Alright. We're back with another chapter.
I'm really glad you all seem to be enjoying this story so far. It'll hopefully get even better as time goes on.
For those who are wondering, the mystery woman from the end of last chapter won't show up again until the next chapter. That's also when you'll get her identity.
Alright. Onto the chapter! We'll finally get to see Laurel in action in this chapter.
Chapter 3- The Canaries
Laurel leans back in her chair as she downs a glass of vodka. She's been in the lair too long for her liking, but they still haven't figured a good way to introduce her into Star City without arousing suspicion.
Over at the computer station, Felicity is typing away furiously. She's been working to try and find clues to Prometheus' activity. But, for some reason, Prometheus has seemingly gone underground since his attack on Bucky and Laurel.
"Where's Bucky, again?" Laurel suddenly asks.
Felicity sighs inside before replying, "He just said he was on his way to visit John." Laurel just nods in return.
Suddenly, an alarm starts blaring. Felicity quickly slides over to another computer, her fingers dancing across the keys. After a moment, she cries, "Armed robbery at a jewelry store at 5th and State!"
Rory, who is sitting on the other side of the lair, is about to move. But, before he can do anything, Laurel stands up and says, "Don't worry. I'll take care of it."
Felicity looks right at Laurel. "What?" she asks in a low voice.
"I've been cooped up in here for too long. I need some action," Laurel says.
Felicity and Rory look concerned at this. Laurel walks over to a mannequin, where her suit and the mask Cisco made for her for the battle against Grodd are hanging. "Don't worry. I've got this," Laurel says confidently.
The robbers continue smashing the jewelry cases, grabbing everything they can. "Come on. We need to hurry," their leader says. It doesn't take long before they have grabbed everything of value.
"Alright. Let's get out of here!" the leader shouts, and the other three hurry to follow him out of the jewelry store.
As the four men race towards their get away car, a sudden ear piercing scream splits the ear. The robbers stumble, clutching at their ears in pain.
The leader manages to look up, and sees Laurel, wearing her Black Siren outfit, and her mask. She smiles and says, "Hey, fellas."
The leader raises his pistol, but before he can, Laurel leans forward and unleashes her scream. The shock wave knocks all four men flying, and knocking out two of them.
The leader and one of his cronies rush towards Laurel. The cronie takes a swing at her, but she easily ducks under the blow, grabs him by the arm, then delivers a sharp uppercut that knocks him up into the air and back into a dumpster knocking him out.
The leader is a little smarter. He sends a punch right at her stomach. Laurel dodgers the blow before trying to hit him in the head. He raises his arm to block the blow before kicking at her leg.
Laurel stumbles back a bit. But, she is still very much in the fight. She glares at the man before rushing him. She throws two rapid punches at his chest, which he blocks, but she then makes a roundhouse kick, kicking him in the side of the head and knocking him back. She then leans forward and unleashes her scream again, knocking him flying back.
Laurel slowly stalks towards the leader, who is still conscious, and trying in vain to crawl towards his gun, which had been knocked out of his hand by the first scream. She stalks up to him and says, "Guess you haven't heard. I'm one of the new sheriffs in town. And you don't do stuff like this on my turf." She then steps right up to him and kicks him in the head, knocking him out.
Laurel chuckles to herself a bit before turning and disappearing down the alley she came from.
Laurel laughs as she finally walks back into the lair, removing her mask as she walks in. "Well. That was a good first time in action since Grodd," she says out loud.
"You got 'em all?" Felicity asks from her station.
"All four of 'em. They're on their way to a cell at the nearest police station," Laurel replies.
"Good work," Felicity says, having to admit that Laurel had done well.
Right then, Bucky walks up. "Hey, Laurel. How did it go out there?" he asks
Laurel grins. "It felt good to be out there. It felt good to have some action again. I need to get out with you. I can't stay in here any longer. Whether the public knows about me or not, I need to get out with you on the streets," she says.
Bucky nods with a grin. "Alright. You got a deal," he says.
Laurel smiles even more broadly. Then, Bucky turns and says, "And, I have some good news. District Attorney Chase gave me a call. He's willing to represent Diggle. He's out of town at the moment on some kind of business trip, but he's gonna meet with Diggle when he gets back."
Felicity finally smiles as she hears that. Before she can ask anything, Bucky asks her, "Any sign of Prometheus?"
Felicity looks frustrated. "No. I haven't found any sign of him or any activity that seems like it could be related to him at all. It seems like he's disappeared."
(Hub City)
In a hotel in Hub City, one can barely hear screams coming from one of the rooms. In that room, Dinah Drake is torturing one of the henchmen of Sean Sonus.
"Please! Just stop! I'll take you to Sonus! Just stop!" he cries.
"You tortured me. And you're one of the reasons Vinnie is dead. I'm not done making you pay yet," Dinah says fiercely.
Suddenly, without warning, the door is smashed open. Both Dinah and the man look towards the door, and see a hooded and masked man, with multiple different weapons on his person, standing there.
Silence reigns for a few moments before Dinah demands, "Who the h*** are you?"
"You may call me Prometheus. I need to have a word with you. But first, who is this man? An old enemy, perhaps?" Prometheus responds.
"Yes. Now, can you leave me alone?" Dinah asks.
"What are you doing here? Torturing him? Intending to kill him eventually?" Prometheus asks.
"Yes. Now, can you stop bothering me?" Dinah asks.
Prometheus stares at her for a moment. Then, almost faster than she can react, he reaches up and yanks a shuriken off of the front of his uniform before throwing it into the man's throat.
Dinah jumps back a bit in surprise. After a moment, she turns to look at Prometheus and asks harshly, "Why did you do that?"
"To show you you're wasting your time. I know who you really are. Dinah Drake," he says, making Dinah start a little bit.
"You're after Sean Sonus. You've been pursuing him for years. Don't bother with the small fry. He wronged you. He took your partner and lover from you. You need to take everything from him. Like he took everything from you," Prometheus says.
Dinah narrows her eyes. "Who are you?" she asks, more confused.
Prometheus slings his bow up onto his back, before reaching up and sliding his mask down, revealing the face of Adrian Chase. Adrian looks at her and says, "My name is Adrian Chase. And I want to talk to you Dinah."
Dinah crosses her arms. "What about?"
"I know how you feel, Dinah. Wanting to seek revenge on the person who took someone important from you. I know that because I've been there. I feel the same time now. But, I want to see you find your revenge. I'm offering you my help to take Sonus down," Adrian says. After a moment, he extends his hand and asks, "Now, are we in business together?"
Dinah looks at Adrian's hand for a moment. Then, she slowly reaches out and takes it. "Alright, Adrian Chase. What's your plan?"
I'll end there. I hope you liked this chapter.
The idea of having Dinah being on Prometheus' side came from the fact that Laurel is against Prometheus in this, and I need to balance the teams out. Also, work by one of my favorite authors, Stand with Ward and Queen, inspired me to do it, as he did a story featuring the same idea.
Now, I don't plan for Dinah to be a villain forever. She will eventually come back to the light side, so to speak. As for when that is, well, you'll have to wait and see.
Next chapter will feature Prometheus and Dinah taking down Sonus, and Bucky and team encountering the mystery woman working with Prometheus. Until then, please review, and stay tuned! Next chapter will probably be up later today, or tomorrow at the latest.