Disclaimer: I do not own Arrow.
I know the last thing I need is to be starting another story but I have had the idea in my head for a couple weeks and finally just decided to write it down. The timeline for this is somewhere after the mid-season premiere of season four, so anywhere from there to before Thea starts having the pit related health problems.
Arrow Lair
night
How did the day turn out like this? That was what Team Arrow was wondering as they looked at Oliver's unmoving form on the med-table, his eyes staring without seeing. It had all started out so simple: The team was stopping a bank robbery when Darhk and his Ghosts showed up. Darhk had hit Oliver with some wave of magic during the fight and Oliver had been like this ever since. They had checked him over at the lair only to scratch their heads. Medically speaking, there was nothing wrong with Oliver but he appeared to be catatonic. Out of options, they had called the person they thought could help him.
"I believe I know what the problem is." Constantine announced after checking Oliver over.
"What is wrong with my brother?" Thea demanded.
"Darhk, he didn't attack Oliver's body, he attacked his mind. To put it in a way that you can understand, Oliver is trapped within his own mind." Constantine explained and Team Arrow exchanged startled glances.
"Ca-can you help him?" Felicity asked hesitantly.
"Yes, but I need your help." Constantine said grimly.
A little later, Oliver was laid on the same platform they had put Sara on as Team Arrow and Constantine stood around him. Constantine was lighting some candles when Laurel spoke up.
"So, explain this to me again." Laurel asked.
"Essentially, Oliver is lost and needs to be found. You three," Constantine pointed to Laurel, Diggle, and Thea, "will need to go inside his mind and find him, bring him home."
"And why the three of them?" Felicity asked, a little angry she wasn't selected seeing as it was her boyfriend they were talking about.
"A couple different reasons: One, the way this was done to Oliver, there will be things trying to stop them. They will be strong and considering your, um, condition," Constantine awkwardly gestured towards her wheelchair, "I thought it would be best to send the members of your team with combat training in. Also, they need to be someone able to pull him back and the three of them are the ones with the closest connection to Oliver. It can't just be someone that has any relationship with him, they also have to able to pull Oliver back from the brink. You'll likely see some of his memories to, so there's that. Also, I need someone here to anchor them, to tether them to this realm, you're the only one left."
"Are we done? Can we get on with this?" Diggle asked impatiently.
"Yes, you three, join hands and we'll start." Constantine ordered.
Diggle, Laurel, and Thea all joined hands in a circle and Constantine began speaking in a language they didn't understand. The candle fire suddenly erupted into three feet flames and the lights flickered while rapid winds blew around them. Suddenly, the three dropped hands and realized Constantine, Felicity, and the lair were all gone. instead, they were in an area that was familiar to Thea and Diggle.
"What is this place?" Laurel asked as she looked around.
"Lian Yu," Thea said and Laurel and Diggle turned to her, "I recognize this area, Ollie and I camped here when we came here together."
Hearing footsteps, the trio turned to see three men walk over. One of them was familiar to them.
"Ollie." Thea breathed.
So, what do you guys think? Please leave any thoughts or comments you may have in a review, feedback is greatly appreciated.
