Second Chances

The story of how Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Oliver Queen, Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, and Arthur Curry became fathers. (Set in same universe as my Bat Bro series and Arrow Family story. Some of the chapters will be my personal AU.)

WARNING: This story contains abuse, suggestive themes, violence, and language.

I do not own DC or anything related (if I did, I'd be getting paid for writing this).

Chapter 1: An Archer's Arrow

Oliver's POV

I looked up from my hand. A royal flush. There's no way I could lose. Ha! Take that, Bruce Wayne!

"Your move." I smugly reminded the man.

He scowled, still not putting his hand down on the table.

"Daddy?"

We both turned to see a little boy padding over to the billionaire. Instantly the playboy's hand was traded for the kid. I watched as he settled the child onto his knee. The kid rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"Daddy, I'm sleepy." He whined as I cleared my throat. We do have a game to finish.

"I know, Dickie. We'll go in a minute. Okay?" The billionaire responded softly as the child nodded sleepily, leaning against the man's chest. "Alright, Oliver. Let's make this quick. I've got to go." he responded, laying his hand down on the table. And of course his hand was better than mine.

I scowled as I opened my checkbook. Damn. "You sure you can't stay for another game, Bruce?" I want to win my money back.

"No. It's past Dick's bedtime." He replied standing up with the little boy in his arms.

"Alright. I suppose I'll see you tomorrow when we continue the business plan."

He nodded curtly before taking his kid and leaving. I still have no idea why he adopted the kid in the first place anyway. Children can be such a burden and Bruce doesn't seem like the fatherly type.

After retrieving another beer from the bar, I headed for my bedroom. Looks like Batman won't be accompanying Green Arrow tonight. He's too busy playing Daddy.

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Roy's POV

I held my breath. One…Two…Three. Before allowing the arrow to brush past my fingers and impact the target. Yes! Bull's-eye!

"Didn't they take that thing away from you?"

I turned to find the biggest bully in Miss Rhine's foster home for boys standing behind me, along with his cronies. Doug Walsh.

"What do you want!" I demanded.

"How about your little toy there." He replied gesturing to my bow.

"No! It's mine!" I yelled, grasping my only possession tighter.

I watched in horror as he yanked my bow away from me as his followers held me back.

"Give it back!" I screamed as he rotated it in his hands.

He smiled darkly, before snapping the bow in half.

"Oops." He mockingly replied as I was shoved to the ground.

I sniffled looked at the broken bow before me as tears of anger dripped down my cheeks.

"Aww, the poor baby's crying!" the bully mocked.

Anger took over as I knocked him to the ground and began landing punches.

"What is going on out here?" Mrs. Rhine called and stepped outside.

"He hit me! He hit me!" Doug wailed.

She bent down and retrieved my bow. "Roy! I have told you to leave that thing alone! It's dangerous! And no one is going to want some kid who wants to play around with weapons! And I have warned you about the consequences of fighting!" she shouted.

Grabbing my broken bow from her hands, I ran. I ran and didn't stop. Tears of anger and pain stung the corners of my eyes. I didn't stop until I reached the woods on the outskirts of town. Reaching a meadow in the dense forest, I dropped to my knees and curled up; crying myself to sleep.

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Oliver's POV

I headed towards the dense woods. A criminal would have to escape in here. What a great way to spend my Friday night. The smell of smoke suddenly hit me. Oh shit! Forest fire!

Looking down from a cliff, I could see some kid crying for help in the middle of a clearing as the flames crept closer. Hold on, kid. I'm coming.

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Roy's POV

The flames slowly crept closer. I was shaking with fear. This is how Mom and Dad died. Fire is dangerous. Fire is deadly. Fire is a killer.

Hugging my knees, I sat frozen with fear. Help isn't coming. Miss Rhine is right. No one wants me. No one is coming to help me.

I was suddenly lifted from the ground. Am I flying? I glanced up to find a hand attached to my hoodie. Green Arrow! No way!

I was gently dropped onto the ground as I watched my hero draw an arrow and drive it straight into the cliff overlooking the meadow. Wow! The man's arm encircled my waist as I gripped him tightly. Seconds later, my feet left the ground and I found myself standing on the cliff. Wow!

"What were you doing down there!" the masked man shouted at me.

"I… I."

Oliver's POV

The kid stammered before bursting into tears. Damn.

"Hey, kid… okay, look. Don't cry… Please. I'm sorry… Look… What's your name?"

"Rrroy. Roy Harper." He sniffled.

"Alright... Look, Roy. You shouldn't be playing in a forest by yourself. You're like five-"

"I'm nine!"

"Nine… But, it's dangerous out there… what were you doing here anyway? Where are your parents?"

He started to cry again. Damn! What did I say this time?

I placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hey. It's okay, son. How about I take you back home?"

"I… I don't have one." He mumbled

What? "What about your parents?"

"They… they died." He whispered, still crying.

Damn. I really screwed up this time. "I'm sorry… what's that in your hand?"

Now the kid started to look scared as he shook his head. He quickly hid the object behind his back… okay? "What are you trying to hide?"

He sniffled before showing me an old handcrafted wooden bow that had been broken in half. Hmm, not a bad weapon. "Where did you get that?"

"It's mine… Brave Bow made it for me and… and they broke it… it was all I had left." He stammered before crying again.

Poor kid. "Hey. Don't cry. It can be fixed."

"It can?" he asked with a voice filled with hope as the tears stopped.

"Yeah… where do you live now?"

His hopeful smile vanished when he replied, "Miss Rhine's foster home for boys."

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I stole a glance at the kid in the passenger seat of my Arrow-Car. Not a bad looking kid. Red hair, freckles, emerald green eyes, and about normal sized for a nine-year old. He swiped at his eyes before returning his hands to grip his bow. Wonder if he can shoot?

I pulled over to his foster home and watched as his face fell. I walked beside him as we headed for the door. A middle aged woman answered the door. She looked like she had already been asleep. Did she even notice the kid was missing? Did she even care?

"Roy! What did you do! How dare you run away again!" the woman screamed, before yanking the bow out of his hands. "And I have told you to leave this thing along! Now go get in your bed!"

"But, what about dinner?" he asked timidly, eyeing his precious possession.

"You should have thought about that before! Now go!" she ordered pushing him inside.

She turned towards me and smiled like a snake. "I am so sorry about him. Kid's a little screwed up. That's why he'll never get adopted. He's a troublemaker…Thank you for bringing him back."

"Of course… and what are you going to do with that?" I asked, gesturing to the bow.

"Put it where it belongs. In the garbage."

"Allow me. I'll take care of it for you."

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I stared up at the ceiling. There was just something about that kid. I groaned as the sunshine burst through the windows. I didn't sleep at all last night. I yawned as I headed towards the kitchen. Pouring myself a cup of coffee, I couldn't help but stare at the broken bow in the corner.

Reaching for a phone, I dialed Bruce's number.

"This had better be important for waking me up." He growled, reassuring me of the fact that he was called the Dark Knight and not the Day Knight for a reason.

"Was it worth it? Getting your kid, I mean? Is it worth it?"

"Are you drunk again?"

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Knocking on the door, it was soon opened by Miss Rhine. She gaped at me before recovering. Dollar signs were practically forming in her eyes.

"Mr. Queen, can I help you?"

"I'm looking to adopt a child."

Minutes later, all of her boys were lined up before me, all except one. Before I could ask, the little red head came stumbling out. The bitch instantly glared at him.

Ignoring the others, I went to him and knelt down. The entire room was stunned.

"Hello. My name is Oliver Queen."

"I'm Roy. Roy Harper." He replied, somewhat in shock that I was talking to him.

"Mr. Queen, Roy is not exactly, well-" she broke off as I continued to ignore her.

"Roy, how would you like to leave this place for good?"

"Me? You… you actually want me?" he stammered.

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The kid's eyes opened in amazement as we approached my mansion.

"You… you live here?" he whispered.

"Yes."

"Wow."

His eyes grew wider as I showed him around. He looked overwhelmed by the time we reached his room.

"Roy, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Mr. Queen."

"You can call me, Ollie if you'd like."

"Um, okay."

"Now, Roy, if you ever need anything, you can come to me."

"For anything?"

"For anything."

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Cracking open the door to his room, I made sure he was okay. I'm sure he'll be okay by himself until I get back from patrol.

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Roy's POV

Fire. The suffocating smoke. The heat. The flames crawling closer. I sat frozen with fear as the flames crept closer consuming Mom, Dad, and Brave Bow. I am next.

I woke up crying. It was just a dream. It was just a dream. Hugging my knees to my chest, I continued to cry. I swallowed the lump in my throat before crawling out of bed. Ollie did say I could go to him.

Sprinting towards the man's room, I silently opened his door and found the room to be empty. Where is he?

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Dinah's POV

Climbing the staircase, I pause. Is that crying I hear? Silently moving down the hallway, I can see a tiny figure crying at the entrance of the master bedroom. He's just a little boy. Poor thing.

"Hey, it's okay. Don't cry."

The poor thing practically jumps out of his skin as he whirls around to face me. I've scared him. Poor baby.

"It's alright. I won't hurt you." I responded softly. "I'm Dinah Lance."

"I'm Roy… I'm sorry if I woke you up." He responded shyly.

"It's alright. You didn't wake me up. I just got in."

"Oh… Do you live here?"

"Not exactly. I'm Oliver's girlfriend."

"Oh... you're really pretty."

A small laugh escaped my lips as I smiled at him. "Thank you… Now, why are you crying, Roy?"

He dropped his gaze to the floor and slid his foot through the carpet. "I had a bad dream… and Ollie said that I could come to him if something went wrong when he adopted me this afternoon and now I can't find him."

Oliver adopted a child? For as long as I've known him, he's never been fond of children. Then the dumbass left the poor baby all alone. He's probably on patrol. Poor baby, left all alone.

"Well, I'm sure he's around here somewhere… How about we get a snack and you can tell me all about your dream. Okay?"

"Um, okay."

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Oliver's POV

Cracking open the door to his room, I found the room empty. Empty! Where is he? Practically running all over the mansion, I paused when I heard laughter coming from my kitchen. Laughter? Dinah? I thought she wasn't coming over this week.

As I rounded the corner, I could see Roy munching on a cookie at the bar and swinging his legs from the stool he was sitting on. Dinah was pouring him a glass of milk and telling him some story that had him laughing. Wait, Dinah can cook?

Walking into the kitchen, the smile from Dinah's face vanished as she stared me down. Am I in trouble?

"Roy, sweetheart, why don't you go on ahead to bed and I'll check in on you later, okay?" She asked before ruffling the boy's hair and kissing his cheek.

"Okay, goodnight."

"Goodnight sweetheart." She replied and smiled at him before a glare was returned to me.

"Oliver! What were you thinking!" she yelled a soon he was upstairs.

"You look beautiful, my pretty bird." I complimented and slid my hands around her waist.

"You have exactly two seconds to take your hands off me!" she growled as I quickly let go. "How dare you leave him all alone! That poor baby had a nightmare and you weren't there! You did not even discuss this with me!"

"Dinah, I'm sorry. It's just there's something about that kid that I like. And I had to leave him alone! I had to go out on patrol. And he's nine! He can take care of himself!"

"Oliver, he's not something you can just ignore! You haven't even told him who you are! He talked for at least an hour about how Green Arrow is his hero! And now you're ignoring him! He's only nine! He's practically a baby! We will talk about this tomorrow after I take him shopping." She replied coldly before heading for the stairs.

"Shopping for what?" I called after her.

"Don't be an idiot, Oliver."

Oh, so now I'm an idiot? This just makes my day better. I followed her to my bedroom, but I stopped as soon as she blocked the doorway and turned to face me.

"And I would get started on that broken bow if I were you." She ordered before the door was slammed shut and locked… but, that's my room. Great. Now I'm an idiot who has to sleep on the couch, that has to fix a bow, and is going to have a very expensive credit card bill in the morning. Lucky me.

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"You spent three thousand dollars!" I exclaimed as she handed me my credit card bill.

"And it was worth it, right Roy?" Dinah replied, ruffling the boy's hair.

"Ollie! Look what Dinah got me!" he excitedly exclaimed pulling out a teddy bear.

A teddy bear? But, he's nine. Do nine year olds need teddy bears? "Um, that's nice." I replied before my cell phone rang.

"Dinah, I've got a meeting this afternoon. Can you watch him?"

Her eyes narrowed at me. "Sure."

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Roy's POV

"Dinah, can I ask you something?"

"What is it, baby?"

"Does Ollie hate me?" I blurted out.

"No. Of course not. Why would you think something like that?"

"He's never here." I whispered.

"Oh, baby. Ollie loves you and so do I."

"You do?" I asked, looking up at her.

"Of course, Roy… How about we get you some cookies before bedtime?"

"I can have another cookie before bed?" I asked in disbelief.

"Of course you can, baby. You can have anything you want." She declared as she moved to get the cookie dough.

"Thanks!" I exclaimed.

"How about you go on ahead and get a bath and get in your pajamas and the cookies will be done by the time you get out."

"Okay." I glumly replied before leaving to take my bath.

After I took my bath, I changed into my Green Arrow pajamas and headed back downstairs.

"I don't know where he keeps it!"

Dinah? Dinah!

I could see her arguing with a couple of men dressed in black with guns. One of them reached out and slapped her across the face.

"I don't have time for your games bitch! Where does he keep the money?"

"Dinah! Leave her alone!" I screamed, running towards them only to have a hand wrap around my waist and lift me up into the air.

"Roy!" she screamed as I struggled against the man holding me.

"Dinah! Help!"

"Let him go! He's just a little boy!" she pleaded.

"Tell us where the money is and you can have the brat back."

"I. Don't. Know."

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Oliver's POV

"Hello?" I said, answering my phone.

"Ollie-" Dinah screamed over the phone.

"Dinah! What is it? What's wrong?" I called into the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Queen. Your woman is a bit busy at the moment." An unknown voice stated.

"Who the Hell is this! Put her back on the phone!"

"I suggest you change your tone or you'll be finding pieces of her and your little brat." the voice threatened as I clenched my teeth. They have Dinah and Roy.

"What do you want?" I growled.

"Five million dollars for the woman and five million dollars for the boy in unmarked twenties."

"Fine… I want to talk to them!"

"When we get the money, you can talk to them all you want. Now, this is how you'll make the drop-"

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Roy's POV

"You won't get away with this! Green Arrow will stop you!" I yelled as Dinah pulled me back to her side.

"Shut up, brat!" the man guarding us threatened.

"Make me!" I bantered as he raised his hand.

"Don't! He's only a child!" Dinah hissed.

"Then I'd suggest you keep him quiet!" The man yelled.

I can't wait until Green Arrow gets here. He's like the best superhero ever! He's amazing! And this is like the worst bad guy hideout ever! An old hay barn! I hate the smell of hay!

I watched the man light a cigarette.

"You shouldn't do that. It's dangerous."

"Shut up kid!"

I glared back up at him, only to catch a shadow moving across the roof of the barn. Green Arrow! He's here!

The man's radio crackled a voice said, "Queen's a no show. Kill them."

Before anything could happen, the Emerald Archer appeared and knocked the guy out.

"Run!" he shouted as a couple more of the men entered carrying guns.

Dinah grabbed me by the hand and we ran out of the barn. I glanced back behind me to see smoke coming from the barn… That man's cigarette!

"Dinah!" I screamed as she gasped.

She bent down to my level and grabbed me by the shoulders. "Roy. Listen to me. I have to help Green Arrow. I need you to stay right here and I'll be right back." she ordered before kissing my forehead and running back towards the burning barn.

But, that's what my dad said the night he died. He said he'd be right back and the fire took him like it took Mom years before… No!

Be fearless, Roy. Be like Dad was, be like Brave Bow was… be like Green Arrow is.

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Oliver's POV

Dinah! A wooden beam fell, trapping her beneath it. I could see her unconscious form as the flames crept closer to her. Hold on, Pretty Bird.

Before I could reach her, a fist impacted my cheek, causing me to lose my bow. Soon I was pinned to the floor with a man trying to drive a knife into my heart. I clenched my teeth as we fought for the upper hand.

My eyes widen as an arrow suddenly impacted the man's hand. He dropped the knife as he screamed in pain. I quickly knocked him off of me and looked to find Roy holding my bow… Roy? Roy!

Jumping up, I hurried towards Dinah and pushed the beam off of her before taking her into my arms.

"Roy!" I yelled as he appeared beside me.

"Go!" I yelled.

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Roy's POV

I looked around in amazement at the Arrow Cave. Wow! This is so cool! But, I quickly returned my attention to Dinah as she started to wake up.

"Is she gonna be okay?" I asked as Green Arrow nodded.

"She'll be fine." he replied moving away from her.

"Roy, I have something for you."

My widened as he held out my bow.

"You fixed it! You fixed it!" I yelled.

"Roy, there's something I need to tell you." He replied, peeling off my mask.

Ollie's POV

"You… You're Green Arrow?" he stuttered in shock.

"I am, Roy. It's me, Ollie." I replied to his shocked face.

He suddenly smiled as he hugged me.

"You're like the best superhero ever! I know Green Arrow! You're Green Arrow!"

"I know you're excited, but there are a few rules-"

"Can I drive the Arrowcar? Can I be your partner? Do I get my own costume? Can it be red? Can I have my own custom bow-" he blurted out as my eyes widened in shock.

Oh God, who gave him sugar?

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"Just breathe. Keep it leveled with your target." I ordered as Roy aimed at the target.

"Like this?" he asked as I nodded.

He took a deep breath before he released the arrow. My mouth nearly fell open as he succeeded in splitting the arrow I had shot just moments ago.

"How did you do that?" I asked in amazement as he shrugged a smirk spread across his face.

I ruffled his red hair as he smiled up at me.

"Shall we go again?"

His smile widened.

"Winner gets to drive the Arrow Car!" he yelled.

"Not happening."

"But, Dad!"

Dad? I looked down at him in amazement as he looked up at me in shock as if the word had slipped out.

"No buts… son."