This is part 2 of "Battle for the Hood". Roy has obtained the mantle of the Arrow but can he prove himself to be the Arrow. Because there are some people who doubt his claim.


Roy bounced off the wall front kicking two thugs in the head knocking them both out. He whirled to the next one who fired off two shots, Roy lifted up his right arm an dthe bullets bounced off harmlessly.

Roy had a golden gauntlet on his right arm. He had it made so he could still fight even though his right arm was broken from his fight with Merlyn.

Before the guy could fire another shot. Roy notched an arrow and then fired it in the man's shoulder and then running up and jump kicking him in the chest.

"theres three gunmen escaping out the back," said Felicity over the comm. He nodded his head and rushed down the maze of hallways that made up of Star City's National Bank. After his speech of being the arrow, Ray's company pushed forward to rename the city.

This was the newest built bank that had just recently been jumped started by the federal government with a one million dollar starter.

Roy finally made it outside where he found the gunmen jumping in a van. Roy wasted no time shooting two arrows into the back two tires popping them. The gunmen jumped out of the car realizing there was no way to escape decided to go down fighting. Roy was hoping they would. Roy ducked behind a dumpster and shot an arrow at the wall. It was a new bounce arrow that Felicity and Ray help make; the arrow bounced off the wall and caught one gunmen in the face before bouncing into the ground and bouncing back up into the second gunmen's crotch.

Both gunmen collapsed to the ground unable to continue fighting. Roy shot another arrow and once it hit the last gunmen it expanded ropes which wrapped around the man incapacitating him.

"Nicely done Roy" replied Felicity.

"Thanks" said Roy, "did the cameras catch that" he asked.

"Yep" said Felicit, "you're going to be on the news tonight". Roy looked up into the sky at the sun it was noon he guessed.

Arrow Cave

Roy put on the removable cast on to his right arm.

"Will you now let us help you fight crime?" asked Diggle as he helped him adjust the cast on Roy's arm.

"Not yet" said Roy wiggling his fingers through their prospective holes.

Roy looked up to see felicity and Diggle looked concerned.

"Okay one more night of showing off and then you and Laurel can help me kick some butt" offered Roy getting off the operating table. The plan was that ever since his video of letting the city know the Arrow was back was to be actively seen taking down crime that's why he was allowing himself to be caught on camera when fighting those thieves. This also meant Roy would be active most of the day instead of just the night.

This also meant very few hours of sleep.

"Wake me at seven" he yawned as he walked toward the living quarters in the back of the cave.

"Another video of the Arrow taking down some bank robbers today at the new Star City National Bank" said the news reporter as security footage played the events of the Arrow taking down the gunmen.

"Damn" voiced one thug, "maybe we should lay low boss".

"Why" said the mysterious voice, "that's not even the Arrow" as the figure drew closer to the screen.

"That looks like the Arrow" said the thug.

"No" said the voice, "he's an imposter, I fought the arrow five times and he would never be so…impulsive, so dramatic, so stupid"

"But count vertigo…" began the thug but went quiet as a syringe popped up on his neck and then fell over.

Count Vertigo grabbed the TV and stared at the figure acting as the Arrow and begin smiling, "I'm going to kill you, you liar".

The Next Day

Vertigo was dressed in a trench coat walked into the police precinct. None of the officers there gave him a second glance simply too busy with their work. If only one was lazy enough to stop their work and just glance around the room they might have prevented the tragedy. Then again…most likely not.

Vertigo walked to the center of the precinct and stopped in front of one of the officer working there notice the looming man looked up annoyed, "yeah can I help you?" he asked. Vertigo smiled and pulled out a gun from his coat and pointed at the officer's eye.

"Yes, yes you can" and he shot the officer. The man collapsed out of his chair. Vertigo jumped ontop of the officer's desk as all the other police pulled out their gun and pointed it at him.

"get on the ground" yelled one

"Put down the gun" yelled a few others. Vertigo just smiled as he dropped the gun to the floor.

"I just needed your help" he taunted.

"get on the ground freak" yelled one cop as he slowly edged forward.

Vertigo's smile vanished, "I think not" he said his voice dropping an octave as green gas filled the room. The cops began coughing hard and collapsed to the ground.

"Now let the fun begin".

Roy woke up to Diggle shaking him awake.

"What happened" shot up Roy wide awake. He jumped out of the futon and followed Diggle to the main cave as Felicity and Laurel watched the Tv screen.

"Gentleladies and men hello" said Vertigo waving both hands in front of the camera, "my name is Count Vertigo".

"But you already knew that from last years flu injection" he said, "I bet your wondering what Uncle Vertigo got for you today" he swiveled the camera around to show he was inside a police precinct with police officers, citizens, and some criminals tied up with vests on that had green test tubes on it.

"That's right, gang" cheered Vertigo.

"I got me some hostages and lookie here" said Vertigo as he edged closer to a red headed police officer, "they got vests that when the red light goes off will release Vertigo in a two mile radius; isn't that grand y'all".

"The only thing that's keeping the vests from going off is my little thumb" Vertigo revealed his right hand where his thumb was pressed down on a detonator, "So in exchange for not blowing up these adorable people and making everyone addicted to Vertigo, I want the Arrow to meet me tonight at midnight at the place we first fought". With that said the screen went dark.

"It's a trap" said Laurel.

"I know but I have to go after him" said Roy "or all those people will die." He walked over to the case which held his costume.

Roy knew where Oliver and Count Vertigo had first fought it was Roy's second week training with Oliver to become his sidekick. Roy stopped his motorcycle in front of the abandoned Juvenile Center.

Flashback

Twelve year old Roy was being pushed forward in handcuffs.

He walked through the front door and came to stop in front of a desk. The police officer leading him in here walked to the counter and began filling out paperwork.

The man behind the desk looked over at Roy, "what is he in for" he asked the officer.

"Beating a kid with a pipe during school" replied the officer.

Present Day

Roy walked cautiously through the old center.

"Well he actually showed" laughed a voice behind him and Roy whirled around pointing the bow at the source. It was a Tv monitor pointing at him with a camera on top filming Roy.

"I came like you asked release the hostages" Roy spoke through the voice changer.

Vertigo tapped his finger on his chin as he looked up in thought, mmm…No". as he said that cell doors opened up and people with vest on stepped out.

"If you don't want to die kill the Arrow" announced Vertigo. The people looked unsure for a split second before they converged on Roy.

"You don't have to do this Vertigo I can help you" Roy said kicking one man in the stomach knocking the wind out of him and dodging another strike from behind.

"I have to I can't let you continue to tarnish the Arrow's name" teased Vertigo. Roy shocked at Vertigo's declaration was distracted as a man tackled him to the ground. The people began to gang up on him kicking, punching Roy. Roy struggled to pull out an arrow and pressed the tip of the arrow head. A sonic scream pierced the air causing everyone to cover their ears and scream out in pain.

They finally collapsed on the ground knocked out.

Roy struggled to his feet bloodied and bruised.

"Aww, that was no fun but it just proves my point your not the Arrow" said Vertigo with a smile, "so die". He lifted his right hand revealing the detonator.

"Don't" yelled Roy but the count removed his thumb from the detonator and the sound of beeping filled the entire Room. Roy looked in panic at all the knocked out People's beeping vest and with great sadness ran out of the room. Two seconds later the vest stopped beeping and the entire room exploded in fire and green gas.

Roy turned around and watched in despair at the burning detention center knowing he had failed.

A muscular man in a luchador mask stepped off a boat looking around. Behind him stood men wearing loose fitting military clothes looked around at the city too.


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Next: More of Roy's past and more Vertigo's plan.