Thea knew every second she was with her father she wanted to cut his throat, she wanted to shoot him over and over with her arrows, She wanted to run away and dive into a giant bath and scrub her skin clean of being around him for more than a nano second. Or at least that's what she thinks is the way she should feel. In truth as she watched her father drive her yellow and black vintage 1967 Camaro SS; she felt nothing. She wasn't scared of him; but she did fear his prowess as a fighter and archer, she didn't actually feel hate toward him nor love...she felt nothing. This is what made Thea worried. How could she feel numb toward someone who had ruined her life in more ways than one.
They had returned to Star city temporarily to one of Malcolm's old hideouts to pick up a few things and for him to make a few calls. They stuck to the shadows avoiding all of Felicity's sensors and cameras. Thea made a mental note to remember the route they took to warn Felicity about the holes in her surveillance, just in case Malcolm decided to sneak his way back into Star City again.
Now they were driving the country road so Malcolm could meet one of his contacts so they could sneak in and defeat Ras.
"we're not fighting Ras" Thea said, "fighting him is what got my brother killed."
"So you don't want revenge on the person who killed your brother?" Malcolm asked raising an eyebrow as he gave her a quick sidelong glance.
"I'm not stupid Malcolm, going against Ras would be a suicide mission"
Malcolm sighed not daring to turn his eyes to Thea as they drove, "Your right Thea, but Ras isn't some one you can expect empathy from, he's an assasin whose been alive for more hundreds of years and he will see you coming to bury your brother as an act of war so you better be prepared to fight and possibly kill."
"Are you willing to do that Thea?" Malcolm asked. Thea refused to answer instead looking out the window.
"That was a dumb question for me to ask" Malcolm replied to her silence "if you weren't you'd have allowed the flash or any other of Oliver's associates come with you Thea?" Thea remained didn't dare answer him out of fear that it would only reaffirm what Malcolm already seem to know.
"Because Thea, you know when worse comes to worse; which it will, you don't want someone who will stop you from killing Ras." Malcolm said, "and as your father I will love and support you whether you kill Ras al ghul or not."
"Also as your father its my job to protect you, so in the end I will be the one who will kill Ras for you but until then we should focus on getting there." She was shocked by his response that Malcolm would try to save that last piece of innocence she had left. But if he expected that would make her forgive him then he was just as stupid as he was manipulative.
In the silence she contemplated what Malcolm said it was true she could've asked Barry, Firestorm, Vixen, maybe even call Green Lantern from space to help her. They would have most likely make time to help the sister of the first hero of this era but part of her feared they would have try to talk her out of her plan maybe calling it a Suicide Mission. Going to Nanda Parbat and get Ras to relinquish her brother's body so she could bury him with the rest of their family. But it was something she needed to do. Her brother had died before and his casket was empty, and on those nights when she needed someone to listen to her she knew she was talking to an empty grave. She needed her family together even if that meant it meant in the ground next together.
"Where the hell are you taking me?" Thea asked as they drove by another state border.
"I have a friend who owes me a favor, they live in a secluded area hard to get too."
"So why are we going to see this friend" asked Thea as she made air quotes over the word friend.
Malcolm smiled, "I know you think your dad is the best damn ninja in the world but even I can not infiltrate Nanda Parbat without being killed so this friend can help us get an audience with Ras without being tortured."
Thea glared at Malcolm, "if this is some type of trap I'll torture and kill you myself".
Malcolm nodded his head in confirmation, "we won't get there for another few hours so you should get some sleep."
Thea snorted with determination to ignore his advice sadly her fatigue was too strong for her willpower and soon she was sound asleep.
"Get up Thea". Thea opened her eyes to find that she was sprawled over the passenger seat with drool on her cheek. She shot up and glanced through the windshield that they were in some forest.
"What" she barely said as her brain tried to process what was happening.
"We have to walk the rest of the way" said Malcolm as he slung a backpack over his shoulder and checked his compass. Thea opened her door and stepped out where she began to stretch by touching her toes. As she got back to full height she noticed the sun light barely peaking over the tree line.
"Come on" called Malcolm as he already began walking toward west away from the rising sun. Thea took a quick glance at the beautiful sight before her then ran after her dad.
They walked for a couple of hours the sun was already at its highest point when they came to sight of an old wooden cabin.
"We're here" Malcolm said before pushing forward to the house.
"Who lives here" Thea asked.
"someone who doesn't want to be bothered" came a voice from above. Before Thea could locate where the sound came from, she fell to the dirt floor with a lithe female body pinning her down.
"I thought I told you, Malcolm I don't want people to know where I live or you to ever visit again."
"Get the F-..." Thea began before the woman began applying pressure on her wrist.
"That's not enough, Onyx, that's my daughter you're hurting" Malcolm replied staring at the woman. Thea felt the pressure on her wrist lifted. Thea shot to her feet and stood a little closer to Malcolm as she got a good look at her attacker. The lady named Onyx was a dark skinned, lithe, lady that was bald.
"What do you want?"
"You owe me a favor Onyx and I came to collect"
Onyx looked at Malcolm then at Thea before replying, "she has your eyes" then walked toward the wooden cabin. Malcolm not missing a beat followed her. Unsure what to do herself also followed the two into the cabin.
Onyx had set them up at her table as she fixed them up some tea.
"last I heard Malcolm, you died at your own undertaking killed by the Green Arrow." Onyx replied as she stirred the contents in the tea pot.
"You know death is never the end, Onyx" This caused her to laugh as she shot a glance at Malcolm over her shoulder, "So you did find it."
"yes"
"If he knows..."
"What the hell are you guys talking about" Thea yelled at all this cryptic shit.
Malcolm glanced at his daughter with a sad look, "Something that might get your brother back."
Onyx brought the tea pot to the table and began to pour the liquid into both cups, "so what is it you need me for Malcolm?"
"I can't get an audience with Ras with out getting an arrow through my heart I need help getting in" Malcolm said.
"You don't think he kill me too as soon as he realize I'm still alive" Onyx said as she sat down in the third seat and took a sip of her cup.
"I think he'd be more than happy to have his favorite weapon back into his fold then kill 'it'" Malcolm sipped his cup. Onyx lunged forward with her palm outstretch. Thea was shocked at the sudden moved and even if she wasn't onyx moved faster than she thought physically possible; if she hadn't seen the flash before she would assume Onyx had the title of the fastest woman alive.
The tips of Onyx fingers stopped within a millimeter of Malcolm's teacup. The man continued to calmly sip his cup. Malcolm slowly put his cup back and gave a knowing look to Onyx.
"I assume your ready?" Both adults began to laugh and Thea looked between the two before getting up.
"I need to get some air" she said and briskly walked out of the cabin.
Once they were sure Thea had left the hearing vincity of the house did Onyx respond, "I owe you my life Malcolm but I also consider that debt not only as a sacrifice to your whims but as well as protecting yourself from your own occasional stupidity."
"You think this is stupid?" Malcolm asked.
This made Onyx laugh, "I know what you did, you manipulated the murder of a current assasin the one they dub Black Canary, and by the old laws that means death, and if Ras learned you kept that thing from him you would have committed two crimes one against the league and the other against the will of Ras Al Ghul, if he didn't kill you he make you suffer for the rest of your life."
Malcolm resumed sipping his cup, Onyx sighed, "Is she really that important to you, Malcolm?"
"She's my daughter" he replied crisply as the tea cup in his hand gave a small creak.
"OK" Onyx replied back waited a beat before saying, "you know that's an original yixing clay teacup from the tenth century...hard to replace."
"If i remember, Ras gave you this as a present, I thought you hated him" Malcolm replied setting the cup on the table.
"he still gives good presents"
Sorry this chapter took so long to write but what do you think of the new character Onyx.
Also please leave reviews and or other stuff...
:) Edmaster2
