"I've been watching your mother for days now Oliver.. And nothing. She goes to work, she comes home, occasionally she goes out for dinner. She seems to particularly like the salmon tartar at table salt." Dig said at our team meeting. Surprisingly I was still on the team. Now I had not fully come out and said Malcom was the Dark Archer, however I knew they suspected it.. And knew I knew the whole time. I could feel an edge in the room, but Oliver knew he would need all the help he could get to stop the Undertaking.. And I was more useful on the team than off of it. "I've tapped her home and work phone. Nothing out of the ordinary, no mention of Walter's abduction or the undertaking, jsut a few innocuous calls to Malcolm Merlyn." Oliver then said "Why wouldn't she call him, they're old friends.. We're all old friends.." Felicity then asked "Are you okay?" Oliver then said "My mom and my dad's best friend are currently involved in a plot that may have dire consequences for the city, and I'm pretty syure they murdered my father, I'm not planning on using the word 'ok' again any time soon." Dig then said "Listen all we know for sure is your mother and Malcolm are planning something for the glades, " Felicity continues "And Walter and I were getting too close so they had him kidnapped." Dig finished "We have to find out what this undertaking is." Oliver motioned over to me "Ask the future expert, I'm sure he knows."

I sighed, knowing this moment was coming "I don't. Honestly. I do not know what the Undertaking is in detail. You three never talked in detail about it. I originally thought it was due to the guilt of failure, but now I know it was to avoid me spilling the beans too fast. So honestly I have no idea what exactly the undertaking is other than the fact it destroys half of the Glades and Malcolm Merlyn is behind it. I wish I could tell you more about the Undertaking.. I really do." I left out the part of Malcolm being the Dark Archer as it was too soon to reveal that. Oliver then said "Well then I will have to talk to my mom." Felicity then said "No no, the last time the Vigilante paid a visit to your mom you got shot and I got to play doctor with you. Ahhh my break thinks of the worst way to say things" Oliver then said "This time it'll just be me asking. Friendly mother-son chat." he then left, I sighed "The sooner this is over.. The better."

I spent my day working bodyguard duty at the Queen mansion. However when night came, Diggle and I had a different mission. Diggle hooded up in the Green hood, and I in the Blue. We went to Queen masion and threw some sleeping darts, knocking both Moria and Oliver out. We then transported them to a warehouse where we waited for them to wake up.

We knew when they awoke when Moira said "We have to get out of here" From the other room. I looked at Dig and said "Show time.. Remember.. Broody murderer vibe." He rolled his eyes and pulled up the hood. "Got it." We then walked into the room. Dig said with a vice changer on "Moria Queen, you have failed this city." Moira then pleased "Please.. Don't hurt my son." I then said "Tell us what the undertaking is, and we won't have to." Dig then began punching Oliver, I walked around Moira, ejecting and retracting my hidden blade as a threat "Tell me!" Dig yelled. Moira pleaded "Please! Leave my son alone!" I then said "What is Malcolm Merlyn planning!" Moira then said "I can't tell you! He'll kill me. He'll kill my family!" Dig then said "You should be more worried about what we'll do!" he then punched Oliver so hard he knocked the chair over. I winced slightly for Oliver. I then notched and arrow and pointed it at Oliver. Moira then yelled "He's planning on leveling the Glades. He said so he could rebuild it, but.," I then yelled "How! How will he do this!?" Moira then said "There's a device.." Diggle asked "What device?!" Moira then said "He said it can cause an earthquake.." I looked at her and asked "How is this possible?!" Moira then said "I don't know, it was invented by Unidac Industries. Malcolm used my company's applied sciences division to turn it into a weapon.." Diggle then went off script by asking "Why would you get involved in this?" Moira then said through tears "My husband, he got involved without my knowing. He was trying to do something good. He was lost.. He ..his decisions left me vulnerable to Malcolm, and I had no choice. I had to protect my family and my children" I looked down and said "This device.. Where is it?" She then replied "I don't know" I then said "If you don't tell me we can't stop Malcolm or the dark archer! You want to redeem yourself and have a had in saving this city.. Then you need to tell me!" Moira then said "You can't stop him, it's too late." I returned my arrow to my quiver and ejected my wrist blade, in one swift motion I cut the bonds of her chair, and Diggle and I left.

Back at the foundry I stood off my myself, deep in thought, my suit still on. It was a device.. Not a bomb.. And earthquake machine which leveled the glades in the undertaking..Why Oliver did not tell me that in the future I did not know.. How to find it or stop it I did not know. All I could piece together is it involved the subway system under the glades and would level half the city in just a couple weeks time. We needed to find this device or else. Oliver joined us to which Felcity said "Oh my god, I thought you were going to pull your punches" Diggle then said "I did." Oliver then said "I need you to dig up everything you can on unidac industries." Felicity then said "Well we know Queen consolidated acquired them seven months ago. That's when we met." Oliver then said "I need information about what I don't know." Felicity worked her magic on the computer and said "Unidac is a small research and development technology company that specializes in seismic infringment." I nodded "Well that is obvious, consider Merlyn has a machine from them that will level the glades with earthquakes." Oliver then asked "Anything else?" Fel answered "Just more on the stock auction and, you know.. The latest on what the media is calling" Oliver then finished "the Unidac massacre." Diggle then said " There's no way this timing is a coincidence." I sighed "Its not." Felicity then said "Oliver.. There's a website claiming the police suspect a copy cat archer." Diggle then said "So the other archer works for Merlyn." Oliver looked at me, I nodded. "He is." I didn't say any more.. Not yet.. I couldn't.. As much as I wanted to. Oliver then said "He's tying up loose ends. Erasing all evidence this device exists so no one can trace the devastation back to him. " Diggle then said "So you are going to have a pointed conversation then?" My eyes widened and I said "No! Not yet.. Not until we know more, until Oliver and I are ready to take on the Dark Archer. " Diggle then turned to me and said "What do you mean. You beat him yourself 6 months ago." I shook my head "I caught him by surprise. He knows I am from the Brotherhood. He will be prepared for out next encounter. The time is not right." Oliver then said "Even if I do take out Merlyn the Dark Archer is still out there, and as David said. We're not ready for him, as much as I would like to know why.. We need to find the device BEFORE we kill the Archer and Merlyn."

Felicity then said "Well maybe there is another way we can get Merlyn to tell us where it is." Dig then asked "What do you have in mind?" She then said "As I keep proving, people have secrets, computers do not" I smirked "Felicity, are you hacking in Merlyn Global's mainframe?" She smirked back "Hacking is such an ugly word. No.. I'm... yeah.. Totally hacking into Merlyn global mainframe." I chuckled "Thats our girl." We then remained silent as our golden hacker did her work.

After a while of being impatient Oliver asked "Anything?" She then said "For the record I will be pumping my hand in the air screaming 'yes' when I have something." Diggle then said "You know you could just say this isn't working." She then turned around and said "This isn't working." Oliver then turned to me "David, do you know anyone from your Avenger's day that is good at hacking and may owe you a favor" I chuckled "Tons.. None are taking my calls right now though. Had this been two years from now I could use my suit AI JARVIS to assist Fel in hacking Merlyn Global.. Or call up Tony Stark or Fitzsimmons. However currently JARVIS is in my suit at Bunker 9 where Leo is working on a new suit for my younger self... Fitzsimmons I assume are still in training as SHIELD agents. And Tony is currently working on 42 different versions of his Iron Man suit just to blow them all up to be dramatic later this year. So... no. No one." Diggle then looked at me and said "A simple 'I have no friends' would have sufficed." I nodded and said "I have no friends... apparently.." I rolled my eyes though to show I was not hurt at not being called a friend of his. Felicity said "So unless I can walk up to Merlyn Global service and plug in my tablet directly, there's no way of getting that location." Oliver then said "Then we Waltz" I looked at him "I don't dance man." Oliver then said "Felicity needs direct access to the mainframe so we get you direct access and we figure out where the device is being kept." Felicity then said "Oliver.. I did mention that the mainframe is inside Merlyn Global headquarters on the 25th floor? It's only accessible through a restricted access elevator." Oliver then said "I know, we're going to have to break in." I smirked slightly "And lucky for you all.. You have a trained SHIELD spy on your team."

Oliver and I walked in together. My fullfilling my role as his body guard. He walked up to the desk "I have an 11:30 appointment with Tommy Merlyn. My bodyguard will be accompanying me.. Much to my own dismay." Felicity then walked up beside us "I have a order for a big burger for a Mr Andrews.. I think he is in security.. Is he a big tipper.?" The security guard at the desk said "Mr Queen you are good to go, your body guard can stay down here if you'd like, it is safe." I then said "I'm afraid not.. Direct orders from Mrs Queen and Mr Steele.. This man has already been kidnapped multiple times since getting back.. I'm not letting him out of my sight." Oliver then held up his hands in surrender "I would feel safer with Mr Shuter at my side.. He's saved me quite a few times already.. Despite being personally guarded." I rolled my eyes as we got the go ahead. We met up with Felicity in the elevator. I then said "Incoming" as a man joined the elevator. He then asked Fel "And where are you going" She said "15" he said "Shame I'm going to 13" Oliver them knocked his documents out of his hand, resulting in the man exiting the elevator. "Catch the next one, we're on the clock" I said and the door closed. Oliver then said "Mr Andrews got his lunch?" Fel replied "One belly buster with benzodiazepine, hold the mayo." A few seconds later Dig said "Mainframe is on 25 guys this is as close as I can get you." I smirked "Good thing one of us can fly." We then exited the elevator through the emergency hatch on the top. Oliver then pulled out a small crossbow from the breifcase and helped Felicity up. "Don't look down." He said. She said "Too late. I should mention I am afraid of heights.. Which I just learned. " I then said "Don't worry Fel.. I'll catch you if you fall." He then swung across the shaft with her and they began climbing. I watched and once they were on the 25th floor and gently floated up, rising on the air. Once I landed I said "Okay, time to hack Fel. I'll monitor the air waves around you so we have a warning system if someone is going to drop in on you." Oliver then said "Security patrol is in 10 minutes, I'll have my meeting with Tommy and be back in 9." We then left.

Oliver had his meeting while I stood outside the room, head bent, concentrating on the air waves. Monitoring the ones around me were easier.. Felicity was on the other side of the floor. That was harder.. Not impossible.. Just not as reliable. My head perked up and I said at the same time Dig did "Heads up Felicity you're in trouble. Security guard incoming." Felicity said "I'm not done the download yet." Oliver and I began walking towards her "We're on out way" Ollie said before we turned a corner straight into Malcolm Merlyn. I tensed slightly, not noticable though. Merlyn said "Oliver, I must say I'm surprised to see you here. " Oliver then said "Tommy and I had some unfinished business." Malcolm then said "Ahh. I know things have been challenging between you two, but I trust you will work it out." There was some chatter between Fel and Dig. Merlyn then said "I am also surprised to see you so well guarded in my own building, who is this you have with you." Oliver then said "Mr Shuter, one of my guards. Can't be too careful with all these hooded maniacs running around town." I nodded. He then continued "Excuse me but I must be leaving, I have a meeting with possible investors in the club." Malcolm eyed me some more before saying "Ahh yes, I'm headed out to a meeting myself. I'll walk you down to the lobby." We had no choice but to exit the building. I could tell Oliver was considering pulling something. I couldn't let him though.. He didn't know we were in an elevator with the Dark Archer.. He couldn't know.. Not yet. Luckily he didn't pull anything and we were able to exit. Merlyn walked us out and left. Oliver said "We got held up, heading back upstairs." That was when Thea said "Ollie? David?" Oliver then said "Thea? What are you doing here." Thea then said "I uh.. Just saw Tommy." Oliver then said "Me too. I got to head back up though." Thea replied "Oh I thought you just came down." Oliver then turned and said "Is that your friend Roy?" Thea looked back and said "Yeah he gave me a ride." I chuckled and said "Sure." She gave me a side smirk "Why David, are you jealous." I smirked back "Not at all Miss Queen." Oliver gave me a side glare before said "Thea what are you really doing here.. The Truth.. Please." Thea then said "The truth.. Umm.. We are trying to find the Vigilantes.." I said "What?!" She looked at me and said "Roy's been kind of obsessed with them since they saved his life at the subway and I overheard detective lance say that the other Archer was connected to Merlyn Global, so.." Oliver then grabbed her arm and walked her over to Roy "Roy. We haven't met, I'm Thea's disapproving older brother." I then said "and I'm said Disapproving older brother over protective friend." Roy then said "Oliver I kow, good to meet you.. This guy I haven't heard much about.. Is it Diggle or David?" I shrugged "David." Oliver then said "Don't miss around with the Hood.. He's a psychopath.. He's dangerous, and anyone who gets near him winds up dead. That will not be my sister, do you hear me." Roy then said "And that Ghost guy? He doesn't seem as bad." I then said "He's a killer.. Ruthless. His style seems to be of someone holding back some sort of darkness.. I wouldn't want to be around him with he lets loose." Oliver then said "Take her home, now." and we left.

"In addition to the download I also took the liberty of uploading a trojan in Merlyn's system. Figured it might come in handy." felicity said back at the foundry. Dig said "That's smart. If Merlyn thinks he is compromised It'll help if we know first." Oliver then said "Can you locate the seismic device?" Felicity then replied "I'm trying but there's at least a Terraflop of Data to go through." Oliver walked over to his trunk and said "When I decided to honor my fathers wish to right his wrongs.. I didn't realize it meant the undertaking. While I was crossing these names of this list I thought when I was done I would be done. Now I realize I was just treating the symptoms while the disease festered. I stop the Undertaking.. I wipe out the disease." I nodded "Like I have been telling you all for months." Dig then said "wait what are you saying Oliver.. You would hang up the hood?" Oliver then said "Merlyn's plan is what I returned from the island to stop" I blinked as he then left. I then said softly "If..If I help stop the Undertaking...Oliver hangs up the hood? I really destroy the timeline.. No Arrow.. No Blue Lightning.. No Flash.. No one to stop Deathstroke..." Dig said "David.. What are you saying? None of that made any sense." I looked at him "And it may never.. I have got to go" I then stormed out.

I went to the train terminal and just stood, leaning against a pillar. This pillar would be the one that Oliver and I would pin Captain Boomarang to in a year and a half whilst Barry would run around disarming the bombs. This was were I spent my first moment as Blue Lightning. A moment that would change my life forever. We were at a turning point.. Perhaps had already past it even. If I continued to help Oliver... I could erase the future in which I became the Blue Lighting.. Erase the future in which I meet Rip Hunter and travel to the past to become the Grand Mentor of the Assassins. After a while my phone buzzed.. It was Dig. I ignored it, still at a loss of what to do. If I stopped the Undertaking.. Thousands of lives would be saved.. But I would fade from existence and Oliver would never become the Arrow. All the lives I saved and had taken in the past 900 years would be erased as well. If I let it happen... I would be just as bad as Malcolm Merlyn. What could I do?