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I apologize it has been so long since I updated. I really had a hard time figuring out how to open this chapter. I hope you enjoy this.
Argus base
Morning
"Glad you two could make it." Lyla said as Oliver and Nyssa joined the rest of Team Arrow in the debriefing room.
"Sorry we're late, had to be careful. Being a fugitive has its drawbacks." Oliver said dryly and Roy snickered.
"Now that we're all here, let's get down to business." Diggle ordered and the mood instantly turned solemn.
"Has there been any progress in locating Lex?" Oliver asked.
"No. Lex is either smarter than Felicity or he has someone on his payroll who is, we can't find a trace of him." Lyla explained and Oliver nodded.
"Director Michaels, I think you'll want to have a look at this." One of Lyla's operatives announced.
They all turned towards the holographic screen that suddenly appeared in front of them. It showed footage from a traffic cam. On it, the people were running as a car was thrown. The thrower was what appeared to be a muscular, masculine ape like creature, except that it had human, Caucasian skin, a bald head, and glowing orange eyes. The creature picked up another car and threw it, the car evidently hitting the camera, as they lost the signal after that.
"I'm guessing that's The Amazo…huh, there's a certain irony there." Sara reflected on the name of the creature and the freighter from hell.
"There's more." Operative said and brought up more footage.
In a part of Star City that was easily recognizable as The Glades, Lex landed on the streets in his suit from the other day. Lex crossed his arms and looked around, a bored expression on his face.
"He's waiting for you." Roy told Oliver, who nodded.
"This was how it happened in the previous timeline," Oliver declared and everyone looked over at him, "Lex is making me choose between fighting him and The Amazo. In the future Cisco went to, I chose to fight The Amazo and I died. I won't do that here, the future is now."
"So what do you want to do?" Diggle asked and Oliver paused.
"I want The League to worry about the civilians, keeping them out of the line of fire," Oliver told Nyssa, who nodded in agreement before he turned to Sara, "call your dad, tell him to set up a premier ten miles from the site where the Amazo is attacking. All of you, head there, call our allies to help. I'll go and fight Lex...to the death."
"Oliver, we don't know what Lex's suit can do. We're not letting you go fight him alone." Roy snapped.
"I won't be fighting him alone," Oliver pulled out his cell phone dialed a number before putting it to his ear, "hey, it's me. I need you to get to the Argus base in Star City as fast as you can."
Star City, The Glades
Afternoon
"Awfully brave of you to come alone Oliver." Lex said as Oliver walked up, dressed in his League uniform.
"Who said I was alone?" Oliver said as he noted an arrow. No sooner had he said than then a red blur sped up next to him.
"I hear you have a score to settle with me." Flash said as he stepped besides Oliver.
"You!" Lex snarled.
Star City
Same time
"Here it comes." Arsenal told Black Canary as the android came barreling towards them.
"Spartan, are you in position?" Black Canary asked.
"In position." Spartan said from his vantage point as he aimed his missile launcher.
"Then take the shot." She ordered.
"Gladly." Spartan said as he fired.
The missile fired and struck The Amazo across the chest, exploding on impact.
The Glades
Same time
"Typical of you to drag your Meta friend into this." Lex sneered at Oliver.
"You talk about him as if he's no longer human." Oliver noted.
"He stopped being human the moment he started running a block in the blink of an eye." Lex sneered.
"You have a very narrow-minded view on being human." Flash noted.
"Are we gonna talk or fight?" Lex snarled.
Oliver responded by firing an arrow at him. Lex smirked as he raised his arm forward and a green blast of energy shot off from his arm, incinerating the arrow. Flash then sped towards him but Lex moved his other arm and a green energy blast shot towards the speedster.
Star City
Same time
The Amazo simply walked off the explosion, although some of his flesh had been burned away by the missile to reveal the cybernetics underneath.
"So…does anyone have a backup plan?" Arsenal asked as he readied his bow.
"We fight." Black Canary said as she twirled her baton.
"I was afraid you'd say that." Arsenal said as he fired.
The arrow landed at The Amazo's feet before it exploded, giving them cover. As The Amazo walked out of the smoke screen, it saw that the two vigilantes had disappeared from sight. A loud, sonic screech pieced the air and the windows of the cars around the road shattered. When The Amazo was not affected like they hoped, they tried another tactic. Arsenal shot an arrow that landed a few feet from the android. After a moment, there was a sound and The Amazo was suddenly stuck to the arrow by his foot. It tried to move away but it couldn't move its foot from the arrow.
"Thank god for magnetic arrows." Black Canary said relieved and Arsenal smirked.
"That'll give us some time to plan our next move." He agreed.
The Glades
Same time
Flash sped out of the way of the energy blast as Oliver fired multiple arrows at Lex. Lex raised his arm towards the arrows and fired another blast, incinerating them as Flash sped towards him. Lex raised his other arm towards Flash and fired another blast. Flash couldn't avoid this one and it struck him right in the chest.
"Barry!" Oliver called out as Flash was thrown into the side of a building.
On top of a building overlooking the battle, Mercy Graves had an assault rifle and took aim at Oliver. She was about to fire when someone kicked her, rolling her over and causing her to drop the rifle over the edge of the building.
"I would appreciate it if you did not shoot my husband." Nyssa drawled as Mercy jumped to her feet, glaring at Nyssa.
"Stay out of this bitch." Mercy sneered and Nyssa's glare turned steely.
"I have never liked that word." Nyssa said coldly as she drew her sword and swung it at Mercy.
"You okay?" Oliver asked as Flash stood up shakily.
"I've been through worse." Flash grunted.
"You must realize that you can't beat me." Lex taunted.
"We've heard that before. We always find a way, don't we Barry?" Oliver asked his friend.
"That we do." Flash agreed.
Flash suddenly started running around in a small circle. Lex watched, not realizing what was happening until Flash threw a lightning bolt at him. Lex raised his arm and shot off another energy blast. The lightning and energy blast met halfway and created an explosion that knocked all three combatants off their feet.
Star City
Same time
Realizing that the arrow was causing him to be trapped, The Amazo reached down, wrapped its hand around the arrow, and crushed it.
"Did you have any ideas while he was trapped?" Arsenal asked as he notched another arrow.
"No." Black Canary told him as she took out a baton.
"Me neither." He said as they readied themselves.
Spartan shot off the second missile and it hit The Amazo. However, it didn't seem to faze The Amazo and the android made an impressive jump, Arsenal and Black jump to opposite sides to avoid getting squashed. Arsenal fired an explosive arrow at The Amazo but it did not faze the android. The Amazo picked the archer up and threw him into Black Canary, the two vigilantes tumbling into the ground.
"It's been nice knowing you guys. Tell Thea I love her." Arsenal said as they both got up to face The Amazo again.
"We're not dead yet." Black Canary said as she took out a knife.
"Yeah, but I don't see how we can stop this thing." Arsenal told her.
"Looks like you guys could use some help!"
"Ray?" Sara asked as her boyfriend flew over them in his suit.
"Sorry I'm late but better late than never right?" The Atom asked.
Without waiting for a reply, The Atom fired a laser beam at the Android. There was an explosion and, when the smoke cleared, it was revealed that Ray's beam had blown a hall in the chest of The Amazo. Black Canary unleashed her Canary Cry and the robot began to shirt circuit. Arsenal fired an arrow into the hole in the android's chest. After a moment, there was an explosion fallowed by other explosions as The Amazo went down before it finally blew up.
The Glades
Same time
"It's over. Flash," Lex sneered as he had his armored hand wrapped around the gasping Speedster's neck, "once you fall, all your Meta brothers and sisters will soon follow. Soon enough, the world will see you for what you really are: A menace, a monster. A threat that needs to be eliminated."
Oliver stood up and saw what was happening. Acting fast, he notched an arrow and fired. It hit Lex in the back and exploded. It sent Lex flying as Flash was thrown into the wall, losing consciousness. Lex stood up, an angry snarl on his face. He pointed both arms at Oliver and fired two energy blasts at the archer. Oliver dodged and rushed Lex, slugging him in the face once he was enough. Oliver then jumped back and fired another explosive arrow. It was too close for Lex to dodge, so it hit him in the chest and exploded. Lex stumbled back, part of his suit beginning to crumble in that area.
"You're a traitor to your kind Oliver." Lex sneered.
"My kind? Just because people have powers doesn't make them less human. Look, I'm sorry about Lana, but that doesn't give you the right to take it out on everyone who is a Metahuman. You don't get to take your pain and anger out on innocent people." Oliver said sternly.
"Well then let's settle this, right here and now." Lex said as he raised his arms again.
Oliver notched an arrow and aimed at Lex. It was still for a moment as the two enemies stared down at each other. Then, at the same time, Oliver fired his arrow as Lex fired four energy blasts from his arms. The weapons passed each other and Oliver managed to dodge the first two blasts but the second pair of blasts him straight on. Lex smiled before the arrow hit him in the crumbled piece of his suit where the explosive arrow had hit previously. The arrow broke through the armor and went into Lex's heart.
Lex coughed up blood as Flash sat up, regaining consciousness. Flash and Lex met each other's gaze for a moment before the light left Lex's eyes and he fell to the ground, dead. Flash looked over and froze as he saw Oliver's unmoving form on the ground. He sped over to his friend and checked him over, becoming concerned as he saw his injuries. Making a fast decision, Flash picked him up and sped off.
A few days later, afternoon
Oliver groaned as he sat up, wincing as he felt a sting across his chest. Looking around, he was confused as he saw he was in what looked like a jail cell. Pike stood outside the cell, looking at him stoically.
"Glad you're finally awake." Pike told him.
"Where am I? What happened?" Oliver demanded as he sat on the cot.
"You're in Iron Heights. As for what happened, your friend The Flash brought you to Starling General. You hate third degree burns across your chest, a few broken ribs, and some internal bleeding. The doctors say you were lucky you got there when you did." Pike explained.
"And let me guess, you used the opportunity of me being there to arrest me?" Oliver said knowingly and Pike flashed a tight smile.
"Star City owes an unpayable debt, Mr. Queen. However, with that said, you have killed multiple people, including Lex Luthor now. My job is to enforce the law, even if it's against someone like you. Get comfortable, you're never getting out." Pike said before he walked off.
Arrow lair
Same time
"I'm sorry," Barry said as he stood in front of all of Team arrow, "I didn't know where else to take him. This is my fault."
"Don't beat yourself up Barry," Diggle sighed as he ran a hand over his face, "You were put in a difficult position. And we have Oliver's medical reports; you probably saved Oliver's life when you took him there. We don't blame you for that."
"I have him in protective custody, so he'll be okay while he recovers." Quentin assured everyone.
"Yeah but for how long? I mean, you only have so much sway and Ollie put at least half of the people in Iron Heights there. As long as he's recovering, he won't be able to defend himself." Sara pointed out and they all exchanged worried glances.
"So, what do we do?" Thea asked, worried for her brother.
"We will, how you say in this country, break him out of the slammer." Nyssa said firmly.
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