Righteous Lad
The Incredible Red Lantern #2"Aaugh… Damn it, Bruce." Like a zombie rising from its slumber, Captain Marvel stirs to consciousness and immediately sits up within her crater, holding her head as she recalls who sent her flying in the first place. Without dwelling on her thoughts, Carol rises to stand and takes off with a sonic burst of speed in an instant.

"Bruce? The Hulk?" Konnence questions under his breath as his keen eyes follow the heroine taking off. 

{Do I follow her? Is it really my place to get involved in the Avengers' affairs?} The young man thinks to himself as skepticism takes shape upon his features. It's then a violent shake rocks the ground beneath his feet and nearly knocks him off his stumbling feet when a thunderous 

B A A A A A M M M !  ! ! makes itself heard throughout the entire city.

"Is THAT what it's like when the Hulk is hitting the ground?" With both concern and curiosity as his motive, Konnence takes off via flight and follows Captain Marvel's path of flight. It doesn't take long at all for his eyes to pick up a struggle in the distance. Flashing lights, a thrown tree effortlessly flying into the air while spinning, and even airborne fighters shooting down with careful precision with energy projectiles while maneuvering above the battlefield. 

 It's all Konnence needs to see before he hurries over to interject his aid into the situation. Just in time to arrive JUST as a large boot is about to stomp Wolverine's entire torso into the grassy ground.

"KUH! I got you, man!" Konnence exclaims as he practically comes landing into a slide, winding up with a bending leg planting into the ground for leverage in front of him while his other is outstretched behind him, and his hands reaching out to catch that foot.

 

"Nice catch, Bub. Let's see if we can't take him down a peg." Logan's gruff voice graces the young man's ears just before the sound of metallic scraping of those unbreakable claws extending follow. Back and up on his feet, Wolverine lashes out with animalistic cries as he begins cutting into flesh. Calf, thigh, abdomen - the feral X-Man draws lime-green blood and does enough harm to get the big green unstoppable force of nature to stumble back a few steps while growling. It's then Konnence finally gets a good look at what they're dealing with, and it draws a disturbed look upon his face.

{Why… Why is he in a Red Lantern suit? That's not canon to Marvel!} While wrestling with his thoughts, Wolverine continues his assault. Hulk attempts to swiftly pound Wolverine into the dirt with an overhead down punch, but the mad green brawler's fist only ends up meeting the grassy field - nimble, Logan evades with ease and then proceeds to take a thrusting jab that results in his claws piercing flesh and muscle. More blood is drawn, there's far less of an obvious reaction from Hulk this time - a swift retaliation of swatting Wolverine away with that very same arm follows. However, Hulk isn't given any time to breathe. War Machine, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, and even Cable begin laying into the raging monster. Explosive arrows, plasma shots, missiles - all of it and then some come bombarding down upon the Hulk. Despite holding his arms up in defensive fashion to guard his face, the green red lantern doesn't crumple under the pressure. In the midst of Konnence staring like a deer in headlights, Rogue and Captain Marvel come flying past him to charge the Hulk down.

 

"Get outta' the kitchen if ya can't take the heat, suga'!" Rogue tells him while passing by before a flurry of blows begin erupting like dynamite through the air. The bumpkin of a heroine goes for a liver shot that she puts everything behind while the blonde slides in on the soles of her boots and lunges skyward to slip an uppercut through the Hulk's defense, both managing to make him reel and grimace. They keep on him, throwing blow after blow after one another. However, the effectiveness of their attacks begin to lose their edge. As if adapting to the pain as the seconds pass, Hulk tanks an explosive jab that turns his head ever so slightly while trading with one of his own, sending Carol Danvers soaring away like a cannonball into the distance. Quick to shift his focus, the Hulk then reaches to grab Rogue by her neck and upper torso with his right hand and draws back his left within a prepping fist.

 

"No you don't!"  Before he can take that shot, Blue Marvel intervenes with an energy blast to his back before following up by rushing in to ensnare the raging monster within a rear chokehold. Seeing this, Konnence's eyes perk up and his mind finally pushes distractions to the back. He flies in and throws the hardest punch he can while using his momentum to amplify its power. ' K R O O O M ! ' A violent shock wave discharges on impact, resulting in spit flying, his grip on Rogue relinquishing, and him stumbling back several steps. Quick to keep the pressure on, Konnence moves in and starts whaling with firm decisive blows while Blue Marvel does his best to restrain and distract with that choke hold he has locked in. Alas, even their combined efforts lose its effectiveness. Through gritting teeth, the Hulk catches the young man's 7th punch within his massive hand and pulls him while simultaneously throwing his head forward to deliver a bone rattling head-butt that meets his forehead spot-on and rocks him like a lifeboat traversing a tsunami on a stormy night. Konnece nearly goes completely limp and drops to his feet, though Hull's grip is the only thing keeping him from collapsing face first. During, the Red Lantern's other large hand reaches over his shoulder and yanks Blue Marvel from his back before he begins slamming them into the ground, rag-dolling one by the arm and the other by his jacket back and forth several times. Eventually tossing Konnence like a football out toward the ocean and Blue Marvel through buildings in the city.

 

Konnence, still struggling to get over the daze the Hulk left him with, involuntarily flips as he soars through the air. Just as he's on the verge of losing momentum and descending, he's caught by someone from behind.

"Woah there, I got you." A voice reassures him while lending a supportive arm around his shoulder.

 

"Nnngh… thanks." Konnence responds, grimacing as he lifts a hand to palm his forehead. Just as he's collecting himself enough to support himself with flight, the other begins to speak again.

 

"...Righteous Lad?" A question that makes him curiously turn his head toward the one asking. Whom he sees brings a beaming smile on his face.

 

"Superman! Wait– You remember me?" He questions with an arching brow.

 

"Of course I do. You left a big impression on me before." Kal-EL affirms with a smile of his own. However, a thunderous impact back on land interrupts their reunion and redirects focus.

"What's going on over there? Batman said he picked up an unnatural seismic disturbance over in New York City, so I came as soon as I could to look into it."

 

"Trouble. The Hulk is wearing a Red Lantern ring." Konnence tells him.

 

"Hulk? I'm not sure who that is, but if Red Lanterns are involved, then I at least know for sure that it's nothing good. Can you still fight?"

 

"Yeah, I'm not down yet!"

 

"Good. Let's go." And with that, the two take off with an abrupt burst of speed back to the source of commotion. Superman arrives in time to see and react to the monster of a man in black & red preparing to squish someone's head between his large hands like a grape - an attempt put to an immediate stop by a deafening blow of a punch that sends the Hulk soaring like a bullet through a dozen buildings and until he tumbles onto the premises of a factory. The moment Superman arrives hovering a few feet above the ground, the enraged lantern lets out a vicious roar and begins charging the kryptonian down. Superman readies himself, but a swift Righteous Lad comes swooping down and transitioning seamlessly into an aggressive baseball slide that kicks Hulk off his feet and lunges him at Superman. The latter makes use of that moment and closes in to deliver a devastating rising knee to the chin that lofts the monster 20-feet into the air. Taking notice, Righteous Lad performs a floaty back flip to meet the Hulk at the peak of his involuntary accession before abruptly stomping the Hulk's head down into the ground. As sharp as their teamwork is, the Hulk immediately shoots back up with an angry roar. 

"We may need to keep him off balance and restrain him…" Quickly rushing forward, Superman grabs the gamma mad man by the foot and begins spinning, gradually building speed with every twist until there's a powerful turbulence strong enough to make Righteous Lad's jacket float within its domineering wind. Then, Kal-EL sends him flying up, up, and away. Beyond the city, beyond the clouds, and into the cold vastness of space. The two of them follow behind while Superman takes a moment to radio in to the Justice League via the ear piece he's wearing.

"Hal? Kyle, John? Going to need some lantern power out in space. Pinpoint my location and meet me as soon as you can."