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The next day Alex went to meet Roy and the Arrow. As usual, she was knocked out and woke up on a cold metal table. But this time she heard Roy talking to the Arrow.

"She's impatient," Roy said, "and she doesn't think you trust her. I'm not saying let her fight, but at least give her some assurance that she's needed."

"Why should I trust her?" The Arrow countered. "She's never given me any reason to."

"She's never give you any reason not to," Roy argued, "and she's given me every reason to. I'd trust her with my life, with Thea's life, even."

"Would you?" The Arrow asked. Alex didn't like how much weight Roy's declaration seemed to have carried. She brushed off the feeling and continued listening.

"Yeah," he said. "And since Sam left we've needed another fighter, anyway."

"Who's Sam?" Alex asked, finally getting up from the table.

"An old friend," the Arrow replied.

"How much of that did you hear?" Roy asked.

"Just that last thing you said," Alex lied.

Suddenly, there was a noise behind her. It sounded like someone coming down stairs and then a voice called out, "Ollie! Are you down here?" It was female, and familiar.

The Arrow cursed quietly and ran towards the sound, but he was too late. Thea appeared in the room. Alex grabbed one of the tables to steady herself. She wondered why Thea would know about this place.

What was that she called him? Alex thought. Ollie... Oliver!... Oliver Queen. Alex looked at the Arrow and it all made sense. She understood why Oliver had seemed familiar when she meet him in Verdant. And with all that had happened with the Queen family, Oliver being the Arrow wouldn't be that much of a stretch.

"Alex?" Thea said, noticing her. "What are you doing here?"

"You're Oliver Queen," Alex ignored Thea's question and looked at the Arrow, "aren't you?"

He hesitated for a moment, then pulled off his hood, confirming Alex's suspicion.

"What's going on?" Thea asked. "What is Alexandrea doing here?"

"I've been training her," the Arrow, Oliver, said.

"She's working with you?" Thea asked. Evidently she had already known her brother's secret.

"Not yet, but I'm planning on it," Alex said, glancing at her now unmasked mentor,

"eventually."

"He's teaching you how to use a bow, right?" Thea asked, walking farther into the room.

"He wanted to," Alex laughed, "but I insisted upon swords."

"Swords, huh?" Thea said, selecting one off of a rack. "You know, I'm better with a sword than Ollie."

"I wouldn't say that," Oliver said, accepting her implied challenge by choosing a sword himself.

"Let's see then," Thea said, thrusting her sword towards her brother. He blocked her strike and the fight started.

Alex stood next to Roy and watched, transfigured, as they began what looked like, to her, a dance of sorts. They went around the room, thrusting, blocking, and dodging. Both were giving their all, never mind that the person at the other end of their sword was their sibling. Eventually, Thea gained the upper hand. She had Oliver up against a wall, he was disarmed, and she had her sword to his throat.

"Maybe I should be the one training you," Thea said, releasing her brother.

"You know," he said, "that's not such a bad idea."

Before anyone could respond, Oliver's phone rang. "What's up?" He asked, then waited a moment. "We'll be right there, you should get over here."

"Where is here, exactly?" Alex asked, as Roy went over to the glass case containing his suit. "I assume you can tell me now."

"Verdant," the Arrow replied, and a moment later he and Arsenal were gone.

Alex laughed. "Verdant, huh?" She looked over at Thea who, without a word, tossed her a sword, and their battle began.

Minutes later, Alex was tending to a small cut on her arm–she had learned already that Thea's methods were more intense than Oliver's–when a blonde woman entered the bunker. She was walking quickly and looking down at her phone.

"Hey, Felicity," Thea said, making the woman look up and notice her and Alex.

"Oh, hi, Thea," she looked at Alex. "You're Alexandrea right?"

"Yeah," she replied, reaching for a bandage.

"What happened to your arm?" Felicity asked, sitting down at a computer and typing something in quickly.

"Her," Alex answered, jerking her head towards Thea.

"Where'd you send my brother?" Thea asked, looking over Felicity's should at the computer.

"A bank," Felicity replied, then she pushed a button on her keyboard and said, "You there, Oliver?"

"I'm here," The Arrow's voice came through the computer. "Do you have a visual?"

"Yup," Felicity said, pulling up another window on her screen, "I hacked into the bank's security system, I've got eyes and ears. Looks like they've got nine hostages."

So this was the tech girl Roy had told Alex about. She could already tell Felicity was talented, and she had a feeling they'd get along.

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And thanks to WinterRain36 and Highlander348 for reviewing. WinterRain36 said:

Can she block bullets and arrows with her katanas? Please? That would be so awesome if she could!

I hadn't thought of that, but it's a great idea! I'll probably use it.

And Highlander348 said:

Cool! Though I had hoped Alex would had figured it out herself! Like she just shows up in the Arrow cave and surprises Oliver. Lol

As for Alex's suit I think a sexy domino mask would be nice. I don't think she needs a wig as that is just to tacky in my opinion. Cheers!

That would be cool, but, as you can see, I already had it written another way. (Although I guess she still kind of figured it out)

I totally agree with your thoughts on the costume. A wig is just unnecessary I think.