Both Cisco and Caitlin were hired by Walter the moment he saw their resumes, since he agreed with Oliver that their skills would be an invaluable addition to the Applied Sciences division, Cisco working in the tech division, to which his exact words were "This place is so dope", to which his supervisor simply laughed and agreed with him, since the technology Cisco saw here made Star Labs and it's particle accelerator look like a joke, and Caitlin was working the biochemistry division, where she had access to the latest tech in the industry.
The next night, Caitlin and Cisco met up with Oliver and Laurel at Verdant, which was still under construction.
"Oliver, thank you so much for hooking us up with this gig man." Cisco said.
"My pleasure. Now, why don't I show you where all the magic happens." Oliver said, leading the way towards the door that led down to the lair.
"This is your base of operations?" Cisco asked after Oliver showed them.
"It's not much, but it does the trick." Oliver said.
"Well, I am mourning the death of secret lairs right now. Fortunately, I think I can make this place a lot better." Cisco said.
"How?" Laurel asked.
"I can make some upgrades, turn this old basement into a real secret lair, if you're okay with that." Cisco said.
"Do it, just try not to draw too much attention to the fact that this is a secret base." Oliver said.
"Consider it done." Cisco said, right as John Diggle entered the lair.
"So, Diggle, what brings you by?" Oliver asked.
"I just wanted to let you know that after giving it a lot of thought, if that offer to join you is still good, I'd like to take you up on it." John said and Oliver smiled.
"Welcome to the team. I assume that means you'll be resuming your duties as my bodyguard?" Oliver asked.
"Yes sir." John said.
"Didn't I tell you to call me Oliver?" Oliver asked with a smile as he held out his held, which Diggle shook.
"So, who are the new kids?" Diggle asked.
"John Diggle, meet Dr. Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon. They're here to provide tech support and scientific expertise." Oliver said.
"Such as helping Laurel understand her powers." Diggle said and Laurel nodded.
"Speaking of which, I can't really train with my powers under a nightclub, so what are we going do about that?" Laurel asked.
"One step ahead of you. There's an old airstrip outside Starling that now belongs to Queen Consolidated. I figured it would be the perfect place for you to test your powers." Oliver said.
"Good call." Laurel said.
"Why don't we head out there now so we can see just how powerful you are." Cisco said.
"Let's go." Laurel said.
"Great, though I actually have to make a stop at the manor to deal with some stuff regarding my father's will, so, I'll meet you up there." Oliver said.
"Yeah sure. Tell Thea I said hi." Laurel said.
"Will do." Oliver said as he grabbed his coat and headed out.
"Thank you for joining us Mr. Queen." Ned Foster said as Oliver joined him and Thea in the living room of the manor.
"No problem." Oliver asked.
"Quick question, why did we wait until now to have dad's will read and not when Oliver first came back?" Thea asked.
"Because I couldn't take whatever dad had left until I was legally resurrected and then with all the craziness that's been going on, well, today was the first free day I've had so, let's hear it." Oliver said and Ned nodded.
"Ok well, your mother has already accepted the assets left to her by your father, but considering what he left her compared to what he left you, it would seem that your father cared more for the both of you than your own mother." Ned said.
"And what exactly has he left us?" Thea asked.
"First to Oliver. I Robert Queen, being of sound mind and body hereby leave to my son, Oliver Jonas Queen, my company Queen Consolidated where he may either take over the company as the CEO himself if that is what he wishes, or he may select someone else to run the company if he decides that he is not cut out for that lifestyle, along 50% of the shares the Queen family holds in Queen Consolidated, all of which could be sold for hundreds, if not millions of dollars if that is what he wishes to do, though that may not be necessary due to the trust fund I am leaving him, separate from the family funds and funds that he will be able to access as soon as he is of legal age." Ned said as he read off a few other things that Robert had left him.
"How much is in this trust fund?" Oliver asked.
"Do you remember the years of Queen Consolidated where your family did not seem to making money?" Ned asked.
"Yes why?" Oliver asked.
"That time was actually one of QC's most profitable junctions, but Robert put that money into 2 trust funds he had secretly created for you and Thea. Both of them contain about the same amount, roughly about 50 million dollars apiece and they have been collecting interest ever since, only growing larger. Here is the account number." Ned said, handing Oliver a piece of paper.
"So what about me?" Thea asked.
Ned smiled and said "I Robert Queen, being of sound mind and body, hereby leave to my beloved daughter Thea Dearden Queen," Thea's face soured at the sound of her middle name that she'd always hated, "30% of the shares our family has in Queen Consolidated, all of which could be sold for hundreds, if not millions of dollars if that is what she wishes to do, though that may not be necessary due to the trust fund I am leaving her, which is just as large as her brothers and she will be able to access when she is of legal age. I am also leaving Thea with the deed to our dude ranch in the outskirts of Starling City, since I can still remember how much she used to love riding horses and how much her face would light up every time her horse jumped a hurdle. I hope that she will one day use this to rediscover that love if she chooses to."
Thea had tears in her eyes, since she hadn't thought about that ranch in years and it had been one of her favorite places in the world when she was a little kid.
"Ms. Queen, your father also specified that I was to give you this folder in the event of his death, though your mother was very much against it." Ned said, handing Thea a manilla folder.
"What is it?" Thea asked.
"Open it and find out." Oliver suggested and Thea nodded and opened the file right as she felt as though her world had been turned upside down.
"Thea, what is it?" Oliver asked.
Thea simply handed Oliver the papers, too stunned to speak.
Oliver looked at them and was surprised to see that they were adoption papers. Thea's adoption papers to be precise.