Disclaimer: I do not own Arrow or Batman.

So, this is the final chapter of the story and the series, as there will not be a season three in this. Although I am considering doing a season four at some point, for now this is the end. First off, I would just like to thank any and everyone who has reviewed, favorited, or followed any of the three stories in this saga. When I first started this series about a year ago, I did not think it would get this far and it only has because of your continued support, so thank you all! I hope the final chapter lives up to your expectations!

Clock tower

Night

Oliver was staring out the broken window, thinking over everything that had led to this point when someone called out to him.

"Ollie?" Oliver looked over as Sara put a hand to his face.

"The cure's not working." Oliver said as they looked over at the unmoving Roy.

"We don't know that. He still has a lot of Tibet Viper venom in his system." Felicity said immediately, not wanting to believe it.

Further conversation was interrupted as what sounded like an alarm went off. Everyone turned towards the source: Felicity's tablet.

"What the hell is that?" Batman demanded as Felicity ran over to it.

"Proximity alarm, I rigged the sensors just in case Slade's goons came here to kill us," Felicity flipped her tablet around so everyone could see a thermal image that showed a group of men in the lower level of the building, "Slade's goons are here to kill us."

"Talk to me Felicity!" Oliver ordered as he, Sara, Diggle, and Batman grabbed their weapons.

"They're inside, right beneath us. There are too many of them!" Felicity panicked.

A groan caught their attention. Everyone turned to see Roy, sitting up. Roy looked over at them and any fears about the cure were dispelled.

"Where am I?" Roy asked groggily as he got off the med table.

Before anyone could answer, the trap door burst open and a Mirakuru soldier popped his head in. Roy jumped up and lunged for him. Roy punched the man but stepped back, clutching his hand in pain. With a well-aimed punch to Roy's legs, the young man was knocked off his feet with a yelp. Batman rushed over and punched the man in the face, causing him to fall down the stairs before Batman slammed the trap door in his face. However, another soldier reached through the hole Roy had made earlier in the week and grabbed Felicity's leg, causing her to scream in fear. Diggle pulled out his gun and shot the soldier in the face, causing him to let go as he fell through the hole. Oliver shot an arrow with a line off through the broken window.

"Down the cable!" Oliver ordered.

Roy grabbed Thea and jumped as he grabbed the cable with one arm, sliding down the cable. Batman grabbed Laurel around the waist before following Roy's example. Diggle grabbed the cure and was the next to go. Felicity stepped out to the ledge just as the trap door burst open again with another Mirakuru soldier. Oliver struck him across the face with his bow just as Sara Grabbed Felicity and slid down the line. The Mirakuru Soldier fell down the stairs and Oliver slammed the door shut before he ran to the line and followed his team.

Once they were all assembled on a lower rooftop, they looked up as they heard the beating of chopper wings. An Argus helicopter was hovering just across from the clock tower. The side door of the chopper opened and a missile flew out. It hit the clock tower and it exploded. Lyla looked down at them from the chopper.

Arrow lair

Later

"Oh my god." Felicity gasped at the state of the lair as they all walked in.

"What happened?" Roy asked, still confused.

"Slade's army, you were right about this place being compromised." Diggle noted.

"Lyla, not that we're not grateful, but what are you doing here?" Oliver asked as they all turned to her.

"Starling City is under attack by a superhuman army and you don't think I'm concerned? I have my operatives stationed around the city." Lyla told them and Oliver and Sara tensed.

"What about Shado?" Sara asked concerned for her daughter's safety.

"She's back at base, I left ten operatives guarding, five more guarding base. She's safe, I promise." Lyla assured them and the parent nodded reluctantly.

"Okay, scrounge up as many weapons as you can, especially injection arrows. We're gonna fill them with the cure, which clearly works," Oliver paused as everyone looked over at Roy, "this ends tonight, with as few casualties as possible. There's been enough death already."

Oliver paused, both he and Thea seeing Slade stabbing Moira through the chest in their minds eyes.

Later on, Roy and Thea were helping Felicity fill the injection arrows with the cure while the others were discussing battle plans. Roy glanced over at them, his gaze lingering on Batman.

"Who's the guy in black?" Roy wondered.

"Batman." Felicity said simply and Roy blinked.

"…he's real?" Roy questioned.

"As real as Ollie and Sara." Thea muttered as she put down an arrow.

"And how did you…" Roy trailed off but Thea knew what he was asking.

"Slade showed up at my apartment after he kidnapped me, told me about Ollie. Probably trying to turn me against him even more, didn't work." Thea grumbled and Roy shook his head in wonder.

"Wow, I missed a lot." Roy muttered and Felicity looked over at him.

"What do you remember? Exactly." Felicity asked and Thea paused as she looked over at him as well.

"I left the city and ended up at Bludhaven. Was I out cold the entire time? Guys?" Roy was concerned when they didn't answer.

"Yeah. You were out the whole time." Thea lied as she looked away from him.

"Slade has at least fifty men, we need an army." Diggle was telling the others.

"Good thing you have one. Oliver, Sara, all my operatives are yours to command." Lyla announced and the two nodded.

"First we need to find Slade's base of operations." Sara pointed out just as Lyla got a text.

"One of my operatives has the answer to that. Slade and Isabel are using Queen Consolidated as their main base." Lyla said as she looked up.

Oliver and Sara both stood up and walked away from the group. They walked up to a cabinet and both of them grabbed a small box before walking off in opposite directions. While Oliver walked over to Roy, Sara walked back towards the group and led Laurel away for some privacy.

"What is it?" Laurel asked concerned.

In response, Sara handed her sister the box. Still confused, Laurel opened it and gasped. In the box was a small black mask, nearly identical to the one Sara wore. Laurel looked back up at Sara, stunned.

"Are you serious?" Laurel asked after a moment.

"You've come a long way in three months. Remember everything you've learned and use it." Sara said and Laurel nodded.

"How you feeling?" Oliver asked Roy as he walked up to him and Thea.

"Ready to dish out some payback." Roy said as he lowered an arrow.

"Then remember your training, remember everything you've learned." Oliver said before handing Roy the box.

Roy looked at it curiously before he opened it. To his shock, inside was a red mask similar in design to Oliver's. Roy looked up at his mentor, shock and awe on his face.

"A-are you for real?" Roy stammered.

"Someone once told me that when you survive a crucible, you come out stronger for it. This is to remind you of that," Oliver told him sagely before turning towards Lyla, "Call your operatives. Its time."

Queen Consolidated

Later

A Mirakuru soldier was patrolling the hallway when the elevator dinged as it opened. He looked inside to see two of his brethren unconscious. Without warning, The Canary jumped down and used her baton to strike him in the legs, making him bend down in pain. Which gave her just enough time to stab him in the leg with an injection arrow. He cried out in pain as she yanked it out of him and he went down. The Canary stood up and walked inside.

"Elevator bank's clear." She said over the comms.

In another room, The Arrow shot an injection arrow into a Mirakuru soldier as he engaged two others. He then pulled out another and stabbed with it before whirling around, striking the other across the face with his bow. He went down, unconscious, and The Arrow walked out of the room.

"Conference room's clear." He said over the comms.

They met in the hallway and walked into what was once Oliver's office. Where they were met by Deathstroke, Isabel, and Several Mirakuru soldiers.

"You must have quite a lot of faith in this cure to come alone." Deathstroke noted.

"We didn't come alone." The Arrow told him.

The window shattered behind them as Batman crashed through the glass. Two of the soldiers whirled around as Batman pulled out two injection arrows and stabbed them with them. The other windows had holes put in them as injection arrows went through them and more of the other soldiers were struck with. Isabel pulled out her swords and lunged for The Canary, who blocked with her baton. The Arrow fired at Slade, who used his armor to fend off his arrows. Slade then turned and jumped out the broken window and The Arrow ran to the window. He saw Slade sliding down a cable, even as Roy and Argus operatives fired at him. It did not seem to faze him.

Batman joined in on The Canary's fight with Isabel, kicking her in the legs. She fell to her knees and The Canary got behind her, holding the baton to her throat as Batman knocked the swords out of her hands. The Arrow approached, drawing an arrow.

"Where is Slade going?" The Arrow demanded.

"Even if I did know, I wouldn't tell you," Isabel laughed as The Arrow aimed at her head and The Canary tightened her grip on her, "Kill me, don't kill me, it doesn't matter. I beat you; I took away the one-"

Sara got tired of her taunting and did what she'd wanted to do for months: twisted Isabel's head to the side, taking great satisfaction in the snapping sound that came with it. As Isabel's body fell to the floor, Batman took out his Batarangs and took aim at her while The Arrow trained how bow on Batman.

"Put your weapons away or I will shoot you." The Arrow growled.

"She killed her." Batman growled back.

"If you don't kill in Gotham, fine. But this is my city, our city," The archer jerked his head towards The Canary, "we do things our way. Now get your weapons away from my wife."

Growling, Batman put his Batarangs away and stalked off. The Arrow lowered his bow, sighing before turning towards The Canary.

"I can't get close enough to Slade to give him the cure." He admitted.

"Then what do we do?" The Canary wondered.

The Amazo, five years ago

Night

Oliver and Sara were held by Slade's men, watching horrified as he growled, grabbing the dead man on the floor by the shirt.

"Another disappointment!" Slade threw the corpse to the side.

"Slade, what are you doing?" Sara asked him.

"Advancing the cause of science." Slade said as he took out a syringe of Mirakuru.

One of Slade's men brought forth another man and put him at Slade's feet. As Slade prepared to inject the man, Oliver called out to Slade in a panic.

"I know you blame me for Shado's death!" Oliver shouted and Slade paused. "I blame myself. You said once that we were brothers. Well right now, I am begging you, brother to brother, just listen to me!"

"Slade, we wouldn't be alive right now if it wasn't for you." Sara told Slade as he began pacing the floor of the ship.

"She cared for all of us. Think about Shado Slade. She wouldn't want this, she would want us all to get off the island, she'd want all of this to end!" Oliver shouted.

Slade put down the syringe before pulling out his mask. Slade seemed to be staring at something they couldn't see as he put it on. Oliver was forced on his knees as Slade pulled out a pistol.

"Slade no!" Sara begged as he aimed at Oliver's head.

"Slade!" Oliver cried out just before the boat rocked and hell on earth was born.

Queen Consolidated

Later

"Oliver, Sara, I have some bad news." Lyla said as she and Diggle walked into Oliver's old office to see The Arrow, Canary, Batman, and Felicity standing there.

"More than usual." The Canary said dryly.

"Slade's men broke into Argus. I'm sorry, they took Shado." Lyla said regretfully.

Several things happened at once: The Canary lunged for Lyla but Batman and Diggle held her back. The Arrow roared as he punched the wall, his hand going through the plaster and Felicity's tablet went off.

"You promised she was safe!" The Canary roared.

"I thought she was, I'm sorry." Lyla said apologetically.

"I hate be the bearer of even more bad news," Felicity's voice brought everyone's attention to her, "I hacked a satellite and tested for thermographic imaging. All of Slade's men are gathering at Giordano Tunnel."

"I thought Slade wanted to destroy the city, not escape it." Diggle said confused.

"Slade is issuing a challenge." The Arrow noted.

"All our enemies will be in one place." Batman pointed out.

"Lyla, have some of your operatives meet us there. Have the rest search the city for Slade." The Arrow ordered after a moment and The Canary whirled on him.

"What about Shado?!" She demanded.

"Tell me where she is. Tell me where she is and I will gladly go with you to get her," The Arrow snapped and she was silent, "you think I'm not just as worried, scared, and angry as you? I am but I can't do anything about it until we know where Slade is."

"Even then…how do we beat him? I mean, you said it yourself, you can't cure him." Diggle pointed out and The Arrow sighed.

"I don't know. He knows everything about us, I can't cure him, I can't capture him, I can't even out-think him." The Arrow snapped.

"Then don't," Batman said and they turned to him, "make him out-think you."

Queen mansion

Later

"Ollie, what are we doing here?" Thea asked as her brother led her into their childhood home.

"I need you to stay here" Oliver ordered and she loo0ked at him confused.

"What?" Thea asked confused.

"I need you to be safe, okay?" Oliver told her.

"Why, what's happening?" Thea demanded and Oliver sighed.

"Slade took Shado because he wants to kill the person we love in front of us. For Sara, he took the right person, but not for me. You are the person I love most in the world Speedy." Oliver told her.

"…Oh." Thea managed.

"Do you understand?" Oliver asked as he clasped her hand.

"…yes." Thea said after a moment.

Oliver pulled her in for a hug before walking out the door.

Starling City

Later

The Arrow and Canary led Diggle, Lyla, Batman, Roy, Laurel and several Argus agents, armed with tranq-guns filled with the cure, down the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel stood Slade's army.

"No kill shots, let the cure do its work." The Arrow ordered.

At that moment, the Mirakuru soldiers spotted them and began to rush them.

"Ready?" The Arrow asked as they moved swiftly down the tunnel. "Ready?! Fire!"

The Arrow and Roy picked up their bows and fired, each hitting a Mirakuru Soldier. At the same time, Diggle, Lyla, and the Argus operatives opened fire, hitting the first wave of soldiers with tranq darts. The Arrow grabbed a Mirakuru soldier and pinned him to the hood of a car before stabbing him with an injection arrow. Diggle took out his hunter rifle and shot two soldiers as Roy ducked under one before whirling around and firing an injection arrow at him. Batman whirled around, throwing two Batarangs at two soldiers while The Canary used her baton to bat another one back. Laurel whirled around, two side batons in her hands, and found back against two soldiers as Roy fired at them from behind, hitting his mark.

"Laurel!" Roy shouted as he saw a Mirakuru approach her from behind.

Laurel jumped out of the way as the soldier tried to strike her and someone struck the soldier with an injection arrow. The soldier went down and Laurel turned to see Batman standing there.

"Thanks." Laurel said softly.

"Don't mention it." Batman nodded.

The Amazo, five years ago

Night

The Amazo exploded around them and water filled the ship. They all fell and Oliver fought off his guard, grabbing an arrow from his quiver and stabbing him in the gut with it. Sara whirled around and kicked hers in the abdomen before punching him, sending him sliding down the water run floor. One of Slade's men fired at them and they ducked behind a crate, shielding them from the line of fired. The bullets bounced off the walls and landed in the water, fueling a fire that had begun.

"Get off the ship!" Oliver shouted.

"Not without you!" Sara shouted back.

Spotting the Mirakuru, Oliver stood up and rushed towards it. He picked it up as Slade came barreling towards him.

"Give me the Mirakuru, give me the Mirakuru!"" Slade demanded, crazed.

Instead, Oliver tossed it towards the fire, destroying it. Roaring in rage, Slade punched Oliver, sending him towards a cell wall. Sara rushed towards them but Slade whirling, trying to punch her, but she ducked and kicked at his legs, sending him falling and sliding down the floor. Sara helped Oliver up and they both looked up as Slade marched back towards them, his rage filled eyes visible through the mask.

Starling city

Later

The Arrow jumped onto the roof of a car, almost grinning. Slade's army had all but been defeated. As soon as he began thinking that, his comms went off and he tapped the place where it was sown into his suit.

"Go." He ordered.

"You've been busy kid." Slade's voice came through the comms.

"It's over Slade, your army is beaten." The Arrow told him.

"And I pity them, but once again, you miss the point. I have the ones you love most. And if you and Sara do not do meet me where I say, I will kill them both." Slade warned him.

"You do what you have to; I'm done playing your games." The Arrow told him.

"You're done when I say you're done! You will meet me where say or I will kill both your daughter and your sister." Slade sneered as he held a sword to Thea's throat.

Elsewhere in Starling City

Later

The Arrow and Canary entered the factory, cautiously moving through it. As they did, Slade's voice seemed to echo throughout the building.

"Twitch, either of you, and I will open his throat," Slade said and The Arrow drew an arrow as The Canary took out her baton, "my first words to the pair of you. Do you remember? I do. I remember the exact moment. My blade against Oliver's neck, just my blade is against the neck of your precious Thea. If only I had killed you then, everything would be different."

The pair of them rounded a corner and they saw Slade, holding his sword against Thea's neck.

"Drop your weapons," Slade ordered as he pressed the sword faintly against Thea's neck, "Do it."

After a few tense moments, the two vigilantes lowered their weapons to their sides. At that moment, another soldier jumped out, carrying the squirming Shado with him. Shado cried as she reached for her parents but they could do nothing.

"Yes. Countless nights dreaming of taking from the two of you all that you took from me." Slade relished.

"By killing the people we love most." The Canary noted.

"Yes." Slade grinned crazed.

"Like you loved Shado." The Arrow noted.

"Yes." Slade said in a softer voice.

"You see her, don't you?" The Canary stated.

"What does she look like in your madness Slade?" The Arrow demanded as Slade forced Thea to her knees and held his sword to her throat as Thea closed her eyes. "What does she say to you? I remember her being beautiful. Young, kind. She would be horrified by what you have done in her name."

"What I have done," Slade growled as he pulled the sword away from Thea, "what I have done, is what you lack the courage to do! To fight for them! So," Slade moved his sword to the back of Thea's neck and Thea closed her eyes, "when their bodies lie at your feet, their blood wet against your skin, then you will know how I feel!"

"We already do." The Canary said and he glared at her.

"We know what it's like…to hate," The Arrow began and Slade turned his glare on him, "and now we know what it's like to have our enemy so distracted…he doesn't see the real danger…is right in front of him."

Glowering, Slade pulled Thea to her feet. As he did, it was then that Thea put the plan into action. Unnoticed by Slade, she pulled out a syringe and stabbed him in the neck with it. Slade fell to his knees as Thea ran off.

Queen Mansion

Earlier

"Do you understand?" Oliver asked as he clasped her hand and Thea felt him put the syringe in her hand.

"…Yes." Thea said after a moment.

Factory

Present

"Kill them!" Slade roared.

Before the Mirakuru soldier could act, he cried out as an injection arrow stuck him in the back. He looked over his shoulder to see Roy aiming another arrow at him. Batman jumped down, using his cape to glide down before he struck the soldier across the face. Catching Shado as the soldier dropped the young girl, Batman landed on his feet.

"Let's go!" He barked at Roy and Thea.

"But-" Thea protested.

"This is their fight, let's go!" Batman ordered.

Batman led Roy and Thea out of the factory as Slade stood up. The Arrow and Canary picked up their weapons and the fight was on.

Ruins of The Amazo, five years ago

Night

"It's time to end this." Slade sneered at them.

Snarling, Oliver charged at Slade and Sara followed him.

Present

The Arrow and Canary rushed Slade, who was forced to use his sword to block the strikes of their bow and baton, respectively. The backed him up against the wall and The Arrow kicked him in the abdomen. Slade went flying through a glass door and onto the roof. Slade landed on his back but quickly stood up as they jumped out at him. Slade sidestepped them before whirling around with his sword. Blade met bow and baton in a stalemate before Slade pushed them back. He hit The Canary with the hilt of his sword before punching The Arrow in the chest.

Past

Oliver stumbled back as Slade punched him before Sara punched the madman. But it seemed to have no effect. Oliver lunged for Slade and together, Oliver and Sara attacked him. But nothing they did seemed to have any effect. Slade punched Oliver, sending him down to the ground before he grabbed Sara's arm and slammed her down onto the flooded floor.

"You can't kill me." Slade sneered.

Oliver stood up and rushed at him but Slade simply grabbed him by the neck, lifting Oliver into the air. As he did, Oliver grabbed the helm of his mask and began lifting it off Slade's face.

Present

"The Mirakuru isn't what made me hate you!" Slade roared as he swung his sword at Oliver.

Oliver ducked and Sara moved in, striking Slade across the face. Slade stumbled back but quickly recovered, wielding his sword.

"The end is near. One will die tonight. Maybe I'll be merciful enough to let the other live, so they can experience the torment of living without the one you love!" Slade roared.

Past

Oliver struggled for air as he fought to get free of Slade's grip. Sara lunged at Slade, kicking his legs and punching his arms but having no effect. Slade backhanded her, causing her to go flying. Oliver suddenly reached out and slugged Slade but that only made him even angrier. Roaring in rage, Slade punched him and Oliver flew down to the flooded floor, coming face to face with Slade's mask.

Present

Oliver blocked Slade's sword with his bow as Sara struck Slade across the face with her baton. As Slade stumbled back, Oliver kicked him in the chest.

Past

Slade walked over and kicked Oliver in the face, sending him flying. He handed in the water, next to Sara, who looked up weakly as Oliver landed next to her.

Present

Oliver and Sara knelt on the roof, both panting in exhaustion. Across from them, Slade stood in a similar position, also exhausted.

"There' s only one way this can end," Slade told them as he stood up shakily, "one of you will have to kill me. But in that moment, you will prove I'm right: you two are killers, murderers."

Oliver and Sara stood up and they rushed Slade as he roared.

Past

Oliver helped Sara stand just as another explosion rocked the ship and some debris fell. Oliver rushed out of the way with Sara, but Slade wasn't so lucky. He was hit full on, pinned to the floor from the chest down. Oliver was thrown off his feet as the debris landed and they both fell to the floor. Oliver saw the cure and picked it up as he also grabbed an arrow. Oliver and Sara stood up, the cure in one of Oliver's hand, the arrow in the other.

"What are you gonna o kid? Slap me with the cure?" Slade asked as they approached him. "It doesn't matter, I'll keep my promise. I'll take everything and everyone you two love. Your sisters, Sara's father, your mothers!"

Oliver had had enough and, overcome with rage, he struck. He turned the arrow around and lunged for Slade, striking him in the eye. Slade stilled, seemingly dead. Oliver stood back up and both he and Sara stared at their former friend and mentor's still form for a moment. Then the ship was rocked again and they were thrown back, both giving into the blackness.

Present

With a kick to his abdomen by Sara, Slade was thrown off the roof. As Slade landed on his back, Oliver and Sara jumped after him. Slade stood up and the fight resumed. Oliver lunged for him but Slade side-stepped him.Sara lunged for him with her baton but Slade ducked before punching her. Sara stumbled back as Slade turned to Oliver and punched him as well.

"You can kill me or not. Either way, I win." Slade sneered at them.

"I am a killer. We are killers, " Oliver admitted as he pulled out an arrow, "but that is not all we are. We are more than one thing, we've learned that in the last two years."

While Slade was distracted, Sara lunged at him with her baton once more. Slade blocked it with his sword but Sara kicked him in the legs causing him to knell slightly. Sara then used his distraction to use her baton in a strike at his hand, causing him to drop his sword, which clattered to the ground. As Sara stood back, Oliver lunged at Slade with the arrow. Slade gasped in pain, looking down at the arrow in his chest. With a heavy sigh, Oliver twisted and Slade gasped in pain, staring at Oliver for a moment before his eyes rolled back in his head. Oliver stood back as Slade fell back, dead.

"It's over guys," Sara said over the comms, "it's finally over."

Starling City, one week later

Morning

"Why are we burying this son of a bitch?" Thea grumbled as they stood over an unmarked grave.

"We're not burying him, we're burying the good man he once was." Sara told her quietly.

"You didn't know him then, you only know him as the monster he became. He saved us, without him, we never would have survived the island. We would never have made it home, we never would've had Shado without him…we wouldn't be here without him." Oliver explained as they stared at the grave.

"Hey, how's your dad?" Roy asked as he looked over at Laurel and Sara.

"He's okay. He'll be laid up in bed for a while but he'll be fine." Laurel assured him and he nodded.

"Well, I best be off," Bruce said and they looked over at him, "I've been gone from Gotham for too long. The criminals will undoubtedly notice that Batman isn't in town by now, I have damage control to do."

"We understand," Oliver said as he held his hand out to Bruce, I can't thank you enough for all your help."

"Think nothing of it," Bruce said as he shook Oliver's hand, "I may not agree with all your methods, but if you ever need anything, just call."

Queen Consolidated

Afternoon

"All the bad press Queen Consolidated is getting from Isabel Rochev is bad for business." A member of the board said as they met in the conference room.

"Stock value has plummeted and no one wants to do business with the people who appointed the terrorist who helped Slade Wilson attack the city." Another one noted grimly.

The door to the conference room opened and they all looked up, annoyed. Walter Steele and several others people entered the room, all looking surprised to see them there.

"What are you doing in here?" one of them, a dark haired man with blue eyes, asked confused.

"I believe I should be asking that question, Mr…." one of the board members trailed off.

"Ray Palmer." Ray introduced himself.

"I see Mr. Queen didn't give you the memo." Walter said, amusement dancing in his eyes.

Oliver and Sara's loft

Same time

"So you're gonna be a dad then." Oliver noted to Diggle who nodded, smiling.

"I'm gonna be a dad." Diggle beamed.

"Well, congratulations man." Oliver said as he put a hand on his shoulder.

"You two need codenames." Felicity said suddenly as she looked over at Laurel and Roy.

"Well, I've sort of been thinking about one," Laurel admitted and they all looked at her, "The Siren."

"Not bad." Diggle said and the others nodded.

"Roy still needs a codename." Thea pointed out and they paused.

"How about…Red Arrow?" Felicity suggested and Roy scoffed.

"I'd rather be called 'sidekick.'" Roy drawled and they all laughed.

"We'll figure one out for you Roy," Oliver promised before his phone went off, "and that must be the call I've been waiting for. Hello?"

"What makes you think you can hire a new board of Directors?!"

"Simple, I own the company." Oliver said simply as the others snickered in the background.

"What?" The board member demanded.

"Well you see Mr. Dennis, you and the board are what made this all possible. When you voted me out and Isabel Rochev in, after it was revealed you had put a terrorist in charge of Queen Consolidated, no one wanted to do business with the company anymore. It was actually rather impressive how much stock plummeted because of that, I've never seen stock go down so fast in one week. It was all too easy to buy up the stocks; I just had to wait for it to get low enough that it wouldn't hurt me in the long run to buy them. And in that time, I looked for new board members, people who weren't just worried about how much money we made. People who actually care about this city. Now, I didn't go to business school, but I believe this is called a hostile takeover." Oliver said brightly as the others could no longer contain their laughter.

"Listen here you-"

"Sorry, what's that? I'm going through a tunnel. I ca-ear-ou." Oliver said before hanging up.

"Did you really have to do that?" Felicity asked and Oliver shrugged.

"I thought it would be fun. And I was right." Oliver grinned.

"Mamma, Daddy, are we going to be okay now?" Shado asked curiously as she looked up at her parents.

"Yes, we are baby." Sara smiled as she stroked her daughter's hair.

"Everything's fine." Oliver assured his daughter as he wrapped an arm around Sara and planted a kiss on the top of her head as she leaned into his shoulder.

Hong Kong, five years ago

Early morning

Oliver gasped as he shot up in bad, the image of Slade's madness and the water crashing in around him and Sara flashing in his mind. Looking over out of instinct, Oliver's relief at seeing Sara asleep beside him was enough to cause a few tears to fall from his eyes. Sara stirred and opened her beautiful eyes and it is enough for Oliver to lose control of his emotions. Sara stared when somethings grabbed her, but relaxed when she realized it was just Oliver hugging her and returned his embrace. After reassuring themselves that the other is indeed alive and unharmed, the two let go of each other and begin looking around the room.

It was like no room that either of them had ever seen. There were no doors, simply empty walls with long ropes of beads where a door should be. Instead of carpets, there was what looked like sheets made of straw. There was a ceiling fan spinning and both of them jumped up when two men in suits walk into the room. They tossed Oliver a shirt and said something to him in a language neither understood before showing that they were armed. Realizing that they had no choice, Oliver and Sara were led from the room after Oliver put on his shirt.

The pair were led out of what they realized was a hotel and into a back alley. Just outside the alley was a Limbo with a door open with a few people standing in front of it. They were a few more men in suits and an African-American woman who was obviously in charge.

"Mr. Queen, Ms. Lance, my name is Amanda Waller; we have some things we need to discuss. Welcome to Hong Kong."

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