Sara had just arrived at the plant and was surprised to see none other than Nyssa al Ghul waiting for her.
"I didn't think you'd be here." Sara said.
"Did you really believe that I would not come for my beloved?" Nyssa asked.
"More like I hoped you wouldn't. Because you being here makes what I have to do now even harder." Sara said as she pulled something out of her pocket.
"What are you doing?" Nyssa asked.
"Getting my freedom." Sara said as she pulled the vial up to reveal it was full of tibetan pit viper venom and drank it.
"No!" Nyssa shouted as she ran up to Sara's side as the Arrow swung in through the window and the moment he saw Sara, he aimed an arrow right at Nyssa.
"What did you do?" Arrow demanded.
"I did not do anything to her. She was my beloved." Nyssa said, taking Arrow aback.
"I did it myself." Sara said weakly as the Arrow knelt at her side.
"Why would you do this?" Arrow asked her.
"I can't take the killing anymore. It needed to stop. This was the only way." Sara said as she coughed and they heard police sirens outside and Arrow knew it was only a matter of time before Lance came in and discovered everything.
"I can still save her." Arrow said, only to have Nyssa rise and prepare to strike him down.
"Worry more about saving yourself." Nyssa said as she struck at him only to have the Arrow block her sword with his bow as the doors were broken down and the SCPD came in, with Lance in the lead. His attention was primarily on the Arrow and his opponent until he noticed the limp figure lying on the floor.
"Sara." Quentin said, not believing it as he holstered his weapon and ran up to his daughter to see that she was alive, but fading fast.
"Officer Lance, give her this." The Arrow said, tossing Lance an herb, which he caught, and rather than questioning it, Quentin jammed the herb right down his daughter's throat.
For a few long minutes, nothing happened. Then Sara gasped for air and Quentin felt as though his world had restarted.
"Dad." Sara said.
"Sara, I can't believe it. Am I dreaming or are you really here?" Quentin asked.
"It's really me dad." Sara said before she noticed Oliver about to kill Nyssa.
"Don't kill her. Please." Sara said, causing both parties to look at her.
"Sara, are you sure?" The Arrow asked.
"No more killing. Nyssa. Please." Sara begged her former lover.
"Ta-er sah-fer, in the name of Ra's al Ghul I release you." Nyssa said after seeing the desperation on Sara's face and realized that even if she'd brought Sara home with her, Sara would not be happy there with her and it would only end up hurting them both if she stayed.
"Thank you." Sara said before Nyssa disappeared in a flash of smoke, as did the Arrow.
Later on that night, Quentin had gotten Sara admitted to Starling General, since even though she insisted she was fine, Quentin refused to listen, since he wanted to make sure his daughter got the proper attention she needed and right now both he and Laurel were standing next to Sara's hospital bed, since the doctors had insisted on keeping her there overnight.
"I can't believe she's home." Laurel said as she watched her little sister sleep peacefully since Sara had shown obvious signs of sleep deprivation, obviously because she was too busy looking over shoulder from the League.
"I know. It's a miracle." Quentin agreed as there was a soft knock on the door.
They both turned to see Oliver standing in the doorway.
"Is now a bad time?" Oliver asked.
"No, come on in, though I am curious as to why you're here?" Quentin asked, though it wasn't hostile like it had been in the past.
"I just wanted to make sure Sara was alright. After all, it's my fault she was gone for 7 years." Oliver said.
"Oliver, it wasn't your fault." Sara said as she woke up.
"I think I'll give you 3 some family time. And by the way, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be covering all medical expenses. It's the least I can do." Oliver said as he stepped out of the room.
"Sara, what was that all about in there? Who was that woman and why were you clinging to life?" Quentin asked his youngest daughter.
"It's a long story that has a lot to do with what happened me while I was gone. She and I had a close relationship." Sara said and both her father and sister understood what that meant.
"I still want to know why you were dying." Quentin said.
"The group of people that took me in after the Gambit went down, let's just say that when you join them, it's either a lifetime of loyalty or death. And after I heard about the quake, I realized that I couldn't stay away from you guys anymore without being at odds with my own heart, so death seemed preferable. I'm just lucky that the woman was willing to release me of my obligation to them." Sara said.
"I'm not going to pretend to understand any of that, but all I know is that I'm glad you're home." Quentin said.
"Even if it means you owe Ollie an apology for you've treated him ever since he got back last year?" Laurel asked smartly and Sara looked at her father.
"What does she mean?" Sara asked.
"Dad has blamed Oliver for what happened to you for years and he went so far as to try to get Ollie arrested on counts of being the Vigilante because of it. He blamed Oliver for everything that went wrong in his life since the Gambit went down." Laurel said.
"Dad, really? What happened wasn't Oliver's fault. He didn't make me get on that yacht. I chose to get on it. Neither of us had any idea of what was going to happen. So stop blaming him for my choice." Sara said.
"Shouldn't I be the one lecturing you?" Quentin asked her with a chuckle.
"You know we're both right dad. Besides, it would be nice if you actually got along with my boyfriend." Laurel said.
"I know you're right, but that doesn't mean it'll be any easier for me to apologize to him."Quentin said.
"Right now, why don't we all just focus on the fact that we're finally a real family again." Laurel said.
"Where's mom?" Sara asked.
"She's in Central City, but I called her and she said that she'll be here as soon as possible." Quentin said.