Finally at long last it will finally happen. These are the words running through the mind of Zoom as he stands patiently looking up towards his creation with a ghost smile across his face while Oliver and Laurel stand a short distance away behind him with unreadable expressions across their faces. A smile knowing soon he will take out every other multiverse in existence. Take out every other planet. To be known as the conqueror of realms. To eliminate the speed force from existence.
And best of all knowing soon he will be known as the fastest man alive. Knowing soon he will have his race with Barry. Will soon add Barry to his collection of defeated speedsters. All he had to do now was to be patient. Remain patient and allow Barry's rage to consume him. Just like how his own had done to him.
Meanwhile a short distance away Oliver and Laurel can't help but to look up towards the structure in front of them with shock as questions come flooding into their minds. Questions of what is this thing? What kind of weapon is this? Is it some kind of nuclear weapon? If so what was so special about it that it would need both of the speedsters to activate.
Suddenly as the small group feels a gust of wind coming from behind slowly Zoom along with Oliver and Laurel turn around to see Barry glancing around at each of them with intensity in his eyes along with tight fists before they watch him turn his attention towards Zoom.
" I hope you don't mind Barry but i brought some guests along. Should be one hell of a show."
" Why should i race you? I know you plan on to power up the maginetfier so you can destroy the multiverse."
" Bravo you figured it out Barry. Almost. I don't want to destroy all of it. This Earth is at the center of the multiverse. It's the access point to every other Earth in existence. One transitional shock wave and poof."
" Just leaving this Earth."
" Gotta have somewhere to hang my cowl."
Hearing the sound of a bow being drawn suddenly Zoom looks over his shoulder to see Oliver cocking an arrow back on his bow with him pointing the arrow in his direction while he sees Laurel smiling towards him from Oliver's side. With his hands suddenly clutching into tight fists Zoom watches Laurel slowly take a step forward towards him as the smile on her face disappears.
" As do we."
Suddenly without having anytime to react Laurel watches Zoom use his super speed to catch a arrow that had been just fired from Oliver's bow before suddenly she takes a step forward and sends a sonic scream towards Zoom causing the metahuman to go down to one knee holding one of his ears with his free hand. As she takes a few steps forward towards Zoom suddenly Laurel watches Zoom get speared to the ground hard by Barry as she sees Zoom rise to his feet.
" I got this. Destroy the machine!"
Giving Barry a nod Laurel quickly turns her attention away from the metahumans and towards the large structure in front of her as she takes a deep breathe intending to unleash a massive sonic scream at the structure before suddenly she feels herself being clotheslined to the ground and a hand around her throat tight. As she looks up towards the angry eyes of Zoom and feels her windpipe being crushed suddenly Laurel feels the pressure being released off her throat when she sees Oliver suddenly smash Zoom in the face with his bow causing the metahuman to go flying to the side.
Catching her breathe as she slowly sits up and takes a few deep breathes Laurel's eyes widen when she sees Oliver throwing blow after blow towards Zoom to only watch the metahuman dodging every attack using his super speed. Feeling her breathing slowing down Laurel quickly pops back up to her feet as she sees Zoom landing a series of punches to Oliver before she jumps towards Zoom and engages the metahuman to only receive the same results as Oliver when Zoom dodges attack after attack she sends his way. In a sudden move Laurel leaps back as she sees Oliver doing the same before she unleashes a sonic scream towards Zoom catching the metahuman by surprise causing Zoom to be sent flying back into the air to only be caught by Barry seconds later to be delivered a backdrop to the ground hard with a thud.
Snapping her head away from the metahumans as she takes a deep breathe Laurel looks over towards the massive maginetfier just a short distance away before suddenly she sends a massive sonic scream towards the device along with the structure it is connected against to only see seconds later the structure slowly crumble down to the ground in a heap. As she feels her vision fading slightly Laurel stumbles back a step to only have a smile come to her face when she sees a pair of arms wrapping around her from behind. Looking over her shoulder Laurel gives Oliver a smile as she sees out of the corner of her eye Zoom laying on the ground a short distance away looking towards the destroyed maginetfier while blood drips down his broken mask to the ground below.
" Nooo!"
Looking away from Oliver slowly Laurel turns her attention over towards Zoom seeing him looking up towards her with pure anger across his face before suddenly she snaps her head towards the sky and her eyes widen when she sees a portal suddenly appear out of nowhere with two shadow creatures flying out of the portal heading straight towards Zoom. As she watches the shadow creature flying at fast pace towards her to get to Zoom suddenly Laurel feels herself being brought down quickly to the ground by Oliver as the shadow creatures fly over their heads and towards Zoom.
Looking on with wide eyes Laurel watches along with Oliver as the shadow creatures fly around Zoom at high speed for the next couple of seconds causing Zoom's skin to suddenly evaporate leaving nothing but bone as they listen to him screaming out in pain. Suddenly in a flash the couple watch as Zoom is suddenly lifted up into the air by the shadow creatures before they witness the shadow creatures disappear back through the portal with Zoom as the portal closes behind them.
Within the hour as news of Zoom's defeat spreading to each of the members of Team Arrow along with Flash's team Oliver and Laurel find themselves standing next to Thea inside of the command center looking over towards Barry as the are surrounded by the members of his team. As he sees Barry extending his hand out without hesitating Oliver grabs his hand and gives it a firm shake as a smile forms on his face.
" Thank you. Thank you for helping us rid this world of Zoom."
" Hey! What are we chop liver? Ollie wasn't the only one part of Team Arrow that saved the day you know."
Letting out a chuckle Barry nods his head as he turns to look at Thea to see her smiling at him before in a sudden move he goes over and brings the youngest member of the Queen family into a hug. After a few seconds Barry releases the hug as he looks over towards Laurel seeing her looking towards him with a grin across her face.
" I would say we could go another round but we both know i would kick your ass again."
As he lets out a small laugh Barry nods his head before he watches Laurel's grin widen.
" Yeah. Been there. Done that."
Receiving a nod suddenly Barry watches Laurel slowly turn and walk out of the command center with Oliver and Thea following after her before he watches them disappear behind the corner.
As they slowly emerge outside feeling a nice cool breeze Thea can't help but smile towards Oliver and Laurel as she wraps her arms around Oliver's and Laurel's shoulders gaining the attention of the couple.
" So where to now love birds? Back home? The Bahamas?"
Hearing Oliver letting out a chuckle Thea and Laurel turn their attention towards him seeing a small smile across his face.
" I'm already home."
As he glances over towards Laurel and Thea to see smile coming across each of their faces Oliver can't help but to smile towards them before he suddenly watches Thea turn her attention towards Laurel with the biggest smile across her face.
" So i was thinking you guys should have a small secret wedding to avoid the press. You know only have a few selected people to attend. Oh and you have to have a cake. A huge cake with miniature figurines of both of you on top."
Suddenly Thea's smile widens as she hears Oliver and Laurel let out a small laugh.
" I'm serious!"
Just a few days later….
What i see is Oliver's legacy. These are the words that are echoing through Oliver's mind as he stares at his Green Arrow suit through the glass. Laurel's words that have always been so powerful for him to hear. Her words that have always been a sense of light for him through the darkness. A guiding light that always cleared the way for him.
But these words were different. These words hit him like a shotgun blast. Was this truly his legacy he wanted to leave behind? The legacy of the Green Arrow. A hero that had risen up in Starling City. A hero known in those days as the vigilante. A hero born to take on Malcolm Merlyn's undertaking. To right the wrongs of his father. A hero known to the citizens of Star City.
As he looks towards his Arrow suit and sees the changes done to it's design over the years Oliver can't help but to look towards his reflection coming from off the glass. At that moment Oliver shakes his head as he tells himself deep inside of his mind he isn't a hero. A hero saves the day. A true hero wouldn't have allowed thousands of lives to be taken that night of the Undertaking. Lives of the citizens of Star City that had lost their lives at the hand of Malcolm Merlyn. Men,women,and children that he hears screaming for their lives every time he closes his eyes.
Lives of everyone that had died the night of The Siege. The life of his mother that he had failed. Failed to save the life of Isabel Rochev. Failed to save the life of Sarah Lance. Failed in saving the life of Roy Harper causing the young man to exile himself. Cause him to leave town. To leave his little sister. A pain he knew his little sister has felt every single day.
And most important of all in his mind the pain of losing Laurel. The pain of watching Damien Darhk stabbing an arrow through her chest as he helplessly watched from nearby. The pain of feeling her dying in his arms as he raced across the city to the hospital. The pain he had felt when he watched the life leave her eyes. At that moment he no longer felt like a hero. Felt like the hero known as the Green Arrow. Didn't feel like a hero everyone around him knew.
Instead he felt like someone else. Felt a piece of himself that he had buried deep inside of him awaken. He no longer was The Green Arrow. He was no longer the Star City's greatest hero. No he felt like his old self of years ago. The Oliver Queen that had been trapped on Lian Yu. The very same Oliver Queen that had taken so many lives on that island. A killer.
And that side of him had quickly presented itself when he had entered into Damien Darhk's secret utopia. The feeling of his appetite for revenge being served every time a ghost had fallen from one of his arrows. Every time he would look down to see another dead ghost laying before his feet. The absolute desire to do whatever it took to ensure Laurel's killer would be brought to justice.
But then it happened. She had appeared. Laurel had appeared once again as if his prayers had been answered. To have his inner desires to be granted to him. To be able to see her again with his own eyes. To feel her in his arms. To be giving a second chance with her. A chance he would not waste with her. A chance he knew he should have taken with her so many times before. A chance that would have righted so many of his mistakes.
Taken the chance to stay with her after The Undertaking. To be with her and help her through the pain of losing their closest friend Tommy. To ensure she didn't resort to drugs for comfort. To be there for her when Sarah had been killed instead of blocking her out and focusing on finding Sarah's killer. A mistake that he knew in his heart caused her eventually death when she took her sister's mantle up as the Black Canary. To become a hero of Starling City just like him.
" I thought, I might find you down here."
Snapping out of his thoughts Oliver looks over his shoulder as a smile forms on his face when he sees Laurel slowly making her way towards him with a small smile across her face.
" What are you doing here Ollie?"
" I was just thinking."
" Oh? About what?"
" Legacy."
As he sees Laurel stopping next to his side to look over towards the suits in the display cases slowly Oliver turns his attention away from her to look back at his Green Arrow suit.
" I didn't intend for this to happen."
Turning her attention away from the Black Canary suit Laurel looks over to her side to see Oliver glancing over towards her before she hears him taking a deep breathe.
" When i had returned from Lian Yu, I had only one mission on my mind. To keep a promise that i had made to my father to right his wrongs. To save Starling City from Malcolm Merlyn's Undertaking. But i failed. I failed to save thousands of lives from being taken at the hands of Malcolm Merlyn. I still see their faces every night. I hear them screaming out for help. Screaming out for someone to save them."
As he takes a deep breathe Oliver glances over to his side to see Laurel looking towards him with concern before he looks back over towards his Green Arrow suit.
" I failed to save thousands of lives that night and months after they still called me a hero. Then i failed again when the night of the Siege had taken place. And yet as the body count continued to rise they still called me a hero. Next came Raus al Ghul and the night of the Outbreak. Then came Damien Darhk…."
Suddenly Oliver comes to dead stop when he feels Laurel placing a hand gently on his cheek before he feels his head being turned to look in her direction.
" Stop blaming yourself. There is nothing you could have done. You are a hero Ollie. Even if you don't believe it you are. You are only looking at your failures to define yourself. Instead you should focus on all the positive things you have done. You have saved so many lives Ollie. So many from Malcolm Merlyn. So many from Damien Darhk…."
" Then why couldn't i save you?"
As she watches Oliver's eyes slowly looking deep into her own slowly Laurel watches Oliver's eyes close as she gently starts to stroke his cheek with her thumb.
" You couldn't have saved me. I have thought about the same thing for years. Thought about how i could have saved you from getting onto that boat. Thought about what ifs. But what i've learned is the what ifs only deepen the pain. What is important now is moving forward. We have been given a second chance Ollie. A chance neither of us want to waste. A chance neither of us will waste."
For the next few seconds Laurel stares into Oliver's eyes in silence before in a sudden move she leans forward and gives him a deep kiss. A kiss she feels him returning with equal passion as she feels his arms wrapping around her waist before seconds later she breaks off the kiss to open her eyes to see a small smile forming on his face.
" That's better. Now come. We have much to discuss."
As he feels his hands being gently and himself being slowly lead to the lair's elevator Oliver can't help but to glance back at his Green Arrow suit before he looks back over towards Laurel's face seeing a small smile across her face.
" And what are we discussing?"
" Where we are taking our much needed vacation. Speedy and I have narrowed it down to either the Bahamas or Florida."
Reaching her free hand out Laurel presses the button signaling the elevator door to open before she looks over her shoulder at Oliver when she hears him letting out a chuckle.
" What?"
" I was just thinking. It's been a long time since i've gotten to see you in a bikini."
With a smile forming on her face Laurel slowly turns around to face Oliver as she gently wraps her arms around the back of his neck.
" And who said you were going to get to see me in a bikini? Or the ocean for that matter? We will be on our honeymoon and still need to make up for lost time. Don't you agree Mr Queen?"
As a smile forms on his own face Oliver nods his head before he leans forward and gives Laurel a gentle kiss.
" Whatever you say Mrs Queen."
As she hears the sound of the elevator door opening Laurel's smile widens before she slowly leads Oliver into the elevator when within seconds the elevator doors close.
Author Notes: I would like to thank everyone that has read this story. There might be a sequel in the future but it is undecided right now as i have no interest in watching the Felicity and Friends show that our dear old uncle Giggie is shoving down people's throats. If a sequel comes out i will be bringing in someone from the comic book world to fight against them. Again thanks again and hope you enjoyed.
Pootamis
