Thea watches in shock as Laurel runs after the kid in the red hood who had just stolen her purse, she hesitates for a moment before running after her.
The two of them chase after the robber and manage to catch up to him as he finds himself trapped when he takes a wrong turn and ends up faced with a fence.
"Give us the purse and we won't press any charges." Laurel says strongly as she slowly steps towards him making sure to keep her guard up.
The young man merely glares at them before climbing up the fence and disappearing out of the alley.
"You're right." Thea says with a groan "I really do feel lucky." She mutters sarcastically as Laurel walks over to the fence and pulls a silver chain off the top.
"This got snagged as he wilted over the fence." Laurel tells the Queen girl "Looks like a chain from his wallet."
Oliver watches as McKenna quickly heads into the backroom of the precinct, he waits till she is out of sight before glancing around the station, making sure no one was focusing on him he steps closer to her desk and quickly grabs her phone and plugs in the device that Willow had designed. Just as he places it back down McKenna walks back over and smiles at him.
He takes a deep breath before looking at her with a nervous smile "It was nice seeing you the last time I saw you."
McKenna smiles "Yeah. It's good seeing you, too. It was like old times." She pauses for a moment as memories of what they actually used to do together fill her mind "Except the PG version."
Oliver smiles at her, he was enjoying this "How do you mean?"
"Well, you and I always knew how to have a fun time." She shrugs before a look of stress fills her expression "Something that's been missing from my life lately."`
"How about a drink?"
Five Years Ago – Boston
"Well done Miss Summers." Doctor Owens tells Buffy as he hands her back her latest paper. She smiles at him and moves to exit the room however his next words make her pause "Buffy...can you stay for a moment?"
Buffy frowns in worry, what had she done, she hadn't blown up any buildings she hadn't questioned any of her teachers, so what was it.
She waits for a few minutes watching as the rest of her class begins pilling out of the room, once the room was empty Buffy moves back over to her professor who was no leant against his desk.
"You're smarter than you let people know." Owens tells her as he raises her file "You've had a troubled past."
Buffy groans as the sight of the familiar large file, maybe she had been too hopefully to believe that that had been destroyed during her high school graduation "Yeah...a little troubled."
Owens chuckles before tossing the file on the table "I don't care. I spent time in juvie so I'm not one to judge."
Buffy chuckles, this was a first a teacher that actually understood her, and was willing to give her a second chance "You didn't burn down a building." She points out with a huff.
Owens smiles "Depends who you ask." He shakes her head before picking up another piece of paper "You're a natural at this. You've been here what 2 months? And you are one of the most impressive students I've ever had."
Buffy stares shocked of all the ways she had expected this conversation to go, this really was not one of them "Thank you." She says quietly a little unsure of what to say.
"I recommended you for the Military training program." He tells her shocking her "One student every year gets chosen to go to Afghanistan and train with a field medic, you gain more experience than you would here." He tells her watching her reaction closely.
Buffy stares stunned to silence, this was an amazing opportunity, this was all she could have ever wanted, to save lives, to save those who are trying to save others. But it was on the other side of the planet, there would be no contact with her family and friends.
"Thank you, Dr."
Owens chuckles "Don't thank me yet. The runners of the program get tones of recommendations from each attending. It will be a few months but...I think you've got a good chance. Now go along before you miss your next class."
Buffy nods and quickly heads out the room as she walks around the corner she lets out a shocked breath, this was insane, not only was she doing well in school but she had actually impressed her teacher. But despite still not knowing if she would take this opportunity even if she did get it, which was very unlikely, she was excited.
Deciding that she needed to tell someone she grabs her phone and quickly calls someone she hadn't heard from in a while.
"Hey, Buffy." Dawn says happily as she answers the phone.
"Hey, Dawn. I've got some stuff to tell you."
Starling City – Present Day
"So you two are cousins?" Willow asks for the third time as she paces Felicity's office staring at the two blondes as they sit side by side in front of her.
Willow watches the two of them, there were the odd similarities and the fact that they both had a habit of rolling their eyes, she really should have seen this sooner, but Buffy had always said that her mom and Dawn were her only family.
Willow frowns at Buffy "How did I not know this? You tell me everything. You do right?"
Buffy hesitates the latter was a question she didn't particularly want to answer so instead she shrugged "Look my mom had a younger half sister, they weren't close me and Liz only met a few times." Buffy then gives Willow a pointed look "And I was kind of dealing with a lot of drama when I was a teenager so forgot to mention it."
Felicity sighs, this was not the Buffy she remembered, the last time they had seen each other it's when Buffy had been 16 and she had been 14, and they had only seen each other for a few days, but since then nothing. After Joyce had died and Sunnydale was destroyed they had never been able to get back in contact with Buffy and Dawn.
At the thought of Sunnydale Felicity's eyes widen "Your town blew up. Like it literally blew up, how—that is insane."
Buffy sighs "Preaching to the choir Hun."
Willow merely continues to stare at them "This is scary creepy it's like there is two of you."
"We're very different." Both Buffy and Felicity say at the same time causing Willow's eyes to widen.
After an awkward and slightly uncomfortable yet abrupt end to their date Oliver watches as McKenna quickly makes her way out of the restaurant Oliver grabs his phone calling Willow, when she answers he doesn't even give her a moment to breath "Willow. Listen please, I need you to activate the bug in McKenna's phone. I think the police just got a lead on the Dodger."
After Willow had to run off for 'work' Buffy sat across from her cousin as the pizza joint across the street from Queen Consolidated.
As they eat Buffy tries and fails at small talk, this was weird for her, she had gone so long being without talking to this side of her family that being around Felicity after everything that had happened was nerve-wracking "So...Aunt Donna still crazy?"
Felicity chuckles slightly as she thinks of her mother, that woman really was a challenge "You have no idea."
Buffy smiles slightly before reaching for another slice of pizza, despite the fact that this was a little awkward it was kind of nice, just a normal meal between family. Distant family but still.
Felicity frowns slightly as she watches her cousin, there was something different about her, the BB she remembered was light and open but this woman, she was darker, more closed off, it was obvious that a lot had changed. But that didn't matter to her, Buffy was one of her only family members left and now that she had found her, nothing was going to scare her off. "Willow mentioned that you needed my help with something."
Buffy takes a deep breath trying to imagine how she was going to explain this world to Felicity, if she was going to ask her to be involved then she couldn't hold anything back "I need to show you. Because you might not believe me."
Felicity frowns "How bad can it be?"
Oliver releases his arrow as he spots the Dodger running out of the building where McKenna had just ambushed his deal.
The arrow flies by the Dodger's face, clearly a warning shot.
The man freezes and turns to Oliver who was still stood on the roof, Oliver frowns there was no fear or even worry on his face.
"Come quietly."
The Dodger merely smiles "I'm afraid I'll have to decline."
"Then I'm afraid you won't be going to jail." Oliver hisses as he raises another arrow intent on taking him out.
His eyes widen for a brief moment as the Dodger steps out of the way of the arrow allowing it to crash into the wall behind him.
Oliver growls slightly before running forward he jumps across the roof landing on the next building before sliding down the drain pipe.
He spots the Dodger still crouched down behind the large dustbin and raises his bow prepared to end the man however suddenly something crashes beside him causing a loud explosion to go off sending him crashing to the ground.
"Okay so don't freak out." Buffy tells Felicity as she leads her into her apartment. She shakes her hands before rubbing them together, she was a little nervous, the last time a member of her family had seen her use her powers it had been her mother...and that hadn't exactly ended well.
Felicity frowns in confusion and adjusts her glasses, Buffy had not really explained what she was going to show her, only that it was slightly insane.
"I won't." She promises.
Buffy nods before taking Felicity's arm and leading her towards the gym, as they step inside Felicity's eyes widen, there were medieval weapons lined along the walls as well as what looked like a rocket launcher "Are you a weapons dealer?" She asks as she walks over to the karambit knifes only to flinch away at how sharp they were "This isn't exactly insane." Felicity tells her cousin "Weird yes, I mean you are a medic, so it's a bit weird for you to be a weapons dealer...do you not make enough money at the hospital?"
As Felicity begins to babble Buffy groans and pulls off her shirt leaving her in a sports bra, exposing her scars.
Felicity freezes at the sight of her cousin's scars, her eyes widen in horror, there were so many of them, some looked like bullet wounds, there was a large knife slice across Buffy's hip bone as well as a burn mark on the other side of her hip. Felicity inhales sharply it was clear that she wasn't even seeing all of them, there would be more on her back.
Stepping forward she raises her hand towards one of the scars only for Buffy to catch her wrist holding her hand back.
Buffy keeps a hold of Felicity's hand for a moment before letting it drop back down to her side, she just...she didn't like it when people tried to touch them, it had become instinct to keep people away.
She gulps slightly when Felicity looks at her with a heartbroken expression "What happened to you?"
Buffy shrugs and moves away from her "Some are from Afghanistan ...others...they are more complicated." Slowly Buffy steps away from her cousin "That's not what I have to show you."
Before Felicity could say anything else Buffy walks into the living room and points at the large metal table in the dining area "Do you know what this is made of?"
Felicity frowns at the question but walks over to the table, she examines it for a moment before nodding "Osmium. It's the heaviest natural occurring metal. Not even a weightlifter could lift it."
Buffy groans before grasping the table and pulling the metal table off the ground, as she slowly raises it above her head Felicity's eyes widen and she places a hand on the nearby wall...that wasn't possible...it wasn't possible.
"How are you...?"
When no words leave her lips Buffy lowers the table and walks over to her, she places her hands on Felicity's arms and slowly lifts her off the ground causing the blonde genius to gasp in shock as she ends up hovering above the ground. She glances down at her cousin, her face still frozen in shock, it looked like Buffy wasn't even bothered by her weight, like she was a feather.
Buffy slowly lowers her cousin back down and steps back waiting for her reaction...at the moment she really couldn't be sure where this was going to go.
Slowly Felicity removes her glasses and stares at Buffy in silence she had no idea what to say, no words were leaving her lips which was so surprising on it's own.
Buffy sighs "Fel-i-city." She says softly breaking up her name slightly "Look I know your freaked but I'm up against some dangerous people, people who want innocent people dead. I need your help."
Felicity stays silent before finally words escape her all coming out in a rushed panic "You have super strength, I think I'm going to faint or pass out, wait those are the same thing either way I'm going to do one of those things in 3 2 1..."
Slowly she begins to stumble so Buffy quickly grabs her and walks her over to the couch and frowns in worry "Are you okay?"
Felicity merely gulps slightly, this was all too insane, how was this even possible "How are you—what happened—I—I don't understand, you have super strength...you're like a literal superhero...you have powers...that's not possible...not scientifically possible..."
Buffy runs a hand through her hair, this was not going well, but it was going better than the last time so far "I'm the impossible."
As the reality of the situation begins to finally settle in Felicity's eyes widen in fear, she stands and stumbles slightly as she tries to keep her distance "What are you?" She asks fearfully as she raises her hand trying to keep her distance.
Buffy clenches her jaw slightly she really hated getting asked that question, she swallows her hurt feelings and looks up at her cousin with big eyes "I'm a Vampire Slayer."
"I heard on the news the Dodger got away." Willow says to the guys as she walks into the Foundry where both Oliver and Diggle were stood with their arms folded "Hopefully the night wasn't a complete waste. Your dates?" She asks curiously only to frown when both men look away.
However before anyone could say anything Buffy walks into the foundry with a furious look on her face, she completely ignores everyone and walks over to one of Oliver's punching bags "I broke mine." She tells him before pulling off her jacket leaving her just in a vest, as she began pounding on the bag.
"How did it go with Felicity?" Willow asks cheerfully only to frown when Buffy only answers with a grunt "Don't start."
Diggle frowns in confusion "Who's Felicity?"
"Her cousin." Willow answers "They reconnected today, so how did it go Buff."
Buffy growls slightly before punching the bag again only causing the leather to snap and the sand inside to start pooling out "Fine." She breaths before turning to Oliver "Sorry."
"It's fine." He tells her as he frowns in worry "Are you okay?"
Buffy nods before moving to sit beside Dig "Distract me." She tells them all "How did the dates go?" She asks focusing on the guys in the room.
"Great." They both mumble under their breaths causing both the redhead and the blonde to roll their eyes.
"You two suck at lying." Willow tells them as she moves over to the computers.
Buffy takes a deep breath and turns to Diggle who was watching her with a worried frown 'Are you Okay?' he mouths to her, he was clearly worried about her, he hated seeing her so upset.
Buffy shrugs slightly before leaning her head on his shoulder, she honestly didn't know how she felt, after what had happened between her and Felicity, she was worried she had scared her off permanently.
"The police and I busted it up before the Dodger could get himself paid." Oliver tells Willow as she takes her seat.
Willow scoffs slightly "Don't change the subject." She warns as she turns back to him and glares.
Oliver rolls his eyes, having her here was going to be a hell of a time "Is your hacker chip still working?"
Willow sighs and she glances in-between Oliver and Diggle before focusing on Buffy "They are no fun."
Buffy smiles slightly "Pretty much."
As Oliver and Willow speak for moment about the chip Buffy taps Dig's shoulder before taking his hand and leading him out the door.
As the door closes behind them Buffy turns to him and crosses her arms, something had gone wrong, she could tell "What happened with Carly?"
Diggle scoffs slightly "What happened with your cousin?"
Buffy rolls her eyes, she should have known he would do that, she had walked right into it. Clenching her jaw slightly she turns to him "You first."
Diggle sighs before leaning against the wall, he lets the back of his head rest against the cold brick wall before groaning, he had been such an idiot, he should never had asked Carly out in the first place "I screwed up." He breaths before glancing over at his best friend, she never judged him, not once since they had met had she ever not been there for him "I kept mentioning Andy. The whole time...it's like I couldn't mention anything without him popping into the conversation."
Buffy sighs and takes a deep breath, she takes Diggle's hand and tangles her fingers with his, he was one of the only people that she still showed her true emotions too.
"What happened with your cousin?" Diggle asks her, really hoping to change the topic for a moment.
Buffy sighs, she knew what he was doing and right now she knew that he needed her to distract him "Complicated." She says simply as she leans against her car which was parked opposite the wall "She was the tech Willow thought I should use...I had no idea she was my cousin till I saw her. But I had to show her...so now she thinks I'm a freak...which I am."
"You're not a freak." Diggle argues as he looks her in the eyes "You are unique."
Buffy chuckles slightly "Well she didn't faint like you did."
"I did not faint!" Diggle hisses, they had been having this argument for the past 4 years, he did not faint "I had a bullet in my shoulder when I found out."
"You screamed like a girl." Buffy points out as she folds her arms, how many times were they going to have this discussion.
Diggle glares at her slightly, he opens his mouth intent on arguing his case but groans, if they started now the conversation would go on for hours.
Buffy smiles in success as she notices Diggle give in before finally she looks at him with a small smile "I told you mine back to you."
She steps forward and takes his hand in hers again, wrapping both of her hands around his hand "John, you can't let the ghost of Andy haunt you for your entire life."
Diggle shakes his head, she was right he knew that but the idea of letting his brother go forever killed him "What about you and Dean?" He points out "You say I'm haunted by Andy, well your being hunted by Lincoln and Angel."
Buffy sighs, she really hated that he kept turning this around on her, he knew her too well but then again he most probably thought the same about her.
Diggle smiles before hugging Buffy to his side "If you need me there I'll be there. I am the protective older brother so I may need to put the fear of God in your boy."
Buffy smiles slightly and rests her head on his shoulder "I'll let you know. But Dig...when it comes to Carly...you care about her too much to let a ghost haunt you for the rest of your lives."
"We could lure him out into the open." Oliver says as he spots the poster for the Starling City Cancer Society.
Willow arches a brow, it was a good idea but how exactly were they supposed to lure him there "With what? A fake?"
Oliver shakes his head, she seemed to be forgetting he was a billionaire "No. The Dodger clearly has a trained eye for this sort of thing. He's not going to fall for anything less than the genuine article."
Willow sighs "Where are we going to get our hands on a rare Spanish antiquity?"
"You really have no idea how rich his family is, do you?" Diggle asks Willow as him and Buffy walk back into the room.
Buffy and Willow both glance at Oliver who merely shrugs, it wasn't like he was that rich.
Okay maybe he was.
Xander sits in his office and activates the bug he had placed in Moira's jacket during their last meeting. He knew that she was planning to meet Frank again but he couldn't be sure when so he made sure that he would know no matter where he was.
"There's one more thing I need you to do for me." Xander hears Moira says which makes him tense up slightly "Malcolm's the only one who knows where Walter is being kept. I just—I just need a clue. Some lead to follow. If our plan works, I can't let it damn Walter to hell."
Xander's eyes widen as it all clicks, was she actually planning to kill Malcolm, what exactly did she need to cover up to resort to this.
"That's the fate that's in store for us, I'm afraid."
Xander sighs, this was crazy, he needed to let Diggle know what he had found and quick.
He moves to grab his phone only for it to start ringing, he frowns only to spot Giles' number on his screen.
"Hey Giles."
"Xander." Giles breaths in relief, that persistent assistant of his had continued to say that Xander was unavailable "I swear that assistant of yours is in intolerable."
Xander chuckles slightly before turning to his computer "What can I do for you Giles."
"Ah Yes...It seems I was able to discover some more details regarding our situation with Wolfram and Heart."
Xander sits up straight at that, they hadn't heard anything in months, no new information, nothing, it had been beginning to drive them all crazy.
"What did you find?"
"It appears that Wolfram and Heart need soldiers. Human and Demon which is why I'm assuming they joined forces with the Chinese Triad. Xander I believe that Wolfram and Heart are funding some sort of project in Starling. Something that will allow them to gain more power and access. I just have no idea what it could be.