Chapter 54

Chong-Mai For

The Holidays

The Arrival

Part 2

Disclaimer: I own nothing but what you see here. And here's something I've been wondering on for years. How the hell do writers confuse defiantly for definitely? I've seen that a lot on here and its just always left me baffled cause clearly definitely does not sound like defiantly at all. Erm… Anyways… Now that that's over with, on with the show!


December 20th, 2010, 13 Hours Later en route to Chong-Mai

The plane ride over had been mostly quiet save for Franky's occasional actions and laughs as he busied himself with whatever he came across. And considering how stitched up he looked, it made Oliver wonder how much Hell the man had been through and why he was even still in service when he was clearly not even fit for it mentally but so far hadn't asked as he didn't want to offend their mission leader who seemed fairly friendly towards him and if he was thinking right, saw him as family. Oliver had yet to gear up and had had very little sleep due to nightmares which had made for a little tension with da Costa until Griffith shut her down. "So..." Started the archer randomly and making the team look at him.

"He speaks! Thought mister didn't speak at all!" Spoke up Franky with a smile.

"Oh I do, just hadn't had much to say."

"Well clearly you do now." Came the sarcastic remark from da Costa in her Brazillian accent.

Oliver had to refrain from rolling his eyes at the woman's attitude and keep himself calm as well. "Yeah, cause damn me getting all curious about you guys." He responded to her just as sarcastically.

"What's to know? Other then that I used to be a model in Rio de Janeiro until that cold bitch Amanda Waller came and blackmailed me into working for her. Which, by the way? I hate that bitch so damn much."

Her hands lit up in green fire and alarming Oliver in the process and she saw the reaction and rose one of her hands up. "Frightened are we? You do not have to worry as I only use it against those who attack me." Of course if she ever got the chance, she'd place a hand directly on Waller's face and burn her!

The archer scoffed at her with a shake of the head. "Alarming? Yes. Frightening? Hell no." Especially when he's fought Slade on Mirakuru, went against those red skinned things, that Minotaur, and survived China White.

"By the way, I hate her to the point I'd shove an arrow right into her cold blackened heart." Added the former castaway a few seconds later.

Beatriz could tell how serious the man was being and smirked at him while O'Brian made a remark of his own about the joys of having a new member of the 'We Hate Waller' club. "I take it you work for her too?" Asked Oliver with some curiousity in his voice.

"Yep, I wasn't always a good egg and its one of the reasons I'm stuck workin' for Waller. That and I can stretch myself some." O'Brian showed exactly what he meant by that by making his fingers longer then should be possible.

"I can only extend to a certain amount though and unlike Bea and her Brazillian mysticism, I got some weird acid crap in my blood and voila! The incredible Stretchy Man! Or Plastic Man if you want to go by official channels but those are boring!"

Well at least this guy is less serious. Thought Oliver to himself as he wondered if the other two were just as strange. Though with Franky he had a feeling the guy was but more so in the special kind of way. Ahh… If he only knew!

"So… What about you two?" He asked finally to Griffith and Franky.

"What about me?" Asked Franky confusedly and causing Griffith to chuckle.

"I got this one buddy." He assured his nephew who was quite happy with that idea.

"I've got a few more years on me then most of you here, along with a furry side that I'm sure you'll be seeing on this job. As for Franky? Well… Let's just say there would be trouble even believing it."

Oliver being Oliver strongly doubted it. "I'm not sure about that, especially after all I've seen."

Beatriz and O'Brian were equally as curious and voiced that they wanted to know as it couldn't be that weird compared to them! "Heh, alright then but don't say I didn't warn you guys. Hey Franky! You alright with it if I tell them about ya?"

"Go ahead! Maybe they want to be friends with Franky!" The cheerful guy called out as he kept himself occupied.

Warren chuckled to himself as his old friends certainly had a good kid. "You guys know about Frankenstein's Monster right?"

He got a few answers in return and had been right in his views that anything they would know came from pop culture. "That monster actually existed and he's still around to this day and going by Franklin now. I consider him to be like a brother and he's Franky's old man too."

Things were quiet on the plane for several seconds until O'Brian broke it. "Well… Damn." That had definitely been the last thing he was expecting! Beatriz and Oliver pretty much agreed with those words.

"You be friends?" Came the sudden and surprise question from Franky who seemed afraid of the rejection he might get from them.

"Yeah, sure buddy! Can't hurt to have more friends!" Spoke up O'Brian with a smile and both Oliver and Beatriz reluctantly nodded along with it. Though the archer doubted he would see much of the guy afterwards but he still wondered how Frankenstein's Monster could even have kids.

"Yay!" Shouted out Franky in happiness and even the somewhat cold Beatriz couldn't help but smile at the sight.

"Uhh.. Question… If his dad is the Monster, then how was he able to have Franky? Did someone make him like Frankenstein did?" Oliver would likely damn his curiousity but he just had to know!

"Life find way." Spoke up Franky with a big cheesy smile on his face before Warren could say anything.

"Yeah… Let's just go with that." As the reality had been bizarre as Hell when it came to Franklin and Myrra when they had been looking to have a son.

Things were silent for a few minutes after that as Oliver, Beatriz, and O'Brian tried not to think too much on just what exactly Franky's words had truly meant. About ten minutes into the silence, Warren broke it by directing Oliver over to a storage container that had gear for him in it, grabbing it and heading towards the restroom so that he could have a little privacy. He quickly changed into what he'd been given and couldn't help but stare at the mirror as he was quite the sight in green leather and combat pants that included a black t-shirt underneath, green gloves with black under them, along with armguards that were green and black. His arrows were a batch of the ones he'd made at the Foundry plus the carbon rod arrows along with some fletchettes that he could place in certain holders on his outfit. The last two items that completed the look was a small black mask that covered the eye area and a green colored PSE Brute Bow.

The whole thing made him think about that time at Xanadu's when he'd been wondering if the color green was going to be a thing in his life and it was starting to possibly seem like it was! A note from Shrieve was also left saying that the leather vest he had on was bullet proof and Oliver knew he was going to have to do something nice for the man. Stepping out of the bathroom and causing quite a few stares and a brief bout of silence until O'Brian broke it. "Heh… Green Arrow, totally fits perfectly in my head now."

"Eh, I suppose how some might see that to be impressive." Commented Beatriz with a shrug and Oliver rolled his eyes and was glad for the fact he had yet to go off on the woman since she was somewhat trying his nerves.

Franky thought it was really cool as well and if Oliver was being honest with himself, he couldn't wait to try out the new bow! "Alright team, grab your parachutes cause we're droppin' down into enemy territory. Don't forget your ration packs and we'll be doing recon of the place once we land before making a move. Understood?"

"Yes sir!" The other four shouted after Griffith asked his question and they got their equipment ready quickly.

Satisfied with what he saw, the man opened the hatch and was the first out into the night sky. Which was perfect for what they were doing in his view. And soon, the rest of the team joined him in the sky and all were ready for whatever happened next.


Author's Notes: Well that was a bit dialogue heavy! But I think that was a good place to end this chapter at. For those who may be wondering, Franky is pretty much my own creation with some inspiration from the Frankenstein's Monster who was seen in Beetleborgs and I thought that Frankenstein's Monster having the name Franklin would be somewhat ironic. Myrra being Myrra Rhodes of the DC team the Creature Commandos and Franky's mom. Gotta love screwing around with history! And looks like there is some mild friction between Fire and Oliver! Wonder how that'll affect things on the mission despite their shared hate of Amanda Waller?

Find out next time on that same LycoX channel! R and R!