Hub City

Andy, Nica, and Felicity arrived in Hub City, and per Felicity's instructions, parked at the underground casino.

"How did you know I was here before?" Felicity asked.

"It's like I told Oliver, I've researched him before." Andy explained. "It didn't take too long to put two and two together that you guys got outside help in fighting Darhk." Felicity looked around for a moment, seeing a woman in a blue dress.

"That's her." Felicity whispered, and the three walked up to the woman, who was playing a round of Blackjack.

"Excuse me, Miss Fortuna?" Felicity asked, causing the woman to turn around. "We need your help again." The woman turned around, showing a look of knowing.

"I know what you are going to ask me, Miss Smoak. Tell Constantine he still owes me." Fortuna said. "But I can not help you. This one has too much darkness in him."

"What?" Nica said out loud. "You're just going to brush us off?"

"I could give him unlimited tries, and he could still not be able to fight off his darkness." Fortuna continued. "Not even Oliver Queen could fend it off, and his darkness was considerably less."

"But he did." Felicity revealed. "He killed Damien Darhk once already."

"But now, he has the power of a demon of the highest tier." Esrin retorted. "You can't possibly hope to fight him."

"Look, I have to try." Andy said. "If I can't stop him, he will destroy the world." Esrin thought for a moment, before looking down.

"Fine." Fortuna decided. "But only once." Fortuna stood up, and led the three to the back of the casino, opening the doors and stepped inside. Before Andy knew it, they were in a completely different room, one that looked like the Nexus chamber beneath city hall.

"We're only trying this once, yes?" Fortuna asked.

"Agreed." Andy sighed.

"Alright, now focus on the light side of you, and you will repel Darhk's magic." Esrin explained. "But if your darkness is greater than the light, it will only fuel him." Esrin then expelled a small amount of dark magic from her hand. Andy held his hands to try to repel the magic, but it was too much, and he was overwhelmed. The darkness enveloped Barclay, and he found himself fighting multiple Chucky dolls. While Andy was thrown to the ground, he began having memories of the friends he failed, the family he watched die. He saw Kyle and Norris killed by Chucky, then Karen and Glen murdered by Darhk. Andy gasped, and fell to his knees, back in the chamber.

"What the fuck just happened?" Andy asked.

"I warned you." Fortuna said. "Your darkness is too great. You could not even repel that small amount of magic. There is nothing I can do for you."

"So that's it?" Nica asked. "Can't you come with us to stop Darhk?"

"I made a sacred vow to never interfere with the affairs of mortals." Fortuna replied.

"Oh, forgot she was immortal." Felicity whispered.

"Well, is there anything else you can do?" Andy asked.

"Well… there is a prophecy I have heard of." Fortuna began. "It was prophesied that someone with too much darkness would be able to fight off a demon on that alone."

"I thought you said that if my darkness outweighs my light, I will just make Damien Darhk stronger." Andy said.

"Yes, but there is a chance that someone's darkness could be too much for him." Fortuna said. "It would… overload him, if you will." Andy nodded in understanding, and the four of them went back to the casino. Fortuna went off to play another round of Blackjack, while Andy and Nica sat at the bar.

"I'm just going to wait in the car." Felicity announced. "Save a couple bottles for me!" Andy and Nica smirked, and ordered a scotch and brandy.

"We need to figure out how to beat his magic." Nica said.

"I know." Andy replied, drinking his scotch. "I just don't know how."

"What about what she said about darkness?" Nica asked. "If we find someone who's darkness is too powerful, it can destroy Damien Darhk."

"Where do you think we'll find that?" Andy asked. Just then, a woman sat down next to Nica, wearing a black jacket and had green eyes and black hair.

"Barb?" Nica asked, her mouth hung open.

"Hi, Nica!" Barb said enthusiastically.

"Your sister?" Andy asked, confused.

"Barb, I thought you were dead!" Nica exclaimed.

"No, I just blacked out." Barb said, ordering a drink. "How ya been?"

"Nica, she died." Andy warned. "We both know it. Chucky stabbed her eye out."

"But she's right here Andy." Nica said.

"Nica, wait-" Andy almost shouted. Just as Nica turned around, Barb's left eye fell out, leaking blood out of the socket.

"Jesus!" Nica yelled, looking up. Barb turned to her, her other eye turned white and her fingernails extended like talons.

"Nica, look out!" Andy said. Barb threw Nica into a poker table causing players to scream and run away. Barb roared, grabbing Andy.

"You should have minded your own business, Barclay!" Barb yelled, throwing Andy into a glass wall, before turning to the bartender and ripping his heart out.

"I'm going to enjoy killing you both." Barb said with glee, before a shotgun blast was heard, ripping a hole through Barb's torso. Andy and Nica looked behind Barb, seeing a middle aged man with the shotgun, a blue shirt, and what looked like a chainsaw for a hand.

"No fucking way." Andy said in awe.

"Sorry I'm late to the party." The man said. "Is there still time for a foursome?"

"Dad, don't you remember what you told me?" A girl, no older than teenage years asked. She was standing next to the man, and holding a dagger with a bone hilt. "Shoot first, ask questions never." Barb growled, running toward the man, who stood still and simply ran his chainsaw through Barb's chest, before firing off the second shotgun blast in her face, exploding Barb's head.

"Well I'll be damned." Andy muttered, slowly getting up and helping Nica. "Ash fucking Williams. I'm a big fan of your work."

"Yours too, Barclay." Ash replied. "Oh, and this is my daughter, Brandy. How nice of you to meet us."

"What are you doing here?" Andy asked. "Elk Grove is a ways from here."

"Some asshole read from the Necronomicon again, and it wasn't me this time." Ash explained. "I've been tracking a lone deadite across the last few states. I just didn't think it'd lead me to you guys."

"All of you, out!" Fortuna screamed. "You have trashed my casino!"

"Whoa there, honey, maybe we can work something out." Ash suggested. Fortuna simply snapped her fingers, causing Ash to be knocked a few feet away and fall flat on his ass.

"Alright, I can take the hint." Ash grumbled, before he, Brandy, Andy, and Nica went outside. "So what were you guys doing here?"

"We're trying to save the world." Nica said, before something clicked. "Say, do you know who read from the Necronomicon?"

"Well, I did hear from a guy that some other guy 'borrowed' the book from a bitch who wrote it." Ash said, trying to remember. "He was dressed all in black, looked a bit balding, I thought I heard his name was Danny… nah, Donnie…"

"Damien?" Andy asked.

"Yeah, that!" Ash said, snapping his fingers. "Why, is he a friend of yours?"

"Not exactly." Nica said, fear in her voice. "Shit, that's how he plans on unleashing Hell and destroying the world."

"Sorry, what?" Brandy asked.

"We need to get back to Star City and find Oliver, fast." Andy announced. "C'mon, you guys might as well come with." Andy, Nica, Ash, and Brandy walked to the car, where Felicity was waiting.

"Wait a minute, who are these guys?" Felicity asked.

"Someone who's here to help you, sweet cheeks." Ash replied, sitting next to his daughter. "Well, how's that for bring your daughter to work day?"

"Felicity, just get us back to Star City, and quick." Nica said.

"No problem." Felicity replied, starting the engine. "Right before you guys got in, Lucifer called to tell me that Alice, William, and Trixie are gone."

"Jesus, again?" Andy asked. "Then step on it. Now we have to find them too." Felicity nodded, and immediately put the pedal to the floor, speeding back to Star City.