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The Other Queen – 9
Lian Yu 2007
Oliver, Victoria and Slade all looked more closely at the anti-aircraft missile launcher.
"One of those missiles has an affected range of 24 km. We're not going anywhere until we figure out what Fyers is planning," Slade explained.
"Wild guess, he is planning on blowing something up," Oliver remarked.
"One of those can do the job but this is about starting a war," Slade declared.
"With who?" Oliver asked.
"Does it matter? We have to stop Fyers before he kills thousands of innocent people," Slade replied.
"I agree with Slade," Victoria spoke up.
"Thanks sweetheart," Slade said with a smirk.
"There are a ton of soldiers down there, even if we can get through all of them we can't just steal a whole missile launcher," Oliver remarked.
"Who said anything about stealing?" Slade stated.
"Slade, what are you planning?" Victoria asked in concern.
"Yeah so what's the plan? Ambush?" Oliver asked Slade pointedly.
"It's impossible we can't take out all six without them radioing for backup," Slade explained.
"We could if we managed to get all the soldiers in one place," Oliver pointed out.
"You're right," Slade remarked looking at Oliver intensely.
#
Oliver had his balaclava covering his face and he had one hand on Slade and another on Victoria. They were heading into the small camp.
"Hey! I caught them circling the perimeter!" Oliver declared through the mask.
Then he forcefully pushed Slade and Victoria further into the camp. About three of Fyers' men came closer with machine guns.
"Wilson! You killed some of my friends, you son-of-a-bitch," one of them shouted.
"And I'm going to kill a few more," Slade declared, pulling out two pistols.
Victoria and Oliver got out of the way as Slade quickly took out each of the soldiers and turned back towards them with a giant grin.
"I think you take too much enjoyment out of this," Victoria commented to Slade.
"Maybe just a little," he replied with a smirk.
Victoria rolled her eyes and walk towards the launcher with a smiling Slade following close behind her.
#
Slade opened a crate of charges and handed some to Oliver and Victoria to place into the missile launcher. On one end of a walkie. That they had 'borrowed' from one of the dead soldiers, Slade told Oliver and Victoria to hurry. More soldiers were 60 seconds away from the launcher with backup. Curiously Oliver opened the control panel.
"We have to hurry before they arrive!" Slade shouted.
"I think I have a better idea," Oliver exclaimed, pulling out the circuit board.
"What are you doing?" Slade asked in a stern voice.
"Ollie, stop playing around. They're going to be here within seconds!" Victoria exclaimed.
"I'm taking their circuit board, computers can't work without them and neither will this," Oliver explained showing them the grey and green circuit board.
Slade grabbed the walkie and gripped Oliver by the shoulders happily, "Leverage!"
Then Slade ran and made sure Victoria and Oliver were right behind him. Maybe they could all finally go home.
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It was dark outside Slade, Oliver and Victoria were taking cover right outside of where the missile launcher was stationed. Victoria leaned in closer to Slade and they both watched the perimeter with Slade's pair of binoculars. She smiled as she watched Fyers and his men wandering through the camp trying to find the circuit board. Finally, that bastard was getting a little of his own medicine, she thought. She turned to Slade and saw how pleased he looked about the view as well.
"Your plan, your call," Slade explained to Oliver as he handed him the walkie.
"Slade, are you sure Oliver should be the one making the calls?" Victoria asked in concern.
"Thanks for the support, sis," Oliver deadpanned.
Slade simply chuckled and gave Oliver an encouraging nod. Victoria held her breath and waited as Oliver held the walkie firmly in his hands and looked over at Slade and her with a slight bit of worry covering his features. Finally, he took a deep breath and press the button on the side of the walkie, "Fyers."
"Mr. Queen, I thought I would be hearing from you," Fyers greeted.
"We have the circuit board," Oliver simply stated.
"You're making a grave mistake. My men are scrawling the island as we speak. When they fine you, they will kill you. Very slowly I am afraid," Fyers threatened in a bored tone.
Slade was still smirking and watching through the binoculars as different groups of men went this way and that. He silently handed them over to Victoria so she also could have a look. So, this is how his men look when not everything is going to plan? She thought with a smirk.
"You may kill us but you'll never find the circuit board and after that we both know all you'll be left is a really ugly piece of modern art," Oliver remarked with a pointed smirk to his comrades.
Slade and Victoria smiled back. "Good job, Ollie," Victoria said elbowing him in the arm.
"Then what do you purpose?" Fyers asked seriously.
"A trade."
"I see. And what do you want in exchange?"
"I want a way off the island."
Victoria and Slade were making sure to watch the soldiers, make sure nothing odd was going on.
"Simple exchange, you give us a way off the island and we'll give you the circuit board so your missile launcher isn't just a piece of furniture," Oliver explained through the walkie.
"You've grown up quite a bit, Mr. Queen, I'll give you that. I can get you a boat but I need time."
"You've got an hour, Fyers and then…"
Slade grabbed Oliver's arm forcefully. "What?" Oliver whispered.
Slade snatched the walkie from him, "We understand that it may take longer than an hour to get a boat. What we mean is you need to with some dispatch."
"Oh Wilson, still in command, are you? I thought your pet had staged this all by himself."
"Just give us the damn boat," Slade growled in response.
Victoria looked over at Slade and Oliver in concern. Would Fyers delivery on his promise or was he going to stab them all in the back? She guessed that was a chance they had to take. If only they didn't have to make a deal with the devil.
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It was early in the morning when Slade, Oliver and Victoria headed towards the meeting place to see Fyers. Victoria intently watched as Slade lead in the front he was walking evenly and you could never tell how injured he once had been. If they really did get off this island would she ever see him again, would he even want to?
"What?" Slade asked, breaking her out of her thoughts.
When had he moved to stand next closer to her?
"What?" Victoria asked in confusion.
"Biting your lip. Must be thinking about something," Slade explained.
Victoria smiled and waited a moment to collect her thoughts before replying, "What is the first thing you're going to do when we get off this island?"
"That's easy, take one hot shower and then sleep in a comfy bed for a change. You?"
"I'm looking forward to seeing my family again."
"You and me both, sweetheart. Suppose that sister of yours is missing you a lot."
"I sure hope so. And gosh do I miss my own bed."
Slade laughed and seemed to move closer towards her, standing only a few inches away. Moments passed in silence but he felt like there was something he should say. Gently he grabbed her arm and brown eyes meet blue ones.
"I want you to know I am proud at how far you and Oliver have come along. It's been nice knowing that at least I always had someone who had my back. I am proud of you… the both of you," Slade quickly added.
"I couldn't have done it without you. I mean we couldn't have done it without you. You were a wonderful teacher," Victoria replied, fumbling over her words.
Slade grinned and leaned in closer towards her. His eyes flickering back and forth between her bright blue eyes and rosy lips.
"Guys, we are almost there," he heard Oliver's voice break him from his thoughts
"Yeah, kid," Slade remarked and continued to move forward.
Had he just considered kissing Victoria Queen? Had he nearly had his lips touch those of someone he couldn't hope to ever win? He was just a man who killed bad guys to make a living and she… she had and always will have everything she could ever want with a flick of her wrist. Maybe it wasn't the case now but once she got off this island that's the kind of life she would be returning to. He wasn't a part of that life, that wasn't something he could give her. He felt a scowl appear on his face and he quicken his speed so he was standing in the front once more. If he was going to have to let go of her, he might as well do it now. It wasn't like it was going to easier later. Damn. Why had he let himself entertain ideas of them together?
Just then they could see Fyers and his men on the other side, heading towards their meeting place.
"Oh, gentlemen welcome and let us not forget the lady present, so happy we could reach an accord," Fyers greeted.
"Oh good, small talk. Are we going to get on with this?" Slade replied sarcastically.
"As you wish, straight to business then. The circuit board, where is it?" Fyers demanded.
"Somewhere safe, so get us to the boat and we'll tell you where it is," Oliver answered.
"And of course, you'll be honest about its location," Fyers commented.
"Well I wouldn't be but this one's got some strange hang up about principles and integrity," Slade supplied.
"I always imagined as much. Which is why I want to make a counter proposal. Men!" Fyers shouted.
Then two of Fyers' men came in with a beautiful Asian woman that they were forcefully pulling by the arms. She struggled to get free but couldn't get away from her captives. Victoria watched as Yao Fei looked over at the young woman and his eyes widened. "No! No!" Yao Fei exclaimed. Then he got knocked hard with a gun to his stomach.
"You will deliver the circuit board back to me or I'll kill Yao Fei's daughter," Fyers declared.
"So, this is the reason why you didn't leave," Oliver said with understanding to Yao Fei.
To which Yao Fei shook his head in affirmation.
"I imagine you don't want the death of an innocent young woman on your hands. What with your principles."
Slade held out his gun towards Fyers' head, "Let the girl go!"
"No deal? Very well, kill her!" Fyers ordered.
Just then Shado started to fight the men holding her. One, she sideswiped and he landed flat on his back on the ground. She seemed to be skilled in fighting. Slade, Oliver, Victoria and Yao Fei fought off the man closest towards them. Shado grabbed Fyers' throat with her hand and wrapped her legs around his head and punched him until he was knocked out.
Shado walked passed Slade as he declared, "Well that was unexpected."
"Slade!" Victoria cried out.
Gun shots were sounding behind them as they all stayed closer to one another, moving as fast as they could. As they ran, Yao Fei got shot in the leg and cried out in pain. Oliver tried to get him back on his feet. It didn't last long before Yao Fei tripped and Oliver and Shado joined him on the ground. Slade and Victoria fired with guns behind them.
"You take her to safety now!" Yao Fei shouted to Oliver.
She looked at her father in shock and shook her head.
"I will only slow you down, go now!" he insisted.
"No!" Shado exclaimed.
"Shado go! Go! Go!"
Oliver pulled her from the ground and they continued upon their way. Slade and Victoria knelt beside Yao Fei with guns blazing.
Oliver and Victoria kept Shado going as Slade covered behind them.
#
It was dark then they made it to the hiding place they had left the circuit board. Well the bastard two timed us but at least we still have the circuit board. Victoria thought with relief.
Oliver was looking around and looked up Slade and Victoria in concern, "Slade, Victoria, the circuit board is gone."
Slade's face went from a smile to one of dread within seconds. He moved passed Oliver and looked it over multiple times. Finally, after his fifth time looking Victoria grabbed his arm. "Slade, Slade stop it! It's not there!" Victoria exclaimed.
"Damn it! Fyers played us. While he was screwing us around his men were combing the woods for it." Then he grabbed Oliver by the collar, "now his missile launcher is fully operational!"
"He was never going to let us get off this island, I get it!" Oliver shouted, trying to pull away from Slade's grip.
"Of course, he wasn't going to help you. He couldn't chance you going to the mainland and messing with his plans," Shado spoke up.
"She speaks English," Oliver remarked.
"Thanks genius, didn't get that," Victoria mumbled.
"None of us know what his plans are," Oliver continued, pretending not to hear his sister.
"I do," Shado declared.
Victoria, Slade and Oliver shared a look. It was about time they figured out what Fyers was planning.
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