Forty Mile Trip
Green Arrow
I had never liked leaving Seattle. It was a nice place to live. It was well worth moving there from Star City, but now I had to go. I had to take a forty mile trip just to try and catch, if not kill a criminal. I had to go to Basin City. My name is Oliver Queen and I am the Green Arrow.
Forty miles and no company. Canary had opted to stay at home and Shado and I were not on the friendliest terms at the moment. I tried to get hold of Hal, but he was in deep space. Didn't matter I could hardly stand him now. He reminded me so much of me when I was younger and trying to find America. Pathetic. Then there was Bruce. I figured The Batman would want to go to the place that had a higher crime rate than Gotham, but he refused. So it was only me and my bow. Nothing else stood before me and Basin City…nothing but a down poor of filth and scum.
I finished the trip in under an hour. Basin City, one of the largest gatherings of of the lowest forms of human life on the planet. It doesn't matter how high up in Society you go in that town your still low. Very few honest people live in the area and who I was after was not one of them. Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke the Terminator. He had been hired by this towns own Robert Rourke, a United States Senator, to kill off his first real competition in years. Now it was my job to bring them both to justice or to die trying.
I got out of my car and went to the first decent looking hotel I saw. Then I saw the price for a room and walked right out. This was not going to be fun. I hadn't prepared for this town to be so high in price. It made the list of poorest cities in America. Then again it also had some of the richest and had leagalized gambling all over the town. It was a rich mans paradise. That was bad news for me. I had money, but I hadn't brought that much with me. Meaning, I had to go to a rougher part of town.
I found a room in a flee bag hotel. I've seen worse. Hell I've lived in worse, but still it wasn't that great of a place to be. This was a neighborhood that was not a place I would want to be for to long past midnight and I would be staying here for a few days, if not weeks. No this was going to be one of those long trips. I was here until I was sure Deathstroke was no where to be found or until he was brought to justice and that was all there was to it.
I went down the steps into what they called a lobby. It wasn't anything really, just a sofa and a beat up TV. A man with red sneakers sat and watched the Television as the Gotham Knights were beating the Basin City Blues into the ground. The bottom of the nineth and suddenly the screen went out.
"Dammit!" he yelled, "Clive I've told you to get this thing fixed. It pisses me off every time I get into a game and then something happens to make the television quite working."
The guy behind the desk looked up from his newspaper and shouted back, "Tough shit Dwight! You don't like the quality T.V. we have here you can get a new one. Or better yet you can leave. No ones forcing you to stay here for free. I mean I only let you out of the goodness of my heart because Gail said she'd kill me if I didn't."
Dwight turned around and grumbled as the game came back on and the Blues were ahead by a run. He turned back around and through a wad of paper at Clive as he laughed hysterically at him. He moved out of the way and went back to reading his newspaper.
I leaned down and said, "Do you know any place I can go to get some information."
Without looking up he simply said, "Go to Old Town. The girls there will give you a lot of information plus anything else that you want."
I stared at him for a minute then said, "I want to know a straight up place I can go to get some info. No sex. Just some info."
He put the newspaper down and lit a smoke up. He blew it in my face and said, "Why come to Sin City if you're not going to get any. That's why half the people in come here from out of town."
I pulled an arrow out and grabbed his hand holding his hand on the counter. He yelled out as he felt his wrist pop when I grabbed him. It was dislocated. I held the arrow over his hand and explained that if he didn't give me any info or tell me where I could get some then he and Jesus would start having things in common. He spilled and told me where to go. A little bar named Kadie's. It wasn't much but it was plenty to go on. If it could help me find Slade it would be even more well worth it. I let the guy go after I popped his wrist back into place and headed off.
Dwight
They say if you turn into the right alley in Sin City you can find the answer to your problems. I guess Clive's little shit hole could definitely qualify. Gail set me up here saying I would be safe. That might be the case, but the guy who runs this place is a little shit head. He always seems to point out the fact that he can turn me into the police. He doesn't seem to realize that I'm not the person he needs to worry about. Gail is. I'd only beat the hell out of him. Gail would make him wish he was dead. Now I think Clive had someone else to worry about. This new guy.
He was tall and middle aged. A little younger than Marv. He had blonde hair and a beard and was carrying around a quiver and arrows. He looked familiar. Almost as if I had seen him before. Then it hit me. The Green Arrow. He was from Seattle. One of those super hero type of guys and all that bullshit. Now he was looking for information and going to one of the best spots to get it, Kadie's.
I looked at my watch and thought well Nancy would be starting up her act soon and it would be well worth going there at least to see that. Anyway, she needed me there. Ever since Marv was arrested for that bullshit murder charge I had been her protector. I promised him I'd do it when he gave me a phone call one night. Told me to tell his mom he was innocent also. It was done and done. Now I was there almost every night or two making sure no one messed with Nancy in a way she didn't want. So far everyone was smart enough not to try a thing.
I headed for Kadie's and got there right on time to see Nancy start her act. One thing is for sure no matter how many times you see it it never gets old. It was Arrow's first time seeing it and it looked like he couldn't take his eyes off of her. Then he did. This girlfriend he had must have been one lady for anyone to look away.
"Hey Dwight," I heard come from behind me. I turned and there was Shellie. I did not want to here this tonight. I didn't know if this Green Arrow guy was on the level and being the local protector in the area since Marv was arrested I wasn't going to risk loosing him.
"Shellie," I started, "I can't talk right now."
Shellie did not look happy even after I explained it was because I didn't know whether I could trust this guy or not. She was always mad when I didn't pay her attention, but I finally got her off my back. Right after the guy had disappeared. Damn it Shellie. Not now.
The area he had been in had three of Wallenquist members in it. Meaning he had found something pretty big or he had found a lot of trouble. I looked up and watched Nancy for a moment then turned and headed out as I caught Shellie giving me a bad look. I was going to regret this in the morning I knew it.
I went outside heard the noise of someone being beaten up. I turned the corner and saw the three Wallenquist guys laying on the ground all looking like they had had better days. Arrow was nowhere to be seen. Damn it Shellie you had to get my attention didn't you. Damnit all to hell. I was not only in deep with one of my girls but I let this guy get away. Still after what he had done in the hotel and with Wallenquist's guys I could not complain to much.
It was time to get to business and I knew just where to start out. I went to back into Kadie's and headed for a table near where Arrow had been. A friend of mine name Wallace sat there watching the show. Wallace was a good guy and on the level. Former Navy SEAL and had a medal of honor to his name. He had most likely heard the entire thing.
"Hello Wallace," I said as I walked over to him
"Dwight my you have changed," he said, "Then again if I were wanted for a murder I would to especially my face."
"I suppose you know why I'm here?" I asked.
"The Robin Hood look alike I imagine," he replied as he took a drink.
"Yep," I responded, "I believe that is Seattle's own Green Arrow. I'm not sure though. I wanna know why he was talking to those goons."
Wallace smiled and said, "He's looking for an assassin by the name of Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke the Terminator. He killed Rourke's first real opponent in years and now he's searching for him. Apparently the kraut is involved also. Meaning you might wanna watch your back okay?"
"Thanks," I said, "On little question before I go. Where did those guys say they would take him?"
"Old Town," Wallace responded.
I got up and left the bar and headed out to my car. My foot was on the gas pedal and the tires screeched beneath me. Arrow had no business in Old Town. The Ladies are the law there. If he ran into Miho no telling what might ensue. I had to get there and find him, before the ladies dispenced their own form of justice on him.
I sped past about ten cops. Their lights where on in a hurry but I didn't care. The girls wouldn't be to happy with me especially Gail, but I had to get there fast. Once I got into the area the lights and sirens stopped and the cops turned around and left. Like hell if they were about to get involved with this.
I got out of the car and pulled out my cell and gave Gail a call. She understood the scenario. Right I as I hung up with her I heard a scream. I turned a corner and there was Arrow standing over the body of a dead girl. Blood rushing out of her.
I looked up at him and simply said, "Now you've done it you bastard. Now you've really done it."
I pulled out my .45's and opened fired. I didn't care how long it took he was mine.
