It had been a week since the attack. My mother's funeral had been quick. She had been cremated and her wish had been to be scattered to the winds.. to be with my father. I granted that wish. Now I was at SHIELD HQ.. I had a mission.

I walked with Coulson. "Phil.. I need in that interrogation room.." Phil looked at me "You are no longer an active agent. You are lucky they allowed you in the building… I can't have you in my interrogation room with me while I interrogate the Hydra agent. " I looked at him "That is not what I am asking Phil.. I need to get into the interrogation room.. alone..." He stopped and looked at me 'David! You can't be thinking what I think you are thinking!" I looked at him "My mother is dead because they attacked.. I will avenge her death. Either you allow me in that room.. or I fight off SHIELD to get to him. If Cap was able to do it 2 years ago.. so can I. I will get what I need.. with or without your help." He was silent for a second before he said "I can buy you 5 minutes." I nodded "Thank you… It means a lot." He nodded back and escorted me to the interrogation room. I then pulled the hood up on my hoody. "Kill the lights.. have one flicker." He nodded and left.. I waited a minute then I opened and closed the door to a dark room. Light flickering. I stood in front of the agent. I then said in a rough voice.. as close to my Blue Lightning voice as I could manage without a voice changer "Who sent you?" He was silent. I then slammed the table "WHO SENT YOU!" He remained unmoving.

I then rushed forward and grabbed him by the throat. "You don't want to test me" I hissed. He remained silent. I then pulled out a knife and started inching it into his chest, twisting to add to the pain. He cried out. I then said "Who.. sent.. you?" He gasped "Hydra.." I dug the knife in a little bit more "I know that.. but who.. where.. I want details.. I want a location. Talk" I pulled out the knife and started on a new location.. his left nipple. He cried out again. "Navada! We have a base.. in the desert.. underground.. please that is all I know" I pulled the knife out and stuffed it away "You will forget I was ever here. If you so much as put a toe out of line.. I will be back.. tell SHIELD EVERYTHING… or else.." I then turned and left the room.

Phil was there to meet me "David. I have to tell the Director what happened in there.. I have never seen you do that.." I pulled my hood down and looked at him "You agreed to the mission to have me join the Assassin's.. You assigned me to team arrow.. You had to know I would learn a few things. I got the information I needed in the fastest way I knew how. Did I enjoy it.. no." He nodded slowly and said "I'll have the director approve a team to tackle this base in Navada, I'll lead it myself" I shook my head "No, That would take too long.. I will go myself." Phil looked concerned "At least take Mack and I to watch your back" I looked at him and shook my head "I'm Iron Thunder... The Grand Mentor of the Brotherhood, a Rider and Blue Lightning.. I think I can handle a small Hydra base by myself." With that I shook his hand "Thank you Phil..But again.. this is something I must do alone."

With that I was escorted out of the building by agents. But first I stopped by my locker.. to grab a dufflebag full of my gear. Once outside I left by car.

I then stopped in a hotel for a quick cat nap. I dreamed.

Percy stood in front of me, battle worn, clutching his throat like he was coking. "You betrayed us.. you betrayed me. You almost killed me." Beside him Jason appeared, bleeding from a wound on his head "You were my brother, How could anything be more important than family? How could you do this?" Tony appeared beside him, broken suit, dead ark reactor "You stood aside and let my parent's murderer get away! You were supposed to be my protege! I gave you your suit! Your Title.. you wasted it.. what are you now? Nothing Kid. Nothing!" Beside him appeared Laurel "I'm dead David. You could have saved me.. used your powers to battle Darkh.. however you sat there and let him stab that arrow into my chest! My Father would not be alone if it wasn't for you!" Next appeared Eragon "I am left leading the Riders alone.. protecting Alagaesia.. alone. My second in command is too preoccupied with another world to help me.." Next was Oliver in full Green Arrow garb "It was us since the beginning Blue Lightning.. yet you abandoned me.. you abandoned Star City! I can not protect this city alone. I will die.. and it will be on you." Next Zeus.. my dragon appeared, much larger than when I saw him last year in Sokovia. He rumbled in my mind "I waited.. Years for you. I have been alone for YEARS. I had to take on another rider.. The Surdian king.. Orrin." Next.. right in front of me, my mother appeared, gunshot wound in her chest. She grabbed my shoulder and said harshly "That bullet was meant for you. You moved the gun towards me.. You killed me. You killed your own mother!"

I woke up with a start. The sheets were covered in a cold sweat. I took a few moments to collect my thoughts. I knew my dream was true.. every word… except maybe Zeus's as I knew he would never take another rider. However something told me this was no longer about justice.. it was about revenge..