"I never realized how fast Thea was," Felicity said as she watched her daughter jump from platform to platform.

"I did," Roy responded, "I remember when she caught up to me after I tried to steal her purse.

"You WHAT?" Oliver bellowed.

"That's how we met. It was before I worked with Jon. I was a poor kid trying to help my neighbors who had kids and no food when I saw her. She ran after me and took it back and told me if I needed money or whatever that I could work with Jon who regularly helped those who needed it."

"Really?" Felicity asked.

He nodded, "Your daughter is something else."

"Just like her mother," Oliver replied and Felicity looked at him with a smile.

Thea came back to the start to towel off, "So how'd I do?"

"Impressive. But can your mother do that?"

"Yeah…nope. In my other form, yes but I am much better behind computers."

"That's what Tommy said but you should see him now. Get ready and just run and jump as best as you can without stopping. It helps with speed and agility as well as awareness," Oliver told her.

"Whatever," Felicity rolled her eyes and Oliver just shook his head and she started.

"I am going to head to the archery area," Thea said and her father followed her.

What he saw before him was amazing. His daughter had nearly perfect form and focus.

"Wow."

She turned, "What? It wasn't bad."

"No it was really good. If you do that in a fast pace, it would be perfect."

"Really?" she beamed.

"Yes. Here is how you can speed it up," he walked over and began showing her ways to shoot faster with the same accuracy.


Thea and Felicity went home a bit later.

"So, tonight is the meeting with the clan?" she asked her mother.

"Yes it is."

"What do you think is going to happen?" Thea asked.

"I have no idea. I remember mom saying that they thought shifters were coming to take over."

"I am really worried."

Felicity walked over and held her daughter.

"I know. I won't lie I am too. Knowing what we know now, my stomach is tied in knots and I have to figure out how I will remain calm."

"We can do this, right? Gather everyone who isn't a shifter and fight the clan."

"I think so. The clan isn't as strong as it used to be."

"Be careful tonight mom. We can't let them know that dad is still alive."

"Calling him dad huh?" Felicity smiled at her daughter.

Thea nodded, "I guess there is something about family connection. We can't lose them again, mom."

"We won't."


Felicity met her mother at the meeting. Donna had suggested they drive together but she told her that she had something to do later and didn't want to inconvenience her. Felicity felt the nerves in her stomach start to swirl. Something bad was going to happen and she had to let Oliver know where she was in case.

"Oliver?"

"Felicity, what's wrong?"

"I think something bad is going to happen tonight."

"Where are you?"

"I'm at the clan meeting in the church on seventh and Lincoln."

"Okay. If I don't hear from you by midnight, I am gathering everyone."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

Felicity took a deep breath and got out of her car. She saw her mother by the door and stopped to hug her before going in.

"Hello Lissy," Helena said as she saw the younger woman, "I've been bugging your mother when she would bring you to one of the meetings."

"Hello Mrs. Bertinelli."

"Please, girl, call me Helena. Now that you are one of us, there is no reason to do that Mrs. Thing."

Felicity nodded as she heard the leader of the clan speak.

"Hello ladies. I see you all are well. For those of you who don't know her, Felicity Smoak, Donna's daughter has joined us this evening and we have something from important to discuss."

Everyone said "Hello" to Felicity as their leader paused.

"Ladies, we have heard rumors of shifters coming into the Glades before our plan can be executed properly."

"What plan?" asked Felicity.

"Well, the plan to destroy the Glades my dear."

Felicity's eyes grow huge, "Wait, what? Why?"

"Because it is holding the city back," Donna said, "and if there are poor disgusting shifters…"

"Donna, we can explain that part later. Felicity, the clan feels that destroying and rebuilding will not only be what is best for the city but also the clan especially if other werewolves are trying to take over. The clan has been in control of this area and needs to remain that way. Do you understand?" she asked sharply.

Felicity simply nodded before asking, "How do you plan to destroy it?"

"We learned of a device that could cause tectonic shifts and after doing some research, Iris West found that there is a plate under the Glades. If placed in the right location, we could…"

"Destroy the Glades in a seemingly natural way without anyone suspecting otherwise."

Everyone smiled at her response, "Exactly. The problem is the machine isn't complete. Dr. Markov died of a heart attack before it could be fully tested. He did leave some research though."

"This is where you come in, sweetie," her mother touched her shoulder.

"What do you mean?" her daughter asked.

"Well, we believe that you could easily finish the machine based on his records and your tech know-how. We could do this and the city could start fresh and if we do it soon, we won't have to fend off the other shifters and werewolves."

The leader now stood in front of Felicity, "What do you say, Felicity?"

Felicity felt the bile rising in her throat as she knew what her answer had to be, "Okay."

Donna and everyone smiled, "Fantastic. How soon do you think you can start it?"

"It depends on how much he had built."

Iris spoke, "I can show you the machine. We kept it in a warehouse on Juniper Street."

"Well, let's move on to further business, shall we ladies?"

"It's worse than I thought."