Alright, back with another chapter. Hope you liked the last one.

Enough chit-chat. Let's get to it. Hope you don't mind the chapter title.

Chapter 19- Deception

Bucky walks through the doors, smiling at the sight of the team waiting for him in the center of the bunker.

"Welcome back to the team, Bucky," Diggle says with a grin.

"Good to be back on my feet again," Bucky says, also with a grin.

Laurel jogs over and gives him a hug. "Glad you're back with us. It wasn't the same without you," she says. Bucky smiles as he hugs her back. Unknown to them, everyone else is grinning at the sight of the two of them.

Laurel lets Bucky go, and follows him back over to the rest of the team. Bucky looks at Felicity and says, "I have to admit, even though I'm still very upset with you for working Helix, Felicity, your brief partnership with them payed off. Without them, we never would've gotten that video." Felicity smiles a bit, both triumphantly and with shame.

"Now, have we had any sightings of Chase since you released that footage?" Bucky asks.

Felicity shakes her head. "Unfortunately not. I've been coordinating with ARGUS, but we have had no sign of Chase yet," she replies.

Rene looks over at Diggle. A second later, he says, "However, Dig here has a plan that he has so far neglected to tell us."

Bucky turns to Diggle, raising an eyebrow. "Care to share with the rest of the class now that I'm back?" he asks.

Diggle smiles back. "Well, it involved me making some very important calls. And some of those were very difficult calls. And I was able to get somebody to help that will be the key to pulling this off. I think it may work," Diggle says.

Bucky lifts his hands, as if saying, "Well?" Diggle smiles, and begins to explain his plan.

By the time Diggle finishes telling Bucky his plan, Bucky is grinning. "This is brilliant, Diggle. Totally out of your mind. But I think it may very well work."

"If we don't die," Laurel adds with a smirk. Bucky gives her the look, then looks back at Diggle. "So, how do we start?"

(City Hall)

Bucky walks in the doors of City Hall, his hands in his pockets. As he enters, he sees Captain Pike talking with Quentin.

"Hey, Quentin. Captain Pike," Bucky says as he walks in.

"Hey, Bucky," Quentin says in greeting.

"Mr. Barnes," Pike says with a nod of his head.

"What are you two talking about?" Bucky asks.

"The manhunt for Chase. Ever since killing those 4 officers, he's given us the slip," Quentin responds.

"Well. I'm sure you're doing all you can. In the meantime, I came to talk to you. I've been sent as a representative for ARGUS. I have some intel and general information from ARGUS for you. Perhaps we could talk about this situation over a bite to eat?" Bucky suggests.

Quentin looks at Bucky for a moment, then grins. He then looks to Pike and asks, "Why not?"

Pike stands there for a moment, then shrugs and says, "Sure."

(The Glades)

The drug dealers chuckles as they open their stash of Vertigo. "Man, I thought we wouldn't be able to get our hands on any of this again. This is gonna make us rich," one says.

Suddenly, there's the twang of a bow, and an arrow slices through the bag, scattering the pills everywhere. Suddenly, a figure leaps down from a shipping crate next to them. A single punch to the head knocks out one, and a blow from his bow knocks out the other.

The two drug dealers collapse in heaps, as the Green Arrow stands over them, feeling good to be on the streets again.

(Big Belly Burger)

"A little informal, don't you think?" Pike asks as the waitress brings them their orders.

"Hey, I don't care what anyone says. Big Belly Burger is the best restaurant in town. Never had a better burger," Bucky says with a grin.

Pike shrugs and says, "Fair point." He, Bucky, and Quentin quickly dig into their burgers.

"So, Captain. As I said, I have some intel from ARGUS on Adrian Chase. We have proof that he is the one behind the disappearance of Carrie Cutter and China White, though he was not responsible for the death of Liza Warner. We also have evidence he has multiple other lieutenants. We have counted 4 more besides Cutter and White," Bucky says.

"You're sure about this?" Pike asks in concern.

"Absolutely. We also have had some evidence that someone matching Chase's description being spotted in Bludhaven, though admittedly we are still working to verify those reports," Bucky says.

"I'll detail some officers to search that area. Thank you for the tip," Pike says.

Bucky nods, then pauses for a moment. "ARGUS also has a request from the SCPD. Once Chase is captured, they want him to be given into their custody. They can hold him in a prison strong enough for him," Bucky adds.

Pike looks a little hesitant. Quentin turns to Pike and says, "You have to admit Frank. Our officers are clearly not good enough to handle him. And I'm sure he's trained to escape a cell. ARGUS could contain him."

Pike looks at Bucky. After a moment, he nods. "Fair point. You can pass on to your director that ARGUS will have custody once Chase is captured," he says to Bucky, who nods in response before taking another bite out of his burger.

(Warehouse in Star City)

Chase listens to the police dispatch transmissions as he watches a video from one of the cameras planted by Viper's men, which is currently showing Bucky eating with Pike and Quentin. As he does, he hears an officer shout, "All units. Green Arrow has returned. He was spotted at a neighborhood in the Glades. Most recent sighting has spotted him along the northern border of the Glades."

Chase walks towards where his weapons are, a grim look on his face. Finally, Queen has showed himself, he thinks to himself.

(The Glades)

The Green Arrow walks along the roof of a warehouse, searching for another drug dealer or mugger to take down. This feeling has been great.

Suddenly, he hears a twang behind him. He whips around and grabs the arrow as it's just an inch from his face. He looks beyond it, and sees Prometheus standing about ten yards away.

Green Arrow lowers his hand, glaring at Prometheus. "I had a feeling you'd find me," he says.

"Well, then. Perhaps you should have been more discreet in returning to the streets," Prometheus responds.

"Who says that wasn't my intention?" Green Arrow replies before drawing an arrow and firing it at Prometheus. Prometheus easily dodges it, and fires an arrow in return. Both of them keep dodging arrows as they fire at each other.

It quickly becomes apparent arrows are not going to get the job done. Prometheus draws his sword and rushes at Green Arrow as Green Arrow rushes at Prometheus.

Green Arrow and Prometheus attack each other viciously, striking with their weapons, their fists, and their legs. The two are a flurry for about half a minute. Finally, Green Arrow blocks Prometheus' sword and swipes it aside, then grabs Prometheus by the throat. He then drops his bow, growls, and says, "See you in a cell, Chase." He then delivers a punch to the face so strong it knocks out Prometheus instantly.

Green Arrow smiles as he looks down triumphantly at Prometheus. He then presses his comms and says, "Overwatch. He''s down."

(Big Belly Burger)

Pike chuckles as he, Quentin, and Bucky walk out of the Big Belly Burger. "This was nice," he says.

Bucky and Quentin both grin. Then, Pike's phone starts to ring. He reaches down and pulls it out of his pocket before answering it with a simple, "Pike."

He waits for a moment, listening to the person on the other end. Then, he says, "Understood. I'll be there shortly."

He looks up and says, "Excuse me. That was the precinct."

"What happened?" Bucky asks.

"The Green Arrow has returned, and he took down Prometheus. He flagged down one of our squad cars. A SWAT team just picked him up and is transporting him to the precinct," Pike says.

Bucky and Quentin look at him in surprise, not having expected that. Then, Pike looks at Bucky and says, "Call your director. Let them know Adrian Chase is in custody, and they can send a team to take him."

Bucky nods, then says, "We won't keep you anymore, Captain." Pike nods, and hurries away.

Quentin and Bucky look at each other, and once they know Pike is out of sight, smile. "Well. It worked," Quentin says. Bucky just nods with a grin.

(The bunker)

"This is breaking news. The Green Arrow has returned to our streets! And in his first appearance since the alien invasion a few months ago, he successfully brought down the Throwing Star Killer, the serial killer who has since been identified as District Attorney Adrian Chase. Mr. Chase was given into SCPD custody, and has just arrived at the police precinct. He will be held there until he is remanded into federal custody. No official statement has been issued by the SCPD, but it is expected they will shortly. We will keep you updated as this story unfolds."

The whole team watches the news report. Diggle grins as he turns to Green Arrow. "Well, it worked," he says.

The doors to the bunker suddenly open, and Bucky walks in. Everyone looks over at him as he walks onto the platform. He looks at them and asks seriously, "It worked?"

"Perfectly," Green Arrow responds.

Bucky nods, then reaches up, and pulls off his face mask, revealing the face of Christopher Chance. He nods at Green Arrow and says, "And he still believes he was caught by Oliver Queen."

Green Arrow nods, then throws back his hood to reveal the face of Oliver Queen. He then removes his face mask, revealing the face of Bucky. He grins at Chance and says, "Thanks for hooking me up with this mask, Chance. I was a little skeptical, even with the Legends providing us with the uniform and bow. But with this...I think it's convinced him."

Chance smiles. "Glad I could help. Now, I have to be going, But I'm sure I'll see you around, Barnes," he says. He then turns and walks out of the bunker.

Bucky turns back to the rest of the team, grinning. He twists a little bit, then says, "This uniform is a little tight." That draws a few chuckles.

Bucky looks back at the news report. He smiles triumphantly as he looks at the picture of Chase. Finally, he's down.

And, I'll end there.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I really enjoyed writing this.

I have revised the plan for this chapter several times, and only just recently decided to add Chance into it. I think he's been underused in the show, and wanted to give him an appearance in this, even if it was super brief. Then again, his first appearance was kinda brief too.

So, in case you didn't catch it all, the plan involved Chance taking Bucky's place to give Bucky an alibi, then disguising Bucky as Green Arrow using a face mask provided by Chance and a uniform and bow provided by the Legends using the Waverider's fabricator. I know it may not have worked, given it's Chase and how good he is, but I figured it would stand a decent chance of working.

Now, obviously, Chase is in custody. And starting next chapter, we'll get into Chase's escape and the final battle. I hope you're all excited.

Until next time, please review and tell me how I did with this chapter. And stay tuned!