Chapter 8

I know this got kind of sappy but go with me.

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Nyssa awoke when the sun rose and shined through their penthouse window. She didn't want to move and disturb her husband who still slept blissfully unaware what was going through her mind. She was wondering if she was pushing things too fast or how he was he going to react. She untangled an arm from his grasp and started to lightly drag her fingers across her belly.

Oliver was woken up by Nyssa moving her arm away from him. He opened his eyes expecting for her to be looking back at him lovingly but instead she was staring at her stomach. He made no move to let her know he was up he just watched her. After a moment a memory of last night flashed through his mind. 'She didn't want to use protection.'

Nyssa felt the bed shift as he took the hand that was on her stomach into his. She turned to look at him only to see him have a look of confusion. She waited for him to ask the question she had been waiting for all morning. "Nyssa why didn't you want to use protection?"

She took a shuddering breath ready to answer the hardest question she ever had to answer. "Beloved, I never expected to be this happy in my life. Ever since I was three my father trained me to be his heir and that meant killing and doing things that would haunt me forever. Then you saved me, you showed me that I could be my own person. So I disbanded the league and then came back to fight alongside you for your son and then you rescued me on Lian Yu." She started to feel her eyes mist up, "You and William let me into your family and I never realized that the thing I want the most, to be a good wife and mother."

He reached up and wiped a tear that was rolling down her cheek and said, "So you want to have my child?"

She nodded, "I am tired of the fighting and killing. I will finish training Helena but I won't be going out there with you. I just want to be a normal person for the first time in my life." She started to cry a little harder not knowing how he was going to react. She closed her eyes and felt him embrace her in a tight hug and whisper, "I love you Nyssa Queen I am not going to force you to do anything you don't want to."

She broke the hug and said, "You are not upset about the possibility I might be pregnant?"

He smiled, "I wish we could have talked about it but I know that together we will be fine. William loves you and has finally come around to me and you and I are great together. I can't think of a reason we shouldn't have a child." He leaned in and kissed her which led to her straddling him. She was ready for a morning quicky.

Bunker (Two Hours Later)

William was hitting a dummy with a baton while Tatsu instructed him. Helena was still trying to get better with the bow her aim was much better but her speed firing was awful. William was loving training like a superhero while in a superhero lair. He felt a sharp smack on the back of his knee with her sheathed katana. "Bend your knees more." Tatsu instructed.

William adjusted his stance as instructed and went back to slashing the dummy at vital and tendon areas. He was really loving the sword and hoped he would soon get one of his own.

Tatsu liked teaching Oliver's son but it did bring up the memories of her own son and how she wanted to teach him to use a sword. The katana she used had been in her family for generations and she was never going to be able to pass it on to her son.

Helena was swearing up a storm on the other side of the bunker when she heard the elevator ding. She looked to see Oliver and Nyssa walk out with a just got done having sex glow. "Hey lovebirds you get it out of your system?"

Oliver turned to Helena to answer but saw his son with Tatsu when he should have been at school. He pointed across the room at his son, "Why is he not at school?"

Helena eyes went wide completely forgetting the kid had school and of course he didn't remind her. "I...um...don't know where it is?"

Oliver was about to start yelling when he felt Nyssa put her hand on his arm trying to lead him away from Helena. Nyssa looked at Helena, "We start training in ten minutes get ready." Helena groaned seeing the evil glint in her eyes promising pain.

Nyssa dragged Oliver over to his son who was slashing at a dummy not even noticing they had arrived. She turned to her husband and asked, "Isn't he just the spitting image of his father?"

He let out a small laugh, "Now maybe but at his age I was a spoiled brat who would cry if I didn't get my way." He felt her caressing his arm in comfort as they watched William lost in his training.

After a minute Tatsu said he could have a break and he finally noticed them. "Did you guys come to train?"

Oliver nodded, "We did but we were surprised to see you down here since you should be in school."

William looked at the floor, "I would rather do this school is boring."

Nyssa laughed knowing that she would think the same if she was in his shoes, "William we have come to make an announcement."

Oliver motioned everyone to gather round, "Nyssa and I had a talk this morning and have decided that she will not be out there with us. She will keep training everyone but that is it." As soon as he finished saying that William ran over to Nyssa and hugged her. He knew this was a big deal for his son knowing he would always have someone be there for him in case the worst were to happen. He continued, "Helena and I will be the only ones patrolling. I made a promise to Tatsu that she will not have to fight and I intend to keep that promise. She will be our eyes and ears here while we are out there." Oliver turned to Helena, "Nyssa will continue to train with you and when she signs off we will begin patrolling."

Helena smiled, "I should be ready soon."

Nyssa smiled back, "We shall see." She led Helena back to the archery range.

Oliver watched as Tatsu walked over to the computers and started to familiarize herself with the system. He turned to his son and said, "William I know things have been rough and chaotic lately but I want to know. Are you okay with Nyssa being your stepmom?"

William was expecting to feel like he was betraying his mother the way he had warmed up to Nyssa so quick. "Yeah dad I like Nyssa as a stepmom. She has been helping me alot with all that has happened."

Oliver nodded, "She and I were talking this morning and have decided that she would like to be a full time mother and wife. She wants to be your mother and possibly have a child of her own."

"So she isn't going out with you because of me?" William asked not understanding what was going on.

Oliver could see the confusion in his son's face, "Nyssa has been fighting her whole life and when she's around you she likes feeling like a mother. She wants you to think of her as a stepmom and she wants to have a child with me. To do that she can't be out in the field getting hurt, she wants to be a normal person. She loves you so much William." He hugged his son and felt him taking deep ragged breaths. He knew his son loved Nyssa and that she filled the hole in his heart left by his mother.

A loud alarm started blaring startling everyone in the bunker. Tatsu looked to Oliver, "There is a hostage situation at Star Bank. The robbers are trying to get into the safe and have started killing hostages to force the code out of the manager."

It was the middle of the day but the city needed him, "Helena suit up."

Helena looked to the costume cases but didn't see her's, "Oliver where is my suit?"

He was stepping into his pants when he answered, "It's next to Black Canary's it looks like Nyssa's but has a purple stripe down the sides."

She looked at her new suit and smiled it wasn't as sexy as her last one but it was much more intimidating. When she had it on Nyssa handed her a league bow and said, "Wear it with honor." Once they were ready they headed to the bank on their bikes.

Star Bank

The Arrow and Huntress ascended the building on grappling arrows and looked down through the skylight. They saw five robbers and a pile of dead bodies there were still more hostages to use as leverage. He turned to Huntress, "I am going to drop down and take care of the three that are spread out. You take the two by the door they are closer together and your shooting skills still needs work.

He counted to three and broke through the skylight he quickly took aim and took down the robber who had a gun on the bank manager. He pulled a bolo arrow and tied a robber to a column and next show a standard arrow into the chest of the third robber who was too slow to shoot at them. The Huntress dropped near the door and unleashed a barrage of fists and kicks to the robbers weak points like face, knees and internal organs. In a matter of seconds she had beaten them both into the ground.

The Arrow walked over to the bank manager who was just in shock and asked, "Are you okay?"

The bank manager nodded, "Yes I..I can't believe you are here."

The Arrow nodded and walked over to the Huntress and said, "Get out of here I have to go make a speech." She nodded and left the way she came through the skylight. He opened the bank doors to see all the police aim their guns at him. He held his hands up and let the hostages run out.

The police rushed inside to secure the building and the news reporters came up to him asking questions so fast he couldn't hear them. He put up a hand and started his speech, "Star City I have been gone far too long and for that I am sorry. I am back now and I promise I will continue to help this city and police force to get justice. I will always do what is right by this city and it's citizens. I have enlisted the help of a new hero named the Huntress together we will help keep this city safe." After he said that he grappled to a nearby building leaving the reporters not being able to ask follow up questions.

Penthouse

He walked into the penthouse to see Nyssa watching the news. He saw the screen read 'Green Arrow is back'. He felt a little pride knowing that what he was doing made a difference and that people wanted him. He sat next to Nyssa to see the screen change to reporters interviewing the hostages. Nyssa turned to him, "You are famous again."

He laughed and brought her into his lap, "Where is William?"

She smiled and gave him a kiss, "On the way home I got his homework from school so he is upstairs doing it."

He kissed her again then said, "How did I get so lucky with you?"

She stood up in front of him and then straddled him, "You saved me and have given me everything I have ever wanted."

He pushed his hips up trying to make contact with her, "I still have more to give you."

She pushed down and gave him the contact he needed, "Let's go upstairs and make sure it takes husband." Without another word he lifted her up and dragged her to their room making sure to be extra quiet.

End

Waverider

Sara was tired she had been looking at the timeline and all of it's many problems. She had sent everyone to bed while she had tried to decode this puzzle. The future that had Grant Slade take over was gone and now there was a future where some guy dressed as a bat fights someone dressed like Supergirl. Nothing made sense anymore and she felt like she was losing her mind.

Gideon snapped her out of it, "Captain there has been another main change to the timeline."

Sara groaned, "What is it now?"

"This might be hard to hear captain. There was an explosion on Lian Yu while your father, Felicity Smoak, Samantha Clayton, John Diggle, Thea Queen, Slade Wilson, and Nyssa al Ghul. Only Nyssa al Ghul made it off the island alive."

Sara gasped, "Dad is dead?"

"Yes captain they were killed while Oliver was trying to save his son. When they searched the remains only Nyssa had survived."

So many thoughts were running through her mind. 'Why did they kidnap dad? Ollie has a kid? How did Nyssa survive?' Sara had to take a moment to compose herself before asking Gideon, "Can we go back and prevent this?"

Gideon took a few extra seconds to calculate the changes to the timeline before answering, "I am sorry but that would be inadvisable the future is better off the way it is. Oliver and Nyssa become a couple and bring a child into the world that is one of the most important people in the future. Oliver's first child William will take over as Green Arrow after Oliver helps found the Justice League. The second child will be a true immortal due to Nyssa almost losing the baby and taking a bath in the Lazarus pit to keep it alive. The child will be responsible for killing Lex Luthor and the Joker something Superman and Batman could never do."

Sara rubbed her eyes trying to get rid of the tears and frustration that comes with this job, "What can we do?"

"We can continue our mission and when we get to a level timeline we can go back and help your friends. You will also play a big role in the future but it is hard to see with us currently being removed from the timeline."

Sara let her head hit the table she wanted to cry but knew that it wouldn't help her dad was dead and she couldn't change it. Now she knows that if she did defy Gideon to go change it the world would be worse off. "Gideon let me know when you find our next mission. I am going to bed." She got up and walked off to her captain's quarters but not before going to the kitchen and grabbing a bottle of rum.

End

I kind of sped up the ending but I just couldn't figure how to pad it out. I left it open and with some cool ideas if someone wants to write a sequel or wants to rewrite it. I support anyone who wants to use it feel free to comment or PM me if you want it. I hope you liked Sara's cameo at the end and all the extra bits of info. I let the gender of the baby be a mystery in case someone wants to adopt if they can make them male or female. I also thought it was a cool idea to have a pregnant woman who goes into the lazarus pit the baby would come out immortal. Hope you guys liked it.