Secret Weapon
Chapter 7: An Arragement.
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So the chapter does begin! :P
Oliver sat at the table with William. Felicity was in the kitchen, making breakfast. "You sad, father. Why?" William asked.
"Oh, don't worry, Will. I'm just...missing someone."
"Is it Malcolm Merlyn?"
Oliver turned to his son, surprised by the boy's insight. "How did you know?"
"I miss him too. He was kind to me, as I've already told you. Can't you find it in yourself to forgive him for what he has done? I have. And don't tell me I'm too young to understand these things, cause I'm not! I'm not too young to accept the man who respected me enough to know this. I AM OLD enough to know!"
"I never intended to disrespect you, buddy" Oliver said.
"Don't you 'buddy' me," William exclaimed. "I know the things I need to know. In case you've failed to notice my abilities of observation, here they are!"
"William, stop, you don't understand!" Oliver shouted.
"YOU don't understand!" Malcolm did! You think my mother dying on that island is MY fault!
"No, Will, I have never thought this!"
"Well it sure seems like it!"
"No, Wiliam, she did not die because of you! If you're looking for someone to blame, it's me and Adrian Chase !
"Why you?" William asked.
Oliver sighed. "I aggravated him and he tried to take his revenge on me by killing your aunt Thea, your mom, all of my friends and loved ones."
"Well, he ended up killing my mom. Some of your friends were friends with Adrian."
"I was once friends with him, William. I'm not proud of it, but I had no idea. He cooperated with me in my mayoral office. I did not have a clue he'd betray me like this."
"So, he lied to you, and this is why my mom and Malcolm died and it almost got my aunt Thea and Felicity killed."I hate when people lie."
"William, the harsh truth of life is that people lie."
"Yes, so do you. You lied when you said you would not be the Green Arrow anymore."
"I did," Oliver lowered his head in shame. He hated failing his son. "I had to, Will. Star City needed noone else could fill my place."
"You could have told me that. I'd understand."
"I'm sorry, I should have. I think Felicity is ready with the breakfast. You hungry?"
"I am. And I love Felicity's cooking." The boy smiled.
Oliver's phone rang. An unregistered number.
"You run ahead, Will. I need to take this call."
"Ok, dad,' Will threw a smile at Oliver before he dug into his breakf
"Hello?" the Green Arrow asked, then heard a voice he never expexted to hear again.
"Oliver," Malcolm Merlyn said. "I don't think I have much time to talk.
Cayden James and Adrian Chase are alive, here on Lian Yu. So are some of their allies." He sighed. "And I hate to say it, but given my injuries, I need you here, as soon as possible," he panted.
"How badly are you wounded?" Oliver asked.
"It's not looking good. I managed to make them run, but I'm not sure how long they will stay away."
Oliver made an executive decision then. "I'm on my way. Where do we meet?"
"By the place you and Thea stayed at when you were on the Island."
"Allright."
"Be careful, Oliver. I am not sure where they went."
"Noted, Malcolm. We have an arrangement, then?"
"Yes, we have, Oliver."
Oliver turned towards William and Felicity.
"I'm afraid you will have to eat breakfast al by yourselves. The job is calling."
He beckoned Felicity and informed her about the situation with Malcolm.
"Allright, go, I'll make sure Will is okay" She whispered
Oliver nodded and called Diggle. "Don't ask questions, Diggs. How soon can Lyla have a helicopter ready for me?"
"For you? Whenever, wherever you want. All I need is the destination."
"Lian Yu."
"Allright, It will be on the roof of your building within an hour and you better explain everything to me if and when you return."
"I will,"Oliver said, then made his way out of the apartment.
He arrived on the roof and found the pilot waiting for him there.
"Leroy Gibbs's the name." He was clearly a no-nonsense man. "Where are we going?"
Oliver gave him the coordinates for the remotest spot on Lian Yu.
"Curious place to go, but Lyla did say you are a curious kind of person. So, let's get you there, Mr Star City Mayor."
"I'm very grateful, Leroy."
"Just lean back and relax, we'll be there in a jiffy."
"Well,Leroy, the situation might get ugly when we land. You have a weapon handy?"
"Of course. It''s not my first rodeo. Lyla told me there is a person in there who might need rescuing and other persons who need killing?"
"Right on both accounts."
Leroy made the machine speed up. They arrived on Lian Yu in record time. Malcolm emerged from what remained of the forest by the place he told them to land.
"Hold your horses," Oliver shouted at Malcolm as he ran out of the machine and grabbed the Dark Archer by the arm none too gently. "How are you even alive?!" He exclaimed.
"No time to explain it fully, Oliver. Cayden and Chase are somewhere here, and I surely hope you are armed, cause Cayden and Adrian surely are!"
"How's Chase still alive?" Oliver exclaimed.
"Like I said, explanations are for later. Right now we need to go somewhere for cover. So hail your friend, we are sitting ducks here!"
Oliver waved at Gibbs. The man ran up to them. "What are we dealing with in this wasteland?"
Oliver attemptd to speak, but Malcolm interrupted. "Two madmen wanting to kill us, their location unknown. And we need to take them out or they will hunt us down wherever we are, or take out everyone we love. I take it you've secured your machine?"
"Yes, I have. Now let's go."
"Malcolm, what the hell, how's Cayden even here?" Oliver exclaimed as they broke into a run.
"He has some sort of deal with Chase."
"Don't you? And how are you even alive?"
"I managed to jump away from the mine and trick Harkness into stepping on it, the fool he was. Then those other two fools apeared to make my day even harder. Here we are," Malcolm led them to a bunker underground.
"This does not explain how Chase survived. I saw him die."
"Well, that's on me. In case you don't know, Oliver I am somewhat proficient in pretending to die. Chase shot blanks into his head. It rendered him unconscious, it didn't kill him. I did not know it would trigger an explosion on the island! He failed to share that information with me ."
"Why would you do this?!"Oliver exclaimed as he charged at Malcolm. "Why do you keep on doing this? Why do you keep hurting me?!" he shouted as he punched Malcolm. "Did you not know Chase is a maniac who has it out for me? You once claimed you thought of me as a son. It means nothing to you, does it? Because judging by Tommy's and Theas example, people you call your children end up dead, even though you kindly ressurect them afterwards!"
Malcolm let the Green Arrow hit him, did not attempt any resistance to his blows.
"Oliver," He panted. "Chase was after you for killing his father, I only wanted to prevent him from hurting you. I pretendend to cooperate…"
"And a hell of a good job you've done!" Oliver kept on hitting him.
"I'm sorry. You have every right to hurt me, I deserve it. I have hurt you so many times in the past. I'm sorry."
Oliver prepared to throw another punch, but a very strong hand stopped his arm. He turned towards the interrupter and saw Leroy Gibbs.
"I think that's enough." The gray-haired man grabbed Oliver's arm.
A black-haired woman emerged from the darkness and adressed Oliver.
"You might have not noticed me before, but I was on the helicopter with you. Abby Sciuto, nice to meet you. I work with if you don't mind, I will tend to Malcolm here, which you have done a 'great job' of hurting very much, which, according to my rules, is NEVER cool."
Oliver stepped away then spoke to Gibbs. "She's a force to reckon with."
"You bet she is." Gibbs smirked
Author's note 2: Yeah i did bring NCIS into this, guest starring. Enjoy!
