Green Lantern's Light

After getting over her shock that she was on another planet and teaching her how to fly with the ring, Hal took Twilight on a tour and told her everything he knew about the Lantern Corps. He even told her that he was the first human to become a Green Lantern. Twilight couldn't help but to say she was the first pony to be a Lantern because there were no other ponies around. Hal showed Twilight everything about Oa, (everywhere he was allowed in and didn't cause trouble). He even showed Twilight the Central Battery, the one that powers all Green Lantern rings. Before taking Twilight to see the Guardians, Hal thought it was best to break for lunch first. Twilight smiled as she sat in her chair, eating the meal that had been presented to her. It was nothing like Equestria’s food, but tasted just like it.

"So, how do you like the food here on Oa?" Hal asked as he ate his food.

"It’s just dandy, Hal. I haven't eaten all day, and these sure do taste a lot like apples. Thank you for bringing me here.” Twilight said as she ate.

Hal smiled before asking an question.

“So, what’s your home like? You said it was called Equestria?” He asked.

“Sure is. Nice place. Not that I’ve seen it all, but I like what I know about,” she said chuckling. “No cities near as big as this one, especially the one I’m from. It’s a place out in the country called Ponyville.”

Hal had to chuckle at that.

"Hey, it was founded by earth ponies, they had the right to name it." Twilight said.

"Sorry, but Ponyville? A bit on the nose don't you think?” Hal asked.

"I didn’t always live in Ponyville. I used to live in Canterlot." Twilight said, getting Hal to rise an eyebrow.

"I was born and raised there when I was filly. I saw Princess Celestia rise the sun and it inspired me to learn more about magic. After reading enough books and learning, I was enrolled into Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns. One problem was that I had to pass my very first test, hatch an egg." Twilight explained.

"Hatch an egg?" Hal repeated.

"To tell you the truth, I was worried I couldn't do it. In fact, I think that’s what makes me go crazy in every test I get." Twilight explained.

"So did you hatch the egg?" Hal asked, trying figure out how she did it.

"Not at first, but when an explosion suddenly appeared, my magic increased and I hatched the egg. I’m not sure what happened next, but the next thing I knew, Princess Celestia was next to me and I felt like I really blew it. She undid everything that happened and took me in as her student. At the same time, I got my cutie mark." Twilight said finishing the story.

"So what did you hatch out of the egg?" Hal asked.

"Spike." Twilight smiled as she remembered the day they met.

"An dog hatch from an egg?" Hal asked confused.

"Spike is a baby dragon, Hal. I been raising him and he’s like a little brother to me." Twilight corrected.

"Ok, what about your family?" Hal asked.

"Well there’s my mom Twilight Velvet, my dad Night Light, my BBBFF Shining Armor..." Twilight named before Hal cut her off.

"BBBFF?" He asked.

"Big Brother Best Friend Forever." Twilight cleared up.

"I also see Princesses Celestia, Luna and Cadence as my family too." Twilight added.

"Hold on, three princesses? I heard you mention Celestia a few times, but who are the other two?" Hal asked.

"Princess Luna is Celestia’s younger sister. While Celestia rises and sets the sun, Luna does the same with the moon." Twilight explained.

"And Cadence?" Hal asked, knowing that’s how Twilight's world works.

"She is the princess of love and happens to be the greatest foalsitter I ever had! She also married my brother as well." Twilight added.

"Really? Wow! You know that means your a princess too right?" Hal asked surprised.

"I guess so, but I really don't think about it." Twilight said.

"Ok, lunch is over. Let go see the Guardians. They would like to met the new lantern that is taking over for Coma-Sui." Hal said as they both left.

After a few minutes, they reached a rather large door. It was easily three times as tall as Twilight while standing on her back legs, and it had the Corps symbol on it. Twilight was unsure of what to do. All she known that she has to tell them about Coma-Sui’s death and maybe give back the ring. But she wasn't sure about the ring. It was amazing, having everything about the universes was just too great to pass up. She quickly shook her head to remove her 'smart mode' and looked at Hal.

"You ready?" Hal asked, knowing how Twilight was feeling.

"I guess so, anything I should know before I meet them?” Twilight said then asked.

“Just be careful, they're kind of touchy.” Hal told her.

Twilight just nodded and pushed the door open. Inside were seven raised chairs. In each one sat a strange alien that looked like a kind of human. They were much shorter though, even shorter than Twilight. They also had heads a little disproportionate to their bodies, and blue skin. Most of them had white fur on their heads cut into different styles.

One of them looked at Twilight, and nodded. “Twilight of Equestria, Green Lantern of Sector 0236. Welcome to Oa, and to the Green Lantern Corps.”

"Um, thanks, I guess." Twilight said unsure.

“As a member of the Green Lantern Corps, you will be expected to adhere to the laws of the Guardians. I’m sure that with time, you will prove yourself worthy of the Green Light of Will. You are the first pony to be given this honor, and we will be observing your progress.” Another one told her.

"Wait, I don't understand. I thought I just had to come here and tell you about one of your Lantern's crashing on my home planet and giving back the ring. I never said anything about joining." Twilight said confused.

"We understand. When a ring chooses it bearer, they look for a one that can overcome fear. We know of Coma-Sui’s death and why the ring chose you. It never make mistakes." A fourth Guardian told her.

Twilight just stood there. She was having trouble understanding all this. By taking the ring from Coma-Sui, she become a member of the Green Lanterns, but not by choice. Twilight looked at her ring and turned back to the Guardians.

"I never asked for the ring or to join your corps. While I like the idea to have everything about the universes, I also like to have a choice, not be forced into something." Twilight said.

The Guardians were quiet. Twilight just looked at them before sighing.

"Look, I'll take the ring for now. But instead of forcing someone into something they may not want to do. See if they want to do it." Twilight said.

"Your words have been heard, but we do not force anyone into the corps." The second Guardian spoke.

"As we said, the rings picks the bearer that can overcome fear. If we had everything wear an Green Lantern ring, then there would be no point of having a Green Lantern Corps." The third Guardian told her.

Twilight sighed again. She look down for a second before looking back at the Guardians.

"Leave us now, Twilight of Equestria, and tell Hal Jordan to continue training you with the ring. Good luck, Green Lantern.” it said floating into the air and leaving the room, along with its comrades.

Twilight just stood there for a few seconds before leaving the room and started to look for Hal. She really needed a familiar face, even if it was funny looking. She found him leaning on a wall, manipulating little balls of hard light. Upon seeing her, he smiled, and the constructs vanished.

“And she walks out alive. How did it go?" Hal said then asked her.

Twilight sighed for the third time and said, "Well, I'm quite surprised on everything. I had no idea that I joined the corps the moment I accepted the ring. The whole thing felt like I was forced into this."

Hal nods understanding how Twilight feels.

"Did they tell you anything else?” Hal asked.

“Yeah, they did,” she said, “They said that you were supposed to train me.”

Hal laughed. “They did, huh? Well, welcome to Hal Jordan’s Ring slinging recruitment. Let’s get started, shall we?”

“Ring slinging? Really?” Twilight asked smiling a bit.

"Not my word, trust me. Come on." Hal chuckled and they both flew off.

Twilight was enjoying the flight she was having. She knew pegasi always enjoy flying and now she has the chance to do so as well.

Hal looked over to her and chuckled. “I take it you're enjoying yourself?”

"You bet!", Twilight said and did a loop-the-loop in the air, "I finally get the chance to see how pegasi fly!"

"Pegasi?" Hal asked.

"Yeah, Equestria has four species of ponies. Pegasi are ponies that have wings and can fly, they also control the weather. Unicorns, like myself, have horns and can use magic for anything they needed. Earth Ponies, are the only ponies that have no wings or horns. They take care of fields of Equestria. Finally, there's Alicorns, they are all three ponies as one. There’s only three in the world and they're all females and Princesses." Twilight explained.

Just as Twilight finished, the green aura around her faded and her Green Lantern uniform disappeared. Before Twilight could register that the force keeping her aloft had vanished, she dropped like a stone, heading for the planet’s surface. She screamed, any decorum she may have had gone as she plummeted, spinning through the air. She continued to scream even as she stopped, caught by the giant hand Hal had created to catch her. It took her a moment to register that she wasn't going to die. She stopped screaming, and looked towards Hal, who had complete control of the hand made of light.

“You ok, there, Twilight?" Hal asked as he brought her up and opened the hand so she can stand.

Twilight blushed bright red, looking away. “Yeah, I’m fine. What happened though? My ring just kinda stopped working.”

Hal nodded. “That’s alright. Your ring’s probably just out of power. All you need to do is recharge it. Look, your battery popped out when your ring was depleted.”

Twilight looked next to her right and, sure enough, her lantern was right there. Which confused her, didn't she leave it back at her house? She picked up her lantern with her magic and looked it over.

"Imported Lesson: Always keep your ring charged, especially before long trips. You don't want to be flying through deep space and all of a sudden be exposed to the vacuum of space.” Hal told her.

Twilight thought about that and knew how bad it would be if her ring ran out of power and was in something dangerous.

"So how do I recharge it?" Twilight asked.

"Easy.” said Hal. “Just put your ring into the lantern and say the oath. Do you know it?”

Twilight nodded and placed her ring on the Lantern.

"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." Twilight said and soon her Green Lantern uniform reappeared on her.

Twilight turned to Hal as she flew in the air with her lantern still in her magic.

"Thanks Hal." She said with a smile.

“How about I show you how to store that puppy, so you don't have to worry about it in fights?” Hal said.

Twilight nodded and watched as Hal held out his ring, clenching his hand. With a flash of light, another lantern identical to hers appeared. Twilight could see that all Green Lanterns were the same and that they all must share the same oath.

“I won't bore you with the details, but basically the ring makes a little pocket in space that can hold your ring. I’m sure Coma-Sui programmed it in, so just let the lantern back into your ring.” Hal explained.

Twilight nodded and soon the lantern was inside her ring. Twilight was quite surprised at the feet. It was like something Pinkie could do. Soon the two started to fly off again and Twilight decided to ask about Coma-Sui.

"Hey Hal! Who was Coma-Sui? I know he was a Green Lantern before me, but I really don't know much about him." She asked.

"I don't know much about him either. I never met him. I do know he was one of the best Lanterns." Hal answered.

Twilight stopped as she stared at Hal with wide eyes.

"The best?! I can't replace him! I barely know a thing about the ring besides what you told me! I can't be as good as him! Plus I'm still learning about magic and friendship, I just can't go around the universes if there’s trouble! I have friends and family to worry about and what if I'm needed there to use the Elements of Harmony! I just can't be gone for who knows how long and return to find my home in total chaos!" Twilight shouted.

Hal looked at her a moment, then said, “You done?”

"Yes, I'm done." Twilight said.

She had no idea Coma-Sui was one of the best Green Lanterns here, and if she did, she would have asked the Guardians to take her ring and give it to somepony else. Then she remembered something else.

"Hal, how did you make those green things appear?" She asked him.

"Huh? Oh, It’s called a hard light construct. You can do it too, it’s part of being a Green Lantern. Using our willpower, we can use the energy in our rings to create… well anything. Anything you can imagine, you can make out of green energy. It all depends on your will. It’s really amazing, huh?” Hal explained then asked.

"Really? Wow." Twilight said.

"I know, now let get going, we are very close to the training area. I also hope you can call me a friend of mine as well." Hal said as they continued to fly.

Twilight and Hal landed in the training area and Twilight saw different Green Lanterns training. She could also see that they didn't have the Lantern symbol on their chest, only a fully white one. She look at her chest and saw she still had hers.

"Hal, why don't those Lanterns have the Corps symbol on them?" She asked.

"That because they are rookie Lanterns." Hal said. "Before becoming a true Green Lantern, the new lanterns must train before becoming a full lantern."

"But, I'm a rookie too. Should I have a symbol on me?" Twilight asked.

Hal looked at Twilight and saw she still did have the symbol.

"Hm, not sure. It was the same as me. I was a rookie too and I had the Corps symbol on me to." Hal said thinking about it.

Twilight watched as a rookie lantern fired it’s ring at a wall that blocked it’s path before hearing a rough voice.

"Hey! I said drill through the wall not blast it! Do it again!"

Hal chuckled and shook his head.

"That’s Kilowog. Always pushing Rookies." Hal said. "Come on, let’s go met him."

When Twilight saw this Kilowog, she saw he was nothing like Hal. He was easily twice his size. Not just in height, but in width. He was easily much bigger than that Iron Will minotaur Fluttershy had told her about, if his posters were any indication. His skin was kind of pinkish, and his eyes were red. He looked a little like a bulldog, only massive.

“Well if it ain't my favorite Poozer! Jordan, how are you?” He said and clapped his hand on Hal’s shoulder.

“Still recovering from the last one of those Kilowog. It’s good to see you though.” Hal groaned.

Twilight could easily see how well they got along. She turned to see a creature, who was not a Green Lantern, looking at her. It looked very close to Coma-Sui, but had four fingers instead of three and had brown eyes. It stared at her as if it was upset with her. Twilight then turn back to the other Lanterns as Hal introduced her.

"This is Twilight, she’s replacing Coma-Sui." Hal said.

"Really? Man, Coma-Sui was one of the best Lantern's we had. How did we lose him?" Kilowog asked.

"Crash landed on my planet. Gave me his ring before he passed on." Twilight told him.

"I see, just like you Hal." Kilowog said turning to him.

"Huh?" Twilight asked.

"Like you, I had to replace a great Lantern who crashed on my planet. His name was Abin Sur. He was a great Green Lantern. I wear his ring." Hal said.

"Oh." Twilight said quietly.

"So rookie, you think you got what it takes to be an Lantern? Let’s see how well you do." Kilowog said and fired his ring.

Without thinking, Twilight jumped out off the way and Hal stopped Kilowog.

"Whoa there Kilowog. She doesn't know how to use her ring yet. In fact we got to make sure it doesn’t mix with her magic. She is an unicorn after all." Hal said.

Kilowog looked at Hal, but before he could say anything, a giant green hoof construct slammed into him and knocked him into a wall. Hal turned to see that Twilight had swung her hoof only for her ring to take care of the rest. She was also staring at her ring in surprise.

"Just like how I was. You'll get use to it." Hal said as Kilowog pulled himself out of the wall.

"Alright Poozer! You got physical chops I'll give you that, but a Lantern’s real strength is in it’s ring. Master your will, and nothing can stop you. Now, picture something in your mind, and just will it to form through your ring.” Kilowog said as he stepped up.

Twilight scrunched up her face, picturing an object in her mind and concentrating on her ring. She imagined the object in front of her, and was amazed when a green stream of energy streamed from her ring. When it reached a point in space, it expanded, becoming the object she had pictured.

Hal looked and was surprised to see an six pointed star with five smaller stars around it.

"Stars?" Kilowog asked.

"Not original stars, that’s your cutie mark isn’t it?" Hal asked Twilight.

"Well, it was the one I could think of. I wasn't sure what to pick." Twilight said, having explained to Hal what cutie marks were earlier.

Suddenly, her construct exploded, shattering in a flash of green light with the sound of cannon fire. Twilight shielded her eyes from the flash, her ring fading. When she looked up, she saw Kilowog with his ring pointed at where the construct once was.

"Next lesson: Your constructs are only as strong as your will. Your conviction behind your constructs and energy blasts is what makes them powerful. Without that, you're just making a light show.” He said before firing his ring once again.

This time, Twilight used her ring to bring up a shield in shape of her brother’s cutie mark. It held the attack back, but then shattered letting the attack through. It hit Twilight with concussive force, ramming into her chest and knocking the wind out of her. She was blown back several feet, knocked off her hooves by the force of the blast. Twilight landed in a heap, coughing violently as her lungs tried desperately to get more air.

"Kilowog, take it easy. She’s more used to using her magic, remember?" Hal reminded his alien friend.

"Relax Jordan, I just want to see how well she can do." He said before turning to Twilight who got up and fired her ring.

Kilowog raised his ring, and produced a barricaded gate to block it. Her ball of energy broke upon the gate, not even making a dent in it. Kilowog let the gate dissipate, scowling behind it.

“Pathetic. You'll need more than that to get past me.” he said, his ring glowing again.

He formed a huge sledgehammer in his hands out of will, then gave a loud cry as he charged her, bringing it up to strike. Twilight acted quickly as she willed herself to rise into the air, dodging to the side of the overhead strike. The hammer hit the floor with a sickening crack, but Twilight managed to avoid it. She landed on her hooves, and reared back with her left hoof, forming an iron ball around it before swinging it hard at Kilowog’s ribs. He blocked it with the haft of his hammer, and brought the butt of the handle careening for Twilight’s face. She hadn’t expected this, and it connected hard, sending Twilight to her back again. Kilowog straightened, hefting the hammer construct onto his shoulder. Twilight stood up and thrust her ring forward and two chains willed itself on his legs. She pull as hard as she can and trip him onto his back. When Kilowog got back up, his face was hit by an sledgehammer and knocked him into the wall again. Twilight stood there smiling. She wasn't going to back out. She was Princess Celestia’s student and she was going to prove it. Kilowog pulled himself out of the wall, only to be pushed back in by a shield that Twilight rammed him with.

"How was that?" She asked smirking.

Then, a green fist shot out and hit her, knocking her back on the ground. Kilowog stepped out and smiled.

"Not bad rookie. I was trying to destroy that construct of yours, but it held. Keep practicing, and your constructs will get stronger. Now, hit the showers.” he said.

Twilight got up and nodded, but before turning Twilight hit Kilowog on the head with her sledgehammer, pushing him into the ground. She smiled and walked away from the grounded lantern.

"Well, she gave it to ya." Hal laughed as he helped him out.

Kilowog shook his head and looked to see Twilight fly off. He smiled as he thought about the fight they just had. He didn't see that last one coming, and he was proud of it.

“Well she’s spirited I'll give her that. Shouldn’t have any problem with fear that’s for sure. Still, she’s missing something, I can't quite put my finger on it though. Whatever it is, if she gets it, she'll be quite a Lantern.” He said.

"Doesn't look like she missing anything. How bad did she get you?” Hal said then asked him.

“Not too bad. She’s a strong one, but so am I.” Kilowog said.

“Well, I think it’s about time the rookie got home. She must have been gone for at least a day, don’t want the locals to freak.” Hal said thinking Twilight has been on Oa long enough.

“Good call, Jordan. I take it you'll be flying her home?” Kilowog said then asked, smirking.

"Whoa pal, hold up there. I stick to my own body type, at least, so get your mind out of the gutter.” Hal warned him and went to find Twilight.

Twilight groaned as the hot water of the shower washed over her bruises, especially the one on her chest. Oh, she was going to have some explaining to do when she got home. Still, learning about all this was a chance in a lifetime. Her friends are going to be really surprised to hear about this...HER FRIENDS!!! Twilight’s eyes widened when she thought about her friends. She had no idea how long she been there and her friends must be worried sick! Even Spike. She turned to water off, dried herself and willed her lantern outfit on. She sprinted back towards Hal and Kilowog, she needed to find Hal fast so she could get home. For that matter, she was going so fast that she crashed into the human in the hall. They fell together in a tangle of limbs, until they landed on the floor next to each other. Twilight groaned and rubbed her head, sitting up just in time to see Hal doing the same. Twilight gasped and grabbed Hal by the shoulders.

"Hal! I need to get home! I have no idea how long I been here, but everypony’s got to be worried sick!" Twilight said, shaking Hal hard in her panic.

Hal placed his hands on her shoulders stopping her incessant shaking. He shook his head, trying to clear it from her outburst.

"Easy Twilight, that’s why I'm here. You’ve been here for almost a day. I'll try to get you back and you can explain what happened to you." He said and stood up.

Twilight sighed, she was glad to be going home. But what was she going to tell the others?

Twilight yawned loudly, covering her mouth with her hoof. She and Hal had been flying for hours through space, carried through the vastness of green energy, and she was more than ready to land. Not that space wasn’t fascinating, because it most certainly was. But there was only so much “Wow!” and “Look at that!” a pony could muster over six hours. Hal looked at her and knew what she was thinking.

"Getting bored?" He asked.

"Well Hal, empty space was mighty entertaining for the first two hours, but by the third, it starts to drag on a bit.” Twilight said.

She was more into watching space from her home planet then being in it.

"Well don’t sweat it, we’re almost there. I do commend you for not repeating ‘Are we there yet’ over and over. I’m sure that took restraint.” Hal said then remembered the time he got tired of looking at space for hours.

"Well, the thought HAD crossed my mind." Twilight smirked, making both of them laugh.

When they reached her planet, Twilight's jaw dropped. What she saw was… breathtaking, there was no other word for it. The sun glinted off the clouds, lighting them up all over the planet’s surface. What the clouds didn’t cover was a verdant mosaic of blues, greens and browns from the land and sea. She had been too concerned with her rocket out of the atmosphere to appreciate it last time, but now…

"Wow!" Was all she could say.

"I know. I thought the same thing with my planet." Hal said as he looked.

After a few more seconds of staring, Hal tapped Twilight’s shoulder to snap her out of it.

"Well, Twilight. This is good bye for now. You are the only Lantern for this sector and it your job to keep it safe. If you need help, just call us on your ring and we'll be there as fast as we can." He said.

"Alright, thanks Hal." Twilight smiled.

Hal waved good bye and flew off. Twilight turned to look at her planet again. She stood there for a while before she thought of her friends once again.

How AM I going to explain THIS?!