[indistinct shouting]
(male #1) 'Order! Order!'
We will have order!
[shouting continues]
(male #2) 'Silence!'
This high tribunal is now convened.
Never before have so many put aside their differences
and come together in pursuit of a single goal.
(female #1) But never before has there been a crime so heinous, so vast
that it had the power to unite us in grief and revulsion.
(male #3) We are gathered here today to seek justice.
Where is the accused?
Unfortunately, he's still at large.
Manhunters, step forward.
click
[footsteps thudding]
This is no ordinary criminal.
Finding him and bringing him back
will almost certainly involve great peril.
Are you prepared for that?
No man escapes the Manhunters.
(all) No man escapes the Manhunters.
Show us an image of the accused.
He's a native of the planet Earth.
'The Green Lantern known as John Stewart.'
[theme music]
[music continues]
[instrumental music]
(male commentator on TV) 'Johnson kicks out to Berry'
'at the top of the key.'
'He shoots!'
'And The Marauders score again!'
Yeah! Alright!
Whoo! Whoo!
Ha ha ha! Yeah!
[music continues]
[intense music]
Come on, come on!
[tires screeching]
pew
[grunts]
[tires screeching]
[grunting]
thud thud
Ah! Unh!
zap
A-a-ah!
[grunting]
Ah! Unh!
[groaning]
Yo, a little help? Over here!
(male #4) 'Time was, you could have made that shot'
with your eyes closed.
Mr. McGee?
You're not in my history class anymore, John.
Call me Al.
Guess my game's a little rusty.
Well, Chris can give you some pointers.
- He's my grandson. - Grandson?
You've been away a long time, John.
Maybe too long.
[instrumental music]
Back on Thanagar, you were a cop, huh?
- Detective. - What's it like there?
The same as anywhere, I suppose.
There are criminals, and we catch them.
And what about when you're not catching criminals?
- When you're not at work? - What about it?
Well, is there a...Hawkboy?
I'll be doing maintenance.
swish
What? Don't you ever get lonely?
More than you could imagine.
Sorry, I didn't mean to..
[alarm blaring]
It's an incursion.
[intense music]
whoosh whoosh
More like an invasion.
I'll notify the others.
Wonder Woman is on another case.
Superman's dealing with an earthquake
and Batman would only say that he's busy.
Typical.
- What about G.L.? - I couldn't reach him.
whoosh
And really short, practically shaved here
but-but more on top, like his.
- The usual. - Aww.
Looks like you got your hands full.
He's smart, impatient, headstrong.
Sort of reminds me of you.
I hope not.
John, you still got friends here, man, real friends.
What's bothering you?
[huffs]
What in the world?
What is, what's going on?
Get out of the way!
[intense music]
(J'onn) 'Stop!'
What do you want here?
John Stewart, the Green Lantern.
- What for? - That's not your concern.
Wanna bet?
[Hawkgirl grunting]
[Hawkgirl screams]
swish
- Huh! - Aren't you gonna thank me?
Down, boy.
[grunting]
[grunts]
[pulsating]
sizzle
[grunts]
crash
Hee-yah!
thud
[grunting]
zap
[glass shattering]
Unh!
crash
[groaning]
[growls]
[intense music]
[grunting]
crash
[grunting]
Why do I feel like a hockey puck?
[grunts]
(Superman) 'Back off!'
crash
[grunting]
[grunts]
[grunting]
zap
clang
[grunts]
[grunting]
clang
We thought you were busy with an earthquake.
It was just a 4.0.
You mind telling me what's going on here?
I wish I..
[both grunting]
pew
crash
boom
(Flash) 'J'onn!'
thud
boom
- Whoa! - What's with that?
Stay here.
- 'Whoa!' - Whoa!
Huh!
Awesome!
Could he do that in high school?
[intense music]
pew
(Green Lantern) 'Stop!'
[intense music]
Better late than never.
You are the Green Lantern known as John Stewart?
- I am. - Your ring.
- John? - What are you doing?
- Stay out of this. - You will come with us.
click
[intense music]
[indistinct shouting]
Welcome to Adjouris 5, John Stewart.
Don't expect your stay to be a pleasant one.
What now?
With any luck, this matter
won't require our attention.
And if it does?
I don't need to tell you how much
we've gained because of the corps' diversity
but sometimes it forces us to make sacrifices.
[indistinct shouting]
splat
He was the best of us.
That's for sure. But now..
Galius, Arkkis, Kilowog, good to see you.
I wish I could say the same, Stewart.
You're a disgrace to the corps.
Get me out of here.
Hey! Stupid robot.
No. Not yet.
[intense music]
[pulsating]
[sizzling]
What's next?
Your trial begins soon.
If I'd been programmed with emotions
I'd almost feel sorry for you.
whoosh
I sense turmoil, a heavy heart.
I could have told you that.
- He's looking at stars. - But which stars?
beep beep beep
There.
(J'onn) 'That's where he is.'
[instrumental music]
Why would he give them his ring?
It still doesn't make any sense.
John's a strange one. That's for sure.
I'm beginning to think all you humans are.
- Sorry. - It's alright.
I take it as a compliment.
Initiate landing procedure.
[grunting]
[alarm beeping]
pew pew pew
They're not responding to our signal.
It's clear what they want.
I say we give it to them.
No. We're not here to start a war.
Flash, take the controls.
zap zap zap
boom
Unh!
zap zap zap
Huh?
boom
[alarm beeping]
pew pew pew
[grunts]
boom boom
(Superman) Hawkgirl!
What?
Oh, that.
[grunting]
Ah!
[screaming]
[huffs]
"Flash, take the controls."
But does anyone ask if I know how?
[beeping]
thud
[gasps]
Well, they say any landing you walk away from is a..
[guns cock]
pew pew pew
Come on! Starter! Starter!
Which one's the starter?
pew pew pew
[grunting]
[grunts]
[grunting]
pew pew pew
[grunting]
[gunshot]
[grunting]
Uh..
I had everything under control, honest.
Mmm.
Green Lantern is close by. That way.
There is no excuse for this horror.
And there can be no escape from punishment.
An example must be made.
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct chattering]
Oh, no.
(male #1) 'Order!'
'We will have order!'
What is this, some kind of trial?
Apparently.
(male #2) Remove the intruders
immediately!
[grunting]
[indistinct chattering]
Wait!
We apologize for disrupting
these proceedings, but John Stewart
is our friend.
(female #1) This is a public trial.
(male #3) Very well. You may take seats in the gallery.
(male #2) But this tribunal will not tolerate
any further outbursts.
Thank you, Your Honor.
(male #2) Are you ready to call your first witness?
I am, My Lord.
I call Kanjar-Ro.
[indistinct chattering]
Kanjar-Ro, do you agree
to let us probe and display
any and all memories you have?
I got nothing to hide.
State your name and profession.
Kanjar-Ro. I'm...a pirate.
A criminal?
Yet you come here to bear witness
to another crime. Why?
I may steal things, but it's nothing
compared to what he did.
[indistinct chattering]
Tell us about your encounter
with John Stewart.
It all started with these blasters I...found.
I was on my way to sell them
'to some rebels on Adjouris 4.'
(Kanjar-Ro) That's when he showed up.
I figured he was gonna try to stop me
so I shot first.
His ring tore out my engine.
crash
Huh! But he still wasn't done with me.
He wanted to know if I was working with anyone.
I told him to turn around, see for himself.
[intense music]
pew pew pew
He tried to shoot my friends
but his beam bounced off their deflector shield
and shot toward Adjouris 4.
There, it hit a volcanic fault line..
...starting a devastating chain reaction.
[explosion]
Three billion..
...that's how many were on that planet.
[indistinct chattering]
I have no more questions.
(male #2) This account is most disturbing.
We will recess...20 petacycles.
[indistinct chattering]
Now I get it. You wanted to clear your name.
That's why you didn't put up a fight back on Earth.
I told you to stay out of this.
That scum's an obvious liar.
Give me five minutes alone with him. I'll get the truth.
(Green Lantern) 'Hawkgirl, Flash, all of you..'
...listen to me. Nobody's lying.
Do you see that?
I did it.
I'm guilty.
[theme music]