Post by superecwfan1 on Dec 13, 2011 3:15:49 GMT -5
Written by Superecwfan1
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Texas ...many years ago.
The wind blew on the family farm as a young 6 year old Oliver Queen watched his father hit the glass bottles lined up. Each shot was perfect it seemed to the 6 year old. Not a miss as the young boy watched and smiled as his dad nailed each shot.
"Can I fire now. I wanna fire !" Oliver said excited.
"Your too young son. You know and I know your mom will kill me if I handed you a gun this early. Maybe when your about 10 or 11 ." his dad answered putting the gun away.
The young boy stormed off angry . His dad watched him and ran up , picking him up with ease. Carrying him to the barn.
"No fair , I'm always too young for everything." he said angry.
"Well , I do have something you can shoot. Its not a gun just yet. But us Queen's are known to learn early to aim and fire things." his father said pulling out a small bow and arrow.
"But I wanna be a cowboy like you !" Oliver said .
"You will be . But 1st you learn with the arrow little boy. Then once your good enough you move up. That is the only way." his father said sternly.
"Yes...sir." the young boy said reluctantly taking the bow.
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Today ...in a warehouse
Good ole dad. He must have came from the farm work and watched me shoot that damn thing a 100 times. By the time I was 8 I was splitting the actual arrow I'd fire. I even surprised him how I mastered sharp shooting with the bow as a kid.
Oliver sipped his coffee from his cup and had been doing this for a couple days between work. He would go and work 6-8 hours at the desk and come there as Lonnie would be building inside his makeshift lab. Sometimes you'd hear the ball dribble . Finally the boy genius yelled he had done it.
"Looks like Lonnie is finished . You ready to see what he has built ?" Steel asked.
"I suppose I should. Lets see how much more insane this can get." he said laughing following him.
Inside the workshop was a mess. Lonnie Machin , boy genius had things scattered all over. The only things not a mess was on the table . There was a row of short arrows. Oliver noticed they weren't even big enough to fit the bow.
"Lonnie I can't possibly fire them. They won't fit the bow to pull back." he said.
'That's because its not normal arrows Ollie. You gotta think outside the box. That is why you guys came to me. Once you touch the arrow it extends out. By keeping them short , you have more arrows in your pack to use." Machin said picking one up as it suddenly extended out .
"OK that is pretty cool. So beyond having lots of arrows , its not gonna help me on the streets out there. Say I run into ...a super-villain" Ollie joked mockingly.
"Already ahead of you . The arrows are special loaded. I have glue , gas , sand , electric shock/stun , and net arrows." the genius answered proud.
"Please tell me you haven't created a boxing glove one." he joked.
"A boxing glove ? Hmm ...maybe..." Lonnie started to say thinking.
"No , no boxing glove. I mean this should be fine. I just wonder if if I should try the net arrow ." Oliver said picking it up.
He looked at Lonnie and loaded it. Standing away was Sarge Steel not realizing what was on the mind of Oliver Queen. He winked at Machin , turned and fired it at Steel . The arrow exploded with a wide net trapping a surprised Steel.
"QUEEN !" the old man yelled.
"Steel , I had to try it out. We had to know if it worked. Maybe I should try this electric shock arrow now." Oliver said.
"Your a dead man Queen as soon as i get outta this net !" Steel growled.
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Later at night...
Oliver had dressed in the gaudy gear that Machin had made. The protective suit was nice. But it was Oliver's insistence that he wear a mask and hood so people wouldn't laugh at seeing this Robin Hood on the streets.
In the van Steel and Machin waited . They were the eyes on the ground as Oliver repelled from rooftop to rooftop with the arrow hook that Machin had made. It was pretty much fun for Oliver Queen. Like he was flying almost over the city of Chicago.
"OK , Queen stop playing around. Its time to showcase your skills for this. The city has to know your here. Machin will tap into the net and add fuel to the stories. But its up to you." Steel said over the ear piece.
"I see a prostitution set up. As a cop I was never able to smash it. I'm going in and enjoy this." Queen said as he swung down onto the street.
I shouldn't be getting into this. Its insane. I'm actually gonna try and do super hero things. But damn if this doesn't feel natural .
Oliver walked slowly as the hookers stared at this masked man. He walked slowly up as one pimp walked up . He put on his brass knuckles.
"Beat you like I beat one of my bitches masked man." he said as he took a swing.
Oliver ducked it , kneed him in the guts and ax smashed him as people watched. The pimp was down . Others started to walk out with sticks and bats. Things were starting to get a bit out of control now.
"Whats going on Queen ?" Steel asked over the ear piece.
"Just sweeping the streets of scum is all. Hold on..." he said while they charged forward.
Oliver pulled out the sand arrows quick. Launching them into the crowd of men. The sand blinded them as they yelled. This allowed him to move in and beat them down with ease .
The prostitutes ran into the building. Slamming a big steel door. Oliver pulled out the special hand gun Lonnie Machin had made him .
"Stand away from the door . This is your last warning . Explosive rounds." Oliver said as he fired. The door exploded . Which set off the police sirens.
"Police are on the way. You need to scramble Queen." Steel said.
"Hold on ." he replied walking into the building.
There were some who were bleeding. Many hid in shock at this figure walking in. The main pimp was laying on the floor trying to reach for his hand gun. Oliver stepped on his hand as he howled in pain.
"Y-Your a dead man. Brick is gonna kill you costume freak." the pimp yelled.
"You send a message to Brick. This is my city now. Your...out of business !" Oliver growled in his face.
The sirens were closing in . Oliver walked out and fired the hook to go back up quick to the roof. He watched down as the cops ran out into the scene.
"Your city now ?" Steel asked.
"Hey you said play a hero. And this is my city after all." he answered back.