FINALE EPISODE 20: TO BE A HERO

Oliver stood on the roof of his hideout waiting to hear back from the other League members on Vertigo's location. The buildings that Vertigo blew up were still being dealt with and showed no signs of calming down. He still hadn't heard any changes with what was happening with Brickwell but with the now unmasked Dinah who is the Black Canary and Nyssa with her team everything should be okay. He got word the Sin and Helena had engaged the Triads and he worried but he had complete faith in both their skills. The last piece was Vertigo and the small army he brought to Starling. Oliver had been running all locations in his head for him to hide with his army but still couldn't turn up anything. Where was Vertigo hiding?

Detective Lance stood outside and was running out of time. Brickwell would call soon and be expecting his terms met but there was no way they would approve it. He was about out of options until a group of people in guard and staff uniforms from Iron Heights came running up to them.

"Where did all of you come from?" Lance asked quickly.

"Vigilantes broke into the prison using the sewer and let us all go," a woman said.

"There are no hostages?" Lance asked.

"No," a guard confirmed.

"Everyone gear up!" Lance shouted. "Get all teams ready! We're storming the place!" he turned to McKeena Hall. "You're with me Hall." Lance was ready to put a stop to this.

Inside Iron Heights Nyssa and Dinah fought their way past countless inmates seeking to stop them. Brickwell no longer had hostages and knew it was a matter of time before the police stormed the place. Dinah elbowed a guy in the face then performed a spinning air kick knocking out another who came behind her. Nyssa swung her sword gracefully as she took down one guy after the next as they came at her one after the other. She cut through another guy then kicked the next square in the jaw making fall to the ground. The other league members were doing just as well and it became more and more apparent how one sided this fight was getting.

"Screw this I'm going back to my cell," an inmate shouted.

"Don't be a coward," another shouted then was shortly hit with an arrow after words.

Inmates began to scatter to cells and to any other exit they could find trying to flee from the attackers.

"Take down any you can," Nyssa ordered.

"NO!" Dinah shouted. She approached Nyssa in a hurry. "There retreating and we have bigger problems to worry about. I've been tolerant up till now about your methods but not when they are surrendering. The cops will be coming in soon and I prefer we take down Brickwell before they show up."

Nyssa just stood there for a minute. "Fine let's get to Brickwell. Let the cops deal with the trash."

Brickwell was gearing up getting ready to fight his way out if needed. He wasn't about to be put back in a cell and he would takeout anyone who got in his way. He looked around and only the most loyal ones he met in prison were still around. He turned to his new right hand Michael Amar aka Murmur who had been useful in prison and looked to having him on the outside. Brickwell had to worry about getting out first though. From what one of his men told him there was a group of arrow shooting ninjas heading this way.

"Murmur, I want you to take a few men and flank these freaks," Brickwell ordered. Murmur just nodded and took men walking out the room. "The rest of you with me. Today we will get out of this hell hole."

Huntress was engaged in an intense fight with China White who was proving to be a challenge. Helena lost her crossbow in the fight and China's knives were proving to be a pain in the ass. China moved swiftly with her blades as Helena tried her best to dodge the quick strikes. China kicked the Huntress in the stomach then followed with a knee to her face. She tried to hit her with a swing of her knife but Helena caught her hand the punched her in the face then followed with a barrage of swift kicks hitting China all over her body. China moved out the way of a swift kick aimed for her head then delivered to cuts to Helena's leg making her fall to the ground. China jumped up ready to bring her blades down killing the hero but Helena rolled out the way just in time and got back to her feet. She had blood falling out her leg and she limped as she kept watch on the white haired woman. Working with one leg was going to be difficult and she was already having trouble. China charged at Helena as she braised for another engagement before an arrow flew between them. Sin jumped in front of China and pulled another aiming it at the Triad leader. She had been keeping an eye on their fight and saw where it was going.

"You're out of your league little girl," China said. The young hero's face may be covered but she can tell she was on the young side.

"Let's see if you think that after I kick your ass," Sin said firing the arrow.

China ducked out the way the arrow whizzing past her hair and they charged each other. Sin through the first punch nailing China in the face. China came swiping with her knives trying to hit the black clad hero but couldn't even come close to hitting her. Sin dodged China's next attack then brought her leg up kicking her across the face. China spun around before catching herself then went on the attack again. Helena watched in awe as Sin swayed in all directions dodging China's knives. Helena continued to be surprised by how it seemed Sin knew where to move to stay out of China's way then capitalize to attack. Sin herself couldn't explain how she was doing it but she could tell what China's next move would be. Sin hit China with another punch across the face followed it with an elbow to the jaw then ended it with a strike from her bow. China with blood running down her head was getting furious with the young hero. She was just barley handling her henchmen a moment ago how was she getting the best of her. She took a brief second and saw that her forces were dwindling and she was going to be outnumbered soon. She needed to be a stop to this somehow but what could she do. She had Anatoly in the back and she couldn't just leave him there. At the same time she had her crew she needed to protect as well. Just as she was about to engage Arsenal again gunfire suddenly erupts hitting the League of Assassin members. China looked to see the Bratva members come crashing in taking on the hooded foes. China was going to get out of this and so was everyone else.

The city was in chaos and Roy Harper was going through the streets looking for Sin. He had been calling her phone all night and hasn't got a single answer. The way things were going in Starling anything could have happened to her. He checked all her usual hangouts except for the place he was heading to now, the place she worked. He moved as fast as he could though the panic filled streets as he worked his way to Queen Consolidated in hope of finding her there. He came to the front of the enormous and pulled on the front doors which were locked. Guess he should have figured they would be with all that's going on. There had to be another way to get in the building so he made his way around to the buildings parking garage which he found with the gate down closing off the entrance. He didn't have time for this so he decided to use his skills he learned in the streets and hacked the keypad opening the gate. He went walked through the parking garage looking for the nearest door that would lead up to the building in hopes of finding Sin. He turned the next corner and froze as he saw a small group of armed men who were equipped with military grade gear standing at the entrance. He hid behind a car and was hoping he would be able to get back out without being noticed. What if Sin is in there? What if they got hostages in the building and the cops were too busy to do anything about it. He had to think of a way to get in because this would explain why Sin isn't picking up her phone.

Oliver heard footsteps approaching and turned to see a League member approaching. He had been waiting for a while now and hopefully they finally had something.

"Do you know where he is?" Oliver asked.

"Yes, he and his crew are inside Queen Consolidated," the man said.

"That's not possible I would have known if he was in my own company," Oliver said not wanting to believe he has been there they whole time.

"He seems to have hacked the buildings systems. I don't know what became of the staff still inside."

"Get everyone ready and updated. We're going as soon as possible," Oliver ordered as he flipped his hood over his head.

Back inside the prison Lance was moving through the halls with his team and have been getting little to no resistance. Almost every inmate they have come across has surrendered and looked scared out of their mind. They were rambling on and on about ninjas killing everybody. He couldn't believe that the Arrow made way for all of this craziness in his city. It would be over soon because there was no way they were going to let any of them escape.

Nyssa and Dinah took the lead as they made their way to final floor where they saw Brickwell standing in front with the last of his men armed and ready. They had all of their weapons fixed on the group of infiltrators and was about to ordered his men to fire.

"You ready?" Dinah asked.

"Of course I am. I am-."

"Nyssa Al Ghul Heir to the Demon I know," Dinah said interrupting her.

As if all at once a storm of arrows and bullets flew across the room and the battle started. Dinah quickly moved out the way and found cover from the exchange. She wasn't wearing bullet proof gear like the rest of them. How they managed to make something so durable and flexible is beyond her. She jumped out at the right moment and began to engage the enemy. She grabbed one by the arm breaking it making the gun fall out his hand which she caught then threw with pinpoint accuracy at another hitting him in the head. She delivered a series of punches to the next guy that approached her knocking him out. Nyssa was gradually moving her way through the chaos swinging her blade as she cut down any opposition that came her way. Moving out of the way of thugs and bullets she cut down two men at once then pulled out a throwing knife and tossed it into the chest of an inmate across the room. Brickwell was engaging multiple League members at once as they tried to bring the huge man down. Brickwell lifted one by the neck and tossed him across the room. He brought his fist down on to another causing him to be knocked out instantly. These guys were annoying him to no end, probably because they remind him of the Arrow so much. He tossed another across the room with one hand and then proceeded on only to be met with a swift kick to the face by Nyssa.

"Going somewhere?" Nyssa said lifting her sword.

"You just met your match bitch," Brickwell spat.

"Did I? Because I still feel like I'm waiting for it."

Brickwell charged in a rage at the dark haired woman and they began an exchange.

Sin and China's fight was still going and Huntress found herself playing backup as she shot arrow after arrow at the incoming Bratva and Triad thugs. Sin still had the upper hand on China. As to how? She does not know because there's no way she can be moving the way she is without years of training and Sin has only be at this hero thing for a few months. Helena decided to put it to the back of her mind for now and focused on the enemy. They were still looking good and the fight still seemed in their favor but if Sin could put China out of commission then her men would stand down and this could all be over. Sin with her fighting sticks attack China with quick blows across her body. China tries to hit Sin with a spinning kick but misses and is hit across the face and it brought to the ground. She gets up again and tries to engage Sin only to be bested again. What is with this girl? She hasn't been able to land a single good hit and it was getting kind of scary at this point. Sin fired an arrow at China that shot a cord out wrapping her around it in.

"It's over White," Sin said. As she approached the downed criminal the ship they were on jolted. It began to move away from the coast.

"Looks like we need to jump ship," Helena said.

Sin looked at China and then saw as the League members began to jump off. Staying wouldn't be an option because they would be surrounded by Bratva and Triad forces. She would like to take China but she's tied up and that could risk her drowning.

"Don't come back to Starling," Sin said jumping off into the water followed by Helena.

"I don't plan to," China said. Her men made their way over and untied her. When she got up she saw a limping Anatoly making his way over to her.

"I think my business in Starling is done," he said.

"Mine as well," China said.

"Ever been to Moscow?" he asked.

China smirked and kissed Anatoly as the ship and they left Starling for good.

Sin and Helena sat at the harbor and watched as the ship left their eyesight.

"All that work for nothing," Sin said lying down.

"Could be worse," Helena said wrapping up her leg.

"There's no time to rest," a League member approached. "We know where Vertigo is."

Nyssa was keeping on her toes as she faced the towering man. He through quick punches for man his size and she knew they were deadly. She swung her sword cutting Brickwell all over his body but she couldn't make a cut deep enough to make him slow down. Just as she was about to bring her blade on him he caught her hand and tossed her against the wall causing her to drop her blade. Brickwell began to throw swift punches that Nyssa was having a hard to avoiding with her back against the wall. Dinah saw what was happening and as soon as she began to go help her a new group of inmates made their way in lead by Murmur. Dinah had heard about Murmur from Barry so she knows how dangerous he is. Murmur along with the group of inmates he brought in began to engage the other League members. Dinah decided she needed to help Nyssa first and worry about Murmur later. Dinah jumped in the air and performed a very acrobatic kick to Brickwells head stopping his assault on Nyssa who had a bruise on her face.

"What it with women and kicking," Brickwell said to himself.

He ran up to the two woman and began to fight both at the same time as they proved to be very difficult together. They went back and forth keeping Brickwell off balance to the point he was swinging wildly in hoping of hitting one of them. He finally had enough and was about to put the net part of his plan in motion. Getting the hell out of here. He grabbed an inmate and pushed him towards the two woman. Dinah back handed him and saw as Brickwell sprinted out the door.

"Coward," Nyssa said.

"I'll get him," Dinah said following behind Brickwell.

Brickwell moved as quickly as he could trying to get to the nearest exit only to turn a corner and come face to face with a team of cops lead by Lance.

"Freeze!" Lance shouted pointing his gun.

Brickwell didn't hesitate and charged at the cops like a bowling ball knocking the down except lance who moved out the way. He fired several shots at Brickwell but it didn't slow him down as Brickwell slapped the gun out of his hand and punched him across the face. Lance the picked him by the neck and started delivering numerous punches to Lance's ribcage causing him to cough blood. McKenna Hall got up kicked Brickwell between the legs making him drop lance. She then whipped out her nightstick and hit twice across the face. Going for another swing she is knocked down by Brickwell who backhands her. Lance grabbed his gun and fired a couple shots a Brickwell which did nothing as Brickwell took out one cop after the other. Lance tried to stand but he is sure all his ribs were broken. He wanted to stop Brickwell but he couldn't even stand. Brickwell took out the last cop but before he could make his escape the Black Canary comes from behind and kicks him.

"I'M GETTING REAL SICK OF YOU!" Brickwell shouted.

"Feelings mutual!" she said picking up two nightsticks off the ground and begins to attack Brickwell.

Roy picked the lock on a car door and got inside. He began to hotwire the car and got the engine going. This caught the attention of the guards and they lifted their guns. Roy backed the car up and faced the armed men and sped as fast as he could aiming straight for them. He ducked as bullets began to hit the car he was in and right before impact he jumped out causing a loud crash hitting a few of the guards. He stood as fast as he could and saw the closes guard starting to get up. Roy ran as fast as he could and kicked him in the head. He turned the guy over and put his knee on his throat.

"Where are you keeping the hostages?" Roy demanded.

"We didn't take any hostages?" the man said.

Roy grabbed the guy by the collar and punched him as hard as he could. He got up only to fall back down as a bullet hit him in the leg. He quickly grabbed the downed guard's handgun and fired blindly as he moved as fast as he could to behind the nearest car. He was going to need to think of something fast or he was going to be a goner. As the other guards began to get up and grab their weapons Roy was out of options and right before he could jump out and hopefully take one with him. He hears an arrow move through the air and hit one of the armed men. The Arrow jumps in and takes on the remaining guards with another girl in black and another woman in black and purple. They won with ease and Roy came out from behind cover to see their work. They all turn around and see a bleeding Roy holding a gun.

"Roy!?" Sin suddenly said.

"How do you…SIN!"

"You got to be kidding me," Oliver says. "Really?" he said looking at Sin.

"My bad," she said sheepishly as she made her way over to Roy. She takes off her hood and mask and helps Roy sit down. "What are you doing here?

"I came looking for you?" Roy said. "You weren't picking up your phone and with all that's going on I went out looking for you."

"Awwww," Helena said.

"Shut up," Sin said pointing to Helena.

"Sin you get him out of here. He needs that looked at," Oliver said.

"I'm staying you need help with Vertigo," Sin objected.

"Huntress is hear and the League members are taking the front. He's needs to get out of here before he's caught in the cross fire."

"Fine," Sin said lifting Roy and making her way out the garage.

"She going to come back," Helena said

"It'll be over before she does," Oliver said ready to end this.

Dinah swayed from side to side dodging Brickwells fist and moved even faster when he tried to grab her. She kept delivering blow after blow with the nightsticks trying to get him as far away from her dad and the other cops. She swung the nightstick as hard as she could and it broke on impact across Brickwells face then hit him with the other nightstick. Brickwell rose up trying to uppercut Dinah but he missed as she performed a backflip causing distance between them. She looked to where her father and the other cops were and decided she was far enough.

"I'm going to kill you," Brickwell said.

"Take your best shot," Dinah said throwing the nightstick to the ground.

Brickwell charged and Dinah stood her ground took a deep breath and unleashed a Canary Cry that caught him off guard and made him fall to the floor in pain holding his ears. He tried his best to get up but Dinah just got louder and louder as the entire building began to shake. Blood began to fall out of Brickwells ears and he gave a furious yell before falling to the ground unconscious. Dinah stopped screaming and fell to her knees out of breath.

"Detective Lance stay with us," a voice said.

Dinah turned to see her father was not in good shape. The punches from Brickwell must have done internal damage. "Hurry and get him to an ambulance," Dinah tells the cops.

"We'll do are job vigilante," McKeena said with scorn in her voice. They lifted Lance off the ground and carried him to the nearest exit.

Dinah hoped her father was okay but for now she needed to go see how things with Nyssa turned out. She made her way back to the room she had left them in to discover all the League members along with Nyssa were already gone.

Oliver, Helena, and the other League members fought their way floor after floor of Count Vertigo's men. Oliver was getting more and more reasons to kill Vertigo as he found some of his staff were killed. Luckily the building wasn't to occupied when he invaded but Oliver going to make sure Vertigo never saw the light of day again. He fired arrow after arrow as he dodged the incoming gunfire. It was just an instant but Oliver saw Vertigo go behind a corner heading to the roof. Oliver pulled an arrow out from his quiver and fired it in the crowd of enemies causing smoke to disperse. He quickly moved through the crowd and headed up the stairs Vertigo went up. He busted open the roof door with a kick to have to quickly duck as Vertigo swings his blade trying to kill the Arrow. Oliver shoots an arrow at Vertigo who cuts it out the air.

"The final act begins," Vertigo comments as the two men circle one another.

"You won't make it off this roof," Oliver threatened.

"We shall see," Vertigo said as the device on his head lit up unleashing a wave of energy that caused Oliver to lose his balance.

Vertigo charged swinging his blade as Oliver who struggled to dodge the quick assault. Oliver knew all he had to do was get that device off Vertigo's head but that was going to be difficult. This time it feels a lot stronger than the first time they met. Oliver threw a punch hitting Vertigo but wasn't nearly effective enough. Vertigo got a few good cuts on Oliver who continued to stay on the defensive. It was getting hard to predict Vertigo's next move and he needed to find a way to get past this machine of his. Vertigo kicked the Arrow to the ground and raised his sword brining it down on Oliver's leg. Vertigo twisted the blade as he watched Oliver wince in pain.

"Today Starling says goodbye to its hero," Vertigo smirked.

He pulls out the sword from Oliver's leg and is ready to lay the finishing blow when a gunshot goes off. Vertigo pauses as he feels a pain going through his back. He turns to see John Diggle standing there gun aimed. Oliver used this moment to pull Vertigo's device off his head and punch him in the face flooring him. He limped over to John who still had his gun fixed on Vertigo.

"You look good," Oliver said.

"Thanks to you," Diggle said with a smile.

"You think you have won," Vertigo stood and looked at the pair. "I am Count Werner Vertigo and will-."

At once Diggle fired his gun and Oliver fired his arrows hitting Vertigo to the point he falls off the roof of Queen Consolidated.

"That's going to leave a mess," Diggle commented.

"Yea," Oliver said leaning on Diggle for support. "Let's get out of here."

THREE MONTHS LATER

Sin was in a short skirt and tank top at the grand opening of Oliver's non-profit club called Verdant. It was a good idea that a lot of people liked seeing as it was jammed pack. All profits go to charity and people can get drunk and party while doing so. Sin was pretty much dragged here by Sara and Helena who urged her to get out more. Oliver gave her to okay to get the night off while he and Diggle handled the patrol tonight. Diggle was in better shape than ever and started wearing a ski mask when he goes out so the mishap with Clock King will never happen again. Sin finally found Sara and Helena who were at the bar with Felicity who she didn't expect to see.

"How's the outfit I picked out," Helena asked.

"I hate you!" Sin yelled over the music.

"It looks good on you," Sara said to Sin.

"It really does," Felicity said.

"What are you doing here?" Sin asked.

"John insisted I take the night off to since all the girls were going out," she informed.

"I actually tried to get Dinah to come but I guess she was too busy," Helena said.

"With what there's been like no crime in this city for like three months," Sara said. Yea Dinah told her about her being the Black Canary and Sara really feels dumb fro not putting the pieces together herself considering her life lately.

"We are not hear to talk to each other we are here to talk to guys," Helena said.

"Well some of us are engaged," Sara said.

"Yea it's just you two doing the talking," Felicity said showing off her engagement ring.

"Alright Sin lets fins some guys to buy are drinks," Helena said.

"My drinks are free," Sin reminded.

"They don't need to know that," Helena said.

Suddenly a tall dark skinned man around Sin's age walked up to Sin. "Hi," he greeted.

"Hi," Sin greeted back.

"Isaac," he said extending his hand.

"Sin," she shook his hand. She turned to look back at the others but they were already gone. "Damn it."

"So something tells me this isn't your kind of setting," Isaac guesses.

"That obvious," Sin admitted.

"So what do you do?"

"Secretary by day crime fighter by night," Sin said casually causing Isaac to chuckle. "What about you?"

"I'm a boxer actually," he tells her.

"Really? You might not be boring Isaac."

Oliver stood on top of a roof in Starling in his Arrow gear as he looked down at his city. Things have been looking up with support coming in from across the country with people lending support and donations. The biggest ones coming from Kord Industries, Wayne Enterprise, and even Luthor Corp. He knows most are just trying to keep a good image in the public but it still helps. Oliver still had time to prove his city can be saved and would stay as long as he needed to make sure it is.

"Oliver we got a high speed chase coming your way," Diggle said over the earpiece.

"I'm on it," Oliver said drawing an arrow.

Elsewhere in a secluded location Sportsmaster, Cheshire, Artemis, and Komodo stood together.

"I thank all of you for coming to this meeting," a hooded figure wearing League garb said.

"About time," Cheshire said.

"Are we ready to begin or what," Artemis chimed in.

"Yes we are ready", the hooded figure said taking his mask off to reveal Malcolm Merlyn. When his mask came off other men came out of the shadows wearing League gear.

"We are what the League of Assassin's should be but there leader is blind and has lead them down the wrong path. We will dispose of the League and then Starling as well," Malcolm said.

"Welcome to the League of Shadows."

COMING SOON: ARROW EARTH 2: YEAR 2

A/N: It has been a long road and still a long one ahead hopefully. I finally finished my first story and I couldn't have done it without all of your support. I'm still mapping YEAR 2 out but while I'm doing that I'm going to be focusing on my Suicide Squad Earth 2 story which I'm really excited about. I want to thank all of you who followed this story all the way to the end.

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