Hello! Quick note, Nyssa and Oliver are really good friends in this. It's Cannon but it's not cannon, ya know what I mean. Also Felicity and Oliver are not married and Thea and Roy will not leave forever. Also John hasn't left the team.
Nyssa looked down at the now dried up Lazarus pit. She never thought she would see the day that it would run dry. She had just disbanded the league and had returned to the empty place she had called her home for her entire life. It was quiet and even those she thought she called her friends had left to either reunite with loved ones they left or had left to travel the world. Nyssa didn't blame them though, because of her they were all now free. Nyssa took a breath, breathing in the fresh air. She suddenly turned around when she heard footsteps to come face to face with a tall, dark haired, masculine man who often reminded her of Oliver Queen.
She had grown a fondness for this man, they had grown up together. She was surprised to see him here as everyone else had left, why hadn't he? The man took a step forward and to Nyssa's surprise, smiled.
"al'asad" She greeted
"Hey Nys, you know you can call me Mason now" the man smiled taking another step forward "The league is disbanded"
"Apologies" Nyssa smiled also taking a step forward "What are you doing here?"
"I have no where else to go" Mason replied "Besides, you would miss me too much if I left"
"I would miss you?" Nyssa smirked "I think it's the other way around"
"I don't think so, what are you doing here?"
"Like you, I have no where else to go and besides, this is my home"
"Pretty empty"
"It's unusual yes"
"So we can be roommates"
"I have not seen this side of you since you were a child" Nyssa raised her eyebrow
"That is because I was forced to grow up early. I was a free child in the village but once I came of age, I had to change, much like you"
"we have both changed a lot over the years"
"Yes, you are even more beautiful"
"You flatter me"
"I only tell the truth"
"Just so you know, I have missed you"
"Who wouldn't"
"An ego like that will not get you far"
"I like to call it being confident"
"Let's see just how confident you really are" Nyssa walked over to a rack that had several swords on it and picked two up "Here" she passed him one "Spar with me"
"I don't want to embarrass you"
"Don't flatter yourself, you are yet to bet me"
"This is true" they both raised their swords and engaged
~Arrow~
A month later
"It's so weird seeing it like this" Mason said as he and Nyssa walked through the village "Empty"
"The village was established to grow crops" Nyssa replied "It has served it's purpose and is no longer needed"
"So everyone just left"
"They were held prisoner by my father, enslaved, now they are free"
"I'm proud of you" he said turning to face her
"Of what?" Nyssa questioned
"Of doing something no one ever thought possible, disbanding the league"
"I had a change of heart on how things were run. A few friends had help me realise that I was slowly becoming my father"
"and you didn't want that"
"I did, I wanted to be heir, but it's funny how someone can influence your life so much" suddenly Nyssa's phone wrung and she reached into her pocket to dig it out
"How the hell do you have service?" he questioned but she didn't answer
"hello" she said
"Nyssa? It's Oliver" Oliver replied
"Oliver? What do you need?" Nyssa looked towards Mason who just shrugged his shoulders.
"Something happened with Damien Darhk"
"What do you mean"
"It's Laurel"
"What about her"
"Sh-She's gone"
"Gone? What do you mean gone?"
"Darhk had orchestrated a prison riot a-and we went to stop it. Andy turn on us and gave Darhk the missing piece of his idol, giving him his magic back. We fought but Lau-Laurel, she was..."
"She was what?" Oliver could hear her voice break
"She was stabbed, they managed to have her stable but then she seized an-and..."
"Oliver..."
"I'm so sorry"
"Wh-When is..." Nyssa could finish her sentence but Oliver knew what she meant
"A few days"
"I will be on the earliest flight over"
"I will see you soon then"
"Oliver..."
"Yes?"
"Thank you"
"Of course, you were her friend" with that he hung up.
"What happened?" Mason questioned seeing Nyssa's eyes fill with tears
"It's Laurel sh-she, she's gone"
"Oh Nyssa" Mason reached forward and brought Nyssa into his chest allowing her to to cry into his chest.
~Arrow~
"Your back, early" Mason greeted when Nyssa exited the plane "How was your flight?"
"Long" She replied walking towards him
"I can tell" he smirked
"Hey!" she laughed punching him arm
"Only kidding, you look as beautiful as when I saw you last"
"That was a few days ago"
"Exactly"
"Your going to get yourself into trouble" She smirked as they started walking back towards Nanda Parbat
"I'll take the risk"
"Of course you would"
"Do you want to talk about it?" He questioned
"There is nothing to talk about, the funeral was beautiful" she replied "We all said a few words, I mostly stayed back allowing everyone to grieve, I'd rather it wasn't brought up"
"Of course"
"So what are you cooking for dinner"
"Caponata"
"Your favorite"
"Hey, I didn't know you were going to be back early"
"It's fine" she replied "I'm going to head to my quarters"
"and I'll start dinner" they both nodded and walked off in different directions
30 minutes later
Mason noted that Nyssa was taking a long time in her quarters so he started walking towards her room. When he reached the door he knocked on it but found no answer. He gently opened the door and looked around, at first he couldn't see her but then he looked over in the corner to see Nyssa curled up in a ball crying to herself. He instantly ran over and knelt down in front of her. He pried her hands away from her face and pulled her into his arms allowing her to wrap herself around him.
"She's gone" Nyssa sobbed as she clutched his chest
"I know" he replied gently rubbing circles on her back.
"I'm happy that your here" She whispered just loud enough for him to hear
"Of course, I would never leave you" Nyssa pulled back and wiped her face before looking into his eyes.
"Really?"
"I could never leave and I will never leave you" Nyssa's eyes darted from his lips back to his eyes and back to his lips. She leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on his warm lips. At first he was surprised but gradually eased into it. Suddenly he pulled back
"Are you sure?" he questioned
"you talk to much" she leaned back in but this time the kiss was more heated. While they kissed Nyssa gently maneuvered him back and straddled him.
~Arrow~
2 months later
"Your right side block is slow" Nyssa smirked as she parred against him.
"As you have told me before" He grunted as he stepped back to avoid a blow to the stomach.
"Well maybe..." Nyssa used her bo staff and swept him off his feet sending him tumbling to the ground "You should pick up on it" she then held out her hand which he took and she pulled up him.
"Thanks" he said dusting himself off
"I was thinking..."
"That's dangerous"
"I was thinking that since we are becoming more...serious"
"You kicked me out last night"
"You hid my favorite knife"
"It was a joke"
"Never touch my knife"
"yes, well I have learned my lesson"
"Anyway, I was thinking that we should move"
"Move? Where?"
"Somewhere, I can't spend the rest of my life isolated and I want to spend my life with you"
"Well, where would we move?" he asked wrapping his arms around her waist
"Anywhere. The league was very wealthy and since I was the last Ra's..."
"The wealth went to you"
"Yes"
"What about Hawaii"
"That's a little cliche"
"Budapest"
"Hmmmmm, what about Paris"
"Paris is the city of love"
"I can't think of a better place to spend my life with you" she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a kiss
"So, we're going to Paris"
"We are going to Paris"
~Arrow~
They've been in Paris for just over 3 months now. Nyssa had gotten a job as a waitress at a small cafe and Mason was working as an electrician. With the money from the league they had bought an amazing penthouse that was just across from the eiffel tower. Nyssa had been sent home early from work when she started to feel unwell, she had been feeling this way for a few days now and was doing a good job of hiding it. The thing was that Nyssa never got sick, ever, so when she started feeling this way she knew something was wrong.
After a visit from the doctor Nyssa returned home and was now just watching TV until Mason returned home. After a few hours reading and watching TV she heard the front door open and turned to see Mason walk in. She instantly bounced from the couch and walked over to him, first allowing him to put his work gear down before bringing him into a hug
"Hello beautiful" he said giving her a kiss
"I'm happy you're home" she smiled up at him, her arms still around his shoulders.
"Did you go to the doctors?" he questioned
"I did"
"and is everything alright?"
"Better than alright" She grinned
"Well, are you going to tell me or..."
"Come sit" she grabbed him by the hand and dragged him over to the couch
"Can you tell me now"
"yes, you are so impatient"
"I'm Impatient" he laughed
"Okay, we are both a little Impatient"
"Better, now tell me"
"I-I'm pregnant"
"Your what?"
"I'm preg..."
"No, I heard you. Really?"
"'The doctor confirmed it this morning" she reached into her back pocket and pulled out a picture of an ultra sound and handed it to him.
"How many weeks?"
"6 weeks"
"Wow..."
"Are you happy?"
"yes, I'm more than happy!" he leaned over and brought her into a loving kiss "We're gonna be parents"
"we are"
"We're gonna have a baby"
"We are"
"I love you" Nyssa grinned and kissed him again
"I love you too" she smiled as she pulled back
~Arrow~
4 months later
4 months ago she found out she was pregnant, her belly hadn't grown as much as she thought it would but still enough for her to identify as pregnant. She was starting to take less and less shifts at work giving her enough time to start planning for the baby. Since their penthouse has 4 bedrooms it was easy enough to pick out the bedroom. Although they couldn't start decorating until they found out the sex of the baby, which is what they were doing now.
"When is the doctor going to get here?" Mason questioned
"We were just shown in, now whose the impatient one" Nyssa grinned
"I'm just excited okay" he replied
"yeah, I know" she reached across and grabbed his hand, Suddenly they both turned towards the door when it opened and the doctor walked in.
"Hello" the older woman greeted "My names Dr. Morgan"
"hi" Nyssa smiled
"Are you going to be finding out the sex today?" She questioned as she set up the machine
"Hopefully" Mason replied exitedly
"This might be cold" she warned as she lifted Nyssa's shirt up and placed the gel on it. After that was finished she grabbed the machine and started rubbing circles around her belly. Within a few seconds she was able to locate the baby.
"So..." Mason tried impatiently
"Mason" Nyssa hissed
"It's fine" Dr. Morgan smiled as she looked up at the machine "It's a girl"
"A girl" Mason's face broke out into the most genuine smile Nyssa had ever seen as he kissed her forehead.
"A healthy baby girl" Dr. Morgan said as she started putting away the machine. She reached over and grabbed a cloth and wiped the gel from Nyssa's belly before pulling her shirt back down "I'll give you two a minute" with that she walked out
"Now we know what color we can decorate the room" Mason grinned
"Yeah, red" Nyssa replied
"Red?"
"What? Red was my favorite color as a child"
"Red and black were the only colors you knew"
"What's your point, it's a good color"
"Why not pink"
"Don't you dare think about painting our daughters room pink"
"Why not? I think it's cute"
"What about purple"
"Purple?"
"Yeah, It's pretty close to pink and it's darker like red"
"Yeah, Purple is a nice color"
"Good, because you didn't really have a choice" she grinned as she leaned up and kissed hiim
~Arrow~
3 months later
Nyssa closed her eyes as she allowed the hot water to run down her body. She was currently 7 months pregnant and she was feeling the weight of it. Every day it was harder and harder to move, even to do simple tasks but she was getting through it. She didn't turn when she heard the bathroom door opened, already knowing who it was because of their footsteps. She heard the sound of clothes hitting the floor and the shower door opening. She smiled when she felt Mason wrapped his arms around her from behind. She turned when his hands trailed down to her stomach and he lent down to the shower floor. Running her fingers through his dark locks as she felt him placing small kisses all over her belly.
"I love it when you do that" she smiled
"Do what?" he questioned looking up at her
"Treat us as if we are the only thing in the world that matters"
"To me" he stood up and brought her into a kiss "You are, you are my everything, I would be nothing without you"
"I love you"
"I love you more"
2 months later
Any day now, any day and their little girl will be born. Mason was currently at work while Nyssa was at home folding some baby clothes and putting them in draws. They had painted the babies room white and had the largest wall a dark purple. They hard a beautiful hand carved wooden crib and accessories to match. They had a small baby shower a couple of weeks ago with some friends from work and neighbors. It was only small but it was the world to Nyssa. If she was to fall pregnant during the league they would have just put her on bed rest until the child was born and when that happened she would be back on missions and letting the doctors care for the child. She was glad that this was not the case.
She turned around and went to grab another piece of clothing when she felt a a sharp pain in her stomach. Closing her eyes she pushed through the pain until it finally stopped. When she reopened her eyes she looked down and her mouth fell open, there was a large puddle of water beneath her. She dropped the clothes and rushed into the kitchen where her phone was. She instantly grabbed it and called Mason
"Come on pick up, pick up" she tried as she paced the kitchen and within a few rings he picked up
"Nyssa? I'm at work can I call yo-" he tried but she cut him off
"Mason! I need you here now!" she panicked
"What? Why? what's wrong?"
"The bab-ahahhh" she clenched her eyes and she felt a contraction
"Nyssa, what's wrong" Mason panicked but she didn't answer "Nyssa!"
"I-I need you to take me to the hospital" she stuttered
"Wha-why?"
"my water broke"
"I'm on my way" with that he hung up and Nyssa leaned against the counter. About 30 minutes later the front door swung open and Mason ran in.
"Finally" Nyssa said breathlessly
"Are you okay?" he questioned laying a hand on her back
"Does it look like I'm okay!" she groaned
"I brought the car around to the front" He wrapped his arm around her waist and helped her stand "Let's go" Nyssa nodded and he helped her out the front door and into the car as they drove to the hospital.
~Arrow~
"Someone help please" Mason called as he and Nyssa walked into the hospital "She's in labor!"
"Follow me" one of the nurses stood and they followed her to a room "Who is your doctor"
"Dr. Morgan" he replied as he helped Nyssa lay on a bed
"I'll go grab her" the nurse rushed off.
"It hurts" Nyssa tried
"I know baby" he replied kissing her forehead "But you can do this" she nodded at him and within a few minutes the doctor entered.
"How are you feeling?" the doctor questioned
"Like someone used my belly as a punching bag" Nyssa replied
"Help me take her pants off" Mason nodded and helped pull her pants off. The doctor walked around to Nyssa's front "She's only in early labor 3 centimeters dilated" Suddenly Nyssa closed her eyes as another contraction hit
"How long was that one?" The doctor questioned
"About 29 seconds" a nurse replied
"What's your pain scale"
"Probably a 3" Nyssa breathed
"That's good, she's a tough cookie" the nurse smiled as he walked around to a bench and grabbed a patient dress. "Help her into this" she handed the dress to Mason who nodded.
3 hours later
"Can you get me a drink?" Nyssa asked turning to face her boyfriend
"Of course" he quickly stood and walked out the door. About 2 minutes later he walked back in with a white plastic cup full of water and handed it to her.
"Thank you" she took a large sip of the water before putting it down on the table next to her
"Can I get you anything else?"
"Not yet beloved" she replied "I'm quite tired"
"Try and get some rest, you need all your energy"
"You're right" she yawned and closed her eyes
6 hours later
"You need to eat" Nyssa tried
"and I will but you just had another contraction and I don't want to leave you" Mason replied and looked towards the door when it opened and Dr. Morgan walked in and a nurse.
"have you been timing the contractions" she questioned
"Yeah, they are getting longer and worse" Mason replied
"You are progressing well" she walked over to the front of Nyssa "You are 5 centimeters dilated"
"Active labor" the nurse added
"Which is why the contractions are becoming longer and getting worse"
"How long?" Mason questioned
"Well, active labor tends to last for about 3-5 hours, then we get into the transition phase"
"See beloved" Nyssa said "Now will you please go grab something to eat"
"I don't want to leave you alone" he replied
"The nurse will be with me"
"She's right, I will stay" the nurse replied
"Please" Nyssa frowned
"Fine" he leaned up and kissed her forehead "I will bring you something back"
"Thank you" with that he left
4 hours later
"Ahhhhh" Nyssa groaned as she learched forward and squeezed Mason's hand. After about 50 seconds she let out a breath and leaned back
"Pain?" Dr. Morgan questioned
"7" Nyssa breathed and the doctor walked around to check her again
"9 centimeters dilated" she said "Not long now, I'd give it an hour"
"Okay thank you" Mason replied as he watched the doctor leave
1 hour later
"It's been an hour can she get in here!" Nyssa angrily whispered as she turned towards Mason. As if on cue the doctor walked in followed by a few midwife's.
"Let's see if she's ready" Dr. Morgan walked around and checked Nyssa once again "10 centimeters dilated, we can start"
"Can I push?!" Nyssa tried as she groaned and was over come with another contraction, this time is lasted just over a minute
"Pain?"
"9, maybe a 10, I don't know, can we just speed this along" Nyssa groaned
"Okay" the doctor put on her gloves and pushed her legs apart "I need you to push"
35 minutes later
"Come one, one last push" Dr. Morgan tried
"I-I can't" Nyssa choked
"You can do it" She tried but Nyssa wasn't listening
"habibata (my love)" Mason tried and the Arabic got her attention "hayaa habibati dufeatan wahidat faqat , yumkinuk 'an tafeal dhlk (Come on baby just one more push, you can do it)" Nyssa nodded and gave another large push. Suddenly there was the sound of a baby crying and Nyssa gave a sigh of relief. Within a few seconds they had wrapped the baby up in a blanket and handed her over to Nyssa.
"hi" Nyssa cooed "I'm your mommy" Mason leaning down and kissed Nyssa on the forehead who led out a silent sign "and this is your daddy, we are going to protect you no matter what"
"She's beautiful" Dr. Morgan smiled
"That's because she looks just like her mom" Mason replied as he smiled down at his family
"What's her name?" A midwife asked
"Amina" Nyssa smiled
~Arrow~
4 months later
Balancing all the grocery bags in her arms Nyssa stepped forward and unlocked the house. After using her foot to shut the door she placed all the bags onto the bench.
"Mason?" she called out but got no reply. She walked into the lounge room expecting to see him there but he wasn't. She started walking towards their daughters bedroom and opened the door to see him and Amina lying on the floor. Amina was blessed with her fathers dark and silky hair but like Nyssa, she had angelic features such as captivating dark eyes and her face had a few freckles.
"Peek a boo" Mason said uncovering his face causing Amina too break out into a fit of giggles. Her laughter warmed Nyssa's heart. She stood there for a few minutes just watching them interact, doing the same thing over and over.
"Your home" Mason smiled as he stood up and walked over to her
"I thought I put her down for a nap before I left?"
"She didn't want to sleep"
"She didn't want to sleep or you wanted to play?"
"It was all her idea"
"Well, she, need's to get some rest" Nyssa walked passed him and leaned down to pick up her daughter who snuggled into her mothers chest "See, she's tired"
"Fine, I'm going to go unpack the groceries" he huffed and walked out of the room. Nyssa smiled and placed a kiss on her daughters head before walking over to her crib. She gently placed the little girl who instantly started to fuss when she was down.
"Shhhhh" Nyssa cooed as she grabbed a pacifier and put it in her child's mouth all while rubbing her stomach. Amina was still being fussy so Nyssa started to hum before she started to sing the lullaby her mother sung to her when she was a child (Lavenders blue)
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's green
When you are king, dilly dilly,
I shall be queen
Who told you so, dilly dilly,
Who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,
That told me so
Call up your friends, dilly, dilly
Set them to work
Some to the plough, dilly dilly,
Some to the fork
Some to the hay, dilly dilly,
Some to thresh corn
Whilst you and I, dilly dilly,
Keep ourselves warm
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly,
Lavender's green
When you are king, dilly dilly,
I shall be queen
Who told you so, dilly dilly,
Who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,
That told me so.
When the song came to and end Amina had already fallen fast asleep.
"I love when you sing" Mason whispered as he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"It is calming for the both of us" Nyssa smiled as she turned and gave him a warm kiss
~Arrow~
1 month later
"Say mama" Nyssa cooed as she bounced Amina on her leg
"Say dada" Mason tried as he shook a maraca in front of her.
"Mama"
"Dada" but Amina's only response was to spit up the milk she just received "I'll get a cloth" Nyssa stood and passed their daughter into Mason's arms. She quickly stood and walked over to to the cupboard, pulling out a small cloth. On her way back she stopped when she heard her phone vibrating on the table. When she looked at it she saw she had 2 missed calls from Oliver. Before she called him again she walked over to Mason and handed him the cloth allowing him to clean Amina up.
"I won't be a sec" Nyssa said and Mason nodded before she headed out of the room and called Oliver again
"Oh, finally Nyssa" Oliver breathed
"What wrong?" Nyssa questioned
"You know how we have been trying to take down Prometheus?"
"Yes" this was a reason that Nyssa hadn't told the team about Amina or Mason because she didn't want them to be in danger. Oliver was prone to danger and she didn't want to bring her family into it.
"Well he had taken the team,my son and his mother hostage" Nyssa wouldn't know what to do with herself if Amina was taken so she had already made up her mind on what she was going to do.
"I should be there in about 1 day" Nyssa replied
"Where are you?"
"Paris"
"That makes sense, one more thing"
"What?"
"Malcolm is here"
"Really Oliver?"
"I know, he just showed up, he's here to save Thea" another person trying to save their child
"He won't want to work with me"
"He doesn't have a choice, I trust you more than I trust him"
"As I said, I will be there as soon at I can"
"Thank you Nyssa"
"Of course, family is important" with that she hung up and made her way back to her family "I need to return to Star City"
"What? Why?" Mason questioned urgently
"Oliver's team and his son have been kidnapped, he need's my help"
"so your just leaving?"
"Mason, he saved my life when I was supposed to fight Malcolm, it's the least I can do. Trust me on this"
"Always"
"I should be back in a few days"
"Promise"
"Promise" she gave him a quick kiss before heading upstairs to book a plane ticket and start packing
~Arrow~
Nyssa walked across the tarmac and away from the plane she just excited. She was returning from a successful rescue in Star City, except for William's mother and Thea's coma. Apart from that the Nyssa had left the team on good terms and said she was welcome back whenever she needed them. As she walked towards the entrance she could see in the distance Mason holding Amina and waving her little hand so she started to pick up the pace. Once she reached them Mason brought her in for a side hug and kiss due to the fact that Amina was there.
"Hi" Nyssa grinned
"Hey" Mason replied as he watched Nyssa hold her arms out so he passed Amina to her
"How was my beautiful girl?" Nyssa questioned as she blew raspberries on her daughters cheek.
"She was an angel" Mason grinned "But she really missed her mommy"
"I missed her to" Nyssa smiled "I missed both of you"
~Arrow~
2 weeks later
Nyssa was laying on the ground in front of her daughter who was chewing on a teething toy.
"Come on Amina" Nyssa encouraged "Say Mama" Amina just gurgled in reply "Fine, I'll get you a bottle" Nyssa went to get up
"mama" Amina squealed stopping Nyssa
"Oh my god" Nyssa almost yelled "Mason! get here now!" suddenly Mason came flying across the corner
"Wh-What's wrong?" he asked breathlessly
"Come on Baby, say it" Nyssa tried
"Mama" Amina said
"Oh my god" Mason grinned as he came and sat next to the two
"She said my name first" Nyssa grinned
"I didn't know this was a competition?"
"oh didn't I tell you" Nyssa smirked
"Dada" they both turned towards Amina who spoke again
"Ha!" Mason teased
"She still said mine first"
"Yeah yeah, we get it, you're her favorite"
"Of course I am" Nyssa smiled as she picked up Amina "I'm everyone's favorite"
~Arrow~
4 months later
Mason was relaxing on the couch while watching Amina play with her toys on the floor. Suddenly Amina got into a crouching position and pulled herself up so she was standing.
"Nyssa!" Mason called out as he sat up, they had, had a few false alarms before.
"Yes?" Nyssa questioned but stopped when she saw what her daughter was doing. Nyssa instantly lowered herself onto her knees and held out her arms.
"Come here baby" Nyssa encouraged and grinned widely when she stood one step
"Come on" Mason tried as he knelt down next to Nyssa and pulled out his camera and started recording "You can do it" Amina took another step and another until eventually she landed herself in her mothers arms.
"You did it!" Nyssa cooed "My baby did it!"
"High five princess" Mason lent down and his daughter gave him a half-ass high five.
~Arrow~
2 months and 2 weeks later
"She can't be" Nyssa tried as she looked down at her sleeping daughter
"Well she is" Mason replied
"Time has passed so fast"
"Our baby is finally 1"
"But she is still so small" they both looked down when they heard her start to wake up and when she opened her eyes she smiled brightly at them.
"Happy Birthday sweetie" Nyssa smiled rubbing her belly
"Mama" Amina yawned
They had spent the rest of the day celebrating together as a family. Of course Amina didn't know what was going on but Nyssa and Mason had invited over a few of the neighbors for a small party.
"I can't believe how much she has grown" Amanda, the neighbor cooed.
"It feels like she was only born yesterday" Nyssa replied
"And look at you, you look like you've never even had a kid"
"Must be genetics"
"Please, I see you head of to the gym almost every morning"
"The gym is just my life away from home, you have to get away every once in a while, even if it kills me"
"Say that in a few years when they are trying to scab every last penny off you" Amanda laughed
~Arrow~
5 months later
"Have you heard anything?" Mason asked as he walking into the living room to find Nyssa sitting on the floor exaimining paper's in front of her.
"Not since Taliabah informed me of the newly formed group that is trying to bring back the league together" She replied without looking up
"What were they called again?"
"The Thanatos guilt, Malcolm's little loyalists. They haven't made a move yet but Talibah has been keeping watch on their hideout. It's only a matter of time"
~Arrow
1 week later
Nyssa was in the kitchen making lunch when she heard her phone rung. After dusting her hands off Nyssa picked up her phone to see it was Talibah
"what do you have?" Nyssa questioned
"A way I can get you in, 3 days time, they are holding a large meeting" Talibah replied
"Are they planning an attack?"
"I believe so"
"Send me your coordinates, this will end"
"Of course" with that Nyssa hung up. She finished making lunch and walked into the lounge room where Mason and Amina were playing.
"Who was that?" Mason asked after hearing her on the phone
"It's was Talibah, she has news" Nyssa replied
"What is it?"
"The guild is holding a meeting in 3 days time, Talibah believes they are planning an attack on Thea"
"and you need to go"
"I do"
"Let me come with"
"No, this is my burden, I need to right the wrongs of my father, besides I need you here with Amina in case...something is to go wrong"
"Hey, don't think I like that"
"It is possible"
"Hey" he reached forward and grabbed her hands "You are going to stop this guild and then you are going to come back home"
"Then I must get going, the plane ticket is not going to buy itself"
"When will you be leaving"
"Hopefully tonight, it will give Talibah and I time to plan"
"Then you take them down baby" Mason grinned
~Arrow~
After obtaining the map, with Athena and the other assassins fled and Nyssa was now in the bunker. She knew what she had to do, she knew she had to destroy the 3 remaining Lazarus pits. Her heart broke when she realized that she would have to be away from Mason and Amina for a little while, but this was her legacy. After stepping away from the team she reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone. She clicked on Mason's contact and dialed his number and within a few rings he picked up.
"Hey" He greeted
"Hello beloved" she smiled
"Is everything okay?"
"We got the map, and Athena fled"
"So your coming home then?"
"Not exactly"
"What? Why?"
"On the map it showed 3 different intersections"
"Of what?"
"Malcolm discovered the existence of 3 Lazarus pits"
"and what?"
"They are dangerous if fallen into the wrong hands"
"So your planning on destroying them"
"It is my legacy"
"I understand"
"I hate to leave you both on just short notice"
"Nyssa, as long as you promise to come home. I understand, this is something you need to do, to help rid evil from the world"
"I'm sorry"
"Don't apologize, just promise"
"I promise"
"Well I'll let...Amina don't put that in your mouth!" Nyssa heard some shuffling on the other side of the line.
"Can you put her on the phone?" Nyssa questioned
"I'll put you on speaker or she will try to eat my phone" Nyssa heard the sound of a beep signally she was on speaker "There you go"
"hi baby" Nyssa cooed into the phone
"Mama?" Amina questioned
"Yeah, it's mama" Nyssa smiled sadly
"Where?" Amina babbled and Nyssa could hear a thump
"Sorry" Mason laughed "She hit the phone"
"Silly girl" Nyssa smiled and she could feel her eyes welling up with tears
"Can you say bye mama" Mason tried
"Mama" Amina giggled "Bye" Nyssa let out a small laugh at her little girls antics
"Mommy loves you" Nyssa said, her voice breaking as she felt a tear roll down her face.
"I love you too mommy" Mason said making his voice higher causing Amina to giggle.
"I should head off now" Nyssa said
"Make sure you call"
"I promise, Bye sweetie"
"bye Mama" Amina replied tapping the phone with her hand
"Bye" Nyssa whispered before she pulled the phone from her ear and held it close to her chest
"Nyssa are you ready?" Came a voice behind her and she turned to see Thea "Hey, are you okay?" Nyssa's hand shot to her face and she wiped away the tear
"I am fine" she replied
"Are you sure, you've been crying" Thea took a step towards her
"Thea, I appreciate your concern but there is nothing you can do, therefore I am fine" Nyssa pushed passed Thea and walked into the main part of the foundry. After she had gathered her things she, Roy and Thea started walking out of the foundry (+ Oliver who was seeing them go). With their goodbyes Nyssa was about to enter the car Oliver held her back
"Are you alright?" he questioned
"Why wouldn't I be?" She replied
"When we were leaving, you looked like you'd been crying"
"Nothing to concern yourself with"
"Nyssa your my friend, if your upset..."
"Oliver, please do not push this further"
"Well you will call when you need anything?"
"I will"
"Safe travels"
"be well Oliver" with that she stepped into the drivers seat of the car.
~Arrow~
2 weeks later
Nyssa out of the shower and over to her night stand to see a missed call from Mason. She saw that he left a voicemail so she started listening to it.
Hey baby, hope everything is going well. Amina and I miss you like crazy, I'm so glad you left that voice recording of you singing or I would never get her to sleep. Anyway call me back when you get the chance, love you.
Nyssa smiled down at her phone before face timing him
"hey" he greeted
"hey" Nyssa smiled
"How is everything going?" Mason asked when he answered
"We have successfully destroyed the first pit" Nyssa replied "We are flying out to where the second is located in the morning"
"Well, be safe and don't get into too much trouble" Mason smirked
"I think you are mistaking me for yourself" Nyssa grinned
"Depends on the day" he replied "Anyway, Amina should be waking from her nap any time now"
"Then I should let you go"
"Unless you want to say hi to Amina"
"It's okay, she will be to tired to talk and besides, it's a little past 12 am here"
"Well then you should get some rest"
"Love you"
"Love you too" with that Nyssa hung up. She placed her phone on the nightstand of the hotel that they were staying at and started getting into bed
4 weeks later
"Are you almost here" Mason texted Nyssa as soon as she landed.
"Just a few more minutes" Nyssa replied. The plane pulled in and they started opening the doors. After gathering her overhead luggage she stepped out of the plan and walked down the tarmac. As soon as she entered she saw Mason standing there with Amina standing next to him. Suddenly Amina started clumsily running over to her and into her arms.
"Mommy missed you so much" Nyssa said as she scooped Amina into her arms and clutched her to her chest.
"Mama" Amina giggled as she played with her hair "Love"
"You're picking up new words" Nyssa smiled "aren't you a clever girl"
"She has been picking up a lot of words lately" Mason said as he walked over to them
"Hello my love" Nyssa smiled as he leaned down and gave her a kiss
"Welcome home, Where are Thea and Roy"
"Well after we destroyed all the pits, they returned to Star City to settle down. They said we can visit at any time"
"Do you want to visit, tell them about all this"
"The team is too unpredictable, I don't want to risk Amina getting in the crossfire"
"That makes sense"
"Maybe when she's older"
"We should get home, it's late"
"Let's go" they all started walking out of the airport and towards their car. It took about an hour to get home and when they arrived Nyssa looked in the back seat to find Amina sleeping. It was quite late at night so when Nyssa excited the car she walk round the back and gently open the door. She undid Amina's buckles and lightly picked her up. Mason had already opened the door for her when they arrived so all she had to do was walk straight in and into Amina's bedroom. When she arrived she gently pulled her blankets back before laying her down. After making sure she was completely asleep Nyssa snuck out of the room and went into the lounge room where Mason was laying on the couch
"Hey" Mason grinned as she walked around the front of the couch.
"Hey" Nyssa sat down next to him and naturally just fell into his arms
"Tired?"
"Exhausted"
"Well you've done quite a lot of travelling these last few weeks"
"Hopefully I'm done"
"Athena and her assassins are still out there. They probably know you destroyed the pits, they could come from you"
"They don't know where we are but they somehow find out and attack, I want you to take Amina and run"
"Nyssa..."
"Please"
"She needs her mother"
"She needs to be kept safe"
"Well then you run with her, I can still fight"
"This is my burden..."
"You burdens are my burdens, she will need her mother"
"She needs her father"
"She will need you far more than she will need me"
"I'm too tired to have this conversation, we can discuss this another time"
"of course" he leaned down and kissed her forehead as she snuggled into him further
~Arrow~
2 months later
"Puppy" Amina squealed as she watched the TV
"Isn't he cute" Nyssa smiled as she held onto Amina's hands while she danced to the music.
"Puppy, puppy"
"You want a puppy?"
"Puppy!" Amina giggled
"I'll think about it"
"How is my little angel" Mason asked as he started walking towards them holding a baby bag
"What is that for?" Nyssa questioned nodding towards the bag
"Well Amina is going to be spending the night with Amanda"
"What? Why?"
"Well, I have something special planned for us tonight"
"Do you?"
"Yes, and It's a little hard when looking after Amina"
"You could have at least told me before"
"well, surprise" suddenly there was a knock on the door "That must be Amanda" Mason got up and walked out of the room. She could hear the sounds of someone talking and about 30 seconds later Mason and Amanda walked into the room.
"Good afternoon" Nyssa smiled
"Afternoon" Amanda replied and her face lit up when she looked down at Amina "Hello Princess"
"Ada" Amina giggled. Nyssa stood up and picked Amina up before walking over to them.
"Is she ready" Amanda questioned
"Uh yes" Mason held up her bag "She has everything she needs for the night in here" he handed the bag to Amanda who hung it over her shoulder
"You'll be good for Ada won't you" Nyssa said looking over her daughter
"Yeah" Amina repllied "Ada had dinosaurs"
"I have spare toys from when my kids were little" Amanda explained "She will be entertained for the entire night"
"Thank you so much for this" Mason tried
"You don't need to thank me, it's my pleasure" Nyssa smiled as she handed Amina over to their neighbor. They all started walking towards the door and Mason opened it allowing Amanda to step out.
"You two have fun tonight" Amanda winked before she left
"Oh, we will" Mason smirked "How about you go for a shower and I will get ready"
"What are you planning?" Nyssa raised her eyebrow
"You'll just have to wait and see"
"Fine" with that Nyssa started heading towards the bathroom
30 minutes later
Nyssa walked out of the bathroom wearing a black flowing dress and hey hair was in it's natural curl. Hey eyes widened when she saw the rose petal's that made a trail around the corner. She smiled as she started following them until she reached the beautiful lit dining room. There a a beautiful candle placed in the center of the table, a circle of rose petals around the table and Mason was standing there in a suit and tie.
"Well don't you look handsome" Nyssa smiled as she walked over to him
"And you look absolutely stunning" he walked over to her and grabbed her hands.
"Thank you" He led her over to the table and pulled out her chair so she could sit down.
"Champagne?"
"of course" he poured her a glass before sitting down himself "What has gotten into you"
"What do you mean?"
"The fancy lights, the rose petals, I-I don't know what to say"
"You know I love you right"
"I know"
"and I would do absolutely anything for you"
"Mason..."
"There is something that I've been wanting to as you for a while, but I wanted it to be perfect" He stood up and reached into his pocket before going down on one knee. He pulled out a black box and when he opened it there was a beautiful diamond ring "I want to spend the rest of my life with you and make you the happiest woman on the planet, so will you do the honour of marrying me"
"Yes...yes, yes!" Nyssa laughed as she walked around and brought him into a warm kiss. When they pulled apart Mason placed the ring on her finger and they kissed again
"I love you so much"
"and I you"
~Arrow~
2 months later
Nyssa was making breakfast when she heard a large bang coming from inside Amina's room. She watched as her fiance perked his head up from the couch, they both dropped what they were doing and ran into her room. When they arrived they saw the window was wide open and an assassin was standing of Amina's crib.
"Al Ghul" the assassin mocked "Athena want's your head"
"Get away from my daughter" Nyssa warned as she produced a knife from her boot
"You destroyed the most sacred thing to the league" he replied "Now we must destroy what is sacred to you" he raised his knife towards Amina but before he could do anything Nyssa threw her knife into his wrist rendering him useless. Nyssa step forward and kicked the man in the gut, she grabbed the knife from his wrist and plunged it into his heart.
"Nyssa..." Mason warned and they both heard noise coming from down stairs. Nyssa nodded and ran out of the room, she ran into their room and pulled out two swords. She ran back into Amina's room and handed them both to Mason while she grabbed Amina from her crib. Nyssa held Amina in one arm while she held her knife in the other. They ran down stairs to see over 5 assassins in their living room.
"Take Amina and Go" Mason tried as he held the two swords in front of him
"I'm not going to leave you" Nyssa cried
"You have to, take Amina to Star City, they will protect you there"
"Come back to me" Mason didn't say anything as he couldn't quite promise that, that would be the outcome so he just nodded. Nyssa leaned forward and brought him into a forceful warm kiss.
"I love you"
"I love you too"
"and I love you princess" Mason smiled as he turned to his daughter and placed a kiss on her forehead "Now go!" Nyssa nodded and ran in the other direction towards the back door. She was about to exit but an assassin jumped in front of her.
"Daughter of the demon" he warned as he lunged at her. Nyssa expertly avoided the attack even as Amina started crying. She grabbed her knife and threw it as it planted itself in his chest and he fell to the ground lifeless. Nyssa ran out the back and around the corner until she reached the front, she quickly strapped Amina in the car before she opened the door to get in herself. Suddenly she heard a yell followed by someone yelling orders. Nyssa heart sunk as she knew who the yell at come from, and if they were already taking order's it could only mean the worst. Nyssa broke from her trance when Amina's crying became louder. She quickly wiped the tears she didn't know had fallen and got into the car before speeding off.
When the assassin's ran outside they came to a stop to see the car and Nyssa gone. One of them pulled out a burner phone and dialled a number.
"Is it done?" the person on the other line asked when they picked up
"The daughter of the demon and their daughter got away" the other assassin replied
"Where are the heading"
"Star City"
"We have loyalist in the city already, they will not make it far. You have done well"
"Thank you, Athena"
~Arrow~
Nyssa got on the fastest flight she was able to book to Star City. Amina had never been on a plane before and Nyssa was finding it quite difficult to stop her from fussing. Nyssa pulled out and dialed a number.
"Pick up, pick up" she tried but it went to voice mail "Mason please be okay, call me back if you get this, I need you" Nyssa pulled the phone away from her ear and sat back in her chair.
Nyssa had spent the remainder of the flight watching Amina sleep while running her hand through her hair. She couldn't take her mind off if Mason was alright and the yell she heard just help replaying in her head over and over again. Nyssa had gently woken Amina went the plane landed and they both got off. Thank's to Diggle's contact with Lyla and ARGUS, they had taken her name off the wanted list for saving the city and the team many times.
Luckily Nyssa had rented a car so she didn't have to take a taxi to the bunker. Amina was being fussy in the back because she hadn't eaten or slept in a few hours because Nyssa didn't have time.
"Amina please stop crying" Nyssa tried, on the verge of tears herself "Here, play with this" she reached back and grabbed a maraca from her bag and shook it in front of her. With the distraction Nyssa didn't see the assassin that was standing in the middle of the road until it was too late. Nyssa looked forward just has the assassin released an arrow and his went flying through the front window, landing itself in her shoulder. Nyssa let out a groan and the car swerved, crashing into a nearby tree. Nyssa's head flew forward and hit the airbag hard enough to knock her out.
When Nyssa regained consciousness she sat up and felt a stinging in her head almost taking away the pain from her shoulder.
"Amina!" Nyssa turned around to see that the car seat was empty "No, no, no" Nyssa used a knife and cut the arrow head that made it's way completely through her shoulder. When it was gone she pulled the arrow out and jumped from the car "God damn it!" Nyssa cursed
~Arrow~
"Keep up speedy" Oliver grinned as Thea ducked underneath his blow
"oh please" she laughed as she faked stepped forward and turned hitting Oliver in the side of the rib's with her staff
"That's my girl" Roy cheered
"My money is on Thea" Felicity called out
"I'm on Oliver" Dig said
"Traitor" Thea yelled as she rolled across the mat. Furthur fighting was cut off when they heard someone walking down the stairs.
"Stay here" Oliver warned as walked over. He got a look at the figure that was clutching there bleeding shoulder, had an injured leg and blood pouring down their face "Nyssa!" he rushed up to her and wrapped his arm around her waist bringing her over to a table.
"Oh my god" Felicity clasped her hand over her mouth
"What happened?" Thea panicked as she rushed over
"Th-They took her" Nyssa choked out "I-I need to ge-get her" Nyssa went to get up but only groaned in pain
"hey stop" Oliver warned "What happened?"
"Athena and her assassins, th-they attacked us" Nyssa stuttered "I-I left him, oh my god I left him, a-and then then came and they took h-her"
"Who did they take?" Dig asked
"There was enough time, I-I didn't have enough time" Nyssa rambled
"Nyssa, who did they take?" Roy tried
"Amina!" Nyssa cried "I-I have to save her, sh-she can't...she need's me"
"Who is Amina?" Thea questioned
"M-My daughter"
"Daughter? You have a daughter?" Oliver questioned
"I think we can discuss that later" Felicity tried "Where did they take her?" Nyssa explained what road they were on when they were attacked and where the car crashed. Felicity immediately got onto her computer and pulled up surveillance. It showed the assassin firing the arrow, the car crashing and other assassins grabbing Amina from the car and getting into another car before driving away
"She's hurt" Nyssa tried as she watched the footage over "I-I need to get out there"
"You're not going anywhere" Oliver replied "Not in your condition"
"She needs me"
"We will find her Nyssa, I promise" Oliver said as he turned to Felicity "Can you track the car"
"Already on it" Felicity said and within a few minutes she had binged a location "Got them, north, 10 miles from here, I will send you the address"
"Good, let's go" Oliver nodded and went to walk out with Dig, Thea and Roy
"Oliver!" Nyssa called out "Bring her back"
"I will" Oliver nodded and the team walked out
~Arrow~
"Are you sure this is the location Felicity?" Oliver questioned as they pulled outside a warehouse
"Positive" she replied "bad guys love their warehouses" Felicity had helped Nyssa strip of her shirt and she had put on some shorts so Felicity could work on her shoulder.
"This is not necessary" Nyssa tried as Felicity strapped her leg
"Nyssa, you would have bled out" Felicity replied "Of course is is necessary"
"Thank you" Nyssa forced a smile
"Hey" Felicity placed her hand on Nyssa's uninjured shoulder "Everything is going to be okay, the team is going to get your daughter back and Athena is not going to win"
In the warehouse
"You two go round back, Dig and I will go round front" Oliver said and the team nodded. When they entered they were instantly surrounded by several assassins.
"Mr. Queen" Athena said as she stepped out "We were expecting someone else"
"Unfortunately you put an arrow through her shoulder and crashed her car" Oliver replied "She was unable to make it"
"Not to worry, this is better" Athena pulled her sword out of its sheath.
"Where is Amina!"
"She is safe, beautiful child" she replied and turned her head and ordering one of the assassins something. The assassin walked away and returned holding a small cage that Amina was in.
"Oh my god" Dig spat "You're disgusting"
"I'm only doing what needed to be done" Athena replied "Nyssa took away something from us, it's only fair" Oliver growled as he and Dig rushed foward and engaged in the assassins. Suddenly Thea and Roy joined in on the fight.
"We took out a few that were around the back" Thea announced as she ducked under a blow. The fight lasted longer than Oliver anticipated but they had the upper hand. Athena ducked under Oliver's blow and knocked him in the face with the hilt of her sword. Oliver recovered quickly and kicked his foot out knocking her back, while she was dazed he kicked his foot out again knocking the sword from her hand. He punched his hand forward and knocked her in the throat causing her too fall to the ground. Oliver instantly raised his bow and aim an arrow at her heart.
"You messed with the wrong family" Oliver warned
"Your time will come, fate always seems to forget to write you a happy ending" Before Oliver could react Athena reached in her boot and pulled a vial and drank it. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she started foaming from her mouth, within a few seconds she was dead. Oliver picked up the vial and smelt it
"Cyanide" he announced. He looked up to see that the assassins had been taken out and he turned to Dig "call Lyla, they can't be held in a prison" Dig nodded and got on the phone
"Amina" Thea announced as she started walking towards the cage. She grabbed one of her arrows and unlocked the lock but Amina wouldn't step out "Come on sweetie, we need to get you back"
"we won't hurt you" Roy tried but Amina just shook her head
"Amina!" Nyssa's voice crackled through the comm "Someone give her a comm" Roy reacted quickly and held it up to her ear "Hey baby"
"Mama" Amina replied
"yeah, it's me princess. I need you to listen to me, I need you to trust them, can you do that for me?" Nyssa tried
"Okay" Amina simply replied
"I'll see you soon" Amina started stepping out of the cage and she walked into Thea's arms.
~Arrow~
Nyssa was pacing impatiently as she waited for the team to get back. They had left the warehouse 20 minutes ago and they hadn't heard from them since. Suddenly her eyes darted towards the entrance when it opened. She looked up and saw the team enter along with Thea who was being help by Thea. When they reached the bottom of the stairs Thea put down Amina who ran straight over to her mother. Nyssa knelt down and brought her little girl into her arms who buried her head into her mothers dark curls.
"oh baby" Nyssa cried, the entire team was heart warmed at their reunion "Are you okay, did they hurt you" Nyssa pulled back and looked her daughter over
"Pretty" Amina ran her hand down her mothers face and wiped her mothers tear
"I missed you"
"Where is Dada?" this is when Nyssa felt her heart drop to the pit of her stomach.
"He protected us, just like he said he would" Nyssa replied
"When is he coming home?"
"He's not baby, god said that he needed his help in heaven okay?"
"I miss him"
"Yeah, me too" Nyssa pulled her hair back and un-clipped a silver chain that was around her neck. Only then did the team see the Diamond ring that was on her ring finger, she pulled it off and placed it alone the chain "Turn around" Amina did as she was told and Nyssa clipped the chain around her neck before she turned back around "Your father gave me thing ring a few months ago. This way he will always be with you"
"Yay" Amina giggled not really understanding what was going on
"Don't lose it okay"
"I won't"
"Remember how I've been teaching you to punch"
"Yeah"
"How about you go over to that punching bag and practice, then we can show everyone" Amina vigorously nodded and ran over to the bag. Nyssa subconsciously played with her finger where her ring used to be.
"I suppose I owe you an explanation" Nyssa said as she turned to everyone else
"you don't owe us anything" Oliver replied "But it would be helpful"
"After I disbanded the league, one of the league members, Mason, stayed behind at Nanda Parbat with me. After Laurel died, h-he helped me out off a tough spot and we, fell in love. About 2 months later we moved too Paris together and about 3 months later I fell pregnant with Amina" Nyssa explained
"and you didn't tell us?"
"You have a habit of getting into trouble, I wasn't going to drag them both into it. Anyway, we lived there for about 2 years, when Amina was 20 months old Mason proposed to me and I said yes" Nyssa fought back tears but one found it's way out "Everything was was going good until 2 months later, we were attacked. Mason stayed behind to fight the assassins while I-I ran, I ran with Amina so I could get her to safety, then we flew to Star and, you know the rest"
"Oh Nyssa" Thea tried "Wh-What happened to Mason?"
"I-I heard a yell and then they started giving orders, I only assumed it meant one thing" Nyssa replied
"What are you going to do now?" Roy questioned "You can't go back there"
"I-I don't know" she admitted
"You should stay here" Oliver said "That way you are safest, we don't know if that was all of Athena's assassins"
"This place isn't somewhere I want Amina to stay"
"You can stay at mine for a bit, I'm sure William would love Amina" Nyssa's eyes softened as she looked towards him
"Thank you"
"Of course"
"Amina sweetie" Nyssa called over drawing the toddlers attention "We are going to head to Oliver's home"
"But I want to show them" she then started punching her fists in the air
"I think we can spare a few minutes" Oliver said walking over to her "Show me what you got" Amina grinned and started punching the bag