[Book One]
"I've been the Archer, I've been the prey.
Who could ever leave me, darling? And who could stay?"
Started Aug 23rd, 2020
Finished Oct 15th, 2020
[Warnings: Language, blood, sexual content, angst, depression, grief, death, trauma, violence...
All Aurora could see was gray. Grey ash, grey concrete amongst the dead bodies covered in the grey. Glancing down, she caught sight of two familiar figures. Getting to her feet, Rory ran as fast as her 11-year-old legs could carry her. Falling to her knees, her tiny hands tried to lift the slabs of concrete off the people buried underneath.
"Help!" she screamed. "Somebody help me!"
Rory's arms were seconds away from giving out when two large, muscular arms arrived and began to lift the concrete with her. What she saw underneath only confirmed her worst fears. Letting out a scream of anguish, Rory's eyes met with the lifeless gaze of her parents.
Desperate for any form of comfort, Rory collapsed into the green-clad hero who helped uncover her parents. She felt his strong arms wrap around her in a comforting embrace.
"Hey Green, we need yo-" The voice of a woman was cut off, the sight broke her heart. The Green Arrow was sat on his knees, holding a little girl who was grieving over the sight of her dead parents.
Green Arrow looked up at his wife and partner. "Canary, help me get her back to base." he said, his own voice strained from holding back sobs. Black Canary gave him a nod, walking over and taking the young girl into her arms.
Green Arrow rose to his feet. "I'll help Red finish up here. Get her out." he ordered.
Black Canary gave him yet another nod and began to walk to her bike. "Can you tell me your name sweetheart?" she asked the sobbing child.
"A-Aurora. But I like Rory more." she responded, hiccuping at the end.
"Aurora? That's a beautiful name." Rory looked up at the beautiful woman carrying her.
"Really?" she asked. "My best friend used to say the same thing."
"Well, your best friend is very smart." The two of them arrived to Black Canary's bike and she gently set the girl down. "I'm going to need you to hold on, can you do that for me?"
Aurora gave her a nod and let the woman place a slightly larger helmut on her head, fastening it tight. Once Rory was ready, Canary set her on the bike and climbed on behind her, keeping the girl close to her chest. Revving up her bike, the two of them took off for the Arrow Cave.
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