Only when Sinestro's cheek made intimate contact with the mechanical being debris piled hundreds of meters deep on the ground did he realize something very serious.
Why did Hal Jordan, a Green Lantern responsible for the safety of an entire sector of the universe, always seem to have nothing better to do than report back to the Green Lantern Legion?
Back when Sinestro had still been a Green Lantern and was responsible for training Hal, he had wondered about that. But Sinestro was a man of few words, and he had assumed Hal's planet simply happened to be peaceful enough that it rarely needed a Green Lantern stationed there.
After all, Earth was listed in Oa's database. The widely read Sinestro knew it was a very backward civilization.
Weakness came with a certain measure of safety. Earth, uninvolved in cosmic wars and conspiracies, ought to have been just such a place. Even Sinestro had initially believed that a Green Lantern from a peaceful region could never amount to much, until Hal had personally proved himself.
But now, this Kryptonian on Earth had finally shown Sinestro why Hal always seemed so carefree and happy-go-lucky.
With Superman around, Earth was far too safe.
Brad had already released Batman. While Sinestro was taking a vicious beating, the two joined forces to study that sycophantic Yellow Lantern ring. With the help of the Supercomputer Brad provided, Batman cracked the ring's underlying logic even faster than Brad could.
"I don't recommend accepting it."
Batman spoke gravely as he watched the Yellow Lantern ring suspended in midair by countless fine silver alloy wires.
"The person who created this ring has absolute authority over it. That fellow Superman is currently knocking all over the sky could even order it to attack the very essence of your life