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The Glades
"This place smells like crap." A man in with an Italian accent said in a rundown bar.
"I think it's best to keep a low profile for now." Another man with normal accent said. "It's good that our contacts were able to bail you out."
"Yeah, it's good that the Vietnamese chick scared the crap out of them. How did you get her, anyway?"
"Recommended by Chien Na Wei herself."
"So, to the system. And to justice."
Then, they noticed a man with goggles and a mask upstairs in the upper level of the bar. "Can we help you?"
"What do you want?"
"Justice." The masked man said as he dropped a grenade on the floor and everyone took cover as they heard a sizzling sound and the lower floor was covered in smoke as most of the men in the bar drew out their guns, firing as the masked man took cover before pulling out an assault rifle and starting to shoot back with precise shots, shooting the thugs down but taking care in not taking lethal shots as they were either kneecapped or hit in their arms in the way they couldn't hold their guns before one of the thugs started to run towards a bridge as he saw railroad beneath. The thug turned around and faced a man wearing a mask with goggles as the thug paled. "You escaped on technicality. Though you should have been convicted and sentenced for life."
"I was acquitted." The thug protested.
"By the jury. Not by me." The masked man said.
"Who made you judge?" The thug demanded.
"You did." The masked man said. "The second you should have been found guilty for murder but weren't." He kicked the thug off the bridge on the railroad as the thug screamed before hitting the ground hard as he landed on the tracks as they heard train horn. "You see the light at the end of the tunnel? I'll tell you right now that it's not Heaven."
"I'm gonna kill you!" The thug shouted before turning to the light of the train.
"That's the train to Bludhaven about to go right through you!"
"Oh, God, oh, God, no!"
"Sliced in half by a train." Quentin quipped. "Not the Hood's style."
"No." Kelton said as he showed the surveillance footage on tablet. "Bruno Mennheim. Prosecuted for alleged raping of Wendy Poole."
Hilton looked at his notepad. "In the court, he wasn't convicted and spun it around like it was with consent. Miss Poole's attorney was furious after it happened."
"What did you say her name was again?" Quentin asked, the name sounding familiar.
"Wendy Poole." Hilton said.
"Wendy…" Quentin whispered before remembering. "I remember now, Laurel mentioned her, the poor girl reached out to CNRI and she was assigned to her friend, Adrian. She told me he was pissed as hell."
"Well, I think Mr. Chase can sleep peacefully now." Hilton muttered.
Later, elsewhere in Starling City
"We have a problem with a new player in town, Miss Nguyen. A man in green hood, who uses bow and arrow as preference." A man at the desk said. "Just so you know to be on your guard, when doing the job we had hired you for. We'd like you to oversee the production of the new batch of heroin we're spreading and make sure…"
"Nothing sets you back." Jade nodded. "I will. And do not worry about the archer. I've had my experience with the likes of him."
Four months ago, Russia
"John King is one of the richest men in the entire United States, right after Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor." Diggle said. "A legitimate businessman, I checked."
"Or it would appear." Nyssa snorted. "He may look legitimate by first looks and he has sincere actions but he has dangerous connections, Mr. Diggle. From my contacts, I have heard he had been funding a lot of sinister men. Yet, recently, he seems to have gotten on the wrong side of some of them."
"The Basilisk." Oliver realized as Nyssa nodded.
"Perhaps they will try to use his daughter as leverage." She pointed out.
"We'll be safe here for now." Anatoly assured them before his phone rang and he picked it up. "Da?" Then he swore in Russian. "How is this possible? Who did this?" He swore again as he received a photo on the phone before he hung up.
"That doesn't sound good." Diggle said as he noticed Anatoly's angered look.
"What's going on?" Oliver asked.
"Oliver, someone just killed five of our men in one of our businesses here in town." Anatoly said as he showed Oliver and Diggle the photo of a Vietnamese woman in green dress and steel claws, wearing a Cheshire cat mask. "From what I've been hearing, I think the Basilisk has sent someone very dangerous after us. Her name is Jade Nguyen. Cheshire. A mercenary, who uses poisonous claws."
"Jade Nguyen?" Nyssa raised her brows. "I've heard of her. Are you up to the challenge, Mr. Queen?"
Present, Starling City
Adrian was in his house, drinking scotch as he saw the news bulletin about Bruno Mennheim being sliced in half by train before turning to the photo of himself and a woman around his age and two children and then, adjusting his tie before going to work and closing the closet, in which was a mask with goggles and a rifle.
The Lair
"Who was that guy?" Diggle asked as they were watching the news of a masked man with goggles chasing down a man and kicking him off the bridge down on rail tracks.
"Bruno Mennheim." Oliver pulled out a profile.
"Yeah, Laurel talked about him at the dinner last night." Sara said. "Said that her friend Adrian was pissed as hell that he walked away on technicality."
"But, someone else decided to make sure he didn't walk away." Oliver said. "Maybe someone with an axe to grind."
"Look, Ollie, we don't have much to look at." Sara said.
"Just keep an eye out." Oliver ordered. "In case he shows up again. And you should be at work soon." He looked at the watch as Sara gasped.
Starling General
Sara, with a backpack rushed in as she panted out at the reception. "I'm sorry, it's my first day here. Doctor Sara Lance."
A few hours later, the ER room was filling with people, who were all having serious medical problems, such as seizures, swollen eyes, struggling with breathing.
"What's going on?" Sara asked.
Later, the Foundry
Sara entered the foundry with a blood sample she had picked up from one of the patients as she looked under the microscope. "What the…"
Four months ago, Russia
Anatoly, Diggle, Nyssa and Oliver entered one of Bratva's nightclubs, which was empty during the day as one of the Bratva's men approached them. "Anatoly, my brother, what's going on?"
"You need to leave now, comrade. Our lives are at stake. You have to…" Before Anatoly could finish his sentence, he started to gag and collapse on the floor.
"Anatoly?" Oliver asked as Anatoly's eyes were going red as he trembled and started to say something in Russian and he looked frightened, as if he was looking into the eyes of Death itself. Oliver then noticed the dart in Anatoly's neck before he turned to the balcony and saw a woman in green dress, with a Cheshire cat mask as he and Nyssa notched their arrows and Diggle pulled out his gun.
Present, the Foundry
Oliver and Tommy were overseeing the construction of the club as Sara rushed upstairs. "Ollie, you gotta see this."
Sara showed the sample on the computer as Oliver followed her to the basement. "Fever, hallucinating and causing seizures in critical dosages. I've never seen a drug like this before."
"I have." Oliver said, remembering as his blood boiled. "And I think I know who did it."
"What are you going to do?" Sara asked.
Later, elsewhere in Starling City
The Hood was chasing down a gangster as he was running down an alley before his leg was ensnared in a rope as he was being pulled up, facing Nyssa in black hood. "The new drug in the Glades. Who's spreading it?"
"Look, I don't know anything, I swear to God!" The man wailed.
"Swear to us!" The Hood glared as the man was plummeting to the ground, screaming before he froze in air, his face a few inches from the pavement before being pulled up as Nyssa was about to drop him again.
"OK, wait, wait, wait, listen, I don't know where did they get it! All I've heard is that they have someone very dangerous overseeing the manufacturing it! Some Asian woman in green wearing some kind of a cat mask and steel claws! They say she's got a reputation of a world-class assassin, that's all I know! I swear!" Nyssa snorted as she was letting go of the rope. "No, no, no, please, I told you everything I know, please, no…" The man screamed, falling down but he landed on dumpster on bags full of trash as Nyssa and the Hood walked away. "You're crazy! You're both freaking crazy!"
The Hood, Nyssa and Diggle entered a ruined building as there was chemical equipment and people with doctor masks, gowns and plastic gloves as the Hood fired an incendiary arrow, burning the equipment.
"Well, well, well, look who the cat drags down. Long time, no see, Oliver." They all turned around to see a Vietnamese woman in green dress on the upper balcony.
"This ends here and now, Jade!" The Hood snarled as he notched an arrow. "You're going down, once and for all!"
"Back in Russia you got lucky." Jade sneered. "I'm afraid your luck might have run out this time." She pulled out her claws and jumped down from above, attacking as the Hood, Nyssa and Diggle fired…
Four months ago, Russia
Jade dodged their shots and kicked Diggle in the stomach as he fell down before she swished her claws and Nyssa blocked with her sword and Jade kicked Oliver back as he was about to swing his bow before Jade spun around, knocking Nyssa on the ground but she kicked Jade in the stomach…
Present
Jade stumbled but she dodged the Hood's attack as she stabbed him in his hip as he groaned but he hit her in the face with his elbow and grabbed her, throwing her away from him as she slid down the floor. As Nyssa lunged and was about to stab Jade…
Four months ago, Russia
Jade rolled back, grabbing a chair and using it to block Nyssa's attack and disarm her of her weapon. Jade headbutted Nyssa, dazing her and throwing her over the counter before Diggle slammed Jade's head on the bar but she punched him in the gut and gouged his eyes and grabbed his wrist as Diggle groaned…
Present
The Hood pushed Jade away from Diggle before gunshots rang out and glass shattered, the equipment being blown to bits as they all took cover from the gunfire as outside was the masked man shooting the meth lab to bits.
"You got lucky again, Oliver! But this isn't finished!" Jade snarled as she ran away but a few bullets managed to hit her in the hip as she hissed.
The masked vigilante unloaded his rifle on the building as he sighed before walking away. But then, a few rooftops away, he faced the Hood as they traded blows and the Hood threw away Vigilante's rifle before lunging at him and knocking him on the ground as the Hood got up on his feet but stopped himself upon seeing that Vigilante had in his hand a pistol. "Bang." The next thing the Hood knew was feeling some sharp pain in his shoulder as he fell off the rooftop and everything went black.
Four months ago, Russia
Jade slashed Nyssa across her stomach as she hissed but then, she collapsed on the floor, trembling before Diggle grabbed Jade from behind and threw her through the window before he and Oliver heard 'splash' as they looked down to see that Jade fell into the river.
"Well, I don't think we need to worry about her anymore." Oliver said before they turned to Nyssa, who was letting out shaking breaths.
"Poison… poisoned claws…"
"We need to get her help and Anatoly, now." Oliver said.
Later, in a safe house, Oliver bandaged Nyssa's wound as she drank the mixed antidote. "Anatoly felt much better after this."
Nyssa smiled. "I appreciate your help, Mr. Queen but I'm more resilient than you think. I did not need your assistance."
"I've noticed." Oliver said. "You're strong and fierce as only a few women I have met." He smiled.
"Is everything alright, Mr. Queen?" Nyssa asked.
"Oliver." He said. "Please, just call me 'Oliver'. Mr. Queen was my father… and I don't want to be like him. I need to be better than him."
"You want to rectify your father's sins." Nyssa said. "I know that the sins of a father can be a heavy burden."
"Such as you being daughter of the most dangerous man on the planet?" Oliver asked.
"I've learned to live with it a long time ago. I'm not looking for redemption, Mr. Queen… Oliver." She corrected herself.
"But you don't have to let your past and your blood define you either." Oliver pointed out. "I know I'm trying not to let it define me."
"But it's not easy, is it?" Nyssa asked as she noticed Oliver's look.
"No, it's not." Oliver said as she held his hand, assuring him. They stared at each other for a moment before their feelings started to burn up and they slowly neared each other and kissed passionately as Nyssa took off Oliver's shirt as they laid down on bed…
Present, the Glades
A young boy in red hoodie helped a Vietnamese woman wire a car as she smiled at him. "Thanks. I needed a ride out of town quickly."
"Your welcome." The boy smiled.
"What's your name?" The woman asked.
"Roy." He said. "Roy Harper."
"Jade." She smiled. "I'll never forget this, Roy Harper. You might have saved my life." She hit the gas as Roy waved his hand.
"Interesting woman." He told himself. As he went down the alley, he noticed in a dumpster something as he looked closely to see… "Holy crap."
Roy stared in shock to see unconscious Oliver Queen in green hood and a bullet hole in his shoulder, with a quiver as he then saw on the ground a recurve bow.
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