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So yeah, 2-3 surprises in this chapter and the next. Some of you might have seen them coming but I think you will like them nonetheless.
To Chaos Sorcerer: The conflict between Elektra and some people got moved to 5x16 due to several reasons. It makes more sense there.
Chapter 21- Impeached
"When did you learn the Green Arrow killed Detective Malone?" asked one reporter among the many who had surrounded Oliver as he was walking into the building with Thea, Quentin and some bodyguards, including Dinah.
"Why did you protect the Green Arrow?" asked another reporter.
"There is no comment for now", said Quentin to the reporters, "But we will have something for you shortly. Thanks."
As they went inside, Thea said, "I called in every favor that I could. I still don't know how this got leaked."
"We know how this got leaked", said Oliver as all bodyguards except Dinah walked off, "It was Prometheus. He sent the ACU after me as the Green Arrow and now he is coming after me as the Mayor."
The four then stood in his office.
"Something he set you up for in the first place", said Thea.
"Nobody's saying the guy isn't smart", said Quentin.
"We're just gonna have to be smarter", said Dinah, "What's the plan, boss?"
"We don't have a plan yet", said Oliver, "But if we lose this office, then Prometheus has won."
"I just realized", said Dinah, "Am I allowed to be in here?"
"The detail usually stands outside", said Thea.
"Better go blend in", said Dinah as she walked out.
"Well", said Thea, "On the political front, I think the plan should be to deny, deflect and obfusticate."
"That's just gonna confuse the people", said Quentin.
"Yeah", said Thea, "But that's the point."
"How about we tell the truth?" said Oliver and after noticing Thea's gaze said, "A version of the truth. That the Green Arrow is a good guy and I gave him the benefit of the doubt."
"You know what? It worked with Pike", said Quentin, "I'll tell the vultures you're gonna be making a statement."
As he walked out, Thea asked, "Do you want me to write a draft for you?"
"No, thanks", said Oliver, "I'll write it myself."
There was a knock on the door and in came Adrian and Matt.
"Yes- Adrian, Matt", said Oliver.
Adrian showed them a paper. "What's this?" asked Oliver.
"My letter of resignation in which I take sole responsibility for the cover-up. Murdock here is temporary DA in my absence."
"I tried to talk Mr. Chase out of it", said Matt.
"No", said Oliver to Adrian.
"The cover-up was my idea", pointed out Adrian.
"And I approved it", pointed out Oliver, "I'm the Mayor."
"And if this impeachment proceeding goes the way it will", said Adrian, "Not for long."
The five of them then sat down to discuss what to do about the matter.
Adrian then explained, "The council has broad powers to run impeachment hearings as it sees fit."
"It calls its own witnesses, enters its own evidence", said Matt.
"They call a vote, majority rules", finished Adrian.
"Can't Oliver defend himself?" asked Thea.
"This is not a criminal trial", said Matt grimly.
"The council needs a pound of flesh", said Adrian, "And I'm volunteering. There isn't much to lose here as you have a good replacement in Mr. Murdock here."
"You don't need to volunteer, Mr. Chase", said Matt.
"I've already said no to that", said Oliver.
"Yeah", said Adrian, "I'm persistent."
"I have a better idea", said Oliver, "Be my lawyers. Both of you."
Adrian Chase tried to protest, "Mr. Mayor-"
"It's Oliver", said Oliver, "And I'm not your boss anymore. I'm your client."
Later, Elektra, Roy and Felicity watched the news in the Arrow Cave.
The reporter said, "News of the cover-up sent shockwaves throught City Hall, forcing Council members into enacting a rarely used impeachment clause. Mayor Oliver Queen's adminstration might be over."
The elevator opened and Oliver walked in.
"That woman never reports good news", said Felicity.
"Yeah", said Roy in agreement, "I have seen her reporting bad news since 2012."
"Must be tiring", commented Elektra, "Watching the same face again and again on a certain channel."
"It'll all work out", said Oliver, "Just waiting for my hearing."
"I don't remember you being this optimistic", said Roy.
"That's his new mojo", said Felicity.
"Where's Matthew?" asked Elektra.
"He's representing me", revealed Oliver, "Him and Chase both. So they're working on it. Because of those two, I'll beat this. How's the extraction of data from Prometheus' mother's house going?"
"The sniffer extracts one petabyte of data at a time", said Felicity, "So its like looking for a needle in a large haystack. But Curtis and I are working on it."
"Good", said Oliver.
"I think you will beat this, Oliver", said Elektra, "Matthew is a capable man."
"I know", said Oliver, "Which is why I trust him."
In a rundown apartment, another person was watching the news report of Oliver Queen's impeachment. It was Vigilante.
He now believed Oliver Queen was a corrupt Mayor for covering up the circumstances of Malone's death so he was going to kill him.
He was preparing his gun to take down Oliver. He aimed it at the screen which was showing Oliver's face.
"Bang!"
A reporter reported live in City Hall, "This marks only the 2nd time in the 148-year history of this city that a Mayor has faced impeachment. In 1898, Mayor Prescott was removed from office. We will see what fate awaits Mayor Queen who is now stepping into the building."
Oliver walked into the building, flanked by Dinah. Adrian and Matt were there too.
Oliver saw Susan at a corner.
"Susan!" he said, "What're you doing here?"
"Don't worry, Oliver", she said, "You'll do fine. I'm on your side."
She then gave him a quick kiss as encouragement.
"Thank you", said Oliver.
The trial now began.
Oliver was sitting on his alloted place with Adrian next to him and Matt next to him.
"So what do you think Oliver's chances are?" Thea asked Adrian and Matt.
Councilman Kullens banged the hammer on the table and said, "Come to order."
"We're about to find out", whispered Adrian.
"Hopefully, more than 10%", said Matt, "Because right now, they are less than that."
Kullens then spoke, "We recently learned that Detective William Malone was murdered by the vigilante known as the Green Arrow. It appears that the Mayor knew some time ago and actively worked to hide the fact, even from the SCPD. Today, the Council considers two grave questions- did Oliver Queen's actions violate the oath he took faithfully to serve Star City, and should he therefore be removed as Mayor?"
Later, the Medical Examiner testified, "My autopsy showed that mortal injury on the deceased was consistent with the edging of the arrow heads used by the Green Arrow."
"I have your original cause-of-death report", said Kullens as he held the report for everyone to see, "In which you conclude that the Green Arrow killed Malone, but it was never included in the case file. Why is that?"
The Medical Examiner said, "The DA came to me, and-"
"You're referring to Adrian Chase?" interrupted Councilwoman Pollard.
"That's correct", said the Medical Examiner, "He instructed me to revise the report to indicate that the Throwing Star killer was responsible."
"This isn't going well for any of you", whispered Matt.
"This report", said Kullens as he held it in front of them, "And you went ahead and signed it, and passed it to the police, even though you knew it was fake. Is that the case?"
"Yes", said the Medical Examiner.
"Why?" asked Kullens, "Did Mr. Chase threaten you?"
"He didn't have to", she said, "He said the request came from the Mayor himself."
Oliver winced. Adrian's face was an emotionless mask. Matt was very tense.
Later, Pike testified, "He told me the Green Arrow killed the Mayor."
"Did he say why?" asked another Councilwoman Pollard.
"He said that the Throwing Star killer, a man we've been calling Prometheus, manipulated him", said Pike.
"Did he say why this Prometheus would want to orchestrate Detective Malone's murder?" asked Pollard.
"No", said Pike.
"Standing here today, do you believe what Mr. Queen has told you?" she asked.
"Honestly", said Pike, "I'm not sure. He's clearly determined to protect the Green Arrow for his own purposes. The question here is why."
Later- Oliver, Quentin, Adrian, Matt and Thea walked out of the building. This wasn't going in their favor at all.
"Who's most in our corner?" asked Oliver.
"Pollard", said Quentin, "Believe it or not."
"That's not surprising", said Oliver, "She can't call in the marker I owe her for helping with the gun reform if I'm impeached."
"Matthew!" said Adrian, "Touch base with her."
"Yes, Mr. Chase", said Matt, "I'll see if she testifies in his defense."
As he walked off, Oliver got into the car with Thea and Quentin and Adrian gave him a nod. Oliver nodded back as a bodyguard closed the car door and it went off.
"Well", said Thea, "This is bad."
"This is beyond bad", said Oliver.
"What do we do now?" asked Quentin.
"At this rate", said Thea, "We will have to sacrifice a scapegoat and there are only four- You, Adrian, Malone or-"
"Green Arrow", finished Oliver.
Vigilante appeared in front of the car and started firing.
"Hold on!" said Dinah to the driver. She was sitting next to him. The car flipped and fell down.
Vigilante walked towards the toppled car and said, "My target's the Mayor and his corruption. He surrenders and I'll let the rest of you live."
The front door opened and Dinah leapt out. She screamed and the sonic waves threw Vigilante away. He crashed against a car and fell down.
Oliver, Thea and Quentin were all wounded. Oliver's head was bleeding. Thea had a gash on the right side of her face while Quentin was limping.
The three crawled out of the car and Oliver said to Thea, "Hey, hey! Get to safety!"
As she walked away, Oliver said, "Quentin! The driver!"
Quentin limped towards the front seat to get the driver.
Vigilante looked at Dinah and threw a bola at her. Before she could react, it wrapped around her legs and she fell down, unable to move.
Thea arrived and pushed Vigilante to the ground. He tried to attack but she put him in a chokehold. But the crash had weakened her so he grabbed her by the shoulder and threw her away.
Oliver stepped up and said, "You want me? Come on!"
Vigilante took out another gun and fired but Oliver jumped to the other side of the car to save himself. Sirens blared and police vans arrived.
"Lucky you", said Vigilante, "You get one more day."
Later, the police questioned Thea while the driver was given some medical attention.
Oliver's head was being treated by a medical worker.
"I appreciate what you're doing", said Oliver to him, "But I'm fine."
"Mr. Mayor, with all due respect", said the man, "Your head's bleeding and our concussion protocol's even stricter than the NFL's."
"Well", said Oliver, "I'm the Mayor so I'm suspending it."
The man walked off as Quentin approached him and said, "The driver's fine. He took a hit to the shoulder and he's got a bump on the head, but he's fine. And before you ask, he didn't see you go all Bruce Lee back there."
"Where's Dinah?" asked Oliver.
"She's doing her job", said Quentin, "Working the scene."
"All right", said Oliver, "I got to get to the bunker."
He tried to get up but Quentin put him back down gently and said, "Easy."
Adrian and Matt walked up to them.
"He knows about the concussion protocol, right?" Adrian asked Quentin.
"Yeah, so I've heard", said Oliver.
"This was Vigilante?" asked Matt just to be sure.
"Yeah", said Oliver, "Because of the impeachment hearing, I'm a criminal."
"You all right?" Adrian asked Quentin.
"I've never been better", said Quentin and walked off.
"So I had the Unis keep the press out of the cordon", said Adrian.
"You don't want them snapping shots of you in the ambulance", said Matt.
"Yeah, no ambulance", said Oliver, "I'm tougher than I look. I got to get back the office."
"No you don't", said Matt.
"While under the threat of impeachment, you can't exactly amend bylaws", said Adrian, "So the concussion protocol, it's a thing."
"It's okay Ollie", said Thea as she walked up to him, "I'll go back to the office and tell everyone we're working overtime. Plus, I'm never getting into a limo with you again."
She then walked off.
Later, Oliver was sitting on the hospital bed while Dr. Schwartz examined him.
The reporter on the TV said, "In the wake of the attack, Councilman Kullens has called a brief recess to the impeachment hearing. If the Mayor is medically cleared, the Council will vote tomorrow."
"Sounds like you need a note from your doctor, Mr. Mayor", said Dr. Schwartz.
"This is ridiculous", protested Oliver, "I know what a real injury feels like."
"Well", said Dr. Schwartz, "I can only imagine, given your other job."
The previous year, Green Arrow had brought a mortally wounded Laurel Lance/Black Canary to Dr. Schwartz. She had not been able to save her life, but she had known that Oliver Queen was the Green Arrow since then.
"You're right", she said, "Your CAT scan is clear."
Oliver tried to get up but she said, "Ah, ah, ah. Not so fast. Look, I cannot discharge you without a few more hours of observation."
Oliver tried to protest, "Dr. Schwartz-"
"People can withstand only so much strain", said Dr. Schwartz, "And being both- the Mayor and the Green Arrow, its unsustainable."
"I assure you, Dr. Schwartz", said Oliver, "My body can handle it."
"I'm not talking about your body", she said as she pointed to her head, "I'm talking about this. The mind needs rest or at least someone to take your thoughts off the evil you face each day."
"Dr. Schwartz", said Oliver, "Are you prescribing me a girlfriend?"
"Or just a friend", she said.
"And if my friend has two jobs like me?" asked Oliver with a chuckle.
With a sigh, Dr. Schwartz said, "Then God help you both."
Dinah was still investigating the scene with several other cops. The others hadn't been able to find anything useful.
As Dinah used her torch to illuminate the ground, she saw a piece of Vigilante's visor. She realized that her sonic scream had broken a piece of it.
She picked it up and put it back in her pocket. Nobody noticed.
She contacted Felicity via comm and said, "I've got something."
"What have you got?" she asked.
"When my sonic scream hit Vigilante", she said, "It broke a piece of his visor. Looks like its lined to some kind of circuitry."
"That's good", said Felicity, "Maybe I can find out where he bought it from."
"I can do one better", said Curtis as he walked up to them, "My T-spheres can track the tech to their individual owner."
"Except it won't be ready till the iPhone 16 is released", said Rene.
"Why don't you straight up say "it will take a long time to get it ready?"" said Elektra to him in an annoyed tone.
"What's a T-sphere?" asked Dinah.
"Curtis' balls", said Rene which caused Felicity to chuckle and even Elektra gave a smirk.
"They're something really fascinating of my own invention", said Curtis, "I realized that Quantum computation could be used to harness the-"
"Forget I asked", said Dinah who did not understand the science much, "I'll bring you the visor, ok?"
"Copy that", said Elektra.
Dinah cut the call and turned to see Adrian looking at her. She was frightened as she thought he had heard everything.
"Personal call?" he asked, which caused her to relax as this meant he hadn't heard a thing.
"Uh, yeah", she said, "I had a family emergency. I'm sorry."
"Don't be", said Adrian sympathetically, "Family's important."
Looking at the piece of the visor in her hand, he asked, "Hey, why don't I log that in for you so you can handle your emergency?"
Looking at her conflicted expression, he said, "Don't worry. I'll take good care of it."
He then took the visor piece from her hand and walked past her. He stopped for a moment and said, "I hope everything is okay with your family."
He then walked off. From a distance, Matt heard the entire thing and felt uneasy. He knew Adrian Chase was a smart man. Maybe he suspected something.
Vigilante was walking around on a rooftop, gun in hand. He suddenly heard a whooshing sound. Reacting in time, he turned and caught a shuriken before it hit him on the face.
"Oliver Queen is mine", said Prometheus to him as he stood not far from him.
"Not if I kill him first", said Vigilante and fired at him. Prometheus ran from there and hid in the shadows.
As Vigilante moved towards where he believed Prometheus was hidden, another shuriken hit him from behind and he howled in pain.
He then looked around, wondering where Prometheus was.
"You killed some of my men", said a man with a different accent.
Vigilante turned around to see a Japanese man looking at him. The man had a tonfa in his hand. He walked menacingly towards him.
Vigilante fired but he flipped to avoid all the shots.
"So you're joining the game too?", asked Prometheus as he emerged from his hiding place.
"You want to kill him too?" the Japanese man asked him.
"Yes", said Prometheus.
"Why?" he asked.
"He tried to kill my target", said Prometheus.
"So you're on my side?" asked the man.
"No", said Prometheus as the man looked at him in confusion, "Because you tried to go after my target too."
The Japanese man ran at Vigilante, grabbed his gun and punched him hard, making him stagger.
Prometheus leapt down to fight. He kicked Vigilante and he staggered back towards the Japanese man.
The man punched him again and he staggered towards Prometheus who punched him back at the man. The man gave him a flip kick and he staggered back towards Prometheus who swept his feet from under him and punched him hard.
Vigilante got up and tried to attack him but Prometheus grabbed him by the neck.
He then dragged him to the edge and threw him off. Vigilante managed to escape. Prometheus took out his sword and turned in time to block a strike from the Japanese man.
The man punched him on the face and he staggered back. As the man ran at him, he kicked him on the knee and he staggered too.
The man tried to hit him again but he flipped back to avoid and threw a shuriken which he deflected with his tonfa. He threw a small arrowhead at Prometheus who deflected it with his sword.
The two then clashed with their weapons for a while before the man swept Prometheus' feet from under him but before he could strike again, Prometheus grabbed him by his legs and threw him down too.
The two got up at the same time and Prometheus asked him, "Why are you after the Green Arrow?"
"He is the only one who can tell us where the thing we want is", said the man.
"I know what you want, Murakami", said Prometheus and the man's eyes widened in shock.
"How?" he asked.
"I have been looking into you all ever since you were in Bludhaven", said Prometheus, "I know what you all want."
"Will you tell us where it is?" asked Murakami.
"I can do one better", said Prometheus, "I can take you there but I need your help myself."
"We will if you can take us there", said Murakami.
"You are not at the top of this Hand as you call your group", said Prometheus, "That old woman called Gao is at the top. Come with her to the rundown apartment two blocks from yours tomorrow night and I will offer you a deal."
"Fine!" said Murakami, "If we accept it, then don't go back on your word."
"I won't", said Prometheus. Murakami then went away.
Prometheus then turned away and took off his hood, followed by his mask.
He then took out his cell phone and called the cops. As the cop on the other end picked up, Prometheus panted and started speaking, "Yes! I would like to report a sighting of Vigilante. This is District Attorney Adrian Chase."
One half of 5x15 done. So you got one surprise which is Murakami joining the fight between Prometheus and Vigilante.
By the way, did you find the fight funny? I mean, its like Prometheus and Murakami were playing a game of catch with Vigilante instead of a ball.
Honestly, lifetimes of experience do not mean much in either MCU or Arrowverse. Characters like Murakami and Nyssa are huge proof of that.
That Scimitar flashback from Chapter 17 will be continued in the next chapter.
Now what does the Hand want? Only Adrian Chase knows what they want. We'll find out in the next chapter which has a little more action.
By the way, if any of you are familiar with LOTR, then I have written a one-shot crack fic based on a certain LOTR meme. If you want, you can read it and give your opinion.
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