"That kid really is-"
Back in Star City, Clark was just about to comment on the Flash leaving without a word when, in the next instant, a sweat-drenched Barry reappeared before him amid a string of crackling lightning. This time, even he caught only a faint afterimage.
"I got them back. We can start-"
Before he finished speaking, Barry's eyes rolled back and he collapsed, leaving the people hanging onto him without support as well.
Hovering in midair, Hal's Lantern Ring flashed, instantly spreading a bright green velvet mattress across the ground.
Although Hal was often criticized for his lack of imagination, there was no denying that Green Lantern's abilities offered unique advantages in logistical support. In Superman's upcoming plan, for instance, he would become an indispensable part.
"Superman, sir, do you have a plan that takes advantage of this big guy's fear of fire?"
"Perhaps-you could conjure up a few million barrels of fuel-and then I could ignite them with heat vision?" Clark proved through his actions that he was not suited to becoming a member of the Green Lantern Corps.
"How about-we try something else?"
Hal offered an awkward but polite smile.
Of course, if his close friend Oliver had proposed such a stupid plan, Hal would have mocked him mercilessly and made it the biggest joke of Oliver's remaining life, bringing it up at every Christmas gathering to entertain everyone.
"I don't have any better ideas right now."
"How about this? I could make some mirrors and lenses to spread out your heat vision."
"Or you could just conjure up some laser emitters?"
"Sorry, sir, I'm a fighter pilot, not the fighter itself."
Hal tactfully expressed his embarrassment at not understanding how laser emitters worked.
Superheroes always had weaknesses. If Superman's weakness was kryptonite, then Green Lantern