The Helicopter touched down on the Helipad. Oliver and I got into position. The target was on his phone. "Don't worry, the man is as good as" Oliver then shot his arrow, hitting the phone. The target turned. Oliver said "Guillermo Barrera" I then said "You have failed, this City." Guillermo said "You have built quite a reputation Hood... The blue guy not so much." I notched an arrow and said "Working on it.' Oliver then said "You should have stayed over seas." The Target said "Thought about it. But I remembered.. I have a reputation too." Two knifes shot out. I fired my arrow. He deflected it. He threw his knifes, which Oliver knocked one aside with his bow, I shot a wrist blade out and deflected the other.

We then engaged the target. Keeping him in between us. He was a good fighter.. But we were better. It ended with Oliver stabbing an arrow into his heart.. And me a wrist blade stabbed in his back. Oliver picked up the phone as we escaped.. Just as the police arrived.

We returned to the foundry to find Dig finished with his training session with Felicity. Dig asked "How'd it go?" "Badly for him" Oliver said. Fel then asked "Him?" I then said "Guillermo Barrera, assassin for hire, and not part of the brotherhood... unfortunate for him as it might have kept him alive." Dig then said "So we can't get his target out of him." Oliver then said "No.. Which is why I grabbed his phone, Felicity I need you to hack it for me, so we can get the intended target. We need to figure out who he was after and fast.. They are probably still in danger. Listen I have to meet Mckenna." He then left. I figured it was time for some shut eye.

The next day was slow. Waiting on Felicity to crack the phone which was taking longer than expected.. All we had was the number for the Jade dragon... a front for the chinese mafia. Oliver was eating there tonight, so all I had to do was wait.

Oliver did not get a name from his dinner date with Tommy merlyn, but he did get a time. Tomorrow. Now we counted on Felicity for a name. I trained, working out. At least it felt like I was doing SOMETHING. I felt so useless. A sentiment that while not completely unfamiliar with.. I still was not comfortable with or used to feeling it. All these skills and powers.. And I just had to wait.

Finally the words I had been listening all day for "Yes! I'm in!" I ran over to Felicity, pulling my shirt on. "Perfect!" She then said "You don't happen to speak spanish do you?" I nodded "Universal Translator, courtesy of Rip Hunter when I time traveled... how else was I supposed to understand stuff to save the world with the Assassin's.. believe me when I tell you the likes of Altair and Ezio were not speaking english." I then read it and winced "Its... Malcom Merlyn. At the Humanitarian awards" Dig then said "Tommy's father? I'll go upstairs and tell Oliver, you suit up!." I nodded slowly and began to suit up.

This caused problems for me. I knew if we let Malcom be killed tonight.. The Undertaking would be averted. Thousands of lives would be saved.. I would have succeeded in saving this city... and Sara... but then Malcom would not be around in a few years with Oliver needed training to fight the League of Assassin's... and we would lose Oliver forever to become the new Ra's Al ghul.. Not to mention Brick would seize the Glades and keep it without Malcom's help. No... I needed to save Malcom.. And find some way to excuse it to Oliver when he finds out Malcom is the Dark Acher.

Oliver and I were on top of the roof of the building across from the ceremony. The crowds had already exited the building. "Malcom will not be with them.. He will be trying to get to his office." I said. Oliver looked at me "Are you sure?" I nodded "trust me." A moment's hesitation and he fired a zipline arrow to a window you could see gun shot flashes coming from. I fired to the next window and we both crashed through them. I rolled past Malcom and Tommy and took cover across the hall. Malcom looked right at me, and I looked right at him. I notched an arrow and he flinched. I then said "Go somewhere safe. We will hold them off." I then peered out of cover and fired an arrow into the second guy. More guys came out and Oliver and I stood back to back. It became a fist fight. The Merlyn's were gone, which was good. We mad quick work of the thugs.. A few punches and hits with our bows and he went down. We then turned to one of the heads of the Triad.. China White. Oliver then said "Why do you want Malcom Merlyn dead." She then said "I'll settle for you." She then charged.

We both took her on. She was prepared for two assailants however and made sure I could not flank her. She kept pushing us back. I then fell back and little and let Oliver take her on. This allowed me my running start. I ran then jumped into the wall, wall running a couple steps to get around the fight. I then kicked off the wall and turned, notching an arrow and firing it into her leg, she dropped to one knee. Oliver then notched an arrow and pointed it at her, she looked up helplessly at him. That was when Mckenna ran onto the scene and yelled "Freeze, SCPD." I glared past Oliver at her. Oliver then twisted and fired at a fire extinguisher, causing the distraction we needed to escape.

We entered the penthouse through the window. Malcom was on the ground and Tommy had a gun pointed at us. "Stay back! Both of you." Oliver turned on his voice changer and said "I'm not here to hurt you.. Or your father." Tommy wasn't listening. Oliver then put down his bow and picked up a bullet "Curare, your father has been poisoned. An Assassin named Floyd Lawton laces his bullets with curare, I've dealt with this poison before, we need to dilute it in his blood stream. In three minutes he is paralysed, in 4 he suffocates if you don't let us help you now, he's dead before anybody gets here!" Tommy then said "Help, how?" I then said "Fresh blood. That will buy him some time." Tommy looked at me before he said "A blood transfusion.. That's insane." Oliver then said "It's the only way. He needs your blood. You are out of time. You need to make a decision right now." Tommy then yelled "Why should I trust you?!" Oliver then turned off his voice changer and I said "No, don't!" But it was too late. Oliver pulled down his hood.

I then shook my head and said "I'll see if I can track down Deadshot. We will talk about this later." I then jumped out the window and used an Rappel arrow to swing away from the building to the building the shot would have come from.. But he was already gone. So I made my way back to the Foundry to await Oliver's return.

When I arrived Felicity and Dig both crowded me. I held up a hand to silence them "Wait for Oliver. I'm not in a celebrating mood." I then went over to my table where I kept my own weapons and arrow and stuff and began un-suiting. Oliver showed up minutes later and that was when Fel asked "How does it feel to save a one percenter?" Dig then said "Malcom Merlyn is going to be fine. Good thing he was wearing a bullet proof vest." Oliver then said "He is not in the hospital because he was shot. He was posioned with Curare. Did you find him David?" I looked over at Oliver "No. He got away." I said simply. John then said "Lawton is alive?" Oliver nodded "I'm sorry John." I looked at John "We'll find him though. I have a blade with his name on it" I ejected a wrist blade to make a point.. And John just walked away. "Did lawton kick his dog or something" Felicity asked. "No" Oliver said "Deadshot killed his brother" I finished. Oliver then looked at me "You were quick to get out of there." He observed. I nodded "If I stayed.. I would have add to reveal my identity too.. And I figured at least one of us had to keep our head on straight." Oliver shook his head "If I didnt Tommy wouldn't have trusted me.. And Malcom Merlyn would be dead right now." I looked away and said "Maybe that would be better." Oliver then said "Hey! That is my best friend's dad.. He may have been a bad father but blood is blood." I glared back at him "And Secret identities are supposed to remain secret. He could expose you Oliver! Then the Glades will be destroyed, The Dark Archer will have won, and I just may fade from existence. Who knows!" Oliver then pointed at me and hesitated, before calming down and bit and saying calmly "But he didn't." I just shook my head "For now." And that was that. Oliver left to go visit Tommy. Felicity left too. And I was left wondering if I had made the right call fighting with Oliver.. Just to add that to the list of other potential wrong calls I have made since coming back to Starling City.