Agents of ARGUS
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Summary: In Hong Kong, Oliver Queen and the Yamashiros with Amanda Waller leading the way essentially began the beginnings of ARGUS.
Life during Hong Kong had certainly proven to be interesting for Oliver Queen after Amanda Waller had taken him off the Amazo during his second year on Lian Yu. The castaway, once promised that he would be returned home once he had done as Amanda required of him had easily been more agreeable to sticking around. Even if there was some things he did that he just didn't like since he felt like it darkened his soul further. Now finally home after five years away from home, he had officially been back home for at least two months with no one the wiser to what he was doing with ARGUS or that he had been back in the city for longer then two months. As he had been tasked with setting up and heading the branch of the organization in that part of the country while the Yamashiros back in Hong Kong ran things there. Their stopping General Shrieve's plan to essentially bring down Hong Kong had led to the beginnings of Amanda Waller's dream known as ARGUS.
With his being stopped, the people of Hong Kong along with Akio Yamashiro never came to be at Death's Door. And as such, Maseo never walked away from his wife to eventually enter the service of Ra's Al Ghul. Afterwards, ARGUS quickly became a rapidly realized dream with quick growth that included the addition of Lyla Michaels who became Oliver's second in command of the base he ran outside of Starling City. This arrangement proved very beneficial as it allowed things to go far more smoother with the military personnel with her being there as most of them essentially saw him as a civiilian. Course as time went on they quickly saw he wasn't some ordinary civilian to ignore. His and Lyla's combined leadership led to an effectively ran branch of the organization. Oliver also over saw any interrogations that needed more persuasive techniques to get someone talking.
His methods had even left a few of the more hard core soldiers a bit squeamish in the process as well. The group also quiely got involved in a few matters of the city that occasionally were related to the list given to Oliver by his father. Naturally his Hood activities had gained the attention of those in Law Enforcement like Quentin Lance, but since he had already been active long before his 'official' return to the living, the man had no grounds for anything concerning him other then something bordering on hate due to what happened with Sara. Another thing of interest is that Oliver's extended time in Hong Kong before finally coming home was that it had allowed him to be around Mei more often, who he learned was a school teacher. The time the two spent around one another eventually led to the two falling in love and even getting married, even if at first she felt he was seeing her as a substitute for Shado but he had quickly put that belief to rest, much to her happiness.
Mei was also highly aware of what her husband did too as he preferred not to keep her in the dark, though he did leave out some details so as not to endanger her life and kept anyone else in ARGUS from knowing about any of it. When he had gone back to Starling City, she too had come with and it wasn't before long that she found herself a new teaching position. Unfortunately they had to be together in secret since otherwise would bring questions neither of them wanted to answer. But Oliver was getting close to the point of a little spillage about her to his mother. Which would help sell what he was doing in secret and also keep his sister from getting too annoyed with him about keeping secrets and generally not being all that willing to talk. At some point before he returned from the dead, Oliver, while dressed as the Hood had arranged a little intervention on behalf of his sister who he felt was in strong need of it.
The end result of it thankfully led to her turning her life around before she could go completely down the Rabbit Hole. One unexpected side affect of the intervention led to an early meeting with the girl known as Cindy, or Sin to her friends. Because of this, Thea, not wishing to see her new friend have to deal with the troubles of the Glades on her own, managed to talk her into coming and staying at the Queen mansion. Moira for her part had been rather flummoxed by it but in the end accepted the young girl into her home and even started to see her as a second daughter. Thea also even got an assistant's job down at CNRI working with Laurel, even though at first it had been awkward as Hell considering her big brother and all.
That also led to an early meeting with Roy Harper that Sin quickly took to calling 'Abercrombie', much to his annoyance and Thea's amusement. Sin and later Laurel often found amusement in watching the two dance around one another. Tommy had wisely kept out of it after a rather heated glare from Laurel that promised nothing good should he offer some kind of advice. Something that Roy himself got a kick out of, much to the Merlyn Scion's annoyance.
Because of this change of events, John Diggle was quickly brought on board with everything instead of being led around at first. It helped that being associated with them would also mean finding his brother's killer much more easier. The Goth girl known as Felicity Smoak had also joined up with the Starling group after a short stint in prison for hacking a federal database in an attempt to find out where her boyfriend Cooper had been taken too since no information had been given about his whereabouts. Her snark, babbling, and insane tech skills were a great addition to the Starling bunch as her more light heartedness kept things from being too dark and depressing.
She and Lyla also helped Diggle get his head out of his butt concerning Carly, much to the woman's immense happiness. Even if it was a bit bittersweet on Lyla's part considering the feelings she still had for John, but so long as he was happy that was all that mattered to her. He nearly quit however when Floyd Lawton aka Deadshot and the man who killed his brother was forced into joining the agency's Suicide Squad after Oliver had taken him down with an arrow to the eye.
Currently the fledgling Starling branch of ARGUS was looking into the deaths of several Mob men who were connected with Frank Bertinelli. And Paul Copani was the latest to be shot dead, and for Oliver he was finding this to be a bit more personal considering his mother was nearly killed in the crossfire. Lyla and even John had suggested he back off from this, but he wouldn't have it. Making them reluctantly back off. Which was what helped him get a meeting going with Frank Bertinelli as he hoped this would somehow lead him to Copani's killer. Not realizing just what he would be getting himself into soon after with Frank's daughter Helena. She'd come to hate him in the end however once he managed to stop her from killing her own father. That and being forced on the Suicide Squad.
Helena would have a slight hate for Mei too since Oliver never slept with her. Something Mei would end up slapping her over for and calling her on her illogical thinking. Naturally this actually led to the two being pretty friendly with one another, much to the confusion of Oliver himself and Diggle's constant amusement.
Author's Notes: I probably could have done more, but I felt it was best to end there. A full on story could probably be done if there's any interest in seeing it. And as always, suggestions are always welcome!