Disclaimer: I do not own Arrow or anything else you may recognize.
China
Night
"You sure this place is safe?" Oliver asked Maseo as he looked out the window into the street.
"As safe as I could manage." Maseo said as he unconsciously looked over at Sara.
Oliver followed his gaze and his heart broke for the mother of his child. She had not said a word since they ran from White. The moment they got here, she sat in a corner, Shado in her arms, huddled up. She had sat in the corner silently, dried tears on her face for so long that even Oliver and Akio were hesitant to approach her.
After thinking for a minute, Oliver stood up and walked over to Sara. Sitting down next to her, Oliver reached out and brushed some of the tears from her face. Turning to him, Sara gets an inquiring look on her face.
"I know nothing I say can make this better…just tell me what you want Sara." Oliver pleaded with her.
"I want to kill China White." Sara said in a low, venomous look that causes Shado to look at her mother with a look that Oliver can only describe as startled.
"And we will, okay? But first, we need to get away from Waller. The moment we are all safe from Waller, I will help you do whatever it takes to kill that white haired psychotic bitch. But we aren't just responsible for us anymore." Oliver said as he reaches down and gives his fingers over to his daughter.
Sara nodded, deciding to put her vendetta against White aside for now. The two stand up and walk over to where Maseo and Tatsu are talking.
"…nowhere we can run that Waller won't find us." Maseo was saying to Tatsu when they walk over.
"So what are we gonna do?" Sara asked them as a determination fills Oliver.
"I'm gonna find Waller first." Oliver said firmly as Sara and Tatsu turn to him, disbelief and righteous anger on their faces.
"Like hell you are. You are not breaking into Argus by yourself." Sara growls, pulling Shado closer to her chest.
"You're right, he's not," Maseo said as he got to his feet, "he's going to walk in," Maseo pulled out a security card, "my pass card to the field office."
"Oliver." Sara growled and Oliver knew he was in trouble when she didn't call him Ollie.
"Sara, I'm going to protect our family. I have to take out Waller and this may be the only chance we have." Oliver reasoned with her.
Sara calmed down slightly but it was clear she wasn't happy. Oliver took her face in his hands and gives her a quick her. Oliver pulls back, takes Maseo's card, and walks out the door.
Argus base
Later
After using Maseo's access card to open the door, Oliver walks inside. Holding his gun ready, Oliver cautiously walked inside, looking for Waller. Feeling someone behind him, Oliver turns around to see a soldier standing behind him. Oliver is about to pull the trigger when someone beats him to it. The soldier is hot from behind and falls to the floor, dead.
Amanda Waller had seen better days, was Oliver's first though as he looked at her. She was in what looked like a military version of a hospital gown. She appeared to be injured and was leaning heavily against the wall, as if she would die without its support.
"Don't shoot." Waller ordered.
"What the hell is going on?" Oliver demanded not lowering his gun.
"They've been holding me here for months," Waller said only to scoff when Oliver didn't lower his gun, "what, you don't believe me?"
Her answer came in the form of Oliver not lowering his gun. With a tight smile full of frustration, Waller drops the gun to the floor. Still, Oliver does not relax his stance.
"Look at him; he's army, not Argus." Waller pointed out as she gestured to the soldier.
"So what, Shrieve did all this?" Oliver asked skeptically.
"Shrieve held me hostage…targeted you, Ms. Lance, and the Yamashiros…for death." Waller said, seemingly dealing with a lot of pain.
"Why would he do that?" Oliver asked, not seeing the logic.
"The Alpha/Omega. Shrieve plans to unleash it on Hong Kong, claim that the triad mishandled a bioweapon that they never should have had." Waller explained.
"That's insane." Oliver said disgusted by Shrieve's plan.
"Shrieve sees China as a military and economic threat." Waller explained.
"He's kill himself and his men just to kill China?" Oliver asked in disbelief.
"His team has developed a vaccine that they can inoculate themselves with." Waller explained.
Waller moved and Oliver pointed a gun at her, causing her to freeze. The whole time, Oliver's mind raced. A vaccine? There a way to save his family and the Yamashiro's? This sounded too good to be true.
"Run. Get as far away from Hong Kong as you can. If you survive…I hope we meet again someday. Now go." Waller ordered and Oliver didn't need to be told twice.
China, next day
Morning
"So when is Shrieve going to distribute the virus?" Maseo asked Oliver as breakfast the next morning.
"Don't know." Oliver admitted.
"If he's gonna pin it on the triad, he's gonna do it soon." Sara pointed out as she walked over with Shado in her arms.
"We need to leave Hong Kong, soon." Oliver ordered.
"My contacts say Shrieve has men everywhere with more resources at his disposal than Waller ever had." Maseo told them.
"Shrieve has made sure we won't get off this island alive." Tatsu pointed out.
"Well Ollie and I have been in a situation almost exactly like before twice yet we are still here." Sara told her friend fiery.
"Well, if we can't run, Waller said that Shrieve had a vaccine somewhere in Hong Kong." Oliver revealed.
"You wanna steal some of the vaccine?" Maseo asked in disbelief.
"If he's gonna set it off, he's gotta have it somewhere in Hong Kong." Sara pointed out.
"He'll keep it close." Maseo agreed.
"Like his home base close?" Oliver inquired.
"Yes." Maseo said as he took out his phone to call his contacts.
"Sara…you need to stay here," Oliver placed a hand on her shoulder when she opened her mouth to argue; "someone needs to stay with the kids. And you gave birth just yesterday, you still need to recover."
"…doesn't mean I have to like it." Sara grumbles.
Army base
Night
"This doesn't look like a typical army base." Oliver noted as he, Maseo, and Tatsu walked inside.
"Matthew Shrieve is not your typical army general, apparently." Maseo mentioned dryly.
The trio moved through the base stealthily before the came upon a soldier. Before he even knew they were there, Oliver had him in a headlock and made it impossible the guard to shot his weapon.
"Quiet," Oliver growled in his ear, "where's the vaccine. You can end up unconscious or you can end up dead."
"Two lefts, second door on your right." The soldier grunts out against Oliver's grip.
"Good choice." Oliver said before knocking him unconscious.
They follow the soldier's directions and find the lab with the vaccine. As Maseo and Tatsu stand guard, Oliver takes six vials of vaccine, one for both families. As Oliver pockets them, they hear someone approach. As they flee through a window, Oliver spots a cellphone on the counter and grabs it as he follows his companions.
China
Later
The trio arrive back at their safe house and promptly freeze. The house is a wreck, Sara and Akio are on the floor, unconscious, and Shado is missing. Maseo and Tatsu go to Akio while Oliver goes to Sara. After some gentle rousing, both are awake.
"Where's Shado?" Sara demands once she was awake.
"I was just about to ask you the same question. What happened?" Oliver almost growled at her, something he has never done.
"There were men, soldiers, they shot us with tranquilizers. They must have taken the Shado."
So, what do you guys think? Please leave any thoughts or comments in a review, feedback is greatly appreciated.