Barry was sitting on the couch, watching television in the Mansion when he got a phone call from Helena.

"We got a problem" said Helena, she was clearly panicked.

"What is it" replied Barry.

"I found where the machine was going to be but it is gone, no sight of the second machine at all." said Helena.

"Alright we are on the way back to the Lair right now, meet us there." Ordered Barry.

"On the way" replied Helena.

Once everyone was in the Lair, the started brainstorming about where the machines are. "

Where would he put the machines?" asked Thea

"Definitely underground" Answered Barry.

"But where" asked Diggle.

Barry pull out the list that belonged to Robert Queen and turned to the last page, the page with the symbol. Barry thought about it and the realized "The Subway?"

"That makes sense, the old subway lies on a fault line that goes straight through the Glades. It would make it look like a natural disaster. But where would he put them." Said Helena.

Barry walked over to the computer and pulled up in the fault lines in the Glades and then said: "There is the center, I would put one there."

"What about the other one?" Asked Diggle.

"The place where his wife was murdered" Said Helena.

"Okay, so we know where they are we going to play this" asked Diggle.

"Helena, go to Detective Lance and get his help to disarm the machines while Diggle give instructions on how to disarm it to the both of you. I'll go stall Merlyn and make sure that he does not turn them on. Thea is going to stay at the Mansion."

"Why?" Asked Thea.

"I do not want you in the middle of this" answered Barry.

"What if the Dark Archer shows up?" asked Diggle.

"I'll handle it" answered Barry.

Thea came up and hugged Barry "Don't die, I just got you back and I do not want to lose you".

"You will not lose me" promised Barry as he walked out of the Lair, towards his confrontation with Merlyn and the Dark Archer, alone.


Barry made his way to Merlyn Global to buy some time for Helena and Detective Lance to disarm the machines and save the Glades. Barry did not know if he would survive the encounter with the Dark Archer. He was used to relying on his speed to save the day, now he did not have that luxury. As Barry walked into the Merlyn's office he saw the Dark Archer without his hood on, it was Malcolm Merlyn. "You are too late to stop me" Said the Dark Archer as he put his hood on.

" We will see" replied Barry in his disguised Hood voice. They started to fight until they reached the roof. Barry hanged back and shot an arrow at the Dark Archer as the Dark archer did the same. The Dark Archer quickly got the upper hand, and had Barry on the ground with an arrow in his leg. He then walked over and took off Barry's hood.

"Well, it looks like someone learned to fight on the Island" replied Malcolm who took off his hood too.

Just as Barry was about to say something. "The machines are disarmed" said Diggle through the earpiece that Barry was wearing. "You lose, Malcom. We disarmed your machine" said Barry.

"You know one thing I learned as a businessman is? To never show your full hand." replied Malcolm as he took out a button of his pocket and pressed it. Nothing happened and he pressed it again, and nothing happened.

"Surprise, we disarmed your second machine too" said Barry.

Looking frustrated, Malcolm said "I beat you at Christmas and I beat you now, Barry. Do you know why I will continue to win? Because you do not want to tap into the Darkness? And for that reason you are a coward." He then stabbed Barry in the chest with his Sword.

"Now that you ruined my plans, I will have to go kill your family, and Laurel then go into hiding." Said Malcolm angrily as he walked away.

As he was being stabbed in the chest, Barry remembers some key memories from his past. First, Barry remembers the time that he lost his powers due to Blackout:

"I haven't had my powers for that long, but now that I do not have it feels like a piece of me is gone" said past Barry.

"With or without your speed, you are still a hero, Barry" Said past Caitlin.

He then remembers the time when Earth-2 Wells and Jay Garrick, Zoom's time remnant, were arguing about Zoom.

"This whole thing is your fault. He doubts himself because of you, but believe me, Barry can stop Zoom" said Earth-2 Wells.

"I spent two years hunting Zoom." Said Jay.

"Wrong, Zoom hunted you for two years" Corrected Wells.

"Zoom will kill Barry if we continue down this path" Said Jay "No, because he is not like you. Barry run towards danger, not from it, because Barry's not a coward." Replied Wells.

He then remembers a conversation that he had with Oliver while they were training one day.

"Living this life … well, it takes more than a mask. It takes discipline." Said Oliver.

"What like killing people?" said past Barry.

"You have to understand, Barry that things in Starling City are not as bright and sunny as Central. I do not have the powers like you do, I have to do things that you do not have to, all to save my city. " Said Oliver.

Finally, Barry remembers something that Joe told him after Snart betrayed them and freed the meta-humans from the pipe-line.

"You know the difference between right and wrong and you did not blur the lines between the two. That is the kind of man you are, that is what makes you different than the Arrow." Said Joe. Barry then realized what these memories were trying to tell him.

'I have to stop thinking like I am in Central City, I do not have powers. I have to deal in extremes like Oliver did. I am no longer the Flash, I am the Arrow. People are depending on me' though Barry as he stood up and reached for his bow.

The next thing, Malcolm knows three arrows hit him in his heart. He managed to turn around and see it was Barry was standing up with his bow in his hand. Malcolm then dropped dead. Barry remembering that the dark archer someone survived this same fight with Oliver in his timeline, he drops Malcolm's body over the edge to make sure the deed is done.

"Guys, Malcolm is gone" said Barry into his earpiece as he limped over and put on his hood.

Helena then walked up and took Barry by the shoulder and said "let gets you some medical attention". Barry nodded.


Several hours later as Barry was in the Lair, he saw that on the news, they praised the Hood and the Huntress for saving the Glades and stopping Malcolm Merlyn plan. Thea then walked in the Lair and saw her brother and ran to give him a hug.

"I told you, you would not lose me Speedy" Said Barry remembering Oliver's nickname for her.

Laurel Lance then walked into the Lair and saw Barry and Said "Hey, you did a good job, Hood".

Barry turned to Thea and asking her 'she knows' without actually asking it, and Thea simply nodded her head. He then turned to Laurel and said "Thanks".

After a moment of silence, Thea broke it by saying "Can you train me?" Barry thought it about for a second and then said "Sure". 'Since, I am stuck here. I might as well make the most of it' thought Barry