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A vortex showed up in the air as Sara fell down on the ground as she groaned before looking around and saw half ruined Queen Manor in front of her.

"No… I failed." She stared, remembering that later after they had defeated Slade, a psychopath burned down Queen Manor as she stared at the home of her childhood friend and lover in defeat. "I tried… but I failed…"

She leaned onto the fence, crying before she heard a familiar voice she never thought she would hear again. "You're back…"

She turned around, gasping as she looked at a familiar face, a bit older and with longer hair but… his eyes and the hair… could it be… "Ray?"

"We've been waiting for you." Ray smiled. "For seven years, they didn't know if you died that day on Lian Yu, when you disappeared in the timestream. It's me." He said, smiling. "The same Ray that was with you on Lian Yu, just a few moments ago from your perspective."

Sara hugged Ray tightly as she sniffed. He looked older but it was him…

"I know, you were just with us."

Sara looked at Ray head to toe. "This is so strange."

"Yeah, tell me about it." Ray smiled as a yellow bolt of lightning showed up as she turned around and chuckled.

"Hey, Sara."

"Barry…" Sara whispered, laughing as she hugged him.

"You haven't aged a day." Barry smiled. "Don't worry about the manor, it was going to fall into ruins soon, so everyone left."

"Everyone?" Sara repeated, not understanding.

"You did it, Sara." Barry assured her as Sara froze for a minute to absorb the news before finally saying...

"Laurel? Is she…"

Ray nodded. "We'll take you to her."

Sara, Ray and Barry walked down the plaza as she noticed the statue of the Canary and the Green Arrow. "The Bureau may have followed the script regarding Slade and since Merlyn was already dead, you never died." Ray explained. "And Ra's kept his word about letting you go and you never had to go back to the League again."

"So, no bio-attack?" Sara asked.

"No bio-attack." Barry nodded. "You inspired a new age of heroes. We created some kind of a league of heroes, you could say."

"Amazing." Sara said as she looked around, seeing the happy people.

"It's all thanks to you and Oliver." Ray said. "We, Oliver, Dig, Felicity and everyone else, despite not remembering, built a better future for everyone, while having to deal with loss of Moira, which had to happen. Chase never showed up though."

Sara sighed, realizing that it was inevitable. "And Laurel?" Sara asked as Barry glanced to the park in front of them, seeing Laurel and Oliver playing with two kids.

"Ollie and Laurel got what you wanted. Together and happy. Like they're meant to." Barry explained.

"It's their children?" Sara asked as they nodded. "I have to see them…"

Barry held her hand before she could approach Laurel and Oliver as she turned to him, confused as he shook his head. "Thanks to you, we made a better world, Sara."

"What?" Sara scowled.

"Remember the deal you and Rip had with the Bureau?" Ray reminded. "You wanted to make sure your family and loved ones were safe and alright and happy. And they needed to preserve the timeline."

Sara then remembered. They said they would revive Sara from the timeline to which she had come to and alter everyone's memories…

She then saw herself run towards Laurel and Oliver and play with their kids.

"You created a better future for everyone, Sara." Barry said. "Laurel and Oliver had to go through pain and loss but also achieved many victories and went through many adventures, when you returned to Starling City, remember?"

Then the painful realization dawned onto Sara as her heart shattered and eyes filled with tears. This was not her Oliver and Laurel anymore… not her timeline anymore…

"You ensured a better future for Laurel and Oliver." Ray said. "Not that much full of violence and tragedy… but their future is bright… because of you."

"And that's the price of true love, Sara." Barry held her shoulder as Sara sobbed but ultimately nodded in understanding at the painful realization. While she made sure Oliver, Laurel and her loved ones were alive, with no recollection of what happened, the timeline had to be preserved with Sara from that timeline having to be brought back to life so that they could live their lives, oblivious of time travel. This was not Sara's timeline, or friends or family anymore, so she could never interact with them but can watch them live their lives free of pain and violence. The price of Sara's love for Oliver and Laurel and her family was that she lost them all forever…

Author's Note:

To explain, this is not original Sara's timeline anymore. Logically, there cannot be two Saras at once, since that would make a big mess. Sara made a deal with the Time Bureau that they would restore the timeline and revive the dead Sara from the alternate timeline. So, the original Sara can never interact with anyone she cares about, while there's Sara from the alternate timeline and all she can do is watch her family live their lives full of happiness. That's the price Sara has to pay for her love to Oliver and Laurel.

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