstone.
“I agree Latavia. The new look and code name are really cool!” agreed Supergirl.
“You know, with what happened to the Titans East, I think we need to beef up our numbers and increase our strength,” suggested Frost.
“I couldn’t agree more,” stated Kid Comet. “Have anyone in mind?”
“I do,” revealed Frost.
Before Frost could say another word, the Metrotower’s visitor alert system went off.
“We have company!” shouted Wonder Warrior.
Bee Sting was already at the monitor, waiting for it to show them who was at the gate surrounding the grounds.
Starman was looking on from behind her shoulder, “Holy cats! It’s Hal Jordan! Frost, is he the one you wanted to recruit?”
“No, but I’d snap him up in a heartbeat if he’d join,” said an excited Frost.
The Titans West team exited the building to greet the Green Guardian.
“Mr. Jordan, it’s good to see you. What brings you here?” asked Frost.
“Hello all. I know it’s been a tough couple of days for all of us, but I’m here on official business of the Green Lantern Corps,” reveald Hal.
“Are you here to question me about the battle Daniel and I had with the Sting Ray?” inquired Starman.
“No, Sargona already briefed me on the details after the funeral,” informed Hal. “I’m actually here to recruit Earth’s next Green Lantern.
“Well Christophe, I guess your dad must have put a good word in for you,” assumed Kid Comet as he patted his teammate on the back.
“It’s about darn time you get a ring,” added the Arachnid.
“Actually, I’m not here to recruit Wonder Warrior. I’m here for Starman,” stated Hal.
Starman’s jaw dropped. His eyes blew up to the size of golf-balls. As much as he tried to speak, he couldn’t utter a single word due to shock.
“Hahahaha!!!” roared the laughter of the Arachnid. “You want HIM to be a Green Lantern? Lord, help us all. Wait, are you replacing Daniel or G’nort?”
Starman’s shock quickly turned to annoyance at the Arachnid’s remarks. “Listen! Stuff it, wise-guy!”, he whispered, jabbing the Arachnid in the gut with his elbow. “I’m sorry about my teammate’s rude behavior, Mr. Jordan.” he said humbly.
“That’s ok, after working with the Elongated Man, Wally West, and Ted Kord back in the day, you get used to dealing with people like him,” Hal said sternly. “Now back to business. Starman will you accept this ring?” he asked, as he opened his right fist, revealing a second power-ring.
“But why me?” Starman wondered aloud.
“Usually, we let the ring choose it’s bearer but Daniel’s ring wasn’t recovered from the explosion so Guardians of The Universe did a scan of sector 2814 and found you to be the most worthy replacement for Daniel. This is one of the highest honors of the Corps to be chosen in this manner.”
“Can you give me fifteen minutes?” asked Starman.
“Do you need time to think this over?” asked a curious Mr. Jordan.
“No, I need to go get cleaned up before I put that ring on for the first time!” Starman shouted as he headed for the shower.
***
Fifteen minutes later…
Starman was in a state of bliss after being selected to become a Green Lantern. He had showered, shaved off his goatee, and cut his hair so that it fell just below his ears. He put on some of his “fancy” colonge’ and made sure to rinse his mouth with Scope before stepping out of the bathroom.
Hal and the others were waiting for him in the monitor room.
“Ok, Mr. Jordan…” started Starman.
“Make it Hal,” replied the Green Guardian.
“Ok…Hal, now I’m ready!” exclaimed Starman.
“Here, put on the ring,” requested Hal.
Starman quickly put the ring on his right hand, awaiting what was next. He had become so nervous that he had started to tremble.
“Now, here is your power-battery, You will need to recite the Green Lantern oath while charging your ring. Do you need me to lead you?” asked Hal Jordan.
“Nope! I’ve had it memorized since I was six!” revealed Starman. He promptly placed his ring into the Lantern and began, “In brightest day. In blackest night. No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power, GREEN LANTERN’s Light!!!” All in the room were temporarily blinded by the immense glow coming from the ring.
As the ring charged up, Starman clothes began to warp into his very own Green Lantern uniform. Gone was the cosmic avenger, born was earth’s new Green Lantern.
Congratulations you have found me.
My name is Starman and I am worth 50 points.