Chapter 2
Okay, so a side note. Not sure if i should stick to 3rd person of the boy, or switch between characters. Still new to writing stories, like before, reviews are insanely helpful, thanks. -Toner
The man in the costume, Green Arrow, meant that night to be a quick patrol. He didn't mean to get himself into this mess. He had heard about the chain of thefts in large corporate offices, but he didn't expect the thieves to be some mobster rookies. He counted two entering the building, his building, Queen Industries. Green Arrow decided to access the office from the roof, using stealth to take them down quickly. After all Dinah was waiting for him back at the house. He had set up some "plans" with her, but sadly they were postponed due to a request from Batman. He just couldn't catch a break, between Roy wanting to join him, managing his business, and keeping his second life at bay.
He kept his footsteps light, seeing a light on down the hall. His instincts kicked in as he listened to what they were saying, nothing. There was silence, but not the good kind. He entered the doorway only to be ambushed by the two thugs. He tossed one into the hall as he charged for the other one. He had to keep them distracted.
Start a little chat and stall. He thought.
"So you think you can steal from anywhere you want? Think again pal." The thug looked at him, with fear in his eyes. The fear turned to panic as he swung at the hero, easily being blocked with the bow.
"I swear I only was only going to steal enough to put food on the table!" The mobster knew he was toast, but he still didn't budge, he knew something Green Arrow didn't.
"hah, i doubt it. You've stolen enough to feed a king and his entire country." He let a snort out, he did that whenever he wanted to be sarcastic, yet serious. All he had to do was take care of these two and he could go home. Then he got arrogant, He decided to think or something else to say, but before he could he was put into a headlock by his accomplice. It wasn't a very strong headlock, even though it caught him by surprise he had recovered in a matter of seconds. After swiftly taking down his opponent with an uppercut he notched a regular arrow into his bow and aimed at where his second fight awaited him. Only, the man was already on the ground with shattered bits of ceramic around him. He didn't ponder on how this had happened when he heard fast paced steps running away from what had just occurred.
He didn't see a third creep enter, but he thought about all the other entrances of the building. He chased after the steps in the hall. The rapid movement had become a slow jog as he wondered where the third had gone. The hero wandered the halls knowing his prey couldn't escape without him knowing, he had the elevator stopped, and an alarm would sound if any of the fire escapes were opened.
A low rumble could be heard inside the room he passed.
gotcha. The man thought.
he kicked the door in letting light flood into the dark room. Notching an arrow before entering, he peeked inside. It was barren. He entered the room and walked to the adjacent wall from the door. He checked his corners before entering yet it was still empty.
"You're either the greatest hide and seek play i've ever seen, or i'm going crazy." He said aloud. He said it in the tone he used when fighting creeps, trying to freak them out.
a quick movement from the corner, behind the desk, darted to the door, but Arrows reflexes kicked in and took over as an arrow pierced the figure as it attempted to dodge it. He walked towards the character, as the silhouette struggled with the arrow in his shoulder. It had travelled cleanly through his right shoulder, between his scapula and humerus, and had pinned him to the wall behind. Something wasn't right though. The character had let out a gasp, but it wasn't of a man. It was a boy, with long bright blond hair. His skin was pale, and he was skinny. He had a look of fear in his eyes, as the man in green approached him. by the time Green Arrow had reached the place the boy was pinned, he had ripped the arrow out of the wall. He let out a grunt as he did it, but it looked much more painful than he let on. Blood soaked his shirt and seeped through where his hand covered the wound. Sprinting out of the building with a black duffel bag, and an arrow jutting out of his shoulder
He felt guilty knowing that he had shot a kid, and the trail of blood that followed did not help. He might have been working with the two thugs after all.
The alarm sounded, but he didn't dare follow, fearing that he might cause more damage. As he waited for the police to show up he saw the blood trail continue behind the building. the trail would only be washed away by the storm that was approaching in the next hour or so, but taking one final glance he saw that the trail ended in an alleyway not far from where the police and ambulance were. With that in mind he returned to the rest of his patrol, then back to Dinah at her house.
As he returned to Dinah's house (because Roy was at Oliver's house) he was asked by his girlfriend if anything interesting had happened. He explained to her the events that had occurred, and was comforted when she felt his sympathy. She agreed with him that in the morning they would investigate. Although she was disappointed in Oliver for what he had done, she knew it was an accident and helped him with his guilt.
Chapter 2 done, I say girlfriend because I'm using their off and on relationship from the comics. (They have been together for 13-14 years in this) All will be explained in later chapters, sorry these are so short, I keep revising them to make them longer though. Still working on the whole "perspective thing" I don't really know how third person works, do i stick with 1 character or split between them. I mean I started with the boys, then this was from Green Arrows perspective. I wanted to stay away from dialogue for now because I'm still practising it, and want to improve a bit more.