The Wolf The Fox and The Arrow

The Wolf, The Fox, and The Arrow is a fanfiction based on Season 2 of the CW show, Arrow, written by Mina A. It is also the second in a series of fanfictions based on the Arrowverse, and an alternate version of Vengie D's Mysticverse.

This season also introduces a back-door pilot for the Guardians of Central City spin-off series.

Summary
As Starling City struggles to get back on its feet after the events of the Undertaking, Oliver deals with the fallout as he tries to separate his two lives. Selena's search for more Guardians continues and Roy and Elena come into the Team Arrow fold. An old enemy of Oliver's lurks in the shadows, seeking to destroy Team Arrow.

Main Cast

 * Vanessa Morgan as Selena Merlyn/Lunar Wolf: Leader of "The Guardians" and second-in-command of Team Arrow. After the events of the previous season, Selena fights harder to protect her city in honor of her fallen brother, Tommy. By day she helps Elena run Verdant and by night she fights for Starling City as the Lunar Wolf. Selena also continues to search for the remaining three Guardians and also begins to develop romantic feelings for Rachel.
 * Dylan O'Brien as Tim Drake/Robin: By day he works with Thea, Elena, and Roy at Verdant and by night he works with the rest of Team Arrow to protect Starling City. Tim is also in a relationship with Thea and keeps her in the dark about his vigilante life, which causes a strain later in the season. He also continues to help Selena search for the remaining Guardians.
 * Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/The Arrow: After the death of Tommy last season, Oliver fights to protect Starling City without killing, a feat which proves difficult. By day he's CEO of Queen Consolidated and by night he's protecting Starling under the new alias The Arrow. Throughout the season, Oliver struggles with the fact he has romantic feelings for Andrea, while also dealing with an old friend of his from Lian Yu.
 * Nina Dobrev as Andrea Rayne/Artemis: Oliver's childhood best friend and the Guardian who wields the Fox Head gem. By day, she works in the District Attorney's office and by night she protects Starling City as the vigilante Artemis. Like Oliver, she wants to protect Starling City without killing, but in order to save her sister, she does so and it haunts her. Throughout the season, Andrea begins to realize her true feelings for Oliver.
 * Katie Cassidy as Dinah Laurel Lance: An Assistant District Attorney and close friend of Oliver and Andrea. She struggles with the death of her former boyfriend, Tommy, and turns to drugs and alcohol to deal with the pain.
 * David Ramsey as John Diggle: By day he's Oliver's bodyguard and by night, he's Team Arrow's backup in the field. He rekindles a romance with his ex-wife and A.R.G.U.S agent Lyla Michales.
 * Dove Cameron as Rachel Rayne: Andrea's younger sister and the computer expert of Team Arrow. She's also the liaison between Team Arrow and the SCPD. Over the course of the season she struggles with admitting she's in-love with Selena.
 * Cassie Scerbo as Elena Queen: Oliver's younger sister and the new owner of Verdant, who also happens to know that the Arrowcave is in the club's basement. It's also revealed that Elena is the Guardian destined to bond with the Eagle's Head gem so she trains with Selena and Andrea in order to awaken her powers. She struggles with keeping the secret from her boyfriend, Roy, which causes friction between them later in the season.
 * Colton Haynes as Roy Harper: A busboy at Verdant working for his girlfriend, Elena Queen. He works as the "eyes and ears" for The Arrow and his team, a secret which he hides from Elena. After being injected with the Mirakuru serum, Roy develops enhanced strength and physical durability. He later trains with The Arrow to better control these abilities and eventually learns that Oliver Queen is The Arrow.
 * Willa Holland as Thea Queen: The General Manager of Verdant, working under her older sister, Elena. She's also the girlfriend of Tim Drake, whom she lives with. However, when she learns everyone in her life is keeping secrets, she distances herself from them. Thea also learns that Malcolm Merlyn is her biological father.
 * Susanna Thompson as Moria Queen: The mother of Oliver, Elena, and Thea, who was charged with mass murder and later acquitted in a public trial. She later decides to run for mayor and reveals to Oliver that she knows he's the vigilante.
 * Paul Blackthorn as Quentin Lance: An SCPD officer who allies himself with Team Arrow, believing they are protecting Starling City, even if they go outside the law to do so. Lance is also a recovering alcoholic. He later learns his oldest daughter, Laurel, is turning to drinking to dull her pain and tries to help, while also keeping the secret that his youngest daughter, Sara, is alive.
 * Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke: An old friend of Oliver's from his early years on Lian Yu, who was thought to be dead. Slade comes to Starling City to exact revenge on Oliver, and begins to create an army of Mirakuru Soldiers using his own Mirakuru-enhanced blood.

Recurring Cast

 * Liam Nesson as Hu-Or: A Drakonian elder and the man who trained Selena and gave her the Animal Gems. He only appears via flashbacks.
 * Holland Roden as Elizabeth Mendel: A friend of Selena, Tim, Rachel, and Elena, who used to work at SC Jitters before it's destruction during the Undertaking last season. After that, she decides to move to Central City with her boyfriend Mark Mardon. She reappears later in the season alongside S.T.A.R Labs employees Dr. Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon, and Detective Lorelai Snart a few months after the particle accelerator explosion. After a confrontation with Deathstroke, Elizabeth's meta-human powers manifest. It's also later revealed she's pregnant.
 * Liam McIntyer as Mark Mardon: Elizabeth's boyfriend who takes her to Central City with him after the Undertaking, claiming Central City is the safer option.
 * Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/The Canary: The younger sister of Laurel and daughter of Quentin who was thought dead after the sinking of the Queen's Gambit, and is later revealed to be alive. It's also revealed that Sara was on Lian Yu with Oliver for a short while, and after being separated from him, was found by Nyssa Al-Ghul. Sara spent the next four years in Nanda Parbat and became a member of the League of Assassins.
 * Bex-Taylor Klaus as Cindy "Sin" Simone: A street-smart girl who lives in the Glades and is friends with Sara Lance, who saved her months prior. Sin later becomes close friends with Roy, Elena, Tim, and Thea.

Special Guest Stars

 * Grant Gustin as Barry Allen: A CSI from Central City who arrives in Starling to investigate a mysterious break in at Queen Consolidated Applied Sciences. He forms a close friendship with Rachel Rayne and unknowingly flirts with her, until she explains that she's a lesbian. Before leaving to go back to Central City, Barry learns that Oliver Queen, Selena Merlyn, Tim Drake, and Andrea Rayne are The Arrow, Lunar Wolf, Robin, and Artemis respectively.
 * Dianna Agron as Dr. Claire Daniels: The Central City Assistant Medical Examiner who arrives in Starling to help investigate a mysterious break in at Queen Consolidated Applied Sciences. She sparks a friendship with Selena Merlyn and, before she leaves, is gifted a ribbon choker with the Carbuncle gem attached to it (foreshadowing the fact that Claire is the Guardian known as "Carbuncle").
 * Troian Bellisario as Det. Lorelai Snart: A Central City Detective who arrives in Starling to help Barry and Claire investigate a mysterious break in at Queen Consolidated Applied Sciences. She sparks a friendship with Elena Queen. Before she leaves, she's gifted a chain necklace with the Bear's Head gem attached to it (foreshadowing the fact that Lorelai is the Guardian known as "Winter Bear"). Lorelai again appears alongside Cisco Ramon, Caitlin Snow, and Elizabeth Mendel when they are attacked by Deathstroke. During this altercation, Lorelai's meta-human abilities first manifest.
 * Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon: A mechanical engineer working for Dr. Harrison Wells. He visits a S.T.A.R Labs warehouse in Starling City with his colleague, Dr. Caitlin Snow, to take inventory, along with Elizabeth Mendel and Lorelai Snart. During this, the four are attacked by Slade Wilson/Deathstroke. Later, Cisco helps develop the Mirakuru Cure.
 * Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow: A bio-engineer working for Dr. Harrison Wells. She visits a S.T.A.R Labs warehouse in Starling City with her colleague, Cisco Ramon, to take inventory, along with Elizabeth Mendel and Lorelai Snart. During this, the four are attacked by Slade Wilson/Deathstroke. Later, Caitlin helps develop the Mirakuru Cure.

Misc. Trivia

 * This is the second season to have a main character killed off.
 * This is the last season in which the main antagonist is not killed until Season 6.
 * This season marks Dove Cameron (Rachel Rayne) and Colton Haynes' (Roy Harper) first as well as Susanna Thompson's (Moria Queen) last, and Manu Bennett's (Slade Wilson/Deathstroke) only season as a series regular.
 * This season is the only season, that has two episodes ("The Promise" and "Streets of Fire") named after songs by Bruce Springsteen.
 * At various points in the first eight episodes, there are mentions of the S.T.A.R Labs Particle Accelerator, which sets up the events of the spin-off Search for the Guardians Volume Three: Guardians of Central City, which will air concurrently with the following season Search for the Guardians Volume Three: Shadow of the Demon.
 * Likewise, this seasons episodes "The Scientist" and "Under the Hood" serve as introductions to main cast members of the spin-off series, all of them credited as Special Guest Star.
 * Any future episodes where characters from either series appears on another, they will be credited as "Special Guest Star".

City of Heroes

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Idenity

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Broken Dolls

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.
 * This is the first episode to feature a second connection to the spin-off series Guardians of Central City, with the guest appearance of Lorelai Snart (portrayed by Troian Bellisario), a young detective with the Central City Police Department who, after the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator explosion, gains cryogenic powers and becomes the superheroine named "Ice Princess".
 * This episode also starts the friendship of Elena Queen and Lorelai Snart.

Crucible

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

League of Assassins

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Keep Your Enemies Closer

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

State v. Queen

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

The Scientist

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Three Ghosts

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Blast Radius

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Blind Spot

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Tremors

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Heir to the Demon

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Time of Death

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

The Promise

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Suicide Squad

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Birds of Prey

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Deathstroke

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Under the Hood

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode The Man Under the Hood.

Seeing Red

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

City of Blood

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Streets of Fire

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.

Unthinkable

 * The plot of this episode is based on the Arrow episode of the same name.