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The Other Queen - 7
Chapter 7
Lian Yu 2007
Oliver, Victoria and Slade quickly and quietly ran to the air strip. They all huddled closely behind a sack of creates.
"If you two let him radio call Fyers we are cancelled," Slade warned.
Oliver looked overwhelmed. "What about you?" he asked.
"Do you need any help?" Victoria offered.
"No, you two focus on your one. I'll focus on my ten," Slade replied firmly.
Victoria wanted to argue but knew it would be useless. Slade's mind was made up and he wasn't one to give up easily. So she shook her head and went slowly after Oliver, who pulled the balaclava over his face.
Slowly they made their way to the tower as Slade shot his targets, they would fall down dead without a sound. Victoria didn't want to focus on all the bodies that were dropping around her, instead she thought of her baby sister, who was home waiting for them.
As soon as the guard on the steps was taken out, Oliver and Victoria quietly made their way up the tower. Step by step Victoria felt like she held in a deeper breath, worried that it just might be her last. No, she shouldn't think like that, she berated herself.
Oliver slowly opened the door and headed in. Victoria held back seeing if he would need any back up. He held the sword high in his hand. The man easily dropped it out of his hands as he and Oliver fought. One minute he had the gun in his hand pointed at Oliver the next he was being sliced through with a sword. As he fell to the ground Oliver could see that it was Victoria who had run the sword through the man.
"Are you alright?" she asked slowly.
"Yeah," he replied looking shocked at the body that laid on the ground.
Victoria placed the phone that the man just had grabbed back in the charger. Just then Slade appeared in the tower. He looked over at Oliver and Victoria.
"Good I'm glad to see you didn't mess things up, Oliver," Slade said proudly.
"Actually he would have, I'm the one who had to save his butt," Victoria clarified.
Slade nodded proudly at her. "So I give you one job and you still manage to screw that up too," he joked to Oliver. "I'm going to make sure it's clear, Victoria you're coming with me. Oliver you stay in here and keep the door locked. Don't let anyone but me and your sister in," Slade ordered. He handed Oliver the gun. "Take this. Please don't shot yourself by mistake."
After Slade and Victoria walked out, the latter of the two shut the door loudly behind them. Victoria turned to Slade, "Why did you ask me to come with you?"
"I trust in you're abilities more then your brother's," Slade replied shortly.
Oliver laid the gun down on the desk and looked over at the phone. He picked up the voice piece and started dialing a number he knew by heart. He heard it ring and ring. Then he heard her... he could hear Laurel's voice on the other side. "Hello, is anyone there?"
Oliver placed a hand over his mouth and as soon as he was going to say something. He heard a loud noise. Slade was destroying the phone.
"Are you crazy? They could be monitoring every call," Slade says.
Just then there was a voice coming through the radio. The plane called in their report and asked a challenge code. Slade didn't expect this and tried to keep his calm, asking for them to repeat, "Of all creatures that breath and move upon the earth."
"Wait, I actually know this," Oliver said grabbing Slade's arm.
"What?!" Slade and Victoria asked in unison.
"They picked the one book I read in college," Oliver explained.
"What are you going on about?" Slade asked with a growl.
"It's from a book, The Odyssey." Oliver said with a pause. "Of all creatures that breath and move upon the earth... Of all creatures that breath and move upon the earth, nothing... nothing is born that is weaker than man," Oliver finished.
"Are you sure?" Victoria asked.
"I'm sure," Oliver replied.
"Are you? Because if you're not than this plane will turn around," Slade growled.
"Yes. Of all creatures that breath and move upon the earth, nothing is born that is weaker than man. Say it," Oliver replied.
Slade was about to talk into the talkie until Oliver stopped him. "Wait, wait. It's not born it's bred. Nothing is bred that is weaker than man. Say it."
Placing the talkie back up to his mouth, Slade said, "Nothing is bred that is weaker than man."
"Roger that. See you in a few hours," was the replied.
There was a collected sigh of relief. "The Odyssey," Slade said looking over at Oliver.
Oliver chuckled, "Yeah, well it's about a guy trying to get back home, so."
"After a series of air links you two should be heading home," Slade explained.
"Why does it sound like you won't be coming with us?" Victoria asked in confusion and concern.
"I'll will be coming with you. But after I call in a strike to this location. I'm going to send Fyers and all his men back to hell," Slade explained.
"Wait, you can't blow up the island. Yao Fei is still out there," Oliver growled out.
"He is none of my concern," Slade growled back.
"Really, I thought the only reason you were here was to rescue him. I thought he was your mission," Oliver replied pointing his index finger at Slade's chest.
"Well the mission has changed. Edward Fyers is a mercenary, he is not on this island by mistake. He has other plans for Lian Yu and they involve Yao Fei. And whatever they are they must be ended," Slade explained with a growl.
"Yao Fei saved my life," Oliver chocked out.
"That's your debt to repay, not mine," Slade growled back.
Oliver walked passed him, only to have Slade grab him by the arm forcefully.
"Where are you going?" Slade asked.
"For my entire life I've only care about myself. I took my family for grated, betrayed people I loved. I'm not going to be that person anymore. I can't leave this island without Yao Fei, I will not," Oliver declared.
"The plane leaves in three hours. If you and your friend are not on it I'm leaving without you," Slade explained.
"What about me?" Victoria asked them.
"You're staying with me," Slade growled out.
"Victoria, stay with Slade. If I don't make it back... Just promise me you'll go home and see Mom and Thea," Oliver replied.
"I promise," Victoria replied.
"And Slade, please just get my sister home," Oliver said turning to Slade.
"Sure, kid," Slade promised.
#
Oliver ran fast through the overgrowth of the island not stopping till he got to Fyers camp. When he got close to the camp he made sure to take cover. Behind crates and a large truck. He saw Yao Fei walk into the tent. Stepping into the tent he saw Yao Fei looking at a map.
"You were not suppose to come back," Yao Fei declared.
"I made it to Slade Wilson and he has a way off this island, but we have to hurry," Oliver explained.
"No!" Yao Fei exclaimed.
"What do you mean no? This is our chance. What could be a reason to possible stay here?" Oliver asked in angrier.
"Not what, who," Yao Fei explained.
Just then Fyers came in. Yao Fei sent a punch to his jaw.
"You know, I think it's about time you leave, Mr. Queen, permanently," Fyers said.
Oliver's vision went black.
#
The plane radioed in again and Slade gave them clearance to land. Afterwards he looked down at his watch and at Victoria.
"What are you thinking?" Victoria asked.
"That you and I should go help your brother before he manages to get himself killed," Slade replied.
Victoria raised the sword that he had given her, "I thought you'd never ask."
#
Oliver stood in the middle as Yao Fei, Fyers and his men surrounded him.
"I'm wondering how you're still alive. I watched Yao Fei choke you to death," Fyers remarked.
"I guess he is not as strong as he looks," Oliver replied sarcastically.
"And yet you still come to save him. Either you are extremely foolish or you think you're some kind of hero," Fyers said.
"I'm not a hero," Oliver replied.
"No, of course not. Because you can't be a hero when there is no one left worth saving," Fyers said with a smug smile.
"Is this what you want? You want me to fight him again?" Oliver asked in a shout.
"That's where you are wrong, Mr. Queen. This isn't a match, it's an execution," Fyers explained.
"I'm sorry," Yao Fei said.
Then Slade's old partner stepped in behind him.
"It's Wintergreen right? Bill Wintergreen," Oliver stated.
His only reply was a punch to the stomach.
"I know all about you. I know you worked for the Australian government and that you use to fight for your country. That you use to stand for something," Oliver remarked.
Bill sent him faster punches to his body. He cut the bonds upon Oliver's hands. Sent him another punch with a well placed kick. And grabbed Oliver by the neck.
"Whatever he is paying you, I'll triple it," Oliver said.
Then an expulsion happened right behind them and bodies were dropping by a sniper rifle in the background.
"Take cover!" Fyers exclaimed.
Oliver hide behind a create while another expulsion went off. Slade stepped out in the open and Victoria made her way slowly towards the creates and crouched down beside her brother.
"Slade, come back to die?" Bill asked him.
Slade took out his sword. And stroke the first attack that Bill easily dodged. They fought with kicks and just missed blows. Both were evenly matched.
"Is it so easy to betray me, Billy?" Slade asked intensely.
Their swords went flying once more and Bill was able to kick Slade to the ground. As Bill pulled out a knife from his belt, Slade got off the ground and sent a hard punch to his legs and his stomach. Soon he was holding the knife. And was holding Bill close to him. "Well, Billy," he said as he blocked another blow with Bill's sword.
Then Bill's sword landed on the ground. Victoria watched in horror as Slade held his knife dangerously close to Bill's face.
"Slade, no!" she exclaimed.
Slade looked up at her in surprise.
"He betrayed me," Slade exclaimed.
"That's doesn't mean you have to kill him," Victoria replied and stepped out in front of him.
"But," Slade started.
"Let it go," Victoria declared.
With one quick blow Bill grazed Victoria's stomach with his sword and Slade sent him a deep cut across his hand. And sent a hard punch to Bill's jaw that knocked him out. He was at Victoria's side within seconds and looked at her wound in concern.
"You could have gotten yourself killed," Slade exclaimed.
"Well I thought you were well worth it," Victoria joked with a wince at the pain.
Slade wrapped an arm around her waist and Oliver came over and helped too. Just then Slade was shot by a bullet through the arm from Fyers' gun. Oliver shot a few times but the bullets missed Fyers every time. They all made it out of the camp slowly. Slade and Victoria both wounded and Oliver the only one not injured.
Suddenly a man came at them and Oliver flipped him and pointed the pistol at him. Instead of shooting him he knock his gun across his head that sent him down on the ground. A noise was heard overhead and they looked up and saw that the plane was already leaving the island.
"There goes our ride," Slade declared.
All the they could do was watch as their hope flew above them. They all seemed to let out a discontented sigh and continued to their camp.
#
Slade was tied down as Oliver took one of the swords to take out the bullet from the injured arm. Slade growled as the bullet came out. Victoria couldn't bear to look, she was worried she would get sick or faint.
"I am impressed, you didn't throw up," he said to Oliver when they were done.
"I swallowed it," Oliver explained.
"You can untie me now," Slade declared.
"Why did you want me to tie you up anyway?" Oliver asked in confusion.
"A man in pain is unreliable, I was afraid I might kill you," Slade explained. "Thanks."
Oliver starts laughing, Slade and Victoria look at him confused.
"What?" Slade asked.
"I am trapped on an island and my only friend is named Wilson," Oliver explained.
Slade glared at him.
"It's not that funny," Victoria said with a chuckle. She then winced in pain.
"Come on. It's your turn," Slade exclaimed patting down on the create for her to sit down.
"Thanks for saving me," Victoria remarked as Slade looked closely at her side.
She winced as Slade cleaned the wound with water and whiskey.
"You were right, I didn't want to became him as well," Slade remarked.
"Yeah well I didn't want to miss our fun loving Slade," Victoria joked.
Slade shook his head and chuckled at her lame joke.
"You did really good today," Slade commented.
"I am glad you think so. I still managed to nearly get myself killed," Victoria replied bitterly.
Slade looked up and offered her a small smile, "I wasn't much better."
"But you're bad ass, I am just a rookie," Victoria remarked.
Slade didn't respond just smiled at her and continued cleaning her wound. He didn't tell her this but he now had a deep respect for her and was happy that he had her by his side. He was also proud of Oliver. He had actually listened to him when he was teaching him.
"What now?" Oliver asked as Slade bandaged Victoria's side.
"You heard my firework show set Fyers back. Maybe enough for the ones who hired him to call things off," Slade explained.
"Hired him?" Oliver asked.
"Well Fyers is a merc, he follows the money. So he is here on someone's employe," Slade explained.
"What will we do?" Oliver asked.
"All of us need to survive this God forsaken island," Slade remarked.
"You said that if we didn't get on that plane we weren't going to make it," Oliver commented.
"Well that dumb kid I trained, he wouldn't have made it. You," Slade stated holding out his hand to Oliver. "You just might have a chance."
"What about me?" Victoria asked with a smirk.
"You were already better than him in the first place," Slade remarked with a chuckle.
Victoria laughed and Oliver shook his head and looked down at the ground.
#
Fyers was talking on the phone with someone and they were giving him a hard time about getting his best fighter hurt and getting some of his supplies destroyed. Fyers promised he would do better and told him that Yao Fei was now completely on their side. He ended the call and Yao Fei came over to him.
"You called for me," Yao Fei said.
"I am a man of my word. You made a good call bring in your young castaway. For that I'll give you five minutes," Fyers explained.
Yao Fei went into the tent and saw his daughter Shado.
"Shado, Shado!" he exclaimed as he ran to her.
"Father! Father!" Shado exclaimed as he helped her sit up.
"I'm so sorry," he apologized in Mandarin. "I'm so sorry!"
"Father, what's happening?" she replied in kind.
He shushed her and placed a finger on he lips.
"It will be over soon," he exclaimed.
They both embraced.
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