"Holy..." was all that came out of Felicity's mouth when Laurel came back into the Arrowcave. "Laurel... Laurel, we need to get you seen by somebody".
"I'm fine, just a couple of bruises and they will heal" Laurel argued.
Felicity got Laurel some ice. "Lay down on the cot and I will get Oliver on Facetime".
Oliver had bested the female archer."What is Merlyn up to?" he questioned.
"I will never tell you" Oliver let her go only to punch her in the stomach.
"You sure about that?" he asked.
The female archer bounded forwards and then dropped to the ground, letting her body slide on the grass and fired an arrow that Oliver just barely dodged. Oliver dropped his bow as the other archer climbed to her feet and they ran straight for each other.
Inside the mansion, Roy was gathering evidence when he heard footsteps behind him. "On your knees!" A female voice demanded. "You don't belong here". Roy turned around and lowered himself to his knees. "Are you here with The Arrow?" the woman asked.
"I'm here with my girlfriend" Roy replied as Malcolm joined by The woman's side.
"Where is Thea?" Roy asked.
"The Arrow was here, father," The woman said. "He escaped though"
Malcolm nodded. "I figured that where Thea goes, Oliver follows"
"Hey" Roy yelled. "Where is she?"
"Relax," Malcolm said. "Thea is meditating".
"Should I kill him, father?" the woman asked.
"No. Leave me and him alone. In fact, go make your rounds" Malcolm instructed and the woman obeyed.
Malcolm led Roy into the kitchen where Thea was and appeared to have passed out. "Malcolm, I'm gonna ki-" Roy began but Malcolm silenced him.
"There is no need to kill me. Thea just had a cup of tea. Mediative tea" Malcolm said and Roy raised his eyebrows. "Interested?"
"You're a drug dealer now? Not really your brand of crime" Roy snarked.
"I am not a drug dealer and the tea is a prototype," Malcolm said. "With the help of my daughter, Athena, I am building up 2 lines of defense against Ra's Al Ghul and restoring my reputation in Starling City," Malcolm said.
"How?" Roy asked.
"That information is only the Thanatos Guild. Roy, I am truly sorry for what I did to your home. I realized far too late that what I was doing for Rebecca is not what she would have wanted. I can't change what I did, Roy, but I can be a respected man again" Malcolm explained.
Oliver was a few minutes late to meet back up with Mark Shaw, but Mark was not there yet. After a while, Oliver called John. When John answered, his breathing was labored. "Oliver..."
"Dig? Dig, are you okay?" Oliver asked.
"Mar- Mark Shaw is... he is the" John said.
"John, I'm tracing your call. Save your strength" Oliver instructed.
Oliver found John. He was bleeding out of a gunshot wound in his stomach. "John! Hey, oh my god".
"It's nothing, just a flesh wound," John said breathlessly.
Oliver began working on heal-dressing the wound. John was grinding his teeth.
"What were you saying about Shaw?" Oliver asked.
"The son of a bitch shot me" Dig said. "Shaw clearly is no longer who Waller hired".
"Clearly" Oliver restated.
Laurel was lying on the cot, asleep, only to wake when she felt the pressure of a small body next to her. "Oh, hey handsome" she greeted her son.
"Hi, mommy," William said. "Felicity picked Mia and I up. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, William. Mommy just feels really tired" Laurel said.
"Oh," William said.
Felicity walked over and put Mia down next to William. She also had Jacob. "Hey, I'm glad you woke up. I contacted Oliver and updated him".
"How is he?" Laurel asked.
"He is okay for the most part, though the mission took an unexpected turn. He said he is going to call you as he soon as he gets the chance" Felicity said and Laurel nodded. "He is surprised though".
"He's surprised?" Laurel asked.
"Yeah, he said that he didn't think that you were going to target the guy who beat you," Felicity said.
Laurel groaned. "So he's mad".
"No, he isn't actually. He knows you. You did what you thought was right. But he also knows you are the type of person who is ruled by your emotions and this man, he believes is a dangerous target for you to go up against on your own" Felicity said.
Roy met up with Oliver and Diggle where Oliver had told him to. "Hey, where did you leave off with Thea?" Oliver asked.
"She is with her father," Roy said. Oliver knew that Roy was hiding something.
"Did you and Thea find out what he is up to?"
"Partially, he is a prototype. Some kind of mind-altering substance"
"What?" Oliver asked.
"I really don't know all that much, Oliver" Roy said.
"That's okay," Dig said. "It can wait. I see Shaw".
A man approached Shaw and Oliver verified that he was the buyer. "What is Shaw selling him?" Roy asked.
"Information" Oliver answered.
"Yes, information that can hurt my family," Diggle said. "And Oliver's. The names and personal information of ARGUS agents, their spouses and children".
Oliver handed Roy a butterfly knife. "Are you comfortable with this?" he asked.
"Well, thanks to you, more comfortable a bow and arrow, but I can make this work," Roy said.
"Part of being a vigilante- adaptability" Oliver said right as they were spotted.
Oliver grabbed an extra gun off of Diggle and shot four bullets, hitting all four of Shaw's buyer's hired protection.
"What, I never said I didn't know how to use a gun" Oliver quipped.
Oliver, John, and Roy ran towards the men, three against two. John shot a bullet into Shaw's leg.
"Ah, son of a bitch" Shaw shouted. John punched Shaw right in the face.
Roy was slashing aggressively at Shaw's buyer but he was quick and dodged most of the strikes. He punched Roy in the jaw and Roy fell down. Little did the buyer know, it was a distraction as Oliver shot him four times through the back.
Shaw was now surrounded. "Di- Director Queen. That man- thank god-" Shaw stammered but Dig handcuffed him.
"Mark Shaw, ARGUS is placing you under arrest-" Before Oliver was finished, a handcuffed Shaw made a run for it. Oliver shot Shaw in the back of the head, instantly killing him.
Thea came out of her father's kitchen and found him. "Ollie texted me. He said ARGUS's operation have concluded and we can go if I am ready".
"Okay, my dear". Thea looked at Malcolm in a way that she never had before. "What is on your mind, babygirl?"
"I'm just happy to have you in my life," Thea said and she hugged Malcolm and left.
Laurel woke at midnight and found her family back together. Oliver was holding her and their children. Oliver smiled, he was half-asleep. "Your home" Laurel whispered.
"Yeah, when I heard you got hurt, I had to get home as soon as possible. I love you" Oliver said and kissed Laurel on her forehead.
Hi, it's been a long freaking time, but finally the next chapter. I hope you like it.
