Disclaimer: I don't own Birds of Prey or any of the other characters mentioned in this story. They all belong to DC Comics and Warner Bros.
Author's Note: This is a sequel to my previous story Onomatopoeia. It takes place the day after the story left off. This story is basically the Birds of Prey version of the storyline Quiver (for those of you who don't read comics, Quiver was a story in Green Arrow comics about two years ago and it was about Oliver Queen returning from the dead). After Two Face escapes from Arkham Asylum, he hires a meta human to bring Oliver Queen back from the dead so he can help him get revenge on the Huntress.
Quiver
Chapter 1: Brought back
Connor was heading towards the Clock Tower. So many things had happened yesterday. He couldn't believe that he actually kissed Dinah. After that he actually had the guts to ask her out and for some reason she said yes. He couldn't believe it. It all felt like a dream. He walked out of the elevator and into the Clock Tower. "Hi, Helena."
"Hey, Connor. So, where are you guys going tonight?"
"We're probably just going to see a movie and then get something to eat."
"Remember, you guys have to be back here by ten o'clock," Barbara reminded him.
"Yeah, I know." Barbara was letting them go out tonight because she thought they had earned a night out after everything that had happened, but after they went out on their date, they had to go on sweeps. Barbara told them that just because they stopped Onomatopoeia, it didn't mean that the city was crime free. Suddenly Dinah came from upstairs. She looked amazing tonight.
"Hi," she said.
"Hey, are you ready to go?"
"Yeah," she turned towards Barbara and Helena. "I'll see you guys later. Bye."
They headed out the Clock Tower. "So, what movie did you want to see?" she asked him.
"I don't know. I was thinking maybe the Italian Job, unless of course you want to see Finding Nemo," he joked.
"Let's just go see the Italian Job."
* * * * *
When the movie was over Dinah and Connor were going to get a slice of pizza. They walked in and ordered. "So," he said, "what did you think of the movie?"
"It was pretty good." She looked at him and couldn't help but think how cute he looked tonight.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, sure."
"What was the craziest thing you have ever done with your powers?"
"Okay, well, do you remember Matt?"
"Yeah."
"Well, a couple of months ago the dance was coming up and I thought he was kind of cute. So, Gabby switched lab partners with me, trying to set us up. Anyway, I wanted to get to know him so I read his mind."
"You what?"
"It gets worse. After that, I just kept doing it and eventually he asked me to the dance. Later I realized how stupid I was because trying to get a guy to like you by reading his mind was like the lowest thing you could do. Afterwards, I told him, of course I didn't tell him I read his mind, but I told him I just found some stuff out about him. He got pissed and didn't want to talk to me but the next day he forgave me and we've been friends ever since."
"You're right, trying to get a guy to like you by reading their mind is one of the lowest things you can do."
"Oh, shut up. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Okay, what was the craziest thing that you've ever done?"
"Well, when I found out Ollie was Green Arrow, I wanted to be just like him. So, I convinced him to teach me archery and martial arts. I was getting pretty good at it but Ollie didn't think I was good enough yet. He didn't think I was ready to take on the city's thugs.
"Anyway, I got tired of waiting, so one night I followed him. He was beating on some muggers and I came out of nowhere to help him. Anyway, within thirty seconds I was already knocked out with a broken nose. Ollie was so mad at me. After what happened, I never tried to do that again. When Ollie said I wasn't ready, that meant I wasn't ready. I learned from my mistake."
"Wow, even the first time I tried to go on sweeps it didn't turn out that badly." They both laughed.
For the rest of the night they were just telling each other about all of the adventures that they had from being superheroes. They both had a really good time. Unfortunately ten o'clock came faster than they had hoped. Connor walked her to the Clock Tower. They walked into the elevator. "I had fun tonight," he told her.
"Me too." Before he even knew what he was doing, he leaned in and kissed her. They broke apart and smiled. The elevator doors opened and they suddenly remembered they had a job to do.
"Hi," Barbara greeted them. "You're just in time. There's a robbery at Jim's Jewelry store. If you hurry, you might be able to get there in time." Connor headed upstairs to get into costume (he kept his equipment at the Clock Tower now instead at his aunt's apartment where he was staying) and was ready to take on the city's thugs. He couldn't help but smile. He had a great time tonight. Things were finally starting to work out for him.
* * * * *
Stan Milton was waiting nervously for him to arrive. He hoped it would work. It had to. If it didn't then the boss would kill him. "Milton." He turned around.
"Oh, hey, boss."
"Is everything ready?" he asked him.
"Oh, yeah, everything's ready."
"Then let's do this. I'm not a patient man." Stan removed the blanket. Under it was the body of Oliver Queen. "Are you certain he won't remember a thing?"
"Yes, positive, sir. The meta I found can bring his body back but he can't bring his soul back. Without his soul he won't remember anything. He'll have Oliver Queen's skills but he won't have his memories."
"Good. This better work or else it's your throat, Milton. Got it?"
"Yes, sir. I know sir."
"Excuse me, I'm here for the job." the meta said.
"You're late," the boss responded.
"I was busy."
"Well, do this right now or else you're not going to wake up in the morning. If we didn't need you then I'd kill you right now."
"Alright, I'll do it but you got the money?"
"Right here." He handed him a briefcase. The meta opened it just to make sure it was all there.
"Alright, let's do this." He went over to the body. He placed his hands over the guy's chest and used his powers. The room started to shake and the body started to glow. Suddenly Oliver inhaled. He opened his eyes confused. "What the hell?"
The boss faced Stan. "Milton." Stan went over to the body and stuck a needle in his arm.
"What are you," he was cut off as he drifted to sleep.
"Nice work. Milton, looks like you won't die after all."
"Okay, I'll be going now," the meta said.
"Not so fast." The boss pointed a gun at him.
"What are you doing? I did as you asked. I brought the guy back."
"I'm grateful, but since Milton doesn't have to die, somebody has to take his place." He fired the gun at him. "Milton, get the body out of here. I don't need the cops to track this back to me."
"Right away, Two Face." Two Face turned around and looked at the body. "This will be the start of a beautiful friendship, Mr. Queen."
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So, what do you think so far? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Please review.
Author's Note: This is a sequel to my previous story Onomatopoeia. It takes place the day after the story left off. This story is basically the Birds of Prey version of the storyline Quiver (for those of you who don't read comics, Quiver was a story in Green Arrow comics about two years ago and it was about Oliver Queen returning from the dead). After Two Face escapes from Arkham Asylum, he hires a meta human to bring Oliver Queen back from the dead so he can help him get revenge on the Huntress.
Quiver
Chapter 1: Brought back
Connor was heading towards the Clock Tower. So many things had happened yesterday. He couldn't believe that he actually kissed Dinah. After that he actually had the guts to ask her out and for some reason she said yes. He couldn't believe it. It all felt like a dream. He walked out of the elevator and into the Clock Tower. "Hi, Helena."
"Hey, Connor. So, where are you guys going tonight?"
"We're probably just going to see a movie and then get something to eat."
"Remember, you guys have to be back here by ten o'clock," Barbara reminded him.
"Yeah, I know." Barbara was letting them go out tonight because she thought they had earned a night out after everything that had happened, but after they went out on their date, they had to go on sweeps. Barbara told them that just because they stopped Onomatopoeia, it didn't mean that the city was crime free. Suddenly Dinah came from upstairs. She looked amazing tonight.
"Hi," she said.
"Hey, are you ready to go?"
"Yeah," she turned towards Barbara and Helena. "I'll see you guys later. Bye."
They headed out the Clock Tower. "So, what movie did you want to see?" she asked him.
"I don't know. I was thinking maybe the Italian Job, unless of course you want to see Finding Nemo," he joked.
"Let's just go see the Italian Job."
* * * * *
When the movie was over Dinah and Connor were going to get a slice of pizza. They walked in and ordered. "So," he said, "what did you think of the movie?"
"It was pretty good." She looked at him and couldn't help but think how cute he looked tonight.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, sure."
"What was the craziest thing you have ever done with your powers?"
"Okay, well, do you remember Matt?"
"Yeah."
"Well, a couple of months ago the dance was coming up and I thought he was kind of cute. So, Gabby switched lab partners with me, trying to set us up. Anyway, I wanted to get to know him so I read his mind."
"You what?"
"It gets worse. After that, I just kept doing it and eventually he asked me to the dance. Later I realized how stupid I was because trying to get a guy to like you by reading his mind was like the lowest thing you could do. Afterwards, I told him, of course I didn't tell him I read his mind, but I told him I just found some stuff out about him. He got pissed and didn't want to talk to me but the next day he forgave me and we've been friends ever since."
"You're right, trying to get a guy to like you by reading their mind is one of the lowest things you can do."
"Oh, shut up. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Okay, what was the craziest thing that you've ever done?"
"Well, when I found out Ollie was Green Arrow, I wanted to be just like him. So, I convinced him to teach me archery and martial arts. I was getting pretty good at it but Ollie didn't think I was good enough yet. He didn't think I was ready to take on the city's thugs.
"Anyway, I got tired of waiting, so one night I followed him. He was beating on some muggers and I came out of nowhere to help him. Anyway, within thirty seconds I was already knocked out with a broken nose. Ollie was so mad at me. After what happened, I never tried to do that again. When Ollie said I wasn't ready, that meant I wasn't ready. I learned from my mistake."
"Wow, even the first time I tried to go on sweeps it didn't turn out that badly." They both laughed.
For the rest of the night they were just telling each other about all of the adventures that they had from being superheroes. They both had a really good time. Unfortunately ten o'clock came faster than they had hoped. Connor walked her to the Clock Tower. They walked into the elevator. "I had fun tonight," he told her.
"Me too." Before he even knew what he was doing, he leaned in and kissed her. They broke apart and smiled. The elevator doors opened and they suddenly remembered they had a job to do.
"Hi," Barbara greeted them. "You're just in time. There's a robbery at Jim's Jewelry store. If you hurry, you might be able to get there in time." Connor headed upstairs to get into costume (he kept his equipment at the Clock Tower now instead at his aunt's apartment where he was staying) and was ready to take on the city's thugs. He couldn't help but smile. He had a great time tonight. Things were finally starting to work out for him.
* * * * *
Stan Milton was waiting nervously for him to arrive. He hoped it would work. It had to. If it didn't then the boss would kill him. "Milton." He turned around.
"Oh, hey, boss."
"Is everything ready?" he asked him.
"Oh, yeah, everything's ready."
"Then let's do this. I'm not a patient man." Stan removed the blanket. Under it was the body of Oliver Queen. "Are you certain he won't remember a thing?"
"Yes, positive, sir. The meta I found can bring his body back but he can't bring his soul back. Without his soul he won't remember anything. He'll have Oliver Queen's skills but he won't have his memories."
"Good. This better work or else it's your throat, Milton. Got it?"
"Yes, sir. I know sir."
"Excuse me, I'm here for the job." the meta said.
"You're late," the boss responded.
"I was busy."
"Well, do this right now or else you're not going to wake up in the morning. If we didn't need you then I'd kill you right now."
"Alright, I'll do it but you got the money?"
"Right here." He handed him a briefcase. The meta opened it just to make sure it was all there.
"Alright, let's do this." He went over to the body. He placed his hands over the guy's chest and used his powers. The room started to shake and the body started to glow. Suddenly Oliver inhaled. He opened his eyes confused. "What the hell?"
The boss faced Stan. "Milton." Stan went over to the body and stuck a needle in his arm.
"What are you," he was cut off as he drifted to sleep.
"Nice work. Milton, looks like you won't die after all."
"Okay, I'll be going now," the meta said.
"Not so fast." The boss pointed a gun at him.
"What are you doing? I did as you asked. I brought the guy back."
"I'm grateful, but since Milton doesn't have to die, somebody has to take his place." He fired the gun at him. "Milton, get the body out of here. I don't need the cops to track this back to me."
"Right away, Two Face." Two Face turned around and looked at the body. "This will be the start of a beautiful friendship, Mr. Queen."
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So, what do you think so far? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Please review.