Arrow and Shadow

An Innocent Man

My name is Ashlee Merlyn. For 5 years, I was stranded on an island with my best friend Oliver Queen and one goal- survive. Now we're home and we will fulfill his father's dying wish.

"You two can survive this." Mr. Queen said.

To use the list of names he left us and bring down those who are poisoning our city. To do this, we must become someone else. We must become something else.

Previously on "Arrow and Shadow"

We watched the Gambit go down into the ocean before being pulled onto a life raft.

"You're late." I told Oliver.

"My mother wants me to have a bodyguard." He told me.

The bullet must have gone through Holder and into my shoulder.

"The bullet. Poison." I said staring at Oliver with my eyes wide.

We heard someone groan behind and went to attack them but were surprised to see Diggle holding an injured arm.

We quickly grabbed him and supported him to our destination. Oliver and I quickly moved Diggle down the where all our things were hidden and he quickly made the antidote for the poison he'd given me and we gave it to him before waiting. Once Diggle woke up he reached into his jacket and drew his hand away with blood on his fingers. He turned to us as he sat up in confusion. Oliver stood up from his seat and we moved closer to him.

"Hey."

"Oliver? Ashlee? You're the vigilantes." Diggle asked standing up and staring at us in shock. He tried to punch Oliver but he just moved out of the way and Diggle stumbled into the desk.

"Easy, Dig. You were poisoned."

"Son of a bitch." Diggle said before attacking again. Oliver grabbed him and held his arms behind him before leaning him against the table he'd woken up on.

"We could have taken you anywhere, could have taken you home. We brought you here." Oliver told him.

"You really did lose your minds on that island." Diggle said.

"Found a couple things along the way." Oliver told him.

"Like what, weapon classes?" Diggle asked us sarcastically.

"Clarity. Starling City is dying." Oliver told him.

"Our city is being poisoned by a criminal elite who don't care who they hurt, as long as they maintain their wealth and power." I informed him.

"What are you gonna do, take 'em all down by your lonesome?" Diggle asked.

"No. Now, we want you to join us." Oliver told him and he scoffed at us. "Special Forces out of Kandahar. It's perfect. You're a fellow soldier."

"Oliver, you and Ashlee aren't soldiers." Diggle told us. "You're criminals. And murderers." Diggle then turned and left the basement area we were in.

"Do you think he'll turn us in?" I asked Oliver once his bodyguard was out of hearing range.

"I don't know." He answered before we changed and went our separate ways.

Once I got home I opened and closed the door as quietly as I could before taking my shoes off so they wouldn't make a sound on the floor.

"Where were you?" I heard someone ask behind me. I sighed and turned to see my father.

"What are you doing still awake?" I asked him.

"I heard about the shooting at the exchange building." He told me.

"What about it?" I asked him.