One Year Later
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana and Leon/Crisis.
Chapter 17: The Return of a Killer
Green Arrow and Black Canary were standing on a roof top in Star City. The couple was trying to patch things up and Dinah felt a good patrol around Star City with Ollie and Connor Hawke would be the thing that would help patch up the relationship between the martial artist and her billionaire boyfriend.
Connor Hawke, the purple clad hero Hawkeye, looked down at a building,
"It's quiet. Too quiet."
He turned and saw Ollie and Dinah making out on the roof. It was night time, and the moon was out. The lights in many office buildings were going dark, but the street lights were on. Connor looked at the couple and raised an eyebrow,
"You know we're on patrol, right?"
Ollie looked over, stopping the kiss,
"You know, you don't have to be so uptight like Bats is, Hawkeye. Besides, you know you look ridiculous in that costume."
Connor shrugged,
"I like the costume, to be honest. It's kind of grown on me."
Ollie said flatly,
"Connor, you have a big 'H' stamped on you forehead. And, you're dressed in purple."
The son of the Emerald Archer looked back,
"At least I don't wear a hat to hide my bald spot."
Black Canary got in the middle of them,
"Knock it off, you two. I swear, you're worse than kids."
Both archers backed off, knowing full well that incurring the wrath of Black Canary severely shortened your life expectancy.
Connor looked back out again, but, out of the corner of his eyes, saw Ollie and Dinah going back to making out. He smirked and said,
"So, Ollie; when are you going to marry Dinah?"
Ollie glared up,
"Why you-!"
Canary said,
"He's right, you know. When are you going to marry me?"
The billionaire playboy groaned in his head and tried to find an excuse,
"Lady Bird, you know I love you."
Dinah said,
"Ollie, you've had two kids with two different women. You're out of control and I want marriage. And kids."
Connor began humming a childish song, and Ollie pointed a finger at his son,
"You're ass is toast when I get out of this."
Hawkeye began chuckling as Canary continued to chew Ollie out. Then, for a brief moment, something flashed. Connor tried to see what it was, but could barely make out any detail. He said,
"I see something."
He fired a grappling arrow and slid down the cable. Ollie shook his head,
"Spoilsport."
The two followed the young archer as he landed on the street. Into an alleyway Hawkeye went. His meta-human ability was super-sight, and, combined with his martial arts training, navigated the darkness with relative ease. He said,
"There's definitely something in here."
Ollie looked around, shining a light,
"I don't see anything."
Black Canary shook her head,
"No, Arrow. Something is in here."
The next voice they heard was none of their own,
"Whack."
Onomatopoeia, carrying an axe, tried to cleave Connor in half. At the last second, Hawkeye rolled out of the way, the axe clanging hard against a pipe. The mysterious assassin dropped the axe just as Canary unleashed a sonic scream at him. Onomatopoeia pulled out a gun and tried to fire, but Ollie shouted,
"Oh, no you don't!"
He fired an arrow, intending to hit the assassin's arm and make him drop the weapon. However, as the arrow landed into Onomatopoeia, the assassin simply looked at the arrow sticking in his shoulder and then back up at Green Arrow, seemingly unaffected by the attack. He then began using that arm and aimed his gun at him, saying,
"Bang!"
Gunfire cut through the thin, night air. Ollie and Dinah ran for cover. Once behind some heavy bags, Ollie said,
"That's impossible! He shouldn't be using that arm!"
Canary shot back,
"Oh, yeah! It seems to me he's doing just that!"
Connor Hawke opened up with more arrows, hitting the shoulders and knees. It still did not stop Onomatopoeia, as the arrows, though perforating the mysterious assassin, were not slowing him down in the slightest. Hawkeye shook his head,
"What the hell?"
Onomatopoeia turned and aimed his gun at Connor. That was when Canary unleashed her Canary Cry and made a direct hit to the mysterious assassin. Onomatopoeia got thrown into a crate. Looking up, he fired his gun at Canary,
"Bang."
The shot rang out and Canary's body whipped around, a shocked look on her face as she fell into Ollie's arms. She was shot in the head, but, as Ollie checked for a pulse, he was relieved she was still alive. It was weak, but he had to get her out of there.
Hawkeye tackled Onomatopoeia and shouted,
"Dad, get Dinah out of here! I'll take care of this!"
Ollie nodded,
"Right."
He picked her up and left. Hopefully, he can get beamed aboard the Watchtower and get Dinah treated before it was too late.
Onomatopoeia, the arrows still sticking out of his body, got up. He then pulled out a device and said,
"Boom."
Outside…
Green Arrow had just called in the Justice League when he heard the sudden explosion. He shielded Canary's body and, as he looked, he saw flames engulf the building. Ollie shouted,
"CONNOR!"
For a moment, nothing but flames could be seen. Even as several members of the Justice League came, Ollie wanted to go back in and find his son. Vixen held him back,
"Ollie, you can't go back in there!"
Green Arrow pushed her aside,
"He's my son and I'm going after him!"
As he was about to go in, he saw a figure making his way through the flames. It was Connor, and he was holding his shoulder. Connor barely made it through the flames as he collapsed into Ollie's arms, covered in soot and ash.
Next Chapter:
The Howling Commandos get wind of some vital information that may put the world in jeopardy. Stay tuned, fellow readers!