The Arrow

10

Queen's Mansion

Oliver P.O.V

" I've seen that movie before" Thea say I notice Scarlet enter the living room.  

" Cut me some slack. I've been...gone for awhile and apparently I missed the cinematic genius that is...Zac...Galafinak...is?" I say struggling with the name. 

" I meant with mom when you and dad disappeared, she spent more and more time at home. Eventually stopped going out altogether." Thea says 

" What snapped her out of it that time?" I ask 

" Walter" she says "One morning he showed up and, you know, when he gets all brith and stern-like." Oliver laughs at her " Moira, get dressed. We're going out for lunch" She says doing an impression of Walter. " And, I mean it worked." 

" Hmm" 

" You know I've been thinking. MAybe Walter wasn't abducted. Maybe he's having some mid-life crisis and he's with some stwerdness in Bora Bora and he's to ashamed too call home and say that he's okay." She says. Scarlet and I glance at each other. She quietly starts to leave not wanting to interrupt us. " Just because we haven't heard from him doesn't mean he's...he's gone right?" I notice Scarlet abruptly stop in the doorway. 

" Right." I answer. Scarlet leaves. 

" So what strikes me is that this vigilante was actually making a difference. " The Tv says I grab the remote and turn up the volume. " In the four months the he was active assaults were down, muggings down, the murder rate dropped by 16%. So in the very quantifiable way, this man in the hood had been a positive force in this city. So where has he been in the past six weeks?" 

" Looks like everyone disappearing" 

Laurel's Place
Scarlet's P.O.V

I enter Laurels house and walk to what looked like an office. 

" Hey what's the emergency?" I ask worried for my friend 

" Jo thinks that her brother was murdered." She says. 

" Yeah she told me" I sigh " I wonder how she feels." Laurel looks down. " Sorry" I say regretting what I said. 

" No It's ok, you've been... through worse." Laurel says. There is an awkward silence in the room. 

" So what's the emergency" I ask

" I got in contact with the Arrow" I raised an eyebrow at her she didn't like the name I gave him. " I'm warming up to the name okay?" 

" Wait why'd you get in contact with him?" 

" My dad isn't allowed to examine the case farther. So I need the Arrows help" I nod 

" And you called me because?" 

" Because you're the only person out of all my friends who thinks the arrow is doing something right and you're not afraid of him." I stifle a laugh. 

" When is he coming?" 

" He should be here soon?" She says sighing.  

A few minutes later   

I was on my phone when the lights flickered off and I heard heavy footsteps enter. The Arrow enters. His back was to us.