One Less Light

[healingbug]

It hadn't been a fight they were called to for once. No, it was disaster relief. Part of Josh was relieved by the lack of fighting but that was overshadowed by what had happened. Lady Styx had attacked planet Odym. Not with her army but with something called a Necro Bomb, declaring it vengeance for the Blue Lantern Corps playing such a key role in thwarting her last plan. The corps' guardians sent a call out to almost all of their members to return and help recovery efforts after several Blue Lanterns were injured and the Central Power Battery itself was damaged. Naturally when Avalon went, Josh and Henry went along with him. Josh's healing powers came in handy as did the extra muscle Henry's willpower brought.

Then came the bad news. Avalon wouldn't be going back to Earth with them. The Blue Lantern Corps needed many of their members to remain on Odym and Ava was among them. Worst of all, he didn't know when he'd be able to leave Odym again. There was predictably some arguing and debate but eventually it was just Henry and Josh heading back to Earth. The healer was silent the whole time, just holding onto Henry. As soon as they landed back in the house, Josh sighed and reached up to pull his mask off.

"This...really sucks."