A/N: Well I hope you all like the story's progress so far. Thanks to all those who have posted reviews, they inspire me to get the story out faster. I do not own any of the characters just writing them as my head would like them to be.

Chapter 5

Ollie and Dinah

Dinah tightened the nut one more time for good measure on the new enhancement to her motorcycle, courtesy of Bruce. She normally would have used one of Ollie's gadgets but this time Bruce's catered to her needs for stealth and practicality. This meant she could leave her precious toy anywhere and noone would be able to take it. Much like the batmobile anyone attempting to steal it would be in for the shock of their lives, literally.

The upgrade had a cloaking ability that she could activate before leaving it, it would be rendered invisible much like Diana's jet. Bruce had been able to achieve the same results through modern technology as Diana's was from her God's magic. Though he could only do objects no bigger than Dinah's motorcycle as he was trying to perfect it for the batmobile, batwing and Javelins. As a result Black Canary and Vigilante benefitted from his efforts so far.

In the event that they were in too much of a rush or forgot to activate the invisibility effect the motorcycle would automatically go into security mode. The motorcycle was now attuned to their heat signature so much so that if after 5 seconds they had dismounted, it would automatically cease and park itself. It would also activate Static mode sequence, beginning phase one whereby anyone who approached within one metre would be given a warning to stay away or there would be severe consequences.

When Dinah and Greg had been told this feature they had to select the voice and message that would be recorded. Dinah had chosen Batman with her message being, "Leave….NOW!". When Bruce raised his eyebrow at her, she just shrugged telling him it was short and sweet and who was stupid enough to mess with the Batman deserved what they got. Bruce was impressed and gave her a smirk, she was right of course. Greg chose Dirty Harry saying "Go ahead make my day", to which both Bruce and Dinah rolled their eyes. Greg just smiled happily, he loved Dirty Harry movies and wasn't ashamed of it.

If the intruder persisted and still tried to approach the motorcycle phase two would commence. It would turn on the headlights and the brake light would start to flash on and off continuously and say, "Final Warning" in the voice chosen for the initial warning. Knowing that 9 times out of 10 that the deterrents would not stop the thief, Bruce had added his icing on the cake, phase three. Once the thief mounted and attempted to turn the motorcycle on it would give them a 10 second electric shock and then activate a recording of Dinah's sonic scream for another ten seconds. Though they would not be lethal or fatal would cause the intruder to fall off the motorcycle disoriented. Bruce had also added a feature whereby the bike would quickly scan the intruder once they sat down and adjust the level of shock and volume of scream accordingly, human or meta. Both Dinah and Greg were very grateful to Bruce for this upgrade to protect their beloved cycles. Even more so, when he refused to accept payment for the device.

Dinah loved working on "Dolly" as it always helped to clear her head. Having just returned from the Watchtower where Ollie had tried to convince her to go on a weekend getaway but failed, she decided to think. She had been doing a lot of that in the last three months. She sat back and thought back to where it all started….

She had met Oliver Queen when Batman was attempting to recruit him. She thought he was very attractive but too cocky for her liking. Still he persisted in constantly asking her out on a date. After a month of refusals she reluctantly gave in. Much to her surprise they had a lot in common. They wanted to make the world a better place by helping those who could not stand on their own to see that they could if they tried and were given the right opportunity. They had worked together on many a project to do this through Queen Industries and the District Attorney's office she worked in when she was sans Black Canary mode. They had become closer during this time and Dinah fell head over heels in love with Oliver Queen.

She was blissfully happy with Ollie then. They were a team that fought, lived and were very happy together. They had been engaged for two months after dating for a year, when her world came crashing down.

They were to attend the engagement party of his best friend and college buddy Peter Green. Dinah had been unable to go with him as she was called out suddenly on a mission with Helena for the Birds of Prey. Ollie had pleaded with her to go with him and have Barbara go in her place, but Dinah told him she had been waiting for this break for two weeks and there was no way she was going to pass it up. So Oliver had gone alone. There he met his ex-girlfriend from college, proceeded to get very drunk and then they had slept together. Ollie though waking up the next morning in the hotel room next to his ex, panicked and decided not to tell Dinah, telling his ex in no uncertain terms that it was to stay between them only. She had one condition though, he would have to pay dearly for her to keep his secret. Knowing he was drowning in quicksand and not wanting to lose Dinah, Oliver Queen made a deal with her.

Guilt ridden because of his indiscretion he had been extra attentive to Dinah when he got home, telling her the party was boring when she asked, and that he had drunk until he passed out in the hotel room they had booked. Dinah laughed and told him he was still very much a playboy who loved to party. Ollie cringed inwardly and quickly asked how her mission had gone. Dinah gleefully told him of the developments she and Helena had made and thus ended any further conversation or worries about that night. Or so he thought.

One week later Dinah was sparring with Hal Jordan who was visiting from his sector, it was a ritual with them since they had become friends. They had met when he had his fellow Lanterns had assisted the Justice League during the Darkseid invasion. She had just been transported to the Watchtower and was walking through the hangar after the mission cleanup had finished. When she heard a loud wolf whistle behind her, she turned around to face a Green Lantern she had never seen before. He was stunning even with his mask on, she noted.

His mouth dropped and wide eyed he stared at her and said, "Wow gorgeous, wanna see how great your legs will look wrapped around me?", with a wolfish grin. She smiled sweetly and walked slowly over to him, watching the hunger in his eyes turn to desire. She then slugged him, he passed out cold on the hangar floor. She then walked away.

He had found her later in the Cafeteria and proceeded to apologise profusely, claiming he had a habit of saying the first thing in his head. She told him she was taken and that he could better his approach with the next woman. He praised her for her "mean right hook" and she smiled at him sweetly again saying, "Not just a pretty face eh? You should hear me scream".

Hal Jordan passed out cold again. Not because Dinah hit him but from the image his mind conjured up of a screaming Dinah on top of him. Dinah threw her glass of water in his face which woke him and invited him to join her table as she was worried that he might be suffering post-traumatic stress due to the mission or something worse. She had introduced him to Helena, Vic, Mari, Greg, Wally who were there and then Ollie who arrived half an hour later. Ollie warily shook his hand and raised an eyebrow when he saw Hal sitting next to Dinah. Ollie did not like it, but wisely kept his mouth shut knowing Dinah would not tolerate his jealousy. Hal had fit right in with everyone much to Dinah's surprise, once he relaxed he was quite the gentleman. Dinah and Hal had become good friends ever since.

Dinah blinked and found herself back in the gym, narrowly missing Hal's punch.

"Hey Di, what's up? You seem miles away?", Hal asked.

"Huh?, oh just remembering when we first met"

Hal facepalmed, "Please, don't remind me", he groaned.

She giggled and then turned and threw a roundhouse kick at his head.

"Woah…ok then", he got into a fighting stance, "by the way how is the old man?"

"Hal Jordan"

"Sorry couldn't help myself"

"Not funny…he's good thanks….though…."

"What?"

"He's been acting real strange lately, more loving and affectionate than normal", she mused.

Hal shrugged, "Maybe he is eager to set a date for the wedding"

Dinah rolled her eyes, "He knows we are too busy, we can't seem to match our schedules to do it".

Hal looked at her sadly, he thought they didn't match at all. Dinah was too good for Oliver Queen as far as he was concerned. She was too good for him too, but that didn't stop him falling for her. Still she was his friend and he was happy to be a part of her life.

"When the time is right and your heart is ready it will happen Dinah"

"Wow, who are you and what have you done with Hal Jordan?"

"Hey!"

She grinned at him and they started to spar again. A message alert sounded in the room.

"It's mine, most likely Ollie", Dinah said as she made her way across the room to grab her mobile. Hal dropped to the ground and stretched out with his hands behind his head, closing his eyes he waited. After a lengthy silence he turned slightly opening his eyes, thinking Dinah may have snuck out on him. What he saw made him jump up and run over to her. Dinah was visibly pale and shaking like a leaf, she looked like she was going to pass out. He put his hands on her upper arms to steady her and said, "Dinah what's wrong?"

She looked up at him with her blue eyes full of unshed tears, "Hhh…how…c-c-could he?"

He knew it had to be Ollie, he didn't care what, why or how. He only cared for the woman whose heart was breaking right before his very eyes. He tenderly gathered Dinah in his arms to give her an anchor to hold onto. She resisted for a second and then dropping her phone, leaned on his chest and cried uncontrollably. Hal just held her stroking her back in an effort to calm her. Dinah cried so hard she began to hiccup, at which point Hal gently patted her back until they were gone. She calmed down somewhat a few minutes later.

As she lifted her head to look at him, Hal used his ring to construct a face washer and began to gently wipe away the signs of Dinah's distress. She trembled slightly but didn't say a word. Once he was done he gently grabbed her upper arms and said, "Di…..Dinah look at me….good girl….you don't have to tell me what happened. You can go speak to Helena or Barbara or one of the other ladies if that makes you more comfortable. But know sweetheart that I am here for you, no matter what ok?"

Dinah nodded slowly.

"Good. Do you want me to have J'onn bring Helena here or teleport you to who you can talk to?"

Dinah shook her head quickly, " I can go myself"

"Ok, just breathe babe you will be fine….in time. Now look at me…take a big breath in…..come on Di…..big breath…iiiiiiinnnnn…ouuuuttttt…good girl feel better?"

Dinah nodded again, surprised that she did.

"Thanks Hal"

"Anytime babe anytime"

"He cheated on me", she shakily said.

"What?!...he texted you THAT?"

"No the woman he slept with sent me a picture of them in bed. The date was the night of his best friend's engagement party…..the one I couldn't go to."

"Oh God Dinah-"

"The woman also wrote he paid her $50,000 to keep her mouth shut", she whispered.

"I'm going to kill the sonuvabitch!", Hal spat. Looking at Dinah's crestfallen face he calmed down somewhat rubbing her arms gently he said, "Dinah, you know I don't like Ollie much. But what if this is a trick? Someone just trying to blackmail him for money? Don't you think he deserves the benefit of the doubt? You need to talk to him babe, for your own peace of mind"

Dinah's shoulders lifted slightly at this and she seemed a bit more herself, "You're right Hal he needs to tell me the whole story".

She pulled him into a hug and then turned to gather her things. She walked up to him and kissed his cheek gently. She pulled back and gently raised her right hand to caress his cheek, "Thank you Hal for being there for me".

She then left the room to find Ollie for an explanation. Hal watched her go with a heavy heart, hoping that it was a misunderstanding and that she would be ok.

Unfortunately for Dinah, Ollie admitted to everything unable to bear the guilt any longer. She had promptly moved out of his home, telling him she needed to think whether she could ever trust him again or even marry him. He had managed to talk her into staying engaged, only on the condition that he would not push her until she was ready to talk to him.

Her best friend and ladies of the Justice League and Birds of Prey all had similar reactions when she told them what had happened.

"Kick him to the kerb, babe you deserve better. You can come stay at my place, God knows Vic won't", Helena said.

"I will loan you my mace so you can beat him up, but I get to watch!", Shayera stated whilst stroking her mace and grinning evilly.

"Dinah, I'm sorry for your pain but you are strong and you will get through this. I can punch Ollie though, no holds barred if it would help make you feel better", Diana told her with hope in her eyes.

"I could turn him into a toad….or a snake…..or a weasel…", Zee said ticking the ideas off on her fingers.

"I could channel tiger mode and scratch his eyes out, or elephant and stomp all over him, hey….maybe an anaconda and choke the life out of him?", Mari offered while rubbing her hands together gleefully.

Their ideas had made her laugh gratefully for the first time since she found out. The women had come together and taken Dinah out or spent time with her as much as possible to help her get through her hurt. Hal had also visited her often when he could, calling daily to check up on her. Hal and the ladies had spent quite a few nights with her individually and together whilst she cried her eyes out or screamed in frustration at Ollie and his mistake. Dinah had leaned on Hal the most as she found his words to be a soothing balm on her shattered pride. She had requested to not be placed on any mission with Ollie unless it was a world threat. She had avoided him at all costs, not yet ready to face him.

A month after finding out she had spoken to Ollie advising him that she would talk to him but that was all she could do. A month after that she had called him and they had coffee together and discussed what they both wanted and what they would do. Ollie was pulling out all the stops to get her back. Dinah still loved him, but her trust had been broken. Still she had agreed to give him another chance and moved back in with him. Much to the horror of all her friends, especially Hal, but they supported her none the less. Dinah had told Ollie though that he was not to push her until she was ready to trust him and then they could discuss marriage again.

That was a month ago and Dinah now stared at her reflection staring back at her in Dolly's paintwork. Operation Sucker Punch was meant for the men that they loved to stand up and pay attention to the message they were trying to make them see.

Dinah wasn't sure though if her message was for Oliver Queen or Hal Jordan.