Summary: Laurel Lance had the year from Hell after Sara and Oliver died. It was courtesy of a demon named Ruby, but this story isn't about her. This story is about Laurel's life afterward and how far she'll go to protect those she loves.

Featuring: Laurel Lance, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Thea Queen, Tommy Merlyn, Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak. Mentions of John Diggle, Charlie Bradbury, Roy Harper, and a few others.

Setting: AU for Arrow and Supernatural. Mentions of Canon season three Supernatural. Mentions of the Flash.

Notes: You didn't think I'd leave the Flash out did you? No worries, those Winchester boys will be back soon enough.


The Starling City Police Department had been trying to catch the mysterious Hood ever since his vigilante ways were first discovered. It had been over a year and they still hadn't come even close to catching him. For Dinah Laurel Lance, it only took a matter of days before she had the Hood right where she wanted him. He stood in the office area with his bow drawn that fateful night and she watched as one red dot after another appeared on him. The swat team made their presence known as she stood there confident and strong.

"I told you to stay away. Somehow I knew you wouldn't listen."

He lowered his bow as if to admit defeat only for the room to start filling with smoke. Swearing under her breath, Laurel took after him before the smoke overtook the room. She followed the Hood up to the roof of the building and managed to grab a hold of his actual hood pulling it off of his head. A gasp fell from her mouth as her bright blue eyes widened in shock.

"Ollie?"

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The darkened grey sky rumbled with thunder as Laurel sat in the coffee shop with Iris and her father Detective Joe West. Their fathers had gone into the police academy together and the girls had later on bonded over having cops for fathers. The Wests and Lances were close friends. She always made sure to find time to say hello to them whenever she was in Central City. A loud clap of thunder hit as the trio walked out of the coffee shop.

"Laurel, it was great seeing you again! Next time, you've got to drag your old man out here and we'll all have dinner together." Joe smiled as he pulled the younger blonde into a hug.

"I will. I promise. It was great to see you too."

"Good. Keep your head up, kid, alright? We're proud of you. If you ever need anything, call us." He assured her knowing of her struggles with alcohol.

"I know. I appreciate that. I will definitely keep that in mind." She nodded her head with a smile.

"Alright, good. I should get back to work. Iris, I will see you later. Bye sweetheart. Love you." Joe hugged his daughter kissing her head before walking away from the girls.

"Bye Dad. See you later. Come on, Laur, let's go see Barry." Iris smiled after hugging her dad and watching him walk away.

Barry Allen was a forensic scientist and a close friend of Laurel's through the Wests. She was excited to see him again. Iris tracked him down through texts and learned he was at Star Labs which wasn't a surprise to either of them as he was intrigued by the new particle accelerator there. The girls headed toward the lab only to hear an explosion. It was a few seconds later that a shock wave occurred sending both of them flying backward.

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Childish laughs filled the air of the West home. It was the first time they had the Lance family over since Barry had moved in. He had been traumatized by the death of his mother and the fact that his father was currently in prison for her murder. It had been a few months since he had finally got to see his father again and Barry seemed to finally be adjusting well to the West home. The young boy was sitting at the table on the back porch watching everyone around him. Sara had chased Iris out into the backyard and they were running around laughing. Quentin and Joe were manning the grill while talking about some kind of sport. Their wives Dinah and Francine, respectively, were in the kitchen working on the side dishes while chatting animatedly about something or other. Then there was Laurel.

He watched as she gave drinks to her father and Joe before she handed him a drink as well, "Thanks Dinah."

"You're welcome. Oh god, no, please call me Laurel. Even my parents don't call me Dinah unless I'm in trouble." She laughed softly shaking her head as a smile lit up her face.

Barry grew flustered as he quickly took a sip of his fruit punch, "Right. Sorry Dina..Laurel."

"It's fine. You'll get the hang of it."

He nodded his head composing himself and then gestured toward the grill, "So how did the Lances meet the Wests again?"

"Dad and Mr. West went to the same police academy. They became really good friends. Even worked together here in Central City. Mom got pregnant with me and Dad got a really good job offer over in Starling City. So we moved there, but Dad stayed friends with Mr. West. Sara and I have practically been friends with Iris since we were way younger." Laurel explained with a giggle as she sipped her own juice.

A high pitched shriek followed by a little girl's cry caught everyone's attention. Sara had fallen and skinned her knee. Snatching a celery stick from the platter on the table as her dad went to go check on her injured sister, Laurel stood up to go let her mom know and pressed a kiss to the young boy's cheek.

"Happy Birthday Barry."

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Panic turned to relief as Joe arrived to the hospital only to find out that his daughter and goddaughter were both okay. The girls were both sore with scrapes, bruises, and probably a few bumps from their landing. They were more concerned about Barry though. While they had to stay overnight for observation, it was Barry that was stuck in a coma. Minutes turned to hours which turned to days and so on. Laurel even took time off of work to stay in Central City. His heart was continuously stopping or at least that was what the doctors at Central City General Hospital believed. It was Dr. Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon, friends of Barry's, that discovered that his heart was actually beating so fast that it just appeared to be stopping.

"I don't know. Wouldn't it be better for him to be in an actual hospital?" Joe wasn't convinced as he looked at the comatose body of his foster son.

"Probably, but he trusts them. If it were any of us, he would try every option. You know that." Iris looked at her father as her grip remained on Barry's hand.

"STAR Labs might be his best shot at waking up. They are equipped to run tests that the hospital simply can't and worse comes to worse, the hospital is not far at all." Laurel stated hoping they were making the right decision.

"Far be it from me to try and argue against a lawyer." He chuckled softly and then sighed running his hands over his face, "Fine. We'll give it a shot and see how it goes. We can always move him back here if we have to."

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It was midnight and the incessant knocking wouldn't stop. She was about to call the cops until she realized it was her door that was being knocked on. Yawning softly, the blonde lawyer padded out of her room barefoot and crossed the apartment. She swung open the door only to gasp in shock.

"Barry?"

Barry Allen stood in front of her apartment door with concern shining brightly in his eyes, "Is it true?"

"Is what true? What are you even doing here so late? Come inside." Laurel let him inside and shut the door behind him.

He sighed rubbing the back of his neck nervously, "I heard Joe talking to your dad about Sara. Is it true? Is she..."

"Damn Hood! I swear, one of these days I'm just going to..." The younger blonde trailed off as she stumbled in from the fire escape swearing under her breath.

The Canary removed the black leather mask from her face and it was the sudden gasp that caught her off guard. He never agreed with what she did as far as her affair with Oliver was concerned, but that didn't stop him from mourning the hell out of her. Sara closed the distance between them immediately pulling him into a hug. There were tears all around and Laurel stepped away to the kitchen to let them have their space.

Barry looked a bit bewildered when she finally joined him again after Sara went to bed, "So all those stories about vigilantes in Starling City are true? Are you one?"

"Yes, they are and no, I'm not. Sara deals justice in the streets and I deal justice in the courtroom."

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"Don't you ever scare us like that again." Laurel smiled as she hugged him tightly.

Barry shook his head as he returned the hug before hugging Sara as well, "I won't. I promise. Oh Laur, it's good that you're here. They want to run some tests on you as well."

"On me? Why?"

"Because you were right outside the building when the explosion happened. We've already ran tests on Iris and she's perfectly fine." Caitlin interjected as she popped up beside Barry.

"Okay, what aren't you guys telling me? You wouldn't be running these tests if you weren't looking for something in particular besides us having perfect health." She eyed them skeptically as she folded her arms across her chest.

Barry looked at Caitlin and nodded his head, "It's alright. We can trust them. The explosion didn't just put me in a coma. It changed me. I'm a metahuman now."

"A meta what now?" The Lance sisters spoke simultaneously in disbelief.

"A meta human. I..you know what? Show them, Barry." She gestured to Barry who ran off and appeared on the other side of the room in the blink of an eye.

He waved over at them and shrugged, "Yeah that."

"Wait, you think I might be able to do that? I'm...nothing's changed."

"Best case scenario, you have perfect health. Worst case, you're never late again." It was a slight tease from Caitlin as they all knew Barry was notorious for running late to things.

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A small black sphere rolled silently through the gang's legs unnoticed by all of them. Even the Hood nearby hadn't noticed the thing until it was too late. The high pitched sonic hiss sounded out of nowhere causing them all to grasp their ears in pain. It was just what the leather clad blonde was waiting for as she swooped in and attacked the criminals. She barely made out the sound of an arrow whizzing past them. It was only when the sphere was silenced that she saw the arrow pinning it to the ground. She groaned as she turned around and took out her frustration on the rest of the gang. Grasping the arrow when she was done, The Canary snapped it in half tossing it aside as she walked off with the broken sphere in hand.

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Laurel finally agreed to the tests and went through them all. Her results were the same as Iris. She didn't know whether to be relieved or disappointed. One thing she knew for sure was that she was exhausted. She passed out in Cisco's computer chair. It was a peaceful nap for the most part until her nightmares started again. Laurel woke with a start from her fitful sleep. She screamed not realizing where she was and her bright blue eyes widened at the sound. It wasn't a normal scream. It was high pitched and sonic. It was like all of Sara's little spheres going off at once and then some. Glass shattered all around her as the sound came out of her mouth in waves. She gripped the arm rests of the chair tightly not knowing how to stop it. The blonde was so distraught she didn't even feel the slight pin prick of the needle and it was only moments later that she passed out again causing the sound to finally go silent.

Barry stood there glancing around at all the shattered glass, "Guys, what the hell just happened?"

Sara moved past him to check on her now sedated older sister.

"Dinah Drake happened."