A twenty year old Mia Smoak Queen woke up to the smell of bacon wafting through her room. Mia sat up immediately. Her mother almost never made breakfast for the family. She couldn't cook a microwaved dinner much less bacon. 'The kitchen must be on fire!' Mia thought as she rushed out of her bed and her room. She hurried down the long staircase of the Queen mansion to the kitchen and found her mother watching in awe as her brother William flipped over a piece of bacon in a skillet with ease. "William!" Mia hollered as she raced over to her brother who jumped in surprise at the sudden sound of his sisters voice. William grinned as he gave his little sister a tight hug. "What are you doing here?" Mia asked. William had moved out of the mansion a year ago. He of course always came to visit, but never this early. "Mom invited me over. She said she wanted a big family day and I of course had to do my part and make breakfast as the only one in this family who does not have the Smoak cooking gene." William joked and Mia gave him playful punch on the arm in response.
"What's with this family day mom?" Mia asked as she popped a piece of bacon in her mouth and savored the taste. Home cooking was a rareity in the mansion. Felicity smiled awkwardly. "Do I have to have a reason to want to spend time with my kids?" She said in mock defensiveness. Mia laughed. "No, but when you act like that it makes us question your reasons." Felicity threw her hands in the air. "My reasons are simply just wanting to spend more quality time with my babies." She said in a the sweet lovey dovey voice that always made Mia squirm. Her daughter quickly changed the subject to something less cheesy and Felicity breathed a quite sigh of relief.
After breakfast the family went to the movie room and Felicity put in the first movie in her collection of "vintage"
Jordan Peele movies. "I'll never understand why they call out to the killer. 'Hello? Is anyone there'- I mean you are just asking to be murdered." Mia said annoyed with the young girl on the TV. "Come on Mia! That is apart of the cinematic appeal of these movies. You can't hate on the genius process of cinematography" William called out in defense of the movie. Mia rolled her eyes. "It's stupid and not realistic." She said as she crunched on her popcorn. William's eyes filled with offense and he continued agruing his point to his sister who sat unmoved in her stance. Felicity smiled as she watched her children instead of the movie. She took in every aspect of their cute little argument. William's exasperated face and Mia's little smirk. She was obviously loving aggravating her big brother. That face she made always reminded Felicity of Mia's father. Oliver made always made that smirk. Felicity's heart raced at the thought of it.
After watching three movies, William made Oliver's signature dinner. Monte Cristo's with waffles for the bread. It was the kids idea. They wanted to honor their father in their big family day. Felicity's heart soared with love when they discussed the idea. Mia scarfed down her two sandwich's while William took his time and savored every sentimental bit. Felicity continued to watch her children. She laughed at William's face when he had realized that Mia had already eaten both of her cristo's before William had even finished half of his first.
After dinner they watched Get Out. Mia had fallen asleep half way through the movie and her head fell on Felicity's shoulder. Felicity slightly laughed at the thought of Mia realizing that she had fallen asleep on her mother. Mia's snoft little snores could be heard and Felicity remembered back to when Mia would fall asleep on her chest when she was a baby and would snore in the exact same cute way. Felicity dared not move and ruin the moment. If Mia woke up she would quickly move away. William tried to wake Mia up but Felicity just smiled and shook her head. William smiled back at her and let her have the moment. She soaked in the time with her son for the rest of the movie. She had to stifle her laughter several times when William had to look away from the TV because he was so scared. He was so cute. He might have been in his 30's but he would always be her baby boy.
When the movie was over Felicity knew she had to wake Mia up. Even though it killed her to do so. Mia jumped up when she realized she had fallen asleep on her mom and looked around to make sure that William hadn't noticed. He had of course but he pretended not too and Felicity's heart leapt. They would always have each other. "How about we go outside and visit your father." Felicity suggested out of no where, suprising her children. They were quick to say yes, and the family made their way outside where Oliver's empty grave was.
"Mom? Are you ok?" Mia asked as she looked at her mother who had tears welling up in her eyes as she looked on at her husbands grave. "Yeah. I just wanted us to be all together." She said quitetly, still facing the headstone and not her kids. It was so hard to do this and look at them. But she knew she had to. Felicity turned around. Her children looked at her, both so confused. Felicity just smiled. "You two don't need my protection anymore." She said as Mia and William looked at each other for any sign that the other knew what was happening. "William. You are doing so amazing at Smoak Tech. I'm handing the company over to you. I know that you will do such amazing things with it. You are going to change this world with that beautiful brain of yours."
She said as she looked at her son who stared at
her to stunned to move. "I- thanks mom." was all he could muster. Then Felicity turned her attention to Mia. "Mia. You are so much like your father. I know that you are still unsure of what you want to do, but going to college and getting an education? He would be so proud of you. He would be proud of both of you." Felicity finished as she looked intently at both of her grown babies. Mia started to cry. Something that was fairly rare for the girl. "I miss him so much." William said as tears flew freely down his own face. Felicity's heart broke and she moved to stand in between her kids. She grabbed William's hand to attempt to comfort him. "I wish I got to know him." came Mia's small and shaky voice. If Felicity's heart hadn't snapped into before, it certainly had now. But then she remembered that in Mia's near future, she would remember the events of Crisis, and she would remember that she did get to know her father. That he got to train her. And that Mia would soon be standing back in the past next to Felicity's younger self, in this same place and would be telling her mother all this herself. Felicity grabbed her daughters hand. "I know. But he lives on in the two of you." She said smiling at the memories of all the times she had seen Oliver in her children. It had comforted her and made her feel like Oliver was still around.
Felicity pulled her babies into a tight hug. They stood hugging each other for what seemed like hours until they finally pulled apart. "I have to go on a journey of my own now." Felicity said as her children grew not only more confused but scared. "What- what do you mean?" Mia asked with sad littles eyes that made it appear as though she were a child again. "You remember the stories of Crisis? You know about the Monitor?" Felicity said not sure if she could make it through this horrid goodbye. William and Mia slowly shook their heads totally lost.
"I made an agreement with him. He told me that one day, after you two were grown and on your own- that he would take me to your father." She said as she grabbed her children and held them close again. "What?" Mia asked sounding numb to the world. "I need you two to know that where he is sending me- I might not be able to return for a long while. But I will try and give it everything I have to come back to you. And to see you again." Feliciy said as sobs wracked through her body. "I understand."
William said as he shook through his own sobs. "You have to get back to dad." He said as strongly as he could. Felicity smiled back up at him and stood on her tip toes to kiss his forehead. Her sweet, sweet boy. Then she looked at Mia whose face was devoid of all color. Tears ran down her face but she had no control of them. She had no control of anything. She was completely numb.
Felicity was crippled by instant pain. It wracked through her body and gripped her heart. She had to give it her all not to completely collapse. It was not fair having to say goodbye to her children in order to reunite with her love, with their father. "Mia. Don't you agree?" William said trying to shake Mia out of her trance. It did the trick. Mia robotically nodded her head. "Yes. You should be with dad." She said as though her mouth was speaking without her brain telling her too. Felicity hugged them once more as tightly as she could and peppered each of them with kisses. She looked at them one last time. They stared back at her with emptiness in their tear stricken eyes. "Promise me that the two of you are going to take care of each other, okay?" She asked shakily. They shook their heads in unison. "I love you both so much." She said as she started backing away, memorizing every one of their features. She turned around and started to leave. Her legs felt like jello as she started to walk away from her babies.
"Momma?" Felicity stopped dead in her tracks at the familiar sound of her daughter calling out to her like she had done when she was a little girl. Felicity quickly turned around. Her baby girl was on the ground a few feet in front of her brother. She was wracking with dry sobs. Felicity ran over to her, picked her up and wrapped her in her arms. Mia laid her head on her mother's chest. Mia usually was comforted by her mother's hugs but this time it hardly did any good. She was in so much pain. "You said you would never leave me?" She cried out. Felicity's heart was no more. It had been demolished. She remembered back to when Mia was a little girl and had gotten into a fight at school. She had wanted to know that her mommy would never leave her. She had her memories from before Crisis and remembered little Mia at the cabin asking her the very same question. "I willcome back
Mia and I will never leave you." She said as she continued to hold her close as she had done with her daughter when she was a child. "I will always be with you." She said as she pointed to Mia's heart. "Always?" Mia asked through shaky breaths. "Always." Felicity replied as she let Mia go. Felicity turned around and slowly walked away from her babies, and towards the love of her life.