Hive of Scum and Villainy

Chapter Three

Chapter Three

“So what did Lance say?” Diggle wanted to know.

They had reconvened in the Arrow cave to try and work out what happened the night before.

“He said that an FBI Agent and the witness being protected, were discovered in the hotels; basement this morning.

“No one checked there?” Diggle asked incredulously.

“They had no reason to,” Oliver explained. “The zip line made it look like the Bat had gone to another rooftop, not down the side of it, and if they were going to search the hotel, they’d need to search every room. There’s over two hundred rooms in there, and that’s not counting bathrooms, closets and offices; they just don’t have the manpower for that kind of search.”

“So what did the Bat want with those men?” Felicity asked.

“It seems he make it look like he had killed the FBI Agent, he was found covered in pigs blood. The guy they were protecting was a mob informant who had turned state’s evidence.”

“So this is mob related?”

“No, I don’t think so. According to Lance, the Bat just kept asking about an organisation called HIVE.”

“HIVE?” Diggle stood up.

“You know them?” Oliver asked.

“I know of them. Lawton said that they ordered the hit on my brother. What do you know about them?”

“Nothing,” Oliver admitted.

“I’ll see what I can dig up.” Felicity offered, turning to her screens but keeping one ear on the conversation.

“So what did the Bat want to know about this organisation, specifically?” Diggle asked.

“I don’t know. Apparently he kept asking questions about who was behind it.”

“And who is behind it?”

“The mobster didn’t know. What he did say, was that Merlyn was once a part of it.”

“Malcolm Merlyn?” Felicity turned around to face them. “That can't be good.”

“No.”

“Could the League of Assassins be involved?” Diggle suggested.

“I doubt it, they already are a secret organisation, and according to Sara, they really weren’t happy about Merlyn’s Undertaking.”

“Would your Mom know anything?” Diggle asked. “She and Merlyn were pretty tight.”

Felicity thought that was a huge understatement, given Thea’s newly discovered paternity.

“Even if she does, she won’t tell me. We’re not exactly on speaking terms right now.”

“I might find something on the internet,” Felicity said. “I take it we’re also looking for information on the Bat?”

“Of course, I can't have him running around the city if I don’t know his motives.”

“From what I discovered last night, his motives seem good; he attacks bad people and tries not to kill.”

“Tries?” Oliver questioned.

“There have been a few deaths but none directly at his hands.”

“So who is he, what does he want?”

“I don’t know. I’ll set my data mining programs to look for information on HIVE or the Gotham vigilante and leave them running while I’m at lunch, plus, I still have a copy of Merlyn’s computer data; I’ll sweep that for any mentions of HIVE this afternoon.”