Oath: A story about brothers

Short Chapter 1: Red Arrow

Roy took a deep breath as he descended the stairs into their base. He had already asked both Richard and Wally for their permission to do this but he still felt nervous. Tonight would be the night that would eventually lead to them being found. Tonight he would don his new hero persona and descend upon BludHaven as their first superhero. Once he descended into the base he saw Wally and Richard waiting for him. He took a deep breath. "How do I look?" He asked cautiously. He had ditched the hat from his speedy costume and revamped the rest of it so it showed more of his muscles(basically his outfit from the show except for the different hair color obviously).

Richard smiled at his older brother. "Asterous." Richard told him as Wally smiled as well. "What Richard said." Wally said as Roy released the breath he was unaware he was holding. "Now come on over here and let's get your new equipment ready for it's test run." Richard said motioning for him to come over to the table. Roy nodded walking over to the table where various gadgets and bows laid. "So your taking the bow-staff, arrow gloves, and spike boots right?" Wally asked as Roy nodded.

"Ya, I figured they'd work best for me." Roy nodded. Richard handed Roy one of the bows on the table. "Try them all out now just to be safe." Richard told him to which Roy nodded. He pressed a button on the bow and the line reeled into the bow and it straightened out before extending a good two feet. Roy spun it around himself to demonstrate his new found skill with the staff. Everyone had agreed that they'd train to use a weapon each. Roy had chosen a bo-staff because of how well it had worked against the Bloody Fang Gang three weeks ago. Wally had also fallen in love with the nunchucks he had used.

Richard was still debating what he should use to compliment his fighting style, so for now he didn't have one. "Alright, next is the arrow gloves." Richard stated in which Roy nodded and switched the staff over to one hand. He held his other hand up and aimed at a target across the room. He flexed his hand in such a way that his it started a mechanism in the glove to fire a blunt arrow at the target which hit with perfect accuracy.

"Nice shot." Wally complimented to which Roy nodded. "Finally spike boots." Richard told him. Roy nodded and walked over to the wall and placed his boot on the side of it. He then flexed his leg which activated the hidden mechanisms in the boot to deploy spikes into the wall. He placed his other foot on the wall and did the same he then proceeded to walk up the side of the wall. "Check." He said with a smile.

"Alright last thing." Richard said tossing a small circular object at Roy who had just climbed down the wall. He caught it with ease and looked at it strangely. "Don't give me that look. I only had three days to put together a proto-type." Richard scoffed as Roy noticed it was a communicator of sorts. "Simply press the button on the top and say a name and it will connect you to one of us. Press the button on the bottom in case of an emergency. It will send a message to all active communicators with your coordinates." Richard explained to which Roy nodded.

"I'm going to ask one last time. Are you guys sure it's alright if I go out without you guys? I mean I could always wait until the two of you get your hero persona's together." Roy said looking at his brothers. Wally rolled his eyes.

"You've asked that question multiple times and we've given you the same answer every time. We need the town to know that there are heroes here for them. The longer you wait the worse things are gonna get. So in time Richard and I will go out as well. But for now we need the town to know that there is always hope." Wally explained as Richard nodded.

"What he said. Now get your ass out there Red Arrow. Crimes awaitin!" Richard demanded. Roy smiled at the use of his new name. Without even thinking about it he crushed the duo in a very unlike Roy bear hug. "Needtobreathe Speedy." Wally protested trying to get out of the grip. Roy released the duo before smirking. "It's Red Arrow now Kid Doofus." Roy said pressing the button on his staff to return to its bow form. He slung it on his shoulder and walked over to his new Arrow-cycle.

He had spent lots of time on it. It was now faster then any motorcycle in the city with just the customized engine. The special nitros he had put on it was just for that finishing touch. He climbed on the black bike which had two red arrows detailed on the side. He hopped on top of the bike as Richard smiled and pressed a button on the side which opened the side of their hide out which was a ramp leading to the road. "Time to Kick some ass!" He cried out before dashing out on his bike.