The Flash/Arrow/Supergirl storyline won't be returning until Chapter 45. For this chapter and the following two, I wanna focus on the supporting characters, starting with Leonard Snart, his sister Lisa, and his partner Mick. Oh, and Sara Lance, too, so except some Captain Canary here.

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To Chevalier Lecteur: Well, as far as Caitlin's intentions go, she's always in it for herself (at least in this story), that's all I can say.

Science class has just ended early due to a chemical mishap. Mick had accidentally caused an explosion due to his pyromaniac ways. He was asked to stay behind and clean up the mess. The rest were excused to clean themselves up from the soot and goo from the explosion. Leonard and Lisa, however, were the only ones untouched, having chosen the perfect desk to work together where Mick's usual explosions can't touch them.

"Mick and his fires," sighed Lisa.

"He can't help who he is," said Leonard.

"I know," said Lisa. "What would we do without that big lug? I guess we can be thankful you met him in juvie. Otherwise, your father wouldn't have taken him in."

"Well, he saved my life and I owed him one," said Leonard. "He's a lunkhead, but he's our lunkhead."

"Couldn't agree more," said Lisa. "Well, if you'll excuse me. I have a target to keep an eye on."

"By target, you mean Ramon," guessed Leonard. "I know he intrigues you, sis, but he's a sophomore, not to mention he's too much of a geek to be a ladie's man. Sure, Ms. Saunders is wrapping her arm around his, but... he's a sophomore."

"I know, but like you Lenny, I have an exotic taste," said Lisa.

Lisa walks away to look for Cisco, leaving Leonard leaning against his locker, wondering why his sister would fall in love with Cisco out of all people.

Leonard then opens his locker to get his textbook for the next class. What he didn't expect to find inside his locker was a note. There was no return address or name of the sender. There was only a message:

8 o'clock
Alleyway on 3rd Avenue
That's where we met, remember?

Remembering the place, Leonard smirked as he figured out who the note came from. He seemed like he was excited to see the sender.

And so, Captain Cold shows up where the note told him to show up. Armed with his cold gun and covering his face with the hood of his parka and a pair of goggles, he walks slowly into the alley as he keeps an eye out for trouble. Hearing footsteps above, he aimed his gun in the air. He lowers the gun when he saw the familiar blonde, black-clad vigilante who he met a few weeks ago. The Canary.

"Captain Cold," she greeted.

"Canary," greeted Captain Cold.

"You're alone, but someone's listening in," guessed The Canary, assuming Cold had a comm-link that was on so the other side could listen.

"Smart," said Captain Cold. "But so am I. I just wanted to know if this is a social invite or not."

"Don't worry. I'm not here to fight," said The Canary as she jumped down from the roof to talk to Captain Cold up-close. "I came here with some intel."

"What? Where you live?" teased Captain Cold.

The Canary couldn't help but smile. There was something about his way with words and how he talks that makes her cheeks flush.

"Amanda Waller," said The Canary. "She's the director of a clandestine government agency called A.R.G.U.S."

"If it's clandestine, how do you know about it?" asked Captain Cold.

"I was chasing a drug dealer who escaped to Bludhaven," said The Canary. "Government agents took him down, but guess what they used to it. Guns that fire heat, cold, and gold."

"So, you're saying the principal of my school copied my tech?" asked Captain Cold.

"And if you want it back, I know where you can find them," said The Canary. "I overheard from an agent named Lyla Michaels that she and some sort of suicide squad will be seeing a supposed Afghanistan drub lord at some gala in Coast City."

"Lyla Michaels, huh?" replied Captain Cold, knowing the name. "Well, as much as I'd love this to be our first date, I can't show up without my crew."

"Bring 'em. We could use the backup," said The Canary.

"One question, though," said Captain Cold. "Why help me?"

"Well, you're my favorite crook," said The Canary, smiling.

"After one night," questioned Captain Cold.

"I've been following you," said The Canary.

Later that evening, Captain Cold rides in a van with Golden Glider and Heat Wave. The Canary led the way on her motorcycle. They were just a few minutes away from Coast City.

"Tell me why we're working with Blondie?" questioned Heat Wave.

"Because the government reverse-engineered our tech," said Captain Cold. "We're just here to take back what's ours."

"I can't believe it. Principal Waller, secretly a head of some government agency," said Golden Glider, still baffled by the revelation.

"She always looked suspicious to me," said Heat Wave. "I was expecting a strip club hooker, though."

The twins can only roll their eyes and smile, annoyed and amused by their adoptive brother's way of thinking.

"My question is, why is 'Blondie' coming with us?" asked Golden Glider.

"I'm her favorite crook," smirked Captain Cold.

At the gala, Captain Cold and Heat Wave knock out two of Gholem Qadir's security guards so they can take their suits and pose as guards. Golden Glider stole someone's invitation and dress and invited herself to the party. The Canary watched from the rooftop window.

"I got eyes on our drug lord," said Captain Cold through his comm-link, having caught sight of Qadir.

"I thought we were here for A.R.G.U.S.," said Golden Glider.

"We are," said The Canary. "But we're here to do two things. Find a nerve agent Qadir is hiding and get your tech back."

"I really wish you were down here, Canary. I'd love to steal the dance floor with you," said Captain Cold flirtatiously.

"That would require me taking off my mask," said The Canary. "No thanks."

"Lucky for you, this is a masked party," said Captain Cold. "You can come down here any time. You can steal the prettiest dress you can find."

"I think I'm gonna be sick," said Heat Wave, disgusted by his partner's attempts at flirting with the vigilante.

"Guys, I see someone," said Golden Glider.

Captain Cold and Heat Wave look at the rest of Qadir's security team. One face struck out.

John Diggle.

"I know that guy," said The Canary. "John Diggle. He attends Silverstone High, where Waller poses as the principal. Coincidence?"

"I'm willing to bet my partner's brain that it's not," said Captain Cold.

"And we have another familiar face," said Golden Glider, recognizing another face among the crowd.

"That's his girlfriend, Lyla Michaels," said The Canary.

"You've been keeping tabs," said

"Only because I know all you three go there," said The Canary.

The three rogues froze at The Canary's words. If she knew that they go to Silverstone High and that she's been learning names and faces, she must know who they are.

...

John Diggle was having a terrible night. He was kidnapped by his girlfriend Lya and forced to work for A.R.G.U.S. by Amanda Waller because of his exemplary training at military camp last summer. He was still shocked that the principal of Silverstone High was the head of a secret government agency. Plus, Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot, the hitman who assassinated his brother Andy during a basketball game a couple weeks ago, was also forced to work for Waller, via a bomb in his neck.

"Stay calm, John," said Lyla through her comm-link.

"How am I not calm?" asked John sarcastically. "I mean, I just discovered that my girlfriend is some government agent working for my school principal."

"John, I know you feel betrayed," said Lyla. "But let's just keep this professional. We'll talk after we're done"

"Hey, lovebirds," called Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot. "I found the nerve agent. Down her at the basement."

"On my way," said John.

John made his way down to the basement. The Canary decided to find a way down to follow him.

...

John heads down to the basement to find Deadshot. He encounters one bodyguard, but he takes him out after just a few seconds of fist-fighting. John punched him in the face, then the stomach, and the flipped him to the ground. He found Deadshot standing next to the canister containing the nerve agent. There was also a couple dead bodyguards lying on the floor.

"Hey, it was them or me," said Deadshot nonchalantly.

"Shut up and help me get this thing out of here," said John angrily.

"Look, I know you're torn up about your brother, but I'm a victim here too," said Deadshot.

"I said shut up," said John.

Two bodyguards came and were about to shoot them, until a small device came out of nowhere and emitted a high-pitched sound, causing everyone to cover their ears. The Canary walks in and takes out both bodyguards with her bo-staff.

"John Diggle. Deadshot," greeted The Canary.

"The Canary?" John was surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"Qadir is a common interest of ours," said The Canary.

"Canary, we need backup!" Captain Cold yelled through the comm-link.

"What's going on?" asked The Canary.

...

Back at the ballroom, Captain Cold, Heat Wave, and Golden Glider were engaged in a shootout with Qadir's men. They used a table as a shield as they fired left and right, freezing, burning, and solidifying their targets.

"Heat Wave provoked security, and now we're about to be riddled with bullets," said Captain Cold.

A.R.G.U.S. agents disguised as guest joined in the shootout, using guns that fire cold beams, heat beams, and gold beams, which only frustrate the three rogues.

"When we're done here, I'm gonna turn them into statues," said Golden Glider.

"All in good time, sis," said Captain Cold.

The three rogues continue to fire at Qadir's men just as The Canary showed up. Using a smoke bomb, she temporarily blinds Qadir's men. She, along with some A.R.G.U.S. agents, move in and subdue them. The Canary used a high kick on one bodyguard and takes out another by whacking him in the face with her staff, followed by stepping on his ribs.

"I heard about you," said Lyla. "The Canary, right?"

"You guessed right, Agent Michaels," said The Canary.

Three rogues come out of the table and shoot the last remaining men. Heat Wave, however, stupidly crossed his heat beam with Captain Cold's cold beam. It caused an explosion that took out the last few bodyguards, while knocking back everyone else. Captain Cold gets back up and runs after The Canary, who was the closest to the blast and was injured. The force had knocked off her mask.

Captain Cold was quite surprised once he recognized her.

The presumably deceased Sara Lance.

"Len, are you okay?" asked Golden Glider, walking towards her brother.

Captain Cold immediately puts the mask back on The Canary's face, not wanting his sister to know her identity.

"I'm fine," said Captain Cold. "And so is she."

"You took a peek, didn't you?" guessed Golden Glider. "Behind the mask, I meant. Is she as pretty as you hoped?"

"A face of an angel, that I can say," said Captain Cold.

"You are so cheesy."

That line came from The Canary, who was waking up from her brief unconscious state. She was giggling as she looked at Captain Cold, who just smirked at her.

"I'm surprised you didn't steal a kiss," said The Canary.

"Well, I was tempted, but even I knew it was the wrong moment," said Captain Cold.

Heat Wave grunted in disgusted.

"Enough, you two!" He shouted.

Suddenly, all the A.R.G.U.S. agents pointed their guns at the rogues and the black-clad vigilante.

"You four are under arrest for interfering with government affairs," said Lyla.

"I guess we'll just have to share a cell," joked The Canary, looking at Captain Cold.

"Put down the guns, Lyla!"

John showed up with a gun pointed directly at one A.R.G.U.S agent.

"The Canary saved my life," said John. "I'm not about to repay her by letting her rot in a cell."

"Fine," said Lyla. "But the other three come with us."

"No," said The Canary. "You're not locking them up."

"They're thieves and murderers, miss," said Lyla.

"Be that as it may, but you're gonna have to shoot me to get to them," said The Canary, standing in front of Captain Cold. "And I'm pretty sure your boyfriend here is gonna 'love' that."

Lyla had to make a choice. It was either shoot The Canary to arrest the rogues or let them go for the sake of her relationship with John.

"Stand down," ordered Lyla.

All the agents lowered their guns, as well as John.

"Yo, Johnny," teased Deadshot. "Nerve agent's packed up and ready to go."

"Very funny," said John sarcastically. "The place is clear."

"Oh, and you might like to know that Qadir is down. Don't worry. Just shot him in the shoulder. He'll be fine," said Deadshot.

John was surprised that the man who murdered his brother showed restraint. Whether or not Qadir lived was of no concern for Waller, so fear of his life was not what motivated Deadshot to spare Qadir.

"But one more thing," said The Canary. "I want you all to surrender all your tech. Everything involving the Cold Gun, Heat Gun, and Gold Gun. Accept the terms or we could just cause more damage to this place."

Back at A.R.G.U.S...

John and Lya talked privately in the weapons room. John was still angry, and Lyla understands it. However, that won't stop the inevitable lecturing that she knows is coming.

"John, I'm really sorry," said Lyla. "But this was necessary."

"All I know is that the man who killed my brother showed more honor than the woman I love," said John. "Lyla, I'm sorry, but we can't keep going on, even if I do already know. Relationships are about trust. Right now, I can't trust you."

"I can't blame you," said Lyla, accepting the break-up maturely. "But before you go, there's something I want you to have."

Lyla takes out a case and opens it. Inside was a specialized helmet.

"In case A.R.G.U.S. ever needs you again, you might need identity concealment," said Lyla.

"Looks like a Spartan helmet," said John, inspecting said helmet.

"Then we should call you Spartan," said Lyla.

John was slightly amused. He puts the helmet back in the case and leaves the room with it. He looks back at Lyla one more time before closing the door behind him.

At an abandoned warehouse back in Silverstone City, Captain Cold was overseeing The Canary's injuries from the explosion. She didn't want him to, quote "babysit her," but he insisted, saying "Gotta make sure that pretty face is unscarred." It made her giggle like a high school girl, which she technically is in terms of age.

"Well, thank you for babysitting me, but I think I'm ready to go," said The Canary.

The Canary gets off the couch, only to pull a muscle in her mid-section.

"Not 100%, apparently," said Captain Cold.

"I'll manage," said The Canary.

Captain Cold takes off his goggles and lowers the hood, showing his true face, although he suspected that The Canary already knew. Knowing what this action meant, The Canary takes off her mask and wig, revealing her true face.

"So, Ms. Lance, how does it feel coming back from the dead?" asked Captain Cold.

"Hurts like hell," said The Canary. "But it's nice to be back."

"I take it your family doesn't know," guessed Captain Cold.

"No," said The Canary. "And I'd like to keep it that way... for now, at least."

"You are a rare specimen, Canary," complimented Captain Cold. "I almost feel the need to invite you to my crew, but we both know you're the kind to stop my kind."

"Glad we understand each other," said The Canary. "Although, if you want, you can crash at my place tomorrow night."

"Moving too quickly, aren't we?" questioned Captain Cold.

"I'm not suggesting... well..." The Canary blushed. "I figured it's time we really get to know each other."

"And how do you know you can trust me?" asked Captain Cold.

"I trust you to keep my secret because I know you want me all to yourself," said The Canary, smiling at him.

"Well, I suppose there is some truth to that," said Captain Cold flirtatiously.

Sara was about to walk out of the warehouse, only to stop halfway to the door. She turns around, walks towards Leonard, and gives him a brief kiss on the lips. The smile on Leonard's face tells her that he enjoyed it, only wishing it lasted longer. Sara can only smile back, which is an indicator that she'll deliver more in the future.

"Well, good night, crook," said The Canary.

"See you around, assassin," said Captain Cold.

Awww. The Crook and the Assassin. Such a power couple, huh?

And, yes, John Diggle is now Spartan. I know he's been very minor in this story compared to how big he is on Arrow, but finding a way to integrate him into Arrow's world was a bit hard. A.R.G.U.S. was my best method of doing so. Don't worry. He'll meet the Green Arrow soon.