THE SCARLET ARCHER

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE NEW WEAPON

The morning after Grey and Gavin had escaped from Legion, Constantine and Grey were laying in bed, "love, are you sure you're alright?"

"I'm ok Johnny. You healed me from my wounds," he sat as he slightly winced, "just a little sore, that's all."

"When we couldn't find you, I didn't know what to believe. I'm just glad you're safe."

"Yeah, me too," Grey said as Constantine sat up and set his head against Grey's, "shall I make up some breakfast?"

"I wish we could but we have to get to the bunker before my dad decides to put an arrow in Gavin's chest," Grey rose from the bed and stood on the ground but as he did, he fell on one knee and held onto his side and Constantine quickly came to him.

"Grey, are you alright?"

"It's my side, it hurts a little," Grey answered and Constantine set a hand on his side and using his magic, he took away the pain. Grey sighed in relief, "that's better, thank you John."

He helped him back to his feet, "Grey, you need to tell me if you're still in pain, I can't help you if you pretend you're fine love."

"I know. . . I'm sorry. I feel better, I promise," Grey answered and Constantine nodded, he believed him.

The couple dressed themselves and Grey super sped them to the bunker, where they found the others ready to interrogate Gavin. "Dads wait. . . is it really necessary for Gavin to stay locked up in the cell?"

"We don't know if we can trust him."

"I trust him," Grey replied sternly, "he saved my life when he didn't have to, he turned against his own father to ensure I would live, what more proof do you need!?"

"This could be a trick, he could be lying. He may be trying to get us to trust him and as soon as we drop our guard, he'll kill us and they'll go forward with the plan."

"I don't believe that, you weren't there dads, you didn't see when Gavin killed his own men just to save me. We can trust him."

"Ollie, he did save Grey and he brought him here, knowing that it may jeopardize his own life. Honestly. . . I'm with Grey on this one, if he says Gavin can be trusted, I believe him," Thea said but the others were still skeptical.

"Listen," Gavin said as the others turned to him, "I understand your skepticism but I can assure you, I am no way any threat to Grey, his family and his friends, you do not trust me, I understand, but believe me, I know my fathers plans. I know his every move, when he'll make his move, and where he'll place the bombs and who'll have the detonators. Now, unless you want me to help you stop my father, you'll release me from this bird cage."

"Are you trying to negotiate? Seriously?" Barry crossed his arms.

"It's only fair, am I right Grey?" Gavin turned to him.

He nodded, "yes, it's only fair," Grey turned to everyone else, "he'll only talk if we let him out of the cell."

Oliver and Barry didn't know what to do but Laurel then scoffed, "for God's sake," she opened the cell and let Gavin out, "the sooner he talks, the sooner we can take down Legion."

"Alright, better talk fast though," Oliver sternly replied with his arms crossed and his eyes glued on Gavin.

"Let me start from the beginning," Gavin explained everything from the time of the Undertaking all the way to the present, he explained the plan, where the explosives would be and who would have the detonator. "My father plans to detonate the city in a few weeks, on July 26 at 3pm, he'll have the detonator."