The night air was thick with humidity. Rain peppered the rooftops of Star City. Green Arrow's suit glistened with water droplets as he prowled far above the streets, clutching his bow as he flipped and vaulted between rooftops.

It had been a slow night, so far. In recent weeks, the city's crime rate had been on a gradual decline thanks to the efforts of Oliver and his team. Given this positive turn of events, he'd almost considered taking off for the night.

Almost.

Regardless of how things seemed, the mission always came first. Crime never truly took a day off, and neither could he. And as he continued to nimbly maneuver across the tops of buildings, he couldn't shake this feeling that his night was going to take an odd turn...

As it was raining in starling city,
four men in white were in tech labs taking tech parts and placing them in a bag. But unknown to them a mysterious vigilantie in white was above on the railing of the ceiling watching and has been following their trail, she shot an arrow at the power switch
two men in white pull out their blaster guns while the other two took the bags to the black van. the vigilantie smirk softly to herself before using her wolf eyes to see, she shot an arrow at the first man in white
the second shoots, causing the vigilantie to dodge.
first man in white runs to the van
the vigilantie jump down using ice powers to land in a pile of snow, quickly melting the pile of snow and pulling the angelic arrow out of the power switch before walking towards the second man in white
he backs up quickly while shooting.
the vigilantie shot the gun out of his hand using an angelic arrow
his gun move across the floor far from him
"you wont stop us......we will capture you......white archer" he said
she uses her disguise voice:"sorry but im stopping you now...."
the van drives off
white archer freeze him to the wall before she made sure no arrows were left laying around and deleted all the audio to the footage, she quickly leaves thinking all the footage was deleted but not all was deleted as she follows the black van from rooftops

Just as the Emerald Archer was about to call it a night and head home, Overwatch's voice rang out over the coms. "You'll never guess who just popped up on our radar."

Green Arrow stopped in place, frowning. "Who?"

"A few street cameras near a private facility in the glades picked up Star City's newest archer in white sneaking in. A few minutes later, a black van comes charging out," Felicity explained matter-of-factly.

Oliver paused. They'd been running down leads on this new vigilante for a few weeks now, but it was like chasing a ghost. Whoever it was, he or she had training, precision, and knew how to throw people off (her) trail.

"Can you pull up any footage from inside of the building?" He demanded, itching to set off already.

"I am almost offended you even had to ask," Felicity responded dryly. A rapid clattering of keys sounded over the coms. A moment later--

"Unfortunately, our new friend here was clever enough to erase any visual footage. The audio only appears to be corrupted, though..."

Another small lapse of silence, in which Felicity typed a rapid series of commands.

"I've managed to clear up some of the audio. Lots of gunfire, something that sounds a lot like ice being fired, and of course, the van driving off. So basically, the usual."

Peering over the edge of the building, Green Arrow had been about to ask how close was the facility, when he spotted a black van careening through the streets.

Glancing up, he spotted her. Clad in a suit much like his own and stalking the van from the rooftops - the White Archer.

"Oliver? Did you hear me?"
"I've got eyes on White Archer!" Oliver growled, racing after her.

White archer jump rooftop to rooftop chasing after the van, she even did a jump flip to the sixth rooftop
'Hey we got company coming' crystal mentally told her
She listen to crystal and continued to chase
Black van speeding through the streets
White archer decided to use the rain to her advantage, she focus on her powers and shot ice at the street from her hands
The street became slippery as the van skid on the frozen half of the road crashing into a light pole
'Now to get rid of the follower...' archer thought as she use ice on the rooftop she was on before jumping to the next one and shot an arrow zipline to the light post, using her ice bow to slide down to the van

Green Arrow continued to streak after the vigilante, bow drawn and eyes never leaving the White Archer's retreating form. As a ray of ice issued from her hands, however, he paused for a fraction of a moment. He'd never witnessed her powers firsthand. Was she a metahuman?

Making a mental note to question her about it later, he watched in begrudging respect as she made clever use of her abilities to freeze the slippery streets and bring the van to a violent halt.

This feeling was short lived as the ground he was sprinting across suddenly became equally slippery. He skidded towards the edge of the roof. Digging his heels into the ice, he quickly drew a grappling arrow, nocking it in one smooth motion. As he slid off the building, he fired it. It dug into the edge of the building opposite of him, slowing his descent to the streets.

He made no sudden moves as his boots made contact with the ground. There was every possibility this could be resolved without coming to blows. "Let's talk."

White archer land and move her ice bow off the zipline before walking over to the black van
Black van was stuck on the light post, two men in white suits wake up from the crash and grab their blaster guns
She stopped when a voice came from behind her, she knew he was there but decided not to speak to let him ask his questions
Her wolf hearing picks up the men movement inside the van, causing her to stop walking closer to the van

"These men you're pursuing, who are they?" Green Arrow demanded, starting to approach very gradually. He weighed every step, keeping a close eye on her hands. She didn't seem malicious yet, just elusive. Despite that, he was in no way looking to be on the wrong end of one of her ice blasts.

White archer stays stopped there near the van listening with her wolf hearing, she takes a step back and fix her suit glooves, putting two fingers near her face to signal arrow to be quiet but of course seems like he didnt notice why
Two men in white make sure blaster guns are loaded
She hears the click noise and backs up more quickly
Suddenly the van door opens and the two men in white start shooting blasts from blaster guns at arrow and white archer causing her to go behind a car close by

Green Arrow dove behind the cover of a vehicle as blasts rang out. He cursed himself mentally for not assessing whether or not they'd been incapacitated, and for not picking up on the archer's signal sooner.

"Green Arrow, what's your status?" Felicity inquired.

"These guys our new 'friend' is hunting aren't our run-of-the-mill thugs. They have laser-based guns," he replied with haste.

He nocked a pair of arrows, their emerald tips glistening in the rain. Taking a chance, the Emerald Archer rose from his cover for a fleeting moment, letting loose the arrows before crouching once more. With any luck, they'd pierce the two men's shoulders, hopefully dispatching them both.

The two men in white kept shooting, they were shot in the shoulder causing them to drop their guns
White archer shot an angelic arrow
Angelic arrow shot first man in white left leg
First man in white fell to ground
She then fights second man in white

He watched as an arrow whistled through the air, taking in the unearthly glint it gave off as it sailed straight into one of the men's leg.

Seizing the opportunity, Green Arrow vaulted from behind the car, rolling deftly across the concrete before charging the remaining man in white along with White Archer.

Wielding his bow like a staff, he slammed the bridge of it into the man's nose with enough force to send him sprawling onto the street.

"Nice moves," Green Arrow commented gruffly, peering over at his fellow vigilante. She'd been adamant on keeping silent throughout this whole encounter. It was Oliver's hope that dispatching these potential eavesdroppers would loosen her tongue.

"Gonna answer my questions now?"

White archer disguise voice:"yes....these men work for mr master, he is the new rich man in town but wont show his face much because of his good reputation and ego"

She was glad that her training always pays off especially with hand to hand fighting, if matt and stick havent had taken her in years ago then she would probably be dead in vlads lab.
White archer walk over and pulled out the now gray tip angelic arrow out of the first man in white right leg. she use a small towel to clean off the blood before placing it back in her arrow bag

That's vague, Green Arrow thought, frowning.

Green Arrow watched curiously as she extracted the arrow from the man in white. He normally left his arrows embedded in his foes, but it occurred to him that was because he had practically limitless resources as far as replacing arrows were concerned. Perhaps her resources were limited.

"Does 'Mr. Master' have a first name? Is he tied to any companies here in Starling? What sort of dealings is he involved in?" The archer asked, pressing for more intel.

White archer disguise voice:"his first name is vlad, he isnt tied to any company yet. Dealings? He only hires his men to do as he says"

"The name checks out," Felicity's voice cheerfully resounded through the coms. "Vlad Master, Star City's newest one percenter and, according to our new friend, rich bad guy."

Green Arrow made a mental note to have a pointed conversation with Mr. Master at some point. But first, he needed more to go on. "And what exactly has he had them doing? What's his goal here? And how did they get their hands on energy weapons?" the archer demanded brusquely.

White archer disguise voice:"he is having them search the city for someone and stealing parts of tech. As for his goal i dont know what it is exactly other than trying to find someone. He created the energy weapons"
Archer felt a painful headache and a growl from inside her mind, seems crystal is hungry and wouldnt want to wait for food.
She lean agianst the van for a moment, puts her hand near her hood

"Advanced tech? Energy weapons? A superhero with ice powers? Are you sure were not in Central City by mistake?" Felicity quipped. Oliver didn't so much as smirk as the gravity of the situation weighing in on his thoughts. There was no telling what Vlad's endgame with the tech was, but someone's life was potentially at stake, and Masters already had the resources to build advanced firearms.

This needed to end before it escalated.

Green Arrow's eyes widened slightly as White Archer appeared to lurch against the van, her hand raised to her head. "What happened? Are you okay?" he asked, shades of concern bleeding into his voice. He gave the area a quick look around, ascertaining that no other threats had suddenly come upon them.

When no threat appeared to be in sight, he returned his attention to the archer. Had she sustained a blow that he hadn't been aware of, and was just now reeling from it?

White archer use her wolf hearing and chuckle a little hearing the voice on coms, she wince a bit:"im fine...i just need to go"
She still lean agianst the van thinking to herself:'just wait a bit longer crystal and we will go hunt...'
Crystal growls in her mind:'im tired of waiting feed me or else....'
She knew if she didnt leave soon, her arms under glooves and sleeves of suit would change

"If you're hurt, we can help you," Green Arrow said, watching her closely. He was perplexed. The Emerald Archer didn't have a clue what had befallen her, only that it was clearly inducing considerable pain.

He couldn't afford to let this meeting conclude just yet. There was still too much that didn't add up. Who was this vigilante beneath the hood and how had she gotten entangled with Vlad Masters and his subordinates?

White archer shoots an arrow zipline with an angelic arrow on it, disguise voice:"im sorry but i must leave now, im not injured i just need to get to somewhere"
She didnt trust arrow enough yet to let him help her, since they just met

A frown crossed Green Arrow's visage as she zipped away. Understandably, she wasn't too generous with the details. This was their first time meeting face-to-face, after all.

Still, he felt the smallest twinge of annoyance as he drew a grappling arrow and placed it on the string. The encounter had left him with more questions than answers, but there was one thing he knew for certain; he would meet the White Archer again.

"Overwatch, I'm headed back to base," he said. At that, he released the arrow, letting it pull him off into the night.

White archer swings across the city using her arrow zipline, shooting and swinging from one building to the next before landing on a rooftop, then jumping rooftop to rooftop until she reach the nearby forest
She drop down landing on a pile of snow she created and went inside the forest
Setting down her arrow bag and ice bow, she makes sure no one is around her

It was a beautiful morning in Star City, a stark contrast to the dreary, rainy atmosphere of the previous night. There was hardly a cloud in the sky, and the sun cast a comfortable warmth upon the denizens.

Sitting in the back of an Audi R8 and dressed in a jet-black business suit, Oliver was currently on his way to Queen Consolidated. Following Slade WIlson's uprising and the exposure of Isabel Rochev, the Queen Heir had just barely managed to resume his former position in the company, and since then he'd intended to make the most of it.

First things first, however, he thought to stop and grab a coffee to truly start off his day. There was a place called Angelic Cafe that he'd grown quite fond of in the last couple of weeks. The lattes were especially refreshing.

Admittedly, there was another reason him kept coming back. And Diggle had bothered him about it all morning as he drove Oliver to the cafe.

Parking outside of the cafe, Diggle glanced at Oliver through the rearview mirror, a wide smirk plastered on his strong features. "So, are you gonna talk to that barista today?"

Oliver rolled his eyes. "You're never gonna let that one go, are you, John?" He asked, incredulously.

"Well considering you've been coming to this place for the last two weeks without making a move, no, I don't think I will."

Oliver shook his head. "Diggle, you know my relationship track record. It's a hit or miss, especially in our line of work."

Diggle nodded in agreement. "With a tendency to end in a miss."

"You're not helping."

Diggle laughed. "Oliver, you know I just want what's best for you, man. I know what we do tends to complicate things, but we can't let that prevent us from trying to have some semblance of normal lives."

Oliver sighed. This time, Diggle peered back, meeting Oliver's eyes. "Take your shot man. You do that, and regardless of how it goes, I won't badger you about it."

Oliver gave an incredibly skeptical smirk. "Uh huh."

At that, Oliver exited the car to the chorus of Diggle's chortling. He straightened his tie, insides tingling with nervous energy.

He was going to do it. Diggle was right. Despite the chaos of being the Green Arrow, he couldn't let that get in the way of enjoying the simpler aspects of life. If nothing else, he'd at least try to get her name and number before leaving here today.

Taking a deep breath, he idly fixed his tie once more, before heading into the cafe.

as it was a sunny day, it was another shitty morning for lily im her abandon apartment in the glades. she felt weak as she gets up from her bed getting ready for the day
Crystal mentally spoke:'i hate the nightmares i fear they wont stop'
Lily nod while cooking some eggs:"its been happening for years crystal i dont think we will be getting any sleep....maybe i should call in sick?"
Crystal mentally spoke:'and miss your chance to talk to that guy? I think you prefer to work'
She sigh knowing crystal is right and put on thin winter jacket with thin winter glooves, before she eats and leaves her appartment with satchel purse after finish getting ready
The taxi pulls up
Lily pays the driver and taxi drives towards angelic cafe in the upper part of starling city

Kaito was at the angelic cafe wearing a butler outfit, one of the codes was to wear cute serving clothes
'I just need to flirt her into helping me agian' he thought

The first thing that struck Oliver when he entered the cafe was that the barista wasn't even there. His probing stare swept the establishment numerous times but he didn't see her at all.

He couldn't have known that she was well on her way to the cafe, and thus he felt a twinge of disappointment as he stepped in line to order his drink. Perhaps she just hadn't turned up yet. Or maybe she isn't coming in today.

He shook the thought out of his mind. It was too soon to jump to any conclusions. He decided he would simply get his drink and sit in the cafe for fifteen minutes or so.

When he got up to the counter, he ordered an iced caramel macchiato, before going over to grab a seat.

The taxi pulls up minutes later
Lily steps out, she heads inside, has bit of eye bags under her eyes

Kaito notice lily and quickly rush over:"hey...i was wondering if we could talk....you dont look great"
She lower her eyes at kaito:"why? And how do i not look great?"
Kaito rub his neck:"i need your help with a special 'job' tonight and you forgot to put something under your eyes"
Lily frown realizing:"oh right sorry i just forgot this morning"
Her hair was in a ponytail

Sipping from his macchiato in a somewhat uncomfortable silence, a wave of relief washed over Oliver as he caught sight of the barista. He just barely suppressed a smile, a slight flutter in his chest at the way her brown ponytail briefly caught in the sunlight as she entered the cafe.

As he sought to meet her eyes, however, he paused. Dark bags hung beneath them. She must not have been getting a lot of sleep lately.

Before he could think any further on the observation, another employee of the cafe had crossed the room to greet her. Oliver's happy demeanor declined a few notches, but he didn't yet jump to any conclusions. Whoever this guy was, he was her co-worker, and they were just talking. It wasn't anything out of the ordinary.

Oliver continued sipping his drink, resolving to approach her once she'd started her shift.

Kaito place a finger under her chin making her tilt her head up a bit:"you are always smart and pretty....even if sometimes you dont look that way...can you help me tonight?" He shows his charmful smile
Lily blush lightly unaware that kaito charm was affecting her
Crystal mentally spoke:'snap out of it lily he is just gonna hurt you like before...'

There was no overlooking it. From the way her co-worker tilted up her chin, the magnetic charm exuded through his smile, and the way she blushed against his touch, Oliver knew something was going on between them.

He'd waited too long.

Oliver felt a pang of disappointment, tearing his gaze away from the pair. Finishing his drink, he stood. Though he didn't look forward to the conversation that would ensue with Diggle, Oliver had no real reason to stay any longer.

It's not like I really knew her anyway, he thought to himself comfortingly. It was true, after all. They'd only ever had a few brief exchanges, with the occasional stolen glance at her. It had been a little crush, nothing more.

Sighing slightly, his expression stoic, Oliver straightened his tie, and started towards the exit.

Lily suddenly snapped out of it and slapped kaito hand away:"i dont like you that way anymore kaito stop it...."
Kaito stumbled back into table
She notice oliver walking towards the exit and stop him using her right hand wearing soft thin winter gloove, she blushes more trying her best not to show it but it shows, she kinda stumbles with her words:"h-hey im sorry i couldnt serve your coffee it took me awhile to get here..." she likes oliver more

Oliver stopped moments before reaching the door. He arched a brow, a puzzled expression on his face. As he glanced over at her co-worker, a look of surprise overtook his bewilderment.

As he connected the dots, he couldn't help the twinge of joy that swelled in his chest. "Oh Lily, it's okay, really. Don't worry," Oliver replied with a genuine smile, voice lighter than usual.

"I'm glad you're here now. I was hoping to catch you before I left," he started, meeting her eyes. Now was his chance. "I was wondering if, um, maybe you'd be interested in grabbing dinner after your shift."

Lily smiled lightly, he was assuring her about the coffee

She look into his eyes giving a curious look:"oh? What did you want to talk about?"
Crystal mentally spoke in her mind:'remember you have that 'thing' to do tonight'
She listen to crystal in her mind before thinking about oliver offer, feeling very suprised and blush, smiling a bit more:"i would love to oliver...when and where?"

A wave of mingled joy and relief swept over Oliver. It had worked! He taken a shot and it got somewhere. In the back of his mind, he imagined Diggle's chuckling visage, telling him "I told you so".

"Big Belly Burger's only a few blocks from here," Oliver remarked. The famous fast food chain was a classic first-date spot in Star City. They were well known for their delicious burgers and inexpensive costs, not that the latter would've troubled Oliver even the slightest.

"I could swing by and pick you up after your shift. What time do you get off?"

Lily smiled and writes her number on her waiters notepad:"i get off at five pm but i have to run an errand afterwards so i will be outside the cafe waiting at seven pm" she has her number written incase he asks for it

Crystal mentally spoke in lily mind making a gag motion:'why not a fancy place? I wish you would let me take over'

"Great, I'll pick you up then," Oliver said, beaming. "Before I head out, could I get your number?"

Lily tears the piece of paper with her number from her waiter notepad and hands it to him:"i already written it down, i'll see you tonight then...."

Oliver pocketed the note, nodding appreciatively. "See you at seven," he said with a wink, channeling a trace of the charm he used to possess.

At that, he headed out of the cafe, his grin not faltering. Even he was surprised with how his spirits soared; for him, it was a rare feeling for him and one that he dearly missed.

He caught Diggle's eye as he made his way back to the car. This time, however, he looked forward to the ensuing conversation they would have on the way to Queen Consolidated.

Lily blush and smiled watching oliver smirk at her then he left
-After a few hours, around five pm-

Lily puts her waitress notepad and takes off her apron uniform setting it on counter, she heads through employee only back entrance alleyway which is private parking area for herself and employees. And pressed a button on her phone
A white three wheel motorcycle pulls up and she lift the bottom of the seat up revealing her white archer suit
After a few minutes white archer fix her hood and domino mask before driving off on her motorcycle heading towards an abandon animal control center near the upper right side of the city

By the time five o'clock rolled around, Oliver was just leaving Queen Consolidated's towering complex. After a day full of uninteresting calls and monotonous meetings, he was mentally drained. The thought of his upcoming date kept his spirits high, however, and as he ambled over to his car with Diggle in tow, he wore a small grin.

The sun hung low in the evening sky, painting the clouds orange and red. It was much too early to don the green hood, and Oliver had intended to take tonight off anyhow. It was rare that he did such a thing, and he certainly didn't intend to make a habit of it. However, given the circumstances, he gave himself a little leeway. The city could do without the Green Arrow for a single night.

Right now, his only destination was home, to get ready.

white archer drives white motorcycle with three wheels through the city streets, heading to the abandon animal control center
kaito kid calls her while putting on his hat and monocle:'are you on your way?"
white archer driving, disguise voice talking to him:"no. look i need you to head to the abandon animal control center, someone i know got captured now i need you to help me get them and the other non dangerous wolves out"
kaito kid head to rooftop of his appartment and pulled a large black string on his suit, his cape turned into hangglider, he runs and jumps up, flying towards her location
she arrives at the abandon animal control center, noticing two security guards guarding the entrance, turns her motorcycle off and tries to figure out a plan

In no time, the duo had pulled up to the illustrious, castle-like Queen Mansion. It looked newer, more pristine than before. Since the mansion's near destruction at the hands of a mirakuru enhanced psychopath named James Green, Oliver had put resources into its restoration, scrounging up old blueprints and outlines to ensure that his childhood home was rebuilt to absolute perfection.

The air was cool as he stepped out of the Audi R8. The sun continued its slow descent below the horizon. Oliver's date was in less than two hours, and the clock was ticking away.

He hurried in at a brisk pace. Once in, he immediately set off to change out of his work attire. A suit was far too formal for a date at Big Belly Burger of all places.

He hopped into a scathing hot shower. Trimmed some of the scruffiness on his visage. Freshened himself up a little extra.

Diggle, on the other hand, had set off for the Quiver (formerly the Arrowcave), to train and, when night fell, to go out into the field. He'd been more than happy to pick up the slack while Oliver took the night. The Emerald Archer felt a surge of fondness for his best friend and brother-in-arms.

Afterwards, Oliver entered his room to change into a more casual outfit. Dark jeans, a jet black t-shirt beneath a sepia brown leather jacket.

By this time, the clock had rolled to nearly six. There was still plenty of time before the date.

All the while, Oliver remained blissfully ignorant to the clandestine operation going down in his city.

kaito kid land beside white archer and throws smoke bombs at the two guards
as the smoke covered the two guards, white archer and kaito kid run inside to the cage room, she opens the door and is greeted by eight wolves, one in the back was grey and white, rushes over to the cage whimpers
white archer smiled, disguise voice:"im gonna get you out of here"
two guards then head inside and turn on the alarm
alarm goes off
white archer use ice powers and break lock before opening door
eight wolves runs out fast quickly
two guards block the entrance
the wolves growl at the guards, attacking them
guards run, they only had two nets
white archer runs out behind the wolves exiting the building:"kid capture them please"
kaito kid smirk and use his special gun, shoots out a card hitting a tree
a tree limp cut by card falls ontop of the two guards making them unable to move

There's not really anything for Oliver to do right now except wait to head out and meet Lily. He's taking the night off from vigilantism, Diggle isn't heading out until nightfall, Felicity presumably isn't at the base yet, and White Archer and Kaito Kid are carrying out their operation on an abandoned animal control facility. All these factors combined means Team Arrow would have no idea this is going down, at least not right now.

Oliver was growing more and more restless by the minute. Energy tingled through his body as seven o'clock drew nearer. The deafening silence permeating the mansion didn't help alleviate his tension in the least. He spent so much time in the head space of the Green Arrow lately, so many countless hours dedicated to the mission, that in these quiet moments of solitude he didn't often know what to do with himself.

Though his spirits were high, in the back of his mind he felt the tiniest bit of guilt for even taking a single night off. It was irrational, he knew. He deserved a little off-time from shooting criminals with arrows. Especially when said off-time would be spent having dinner with a sweet, beautiful woman such as Lily.

He suddenly took out his phone, an idea forming in his mind. Clicking away on the device for a few moments, he sent a text to his little sister.

<"Something crazy happened today.">

An amused smirk formed on his lips as Thea texted back almost immediately.

<"what????">
<"You know that barista Dig told you about? At Angelic Cafe?>"
<"the one you've been ogling the past few weeks apparently?What about her?">

<"I asked her out. Meeting her at big belly burger in a few.>"

There was a small delay in her response time. Then---

<bout time!! lol I knew you wouldn't stay all lone wolf forever. Want some proposals spots? *smirk emoji*>

Oliver rolled his eyes.
<"On the first date? Unlikely.">
<"Hey you've had some prettyyyyy eventful first dates before, iirc, so I wouldn't be totally surprised.">

This time, Oliver laughed. She wasn't wrong. In his more degenerate days, dates tended to get pretty wild. He had a myriad of first date stories, not that he felt comfortable telling any of them. 

<"well thanks for keeping me in the loop, bro. Have a great date! Keep me posted. Love ya>

<"Love you too, Speedy.>"

At that, Oliver replaced his phone in his pocket, before heading outside. The sun was halfway submerged below the skyline at this point. The skies had grown darker, the air a little chillier.

There were twenty minutes till seven. He needed to get back into town. Entering his Audi R8, he started up the engine, preparing to do just that.

The grey white wolf walked closer to white archer and bow its head:"thank you my alphess"
He and the other wolves head to their individual pack grounds
Kaito kid glanced at his watch:"we need to get you home its almost time for the ball" he joked

She facepalmed, when kaito made jokes like this it was hard to laugh about it:"lets go"
Kaito kid pressed a button on his invisible g watch
A portal appeared
White archer walks through it while kaito kid takes her motorcycle

The portal appeared in her appartment as she walk out of it
She changes out of suit and picks out a grey t shirt, blue jeans, black thin winter jacket, thin grey glooves.

Crystal mentally spoke:'feed me'
Lily shift into wolf form eating cut up deer meat waiting few moments before she shifted back and changed into her outfit picked out. It was only minutes before seven, quickly takes hair out of ponytail making sure it was brushed straight

Crystal mentally shook head:'you seem like you want to make this perfect even though its just one date'

As Oliver drove into the city, he freed a hand to pull out his phone, whilst the other remained on the steering wheel. He hastily sent Lily a text.

<Where can I pick you up?>

Lily finishes fixing her hair and notice the text
<in the glades, the building appartment that has boarded up windows and the only one with a fence> she texted

oliver frowned slightly. It was well known that the Glades was the black sheep of Starling City's many districts. It was a neglected, crime-ridden cesspool of a neighborhood long before Malcom Merlyn obliterated half of it. Now? Its inhabitants were still picking up the pieces, and in the wake of the disaster, more gangs had moved in. This meant more violence, more drugs flooding the streets, more chaos.

he was here on many nights, doing everything I could to clean up the place. Despite my best efforts, the crime rate had barely declined. I pitied every soul who was forced to continue living there in its current state, and felt a pang of sympathy as my eyes ran over Lily's text again.

In minutes I had pulled into the neighborhood. I now cruised slowly through the streets, eyes darting between houses, probing for the telltale details Lily had given me.

It wasn't long before I found her place. Boarded up windows, a fence enclosure, just as she described. I parked next to the sidewalk and sent her a text letting her know I was outside.

ily notice the text and then grabs her purse, heading outside, she lock the door before heading over to oliver car
She smiled seeing him, and opens the car door getting in:"hey oliver"

My chest swelled with elation. "Hello, Lily," I replied, greeting her with a winsome smile. My heart fluttered slightly as I met her brown eyes for a fraction of a moment, before tearing my gaze away.

"That jacket looks really nice on you," I said as I drove out of the Glades towards Big Belly Burger.

Lily blush lightly, she felt some of her cold heart beat a bit more than usual, she look into his eyes before he tore away from her gaze to drive:"thanks, you look amazing in that outfit" she kinda stuttered a bit trying to figure out the right thing to say.
But looks out the window as he drove
Crystal mentally spoke in her mind:'god your even worse talking to him than kaito...'

meanwhile kaito kid look at the Queen Consolidated building across from the building he was on, a com in his ear listening to his 'assistant'
"how much security is in the building?"

"alot so far im doing my best to hack into their secruity now...are you sure you want to do this? Why would their jewel be one of your targets?"

kaito chuckled:"because i am a phantom theif and i like to prove any jewel can be stolen...now conan tell me when you have hacked in"

I smiled.
"Thank you! I just figured it'd be a little out of place walking into big belly burger wearing a suit," I said with a light chuckle, continuing to drive on. "Plus, ties and grease don't mix."

Lily chuckled:"that is very true, the stain is hard to get out of clothing"


Alarms in quiver cave go off a bit as queens building security was being hacked into

<---Oliver--->
"No kidding. My friend John made the mistake of wearing a suit to Big Belly Burger once," I began, shaking my head at the memory. The image of Diggle's horrified face came to mind, and I nearly gave into a fit of laughter. "Let's just say I had to buy him a new jacket."

In minutes, I'd pulled into the restaurant's parking lot. Stopping, I exited the car and briskly walked around to open the passenger's door for Lily.

Meanwhile....

"So you're telling me Oliver took the night off for a date?" Felicity asked, her voice dripping with mirth as she entered the Quiver with Diggle in tow.

Diggle chuckled. "Believe me, Felicity, I'm just as shocked as you. I'm not sure which criminal hit him in the head hard enough for this to go down, but I appreciate them for it."

For a moment they both dissolved into laughter. The mood was light and cheerful, their spirits high.

The mood was quickly snuffed out as an alert sounded from the computers. A look of worry crossed Felicity's face as she raced over to the consoles, Diggle walking closely behind her.

"You have GOT to be kidding," Felicity exclaimed, groaning in exasperation at the information being displayed to her.

"What's happening?" Diggle demanded, brows creasing as he studied the monitors.

"Someone's trying to breach Queen Consolidated's cybersecurity systems," she replied, eyes glued to the screen. In a slight frenzy, Felicity began typing in dozens of commands. Fortified dozens of firewalls. Checked on numerous encryptions. She began doing everything in her power to keep the hacker out of the system.

Lily laughed and smiled:"it was nice of you to get him a jacket"
She looked at the restraunt once they pull up, watching oliver walk around to her door opening it for her, she steps out once he does
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Conan continues to hack into the queen cybersecurity system, he speaks into kaito com:"they are putting up alot of firewalls, kaito go to the rooftop there should be a pannel on the rooftop that has wires inside its the where the secruity camera and power is , cut it"
kaito kid run and jump off rooftop pulling a cord on his suit, cape turns into hanglider, he flies over landing on the rooftop. Looks around finding the panel

Felicity's jaw dropped. Then, she let out an indignant sigh.

"What now?" Diggle asked, arching a brow.

Swiveling around in her chair to face him - a look of utmost chagrin on her face - she said, "They cut the power to the building, which means that someone is trying to physically break-in. The security cameras are down too, which means we're in the dark."

Diggle crossed his arms, thinking hard. "How long until the backup generators are up and running?"

"No clue," Felicity admitted. "It could be anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes. Either way, the people inside will be vulnerable to whoever's breaking in."

Diggle raced across the base, over to where his kevlar jacket and Spartan helm were on display. "I'll head over there. Keep me posted on the building's status over coms."

"You don't even have to ask," Felicity turned back to face the computer, frowning. She gasped suddenly, prompting Diggle to give her a bewildered glance.

"What about Oliver?!" she demanded, eyes wide. Neither of them particularly liked the thought of interrupting Oliver's date. Not because they were afraid of incurring his ire, but because they knew he'd race out of his date to help the situation in a heartbeat. For better or worse, it was who he was.

"We can handle this," Diggle said firmly as he finished suiting up. A vibrant green light lit up the visor as he placed it on.

At that, he exited the base. Hopping on Oliver's motorcycle, he took off, heading towards Queen Consolidated.

-At Big Belly Burger-

Oliver chuckled. "Well it was the least I could do, seeing as I basically dragged him there. Aside from being one of my best friends, he was formerly my bodyguard," he said.

Closing the door behind her, Oliver entered the establishment, presumably with her following behind. The scent of sizzling burgers and fried foods filled the air as they entered. It was far warmer in here too.

"Good to get out of that cold, eh?" Oliver remarked as he slid into a booth by the window.

Kaito kid lands on rooftop and remove the secruity power pannel cutting the power cord,
The power turns off in the building causing people inside to become confused except guards are now on alert
"You only have fifteen minutes before generators kick in and by then you would be noticed"

Kaito kid:"thanks conan" he opens vent and sneaks inside

There are four people inside, two are guards, the other two are coworkers who are working on tech

Kaito kid crawled through vent till he spotted a guard in the break room, he break out the vent hood landing ontop the guard
Several minutes the guard walks out of the break room heading to the blueprint room
The real guard was unconsious in a closet in break room 
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Lily was bit suprised:"wait your friend used to be your bodyguard? Thats intresting"

She followed close behind him, smelling the cooking burgers as they walk inside over to the booth.
Hearing oliver remark as he slides into a booth, she sits across from him, thinking about it:"that is true it is very cold out there. Good thing we brought our jackets though"

Her skin though felt cold and in awkward times like this she sometimes shivers randomly

It was nearing nighttime, which meant many employees had gone home for the day. Those that remained were on high alert as the building went dark. The air grew thick with tension as security swept through the floors with flashlights. A few technicians flanked by guards were on their way up the stairwell leading to the electrical panel on the roof, whilst others were headed downward to ensure the backup generators would activate.

The filing room, containing various classified documents, was closed-off by a door requiring a company key card to open. The door itself was electrical in nature, and without power, it would be unopenable by conventional means.

-Spartan-

Spartan had arrived on sight in a matter of minutes, tearing across the roads to get to the company building faster. When he'd gotten close, he had parked the motorcycle in an alleyway, before climbing atop another building just across from Queen Consolidated.

"You know, you could've totally just walked in through the front door," Felicity quipped over coms.
Diggle shook his head. "It's a little direct for Spartan to just walk into Queen Consolidated during the evening, isn't it?"
"Right, and since when has being direct been our thing."

Diggle chortled. He grabbed the device he had slung over his back - a zipline gun. "You said the electrical panel's on top of the building, right?" he asked Felicity as he took aim.

"Yep. Not the most secure place for it, I don't think."

Spartan pulled the trigger. Steam hissed from the gun as a long cord attached to a hook shot out. The hook shattered through glass and embedded itself in an office on an upper floor.

"Our perp might still be on one of the top floors," Spartan explained, improvising his pistol as a way to affix himself to the long cable. He ziplined down, cold air whipping against his face as he rapidly hurtled towards a glass window.

Kicking out his legs at the last moment, Diggle came smashing into the office, scattering glass all over.
"With the security cameras down, I won't have visual. You're on your own in there, Spartan," Felicity warned, a hint of worry creeping into her voice.
"Copy that," Diggle said, giving his pistol a quick look over. "I'll be fine."

Meanwhile....

Oliver noticed her shiver. His smile didn't fade, but concern crossed his face. "Is that jacket warm enough? You can use mine if not," he asked warmly, gesturing to his own jacket.

Guard searches and then reaches filing room, muttering lowly whispering:"are you sure it will work?"
"Of course it will, the small electrical device box will turn on the power for the door"

Guard places small electric box on filing door key card lock, a very small blue light comes from the box.
The key card lock turns on
He then slide stolen guard key card into the keycard reader

Light turn green on door lock

Guard smirk to himself as he open door heading inside starting to look for starling city muesum jewelry vault blueprint in the filing blueprint cabniets

"The file name will be under v"
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Lily realize her shivering was noticable, she blush a bit about oliver offer wondering if she should just accept without telling the truth or tell him
Crystal mentally spoke in her mind:'just accept the jacket, if you try to explain what you are he may not go on another date with you'

She smiled at oliver but felt bit of worry:"are you sure? I dont want you to get cold either"

Spartan continued his search, gun raised and eyes narrowed as he walked in the dark, clearing corners and hallways. His visor and all the lights from outside gave him a clear visual of every going on around him. The problem? There was absolutely nothing going on. He hadn't picked up a single sign of the intruder.

"Those backup generators should be on by now," Diggle grumbled, shaking his head.

"Yeah, they should really look into upping the speed of those things. Though I suppose they don't get many power outages, so not many opportunities to test them," Felicity remarked.

Felicity frowned as a tiny notification appeared on the screen. Somewhere on the floor above Diggle, a very small surge of electricity had gone off, enough to power an electric door. It was the only one of its nature. The building was still in the dark otherwise.

Feeling a twinge of suspicion, Felicity instructed Spartan to check out the floor above. He did so without hesitation, swiftly making his way up the stairwell and onto the next floor.

Spartan raised his handgun once again, his probing gaze darting all about the place. His movements were slow, measured, as to not give himself away in case the intruder was up here.

Rounding a corner, Diggle's eyes fell upon a door left ajar, with light from the room behind it streaming out. A tiny box was attached to it, and the key card reader was red. It shouldn't have been. The building had no power.

The sound of someone shuffling through things in the room told Diggle everything he needed to know. It didn't take a detective to put two and two together.

"Overwatch," Spartan began, lowering his voice to a faint whisper, "I think we've found our thief. They've somehow powered up the electric door and gotten through it. They're looking for something in that room."

"Be. Careful," Felicity warned. Nodding, Spartan slowly crept towards the door. The moment he got the opportunity, he would jump into view without entering the room, yelling, "Don't move!"

Meanwhile....

"Nah, I'll be fine," Oliver assured her as he removed his jacket. Gently passing it to her, he continued, "There were much colder nights than this on the island."

As he did this, a waitress came over, a practiced smile on her face and a menu clutched in either hand. "Can I get y'all started with anything to drink?" she asked sweetly as she set the menus down in front of them.

"I'll have whatever she's having," Oliver replied, gesturing to his beautiful date as he flashed a winsome smile at her.

Guard check v label drawer and search for it, he finds it and rolls it up into a small flat square putting it in jacket

"Now you need to get out of there before--" conan words were cut off by someone

"Don't move!"

guard look up outside noticing the newcomer and his suit, his voice matching the guard, he doesnt move both hands behind his back he flicks his right hand, spartan com now in his right hand fist behind his back.
Then his left, a smoke bomb appeared in his left arm sleeve, he took out his two way security guard walkie talkie:"10-33 i need back up i found the theif" he was going to blame spartan for the theft
Drops two way by the time spartan shoots, bullet goes through glass, guard move out of way dodging it

Conan listen in, he knows kaito kid can get out of situations like this easily so he wasnt gonna worry

He notice spartan trying to speak to
himself, chuckle to himself:"looking for something? I didnt know you had an partner behind the scene" he holds out spartan com
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Lily frown when he mention the island, she felt as if he suffered alot. She put the jacket over hers noticing the waitress walks up

Crystal mentally spoke:'the jacket smells nice...'

As the waitress asked, lily felt a bit suprised that oliver would have the same drink as her

'I hope he wont be too disappointed'

She thought before ordering, silently blushing because of oliver smile:"i will have a water"

END