Alright. Here we go. We are finally getting into the final battle with Chase on Lian Yu. I hope you guys are as excited about it as I am.

I am planning on the general plot of the fight being the same, but with some differences. I hope you like how it works out.

Also, just a quick note. I am starting my final exams of my first semester in college, so I'm gonna be spending most of the next week studying. So, there may not be another chapter for a week or so.

Chapter 22- Lian Yu

Slade slowly stands up from his cot and looks right at Bucky. "Would you care to explain who you are and what's going on?" Slade asks.

"I need your help," Bucky says simply as he moves forward and unlocks Slade's cell.

"What the h*** is going on here?" a guard demands as he walks into the room.

Bucky turns to face the guard. "We have a problem and I need you to get off the island," he says.

"I'm not going anywhere. And neither is he," the guard says, gesturing towards Slade with his head.

"I'm taking him, whether you like it or not. There is an ARGUS supply boat that is docked on the eastern shore. You take it and you go," Bucky says firmly.

"I'm not abandoning my post," the guard says firmly.

"Suit yourself," Bucky responds before punching the guard in the face, knocking him back down the hallway he came from. He turns back around to see Slade closing the door of his cell behind him.

Slade waits for a moment before he turns and looks right at Bucky. "Would you like to explain what's fully going on? And who you are?"

"My name is Bucky Barnes, also known as the Winter Soldier. I'm a friend of Oliver Queen and his friends. And I'm here on Lian Yu because there is a man named Adrian Chase on this island who has kidnapped all of Oliver's friends and family, including his son, and is determined to completely destroy Oliver. Oliver is missing right now, but I'm here to stop Chase and save Oliver's friends and family. But Chase and his followers are too numerous. We need your help," Bucky says.

"You're the Winter Soldier?" Slade asks, cautious.

"Yes, but not the one the one you're thinking of. But, I'm virtually his clone, but set on the straight and narrow. Now, as I said. Me and my allies are outnumbered. We need your help, Slade. And I'm not asking you to do it for free," Bucky says. He then holds out a USB drive and says, "I was able to gather intelligence on your son, Joe, including his present whereabouts, and it's all on this drive."

Slade looks down at it, surprised, then up at Bucky. "You are willing to help my find my son?" he asks.

"Yes. Now, are you in or not?" Bucky asks as he walks back to the duffel bag he brought into the prison. Opening it up, he pulls out the orange and black helmet Slade hasn't seen in a long time and holds it out to him.

Slade looks at it for a moment, hesitating, then takes the helmet. He looks up at Bucky, then says, "Alright, Barnes. Let's see how good you are compared to the kid."

Outside the prison, Roy, Malcolm, and Vincent are offloading supplies from the plane. Roy sets down a chest and looks up at Malcolm. "You know, I still haven't forgiven you for what you did to Thea. And I never will," he says.

Malcolm looks down at Roy with a bit of contempt. "I expected no less from you, Roy. And trust me, this alliance is not very enjoyable to me either," he says simply.

Vincent looks over at the two of them as they glare at each other, shaking his head a little bit. He's been a little hesitant to do this himself, but he knows strife like this can rend their alliance apart when they need it badly.

Crunching of rocks draws their attention. They all look down the beach and see Bucky, now in his Winter Soldier uniform, minus the goggles and face-mask, and Slade, fully kitted up as Deathstroke, mask and all, walking towards them down the beach.

"Everything offloaded?" Bucky asks.

"Most of it. Most of the guns and ammo are still on the plane," Malcolm says before looking at Bucky and asking, "By the way, what do you need an RPG for?"

"Does he need a reason?" Vincent asks.

Bucky glances at Vincent for a split second before looking back at Malcolm and saying, "Well, Chase has Viper, an army of former HYDRA agents, Carrie Cutter, China White, Evelyn Sharp, Digger Harkness, and a metahuman. I have no interest in this being a fair fight."

Roy has been glaring sharply at Slade this whole time. "Is that why you released the monster from his cage?" he demands.

Slade simply looks at Roy. Bucky narrows his eyes a bit and asks, "If it's gonna be a problem for you to work with Slade, then we're gonna have a problem here."

Roy continues glaring at Slade for a few moments before saying, "Fine. I'll work with you. Doesn't mean I've forgiven you."

"And I don't expect you too. I did some things that are not easily forgivable, and some that are not forgivable at all. But I am willing to try and atone for those things," Slade says. Roy doesn't respond.

"Alright. Let's get the rest of the stuff off the plane," Bucky says, right before a loud hiss interrupts him. Everyone looks up to see an RPG projectile flying over the trees, and coming down right on the plane.

"Well. There goes the rest of our gear," Vincent says.

"And our ride home," Slade adds.

Bucky sighs. But, he knows that things are still looking well. And, there's other ways off this island.

(10 minutes later)

Bucky leads the team along a path above the ocean, a phone in his hand. "The RPG that took out the plane came from over there," he says, gesturing off to the left. He lifts up his phone and says, "And the call from Oliver's son originated west of here."

"Hostages could be in either place," Vincent says.

"Or neither. This is a large island," Slade says.

"Alright. Malcolm, Roy, check the RPG site and report anything you find. Once you've cleared the area, make your way back to us. Vincent, Slade, you're with me," Bucky says. Everyone nods, and the two groups split up.

Bucky leads Vincent and Slade through the forest, moving cautiously. After a few minutes, Bucky comes to a stop. Seeing him stop, Vincent and Slade hurry up to him.

"What is it?" Vincent asks.

"I see movement," he says, pointing forward to a few cages up ahead.

"Let's move," Bucky says, slowly moving towards the cages, Vincent and Slade keeping close behind him, Vincent slipping on his mask as they move.

Bucky leads them out of the trees, and the three slowly approach the cages, which contain Felicity, Thea, Curtis, and Samantha. As they do, Felicity sees them and cries out, "Bucky!"

"Keep your voice down," Slade says in a low voice.

"What the h*** is he doing here?" Thea demands.

"Why are they unguarded?" Slade asks.

"Because it's a trap," Vincent says.

Right at that moment, there's a rustling in the tree overhead, and Evelyn and Viper drop down from the tree, Evelyn with a pistol, and Viper with a whip in one hand and a pistol in the other. A moment later, Harkness comes walking out of the trees, a boomerang in both hands.

Bucky raises his pistols, but Viper laughs and says, "I would put those down if I were you, Bucky. Or, Oliver's son loses his mother."

Bucky glares, but slowly lowers his pistols.

"I thought he'd break you out, Slade. Now, I'm gonna give you a choice. You could stay with these losers. Or you could side with the winners. What's it gonna be, mate?" Harkness says, boomerangs at the ready.

Bucky and Vincent both eye Slade as he stares back at Harkness. After a few moments, Slade turns to Bucky, points at him, and says to Evelyn and Viper, "Put a gun to his head!" He then says to Bucky, "Sorry, Barnes. But there's no giving up to this guy."

"You SOB!" Vincent growls, raising his SCAR 16 and aiming it at Slade. However, both Harkness and Evelyn take aim at Vincent, and Harkness says, "I'd put the gun down if I were you."

"Put the gun down," Bucky says. Vincent looks at him hesitantly, then slowly lowers his assault rifle and sets it down and Bucky drops his pistols. Evelyn walks up to him, smugly smiling as she puts her pistol to his forehead.

"I assumed you'd want to be on the winning side," Harkness says confidently as he sidles up beside Slade, still watching Vincent.

"Assumption is the mother of all FAILURES!" Slade says, suddenly turning on Harkness and punching him in the face. Vincent leaps forward to help Slade as Bucky grabs Evelyn's hand and throws her to the ground. Viper raises her pistol and takes aim at Samantha. But, Bucky quickly yanks a pistol out and fires it from the hip. The bullet catches Viper in the arm, making her drop the gun.

Harkness tries to fight back, but facing both Slade and Vincent, he is quickly outmatched and thrown to the ground. He quickly scrambles back to his feet, and Viper throws down a smoke grenade. When the smoke clears, the two of them are gone.

Bucky, Slade, and Vincent scan the clearing for any sign of them. But they're gone. A few seconds later, Malcolm and Roy come racing into the clearing, bows at the ready, but lower them when they see their targets are gone.

Bucky growls. "Well. This is a slight setback," he says.

And, I'll end there.

I hope you liked this chapter. Now, as I said at the start, I probably won't be able to write much for the week, as I'll be studying most of every day. But, I promise that as soon as my finals are done, I will get started on the next chapter.

Until next time, please review and give me your feedback. And stay tuned!