Keith Queen (sonic_arrow) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-02-15 13:27:00

Entry tags:

inactive - keith queen, inactive - robert queen, npc - sin queen, npc - tim drake, plot - "brothers in arms"

Return to Star City
Green Arrow stalked the streets of Star City with his brother, Merlyn. Wasn't that some kind of twist in the storyline? The two roles were so opposite of each other, and yet they were paired off in a mission together.

Councilman Vontrell Griffin II was in his home in Soulk Village. The lights were still on in the living room, which Keith recognized. He'd met the councilman before, with his father. He had a family; a wife and children. The thought of killing him sickened Keith to the core, but what could he do? Damien was pulling the strings. At least Robert was there, though. He was the only one Keith felt he could rely on in this situation.

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	Re: Inside the Building sonic_arrow 2011-02-20 05:07 am UTC (link)
	"..." Keith was absolutely stunned. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped. He didn't understand what was going on. Robert just said that... he killed the Artist? But Keith killed the Arist. Why was he making that claim? "...what?" What the hell, Robert? I killed the Artist, not you... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Inside the Building

bloodred_robin
2011-02-21 03:42 am UTC (link)

The conversation between the brothers is interrupted as Red Robin bursts through the window, scattering glass and other debris about the floor as he rolls to his feet and assesses the situation.

Green Arrow is here as is...him?! How could /he/ be here?

"Merlyn." Red Robin growls. "I didn't know you'd finally joined the League. I always thought you were freelance. Whatever hold you've got on Green Arrow ends /now/." he says.

Then he tosses two disks at Merlyn, intending to drop him first.

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	Re: Inside the Building notanarrow 2011-02-21 03:50 am UTC (link)
	To say that Sin is surprised to see her brother in the room would be an understatement. She responds without words, instead drawing two dagger-type blades and throws them at Merlyn. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Inside the Building sonic_arrow 2011-02-21 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Red Robin-- Jade Canary-- Stop!!" Keith punched the discs that Red Robin threw on their sides to knock them off course and away from Robert. He couldn't reach the daggers in time, though. Robert had to dodge those on his own, which Keith was worried about. He was still injured from his fight with Morgaine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Inside the Building

hunters_moon
2011-02-21 05:50 am UTC (link)

Merlyn doesn't bother with words. He simply nocks and fires two arrows simultaneously, shooting down Sin's daggers before they can get to him.

He hopes that his skill is sufficient enough to give them pause, because that trick is going to be hard to duplicate and his shoulder is really hurting right now.

"I just killed Vontrell Griffin II, the same way I killed the Artist in Gotham. Green Arrow found me in his cell and failed to stop me, just like he tried right now and failed again.

So, Red Robin and Jade Canary, you two need to know a couple of things. I've disabled every man on these grounds with a fast-acting neurotoxin, including Griffin's children.

You can stop me or watch them all die as their nervous systems shut down. It's going to be extremely painful. Cheshire's poisons tend to be that way." he taunts.

"So, what's it going to be? Stop me or save these people?" Merlyn asks.

He has to hope they buy this bluff, because he's screwed otherwise.

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Re: Inside the Building

bloodred_robin
2011-02-21 05:51 am UTC (link)

Red Robin sees Green Arrow move to defend Merlyn and his mind races, though his expression doesn't change. He doesn't understand why Green Arrow would be protecting this guy, but he obviously knows something that they don't.

"Arrow, step aside. We're taking this guy in. Whatever he's holding over your head, you don't have to worry about that anymore. If he killed the Artist, we'll see that he pays for it." Red Robin assures him.

"But you can't keep us from taking him." he says, once again drawing his staff.

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Re: Inside the Building

notanarrow
2011-02-21 12:13 pm UTC (link)

Sin doesn't believe Merlyn about the toxin any more than she can believe that her brother is defending the villain in this. Something here isn't adding up--namely that Merlyn hasn't offered or revealed an antidote. But she doesn't want to take chances any more than she wants to see her brother get caught in the crossfire of a madman.

"I don't believe you, Merlyn," she says. "Red Robin, I'm going to check the children. Merlyn's yours. Green Arrow, with me. Now."

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Re: Inside the Building

sonic_arrow
2011-02-21 04:55 pm UTC (link)

Keith was at a loss for what to do. He finally understood what Robert was trying to do, but it was hard to be a witness to that. And at the same time, he didn't want to just let Sin and Tim take Robert down.

He grabbed his bow, nocked and fired an arrow at the ground. It was a smoke bomb arrow. The smoke released quickly started to fill up the room. He didn't say anything, though. Keith just wanted Robert to take the chance to get the hell out of there.

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Re: Inside the Building

hunters_moon
2011-02-21 05:23 pm UTC (link)

Robert wants to ask his brother to come with him. All they'd have to do is get to the harbor and they could be free men. Robert feels that there's a lot he could teach Keith, and a lot that he could learn from his brother as well.

But, in his heart, he knows that someday Keith will come to resent him for taking him away from his family. His parents, his brothers and sisters, and even his girlfriend. They all love him, and Keith wouldn't mean to, but he'd come to hate Robert for taking his life from him, no matter how great it would be to make this a permanent team-up.

He vowed to himself that he wouldn't let Keith sacrifice be in vain.

Merlyn runs in the direction of the door to the study, heading for the garage. If he can just get to a car, he can get out of here.

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Re: Inside the Building

bloodred_robin
2011-02-21 05:26 pm UTC (link)

The smoke bomb both irritates and confuses Red Robin, but moreover, it crystallizes a suspicion he's had since the moment he entered the room.

Green Arrow, for whatever reason, seems to helping Merlyn. That's more distressing than the idea of Merlyn threatening Keith's family in any way, because Tim can understand a threat against his family.

"Merlyn!" he yells, moving his way through the smoke. Luckily, he'd memorized the layout of the room upon entering, so he knows the direction of the door as well.

Ducking low, Red Robin runs off after Merlyn.

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	Re: Inside the Building notanarrow 2011-02-21 05:31 pm UTC (link)
	The only reason Jade Canary isn't subduing her little brother right now is the possibility that children are in danger. She does, however, level Green Arrow a look that says it all as she disappears from the room to check on the children, quickly ascertaining that Merlyn was, in fact, bluffing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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