(29 November 2016)

"Anything?" asked Oliver, as he trotted down the stairs leading to the ground floor of the abandoned building.

"Zilch," replied Felicity over the comms. They got an unexpected alert of a possible sighting of Vigilante. Oliver and Diggle quickly suited up and went to inspect the building.

"He's got to be here somewhere," replied Oliver, walking to meet Diggle who entered from a separate door.

"What are the chances that this guy decided that he just had enough of this life? You know, no health insurance, sick of the crazy hours, and bullets actually aren't that cheap," Felicity continued rambling until Vigilante dropped from the ceiling 30 meters in front of Oliver and Dig. Oliver immediately fired off an arrow at Vigilante's pistol, disarming him. However, Vigilante swiftly drew another machine pistol. Oliver and Diggle barely had time to react before they were swept away at an immeasurable speed, within seconds finding themselves back in The Loft.

"I'm sorry, man, I…" apologised Barry.

"It's ok!" replied Diggle, trying to keep his balance while frantically reaching for the doors to the balcony. Oliver closed his eyes, taking in a deep breath trying to prevent himself from vomiting. The sound of Diggle vomiting didn't help him feel any less nauseous. The door opened and Felicity walked in.

"Hey," said Barry sheepishly.

"Hi, Barry," replied Felicity with a smile on her face. Barry turned to Oliver, curious to know who the other man in the building was.

"So who was that guy?"

"That, was Vigilante and we nearly had him!" replied Oliver sternly, still trying to fight the urge to vomit.

"Really? Because it looked like he was about to 'Scarface' you guys."

"Barry is there something that I can do for you? Another evil speedster to help you with?"

"Maybe, actually. That's not why I'm here, though."

"What's so urgent that you had to rush to Star City?" asked Felicity

"Aliens."

"Aliens?" Oliver wasn't sure heard Barry right.

"Aliens," repeated Barry.

"I swear to God, Barry. My life was somewhat normal before I met you," interjected Diggle, looking disdainfully at Barry, still wiping his mouth.

"I mean, I'm sorry. Look, okay, they're real, and they're already here, and, from what Lyla told us, it does not appear to be for peace."

"Lyla knows about this?" asked Diggle.

"Lyla yeah, she came to… where are you…" Barry didn't finish his sentence as Diggle stormed off. Oliver, having noticed that Thea arrived, gave her a "What are you doing here?" look.

"I called Thea," said Felicity

"Yeah, I came to have you sign this before City Council went into mutiny but that can totally wait. Count me in!" said Thea, excitedly.

"For what? I thought you retired," said Oliver

"Yeah, but it's… it's aliens."

"Aw, that is so cute. You guys are just going to get together and go fight some aliens… Have you lost your mind?!" screamed Felicity sarcastically, "They're aliens, and there's only four of you."

"Not if we get Stein and, you know, all the others," said Barry

"They're calling themselves the Legends," added Oliver

"Egotistical but catchy," commented Thea.

"Do you know where they are?" asked Barry

"I know where they were."

"What is this place?" asked Thea as she walked with Oliver and Barry out to where the Legends were expected to arrive.

"It's this old hall, hangar thing that S.T.A.R. Labs owns. Or I guess I own it," replied Barry

"Well, you should do something with it," said Thea

"All right, so let me get this right. Our time-traveling buddies in a flying timeship are supposed to just pop up right here, right?" At one point in Diggle's life, he actually believed he'd seen everything. Mirakuru soldiers, speedsters, a hot tub that brings people back to life. He actually did believe in extraterrestrial life, but time-travelling was where he firmly drew the line.

"Yeah," replied Felicity, "This is the time and place I gave them, so if they got my message, they should be here. Right now," she finished, as the Waverider appeared in the sky and proceeded to land in front of them.

"You know why I've never done drugs? Because I was always afraid I'd see weird stuff," said Diggle.

"Okay, take everybody inside, all right? I'll be right back," said Barry.

"Where are you going?" asked Oliver.

"Well, since we're fighting aliens, I figured we should get one of our own, right? You found the right Earth?" asked Barry to Cisco.

"Tachyon device tracked you on Earth-38 when you met her, so you should find her there," replied Cisco.

"All right. Hey, just give me a couple of minutes, I got to talk to Oliver." Cisco nodded, continuing to adjust his Reverb glasses while Barry walked over to Oliver who was conversing with Thea, "Hey Oliver, can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Sure," replied Oliver. Diggle and Thea took a step backwards to give them some privacy, but Barry quickly called Thea back.

"Actually Thea, I think you need to hear this too," said Barry. She walked with Oliver and Barry several meters away from Diggle and Felicity who started walking towards the Waverider to greet the Legends.

"What's going on?" asked Oliver, as they came to a stop.

"So, earlier this year, I used a tachyon device to increase my speed to try defeat Zoom. While we were testing it, I ended up running so fast that I ended up in a parallel universe and while I was there I met this alien. She's a hero on her Earth, she's Supergirl, and she has all of these crazy powers, she's fast, strong, more powerful than a locomotive…"

"Barry… get to the point," said Oliver, becoming slightly annoyed by Barry's rambling.

"Alright, it's just…"

He couldn't do it. He knew telling them that the alien he's bringing is the doppelganger of one of their closest friends who died three years ago would be hard, but he didn't expect it to be this hard,

"I just wanted to tell you guys that you might get freaked out by her." Oliver chuckled a little at that statement from Barry.

"Barry, I think Thea and I have both seen our fair share that says otherwise," said Oliver.

"Yeah I mean, Mirakuru soldiers, magic, people coming back from the dead. A 'super' alien is just the next extra step of craziness for us," said Thea jovially.

"Alright. I'll go get her then," said Barry, then walking back to Cisco. Oliver studied him intensely until he hopped into the breach with Cisco. He definitely didn't say what he intended to. He didn't have the resolve to say what he wanted. He was definitely hiding something.

There's the first chapter. As you can see, a lot of the dialogue and action will be the same as 'Invasion!', with the main difference being how Kara interacts with Oliver, Thea and Sara. Once again, just a shoutout to 'danversqueen' on IG for inspiring me to write this story.