December 27th - 2013

I finally managed to slip away from S.T.A.R. Labs and got on a train to Starling city, there really was no argument since I seemed like I was in incredible health, but I was to check in daily to verify stuff, if only they knew that there were a lot more meta's coming. What I didn't expect since I didn't call anyone was for John Diggle to be waiting at the train station, he practically ambushed me save for my enhanced senses telling me someone was there.

"Mr Diggle, was not expecting you to be here?"

"Oliver insisted, besides, I hear you got superpowers, damn quick if you ask me."

"Not everyone had it easy, Barry's still in a coma, and well Scientists can only do so much, I actually was planning to see if maybe I could get some help getting better with these new abilities from someone who knows about testing and pushing limits."

It felt weird traveling by car given my tendency these days to jog across central city every morning, and it didn't take long until we pulled up outside the nightclub Verdant which I recalled was owned by Oliver and had his hideout underneath, at least until later on, but that wasn't relevant yet.

"You think you should be showing me the hood's secret hideout, mr diggle?" I chuckled a bit, but he seemed to take it in stride, I guess the reveal that I already had outside of context knowledge kinda negated the idea of secret hideouts. Taking the secret stairway in the alleyway down I walked into the open room finding both Oliver and Felicity already waiting there.

"I heard you've been busy in central city, enhanced physical and mental abilities, electromagnetic pulses, a professor dying of a heart attack."

"Okay, the last two were accidents, I was trying to stop him from becoming a moral-less monster and a lightning bolt struck his device zapping us both, also I don't know if I can do the pulse again or even how it happened."

"The mirakuru, where is it?" at that moment I knew he'd already figured out how I got the physical abilities.

"I'd taken one vial, one, because I wanted to talk to a biochemist in central city about a cure, it was shattered when I got thrown back by the lightning bolt and I got stabbed with shards of the vial coated in it, you weren't exactly talkative when I left either." The Room was tense Oliver seemed stressed, but I knew he was just concerned, a demon from his past hurting someone else was a big deal.

"Roy Harper, He was the person who was originally supposed to get it, remember? Fate seems to want to take a similar path, just never expected this." I immediately released the hand I realized was gripping the railing on the stairwell, an indent having been left there from the insane strength I was now capable of, silently chastising my self for losing some of my self-control I took a series of deep, controlled, breaths using the meditative focus I'd learned to deal with my own past to clear my mind and any strong emotions.

"To be honest, I came here wanting your help, you know this stuff better than anyone, and it was a complete accident that I was gifted powers at all given I'm a stranger to your world. I need to get a better handle on things, so I don't accidentally break something, or worse, someone."

"At least you have some training, why should I help you, you broke my trust, you knew that the mirakuru was too dangerous."

I stayed quiet, no more responses, no excuses, matching his stare and never taking my eye off him.

"You take the lead from me, but you need to tell me everything you know about the mirakuru and Slade Wilson"

"By your command Mr Queen" I bowed my head in respect, the man was a mixed martial arts master of a sort, and a hero, if anyone could teach me, it'd be him.

I'd spent the rest of the afternoon and into the evening filling them in on everything I knew about the original events, what I could remember anyway which was much clearer since the accident, the thinking cap likely having some effect. Slade Wilsons plan, his desire for vengeance against Oliver, his plan to kill his family. I also warned him about Sebastian blood's upcoming run for election making him difficult to take on, laurel's possible involvement and blood's efforts to discredit her as part of Slade's revenge plans. As well as telling him that Sarah lance was alive and being pursued by the league of assassins, who plan to bring her home.

"That's all I really know and can talk about right now, I don't know the exact dates, but Nyssa isn't supposed to show up for another month, blood I think is already preparing to make his campaign speech in a week or two so if you want to do something act quickly. Just remember the warning about knowing too much about your own future, I will not tell you anything beyond this point unless it becomes relevant."

"Mr Queen, I'm sorry your past coming to light is filled with horrible things, but I know you can change things, save your mother, stop Slade, just be careful, you won't get another shot at this." I felt very tired having recounted what amounts to four or five months of story that may have already changed due to my efforts, but I was counting on the main series of events to stay the same, I doubted roy not getting powers would affect Slade's plans. That being said I had one other problem to deal with, Roy, Sin, and Thea were if I recalled correctly going to get in some serious trouble if I didn't do something about this murderer down in the glades, what I didn't know is that time is a fickle mistress and loves to stack the deck.