I owe a part of this chapter to a guest reviewer, since I wanted to bring Thea in next and now I got an idea on how to at least start bringing her in. Next character after her will most likely be Felicity.
Rather than join John's security agency, Roy enlisted in the SCPD, thanks to Laurel convincing her father to give Roy a recommendation and thanks to his training from Oliver, he proved that he was definitely SCPD material, giving the team a man in the precinct, allowing them to get intel in a much less noticeable fashion.
Oliver, John and Roy also continued to take out more names on the list, including Leo Mueller, Justin Claybourne (though Oliver made sure not to kill him to try and prevent the whole Prometheus situation, though he still planned on putting Chase in the ground when he got a chance), Palmer Cokes, Sachi Beech and James Holder.
Oliver also managed his time much better between his position at QC, being a father to Jasmine and being the Green Arrow.
"What are you doing now?" Laurel asked.
"Looking at all the employees that lost their jobs and well, essentially everything when my father shut down his steel mill and laid everyone off." Oliver said.
"Why?" Laurel asked.
"You remember the Reston family of bank robbers?" Oliver asked.
"Of course, why?" Laurel asked
"Part of the reason they turned to that life is because my father laid off the father, Derek Reston, and he didn't even give them severance pay. When I said I was going to right my family's wrongs, I didn't just mean as the Green Arrow." Oliver said and Laurel smiled as she saw the man she fell in love with all over again.
However, the meeting was interrupted when Oliver got a phone call.
"Hello?" Oliver asked, only to hear his mother's panicked voice on the other end.
"Whoa, mom, slow down, I can't understand you." Oliver said as his mother calmed down.
"What? Okay, I'm on my way." Oliver said as he hung up and got up.
"What happened?" Laurel asked.
"Helena is seriously toying the line on my mercy. Apparently Thea was at QC with my dad for bring your daughter to work day, since he said that until Thea is 18, he can still make her go." Oliver said and Laurel chuckled, since her father used to do the same thing to her.
"Still, what happened?" Laurel asked.
"Dad and Thea were on their way out when Dad stopped to talk to Paul Copani and after Copani was shot down in drive by, Thea got caught in the crossfire." Oliver said.
"Is she okay?" Laurel asked as he got up.
"She's in the hospital, where I am heading now. Tell Jasmine I had to go help Aunt Thea with something when she wakes up." Oliver said and Laurel nodded as Oliver left.
"Please tell me she's okay." Oliver said as he entered the emergency room where his parents were waiting.
"She's out of surgery, but the doctors said that she flatlined for 2 minutes before her heart started beating again. Despite that, the doctors say that she'll make a full recovery, she just needs rest." Robert said.
"Thank god." Oliver said.
"Where's Laurel?" Moira asked.
"Jasmine was still napping when I got your call, so Laurel's staying with her until she wakes up." Oliver said as Dr. Schwartz exited the office.
"She's asking to see you Oliver." she said and Oliver nodded as he walked in.
"Hi Ollie." Thea said from her hospital bed.
"Hey Speedy. I can't remember the last time I was so happy to see you awake." Oliver said.
"How about when I woke up from a coma after Lian Yu?" Thea asked and Oliver felt his spirits lift even higher.
"I take it you met the Beyonder." Oliver said.
"I did." Thea said.
"How did you?" Oliver asked.
"Die, it was suicide." Thea said.
"What?" Oliver asked.
"I didn't have anything left to live for. My dad was dead, my mom was dead, Malcolm was dead, you were dead and then after I found out about Roy, I lost it. I started drinking heavily and well, I guess you can figure it out." Thea said.
"So, how does it feel to be 17 again?" Oliver asked her with a smile.
"I feel the same way Zac Efron did. I have a chance to do half my life over. But to do it right." Thea said, quoting that old movie perfectly and they both laughed.
"You won't go down the same path this time specifically because you know the steps to to avoid it." Oliver said and Thea nodded.
"Is Roy here?" Thea asked.
"Our Roy yes. Well, not here at the hospital, but in this universe, yes, he is. And he'll be quite happy that you've joined us." Oliver said.
"Anyone else from our old lives I should know about?" Thea asked.
"John and Laurel." Oliver said.
"So, not only did you get Laurel in this universe, but you got the version you fell for in the first place. Nice." Thea said and Oliver rolled his eyes at her.
"It's good to have you back. Though you're going to have to find a new job since I'm not opening Verdant." Oliver said.
"Why not?" Thea asked.
"Because a nightclub is the last place my 4 year old daughter needs to be around. We're skipping ahead to lair 2.0, since I asked Dad for a job at QC." Oliver said.
"I almost forgot, we're rich again." Thea said.
"Yes and hopefully this time we can stay that way." Oliver said with a smile.
"Here's to hoping. Now, I think mom and dad have been denied their opportunity to fuss over me long enough." Thea said and Oliver smiled as he nodded as their parents were admitted.