#moira queen & walter steele

[the-feral-gremlin]

[kent-farm]

—Arrow, “Year’s End”

[rewriting-thearrowverse]

This was after my extended break from the story, only finishing it around a year later. This one, I posted in March, 2024

𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝟏 𝑬����𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝟓: 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 (𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝟏)

Author's Note:

Hello friends. I know I said that things wouldn't change much until my season 2 book... But apparently I lied to myself and you guys.

I wanted to stay somewhat true to the comics in this storyline with Black Canary, so I wanted her to have a proper amount of training. Perhaps even to the point that she'd be a better fighter than Oliver like in comics.

But also, I wanted to start showcasing that through more than just her random flashbacks, where I have to hold back. As I don't accidentally want to reveal too much.

Additionally, I'll probably be skipping the recaps from now on, except for from season to season because, this is a book. Not a TV show, even if it is based around one.

There are many changes in this storyline, such as Jay Garrick and Wildcat. But I assure you I want to try and make this as close to a rewrite as I can. That is all for now.

𝐘𝐚𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐢 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 "𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫."

*𝐹𝑙𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘*

𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐘𝐚𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐢 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭.

"𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚. 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡���𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥."

𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐭.

"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭?" 𝐇𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬

"𝐓𝐫𝐲. 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝐀𝐢𝐦. 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞." 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭.

𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. "𝐓𝐫𝐲."

𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞.

"你會死得很慘" (Nǐ huì sǐ dé hěn cǎn)

"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧?" 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲." 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭.

𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭. 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐝𝐮𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝.

"𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞." 𝐇𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝.

"𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞! 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠!"

Oliver is being walked to the Police Precinct

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*𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫*

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘐 𝘢𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦.

They begin taking his fingerprints.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐'𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵.. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵."

His mugshot is taken

In the interrogation room, Oliver sits across from Quentin

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"I'll be asking you a few questions, standard procedure for the report."

"Have you ever been arrested? Never mind, I know the answer to that. Many times."

"This is a mistake." Oliver said

"My only mistake was not shooting you at the docks when I had the chance." Quentin retorts

"I'm not who you think I am."

"You're exactly who I think you are. A dangerous menace who hurts anyone in his path. But instead of the rich playboy routine, now it's bows and arrows."

"Detective.. I know you hate me, and I understand.. But that doesn't make me a vigilante." Oliver sighs

"No, that's what the footage from Unidac industries proves."

"And Like I said, I ran up the stairwell when I heard shooting. I saw a duffel..thought maybe it was the shooter's...And there was a green hood in it."

"And what, you took it home with you? Because we can't find it anywhere."

"And harassing Adam Hunt? That just happened to take place across the street from your welcome home bash."

"Those were coincidences." Oliver said

"Not when they pile up like that. That's evidence."

An officer walks in and says "His parents are here."

"Tell them to wait."

Moira barges through the door, shortly followed by Walter.

"I want to see my son!" She said

"I'm in the middle of an interrogation!" Lance says in an irrate tone of voice.

"Detective Lance! I know you hate my family, but I never expected you to go as far as arresting my son without any grounds whatsoever!" Moira yelled

"I have evidence."

"Which you can present to Mr. Queen's attorney when he arrives.. But until then this interrogation is over." Walter said

"Fine. You have 15 minutes." He says walking out the door

"Detective Lance appears to be on some kind of personal Vendetta." Walter remarks

"He is.. He blames me for the death of his daughter."

"And apparently he also thinks I dress up in a green hood... And shoot people. With arrows."

"The important thing is to keep quiet until your attorney gets here." Moira says

Oliver looks up at them dead in the face and says "I want Laurel.

This causes them both to scoff.

" brilliant." Walter complained.

"I don't think we can count on your ex to properly represent this case." Moira said

"Laurel is honest. She was raised to do what's right. That includes defending the innocent. She knows this could never be me.."

"Walter, you agree he's on a vendetta.. And I believe Laurel can get him off of it."

Moira Queen walked into the office of CNRI, where she found Laurel.

"Laurel.."

"Mrs. Queen, I saw the news. I'm so sorry."

The story flashes over the news and Moira sighs

"These charges are ludicrous."

"I know.. If you don't mind.. Could you tell me who's representing him?"

Moira sighs.

"That's why I'm here. He wants you."

"He didn't-" Laurel said somewhat shocked.

"I know. I told him it was a bad idea, but honestly I'm desperate because he said if you don't represent him, he wants no one."

"Oliver realizes the position this puts me in right? Not only do I know him personally.. But my father was the arresting officer." Laurel sighs

"Moira.. I'm really sorry about Oliver-"

She was cut off.

"No apologies. Your Idealism.. For all his mistakes, I believe it is why my son is so smitten with you."

"But either way.. I knew it was a bad idea, and he never should've asked. I wish I didn't make you uncomfortable." Moira says

At the People's Court, Oliver Queen sits by himself without a lawyer.

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"Docket 81941. People vs Oliver Queen." The man read out the charges as Oliver made his way to the front.

"Where's your representation?" The judge inquired

"I'll be representing myself." Oliver said.

"That doesn't seem like the wisest plan, Mr Queen." The Judge said

"I think it is, because I am innocent." He said as he took his seat.

"We'll consider that your plea then." She continued

"And as to bail-"

The prosecutor stands up and says "Considering their wealth, there is virtually no amount that would guarantee his presence at trial."

Laurel was walking in as she spoke, "So I guess it's a good thing this case is purely circumstantial."

"Dinah Laurel Lance, your honor. Representing Oliver Queen."

"Mr. Queen's wealth should not deprive him of the ability to be released on bail while under the presumption of innocence."

The prosecution argues "He's a flight risk."

"Then minimize it. The defendant would be willing to submit to home confinement and electronic monitoring through a UKG45 ankle monitoring device." Laurel says

"No he wouldn't" Oliver interjects

"Sold" The judge says

"Bail is set at $15 million. Bond is at 5 million. Defendant to see probation for the fitting of an ankle device." The judge said, as she hit the gavel.

Oliver smirked at Laurel "I knew you couldn't resist saving my ass."

"You know, you're lucky I don't hate you anymore. Because I like you enough to defend you against my father." She reminded him

"No worries, it'll be just like old times."

"Not exactly like old times-" she quickly cut herself off

"The good news is there's no way you're this vigilante."

"I agree."

"He's actually trying to change things in this city. And that's not your style."

That stung.

Back in the living room of the mansion an officer is fitting the ankle monitor on Oliver.

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He noticed his mother looking down..

"Mom, it's not that bad." He said

"This device has a direct line to the precinct. Stay on the property, no issue." The officer said

"Any questions?"

"I'm having a sizeable get together tomorrow evening, and it's likely to go out to the pool." Oliver said as Tommy looked at Moira concerned

"Pool deck is fine. But step on the grass, and a SWAT team will be here to subdue your ass." The officer said as he left.

"A sizeable get together?" Moira questions

"I'm going to be confined to the house for the foreseeable future... I might as well make the most of it." Oliver said

"It's going to be themed... I'm thinking prison. The invite will say 'come before Oliver Queen gets off' "

Tommy sits next to Oliver.

"You know.. A party may not be in the best of taste... Considering the circumstances"

"That's why I'm having it. I want people to know, I'm not worried about this."

"That makes one of us.." Moira says

Laurel followed her father into her house and spoke up, preparing for the storm, "Before you start yelling-"

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She was cut off, "Why would I yell? You're only defending the man that killed your sister."

"Oliver didn't kill Sara."

"If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't have been on that boat." He retorted

"Is that why you're trying to make him out to be.. the Robin Hood that kills?" she asked

"No, it is the video tape, is the suspicious timing, that is the reason!" He raised his voice slightly

"You know the man we're talking about, right? It's Oliver Queen. He wrecks cars and dates fancy models. But he doesn't kill people."

"No, he just uses them, like he used Sara and like he used you, and he's only asked you to be his lawyer to get at me." He said

"No, he asked me to be his lawyer to get through to you."

She took a deep breath. She didn't want to fight with her father. He was the only family she had now to speak with. Considering her sister was dead and she had that falling out with her mom.

But she continued. She was already heated.

"You hate the Hood and you hate Oliver, and you want more than anything for them to be the same person."

He looked away

"But Oliver isn't the reason Sara died."

"Or the reason mom left."

"I don't have to listen to this." He pushed past her, and made his way to the door.

"By the way..." She called out, causing him to look back.

"You're not the only one who misses them."

Oliver was completing research on his computer, in his bedroom when there was a knock on the door.

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"Yeah?"

Diggle walked in.

"Thank you for coming."

"Shut the door." Oliver said

He shut the door and walked towards Oliver as he spoke, "I guess it was just a matter of time before the police caught up with you."

"Except they didn't." He responded

"Oliver, they got you on video."

His response was also calculated. The same way as his plan.

"I knew the security camera was there, just like I knew the police would review the footage and arrest me."

He looked up at him, "All part of the plan."

"So you wanted to get arrested?" His tone was one of confusion.

"Well, I returned to Starling City and a few days later, the vigilante appears."

"Sooner or later, somebody was going to make the connection."

"So what part of serving yourself up to the cops will help you avoid going to prison for the rest of your life?" Dig asked

"There's more to it."

"Well, there better be, for your sake, because your family is freaking out downstairs." He was skeptical and a little annoyed.

"Oliver, your mother and your sister just got you back, and now you're going to put them through a trial, maybe even worse?"

"Don't you care?"

"Of course I care." He responded.

There was a brief pause.

"The mission comes first."

Oliver turned his laptop around so Dig could see it. There was an open article on it.

"Who is he?"

"Leo Mueller, a German arms dealer."

Oliver showed him the information as he spoke, "Suspected in the theft of a hundred M249 squad automatic weapons."

"Okay.."

"Last night he arrived in Starling City to sell the guns."

"Oliver, don't you imagine there's enough trouble you're in this week than to go after this guy?" He questioned him

"I imagine what would happen if a street gang got their hands on millitary-grade hardware." He replied

"I imagine our city's streets turned into a war zone."

"But you're under house arrest, Oliver, which means you can't just go after this guy." Diggle reminded him.

"Look.. for now, I would just like you to shadow Mueller. I would like you to track his movements. I want to know where the buy is happening."

"Ok." He was still a bit skeptical

"And how am I supposed to track him?"

There was a smirk on his face, "Well, you know us billionaire vigilantes... we do love our toys."

Diggle made his way back to the Hideout.

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He turned on the lights, and was shocked as he looked to see all of the stuff.

"Wow!" He exclaimed

He walked over to a table, where Oliver had arrows set up. And his curiosity got the better of him so, naturally, he poked the tip of the very sharp arrow head and exclaimed "Ow!"

He quickly shook his hand.

There was a case in front of him labelled Locator Transponder GPS, which he opened. When he looked inside, he said "Ooh."

It cuts to Queen Consolidated, In Walter's office. He looks on and out of the window. Then a man enters his office.

He took the device out of the case and clicked a button on it. It had green dots that were flashing with a low beep. He smiled and said, "Oh, That's sweet."

When the door was shut behind him, he said, "You wanted to see me sir?"

"No, I didn't."

"In fact this meeting isn't taking a place."

He nodded his head and followed Walter to take a seat at his desk.

"How long have you been head of security at Queen Consolidated, Josiah?" he asked as he took his seat.

"Going on seven years now, sir."

"Sounds about right... But what I'm about to tell you will test the bounds of your discretion."

"You're aware of 'The Queen's Gambit' , Robert Queen's ill-fated yacht?"

Josiah nodded his head in confirmation.

"I found it." Walter replied bluntly

"Sir, the boat went down in the North China sea, Five years ago." He was confused

"Which is why my discovery of its remains in a warehouse downtown, was unexpected to say the least." he responded

"I want you to transfer those remains to a secure location. Can I count on you?"

Josiah let out a nervous chuckle before asking, "What's going on sir?"

"That is very much what I'm trying to determine."

At the Police station, Laurel walks into a room with Oliver, where her father is already waiting with the DA.

They took a seat and the woman spoke up, "Thank you both for coming."

"No. Thank you, It's nice to get out of the house."

"I'll cut right to it," She started

Laurel sat across, her hands were folded and she had a small smile on her face.

The woman looked at Lance as she spoke, "Detective Lance arrested your client without consulting my office first."

She looked back to them, "So congratulations, I am willing to consider a plea in this case."

"Absolutely not." He said

Laurel turned her head so quick, with a 'Are you fucking kidding me right now' type of look.

He looked back with a 'I got this' type of look.

"Mr. Queen spent five years in seclusion on a deserted island, cut off from civilization." Spencer continued,

"It is quite possible he's suffering from some form of post traumatic stress."

"Given that, we would accept a plea of insanity, conditional on a period of indeterminate incarceration at a psychiatric facility."

He tried to interrupt through it, but was cut off before finally speaking. "No, thank you. I'm not crazy."

"Finally, something we can agree on." Lance interjected.

"He's not a nut. He's a killing machine."

Laurel didn't feel that now was the time to mention that would, in fact, make him a nut if it was the case. But Oliver Queen? He couldn't kill. She could kill much easier than he ever could..

But, she was brought back out of her thoughts. "Actually, I'm neither."

"There is nothing you can say to me that I'd believe." Lance said in irritation to Oliver.

Oliver appeared to be thinking as he stammered, "I'll take a polygraph."

Laurel turned over and whispered, "Polygraphs are inadmissible-"

"In front of a jury," He interrupted

He asserted his voice, "I'll take a polygraph in front of him."

Lance was narrowing his eyes, like staring down the common enemy.

"He's the one I need to convince."

Laurel made a face at him, one that could definitely scare anyone, and then she fixed her expression before turning around and speaking up.

"I'm going to need a minute."

Quentin and Spencer got up, leaving the room. He looked back at Laurel before she shut the door.

"You're looking at life in prison. What Spencer just offered you is a gift."

"I'm not crazy. I am innocent. I kind of want to take the polygraph."

She sighed,

"And If I take it and fail... Then, I will consider making a deal."

"Fine. I'll set up the poly. And I'll tell Spencer that we aren't pleading out."

"But Oliver, You're family just got you back. You have friends... So think about what's gonna happen if this doesn't go our way."

"And don't think you're the only person with something to lose."

She walked to the door, "I'll be right back."

*Flashback*

✧𖣠♫✧𖣠♫✧𖣠♫✧𖣠♫✧𖣠♫✧𖣠♫✧𖣠♫✧𖣠♫✧𖣠♫✧𖣠

Back on Lian Yu, Oliver is being led by two masked men, covered head to toe in black, as he's handcuffed.

He was shoved into a tent by one of the men, and then pushed into a post. The impact caused him to groan in pain.

There was a man seated at a desk in front of him, "Please, sit."

"You're making me feel rude."

He was gasping and struggling as he made his way over. He grunted as he took a seat.

"I do apologize for my men's treatment of you."

He opened a can, and began pouring it into a glass. He observed as Oliver's eyes were trained on it,

"They're trained to view any stranger as hostile."

Oliver could sense the fake friendliness as he said, "I'm Edward Fyers by the way."

"And you are?"

He was distracted for a second before responding and fixing his gaze. "I'm Oliver Queen."

"I was shipwrecked here. I don't... know for how long."

"My family has money. They have lots of money... You would be, very well compensated for my rescue."

"Well... I look forward to that, but for the moment, let's just talk." he responded

"About what?" He asked confused

"Well, for instance.."

He turned around to grab something.

He flipped over a photo as he spoke up. "This gentleman."

"Do you know him?"

Oliver's eyes trained on the photo, and a look of realization came across them. It was Yao Fei in some sort of uniform.

He shook his head, "No." he replied

"No?" he asked

"No. Who's he?"

Fyer's expression changed, now it was mean as he leaned back.

"You're a poor liar."

"I've been polite. I'll offer you one more chance before my manners leave me."

Oliver was a little nervous when he spoke.

"Hey, hey. I don't know this guy. I thought I was on this island all by myself." He claimed

"Do you know what this island is named?" Fyers asked

He shook his head no.

"We're on Lian Yu. Mandarin for Purgatory..."

"And I can make it feel like hell." He stood up.

"I don't know why you're protecting him." He was angry

"You're young, foolish."

"Perhaps you don't know why either."

"Think on that when you're begging for death."

As he turned around and walked off, there was a look of distress present on Oliver's face.

Oliver turned around as he left the tent, hearing him say, "He's yours now."

In came a heavily armored man wearing a half black and half orange mask. The only things you could see were the eyes.

Thea was on her phone, at the Pool deck of the mansion when Oliver peered his head slightly passed the door.

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"Hey Speedy," He said, grabbing her attention.

"One of the workers left a keg too far from the bar, can you ask them to move it please?"

He lifted his leg, "I got the ankle... thingy."

"I don't want to set off a SWAT Invasion."

She looked at him, she was worried and upset.

He took a deep breath and made his way over to the pool chair, "Hey."

He sat, facing her as he said, "All this stuff? It's gonna be fine, I promise."

"Yeah, well.. When you and dad left on the yacht, you promised me I'd see you in a few days. Which didn't happen." There was a hint of snark on her last sentence

"This is different than that. I didn't do any of this stuff, you know that. Right?" he said

She looked off, distanced, almost.. "You're out all the time... You have those scars. And since you've been back, you've been acting really weird."

"None of this makes me some Robin Hood wannabe."

She took something out of her pocket, "And you get me this."

It was the Hozen, "I mean, it's an arrowhead."

"Oh, man." He exhaled

"Thea, i bought that in the gift shop of the Beijing airport."

She looked down. She didn't completely believe him.

"Now I'm sort of happy I didn't buy you the shot glass with the panda on it, Cause then you'd be worried I was Panda Man."

She let out a chuckle, then a brief pause.

"You know, i knew you couldn't be this person." She said

"I just can't... lose you again."

"Deal." He said

Moira walked into Malcolm's office at Merlyn Global.

"Moira, thank you for coming on such a short notice."

She took a seat as she spoke, "Yes, could you make this quick? I'm in the midst of somewhat of a family emergency."

"Of course. It's all over the local news." He let out a chuckle

"Possibly even national."

"I know what you're thinking." She said

"Do you?" He said sternly

"My son is not the man targeting the list. The charges are preposterous."

"Not according to the district attorney, assistant district attorney, Investigating Detective in the police department that filed charges against him."

"That detective has a vendetta against my family." She exclaimed

"Why?" He asked

"Is there something untoward about your family?" his guard made eye-contact with Moira, and she looked back down

"If so, something really needs to be done about that."

She looked back to the guard again.

[joeey-dee]

What are your other favorite Arrowverse ships if you have any?

Hmmm… good question. 

I guess Canarrow is a given by now, lol. Not going into detail here now why. 

I really liked Roy and Thea, I think they were a good fit and helped each other grow and move out of their comfort zones and the lives they knew and with that changed their outlook on what their lives are going to be like because of the environment they grew up in. Roy learnt that he could be more than a petty thief and that if someone like Thea Queen not only believed in him but actually loved him, other people might give him a chance too and see him for who he is, not the circumstances he grew up in and that shaped him into who he was at the beginning. She gave him a chance and with that pushed him towards believing in himself and that he could be more than what everyone thought and always told him. He didn’t need to be stuck in the situation he was in at the start of the show. 

And Roy in return taught Thea to look beyond a person’s first appearance, to understand what less fortunate circumstances could lead to and the path someone could be pushed into simply by circumstances and desperation. Roy also pushed her to be more than the spoiled trust fund princess that she was or pretended to be at the beginning of the show, he helped her grow up and look passed her own wants and needs. 

They were good for each other and in their case the bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks and the spoiled rich girl actually worked very well, their relationship was very realistically portrayed in my opinion and that made me root for them. 

Moira and Walter were also a couple a got attached to. And I was really sad when they broke them up, even though I completely understand Walter’s reasons and support his choice. Their story was also very relatable and I loved how positive Walter’s presence in the Queen women’s life was portrayed. Stepparents get a bad rep on TV or in movies way too often and that saddens me, because I grew up with at stepdad and he’s the best. I was around the same age as Thea was when my dad died which led to me having a lot more patience and understanding with Thea’s behavior than most of the fandom. I guess I could relate. So, yeah, Moira and Walter have a special place in my heart because Moira got a second chance at love and some happiness after losing her husband and son in such a tragic way. 

I also very much wanted Laurel and Tommy to end up together, those two were so great together and brought out the best in each other. They were a much better fit than Oliver and Laurel in my opinion. They had their issues but I feel they could’ve worked passed those had Tommy lived, Laurel just needed to put Oliver in the past once and for all were romance was concerned. 

I also like Oliver with Helena or McKenna, Sara is my all time favorite but I could’ve easily seen either of those relationships work out in a positive way, once they’d dealt with some issues. McKenna would’ve been very interesting given she was on the Hood Taskforce and her learning her boyfriend was who she’d been hunting for months would’ve made for some great storytelling, plus given her character I could’ve easily seen her becoming Oliver’s inside person at the SCPD. 

Helena was a great character too and I felt her and Oliver’s involvement was very rushed, I would’ve loved for them to stretch it and make her turn on him all the more impactful. They could’ve even brought her back later on reformed and have them fall back into each other and a relationship, and have her become the Arrow’s partner in the field. 

Both Helena and McKenna had a lot of potential that was never really developed and their storylines felt very rushed, unfortunately. 

Lyla and John are also a couple I like, even though they do have some serious issues… but still, I think in they work very well together and they have great chemistry and are a lot of fun.

I think those are the major ones, it is possible I missed some that I enjoyed. I guess Quentin and Donna were pretty great together too and Felicity and Ray had a lot of potential too and would’ve been the better fit than Oliver and Felicity. 

Thank you for your question I hope I answered it to your satisfaction, otherwise just let me know and I elaborate some more, lol. 

I hope you have a great day.

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

The Reckoning of Starling City

by ArlyssTolero Oliver Queen awakens on Earth-Prime on the day he returned to Starling City in 2012 and is informed he is being rewarded for everything he has done to bring this new world about and for the sacrifices that he has made. Oliver doesn't quite believe this, but is intent on doing what he failed to do on Earth-1 and save his city from those who would do it harm, even if that means bringing a reckoning to Starling City and its wealthy elite the likes of which has never been seen before. Oliver finds himself facing unexpected opposition from Dinah Laurel Lance, who on Earth-Prime is the Black Canary, a champion of the people who believes in the justice system and who does not believe in taking vigilante action to correct white-collar crime unless it is related to organized crime. As Green Arrow and Black Canary spar verbally and physically over the former's methods and target preferences, they find themselves drawn to one another in other ways. Words: 5699, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Series: Part 1 of Arrow: Prime Fandoms: Arrow (TV 2012), The Flash (TV 2014), Supergirl (TV 2015), Superman & Lois (TV 2021), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, F/M Characters: Oliver Queen, Moira Queen, Thea Queen, Walter Steele, Tommy Merlyn, Malcolm Merlyn, Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, Quentin Lance, Dinah Lance (Arrow), Jessica Danforth, Janice Bowen, Carter Bowen, Frank Chen (Arrow TV 2012), Carl Ballard, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers, J'onn J'onzz | Hank Henshaw, Amanda Waller, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Jim Gordon (DCU), Lex Luthor, Aztar | The Spectre (DCU), The Source (DCU), Glorious Gordon Godfrey, Desaad (DCU), Granny Goodness Relationships: Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, Nyssa al Ghul/Sara Lance, Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Moira Queen/Walter Steele, Laurel Lance & Tommy Merlyn & Oliver Queen, Moira Queen & Oliver Queen & Thea Queen, Kara Danvers & Oliver Queen Additional Tags: Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover Event (CW DC TV Universe), Oliver Queen Lives, Earth-Prime (DCU), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Felicity Smoak Bashing, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Bashing, Original Team Arrow Bashing (Arrow TV 2012), New Team Arrow Bashing (Arrow TV 2012), No Team Arrow, Eventual Lauriver - Freeform, Laurel Lance is Black Canary, Dinah Lance is Black Canary, Laurel Lance is a Metahuman, Good Parent Dinah Lance, Therapist Dinah Lance via https://ift.tt/gTNjEoJ

[ao3feed-torchwood]

I still love you I promise

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53623150 by Janto4ev This is a Torchwood x Arrow crossover that has been stuck in my head for a while. What if when Jack brought Ianto back during cyberwoman he made Ianto immortal? But also what if because of heartache Jack became someone else, Malcolm Merlyn? Words: 2066, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Fandoms: Arrow (TV 2012), Torchwood Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M, M/M, F/F Characters: Malcolm Merlyn, Ianto Jones, Toshiko Sato, Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen, John Diggle (DCU), Moira Queen, Walter Steele, Thea Queen, Tommy Merlyn, Owen Harper, Sara Lance, Gwen Cooper, Jack Harkness, Laurel Lance, Barry Allen, Rhys Williams (Torchwood) Relationships: Laurel Lance/Tommy Merlyn, Tommy Merlyn & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen & Thea Queen, Tommy Merlyn & Thea Queen, Malcolm Merlyn & Thea Queen, Malcolm Merlyn & Tommy Merlyn, Ianto Jones/Malcolm Merlyn, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper & Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness & Owen Harper, Owen Harper/Toshiko Sato, Moira Queen/Walter Steele, Moira Queen & Oliver Queen & Thea Queen, Ianto Jones & Toshiko Sato, Toshiko Sato/Felicity Smoak, Gwen Cooper/Rhys Williams, Gwen Cooper & Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper & Jack Harkness & Owen Harper & Ianto Jones & Toshiko Sato, John Diggle & Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak, Roy Harper/Thea Queen, Barry Allen/Oliver Queen, Jack Harkness & Toshiko Sato Additional Tags: Original Character(s), Immortal Ianto Jones, Alternate Universe, Jack Harkness Loves Ianto Jones, Ianto Jones Lives, Ianto Jones Loves Jack Harkness, POV Alternating

[ao3feed-westallen]

The Reckoning of Starling City

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by ArlyssTolero, Nyame

Returning to the real world after almost three weeks at the Vanishing Point reading three books that unveiled the events of the coming two years (as well as significant details of the life Oliver Queen experienced prior to being sent back in time by Mar-Novu), the Justice League and its allies prepare to step forward and serve the role they must, to act as champions for the world, fighting for it as it should be, showing it what it can be.

But as they suspected, Mar-Novu is displeased with the intervention of The Source and The Spectre and becomes the Justice League's adversary, promising to throw trial after trial at them until they acknowledge the truth: that only ruthless pragmatism will save the universe from the Crisis, not compassion and selflessness.

The heroes themselves face new trials as Malcolm Merlyn becomes imbued with power from Gordon Godfrey to serve as an agent of Darkseid and the Court of Owls joins forces with Tempest and others like them to bring an end to the golden age of heroism before it can even begin...

Words: 5365, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Series: Part 4 of Forging A Better Future

Fandoms: Arrow (TV 2012), The Flash (TV 2014), Supergirl (TV 2015), Batman - All Media Types, Batwoman (TV 2019)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F, F/M

Characters: Oliver Queen, Moira Queen, Thea Queen, Walter Steele, Tommy Merlyn, Malcolm Merlyn, Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, Quentin Lance, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Barbara Gordon, Jim Gordon, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Kate Kane, Beth Kane | Alice, Jacob Kane, Jason Todd, John Diggle, Diana (Wonder Woman), Hal Jordan (Green Lantern), Arthur Curry (DCU), J'onn J'onzz | Hank Henshaw, Amanda Waller, Lyla Michaels, Glorious Gordon Godfrey, Mar Novu | The Monitor, Felicity Smoak

Relationships: Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, Nyssa al Ghul/Sara Lance, Moira Queen/Walter Steele, Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Oliver Queen & Simon LaGrieve, Justice League & Oliver Queen, Laurel Lance & Quentin Lance & Sara Lance, Clark Kent & Lois Lane & James "Jimmy" Olsen, Barry Allen/Iris West, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Jim Gordon & Bruce Wayne, Beth Kane & Kate Kane

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Dark, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Sequel to MST, Felicity Smoak Bashing, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Bashing, Evil Felicity Smoak

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/way7Cfi

[queencestqueen]

Queen(-Steele) Family Members in the hospital in Season 01 of ARROW.

[whitenigellagifs]

Arrow: Tommy Merlyn - S1 E1: Pilot (All scenes: 2)

[the-feral-gremlin]

Daily Reminder that Thea Queen was 12 when the Yatcht went down.

She was 12, watching her mother breakdown in the Queen family’s living room as she tried to explain that Ollie and Robert were gone, clutching a family photo to her chest as Walter rubbed her back. She was 12, watching two empty caskets that would never be filled be lowered into the ground. She was 12, being dragged away kicking and screaming from the gravestone by a sad eyed Walter as the sun sets. She was 12, watching her mother barely talk then stop talking all together, then stop leaving her room. Yet she was still expected to go to school with grief the size of the mansion she lived in. She was 12, listening to her friends complain about their fathers not buying them the latest toy or their brothers ruining their toys. Yet all she wanted was her family back, because it felt like her mother died with them. She was 12 and feeling like the entire queen mansion was going to swallow her whole. She was 12 when her entire world shattered.

[thefastestelementalmasteralive]

Arrow’s brother Wingding ‘AU’

Stuff I’ve been working on, BTW this is only like... 5 minutes into the actual first episode on Netflix

Panting and feet running through a forest is all that can be heard. A man in a green outfit with a green hood runs through the trees- rushed, on a time limit. He jumps and grabs onto a branch. Swinging, and dropping before resuming running. 

Reaching some rocks he starts to climb them, never stopping until he gets to the top. When he stops at the top he looks out onto the island bay to see a fishing boat. He then jumps from rock to rock and resumes running once onto the grass again. He runs over a piece of cloth, turns around, and gets low to the ground. Sticking a Knife into the ground he opens the cloth for a bow and arrows. The takes the bow and an arrow, strikes the head of the arrow against a nearby rock, and starts it on fire, then he stands up and aims for a wood pile he’d made. Firing the arrow hits its mark and the pile of wood lights up. 

On the ship, two men are visibly working, One sees the fire and alerts the other in the language familiar to them. The other working man turns in shock to see the flames. 

“The name of the Island they found me on is Lian Yu,” the green-clothed man says 

The two fishermen approach the fire once on the island. 

“It’s Mandarin for purgatory” The green man approaches the two men, and the fishermen look at him in astonishment. “I’ve been stranded here for five years. I’ve dreamt of my rescue every cold, black night since then.” 

He gets closer.

“For five years I’ve had only one thought,” He gets on his knees exhausted, and pulls down his hood to reveal his long, dirty, blond hair, the same as the beard on his face: long, dirty, and blond. “One goal, survive. Survive and one day, return home.” 

They row him back out to the fisherman's boat. They give him a blanket and some drinkable water. “The island had many dangers. To live, I had to make myself more than what I was,” He takes a drink from the cup. “To forge myself into a weapon. I am returning, not the boy who was shipwrecked, but the man who will bring justice to those who have poisoned my city.” he looks up from the cup and stares out onto the island. “My name is Oliver Queen.” 

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“Oliver Queen is alive,” The newscaster starts with the title ‘LOST BILLIONAIRE FOUND’ in front of him. “The starling city Resident was found by fishermen in the north china sea five days ago. Five years after he was missing and presumed dead following the accident at sea which claimed the Queen’s Gambit.” 

Some videos and photos from before he left Star city pop up on the screen. “Queen was a regular tabloid presence and a fixture at the starling city club scene. Shortly before his disappearance, he was acquitted of assault charges stemming from a highly publicized drunken altercation with paparazzi.” 

The screen goes back to the newscaster. “Queen is the son of Starling city billionaire Robert Queen who was also on board but now officially confirmed as deceased.”  

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At a hospital, Oliver Queen is staring out a window at the city as a doctor starts talking outside of the room. “Twenty percent of his body is covered in scar tissue.’ he says softly. “Second-degree burns on his back and arms. X-ray shows at least 12 fractures that never properly healed” The doctor is shown outside of the room talking to a blond woman. 

“Has he said anything about what happened?” The woman asks 

“No, he’s barely said anything.” Responds to the doctor to her question. “Moira, I’d like you to prepare yourself. The Oliver you lost might not be the one they found.” With that Moira turns to Oliver and opens the door. 

As she steps into the room no reaction comes from Oliver. “Oliver?” She calls out concerned. However with that Oliver turns around to face Moira, once facing her he gives her a small smile. 

“Mom.” Oliver acknowledges, and with that, they both walk forward to meet each other. 

“Oh.” Moira starts, with tears welling up in her eyes. “My beautiful boy.” And she goes in for a hug. Oliver returns it as tears start forming in his eye as well. Moira places a kiss behind his ear, and they stay like that for some time. 

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A black limo approaches a Manor, eventually coming to a stop and parks. The people riding in the limo step out when the door is opened. The trunk opens to reveal a wooden crate with letters on it. A worker goes to move it but, Oliver Queen also gets it and takes it inside with him, along with a quiet, “I’ve got it.”

“Your room is exactly as you left it.” Moira starts as she and Oliver walk into the Manor. “I never had the heart to change a thing.” 

“Oliver.” A man calls out, It’s a Black man, He’s bald and wearing a blue suit and tie. “It’s damn good to see you.” a smile crosses his face, but when no reaction comes from Oliver, the smile dimms. “It’s Walter,” Walter says introducing himself, Oliver and Walter shake hands. “Walter Steele.” 

“You Remember Walter,” Moira says as a maid comes into the room. “Your father’s friend from the company.” Walter smiles at Oliver and he gives one back, then Oliver walks off, towards the maid. 

“It’s good to see you, Raisa,” Oliver says greeting the Maid- Raisa.

“Welcome home, Mr. Oliver.” Raisa acknowledges with a smile, and then she turns to Moira and Walter to address them. “Mr. Merlyn phoned. He wants to join you for dinner.” 

“Wonderful” Moira answers and Oliver turns toward her then looks past her and up. “Oliver, did you hear that?” Oliver walks past her to whatever he’s looking at, a smile on his face. 

He’s looking up the stairs when a girl comes around the banister. A white girl, long, brown hair resting on her shoulders, she’s wearing a lavender tank top, some jeans, and slip-on sneakers. “Hey sis,” Oliver says greeting. 

The teen smiles and starts down the stairs, “I knew it. I knew you were alive.” She says on her way down. Once she gets close enough to him they hug. “I missed you so much.” 

“You were with me the whole time,” Oliver says comfortingly. 

Once they are done hugging Moira steps forward. “Oliver, While you have been gone there have been some. New additions to the household, Walter for one and the second, Um…” She stumbles off looking for the right words and Oliver’s sister intervenes. 

“She picked up a stray,” Thea explains. 

“What, did we adopt a Cat?” Oliver questions, however, adopt seems to be the trigger word and Moira starts talking again. 

“No, no Oliver. We didn’t adopt a pet,” Moira starts explaining as Oliver’s confusion grows. “And Thea, stop calling your brother a stray.” 

“Brother?” Oliver asks as Thea starts smirking. 

“Back in 2007, In November I was walking to Queen Consolidated and I turn a corner to see police escorting a teen boy into a cruiser, for some divine reason my stomach dropped so I asked one of them what’s going on,” Moira starts explaining, gesturing with her hands every so often. “He told me that the child was a run-away from New Jersey, Gotham I believe the City was called, he was an orphan that had been placed in a juvenile detention facility because the only orphanage in that town was full.” 

“Wow,” Oliver states at a loss for better words, eyes widening in shock. “Why didn’t they just transfer him to an orphanage in a different city?” 

“When I asked that, I got told that by the time anyone thought of that as an option, he had already escaped five times, and would actually need to stay there for a few months, before he could be transferred as running away is a crime in whatever city he was in. I said It was ridiculous and asked for his name, ‘Richard Grayson’ was his name. Concern kicked in as they started the journey back to Gotham and eventually I started the process of taking him in.” 

“W-well then…” Oliver starts only to stumble off then makes a shrugging gesture “Our little brother is missing the family gathering,” with that, Moira and Walter visibly relax. “Where is he?” 

“If he’s not on any chandeliers,” Thea starts and Oliver raises an eyebrow. “He’s probably at the Gym, or on a date with another redheaded… hey Ollie, If you don’t want him to date any of your friends, don’t befriend redheads,” 

“Okay… then?”

“Either way, He’ll be home for dinner”

[rewriting-thearrowverse]

It said I finished writing this one on May 2, 2023

𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝟏 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝟑: 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒏𝒎𝒂𝒏 (𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝟏)

*Oliver's Voiceover*

To my family, I am the son and brother who returned home after 5 years on a deserted island. To the rest of the city, I am someone else, I am something else. Which is why they'll never know. I've targeted an elite brand of criminal. A corrupt, dangerous cancer.

Cancers like James Holder. A man who has put defective smoke detectors in low income homes in the glades. There's been many fires and funerals. Cancers can be treated. All it takes is the right instrument.

Holder is standing on the rooftop near his pool as he talks on the phone. "Other than the bill from my legal team, I feel pretty good."

"And now that the lawsuit has been settled, I can focus on Unidac Industries."

"Okay, I'll see you in the office tomorrow."

He drops the phone on a pool chair and looks out at the skyline, until an arrow goes through his bottle of wine.

"I have armed security inside." Says James.

"All I have to do is call out."

"Go ahead. They can't hear you." The hood says as he drops their guns in front of him.

"What the hell do you want?"

"How many people died in those fires?" The hood asks

After no response, he yells "How many?!"

"The courts say you don't owe your victims. I disagree."

"James Holder."

"You-" he is cut of as a red dot appears on his chest and James Holder is shot into his pool through the white bathrobe.

The Hood shoots an arrow at the sniper. Who then returns with 4 more shots, one of them hitting him in the shoulder.

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Back in his lair, Oliver is taking the bullet out and stitching up his wound.

*Oliver's Voiceover*

He crosses James Holder off the list.

It's no surprise someone as corrupt as James Holder has more than one enemy

Oliver notices something wrong as he feels off.

He looks at the gauze and bandages

The bullet. Poison.

*Flashback*

Oliver wakes up in a cave next to the hooded man.

"Who are you, and why did you shoot me?" He asks

The man responds as he removes his hood "Bǎohù nǐ" (to protect you)

The man gives him herbs and drink. As Oliver takes the drink, the man pulls the arrow out of his shoulder, causing him to scream.

Oliver wakes back up in the lair, as the computer beeps he realizes the time. "Dammit"

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Oliver walks into the living room. To see the cops around his family. "What happened? Is Thea okay?"

"Her and her friends broke into a store to try on some dresses. Lit up the breathalyzer like a Christmas tree." Diggle answers.

"And you?"

"You mean when I said I had to go to the bathroom at dinner and never came back?" Oliver says

"Guess from now on I'll be watching you pee."

Walter sees the cops out. "Thank you for everything, Gentlemen. I'll show you out."

Moira sighs as she talks to Thea. "Last time it was public intoxication. Now it's breaking and entering. How we're moving up in the criminal world."

"When you pay off the store owner, you should check out their killer outfits."

Exasperated, she says "Thea, get ready for school."

"I think I'm gonna take a sick day." Thea says

"Fine. Get some sleep."

As Thea walks away she looks at Oliver "You look like crap."

Oliver walks over to Moira in disbelief "You're letting her play hooky?"

"When she gets like this, it's better to give her space."

"She's testing you."

"Who'd she pick that up from?" Moira retorts

"You know mom.. Giving us space is the opposite of what we need. You guys would've let me get away with murder.. What I needed was parenting.. And I see that now." He says before walking away.

At the crime scene the cops are recovering evidence.

"No, it doesn't make sense." Says Lance

"Come on. Wealthy dirtbag. Red meat for the hood. Besides we found arrows on the scene." Says Hilton

"Except, the cause of death was a bullet in the chest. The Hood doesn't use firearms."

"Probably finally figured out there's easier ways to kill people."

"He's a whack job, like you said." Says Hilton

Back in his lair he samples his blood for the poison.

*Oliver's Voiceover*

The bullets were laced with Curare. A rare, deadly poison. And the M.O of Deadshot.. A hired assassin, killing all over the globe for money.

I was going to give James Holder a chance. But he never did. He has no code, no morals and no honor. This makes him more dangerous than anyone on my list.

In fact it puts him right at the top.

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Oliver walks in the upper level with Tommy and Diggle. "So what do you think? This would make a good spot for a nightclub right?"

"Pretty cool. But I wouldn't recommend calling it Queens for...obvious reasons."

Oliver chuckled lightly and points across saying "Private office."

"For the private one on one meetings I'm sure, and the occasional two on one..." Tommy says

"Do you really want to do this... Considering you have no experience in running... Well anything?"

"We could scope out the competition.. Max Fuller's new club, poison is opening downtown."

"Max Fuller?" Oliver asks in disbelief

"Yeah."

"Tommy. I slept with his wife." Oliver sighs

"Before the wedding."

"It was the rehearsal dinner."

"Come on, that was years ago. Besides, who stays mad at a castaway?"

Oliver looks at him totally unconvinced.

'Hey, sorry. I gotta go." Says Tommy.

"It's all good."

Oliver turned to Diggle and asked "What do you think?"

"Well sir, I'm here to provide security, not commentary." He says

"Come on, speak freely."

"Well this is the glades right?" He starts

"All your rich white friends wouldn't come here on a bet."

"I'm Oliver Queen, people would stand in line for hours, if I opened a club."

"And no one living in the glades would see a penny of those cover charges." Diggle retorts

"We can make it successful, gentrify the neighborhood."

"And I was wondering when we'd get to that. The rich white knight coming in to save the disfortunate. And all by himself."

"Wow." Oliver chuckles

"You don't think very much of me, do you?"

"No sir, I actually have a high regard for how perceptive you are."

*Oliver's Voiceover*

The Nightclub will stand as the Alibi of where Oliver Queen spends his nights.

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Back at CNRI Laurel is looking at articles on Oliver and staring hard at his picture when Johanna speaks "Hey do you have the Jergens Depos?"

"Yeah, they're somewhere around here." Laurel responds as she quickly closes the screen out."

"What are you doing?" Johanna asks

"Nothing.."

"I literally just caught you trolling for articles on the ex that cheated on you with your sister."

"Jo!" Laurel yells

"Look, okay.. You're stuck in the past. The only physical relationship you've had since Oliver, was his best friend."

"You need to move on."

"I appreciate your concern, but I have a lot to do. "

"No no no. We're gonna go dancing, take some shots, dance with me we don't know and stay out way too late."

"Pretty sure that's how my parents met."

Johanna looks at her and sighs "yeah. You're going out tonight. Maybe you'll find a date and a better sense of humor while you're at it."

Laurel rolls her eyes.

Thea is getting ready for school as Moira walks into the room. "You need to come home after school."

"I can't. Margot and I are going to the mall." Says Thea

"Tell her you're gonna have to cancel, you're grounded for 2 weeks." Says Moira

"I've never been grounded." Thea scoffs

"You've also never committed larceny."

"Why start caring now, after 5 years?" Thea asks

"I always have." Moira retorts

"But paying off store owners to keep your record clean.. Clearly this isn't working."

"So you're gonna teach me?" Thea scoffs

Thea thinks a moment "It's Oliver right? His judgemental hypocrisy is finally reaching you too."

"No, I don't need him to tell me how to parent you."

"You'll be home by 4." Moira reaffirms.

"What are you gonna do? Call the cops on me. Tell them I say hi." Thea says smugly as she walks off.

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Oliver walks into the Glades wearing a baseball hat. He walks to the side of the building where the shooting took place and starts taking mental notes, using photographic memory he places where each of the bullets would have landed.

He pulls a bullet out of the wall.

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Back in the Police station the ballistics come back on the murder.

"Based on the size of the wound.. He was shot twice by 7.6 millimeter rounds from about 100 yards away." Said Hilton

"So your theory is not only the hood switches to firearms, but now he's an expert sniper." Says Quentin sarcastically (Laurel had to learn the sass from someone..)

"We also found traces of curare in Holder's bloodstream."

"So he switches from arrows to poison sniper bullets? I'm not buying it."

"We still found arrows on the scene."

Quentin begins to walk away. "Where are you going?"

"I'm gonna get my own evidence."

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Back in his lair Oliver investigates the bullet

*Oliver's Voiceover*

7.62 millimeter rounds. Money trail leads back to the Bratva. Finally some good luck.

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Quentin reinvestigates the crime scene before the scene changes to Oliver walking into an auto body shop.

"Я ищу Алексея Леонова" Oliver says as he walks in (I'm looking for Alexi Leonov)

"Здесь нет никого с таким именем" (there is no one here by that name)

"не здесь. но ваш подвал под" (Not here, but your basement underneath)

The mechanic comes with a gun pointed at Oliver, who then tightens his grip on the man's arm, causing him to drop the gun.

"я Братва. Я хочу видеть Алексея Леонов" (I'm Bratva, I want to see Alexi Leonov.) Oliver says as he shows the tattoo on his body.

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They three men walk down to the Garage.

"Pleased to meet you. We meant no disrespect to a captain, particularly an American one." Says Alexi Leonov

"Now, how may I be of assistance?"

"Looking for a hired gun, one used by the organization before. His calling card is a 7.6 millimeter round laced with curare." Oliver says

"I don't know this man."

"But you can find who does."

"First we drink to each other's health. Then I find your mystery man." Says Alexi

"That is, after I confirm you really are Bratva captain."

"If this is false, I will have my mechanic find and kill you and your family."

Back in the Queen living room a new report is on the TV. "Carl Rasmussen was found shot dead this evening, leaving behind 2 children and a wife."

"The cops haven't commented on whether there is a connection between him and the murder of James Holder."

It cuts to Walter with the cops in the living room. "Carl was a titan."

"A titan who was looking into buying out unidac industries, as yourself."

"I don't think I like where this is going." Moira mutters

"The point is, the list of buyers is thinning out." Says Quentin

"What exactly are you implying here, detective?" Moira asks

"Only that your husband is also looking into buying, but the competition seems to be dropping like flies."

"I'm sure this has nothing to do with how you feel about my family." Moira retorts.

Quentin scoffs.

"The buying is through an auction with many possible buyers. So if I was the killer, I'd have a whole lot of killing to do by tomorrow." Walter responds

"We're just checking in with the buyers, telling them to keep safe is all." Says Hilton

"And I'm just Overwhelmed of Mr. Lance's concern for our safety."

"Thank you gentleman, but Mr. Diggle, our security consultant is making sure everything is taken care of." Says Walter.

At Max Fuller's club, Oliver and Tommy enter. "Ha ha. This is gonna be killer." Tommy says

"If Max sees me here, I agree." Oliver responds

"If you're gonna run a business, you need to take some risks." Tommy says

Diggle is behind the line as the bouncer says "I don't see your name on the list."

"Mr Queen." He calls out

Oliver walks back and points at him saying "I have never seen this man in my life."

"Ever." He says as he walks away from Diggle's dumbfounded expression.

They can hear dancing as they see Laurel.

"Doesn't you going out to have fun violate some kind of law on a stone tablet?" Tommy says

"That's cute, Tommy." She says Sarcastically

"And I see you're up to your usual hunting patterns.

"Just trying to see what passes for fun around here now. After 5 years." Oliver say

"Well... I'm sure you'll find it just hasn't been the same without you."

Thea runs up to Oliver clearly drunk saying "I'm so wasted right now!"

Laurel sighs, knowing all too well and Tommy looks away.

Laurel remembered Sara just like this. She knew it hurt to see siblings on a Path of self destruction. She just hoped Oliver's return could somehow help Thea. Even if it is 5 years late.

"I thought you were grounded." He says

"Yeah..I am. Thanks for that by the way." She says with a hint of a glare.

"You're going home. You're done." He says

"What are you gonna do? Tell mom?" She asks

"Thea! Don't you see you're hanging with the wrong people?!" He asks

"You're one to talk. Take a look at your best friend." Thea starts

"Thea maybe you shouldn't-" Tommy is interrupted by Thea

"Tommy I think your bff has a right to know."

Laurel sighs.

"Let's go." He says firmly

"They never told you they were screwing while you were gone, huh?" Thea says

"Oliver-"

"It's okay." Oliver says as he grabs Thea's arm

"We're done for the night."

"Hands off me! You're not my father." She says

"And you're barely my brother." She says walking off

[redhatmeg]

The awkwardness of the Arrow pilot (in and outside of universe):

- the news pointing out that Sara Lance is “sister of Laurel” for some reason

- Oliver suddenly mentioning during the family dinner that Moira and Walter are spleeping together

- Thea - also during said family dinner - suddenly asking Oliver how was it on the island he was stranded for five years

- the overall situation that he was stranded in the first place after taking his girlfriend’s sister on a yacht.

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The Reckoning of Starling City

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/gTNjEoJ by ArlyssTolero Oliver Queen awakens on Earth-Prime on the day he returned to Starling City in 2012 and is informed he is being rewarded for everything he has done to bring this new world about and for the sacrifices that he has made. Oliver doesn't quite believe this, but is intent on doing what he failed to do on Earth-1 and save his city from those who would do it harm, even if that means bringing a reckoning to Starling City and its wealthy elite the likes of which has never been seen before. Oliver finds himself facing unexpected opposition from Dinah Laurel Lance, who on Earth-Prime is the Black Canary, a champion of the people who believes in the justice system and who does not believe in taking vigilante action to correct white-collar crime unless it is related to organized crime. As Green Arrow and Black Canary spar verbally and physically over the former's methods and target preferences, they find themselves drawn to one another in other ways. Words: 5699, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Series: Part 1 of Arrow: Prime Fandoms: Arrow (TV 2012), The Flash (TV 2014), Supergirl (TV 2015), Superman & Lois (TV 2021), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, F/M Characters: Oliver Queen, Moira Queen, Thea Queen, Walter Steele, Tommy Merlyn, Malcolm Merlyn, Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, Quentin Lance, Dinah Lance (Arrow), Jessica Danforth, Janice Bowen, Carter Bowen, Frank Chen (Arrow TV 2012), Carl Ballard, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers, J'onn J'onzz | Hank Henshaw, Amanda Waller, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Jim Gordon (DCU), Lex Luthor, Aztar | The Spectre (DCU), The Source (DCU), Glorious Gordon Godfrey, Desaad (DCU), Granny Goodness Relationships: Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, Nyssa al Ghul/Sara Lance, Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Moira Queen/Walter Steele, Laurel Lance & Tommy Merlyn & Oliver Queen, Moira Queen & Oliver Queen & Thea Queen, Kara Danvers & Oliver Queen Additional Tags: Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover Event (CW DC TV Universe), Oliver Queen Lives, Earth-Prime (DCU), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Felicity Smoak Bashing, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Bashing, Original Team Arrow Bashing (Arrow TV 2012), New Team Arrow Bashing (Arrow TV 2012), No Team Arrow, Eventual Lauriver - Freeform, Laurel Lance is Black Canary, Dinah Lance is Black Canary, Laurel Lance is a Metahuman, Good Parent Dinah Lance, Therapist Dinah Lance read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/gTNjEoJ