Invasion! (Emerald Knights)

Episode 6 of the first season of Emerald Knights. This deals with Starro's invasion over the planet Betrassus, as he inches closer and closer Hal, John and J'onn must find ways to save their Lantern friends. 
==Cast==
*Chris Pine as Hal Jordan 
*John David Washington as John Stewart 
*Harry Lennix as J'onn J'onnz/Martian Manhunter
*Ron Perlman as Kilowog
*Doug Jones as Tomar-Re
*Maya Hawke as Arisia Rrab
*Rory McCann as Salaak
*Patrick Stewart as Ganthet
*Michael Gambon as Appa Alli Apsa
*Whoopi Goldberg as Sayd
*Frank Welker as Starro
*Hugh Laurie as Lionel Luthor
*Cole Jensen as young Lex Luthor
==Story==
Hal and John fly for Betrassus, alone in space.
Hal
So.. Starro? Nobody’s ever really told me what that’s about
John 
That’s cause nobody knows. He’s a parasitic space starfish who conquers worlds, but he hasn’t been seen in thousands of years. I hear the Guardians had trouble with him last time
Hal
The Guardians.. another thing I have no idea about, I mean what the hell are the Manhunters? Blackest Night?
John
Just some gibberish Sinestro spewed out to try and gain sympathy, nothing more.
Hal
I dunno John, they seemed pretty protective around that Blackest Night buzzword. 
John
Listen Hal, truth be told I’ve been here for almost a decade, and I know zip. Nada. All I know is that we need to get to Betrassus because we need to help those Lanterns
Hal
We might be too late.. 
Starro’s tentacles wrap around half the side of the planet, showing how much control he’s gained since. 
Emerald Knights Intro
On the planet, Salaak is saving citizens from debris and other mind-controlled citizens. Hal and John touch down to help him save a little girl. 
Salaak
John! Hal! Good to see some reinforcements, we can’t find Kilowog or Tomar-Re
Hal
He went.. Missing?
Salaak
He went to look for the Starro, we haven’t heard back from him since
John
Which way did he go?
Salaak 
Towards the Great Ocean. 
John 
Then that’s where we’re headed. Good luck my friend
Salaak 
Godspeed Lanterns. 
Hal and John fly off towards the ocean. In the ocean, Kilowog, Tomar-Re and Manhunter fight against mind-controlled Lanterns. They form shields against the Lanterns barraging attacks, until Tomar-Re is knocked back into a cave by a green blast. 
Kilowog 
Tomar! 
Kilowog and MM swim for Tomar-Re, and try to help him up in the dry cave. 
Kilowog
Tomar, buddy, get up..
Tomar-Re turns around, and there’s a star on his face
Martian Manhunter 
Watch out! 
He wraps his body around Tomar-Re, preventing him from using the ring. Kilowog falls back, and blasts at the star on Tomar’s face. It’s ineffective, and a star slowly crawls up his body as he tries to blast it and get it off. 
Kilowog
GET IT OFF ME! GET OFF! 
Kilowog is thusly turned into another Starro slave, and now MM has to fight the both of them. Suddenly, Hal and John touchdown, unaware of what’s going on.
Hal
Hey, we’re here to-
John 
Watch out!
John forms a bubble around the two as the enslaved Kilowog blasts at the two Lanterns, meanwhile MM is still struggling with Tomar. 
John 
You see that on his face? I’ll bet you that thing’s got him in a trance
Hal
You mean like mind control? 
John 
Space parasite, remember? 
John and Hal blast at Kilowog, managing to hold him down and take off his ring. Hal forms a bubble around Kilowog’s head to force him to sleep. The star slides off his face and John blasts it. 
Hal
Always wanted to do that. 
Martian Manhunter manages to squeeze Tomar tight enough to knock him out too, and the star slides off his face. MM looks up at the Lanterns, exhausted. 
Martian Manhunter
What of the other Lanterns outside? 
John 
They all flew away, like they had somewhere to be. 
Hal
I don’t think we’ve met, Hal Jordan, Green Lantern 281-
Suddenly, Martian Manhunter screams in great pain. He holds his head while his eyes widen as if he’s being tortured. 
John
J’onn? J’onn, what’s going on? 
Just as it came, Martian Manhunter immediately goes silent, as he kneels on the ground with a blank stare on his face, unmoving. 
Hal
What just happened? 
John 
I.. I don’t know. J’onn?
John waves his hand in front of his face, no response.
Hal
Is he..
John 
Ring, scan for signs of life. 
Ring
Scanning, heartbeat and pulse steady, oxygen levels normal. 
John 
He’s not dead. 
Hal 
No, he’s in a coma. How do we deal with this?
John 
I don’t know, but we have an army of missing brain controlled Lanterns on the loose. We should find them. 
Hal
Okay, but what about J’onn? 
John 
Look at that Hal. 
A star crawls alongside J’onn’s back, across his face, and over the top of his head. Hal points his ring defensively while John doesn’t react.
John 
Whatever it is those stars do, they can’t do it on him. I have a feeling that he’s gonna be fine. We’ll take Kilowog and Tomar-Re to Salaak and his squad, they’ll be treated there. After that, we need to find the Lanterns. 
Hal
Alright.. Let’s find those missing Lanterns then. 
John
After you. 
The two fly out of the cave, on a journey for the Lanterns. 
Meanwhile, Martian Manhunter is on a red, desert like landscape. He’s in a mental landscape created by Starro. 
J’onn
What is this? 
Voice 
This is your mind. Your home. Ma’aleca’andra.
J’onn
Mars. And I can assume you are Starro the Conqueror? 
Starro
Then you know me, and what I am capable of doing. J’onn, you are one of the strongest telepaths in the galaxy, so strong you can escape even my psychic control. At my side, we could find your missing species, and rule over the entire galaxy as the Martians were intended to. 
J’onn
Intended? 
Starro
You don’t know. You were once the strongest race in the entire cosmos, intergalactic scientist warriors unstoppable. The absolute apex species. The guardians of the universe feared you, so they split you into two, less powerful species. The science based green Martians and the savage warrior white. The Guardians are the reason your people have been at war for centuries. The reason your family is dead.  
J’onn
You lie.. 
Starro
What reason would I have to lie? With you or not, this entire planet will soon be under my control. And soon, so will Earth.
J’onn 
If you think you can mentally torture me into joining your cause.. I have endured far worse
Starro
I am not here to torture you J’onn.
Starro displays his family getting set on fire by white martians, with other green martians being abducted, and Supergirl trying her hardest to stop it
Starro
I am here to show you the truth.
Meanwhile, John and Hal stop by Arisia and Chummuck fighting off soldiers, they form a bubble to help block off the firing shots. 
Hal 
Arisia! We have Kilowog and Tomar here, they’re fine but-
Chummuck
And you brought them here? 
Hal
Oh, Arkis is here. Lovely. 
John
You two were the closest Lanterns, where are Salaak and the guys. 
Arisia 
Salaak’s group is about three buildings back, they’ll be able to take care of them
Hal
Thanks doll, appreciate it.
John and Hal fly away with the injured lanterns. 
Chummuck
Hate that guy. 
Arisia
I think he’s kinda cute
Chummuck
Of course you do.
Meanwhile, Galius Zedd and Ch’p are bringing in injured citizens into a makeshift construct hospital tent. 
Galius Zedd 
The earthmen! And you’ve brought..
Ch’p
Oh nuts..
Hal
Don’t worry, they’re fine. Just a little shaken up
John 
They need to be taken in and watched over, we have their rings right here. 
Galus Zedd
Their rings? Why do you have their rings?
Salaak
They were most likely taken by the star creatures, isn’t that right John? 
John
That’s right. You may know by now, but rendering those mind-controlled by starro unconscious will remove the stars from their bodies without killing them. I believe they run on conscious brain activity. 
Salaak 
And what of the other Lanterns? We’re still missing dozens of them. 
Hal
And that’s where we’re headed. We need to find them before they finish whatever it is Starro summoned them to do. 
Salaak 
Noted. We will watch over Kilowog and Tomar-Re, along with the other citizens. 
John 
Thank you Salaak, we really appreciate this. Come on Hal, let’s get going. 
The two Lanterns fly off, searching the planet for Lanterns. 
Hal
So, we have to search this whole planet to find the Lanterns? 
John 
Not quite. Ring, locate the closest ring on this planet. 
Ring 
Locating… Coordinates 21.7483 N, 16.8928 E. 
Hal
Wait, but that’s-
John 
Where we just came from. Come on, let’s make some more distance. 
Meanwhile, J’onn is still in his own head with Starro
Starro
J’onn J’onnz, the pain you’ve endured, how much you’ve sacrificed, for what? These humans? These same humans? 
Starro shows J’onn a flashback of him as a kid, he was in an underground lab/bunker with another kid, but human. He was in a metal chamber capsule staring at the kid on the outside. The capsule says LuthorCorp on it. An old scientist with gray hair walks in, accompanying a head scientist. 
Scientist 
Mr. Luthor, we don’t know if this will kill him, I mean this is the first contact- 
Luthor 
Do it. 
Suddenly, J’onn is electrocuted inside the chamber. He screams and shapeshifts in pain, as the scientists stand amazed while the child stands terrified.
Luthor 
Incredible! Truly incredible! He seems to be.. morphing his body in reaction to stress
Suddenly, the kid grabs Luthor’s arm, begging him to stop
Kid 
Daddy! Please, you’re hurting him! 
Luthor 
Unhand me boy!  
Luthor slaps the kid and pushes him to the ground, the shock of which inadvertently causes the other scientist to slip and open the chamber for J’onn. The room watches J’onn slip out and fly away, back to Mars. 
Starro
Humans inflict pain on their own.. humans inflict pain on you.. yet you insist on their survival. 
J’onn
There are terrible humans, just as there are terrible Martians. I will not hold the actions of one man against an entire species. 
Starro
And for that, you will fade from existence. Remembered as nothing, an insignificant speck of dust, just as these humans you love so. 
J’onn
Unless I join you? 
Starro
You know well, Martian. 
J’onn 
You disregard the positive experiences I’ve come across in my days on Earth. Guardians and knights alike, all of them fighting against a common evil. These are experiences that I would gladly die for. 
Starro
Then, Martian, you will die happy. 
John and Hal have made more distance, but the ring still can not locate any other Lanterns. 
Hal 
I don’t get it. We’re miles away from the camp, are we the only Lanterns on here? 
John 
I think so. The other Lanterns must have gone off-world
Hal 
Yeah, but to do what? 
Suddenly, there’s a giant crash in the ground. The Earth is being drilled by dozens of green drills, penetrating to the core. 
John 
I think we’ve got our answer, let’s go 
The duo head for the nearest Lantern drill, and already find him at the core of the planet. The Lantern immediately engages, but John and Hal make quick work of him. They blast the star before it possesses them. 
Hal
Gotta feel bad taking down our own. 
John 
It’s either them or us. 
Hal 
What is that? 
Hal points at a giant metal cylinder, brought in by the mind controlled Lantern. 
John 
I have no idea. Ring, scan this device. 
Ring 
This is a relativity beam unit, native to the planet Rann.
Hal
Relativity beam unit? 
John 
It’s a transporter.. he was trying to connect it to the mainframe of the planet 
Hal 
Mainframe.. do you think they want to move the entire planet? 
John 
That’s exactly what they want to do. The question is to where. 
Hal
Can’t be anywhere good, we need to stop them.
John 
First, we need to warn the guys. That’s almost 3 dozen lanterns we’re talking about 
Hal and John fly out of the cave, back towards the site. Meanwhile, J’onn and Starro are mentally battling in his mind. Starro throws tentacles to crush J’onn, while he dodges and shapeshifts punches at Starro. 
Starro 
You’re weak. Insignificant, you can not win this battle. 
J’onn
I can see that you do not believe that. 
Starro 
Worthless! 
Starro knocks J’onn backwards with a tentacle, and J’onn hits a pile of rocks. Starro moves towards him with his tentacles. 
Starro 
I will tear you apart, and erase any competition that I may have once had in telepathy. 
Starro attempts to pierce J’onn with a tentacle, but he catches it. He struggles with holding it, while Starro applies more pressure
J’onn
You will find.. that I am not that easy.. to kill
J’onn flips Starro over, impaling him over a rock, and Starro shrieks. J’onn wakes up, and Starro’s tentacles start to chase him in reality, he flies out of the cave and into the skies, as the tentacle destroys the cave and causes disruption on the planet. J’onn flies just out of its reach. Meanwhile, Hal and John are flying over the Great Ocean as they hear the noise 
John 
J’onn! J’onn, what happened? 
J’onn 
He almost took my life. Where are the missing Lanterns? 
Hal
That’s the thing, they were attaching relativity beam units to the mainframe, he’s planning to transport the entire planet
John 
We were just looking for reinforcements 
J’onn
It seems that it is too late for that. 
They look at the planet, as Starro grows to the size of a continent, wrapping his tentacles around an entire half of the planet. 
Hal
Oh God! Salaak, Arisia, the guys we need to- 
J’onn 
Stop. It is too late for them.
John 
What do you mean? 
J’onn
I can see them from here. They have been absorbed by the very planet itself. 
John and Hal form construct binoculars, and they see that the Lanterns are in makeshift cocoons, held over ground. 
John
My God..
Suddenly, the planet transports in a blink, to another space sector. 
J’onn
He plans to invade and conquer Earth
Hal
Then that’s where he’s headed
John 
Ring, contact the Guardians 
Ring 
Contacting.. 
A green hologram of the Guardians council is displayed before Hal, John and J’onn
Appa Alli Apsa
Green Lantern 2814, status on the threat? 
John 
Status is-
Hal
Not good, listen he’s headed to Earth and all the Lanterns are incapacitated. We need reinforcements 
Appa Alli Apsa 
Green Lantern 2814.2, this is a large galaxy, we can not afford to expend any more Lanterns. 
J’onn 
We may not need to. Earth has its collection of guardians, each as capable as we. If we were able to gather them..
Hal
Then we could stop Starro, without any backup
Ganthet 
You say he’s in sector 2814? 
John 
We believe so, he transported the planet using relativity beam units. 
Ganthet 
Then you must head there right away. If he gets a hold of Earth, then I fear the galaxy is doomed. 
John 
Understood. Lantern 2814, out. 
John hangs up.
Hal
You heard the smurfs. Let’s get over to Earth fast, we got a starfish to crush. 
Episode End.