Nothing Ever Happens In the Ghost Zone

Vina discovers Sinestro floating in the Ghost Zone.

"Enjoying the book?" She had left him with a Kindle loaded with Lord of the Rings.

"Sauron is allowing himself to be distracted by what he expects to see," says Sinestro dismissively. "Still, this allows his enemies a chance to prevail where their strength could not. It could be likened to the chances of the Guardians against Darkseid of Apokolips, or the heroes of the First Age against the Mageddon weapon."

"Yes, it could," she allows. "So, you no doubt have a plan to escape."

"Indeed. I believe the Ghost Zone to be subdimensional rather than superdimensional, so that all points in the universe correspond to the same point in the Ghost Zone. Thus, all separation is relative. Anything entering the Ghost Zone, or transiting through it, will encounter all other things within it, though not all at the same time."

"So we wait for someone else to come in ..."

"Overpower them, and steal the keys," says Sinestro. "Exactly. It is not an original plan."

"Well, then, we'd better make sure we're all in the same place, right?"

She hefts the Green Lantern Pig under one arm and puts her other side against Sinestro.

"So we all teleport at the same moment."

"Yes, ah, you do realize we are not on the same side," Sinestro demurs. "The Hawk Police have never cooperated well with the Yellow Lantern Corps. You don't fear, you see, and that inhibits our power."

"But you're not a Yellow Lantern any more, are you? And I'm not really a Hawk Police elf."

"Hmm, no. I am not. The Yellow Lantern Corps was fearful and fissiparous, each concerned with his own plans and projects. I am better apart from their ranks entirely."

Vina also has the bat full of stars. "And you know about this, too?"

"It is a glyph from New Genesis, the home of the New Gods. It embodies the essential spirit of a hero, probably an Earthman from its shape. Whoever "reads" the glyph adopts the essential energy of that hero, including his powers, aspect, nature, and destiny."

"But," he adds, "it has not melted yet, so you have not read it into yourself."

"I don't really know how."

"Nor do I. But someone does, or he would not have sent his minions to acquire them. The patron of the Injustice League no doubt knows how to read the glyphs, acquiring the powers of their subjects. Tell me, is there one for Superman? I have often thought I could accomplish far more than he has with those powers. Kryptonian underachiever."

Indeed, Vina recalls there was one for Superman, but none of the four fans chose it. And Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Plastic Man and Batman were unaccounted for. Someone with all those powers could be pretty dangerous ...

... but she's not at all sure she ought to admit that to Sinestro.