Oliver Queen,
Triad Member
Disclaimer: A recent idea I had and might explore more fully in a story one day.
Summary: Lian Yu wasn't an island in the North China Sea, but rather, a little area of Hong Kong Oliver Queen would find himself in following the sinking of the Queen's Gambit.
It all started for Oliver Jonas Queen when he got on his family's yacht for China with his father and Sara Lance. Whom was his special friend for the occasion and the sister of his longtime off and on girlfriend Dinah Laurel Lance. Doing that had been skeezy as Hell and he knew it instead of just manning up and telling her how he felt about moving in and the like. And when the Queen's Gambit went down, he honestly thought all hope was lost. Especially after his father killed himself after asking him to right his wrongs. He'd soon find himself waking up in a bed and feeling rather disoriented and hacking up a lung as he woke up. An accented voice filled his ears, one he really didn't understand but thankfully they helped him relax with some kind of calming tea of their's. Oliver would later find out that was thanks to a girl named Shado, who in his view was rather gorgeous looking and would have tried something if it wasn't for his guilt over Sara's loss and the grief he felt over his dad's. Not to mention the very angry looking men who were nearby at the time too. He'd soon find himself learning that he was in Hong Kong, China. Or to be more accurate, a neighborhood in Hong Kong called Lian Yu.
Which was controlled by a faction of the Triads known as the 'Red Dragons'. Ran by Shado's father, Yao Fei. The man had something of a hate towards the Government for trying to frame him for things he hadn't even done. Said hate taking him on to the path of the Triad Organization and never looking back. Unfortunately for Oliver however, while Yao Fei wasn't necessarily problematic to get along with, it'd be a woman known as Chien Na Wei, or to be more accurate, China White who would present him a problem. As she had been on the boat that had picked him up in the North China Sea and felt that because of what she and her's had done for him, that he was to pay them back in full. Which meant working for them much to his horror. And if he didn't, his remaining family, along with his friends, would have their lives be at risk for his refusing to work for them. He hated it but saw little choice in the matter. Not even being allowed to make contact with them as it was best believed he was better off being dead until it was decided otherwise. The former playboy would end up doing various jobs for the Triads but would primarily stick with the Red Dragons since Yao Fei and his daughters were willing to allow him to stay with them.
And over time, Oliver and Shado began to feel something for one another that couldn't be ignored. Shado had even helped him from falling into a dark pit thanks to the actions he was involved in the more time he did jobs for the Triads. A white man being part of their organization was an odd thing for sure since it wasn't very common. But no one really gave him too much trouble, aside from one or two jealous individuals who were looking to gain Shado's favor for themselves. Yao Fei had even surprisingly been quite supportive of his eldest daughter's growing relationship with the former Queen Scion while Mei saw him as something of a brother. A role he took quite seriously and had beaten the Hell out of more then one person who tried something inappropriate with her. Oliver had even formed an odd friendship with Ben Turner. Who was said to be China White's lover and quite the dangerous man. China White was someone Oliver had something of a love/hate relationship with due to how she had basically forced him into the life of the Triad. Despite his initial reluctance with things, Oliver grew and became something of a force to be reckoned with.
Especially after learning various skills from Yao Fei, Shado, Ben Turner, and China White. He no longer saw himself as some kind of carefree playboy without a care in the world as strangely enough, he felt like he had gained a purpose thanks to China White. And would willingly shoot a crooked cop straight in the head for purposely putting a little boy named Akio in the hospital. His action being something his parents Tatsu and Maseo Yamashiro approved of as well. During his 4th year with the Triads would see Oliver and Shado married and along with it, his initiation into the Red Dragon Triad faction. Receiving the tattoo of a red dragon that represented their faction on his left shoulder blade. Along with gaining the rank of a Red Pole. A role he was already pretty much doing while basically being a Blue Lantern since he hadn't ever actually been initiated until then. This turn of events really wouldn't settle too well with a leader of a lesser faction who had been looking to gain favor with Yao Fei. And believed that Shado was the best path to that since the man had declared that Mei would have nothing to do with Triad men.
As he wanted for her to have a truly good man in her life. Or rather, a woman since she honestly preferred women to men a good deal of the time. A small war would start between the Red Dragons and this smaller faction, a war that saw the Red Dragons win and taking control over anything the other group had been involved with. The whole thing being personally led by Oliver himself after an attempt had been made on his life thanks to the lesser faction's actions against him. Oliver would finally get a chance to return home following the end of his 5th year. Mostly as it was decided by the higher ups that a presence needed to be felt in Starling City. Along with handling the names of the List his father had left him some time ago. His story for why he hadn't made contact much sooner was because of some anmesia he had suffered thanks to his trauma of nearly dying in the ocean and that an accidental whack to the head had caused his memory to return. Shado, Mei, and several of their fellow Red Dragons would come with him and they would recruit more members from the city itself. And while Moira was beyond elated over the fact her baby boy was alive and back home, she wasn't necessarily too enthused by his new friends or his wife. Though she gradually came to like the woman much like Thea had done.
Quentin Lance however would end up at the bottom of the Bay thanks to his near constant harrassment towards Oliver, Shado, and his family. As the man had long since been fired from the Force for drinking too much. There naturally would be some suspicion geared towards the Queen family for what had happened but proof would never be found of it. Though it never quite stopped Laurel from feeling even more resentment towards Oliver. But he couldn't quite care since he had other more important concerns to focus on. Like a Dark Archer, Shado's pregnancy, the names from the List, a Blonde annoyance named Felicity Smoak who couldn't quite seem to grasp the fact he wasn't interested, and Sara Lance's being alive. Whom was starting something with Mei sometime after she had returned interestingly enough in the aftermath of her father's death. And while the circumstances behind what brought him to now weren't entirely all that great, Oliver knew he wouldn't ever trade it for anything in the world.
Author's Notes: The game Sleeping Dogs kind of had an inspiration for this. And if anyone wants to try and take a crack at writing this, please go for it but let me know about it!