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"You don't remember who attacked you, Miss Rushman?" Quentin asked as Natasha came to, resting in the hospital room, feeling sharp pain in her abdomen.

"No. It… it all happened quickly. They stabbed me and then I passed out and that's all I remember." Natasha lied, acting as if she was in shock, still weak from the surgery. "What happened?"

"Someone saw that creep stab you and try to mug you." Hilton explained. "At the crime scene was found this." He showed Natasha a red rose in the evidence bag. "Any idea what does that mean?"

Natasha narrowed her eyes. There was someone with this calling card but she could not let them know that. "I… I'm not sure."

"Witnesses say he left that rose next to you before he bolted." Quentin said.

"Did you find him?" Natasha asked, although she knew that was unlikely.

"We're working on it. If you remember something that might help us identify…"

"I will. Thank you." Natasha nodded as Quentin and Hilton left and she sighed and clenched her fists.

Natasha was resting in her room, seemingly asleep as a nurse came to gave her sedatives before Natasha came to, knocking the nurse out and taking her clothes, disguising herself as she left the hospital room but she still felt a bit weak because of her injuries.

Natasha then went out, dialing a number from a phone booth as she breathed out.

"This is Black Widow. Code Red. Identification 3-8 Alpha." Natasha said.

"Status report?" Coulson asked.

"I might have been made. Someone's onto me." Natasha said.

"Barton and Morse are on their way. Lay low, Natasha." Coulson said.

"No. I can handle this alone." Natasha protested.

"Nat…"

Natasha hung up before Coulson got the chance to protest.

The Lair

"Where's Nat?" Oliver asked.

"Fury called me. He said that she might be in trouble." Diggle said and Oliver looked alarmed. "Oliver, she's a big girl and she can handle herself, besides, Fury told me that she's got help, just in case. Don't worry about her." He assured Oliver, who nodded, relaxed before his phone went off and he answered the call.

"Hello?" Oliver asked.

"I need your help." Laurel said.

"That's why you have the phone."

"Cyrus Vanch was just released from prison on a technicality. Living large in his lawyer's house."

Oliver approached the computer and ran a search on Vanch's attorney. "Who is now missing."

"There's no evidence of foul play but I know that he's just Vanch's first victim and he won't be the last."

Oliver sighed. "What about the police?"

"They can't move on him without evidence of new criminal activity."

"Laurel, obtaining evidence isn't what I do." Oliver countered.

"Vanch is dangerous." Laurel pleaded.

After a moment of consideration, Oliver gave in. "Hold on to the phone, I'll call."

Later at night, Vanch's penthouse

The Hood kept shooting down the guards outside the penthouse as he was sneaking into the penthouse and fired an arrow with a recorder above Vanch and his mistress but one guard sneaked up on the vigilante from behind as he turned around and knocked him out but unfortunately, the gunfire managed to alert Vanch as he found the arrow with a recorder sticking out from the pillar behind him.

Laurel's Apartment

Laurel went out from her room with her trench coat as she held Tommy's arm. "This is going to be fun." Laurel smiled. "I even wore my fat pants."

Tommy chuckled. "I don't want to know what those are, do I?"

"Nope." The Hood's phone then buzzed from Laurel's pocket as she pulled it out. "Oh, this is work. It'll just be a second." She turned around and answered the call. "Hello?"

"It's me, I have something. Can you meet?"

"Yeah, where?" Laurel looked around.

"Rooftop, Winnick Building, thirty minutes."

Laurel hung up as she looked at Tommy sadly. "Mmm, put those puppy eyes away." He teased.

"Something's come up at work." Laurel said, to his disappointment.

"That can't wait until tomorrow?"

"It'll only be an hour. I can meet you at the club." Laurel promised.

"One hour."

"An hour and a half. Tops." Laurel kissed Tommy.

Winnick Building, Starling City

Laurel went on the rooftop, approaching the archer, who turned on his voice changer. "Hello, Laurel."

"Thank you for helping." Laurel said.

"I couldn't do much. Vanch's position is heavily fortified but I did get this." He handed Laurel a flash drive. "Evidence he's trying to take over the positions vacated by Frank Bertinelli and…" He stopped as his survival instincts kicked in. "And the Triad…"

"What's wrong?" Laurel asked.

"We're not alone." The Hood realized.

"What?!" Laurel gasped as suddenly, Quentin and the police burst in.

"SCPD! Get down, hands in the air! Do it now!" Quentin roared.

"Dad!" Laurel exclaimed as the Hood grabbed her from behind.

"You so much as leave a bruise on her, and I swear I will drag you down to hell myself!"

"Laurel, I'm sorry." The Hood whispered as he pushed Laurel away and jumped down from the roof.

Starling City

Natasha opened the door into one of the safehouses she had set up in the city as she sat down and swallowed a handful of painkillers, while drinking from a bottle of water. Then she heard the door open and she hid behind with a gun ready. Natasha was about to attack the intruder but stopped, when the blonde woman, who had entered, swiftly disarmed her.

"You're getting a bit slow."

Natasha sighed and relaxed as she lowered her guard. "You're lucky I'm a bit doozy from the painkillers. Damn it, you shouldn't have come here, Bobbi."

"Look, you might not believe that you need help but Coulson, Clint and I are genuinely worried about you. Besides, Fury's orders, considering that you might have been compromised." Bobbi said. "What's going on?"

"Someone's gunning for me." Natasha said.

"Who?" Bobbi asked.

"An old acquaintance." Natasha said, showing Bobbi the rose.

"A rose?" Bobbi asked, not understanding.

"It's a calling card." Natasha explained.

"From who?" Bobbi inquired. Natasha sighed, giving Bobbi a look as it hit her.

"I thought she was dead." Clint said as he, Natasha and Bobbi went into the shipyard.

"Black Widows are too stubborn to die." Natasha said.

"What makes you think she's here?" Bobbi asked before their instincts turned on and took cover as gunshots rang out.

"Lucky guess?" Natasha asked sarcastically before her phone went off and she answered the call.

"Long time no see, sister." The female voice said in Russian.

"Sister." Natasha said. "What do you want, Yelena?"

"You left me to die." Yelena said.

"I thought you were dead." Natasha protested as an explosion went off from above and a container was falling down on Clint, Natasha and Bobbi before they moved away.

"Move!" Clint ordered as they rolled away just in time to avoid getting crushed.

Natasha then sensed someone above her as a blonde woman in black suit that was just like Natasha's jumped down and Natasha dodged, when she was about to stab her with a knife. Natasha pulled out a gun and fired but Yelena dodged and threw a knife, disarming her and Yelena punched Natasha as she fell down.

"You've gotten slower, sis." Yelena sneered.

Yelena dodged, when Bobbi attacked her from behind as they exchanged blows, Yelena landing a right hook to Bobbi's face, while Bobbi hit her in the stomach and knocked her back. Yelena's knife crossed with Bobbi's staves before Clint fired an arrow but Yelena dodged and rolled away. Yelena threw a disk that exploded, blinding them before she knocked Clint and Bobbi down and grabbed Natasha in chokehold before their vision cleared, about to make a move.

"I'll snap her neck before you can take another step." Yelena growled in English, causing for Clint and Bobbi to stop. "We have some unfinished business, sister."

"Yelena… we used to be friends." Natasha said.

"And you have a lot to answer for." Yelena said.

"Give me a chance… please." Natasha pleaded and Yelena hesitated. "If what we've been through, meant anything to you…"

Yelena hesitated before letting go as Natasha took deep breaths, while Yelena dragged her somewhere private. "You have ten minutes."

"When we went undercover in Latveria and our cover was blown, there was an explosion, when we left, remember?" Yelena asked and Natasha nodded as they sat across each other.

"I thought I was the only survivor." Natasha said.

"I was left behind." Yelena pointed out. "Alone, imprisoned, tortured, raped for over a year until I escaped. We were sisters and you abandoned me."

"I thought you were dead." Natasha pleaded. "How did you escape?"

"You have no idea how powerful motivation revenge can be. You left me to die." Yelena sneered. "I had to fight and claw my way out through the guards in prison, until I wanted to make you feel what it was like to be abandoned and alone."

"I loved you. You were my sister." Natasha pleaded. "If I had known you were alive, I would've gone through heaven and hell to find you."

Yelena could tell Natasha was genuine. "You should've looked harder for me. You left me to die."

"Because I didn't know you were alive." Natasha begged. "If I could take back what happened, I would. But all I can say is that I'm sorry." Yelena considered as Natasha sighed. "This doesn't have to be this way, Yelena."

"You expect me to shrug it off and pretend like we're fine?" Yelena sneered.

"I'm not asking you to. I'm asking you to try to let go. I want to help you." Natasha said as Yelena got up.

"It's too late for that." Yelena said, not spitefully but… more sadly.

"We were sisters, Yelena. Let me help you." Natasha pleaded. "We can get past this and start over."

"I'm not sure I can." Yelena said.

"Let's try." Natasha said as Yelena freed herself.

"I guess you have a point… but I'm not ready to forgive you yet. But I'm willing to try." Yelena said.

"Why did you come after me in the first place? Who hired you?" Natasha asked.

Yelena handed Natasha a phone. "I was delivered this. It tracks back to Tempest. I don't know who they are."

Natasha tensed. Whoever that archer was, he was onto her.

Yelena freed herself from her cuffs. "Out of respect for what we've been through, I won't kill you. But don't expect that we're friends again."

"I'm not giving up on you." Natasha said as Yelena was about to leave. "I'm not going to give up on that one day, you'll come back to yourself."

Later, SCPD

Laurel had a blanket around her as Quentin approached her. "OK, sweetheart, you're good to go. I'll take you home now."

"I can take a cab." Laurel said as Quentin picked the keys from the desk, then looked at her, realizing her rejection.

"Laurel, you had a trauma. I'll drive you home."

"No." Laurel declined. "I'm gonna need you to keep your distance for a while."

"Laurel…"

"Dad, I love you. I'll always love you." She assured him. "But what I can't do right now is trust you."

"I was just doing my job." Quentin tried to reason. "I thought you'd understand at least that."

"That part I understand." Laurel said. "But lying to me? Using me?" The tears were forming in her eyes. "It's going to take a little longer."

Laurel went out as in the car park the Hood showed up, turning on his voice changer. "Are you alright?" He asked.

"What would you think if I said I didn't know?" Laurel asked.

"That you were being honest." The Hood said.

"My father has the phone now." Laurel pointed out. "And I don't think he'll be giving it back any time soon."

"Maybe that's good. I didn't how it would put you in danger."

"I'm a big girl. I knew the risks."

"Now I know them. And I'm not willing to take them with you."

"What does that mean?" Laurel asked.

"It means 'goodbye'."

"Laurel?" Tommy said from behind as Laurel turned around, while he showed up and as she turned around again, the Hood vanished. "Oh, my God, Laurel, tell me you are OK, please." He approached her, checking in on her.

"No, no, I'm fine. I'm so sorry."

"It doesn't matter, just as long as you're OK." Tommy hugged her.

Later, the Foundry

Oliver kept on listening to the recording as Diggle entered. "I've listened to this fifteen times. It's definitely her voice, Diggle. I just… I can't believe it's her."

"What's going on?" Natasha asked, still weak from her injuries as she entered a bit later, limping.

"Where have you been?" Oliver asked, worried.

"It's a long story." Natasha said and Oliver nodded. "What's going on?"

"Apparently, Oliver's mother had a copy of the List and she lied about it." Diggle summed up.

"Where did you even get it?" Natasha questioned.

"Felicity Smoak." Oliver explained. "She works in IT department in Queen Consolidated, she gave it to me, since she didn't know who else to turn to. Walter has been asking for her help and she said that he found it in Mom's bedroom."

"And you think your mother might be involved?" Natasha asked, since she suspected as much.

"Mom denied everything about it. I… I don't know what to think. I need to have another talk with my Mom." Oliver said as he went out, putting on his hood.

"What happened?" Natasha asked as Diggle filled her in on how he had been spying on Moira.

Queen Consolidated

Moira was talking with some shareholders before the Hood burst in through the window, taking out the guards as the shareholders ran away and the archer fired an arrow at the lamp, sending the room into darkness as Moira gasped and he notched another arrow, aiming directly at her.

"Moira Queen, you have failed this city!"

In comic books, Yelena Belova is a spy and assassin, who was trained in Red Room, just like Natasha and they were allies/rivals in comic books, depending on the circumstances and I'm genuinely curious what role is Yelena going to have in the Black Widow film, so I thought I could use her here. And yes, she is played by Florence Pugh, the same actress, who is going to play her in the film.

Before you ask me, the Cyrus Vanch plot went down the same way as in the show. Just because Quentin let go of his grudge against Oliver here, it doesn't mean he let go of his obsession with chasing the Hood, if you are confused and I covered only the first half of it, since putting together two plots in one chapter seemed kind of too much for me, especially, if there are no changes in canon, so I just put in bits, so that you could see what was going down in the meantime.

So, what do you guys think?

Please review and let me know if you have been enjoying this and want for me to continue.