A/N: Welcome back to another chapter of Island of Change. Hope you guys have been staying busy during quarantine and having fun doing stuff you would never do otherwise. I have an idea of how to continue Jade Dragon so you will see that soon, but if any one suggests anything better than what I have I will mention the user in the next chapter. Anyways, I don't own CW or DC comics and let's get on with the story.
Oliver, Talia, Nyssa, Sara, Emiko, Shado, and Yao Fei were standing on the roof of the building they just raided. They were watching the helicopter fly off and heard sirens in the distance. Oliver turned to Tatsu, Shado, and Yao Fei and said,
"You three should go home and get some rest. We can meet up at ten tomorrow morning. We will meet at our safe house."
He then handed the coordinates of the safe house and everyone ran off before the police could get there.
Oliver, Talia, Emiko, Sara, and Nyssa arrived back at their safe house an hour later. Emiko immediately went to the couch and lied down after taking off her armor and her shirt. Oliver grabbed the medical kit as Talia went to help Emiko take her shirt off and started cleaning the blood from her stomach. Talia and Oliver knew that Emiko had been hit and the stomach and ripped part of Oliver's shirt to stem the flow of blood before they could stitch her up. Nyssa and Sara had no idea that Emiko had been injured and stayed out of the way as Oliver stitched up Emiko. Emiko was flinching as Oliver threaded the needle to close up the gash. Emiko sighed in relief before speaking,
"Thank you Oliver. I really want to thank both you and Talia for helping me out. I don't know how to repay you two for the kindness you have shown me." She sat up before hugging Oliver.
"There's no need to thank us Emiko. Your part of the family and Talia and I take care of our family to the best of our abilities." Oliver said as Talia joined in on the hug.
"I agree with what Oliver said. We protect our family." Talia said as Sara spoke up.
"You better include Nyssa and I in your little family or I'm going to have to convince you otherwise. You won't like what I will do to convince you." Sara said with a serious face. That face didn't stay serious for long as Oliver answered her question.
"Of course you two are part of the family. Come here and join the hug." Oliver said as Nyssa and Sara joined the group hug. A minute later, they left to go to their rooms and fell asleep.
Emiko opened the door to let Shado and Yao Fei into the house. Tatsu was already there talking to the other four about random things that they had found interesting. Emiko led the two to the couch and they sat down waiting for Oliver to speak up.
"Alright everyone, we need to talk about what happened and how we can keep The Ninth Circle from doing anything like that again. We also need to talk about how we will keep contact with each other. Sara and I will be returning to our home city soon once we convince Ra's to let us. We need to know how to keep in contact if any of us hear anything." Oliver said talking to the group. He knew that Nyssa and Talia would reveal themselves later as fellow survivors that went home first. Emiko would stay hidden, but still help Sara and Oliver before Nyssa and Talia came to the states. He wanted to know what the others would do though.
It was Tatsu who spoke first, "I will have to give you my number. I will be staying here as this is my home and I don't want to leave. You can call if you need any help. My husband knows what I am up to and what my sword is." Oliver nodded as Tatsu wrote down her number and handed it over to Oliver.
"My daughters and I were planning on moving to the US. There really isn't anything left for us in China. We have stayed here since the island to rest and settle all of our needs before packing and finding a home in the US. We will contact you once we arrive in Star City and settle in." Yao Fei said before shaking Oliver's hand and walking out to head home. He knew Shado would be fine finding her way back and wanted to talk to Emiko. He smiled as he thought of those two and hoped he would have a new member of his family soon.
Shado was about to leave the safe house and head home to join her father and sister. Tatsu had left right after Yao Fei, but Shado wanted to hang out with the other five for a while and catch up with Emiko. Shado was caught off guard when Emiko grabbed her arm and pulled Shado into her room. Shado was then stunned when Emiko pulled her into a kiss. Emiko started to pull away disappointed when Shado didn't respond before being pulled back into the kiss. They broke apart when the need for air became too much. "I've wanted to do that for so long." Emiko started, "I was planning on confessing to you before I was pulled away by Aliah and Komodo for other reasons. I really love you and hope that you would accept being my girlfriend." As Emiko finished, Shado pulled her in for another kiss before breaking to answer Emiko, "I would love to be your girlfriend. I thought you hated me when you left without saying goodbye. I had no idea where you went."
"I could never hate you Shado. We've spent nearly 6 years together in school as friends. You were my only friend as no one else would come near me." Emiko said as they broke their hug. "Call me as soon as you guys get to the US and where you are at. I will come to you right away." Emiko finished as Shado finally left the house.
Oliver walked into the throne room following Talia. They had been called by Ra's to come meet him when they returned for the mission. They believed he wanted a report for the mission. "Everyone else except for Al-Sahim and Talia leave. I want to talk to you two privately." Ra's spoke up as everyone but Oliver and Talia left the room. "I know you two are together without my permission." Ra's started as Oliver and Talia grew nervous. They knew they could take on Ra's if need be, but wanted to keep him alive because he was nice to Talia and Nyssa in this universe. All their worries went away when Ra's spoke up again. "I have watched you two interact and how Al-Sahim performed in his missions. Since Aliah has betrayed the league, Talia is next in line. I wanted her to have a strong husband to help advise her in times of need. Al-Sahim as all the qualities I have been looking for in your partner. Therefore, with your relationship with each other and the qualities within Al-Sahim, I have decided that you two are to be married within the month."
Oliver and Talia stood there in surprise. They did not expect Ra's to do this at all. Oliver bowed to Ra's in response before speaking up. "I will protect Talia with my life my lord. I have one request after the marriage." Oliver told Ra's. Ra's was intrigued and decided to listen to Oliver's request. After not hearing Ra's deny his request he spoke up again. "After our marriage, I would like to return to my city and fix the corruption that has plagued my home city for the past ten years." As Oliver finished his request Ra's was contemplating what his answer would be.
"I will accept your request only if you take care of one of my former league members. They have not kept me up to what they have been doing and I believe they have betrayed me as well." Ra's said as Oliver accepted the request. "Now go tell the news to your sister and her partner. I'm sure they'll be happy for you." Ra's said dismissing them from the room.
A/N: Well that was a nice interlude to end this arc. The next chapter will begin arc two of this story and start showing the more complex part of this story. Sorry this chapter came out so late. I got distracted with sim racing and beat saber. If any of you haven't played beat saber you're missing out. It's a great game and fun exercise. As always, I appreciate the support for my first story and any suggestions will be taken into consideration.