"So, how'd it go?" Oliver asked Roy as he entered the lair.
"We have until Christmas to take Malcolm out." Roy said.
"Perfect, we'll move on him tonight." Oliver said.
"With Thea still injured?" John asked.
"Thea's done enough for right now. She needs more training and we do not have time for her to get it. Besides, the 3 of us can handle Merlyn." Oliver said, right as Felicity brought a report up on the TV, revealing Malcolm.
"New plan, we go now, before Malcolm has a chance to bolt." Oliver said they nodded as they moved to suit up.
"I've finished sanitizing everything we have on the Undertaking so no one knows about the part your parents played in it. I'm leaking it on the web now." Felicity said and Oliver nodded as he put on his hood and led the others out.
Malcolm still wasn't sure how whoever this green archer was had found out who he was and what he was up to, but now that his identity was revealed before the machine was ready, he knew he had to move before he had the League on his ass.
He was about to move when suddenly, the window shattered.
"Malcolm Merlyn, you have failed this city." Green Arrow said as he, Spartan and Arsenal all stood on the terrace of his office.
"How did you discover my identity and my plans?" Malcolm asked.
"Not your concern. You should really be more concerned with surviving what's to come." Green Arrow said as he released an arrow, aimed directly at Malcolm's heart, but he caught the arrow seconds before it hit it's target.
"Don't you know it's rude to kill your host." Malcolm asked as he tossed the arrow back and slipped into his hidden compartment, tossing one of his own flash arrows to buy time.
When the others had recovered, Malcolm was now dressed in his Dark Archer suit.
"Let's end this." Malcolm said as he fired at his enemies.
"What would possess you to kill everyone in the Glades?" Green Arrow asked as he and Arsenal engaged Malcolm in melee, bows on sword with Spartan firing bullets when he could.
"My wife Rebecca was killed by Daniel Brickwell in the Glades. She was innocent, yet she was gunned down, just so Brick could gain entry into some gang." Malcolm shouted.
"So why punish everyone?" Arsenal demanded.
"Brick may have killed her, but the people of the Glades just passed her by and let her die. The place is broken and the only way to fix it is to raze it to the ground and rebuild." Malcolm said.
"You're wrong. The only way to fix it is to rid the world of men like you. You've become worse than Brick and I doubt your wife would be proud of you doing this in her name." Green Arrow said as he punched Malcolm to the ground.
"What are you going to do? Lock me up like everyone else you've fought? You're soft." Malcolm said as Green Arrow stepped on his chest and held him at arrowpoint.
"No, I'm sending you to the place that can hold you, hell." Green Arrow said as he released the arrow into Malcolm's heart, supposedly killing him.
"You think you that will stop him?" Arsenal asked.
"Should but considering he's survived and arrow in the heart before." Green Arrow said as he then fired another arrow into Malcolm's head.
"He'd need to be immortal to survive that." Green Arrow said as SCPD raided the place.
"SCPD, freeze." Quentin shouted, pointing his gun at Green Arrow.
"We took care of the threat. Malcolm Merlyn is dead." Green Arrow said.
"Sir, do we take them into custody?" Hilton asked.
"From what we saw, they didn't just stop a killer, they stopped a terrorist, since it looked like Merlyn was trying to create a manmade earthquake to destroy the Glades. They're not criminals. Harper was right. You're heroes. Just unconventional ones." Quentin said as he looked down at the body of the man that just a few weeks ago, he'd been sharing champagne with (since Sara was not on the Gambit, Quentin never descended into alcoholism) as their kids' wedding.
"We do this because it has to be done. Not for thanks." Green Arrow said as he fired a cable arrow and Spartan and Arsenal slid down it.
"Can you at least tell me what to call you?" Quentin asked.
Green Arrow turned to face him before saying "I'm the Green Arrow."
And with that he followed his teammates down the cable.
The team was now gathered in Oliver and Laurel's loft, watching the news.
"It appears it is Star City's turn to have a superhero. Watch out Metropolis and National City, it looks Star City might be giving you a run for your money with our own hometown, human hero, the Green Arrow." the reporter said.
"Looks like Star City caught on to you being a hero a lot earlier this time." Laurel said as Jasmine looked up from playing with her Superman and Supergirl dolls.
"Daddy, can I have a Green Arrow doll?" Jasmine asked him and Oliver smiled, since it looked like his daughter was moving on her next obsession.
"I don't think they make those yet sweetheart. Once do, I promise, I'll get you one." Oliver said and Jasmine seemed satisfied.
"Looks like her daddy is now her hero." Felicity said, only to have Oliver give her a look that stop talking, since right now, Jasmine had no idea what he did at night, and for right now, he intended to keep it that way for right now.
"I think her daddy already was her hero." Laurel said as she smiled at her daughter, who'd tooned out their conversation and resumed playing with her toys.