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On the rooftop of Palmer Tech, three individuals were engaged in a furious battle. Those individuals were Sara Lance, Oliver Queen, and Malcolm Merlyn. Below them, Teams Arrow and Legends, with help from Arsenal, Katana, Vixen, Nyssa, and ARGUS agents led by Lyla were locked in a furious battle with the heavily armed HIVE ghosts as missiles deployed by HIVE rained down upon the city, causing explosions where they landed.

Following the conclusion of their mission, Sara and her fellow Legends returned to Star City of 2016 and she and Oliver were reunited. During their reunion however, Oliver shared with her the heart wrenching news that her sister Laurel was dead. It seems Oliver and Diggle had learned of a plot by Malcolm to free Darhk and with the team tried to stop it. Their mission failed since Malcolm had expected them and had brought along a large contingent of HIVE ghosts. Team Arrow found themselves overwhelmed but Laurel had persevered and lunged towards Malcolm who quickly subdued her. Afterwards, and to the horror of the rest of the team, Malcolm produced his dagger and with an evil smile, plunged it into her stomach and then made his escape with Darhk. Team Arrow had no choice but to retreat while trying to save Laurel, but she'd lost too much blood and died.

Poor Sara was distraught by the news and vowed that Malcolm would pay. He had believed that by killing Laurel, he would remove Oliver and Sara's continued incentive to fight, but it instead had the opposite effect. While they were deeply saddened by Laurel's loss, they were also beyond outraged and more determined than ever to end Malcolm before he took anything else from him. Sara also learned about 'Genesis' and knew she was never going to allow her city to be destroyed by Malcolm or anyone. She vowed that her city would never experience the ruin she had beheld in 2046. The other Legends had stayed out of support for Sara and offered to lend their help to Team Arrow in their final battle against HIVE, to which they gratefully accepted.

Back in the present, Malcolm was determined to win and unleashed a spectacular array of his most lethal kicks and punches upon Oliver and Sara while firing a barrage of arrows at them and alternating between his arrows and sword which he swung in deadly arcs with speed and precision. They on their parts fought valiantly, Oliver firing his own arrows and Sara swinging her batons as they alternated between defensive and offensive moves, never using the same moves twice. With their minds merged as one, they fought as a single unit and refused to give Malcolm any ground. For him, this battle was about maintaining his power and immortality while continuing a centuries old battle originating from the hate in his heart. For Sara and Oliver, it was about ending this madness once and for all, saving their city, protecting their desire to be together from the forces wanting to destroy it, and avenging Laurel.

As the battle between the three bitter enemies continued to progress, pitch black storm clouds gathered overhead and dark red and purple lighting began to flash above them. At that moment, Malcolm began to feel himself getting stronger and faster and smiled, knowing that it was the powers of darkness assisting him. He immediately launched himself into the air and began raining down relentless blows upon Oliver and Sara, forcing them to go completely on the defensive. He then increased the intensity of his attacks, barely giving them any breathing room, and sent a brutal roundhouse kick across their sides, sending them onto the ground. Before they could recover, Malcolm slammed his boot into Sara and then Oliver's ribs, causing them both to see stars.

"I have waited so long for this day to finally come", Malcolm said to them sinisterly while walking around them and gloating at their nearly broken forms. "For you both to lie helpless before me. The great Oliver Queen and Sara Lance, or should I say Robin Hood and Maid Marian. You see, the two of you have been a thorn in my side for centuries, particularly you Robin with your continued interference in my plans. I warned that you would suffer in a way worse than death for removing my power as Ra's and have delivered on it as you can see. Laurel's dead, your city's getting pummeled, and you and your lover are at my mercy. It's a shame that we have to continue our cycle for all time. I'd rather just kill you both once and be done with it. But I'll just have to be content with what I've been given."

Oliver and Sara lay there helplessly, listening to everything Malcolm had to say and watched as he began unsheathing his two main daggers, feeling a sense of despair settle upon them.

"It looks like we're about die Ollie", Sara whispered sadly to the man she loved. "I really thought we were going to win this time."

"So did I Sara. I suppose this is our destiny to always die in each of our lives and at the hands of Malcolm, who as it turns out is really Prince John", Oliver replied to her with a defeated sigh. "If we are to die here, at least we'll die together and side by side. I only hope our loved ones win this war and have the courage to move on after this war is over."

All of a sudden, two figures entered their line of vision and the female figure yelled at them and said, "THE TWO OF YOU HAD BETTER STOP TALKING LIKE THAT IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU! WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

"She's right guys", the male figure added. "The Oliver Queen and Sara Lance I know would never give up and let evil prevail. I have to say I'm disappointed."

Looking closely at the two individuals standing above them, Oliver and Sara were shocked to see that it was Laurel and Tommy, or rather, their ghosts. Laurel was dressed in a white version of her Black Canary uniform, but it was far whiter than Sara's was and shined brightly. Tommy's uniform consisted of a pure white long sleeved shirt and a pure white pair of pants, and his clothes glowed brightly just like Laurel's did.

"Laurel?", Sara asked with a trembling voice while her eyes glistened with unshed tears.

"Yes Sara, it's me", Laurel answered with a smile. "I'm here and you and Oliver need to get back up on your feet and continue fighting. This is not the time for either of you to roll over and die."

"But what is there for us to continue to fight for?", Oliver said to her with a broken voice. "We've lost you and so many others, including you Tommy. Our city's under attack for the fourth time in a row, and Malcolm keeps coming after us and won't stop until we're dead. And based on what one of The Fates revealed to us, it's going to continue happening to us for all time. Therefore, why should we continue to fight?"

"Because man, it's just like Laurel said. The time for either of you to die has not yet come and there's more for you to accomplish in this life", Tommy answered with firm assurance. "You both are destined to live an amazing and fulfilling life, to have children, and to continue protecting this city from whatever comes next to attack it. This city needs you, your team needs you, especially now, and neither of you can just give up. You both are far stronger than either of you give yourselves credit for. You both beat many adversities during your years away, you beat my father before as I already told you, and now that your souls are now one, you both have the chance to end this war against Malcolm once and for all. Please don't give up so soon."

"Tommy's right", Laurel continued. "Furthermore, the reason I even became the Black Canary was to not only honor your memory Sara but also to harness that fighting spirit you had and know you still have. My death, along with Tommy's, was horrible and senseless and believe me when I say that we both miss you and everyone else terribly and would give anything to return to you. But you both must understand that everything happens for a reason and I'll be darned if either of you just sit back and allow defeat to swallow you whole. Now then enough lying there on the ground! YOU ARE THE GREEN ARROW AND THE WHITE CANARY FOR HEAVENS SAKE AND IT'S TIME FOR YOU BOTH TO GET UP AND FIGHT BACK IMMEDIATELY!"

Laurel and Tommy's words had the desired effect on Oliver and Sara and with a new wave of strength flowing through their bodies, they got up with help from Tommy and Laurel who reached for their hands and lifted them up. Malcolm was stunned to see them suddenly standing before him and moved in to subdue them again, knowing that failure to defeat them wasn't an option. As he charged however, Sara and Oliver turned towards him with joined hands and immersed themselves into their shared soul and the intense love they had for one another. At once, a beam of energy emerged from their bodies and unleashed itself upon Malcolm, enveloping him and causing him to scream. Once it dissipated, he realized he felt different and instinctively knew that he'd lost his immortality. The darkness, knowing it had lost, screamed in rage and left him, the lighting beginning to cease and the black clouds beginning to roll away.

Seeing that their enemy was no longer as strong as he once was, Oliver and Sara didn't give him any time to recover and rushed at him, landing their own kicks, punches, and uppercuts onto him and not giving him any breathing room until he was defeated and helpless before them. Having done that, Oliver nocked his arrow and aimed it right at Malcolm while Sara pointed her bo staff towards him.

"For centuries you've come after us and destroyed us numerous times", Oliver began.

"You've continuously ruined our happiness because of your own hate, jealousy, and lust for power and have murdered many innocents without remorse", Sara added, continuing where her fiancé left off.

"Those days are finally at an end and you will no longer come after us or anyone we love in this lifetime or any other lifetime", Oliver continued on, and then together with one voice, they said to the cowering villain who's face was red with anger, "Malcolm Merlyn. YOU HAVE FAILED THIS CITY!" And with that, Oliver released his arrow while Sara threw her bo staff and they both landed in Malcolm's abdomen killing him instantly. Afterwards, they both picked up his body and tossed it over the roof and into the dark streets below. Poetic justice. On the ground, their teammates and allies had successfully gained the upper hand and defeated the ghosts while also destroying the weapon that the missiles were being launched from and taking care of the ghosts guarding that area.

Following the battle, Oliver and Sara would go on to marry, have many children and grandchildren, experience many years of love, happiness, and contentment, and continue to protect their city until they passed on their mantle to their said children and grandchildren after becoming to old to carry on. And they would be forever grateful for Clotho appearing to them and helping them find their way back to each other and for giving their next incarnations a chance to live in peace without Prince John coming after them. Good triumphed over evil and everyone lived happily ever after.

The End

A/N And that's a wrap folks. I hope you all liked this story. As for my next story challenge, here it is: an Assassin Canarrow sequel/spinoff of this fic showing Oliver and Sara's marriage and the birth of their children, but with Nyssa added to their union. Basically, Nyssa joins their union and The Fates merge her soul with Oliver and Sara's. Consider Nyssa's addition in this story to be a deleted scene.

Have a good day.