As the Iron Lantern returns to Earth he pontifications over his origin. That pretty much is the Green Lantern origin just with a suit of Armor instead of a ring. As the Lantern arrives he sees that something has gone wrong with the test, and he rushes down to Save Pepper. As he does he figures out that the plane had been sabotaged, and he has a small idea of who may be behind it. At a party later that night, Senator Ferris begins to chastise Hal Stark and threatening a law suit over the testing of the jet. Hal takes it in stride and blames it on letting a woman fly the plane during the test. This angers Pepper Ferris and she rushes out of the party. Outside the party, Pepper Ferris is badmouthing Hal Stark when she comes across a strange floating rock. When she touches it, her skin transforms to a Saphir like substance and she becomes Madame Saphire.
