{"id":66,"date":"2021-07-25T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-11-17T04:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T04:46:41","slug":"green-lantern-emerald-downgrade-chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldofgaysuperheroes.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/25\/green-lantern-emerald-downgrade-chapter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Lantern: The Emerald Downgrade Chapter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"yasr-auto-insert-overall\"><!--Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><div class='yasr-container-custom-text-and-overall'>\n                   <span id='yasr-custom-text-before-overall'>Our Score<\/span>\n                <\/div><div class=\"yasr-overall-rating\"><div class=' yasr-rater-stars'\n                           id='yasr-overall-rating-rater-995e69f4aa9d2'\n                           data-rating='0'\n                           data-rater-starsize='24'>\n                       <\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Overall Rating Shortcode--><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"yasr-auto-insert-visitor\"><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_2a29a4f76ad99' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-66\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-2a29a4f76ad99' \n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-2a29a4f76ad99'\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\n                                      data-rater-postid='66' \n                                      data-rating='0'\n                                      data-rater-starsize='24'\n                                      data-rater-readonly='false'\n                                      data-rater-nonce='3488f5453b' \n                                      data-issingular='false'\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-2a29a4f76ad99\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\n                                   data-postid=\"66\" \n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-2a29a4f76ad99\">\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-2a29a4f76ad99\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-2a29a4f76ad99\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-2a29a4f76ad99\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-2a29a4f76ad99' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-2a29a4f76ad99' \n                              class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'\n                              style='display:none'><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"66\" class=\"elementor elementor-66\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14d4d11c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14d4d11c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e4c3cad\" data-id=\"7e4c3cad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb40e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb40e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Note: This story is still in process of publication at the time of this publication the story has 11 chapters.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No copyright infringement intended; this is simply written for adult\n enjoyment. Green Lantern and other comic book characters and places \nbelong to DC. The rest of the characters and concepts are property of the authors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> \n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Green Lantern: The Emerald Downgrade<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Authors (Plymouth58 and GoodTime)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chapter 1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Kyle Rayner wasn\u2019t having the best week.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">After a year of working at the Daily Planet, he had just been \ninformed that his weekly comic strip was coming to an end. Apparently, \nthey had to tighten the budget a bit this year, and given the choice \nbetween keeping a fledgling comic book artist, or a seasoned reporter, \nsomething had to give. At least Clark got him the job in the first \nplace. It was fun while it lasted.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">The worst part about it was, even with a year\u2019s worth of experience, \nKyle was still finding it hard to get hired by other newspapers. \nFortunately, he was able to wrangle some interviews with potential new \neditors. Unfortunately, he still had some bills to pay in the meantime.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">He was right in the middle of negotiating his lease with his landlord\n when he got the terrible news about his job. Now that he was \nunemployed, his landlord definitely wasn\u2019t going to renew the contract \nfor his condo, and Kyle didn\u2019t have the money for a deposit for a new \nplace either.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">With no job prospects and no new apartment, Kyle started packing his \nstuff up on autopilot, chucking all his stuff into unmarked boxes. He \nwas actually making some pretty decent time, but as he waded through the\n back of his closet, he noticed something frilly poking out the top of a\n box.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Upon closer inspection, Kyle\u2019s face broke into a grin. This box was \nfilled with souvenirs from past romances. As he picked through the top \ncontents of the box, he was filled with a sense of amusement and \nharmless nostalgia. However, the longer he rummaged through the box, the\n more his mood turned grey. The things at the bottom weren\u2019t just sexy \nlingerie, but something more meaningful &#8211; heartfelt letters, faded \nphotographs, dried-out flowers and even a stuffed bear that he brought \none of his exes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">He\u2019d forgotten what it was like to be in a fully committed \nrelationship. Between his day job at the Daily Planet, and his nightly \npatrols as one of the Green Lanterns of sector 2814, he\u2019d let his \nemotional and romantic life take a back seat. Over the past couple of \nyears, what once were mementos of promising relationships, quickly got \ncovered up by piles of lingerie that would have raised eyebrows across \nthe inhabitants of Coast City.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Kyle just shook his head. What would the people of Coast City think \nif they knew that the noble superhero, Green Lantern, had a treasure \ntrove of naughty souvenirs like this. Most of the stuff Kyle picked up \nwere from one-night stands, women whose names and faces he can\u2019t even \nremember anymore.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">He rubbed a pair of pink satin lingerie in his hands and struggled to\n remember the girl who owned them. He had met her less than two weeks \nago, and with a quick sniff at the fabric in his hands, he found that \nthe cloying perfume was still attached to the soft fabric.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">What about the girl who owned the ruffle, pink underwear bunched in \nthe corner? He could still remember the taste of her lips, and the way \nher thighs felt as he slid her panties down her legs, but he couldn\u2019t \nthink of a single word she said to him that night.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Maybe he deserved all this bad karma that was happening to him. This \nbox was a shrine to how little he cared about the consequences of his \nemotional and sexual lifestyle. Green Lanterns like him were meant to be\n virtuous and pure of heart, and he fondly remembered how proud he was \nthat he overcame his fear and was chosen to become a hero. But now, he \nwasn\u2019t even brave enough to commit to something real with a woman.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">In an attempt to clear his head, Kyle did what he did best &#8211; he shook\n off his feeling of unease, and stepped out into the night as the noble \nGreen Lantern. Still, as he was patrolling across the city, he couldn\u2019t \nhelp but think that he needed a change.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018<em>Maybe it\u2019s time to get some therapy, or something\u2019<\/em>, he \nthought as he flew across the city. As he absentmindedly scanned through\n the streets, something caught his attention: a pair of dirty jeans \nslipping through a window in one of the local S.T.A.R. facilities.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">T-Bone dropped onto the linoleum in the dark lab with a thud. He \nhated going into places like this. It was filled with boring equipment \nthat he had no idea how to use.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">After watching his partner fail to open a locked shelf, T-Bone calls \nout to him. \u2018I told you we should\u2019ve gone to the liquor store, Chuy. We \ncould\u2019ve stolen something to drink by now, maybe even got some loose \nchange for later. What\u2019re we gonna with all this shit?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chuy tries to ignore T-Bone\u2019s annoyed tone, and replies nonchalantly \nfrom across the room, \u2018Hey, these things look pretty expensive, right? \nImagine how much money we could make if we sold this. We could probably \nbuy a liquor store!\u2019 He was examining a table full of small white \ndevices with black buttons.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018That\u2019s bullshit! I don\u2019t even know what any of this crap is. Which means you don\u2019t fucking know either.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Keep your voice down!\u2019 Much to Chuy\u2019s disappointment, T-Bone was \nright. It\u2019s not like there were any instructions on these things, but he\n wasn\u2019t going to admit that out loud. \u2018Besides, we can come back with \nPoncho, and\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2019T-Bone pipes up as Chuy trails off, \u2018That fucker wouldn\u2019t give us \nmore than 10 bucks for all this shit. And that\u2019s if we find him in a \ngood mood.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Come on, man, we\u2019re already here. Cut it out and just help me find something that we can take with us.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018We don\u2019t even know what half of this stuff is! How am I gonna know what we\u2019re meant to take?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chuy sighed. T-Bone was one hot piece of ass, but he could be pretty \nunbearable when he wasn\u2019t high. But, oh well, just got to work around \nit. \u2018Well, you probably don\u2019t know what any of them are because of those\n sunglasses. Take them off, I\u2019m sure you can\u2019t see shit with them. Make \nyourself useful and pull out the stuff from that glass box. I\u2019m sure \nthose white knicknacks are worth something.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018What even are they,\u2019 T-Bone asks as he pulls his sunglasses up and inspects one of the tiny white things.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018I don\u2019t know, but they look like fucking iPhones and all that other \nstuff we saw at the Macstore. I\u2019m sure we can sell them for something.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">T-Bone cursed under his breath as he walks over to a discarded \ncardboard box in the corner. He picks it up, walks back to the glass \nbox, and just sweeps all the stuff into the box with his arms.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Don\u2019t forget the big one,\u2019 Chuy yells off from the side.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018That shit?\u2019 T-Bone rolls his eyes. \u2018It\u2019s as big as a fucking \nblender! I\u2019m sure it isn\u2019t worth the effort. The sweat from my ass will \nprobably get us more money.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2019Chuy was starting to lose his temper. He clenched his fist, feeling \nthe rings on each finger tighten up as he fought the urge to pick a \nfight with his lover. \u2018Just trust me! It\u2019s some sort of digital camera \nor something. Just bring it here, damn it! And take those papers, too. \nThose might be the instructions.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Now come over here and help me with this.\u2019 Chuy starts adding more \nstuff into T-Bone\u2019s already full cardboard box, with a couple of cables \nin for good measure.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">The irritation clear in his voice, T-Bone pipes up, \u2018That\u2019s enough, \nman! You\u2019re putting too much stuff in. I don\u2019t want to drop none of this\n shit on our way out. It\u2019s way too heavy now.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Put those muscles to work then. I can\u2019t believe you\u2019re that big and \nyou\u2019re complaining about carrying a tiny box. Do you have the keys?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Yeah, they\u2019re in my pocket. And I\u2019m not worried about the weight of \nit. I don\u2019t think this box can handle all the stuff in it. Let\u2019s get the\n fuck out of here before it breaks.\u2019 T-Bone fiddles around with the box \nas Chuy starts heading for the window.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018I\u2019m sure we\u2019re gonna get less than 10 bucks for this shit,\u2019 T-Bone \nmumbles to himself as he readjusts the box on his arm. Unbeknownst to \nhim, Kyle Rayner, bathed in a glowing green aura, was standing right \nbehind him. As T-Bone looks back up and notices the light, he turns \naround and sees the local superhero.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018I don\u2019t know,\u2019 Green Lantern says with a cocky grin, \u2018I\u2019ll be happy \nto trade something for all that stuff. How does five years\u2019 jail time \nsound?\u2019 T-Bone turns around and sees the superhero in all his muscled \nglory, standing with his arms crossed.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Oh, shit, it\u2019s you again!\u2019 T-Bone exclaims in a panic. Chuy turns \naround and notices the superhero for the first time, and starts \nsprinting towards the window.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Thinking quickly on his feet, Green Lantern\u2019s power ring surges, and a\n row of bars made of glowing green light materialises in front of the \nwindows. And the doors. Oh, shit. Satisfied that he\u2019s got everything \nunder control, the superhero turns to T-Bone and acknowledges what he \njust said.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Have we met before?\u2019 Kyle says as he looks the thug up and down. \nT-Bone was slightly shorter than him, and probably the same age. He was \nmuscular, but a bit on the stocky side, with the typical Latino haircut:\n close-cropped black hair, two shaved lines down the sides of his head. \nHe was wearing baggy pants with some holes in them, and a white tank top\n that was a bit too tight, and clearly hasn\u2019t been washed recently. Kyle\n fought the urge to sneer at how hairy the dude was. He had a stringy \nlooking goatee, big protruding lips, and beady black eyes. A pair of \nfake diamond studs in his ears finished off the ensemble.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Nope, definitely not someone Kyle would associate with in real life, \nthat\u2019s for sure. To be honest, he was a little grossed out by T-Bone.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Sure we know each other, motherfucker.\u2019 T-Bone replies with a grimace. \u2018You sent me to jail three years ago.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Kyle didn\u2019t particularly like profanity, and he fought the urge to \nteach T-Bone a lesson for calling him that word. He tried being \nsympathetic to all these people, but he was in a particularly bad mood \ntonight. Luckily, he was able to suppress the urge to start an actual \nbrawl with this dude. After all, he was a Green Lantern. He had an image\n to uphold.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Shaking the feeling of annoyance, Green Lantern responds, \u2018Well, I\u2019m \nsure the wardens miss you. Come on, put everything back where you found \nthem, and maybe I\u2019ll put in a good word for you at the station.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">T-Bone, defeated, turns to Chuy. \u2018I told you this was a bad idea.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chuy starts walking over, and fires back, \u2018Hey, the liquor store \nwasn\u2019t any better! That\u2019s where Green Moron here caught you in the first\n place.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">That nickname got Kyle\u2019s attention. He was trying to be nice, but \nthese two lowlifes are starting to piss him off. This isn\u2019t normally \nlike him, but he\u2019s just been having the worst day of his life, and some \nthug just calls him a moron to his face. With a scowl, he turns to the \ntwo thugs and goes, \u2018What did you just call me?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">As the superhero starts skulking towards them, Chuy and T-Bone start \nbacking up. Chuy grabs T-Bone\u2019s arm in fear, which, unfortunately, \ncauses T-Bone to lose his grip on the box. As he expected, the box \nstarts breaking because it can\u2019t handle the weight. All the stuff in it \nstarts spilling out onto the floor. T-Bone tries to stop what was \nhappening, but it\u2019s too late. He just stares in fear at Green Lantern, \nwondering what the hero will do to them now.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">The last thing that hit the ground was the device that looked like a \ndigital camera. When that happened, it emitted a bright white flash \nright in the superhero\u2019s glaring eyes.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Green Lantern seemed to stop in his tracks, the glare from his eyes \ngone. He now looked dazed, like he lost his train of thought. Blinking \nslowly, all he could muster was a confused, \u2018What? Uhm\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Still fearing for their life, Chuy and T-Bone start backing up away \nfrom all the stuff they dropped. Chuy turns to T-Bone and whispers, \u2018You\n moron! Look what you did!\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Cowering in fear, neither of them had noticed the change in Green \nLantern\u2019s demeanor. All he cared about was getting as far away from the \nhero as possible.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">T-Bone whispers back, \u2018Hey, it wasn\u2019t my fault. I told you the box \nwasn\u2019t sturdy enough.\u2019 T-Bone\u2019s still staring at Green Lantern in fear, \nbut he\u2019s noticed that the hero has stopped moving.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chuy hasn\u2019t yet though. He\u2019s pretty frustrated at T-Bone\u2019s excuses. \nIn his normal, authoritative voice, he goes, \u2018Cut the crap, moron. Pick \nall that shit off that floor, now!\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">To the surprise of both thugs, the muscled superhero in front of them\n springs back to attention. He starts walking in their direction, and \nthey both close their eyes in fear. After a few beats, they realise that\n they\u2019re both fine, and as they look up, they noticed that the muscle \nsuperhero wasn\u2019t coming over to beat them to a pulp.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">He was bending over in front of them, cardboard box now in hand with a\n green glow surrounding it. He was picking up the devices off the floor \nand neatly packing them up in the box. The reinforced green box had no \ntrouble holding the weight of the devices.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">T-Bone just watched, mouth agape, as the superhero starts cleaning up\n after their mess. And he liked the view every time GL bent over to pick\n something up. The devices were pretty small so he had to bend over \nquite a bit. He kept his knees straight all throughout the process so \nthat the box would stay upright, giving both a nice view of his ass and \nlegs.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">With the glowing green box almost filled back up, Green Lantern bends\n over to pick up the last thing on the floor &#8211; the device that emitted \nthe strange white light. At this point, Chuy finally pipes up. \u2018Uh\u2026 \nDude?\u2019 As soon as Green Lantern hears him, GL freezes, look over with a \nglazed look in his eyes, and listens to Chuy intently. He was still bent\n over at the hips, with his ass out, his big muscled arms reaching for \nthe last device.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chuy continues, \u2018I wasn\u2019t talking to you? I was talking to my partner?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">At this point, it\u2019s almost like a switch goes off in Green Lantern\u2019s \nbrain. The box instantly lost its green glow and the hero dropped it, \nand all its contents, back on the floor. He stood up, facing Chuy and \nT-Bone, but there was something off about him. His previously heroic \nposture was gone. He looked less poised, and he held a more relaxed \nposture. His shoulders were narrowed, like he was slumped over, with his\n neck bending to the front, almost like he was bowing while trying to \nmaintain eye contact with the two thugs.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">In a sluggish tone, the formerly cocky superhero replied with an, \n\u2018I\u2019m sorry, Siiirrrrr\u2026\u2019 None of the confidence and bravado was left in \nhis tone.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chuy looks at him with confusion. \u2018Wha\u2026 what did you just say?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018I said, I\u2019m sorry, Siir\u2026\u2019 Green Lantern repeated in the same slow bovine voice he used before.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018What the fuck is wrong with you?\u2019 Chuy said, amazement in his voice.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018I don\u2019t know, Siiiir\u2026\u2019 Chuy stared at the superhero as he answered. \nIt felt like an eternity had passed. Green Lantern stared forward, \nslack-jawed and mouth hanging open, in the same odd posture as before. \nShouldn\u2019t he be taking them to jail or something?<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">T-Bone finally snapped out of his own confusion and he walked over \nthe hero. He passed his hand twice in front of Green Lantern\u2019s face. No \nreaction. He stood right in front of him, and stretched up until they \nwere face to face. Green Lantern\u2019s eyes were slightly crossed, and his \npupils were fully dilated.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Oh, man. That thing with the flashing light. I think it fried his \nbrain or something. He\u2019s barely even blinking right now. I think we\u2019ve \nlucked out, bro. Let\u2019s get out of here!\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018How the fuck are we gonna do that, Einstein? All the exits are \nsealed with those bars of light. Those are unbreakable, and only he can \nget rid of him. I think we have to snap him out of this if we want to go\n anywhere.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Oh fuck, where are those instructions? He must\u2019ve put them in this \nbox somewhere. Hey, T-Bone, make yourself useful and look for those \nsheets of paper. Let\u2019s see if we can figure out what the fuck happened \nand how we can fix it.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018And make sure you don\u2019t touch that thing. It must be some sort of \nweapon. We wouldn\u2019t get fucked up like our friend over there.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">From time to time, they would glance over their shoulders at the \nmighty Green Lantern, only he wasn\u2019t looking so mighty. He just stood \nthere the whole time, with the same pose and the same vacant expression.\n They eventually noticed some drool start falling out of his open mouth.\n They landed on his muscled pec at first, and the superhero made no move\n to clean it off. He just kept drooling, as his spit kept dropping down,\n eventually hitting the floor.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">After a couple of minutes, Chuy found a bunch of papers with drawings\n of the machine. These must be the instructions! He starts skimming \nthrough the notes as he waves T-Bone over.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chuy starts reading out loud, \u2018Hmmmmmmm\u2026 I don\u2019t know\u2026 neuronal\u2026 \nsomething\u2026 mmmhh\u2026 neural cor- correlation\u2026 light stim- stimulisium\u2026 \nhmmm\u2026 blah-blah\u2026 brain lobes\u2026 plural\u2026 plural cortices\u2026 what a fuck is \nthat? Hmmmm\u2026\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">With a confused look on his face, T-Bone just expectantly says, \u2018Well?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018I don\u2019t know! It says something about brains being susceptible to photography or some shit like that.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Yeah, I\u2019m sure Green Faggot over there loves a good photo op, but why is he drooling like an idiot?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">T-Bone looked at Green Lantern again. By now, the usually proud and \nimposing Green Lantern was anything but picture-worthy. His slumped \nshoulders, coupled with his knees starting to bend slightly, and his \ncrossed eyes and drooling slack-jawed mouth, he looked like a mentally \nhandicapped man waiting for his turn for the bathroom.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Chuy keeps reading out of the hand-out, \u2018Hmmmmm\u2026 receptive to \nsuggestion\u2026 subjects have deve-devoli- devolping strange organic \nreactions\u2026 what the hell are \u201cstrange organic reactions&#8221;?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Looking at the formerly threatening Green Lantern with a grin, T-Bone\n was starting to feel more relaxed. He fires back with a joke, \u2018That\u2019s \nyou when I ride your ass. You always have strange orgasmic reactions.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Shut up!\u2019 Chuy says with a playful tone in his voice. \u2018Oh\u2026 mental \nsuggestions\u2026 hypnotized state\u2026 I think the poor bastard is hypnotised!\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Yeah, right.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018No, seriously. I think that thing over there is made to hypnotise people!\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">\u2018Bullshit!\u2019 T-Bone turns away from Chuy, and looks at the superhero. \n\u2018Hey, you, Green Dumbass! Cluck act like a chicken!\u2019 T-Bone said, \nsnapping his fingers.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">The last thing he expected was to see the hero bending over some \nmore, going straight down to his haunches with his knees bent. 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