The Light of Batman Shone from the Future into the Present!

"Therefore, I don't think we can just stand by and watch."

Earth-One.

The endless meetings of the Third Army members had finally reached the point where they had no choice but to make a decision.

For one very simple reason:

The First Lantern's power had recovered tremendously.

And the Shadow Hordes were preparing to interfere with what was happening upstream in the Over-Time Stream.

"All right, let's have an open and honest talk."

The Third Army members stood where they were, continuing to play the part of thugs without any sense of self or emotion.

Next to where they stood, the black-clad Shadow Hordes and the First Lantern sat facing each other. The First Lantern's entire body was glowing white, with rainbow-colored veins shimmering within him.

"Who exactly are you, how exactly did you accomplish all this, and..."

"What exactly are you trying to do?"

The Third Army members beside them wore no expressions, but in the mental-link channel they shared, they were practically shouting over one another.

"What's going on? When I came here, I never..."

"This is a change caused by the future. When will someone new come back and share the results of the future with everyone..."

"Quiet down. Let me think this through..."

"Don't bother. I returned later than you did, and you've never made the right decision while you were thinking things over..."

"Shut up! I'm you. Aren't you insulting yourself?"

"That's enough. Be rational, everyone."

Amid the chaos, the newest-returned Third Army member barely seized control of the main speaking position.

"You should know that no new versions of us have returned since I did... Even if this pause is only temporary. This means that, at the point in time where we currently stand, events will develop closer to the future in which we