Arrow: Fracture Part 3

The Wrong Sort

"We're gonna be up to our asses in lollipops after this." Riley joked as he caught his breath, referring to his and Thea's childhood custom of surviving another experience. Thea laughed, not expecting the comment or her reaction.

"Move for the extraction, I'll draw fire!" Roy said over the comms as another wave of guards charged into the room and centered on the lone intruder. Thea and Riley caught a quick glimpse of Roy as he grabbed ahold of two gaurds and proceeded to kick and punch them both while keeping ahold of them. Upon spotting the reinforcements, Roy, threw both men onto nearby tables and began to retreat into an adjacent room while keeping the attention of the oncoming guards. Thea stepped closer to assist her boyfriend until Riley stopped her with a firm hand.

"It's ok, he's funneling them. We need to get the extraction ready!" Riley explained, knowing that Thea would be of two minds for this decision. Half of her would want to blindly fight alongside the man she loved while the other would examine the battle tactics and workout the possibilities. Riley wasn't sure which side would win, but he was confident in Roy's ability to protect himself from the building security force. Thea reluctantly moved away with Riley guiding them out a side door and away from the battle.

"I'm gonna buy him so many protein shakes after this!" Riley added as the two ran into a dark hallway and towards their intended exit. Riley ran through the escape plan again, knowing that as long as he and Thea had everything ready by the time Roy met back up with them that everything should go smoothly. The two moved into the contraction area of the building, passing the warning signs and dangling tarps keeping the elements out of the main building. The bamboo skeleton surrounding the construction area stretched up along the building side, acting as a form of support for the structurally unsound areas. Riley and Thea ran along the jungle of platforms and walkways, each suspended high above the outside of the massive skyscraper. The night air was cool as Riley stopped to ensure they were heading in the right direction. He spotted their destination near the top of the construction area and began.

"There's our evac!"

"Only when Roy's here." Thea warned, reminding Riley that she wasn't going to leave her boyfriend behind even if they were in danger.

"Don't worry, he's gonna be fine." Riley replied as he took off around the corner of the platform. A sudden blur swooped down from above and struck Riley, nearly knocking him off the platform.

"But you won't be." The dark and confident voice declared. Thea stopped and faced the man who had cut them off. Ravager stood before her on the small walkway, his menacing presence bringing back memories of his father. Felicity had already warned Thea and the others after the devastation in Russia, Oliver expecting the young Wilson to pop up again soon and wanting his team to be ready. Thea kept her eyes on her target as Riley carefully pulled himself back up onto the platform, somewhat shaken from almost falling to his death. Grant remained ahead of the two, ready to spring into action when necessary. Riley moved to his feet and caught his breath as he joked.

"Thanks for the help." His sarcasm was aimed directly at Thea even though his gaze was toward the new threat in front of them.

"You were always a good climber." Thea plainly responded, not looking away from the masked man before her.

"Miss Queen. It's a pleasure to meet you." Grant began, his voice muffled beneath his mask. Thea remained silent, knowing better than to get drawn into a conversation with a psychopath. Grant glanced over her shoulder and studied Riley for a moment before saying.

"You don't look like Harper."

"Yeah. Normally people don't confuse us with one another." Riley rudely stated, hoping to antagonize his opponent slightly and get him off balance. Grant chuckled.