Roy Harper/Red Arrow (i_can_hit_that) wrote in dc_heroes,
@ 2011-04-07 18:07:00

Entry tags:

"welcome to khandaq", huntress, roy harper

Intervention! (Helena)
Helena was going to be cooking him dinner for a month after this.

He punched out the fourth Khandaqi guard he came across, dropping him in a single blow. Roy was being careful not to kill anyone, because that would start an international incident, and America could ill afford that. Of course, rescuing Helena from a psychotic dictator would achieve the same thing, but it was a matter of principle. He just hoped Adam hadn't decided to take any liberties with Helena during her incarceration.

He'd arrived three days ago in Qurac, and quietly set about procuring ground transportation (a camel) and provisions to make the trip across the desert. The advantages of living with a Native American medicine man paid dividends as Roy made his way across the terrain over the next couple of days, moving a bit slower than he wanted in order to avoid patrols. The last thing he needed was to be caught inside the Khandaq border; of course, that might also mean he got the cell next to Helena's.

But if he got locked up, there was no way to get them out.

Finally, inside the the palace, Roy kept to the shadows, sneaking room to room, hoping to find Helena's.

Unfortunately, he thought he heard someone coming around a corner and ducked into the first room with an unlocked door that he found.

Closing the door quietly, he noted that this room was warmer than most, but that wouldn't matter. He just hoped he hadn't walked into Black Adam's sauna.

He turned around.

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i_can_hit_that
2011-04-07 11:22 pm UTC (link)

Later on, Roy will admit that walking into a dark room with a woman in bed and leading of by telling her that he is looking for a friend was an ill-conceived plan.

He barely sees the arm move and barely gets up on one of his own as the pitcher slams into the side of his skull.

"OW SHIT!" he yells, hitting the ground.

Oh, Helena was going to have to do more than cook now to get out of this.

"Are you crazy?!" he whispers harshly at the person.

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	crossbowvixen 2011-04-07 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	That voice. She knew that voice. Oh no! "Roy?" she asked as she knelt down to help him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_can_hit_that 2011-04-07 11:54 pm UTC (link)
	Roy's still a little woozy, but he knows Helena's voice when he hears it. "Helena? Ow! What was that for?" he asks, rubbing the side of his head. "You okay?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbowvixen 2011-04-07 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	"What the hell are you doing here? Who sent you?" she demanded. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

i_can_hit_that
2011-04-08 12:01 am UTC (link)

" 'Hi Roy! I'm so glad to see you! Thank you for saving my shapely ass from a tyrant and crazy dictator. I'm going to cook you dinner when we get home, but let me grab my things so that we can get on the road

Oh, and I'll show you the quickest and nearest exit out of here that won't get us killed.'" Roy says, imitating Helena somewhat.

"'Oh, and I'm sorry for trying to take your head off. I'll kiss that better, too.'" he adds.

"Now, since I'm sure that's what you /meant/ to say, I'll just pick up the conversation from there.

No problem, Helena. Let's get out of here before the guard I knocked out wake up and decide to inform their boss." Roy says.

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	crossbowvixen 2011-04-08 12:03 am UTC (link)
	"You're being an ass," she said bluntly. "Why /are/ you here? Who sent you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

i_can_hit_that
2011-04-08 12:10 am UTC (link)

"Helena. I'm not sure if you picked up on this, but you're being held by a fascist dictator of a foreign nation against your will. I heard about this and, being your friend, decided to come and get you.

You know, since Black Adam basically told your other friends to leave or he'd throw them in prison." Roy says.

"Look, we're wasting time. You can be mad at me when we're in the US okay?"

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	crossbowvixen 2011-04-08 12:15 am UTC (link)
	Helen folded her arms across her chest. "Look, Roy. I agreed to stay here for a week. I'm /not/ being held against my will and I gave my /word/ that I would stay. So I'm not going anywhere until that week is up. Understand?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

i_can_hit_that
2011-04-08 12:48 am UTC (link)

Roy looked at Helena has if she'd grown a second head, and that second head joined the first head in speaking Biaylan.

Roy does not speak Biayalan.

"Helena...you can't stay here with him. What makes you think he'll honor /his/ word to let you go? First, it's a week, then it's a week and a day, then...suddenly you're here as his 'guest' until he says otherwise." Roy says, reaching out to take her hand.

"I know you're big on keeping your word and that's great. It's one of the things I like about you, Helena. But this...this is is crazy.

Black Adam has never played fair in his life, and I don't think he's going to start now."

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	crossbowvixen 2011-04-08 12:56 am UTC (link)
	Helena pulled away to keep him from grabbing her. "Roy, please. Just leave. I will keep my word and if he doesn't keep his, well I'll deal with that when I get there. I don't need you, or anyone else to save me." She had a gut feeling that Adam would keep his word and she couldn't explain it to Roy or anyone else. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

i_can_hit_that
2011-04-08 01:11 am UTC (link)

"Helena, you do not need to prove how tough or honorable you are. We all know it. But if you're betting on Black Adam to be a nice guy, you're going to find yourself disappointed." Roy says, trying to keep his voice low, even if he wanted to tell her that she was being too damned stubborn for her own good.

She does this a lot.

"I can't leave you here in good conscience. If you stay, I'm staying. Adam will just have to deal with it." Roy says.

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	crossbowvixen 2011-04-08 01:13 am UTC (link)
	"Dammit Roy! Can't you just listen for /once/ in your life? Go home! I don't need you here. I don't /want/ you here!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_can_hit_that 2011-04-08 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"If you weren't talking crazy, I might pick /this/ time to be that once." Roy says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heroes_misc 2011-04-08 01:20 am UTC (link)
	A servant knocks on the door. "Lady Helena? Are you well?" she asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbowvixen 2011-04-08 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Helena almost jumped at the sound of knocking. "I'm fine," she called out. "Just a nightmare. No need to worry. I wish to be left alone." If Roy could have seen her face he would have been worried right now. "I can handle this, Roy," she said barely above a whisper. "Go home. Now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_can_hit_that 2011-04-08 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Roy simply shook his head no. He was not leaving Helena alone with this guy. If he left and she got hurt, it would be on Roy's hands. He was pretty sure that Dick could have gotten her to leave, or Batman. She usually listened to them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbowvixen 2011-04-08 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"Go home," she said in a loud whisper. "I will find a way to contact you if I need help." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

i_can_hit_that
2011-04-09 12:58 am UTC (link)

Roy hated the idea of leaving Helena here, but if they didn't go now, they probably weren't leaving.

"Look, I'm going to check for guards. You need to be ready to go by the time I turn around." he says, heading to the door.

"Seriously, we can't afford to--GURK!"

Roy's words are cut off as a massive hand reaches through the door enclosing his throat.

Suddenly, Roy vanishes from sight as he's yanked backward into the hallway and thrown to the ground.

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	heroes_baddie 2011-04-09 12:59 am UTC (link)
	Black Adam stands over Red Arrow's prone form as the other man tries to get to his feet. "You were foolish to come here, and more so to attack my people. Do you have any last words?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbowvixen 2011-04-09 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"Roy!" Helena yelled and ran after him. She skidded to a halt when she saw Adam holding him. "NO! Adam! Please don't hurt him!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_can_hit_that 2011-04-09 01:24 am UTC (link)
	Roy is barely conscious and does not, in fact, have any last words. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heroes_baddie 2011-04-09 01:25 am UTC (link)
	"This man attacked you, Helena. I do not take kindly to men of ill deeds creeping about my palace and attacking my people. Why would you stand for him?" Black Adam asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbowvixen 2011-04-09 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"He didn't attack me," she explained. "He's here under some misguided sense that he needs to save me from you." She sighed. "He's a friend of mine." Friend was probably the best way to put their relationship right now. "He didn't hurt me or even touch me. Please Adam, don't hurt me. He was only trying to convince me to leave here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heroes_baddie 2011-04-09 01:50 am UTC (link)
	"This man is a friend of yours?" Adam asks, looking at Roy as though he's something he scraped off the bottom of his shoe. "And were you planning to leave with him?" Adam asks simply. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbowvixen 2011-04-09 01:53 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, he is a friend," Helena said. Oh Roy you idiot. "No. I gave you my word that I would stay for a week and I will keep my word. I was trying to convince him to go home." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)