"So, you guys want to get married here, in this clocktower, wearing your supersuits?" Thea asked her brother and Laurel.
"Not so much we want to, but in case we don't make it in the coming fight, we'd much rather be married when it happens." Oliver said.
"Okay, well I will officiate, since, like you said, I am ordained, but we still need a best man and a maid of honor." John said.
"Tommy." Oliver asked, looking at his best friend.
"Of course man." Tommy said.
"Sara." Laurel said, looking at her sister.
"I'm offended you even have to ask." Sara said as their father stirred.
"Is he okay?" Laurel asked.
"He'll be fine, we just need to wait a little while longer until he's strong enough to survive Barry getting him to the hospital." Sara said and Laurel nodded.
"Well, let's get married." Oliver said to Laurel, who looked at him with a grin and nodded as he took her hands in his and they stood across from each other in front of John, Tommy serving as the best man standing to Oliver's left and Sara, the maid of honor, standing to Laurel's right.
"So, for now let's just do the basics and we'll do vows at the actual ceremony after we stop this siege." Oliver said and John nodded.
"Alright then, let's skip to the good stuff. Do you, Oliver Jonas Queen, take Dinah Laurel Lance to be your lawfully wedded wife?" John asked.
"I do." Oliver said.
"And do you, Dinah Laurel Lance, take Oliver Jonas Queen to be your lawfully wedded husband?" John asked Laurel.
"I do." Laurel said.
"Then, by the power vested in me, I hereby pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." John said as Oliver and Laurel kissed.
"Well, you are now officially Laurel Queen, since you are taking his name aren't?" Thea asked her new sister-in-law.
"I am, but now that we've gotten married, let's go kick some ass." Laurel said with a grin as they all put their masks back on, right as they noticed a drone coming.
"What's going on?" Sara asked.
"Waller. She's never seen a problem she can't solve with a drone strike." Green Arrow growled.
"How would she even know about this?" Black Canary asked.
"Wouldn't surprise me if she has all our facilities bugged." Green Arrow sighed.
SCPD, where the criminal was making quick work of the police. Joe was thrown across the room, sliding and hitting a door frame as other cops rushed the crazed man. One cop pulled his gun and started firing, but the soldier just shrugged off the bullet hits even as he continued to kill cops with his bare hands. Joe watched from the floor helplessly, then noted where he had been thrown and looked up, seeing a very welcome sign-Weapons and Ordnance-Storage-Authorized personnel only
He staggered to his feet and ran into the room. Moments later he came back out and jumped on the back of the soldier, pulling him off the cop he was beating while at the same time dropping a few things into the collar of his jacket. The soldier threw Joe once again, and he hit another doorframe hard and collapsed out of the room. "Get out!" he yelled to the cops still in the squad room as he looked at the pins in his hand. "Get out! Get out!"
The soldier heard several thunking sounds and looked down at his feet as the three grenades fell from his jacket to the floor. He cocked his head curiously-
And then the grenades exploded, killing him and shattering every window on the floor. Joe sighed in relief even as glass rained down upon him.
At City Hall, as Blood's staff was in full crisis mode.
"Reports are coming in from all over the city." One man was telling him. "Starling General is preparing for possible casualties."
"Power is out south of Harbor Boulevard." Another reported.
Blood nodded distractedly and turned his attention back to his own phone call. "Governor. Governor. Sending in the National Guard at this point will only cause mass hysteria. Trust me and my police force. We have this situation under control." He said placating, hanging up and watching the news coverage on his office TV.
"Mr. Mayor." A new voice called out to him.
Blood turned and smiled at the new arrival. "D.A. Spencer." He said in greeting.
"What is going on? There are men in masks tearing through the city." She said gesturing at the news.
"Yes, I know." Blood said seriously. "And we're doing everything we can. The SCPD have already mobilized."
"No, the police force, they're not equipped to handle this." Spencer argued. "You don't understand. I have never seen anything like this before. These-the men in masks, it-it's like they're not human." She said.
"Not human? Kate, do you even hear yourself?" Blood asked incredulously. "Look, I know you're scared, but you need to pull yourself together. Starling City needs both of us thinking clearly right now." He told her.
"How are you so calm?" she asked nervously.
"Because I know we're going to get through this." Blood said with all sincerity. "And when we do, Starling City will be stronger and better for it. Can I count on you? I need you with me on this." He told her.
After a moment, Spencer nodded subtly. "Mm-hmm."
Blood smiled. "Good. Then let's save the city together."
In the SCPD, Joe was taking control of the situation. As the officers loaded up, he brought out a map of Starling City and laid it on an undamaged desk. "Listen up." He said. "We're going to establish a perimeter with check-points at 5th and Adams, a safe zone, you hear me?"
"Who the hell are these guys?" one of the cops asked.
"These guys are the enemy." Joe stated.
Pike walked up to the table, still in shock. "They're attacking innocents at random, creating mayhem and chaos." He said. "We need to put them down!"
"Lieutenant—"
"Now!"
Joe got in his face. "Listen to me, these guys, have you seen them? Huh?" he picked up the burnt, shattered remains of the mask and held it up for him to see. "You seen these guys? They do not go down!" he shouted. "We got to call in the National Guard."
"That's a call for the mayor." Pike said. "And he hasn't made that yet."
And he won't. Mayor Blood let this happen." Joe revealed.
Pike looked at him incredulously. "What?"
"Trust me. Blood's behind this." Joe stated.
"Look, even if I believe you I don't have that kind of authority." Pike said.
"Well, in an emergency, the chief of police does, so get him on the line." Joe pointed out.
"Chief's dead." Pike said, shocking the cops in the room.
Joe sighed. "Well, then," he began. "There's only one more guy we can call." He looked at Pike. "You're not going to like it."
"The Vigilante." He said shortly.
"The Green Arrow." Joe corrected. He moved closer to Pike. "Lieutenant, I know he's breaking the law. But what we're up against, it's not about the law. It's about survival." He said. "We got masks tearing our city to pieces, and we're going to need a mask to stop 'em."
Pike stared at him for a long moment. Finally he sighed. "Make the call." He ordered.
Joe nodded. "Ok, let's do it."
"One more thing," Pike said as the other cops got to work gearing up. "You know more about what's going on over everyone else I got. I need you making decisions and leading these men. And where the hell is Lance?"
"He was hurt in the attack here and 2 of the vigilantes took him to get medical attention." Another officer said and Pike sighed in relief.
"Good. Now, let's get to work." Pike said.