Late To The Party || Oliver, Dinah & Roy
Roy left the firehouse as fast as he could, barely stopping to put on his Red Arrow suit. He didn’t even waste any time telling Victor where he was headed, he just jumped on the bike, quickly contacted Ollie and started driving to the location Dinah had given him. The closer he got to that little red dot on his GPS the harder it was to focus on the road. He passed a few red lights too, but finding Two-Face and putting an end to this story was far more important than a stupid ticket. After what felt like an eternity he reached his destination. As soon as he got off the bike Roy grabbed his bow and ran toward the familiar figure standing –or, more accurately leaning on her own bike- in front of the building. “Where is he? What happened?” He quickly looked her over, lowering his weapon, concern overcoming his rage for a second as he offered Dinah his free hand “Are you alright?”
Oliver: Don't tell your network, Bane had said. Oliver hadn't even had the chance. Two-Face had re-entered the equation and like the protective crew they were, they'd all sprung to Charlie's defense. The man's history was rich and varied. Once he had been a white knight, a savior of Gotham City, someone who put the bad guys away. Now, he was one of the bad guys. He'd killed Dinah's neighbors, he'd threatened Charlie, and in the absense of anyone else to take out the last few weeks of frustration on, Harvey was gonna pay. Oliver sped up on his bike, skidding to a stop next to Roy and Dinah. Roy had beaten him there. He was already checking on Dinah. Oliver scanned her, anger rising like an animal in his chest. There was way too much of it lately. He hid it all behind smiles and jokes, but he could feel it bubbling, rising to the surface. Dinah's neck was red and bruised, like someone had choked her, and her breaths were shallow and pained. "Where is he?"
Dinah knew it would be a stupid idea to drive her bike right now, so instead she waited for Ollie or Roy to meet up with her. It would be a waste of breath calling them now, she knew they were probably close. She tried her best to smile at Roy as he walked towards her. "Oh, ya know. Roughed him up a bit. Put the cool in school and taught him a lesson. He's not going to hurt her anymore." She saw the concern plastered all over his face and waved him off. "I'm fine, see?" She tried to stand up, wincing a little. Oh man, that hurt. "Okay maybe not fine, I might need a ride home." Then Oliver pulled up, and Dinah could already detect the anger coming off of him in waves. Not good. Her face went from teasing to dead pan, and she straightened up, despite the pain shooting down her side. "Gone." No, Harvey wasn't. But Dinah wasn't about to let Oliver know that. "I took care of it."
Roy raised his brow. “Roughed him up a bit? I told you to leave some for me!” He put away his bow and shook his head. “Seriously, you should have waited. I had a few choice words for him too, y’know?” And a couple of arrows. Make that three or four, considering how she couldn’t even stand up straight without pulling a face. “I can give you a ride, no problem. I kinda owe you a few of those.” Roy forced out a smile and quickly added “We should pay Pieter a visit tomorrow. And celebrate.” When Ollie arrived he offered him a small nod. “Hey, Green.” The way he clenched his jaw was a dead giveaway: Ollie was furious, probably as much as him. Despite all his anger though Roy visibly relaxed after that ‘gone’: he wasn’t sure about what went down in that warehouse, but he knew how deeply Dee cared for Charlie; if she said she took care of it then there was nothing more he could do. Besides, Ollie was as tense as a bowstring. “Can you believe her? She went ahead without us, got all the fun!” Jokes and fake laughs were the only way Roy could deal with the situation at hand.
Oliver's breath rose and fell in his chest, heavy and uncomfortable. It didn't matter how deeply ingrained in him it was that Dinah could handle herself, part of him would always want to rush to her aid. He supposed that didn't go away when people cared about each other. They all had the same instincts for Mia, Roy, Charlie and each other. "I hope you left him with both sides of his face as ugly as the next." He stepped closer, getting a better look. "Mid-Nite should probably give you an X-Ray or something, just to be safe." Roy's words were joking, but Oliver couldn't crack a smile. He lowered his eyes, knitting his eyebrows together as he let out a sigh. "I'm just glad he's out of the way. He is out of the way, right?"
Dinah bit her tongue, still reeling from the incredibly intense experience she'd just had. She literally witnessed the transformation of man to monster and back again. How the heck could she explain that? It left an uneasy feeling in her stomach, and she wasn't quite sure what to do. She shrugged. "Sorry Arrows, if you wanted a piece of the action, you should have gotten here faster." She was glad they didn't. Dinah glanced from her bike back to Roy. "Can you drive it back?" She couldn't leave it out here all night..."Just be careful." Dinah instinctively covered up her neck with her hand as Ollie took a closer look. "I'm fine, Oliver. Seriously, it's not that bad." She nodded, not wanting to explain more of what happened up there. "He told me he'd leave Charlie alone."
Roy rolled his eyes and shot her an annoyed look. “Faster? The only one who could have gotten here faster is Charlie. Not everyone has cool teleporting powers, remember?” Her next words surprised him. He’d lost count of all the times he’d asked her to drive her bike. Apparently all he needed was to get her really hurt. Not exactly worth it, but the fact she trusted him with it brought a small smile to his face. “You sure? I mean, huh, course I can. I’ll treat her real good, don’t worry.” That satisfaction was short-lived though. “Wait, he told you? That’s it? But you two fought. You taught him a lesson, right?” Roy shot Ollie a glance. For some reason he doubted that explanation would be enough for Green Arrow. It definitely wasn’t for him. The only reason he managed to swallow back his all his questions were Dinah’s wounds. “You know what? This ain’t the place to talk about that. Right, Ollie?” His hair stood up where he pushed his finger through it before finally adding “We should just all get back and then you can tell us everything.”
Oliver took everything in. He didn't think they could trust Two-Face as far as Charlie could throw him. The man was clinically insane, violent, and obsessive. Part of him might be able to be reasoned with, but the other... "Yeah," he agreed, not giving voice to his concerns. "Let's head back to the Cave. I have some medical stuff you can use if you really don't wanna go to Mid-Nite."
Dinah glanced up at Roy, hoping he would stop. "Did you really expect anything else?" She did hurt him. She was pretty sure she broke his wrist at least, but it didn't feel like any kind of victory. She broke him down until he did what she said and left, what kind of win was that? But if it kept Charlie safe...then she'd deal with it. She wondered briefly if she should check in on Harvey tomorrow. Thankfully, they got the hint...well, kind of. "No, that's okay. I really just want to go home." She had medical supplies, she had her bed. She was exhausted and in pain and she wanted to see Charlie. "He's done harassing Charlie," she said again, more sternly this time. "Trust me." She also didn't want to answer their questions.
Roy studied Ollie. There was something he was keeping to himself, it was obvious in the way he hesitated before answering. Dinah’s question distracted him from that thought. “I kinda expected you to wait for us, to be honest. Maybe we wouldn’t have to bother the Doc or use up any medical stuff.” Roy knew she wouldn’t accept Ollie’s offer even before she spoke: she had refused to stay with Oracle and Charlie when Roy had suggested that, no way she’d pick the Cave over her own place, no matter how cursed it was. “Fine, back to your place it is. Just let me park my beast and give me your keys.” He moved toward his own bike, his heart bleeding a little at the idea of leaving it out in the open, even if just for a while. Roy promised himself to come back here for it as soon as possible. As he walked past Ollie he lowered his voice and did his best to make sure she couldn’t hear him “Hey, we’re still gonna keep an eye on him, right? Her? I trust. Him? Not so much.”
Once upon a time, Oliver might have argued. On any given day, actually, he might have argued, but the fact Bane was coming after him, the fact Bane had warned him not to tell anyone, it was heavy on his mind. It was a distraction Dinah didn't need right now. She might have been beaten up, but Charlie was safe. She believed Two Face would keep to his word, and that meant she was happy, or close enough. "Yeah, home it is. We'll keep an eye on Two Face before we decide what to do next, right?" He managed a small smile, giving Dinah's shoulder a gentle squeeze before nodding toward his bike. "C'mon, Pretty Bird. Hop on. I think you got a teenager who wants to come home."
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