Chapter 4
Previously on When Ghost Come Back to Haunt: 'before he can let go of the arrow that is aimed at the invaders shoulder, the man turns around.'
"Don't Shoot!"
"Roy?" Oliver says lowering his bow.
"Hey, I'm sorry to intrude, I know I should have called but…"
"What are you doing here?"
"What is going on?" Felicity asks turning on the light. "Roy?"
"Hey"
"What…"
"It's a long story, but I need your help."
"What's going on?"
"I think it would be best if I showed you" he says walking over to the long table in the dining room. Without warning he lifts it up like it weighs nothing.
Looking flabbergasted, all Felicity can mutter is "How?"
"I think I somehow have Mirakuru in my system again."
"Ok, Oliver, why don't you make some tea and then Roy, you can tell us everything from the beginning."
Once they were all settled in the living room with their tea, Roy begins to tell the story.
"Ok, so a couple days ago I was working late at the auto shop and when I closed up, I noticed this weird car that had been parked outside the entire day. But I didn't think much about it. So, I went home I took a shower and then I got a beer and sat down and watched T.V. Well about midnight, I guess I had been drifting off to sleep, and all of a sudden I feel a needle pierce my skin, and I try to fight the intruder but the injection was to strong so all I saw was the man."
"And then what happened?' Felicity asked intrigued.
"Well then, I woke up several hours later and that same guy was still there, sitting right in front of me."
"Did he say anything?" Oliver asks for the first time.
"Yeah, after I yelled at him and asked him what he did to me, he said that he injected me with Mirakuru and I said that was impossible, because after the cure, nobody was supposed to be immune to it again."
"That's impossible, I destroyed every last bit of that."
"Yeah, well apparently he remade the serum and he said that this new and improved serum undoes all of the effects of the cure. Which I don't know how that's possible but, yeah."
When he finishes both people look at their friend, trying to process everything he had just told them.
"Wow, but why would he use you as test subject?"
"I don't know. But what I do know is that it's not good. He didn't tell me his plan. After I woke up the last time he was gone, and so I came here. I'm sorry, I didn't know where else to go."
"No, no it's fine. I'm glad you came" Oliver said reassuring him, by putting his hand on his friend's shoulder.
"Although a phone call might have been nice." Felicity said joking.
"I know, I am so sorry, my battery died, and I didn't want wake Tommy up."
"So, you thought it would be best to sneak in?" she asked.
"No, I don't know, I wasn't thinking."
"It's fine. Um I would make a bed for you but our rooms are full."
"All seven of them?"
"Yeah, it's a long story, that I promise to update you on tomorrow."
"Cool, well then I will take the couch, if you don't mind."
"No problem" Oliver says getting out bedding.
"Again, I'm sorry for waking you both up."
"It's ok, goodnight Roy" Felicity said standing up and giving him hug, and then making her way back upstairs.
The next morning, Oliver wakes up to make breakfast and Roy soon joins him in the kitchen.
"Morning" Oliver says not looking up from his glaze he's making.
"Morning. You know I forget that you can cook."
Grinning Oliver keeps his eyes down.
"So, you know I remember Thea telling me that Felicity was pregnant, but I didn't think she was that far along."
"Yeah, she's seven and half months along."
"Do you know what it is?"
Looking up for the first time since his friend arrived in the room, Oliver gives him a smile and a small nod.
"Yeah, a baby girl."
"Congrats man."
"Thanks, I'm really excited, we all are."
Before they can say anything else, Tommy comes running into the kitchen.
"Daddy, good morning."
"Hey Buddy"
But before Tommy can reach his father, he stops in his tracks when he sees the man before him.
"Uncle Roy!"
"Hey Tommy" Roy says bending down to get level with the little guy. "How are you?"
"Good" he says grinning from ear to ear and running into the waiting arms. "I missed you."
"I missed you too buddy."
"What are you doing here?" Tommy asks leaning out of the embrace and looking his uncle in the eyes.
"Well, I thought it was time for a visit. So, I could come see your daddy and your mommy and you." He says tickling the little boy on the last word.
With that laughter fills the air and attracts some guests.
"Hey, what's going on in here?"
At the unfamiliar voice, Roy stands up and looks at the man in front of him. Before he can ask who, he is, the man beats him to the punch.
"Who are you?"
"This is my Uncle Roy."
"Uncle Roy? Ollie, you didn't tell me you had friends" Tommy jokes. "Hi, Tommy Merlin" he says giving his hand to shake.
"Roy Harper" he says returning the handshake, trying to figure out why that name sounds familiar.
Before he contemplates it anymore, two familiar faces walk into the room and one unfamiliar appears behind them, making him gasp in surprise.
"Good morning Oliver" Moira says giving her son a smile, and then her eyes land on the unexpected guest.
In the distance, the front door is heard opening and closing, and footsteps make their way to the kitchen.
"Hello"
When the voice meets Oliver's ears, his eyes go wide, and mentally prepares himself for the unwanted confrontation.
As the footsteps get closer, the voice comes again.
"Tommy are you ready for a day filled with fun in the … sun" the last word comes out in nothing but a mere whisper, as the voice finally shows its face.
Thea stops in her tracks as she is faced with her past, present, and her future.
With wide eyes, her next words come out strangled with disbelief.
"Mom…Dad…Tommy…Roy" she whispers flabbergasted.
"Thea, my darling girl" Moira says lighting up the moment she sees her daughter.
"You cut your hair, Speedy" Tommy said with a smile.
"Thea, we've been wondering where you've been. You are absolutely beautiful." Robert says coming to stand in front of her.
Before she knows what, she's doing she wraps her arms around both her parents. She breaks the hug after a couple minutes, when she hears someone come in behind her.
"Mom, dad, Tommy…how?"
And as the last word escapes her mouth, her eyes meet Oliver's in confusion.
Not knowing what to say he just gives her a look that says 'I'll tell you later'.
"Tommy, my love, don't forget your backpack" Felicity says walking in carrying his Flash backpack.
When Tommy sees his mother, he squirms out of Roy's arms.
Looking up from the back pack, Felicity sees Thea, embracing her parents.
"Oh, Thea, I didn't hear you come in."
Letting go of her parents she turns to look at Felicity, but then her eyes meet Roy's.
"Roy" she says in a loving whisper.
"Hi Th…"
Before he can finish his sentence, she jumps in his arms and embraces him.
As the former lovers continue to welcome each other home, Moira and Robert exchange confused looks.
Before they can say anything, Oliver clears his throat and the two love birds break from their kiss.
"Don't you think it's time to go to the zoo, Thea?"
"Beach, Beach, Beach" Tommy chants as he puts his arms through the backpack loops and jumps simultaneously.
Looking at her nephew, she finally lets Roy go. Looking at her parents and half-brother one more time, she gives them a smile and one more hug to each one of them.
Walking out of the kitchen, Oliver, Felicity, Tommy, and Roy follow her out of the house.
"Ollie, you want to tell me what the hell is going on?"
"I promise I will explain everything later, but right now I really need you to watch Tommy, please."
Sighing she gives in and then turns to Roy.
"Ok fine, but you better be here when I get back."
"I promise" he says laying one final kiss to her lips.
Breaking the kiss, she turns her attention to the excited little boy who is holding his mother's hand.
"Ok, Tommy let's go play in the water, what do you say?"
"Yay" he says grabbing her hand and pulling her to her car, and with that they get in the car and leave.
When the doors to the elevator open, the three of them are instantly met to divided chaos. In one corner, Renee, Dinah, and Curtis are sparring with Diggle. And in the other corner, Team Flash are looking over all of the evidence they had found on Watts."
Walking in they immediately draw everyone's attention, especially their guest. Dropping everything they are doing they all meet in the middle. The first person to break the silence is John.
"Roy Harper" he says with a wide grin, while bringing him into a hug. "It is good to see you again."
"Yeah, you too Dig."
"The Great Arsenal returns" Cisco says in a dramatic voice.
"Nice to see you again Cisco. And you as well Barry and Caitlyn."
"Roy" Barry says nodding his head to him.
While everyone is welcoming their friend back, Felicity takes a seat in her seat and watches the encounters, while the rest of Team Arrow watch the young man in confusion.
"Sorry to disrupt this little reunion but, did I miss something?" Curtis asks.
"Yeah Hos, who the hell is this guy?"
"This is Roy Harper, a good friend and my first protégé."
"Wait a second, why does that name sound familiar? Oh my god, you were that one guy that came out as the Arrow and died. Which clearly didn't happen because your standing right here."
"Yeah, Roy faked his death so that I wouldn't go to prison, which I am eternally grateful for.'
"You know I would do anything for you Oliver."
"I do."
"Not to break up this really cute moment, but is there a reason why you're out of hiding?" Cisco asked.
"Why don't you tell them Roy?" Felicity urged.
A couple nights ago a crazy doctor showed up at my house and injected me with a new version of Mirakuru."
"Mira, what?" Renee asks.
"New version, I thought the cure made you immune to the drug" Barry says.
"Yeah, that's what I thought, until I woke up."
"Oh, and to answer your question Renee, Mirakuru, is a drug that makes people superhuman, at least in their skill wise." Felicity answers.
"Wait like the Siege?"
"Exactly like the Siege" Oliver confirmed grimly.
Changing the subject, Felicity sits down and directs her attention back to Roy.
"Roy tell me more about this doctor."
"I didn't get much of him, just that he had white hair, crazy glasses, and this crazy look in his eye."
"Well I hate to break it to you Roy, but those descriptions can match a quarter of the country."
Thinking hard, something finally comes to him.
"Wait there was something on his jacket, Harvard or something."
With that information, Felicity goes to work, and minutes later she pulls up a picture.
"Is this him?"
"Yeah, yeah, that's him."
"Well it looks like his name is Professor Andrew Walsh, he was one of the main scientists that ran the prestige science program at Harvard."
"Oh my god" Caitlyn said gasping.
"What?" Oliver asks.
"That was my professor."
"Wait you knew him?" Felicity asked.
"Yes, he was my main professor for the majority of my graduate studies."
"What else do you know about him?"
"Well he was the best medical professor at Harvard. He knew remotely everything when it came to the human body. His goal was to cure as many diseases as he possibly could and he was a determined man."
"Well he doesn't sound like a bad man, in fact he sounds kind of like the opposite" Dinah points out.
"Were there any quirks about him, anything odd?" Felicity asked trying to make sense of the situation.
"No, he was a great guy, meant well, and a fantastic professor. But now that you bring it up, there was this other professor that always stopped by, in fact I'm pretty sure they were good friends. I think his name was … Professor Ivo."
"Did you just say Ivo?" Oliver asks as his face suddenly goes dark.
"Um, yeah I'm pretty sure that' what his name was."
Not waiting for permission, Felicity brings up the name and the man comes up om her monitor.
"Is that him?"
"Yeah that's him."
"Did you know him, Oliver?" Diggle asks crossing his arms while looking at his partner.
With a huff he says, "Yeah you could say that. He was in Lian Yu, he was the one that was hell bent on finding the Mirakuru in the first place."
"Which would explain how Walsh knew about it." Felicity filled in.
"Well I think we just solved our mystery" Cisco said.
"What?" Barry asks.
"With the whole chemical suppressor that Watts stole. Clearly it was for the Mirakuru."
"Wait so you think that these two are working together?" Dinah said.
"Well clearly, I mean it can't be a coincidence that he steals a chemical suppressor and then two days later we find out that Mirakuru is back on the market and people once infected with it, are no longer immune to it."
"Cisco has a point" Ray pointed out.
Taking a deep breath, Oliver accepts the fact.
"Alright, let's see if we can make the connections and how they know each other."
"On it" Felicity says turning back to her monitors.
While everyone turns back to each other, there is still one thing that bothers Barry.
"There's still one thing that's not adding up; if I've learned anything as a hero, it's that every villain has a motive. So, what's their motive."
"I don't know, but I have a feeling that we're about to find out." Sighs Oliver.
After the major revelations of the day Oliver, Felicity, and Roy meet Thea and Tommy at Big Belly Burger, and fill her in.
"Wow, that's a lot to take in."
"I know Speedy, and I am so sorry for not telling you right away, it's just I wanted to know what was going on before I said anything."
"I understand, it was just such a shock to see all of them this morning, it threw me off."
"I know and again I'm really sorry."
"It's fine Ollie, thank you for telling me the truth."
Nodding his head, she continues, as she turns her attention to Roy.
"As for you, you're staying with me tonight, and that wasn't a suggestion."
"Yes ma'am."
"Great, then Ollie keep me updated, and if you will excuse us, I think it's time we headed home" she says getting up from the booth. "Bye little man, thanks for going with me to the beach." She says giving him a kiss to the head.
"Bye Aunt Thea, Bye Uncle Roy." Tommy says waving his French fry in his hand.
Bidding their final goodbyes, Thea and Roy depart and Oliver and Felicity are not far behind.
When they arrive home that night they stay up for a little while and watch the news and are surprised when Tommy comes to join them. While they watch the news, Oliver is so distracted with updating Tommy on life through the last ten years, that he fails to hear his phone go off multiple times.
After about an hour they all decide to call it a night and within 30 minutes the house is silent. Unfortunately, it doesn't stay that way.
A couple hours into the silent night, an unwelcomed guest makes his appearance as he climbs through the little boy's room soundlessly. When his feet touch the coffee brown hard wood floors, he immediately scopes out the room.
In the corner of his eye, he notices the peacefully sleeping toddler. Smirking a devilish grin, an absurdly disturbing idea comes to his mind.
A couple minutes later, with the boy in his arms, he quickly makes his way down the stairs, keeping his movements as quiet as possible. But before he can make it down them successfully he lands on one that gives off a creak that audibly sounds ear-shattering in the still home.
While it may have been nothing to the normal ear, it was enough to wake up the most sensitive hearing, which is how Oliver found himself sitting up on his bed quickly and immediately alert of his surroundings. Looking around the area, he instantly knows somethings wrong.
Quickly getting up from the bed and making his way to the hall, he suddenly stops in his tracks when he witnesses a scene he is sure will haunt his dreams later on.
Slade is holding a now wide awake balling Tommy to his chest and a knife under the little boys' throat.
Tentatively coming down the stairs, Oliver holds up his hands in surrender.
"Slade, put him down, he is innocent." He says in a shaky voice.
"Well he is the son of Oliver Queen, so he can't be that innocent."
When he makes his way down the last couple steps, he takes full inventory of the area, trying to find the best way to take on Slade. As he scopes out every angle of the dark room his eyes suddenly come in contact with the sword that took Ras a Ghul's life, near him hanging in the hall. Taking slow and deliberate steps, he sets his sights on the weapon and slowly makes his way towards it.
"Slade this is between you and me, this has nothing to do with him."
"Oh, but that is where your wrong kid, it has everything to do with him. You see last time we saw each other I recall me making a promise to you. Something along the lines of me getting my revenge."
As Slade continues to talk, Oliver continues to advance on the sword.
While all of this is unfolding, Tommy's cries wake up Felicity and the rest of the people in the home.
When Felicity comes across the scene she gasps in horror as she watches the man that once held her under the same sword, hold her little boy in the same head lock.
"Oliver" she cries.
And with that distraction, Slade looks up and Oliver has enough time to grab the sword and make an advance on his enemy.
"Put him down Slade" Oliver seethes.
"As you wish" Slade says dropping the hysterical toddler to the ground.
As soon as Tommy hits the ground, Felicity hurry's down the stairs as quickly as her body lets her, and when she reaches her son, she picks him up sets her eyes on the foyer near the door.
When she has a good hold on Tommy, she gets up ready to run, but before she can make it to the hallway, Slade pounces at her, but Oliver blocks the shot. Running the rest of the way, she makes it to the foyer and sits down on the nearest sofa.
As she sits down she holds her little boy tightly to her and presses her emergency button nearby, to alert the team.
As she does this, in the other room, the fight escalates. Oliver uses all the training he's had with the sword against Slade and they go back and forth, destroying everything in their path. As the battle continues above them, Oliver's family watches in fear and interest.
Oliver blocks and charges every chance he gets until Slade gets the upper hand.
Swords clash against each other making the room erupt in sound, and Slade uses this to his advantage, by twisting both swords and having Oliver's fly out of his hand and into the other side of the room with a clatter to the ground.
When Oliver's weapon is gone, Slade kicks him in the inside of his knee, causing the man before him to fall to his knees and then he kicks him again in the chest, causing him to land on his back.
Having the upper hand Slade brings his sword to Oliver's throat.
"See kid, I told you I'd be back and that I would get my revenge, and my plan wasn't to kill you tonight, but I suppose plans change."
Lifting his sword, he is about to strike, but before he can huge commotion comes from the front door. The reinforcements arrive.
With Slade distracted, Felicity finds Oliver's bow near her and instantly grabs it.
"OLIVER" she says gliding in to him with the arrow.
And in one swift notion he grabs it and knocks both the bow and arrow and releases it into his target: Slade's shoulder.
Knocked back from the impact, Slade quickly gets up and crashes through the back door and is gone without a trace.
As Wild dog starts to go after him, Oliver immediately stops him.
"Let him go"
"But…"
"Not tonight, just let him go" Oliver says as Dig helps him up.
They exchange a look, as his friend tries to understand why he doesn't want them to follow him, but Oliver gives him a look that says 'don't even think about it'.
Before he can ask, they are quickly reminded that they are not alone.
"Oliver, oh my dear boy are you ok?" Moira asks running down the stairs.
And as the words escape her mouth the team gets the memo that they should leave, and without another thought they leave the exact way they came in.
Once their gone, Moira embraces her son and cries for him. As he responds to the hug, he quickly remembers Felicity, and Tommy and leaves his mother's embrace and runs to them.
"Hey are you ok?" Oliver asks kneeling in front of her, and putting his hand to her cheek.
"Yeah, just shaken… a lot, but we're ok." As she says this she is still rocking her son back and forth trying to stop his heart wrenching sobs.
Taking a deep breath, Oliver takes Tommy and Felicity into his arms and put his sons ear to his heart and quietly calms him down.
After what feels like hours but is simply mere minutes, Tommy finally calms down and drifts off to sleep.
Embracing Felicity, they finally look around and see nothing but the destruction caused by the man that once again has come to destroy their lives.
And Oliver can't even begin to fathom the anger he feels towards this man, but he does know one thing; Slade is out and things just got a whole lot more complicated.