The Return of the Queens

Chapter 10

Over the next week Oliver and Thea were putting the finishing touches on "The Island" as they were going to call their club. In two nights, the club would be opened, and they would finally have a reason to be in the Glades every night.

"So, it looks like we have everything set and ready to go." Thea said.

"Yeah, I am ready for this place to start making us some money. All it has done so far is cost us." Oliver said.

"Well at least we started advertising the opening a couple of weeks ago in the paper. I am sure that we will have lots of guests. I mean who doesn't want to come to a club that is owned by us?" Thea said.

"I guess you are right about that. Anyways, lets head home. We have to go to the Merlyn's for that dinner for all of the elite people in the city." Oliver said.

"I am really looking forward to that." Thea said sarcastically.

"I know. It is not who we are anymore, but we have to keep up the façade." Oliver said.

"Yeah, I know. Our lives are so much fun." Thea said as they both left to get ready.

A couple of hours later the Queens town car pulled up to the Merlyn's and Oliver got out and helped Laurel and Thea out of the car. When they entered the dining room, they saw that people like the mayor, the police commissioner, and people like that were at this dinner party.

"I wonder how many of these people are also corrupt?" Thea asked.

"Probably all of them. Just keep an ear out for anything that sounds bad and we will check it out later." Oliver said and the women nodded.

The dinner was going along fine until the police commissioner got a call about a murder. Oliver picked up on what was going on and he asked "What's going on? Some get robbed?"

"No, Adam Hunt was killed by the archers." The Commissioner said as he got up and left.

Oliver, Thea, and Laurel looked at each other wondering what was going on. They stayed at the party for a while longer, then they left and went to the basement beneath the club to see what they could find out about this new archer. Sara was there working on the computer seeing what she could find when the other three arrived.

"So, have you found anything yet?" Oliver asked.

"Just that dad is one of the officers on the case and that there were three arrows in Hunt's chest." Sara said.

"Ok, we need one of those arrows. How can we get it?" Thea asked.

"I can get into evidence if I can prove that I am there for a case and I can steal on." Laurel said.

"Do it." Oliver said.

Once Laurel got back with the arrow Thea saw that there was a patent number on it and found out where the company was located. It turned out to be a trap that about killed the four of them. When they got back to the lair the television went to the news and they saw that two archers were holding people hostage at a warehouse in the Glades and they were calling out the Green Arrow and Artemis.

"I guess they don't think that we are dangerous enough to worry about." Sara said.

"Well, they will know better after tonight. You two will be joining us." Oliver said.

"Do we know who these archers are?" Sara said.

"No, they are probably just people that Merlyn hired to do his dirty work." Thea said.

"Ok, let's head out. These hostages do not have much longer to live." Oliver said as they all changed into their suit and left for the warehouse.

When the vigilantes arrived, they saw that the only way in was through the roof access door. The two archer fired arrows with cables that attacked to the roof and the vigilantes glided across and entered the warehouse.

"Good of you to finally join us. Our boss has been wanting us to take you four out for a while." One of the archers in black said.

"Well here we are. Let's see what you got." Green Arrow said as he and Artemis attacked the two dark archers, while Black and White Canary freed the hostages and told them to get to the roof before they joined in on the fight.

They could tell that one of the dark archers was clearly a better fighter than the other. Artemis was taking care of him by herself. So, that left the Canary Sisters and Green Arrow fighting the better fighter out of the dark archers.

Artemis ended up taking the archer she was fighting to the ground and punching him a few times in the face to knock him out. She then got up and saw that the other three vigilantes were doing well against the other archer, but she decided to get in the fight as well to make sure that they ended this tonight. Once all four vigilantes were fighting this more experienced fighter, they overwhelmed him quickly. He fell to his knees and Green Arrow took out one of his arrows and slit the man throat, leaving him to bleed out on the floor.

"I didn't want to do that, but I think he was too dangerous to be left alive." Green Arrow said.

"I agree with you. I hate the fact that you had to do that, but I think it was the only choice." Black Canary said and the other two nodded as well.

The other vigilantes heard movement behind them and turned around to see the other archer getting to his feet. He seemed to finally realize that his partner was dead.

"You killed my partner, now I have to kill all four of you." The archer said.

"Don't do it. Don't make us kill you too." Artemis said.

"You are endangering our work. We can not let you stop what is going to happen." The archer said.

"It's already over. We have taken down everyone but you who was a part of your organization." Green Arrow said.

"You haven't taken down the Queens. They will continue our work." The archer said.

"I doubt that. After they see what happened to the other members of your organization. They won't continue." White Canary said.

"They will because they are loyal to the cause." The archer said.

"How do you know what they will do?" Black Canary asked.

"I know because they are my best friends." The archer said.

"Tommy, is that you?" Artemis asked.

"How do you know my name?" The archer asked.

This cause all four of the vigilantes to show their faces to Tommy to let him know that they were his friends and that there was another way to do this than destroying half the city.

"Ok, I didn't see that coming. Why are you doing this though?" Tommy asked.

"Mom and dad told us to right their wrongs before they died. We realize now that they were talking about the undertaking." Thea said.

"I guess there could be a better way of doing this. Did you really have to kill dad though?" Tommy asked.

"I didn't know it was your dad, although I don't think there was any getting through to him." Oliver said.

"No, I think you are right. He was to far down that path to turn back." Tommy said.

"So, where do we go from here?" Tommy asked.

"We all leave and if you want you can join the team. We will have to get you a new suit and equipment though. We can't have people figuring out that you were one of the dark archers." Oliver said.

"You make a good point there. Can't have people thinking that. I will join you in making the city a better place." Tommy said.

"Good. Now let's get out of here before the police decide to come in here and arrest all of us." Thea said and everyone nodded and then left the warehouse to return to the lair.