Frosty Arrow

Chapter 12

"Come on Speedy, where are you?" Spartan asked, since while he knew Oliver could handle Merlyn, he didn't like the idea of them being even more separated down here.

No sooner had he said that than an arrow came flying past him and Spartan turned to see Thea standing there, bow raised right at him and he could tell she was not in her right mind.

"What is it with your father and drugging you? You'd think he'd be trying to get you to steer clear of drugs." Spartan said as he dodged another arrow while trying to figure out how he was going to get through to her.

"Of all the people to find her like this, it had to be me." Spartan said, since out of everyone on the team, he was probably the one Thea was the least close with. Oliver was her big brother who he knew she had adored since she was little. Laurel was like Thea's older sister and she was head over heels in love with Roy. Any of them would've been able to talk Thea back to her senses easily. It wouldn't be that easy for him.

"Thea please, I know you're in there, you have to fight whatever it is that's making you do this." Spartan said.

"I can't." Thea said.

"Yes, you can. Look Thea, I may not know you as well as I should, but if there's one thing I do know about you, it's that you hate being forced to do things against your will. You're a fighter, you always have been." Spartan said.

"You don't know me." Thea said.

"You're right, I don't. At least not as well as I should. But if there is one thing I do know about you Thea, it's that you never give up, especially when it comes to the people you love. Your father, your mother, your brother, Roy, think about them. Forget what Merlyn told you, after everything he's done, you owe him nothing. He killed your father and your brother. He made you kill one of your oldest friends. He's the reason Roy is in prison right now." John said as he dodged another arrow, but he could tell that he was starting to get through to her.

"I can't do it John." Thea said.

"Yes you can Thea. You've endured so much pain, losing your father and Oliver, your mother's confession, her arrest, her murder, all of the lies and secrets from your family, learning what Malcolm did to you, losing Roy, but you've never let it stop you. You always come back stronger for it. So come back to us. Because we need you Speedy." Spartan said and Thea blinked as the drug wore off.

"I guess you know me better than I thought John." Thea said.

"Yeah, Oliver's fighting Merlyn and Laurel and Nyssa and searching for the command center." John said.

"Ollie can handle Merlyn, we need to help Laurel and Nyssa." Thea said and Spartan nodded.

"Let's go." Spartan said and Thea nodded as they headed off in the direction Spartan last saw Khione and Nyssa heading.

Green Arrow and Malcolm were currently still fighting, blade on bow.

"I never should've let you live." Green Arrow said.

"That's always been your problem Oliver, you lack the conviction to do what's necessary." Malcolm said as Green Arrow threw him over his shoulder.

"No, I have compassion to show my enemies mercy. But it's clear that mercy is wasted on you." Green Arrow said.

"It took you 4 years to figure that out" Malcolm asked as Green Arrow dodged his attack as he fired another arrow at him.

"No, but the only reason I kept you alive is because I believed that maybe you could be a better father to Thea than you were to Tommy. But I was wrong. The only person you care about is yourself." Green Arrow said as he pulled Malcolm's sword from him and cut off his other hand.

"That was for Thea." Green Arrow said as he kicked Malcolm to the ground.

"That was for Sara." Green Arrow said as he then dropped the sword, hoisted Malcolm up and slugged him before tossing him over his shoulder like a rag doll.

"That was for William." Green Arrow said as he pulled out an arrow, walked over to Malcolm and jammed it into his heart.

"That was for Tommy." Green Arrow said as he then picked the sword back up before using it decapitate Malcolm.

"And that was for my father." Oliver said as he looked down at the pitiful corpse of his oldest enemy before marking the spot with the sword and heading off to join the others.