"Hey, you, I'm terrible with names. I'm gonna call you Fonzie" Mick shouted to the second in command as he stood on top of the bar with a drink in hand. The gang stood in front of him dancing to music and worshipping their new leader, Mick.
"Yeah!" The crowd cheered loudly as Vyra downed a shot of whiskey before jumping onto the stage and dancing.
"I'm gonna call you Kenickie. Anyone else here need a name?" Mick shouted before Leonard walked over to him.
"Your highness, can I get a moment of your time, please?" Leonard asked sarcastically.
"Sure. Ah, isn't the future great?" Mick said jumping down from the bar and walking through the crowd.
"We really should be getting back to Rip and Sara" Leonard said following him.
"Why?" Mick asked confused.
"Cause I'm not looking to put down roots here" Leonard explained as they reached the bar.
"No, you're looking to root my sister and she is over there having the time of her life" Mick said as they looked over to find Vyra hanging upside down from the roof, hanging from her tail while drinking shot after shot and dancing upside down.
"This is everything we've ever wanted. I got a gang that does everything I tell them to. I got a fur coat. I got a chalice" Mick explained before demanding another drink.
"What about stopping Savage?" Leonard asked not being about to take his eyes of Vyra. She looked sexy as hell hanging there and dancing but that wasn't the real Vyra anymore. Leonard knew that she may be unsure of who she is since getting her memory back but he knew that she was still Rip's second in command and was loyal to him.
"What about it? You're the one who said we're in this for the score, remember? We could live like kings here. No cops, no heroes... just some fool in a green hoodie. It's Christmas every day. Ah, my sweet" Mick said pulling the same chick of before to his side and walking off, much to Leonard's annoyance. He watched as Vyra teleported from her spot hanging from the roof and back onto the dance floor. Leonard pushed his way through the crowd and grabbed Vyra by the hand.
"Can we talk?" Leonard asked but Vyra was so wrapped up in the music and the alcohol that she ignored him and started grinding close to him seductively. Leonard felt his body reacting to the way Vyra's body touched his and he reacted instinctively and pulled Vyra flush against his body and growled huskily. Vyra licked her lips seductively and ran her hands up his chest and around his neck. Leonard lent in close so he was centimeters away from her lips. He could feel her breath on his lips and this made his remember the other times they had kissed which made him remember Rip and the reason he came over to her to begin with.
"Vyra, we need to go find Sara and Rip. You remember Rip, your captain? Your friend?" Leonard asked trying very hard to focus on the conversation and not on Vyra's body pressed against his. Vyra grinned coyly at him.
"You really want to be talking about Rip right now?" Vyra breathed into his ear before nipping Leonard's bottom lip lightly making Leonard lose all control. He closed the gap between their lips and pushed her up against the wall kissing her passionately, wrapping her legs around his waist and running his hands up her thighs. They were interrupted by a group of men wearing helmets followed by Grant Wilson. The music stopped abruptly.
"Party's over. Everyone hit the streets. Hit everybody on them. I want Green Arrow dead by morning" Grant ordered as Leonard stepped away from Vyra and they fixed their clothes up and lent against the wall as Mick stepped forward angrily.
"Listen, pal, this is my gang. The only orders they take are from me" Mick said firmly making Grant laugh.
"Hmm, might be your gang, but it's my city. Green Arrow is running with a female assassin in white and a Brit in a brown coat. Kill them all" Grant shouted making Leonard and Vyra stiffen as the men and bike gang left the bar. Vyra frowned confused as Leonard walked over to Mick.
"Looks like your new minions are about to go on a citywide manhunt for Rip and Sara" Leonard said annoyed.
"So, what?" Mick grunted.
"They're gonna kill our friends" Leonard replied as Vyra stared into space, the hazed 'old Vyra' state that she was in moments ago was slowly disappearing and she remembered how much she cared about Rip.
"Since when did they become our friends?" Mick asked.
"You tell me. You and Raymond seemed to get pretty tight back in Russia" Leonard replied sarcastically, referring to the fact that he made Leonard save him in the prison.
"I've never been tight with anyone… besides Vyra" Mick said, his eyes flickering to his sister who was still staring into space.
"Mick, it's time to go" Leonard demanded before starting to walk away from him and over to Vyra.
"You're not the boss of me" Mick shouted pulling out his Heat Ray.
"Actually, I am" Leonard replied pulling out his Cold Ray. Vyra growled annoyed and teleported between the two men.
"Enough! I'm having enough trouble with my own two personalities I don't need to be dealing with you two idiots arguing either. So, let's all take a deep breath. And we'll make ourselves a deal. You help me and Leonard get to Rip and Sara. Once they're safe, we can have this conversation. Fair?" Vyra asked with a slight hint of a tone that suggested she wasn't asking but when Leonard and Mick didn't respond and kept glaring at each other she growled dangerously and pulled out both of her daggers. She pressed one against Leonard's throat with her left hand and pressed the other against Mick's throat using her tail to hold the other dagger.
"Or we can do this the hard way where we fight for the right to make the decision but we all know that is going to end. It's going to end the same way it always does. I win. I decide what we do. So, let's skip the messy fighting this once and go find Rip" Vyra said glaring at the two thieves who finally relented and nodded to Vyra.
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"I got to admit, that wasn't bad advice, Grey" Jefferson said as he and Martin walked through the Waverider.
"So, things went well with Ms. Saunders?" Martin asked happily.
"Oh, yeah" Jefferson said simply.
"Well, I have more good news. I was able to very subtly confirm that Raymond has no romantic inclinations towards your crush object" Martin added happy to help his other half of Firestorm.
"Okay, well, once we've sorted out my love life, we need to update your vocabulary" Jefferson teased.
"Can't wait" Martin muttered sarcastically.
'I'm gonna go check on Kendra" Jefferson said handing Martin the tablet and walking off just as Raymond walked over to them.
"I got the initial dampeners back online. Once the rest of the team returns with the Neuromorphic Prototype, Gideon will be good to go" Raymond explained happily.
"Excellent. Sooner we get out of here, the better" Martin said as they started walking.
"And thank you, by the way" Raymond said confusing Martin.
"Whatever for?" Martin asked.
"Well, till you mentioned it, I hadn't really thought about Kendra in that way, because, you know, she and Carter were destined to be together in this lifetime, but it's all changed and, uh, you know, she's quirky and funny and beautiful and a pretty good welder" Raymond said as Martin's plan backfired.
"So... you know, what about all those things we were talking about? The mission and so forth?" Martin asked trying to salvage his original plan.
"Oh, well, we're all adults here, right? Getting to know each other a little bit better, it's not gonna stop us from saving the world" Raymond said shrugging before walking off.
"Oh, boy" Martin said as he realized he royally screwed up.
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