After dealing with the mayor, Oliver decided that it was time to start digging into Blood, since it was clear that he was still working for Slade, which was another reason he'd decided to enter the race, since he knew what was coming and how to stop it.
Anyways, right now, Oliver was holding a press conference regarding his plans to clean up the Star City bay, when suddenly a bunch of armed men burst into the room.
"Everyone down." the leader said.
"Get Laurel out of here now." Oliver said to John, relieved that Jasmine was with his parents today.
John nodded as he got Laurel out of there and Oliver jumped into action as Roy and the SCPD mobilized.
"I'm just glad that Jasmine is with my parents for right now." Oliver said relieved as the team regrouped in the lair.
"Maybe you should all move to the mansion temporarily, considering how much security is on it." Thea said and Oliver nodded.
"Already in progress. Laurel and I decided that after the attack this morning." Oliver said.
"Right now we need to figure out who's behind the attack." John said.
"I think it's obvious. It's Slade." Oliver said.
"You sure, this doesn't feel like Slade. It seems more like HIVE tactics." Thea said.
"Don't remind me." Oliver said, a hatred almost unlike anything else he'd ever felt in his voice as he thought of the man who'd taken Laurel from him once before.
"Hey man, don't worry, we're working on finding Darhk now. We'll find him before he even has a chance to kill Laurel again." John said, knowing that Oliver hated the word hive and honestly, he did to.
"John, I need to know that if we cross paths with Andy again during our fight with HIVE when we get to it, that you're prepared to do what needs to be done." Oliver said.
"You don't even need to ask. Andy is nothing to me anymore. I promise you that I will not make the same mistake with him I did before. Jasmine and your next kid will not have to grow up without their mother." John assured him.
"Good, because I will not lose her again." Oliver said.
"And you won't." Felicity said confidently.
"Good, because I cannot go through the pain of losing Laurel again. Speaking of Laurel, I need to go." Oliver said.
"Where are you going?" Thea asked.
"Laurel has an ultrasound tomorrow where we're finally going to find out the gender of the baby, since we decided we did not want to be surprised about it, since we have enough surprises to deal with already, and I promised her I'd be there, which means, actually getting some sleep tonight." Oliver said as he headed out.
"We have to take Darhk out as soon as possible. We all saw what Laurel's death did to Oliver the first time and he wasn't even accepting that he was still in love with her. Now he's fully embraced his feelings for her nd this time they also have a daughter and another kid on the way, I'm afraid of what losing her again will do to him." Thea said, concerned for her brother.
"This time we have the advantage. We know what Darhk's planning, plus, Oliver knows how to resist his magic. And we know what not to do. Like trust my brother." John said.
"It wasn't your fault John." Thea said.
"A part of me will always blame myself for what happened to Laurel on Earth One, but this time, I will lay down my life before I let Darhk lay another finger on her." John said.
"John, it won't come to that. The only person who will die when we meet Darhk is Darhk. Like you said, Oliver can resist Darhk's magic, we're in the clear, as long as the League of Assassins doesn't get in the way." Roy said.
"Speaking of which, I've also got a search going on around the globe to make sure that Malcolm really is dead this time." Felicity said.
"Let's hope so. The last thing we need is Ra's al Ghul framing Oliver for murder again." John said.
"Agreed. But Thea's right, we need to find Darhk and take him out before he has a chance to take out Laurel, since something tells me that will bring out the monster Oliver always feared he would become." Roy said and they all nodded in agreement.
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