First off, I'm just curious, who wants Rose to join the team, after all, the daughters of the Green Arrow and Deathstroke together might be cool. And also, an old favorite of mine will be returning in this chapter.
"Jasmine, are you sure about this?" Ryan asked his girlfriend.
"Felicity ran Rose's DNA up against a sample of Slade's and confirmed her story. She is his daughter. And considering that if we do this for her, she'll tell us everything she knows about Grant, it's worth it, besides, her request isn't that unreasonable." Jasmine said as the elevator doors opened a very familiar man walked out
"Much nicer than any of your old man's lairs, I'll tell you that." Slade Wilson said with a grin as Jasmine smiled at him.
"Slade, thank you for coming on such short notice." Jasmine said, shaking his hand.
"My pleasure. I thought there was only one child in my life I didn't know about, but it turns out there are two of them." Slade said.
"So, you and Isabel Rochev? I don't see it." Jasmine said.
"Well I wasn't exactly in my right mind back then. I don't know what your dad's excuse is." Slade said with a chuckle as Jasmine grimaced.
"Please, I get nightmares from thinking about my parents doing that, I really do not need the image of dad with another woman either." Jasmine said.
"Of course. But anyways, where's Rose?" Slade asked.
"I'll lead you to her cell." Jasmine said as they began to walk.
"Cell?" Slade asked.
"It's just a precaution. Once I get what I need from her, she's free to go." Jasmine assured him.
"No, I'm surprised that she hasn't escaped yet." Slade said.
"Yeah, so are we." Ryan said.
"And you are?" Slade asked.
"Oh Slade, this is my boyfriend and teammate Ryan Ghost. He's the only person on the team who isn't related to or was a member of my dad's team." Jasmine said.
"Really, okay then. Now, let me see my daughter." Slade said and Jasmine nodded as he led her back to the cell Rose was being held in.
"Here she is." Jasmine said as she approached Rose's cell, Slade in tow.
"Wow, she looks so much like her mother. I'm surprised Ms. Smoak never made the connection." Slade said.
"Well to be fair, there were no records of Isabel having a child, legitimate or otherwise." Jasmine said.
"True." Slade said.
"Can you stop talking about me like I'm not here." Rose said as she turned to face them and she had a little gasp when she saw her father standing on the other side of the bars.
"You know, for once I'd like to meet one of my children when they aren't inside a prison cell." Slade said.
"Yeah well, maybe if you'd been around I would've chosen a different path." Rose said.
"Blame your mother for that one. She's the one who kept you a secret from me. Had I know you existed, once I was clear of the Mirakuru I would've searched for you. Just like I've been your brothers." Slade said.
"Speaking of which Rose, we had a deal. In exchange for meeting your father, you promised to tell me everything you know about Grant." Jasmine said.
"Open the cell first." Rose said.
"That wasn't our deal. I need reassurance that you'll uphold your end of the deal. Once you give me what I need, then I'll let you out." Jasmine said, but Slade held up his hand.
"Let me talk to her. Father to daughter." Slade said and Jasmine nodded.
"See if you can talk some sense into her while you're at it." Jasmine said as she left them alone.
"Okay, it's just you and me now." Slade said.
"You're really going to let her keep me in here?" Rose asked.
"I think we both know that you could've escaped before now if you wanted to. So tell me, why are you trying to kill Jasmine Queen. She's done nothing to you. If anything, she's shown you more kindness than you deserve." Slade said.
"Her family took everything from mine. Her grandfather led my mom on and then left her with nothing and then her father destroyed your life. I want justice." Rose said.
"This isn't justice you're talking about. It's vengeance for something that doesn't even concern you. You're just like your brothers, except you've inherited your mother's selfishness and delusions. Even when influenced by the Mirakuru, I don't know what I saw in her, but it's clear you should not have grown up with her, for even after her death, she still lives on through your actions." Slade said.
"That's a good thing right." Rose asked, though now she seemed a bit uncertain.
"No, your mother was a horrible woman, she deserved what she got. And as for me, well my fate was far kinder than I deserve. Oliver Queen should've killed me for killing his mother. But he didn't. Instead he chose to let me live and forgive me for things for worse then he ever did to me and I've forgiven him for it as well. He's a good man who's suffering for no reason. If any part of you is my child, then surely, you have to know deep down that what you're doing now is wrong. Tell Jasmine what you know. The reason she wears that hood is the same reason her father did. She's trying to right the wrongs of her family. Perhaps you can be the one who does the same for ours." Slade said trying to get through to at least one of his children.
"How would I do that?" Rose asked.
"You start by doing the right thing. Please Rose, history already sees our family as monsters because of me and your brothers. Be the one who redeems us." Slade said.
"Okay. First, give Jasmine this." Rose said as she reached into her bust and pulled out a flash drive.
"What's this?" Slade asked as he took the drive his daughter was holding out to him.
"Everything I know about Grant's operations and his plans are this drive. I'm not sure if anything on here will be enough to help Jasmine exonerate her father, but it's a start." Rose said.
"If it's as good as you say, I'm sure Jasmine will release you." Slade said as he began to walk away.
"Thank you." Rose said.
"For what?" Slade asked, turning back to her.
"For being a good dad." Rose said simply and Slade actually smiled at the sound of that as he headed towards the main room.