AN: Because I refuse to believe anything that arrow has aired these past few seasons as canon and I'm just going to ignore everything that's happened. I'm pretty much still salty about everything and I'll probably never get over it. So this is something that I believe should have happened.
Disclaimer: obviously I don't own arrow and thank god for that - i wouldn't want my name on trash anyway
"What is going on?" Thea asks as Laurel and Roy lead her out of the elevator into a room - well more like a giant underground bunker she's never seen before.
"We thought it was finally time to bring you fully into the loop by showing you the lair," she vaguely hears Roy tell her.
She's assumed that they had some sort of secret hideout for their vigilante activities - but she never thought it'd be this advanced.
Thea has only known about this life for almost two months...Ever since her world was turned upside down when Slade dropped the bombshell about her father and she's felt lost and confused.
Sara and Laurel have been training her for the past two months and sometimes Roy and John joined in. She's even had some one on one training with Nyssa. Thea is grateful for all these people in her life who act like a support system. She was tired of feeling weak and like she was being taken advantage of and Laurel had understood and had agreed to help train her.
"And there's something we want to show you," Laurel tells her, leading Thea further into the bunker.
Before Thea realizes it, she's standing in front of a handprint scanner. "What is this?"
"It's yours," Laurel responds as Thea places her hand on the scanner after a moment's hesitation. "That is, if you want it."
Thea steals a glance at two of the most important people in her life before the now moving wall grabs her attention again. She's now standing in front of a glassed-in container that holds a black and yellow leather suit with a hood - similar to Roy's red one.
"Is this…." Thea trails off, her gaze lingering on the suit.
"You've learned rather quickly and even though there is always room for improvements, we'd figured we could always use an extra set of hands on the streets," Roy explains, closing the distance between the three of them.
"Where did you even get a suit made?" Thea asks the first thing that pops into her head. Of course, there's more she could ask but the technology scattered across the liar and the suits probably came from the same place so.
Laurel gives a simple shrug. "I have a resourceful friend by the name of Cisco...maybe one day you'll meet him and the rest of the Flash's team."
Thea's head spins around to face her. "And you know the flash too? Of course you do," she adds that part as an afterthought.
"There's a lot more to tell you," Laurel starts, pursing her lips. "But for now, why don't we just start with baby steps."
Thea nods. "Yeah...okay."
She glances back at the suit and honestly, she doesn't have to think too much about her decision. If it means helping to protect her city and other girls from people like Malcolm - she knows what she's going to do. And if Laurel, Roy and John are going to be out there with her, she'll be okay.
"I'm in," Thea says with no hesitation.
Laurel moves to stand next to the younger woman and places an arm around her shoulders. "Welcome to the team, Speedy."