" You wanna play birdy? Let's play."
Keeping her eyes locked on her adversary and her grip firmly around her staff turning on her heels as she sees Brick looking over towards her with a noticeable smirk across his face as he waives her over feeling a spark of anger rising up in the pit of her stomach without any hesitation with only the sound of her heels clanging across the ground slowly stalking her way over just as she loosens her grip around her staff slightly catching the sight of a closed fist heading towards her from the corner of her eye in a sudden move twirling around The Black Canary swings around her staff instantly connecting with a nearby thug's fist causing him to instantly let out a scream of pain.
Without any hesitation leaning forward as she smashes the end of her staff into the thug's stomach with tremendous force just as she sees him starting to hunch over rearing back with all of her might Canary sends a vicious kick to the thug's skull causing his body to snap back upright upon impact before she watches his body fall back first a mere moment later to the cold ground below with a thud.
Continuing her march forward rearing back as she sees another thug getting in her path with a flick of her wrists twirling down Canary sweeps the thug off of his feet before just as she sees him landing down on the ground bringing her staff up right without a second thought rearing back Canary sends her staff down hard across the man's chest silencing him.
Silencing everything go on around him rearing back as he blocks every incoming strike being dished out his way by a group of thugs to only watch as each and everyone of them stagger back upon his counter attacks rearing back as he sees a thug charging forward with a raised fist with lightning fast speed instantly Arrow sends a vicious bow strike connecting clean against the man's jaw causing the thug to stagger back into another before in a sudden motion as he hears movement behind him grabbing a hold of an arrow out of his quiver twisting around in a fluid motion Arrow slams the arrow down into a thug's neck causing the man's eyes to go wide with shock as blood starts to flow freely out of the wound.
Releasing a hold of the arrow rearing back as he sends a vicious kick to the thug's stomach causing the man to fall down to the ground with a tremendous thud rearing back in a sudden move twirling around with an arrow ready instantly Arrow unleashes the arrow flying through the air to hit a thug directly in the chest that had made his way to an upper level before without any hesitation as he hears more footsteps coming from above twirling around Arrow unleashes another arrow towards the level that hits its mark sending an thug tumbling down a railing to the ground with a sickening crunch.
Closing the distance between them as she sees Brick raising up his hands into a boxing stance gripping her staff even tighter instantly as she sees the mob boss throwing a right jab with lightning fast speed her way without taking her eyes away from her target side stepping to the side as she sees a clear opening being presented to her rearing back Canary sends a vicious kick to Brick's ribs causing him to stumble back a few feet.
Twirling her staff freely in her finger rearing back as she sends a high staff strike intended for Brick's head to only feel herself hitting nothing but air keeping focused as she sees Brick quickly attempting a counter strike to her mid cage in a sudden motion twirling her body around instantly Canary slams her staff across the middle of Brick's back causing him to stumble back a couple of feet before he lands down on his knees.
Feeling his back stinging with pain clutching his hands into tight fists as a intense scowl comes across his face rearing back Brick slams his fists down onto the ground before instantly he snaps up to his feet to turn to look at Canary to see her staring directly at him with her staff in her hands ready in a fighting motion.
Staring at his scowling face as she sees his knuckles staring to turn white suppressing a smirk taking a hand off her staff raising it up in a fluid motion Canary waives him over instantly causing Brick's scowl to deepen.
Reaching up as he blocks an incoming punch with his forearm with ease rearing back Arrow smashes his bow clean into a thug's stomach before rearing back with lightning fast speed Arrow sends his bow upward landing a clean strike against the thug's jaw sending him flying back to the ground below with a thud as he hears a small yell coming from behind.
In a sudden motion sending his elbow back as it lands clean against the thug's nose instantly causing a sickening crunch to echo through the air reaching out as he grabs a firm hold of the man's wrist rearing back with all of his might twirling around Arrow flips the thug through the air before just as the thug lands hard down on the ground with lightning fast speed Arrow retrieves an arrow out of his quiver to only smash it down hard into the man's chest.
Letting out a frustrated scream of rage rearing back as he sends a series of jabs in Canary's direction to see her dodging his strikes with ease rearing back as he sends a vicious right hook to only watch Canary side step to the side with ease without having anytime to react feeling the end of her staff smashing against the side of his ribs leaping back Brick lands down onto the ground on one knee holding his ribcage.
Taking slow and deep breathes feeling blood forming in his mouth rearing back Brick spits out a mouth full of blood down onto the ground before with an intense glare coming across his face instantly Brick snaps his head to look up towards Canary to see her staring down towards him with a smirk across her face.
Downing his full glass in a single swoop slamming his glass down onto the coffee table in front of him with a loud thud leaning back as he closes his eyes and lets out a sigh slowly reopening his eyes to see a familiar journal staring back up towards him from his glass reaching out grabbing a firm hold of the bottle from next to his glass slowly Quentin refills his glass before in a swift motion he downs the glass once again in a single motion as he stares down at the journal.
A journal that was the key. The key to so many problems. The key to help bring down one of the city's greatest villains. The key that helped show how it all started.
Helped show the events leading up to The Undertaking. Events showing every little transaction and business deal behind closed doors that had led up to the worst event that has ever taken place inside of Starling City.
Helped show the thoughts inside of the minds of every single business partner that had a part in the event. Even if they weren't exactly named directly other than the simplest of clues.
The very same entries he had reread over and over again for months not believing what he was seeing. Not believing what he was reading. Not believing how so many of the city's most powerful beings had a hand in the whole thing.
But it was true. They did have a hand in it. Or atleast a dead man claimed they had a hand in it taking place.
The very same dead man that is still well respected throughout the city. Even though he has been gone for several years. A man that had captured the hearts of many by giving out the simplest of opportunities.
A mindset and kindness that had been past down to his son. The very same son that he had despised for years. Despised with the mindset that everything bad that had occurred in his life came at the hands of him.
His daughter's death. His marriage falling apart. His bond with his remaining daughter crumpling. A mindset that slowly had been crumpled with the truth. Crumpled at the hands of his daughter.
The very same daughter that he has watched grow up with tremendous pride. Watched grow up into a fine young woman. A woman that in short amount of time had quickly risen up the ranks into becoming one of the city's most successful lawyers.
A side of her that he had been on the receiving end for multiple times once the unseeable happened. The return of the young man that he despised. A young man that had quickly grown up. A man that showed so much kindness to the city while he never received the same except from a selected few.
The very same collected few that in a short amount of time had become the most important people in his life. So important. Too important to the point of his very survival rested upon their shoulders.
Shoulders that were always there for him to lean on. Shoulders always there willing to listen. Much like she had. His daughter Dinah Laurel Lance.
A daughter that he was barely able to recognize anymore. A daughter that fought so hard for and continues to fight hard for the one that had captured her heart so long ago. A heart that he has watched being taken care of with such delicaticacy as though it was the most precious thing to him.
The very same motion he has seen coming from her with equal intensity. Intensity where she would walk straight through the fire to engage anyone that dared to bring harm to him in any sort of way.
Intensity he had never seen before coming from her. Even from the inside of a courtroom. The very same that he had seen burning in her eyes a short time ago. A fire that only seemed to get brighter and hotter with each and every passing second.
A fire that he had been on the receiving end before. A fire that he would continue to be on the receiving end for the time being until the truth was discovered. A horrible truth that would be found out eventually.
The truth of what his actions of doing in her mind the right thing to do would cause. A consequence he would never allow to happen. A consequence that he has been on the receiving end for years causing his hands to be tied involving certains things.
A key for survival. The key to the survival of the one that he considered to be one of the most important people of his life.
Refilling his glass as he eyeballs the journal once again letting out a sigh reaching up just as he brings the glass up to grace his lips suddenly Quentin brings the motion to a sudden halt when he hears the familiar sound of his phone vibrating from the coffee table.
Retracting his hand looking down as he sees his phone lightening up as it vibrates slowly on the table downing his glass reaching out replacing the glass in his hand with his cellphone with a flick of his thumb slowly Quentin puts the phone up to his ear.
" What is it Helena? This better be important."
" Well aren't you just peachy…."
" Helena!?"
" Sorry boss. You told me to notify you if there was any break through in the Brickwell case. Well we just got one.
One of the undercovers notified us that Daniel Brickwell was heading into The Glades with a number of his men to take care of what he described to be a loose thread."
" Good. Good work detective. I want you to establish a perimeter around the area. Send me the address and i'll get there as soon as i can."
" Way ahead of you boss. A perimeter has been established but sir there is something that you should be made aware of.
One of our patrols picked up a dealer tonight. He was beaten pretty bad and was lucky to even be alive once you hear about the injuries he sustained.
When questioned he mentioned that he was attacked by two individuals. He identified his attackers to be a blonde haired woman dressed in a rather unique black jumpsuit while the other was a male wearing an emerald green hoodie. Sound familiar?"
Instantly as his eyes go as wide as saucers feeling his grip around his cellphone loosening quickly reasserting his hold slowly Quentin takes a few calming breath as he clenches and unclenches his free hand back in forth in a closed fist.
" Boss? Boss, you still with me?"
" Listen closely detective. Notify everyone stationed that they are ordered to shoot on sight. If i know these so called heroes then they are not too far behind."
" Are you sure that's….hold on boss….shit! Boss you better get down there asap. Gunfire is being reported in the area."
Suppressing the urge to let out a scream of pain dragging his heavily damaged leg across the ground feeling his mouth filling up with blood reaching up as he furious swipes away the blood that has escaped through his closed lips to hear the sound of loud clangs slowly emerging upon his location ignoring the intense pain he is feeling all across his body dragging his way across the docks seeing two large shipping containers slowly making his way over in an instance Brick disappears around the corner into the opening they are providing unaware that a mere second later a lone blonde haired woman appears.
Keeping her eyes forward and constantly glancing around her surroundings gripping her staff firmly underneath her arm with the sound of her heels clanging with every single step she takes emerging from the shadows slowly The Black Canary stalks her way forward.
Listening in closely as she hears nothing but the sound of the wind gusting violently through the air causing her blonde hair to flow freely with the wind without breaking her stride eyeballing a pair of large storage containers just a little ways ahead gripping her staff tight slowly Canary stalks her way over towards the containers.
Untucking her staff in a sudden motion as she twirls her staff around effortlessly in her fingers ro bring the staff down safely at her side slowly Canary emerges into the darkness and into the opening between the containers.
Looking straight ahead as she glances around to see nothing in sight through the darkness gripping her staff even tighter slowly Canary stalks her way forward making sure to glance around everywhere looking for even the slightest of movement.
With each step she takes as she emerges further and further into the closed space just as she is about to near the end suddenly as a small puddle at the other end of the space being lighted up by the moonlight catches her eye instantly Canary comes to a drastic halt.
Eyeballing the puddle with interest after a few seconds as she recognizes the puddle to be blood from her target raising back up her eyesight slowly Canary stalks forward towards the puddle making sure to constantly glance around the open furiously.
Emerging slowly out from the opening without breaking her stride glancing down towards the ground as she looks for any more signs of her target to see a small trail of blood emerging to her right in the darkness just as she takes a couple of steps forward suddenly as she catches movement out of the corner of her eye instantly Canary turns on her heels with raised hands to block an incoming punch with her staff.
Leaping back as she sees Brick quickly emerging out of the inside of a storage container with a raised fist in a sudden motion as she sees him throwing a blood covered right fist in her direction rearing back with lightning fast speed Canary bats his hand viciously away with her staff causing a sickening snap to echo through the air.
Without giving him a chance to react rearing back as she smashes her staff into his left side with vicious force causing him to buckle upon impact retracting her staff with lightning fast speed rearing back Canary smashes her staff into his right side causing him to stumble back before with a quick sweeping motion Canary smashes the back of Brick's leg knee causing him to drop to one knee.
Rearing back as she smashes her heel into Brick's chest sending him back first to the ground with a thud twirling her staff around instantly thrusting forward Canary smashes Brick in the middle of his head just as she sees him attempting to rise up before slowly trailing the staff down towards his chin with her eyes focused on his bloody face Canary presses her staff firmly underneath his chin as she locks eyes with him.
Staring into his furious eyes just as she presses her grip even deeper into his throat causing a gash to be opened up suddenly as the loud sound coming from above echoes through the air instantly Canary turns her attention towards the sky before suddenly her eyes widen when she sees a police helicopter hovering over the docks with it's spotlight shining brightly towards the ground instantly lighting up everything it comes across.
Snapping her attention back towards Brick as she sees him smirking up in her direction feeling a surge of anger recoiling through her body in a sudden move rearing back Canary slams her heel down on the side of his head instantly snapping his head to the side upon impact before without any hesitation turning on her heels she races away from the containers and into the darkness.
Spotting the spotlight a short distance away remaining perfectly still from his hiding spot in the shadows as he listens in for any sign of movement around him to hear nothing but dead silence readying his bow slowly emerging out of his hiding place as he makes his way through the shadows suddenly as he hears the sound of a couple of feet racing towards his location rearing back Arrow readys his bow before instantly as he sees a figure emerging from around a corner instantly he unleashes the arrow to only watch it land clean against a man's shoulder causing the man to instantly fall down to the ground screaming in pain.
Instantly recognizing the uniform to be one belonging to an officer turning on his heels as he races back from once he came while readying his bow with another arrow just as he hears a shout coming from behind that is being silenced by the wind in a sudden motion without breaking his stride twirling around in the air instantly Arrow unleashes his arrow in the officer's direction to see the arrow land clean against the young officer's leg causing them to instantly buckle as they let out a scream of pain.
Without looking back rounding around a corner as he races across a small opening in the direction of a small shipping yard suddenly as a bright light shines down on him from above instantly Arrow comes to a stop to look up to see the police helicopter hanging high above in the air a short distance away.
Grabbing quickly a hold of another arrow as he rears back to shoot suddenly Arrow dives to the side when a loud bang echoes throughout the air causing a bullet to go screaming towards where he once came.
Keeping a tight hold of his bow snapping back up to his feet glancing up as he sees the helicopter getting closer without a second thought turning on his heels instantly Arrow races across the opening towards the shipyard as the sounds of loud bangs coming from a high powerful rifle coming from above echoes throughout the air.
Twirling around her staff effortlessly in the air without breaking her stride as she races across the docks avoiding her pursuers suddenly as she hears the sound of a loud bang followed by another echoing through the air snapping her head in the sound's direction suddenly Canary's eyes widen when she sees the helicopter following after a green spec in the distance.
Gripping her staff even tighter causing her knuckles to turn slightly white without any hesitation racing across through the shadows Canary follows after the helicopter.
Using his surroundings as cover keeping his feet moving as he zig zags his way through the shipyard constantly changing around his direction in order to lose his tail suddenly as he sees the spotlight moving away from him in another direction instantly Arrow comes to a drastic halt and quickly emerges into the shadows.
Keeping his grip around his rifle firmly glancing all around down below as he sees no traces of his target through his scope just as he turns his head suddenly an officer has to look away as sparks fly up from down below.
Instantly seeing the spotlight ceasing to exiting emerging out the darkness keeping his eyes focused on the skies as he sees the helicopter circling all around the area blindly in search for him turning on his heels without any hesitation Arrow races through the darkness.
Blinking away the shock out of his eyes snapping back to focus as he looks back through his scope and aims it blindly into the darkness down below in hopes of catching his target just as he turns his scope to the left to see a boot racing forward snapping his aim up as he sees his target starting to round a corner pulling back the officer unleashes a bullet that barely misses his target.
Racing across the shadows as she sees the helicopter moving forward once again seeing an better advantage point without taking her eyes away from the helicopter for not even one second racing up a couple of wooden crates Canary leaps up onto a storage container.
Catching the slightest of shines out of the corner of his eye taking his eyes away from the windshield turning his head slowly as he moves the helicopter slightly hoping to catch a glimpse of what he just saw suddenly as he watches the windshield in front of him shatter sending pieces of broken glass across his body reaching up the pilot covers his as the sound of a high pitched scream echoes through the air.
Without letting up as she continues to scream to see sparks start to ignite all across the front of the helicopter bringing her scream to a drastic halt just as she sees the helicopter start to spin out of control with slightly wide eyes turning on her heels instantly Canary leaps off the container and rolls a couple of feet down on the ground before she snaps up to a kneeling position with her staff ready in her hand.
Snapping back up towards the helicopter as she sees the helicopter spiraling out of control downward without looking back turning quickly on her heels Canary races away from her spot on the ground before mere moments later as she hears a sickening crash echoing just from behind her coming to a stop with a quick glance over her shoulder as she sees the helicopter completely destroyed lying on it's side with it's propellers completely crunched turning back forward she races through the darkness.
Stepping over a loose piece of a large tree branch turning her attention back forward feeling the slightest of tugs turning her attention back forward as she sees a steep dirt hill just a couple of feet in the ground planting her feet into the ground slowly muscling her way up Laurel follows after Oliver slowly up the hill and out of the tree line.
A scene that has been a constant for the last half and hour. The scene of traveling through the forest that is in front of them blocking their way to their destination. A destination that she knew would be the hardest for him.
The destination of his father's grave. A grave that he had told her was set up just above a small hill that overlooked a good portion of the left side of the island. A grave that she couldn't even begin to imagine how hard it was for him.
How hard it was for him to build with nobody there to comfort him just mere days after his father's death. Couldn't imagine the pain he had to endure as he buried him. Couldn't imagine what he must have felt like staring down at the grave.
A situation that she knew he would now face again. Only this time he wasn't going there alone. This time she would be there with him. This time he wouldn't have to face his fears alone. Not now and not ever again.
Feeling a bright light hitting her face glancing up as she sees the sun shining bright upon them slowly turning her attention out into the distance as she watches the waves of the ocean strike against the shore suddenly feeling resistance coming from behind instantly Laurel comes to a stop to snap her attention over towards Oliver.
Feeling her hand being tightly squeezed as she follows his shocked and terror written face suddenly Laurel's eyes go as wide as saucers bringing her free hand up to her mouth.
Rocks scattered everywhere. Broken carved tombstones completely destroyed in half. A shattered bow resting up top a pile of stones. But worst of all a sight that brings a chill down her spine.
Skeletons. A pair of skeletons hanging from a nearby tree by their throats. Skeletons that are looking straight at them with little remains of their flesh.
A sickening sight but a sight that she can't seem to take her eyes away from as one question runs through her mind. Who? Who did this? What kind of monster would do such a thing?
Feeling the slightest of tugs glancing over towards Oliver as she sees the same blank look that she knew he was now forcing across his face to shield his real emotions without any resistance slowly Laurel lets him lead her closer and closer over towards the tree before suddenly her eyes widen slightly when she notices some kind of device hanging off one of the skeleton's necks.
Coming to an halt glancing over towards Laurel slowly as he makes eye contact with her to only receive a slight nod as he feels his hand being squeezed returning the gesture taking a deep breathe with a shaky hand reaching out Oliver grabs a hold of the device and rips it off in one clean pull.
Turning the device over as he sees a old tape player with a tape already inside feeling his hand being squeezed grazing the buttons with his thumb instantly Oliver pushes his thumb down onto the play button bringing the device to life.
" Are you there Mr Queen? If you are maybe you will succeed where the others have failed. You think you will walk away unschaved from me.
You thought it was over all because you thought i was dead. It's not over. Our game has just begun."