"What do you mean you'll hand yourself over to the sirens!? Are you crazy?!" Oliver questions

"Some have called me by such a name" Nyssa said with a very faint smile "Look, William's in danger and if there's something I can do to make sure he's safe, then I'll do it"

"But you can't just hand yourself over, you don't know what they want and not to mention that risk of the trance"

"I know it seems risky, but I have an idea so the trance doesn't work"

"And what's that?"

"Some incredibly complicated spiritual sword magic and a bit of luck, but it would take too long to explain before you understood"

"Well did you test this with Nazaria, Elena, Zayn, or even-"Oliver started, but he was cut off when there was a loud commotion that started outside the door "Crap, you don't have time to get away"

"Hold on a sec" Nyssa said as she stepped back

In less than three seconds, Nyssa was able to create an illusion that hid her league attire and made her look more like a normal person

"That still baffles me" Oliver confessed

"Just play along" Nyssa said right before Oliver pulled her into his arms

Nyssa had just buried her head into Oliver's shoulder when the doors to his office flew open and the captain of the SCPD, Wyatt Malachite, walked in with three officers and a detective behind him. When he entered, Oliver looked up from where he had his chin resting on top of Nyssa's head and stared directly at the captain

"Mrs. Queen, how did you get in here? Where have you been?" Wyatt asked

"I was in Hub City visiting family but after hearing the news, I got on the first plane to the city and I've had enough experience in this building to know short cuts"

"I see…Mr. Queen, we found the location where the kidnapper has William and we've set out a unit as well as a chopper" Wyatt reported "Mrs. Queen, we'd like to take you into protective custody"

"I will stay here with my husband" Nyssa replied with eyes slightly watered from fake tears

"Very well, but a team of agents will stay in case something goes wrong with our original plan" Wyatt said

"And what of the vigilantes?" Oliver asked "Should you call them to help in case something goes south?"

"If you want to get them involved, I can have my officers get into contact with them"

"T-This can't be happening" Nyssa whispered with tear filled eyes "I need to go…"

"Landon, Colton, go with her" Wyatt said to two of the officers behind him

"No, it's alright. She can handle herself" Oliver said with a hand motion, telling the officers to hold

Nyssa gave a quick nod of thanks, then slipped out of the office. She rounded a couple of corners to avoid the press, then opened the door that led to the stair well. When she was in the stair well and certain no one had followed her, Nyssa ended the illusion and she was back to being in her league armor.

"What happened? Your coms went black for around seven minutes" Dig said once she turned them back on

"Had to do a bit of acting to get past the cops and press" Nyssa replied "Someone is about to get a call from the cops asking for assistance in getting William back so-" Nyssa started, but then Katara interrupted

"That would be them" Katara said "Nyssa, I'm putting you through"

"Which vigilante is this?" Wyatt asked

"Phoenix" Nyssa replied in her modulated voice

"The mayor has requested help from the vigilantes in order to get his son back. Where is the Green Arrow?"

"Attending to another matter out of city"

"Very well, so can you help us?"

"I'll be at city hall in three minutes"

"On behalf of the mayor, I'd like to thank you"

"We're just doing our job" Nyssa said, then Katara ended the call "The rest of you, get to the warehouse where William is. I'll go with the cops so no suspicion is raised

"Okay then, we'll meet you there" Lenora said

"Good luck with the press" Jinja said

"Yeah, those reporters are just dying to get a good story" Thea started "Just pull some of the those slick maneuvers you taught me last year and you should be fine for getting around them, but sometimes they like to barge into private meetings"

"Thanks for the tip Speedy" Nyssa said

Nyssa pulled her hood and face mask back up so that only her dark eyes were visible to other people. She waited in the stair well for around two and a half minutes before getting up from the wall she was leaning up against and creating a small flame. Like expected, the fire turned into a majestic fiery bird. Nuriel perched herself on Nyssa's shoulder, letting the tail feathers drape down her back.

"Bimhara (Subtly)" Nyssa whispered

Nuriel jumped up from her shoulder and only circled her once while moving up. Very little amounts of flames were produced and all though it took a bit longer to actually reach the destination, it was worth not setting the floor up in flames. A light that wasn't as bright as normal flashed before Nyssa's eyes and she shut them as part of a natural reaction. When she opened them a couple seconds later, Nyssa found herself in the small area of the floor where the elevator was sectioned off. There was a set of large frosted doors in front of her, so Nyssa walked forward to reach them

While she was walking forward, someone walked out from one of the hallways that branched off and ended up running right into Nyssa. They recovered from the run in rather quickly, then Nyssa recognized exactly who it was

"Apologies, I didn't see you-…" Tarren said, but then trailed off when he realized he ran into one of the vigilantes "Umm…I'm sorry, I didn't think Oli-Mr. Queen actually asked you to come here

"Understandable" Nyssa replied in her modulated voice

Nyssa started walking forward and past Tarren. He started walking in the other direction, but then something like a memory flashed before his eyes. The dirty blonde haired man saw the vigilante known as Phoenix standing with him in the training room on the security mat. In this memory that Tarren remembered, Nyssa was supposed to be standing there but in his vision, Tarren saw that the vigilante was replacing Nyssa and had her hood down, revealing her dark brown hair. As quick as the vision came, it ended. Tarren didn't know what he had just seen, but turned around to see the back of the vigilante he had just run into

"Weird…" Tarren muttered before walking towards the elevator

As soon as Nyssa stepped into the main part of the floor, the reporters and media personnel that were trying to get their next story started swarming her. If it weren't for the officers that stepped out from the crowds and created a break in the path way, Nyssa would have had to use some force to get through.

When she finally came to the doors to Oliver's office, she pushed them open and stepped inside, creating something like a grand entrance. Wyatt turned around and instinctively stepped in front of Oliver, but Oliver pushed the captain aside and stepped up towards Nyssa

"You'll help me find my son?" Oliver asked

"My team and I won't rest until you, your son and your wife are safe" Nyssa replied

"Wyatt, can I speak to her privately?" Oliver asked the captain

"Of course. I need to assemble my teams anyways" Wyatt started before walking towards the door with his officers "A chopper will be waiting on the roof"

Nyssa watched from the corner of her eye was Wyatt and the other officers exited the office, leaving her and Oliver alone.

"Are you sure this is the right way to do things?" Oliver asked

"I know what we're doing will work" Nyssa started "But I need you to trust me throughout this whole thing, alright?"

"You speak as if you expect me not to"

"All I can say is that I need you to remember that everything's going to be alright and that this will all be over once we get William back"

"Okay, I trust you" Oliver said "I'd kiss you but I have no idea who's lingering"

"Do you seriously think I care if someone sees me kissing my husband?" Nyssa asked before pulling down her hood and mask

She quickly pulled Oliver to a kiss and he cupped the side of her face, deepening it. When the pulled away from each other, Nyssa flashed a smile before pulled her covering back up. Oliver returned the smile just as Nyssa walked out of the office, being escorted by the officers up to the roof

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William was still tied to the chair in some warehouse while Harmony and Melody lingered in the same area, making sure he didn't try to escape. The boy was nervous and wondering how his parents were going to fix all of this, but he knew that they would and he would get out alright.

"Everything is set. We're heading to the docks for the exchange" Arabesque said as she walked up towards William and her sisters

"Finally, some action" Melody said before jumping off the crate she had been sitting on

"My dad wouldn't just hand my mom over to you guys, she's stronger than that!" William growled

"On the contrary little pup" Arabesque grinned "I recall your mother being victim to a certain song"

"She was protecting my dad and his friends! She wouldn't just let you take over a city without putting up a good fight beforehand"

"And that's why we want her back for our cause; because she's a fighter" Arabesque said "Harmony, Melody, get him to the van"

William wasn't able to process what was happening before Harmony stalked up behind him. He gasped right as Harmony put two fingers on the back of his neck, right on the carotid artery, and twisted it a certain way. As a result, William lost consciousness, leaving him at the will of the sirens.

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"Half a mile out" The pilot of the helicopter reported

"Good, as soon as we land, dispatch the first three teams into the site" Wyatt said

"No" Nyssa said suddenly "My team and I will go in first. We have past experience with the kidnappers and trust me, they are not your average street criminal looking for a prize"

"Then do you know why they requested a trade? William for Nyssa, the mayor's wife of all people!"

"No, I do not" Nyssa lied "But whatever their intentions, they are most likely impure or they're just looking for a trophy"

"I suppose so. A woman who practically came back from the dead would be considered quite a trophy" Wyatt said

"Nearing destination" The pilot said

Nyssa looked out the window as the chopper started to descend. They got closer and closer to the landing site on the docks and a little further in the distance, Nyssa could see the lights of the squad cars and the large group of emergency responders.

The chopper landed and as soon as it did, Nyssa, Wyatt, and a couple other officers jumped out and started walking towards the large group

"We're all in position" Dig said over the coms

"Good, I'm with the responders on the north side. I'll meet you on the south" Nyssa replied before catching up to Wyatt "I'm meeting up with my team. Keep your men back until I say otherwise or else our attack plan will be screwed up"

"You're putting the boy's life at risk just to take these bastards down?" Wyatt questioned

"No, he will not be put in harm's way during this process, I will make sure of it even at the cost of my own life" Nyssa replied "Just do as I say and all of this will be over soon"

"Okay then…" Wyatt said before Nyssa ran off towards the area to meet the rest of the team

Nyssa ducked out of the way of the responders and wove in between crates, small buildings, and some machinery until she reached the north side of the warehouse. When she rounded another corner, Nyssa saw just who she was looking for. There standing in a large group was her entire team; Dig, Dinah, Curtis, Thea, Lenora, Jacob, Jinja, Kaida, and Katara keeping them all active on coms as their Over watcher

"Glad to see you could escape the public eye" Dinah said

"As am I" Nyssa replied "You guys have a basic understanding on the plan which is all you need to know. Dig, Thea, Lenora, and Jacob, come with me inside the warehouse to make the exchange. Curtis, Dinah, Jinja, and Kaida, stay out here and keep an eye on the responders as well as the warehouse to make sure no one unwanted comes in or out"

"I'll keep thermal up on both sides" Katara said over the com "From the looks of it, the sirens and a particular hostage are inside the warehouse near the east of the back entrance"

"Good, let's move out" Nyssa concluded

Nyssa was the first to head for the warehouse, followed by Dig, Thea, Lenora, and Jacob. The other members of the team all dispersed around the area to make sure that everything went smoothly. As they walked, Nyssa grabbed the riser of her bow off her belt and hit the small camouflaged button. The black and gold limbs of the bow extended out from the riser and once they were in their position, the bow was strung on its own. After considering everything that would have taken it's place, Nyssa had concluded on her own that this was definitely Zayn's best invention and the most convenient. Good thing they'd be going out to the rest of the league by the end of the month

"Nice bow" Thea said as they approached the back entrance to the warehouse "League specialty?"

"Precisely. If you want one, I can arrange for a custom" Nyssa replied

"That would be pretty cool" Thea said

"We can talk more about the subject later. For now, we have a task to focus on"

Nyssa approached the back entrance to the warehouse and found that the only way in was through a single door. When she pushed down on the door handle, she discovered it was locked.

"Great, now we have to use an explosive and blow our cover" Thea groaned

"Not exactly" Nyssa said as she put three middle fingers underneath the industrial handle so they were positioned underneath the lock

Nyssa slowly ran her fingers up the side of the round handle, bringing them closer to her. She could feel the earthy metals inside the lock moving, so she continued to move her hand up the side, moving the metals ever so carefully, just in case there was a trap. A couple seconds later, Nyssa pulled her hand back into midair and a small click was heard on the other side of the door.

"Nice trick" Lenora said "Have you been working on that with Elena?"

"Yeah, in our spare time" Nyssa said before pushing the door open

The five vigilantes all proceeded to enter the warehouse, being wary of their surroundings. They were near the middle of the warehouse when they heard the echo of footsteps. All of them turned around to see Arabesque approaching while Melody and Harmony were behind her, pushing William along

"So glad you decided to come out tonight, and with such a large entourage too" Arabesque said "Quite unexpected I must say"

"Let my son go" Nyssa growled

"Can't do that just yet" Arabesque replied "We have a deal in place. Your compliance for your son's safe return"

"Just let him go…I'll go with you"

"Very well" Arabesque said before nodding towards her sisters

"Mom…." William muttered once he was let go

"Don't worry, we're not going to kill you as long as your mother fulfills her end of the deal" Melody said as she gave William a push forward

William briskly walked towards Nyssa, who was almost running towards him. As soon as they were close enough, Nyssa knelt down slightly and quickly pulled William into her arms. The fourteen year old gripped the fabric of Nyssa's armor and buried his head into her shoulder

"Mom, what's going on? Why do they want you to go back?" William muttered

"I don't know, but don't worry, it will all be over soon" Nyssa said as she pulled away and looked William straight in eyes before taking off her hood "I need you to get out of here and find somewhere safe to go, do you understand?"

William gave a quick but sad and confused nod. Nyssa gave him a soft, motherly smile before standing back up. William slowly started walking in the opposite direction as Nyssa walked towards the sirens

"So, are we going to have to do this the easy way or the hard way?" Arabesque asked

"I will not help you take over a city. You're going to need to find another way to get what you want because I am not going with you" Nyssa growled

"Hmm, that's disappointing" Arabesque said with a faked tone of disappointment

"Guys, get back!" Nyssa shouted as she started walking backwards as the sirens all grouped up

The other four vigilantes and William tried to escape the warehouse before what Nyssa feared could happen, but it was too late. When Nyssa was only around ten feet away, the sirens released their disharmonious sound wave. Nyssa knew that the others would be affected by it so right before it hit her, she shot her right hand up behind her, creating a wall made of an air current. The sound wave hit her but ricocheted off the barrier that was created. Nyssa covered her ears as she fell down to one knee, trying to block out the sound as the rest of her team called her name over and over again. Just as the disharmony was reaching its peak, as flash of amber light glistened from Nyssa's wrist, and then the sound wave faded off. Arabesque and her sisters all smirked as Nyssa stood up from the ground with the look of a killer in her eyes once more

"Welcome back Nyssa" Arabesque said "Ready to continue what we started?"

"If what you meant by continuing means taking you down, then there's nothing holding me back" Nyssa replied

Arabesque and her sisters weren't able to react fast enough before Nyssa clapped her hands together, creating a forceful current of air that sent the sirens flying backwards. They all hit the stone floor with a painful thud as Nyssa prepared for a fight

"Why you little…" Arabesque growled as she got up

"Never prepared for a resistance stone?" Nyssa smirked, now revealing the piece of ancient amber that was secured around her wrist on a piece of braided twine "You are more foolish than I thought"

"But not naïve enough to come here alone" Melody said as she and Harmony clapped their hands in the air

Right on que, several men armed with AR rifles emerged from their positions around the warehouse, surrounding Nyssa, her team, and the sirens

"Now it looks pretty even" Arabesque smirked

"I'd have to agree" Nyssa said

In a flash of movement, the team of vigilantes shot out in all directions towards their opponents; Thea and Dig towards the shooters, Jacob towards Harmony, Lenora towards Melody, and Nyssa towards Arabesque, all ready for a long and bloody fight

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"It's been almost ten minutes since they went in there. Maybe we should call for back up" An officer advised

"No, Phoenix specifically said not to enter until she said to, otherwise, the boy could lose his life" Wyatt replied

"But what if they've already lost their lives?"

"Ye of no faith, do you really think Oliver would call these vigilantes in to get his son back if they couldn't handle it?"

"Of course I wouldn't" A voice said from behind

Wyatt and the officer both turned around to see Oliver approaching them with Tarren and four other members of the mayor's security personnel behind him. Wyatt was shocked to see the mayor there, but decide to get some answers before jumping to conclusions

"Mr. Queen, what the hell are you doing here?!" Wyatt questioned

"My son is in danger and I refuse to just sit in an office and wait when there is something I could do here" Oliver said "What's going on?"

"We're not sure. We've been in the dark for around ten minutes but we were told not to engage unless given specific instructions to by Phoenix" Wyatt replied

Oliver nodded, remembering that Nyssa had told him to trust her throughout this whole thing, but he was incredibly worried about this whole thing. He couldn't figure out who he was more nervous for; Nyssa, who had concocted some, supposedly, master plan to fix all of this, or William, who was the one who needed to be saved

Oliver remained standing with Wyatt, the officer, Tarren, and the other members of the security detail. He watched the front of the warehouse, then saw a flash of fiery light from the clouded windows. It was so subtle that the responders couldn't see it, but he recognized it as one of Nyssa's fires. That meant that they were actually in a fight, but what side Nyssa was on was unclear to him considering she was supposed to be fighting the sirens

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Nyssa had tried to hit Arabesque with a shot of fire, but the oldest siren ended up blocking her attack by using the side of her wrist to angle Nyssa's arm up right before the fire escaped. The flame shot up into the air with a bright, orange light, but faded quickly. Nyssa tried to kick Arabesque down, but the siren stepped back and slid to the side slightly. Arabesque drew her two knives and started swinging at Nyssa, but the assassin used her arms to push and angle the siren's out of the way.

"This could go one for hours!" Arabesque said right after ducking back from one of Nyssa's punches

"Then let it be so!" Nyssa replied right before spun forward, landing in a position where she was more angled towards the ground with one foot forward, her right fist at her side while her left fist was pointing down towards Arabesque's feet

Arabesque barely had time to jump out of the way before Nyssa shot another flame at the siren's feet. She stumbled backwards just in time to see Nyssa jumping up into the air with her sword drawn. Arabesque knew the sword was going to hit her, so she did a couple back hand springs, avoiding the cut of the blade. She was still trying to regain her breath as Nyssa ran back towards her.

Lenora and Melody were both engaged in a knife battle against each other. Their small, metal blades continued to clash against one another, almost in a manner where they were creating a melody

"Isn't your cover name Sterling?" Melody questioned

"To that you are correct!" Lenora said before spinning and bringing her knives down towards Melody, but the siren blocked them with an X formation of her arms

"Quite beautiful, but it won't be in use for long!" Melody said as she jumped back from the block

Lenora stumbled forward and while she was regaining her step, Melody grabbed two knives from the side of her legs and threw them straight towards her opponent. Lenora saw the knives coming and knew exactly what to do, after all, she was a Russian knife roulette champion. As the knives hurled towards her, Lenora jumped up and grabbed the one aimed for her head, then caught the one aimed towards her chest with a small spin. As she spun back around, Lenora repositioned the knives so she was holding the blades with the tips of her fingers, then threw them right back towards Melody. The siren didn't know how to react and ended up freezing in fear right as the knives planted themselves in her chest. Melody coughed up blood before falling backwards on the ground, eyes wide open as she released her last breath.

Lenora was still regaining her breath when she saw Jacob and Harmony fighting in hand to hand combat. She quickly ran towards her husband right before Harmony was about to punch him, bus Lenora kicked her side, sending her stumbling to the side

"Hey Lele" Jacob smiled "Are you cheating off me?"

"Yeah, hope you don't mind" Lenora quipped

"Not at all" Jacob smirked before the two assassins ran back towards Harmony, who had recovered from her stumble

Dig and Thea both ran through the group of shooters, randomly dodging bullets as they struck their opponents down. Dig grabbed hold of one's arm, pulled him closer, pressed his own gun against the man's chest, and fired. The shooter fell to the ground dead, then Dig advanced on two more. Thea spun around a man, grabbed him in a chokehold, and held onto him as the breath left his body. Two other shooters ran towards Thea, but she saw it coming and used the unconscious man in her grip as a human shield. The two shooters shot their partner and lowered their guns in shock. Thea took that moment to drop the body and run towards the men. She was easily able to twist a couple pressure points on one man, paralyzing him, then she nocked an arrow and fired it into the other's chest

"This is so much better than I remember!" Thea called to Dig

"Maybe you should come back to the team!" Dig called back after shooting another man

"I think I'll just have to!" Thea laughed before running towards more men

Nyssa ran back towards Arabesque with her own knives drawn and the two blocked each other's attacks. They continued a pattern like this for a couple more attacks before Nyssa finally switched it up. First, she tried to go for an attack to the neck, but Arabesque saw it coming and was able to hit an opening on Nyssa's side. She ended up receiving a quickly slash on her side from the siren, but she didn't hesitate to try another attack. Arabesque expected an attack on the center, but instead, Nyssa ducked down at the last minute and gave two quick slashes to Arabesque's legs. The sirens groaned in pain while stumbling back, but couldn't recover before Nyssa jumped up into the air and did a round house kick, creating a gust of air. The sudden current pushed Arabesque flying back into the air and she quickly crashed into some old crates. Nyssa looked down at Arabesque, who was unconscious and bloodied, with a scowl, but then looked over towards Lenora and Jacob, who were fighting Harmony.

Nyssa ran towards the two younger vigilantes but didn't have to take much action as Jacob ducked behind Harmony and pulled her into a chokehold. Lenora held her sword so it was pointed at Harmony's chest while she struggled to breathe. The siren fought to free herself, but couldn't manage to free herself before Jacob snapped her neck to the side. He let go of the siren's body and looked towards Lenora and Nyssa

"Looks like we're on a role" He breathed

"Seems like it, now let's go help Thea and Dig with all those shooters so we can get the hell out of here" Nyssa said

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Oliver stood outside impatiently while watching the warehouse. It had been twenty minutes since Nyssa and the team went into the warehouse and still, there was no word from them. He was tired of waiting and knew that he had to get in there to help, but his security detail was going to be a problem

"Tarren! Can I get your help!" Wyatt called from across the scene where he was standing with some other officers

Tarren quickly walked off towards Wyatt to assist him with whatever he needed. A blessing in disguise to Oliver. Tarren would have been the hardest to get off his back after all the training he had received from Nyssa, but for his rookies, they were easy

"Hey guys, there's something I want to check out" Oliver said to the two body guards

The two security members followed Oliver over to the far side of the scene where the number of people and activity was extremely limited. He saw an area blocked off by some shipment containers, so he walked over in that direction, slightly confusing the body guards.

Oliver continued to walk forward until he was positive he was far enough away from the scene so he couldn't be heard or seen. He quickly turned around towards the two body guards and grabbed one by the collar of his blazer. Oliver slammed the man's head against one of the shipment containers, knocking him unconscious on impact. The second body guard was completely baffled as Oliver ran towards him. He couldn't fight back since it was the mayor, making it easy for Oliver to pull him into a chokehold

"Mr. Mayor….what are you….doing…!?" The body guard coughed while struggling to free himself

"It's nothing you did, but I can't stand by and watch when I could be helping" Oliver confessed "Don't worry, you will not be fired because of this, I will make sure of it"

Before the guard could reply, Oliver tightened his hold and the man fell unconscious. Oliver gently put the body on the ground, then ran off towards the warehouse.

Since he was a vigilante, Oliver was easily able to find the entrance his team used to get in the warehouse. As he ran, he caught a faint glimpse of a member of his team walking along some elevated crates, keeping an eye on the responders. He was able to recognize it as Dinah, but thankfully, he was able to slip under her eye. Oliver came to the door that Nyssa and the team had used to get into the warehouse and pushed it open. He ran inside and saw Nyssa, Lenora, Jacob, Thea, and Dig all fighting off the last of the shooters. Each masked vigilante was taking down one or two of their own and the bodies were dropping quickly. They were almost all down, except for one, who was stalking up on Dig who had his back turned while he was fighting another. Oliver didn't want his brother in arms to get hurt, so he ran towards the shooter.

The shooter heard Oliver's footsteps and spun around. He tried to shoot at Oliver, but the mayor grabbed his arm, reangled it causing the bullets to be fired in another direction completely. While he still had a grip on the man's arm, Oliver spun into it and elbowed the man right in the throat, causing part of it to break. The man stumbled backwards as he coughed up blood, then fell to the ground as more blood fell from the corner of his mouth

Thea punched out one more shooter before all of them had been taken down. All the vigilantes turned towards Oliver with mixed emotions on their faces.

"Beloved, what are you doing here?!" Nyssa questioned as she walked towards Oliver

"I wasn't going to stand by and wait to see if you guys would come out. I had to do something" Oliver replied

"And thank you for that, or else I would have been in for something interesting" Dig said

"Okay, you four get out of here and round up the rest of the team. The responders will be in here any minutes after we took a bit longer than expected and I don't need them to get involved with more vigilantes" Nyssa said

"We'll meet you on the furthest east end" Lenora said "There shouldn't be anyone there"

"Good thinking, we'll be there after finding William" Oliver said "I know he's hiding around here somewhere"

"Okay then, see you in a bit" Thea said

The four other vigilantes walked out of the warehouse in a hurry so they wouldn't be caught by the responders. Nyssa turned back towards Oliver while she still had her hood on and looked at him with a faint smile

"Thanks for trusting me on this" Nyssa said

"No need to thank me, I always trust you" Oliver smiled "Now, where's William?"

"I…don't know" Nyssa confessed

"M-M-Mom…" A young voice muttered from behind

Oliver and Nyssa both turned around to see William being held in place by a knife at his chest. Arabesque, who was bloodied and bruised, had her arm wrapped around the upper part of his chest and collar bone with an evil look of determination on her face

"You…" Arabesque growled "You killed my sisters!"

"Yes, I did" Nyssa said in a stern tone

"They were everything to me…" Arabesque said in a tone full of wrath "Make one move and I'll kill your little boy mercilessly like you did to my little sisters!"

"M-Mom….D-D-Dad…." William said with tears welling up in his eyes

"William, it's going to be alright" Nyssa said as she slowly reached her hand out while carefully sliding her foot closer to her son and siren

"I said don't move!" Arabesque shouted, pressing the knife closer to William's chest, making a small drop of blood run down his shirt

Nyssa stopped immediately as well as Oliver. Arabesque smirked at knowing the power which she was holding right at her fingertips. Oliver's eyes darted in between Nyssa and William, both with fear and slight confidence that Nyssa knew how to handle this better than he did

"Now…I know you have some of that water on you" Arabesque said "You're going to use it to bring my sisters back"

"Even if I wanted to, there isn't enough to bring them both back" Nyssa said

"So you're not going to bring them back?" Arabesque asked

"Not a chance"

"Hmm, very well" Arabesque said and in a quick flash of movement, she plunged her knife into William's chest, right near his heart

"William!" Nyssa screamed as she watched William's eyes fill with pain and shock

Oliver was too shocked to say anything and found that he was only producing a stutter as Arabesque let William's body fall to the ground. The young boy lied on his side while blood spilled onto the stone ground.

Nyssa didn't waste a second in drawing her sword from the sheath on her back and running towards Arabesque. The movement was so quick that Arabesque didn't even have time to fully react. The siren barely had enough time to block the first hit and was sent stumbling back as Nyssa pushed her blade towards Arabesque. While the siren was still regaining her step, Nyssa drew her sword towards her and twirled it. The blade of the sword flashed black right before a black mist like smoke was emitted from the blade, but that wasn't all that happened. Flashes of lightning spontaneously flashed through the black darkness as if dark, stormy clouds were dancing on the sword.

Nyssa quickly ran forward and in a couple quick maneuvers, she dodged all of Arabesque's attacks until she was right in front of her. Nyssa didn't even blink as she rose the sword up into the air and shoved it straight through Arabesque's throat

"Go ahead and join your damn sisters" Nyssa said in a cold growl as Arabesque coughed up blood

Nyssa pulled the blade out of Arabesque's throat and held it at her side while it was angled towards the ground. Arabesque fell back to the stone ground with as much life left in her as a brick. Nyssa still had a scowl on her face as she looked at the last fallen siren, but then her attitude completely changed when she remembered why she had just stabbed Arabesque so brutally

"William!" Nyssa shouted as she turned around and ran towards him

Oliver was already kneeling at William's side with his blazer being pressed up against the boy's chest while a bloodied knife lay to the side.

"William, buddy just hold on, everything's going to be alright. Hey, look at me William! Keep your eyes open!" Oliver pleaded while keeping his hand on William's forehead while Nyssa skidded to William's side, kicked off her boot in the process

There was something like a tiny sheath strapped to Nyssa's ankle where she had kept a small vial of eternal water. She quickly pulled it out of hold and threw the top to the side while tears streamed down her cheeks

"Mom….Dad…." William tried, but found a tremendous amount of pain in just blinking

"William, everything's going to be alright" Nyssa said

"No…use it on yourself…" William said after noticing the cut on his mom's side

"No buddy, you need it more" Nyssa said before picking up the corner of the jacket to see just how large the wound was "William, this isn't going to feel too good, but I need you to try and stay awake"

Oliver gently but quickly moved his jacket off from the stab wound, revealing just how severe the wound was. Nyssa tried not to gag at the sight of her son dying in front of her, but poured the water into the blood filled wound. As soon as the last drop of water hit the wound, the blood started to break up and the edges of the cut started to seal back together. William's breath hitched slightly as the water worked on the wound until he was finally put in a stable, but unconscious, state

"William…." Nyssa said as she took the boy's wrist into her hand, looking for a pulse

A look of relief but also sadness spread over Nyssa's face once she felt the boy's pulse. Although it was weak, it was slowly improving which meant the water was working, but a bit slower than wanted

"This is all my fault" Nyssa cried "I shouldn't have tried such a risky plan and I should have killed her when she was down the first time"

"William's going to be alright and that's all that matters" Oliver said, tears stained his cheeks as well

Nyssa still had William's hand in her own when she heard footsteps from behind Oliver. Oliver turned his head to see a the head of the security detail running towards him and Nyssa, but stopped when he saw Oliver's face

"Oliver…" Tarren gasped, seeing William lying unconscious on the ground while a bloody blazer lay to the side

Nyssa picked her head up when she heard the voice and looked straight at Tarren, eyes filled with tears. Tarren tried to hold back his gasp at seeing the unmasked vigilante, but it still escaped his lips after realizing what his vision had meant. Now everything made perfect sense, but none of that matter at that moment. What did matter was the young boy lying on the ground in between the ground where Oliver and Nyssa were kneeling