"Slade, please don't hurt her." Oliver begged as he watched Slade Wilson hold a knife to Laurel's throat.
"Why not Oliver, after all, you let the love of my life die, so why shouldn't I kill the love of yours?" Slade asked threateningly.
"Because you've already robbed me of my mother. Isn't that enough for you?" Oliver asked.
"It will never be enough until everything you love is gone, including this woman." Slade said menacingly.
"And what would Shado say if she saw you right now?" Oliver asked, hating himself the moment he played that card, but with Laurel in danger, he was desperate.
"Do not play that card with me." Slade said.
"You made me. She would be revolted at what you've become Slade and she'd be even angrier that you're doing it in her memory." Oliver said as Slade put down his knife.
"Laurel, get to safety, I don't want you to see what's going to happen to next." Oliver said.
"I'll wait up for you." Laurel said.
Oliver just nodded as he pulled his hood down so that he could see Slade, face to face.
"You really think you can kill me Oliver?" Slade asked.
"Who said anything about killing you?" Oliver asked as he set off the decoy arrows he'd planted around the premises earlier, knocking Slade off balance and allowing Oliver to inject him with the Mirakuru cure.
"I'm not going to kill you Slade. Not only did I swear an oath not to kill again, but death would let you off too easily. I want you to live with your actions and know that everything you've done since Lian Yu has only destroyed Shado's memory, not honored it." Oliver said as he punched Slade out.
"Is it weird being back here?" Laurel asked Oliver as he came back from speaking with Slade Wilson on Lian Yu.
"Not really. This is actually where I went after Tommy's death." Oliver said.
"So this is where you spent 5 years in hell and only one of them was with Sara." Laurel said.
"Actually, Sara was on that freighter over the first year." Oliver said, pointing at the wreckage of the Amazo.
"Why was she on a destroyed ship?" Laurel asked.
Oliver laughed and said "Well it wasn't destroyed when she was on board. It's a long story, but until she came back to Starling, that ship was the last place I saw Sara alive."
"Interesting." Laurel said.
"Yeah, but anyway, why did you want to come here with me and John?" Oliver asked.
"I needed to see what you'd been through. I needed to understand what could've turned you into the Arrow. Now I know." Laurel said.
"Laurel, you know how I feel about you and that's why Slade took you hostage. For the same reason he killed my mother." Oliver said.
"Why does he hate you so much?" Laurel asked.
"It's a long story." Oliver said.
"Well then, maybe we should move on to addressing your feelings for me." Laurel said.
"I know you said we couldn't be together due to Tommy, but I can't get you out of my mind. Even when I was with Sara, it just wasn't the same. I'm still hopelessly in love you Laurel." Oliver said.
"Finally, something we both agree on." Laurel said with a smile as she kissed him.
"So, I take it this means you want to give us another chance? What happened to we can't be together for Tommy's sake?" Oliver asked.
"I decided that was stupid and I can't keep denying myself what I want. And what I want Mr. Queen, is you." Laurel said as they kissed again.
"Hey, are you guys just going to kiss or our we going to get out here?" John asked.
"Let's go." Oliver said, holding his hand out to Laurel, who took it instantly as they headed out towards a brave new future.