Summary: "And together rode off into the sunset and lived happily ever after." Until someone stole their happiness away. Stole her away in the night… After Felicity is kidnapped Oliver is forced to return to Starling City and join back upp with Team Arrow to find her. (Olicity)
A/N: I'm not sure if Lyla has forgiven Oliver or not, but I do think she is more forgiving than Diggle. Because Diggle is really not an Oliver fan right now. Which I get. Kidnapping Lyla was not very nice. Leaving Sara alone, also not cool. But maybe Diggle and Oliver can get past some of that if they're forced to work together to get someone they love (Felicity) back. Also Oliver getting a taste of his own medicine - having the woman he loves kidnapped (again)- might give both Oliver and Diggle some perspectives.
Prologue
"Once upon a time, there was a brave prince. A hero. Only he didn't think he was a hero himself, not at first. He had a best friend who always had his back," Lyla told Sara as she rocked her. "His best friend was a hero too. He'd been a soldier and was looking for a purpose. And the hero had a mission. To save his kingdom from evil doers. So they joined forces. Became brothers in arms."
Sara gurgled and looked expectantly at her mother. "What about a princess you ask? Well there was a princess. Actually there were two. Sisters. And they both loved the prince. Which made things complicated. There was also a very smart...sorceress. She could look into a magic crystal ball and find out lots of things the hero needed to find the bad guys. She was his friend."
"The prince and his two friends fought many villains, survived losses and shared their troubles. The prince fell out of love with the princesses and in love with his friend the sorceress. But when an evil king from a far away place came to try and make the prince the heir of his evil kingdom, the trio's friendship was tested. Because in order for the prince to defeat the evil king, he had to become someone almost as evil as the king. He couldn't tell his friends this, because he feared it would put them in danger and jeopardize his plan and so they thought he'd truly become evil. In the end, when the evil king was defeated the sorceress - who loved the prince very much - was able to forgive him for his deceit. But his best friend, who had always trusted him, who he had shared so much with could not."
"Ubabma," Sara said.
"Is that right? You think the story should end happily? Well it did. Because the prince and the sorceress decided they loved each other very much. And together rode off into the sunset and lived happily ever after," Lyla finished. "But it has a sad ending too. Because they left their friend behind, hurting and angry. But one day, they'll come back, and make things right. That's right. One day they'll come back, and Daddy will stop being grumpy."
More coming soon!