Return Of
The Hood
Disclaimer: This came out of nowhere like an RKO and I just had to do something with it. This makes use of Old Man Oliver from that timeline where Slade's son took over everything. But in this, he's got a happy family with Felicity, William, and Mia. The city's doing pretty decent too.
Summary: After losing his family to the chaos of a gang war, Oliver returns to being the Hood to wage a one man war against those who are responsible. But not before visiting a Confessional.
Several months after losing his family to the mindless chaos of a gang war saw Oliver's darkness return as his anger grew over the inaction of the Police to do anything about what had happened. He himself had been 'lucky' to survive the fire that took his house and family from him thanks to the gang war that had caused it to happen. The groups both having weapons that only the Military should have for that matter. Oliver himself had burns all over his body thanks to the fire and had only remained in the hospital for two days before leaving. It hadn't been the easiest of times for him but he pushed through and as time went on, began to train himself as he saw the Police wasn't going to do a damn thing. Nor could any of the local vigilantes for one or reason or another.
And so, he realized it was going to have to be up to him to do what no one else could or would. "What troubles you, my son?" Asked the Priest from the other side of the Confessional.
Something that ordinarily, Oliver would NEVER go too but he hadn't dared speak of this to any other person. Not even Barry as he would've argued against going this route. But he couldn't, wouldn't, back down from this as revenge and justice would be his. "Its been several months since the day I lost my family to a fire. A fire brought on by a senseless gang war."
"My condolences, my son. A loss such as that is never easy but you can not give up hope. For they would not want you to do so. Nor would our Father who art in Heaven."
"Father, the day I lost my family, is the day all hope and happiness left me completely. Leaving me with only the darkness. A darkness I thought had left me long ago." Oliver told the Priest emotionlessly.
"I know it seems impossible, but so long as you keep your family in your heart and mind, that hope and happiness is never truly gone, my son. Our Father would not wish for anyone to allow the darkness into their hearts."
"Father, its too late for me. The Police and the vigilantes running around haven't been able to do anything where my family's concerned. So its up to me now because I can't trust anybody else to do it."
"Trust in the system, trust in God that all will work out as He intends for it."
Oliver shook his head unseen. "Sorry, Father, but I can't do that, not anymore. And I dunno, I'm not sure I ever believed in God."
"But He believes in you. And though I do not know you, I don't think your family would wish you to die for them for something such as revenge. They would want you to live on, keep their memory alive, my son."
"Maybe, maybe not. But I want you to know something, Father, I'm already committed to my cause. A cause I once had a long time ago until I found another way."
The Priest was even more concerned then what he was before over what he was hearing. "If you are already committed as you say you are, why visit me this night then? To ask forgiveness?"
"No, so that at least ONE person knows of what I intend to do, Father. For the day I lost my family, is the day I died and became something, someone else."
"And that is?"
"The one they called 'The Hood'." Answered Oliver darkly with his voice modulator and the Priest's eyes widened.
His shock caused him to fail to realize at first that his visitor had left the Confessional and once he realized it, he hurried out and saw a bearded male putting a hood over his face. "This is not the way, my son! Vengeance is not the answer!"
The male turned back to him and he could barely see his face thanks to the hood. "Maybe not, Father, but when I am done, they will all wish I had died in that fire with my family." And with that, Oliver was gone from the Church, leaving the Priest on his own.
Even crossing himself as he prayed for the man's soul. "May Your Will and Love prevent him from making a horrible mistake, Heavenly Father. Amen."
Author's Notes: Kind of a teaser but its all I have time for at the moment. Its fair game to anyone who wants to take it on though. But the only condition is that you do NOT somehow bring back Felicity, William, and Mia to life.