Working With Red

Twins Equals Double Trouble

Updated: 2021.08.26

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"We're approaching the IFLI building," Green Arrow muttered as the group made their way into the back alley separating the building from the one beside it. "Let's go." 

"How are we supposed to get in?" you asked, though you felt stupid for doing so as Black Canary knelt down and began picking at the lock. The door swung open no more than ten seconds later, and Black Canary stood, a triumphant smile on her face. 

The four of you slipped though the door and down a long corridor before finding yourselves in the main lobby, surrounded by towering plaster columns and admittedly-tacky décor. The crystal chandeliers hanging above your heads were nothing to pass over, either. However, while the room was quite extravagant, there was this lingering eerie vibe making you uneasy; the atmosphere seemed almost heavy, and you really didn't like it. 

"This place is beautiful," Black Canary whispered, her gaze trailing up to the high ceiling. "How did they manage to build something like this in such a short amount of time?" 

"When you're rich and holding a gun to someone's head, things get done without much controversy," Roy muttered, earning a pointed look from you. "Am I wrong?" 

"Can we just get to the basement and get this over with?" you murmured, an uncomfortable shudder rippling through your body. "This place gives me the creeps." 

"This way." The three of you turned to look at Green Arrow as he waved you over to a door leading to a stairwell against the back wall, behind a large maple-wood desk that nearly spanned across the entire length of the wall. You waited for Black Canary to pick the lock before the door creaked open, and you filed down the stairway, each presenting a weapon. Down four flights you went, the light rumbling of generators and creaking of pipes accompanying your pattering footsteps. The further you trudged, the more uneasy you were growing. Though your mask hid your frightened expression well, it was your stuttered breathing that caught Red Arrow's attention, and he tapped you with the end of his bow, making you jump. 

'Calm down,' he mouthed, giving you a reassuring nod. 'You're doing fine.' You shook your head, letting out an uneven sigh as you raised the Pantera and continued down the stairs, Red Arrow following behind. 

Green Arrow suddenly stopped at the bottom of the stairs, and your group paused just outside a wide archway, which then opened into a large warehouse-like room. The sounds of someone murmuring in a different language echoed off the walls, and Green Arrow signaled for you to stay back as he continued on, slipping around the corner and disappearing into the shadows behind a large stack of shipping crates. As you watched Green Arrow slink around in the darkness, you couldn't help but take notice of the crates--or, rather, the writing on the crates. 

There are shipments here from almost every European nation. Not to mention Africa, Australia, China, Japan - Russia?! You shuddered, pulling your hood up over your forehead as you leaned back against the wall behind you. You then flinched when Black Canary tapped on your shoulder, signaling it was her turn to pursue Green Arrow. The two of you shared a nod, and then she was gone, following the same path as Green Arrow. By now, the voices had grown further off, most likely headed toward the back of the room.

Red Arrow is next, you recited, remembering the game plan Green Arrow had given on the way here. You looked back over your shoulder to bring Red Arrow ahead of you, but instead began to panic when you couldn't find him. Did he go ahead of me when I wasn't looking?