Somewhere... else.

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Hal Jordan has no idea where he is. Though he's moderately sure that Star Sapphire does not have him on Earth anymore.

This situation has gone from bad to worse. Star Sapphire has all the power. Hal has none. His ring is still sitting in his locker at Ferris Aircraft.

And speaking of Ferris, Carol's become possessed by a telepathic alien crystal. And she's throwing herself at him. And Carol's married. Happily married. And Hal's moved on to Ari. Not that Ari would mind, if he was honest with her about it... but he's wanting things patched up with her. He hasn't seen any other woman since Ari asked for a break.

So if anything were to happen in this scenario... Carol's body would be used without her permission. That's rape. Not to mention what Sapphire wants to do to Hal. Thus far, she seems to be trying to make him want her... and that's been difficult enough to resist.

Carol Ferris is a very attractive woman. And Hal has some very fond memories of experiences with her.

But this isn't Carol. It's just her body.

Unfortunately, his body is having pretty natural reactions to it all, and when combined with his lack of... time... with Arisia since Starro... Hal's keeping himself under control, but it's not a fun experience.

Yeah, Hal's had better days.

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Hal demanded to be put down. He hadn't specified where. Silly man.

She chose a volatile planet orbiting the star Eltanin in the Earth constellation: Draco. It's atmosphere was sufficiently disruptive to serve as a backdrop for her purposes, as well as offering adequate interference to scans and sensors. It didn't take overlong for her to build an Earth norm containment for herself and her "guest".

She left the walls somewhat transparent. All the better for them to appreciate the view of the wild lightning storms, scorching winds and the various eruptions caused by the shifts generated by the dying sun's release of gases.


She certainly appreciates the view, inside and out, and she pauses for a few moments to simply look at Hal, backdropped by the planet's nature.

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Oh, he certainly is.

Not that it'll get him anywhere.

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He clears his throat, trying to push the physical desire aside.

"Carol... it's time to take me home and put the stone away."

He's not going to speak to Star Sapphire. He's only going to talk to Carol.

And he's going to ignore his heighened sense of desire... where did that sudden intense feeling of Desire come from?

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She saunters up to him with a throaty chuckle and open appreciation in her eyes. Her hand lightly caresses his chest while she drapes her other arm over his shoulder. There is no such thing as "personal space" as far as she's concerned.

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He pushes her away. "Enough. This isn't right."

Despite how good it feels... Her touch is warm and inviting. And it would be so easy to just lean back...

No. He needs to stay focused.

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She chuckles again, taking a step backwards, her arms out to the side a bit, then she strides around him with a smirk, fingers trailing across the back of his shoulders, his neck to finally pluck at his shirt.

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Oh, man. It's been weeks...

No.

Again, he shrugs her off. "No, Carol. This isn't you. Nothing is going to happen here."

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She grins openly at him. Since her hands aren't on him, they'll be on herself...in all kinds of interesting ways for him to see.

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Wow. Peeling his eyes away from her doing... that...

That's difficult.

But he manages it.

"But there would be regrets."

He pictures Ari in his mind. And promptly remembers that she doesn't want him right now. Because he allowed himself to be mind-controlled.

He can't allow anything to happen this time.

Why the hell is his libido raging so much stronger right now? Why is it so hard to keep saying no?

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Slow strides take her closer to him as she continues, her chin lowering to look at him through her lashes all though the smirk on her lips destroys any semblence of innocence.

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Sexual desire is not all this Endless has to offer. Hal wants to resist. So Desire gives it to him.

Hal finds his willpower almost overpowering now, squashing out all other wants.

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At last. The enhanced lust is there... but his strength of will has always been boundless.

"You're asking me to betray my friends," he replies. "You're asking me to destroy the lives of those I care about, in exchange for fleeting pleasure."

He looks back at her, no longer distracted by her appearance... as pleasurable as that appearance might be.

"I won't. This game ends now. Sapphire -- take me home, then leave Carol alone."

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Something is different. He's drawn on some strength she was expecting some time ago, but it hadn't made an appearance until now. Her eyes narrow ever so slightly in reaction to this as she slowly lowers her hands to her sides.



She slowly starts to stride towards him, any bit of seduction dwindling with each step she takes.

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He glares at her.

And then the Desire rises again.

He looks back, eyes taking in the beauty of Carol's body. And there's something about bad girls...

He peels his eyes away, finally.

"Please. Don't. Carol, I know you're in there. I know you can fight this."

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Her hands are on him again, this time a little less gentle, and she presses herself tightly against him.

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And then the Willpower rises again, to meet the enhanced Desire.

He feels torn in two directions, and yet his mind remains focused.

"No." He pushes her away. "I don't. I did once... but not like this. Not with Star Sapphire. And not anymore."

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She's growing very tired of that. All pretense of seduction leaves her face, her eyes narrowing.

She flicks her fingers a violet colored force slaps him across the face.

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He turns back, a snarl on his face.

"Or what?"

He feels his lust growing, along with his strength of will to resist...

Other men might have lost their mind by this point.

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The grin that forms holds nothing but dark humor, and he receives another slap for his troubles.

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His lust has reached a height he's never experienced before.

His willpower is remaining strong enough to fight it down.

This time, the slap is hard enough to send him sprawling to the ground, unconscious.

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Her strides bring her to stand over him, glowering down. She nudges him with a boot tip then curses softly.

Violet energy surrounds him, lifting him from the floor as she turns for a doorway into another chamber of the containment, her power bringing Hal behind her.

Outside, the planet screams.