Live From Merlyn Global!
Disclaimer: I own nothing but what you see here. So what you're telling me is, is that Moira Queen's action of telling everybody and their grandmother about what Malcolm is planning doesn't get air traffic around Merlyn Global to show his arrest or even provide back up in case something happens? Yeah, that's really not something that's ever looked right to me.
Summary: The city of Starling witnesses the battle between Oliver and Malcolm atop Merlyn Global.
As the streets of the Glades filled with its citizens as they panicked and feared for their lives in the wake of Moira Queen's shocking announcement about the horrible plan Malcolm Merlyn had in store for them, a news chopper, along with a police chopper were in the air around the top of Merlyn Global to witness his arrested self being escorted out of the building. Or in the police chopper's case, they were around just in case the man tried to make an escape via the rooftop. The sight of a man in a black outfit and what looked to be archery equipment appearing from a roof access was a bit alarming and had the folks in both of the choppers wondering if this was perhaps the infamous Black Archer who'd kidnapped several people several months ago. And if so, they wondered if the Hood was going to make an appearance to try and stop this guy.
And true to form, the Hood himself appeared, only to receive a rather rude greeting from the black clad archer! The elderly not in a mass panic as they were no where near the Glades tutted at the black clad archer's rudeness and deduced that he obviously hadn't been taught his manners very well. But they figured he was about to learn them now! Many witnessed the fight between the two archers and gasped in surprise when the Hood used an explosive arrow on the Dark Archer. One old man could be heard saying: "Whoa! Now that's using your head young fella!"
The sight of another coming on to the rooftop had people curious about who he was, especially since there was the fact he was doing a fair bit of crawling just to reach the top! Those that knew him were stunned by the fact that he was even there. Such as Carly for example thanks to the fact she and her son didn't live in the Glades. The woman resolved to have a long talk with John the next time she saw him about getting involved in dangerous things! As she really didn't want to lose him like she did Andy.
The ominous threat about the Hood's family by the Dark Archer who was Malcolm Merlyn surprisingly enough or perhaps not so surprisingly if some thought about it really didn't sit that well with many people. Particularly those of a family minded nature at that or those that thought they knew the man but apparently never truly did. The sight of the Hood willingly impaling himself with an arrow just to stop Merlyn was shocking as Hell but it seemed to do the job since the older man was doing what he could to choke the life from the green clad archer. Seeing the victorious Hood get up and be revealed to be none other then Oliver Queen was surprising as can be, but his words about being thankful to the man for teaching him what he was fighting for but that his father is the one who taught him struck a chord in everyone as they could all hear the heartfelt emotion in the words of the victorious man.
It was evident though that Quentin Lance had been right all along about the Queen kid being the Hood, and made them wonder how exactly he'd manage to pull off getting cleared of that charge. Those that knew Lance knew he wasn't gonna be happy at all when he saw the reveal about Oliver Queen really being the Hood. While Laurel was very unhappy about this, it did clear up a few things for her, especially during the last time she'd seen him and why he seemed to be expecting something to happen to him. Plus it also cleared up why things between him and Tommy seemed to be bad as he had to have found out somehow. Something like that would split the two up considering the methods Ollie uses. Methods she's not entirely happy about either and wondered just how truly changed he actually was despite his claims to the contrary. It'd be something she would grill him relentlessly on the next time she saw him! Maybe somehow get him and Tommy talking again too. Ohh if she only knew…
Malcolm's talk of redundancy put a great amount of fear into everyone watching, and to their utter horror they witnessed a portion of the Glades fall to the mechinations of a mad man as Oliver and his ally watched on in horror. If anything was assured, a death sentence for Malcolm Merlyn would definitely be assured for his actions this night.
Author's Notes: May there be much enjoyment with this one!