Established

Disclaimer: This is a prompt idea sent my way by Dante101 and as always, I own nothing but what you see here!

Summary: Instead of choosing to make a flashy arrival or what have you, Oliver chooses instead to establish his second identity before revealing himself to be alive and well.

It was an idea of Anatoly's that came randomly the night before he was to go back to Lian Yu. One that came right before they got into some heavy drinking and Oliver had to admit it had some merit to it. And once he remembered the idea after getting over the most Hellish hangover he'd had in years, he got Anatoly to use a few connections to get him back to Starling. As the man had made a point that it was better if he was to establish his other half firmly first before revealing himself. As revealing he was alive first and then having 'Kapushon' show up would draw attention he didn't necessarily need. Even if he did have a plan for that. One Anatoly was against since something could happen and ruin it completely. And so, with a very different plan in mind, Oliver set home for Starling, Washington of the good ol' USA by way of a traveling freighter. Which had unsettled him some considering the last time he'd been on one. And once he was finally home, he discreetly made his way into the Glades where his father's Steel Factory was and set up shop using Bratva resources and ARGUS resources with some reluctance after a little chat with Amanda Waller. His first target from his father's List would end up being Adam Hunt.

Mostly because Laurel was going after him and he wasn't about to see the girl he still cares quite a bit for get hurt over it. Leading to him gaining the ire of one Constantine Drake for nearly crippling him in their first encounter the night he went after Hunt a second time for not doing as told. He'd also predictably gain notice from the Police as well. In particular, Laurel's father, Quentin Lance. Which seemed to have a strange sort of irony to it in Oliver's mind. He'd also discreetly keep tabs on his friends and family members as well. Even going after the drug dealers his sister was buying from as well. The fact she was even doing drugs still greatly pained him and anytime he went after any of those dealers, he made an extra effort to inflict a great deal of pain on them. His next target would be Martin Somers, another individual from the List and another who Laurel was going after. This time saw him getting into it with the Triad thanks to the fact Somers was working with them. And seeing Oliver encounter China White on two separate occasions. The first being at Laurel's and her getting her very own look at the bow wielding vigilante who'd been in the news lately.

The second being at the docks when he finally decided to end things where Somers was concerned. Who would shortly find himself in prison afterwards for killing a man and working with the Triad. And if Lance hadn't of interrupted things, Oliver very well probably would have been able to end China White's life. Justin Claybourne would be the next Oliver went after as the Hood due to practically contributing to the deaths of quite a few in Lamb Valley due to his over priced cure for Tuberculosis while being in cahoots with the AK Desmond Group. His attack on Claybourne and his men would be considered the worst attack yet by the mysterious Hood as many of the guards Claybourne had were either crippled beyond belief or very much dead. Malcolm Merlyn however had grown pretty furious over this since Claybourne's dirty money was a factor that helped to finance the Undertaking and sought out Constantine Kovar to get him to deal with it as part of his debt repayment for bringing him back from the dead. And it was something the Russian was more than willing to do as well as he wanted payback on his murderer.

Even kidnapping Thea since he knew the identity of the Hood as well much to Oliver's immense ire. The fight would turn out to be brutal as Hell thanks to the training Kovar had been doing prior to being contacted by Malcolm Merlyn. But in the end, he'd end up dead with an arrow to the heart and being thrown off a bridge for good measure. Oliver would spend about a week and a half recovering after the fight due to some of the injuries he got in the fight. And despite Moira's ties with the Undertaking, she found herself approving of his actions even if she didn't know who he was! And it all had to do with his saving Thea from a deranged mad man from Russia. Hell, it even gave her hope for possibly getting out of the nightmare she was in thanks to Malcolm. And was even considering putting out discreet feelers on him to see about a potential meet up with him. Oliver's next List target would be one James Holder. Leading to him encountering the Assassin known as Floyd 'Deadshot' Lawton as the man would get to him first thanks to being hired by Warren Patel to take him out as he wanted Unidac Industries for himself. Which would cause Oliver to get Detective Lance involved since Patel would try and go after his mother's second husband, Walter Steele for his decision to buy Unidaq Industries for Queen Consolidated.

Thankfully, Walter, his mother, or sister wouldn't get hurt and Patel would end up in prison while Lawton was believed dead after an arrow found its way into his eye. Something that brought a little relief to the Diggle family as Oliver was aware one John Diggle had been hired to be Thea's bodyguard after her kidnapping. Leading to him to know of the connection Lawton and the Diggles had with one another through tragedy. A few days later saw him making a sort of friend in one Ted 'Wildcat' Grant after helping the man out of a tight spot deep in the Glades. The man didn't necessarily approve of his more violent methods but thankfully didn't preach at him about it as it wasn't really his place to do so much to Oliver's appreciation. Both would also meet and befriend a young girl by the name of Sin who was pretty impressed by how well they'd managed to kick the asses of all the guys they'd been fighting when they first met. And through her, they would meet Naomi Singh. Someone Sin honestly considered to be something of a sister and worked in the IT department at Merlyn Global. Though she wasn't too happy with her employment there and was heavily considering leaving for a better job opportunity.

Oliver would even ask if she'd be willing to help him out from time to time and she would agree so long as she was allowed to back out of the agreement a later time. A condition he was willing to agree on. And though he was willing to show his face to his newfound allies, he wasn't quite willing to cough up who he was to them. Saying that they could call him Jonas since none of them really recognized him thanks to all the hair and face fuzz. Sin would also manage to somehow talk him into using 'Green Arrow' instead of 'Hood' much to Anatoly's vast amusement when Oliver called him up about that. Of course, the name change didn't exactly help with his relationship with the Police cause of the methods he still used but he could accept that. Jason Brodeur would be the next on the List for the Emerald Archer as Naomi jokingly referred to him as once to go after. And would naturally involve Laurel once again and even working with her a bit much to Lance's pure annoyance. In the end, Brodeur was stopped and Peter Declan was a free man once more and able to be with his daughter. An enraged Merlyn would hire Monty 'Deathride' Cora a few days later to draw out the newly named Green Arrow and kill him for interfering in business he had no place in messing with.

Monty was also quite the fierce combatant as well in the city's underworld and loved to participate in the Tournament of Skulls. The man would even get on live tv to issue a challenge to Oliver and threatened to kill at least ten people if he didn't face him. Something Oliver wasn't about to see happen to people who didn't deserve it and met him head on. Their fight would end in a draw however thanks to Police interference and Monty would be forced into hiding to avoid being killed since he failed to kill the Green Arrow. Over the next three weeks, Oliver would, with some assistance from Ted, stop a German arms dealer, bring down several people from the List, stop a family of bank robbers known as 'The Royal Flush Gang', and stop Helena Bertinelli from starting an all out gang war just to get back at her father for killing her fiance. Ted would be invaluable in helping Oliver where Helena was concerned. Thus, keeping her from going down too far of a dark path. This would also see Oliver having a fourth encounter with China White that saw her getting away once again much to his annoyance. December would see Malcolm finally deciding that enough was enough and suited up to challenge Oliver.

And starting it off by kidnapping several people to draw him out. Which successfully worked and hardly cared if the other archer had friends helping him out. Pretty much handing them their asses with Oliver getting the brunt of it before they were able to get away. This would put some doubt in Oliver's abilities but Ted, Sin, Naomi, and even Helena somewhat would be able to help him with that with various talks. He'd come out of his recovery time just in time to stop a former firefighter with a deadly grudge against his former squad mates after Laurel used the phone he had given her father to contact him over the matter. Afterwards, one Justin Whicker would see Oliver in Moscow to bring him down with some aide from Anatoly and the Bratva. Whicker would get an arrow to the chest and would be one of the very few from the List who would get that kind of treatment from Oliver. As he felt the man's sex trafficking ring work was damned disgusting. While there, Anatoly would even ask when he intended to start being more pro-active in Bratva business. Something the archer couldn't quite give an answer about due to what the Bratva tended to do when not doing charity on occasion for their own people.

Thankfully, Anatoly let it slide but did tell him he would need to make a decision soon. Along with telling him that now that he had well established himself in Starling as the hooded archer, that revealing himself to be alive and well would be a good idea to do. Something Oliver was hesitant about but did agree with. As he honestly missed his friends and family and was tired of being without them. But was worried about his revelation of being alive impacting his work as the Green Arrow. And once he was back in Starling, he'd decide to tell his friends who he really was. Greatly surprising them a whole Helluva lot but thankfully understanding why he had kept who he really was a secret. Though Helena and Sin did give him some light hearted grief about it. He'd even trim his hair and facial fuzz so that the hair would be shoulder length again instead of longer then that and give himself a beard so as not to draw suspicion on himself since the Green Arrow was known to be quite hairy. He'd even put on his best Russian made suit and show up at his house when he knew his mom and sister would be there. Raisa would be the first to answer the door. "Can I help you?"

"Yes, you can by giving me a hug, Raisa." He told her with a smile.

Causing her to look at him oddly until a light bulb went off in her head. "M-Mr. Oliver!?"

He nodded at her and she let out a scream and hugged him. Her scream soon brought Moira, Walter, and Thea to the front door to see the long time Queen maid hugging a strange man who could use a shave in their views. "Hi mom, Speedy, and guy who seems familiar."

"Ol-Oliver!?" Breathed out Moira in stunned disbelief.

Who only nodded with a smile on his lips and it was all it took for her and Thea to rush him and hug him. Which was an interesting look considering Raisa was still hugging him and crying her eyes out while Walter looked on. Happy that the young man was alive and home at last. "Oh God, I can't believe you're alive!" Cried out Thea happily with tears coming down her face as she looked up at her big brother.

"Believe it, Speedy, I'm alive and here to stay."

"You are never getting on another Yacht again." She told him firmly and causing some laughter to happen.

"Agreed."

"Welcome home, son." Stated Walter politely.

"Thanks, its good to be home." Replied Oliver seriously and making Moira's heart practically burst with more happiness and pure joy. Along with wanting to definitely tell Malcolm to stick it where the Sun doesn't shine now that her baby boy is home.

Author's Notes: Dante, hope you and others who read this will have enjoyed!