With the help of Black Canary and Green Arrow, Hal has just wrapped up the capture of some common criminals. Suddenly, at the request of the Guardians, Hal finds that he must bid a quick goodbye and takes off on an urgent mission. It would seem a quick mission is in order after he is briefed by Tomar-Re, but nothing with the Green Lantern Corps is as simple as it would seem. In this case the remains of a fellow Green Lantern lead into a hive of an unknown savage aliens.