Welcome To Spartan's
Disclaimer: And welcome to chapter 101! As always, I own nothing but what you see here! Which is a little something I've had floating about in my head for several weeks now and is set sometime after season 5. So aside from any of the Felicity/Olicity shit in the season 5 finale, I enjoyed it. BUT FOR THE LAST TIME, YOU HAVE NO PLACE IN HAVING A SAY ABOUT WILLIAM YOU DUMBASS BLONDE!
Summary: Somewhat bored with his forced retirement from the field after a leg injury, John Diggle decides to open his own bar.
"Welcome to Spartan's, what can I get for you?" Asked John Diggle behind the counter of his very own tavern and bar called 'Spartan's'.
It had been something of a wild year following the defeat of Adrian 'Prometheus' Chase and Talia Al Ghul. Which had seen John Diggle gain a leg injury that forced him to use a cain at times and ultimately force him into retirement from the field much to his and Oliver's dislike and Lyla's secret relief. One of the reasons it had been something of a wild year in John's view is because of the fact that shortly after getting back from Lian Yu, Oliver had begun to train Samantha per her request, leading to the two to end up together much to William's immense liking. Another wild thing had been Rene and Dinah, as those two had started to mess around a few days before Adrian's friends had kidnapped them and taking them and the others to Lian Yu for a final show down. And thanks to Dinah's help, Rene would be able to get Zoe back into his life with the explanation that the Throwing Star Killer's allies had thought him to be a good choice to kidnap since he's on the Mayor's Staff. Those two were definitely an odd bunch but in little Zoe's words, it made things pretty fun. The fact there was little in the way of big threats was another wild thing but also greatly relieving.
Aside from Vigilante being a pain in the ass anyway. Roy being back for good was another thing thanks to some things Oliver and the Governor had put into motion to get his name cleared and legally brought back from the dead. Making Thea a rather happy person as she'd missed him a great deal and would be with him again if it wasn't for the fact the woman he's currently dating was questionably nuts. Rory had also returned over a month ago and in Digg's view, seemed a bit more at peace with himself while still not being Felicity's greatest fan. He'd also be the reason Curtis would meet someone new as a friend he brought with him had gained an interest in the genius and proceeded to flirt a lot with him. The guy would even sock Paul in the jaw too at one point much to the amusement of everyone else and Curtis' conflicted state of mind. Reason for punchimg Paul being the fact that Rory's friend wasn't too thrilled with the man for being an ass to Curtis about the good work he's doing for the people of Star City. His punching Paul hadn't necessarily changed the man's views but Curtis none the less appreciated the thought behind the action. Slade being something of a team member when he wasn't off on Mercenary business was another surprise moment to happen. Though when he was with the team, his field outfit was green and black to avoid issues with his main look.
He had also taken Evelyn under his wing to show her the error of her ways and nicknamed her 'Little Fool' for choosing the wrong side that featured an absolute lunatic. No one rightly knew where Black Siren was and that made them all edgy and they were all certain she had survived the bombing of Lian Yu. Zoe and William were also best friends and saw Joe Wilson as something of an older brother to them. Felicity was something of a subject many of the team steered away from considering the many feelings her name brought up. And not all of them good for that matter. For whatever reason, she foolishly thought she could either take on or try and get through to Talia Al Ghul herself while the others had ran to the cell area that would protect them from the bombs without even a clue of the fact she was doing it. As she had noticed the woman hauling ass while lagging behind the others. Leaving the group to watch as Talia taunted them on a screen down in the cell area as she held a struggling and tearful Felicity tightly against her until the bombs went off. Killing the two of them instantly and leaving yet another on their side dead after Malcolm's sacrifice for the team. And while Diggle had liked being retired somewhat since it let him have plenty of time with Sara and John Jr., he grew bored with being at home or staying in the Bunker while everyone else went off to do field work. Eventually culminating in him getting the wild idea to start his own tavern bar.
One he would end up calling 'Spartan's'. Lyla was honestly skeptical of it but was at least glad he was doing something to keep himself occupied and out of her hair. It had taken some time to get going but eventually it would get up and running in the Glades. Which was why it had taken a bit of time due to how bad the building had been at first and Thea was damned helpful in helping him out with various things that his business would need. Roy would even work there too as well since he honestly had enjoyed working at Verdant. Nyssa oddly enough had gained something of an enjoyment when it came to playing Pool there and hustling those who played her. Secretly making quite a few think that Sara had something to do with that despite her ever constant denials of it. Martin Stein's daughter Lily often liked to hang out there at 'Spartan's' as well. Saying it had a nice feel to the place that made her keep coming back and even occasionally kept an eye out on John's book keeping for the place. Interestingly enough, this would be how she and Rory Regan would end up meeting and falling for one another. A development her father wasn't entirely sure about but left it be since his daughter was happy as can be with the young man.
Occasionally the team from Central, Vixen in Detroit, Black Lightning, Supergirl and her bunch, Jay Garrick, and Gypsy would hang out at the Tavern when visiting from out of state or from another Earth entirely. Even sometimes using it for a place to have certain kinds of meetings when their own bases weren't suitable for whatever reason. "Hmm… My usual if you have any." Replied one Slade Wilson after several moments of consideration.
Diggle winced. "That bad, huh?" Asked the man in return as Slade's usual was a mix of several strong Alcohols, including an Alien one M'Gann had brought over once from Supergirl's Earth.
"You could say that. Sometimes I wonder why I stick around in the Mercenary business. As getting hired by child rulers to deal with certain problems of theirs is a bit… Disturbing."
Prince David being the most recent example of that. "Well, you do have plenty of money so you could always retire from it. I'm sure Oliver wouldn't be against the idea of you joinin' the team full time. I bet Patricia wouldn't mind you bein' in one place either for a long perid of time." Added in Digg with a grin.
Causing Slade to chuckle at the mention of Patricia Trayce. A Gothamite fed up with the broken legal system in Gotham and had transferred in to Star City some time ago and had occasionally used a version of Vigilante's suit a time or two much to his own annoyance. "Somethin' to think about then." Decided the man and then gave a toast to Digg after being handed his drink and downed all of it.
"Ahh, that hit the spot. Another if you would, and is Nyssa in? I feel like tryin' my chances at Pool with her."
Digg grinned. "Nah, she's out right now with Sara somewhere. Mick's back there though."
"Ahh, now there's someone to play Pool with." Mick Rory was certainly a character who never hid what he thought of certain things.
Though it was best to not get him too drunk as he would turn rather weepy over some bird named Amaya who had to leave. Something to do with time travel or some such that had gone over his head. After a little more chit chat and a few more shots of his 'Wilson Mix', Slade went off to join Mick for a game of Pool. Digg then turned his attention to a rather young looking green fellow who just sat down. "You know I can't serve you any Alcohol, right?"
Garfield Logan, immigrant from Earth-9 just sighed despondently. "I figured, I'll take a Soda if you have any. Even here nobody wants to let a green guy get drunk. No respect!"
"Its not the green thing, its just that one can easily see you're still a teenager." Replied the Vet as he handed the green teen a bottle of Mount Cola.
"Oh. Right." Came the sheepish response as he hadn't thought too much of that one at all.
Digg shook his head in amusement at that and went on to serve some other customers before coming back to Garfield and learning of his story.
Author's Notes: This ended up being more fun then I intended it to be with the dialogue there. Patricia Trayce is someone who's taken on the mantle of Vigilante at one point and Prince David, or Boy King is a Public Domain Character that Dynamite Entertainment's currently using. I kinda got inspiration for this from a fic called 'Nights' on Twisting The HellMouth, which is Buffy/Multi X-Overs where Xander Harris runs a bar called 'Nights'. I might turn this into a full fledged fic one day but we'll see. R and R!