Alright, back with another chapter.

I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. I know it was not as action packed as you probably hoped, but I hope it didn't really disappoint.

Also, just as a notice. I will not be doing most of the episodes from the rest of the season. The only episodes I currently plan on doing are episodes 12 and 14. Because Oliver isn't here, and since Talia is not working with Chase, most of the other episodes won't work. The ending of the story will be similar to how it went in the show, but will include some differences.

Alright. Let's get to it.

Chapter 7- Freedom

Bucky walks up to Felicity, a triumphant smile on his face. He holds out the USB drive and says, "I got it."

Felicity smiles as she takes it and plugs it into her computer. She types a few commands and pulls up the contents on the drive. She speed reads through the files, her smile growing.

"Think there's enough on this thing to exonerate John?" Bucky asks.

Felicity is quiet for a few more moments. Then, she turns to Bucky and smiles even more. "Not only enough to exonerate John, but enough to see General Walker court-martialed as well," she says.

Bucky smiles broadly. "Alright. I'm going to take this to Chase and see what he can do," Bucky says as he takes the USB drive and heads to walk out of the lair.

As he nears the elevator, Laurel walks up. "Well. That mission went very well," she says with a grin.

"Yeah," Bucky says with a grin. After a pause, he says, "I gotta go. I gotta get this to the DA."

"I know. But, I have a favor to ask you. I think I finally figured out a way to get me introduced to Star City without arousing suspicion," Laurel says with a sly grin.

"Really? Alright, I'm listening," Bucky says.

"It's not hard. But you may not be too enthusiastic about what it entails," Laurel says. Bucky looks at her in confusion, but as she explains, his confusion disappears.

"This is a bad idea," he says when she finishes.

"Maybe. But it'll work," she says. Bucky sighs. He has to agree with her. This may work.

(City Hall)

Adrian Chase looks up from the file he's reading as he hears a knock on his door. "Come in," he calls out.

The door opens, and Bucky walks in. He smiles as he holds up the USB drive. "I got it. A contact I have in the NSA pulled some strings, and managed to get me this. It has the case file on General Walker on it," Bucky says.

Chase grins and holds out his hand. "Well, let's take a look," he says.

Bucky hands him the USB. Chase plugs it into his computer, pulls up the file, and starts reading. It doesn't take long before he looks up at Bucky. "I'm not even all the way through, and I can already tell there's enough," he says. He unplugs the drive and says, "I'll get this to the judge. We're gonna get Mr. Diggle freed."

(Iron Heights, hours later)

Bucky smiles as he stands behind Chase, who is sitting in a chair at the table. Behind them, the door opens, and a guard leads Diggle inside and over the table. Diggle sits down and looks at the two of them before he asks, "What's going on?"

"You tell him," Bucky says, trying to contain his excitement and sense of triumph.

Diggle is still confused. "Tell me what?" he asks.

Chase leans back in his seat a little bit, grins a bit, and says, "Earlier this evening…Mr. Barnes brought me flash drive containing the case file on Walker, which was leaked to him thanks to contact in the NSA. On the strength of it, I went to the judge advocate ex parte and got you released on bail."

Diggle starts to smile a bit as he asks, "Wait, what?"

Chase, looking more satisfied than ever, says, "I filed a motion to dismiss, which is as close to a slam dunk as these things get given the cards we're holding."

Diggle, still not fully getting the implications, asks, "What does this mean?"

Bucky smiles and speaks up. "It means that you can go home and hug your wife and son, and that the Army is preparing to court-martial Walker," he says with a hint of glee in his voice.

Diggle chuckles a bit, looking at Chase and Bucky like he can't believe it. Chase and Bucky both look at each other with satisfied grins.

Bucky and Chase soon leave the room so the guards can come get Diggle and get him ready to be released. As they walk out of Iron Heights, Bucky stops to wait for Diggle.

"Thank you so much for your help, Adrian," Bucky says, feeling comfortable calling him by his first name.

Chase grins back at him. "Of course, Mr. Barnes. I'm glad we were able to free an innocent man and put the blame on the real criminal here," he says. He waits for a moment, then says, "I enjoyed getting to work with you, Mr. Barnes. And I have a feeling we're gonna get along great. Next time you need some help, give me a call." Chase extends his hand, which Bucky takes with a grin.

(Highway outside Star City)

It's very late at night on the outskirts of Star City. A lone semi truck, carrying a load of goods for a department store in the city, is cruising down the road. The driver is feeling kind of bored, and very tired, and just wants to make his delivery so he can stop for the night.

Suddenly, up ahead, the driver sees a lone figure wander out onto the road ahead of him. The driver quickly hits the brakes as hard as he dares so that the semi doesn't lose control. It stops just short of this figure.

The driver sits still in surprise. His headlights are completely illuminating this person, who he can now see is a woman. After a moment he opens his door and leaps out of the truck, hurrying around to the front.

"Are you okay?" he asks, worried at the sight of bruises and dried blood on her face. She looks up at him, as if she's somewhat in a daze.

"I…I thought nobody would find me. I finally escaped….but I was afraid nobody would ever find me," she responds.

"What-what's your name?" the driver asks.

She waits for a moment, then slowly responds, "Laurel Lance."

(Lian Yu)

In a secret ARGUS prison on the island of Lian Yu, Slade Wilson lies back on his cot, trying to get to sleep. Suddenly, the door into the prison is flung open.

Slade sits up and watches as three men walk in, followed by Viper.

"Who the h*** are you supposed to be?" Slade demands. Viper just smirks at him before raising a tranquilizer gun and firing a dart at Slade. Within seconds, Slade falls back on his cot, unconscious.

Two guards race into the room, guns at the ready. But Viper's guards gun them down before they can get off a shot.

Viper smiles as she walks past the dead guards. "Don't startle my boys," she says with a smirk.

Viper walks into another room, and looks into the cell in the room. And lying against the wall is her target.

He looks up at Viper. After a moment, he asks, "Okay. Who are you?"

"I'm Viper," she replies. She laughs a bit, then says, "And I have an offer for you, Mr. Harkness."

I'll end right there.

I know that Harkness is getting recruited a little earlier than he did in the show, but I'd always kinda wondered why Adrian waited so long to reach out to him. Plus, I thought it would be kinda interesting to have Viper go recruit him, since in the comics, Viper has allied at times with the Marvel villain Boomerang.

And yes, Laurel has revealed herself. I just stuck with how she did it in the show because it was easier that way.

Next chapter is gonna be the start of the events of episode 12. I'm still working out how they're gonna connect with Anatoli and the Bratva, but I'll get it figured out before the next chapter. Also, let me know if you'd like to see a new character introduced to help them out, or to fight on Walker's side. Mainly, either Kraven the Hunter or Colossus.

Also, quick poll. Just on something I've noticed as I've rewatched Season 5 to plan this story. Has anyone noticed that Prometheus' voice got less intimidating as the season went on, or is it just me?

Alright. Until the next chapter, please review, and stay tuned.