"Could you stop bringing up my ring all the time? It makes me feel really unsafe!"
Green Lantern clearly did not want to lose his ring out of nowhere again. Ever since Brad had entered his superhero life, Hal Jordan had started having a rough time. For the first time, he realized he could not solve everything.
Quite the opposite: plenty of people could take care of him with ease.
Since discovering that, Hal Jordan had even started having nightmares at night. That was hardly a good sign for a strong-willed wielder of the green light.
He could not help glancing at Superman. Last night, he had dreamed that he could not even beat this big lug in the red cape.
The big lug noticed Green Lantern's gaze and answered it with a warm, generous smile.
Ha, I couldn't beat him? Why would I have a dream like that?
Hal Jordan silently scoffed to himself, his confidence returning to his face in those few short moments.
"So you were at the top right from the start?"
Green Arrow spoke with unmistakable envy. Like Batman, he was an ordinary man without superpowers, and he had earned his place on this otherworldly rescue team through grueling training alone. Oliver Queen had once disappeared for five years, honing extraordinary combat skills and archery on a deserted island.
Brad glanced at Oliver with a mild smile.
"I don't really agree with that. I was born before World War II, and I lived in a remote little town.
"In fact, for a very long time, all I could do was light up light bulbs, because light bulbs were all I had around me back then."
Wonder Woman, Diana, grew interested. Brad looked so young, yet it turned out he had started out around the same