Oliver and I had split up to cover more ground. Deadly weapons had entered Starling City.. And we were committed to stop it. I tracked down a group of four guys patrolling the glades with these weapons.. 4 against 1... a little unfair, for them. I perched upon a roof top as I watched the crew. Once I had a plan I executed it, My first bolo arrow hit the leader, tying him up and having him drop his weapon. I then ducked out of the line of sight as his goons searched for me, weapons ready to kill me. I repositioned myself and then fired another arrow, taking out the second guy. I then dropped down from the roof top, using that second guy to break my fall. I then kicked the next guys gun out of his hand and engaged in hand to hand combat with the last two, redirecting fire from the last guy. I ejected a wrist blade and used it to slice the third guy in the same motion I ripped the last gun out of the last guys hand. This caused these two to run away. My attention turned to the tied up leader "Where are you getting the guns." I growled with my voice changer on. He spat at me "If you are going to kill me Ghost.. Do it." I pursed my lips and barked "Death would be an easy way out for you.. And its Blue Lightning now" The guy remained silent at first before saying "Do your worst, I won't talk." I shook my head and hit him hard with my bow, knocking him out. "Boring conversation anyways." I muttered.
That was when Oliver came over Coms "David.. Felicity had an idea regarding the masked woman. Recon Laurel's place.. When she comes funnel her to me." I rolled my eyes at the order but said "Acknowledged.. Blue Lightning on route to position." I then took off for Laurels.
I camped out on a roof top a ways away from Laurels apartment. I watched as The Canary arrived, but waited it out. Finally Oliver said "Trap has been laid. Blue Lightning fire the shot." I notched an arrow and fired it, hitting the concrete near Sara's head. Sara looked at me before making a run for it. I then said "Target on route to your position Arrow.. Spring the trap." Felicity ended up saying "Whats with all the code name use in the Field.. Thats new." I began to move towards the rooftop the trap would be sprung on and said "You are only salty you don't have one Fel. We never know who may be listening so its best not to use our secret identities." Felicity then complained "But they will know who I am!" I rolled my eyes and replied "Lance already knows you work with us so your cover is already blown." She did not reply to this.
The Canary fell for the trap. When I arrived Oliver was interrogating her. "What do you want with Laurel Lance." She replied "I could ask the same thing as you." I walked up behind her and said "We are only interested in you." She looked at me before looking back at Oliver "I guess some things never change. You and her. Always and forever" Oliver looked at me before back at her and asked "Who are you?" She replied "Once you know, your life will never be the same." I then said "Be that as it may.. Its in all our best interests if you tell us Ta-er Al-Sahfer." She cocked her head towards me. "How do you know that name?" I simply said "Tell him who you are.. And then perhaps you will fortunate enough to know how I know." Oliver took another step forward "Enough. I can take it." Sara looked at Oliver and said "Not this time.. Ollie." Oliver looked taken a back but removed Sara's mask. He then physically took a few steps back and removed his hood "Sara..?!" he breathed. Sara replied "I'll give you some time to let that sink in." Her Canary cry device exploded, sending Oliver and I flying back. When we turned around she was gone. Oliver gave me a look before pulling on his hood and retreating.. I knew that look. I was about to get an earful at the foundry.
Surprisingly when we returned Oliver did not say a word to me. Merely went to the computer and found some new paper articles about Sara. Felicity was trying to process the new information "Sara Lance. .the Detectives other daughter. The one you took with you on the Gambit even though you were dating Laurel at the time, where we never talked about-" Dig interrupted "Felicity, please." Fel responded "I'm sorry it's just, isn't she.. Isn't she dead? You told everyone that she drowned when the Gambit went down." Dig finished "You lied." I looked at Oliver, who looked at me. I nodded. Oliver said "When the Gambit capsized .. Sara was pulled under. It was so dark and cold and I thought she drowned. But about a year later.. I saw her." Dig then asked "You saw her where, on the island? She drifted to the island too?" Oliver looked at him "Not exactly." Felicity then asked "why didn't you tell the Lances that she didn't die on that boat. Laurel and Mr Lance, they blame you." I then said softly "She didn't die on that boat.." Dig and Felicity then started grilling Oliver about the lack of details. I finally stepped in and said "Enough! Guys. Can't you see, Oliver is in pain! If he knew Sara was alive he wouldn't have kept that a secret. He blamed himself for what happened to her." Diggle then said "well you aren't too surprised she lived, are you David?" I sighed "Remember when I first joined you guys 8 months ago? I asked you to leave the room Dig so I could gain Oliver's trust. This was one of the things I told him so he believed that I was from the future. Unfortunately the same peace of information may loose that trust.." I looked at Oliver and said "I wanted to tell you Sara survived the boat.. I did. But can you honestly tell me had I told you 8 months ago Sara was alive and with the League of Assassin's, that you wouldn't have dropped everything to go rescue her? Had I told you.. The Undertaking would have been a complete success.. There would be no Glades.. No Laurel.. No Roy.. No Thea.. And yes no Oliver. You weren't ready to face the League.. Gods we aren't even ready to face them when we do! I knew Sara would make her way back home eventually.. That is the only reason I kept it from you."
Oliver finally stood up and yelled whilst seemingly close to tears "These were 5 years! 5 years of hell! 5 years where nothing good happened. So no Felicity, I have no happy stories to tell.. And no, I didn't tell the Lances because they were better off not knowing.. And you." He turned to me "Just how much more are you keeping from me. Is Shado alive? Slade? Taiana?" I shook my head "I don't know. You didn't tell me everything Oliver.. But yes there are some things I am keeping from you..for the sake of the timeline.. Or because I don't know enough details to stop them from happening. Remember.. You did that on purpose. You knew I couldn't tell you everything when you allowed me to join the team 8 months ago.. And I still can't now!" He pointed at me, before his hand turned into a fist. He then said a little more calmly, not looking at me "I have some business to take care of at the Office, where are we with the Mayor." Dig then said "I'm in contact with some of my military sources, trying to get a line on how he's getting his illegal army weaponry." I looked at Oliver and asked "Wait.. The Mayor is the one behind the gun runners? The Mayor of Starling City is dead.. Whats going on." Oliver then said deathly calm "Frustrating not having all the Intel.. Isn't it?" He then made to leave when Diggle said "You know Oliver, David.. Somebody once told me that secrets have weight. The more you keep, the harder it is to keep moving." Oliver then turned around and said "You see how hard I work out." He then left. I took my leave as well as it seemed no one wanted my company right about now.
The next night I walked down the stairs from the club to find Oliver talking with Felicity and Diggle talking about a tracking device on the military grade weapons and how they were going to track it. Diggle had just finished saying "The mayor turned it off Oliver.. We can turn it back on." I then said "Never thought I would say this.. But lets go take down the mayor." Diggle and Felicity turned, Oliver kept his eyes on the screen when it located the stash "Lets go get those guns back." He said. He looked at me for a second before going to his bow and picking it up. He finally asked "Are you coming Blue Lightning?" I smiled "Of course, Arrow." I then began to suit up myself.
We arrived just as a guy found the tracker and broke it. Oliver shot the first arrow, and I followed up with my own. We then split going to two separate sides of this balcony, splitting up the gun fire. I rolled and flipped over bars firing arrow after arrow and guys shooting at me. Finally I launched from the balcony to the ground below. The rest of the men retreated. Oliver and I looked at eachother before he said "Weapons are secure." Diggle replied over coms "And the Mayor?" I then replied "Still in office" Diggle phoned in the tip and when we heard sirens both Oliver and I left.
Oliver didn't say a word to me. As I went to leave for the night Felicity sad "He'll come around.. This is fresh for him and close to home. I'm sure he understands where you are coming from." I sighed and said "It will only get worse. So I'd better get used to it." I then left.. To spend the day on my own.
I spent that day thinking. I had once again found myself in a place where not being able to tell Oliver everything left me at odds with him. I needed to find a way to counter that.. Before it was a simple as soldiering on and regaining his trust in the field.. But this one was bigger.. I withheld the fact Sara was alive.. And it was bound to het worse as I would withhold that Sara died.. And by Thea's hand. So I had to think of something I could tell him.. And hope it didn't break the timeline...
I didn't get word of the shooting at the guns for money drive until it appeared on the news. I guess Oliver wasn't ready to forgive me yet as I had not received a text or call. I went on my own to the foundry to find everyone already there. Talking about Scar weapons and the identity finally being revealed of this Mayor. I stayed silent and in the shadows as they talked about the weapons and how if the mayor got the guns it would be game over. That was when I stepped out of the shadows "He won't. Oliver, you and me, right now. Guys can I have the room." They hesitated before Dig said "Let me see if I can get my military contact to put extra security on those guns." Felicity then followed up with "I'll come with you and uh.. Hack.. Something.." they both went upstairs. Oliver turned to me and asked "What David?" I said "I've been thinking. I can't tell you everything.. I don't think you would want me to tell you everything. Something I learned a few months ago is that time.. Wants to happen. Knowing one's destiny is a curse. You can do everything to try and change it and that course remains the same. I did everything I could to stop the Undertaking.. But I failed.. As Time wanted to happen. I could tell you everything I know.. But that would only hurt you.. And I can't do that to my friend." Oliver then said "This sounds like Old news David.. Why did we need the room." I then took a deep breath and said "Mirakuru. It isn't gone. It comes to Starling City.. Sometime in the next year. I'm not sure where.. Or exactly when. All I know is some guy named Deathstroke is behind it. You conveniently left out WHO deathstroke was. I knew Sara was alive because she comes back to Starling City and helps you stop it. Shortly after that however.. I die." His eyes widened,, probably processing all that information "You.. Die?" I nodded "The damage to the suit when I took it over a few weeks afterwards looked real.. So yes.. I think I do. I mean.. There is a chance I don't.. It could be a ruse. But I think if I was alive.. Even if it meant interacting with my former self.. I would have helped us overcome the League of Assassins.. But there.. That is all I can tell you of your future.. And mine. I'm sorry I can not tell you more."
He was silent for a while before saying "As you said. We stop Mirakuru.. We stop this Deathstroke. And I don't care about this destiny of yours... we will stop that too. Together." I smiled slightly "So we are good?" He nodded "We are good. How about we go kick this Mayor out of office shall we?" I nodded "Agreed. But first.. How about we grab a friend to help. I told you she would be a member of Team Arrow" He chuckled "We are NOT calling ourselves that."
Thanks to the tip that Roy had given us about Sin knowing something about Sara a couple weeks back, we figured she would be watching over the girl as she healed from the shooting at Starling General. We were right and Oliver fired a zipline arrow for her to come down to us. She did. Oliver said "I wanted to see how you did in a real fight." She nodded "Good, I'm looking for a fight." She gave me a look before saying "I told him who I was.. You owe me an explanation, before we go." I shook my head "No time.. The convoy will be coming through town shortly. It will have to wait until after victory." If she had a problem with that she didn't voice it. We set off.
We located the deal. There were many soliders and many men. They weren't fighting eachother which proved they were in league together. Good thing Oliver and I had some back up too. The Canary made the first move, engaging the men. Oliver and I began to fire arrows from above to split up our foe's focus. Oliver was the first to jump down and engage in hand to hand combat whilst I was able to pick off more from high ground. After taking down a few more I too was forced to move to the ground, jumping and tucking, rolling upon impact to come up kneeling. I then notched another arrow and aimed for the Mayor, Oliver did the same. The Mayor said "Old school weapons, I applaud you.. But can your arrows do this?" He fired a grenade from the launcher on the SCAR. Oliver and I both let lose our Arrows, his hitting the Grenade.. Mine making impact in the Mayors shoulder.. The explosion from the impact sent all of s flying back. I lost my bow from my hand, and when I looked up I had two more of the Mayor's goons coming at me. I quickly got up and ejected both my wrist blades. I then ran forward and sliced at the first man, he leaned back to dodge. I then redirected them as both tried to point their guns. I few more dodged and parries before I hand the opening I needed. I stabbed the one in front of me and behind me at them same time in the abdomen, not fatal.. But it would incapacitate them. I slowly knelt as they fell to avoid further damage to their insides. I next recalled the blades and did a quick backwards roundhouse to the guy behind me's head to knock him out, followed by a punch to the face of the guy in front of me to see the same result. I then picked up my bow to see Sara saying "You really are the fabled Grand Mentor of the Brotherhood, aren't you?" She was right of course. The move I had performed only a few master assassins could have performed so flawlessly. I nodded. We then split up to corner the Mayor.
Sara got to him first, getting him into a choke hold with her bowie staff. "You hurt a friend of mine." She said, applying more pressure. Oliver said "Let him go!" Sara then replied "You can't save the city with forgiveness." I then said "You don't have to forgive him.. But killing him is not the answer." She then looked at me and said "Funny.. For an Assassin to say." I then said "I only killed when I had to. You don't have to kill him. He is beaten." She hesitated them let him go. He said "Ha I knew you didn't have it in you Bitch." In one swift move She knocked him out. I let out a chuckle. Our job here was done.
Later that night I waited outside the hospital. I knew Sara would be there checking on Sin.. And Oliver had already gone in to get her. They walked out together hand in hand. "David." Oliver greeted me "Oliver.. Sara." I then reached into my pocket and pulled out a Blue Arrow Head and showed it to Sara "I believe I owe you an explanation." She nodded, if she was shocked I was the Blue Lightning she did not show it. I gave her an abriged version of what I told Oliver 8 months ago. "I am from the Future Sara. In that future I take over being Blue Lightning from my predecessor.. Who turns out to me be. I am a time traveler. I became the Grand Mentor of the Assassin brotherhood and was granted my suit because of it. I then joined up with Oliver to hopefully stop some of the failures he had mentioned of his past. Thats how I know you.. How I knew you survived the Amazo..And how I know you will join this team." Oliver then said "You left out a few things.. Like being the Son of Zeus.. Iron Thunder.. And something about Mirakuru coming back."I nodded, to which Sara's eyes widdened "Yes, it will come back.. And we will stop it. You, me, Oliver, Dig and Felicity. Together. We will save this city."
