Chapter 14: The Return of the Huntress and an Old Friend
The Arrow Cave was a lot like a family dinner, and Adam was the one who was there to stir the pot and make a lot of jokes. The only difference was that this family dinner had a lot more weapons and a lot more drama.
"I'm the family clown. The one who makes jokes at the expense of everyone else. But in this case, the family is a group of vigilantes, the jokes are about their trauma, and the pot I'm stirring is a pot of... well, it's probably a pot of trauma. A lot of trauma. I need to be more careful with my metaphors."
The current drama was the return of the Huntress. Helena Bertinelli was back, and she was, as Adam so eloquently put it, "a really bad ex-girlfriend who just won't go away." She was still on her mission of revenge, and she was more unhinged and dangerous than ever.
[Mission: Save Tommy Merlyn from the crossfire.]
Adam sighed. "Guido, that's not a mission. That's a suicide note. This is a classic 'love triangle' plotline. I'm going to need a little more detail. Or a lot more coffee."
He knew he couldn't just stand by and watch. He had to protect Tommy. He had to use his Gu. He had to be a silent guardian, a watchful protector. Or, you know, a sarcastic guy who knew things. Same difference.
He used his meta-knowledge to identify where Helena was going to strike next, and he used his B-Rank Mind Gu and his B-Rank Communication Gu to try and get through to her. He made her think about her past, about her father, about her love for Oliver. He made her think about a different path, a better path.
He was in the Arrow Cave, watching the news report. Helena was giving a press conference, talking about her next target. She was a master assassin, a master of deception. She was, as Adam so eloquently put it, "a really bad ex-girlfriend who just won't go away."
Adam focused on the news report, on Helena's voice. He felt the mental buzz of the Mind Gu. He wasn't controlling her mind, just nudging her thoughts, a little whisper in the back of her head. He made her think about the fake robbery, the fake explosion, the fake everything. He made her think about a different path, a better path.
He watched as Helena's eyes widened. She had a look of shock on her face. Adam smiled. He had done it. He had protected the team from Helena, and he had made her a little more open to the truth.
[Mission Complete. Tommy Merlyn Saved.]
[Reward: B-Rank Soul Gu and 10,000 Coins.]
[Gu Acquired: B-Rank Soul Gu.]
[Coins Acquired: 10,000.]
He felt a new, powerful buzzing sensation in his gut. The Soul Gu. A Gu that could subtly influence the soul, that could make him a master of emotion and empathy. A sarcastic, pop-culture-obsessed master of emotion and empathy.
"A Soul Gu! This is going to be so much fun. I can finally create a fake soul to mess with Oliver. Or a fake soul to mess with Diggle. The possibilities are endless. I'm a soul-bender now. A very, very sarcastic soul-bender. It's a good look for me."
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