(General P.O.V)

Robin's frown seemed to deepen as he stood before the console. The mission was well underway and his focus should have been on that but his thoughts kept on straying. The look on Starfire's face when Aden was dragged in unconscious set him off more than he liked to admit.

"Bravo team to Watchtower, do you copy?"

Captain Atom's voice came through the comms. Robin looked around the control room and sighed. Stewart was supposed to be the one in charge but he was off repairing the hub's training room after a particularly overenthusiastic sparring match between the two heavy hitters of the team, Starfire and Superboy...oh it's Superion now huh? That name is never going to catch on.

Robin smirked a little before the smile grew sadder, Superboy did not want to take over Superman's mantle because he believed beyond the shadow of doubt that the Man of Steel would wake up. It had been three months though...

"Bravo team, I read you loud and clear, confirm your location?"

Robin absentmindedly responded to the call-up.

"We are in position, Green Lantern is commencing a deeper probe into the nature of the vortex."

Robin nodded at the answer.

"All teams standby. Move on my signal."

He passed through the channel with practiced ease.

"Robin, this is Delta, status on Console?"

Batman's gruff voice sounded from the comms.

"Lantern Stewart is finishing up some light repairs on the the Hub's training room. You can blame that on Superion."

Robin smirked a little at throwing Superboy under the bus.

"Robin, status on Console unknown. Lantern Stewart communication device is not working."

Robin's brows scrunched up. His fingers running across the massive keyboard.

"Accessing the Hub's cameras...wait that's not right. I can't find him."

Boy Wonder, clicked on the terminals one by one, failing to see the green and black costumed hero anywhere.

"Run a full..."

Batman's words were cut off suddenly.

"Wait! What is that?!"

Robin exclaimed.

He enlarged the image and widened his eyes. A trail of green light was flying away from the Watchtower towards...a shooting star? A meteor?

"Warning! Warning! Unidentified object incoming. Proximity distance to the Watchtower, 20 miles...15 miles...10 miles."

The alert came through the Watchtower's system.

"Console, report in. What is happening?"

Wonder Woman's voice blared through the channel.

"Something, a...a ball of light is headed straight for the Watchtower. Green Lantern is on a course to intercept it. I'm sending the images to your Holo device Batman."

In outer space, Stewart was hurrying towards something his ring registered as x energy, meaning divine power. Using the environmental shield, Stewart managed to contact the Watchtower.

"Console do you copy?!"

Robin jumped on that chance

"Roger. Do you know what that is?"

"Negative but I'm going to find out. Deploy the force field just in case we're not dealing with a friendly."

Stewart responded.

"Willco. Keep your comms open." He then turned to the main channel.

"All teams, the situation at the Watchtower is currently manageable. Stewart and I can handle whatever this is. In addition, we have Starfire and Maelstrom."

Robin hoped he was doing the right thing.

"Are you confident?"

Wonder Woman asked. This was the Justice League's headquarters they were talking about.

Robin hesitated for only a second.

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"Yeah, go save lives."

There was silence for a second. Robin was annoyed because he knew the League were talking through a private secure line. A minute later, Batman said something.

"Lantern Gardner is enroute to provide back up should you need it."

Robin swallowed his indignation, knowing his brief hesitation was what had caused the League to think of Gardner as an option.

"Copy that." Robin did as advised promptly. "Bravo team, what have you managed to find out about the chaos pockets? Are they safe for entry?"

"Console, we will handle the operation on the ground. Make sure you keep Superman and the Watchtower safe."

Wonder Woman rebuffed and Robin managed to stomp down on his agitation.

Turning away from the console, he looked at the entrance to the control room, wondering how long Star and...

A burst of light suddenly exploded out at the front. It was so strong that it filled up the whole view of the camera. Robin blinked his eyes in shock. Then a massive blast on the left wing of the Watchtower took out the cameras on that side, red alerts flashing in the monitor.

"Signal lost? So no aster."

Robin swallowed, running out of the room while trying to reach Stewart.

(A few minutes earlier)

Green Lantern's green aura protected him as he paused in mid space, looking out towards the incoming 'god.' Stewart snorted. As far as we was concerned, there was only one God. So if this poser was here with less than noble intentions...

His ring glowed green before a huge road stop sign was created between him and the light. He added a brick wall behind the sign for added protection. The ball of golden light noticeably slowed down, before finally stopping a few tens of meters away, revealing something strange.

Stewart could feel the heat exuded by the new arrival even in space. The heat passing through his environmental aura. It sent warning bells ringing in his mind. The chariot was made of gold, 4 horses pulling it through space. A trail of golden clouds and light carved a fading path behind the chariot.

On the chariot was a tall man with blonde hair reaching his shoulders, a golden circlet around his forehead and a bow strapped to his shoulders. The man was distractingly handsome. Almost too handsome. His skin glowed with an otherworldly light that was distinctly inhuman. A golden tunic covered his lower chest, attached to the back by a band on one shoulder. The man was cut like a Greek god (ah) and the ring on Stewart's finger could not accurately scan him.

"Identify yourself."

Stewart spoke up, using the ring to help transmit his voice through the vacuum of space.

"Feast your eyes mortal, upon a true God." His voice was melodious and contained a touch of arrogance. "Sanctify the name of the Eternal Blazing Sun, for you stand in the presence of Phoebus Apollo!"

A halo of bright light lit up behind him in a semi circle, his face set in pious belief at his own majesty.

Stewart tapped into his comms.

"Aah...Diana it's one of yours."

When there was no reply, Stewart frowned and tried again.

"Wonder Woman..."

A feeling of dread overcame Stewart and he hurriedly covered himself in a tank behind the stop sign and the brick wall. Bright white heat washed over the constructs, breaking past two and pushing John back, the final construct just barely blocking the attack.

"You dare ignore me, mortal? You stand before the god of the sun, art, music and divination. Where is your groveling?"

Apollo asked with a sneer. Stewart's face changed into a cold anger. Self entitled shit.

"There's only one God and trust me buddy, I don't think he comes dressed as a pervert."

A machine gun, formed on Stewart's side, blasting out bullets as the Green Lantern himself, pulled in at close range, understanding that the Sun god was well versed in long range attacks.

"I have no time for quarrelsome debates. Stand out of my way before I deem your life forfeit."

Apollo gave the warning only for Stewart to ignore him. The construct bullets burned away within a distance of 5 meters from Apollo as he blazed with a golden heat, the horses strapped to the chariot neighing.

Stewart arrived, forming a fireman's suit around his body for more heat isolation, while an army knife formed in his hands.

Apollo raised up a hand, a harp appearing on the crook of his left hand, lying on his shoulder. Then he strummed the instrument. The first note managed to stun Green Lantern's mind. Stewart was too late to construct ear plugs as the wave of artistic sounds kept reaching his ears by divine means.

His body froze in place, shaking with effort as he tried to break free. Almost succeeding but not fast enough.

"Such a willful man." Apollo laughed a little.

"Begone from my sight."

His tone changed, divine solar energy, rushing out of the palm of his left hand, to drown out Stewart's body. Green Lantern managed to increase the capabilities of his environmental aura, compressing it into a stronger energy cloak.

His body was left unburnt by the wave of energy but the force of it all pushed him back. He speared through tens of miles before colliding with the left wing of the Watchtower with his back. The Force field shimmered as he bounced off of it, his body getting squeezed in between the relentless divine attack and the stalwart defense. Luckily, a drill formed behind him and he speared through before his environmental aura could be destroyed.

A breath of air escaped Green Lantern and he idly wondered, how many damages were waiting for him to fix during this latest wreck caused by him. He broke past the layers of the garden, which had been fixed only 3 months prior before a huge statue of Superman stopped and cushioned his flight. Painfully.

A whoosh of air escaped the Watchtower from the hole dug before the force field managed activate once more.

"Fascinating...this orbital station would intrigue Haephestus."

Apollo's voice came from Stewart's front as the former marine pushed off the broken statue's arm pressing down on him. The God had teleported in.

"You are still alive?" A begrudging respect appeared in the god's eyes.

"Perhaps I misjudged you mortal. Regardless, I am not here for you." His eyes glowed with golden light while John checked the charge on his ring

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'Damn. A protracted fight seems like a bad idea. If I can distract him and recharge...'

"Then who are you here for?"

Green Lantern decided to humor the Greek god.

A brilliant smile broke across Apollo's face.

"Good! I see you're a man of reason. Understanding that some battles cannot be won and acquiring a willingness to peacefully resolve conflict, shows your humility. I shall wrote a song for you! But first, lead me to Aden Strong!"

Aden? That's who he's after? It makes sense in a way. Still. Any second now Robin...

A cheeky laugh sounded out across the garden and a second later smoke bombs landed between the Green Lantern and the Greek god.

"What is this?"

The smoke bombs exploded in a green smoke that obscured Green Lantern's position.

Apollo sneered as he could already tell from his godly senses that someone else had decided to join the battle. Did they not know the meaning of the word futility?

A blast of light washed over everything, pushing away the smoke and lighting up the whole garden. Using his divinity for the arts and music, the god tapped into the speakers across the mega structure.

"I am Phoebus Apollo, and by the authority of Zeus, my father and the King of The Gods, I seek out Aden Strong!"