Chapter 3
Oliver and Asami stood on a rooftop. Oliver wore his green costume, pointing a bow, while Asami wore her black leather outfit with a white wig. She held a long metal stick in her hand.
"Marcus Redman, you have failed this city," spoke Oliver as he threatened the corrupt businessmen.
The man did not respond at first. Asami approached him, and punched him in the gut. The man fell, and saw that Oliver pointed an arrow to his face. He finally caved in, and talked.
Next morning, Oliver and Asami stood in the living room of Queen Mansion, watching the news about Marcus Redman.
"So, what are your plans, Ollie? What about you Sami? You have been back for a week, and still acting like a judgmental jerk, Ollie," spoke Thea as she approached her older brother
"I admit, I was a jerk, but now I am just a damaged jerk," spoke Oliver as Asami tried to hold breath, trying really hard not to laugh.
"I, we missed you Thea. The five years we spent on the island were the harshest years of our life. I am glad that we returned home," spoke Asami as Moira Queen walked in.
"Hello Oliver. Asami. Today we will file the papers to vacate your deaths," spoke Moira Queen.
"Mom, I've been to a courtroom before," spoke Oliver
"I am well aware. This should be a quick and easy visit for you two, then," said Moira, "And please don't forget that I want you to visit the company after the courtroom,"
"Mom," spoke Oliver as Moira Queen left.
"I didn't know you liked archery," said Asami as she saw some of the trophies that Thea won.
"Yea, I have a wicked aim, I guess," said Thea as Asami made a mental note about this.
"I will leave you two to talk," offered Asami as she left her cousins. The woman journeyed to her room and sat on her bed, taking a book. Asami knew that she would soon encounter another person on the list, and she needed to be rested for that.
"How are you, spoiled Princess?" asked Korra as she entered the room.
"I doubt that I need your services right now. I am in my room, I don't think anyone would attack me here," spoke Asami
"Maybe. Look Miss Prissy, your Aunt hired my brother and I to protect you and your cousin. I guarded and protected many people in my life, less than Dig but still, and no one ever refused my help. I am good at what I do, and I strongly recommend for you not to bail on me," said Korra
"I don't need your help," countered Asami
"Apparently you do, or you wouldn't get kidnapped," said Korra
"Fine, that was unexpected, but I know how to take care of myself," said Asami
"I sincerely doubt that. You are just a prissy young woman who is used to life in a castle. There is nothing wrong with that, but you are unskilled and weak," said Korra
"Well, thank you for your concern, but I can handle myself," said Asami but Korra ignored her.
"So, what are you reading?" asked Korra
"I thought I told you I want to be alone," said Asami
"You did, but I will still protect you. You may have fooled Dig and I a few times, but now I know that I should not leave you alone," said Korra as Asami glared.
"Advanced Engineering and Mechanics? Great, this is so boring!" exclaimed Korra
"Then you don't have to read it, do you?" spoke Asami as she continued reading.
A few hours later, Oliver and Asami stood in the courtroom, where the judge vacated their presumed deaths. "Were there any survivors?" asked the Judge
"No," spoke Oliver Queen, "Only Asami and I survived the sinking of the boat, and then we lived alone on the island for five years,"
Asami looked at her cousin but said nothing. She knew that it was painful for both of them to tell others of what exactly happened on that island, but it still felt painful for her to see how Oliver lied about their time on Lian Yu.
Asami also noticed that Laurel was present in the courtroom. She looked at the lawyer, who was surprised to hear her former boyfriend tell a different story from what Asami told her.
After Asami and Oliver were legally resurrected, the pair exited the courtroom, where they met Laurel. She glared at Oliver and then walked by.
"Is something wrong?" asked Oliver, not sure as to why Laurel was so hostile.
"I am not exactly sure, but I think we need to visit her later tonight. We three seriously need to talk to her," spoke Asami as Oliver nodded.
The two cousins came to the Queens Consolidated building, where they sat at a table with Moira and Walter.
"As you can see, we modernized the building quite a bit. We decided to branch out into new areas, like clean energy," spoke Walter as they sat at the table.
"Oliver, Walter and I need to speak to you about an important issue," said Moira as Oliver tensed.
"Mom, I get uncomfortable when you speak like that," said Oliver
"The company will extend to a new site, and we would like to dedicate a building for your father to honor his memory," spoke Walter as the two young adults looked at him.
"That, that's nice," spoke Oliver
"It is. And during the dedication, we would like to announce that you will take a leadership position at the company," spoke Moira
"No?" said Oliver
"It is your company. Don't you want to make you father proud?" asked Moira
"Mom, I don't want to lead anything, I just want to return to my former life," said Oliver, "Besides, Walter is doing a great job here,"
"Oliver, I am doing a lot here, but I prefer to work in the finance. I was a CFO, not a CEO. I think you would do fine. Don't worry; we wouldn't put the responsibility of being a CEO on you right away. You can start being a Head of one of the Departments," said Walter
"You are Robert Queen's son. And you can become a new person," said Moira
"Oliver, everyone understands here that this transition would be difficult for you," said Walter
"Yeah. Which part though? Everyone fantasizing that I got a Masters while I was on the island? Or that my father's friend is now sleeping on the same floor as I?" asked Oliver
"Oliver," began Moira but Asami interrupted her.
"I can do it. I took many business classes before I landed on the island, although my area of interest is the Applied Science," said Asami
"Thank you Asami. If you wish, I can make you the Head of the Applied Sciences Division for the time being before you become the CEO. I just didn't expect you to work at Queen Consolidates, since I thought you would work at Future Industries," said Moira
"Dad's been distant lately. I will work hard but I could learn some new tech developments that I missed during our stay on the island," said Asami
"Of course," said Moira, "We all know that you will quickly catch up. Don't worry, you can get an aid to help you with the latest technologies,"
"Thank you Asami," said Oliver
"Oliver, I love you, but I am not doing this just to save your ass. I love tech, and I would be happy to be the Head of the Applies Sciences," said Asami as Oliver nodded.
The group dispersed. Later during the day, Korra and John stayed outside, while Asami and Oliver went to see Laurel.
"Hi, what are you doing here?" asked Laurel
"I thought and decided that I should open to someone. Asami and I spent years in isolation, and we could use some company," spoke Oliver as Laurel stared at him.
"What's in the bag?" asked the lawyer.
"When I was on the island, I thought a lot about my former life, and especially about this, and I decided that I were to do it, I would do it with you," said Oliver smiling.
"Are you hitting on me?" asked Laurel as Oliver took out a bag of ice cream, "Oh,"
The three friends sat on the floor, eating the ice cream. "Ollie, I want to know, what exactly happened to my sister?" asked Laurel
"She drowned. When the Gambit went down, only Asami and I managed to survive," said Oliver
"Oliver, Laurel deserves to know the truth about her sister," spoke Asami
"The truth? What happened there exactly? Who killed Sara? Oliver, Asami told me that you met Sara some time after you got stranded," said Laurel
Oliver then looked at Asami. "What?" asked the raven-haired woman
"You told her," said Oliver. It wasn't a question.
"Yes, so? Oliver, Sara was Laurel's sister. She has to know what happened," said Asami
"It's dangerous,"
"What the hell, Ollie?" asked Laurel in anger
"Laurel, we met Sara about a year after we landed on Lian Yu. She was on some freighter with a group of mercenaries. Sara made some bad choices, but she still was a good person. When one of our friends betrayed us, Sara died," said Asami
"Why would you lie about this?" asked Laurel
"I wanted you to remember your sister to be a good person. The island changed all of us, and we all made some difficult choices," said Oliver
"She loved you, Laurel. I remember stories about a canary bird you received long ago," said Asami as she took out a notebook.
"No,"
"Oliver,"
"No, I don't want to tell Laurel about this list," said Oliver
"What list? What are you talking about?" asked Laurel
"When we were on the island, we discovered a notebook that my Uncle had compiled. We believe that this list has something to do with the sinking of the gambit, and with eventual death of Robert Queen and Sara Lance," said Asami as she showed the notebook.
"Oh my god, this list has some really dirty people. I can't believe it," said Laurel as she quickly flipped through the book, before giving in back.
"Asami, you and I will need to have a talk later," said Oliver as he then instantly jumped at Laurel and pushed her to the ground. Asami followed.
A number of masked men broke into the apartment and chased the three people inside. Oliver and Laurel hid behind one wall, while Asami behind the other.
A woman with white hair entered the apartment. "Kill Laurel Lance," said China White. She held two sharp knives in her hands.
Suddenly Diggle and Korra ran into the apartment and began fighting with the thugs.
A few shots were exchanged.
One bandit dropped to the ground.
Then another.
Korra kicked one man the stomach, and then she helped her brother to fight China White.
Oliver saw the difficulty their bodyguards were having. He grabbed a knife and threw at China White disarming her.
She looked at him, and escaped, leaving three corpses behind.
"Ollie," spoke Laurel as the man hugged his ex girlfriend.
"Are you hurt, Mr. Queen?" asked John Diggle
"No, we are fine,"
"That's why it's good to have a bodyguard," said Diggle as he looked around.
"I agree. See, Princess, what would you do without me?" grinned, Korra, "I am your bodyguard. Deal with it,"
Later, Detective Lance arrived with other Police Officers.
"Baby, are you hurt?" asked Lance as he hugged his older daughter.
"I am fine, daddy. These people scared me," said Laurel
Detective Lance then looked at the Diggles. "Feel free to run as many red lights as you want,"
"We were just doing our job, sir," spoke John Diggle
"No, your job is to protect them," spoke Quentin as he looked at Oliver
"Common partner, we should go," spoke Detective Hilton as the two left.
"Good luck with your case against Martin Somers," said Asami as she left with Oliver, leaving Laurel alone.
When Oliver and Asami returned, they walked in the garden to talk in private. "What the hell, Asami? Why did you tell Laurel about Sara, about the list?" asked Oliver
"She deserves to know," spoke Asami
"No she doesn't. We need to protect Laurel. She already goes against scum, and we don't need to expose her to even more dangers. I wanted Laurel to have a happy memory of her sister," spoke Oliver
"You know what? This is not all about you. We need to focus on the mission, but we cannot do this alone," said Asami
"Laurel is not going to help us," said Oliver
"It's not your decision to make," said Asami
"Look, Asami. I know we could use some help, which is why I was planning to recruit the Diggles and Smoak at some point, but not Laurel," said Oliver
"Well, maybe we should stop working together. It's a pity, we always were close, and on the island you truly became my brother, but now I can see that we have a lot of differences of opinion as to how we will save this city," said Asami
Oliver glared at her. "Ollie? Sami? What are you two doing here?" asked Thea as she approached them.
"We were just talking, Speedy," said Oliver
"Worst nickname ever," said Thea
"You did like to run after us when you were little," smiled Asami
"I am seventeen, soon turning eighteen," protested Thea
"I know. But for me you will always be Speedy for me," smiled Oliver
"I would like to show you something," said Thea as she led Oliver and Asami towards the gravestones.
"Robert Queen. Yasuko Sato. Oliver Queen. Asami Sato," read Oliver
"I used to come here every night. I missed you two. I talked to you sometimes for hours, asking you for your advice" spoke Thea as Asami and Oliver hugged her.
"We are back, Thea," said Asami
"I missed you so much," spoke Thea
Next night, Oliver and Asami were dressed in their costumes, fighting China White. They already defeated all the moons that came with her.
"Freeze," said Detective Lance as he pointed his gun at the three people who were fighting.
China White got away, but Oliver and Asami stopped. Oliver lifted his bow and disarmed the Detective. The cousins then disappeared from the scene.
"Damn it," spoke Detective Lance as he heard a recording of Martin Somers.
"I did it, please don't kill me," spoke the voice in the recording
"Son of a bitch," spoke Lance as she took the recording with him. He would catch the two vigilantes, but for now he would use the evidence against Somers. He had a long night.
Next morning, Oliver and Asami stood in front of a new Queen Consolidated building. "I would like to dedicate this building to two friends, Robert Queen and Yasuko Sato. They were great people, and it is very sad for me to know that they died so young. This building will be one of the legacies for them," spoke Walter as Hiroshi approached him.
"Thank you Walter. My wife Yasuko, and one of my best friends Robert Queen had died on that boat. Only my daughter and nephew survived that tragedy. I fully approve of this dedication. The Future Industries will be working together with the Queens Consolidated to make our city better," said Hiroshi
"Wait, someone spoke about legacies? I am a legacy," said Oliver Queen as he approached the podium and looked at the two men.
"Walter, Hiroshi," said Oliver. He then began talking to the crowd.
"Some people might not know me, although I would find it very strange, since my name is Oliver Queen, and I am kind of famous since I returned from the island with my cousin Asami Sato," said Oliver
"But I am not much of a legacy, per se. I was supposed to come today to talk about accepting a position in the company, my father's company, but I wanted to tell everyone that I couldn't do that. I am not my father. I will never be the man he was. So, please stop asking me to be," spoke Oliver as he stepped down.
Asami then approached the podium and spoke. "The last five years were very difficult for Oliver and I. While I disagree with my cousin, it is ultimately his decision not to accept a leadership position at Queens Consolidated. I, however, would like to announce that I would be taking over the Department of Applied Sciences. I love science, I remember fondly how I used to tinker in my Dad's garage with various devices," said Asami as she looked at her father
"I will work hard as the Head of the Applied Sciences. I hope that Queens Consolidated with continue to expand the scientific frontier. Thank you," spoke Asami as she stepped down.
"That was a nice speech, pretty Princess," grinned Korra
"Thank you, but I don't think I would need your help at this moment," spoke Asami. She knew she could use Korra's help in her mission to save the city, but she just did not want Korra to be just a bodyguard.
Flashback
Asami, Oliver, and Yasuko landed on the island. "We are safe," spoke Yasuko as she looked at her family members.
"We are stuck here," spoke Oliver in disappointment as he looked at the raft.
"You are right, Oliver, but we still have each other," said Yasuko
"What are we going to do, mother?" asked Asami
"Let's pay respects to my brother, and then decide what our next course of action would be," spoke Yasuko as the three people approached the raft and drag the body of Robert Queen to the shore.
"I will bring some stones," offered Oliver
"I will help," spoke Asami as the two cousins went to pick up some stones to cover the body.
An hour later, the three survivors covered the body of Robert Queen with many stones. "I will miss you, my brother. We always helped each other, you and I. God, I miss you so much," cried Yasuko
"Mom," spoke Asami
"Asami, promise me that you and Oliver will always work together, no matter what," said Yasuko
"Of course we will, we are family," spoke Asami as she hugged her cousin.
"Stay here, I will try to find us some food," spoke Yasuko as she left the young adults alone.
"I miss them. I miss Mom, I miss Dad, I miss Thea," spoke Oliver as Asami hugged him.
"Me too. I also miss both Laurel and Sara," said Asami as Oliver nodded.
The cousins spotted a person in the distance. "Mother? Wait, who is that?" asked Asami as an arrow flew at Oliver and went through his arm. The young man screamed from pain.
"Oliver, I will help," said Asami but she also felt pain. An arrow hit her too.
Flashback ends
Laurel exited CNRI and walked towards her car. A man approached her, and grabbed her hand. "Get off me," spoke Laurel as she tried to escape the grip but couldn't.
Suddenly a figure jumped next to her and hit the man in the groin.
The woman was dressed in black leather. She wore a black mask, and had white hair.
The woman threw a punch.
She kicked the man.
She parried the attack and punched the man again.
The man fell on the ground.
"Thank you," said Laurel, "You saved me,"
The masked person did not reply. "Who are you? You work with the Hood, right? I am grateful for you helping to bring Martin Somers to justice," said Laurel as she continued looking at the masked woman, who still stood silently.
"You shouldn't have stayed in the Glades this late," spoke the masked woman
"I had a lot of work. Look, I appreciate your help, but how do I know that I can trust you? You might have helped me, but you are still a vigilante," spoke Laurel as she observed the masked woman. She seemed familiar for some reason.
"Who are you?" asked Laurel
"My name is the Canary," spoke the masked woman
"Canary?" asked Laurel, "I had a canary before. Do I know you? How can I trust you?"
"Because you always had," spoke the person as she took of her wig and the mask, revealing pale skin, raven hair, and green eyes.
"Asami. Oh my god, you are the Canary and Oliver is the Hood," spoke Laurel as she looked at her former girlfriend and best friend.
"Laurel,"
"Why did you tell me? I can go right now and tell Dad that you and Ollie do all these things," said Laurel
"I know. But you wont do it," said Asami as she approached Laurel and stood closer to her, "I know you. You want justice. But you cannot do it alone. I can sense you have a lot of anger inside of you. That list that I showed you earlier, that list is somehow responsible for the sinking of the Gambit, which led to the death of your sister. Help me Laurel, honor the memory of your sister,"
Laurel looked at Asami. "How can I help? I obviously don't know how to fight as well as you Oliver. By the way, where is Oliver? Why was he so adamant not to tell me about Sara?
"Oliver wants to protect you, but I think you of all people deserve to know the truth. I can do a lot of things, but I cannot do this alone. And neither can you. Lets work together to bring justice to this city. I learned that Oliver and I have different opinions as to how we would save this city,"
"What do you want me to do?" asked Laurel, "Assuming that I help you,"
"You will train. I am not an easy teacher. At first you will listen to my advice when to engage or not in fighting. I have no doubt you can become a powerful person,"
Laurel smiled. "I will help you Asami. I will help you to find who was responsible for my sister's death. But I will not go killing people,"
"Offer accepted," spoke Asami, "I do not like to kill either, but sometimes it is necessary"
"Will we be working with Ollie?" asked Laurel
"Sometimes. But I don't think I can deal with him trying to boss me around. I intend to keep my cousin as an ally but to actively work with him? Likely not," said Asami as Laurel nodded.
"When do we start my training?" asked Laurel as Asami smiled.
"Let's grab some snacks. You will need a lot of energy for tonight," smiled Asami.
In a different part of the town, Moira Queen approached another car, and climbed in. "Hello Moira," said a man's voice
"Robert did not tell anything to my son and niece that could hurt us. They are unaware that the Queen's Gambit was sabotaged," spoke Moira as she looked at the man.
"Good. Noone then can interfere with the Undertaking," spoke the man
A/N: alright, first if you think that it was too early for Asami to reveal herself to Laurel, I would like to point out that Oliver revealed who he was to Diggle at the end of Episode 3, and this chapter takes place chronologically during Episode 2.
Second, I think that Asami and Oliver are quite different. In this story, Oliver has canon history prior to the Island, while Asami was not a party girl. She was a studious lady like in Legend of Korra season 1. She also does not like to keep as many secrets, which will change some of the plotlines later on.
Laurel will not become a badass overnight. Her training will start from early season 1 rather early season 3.
I also have great plans for Yasuko Sato, who will show up at the beginning of season 2 plot. I decided that having three Canaries at some point will be enough, so Yasuko will not be either Canary, Black Canary, or White Canary. She will play an important role in flashbacks season 1 and 2.