A/N: Sorry for the delay between this chapter and the last but there will be another delay between this chapter and chapter 8. Work is currently playing havoc in my writing time - and my catching up on Arrow. Feel free to message me if you have any questions or even suggestions.

Chapter 07: Life Changes

A week later and Oliver called in his sister as the Green Arrow, and that was to save his son from Damien. As not many people knew about her existence they were able to keep her a secret until the last possible moment. Thalia being Scarlet, a vigilante in her own right in both Los Angeles and Central City. Oliver's son William, that he never knew he had, had been taken by Malcolm for Damian Darhk.

"Do it now, track William. I know you can do it," Oliver took a deep breath as he glared at Thalia, he knew that Samantha Clayton wanted her son back.

"Ollie, call Mari. She'll do it, I trust her," Thalia told him, Samantha looked between the two siblings and then at Thea. Thalia shook her head, she wasn't about to do what Oliver wanted her to do.

"What are they talking about?" Samantha questioned, everyone was watching the argument unfold between Thalia and Oliver. Thalia was close to pushing Oliver onto the ground.

"My brother and sister are stubborn," Thea answered, as she watched Oliver and Thalia argue. "Ollie, Lia, stop fighting please. Ollie call this Mari person, you can't push Lia into it,"

"Thank you T," Thalia glanced at Oliver and then walked away from him grabbing Thea's bow and arrow. "I'm sorry Samantha, but I can't do what Oliver's asking..."

"Thalia, please." Oliver turned to begging before he found himself faced with a bow and arrow in his face. Thalia was stronger than what she looked and neither of them were about to back down.

"No, Oliver. I'm not doing it." Thalia stood her ground and called Mari herself, while still not moving the bow and arrow. 'Hey, can you come to Star City? My brother is being a pain in the ass and he needs your help,' Thalia left a message on Mari's phone. "There it's done, now go to Detroit and get her," Thalia forced Oliver into going to Detroit and talking to Mari himself and getting her to come to Star City.

After they had saved William, Felicity called off her engagement to Oliver as he had lied to her about William and didn't know if he would ever have told her. Felicity was upset that Thea, Thalia, Barry and Malcolm knew about William before she did. Thalia explained to her that Oliver was only doing what the boys mother wanted. Felicity couldn't understand how anyone could be that selfish.

"Felicity, do you know how hard it is for a parent to not be able to see their child or to talk about them for fear of them being taken?" Thalia and Thea had taken Felicity aside one evening to talk to her. "And for that fear to come true?"

"Thalia, not everything is about you," Felicity stated, seemingly forgetting that Thalia was a mother and not knowing her entire history.

Thalia took a deep breath before she spoke. "I never said that it was. But you have no idea how hard this is for Oliver. We all make choices that we have to live with both good and bad. My son Ollie will never have the chance to meet his father," Thalia explained to Felicity taking a deep breath as she looked at Thea.

"Felicity, my sister she knows that you can't forgive Oliver for what he's done. You have to know that every day she fears that she'll never get her Ollie back – yes it was her decision to give him up but now we don't even know where Ollie is now," Thea and Thalia didn't know if they were ever going to get through to Felicity. Thea looked at Felicity and then at Thalia and back at Felicity again. "You know what Felicity, sometimes my sister speaks from experience. Her son isn't the only one that will never see his father,"

"Felicity please, just trust us Ollie didn't want to hurt you at all. He will always love you. Oliver has a big heart," Thalia took a step back from Felicity as Laurel, John and Oliver walked into the room. "Ollie, Barry called me to Central City. Wants a bit of help with something that he refuses to talk about,"

"Go, we can work things out here," Thea smiled at her big sister before wrapping her arms around her tightly. "I'll take care of him,"

"I know you can kiddo, you keep an eye on our brother," Thalia kissed the top of Thea's head returning her little sisters hug. "Ollie, give her time and I'll call you guys once I get into Central City," With that Thalia left and went straight to Central City she was close to calling Thea to go with her.

Not long after Thalia arrived in Central City, Barry was dragging her aside and into his lab to talk to her. Although Barry wasn't blood, Thalia considered the kid family and was a little confused with what he wanted. Barry closed the door behind them and locked them in the room he wanted to makes sure that both Cisco and Caitlin didn't enter as well. Although Barry trusted Caitlin and Cisco, they didn't need to know what he had been working on as a side project for Thalia.

"Barry, what's this all about?" Thalia raised an eyebrow ass the younger man stood before her.

"Thalia, I'm sorry about calling you all the way here," Barry looked at her and then motioned to his computer. "You need to see this," on the screen was an image of what looked like her son. "Ollie was seen here just recently,"

"What? When?" Thalia questioned, looking at the screen before her and seeing her little boys face for the first time in months.

"Three days ago, I've searched every building in the city and the only thing I found was this," Barry had found a small toy that had once belonged to Thalia. "I'm sorry about not calling you earlier but I had to be sure,"

"This was mine, I gave it to Ollie on his first birthday," Thalia held her sons toy in her hand and looked at Barry. "Where did you find it?"

"An abandoned hotel, it was the only thing there. Believe me I searched every inch of the place," Barry was a forensic scientist so he had combed every inch of the building. "It didn't take me too long, I searched every inch of the place twice,"

"Can you take me there?" Thalia questioned, pocketing her sons toy and looking to Barry as she spoke.

Barry took Thalia to the hotel where he had found her sons toy. Thalia closed her eyes, and did one the spells that John had taught her that they used for tracking. It was one that she refused to use to find her nephew. When she opened her eyes both her and Barry saw shadows of her son playing on the ground before them with a woman. Thalia smiled at the sight of her little boy and then looked at Barry wondering if he was seeing the same scene as what she was.

"You will find him again. Thalia Queen you are full of wonder. I will help you whenever you need it," Barry told her before telling her that he could see what she was showing. "He's a smart kid, you can see it in his eyes,"

"He is, he takes after his father and his uncle," Thalia looked at Barry as she spoke. "Thank you Barry," Thalia smiled as the scene before them disappeared, she still didn't know who the woman was that had been playing with her son.

"When you find him, call me and I'll be there," Barry smiled at her, before they left the hotel and he took her back to the train station. "I have to go, you know save the city like your brother does,"

Barry left Thalia at the train station to go and fight Zoom, while Thalia returned to Star City. Barry was had been tempted to ask Thalia to stay and help him. The train ride to Star City felt like forever and by the time she had gotten home she was greeted by a phone call from Thea telling her that Laurel had been injured by Damien Darhk. Thalia raced to the hospital, and was met by Quentin Lance, when they Thea and Thalia arrived on the floor that Laurel was on. They both took one look at Oliver and saw the look on his face.

Weeks later and they were faced with Damian Darhk releasing a nuclear attack on the world. Oliver still didn't understand why his sister wouldn't use what she had been taught by John Constantine. Oliver had been told by Barry that his sister had used something while she was there. H.I.V.E and Malcolm Merlyn had taken Thea and held her hostage.

"Thalia, you're coming with us. Thea is in danger," Oliver told Thalia as he suited up.

"Malcolm?" Thalia questioned, she had briefly gone back to Los Angeles on a mission before returning to Star City to help her family.

"And Darhk, Thalia you have to use what John taught you this time," Oliver begged his sister which wasn't something that he would normally do. Thalia looked at Lyla who had been listening to what Oliver had been saying to her.

"Fine, but I'm leaving Jackson with Felicity. He's one of the best that I know," Thalia told them before going over to where Oliver had kept her suit. "Scarlet reporting for duty," she smirked pulling on the suit and turning to face the others.

"What's your weapon of choice?" Lyla questioned, looking at the oldest Queen. Lyla had known about who Thalia was but not to what degree.

"Hey Ollie, where's my crossbow? And the daggers?" Thalia questioned, her crossbow was one of her favourite weapons.

"Wait the three of you are archers?" Lyla questioned, she hadn't seen Thalia in action only Thea and Oliver.

"Yeah, I've been doing it since I was a kid. But now is not the time" Thalia replied as Oliver tossed her, her crossbow, arrows and then her daggers all of which she caught.

"Short version, she was also in the League of Assassins," Thea was oddly proud of her sister for that.

Thalia, Oliver and John went on a mission to save Thea, Thalia doing most of the work. Thalia was able to give Darhk a run for his money in the arts. Darhk could not understand how she was doing it, she wasn't entirely sure herself but knew that her John (Constantine) had something to do with it. Thalia, Oliver and John tracked down Thea and Oliver and Thalia were able to get through to their little sister. When they returned to the surface they found that Darhk had taken Jackson, Felicity, Donna and Curtis hostage. Jackson and Curtis had been helping Felicity and her father to stop the rubicon.

"Jackson, call Alex and get him to contact Nyssa, we need all the help that we can get," Thalia told Jackson who nodded and pulled out his phone after they had saved them.

"Already on it, Alex is already half way here," Jackson replied seeing that both of them had sent him a text. "Josh is on his way back too,"

Within half an hour Alex and Josh had arrived back at the Arrow cave. Oliver greeted the men and welcomed them in. Alex refused to take off his side arm, as did Joshua. Nyssa wasn't coming she had other business to attend to that included tracking down Thalia's son, her nephew. Darhks men ambushed them within minutes leaving a mess as Thalia, Thea, Oliver, Lyla and John defended it the best they could.

The following morning Oliver made a speech in the city while one of the nuclear missiles headed their way. Felicity and Curtis headed to the roof to try and force it to change its course. They succeeded. When Oliver returned to the Arrow Cave he gave everyone missions and told them he was headed to City Hall to face Darhk. Thalia went with him, they were stronger together – even if Oliver hated to admit it.

"Darhk, you can't win," Thalia taunted him as Oliver and Darhk fought in the street. Darhk turned his attention to Thalia.

"Scarlet, what are you doing?" Oliver questioned, watching as Thalia summoned a force that she hadn't used in a while.

"When you have a city of hope anything is possible," Thalia smirked throwing what she had summoned straight at Darhk forcing him backwards. "Trust me,"

As Oliver fought Darhk he told him not to forget that he was in the League of Assassins. Thalia grinned this was what she was waiting to hear. Thalia stopped using the magic that she knew and instead took to her League ways. They defeated Darhk together with the help of the entire city behind them. Darhk being shocked that the woman before him knew the secrets of the League.

After they defeated Darhk, Thea made an announcement "Ollie, I can't do this any more...I'm sorry," Thea looked to her brother who wrapped his arms around her and told her that she never had to apologize to him.

"Thea, wait up. Come home with me?" Thalia grabbed her sisters hand and the two of them walked from the building together. "Ollie, you know if you ever need us you can call me,"