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The Green Arrow was beating up and interrogating one of the Ghosts as a mental image of bloodied Moira on a gurney flashed through his mind.

"Tell me where's Damien Darhk!" The archer snarled but the Ghost jumped down the rooftop onto power line, committing suicide.

Later, the Lair

"Any luck?" Diggle asked.

"Just more Ghosts who would rather die than talk!" Oliver said, visibly frustrated. "Nobody is gonna give up Darhk. John, we gotta talk to Andy again."

Diggle disapproved. "I don't think Andy is in a cooperative—"

"Darhk has gone to ground, right now unless things change, Andy is our best chance of finding him." Oliver said.

"Oliver, I understand you're angry but I think you should slow down, with your mother still in surgery—"

"No." Oliver cut Matt off. "Darhk's in the wind, the longer he's out there, the harder it's gonna be to end him." He turned to Klein. "Anything useful from the hotline?"

Klein shook his head. "Nothing we don't already know."

"Ollie, you should slow down and focus on your family, as soon as the team has something, they'll let you know." Sara said as Oliver sighed, knowing she had a point.

"John and I will sweep the streets, Klein and Ray will hold down the fort and keep digging." Matt suggested.

Later, Starling General

Oliver and Sara entered the hospital until they faced…

"Thea. Roy." Oliver breathed out, hugging them both.

"We came as soon as we heard." Thea said. "We left Lian with a nanny, is Mom OK?"

Dr. Schwartz went out from the room. "You may see her now."

Oliver, Sara, Roy and Thea entered as Moira was on a stretcher, pale and weak.

"Thea…" Moira smiled weakly.

"Hey, Mom." Thea said.

"How are you feeling?" Oliver asked.

"The doctors said that they did what they could but…" Moira sighed. "I won't lie, I'm not out of the woods yet and I may not be able to fully recover. Ever."

"Mom, we've beaten worse than this before." Thea assured her, holding her hand as Oliver did too. Despite the strained relationship between them, Oliver still cared about Moira.

Later

Oliver entered the safehouse, where A.R.G.U.S. agents were protecting Foggy, Tommy, Laurel and Quentin.

"Hey, Ollie." Tommy said.

"How's your Mom doing?" Laurel asked.

"She's fine. For now." Oliver said. "I need to talk with you, Captain."

"What do you need, Oliver?" Quentin asked.

"Find Damien Darhk." Oliver explained. "There is one card that we haven't turned over."

"You wanna know where I've been meeting with Darhk." Quentin realized as Oliver nodded.

"Yeah. And when Darhk finds out you talked, he's gonna come after all of you. Hard." Oliver said. "You won't be safe, luckily we have space in the bunker, there are living quarters."

"Are you sure about this?" Quentin asked.

"It's the only play I've got." Oliver said and Quentin sighed and nodded.

"Alright. Office building 832, 6th Street, 30th floor." Quentin said. "But listen, Oliver, be careful. He's very dangerous."

"None of that matters once Darhk's off the board." Oliver promised as he stood up.

"Are you sure about this, Ollie?" Tommy questioned.

"I don't have a choice." Oliver said.

H.I.V.E. HQ

Green Arrow, with his bow ready, searched the building and was shocked to find dead Ghosts around and on the wall of Darhk's empty office was painted a 'A' letter with a circle around it with blood.

Later, the Lair

"Lonnie Machin." Klein said as he showed them the symbol on the screen. "The symbol that Oliver found in Darhk's lair, is the same one Machin left near the bodies of two paramedics two months ago."

"Why is Machin targeting Ghosts?" Roy asked, not understanding.

"When he kidnapped Danforth's daughter, Darhk sold him out." Matt said.

"This is payback." Oliver said. "Darhk cleared out before Machin got there, Darhk is one step ahead of Machin. And Machin is one step ahead of us."

"Yeah." Diggle sighed, realizing what he needed to do as he got up, about to interrogate Andy again. "I'll go chipping away my stone wall."

"How did you know where Darhk's base was?" Sara asked.

"Long story." Oliver said before his phone went off as he answered the call. "Yes, Captain?"

"The CSUs analyzed the blood and identified the DNA from the crime scene, strangely enough, it didn't come from the Ghosts. It's from Michael and Crystal Olguin. Machin's foster parents. They were kidnapped three days ago." Quentin said.

"Machin's trying to settle old scores." Oliver realized. "He planted their blood at H.I.V.E., so clearly Darhk's next on his list."

"He's gotta be laying low somewhere, right? What about his old house? I mean, it's gotta be vacant." Sara pointed out.

"I'll check." Klein said, hacking into the security system and they saw a man with a plastic mask on the feed walking down the lawn with a crowbar.

"Who's that?" Ray asked.

"It's him." Oliver realized. "Suit up."

Later

The team searched the place as they found an 'A' letter with a circle around it painted on the walls.

"Front's clear." Green Arrow said.

"Creepy." Arsenal muttered as he saw the old photos on the wall.

"The back's clear but it's a mess." Daredevil said as he, the Canary and Spartan entered through the back door.

"Wait, I think we might have something." Spartan said as he heard the TV on. They followed the sound as they found Machin in the living room, watching TV as he stood up calmly with his hands up.

"I was expecting Mr. Darhk's friends but… you guys are a pleasant surprise." Machin said.

Daredevil sensed something. "Get down!"

Machin ran as the wall behind him opened to reveal turrets while he left and the vigilantes took cover to dodge the gunfire.

"It's a motion sensor." Spartan noticed something above the turrets, the Green Arrow fired, disabling them.

Arsenal rushed to follow Machin but an explosion in the next room knocked him down on the floor. Machin neared Arsenal before the Canary hit him in the face with her baton, knocking him out.

"You OK?" Sara asked, helping Roy get up as he nodded.

"Now what?" Spartan asked.

"Find out what he knows." Green Arrow said.

"Tell us where's Darhk." Daredevil said as they had restrained Machin to a pillar in an abandoned warehouse.

"He went home." Machin said sarcastically. "I was planning a party for him but you interrupted my—"

The Green Arrow whacked him in the face with his bow. "Tell me where he is!"

"Or what?" Machin retorted, smiling. "I can do this all day."

The Green Arrow reached out for his quiver when Arsenal showed up. "Hey!"

"Get out!" Green Arrow growled at him.

"You need to hear this." Arsenal insisted as he approached him.

"What?" Green Arrow whispered.

"Your mom is out of surgery. I got a text from Thea. And, well… it's better if you go see her, now." Arsenal said.

Later, Starling General

In the corridor, Thea was sitting and staring before Oliver entered. "Hey, Speedy." Thea turned to him and looked sad. "You said that Mom's out of surgery."

"Yeah but…" Thea took a breath, her eyes getting wet.

"What is it?" Oliver asked, not understanding.

"Ollie, she's paralyzed. Her spinal cord has been…" Thea choked out as she was on verge of tears. "Mom can't walk."

Thea broke down in tears as Oliver hugged her tightly.

Star City

After Daredevil cut him loose, Machin laughed. "Uh, beating by the Devil? I like it."

"Then you're going to love this." The Canary growled, sharpening her knife and nearing Machin, who paled before she stabbed him in the shoulder and started to peel off layers of his skin. "Tell us where's Darhk or I'll make a rug from your skin!"

Machin screamed for a few minutes before he gave in as Sara skinned off his shoulder.

"Stonehaven! Stonehaven!" Machin cried out.

Later

"How do we know it's legit?" Green Arrow asked as they watched the villa from outside.

"Andy said the same thing." Spartan said. "This is the place."

"Direct attack is too risky. We're going to need to come up with a plan." Daredevil said.

"What is that?" Green Arrow asked as they saw Darhk with an elderly woman and a young girl.

"What?" Daredevil asked.

The Canary pulled out a device as she eavesdropped.

"Is everything proceeding as planned?" The woman asked.

"Moira Queen is still alive, for now." Darhk said. "We'll find a way to get her off the board permanently and make you the mayor."

"Looks like Darhk's associate." Spartan said.

"Daddy!" A young girl called out and approached Darhk, much to everyone's surprise as the realization hit them.

"It's…"

"…Darhk's family." Oliver finished for Matt.

"What's the plan?" Roy asked.

"No plan, for now. We fall back and think of something later." Oliver said, knowing that with Darhk's magic in play, they were in a disadvantage.

Later, Starling General

Oliver and Thea entered the room and sat down next to Moira as she slowly came to a moment later.

"Hey." Moira said.

"Hi, Mom." Oliver said.

"I didn't think you'd come again." Moira said as Oliver winced and breathed out.

"No matter what, we're still family." Oliver said as Moira sighed.

"Oliver… I'm sorry." Moira said, tears filling her eyes. "I should've told you about your child after the mess with Slade Wilson. I kept telling myself I would but the truth is… I was a coward. Too cowardly to… to face the truth that you might renounce me forever."

Oliver sighed, tears filling his eyes too. "I've told you that secrets would destroy us."

"And we all agreed to start over." Thea pointed out.

"You're right." Moira nodded as her children held her hand. "I think we all need a fresh start."

Oliver nodded, silently vowing to find a way to kill Darhk.

The Lair

Ray was holding his phone, taking a breath, realizing he should have done it the moment he was rescued but he had to wonder how would she react, to finding out that he had been alive for months and had not called her as he dialed a number.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Anna." Ray said. "I'm sorry I didn't call sooner. I… I wasn't sure how to do this but… it's me. It's Ray. I… I'm alive."

The reason Machin didn't get cut loose and didn't go after Darhk, was because no one was questioning Oliver's calls. Now, I don't know much about Klein but if he did call the cops like how Laurel did, it would be questioning leadership and he would've been kicked out of S.H.I.E.L.D. long ago and I doubt Ray would question Oliver's methods. And while Machin is a maniac, I'd like to see him withstand the torture of Daredevil and former member of the League of Assassins.

Plus, while Oliver is hellbent on killing Darhk and angry, he would have to be a total idiot to take on head-on Darhk without a plan and knowing what is he capable of.

And Machin is back in prison, where he belongs.

Plus, I got a question from Flashraven where's Anna, Ray's fiancée, considering that she survived in Aragorn's series but I couldn't find a place to fit her until now, since I think Ray would need time to find a way to let her know he was alive.

So, what do you guys think?

Please review and let me know if you have been enjoying this and want for me to continue.