A couple of days later Talia was walking into Oliver's office at city hall to give him a update on how the League was doing with their task. Laurel happened to be there as well for her weekly meeting.
"So, how is everything going Talia?" Laurel asked.
"Everything is going well. Soon Darkh will not have any more ghosts left." Talia said.
"That's good. Keep it up and we will be able to take him out within the next couple of weeks." Oliver said.
Just then Talia's phone rang, and she answered it. Nyssa was on the other end of the line.
"Sister, there is someone here that wishes to be in the company of Ras Al Ghul." Nyssa said.
"Ras is busy right now. He will have to wait." Talia said.
"He said he is willing to meet anywhere, and trust me, it is someone that Ras really wants to see." Nyssa said.
"Who is this person that you think is of such importance to Ras Al Ghul?" Talia asked.
"His name is Ricardo Diaz. I think he is worth Ras putting a little time aside for a meeting." Nyssa said.
"I agree. I will tell Ras that Mr. Diaz will be here within the next day to meet with him." Talia said.
"I will pass the message along and let Mr. Diaz know that you will be picking him up at the airport." Nyssa said.
"Very well." Talia said as she hung up the phone.
"So, what was that about?" Oliver asked.
"Apparently someone wishes to have an audience with Ras Al Ghul. I think you will be happy with who it is though." Talia said with a smile.
"I heard you say Mr. Diaz so I am guessing it is that piece of shit Ricardo Diaz." Oliver said.
"That would be correct. He is walking right into your hands." Talia said.
"Yeah, I know. It almost seems a little too easy. I am not going to complain though, because the sooner I take him down the less time I have to worry about him." Oliver said and Talia left the office leaving Oliver and Laurel alone.
"So, what's the deal with this Diaz guy?" Laurel asked.
"He leaked a picture of me as the Green Arrow, which caused the FBI to investigate me. That ended up tearing the team apart. I also got impeached. And last but not least I had to go to prison. He did the most damage to me then any other enemy every did. He actually beat me." Oliver said.
"Ok, that makes since that you would hate him then. So, what is your plan once he arrives?" Laurel asked.
"I am going to grant him his meeting. It won't be what he expects though." Oliver said.
"Didn't suspect so. Just don't lose yourself in doing this." Laurel said.
"I won't. This is one man that it will not bother me to end. If you want, you can be there to keep me from going to far." Oliver said.
"I think it would be best. I know you are going to kill him. I will make sure that you do it quicker than you would otherwise." Laurel said.
"Thanks. I will see you later. Love you." Oliver said.
"Love you too." Laurel said as she kissed Oliver and left the room.
Then next morning Ricardo Diaz's plane was landing at Star City airport. He got off the plan to see Talia Al Ghul waiting for him. "I assume you are my ride being as you have a sign with my name." Diaz said.
"That would be correct. Come along Ras Al Ghul is a busy man." Talia said.
"I am glad that he decided to meet with me. I have a proposition I need to discuss with him that I think will be beneficial to both of us." Diaz said.
"And what would that be?" Talia asked.
"I want to run this city and the only way to do that is to kill the Green Arrow. He has a team though. So, I need help taking him down. I figured if Ras helped me with this, I would let him use my city for whatever he wanted." Diaz said.
"That is an intriguing offer. He might well take you up on it." Talia said.
"I thought he would." Diaz said.
When they got to the car Talia had to members of the League waiting for her. "Take us to meet with Ras. Sorry about this but it has to be done. I am sure you understand." Talia said as she put a bag over Diaz's head.
"Yeah, I understand. You don't want me to see your hideout until you know if I am trustworthy." Diaz said.
"Exactly." Talia said with a smile that Diaz couldn't see.
Fifteen minutes later the car is pulling up outside the bunker. The car pulls into the garage that had been built into the building so that the motorcycles and other vehicles could be hidden. Once the vehicle stopped, Talia escorted Diaz to a chair but to his surprised he was zip tied to the chair.
"Speak." A voice said and Diaz assumed that this was Ras that he was talking to.
"It would be better if I could see you." Diaz said.
"You will see me if I like what you have to say." Oliver said.
"Ok, well, I would like to join forces with you and take over this city. I want to run it, but once I do, I will allow you to do whatever you choose in this city since you helped me." Diaz said.
"Very intriguing, but I think I will pass." Oliver said.
"What? You are a very smart man. This will be worth it for you." Diaz said.
"No, I don't think it will. You see, the purpose of our organization is to cleanse the world of evil and we would not be doing that if we helped you." Oliver said and at the point he walked up to Diaz and touched his arm with the memory ring.
"What the hell did you just do to me? I feel like I remember thing that never happened." Diaz said.
"Oh, they happened. Just on a different earth." Oliver said as he took off Diaz's hood so that he could see him.
Oliver was dressed in his Green Arrow suit and Laurel in her Black Canary one.
"Oliver Queen, it is nice to see you again. How did you get the jump on me though?" Diaz asked.
"Well I was having no luck finding you, but then as luck would have it, you went to the League and asked for an audience with Ras Al Ghul." Oliver said.
"What does that have to do with you?" Diaz asked.
"Well when someone kills Ras Al Ghul, he becomes Ras Al Ghul." Oliver said.
"Still not getting the connection." Diaz said.
"I kill Ras you idiot." Oliver said.
"Well shit. Didn't see that coming." Diaz said.
"Well maybe you should have being as though I beat him on the old earth too. I just gave the power to someone else." Oliver said.
"Well looks like you might be smarter this time around." Diaz said as he looked around the room and saw Laurel there. "Hey baby, did you miss me."
"What did that other me ever see in this idiot?" Laurel said.
"I think she was more scared of him then anything." Oliver said.
"What the hell are you two talking about?" Diaz asked confused.
"Oh, I am not your Laurel. I am the Laurel from Earth 1. All though the one from Earth 2 did finally come to her senses and kick your ass to the curb." Laurel said.
"You do have that some stubbornness that she had though." Diaz said.
"Guess it is a Lance trait no matter where you are from. So, what do we do with this idiot now?" Laurel asked.
"Search this man thoroughly for weapons that might be hidden and then we will fight. Whoever wins gets to stay and the loser has to leave. I hope you remember these guidelines from what you offered me Diaz." Oliver said.
"I do. At least you know to check me for weapons this time." Diaz said as they began to fight.
Diaz saw that he was overmatched early in the fight. Oliver was a much better fighter this time around because he had spent five years in the League, plus he had all of his skills from the eight years on the old earth. Oliver got Diaz on the ground in a choke hold just like he did the last time. Diaz was about to pass out.
"I guess I am the one who has to leave this time like you would have had to last time if I had not decided to put you on trial." Diaz said.
"Oh, I am not letting you leave." Oliver said.
"What do you mean by that?" Diaz asked losing conciseness quickly.
"You'll see." Oliver said as he twisted his arms cause Diaz's neck to snap.
Oliver threw the man's dead body to the side and told the League members to get rid of the body so that there was no evidence that led back to him. The League members bowed and got to work disposing of Diaz's body. Oliver sent Talia with the men to make sure everything was done up to his specifications.
"Well, I am glad that is over with. That is one less piece of shit we have to deal with." Oliver said.
"Well, I say we call it a night and go home. Although I hope we take down Darkh soon. I enjoy having time to ourselves but I miss the kids. I knew I loved them, but I didn't know how much until I didn't get to see them every day." Laurel said.
"Darkh will be taken care of soon, then we will be back together with our family and hopefully we will never have to split up again." Oliver said as they left the bunker and headed home.