Chapter 4

Bunker

Oliver was in the elevator with his son on the way down to hopefully catch Nyssa before she left. His son was really anxious and excited to see the superhero lair. The doors opened and his son was slowly taking it in. Oliver looked to the training area and saw Nyssa going at a dummy with her sword.

Nyssa looked to the elevator and saw Oliver and his son looking at her. It took a second before William ran towards her. Nyssa didn't waste a second before kneeling and having him run into her arms. Oliver just yelled, "Nyssa sword be careful!"

She let go of William and put the sword back in her sheath, "What are you doing here?"

Oliver looked to his son, "Go look at the Flash suit over there." William ran over towards the costumes totally geeking out like Curtis did when he first found out. Nyssa was just staring at Oliver refusing to talk first.

He stared back at her knowing he had to speak first, "William told me that he enjoyed his time with you and I might have overreacted. It's just that anything having to do the league was a bad experience for me and from what you told me it wasn't good for you either." Nyssa continued to stare at him. "Um...I guess I also you an apology. You didn't hurt William in fact he seems better."

She gave him a smile, "I am glad you came here and apologized but surprised you brought your son."

"Yeah, I brought him here to convince you to forgive me and not be on the receiving end of your sword." Nyssa put her hand on the handle of her sword and gave him a mischievous smirk. "Not funny."

Her smile grew a little, "So what is the plan? You going to go back out on the streets?"

He just walked over to the computers when he felt Nyssa next to him he pulled up the recruit folders. "I need a new team." He pulled up Helena's folder. "This is one of my exes and went to great lengths to kill her father"

Nyssa rolled her eyes, "Just how many women have you been with?" She was partially joking but really wanted to know. She had only ever been with two women and him.

Oliver pointed to his son, "Not in front of him, we can have this conversation later." He turned back towards the monitor, "Helena is in a maximum security prison which should be no problem for us. You two have a lot in common and hopefully you don't kill each other." He heard her snort and try to stifle it. She reached over and clicked on the prison feed, "Oh husband I can bend anyone to my will."

They were interrupted by his son walking over, "Dad who are all the other suits for?"

He knew that question was coming, "They are from the people who were on the island because of me. If you want I am sure Nyssa could show you around while I make a call." Nyssa looked at William and gave him a big smile and said, "I can even show you all the fun toys."

Oliver pulled out his phone and yelled at Nyssa, "No guns and unload them while you are at it." He unlocked his phone and selected Lyla's number. After a couple rings she answers, "Hello Oliver what do you want?"

Oliver knew in the last month Lyla has been more cold towards him because of Diggle's death, "Lyla I am thinking of starting to recruit a team I have one but need a couple more."

Lyla gave a loud audible sigh, "Oliver I don't know why you are putting yourself through this again."

"Lyla the city needs me crime is back up close to thirty percent. William is making strides to get better Nyssa is teaching him meditation and it is already making a difference. I have me and Nyssa but I need more people and I was wondering if you had any in the Suicide Squad you were willing to part with?"

She was pulled up her current roster of members, "I wouldn't mind parting with Cupid but you two have a history. We have this guy who makes knots and is an escape artist."

"We are fighting crime not trying to get a boy scout badge. Next"

"Well we have this one girl who can manipulate plants. She can make them grow fast and strong enough to bend a skyscraper in half. She isn't happy here but maybe you would have better luck" She was kind of hoping he would take that nightmare of her hands.

'We live in Star City pretty much no plants so I don't think it would be a good fit. I did want to float this name at you...Helena Bertinelli."

"Oliver I know you were involved with that woman but it is a bad idea. Waller tried to get her after she killed her father and she managed to land a blow on Waller. Helena wants penance for her crimes."

Oliver turned back towards his monitor to see Helena against the wall with her knees to her chest with a dead like stare at the cell door. "Can you get me in the room with her?"

There was a long pause, "Yes I can but you will be going as her lawyer so you can get some privacy. And Oliver if this comes back to bite me in the ass I will come down on all of you so keep her on a tight leash," She hung up on him before he could respond.

He put the phone back in his pocket before going over to his son and Nyssa playing with bamboo fighting sticks. She was just showing him stances and blocking. "William can me and Nyssa have a minute while you practice?" His son nodded and went back to practicing. "Use your whole body strength comes from more than just your arms."

Nyssa followed him a couple steps away from his son, "What is it husband?"

For some reason the more he was called husband the more he liked it, "I have to go see Helena. Lyla is pulling some strings so I can see her. I need to know where she is at before I feel comfortable bringing her in. So can you watch William 'til I get back?"

She nodded, "Yes I will watch him. You go out there and get us a team I want to hit the streets as soon as possible."

He gave her a smile and leaned down to kiss her forehead, "Thank you and you can continue meditating with my son. I trust you."

She couldn't trust her mouth while her mind was trying to process that kiss's meaning so she just nodded like an idiot. 'It shouldn't be this easy to rattle me. Why does he have such a hold on my emotions and knows just what string to pull. Is this what love is or is this how he was able to be with so many women?' She went back over to William, "You father has given me his permission to continue with the meditation. Let's get into position and begin."

Prison

Helena was sitting against the cement cell wall wishing she had a new book or something to do. 'Prison is boring.'

Buzz

She looked up to see two of the more bigger guards enter her cell and command, "Get up Bertinelli your lawyer is here." They had their batons out just proving how scared of her they were.

She wanted to protest but this was the most exciting thing that has happened in months, "No problem." She stood up and with no resistance they quickly cuffed her looking relieved that there were no problems.

When they got to the private room they opened the room for her to see Oliver fucking Queen pretending to be her lawyer. She sat across from him just staring at him like it was a hallucination. If she wasn't cuffed she probably would have tried to hit him he looked the same as he did four years ago.

Oliver tried not to smile when he turned towards the guards, "That will be all." The guards exited the room not looking too happy. This was giving him a sense of deja vu being seated across from a cuffed Helena "So Hel-"

She immediately cut him off, "What the fuck are you doing here Oliver?"

"I was about to tell you. I am here because I wanted to see how you were doing"

She laughed he was looking way too serious for a simple visit, "Oliver the last time we talked you called me a killer and left me rot in prison. Stop fucking with me and just tell me why you are here."

"I see prison has affected your vocabulary for the worse." He didn't have any delusions that prison wouldn't change a person.

"I seem to recall you didn't care when we were fucking." She she wanted to make him mad he deserved it for not checking in on her over the years. She would have really wanted him to call or write since she had no one but him left.

He wanted to slam his head into the table. 'This was a bad idea I think I would have better luck with Cupid.' "Helena please be serious I had a friend pull a lot of strings so I can talk to you. I am here to see if you are still the revenge driven killer you once were."

All of the humor drained out of her, she really hated talking about it. A couple inmates tried to give her shit for her past and she beat them so bad they were in the hospital for five months. "Oliver I told you back then I didn't feel any different because he's dead. It didn't help me sleep again like I thought it would because Michael is still dead." She wiped her right eye hoping she wouldn't break down in front of him. She had to be strong, "Why are you tormenting me with this?"

"Because I wanted to know if you could be saved. I wanted to know if you got out would you kill again." He was staring into her eyes looking for any lie she might tell to get out.

"If you look at my record I haven't killed since I have been in here and believe me I have wanted to. I just have had to defend myself so many times I was put in isolation."

He already knew that he had read her file multiple times, "I am putting together a new team if you were to accept you would be the third member."

"What happened to your bodyguard and those pretty blondes?" She smiled hoping there would be a good break up story. Oliver couldn't stay in a relationship for long.

Oliver broke eye contact and looked down, "Sara is somewhere else but everyone else died on the island. Felicity, Diggle, my sister, and my son's mother."

"Wait up you have a son?" That really surprised her that he didn't mention it before but given the way he went through women it was inevitable.

"Yes I was with my son's mother before the island. My mother paid her off to leave and say she had a miscarriage when I came back I learned the truth. My team died because a man kidnapped them all and brought them to the island. I was on a boat with my son when the man killed himself setting off a dead man's switch triggering bombs all over the island...The only survivor was Nyssa. She was in a plane compartment and survived." He was really hating that story never got easier to tell.

She was floored that he had gone through all of this. She told him before the island was his crucible and now it seems be testing him all over again, "Who is Nyssa?"

She noticed a small smile on his face when she mentioned her name. He answered, "She is a long story for another time. So do you want to join the team and be a real hero or sit in here and punish yourself for the rest of your life?"

Helena gave him a nod, "On one condition."

"What is it?" He had a feeling it was going to be a small condition considering she was in no position to be making demands.

She gave him a vampiric smile, "My suit has to be purple."

"No problem but I have a condition besides the no killing."

She leaned forward expecting a sexual condition. He was the first man she had seen in three years and he was a really good lay. He leaned forward also, "No more crossbows you have to learn the bow."

She pushed back into the chair, "Fuck." His bow was impossible for her to be accurate with. There was going to be a lot of training before hitting the streets.

"One more condition, no cursing in front of my son he's only ten." He turned towards the camera and gave it the thumbs up and within minutes A.R.G.U.S agents were walking them out the front door. He was glad Lyla helped him do it the peaceful way instead of him and Nyssa breaking her out. Helena relished the fresh air and freedom, she almost wanted to twirl around like a kid. Oliver got in a black sedan and she quickly followed not wanting to stay any longer than necessary.

Bunker

Nyssa and William were sprawled out on the sparring mats. He just finished his second session and was able to puncture the wall for the water to get out he just needed a little more time before he can get out. He fell asleep minutes after the session and she was laying next to him just enjoying this feeling. She couldn't put her finger on the feeling but it was a happy kind of feeling. Her head suddenly snapped up when she heard the elevator doors open.

Oliver and Helena walked out of the elevator and he went right towards his son and Nyssa while Helena took it all in like his son. Nyssa made a 'shh' gesture and pointed to William who was out like a light. She stood up from the mat and followed Oliver to meet the newest team member.

Helena was looking at all the displays of costumes she examined the new 'hood' suit. "What do you call yourself now? I don't think you would still go by the Hood."

Oliver walked up with Nyssa behind her. "I go by the Arrow or Green Arrow. Helena this is Nyssa al Ghul daughter of the demon." Oliver motioned from Nyssa to Helena, "Nyssa this is the Huntress also known as Helena Bertinelli."

Helena extended a hand, "Nice to meet the daughter of a demon do you have horns and a tail?"

Nyssa wanted to teach this woman a lesson but was stopped by Oliver jumping between them. Oliver looked to Helena and said, "Helena I can and will take you back if you keep acting like this. We need unity and teamwork if we want to survive out there. Nyssa will be teaching you hand to hand combat and how to use a bow."

"Oliver I have known you for longer why am I not teaching her." Helena was upset he was basically saying they have to teach her from scratch. She survived in prison and if she could use crossbows she could beat this demon.

He was really regretting this idea of getting a new team and being the Arrow. 'If I knew it was going to be this difficult I would just move to a less crime ridden city.' "Okay Helena this is what is going to happen you will fight Nyssa with fighting sticks. Whoever wins teaches the other okay. You both good with that?"

Helena just walked past Nyssa and walk towards the mats. She looked down to see Oliver Queen's son. 'My god he looks just like Oliver he's so cute. No wonder why Oliver needs a team, he needs someone to watch his back. He started this alone and he wanted me out with him so we could watch each other's back. He made me a costume and trained me and I threw in his face,' She quickly turned back towards Oliver and said, "I am sorry Oliver I will do whatever you want me to do. You asked me to be on your team and help me then I threw it in your face. For giving me a second chance I will do what you want." She was still in prison mode she needed to let Oliver lead.

Oliver was quite surprised that she changed her mind like that. He saw her eyes look at his son and realized why she did a 180. 'She knows the stakes and it's become real. Back then we went out there with nothing to lose. Her fiance was dead and I was willing to die to honor my father's last wish. Now I have a son and she knows I have something to come home to.'

Nyssa knew there was an unspoken conversation happening between her husband and Helena.

Oliver broke the silence, "We will start training tomorrow Nyssa and Helena you will be training during the day while I am at work and William is at school. Helena you will be staying here." Nyssa turned to glare at Oliver, she did not want to live with this woman. Oliver continued, "Nyssa will be moving into the apartment with William and I. Helena stay here and don't even think about going out on patrol. There is a burger joint and bar a block away if you get hungry." Helena just nodded with no protest.

Nyssa was surprised at the part of her moving in with him, "What do you mean I am moving in with you?"

Oliver turned to Nyssa and gave her a smile, "I really want you at home with me and my son. He is getting better with your help and he loves spending time with you. I...enjoy spending time with you."

She quickly closed the gap and kissed him as hard as she could. She only broke the kiss after feeling Helena glaring at them. Oliver stared deep into her soul, "Take William and take him home. I need to brief Helena on all the changes and the threats we faced while she was locked up."

She gave him a sexy smile, "Come home quickly and we can continue that kiss." She woke William up and let him hug his father before exiting the bunker.

Oliver extended his arm to the table for Helena to follow him. When they were sitting down across from each other Oliver started, "Helena I am going to tell you some things that will change your view of the world forever."

She scoffed, "I doubt it."

"You cannot interrupt me when I am talking. After you got arrested we had to fight a superhuman army and the only way we could have beaten them was with Nyssa's help. She was a member of the League of Assassins." Helena scoffed. "I am serious, her father was Ra's al Ghul was the Demon's head. The first time I fought him he put a sword though my chest and kicked me off a mountain. I survived and once he found out he wanted me to become his heir and marry his daughter."

Helena was really into the story but really surprised that he was married. 'Wait he introduced me to the daughter of the demon. It's her.'

"Ra's wanted to poison Starling City we stopped him. Then we fought a man on Damien Darhk he was a magic user. He killed Laurel Lance in front of me."

Helena couldn't believe that Laurel died before the island Oliver mentioned before. 'Wait there is fucking magic.'

"I killed Darhk to avenge Laurel and to stop him from nuking the world." He took a moment to collect himself, "Since then dealt with metahumans, aliens and time travel."

She was so confused trying to comprehend all of this. 'Aliens, magic and time travel how is this possible. I heard of the metahumans in prison.'

"You need to know what you are getting into. You need to let Nyssa train you, she is on level with me. She has trained countless League members she can easily train you." Oliver got out of his chair, "Get a good night sleep because I told Nyssa not to go easy on you." With that said he walked over to his bike and drove out of the secret back entrance.

Helena was left at the table speechless 'How is it he can be calm about aliens and time travel? What did I get myself into?'

Apartment

Oliver walked in to see Nyssa fixing William lunch and they looked normal. He walked over to a smiling Nyssa and gave her a quick kiss. She smiled and continuing making William lunch thinking 'This almost makes me want to stay here instead of going out there with Oliver and fighting crime.'

End

Okay I am grateful for the support but having trouble with the writing. I am used to writing screenplays since that is what I have been doing for the last couple years. I am having trouble with being descriptive and not forcing the dialogue into the setting instead of just saying 'kitchen' or another place. I will continue for a couple more chapters but if someone wants to adopt it you can PM me. I have a good story arc to help you on where I wanted to take it but I think it's too ambitious for me. When I wrote before I did one shots or short stories so that's why I am putting this up for adoption after I finish the lemon. I will let you do with it what you see fit and I will help you if you need it.