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Captain Pike, Dinah, Billy and multiple policemen were scouring the underground compound as they found the people in cages and tubes and canisters filled with blood.
"Jesus Christ, what the hell happened here…" Pike murmured as Billy groaned.
"Frank, we gotta call paramedics." Dinah suggested.
Dinah went around the corner, where no one was looking at her as she approached the Red Arrow. "What happened down there?"
"I don't know." Red Arrow admitted.
"Mia, what's going on?" Dinah inquired. "Is everything OK? You look like you saw a ghost."
Red Arrow took a breath, composing herself. "We need to get those kids off-the-grid, somewhere, where no one can find them. Somewhere safe and secure."
"They'll need medical attention first." Dinah countered. "Tommy could check in on them in Starling General."
"Good idea." Red Arrow agreed as Dinah noticed the look on her face.
"Is there something you're not telling me?" She asked. "What is it? Just tell me, Mia, you can trust me. We can figure this out."
Red Arrow took a breath. "I'm not sure yet… but I'll tell you, once we get to the bottom of all of it. Just… the less the cops and the hospital know, the better."
Later, Starling General
"Where have we gotten these people from?" Doctor Schwartz asked.
"I don't know." Kate shrugged. "You know what's going on, Rhodes?" She asked Tommy.
"I'm not sure." Tommy admitted.
"This is unlike any overdose I've ever seen." Kate whispered as they were looking at the kidnapped people being treated. "Oh, God…" She murmured as she looked at one of the patient's fingers. "She has no fingerprints, they were burnt off."
"This one's too." Tommy said as he looked at another patient.
"Were they junkies? If so, I'd like to know, what did they take that would make them do this to themselves." Kate mused.
"I think someone did this to them." Tommy muttered. "Let's stabilize them first."
Later, the Lair
Rachel, in her hands Ashley, and Jason entered the lair, dread on their faces.
"What are you doing here?" Henry asked as he noticed how frightened she looked.
"Sorry, I… I didn't know where else to go. It's not safe out there for me, or… any of us, I guess." Rachel said nervously.
"Why?" Diggle asked.
"Richard…" Rachel whispered. "He's alive."
"That's not possible." Diggle scowled.
"It is." Mia said as she, Barbara and Laurel entered. "We just fought him in one underground compound, where were kids being drained of blood."
"What? Does anyone stay dead?" Rene demanded. "What the hell is going on?"
"I don't know." Barbara sighed.
"Please, I wouldn't be here, if I had any other option left but I need to be somewhere, where I'm sure I'm safe. I get if you're still mad and you have every right to be but this isn't about me but about everyone." Rachel begged. "He's gonna come for all of us and he might hurt Laurel's and Oliver's daughter. I want to protect everyone as much as you do. If not for me, then do it for them, Diggle, please… I'm begging you. I'm sorry about everything and I'm trying to make it up to you, guys. Just give me a chance, please." She said, with pain and regret in her eyes.
"She definitely cannot be out in the open." Jason agreed.
Diggle sighed. "Fine. Jason and Henry will stay here and keep an eye on you."
"Wait." Rachel interrupted him. "My Mom and my sister. They might be in danger too. Please…"
"I'll call Lyla, have her send someone over to look after them." Henry promised.
"Thank you." Rachel nodded. "And for it's worth, I'm sorry for everything, I really am. I promise I'll do whatever I can to make it right. I'm sorry about lying to you, guys, but I still want to be your friend."
"Don't worry about it right now." Laurel assured her.
"The drugs they were pumped up with are similar to Stardust." Curtis said as he looked at the microscope. "It's actually almost like the mixture, in which was Sampson dumped in, that enhanced his physiology."
"So, what? They're making kids super-soldiers now?" Rene asked incredulously.
"We need to shut them down." Diggle ordered. "The D.A. flipped our guy, they're smuggling some drugs in the docks."
Later, Star City Docks
Deathstroke, Nyssa, Spartan and Wild Dog snuck into the docks as they saw some people carrying boxes out of the containers and guards scouring the perimeter.
"Supplies? Weapons? Drugs?" Spartan asked.
"I don't know." Nyssa shrugged before looking around. "Wait, where's your friend?"
Deathstroke and Spartan looked around before seeing Wild Dog sneaking one of the containers as Spartan groaned. "Oh, come on, not again!"
Wild Dog was looking checking the boxes full of vials before the container doors closed and he heard engine revving. "Oh, no…"
"Damn it, Rene!" Spartan snapped as he, Deathstroke and Nyssa got up on their feet, while the truck was driving away as they tried to chase it down.
"And here I thought that the kid was more reckless." Deathstroke grumbled.
Wild Dog snuck deeper into the container as he saw some armed men on a couch watching TV and as Wild Dog was about to sneak deeper, he accidentally stepped on glass shards as they cracked, causing for the men to get up on their feet and draw their guns, firing as Wild Dog took cover behind a box and fired back as they took cover too behind some counters before a hole was cut in the ceiling as Nyssa, Spartan and Deathstroke jumped down from above, engaging the thugs and taking them down.
"How many times have I told you to say put?!" Spartan snarled at Wild Dog.
"Can't pass an opportunity, Hoss." Wild Dog shrugged.
"What do you have here?" Nyssa drove a sword through the shoulder of one of the thugs. "Tell me!"
"Drugs! A formula!" The thug exclaimed.
"For who?!" Deathstroke demanded.
"If I tell you, they're gonna kill me!" The man wailed.
"You should be more afraid of what we'll do!" Nyssa snarled as she started to cut the flesh out of the thug.
"OK, stop! Jade Nguyen, OK? It was Jade!"
"What is she planning?!" Spartan asked.
"That's all I know, I swear!" The man begged as Deathstroke pinned him to the wall.
"You're lucky there's more at stake here right now, otherwise, I would have scattered your pieces all over Star City." Deathstroke hissed. "Leave town and don't come back here."
Later, elsewhere
"Where are the drugs?" Cheshire demanded as the thug neared her.
"The… the vigilantes intercepted the convoy." He said nervously as she sighed.
"Never mind. A temporary setback. However, you still must pay for your incompetence."
The thug paled. "No, please, no, no…"
Cheshire dropped a vial on the floor as from it went out some green smoke, corroding the thug's skin as he screamed out in pain.
Elsewhere
The thugs were arming themselves with military guns as Joe smirked. "Your strength will make you unstoppable. Your weapons will make you powerful. It's time for SCPD to taste your revenge."
SCPD
"Look, this is getting out of hand, guys, we need to take them down." One of the officers murmured.
"Are you crazy? Pike's gonna be all over us…" Another officer protested.
"The vigilantes are helping us…"
"They're not enough! You've seen their firepower, this is way out of their league, we've got ACU stockpile, yeah?"
Billy Malone looked into an evidence lockup to see confiscated weapon gone.
Later, the Glades
The rogue officers went into the Glades into a half-ruined building. "All clear."
"Upper floor clear. Hold on. I see movement."
Then, the gangsters showed up from the shadows, ambushing them as they and the cops were shooting at each other as they started to also throw grenades and bullets and debris flied around before Joe jumped on one of the cops and stabbed him in the chest and shot another one in the head.
The Lair
The computer bleeped as Henry went to take a look and then, Rachel looked too and whispered. "Oh, my God…"
"John, we've got a big problem in the Glades!" Henry yelled over the comms.
The Glades
"They're not gonna go down, we need backup!" One of the officers yelled.
Spartan, Deathstroke, the Canary, Nyssa, Wild Dog and a small group of members of the League of Assassins burst into the building as they were engaging the thugs, who seemed stronger and tougher than usual.
"They're enhanced, they won't go down easily!" Spartan yelled.
The Canary screamed, sending the thugs to the ground as they got up on their feet as the cops started to retreat.
"Wild Dog, Canary, get them to safety." Spartan ordered.
"On it, Hoss." Wild Dog nodded as he and the Canary were accompanying the policemen outside. "Come on, move!"
Spartan fired incendiary rounds, burning some of the thugs, who, despite not being hurt by the flames, were desperately trying to smother them. "That should slow them down."
Nyssa and the assassins sliced their limbs and tendons and decapitating them in some cases. "The last thing we need is more monsters, such as you were, Mr. Wilson." She turned to Deathstroke, who winced.
"Well. I suppose, I still have a lot to learn from you, do you, father?" Joe asked from behind them as he pulled out his sword. "This won't end up like the last time."
"He's mine." Deathstroke hissed as Spartan, Wild Dog and the Canary were leaving. "Joe, please, don't." He begged. "This is not you."
"No." Joe snapped. "This is, who you were supposed to be. But, you turned your back on me, again. Oliver Queen needs to suffer for what he's done to you, to us. And I'll make sure of that, with or without your help. Either you're with me, or you're against me!"
"Then I'm against you!" Deathstroke pulled out his sword as he started to fence with Joe once again. "Don't make me do this, Joe!" He snarled as his blade locked with Joe's.
Joe roared and headbutted Slade as he spun around, scratching his chest plate but Slade kicked him back and swung his sword wildly, forcing Joe into defensive stance as Slade scratched him in the knee as Joe smirked. "There he is. The ruthless monster." Slade kicked Joe once again as he fell on the ground as he pointed his sword at him. "Do it! End it! Now you're the father I remember!"
"No." Slade shook his head. "This is not, who I am. And it's not, who you are either." He lowered his sword and offered his hand. "I know I've made my mistakes… but I'm trying to make up for them. Don't go down this path because of me, Joe, please. It's not too late… we can fix this… together."
Joe glared, seething. "You've had your chance… and you failed." Then, suddenly, the whole building started to crumble as the floor cracked in two, separating Slade and Joe as Slade stared sadly. "Better leave this place, while you still can, old man."
Slade took one last look as his son before turning around and leaving the building before it crumbled.
Later, the Lair
"Slade?" Oliver asked. "It's not too late. We can still…"
"I'm not so sure about that, kid." Slade sighed. "There was a time I would have thought I could reach him but… that look in his eyes… it's just like mine years ago… but worse… deeper… all that anger…"
Oliver sighed. "There has to be a way to reach him. He needs to see you for who you really are, not for who you were, when you had the Mirakuru in you."
"Not every sin can be redeemed." Shado said, upon entering as Slade widened his eye and backed off warily. "You might need to be prepared."
"To kill my son…" Slade murmured.
"There are other ways to stop him." Oliver snapped.
"All I'm saying is that you need to be prepared for the worse." Shado said calmly as Slade chuckled.
"You are a lot more different than the Shado I know."
"I've heard." She nodded. "Strong, beautiful, kind..." Shado sighed. "My path of life has been paved with murders and painted with blood, yet here I am, trying to redeem myself. Some people are worth saving." She turned to Slade. "But some people need to be stopped, whatever the cost." She turned to Oliver as both men tensed from how different this Shado was.
"Why did you work for the Circle anyway?" Oliver asked.
"I pledged my loyalty to them. Honor." Shado explained. "When I had my doubts… they threatened my daughter. Now, she's under protection in Nanda Parbat."
"How old is she?" Slade asked.
"Six." Shado explained.
"Who's the father?" Oliver asked as she sighed.
"It does not matter."
Oliver and Slade noticed how sad she looked as they decided not to ask any further.
"We stopped the war between SCPD and the gangs in the Glades." Diggle said as he turned to Constantine. "You said that the Beast has four followers, right? Four horsemen of the Apocalypse?" He nodded.
"Well, Joe Wilson is War." Laurel shrugged.
"And we know that China White is Famine and Cheshire is Pestilence." Roy agreed.
"But we still don't know, who's the Horseman of Death." Thea pointed out.
"The monster will take time to find its generals. Be ready, though, they won't be so easily defeated. When the four Horsemen are together, they're almost an unstoppable force." Constantine warned. "I may be able to use a spell to locate it's aura and stop it before it recruits more people."
"Thea…" She once again heard whispers echo as she turned around quickly and saw nothing.
Table Salt restaurant, Star City
Sara and Henry were enjoying dinner before Sara heard whispers.
"Sara…"
She glanced around but saw nothing unusual.
"Everything OK?" Henry asked.
"Yeah." Sara said, uncertain though.
Starling General
Tommy was treating the kids in the hospital before he heard whispers and looked outside the window. "Tommy…"
Elsewhere
"The vigilantes intervened, again." Joe said, annoyed as he bowed before the caped man.
"It does not matter. There are other plans in motion. When the time comes, be ready, War. Now leave." Then, Cheshire entered as she knelt down before the caped man. "White Horseman of Pestilence, now it's your turn."
"What about me?" A woman in black dress asked from the shadows. "You promised me more power than I could ever have dreamt of."
"I should remind John King to be more specific next time he recruits more men to my cause." The caped man sighed. "However, I have not decided if you're worthy to be my final Horseman… the Horseman of Death… but you may become one of my most valuable soldiers… Miss Lance."
Black Siren smirked. "As long as I get to watch everything crumble and fall."
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