The weeks after Thanksgiving blew by and before anyone knew it, it was December 20th.
Laurel was currently in the bunker, running a new tracking method Cisco had uploaded to their satellite to try and find Black Siren, but Laurel wasn't sure if throwing her earth 2 counterpart back in prison was the right move. After all, from what she'd heard, it sounded like Black Siren still shared some of her morals. It made her think that maybe she wasn't entirely heartless after all, when suddenly, the computer beeped, indicating that they had her location.
Laurel was about to call Oliver, but then thought that maybe she could reason with her doppelganger, since she was anything like her, maybe there was a chance that she could be reasoned with.
She then proceeded to call Oliver.
"What's up?" Oliver asked.
"Cisco's tracking algorithm found Black Siren." Laurel said.
"Great, we'll go after her tonight." Oliver said.
"Actually Ollie, I wanted to try to go alone. Maybe I can reason with her." Laurel said.
"Laurel, we've tried that before." Oliver said.
"And it ended with Felicity screwing things up. Please, just let me try." Laurel said.
"Fine, but we'll be on standby if you need us." Oliver said.
Black Siren was actually for Laurel when she landed.
"You don't seem surprised that I found you." Laurel said as she looked around before taking off her mask.
"Risky move, taking your mask off." Black Siren said.
"I thought this might go better if we talked face to face." Laurel said.
"You here to finish this? I notice you didn't bring any of your playmates." Black Siren said.
"I'm not here to fight. I'm here to talk." Laurel said.
"Yeah, I've heard that one before." Black Siren said.
"Well, from what I've heard, you've also said it, so it balances out." Laurel countered.
"Fine, what do you want?" Black Siren asked.
"To find out why you're really doing this. Being a bad guy. I can tell that's not the real you." Laurel said.
"You don't know what you're talking about." Black Siren said.
"Yes I do. I can see it in your eyes. You might be able to fool most people, but you can't fool yourself. Behind your tough exterior, I see a woman who was broken by the death of the man she loved. You don't want to be bad. You just got dealt a bad hand in life." Laurel said.
"As if you'd know anything about that." Black Siren said.
"Actually, I do. My boyfriend cheated on me with my own sister. I thought he was dead for 5 years. I thought my sister was dead for 6 years. I watched another man I loved die because of me. I watched someone put 3 arrows into my sister's chest and my father suffer a heart attack. I died for crying out loud. If anyone knows what it's like to have a bad lot, it's me." Laurel said.
"So what do you want?" Black Siren asked.
"To help you start anew. You tell us everything you know about Cayden James and Helix, and I'll see if I can convince the team and Cisco to let you start a new life on another Earth. Sound fair?" Laurel asked.
"You really think that I deserve a second chance?" Black Siren asked.
"If Oliver Queen can get a second chance at a life with me after everything he's done, I think that anyone can have one." Laurel said.
"I don't know. After everything I've done, do you really think I deserve that chance?" Black Siren asked.
"I do. You're not like every other bad guy and criminal I've seen. I think you could have a future someday. You just need to be willing to open your heart again." Laurel said as she held out her hand, which, after some hesitation, Black Siren shook.
"Come on. And I hope you're prepared for the team to lock you in a cell." Laurel said as she put her mask back on.
"I'd expect nothing less." Black Siren assured her.
"So, you actually managed to talk her down?" Oliver asked as he saw the 2 Laurels enter the bunker.
"Yep. And I worked out a deal with her. In exchange for her telling us everything she knows about Helix, we get Cisco to help her start a new life on another earth." Laurel said.
"Sounds like you got through to the person I always knew was in there somewhere. If she holds up her end of the bargain, I'd be happy to help her start a new life." Oliver said.
"So, no cage?" Black Siren asked.
"I'm sorry, but just because I'm willing to trust my Laurel's word, doesn't mean the rest of the team will." Oliver said
"I understand." Black Siren said.
"Laurel, would you mind searching her for tracking devices or anything else like that?" Oliver asked.
"Yeah sure, come on." Laurel said as she led her doppelganger somewhere more private, since while she was fairly certain that Oliver wouldn't be seeing anything on Black Siren's body that he hadn't seen on her's, she didn't want to take any chances and, well, she respected her other self's modesty.