Story:Black Canary/The Beginning/Chapter 3

*SCIS safe house*

Laurel, Typhuss, Watson and her team of agents arrive at the safe house and they enter the house. After giving a tour of the safe house, Watson explained to Laurel that there are safety procedures that they will have to go through such as pressing the panic button and how the agents led by John Diggle will be engaged in round-the-clock protection.

"Well that's reassuring", Typhuss said after Watson mentioned the round-the-clock protection.

"If I were you", Watson sternly said to Typhuss. "I would mind my manners." Watson then turned to Laurel. "This hospitality is only for a short while. You're free to go once you complete your case against Somers and the Triads. Until then, you and your husband make yourselves at home."

"Will do", Laurel said, with her arms crossed.

"Good", Watson said leaving. "I have to be somewhere tonight. But I'll be back to check in the morning with the both of you."

Laurel nodded politely and once Watson was gone, she and her husband went straight to talking.

"Can't say I like her very much", Typhuss said.

"Same", Laurel said. "But she's the best we've got right now. I think I remember Agent Watson mentioning a kitchen. I'll just prefer some dinner."

"Macaroni and cheese?" Typhuss asked with a smirk.

"You bet", Laurel said as she leaned in to kiss Typhuss before departing for the kitchen. They would talk more about Typhuss being the Green Arrow, but they both decided it would best not to in the presence of the SCIS. If the SCIS ever found out Typhuss was the Green Arrow, they would arrest him and send him to prison. Typhuss would not want that since it would put a strain in his relationship with Laurel. As for Laurel, it would be distressing for her because she already lost a sister, so she wasn't going to loose the man she loves.

Typhuss walks into the kitchen.

I wonder if there is any red wine here Typhuss says as he looks at Laurel.

"No", Laurel said, with a sad smile in her face. Laurel opened a cupboard to show boxes of kraft dinner and biscuits. She even opened the refrigerator to show only jars of pickles in there. Laurel then turned on the sink and water started floating out of it. "But she did give us water."

"I guess that's Watson's way of saying she doesn't like me", Typhuss groaned as Laurel turned it off.

"It's all right", Laurel said. "We can at least have dinner."

So Laurel and Typhuss began to have kraft dinner together at the dining table after Laurel used the microwave to heat it up.

"So", Laurel said in a voice so the SCIS wouldn't hear her. "Why did you become the Green Arrow?"

Typhuss admitted that after years of watching his colleagues die in the SCIS, he couldn't take it anymore, and so he decided to take matters into his own hands by being a vigilante. Typhuss, before he met Laurel, went to train with Talia al Ghul and the League of Assassins after Talia found him dying in the streets of Star City.

Talia dipped Typhuss into the Lazarus Pit and it turned Typhuss' eyes green, prompting Talia to call him "Akhdir once Typhuss was revived. Talia would then change Typhuss' code name to "Akhdir Al Sahim" as in "Green Arrow" when Talia saw that Typhuss had a talent for archery rather than combat training.

After six years, Talia asked Typhuss to takeover the League of Assassins for her. When Typhuss refused, Talia challenged him to a duel. Typhuss was able to beat Talia without killing her. Talia was then angry that Typhuss didn't kill her, but nevertheless, she granted him his freedom. Typhuss then decided to return home to Star City and call himself the "Green Arrow" in order to honor his time in the League. Despite being opposed to Talia beliefs, Typhuss still thought highly of Talia.

So that's my story, the whole story Typhuss says as he looks at Laurel.

Have you been in touch with Talia since then Laurel asked, with a slight hint of jealously in her voice.

Yes, 3 years ago, Talia met with me to see how my mission was going Typhuss says as he looks at Laurel.

"But rest assured", Typhuss said to Laurel. "I like you more. Nothing happened between us."