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Next chapter: Wally's POV.
Oliver Queen & Bruce Wayne have been friends ever since he they met at a meeting involving potential buyouts & increases in revenue for Queen's company after the great fall a couple years back.
The owner of Queen Industries struggled from time to time before he found his peace in fighting for liberalism rights in politics and a new future for his company.
In his early days, after the death of his parents in the Safari, Oliver sought out to run his parents company. Unlike Bruce's effort to carefully manage his assets in Wayne Enterprises, Oliver was into 'having a good time' and wasting his money partying with women and other lavishing expenses.
That all turned around after he sold his company & (eventually) gained it back. His conscious solicited advise by embarking on his own personal soul searching. He realized partying wasn't his kind of lifestyle anymore and opted for a more adult way of life. His views on society changed as well. Contrast to a friend's conservative views. Oliver Queen opted for a more progressive etiquette.
He turned the company around a year later. In one fell swoop, he changed the direction of the association. He thwarted each & every contract with companies that requested artillery & focused on helping the little guy by giving money to philanthropic enterprises.
Then the joint partnership with Wayne Enterprises began to circulate around the masses. Through donating only to charities & non-profits, Queen realized he had little to no way of making any money to keep the company from sinking in again. That's where Bruce Wayne stepped in. Oliver considered Bruce a mentor in some ways. Along with many other individuals, he looked up to the guy. Admired him even.
At the least, the blond haired man was both shocked and angered upon hearing about a possible alliance with the company. Appalled because he couldn't possibly fathom a major fortune 500 company taking interest in a crumbling company like his. Infuriated because he was mad at himself for not making an attempt to improve the company while he was young. Carelessness really took a toll in the business industry.
That didn't bother Bruce at all. He saw potential in Queen Industries. If it took owning part of a stake in the company to get it back on its feet again, so be it.
To sum it all up, the conversation between the two was concise in a professional manner.
"Mr. Wayne, it's a pleasure to meet you." Oliver offered a hand, Bruce took it without question. "Likewise. From a selection of companies my associates have mentioned to me, I've chosen yours. If you want to discuss more, we could discuss it over brunch."
"I'd like that."
And so they reached an agreement. Oliver was pleased that he would remain the CEO of his company as most buyouts around Star City replaced the owner with someone who didn't have a sense of direction what-so-ever. His business finally had a future ahead of it.
Claiming a little half over a stake in Queen Industries wasn't just a smart move for Bruce Wayne, it was also an ingenious move by Batman.
Clever because Queen Industries still had potential that the other companies didn't, or lost while they got caught up in their own downfall.
Plus, it meant Batman had an edge.
The advantage being: Bruce Wayne figured out who Oliver Queen's real identity was upon taking possession of the industry.
You ought to think super heroes kept their identity like they do their personal case files: heavily encrypted. For a technological genius like Batman, even AES/Blowfish encryption could be compromised by brute force. Batman thought about hacking Queen Industries database before, but an interest in acquiring the company gave him a spark to reconsider the option again. After all, what good what it be to know little to no information about the person who practically owned the company? Part of him admitted to doing this for sheer amusement as well.
Wayne Tech developed a secret rainbow-table computer program called "Infinity". There's a lot of meaning behind the word. To Nightwing, the former Robin, it meant 'endless possibilities'. This executable could, if run, search through a multitude of phrases, dictionary-based words, numbers, combinations, & other various characters to [eventually] reveal a user's password.
"Infinity" isn't like any other rainbow table-based password cracker. It's even more powerful than the industrial government standard hacking program. Even the US government heard word of it & demanded removal of it on every system in the Wayne software testing quarters. Bruce complied, stating he had no idea his own company would use such a powerful tool against the greater good. Batman, however, didn't care what the government had to say. He used the program for himself, without any of his staff knowing. Delving into Queen's personal files was purely intentional for the Dark Knight. Breach of privacy, much? Not so. Considering figuring out a hero's identity was part of Batman's job to separate a saint from a fiend.
Oliver Queen had suspicions that he was being hacked. From the message his firewall produced, alarming him of a possible breach in one of the ports, he traced the IP address to an uncharted region.
He opened up a satellite program in another window displaying the rendered image whereabouts.
Blotches of red, greens and black obscured the view before his system crashed with an error message displaying on the screen. "Nice try."
He banged his fist on the desk in frustration. Somehow, he'll find out who hacked the database. He already had a few leads. What person would be crazy enough to access my personal information, but smart enough to get away with it?
One result clouded his mind: Batman.
Oliver exchanged his regular clothing for his Green Arrow suit as he traveled toward Gotham City.
When he arrived, a decent amount of criminals served as a temporary diversion for the archer. Nothing but a few trick arrows involving explosives and tear gas couldn't help alleviate the problem. His expression practically gleamed with success when the nefarious criminals fell to their knees.
Above, he spotted a familiar Dark Knight perched upon the roof like a panther ready to attack.
"What are you doing in my city, Arrow?" Batman growled through semi-clenched teeth. Now wasn't the time for Green Arrow to be meddling in his business. The Joker was out doing god-knows-what with the surrounding citizens of Gotham.
Oliver made a face that almost registered as a frown. Instead, it mocked Batman's own. "Me and you gotta talk. And by talk, I meant me giving you one hell of a lecture to not excavate my personal files and reveal them to the world."
"I don't have time for this, Queen. Leave now or suffer the consequences later."
In a blink of an eye, the Dark Avenger dispersed into the night.
Suddenly, an idea sent a series of alarms to fire off in his mind. Green Arrow's 'clever' plan: To pay a visit to Superman.
Maybe the Man of Steel will confess.
Much to his surprise, Superman agreed to reveal Batman's identity. His only reason being 'Batman had no right in exposing his secret identity.'
Oliver finally had the information he needed: Batman is, in fact, Bruce Wayne.
Also, Superman didn't even hesitate to introduce himself. Green Arrow didn't really care for his. What kind of disguise is a slight hairdo change and dorky glasses? He knew Clark Kent was Superman. Everyone did.
By now, the orderves arrived for Bruce and Wally.
Wally started a speech on how he began his career in forensics as Bruce noticed a famliar pale haired man enter the establishment wearing an Armani branded tux. On his right side, the man escorted a beautiful woman wearing a teal coloured dress to the table diagonal of Bruce's own.
Wally snapped his fingers in front of the billionaire. "Bruce? Ya there? What's wrong?"
Bruce put on his game face and pretended there was no problem. "Nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm fine. Thank you."
"Uh-huh. Acting like a total robot for a whole minute is a sure sign you're okay. What's really going on, Bruce?" Wally's expression read a deep concern for the guy. What he didn't know was the guy askew to their table, was the same guy Batman hacked a couple of months back. The worst part? Clark/Superman told Star City's own playboy Batman's greatest secret.
Wally couldn't find out. At least, not now. Not in public.
"Bruce?" Wally asked again, raising his voice a little so he would get the man's attention.
It did, and it got Oliver's attention as well.
The blonde quickly excused himself from the table, closing the distance between the Dark Knight and the red clad hero in a mere second. "Ah, Bruce. Bruce Wayne. What brings you to this refuge for the famous and most-wanted?" Green Arrow's hand clasped with Bruce's own.
"Nice to see Star City's most eligible bachelor in this area of Gotham. I was just about to ask you the same thing."
"Oh, me? I'm on a date with this pretty lady over there." He then pointed at the brunette waving from afar. "And you? Who is this man besides you? He your lover?"
Wally blushed at the inquiry. "I'm on a date with Bruce. And who are you, an associate of Mr. Wayne?"
Oliver smiled. "No. We're good friends, that's all there is to it. Isn't that right, Mr. Detective?"
Mentally, Bruce seethed with rage. Sure, Batman hacked into Green Arrow's personal files, but he'd never reveal his identity in front of wondering ears. Bruce tensed, part of him longing to punch the archer and tear him to shreds. The sound of Wally's voice was the only thing that kept him from doing so. "Speaking of detective, when are we gonna work on that case?"
Bruce sighed as he slowly gained his composure back. Oliver bid them a farewell and situated himself back in the seat next to the captivating woman.
Tonight is going to be a long and stressful night.
It's not perfect, but it's all I've got for now. Oliver managed to piss Bruce off and Wally's got a lot of questions to ask in the next chapter. Yay!
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