The Assassin

Of ARGUS

Disclaimer: As always, I own nothing but what you see here. I would however like to own a new Nintendo 3DS charger.

Summary: During his time with ARGUS, Amanda Waller made a deal with Ra's Al Ghul and his League of Assassins to turn Oliver Queen into even more of a deadly fighter.

A little while after Oliver had brutally tortured the formerly living General Shrieve for nearly getting Akio Yamashiro killed and costing the boy a leg at the same time, Amanda Waller had made a visit to Nanda Parbat to discuss some potential business with the leader of the League of Assassins. Business that if agreed upon, would see Oliver Queen become one of the most deadliest fighters in the world. The fact she had decided upon this venture intrigued Ra's and when he showcased his power to Oliver himself, he was even more intrigued by the fact the young man had barely reacted. This would prompt the centuries old man to take on Oliver's training himself and the archer would become an asset to not only ARGUS but to the League as well. Even eventually becoming known as Al-Sah-Him in addition to becoming a fairly well known figure in Russia as perhaps one of the most deadliest members to ever be part of the Bratva. Something Ra's had misgivings about considering the work that organization did.

But as it was on orders from ARGUS, the man left it be. Oliver would even at one point during his fourth year of being believed dead would convince the man to allow Sara or Ta-er al-Safar as she was known now after having joined the League in the third year both were believed to be dead to return home and she could act as the League's eyes and ears in case of anything that may need their attention. In secret however, this was done as Al-Sah-Him knew that Sara wasn't truly meant for that life and acted in her best interest. Something Nyssa wasn't very happy about as she felt her lover belonged with them in Nanda Parbat. Ra's agreed to the idea as he himself had long felt she wasn't meant for this sort of life. His feelings on her dating his daughter had been called into question by Nyssa herself but he put down that notion by allowing her to visit the Canary when she wasn't on assignments.

The only conditions Sara had to abide by was not revealing where she'd been or that Oliver was even alive and while she hated it to a degree, she did agree to the conditions. Her presence in Starling made for some interesting times as she used her skills to protect those in the Glades and eventually formed her own team with Ted Grant who'd been reluctant at first, a vengeful John Diggle, and Sin to fight against the jerks who didn't care who they hurt. Nyssa didn't think too highly of it until Sara pointed out it was just like how they did things back in the League, only without as much killing or pay. After that, she was much more receptive to helping out in the cause of protecting those who couldn't protect themeslves.

This had caused them to run afoul of the Dark Archer several times and Ra's had in no uncertain terms made it clear for the man to be eliminated for clearly having broken League code with his actions. A feat the Canary Crew had yet to achieve but they made a vow to one day do it and then go for his mysterious employer who didn't want the Glades having hope. While this went on, Oliver would also become the leader of the Suicide Squad that would include the likes of King Shark, Mark 'Blockbuster' Desmond, China White, which occasionally led to clashes with Oliver due to their past history in Hong Kong and Starling, Nemesis, Nightshade, Captain Boomerang on occasion, and later Floyd 'Deadshot' Lawton after the Canary Crew had successfully brought him down.

Rick Flag II would also have leadership of the Squad anytime Oliver wasn't available to do so and Harley Quinn was often kept locked up as not even Oliver himself wanted much to do with her. Things would come to a head however during 2012 when Waller, along with Ra's had managed to uncover a conspiracy to destroy the Glades in Starling City and the mastermind behind it. Something Ra's hadn't been too pleased about and the Canary Crew had to kick themselves for not realizing it sooner. Unknown to Oliver, Waller intended for the recovery or elimination task of Malcolm Merlyn to be his last assignment for ARGUS after a conversation she had with Ra's that would allow the deadly archer to return home but be on call whenever the League needed him.

The Squad consisting mainly of Oliver, Deadshot, and King Shark, along with several League members and the Canary Crew made preparations to capture Malcolm that took a few days to carefully plan out. It'd be during a conference involving Oliver's mother that they would attack during broad daylight at Merlyn Global with Oliver in the lead. The doors of the conference room suddenly burst open, startling those in the room as a man dressed in all black and being followed by what looked to be several ARGUS soldiers and a few other black garbed men. "Malcolm Merlyn, on behalf of the United States Government, you and your associates are hereby placed under arrest for conspiracy to commit terrorist acts on American soil. Surrender immediately." Oliver was glad he had worn the headgear of the League and had acquired the voice modulator from Sara's team as that thing made all the difference.

Of course his mother would not be one of those arrested as per a deal he made with Waller as he wanted to find out why she would even be taking part in this. He had his suspicions but he needed to know if any were valid. Malcolm calmly stood up while the others were staying where they were and feeling highly worried about their futures. "It is surprising to see that the League would work with a government agency like ARGUS."

"Considering your plans for the Glades, Ra's Al Ghul felt it a necessary action to take."

Malcolm scoffed and began walking towards a wall that had Oliver taking aim at him with his bow. "What you call terrorist actions, I call a Cleansing for a new and better city without the stain of the Glades."

"Spoken like a true terrorist. Step away from the wall and surrender NOW."

He gave the nod for the others to start arresting Malcolm's cohorts that included his mother so as not to arouse suspicion. "I think not." And with that, he disappeared after a large panel had opened up, only for him to reappear in the time it took for Oliver to get over to where he'd waltzed off into.

Al-Sah-Him barely had time to dodge as an arrow went flying right at him and thankfully not hitting anybody in the process. Those of Malcolm's organization quickly realized that their leader was none other then his own Enforcer considering they all recognized the bow he used and Moira felt a boiling hot rage well up inside her due to all the Hell that man had forced her into after Robert had died. I will comply with whatever is necessary in order to see Malcolm thrown behind bars! She knew Tommy would likely be unhappy despite the animosity the father and son had with one another.

But once he learned the truth, he may be likely to change his tune. Al-Sah-Him deflected arrows from Malcolm with his sword and then went in for an attack using his fists and the two were soon engaged in a full on fight. A fight that took the two out the window and into a downward spiral to the ground. Thankfully both were prepared since they had specialized arrows for an occasion like that and used them and making both look like Tarzan swinging through the jungle til both landed on the ground with a thump. Malcolm used the opportunity to rip off his opponent's mask and was quite surprised to see that it was none other then Oliver Queen himself!

An Oliver who was sporting a Van Dyke look while having a bald head. "Well, this is certainly a surprise. I and everyone else had long thought you to be dead Oliver."

Shutting off the voice modulator since he was now exposed, Oliver responded. "Sorry to disappoint."

"Oh I'm not disappointed at all. But why not join me Oliver? You know as well as I do that the Glades is a poison on this city."

"Sorry Mal, but even he knows that what you're looking to do is not the right way." Came the voice of Sara 'Ta-er al-Safar' Lance as she and her team surrounded him.

Malcolm chuckled to himself as he wasn't even worried about them as they had failed several times to bring him down. And not even having ARGUS and the League on their side would help with that. Grant was the first to move, followed by the others and Malcolm was successfully defending himself and caused a few broken bones to happen as well. "You dishonor the League with your actions Al Sa-Her." Came the distinct foreign voice of one Nyssa Al Ghul as she attacked him.

"I am merely doing what the League would and even your father should realize this."

"Do not presume to know the mind of my father Magician." She lunged at him, only to get a hard kick to the mid-section that sent her to the ground.

Oliver then chose to make another attack on his own as King Shark joined the fray to help out. "Careful my friend, he is highly dangerous." Called out Oliver to the shark man as they fought against Malcolm.

If Malcolm was the sarcastic witty type during a fight, he likely would have said something about that but alas, he didn't. He did however jab an arrow into the shark man's arm and got impaled in his side by one of shark's claws. Ignoring the pain he was feeling, he continued to fight back against his opponents. "I was trained by the best of the League, NONE of you can hope to stop me and my Undertaking!"

The son of Robert and Moira Queen then smirked at him and shouted out the word 'GO', making for a slightly confused Malcolm. It was then that he felt pain in his back. While they may have had trouble in the attempt to take him down due to his years of experience, a high caliber round designed to knock him out instantly on the other hand had no problem in doing the task. A fact the older man quickly found out as he crashed to the ground in an unconcious heap. The group walked to him as Oliver pulled out a pair of handcuffs. "Little man strong, not expect." Muttered Shark King as he helped his leader pick up the fallen man.

"You're tellin' me pal." Added in Grant, who was still surprised as Hell to see a walking, talking shark man!

"All in a day's work for us really." Said Sara glibly with a shrug.

"The Magician learned well during his time with the League."

The group weren't far behind Oliver and King Shark as they brought him to the nearest ARGUS transport. "Oliver!? You're alive!?" Shouted out Moira with tears in her eyes.

"Yes mother, I am. And I promise we shall see one another again very soon." She was stunned by that as she'd momentarily forgotten about the fact she'd been arrested due to the joy of seeing her beautiful boy alive and well! And apparently working for something like ARGUS when he had no business being involved with them! The mother of two couldn't help but wonder what the one eyed man meant however when he made the remark about her son actually smiling like a real human being would.

Thea and everyone else was likewise stunned when they later saw the footage thanks to the joys of social media that the News Media had to rely on in order to talk about the events of the day. The fact Malcolm Merlyn had been planning to murder every single person in the Glades was another shocker of horror, especially for Tommy as he realized just how far gone his dad truly was. The fact his long thought to be dead best friend and brother in all but blood had been the one of the people responsible for arresting him made Tommy a little unsure as to how to feel about it. Laurel couldn't help but wonder if Sara had known Ollie was alive and was just keeping it quiet for some stupid reason that only she could come up with.

And if that was the case, well… There'd be Hell to pay all over again. The lawyer, while having forgiven her sister to some degree, was still looking for a little payback after getting her ass handed to her by the younger Lance girl when she got her in face about sleeping with Ollie. Moira had also already been let go from ARGUS custody and had been at home for some time now and was wondering alongside Thea on just why the Hell they hadn't heard anything from Oliver! Little did either of them know that they would soon find out what was going on.

Author's Notes: Had been thinking of this one for awhile now and I had originally planned to include the actual scene of Deadshot making remarks about Oliver actually smiling, but the mention of it is what happened instead. I know Waller working together with Ra's is unlikely but I thought it would be fun to explore either way. R and R!