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The Lair
"Any luck tonight?" Henry asked as on the screen was news report about the explosion of particle accelerator in S.T.A.R. Labs.
"It went the same way as with every other lowlife in Crescent Circle, so what do you think?" Sara snapped as she put her batons on the table, while Oliver put his bow on weapon stand.
"Guys, for the past five weeks, you've pushed yourselves pretty hard looking for this guy." Diggle noted.
"He has the Mirakuru, Diggle!" Oliver whirled on him. "You saw what it took to kill one guy that had been injected. We practically had to drop a building on him."
"And imagine dozens more like him. Or even a hundred, thousands…" Sara added.
"Calm down, OK?" Henry intervened. "Why don't we take a breather and figure our next step later."
"Is everything OK?" Chloe entered as they turned to her and she saw the looks on Sara's and Oliver's faces. "OK, I know that look you guys 've got is never a good sign."
"That should tell you something." Sara said.
Three years ago
Sara was on a sand ground, four men with staffs surrounding her as she held her own staff, while one of the men engaged her and she dodged and hit him in the chest, then in stomach before turning around and hitting another one in the knee as he felt down.
"Hold!" The elderly woman shouted as she entered the training circle. The apprentices stood up and bowed before her as Sara did the same. "Never observe your enemy. You must feel his presence, use your instincts. Even a blind man can see more without using his eyes."
Sara followed the woman as she stepped down from the training circle. "We've been training for three weeks now but you never told me why. Why are we supposed to protect this place, Ducra?"
"The world is much more complicated than most people believe, Miss Lance." Ducra said as she held her own hands. "The Untitled will stop at nothing to crush us."
"Who, or what are the Untitled?" Sara asked.
"You shall see soon enough." Ducra explained as a monk handed her two batons, forged in metal that Sara had not seen before. "This is the weapon you shall use to slay them. Your companions will have their own."
"I'm not a killer." Sara protested.
"You can't kill what's already dead." Ducra pointed out. "Our scouts will show you, what's your target."
Present, Verdant
"He's the man we need to see in the mayor's office." Oliver said. "So, please, join me in our efforts to send Starling's favorite son there. To Sebastian Blood. Sebastian for Starling." He raised his glass as Sebastian entered the stage, shaking Oliver's hand before Oliver gave him the space, leaving the stage.
"Thank you, Oliver. And not just for your support but also your friendship and thank you all for coming." Sebastian looked at the people around before continuing his speech.
Oliver approached Sara, who stared at Sebastian. "There's something off about him."
"Maybe." Oliver said.
"I mean, I've seen people, who are able to conceal their true faces, so I wonder, what is he hiding?" Sara speculated
"Good question." Oliver nodded as applause sounded off and felt uncomfortable at Laurel nearing Sebastian.
"Nice speech, Ollie." Thea said, approaching him. "Who knew you cared so much about politics?"
"Well, I care about the city and Sebastian has become something of a friend." Oliver replied.
"He's got a way of doing that apparently." Thea agreed as they all noticed Sebastian near Laurel, making both Oliver and Sara uncomfortable.
"By the way, how's Roy?" Sara asked.
"Handsome, brooding, usual." Thea said. "Why is my boyfriend such a topic of interest?"
"Well, Thea, his idol put an arrow in him and we just…" Oliver paused. "Wanted to make sure there weren't any lingering issues."
"Oh, my God." Thea gasped. "Now that I think about it, he did something completely out of his character this morning."
"What?" Sara asked, worried.
"He showed up for work on time." Thea deadpanned as Sara could feel herself deflate, while Oliver shook his head, unamused.
"Thea!" Moira walked up to her, smiling and hugging her. "Oh, it's just wonderful."
"Proud to do my civic duty." Thea quipped.
"No, I'm the one, who's proud." Moira said. "You've taken Oliver's… hobby and turned it into a successful business."
"Hobby?" Oliver asked, slightly offended.
"Oh, sweetheart." Moira kissed him on his cheek as she and Thea left before Sebastian and Laurel approached the two.
"Oliver." Sebastian shook hands with him and hugged him. "Thank you so much for your kind words."
"I'm just speaking the truth." Oliver replied.
"Oh, forgive me, a friend just walked in." Sebastian left Oliver, Sara and Laurel alone.
Sara stared at Sebastian for a moment though. "There's something… strange about this guy."
"Yeah, maybe." Oliver agreed.
"What do you mean?" Laurel asked, confused.
"I don't know how to explain it, Laurel but… that charisma… something… I just can't shake this feeling." Sara said.
"Maybe you're just being paranoid." Laurel pointed out.
"Paranoia is what keeps us vigilant." Oliver argued before his phone rang and he picked it up.
"Oliver, we have a problem." Henry said.
Three years ago
Sara approached Richard, who was meditating in front of a statue before he got up. "What have we gotten ourselves into, Richard?" Sara asked.
"I thought that this place was a myth." Richard sighed.
"Why are we protecting them?" Sara asked again.
Richard sighed. "If this place is real, there's a larger evil in this world than we had thought."
Richard and Sara followed the scouts on a mountain path as they looked down to see some men with deformed faces as Sara groaned in disgust. "Looks like this is our target."
Present, Starling City
The Arrow and Canary entered the burning building, helping trapped civilians before leaving.
Later, the Lair
"OK. Thanks. Keep me posted, Joe." Chloe hung up as Quentin and Sara entered.
"Everything OK?" Sara asked.
"I was checking in on Barry." Chloe said. "No change in his condition."
"Here's a sample of everything CSU collected from the blast." Quentin said, showing the evidence bag. "It's got melted broken glass, multiple explosive fragments and a trace residue that looks like nitroglycerine. Which means that we're dealing with more than just a basement nutjob."
"Someone with training." Oliver agreed as Quentin nodded in agreement.
"Thanks, Daddy." Sara said.
"I need a favor." Quentin said as they looked intrigued. "The son of a bitch, who killed my men, my partner…"
"He's dead." Oliver assured him.
"And whoever tipped him off, told him we were coming, he's doing just fine." Quentin said.
"What do you want us to do?" Henry asked.
"Cell phone records for every cop in my precinct." Quentin said.
"You think you've got a traitor inside?" Chloe deduced.
Quentin nodded. "The phone records are the only way to know for sure."
The alarm on the computer then bleeped as Chloe took a look. "Oh, boy."
"What?" Diggle asked.
"Looks like your guy hit another target, Detective." Henry said. "Starling City Municipal Building."
"Do you have a location?" Sara asked.
"Yeah but he's moving." Chloe said as Oliver and Sara went to suit up.
Later, Starling City
The Arrow and Canary were chasing the van on their bikes, moving past the cars before the driver tossed a grenade on the road as the Arrow jumped off his seat, using his bike to shield himself from the explosion before the vigilantes continued to pursue the bomber, only for him to throw a smoke grenade on the ground and vanishing from their sight.
"We lost him." The Canary said.
"Yeah, hate to say it but so did we." Henry said.
"What?" The Arrow asked, confused. "What do you mean?"
"Somehow he managed to dummy the signal up, we checked the traffic cams, that van disappeared. He's good, I'll give him that." Chloe said. "Now what?"
Later, the Lair
The team was watching Sebastian's announcement on the news as Chloe wiped her face. "Oh, my God, is he insane?"
"He just gave the entire city a death sentence." Henry said, dismayed.
"Can't you talk him out of it, Ollie?" Sara suggested. "I mean, you're friends, right?"
"He won't listen to me but he might listen to someone else." Oliver pointed out as he looked at his suit.
Later, Sebastian's campaign office
The office went dark as in front of Sebastian appeared the Arrow, while Sebastian was reaching for the gun under his desk.
"Sebastian Blood, this rally tomorrow night, you need to call it off."
"The Starling City vigilante paying a visit to wave me off." Sebastian said, smiling. "I'm flattered."
"This event, Mr. Blood, you might as well be painting a giant bullseye on your chest." The Arrow pointed out.
Sebastian took a hold of himself. "This city needs to come together and I need to show them how."
"You won't be able to show them anything if you're dead." The Arrow protested.
"Every night, you two risk your lives for the people of this city." Sebastian got up from his chair. "How can you expect me to do any less?"
"And what about the lives of people coming to your rally?" The Arrow neared him.
"This rally is about Starling City standing up and declaring that living isn't afraid living." Sebastian said. "I won't send a contrary message to people telling them to stay home, to stay scared." He waved the Arrow off. "I've made my decision."
"That's the thing, alderman." The Arrow said. "Whatever happens tomorrow night, it's not up to you."
The power in the office was restored as the Arrow disappeared.
Later, the Lair
"Tried to get him to stand down." Oliver said as they watched the news report.
"He seems as stubborn as you two, when it comes to fighting back." Diggle pointed out.
"What are we gonna do now?" Sara asked.
"Maybe we should just head down to the rally." Oliver proposed, frustrated.
"I don't think you need to." Chloe said. "I called a friend of mine in the Agency to analyze the bomb remnants your Dad showed us." She glanced at Sara before turning on the screen. "The design fits an anti-government group calling themselves 'The Movement'. One of their most prolific fans has an IP address here in Starling. It's coming from a computer in a local souvenir shop from a person, who goes by an username "Shrapnel.""
"You want backup?" Diggle offered.
"You and Henry go to the rally." Oliver ordered. "Sara and I got this."
Later, souvenir shop
The Arrow and Canary carefully entered the shop, when suddenly a sound rang out, causing for them to pull out their weapons as they suddenly were entrapped by red sensor lights.
"Boom, you're dead, or you will be if you take one more step or move a single muscle and then you'll miss the show." The TV turned on, showing the rally. "Candidate Blood's unity rally. Already rigged with fifty pounds of RDX high explosives, not unlike what's in the drywall of my store. The city thinks Sebastian Blood can keep them safe. Tonight, they learn that the only thing politicians care about, is their job."
The Arrow and Canary looked at the screen in horror to see Moira, Thea, Roy and Sin at the rally.
"Watchtower." The Arrow growled.
"Anything?" Chloe asked.
"No. He said he rigged the plaza with bombs." The Canary said.
"Guys, it's chaos out there." Chloe said. "I'm not sure I can find the explosives in time."
"Reach out to Diggle and Henry, cover more ground." The Arrow ordered. "And pull up anything you can on the store, blueprints, permit schematics, anything."
"What's happening?" Chloe asked.
"The place is booby-trapped." The Canary said. "The drywall's packed with explosives…"
"And the trigger needs to be hooked up to a power source. The detonator might be connected to the store's power grid." Chloe deduced. "Hold on. The wiring was very defective back then in a lot of constructions. If you can cut off a wire in the power grid, it should take care of the bomb."
"Hold tight." The Arrow said. "I see fuse box." He carefully adjusted the bow, trying to leave it on the laser sensor and not breaking the beam as he aimed at the fuse box, that exploded into sparks.
"We're OK." The Canary said. "We need to get to the rally now."
City Plaza
Diggle and Henry were scouring the area as Diggle found a bomb inside a speaker. "I'm on the east side. I think I found the trigger."
Henry approached him as he examined the explosive. "He's gonna use the phone to blow it off. Maybe I can disable it."
"Be careful. He probably put in a safeguard." Diggle warned.
"Like a dead man's switch. Yeah." Henry nodded.
"Step away." Shrapnel approached them, holding in one hand a gun and in the other a cellphone with a trigger. "Or we all know how this ends."
Diggle rushed at Shrapnel as the bomber shot him down and people started to scream and scatter around the plaza in panic.
"You bastard!" Henry snarled as he rushed at Shrapnel, who threw on the floor a flashbang, knocking Henry on the ground as Shrapnel threw a grenade in the air as the Arrow and Canary rode to the plaza and the Arrow shot the grenade in the air as it exploded, while Shrapnel ran away. "Diggle…"
"Don't worry about me, get him!" Diggle ordered.
The Arrow, the Canary and Henry chased down Shrapnel as the Arrow knocked him on the ground before the bomber got up on his feet with a trigger. "Drop your weapons! I've got charges planted all over Starling. I drop this stick, they all blow." They stared at him, not moving. "Did you just hear what I said?"
"Yep." The Arrow said before firing and severing the wire from the trigger as the bomber tried to press the button but nothing happened. The Canary approached the bomber from behind, hitting him in the face with her baton, knocking him out.
Three years ago
Richard and Sara jumped down to see the humanoid creatures with deformed faces snarling as Sara stabbed one of the creatures with her knife in the face, but to her shock, it's face healed. "You are toying with dangerous forces here. I have lived among humans for ages, unnoticed. In short, I'm the Untitled you should not have bothered."
"You're dangerous." Richard snapped. "We can't let you roam free."
"Prepare for… unimaginable suffering." The creature snarled as the rest of them turned to Richard and Sara, glaring with relentless rage.
"Oh, this is not good." Sara paled.
The creatures lunged at Sara and Richard as Sara dodged and slashed one of them in the hip as it screamed in pain, while she and Richard were fighting them back.
Present, Starling City
Henry was walking down the street before he saw Laurel walking down in the opposite direction, dread on her face. "Laurel. Is everything OK?"
Laurel sighed. "No. It's not. It's Sebastian Blood. He's not who everyone believes him to be."
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