Oliver sighs, there really was nothing else he could do when faced with an angry Thea 'Speedy, you know all those people who've been attacked by the Hood guy?'
'Yeah, why?' Thea asks, not sure where this was going and hoped it wasn't an attempt to distract her
'That... was me. There's a notebook on my table filled with names, given to me by our dad before... before he shot himself' he shudders, still unable to get the image out of his head
'Wait, you said ... dad really killed himself?' Thea bites her lip, eyes misting slightly
'Yeah Thea, whatever these people did or are going to do, the guilt drove him to kill himself after telling me to fix his mistakes. and that's what I've been doing, taking out one name on that list at a time, sometimes more permanently than I would like. And the annoying thing is I don't even have all the names 'he mutters the last part but he's close enough for Thea to hear him
'Why?' she asks causing Oliver to sigh once more
'Dad didn't exactly explain any of this to me, and I ended up on a deserted island so tried to make a fire. Some pages were sacrificed from what I thought to be a blank notebook before I noticed the names were written in a heat reactive ink. But all that means is I need to take out as many as I can, so the ones that remain don't get any bright ideas'
Thea whistles 'Damn Ollie this is insane, and let's not even begin with the fact you've got quite a few skills you definitely didn't have when you left'
Oliver chuckles mirthlessly 'Of the things I gained from that island, the ability to survive almost anything I am glad for, the fact I know at least 50 ways to kill you... not right now obviously but in general... not so much'
Thea nods as she walks over to the desk and the book, seeing several pages crossed out 'Jeez Ollie you've been busy' she gasps to which he nods
'I know, I've ben trying to send a message, hit hard and fast so they don't try anything funny before I'm done. There's also the chance one of them is the cause of my shrinking'
'Depends, is palmer on the list?' Thea asks mostly as a joke, then has to explain when Oliver looks at her like she's grown a 2nd head (and given she's technically a giantess to him it wouldn't surprise him as much) 'If you weren't my brother Ollie, this situation would be really... intense' she blushes in embarrassment which Oliver mirrors and coughs
'If it makes you feel any better, were you anyone but yourself or mom, I'd probably agree with that statement. Still doesn't explain Palmer though'
'Palmer tech specialises in miniaturisation tech, or miniaturising the necessary components so they can do more with the space they have. So are there any?'
Oliver slightly hates himself a little but he shrugs 'I honestly don't know, I tend to research about 2 pages ahead of myself, but there are a lot of pages in that notepad' Thea nods, putting Oliver down and flicking through The List
'Palmer, Palmer, Palmer... There it is, Anna Palmer' she cheers, googling with her phone then frowning 'It says she's dead, been dead a couple years now. Guess that's a bust'
Oliver nods 'Yeah but it's one less name on the list and one less person wrecking the city. Will you help get me to Fe... my contacts now?' he asks
What happens?
1) This is all way to much for Thea to process, needing time to get her head around everything and not trusting Oliver not to do something stupid at his reduced size, she decides to keep him with her, calling it a chance for them to get reacquainted after so long apart
2) Thea agrees to bring him to try get help... on the condition he trains her and allows her to help. These bastards are wrecking her city too, now she knows she can't just sit back and let them get away with it (Oliver flip-flops between annoyed and proud at Thea's reaction to all this)
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