Here is Chapter 6 based on the episode League of Assassins. Sarah or The Canary has returned to Starling City and when the League of Assassins target the Lance family, the three vigilantes must work together. Sarah's history with the League comes into the light and Oliver is shocked to find out. Enjoy!
My name is Oliver Queen. After five years trapped on a hellish island, I have come home with only one goal—to save my city. But to do so, I can't the be the killer I once was. To honor my friends memory, I must be someone else, I must be something else.
My name is Naruto Uzumaki. For my entire life I have undergone training that forged me into a weapon. After my parents died, they wanted me to use my gifts to change the world and find something worth fighting for. And I have, to honor their memory, I have become Kitsune. And I will defend Starling city and keep the innocent safe, but my parents killer is still out there and as long as he still breaths free air, I will not stop until he is brought to justice. And no one will get in my way.
League of Assassins
Six Years Earlier
The Queen's Gambit was sailing in the North China Sea at night. A storm ravaged the sea and it got worse by the second as rain poured down faster by the minute and thunder and lightning continued to fill the sky as more followed at a rapid pace. Inside the yacht was CEO of Queen Consolidated Robert Queen, some crewmen for the boat and Oliver Queen. But one of the new passengers who snuck onto the boat was Sarah Lance, youngest daughter of Quentin Lance and Laurel's younger sister. Even though Oliver was dating Laurel, he convinced Sarah to come on the boat with her, a bad decision but more on that later.
Inside Oliver's room on the ship, Sarah was on his bed, wearing a thin robe to cover her lack of clothing except for her underwear while Oliver was sitting in chair getting more wine. She was on the phone with her father, keeping up the illusion that she was at college since he didn't know she was on the Queen's Gambit.
"Yeah Dad, college is great. No, me and my new roommate totally hit it off. We're like besties. Ok, yeah dad, I got to get back to chem lab. Yes, it looks like I got a long night ahead of me." Sarah said as Oliver whispered to hang up. "Ok, love you dad, bye." She said as she hung up and chuckled. "Ollie. You are trouble."
"How is Detective Lance?" Oliver asked.
"Ah, he's clueless as usual." She said as she drank the last of the wine in their glasses. "Guess I was thirsty." She said giving him the glass to fill up and heard the loud thunder.
"Did you hear that? 1,2,3…" Sarah counted as another sound of thunder came. "It's getting closer." She said.
"That's not very scientific." Oliver told her as he sat on the bed with her handing her a wine glass.
"And what would you know about science, Mr. Ivy League drop out?" She asked.
"I happen to know a lot about science. I know… fermentation. I know… biology." He said as they kissed.
"Mmmm. Laurel's going to kill me." Sarah said as the kiss ended. "She's so going to kill me."
"Your sister will never know. Just come here." Oliver said as he tackled her to the bed and they laughed. Then another loud thunder boom came.
"Ok, that one was really close." Sarah said in worry.
"Sarah. We're going to be fine." Oliver said as they kissed.
Then they heard a loud moaning of steel and turned to see their wine glasses fall over and then next thing they know, their screaming as the bed and room was flipped to the side. Oliver groaned in pain as he got up from mess of items that feel on top of him when the room shifted. He saw Sarah on the floor near the door. He then saw the rushing water by the door and reached out to grabbed her.
"SARA!" Oliver yelled as he reached for her but was too late as she was sucked under by the water.
Outside the ship and in the ocean, Sarah breached the water surface, gasping for air and screaming in panic over what just happened. She tried to keep herself afloat as the storm caused the heavy rain to hit her face, and the rushing ocean waves moved up and down, splashing and blinding her. She screamed for help as she was finally able to see the Gambit capsize and sink into the ocean.
"OLIVER!" Sarah screamed.
"Ahh!" Sarah yelled as she awoke from the nightmare. She steadied her breathing as she took in the surrounding of one of the spare rooms at the Queen Mansion.
Oliver was in the living room sitting on the couch watching a NBA game as he heard Sarah walked down the stairs and into the room.
"Can't sleep?" Oliver asked.
"I don't do well with my eyes closed. Hey thanks for letting me stay here. I know you got a lot going on with your mom." Sarah said.
"Thea's mostly staying at her boyfriend's. So… don't worry about anyone finding out that you're back." Oliver told her.
"Thanks for understanding." Sarah replied.
"I don't understand." Oliver told her. "You know, not a day goes by that your family doesn't miss you."
"Yeah, how do you know?" Sarah asked.
"Because I missed you." Oliver said.
"I don't think they'll be as happy to see me as you think." Sarah said.
"How can you say that?" Oliver asked. "I know how hard it is to come home when you've been gone for so long."
"I'm guessing my father and Laurel weren't too happy to see you." Sarah said.
"[chuckles] No. No, not at first." Oliver said.
"I wasn't sure if you and she ever got back together." Sarah said.
"We tried. It's too much." Oliver told her.
"I guess some things, you know, it's better left in the past." Sarah said as she went back upstairs to sleep.
Line Break xxxxx
At Iron Heights prison, Oliver was walking through to meet with his mother about her trial.
"I'm done waiting for Mr. Queen. Lets get started." ADA Donner said as he and the Queens were waiting for Oliver to show up.
Then the guards unlocked the gates so Oliver walked in. "Sorry I'm late. There's an old friend… in town." Oliver said shocked to see Laurel with ADA Donner.
"I just finished explaining to your mother and sister that Miss Lance will be sitting second chair for the prosecution." Donner told Oliver.
"This is a conflict of interest. Miss Lance practically grew up in the Queen house." Moira's Lawyer said as Oliver was still shocked to see Laurel on his mothers case.
"I think you're overstating matters." ADA Donner replied.
"Oh, we'll see when I move to conflict Miss Lance off this case." Moira's Lawyer said.
"Maybe there won't be a case much longer." ADA Donner said as everyone was wondering what he meant. "I come here not just with Miss Lance, but also with a plea offer." He said handing them the plea offer paper.
"Life, with the possibility of parole." Laurel told them.
"[scoff] No. We are not pleading out. Mrs. Queen is innocent." Moira's Lawyer said.
"She aided and abetted 503 homicides." Donner said.
"Under duress from a homicidal maniac named Malcolm Merlyn. She also withdrew from the criminal conspiracy prior to its execution." The Lawyer said.
"Five minutes prior. With Malcolm Merlyn dead, a jury's going to want to have to blame someone." Donner said.
"If she doesn't take the deal, then she's facing the death penalty." Laurel said.
"Sound a lot like blackmail." Thea said.
"Try reality. And here's some more—we've subpoenaed over a decades' worth of phone messages, phone records, letters and emails. I'm willing to bet I find something that crushes your duress defense to powder." Donner said confidently.
"Mr. Donner… If you don't mind I'd like a few days to consider your offer." Moira asked him.
"Of course." Donner said as he and Laurel left.
"I'll be right back." Oliver whispered to his mother as he left to talk to Laurel.
Donner and Laurel left the prison and were in the parking lot walking to their cars when Oliver came up.
"Laurel?" Oliver said getting their attention as he stared at Donner signaling he wanted to talk to Laurel.
"I'll meet you at the car." Donner said as he left the two.
"You're prosecuting my mother?" Oliver asked her.
"I didn't ask for this case. I was assigned." Laurel said.
"So say no!" Oliver told her.
"It's a new job, Oliver. I don't have a lot of pull. And what pull I do have, I used to get that plea bargain for your mother." Laurel said.
"This was your idea? Life in prison?!" Oliver said.
"The D.A. is serious about the death penalty, Ollie. We both know what it's like to lose someone. So think about it and save your mother's life." Laurel said as she was about to leave but Oliver stopped her.
"Are you ok?" Oliver asked her.
"In case I wasn't clear last week… I'm done answering that question." Laurel said as she left.
Sarah was back at the Queen Mansion looking at the photos that were up. She saw some old photos before they left on the Queen's Gambit. Some with Oliver and Laurel and some with Tommy. Others with the whole Queen family and then Sarah stopped on one photo. It was a picture of the Queen's Gambit and when she picked up the photo, she was hit with memories of when the Gambit capsized and how after it capsized and she was stuck in the ocean and floated through the series of islands where the boat was sailing through. She was tired and was about to give up hope until she saw a freighter in the distance and signaled it as the freighter's loud horn went off. She was knocked out of her flashback when Oliver came home.
"Sarah? Sarah." Oliver asked as he brought her out of her flashback. "You ok?" He asked as she put the photo down.
"How did everything go with your mother?" Sarah asked.
"I ran into your sister. She's working on the case." Oliver said.
"You didn't tell her…" "No." Oliver responded to her.
"I know a little something about keeping secrets and respecting them, even though I don't… totally understand why you're keeping yours." Oliver asked as Sarah didn't seem to want to answer. "Is this—is it because of what happened on the island?"
"No. After. There were things that I did; things that I had to do to survive. Things that there's no forgiveness for." Sarah told him.
"Well that's the thing about forgiveness—you can't get it until you ask for it." Oliver said.
Then out of nowhere the huge glass window above the railing to the second floor above the front door broke as a figure smashed through. He then jumped and flipped off the railing in front of Oliver and Sarah. The figure was dressed in all black with a special leather jacket and special vambraces with a black hoodie and face mask obscuring his face. He was wielding a short sword with a angled out guard. Oliver instantly recognized the figure since he was dressed exactly like Malcolm Merlyn's Dark Archer Persona.
"Merlyn?" Oliver asked as the figure attacked them.
He slashed at the two causing them to separate but Oliver was able to kick out his knee and Sarah punched him. But the figure regained composure and slashed and kicked the two causing the two to dodge and back away from the figure. Both grappled and blocked attacks and pushed the figure back as Oliver and Sarah ran into the living room with the figure chasing them. As soon as they entered the living room, Sarah jumped up and grabbed the curtain pole in the doorway and used it as a fighting staff.
Sarah was able to use the staff to deflect the sword strikes, smashing some of the vases and furniture that was in the room. Sarah and Oliver were able to land some hits as they dodged slashes and punches but then when Sarah attempted to swipe with her staff, the figure sliced off the edge and smacked Oliver with it and then whacked Sarah in the face with it and punched her three times in the face pushing her to the ground. Oliver grabbed a candle holder to block a sword strike and hit the figure in the stomach. But when Oliver ducked under a strike, the figure kicked a rising Sarah in the face, knocking her to the ground again. Oliver saw this and smacked the figures knee out from under him. The figure tried to slash Oliver but Oliver grabbed his arm and threw him across the room, over the couch and on top of the coffee table and lamp stands causing them to break.
The figure groaned in pain as Oliver pushed him against the couch and yanked off his hoodie to reveal a man of Arabic nationality breathing heavily.
"Who are you?" Oliver asked him.
"Just a warrior. Like you." The man said as Oliver missed that the man was looking at Sarah.
"Why are you dressed like Malcolm Merlyn? Huh, who sent you?!" Oliver ordered as the man took a throwing knife and threw it at the chandelier, knocking it to the ground. Sarah rolled out of the way as it smashed to the ground. Oliver turned back to the man to see him gone.
Line Break xxxxx
After the break in and attack at the mansion, Oliver took Sarah to the Arrow Cave. Oliver was at a desk, working on a project while Sarah was walking around, looking at the various things Oliver had set up, including the computers, arrows and the costumes. She was also interested in the swords and second costume in the glass display case.
"I remember the first time I saw this hood. Shado was wearing it." Sarah said as she looked at Oliver's Arrow costume. She then looked at Kitsune's costume next to his. "Not a fan of the color scheme, but not bad. Your sidekick's got skill." Sarah said as she was looking at Kitsune's costume and his swords.
"He's not my sidekick, we're partners." Oliver told her.
"Well this is quite the set up that you got here. Where you were launching your one man war for Starling." Sarah said.
Oliver then heard the door to the cave open as everyone came in. "I'm not one man." Oliver said pointing to Diggle, Felicity who had Kurama in her arms and Naruto walk in. "These are my friends. This is John Diggle and Felicity Smoak. And this is Naruto Uzumaki, Kitsune." Oliver said as Kurama growled a little at not being introduced. "And this is Kurama, guys this is Sarah."
"Welcome home, Sarah." Diggle said.
"I was happy to hear you're not dead anymore. I mean, I didn't know you before you didn't die the first time. I'm still glad your alive." Felicity said as Kurama barked.
"Your cute." Sarah told her.
"Nice to meet you. It's nice to see the woman behind mask." Naruto told her.
"Likewise." Sarah replied as Oliver got up.
"We just had an uninvited guest in the Queen Mansion. Trained. Highly skilled. And he was dressed like Malcolm Merlyn." Oliver told them which got their attention.
"Well, last I checked Malcolm Merlyn was dead, courtesy of an arrow jammed through his heart." Diggle said.
"It wasn't him. It was a follower, or an underling bent on revenge, whoever it was…. He knows who I am." Oliver said as he handed Felicity a bag of dirt.
"Gee, I didn't get you a bag of dirt." Felicity replied.
"I found it in the house. Copycat Merlyn tracked it in. I want you to analyze it. Hopefully it'll lead me right to him." Oliver told her.
"Then what?" She replied.
"If this pretender wants to follow Malcolm Merlyn so badly, he can follow him right into a grave." Oliver said as Diggle and Felicity nodded. Naruto was looking at Sarah and noticed that she seemed to be apprehensive when Oliver talked about tracking the attacker. She was hiding something. "Sarah, we'll find this guy." Oliver said.
"Something tells me that she doesn't want us to." Naruto said causing everyone to look at him weird but Sarah turned to him, knowing she needed to tell them her secret.
"What do you mean?" Oliver asked Naruto.
"He wasn't after you Oliver. He's after me." Sarah said.
"Who is he?" Oliver asked.
"He's called Al Ow-al. 'the first'. And he's a member of the league of Assassins." Sarah said as Oliver reeled back from what she said and Naruto just got a headache from hearing this.
"Oh, shit." Naruto said putting his head in his hands.
"The League of Assassins?! I thought they were a myth." Diggle said.
"What's the league of Assassins? And please, don't say it's a league made up of assassins." Felicity said.
"No, it's and urban legend. I heard about them in Afghanistan from a tribal leader. He claimed there was an ancient sect of assassins, deadly warriors that killed and vanished like ghosts. Thought he was smoking what he was selling." Diggle said.
"Oh, they're real Diggle. And if they are in Starling City, this whole situation just got a lot more complicated." Naruto said in frustration.
"I tried to tell you, Ollie, but you wouldn't listen." Sarah said.
"That's where you've been the past four years. That's where you learned to fight. You're one of them." Oliver said.
"After the freighter, a member of the league rescued me; took me in and brought me to Nanda Parbatt. They remade me into what I am. And I swore them my allegiance." Sarah said.
"Why are they kicking down doors trying to find you now?" Diggle asked.
"Because I left. And there's only one way that you leave the league." Sarah said.
"Is that why you didn't want to see your family?" Oliver asked.
"A year ago, I was in Guyana. I was sent there for a man named Suarez. He was a local diplomat. And I slit his throat, in his bed. And his kids… they found his body in the morning." Sarah told them, while she remember the horrors she committed. "I'm a murderer, Ollie. You think that my family will be happy to see me?" She asked.
Oliver's phone then stared to vibrate as he got a text form Thea asking where he was. "I have to go to Iron Heights. Felicity, I need you to find this Al Ow-al." He told her as Felicity nodded and Oliver left.
Line Break xxxxx Flash Back
Sarah was floating on the broken door from the Gambit for a long time until she saw the freighter. The crew rescued her and brought her aboard. They were a mix of different nationalities with the captain of African American descent probably Somalia. They were carrying side arms as the Captain and another crew man escorted Sarah through the ship.
"Thank you, Thank you." Sarah repeated to them, thanking them for the rescue.
"What were you doing out there?" The man asked.
"The boat I was on, and we got caught in the storm." She said as the captain signaled the man and they grabbed her and started dragging her through the ship. "Wait, wait, Guys! Wait, Robert Queen, It was his boat, and he'll pay you whatever you want." She tried to beg them as they then brought her to the section of the ship that held prison cells. She saw the other prisoners and the armed guards walking on the catwalks above. Then she saw the open cell they were taking her to.
"Please No!" She begged them as they through her into the cell and locked it and left. She yelled and begged them to let her go but they ignored and her and walked away.
Line Break xxxxx
Oliver was at Iron Heights prison where he found out that his Mother was actually considering taking the deal. Life in prison with the possibility of parole. She was adamant about this saying that even though she was innocent, she didn't believe the jury would believe her and that she deserved to stay in. Thea was going crazy that her mother would spend the rest of her life in jail. Oliver knew his mother was hiding something and hoped she would tell him but she just said to get Thea to agree with her decision.
Back at the Arrow cave, Diggle, Felicity, Sarah and Naruto were talking. Felicity was busy running some tests on the dirt and Sarah was helping her while Naruto was busy sharpening his mother's sword and Diggle was going to talk to him.
"So Naruto, I couldn't help but notice your reaction to the League of Assassins." Diggle said which caused Felicity and Sarah to turn to him.
"Ha, you picked up on that, did you?" Naruto said.
"You face Malcolm Merlyn before?" Felicity asked.
"No, not him but I did meet the league. It was when I was in Europe two years ago." Naruto told them.
"Europe?" Sarah asked.
"After my parents… death, they left me a message. It had a recording of the man who killed them." Naruto said.
"Oh my god." Diggle said.
"On the recording… the killer was a mercenary, he was hired to kill my parents." Naruto said, remembering the time he listened the audio file his parents recorded before their death.
"A mercenary?" Sarah asked.
"My parents made a lot of enemies all around the globe. I guess when they retired, their past came back to haunt them. So soon after I got the audio file, I left for Europe. On the file, the merc said someone from Bialya ordered the hit on my parents." Naruto said.
"Bialya, as in the war torn dictator nation." Felicity asked.
"Yup. I spent months trying to track down the person responsible, finding any kind of leads or sources that could tell me who ordered the hit, but Bialya keeps their information close to the chest." Naruto said as everyone was engrossed in his story. "So I decided on the next best thing, find the merc who killed my parents and make him tell me who ordered the hit. I hacked into the police's computers and found any details on my parents death that could help me and found out that the bullets used are exactly the same as the bullets used in high profile assassinations in Europe."
"The mercenary left a trail." Diggle said.
"A dirty and bloodied trail. I borrowed some Interpol records on the assassinations, trying to find any leads on the mercenary. They lead me to, England, France, Russia, Germany, Poland. This Merc got around. When I was in England, tracking some leads, I stumbled upon the League of Assassins." Naruto said.
"What happened?" Sarah asked.
"When I was in London, I was at a public hearing for a US government Liaison to Interpol. Catherine Cobert, she was there to help the Interpol bring down a psychotic lunatic terrorizing London. Anarchy, he was called, he was launching terrorist attacks against the government and especially Interpol." Naruto said. (Anarchy from Batman: Arkham Origins)
"I remember Anarchy, he was a psycho from Gotham. He was trying to blow up several different building during Christmas, but they arrested him." Felicity said.
"They did, but he had some help getting out and left for London. Cobert was sent over to help deal with the maniac because it would look bad if he US government couldn't keep a psychotic lunatic in jail. During the meeting a sniper tried to put a bullet through her skull." Naruto said.
"Tried… something tells me that a sword wielding hero intervened." Diggle said.
"Ha, I noticed a red laser sight on her head and moved to save her. The next night, I was on patrol, figuring that the assassin would try again, and I was right. I intercepted the assassin on his way to Cobert's hotel and saw the Assassin's attack her in her room. I engaged them and when Interpol arrived, they left and I went after them. We jumped over roof tops and when I was finally able to slow them down, I saw who they were." Naruto said.
"Who were they?" Sarah asked.
"Sandra Woosan and David Cain." Naruto said as Sarah was shocked to hear those two names.
"Wait David Cain, I heard about him, he is one of the world's deadliest assassins. He's one of the most wanted men in the entire world." Diggle said.
"And he earned that title. He was not easy opponent and then there was the other." Naruto said.
"Sandra Woosan, who is she?" Felicity asked.
"Lady Shiva." Sarah said causing Diggles' eyes to widen.
"Lady Shiva?" Felicity asked.
"Lady Shiva, without a doubt, one of the best martial artists in the world. And a deadly assassin." Naruto said.
"Lady Shiva is one of the most revered members of the league. She's hasn't failed a contract or lost a fight, ever." Sarah said.
"Shiva and Cain were hired by Anarchy to take out Cobert. But after I stopped them for the second time, it was personal. They were insulted that a kid as Cain called me foiled their plans, twice." Naruto said.
"Something tells me that they were angry." Diggle said.
"That's an understatement. Cain wasn't as bad, but Shiva," Naruto exhaled remembering the difficult fight against her, "She earned the praise of the best Martial artist in the world. The fight dragged on for hours. I could have fought either one of them on their own but together… I'm good but against two of the worlds deadliest assassins, the fight dragged on longer then I would have wanted. It was when the sun came over the horizon that the fight ended. I was able to knick Cain in the shoulder with my kunai and slash the back of his knee. It gave me the opportunity to throw him off the roof of a building which ended the fight. The police came to the disturbance and arrested Cain while Shiva disappeared." Naruto said.
"Then what happened?" Diggle asked.
"Cain was taken to Interpol lock up, but apparently before he could brought before a court he was dead. Cyanide, I guess the League doesn't want anyone to spill their secrets." Naruto said.
"And Lady Shiva?" Felicity asked.
"She disappeared, she vanished after I threw Cain off the roof and the cops showed up. I stayed in London for the next few days, just to make sure she didn't show up again and when Cobert finally caught Anarchy I guess the contract was done." Naruto said.
"Shiva was furious about her defeat. You intervention in the assassination contract was the only contract she couldn't complete." Sarah said.
"Ha, well next time we meet, I'll be ready." Naruto said as he sheathed his mother's sword and placed it back on the rack.
After Naruto told them of what happened, Felicity and Sarah went back to working on the sample of dirt that Oliver gave her.
"Sorry if I upset you before." Sarah said as she moved next to Felicity and pet Kurama who was sitting on the table.
"We all join clubs we wish we hadn't. It took me a year to get out of that gym membership." Felicity said as Sarah chuckled.
"Thank you." Sarah said.
"For what?" Felicity asked.
"Not making me fell like what I am." Sarah said. "Oliver's luck to have you guys as friends. He hasn't always had the best luck in that area."
"I have experience, my boyfriend is an author/sword wielding vigilante so I don't judge." Felicity joked.
"I heard that." Naruto said causing Felicity and Sarah to chuckled.
Oliver then descended the stairs and entered the Arrow cave still upset about what transpired with his mother.
"How'd it go with your mother?" Diggle asked Oliver.
"Not well. Have you found somebody for me to hit yet?" Oliver asked as he, Felicity and Naruto moved to the computers.
"Could be. Spectro analysis of the dirt from your house had trace amounts of Aldicarb in them." Naruto told him.
"What?" Oliver replied.
"It's a pesticide. Starling city use to have it's own Aldicarb plant, but per the EPA it was shut down three years ago." Felicity told him.
"What's it being used for now?" Oliver asked.
"Nothing, it's abandoned. But my guess it's the home base to one League of Assassins assassin." Felicity said as Oliver went to get his bow.
"He will kill you." Sarah told Oliver.
"Like you, I am not that easy to get rid of." Oliver replied.
"This is my fight." Sarah told him.
"He made it my fight when he came into my house. And when he threatened someone that I care about." Oliver said as he went to get his hoodie and saw Naruto putting on his vambraces.
"Naruto, maybe you should stay back." Oliver told him.
"If you're worried about me, I'm flattered but don't be." Naruto said as he put on his jacket. "Malcolm Merlyn may be good, but I've faced better before… and lived." Naruto said as he sheathed his sword. "Besides, partners stick together." Naruto said as Oliver chuckled.
Line Break xxxxx
In the abandoned Aldicarb plant there was one League of Assassins assassin as Felicity would put it. Al Ow-al was at a table, sharpening his sword against a rock. He checked to make sure it was sharp enough and then heard some movement and saw some lights flicker and smiled. He then quickly moved his hand behind his head to catch the arrow that was shot.
"Arrows. Such an ineffective projectile. I find it strange anyone still fears them." Al Ow-al said as he tossed the arrow to the side and walked through the factory.
"I'll show you why—if you don't leave Sarah Lance alone. This is your only warning." The Arrow said from somewhere in the factory.
"And it would be effective, were you to pose a threat to me." Al Ow-al said as he continued to walk through the factory. "You barely defeated Malcolm Merlyn at nearly the cost of your own life. What hope would you have against the man who trained him?" Al Ow-al said as he walked through the factory and eventually turned to see Oliver on the catwalk.
"Helps that I didn't come alone." Arrow said as Al Ow-al turned to see The Canary and Kitsune on the other catwalk with Canary's bo staff out and Kitsune wielding one of his katanas.
"Kitsune, Lady Shiva spoke of your skill. Personally I expected more." Al Ow-al said.
"Then allow me to prove you wrong." Kitsune said spinning his swords. Then Al Ow-al looked at Sarah.
"The child of Ra's al Ghul awaits your return." He said.
"I'm not going back." Sarah said.
"That's not your choice. I have orders to return you… alive or dead." Al Ow-al said.
"You're not going to kill me." She said.
"You overestimate your importance. Regardless you're coming back with us." He said.
"Us?" Oliver asked.
Al Ow-al smirked as he turned to Arrow, "Like you, I did not come alone." He said as three other members of the League of Assassins, came down from the rafters with two landing behind Canary and the third behind Kitsune. Sarah then spun around to engage her two opponents while Kitsune did the same as Arrow shot an arrow at Al Ow-al who deflected it with his sword, he then jumped and swung at him with his bow.
Oliver would swing, using his bow as a weapons, punching and blocking Al Ow-al's strikes and swipes. Arrow used his sword to block the sword, as the two moved through the narrow pathways of the factory. Sarah used her staff to block the attacks from the assassins. One used two tomahawk like weapons while the other used a short sword. She spun the staff at their heads causing them to duck so she was able to kick the person in front of her in the chest causing him to stagger back. She then used to staff to block a strike from behind and then kicked back as well. She then locked arms with the Assassin behind her and used her staff to push his body against the railing. He then pushed off and spun with his tomahawk and Sarah locked her staff with the edge. But he used the second one to his advantage, making her moved and try to duck away while her staff was locked. He was pushing her towards the other member who made her unlock her staff and break it into her escrima sticks. They then jumped over to the next platform where Kitsune and the third assassin were fighting.
The assassin was using a escrima stick which he extended into a staff with, hooked ends. Kitsune used his katana to strike as the assassin blocked and parried with his staff. The assassin held the longer weapon giving him the greater distance to keep Kitsune at bay, which made Kitsune careful with his attacks. When the assassin tried to stab, Kitsune spun to the side, grabbed the end of the staff and kicked the assassin in the chest causing him to stagger back. The assassin then tried to swing but Kitsune blocked it with his sword and then pushed back then slashed at the Assassin, putting him on the defensive. The Assassin then locked his spear end with Kitsune's katana. They warriors were in a lock but then Kitsune spun his katana so the blade was facing the ground, and jammed it in. The Katana got stuck and so did the spear. While the spear was stuck, Kitsune then spin kicked the Assassin square across the face, pushing him onto his back. Kitsune then yanked his Katana out of the ground and slashed at the Assassin who rolled out of the way.
Al Ow-al slashed a steam pipe, causing steam to explode out as he and Arrow continued to fight. He was then finally able to punch Al Ow-al straight across the face causing him to fall to the floor. He looked up and saw Kitsune spin kick the assassin in the face, knocking him to the floor but saw Sarah get sliced on the back and quickly shot an arrow, knocking the assassin's weapon out of his hand.
"Kitsune!" Arrow yelled as he drew a grapple Arrow. Naruto understood and launched his grapple launcher as Arrow shot one on the ceiling. They then rappelled up with Canary grabbing onto to Arrow as they broke through the ceiling.
"If you will not return willingly, you will stay to bury your family!" Al Ow-al yelled as they left.
Line Break xxxxx
Sarah, Oliver and Naruto returned to the Arrow cave and Oliver was tending to and stitching Sarah's wound on her back from the slice. He was stitching her wound while Felicity watch, kind of grossed out over what was happening.
"You're not even flinching when he…" Felicity made the sewing motion as she tried to hold in her gagging from the wound.
"Pain and I came to a little understanding a few years back." Sarah said in a calm demeanor.
Oliver then finished up the sewing, "Done." He told her as he went to talk to Diggle and Naruto while Sarah changed.
"The League of Assassins. Why wouldn't she tell me what happened to her all those years ago?" Naruto asked Diggle, confused why she didn't tell him about the League.
"Probably the same reason why you didn't tell us what happened to you on the island." Diggle said as Oliver didn't seem to know what to say.
"We need to protect the Lances. I'll take Laurel." Oliver told everyone.
"What can I do?" Sarah asked.
"Nothing. You're hurt, and you need to stay here." Oliver told her.
"What about my father?" Sarah asked.
"I'll go talk to Detective Lance." Felicity told Oliver.
"Tell him he needs to get out of town for a couple of days." Oliver told her.
Sarah then turned to Felicity, "Please don't tell him about me." Sarah pleaded.
"I can keep a secret. Just ask them." Felicity said poining to Oliver and Naruto.
Oliver and Naruto then walked over to put their costumes away. "You four are quite the team." Sarah told Diggle.
"We have our moments." Diggle said smilingly.
Line Break xxxxx Flash back
Sarah was resting in her cell on the freighter. She then awoke to the sound of her cell door opening. Two men then entered the cell and grabbed her. She squirmed and protested, begging them to let her go.
"The more you struggle… the more it'll hurt." The man said as he dragged her to the group of men he assembled.
"Wait. Let her go." A man said. The men moved to reveal a average Caucasian man waking forward.
"You don't give me orders." The pirate said.
"No, that would be the captain. But he works for me. Doesn't he?" The man asked as they let her go.
"Help me, Please!" She begged him.
"Come here." He told her as he took her with him away from the pirates..
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It was night and Officer Lance was heading home with some takeout. He was trying to talk to Laurel but she wasn't answering her phone.
"Laurel, listen, it's your father—again. Ok, now listen, I know you're still mad at me after what I said when you got pulled over last week, but it's not right, us not talking so please, just—just call me ok?" Lance said as he hung up.
"Detective Lance!" Felicity shouted as she walked up to him. "I knew you'd be getting home around now because your shift just ended. Which I knew because I kind of pinged your cell phone." Felicity told him.
"Miss Smoak." Lance said.
"You have cockroaches and they mean business." Felicity told him.
"Since when did you start making house call?" Lance asked.
Since you're in danger." Felicity said.
"I'm not afraid of cockroaches." Lance said.
"Yes, you're in real danger!" Felicity said, finally getting him to stop. "You need to get out of town for a couple days."
"Listen, I'm in danger every time I put on this uniform, so you're going to have to be a little more specific." Lance told her.
"There's an organization called the League of Assassins and three of its members are targeting you." Felicity said as Lance exhaled at her ridiculous claim. "It… sounded a little less crazy in my head."
"I doubt it." He said.
"Malcolm Merlyn was apparently a member. That should give you some sort of idea about the type of people we're dealing with." Felicity said.
"Ok, I'll bite. What did I do to piss them off?" He asked.
"That… um… is a really long story. You just… need to trust me. You're not safe here in Starling city." Felicity said.
"Smoak, nobody's safe, ok? Especially not us cops. We get shot at for a living. And my shift? It just ended." He told her as he went to his front door.
"Detective Lance" "Good-night." Lance told her as he closed his door.
"Wait you need to listen to me!" she shouted.
"Good night, Miss Smoak." Lance shouted back.
"So I guess this means you're not leaving town?" Felicity asked as he went inside.
Laurel was at the DA's office, turning off her computers and packing her stuff away to head home when Oliver walked in.
"Evening." He greeted Laurel.
"I should have said this earlier. But it's not appropriate for us to be discussing your mother's case." Laurel told him.
"Actually, I was in the neighborhood, so I though I would swing by and see if I could give you a ride home and maybe get a bite to eat." Oliver said.
"It's been a long day. I don't need an even longer night of you trying to talk me out of your mother's plea agreement." Laurel said as she was about to leave before Oliver stopped her.
"Laurel. I promise, this has nothing to do with my mother's case. You've had a rough couple of weeks. You really going to tell me you couldn't use a friend?" Oliver asked her as she smiled. "Come on." Oliver told her as they hooked arms and left.
Back at the Arrow Cave, Sarah, Naruto and Diggle were waiting as Felicity then walked in. "How'd it go?" Diggle asked.
"Badly. He either didn't believe me or didn't take me seriously. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have led with League of Assassins." Felicity said.
"So what do we do now?" Naruto asked.
Sarah then came up with an idea as she grabbed her jacket on the desk. "What are you doing? Oliver told you to stay put." Diggle told her. "I thought you didn't want your father to know you're still alive" Diggle asked.
"I don't but it's better than him not being." Sarah asked as Diggle then grabbed his gun. "Where do you think you're going?" She asked.
"With you." Diggle said as he loaded it. "I'm not letting you go out there without any back-up."
"Dig, you may be a three tour special forces veteran, but I was trained by the people that make the special forces look like a kindergarten glass. So step aside or get put down." Sarah threatened.
"It's your funeral, Sarah." Diggle said.
"It wouldn't be my first." Sarah said as she left.
"Oliver's not going to be happy." Felicity said.
"Don't worry, she won't be without backup." Naruto said as he grabbed his katanas.
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Lance changed into his street clothes and left his apartment. He was walking down the street to his car but out of instinct, kept his eye out for anything suspicious. But it turns out there was nothing there and Felicity's paranoia got to him. He was about to unlock his car when he froze. He heard footsteps behind him and they were getting closer and closer. He then grabbed his gun, turned and pointed it at the figure who froze. The figure walked forward to reveal his daughter Sarah.
"No, it can't be. It can't be Sarah." Lance told himself, thinking he was hallucinating.
"It's me. It's Sarah. Daddy…" Sarah said as she slowly walked toward him with tears coming down her cheeks. "It's ok. It's ok." She said as she finally broke down crying and hugged him.
Lance then realized it wasn't a hallucination and cried tears of joy that his youngest daughter was alive. "Sara!" Lance said as he hugged her tight, not wanting this moment to be end.
After the emotional moment, Sarah and Lance were at a Chinese restaurant, drinking tea and talking. Sarah was talking Mandarin to the waitress who then left them alone.
"You speak Chinese now?" Lance asked shocked.
"Picked up a couple things in the past few years." Sarah told him.
"Yes. Why didn't you let us know that you were alive? I mean, your mother and I, we… we missed you. And your sister did, too. You know that, right?" Lance told her.
"I know you got divorced." Sarah said.
"Yeah. But it wasn't your fault. That was on me." Lance said.
"Because of me. I'm sorry." Sarah told him.
"It's all right. None of that matters now. You know why? Cause your home, sweetie, your home." He said as he kissed her forehead. Then some glass broke and Sarah immediately turned with a food knife in her hand. The waitress just dropped something and was freaked but Lance saw how quickly Sarah reacted.
Sarah then sat back down as her father was concerned. "Are you in trouble?" he asked.
"No, dad. You are." Sarah said as Lance finally understood what was going on.
"You sent Felicity Smoak to warn me to leave town. You know the Arrow and Kitsune." Lance said then made the stunning realization. "You're the girl in the mask. You've been kicking the crap out of creeps in the Glades. You've been home for weeks. Tell me something—If these Assassins, if they hadn't shown up, would you have every let us know you were alive?" Lance asked.
"No." Sarah said as Lance was taken back by her response.
"Felicity said that these guys were part of a league of something. What do they want with you?" Lance asked.
"What all assassins want—to terminate their objective." Sarah said.
"Oh, this is crazy." Lance said rubbing his forehead of the headache he just got.
"Dad, we have to go." Sarah told him.
"No, we are not going anywhere, not until you sit down and you tell me exactly what you've gotten yourself into." Lance told her.
"You are an amazing cop and you are strong and decent and honest. But these men, they will cut you down before you can lift a finger. Now please… come with me." Sarah begged him. Lance then grabbed his coat and followed her.
Line Break xxxxx Flash Back
The man who saved Sarah from the pirates was leading her to a room. He opened the door to show a decent size bedroom for a ship.
"I'm afraid it's not much, but, uh… it's home." He said as he let her in.
He then closed and locked the door behind them. "Why did you lock the door?" Sarah asked, as she was frightened at what might happen.
"No, no, no, no, no. It's not because… it's just a habit. My shipmates aren't exactly the nicest bunch. Please, come in. Have a seat." The man said as she sat on a chair and started to cry.
He moved over to her, "My name is Ivo. Dr. Anthony Ivo. And your are?" Ivo asked.
"Sarah." She replied.
"Nice to meet you, Sarah." Ivo said.
"Why do you keep those people down there in those cells?" She asked.
"It's my work. I need them." He said.
"What work?" she asked.
"I am going to save the human race, Sarah. Maybe you can help me." He asked.
Line Break xxxxx End Flash back
Oliver and Laurel finished up their dinner and now he was walking her to her apartment to make sure she would be ok.
"I noticed you didn't have a drink at dinner." Oliver told her.
"No, I didn't. So will you now admit that you and my father overreacted last week when you though I was becoming a drunk?" Laurel asked.
"I am prepared to admit that I care about you." Oliver said.
"Is that why you insisted on walking me to my door?" Laurel joked.
"You know me. I just wanted to make sure you were safe." Oliver said with a smile.
"This is safe." Laurel said as she kissed him. He kissed back but after a second or two he separated.
"Wow, I didn't think I was sending that message." Oliver said as Laurel understood what he said.
"No, no I got the message. I get it loud and clear every day. Run. Run away from Laurel, run as fast as you can." Laurel said.
"Laurel, come on—" "Sarah, she got on the gambit with you. My father, he—he climbed into a bottle. My mother, she—she climbed into her car and she drove away, and then Tommy… " Laurel said as she began to tear up. "What is so wrong with me that everybody leaves?" Laurel asked.
"Laurel, I will never leave you." Oliver said as he now kissed her. "I just don't want to rush into this again and have us both regret it." Oliver said as Laurel smiled. She then turned to her apartment and saw the door was slightly open.
"I thought I locked that." Laurel said.
"Stay here." Oliver told her as he walked in. He saw that the lights were off and that nothing looked like it was touched but then saw something. He saw one of the League's daggers, stabbed into the wall as a warning.
"Ollie?" Laurel called out as he quickly grabbed the dagger and hid it. "Anything?"
"All good. Looks like nothing is missing. I have to go." Oliver told her.
"Listen about what I said—" "It's fine. Just stay here." Oliver told her as he kissed her head and left, missing Laurel take out a bottle of pills and take one.
"Felicity, Al Ow-al was at Laurel's place." He told her on his phone.
"What, is she ok?" She asked.
"She's fine. Looks like he moved out before we got there." Oliver said.
"But if Laurel's not his target… " "He's after Lance, and I need a location now." Oliver told her as she then tracked his phones GPS.
Sarah led her father into the clock house that she was using as her home base. He walked in to see the place set up with gear and she walked over to table set up with her weapons.
"Well, I can't believe I didn't think to look for you up here." Lance said.
"It's a good vantage point. You can see the whole city." Sarah told him.
"Like a bird on a wire." Lance said.
"Where I was, they have you choose a new name. I choose Ta-Er Sah-Fer. It's Arabic, for Canary." Sarah said.
"I bought you that Canary when you were ten." Lance said.
"I was as far from home as you can get, but I never forgot where I came from." Sarah said as she began to tear up, remembering her time away. "You know how they say the first thing you forget about somebody when they're gone is their voice? You can remember their face, and the way they move, but you can't hold on to the way they sound. I never forgot your voice, dad." Sarah told him as he hugged her.
"Sweetheart…" "We're out of time." Sarah said as they saw the four League of Assassin assassins. Sarah pulled out her bo staff while Lance got his gun.
"So this is where you wanted your father to die." Al Ow-al said.
"What the hell, Sarah. Who the hell are these guys?" Lance asked.
"Associates of your daughter, Officer Lance." Al Ow-al said.
"Well, she always did have the worst taste in friends." Lance said as he kept his gun on them.
"Did you really think we weren't going to find you?" Al Ow-al said as he drew his sword.
"No, we knew you would." Sarah said as Kitsune then jumped down from the roof and drew his sword.
"Now." Al Ow-al said as the other assassins attacked. One stepped on a trap which wrapped around his leg and pulled him up and dangled him upside down.
Lance shot at one of them who kept dodging his bullets and then climbed up to the ceiling to avoid the guns.
Kitsune fought the same assassin he fought in the factory. He used his Katana to block and parry spear strikes and then was able to punch him across the face and tripped him on his back "I expected more from an Assassin." Kitsune said as the assassin then got back up and fought.
Sarah fought Al Ow-al and broke her staff into her Escrima sticks. She ducked and dodged the sword strikes as she and Al Ow-al parried and blocked each other's attacks until she twirled and around him. She blocked three strikes to her body and then delivered hard strike to his face which pushed him on to his knew. As he got up, a nail gun on the wall shot nails into his leg, causing him to fall on his knees in pain.
Sarah then twirled her sticks in the air, "You should be mindful of your surrounding." Sarah told him.
AL Ow-al swung and thrusts his sword as Sarah dodged. She twirled and was able to block his sword with one Escrima stick and then hit his body with the other and his leg wound made it harder for him. But she then missed when he parried her strike he punched out the back of her right leg causing her to fall to her knees in pain as he held his sword against her neck.
The one trapped assassin got free and aided his brother fight Kitsune. Kitsune the brought out his second katana to keep the two assassins at bay. He spun around strikes and back flipped away and threw some shuriken to keep them at bay and then saw Sarah go down.
Al Ow-al then took off his mask and stood up, ready to take her head off but then a grapple arrow hit the wall. Arrow then zip lined in using his bow to knock Al Ow-al off his feet. One of the assassins fighting Kitsune engages Arrow as they trade punches and block. Arrow dodges and parries attacks, and ducked under a swing and then punches him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Kitsune then blocked the strikes from the spears and used his sword and locked the spear to the ground like he did in the warehouse. He then parries and punches the assassin in the face and spin kicks him, knocking him out. Sarah smacked Al Ow-al in the face with her bo staff and then held his neck by her staff.
Lance was having trouble with his assassin as his bullets missed and then the assassin closed the distance. Lance tried to punch but the assassin was too skilled and knocked his gun away and knocked him to the ground.
"Guns are a coward's weapon. What are you without your side arm?" The assassin asked a downed Lance.
Lance then grabbed a revolver in his leg and shot him in the chest. "A guy with a spare." Lance said as he got up.
"You think because you are the beloved, you will be granted you freedom?" Al Ow-al said as he was being suffocated.
"There's only one freedom. Let me grant you yours." She said as she snapped his neck. She moved to the other two as Oliver tried to stop her.
"You don't have to do this. It's over." Arrow said.
"Not yet." She said.
"Sarah, baby, don't…" Lance said.
"Tell Ra's al Ghul that my family is off limits. His quarrel is with me." Sarah told them as they then ran out the window and down the zip line.
She then tossed Arrow her bo staff as she exhaled. "I'm sorry you saw that. I can't imagine what you must think of me." Sarah said.
"I think you're a survivor. I think you're one of the bravest people I've ever known. You're my daughter. It's time for you to come back home." Lance said as he hugged her and held her close.
"I can't." Sarah told him.
"Why not?" he asked.
"They are never going to stop looking for me." Sarah told him.
"I'll protect you. We'll protect you. Tell her it's safe to stay." Lance said to Arrow.
"Dad… if they hurt you or Laurel or mom, then I really would die." Sarah said.
"But they need to know." Lance said.
"They can't, they can't daddy." Sarah said.
"Why not?" he asked.
"You know why! I came back to make sure that my family was safe, and you are. But if they knew I was alive. Laurel and Mom, they would never stop looking for me, and that could get them both killed." Sarah said.
"I can't let you go." Lance said, crying and hugging her close. "I can't let you go!"
"I have to—I have to dad. I have to go." She said as she was able to let go but tears continued to fall down her cheeks. "Keep them safe." She told Arrow and Kitsune.
"You have my word." Kitsune said as she then left.
"Detective… she's right. You have to keep her secret." Arrow said.
"It's already the hardest thing I've ever had to do." Lance said watching her leave. "How do you live like this?" He asked.
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After Sarah left, everyone was somewhat relieved that the league was gone but sad that Sarah was gone. Lance seemed to take it the worst. Oliver went to Iron heights with Thea to convince his mom out of taking the plea agreement. Naruto put his costume away and went home to see Felicity sitting on his couch with Kurama next to him.
"Hey." Naruto said as he entered his apartment.
"Hey, I was waiting for you." She said as she got up and hugged him.
"Hope not long." He said as they separated and he scratcher Kurama on the head who purred.
"So is Sarah really gone?" She asked.
"Yeah, it's the only way to keep her family safe." Naruto told her as he then tried to relax.
"How's Detective Lance?" She asked as she got behind him and hugged him.
"As you'd expect. I just hope that she stays alive. You can only run for so long before your feet give out." Naruto said as he turned to hug her and relaxed in comfort.
"Naruto, before this week, you never told me about your encounter with the League of Assassins. What else happened to you before we met?" she asked.
Naruto separated from her and walk for a little as he thought about what to tell her. She saw he was having difficulty trying to find the right words. Then he stopped and turned to her, "Felicity… being with you for the past couple of months has been great. I haven't had this kind of relationship before and I didn't want to ruin it." He said as she went up to him.
"Naruto, we've been through a lot together, I'm not leaving." She said as he smiled.
"Thank you. It's not easy to talk about what I've done but believe me, when I'm ready to share more, you'll be the first one I tell. Believe it." He said but then realized the last thing he said. "Sorry, verbal force of habit. Thought I conquered it." He said as she laughed.
"It's ok, I think it's cute." She said as they laughed and hugged. Naruto smiled as he embraced her again. He loved this woman, and he would make sure that she would never get hurt, by anyone, not even by him.
Laurel was sorting some papers at the DA's office not knowing that her father was watching her. He was looking at her, making sure she was ok, thinking about what she would do if he told her Sarah was alive.
He finally mustered the courage to walk in, "Hey."
"Dad. I know I owe you a phone call. I have a lot of work. Can we—can we do this another time?" She asked.
"I just had to see you, Laurel." Lance said.
"Did something happen? Are you ok?" She asked, concerned.
"One day, honey, when you have a daughter of your own, you'll understand that being a parent, it means you just never stop worrying about your children." He said.
"Dad, I'm—I'm sorry I didn't call you back. I've had a really long week, and—I'm tired." She said.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"I'm not sure. I wish that I knew but I wish—I wish there was a sign that it gets better." She said.
"It does, honey. It get better." He told her.
"How do you know?" She asked.
"I wish I could tell you, sweetie." He said as he hugged her close. "I wish I could tell you."
Back at the cave, was checking the monitors as Oliver walked in with some glasses. "Where's Sara?" Diggle asked.
"She left." He told him as he opened the trunk he had from the island.
"You cool with that?" Diggle asked.
"I didn't have much of a choice." Oliver said as he took out a bottle of Russian vodka. "An old friend gave this to me. Said I know when it was the right time to drink it." Oliver said as he filled the glasses.
"And now's the right time?" Diggle asked.
"I'm not sure. But I need a drink." Oliver said as he gave Diggle as glass. "Prochnost." Oliver said in Russian as they cheered and drank. "So you were right."
"Yeah, I usually am, Oliver." Diggle said as they both chuckled. "About what, specifically?"
"No matter how hard I try, Diggle, my past… it doesn't want to stay buried. I don't want to try so hard anymore." Oliver said as he breathed and tried to muster the courage to talk. "The five years I was gone… I wasn't always on the island."
Line break xxxxx Flash back
The pirates on the freighter threw Oliver into the room as he groaned in pain. He heard footsteps and looked up to see who was walking toward him. He saw that it was Sarah, and she was alive.
"How are you—" he was interrupted as he violently kicked him in the stomach. He groaned in pain as he bullet wound hurt even more.
"Prisoners do not speak." She ordered him. She said it in a manner that suggested she didn't care he was alive.
She walked away as Oliver watcher her leave, wondering what the hell happened to her and what the hell she was going to do.
End of Chapter 6
Hoped you guys like it. If it seemed not Naruto centric, it's because the episode was really about Sarah. I did introduce that Naruto has had dealing with the League and that will come back to haunt him. Also more of Naruto's time in Europe will be revealed in other chapters showing what Naruto did and why he didn't seem so eager to talk about it. I had Oliver and Laurel talk about getting back together because I like them together. I'm sure where I'm going to go with that relationship so if you have ideas, leave them in the review.
The next chapter Oliver, Diggle and Felicity head to Russia to rescue Lyla while Naruto stays in Starling City and someone from Naruto's past comes back to haunt him.
Next chapter, Keep your enemies closer
Sorry this took awhile, since I started college again, I haven't had as much time to write as I would like. I will still try to write but I'm also writing for my other stories so look out for that, just please be patient.
Hope you guys liked it, please leave a review, but no flames and if you didn't like it sorry and don't hate me.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Arrow, both belong to their respective owners, I'm just a huge fan.
