Oliver and I were training together, for the first time. It had been a week since his trip on Vertigo and he now seemed to be opening up to me a little more. He allowed my to keep the job as his security guard alongside Dig.. So I called that a win. We were using metal pipes, going through the same training technique that he had learned on the island from Slade Wilson. Once and a while he tried to break the routine to get a shot in, but I blocked and and we moved on. Finally he said "Thats enough." And we stopped. I dropped the pipes and moved to my towel where I dried my face off and then pulled my shirt on. He said "You're good, better than I had expected." I chuckled "I'd like to say you trained me.. But I only learned very little from you.. I had other good teachers.. Chiron.. Luke.. Brom.. Oromis.. Plus years of assassin training.." He pointed at me "The more I see you in action.. The more I believe your wacky story."

Finally Dig came in and Oliver said "Good.. I have something to show you both." He pulled out another book.. Like his but in better condition. "Felicity gave this to me.. Says Walter gave it to her and that it was my mothers.. Same list of names.." Diggle said 'So. Same book.. Same list of names.. Where did Walter find it?" "In there bathroom" Oliver responded. John said "And where did your mother get it?" Oliver said "My mother is sweet.. Kind.. She could not be capable of being involved in this." John responded "because that's really the question.. Isn't it Oliver? I can understand why you believe your mother over your step father.. But I tend to believe the innocent party is the one who isn't missing and presumed dead." Oliver was silent for a long time "I'll... talk to her." I nodded "Thats all we're really asking here Oliver."

Later on Oliver returned to the Foundry and said "She burned the book..said it was my fathers.. A list of names of people who owed him favors.. She also said people in my family need to stop asking questions." I raised an eye "Sounds like she doesn't like being asked questions.." Diggle said "Plus she burned the book.. Don't you think that is a little shady Oliver?" Oliver said "She did it out of concern for my own saftey, Diggle" I then said "Or her own, Oliver, you said it yourself, whoever compiled the list is involved in something very dangerous. Now if your mother is lying to you.." Oliver said "She didn't know any names on the list." Diggle said "Or she said she didn't.. You don't have to take her word for it. Oliver if this were anyone you would be hooded up right now on your way to having and Arrow-side chat with them." Oliver said 'This isn't anybody else.. This is my mother and I know her." I said "Or do you? Dig has a point Oliver. Was it not three weeks ago we were looking into Gaynor? Dig swore he was not involved in anything.. And he was wrong. You are only human Oliver.. You are allowed to have blind spots when it comes to family.. That is where we come in." A phone vibrated. Oliver picked it up and had a conversation with what apparently was Laurel Lance on the other end. Oliver chose helping Laurel over going after his mother.. Which was no surprise. Diggle turned to me and said "You have my back on this?" I nodded "Of course." He then said "I'll arrange to drive Mrs Queen, Follow me in the Hood? Just in case I run into anything big?" I nodded "Good plan."

I followed the tracker on john.s phone from a afar, having to traverse roof top to roof top took time. Finally it stopped and I waited on the building top across the street.. Waiting for a signal to intervene.. I did not get it. That was when my phone vibrated and it was a text of Oliver, needing us to return to base. Followed by a text from Dig "Go, I'll meet you there soon."

When there Oliver said "Laurel could have been hurt.. Or worse." Dig then said "And I suppose that was Lance's fault?" Oliver turned around 'What's your point Dig?" "Just that you don't really see straight when it comes to Laurel, or your mother." That lead to an argument. Oliver's anger that Dig spying on her, Dig defending himself "someone needs to take a close, objective look at her.. Something is going on in this city Oliver, you know it. And if.. IF she is involved.. It is up to us to find that out." Oliver said "Us?" I stepped forward and said "us. John is right. We need to make sure if she is involved.. Something big will happen in this city soon.. If we don't stop it.. Thousands will die. I want to stop this from happening Oliver.. Which means sometimes I can't take your side. I will save this City.. Objectively." Dig then left. Oliver looked at me and said "I am going to need your help with this Vanch case. His base is too heavily fortified for me to take alone.. He has too many men. Who will you help.. Me or Dig?" I pursed my lips for a second and said "No one said I can't help both. Yours take priority though. I'll always watch your back Oliver."

Then next night Dig wanted to meet at the Foundry.. So we did. I arrived shortly after Oliver, Dig was playing the recording. Incriminating Oliver's mother... and proving the Gambit was sabotaged. "The yacht was sabotaged.. Someone tried to kill my father" Dig then said "and maybe your mom was connected." Oliver then said "You do not know that!" Dig then said "What we now know... is that your mother was keeping this secret.. why would she do that if she had something to hide?" The phone Oliver had given the police vibrated. He answered it. After some talk he hung up. "Suit up David.. We are going to have a chat with detective Lance, Vanch may have kidnapped Laurel."

Later we met Quintin Lance on a rooftop. Oliver and I snuck behind him. Then Oliver turned on his voice changer as did I "Detective, if this is another trick, you will not like the consequences." Lance saw me and he said 'Great.. Both of you. Listen I am not particularly happy right now. I hate you.. I hate everything you stand for.. Both of you. But this lunatic has my little girl. He left this behind.. A ransom note of sorts." Oliver then said "His name is Cyrus Vanch." Detective Lance said "He'll kill her if he doesn't get to you" I then said "He will kill her anyway. So why come to us?" Lance then responded "It was a pretty tight circle that knows about my daughter and you Hood.. Working together. If Vanch knows, it is because someone at the precinct talked. There isn't anyone else I could trust." I Looked at him and said 'Odd.. You say you trust us then? After you have been hunting my friend here for months." Oliver then said "Vanch is holed up in a mansion. It is heavily fortified. I was there.. I can't take it myself." That was when I said "Thus, why I am here.. But even then. The odds are not good." Lance then said "I need your help." Oliver then responded "Then we need yours."

Oliver and I took two different routes to get to Laurel. Oliver from the south, myself from the north. We had done a quick recon. I tapped my coms and said "Oliver, are you seeing this." He responded "A lot of men, yes." I then said "We don't have enough arrows for all these people." He responded "Which is why we have detective Lance. We draw most of the attention, he sneaks in. He knows the plan." I shut up, knowing this to be a risky game. I began my assault.

I lined up a few good shots before I began firing arrows.. One arrow after another. The first wave of 5 men went down. I then noticed two sharpshooters on the roof, I took one out then another. That was when many men rushed out to meet me. I took cover, ducking out to shoot and arrow then taking cover again. I did this until they were all dead.

I then moved in on the house. That was when three men came at me from different angles. I shot two.. But reached for my third arrow and froze.. There were no arrows left. The man then said "looks like someone is out of arrows. Come with me ghost." I raised my hands above my head then turned, before saying "I don't need arrows to kill you." I then ejected a wrist blade, twirling and using it to cut the mans hand, him dropped his gun. Another swift movement and I pulled kveykva from its sheath on my back, I then kicked off the wall, twisting and cutting the man from shoulder to groin. He fell down, dead. I then retrieved my two arrows and moved on.

I saw Oliver be taken in from across the court yard and began running. Once close I notched an arrow and fired it, it hitting the wall beside Oliver, I then crashed through the window, notching another arrow and training it on Vanch. Oliver used my arrow and notched it himself. Quintin then began yelling "My girl, my little girl." Oliver then fired the arrow, disarming quintin as he fired, making sure he didn't kill Vanch. Oliver said "I'm the Vigilante.. You are the cop." Quintin said "That doesn't mean I have to read the bastard his rights though." He then knocked Vanch out. I nodded to Lance giving Oliver time to run away. "Thank you for the assist Detective." I then ran away myself.

We then made a stop at the police station, Oliver and myself in our suits. Oliver said "Are you alright." Laurel responded "What would you think if I said I didn't know?" I then said "That you are being honest. A good quality." She looked at me, her first time talking to me "I take it you are lot like him?" I looked at her and said "Some could call me his Ghost." She smirked slightly "Shadow more like." She then turned to the Hood "My father has the phone now.: and I don't think he will being giving it back any time soon." Oliver said 'Maybe that is good. I didn't see how much it would put you in danger." Laurel said "I'm a big girl, I knew the risks" I then said "Now we know them." Oliver continued 'And I am not willing to take them with you." Laurel then said "What does that mean?" Oliver then said "It means goodbye" I then said "for now." We then left when Laurel was distracted by her boyfriend Tommy.

We returned to the Foundry Oliver began playing the recording of his mother. I leaned against the desk and listened with him in silence. Diggle walked in, that was when Oliver said "I've listened to this 15 times... Its definitely her voice Diggle. I just can't believe its her." Diggle then said "We all have bind spots when it comes to family Oliver.. Its natural." Oliver then said "Laurel could have died tonight.. If Lance had never used her to get to me Vanch would have never known her connection to me." Diggle then said "I guess the lesson learned is that Blind trust is not a good thing." They then listened more to the tape, it mentioned the undertaking. I winced. Dig said "whats the undertaking?" Oliver said "I don't know, but with all this talk of threats.. It can't be good." I then broke my silence "Its not." They looked at me. "Do you know what it is?" I nodded "Yes., I don't know all the details.. I'm sure you didn't tell me because it would risk completely changing the timeline.. However I know it destroys a chunk of Starling City.. And you don't stop it.. We.. Don't stop it." Oliver then shook his head "No. That is not an option. We will stop it, whatever it is." I nodded "Agreed.. Timeline be damned." Oliver then stood up "I need to know exactly what the Undertaking is.. I need to have another Chat with my mom." I walked over to him and put a hand on his arm "Oliver... I can do this.. You don't have to." He stopped and looked at me "No.. I do have to.. Alone. I mean it this time David." I let go.. Knowing this time if I didn't listen I would destroy whatever trust I had gained.

We awaited Oliver to return from his chat with his mother. John said "You don't mind if I turn on the news do you?" I shrugged "Might help pass the time, good idea Dig." I offered him a small smile, which he returned and turned on the news. That was when we saw the headline "Attack on Queen Consolidated" I looked at Dig "Well Damn.. I should have gone." That was when I voice behind us said "Excuse me" We both whipped around, Dig pulled a gun and trained it on her.. It was Felicity of course. "And three become four.." I muttered under my breath. She then said "He's really heavy, please help me."

We helped get him on the table. Dig went to work, putting his army medic training to use. I applied preasure to the wound. "Thank you for bringing him here Felicity." She then said "I should have brought him to the hospital." Dig shook his head "No, the doctors would want to know why and how he got this wound." Felicity said "I am guessing why and how are two Of Oliver Queen's least favorite questions?" Dig then said "Yeah well there's when and where he's not too fond of." He then pulled out some of Oliver's blood and began to go to work on him. "Felicity, he will be fine. He has been through a lot worse than this. I'll assist you Dig." I said.. We then began his surgery.

It was tough.. But we got the job done. Dig then called Felicity out on knowing Oliver was the Hood. She said "Oliver brought me a shot up laptop... a black Arrow.. And had me research a company involved in armored truck heists.. I'm blonde.. But not that blonde." I smirked "Then you already know who I am?" She nodded "Oliver's new bodyguard." I rolled my eyes. "Continue.." "Who only showed up a couple weeks ago...and the Ghost started working with the Hood around the same time... by god you are the Ghost." I shrugged. Dig then said "Oliver isn't as good as David is with his cover stories." Felicity said "I don't know.. The three of you with that hangover cure... what was in that vial anyways?" I smirked slightly "That was Olivers plan by the way.. And he was hyped up on Vertigo at the time so you can't blame him for that one... Vertigo was in the vial." Dig then said "yeah.. It helped us take down the Count" She then said "That was you three?" Dig then responded "That was you too.. You did just as much work as we did.." She then asked "Why me?" I then responded "Fate." She looked at me weirdly. I then shook my head and Dig said 'Despite what he may think.. Even Oliver needs help sometimes." That was when his began to sizure. Dig then barked orders. Oliver's heart then stopped. Felicity then said "I'm calling 9-1-1" Dig then said "Stop you can't" I then said "I've got this." I then electrified my hands, felicity gasping. I then pushed them into Oliver's chest, shocking his heart. I did it again.. And again.. And again.. His heart started beating again.. Crisis averted.

Fel looked at me "What the hell was that?" I sighed "I'm a Demigod child of Zeus.. Lightning and the winds are kinda my thing." her eyes then narrowed "You mean like Iron Thunder and Thor?" I chuckled "Exactly like Iron Thunder in fact. Long story short.. I am Iron Thunder.. But an older version. I come from all of your future.. 2015 in fact. I traveled back to the 1900's to join and lead an ancient order of assassins, saved the world with them last year.. And here I am to rejoin team arrow at the start.. To help avert the crisis's you faced. Due to keeping the timeline intact.. I can't tell you anymore just yet.." She blinked and stammered "Today is just too crazy."

The alarms for Cardiac arrest went off again. Dig then said "This time we use the paddles." Felicity then said "Wait! The leads just came loose." Dig roared in frustration "Its less stressful when you two are leaping off of rooftops." Felicity then went to Oliver's bow "This bow has put a lot of arrows in people." Dig then said "Yeah bad people." Felicity then responded "That doesn't bother you? And I mean this in a good way.. You seem like the kind of person it would." Dig then said "When I was in afganistan my unit was tasked with protecting a local war lord. Olim Qadir, He was a nasty name, sold children. One day, we were accompanying him to mosul hen my convoy was ambushed by insurgents, we had them outgunned, fight didn't last more than a minute, when the smoke cleared, they were all dead, I knew which one I had killed.. It was just a kid, shot in the throat. I killed this kid to protect this human piece of garbage and I thought.. Am I still good? Doing this with Oliver and David, doing what we do, I feel good again." I then interjected "I killed.. Probably thousands in my time with the assassins. All fighting a secret war no one knew about. While I knew I was doing it to save lives... its nice to finally be killing to actually save lives of the common folk.. Make this city a better place. Maybe Oliver needs to change his tactics.. But he is doing something good here.. Something we are both on board with."

Oliver woke up, finally. We all walked over to him. He said "I guess I didn't die. Again. Cool." I smiled "You sure gave it your best shot though." I placed a comforting hand on his forehead before stepping back, afraid that gesture of friendship would get me killed. He just sat up and walked over to Felicity at the new computer set up. She said "The police collected a sample of your blood from Queen Consolidated, I just hacked their system and ordered it destroyed... opps. I hope you don't mind, your system looked like it was from the eighties, and not the good part of the eighties.. Like Madonna and well, Legwarmers." Oliver thensaid "Thats a lot of work, does that mean you are in" She smiled "As in, join your crusade?" "Well you are basically already an honorary member of the team." Oliver responded. Fel said "hmm, so Mr Diggle and The Ghost over there said" I piped up "It's David by the way, David Shuter Razacrazer.. But to the public just David Shuter.. Razacrazer is a known name Iron Thunder goes by.. Can't have that now can we?" She smirked but said "No.." Oliver then said "Then why did you upgrade my system." "Because seeing that set up physically hurt my soul, and second, I want to find Walter. I'll help you rescue him, then I want to go back to my boring life in IT." They shook on that plan, Fel left and I said to Oliver "Don't worry.. She will not leave. You told me that this team started out with three of your most trusted allies, tested in fire... John Diggle, The previous owner of the Blue Lightning... shit! Pretend I didn't say that... the Ghost suit, and Felicity Smoak.. All of which stayed with you until that day. This is it gentlemen, the day Team Arrow is born, and together.. We will stop the Dark Archer and the undertaking."