A few days later, Oliver and Laurel were standing in their loft with their families in attendance and John preparing to perform a quick wedding ceremony and Tommy and Sara standing for them.
"Okay so, we're just doing a quick wedding here right?" John asked and Oliver nodded.
"Yep." Oliver said and Laurel nodded in agreement.
"Okay then, let's get this started." John said as they all took their places.
"Dearly beloved, we are here to witness the wedding of Oliver Jonas Queen and Dinah Laurel Lance. Now, before we get to the good stuff, I have to ask, does anyone see a reason as to why these 2 should not be wed." John asked.
After no one spoke up, Oliver and Laurel just did generic vows and then John to the I dos.
"Do you, Oliver Jonas Queen, take Dinah Laurel Lance, to be your lawfully wedded wife?" John asked.
"I do." Oliver said.
"And do you, Dinah Laurel Lance, take Oliver Jonas Queen to be your lawfully wedded husband?" John asked Laurel.
"I do." Laurel said.
"Then, by the power vested in me by the city of Star City, I hereby pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." John said as Oliver and Laurel kissed, officially becoming husband and wife.
Oliver was in the office of his campaign building when suddenly, his campaign manager Alex knocked on his door.
"Alex." Oliver said.
"I'm sorry to interrupt Mr. Queen, but there's a man here who's insisting on seeing you. He says he'd like to make a rather sizeable contribution to your campaign." Alex said.
"Send him then." Oliver said and Alex nodded as he gestured outside to whoever had come with him and Oliver's blood ran cold when he saw who entered.
"Hello Mr. Queen." Damien Darhk said as he smiled as he entered Oliver's office.
"Nice to meet you Mr." Oliver asked.
"Darhk. Damien Darhk. Are you alright? You're looking a little green around the gills." Darhk said.
"Alex, can you give me and Mr. Darhk some privacy. I'm sure we have a lot to discuss." Oliver said and Alex nodded as he left and the smile immediately left Darhk's face.
"I take it you know who I am?" Oliver asked.
"Yes, it seems that your Beyonder has been meddling with forces he shouldn't be, so an old compatriot of mine, Mallus, decided to send me here to undo the damage." Darhk said and that was how Oliver knew that this was the same man he'd killed years ago in Star City.
"What do you want?" Oliver asked.
"Simply the same thing I did the last time I approached you. To aid in your mayoral campaign." Darhk said.
"You already know that won't happen. And you also know that I can resist your magic. And you also know that I know exactly where your family lives, so if anything happens to mine, I will not hesitate to retaliate with yours. Your daughter's already lost her parents once, do you really want that to happen again?" Oliver said.
"Well, why don't you just end me right now then and spare everyone the trouble?" Darhk asked, purposely trying to bait Oliver.
"I'm not stupid. Killing you would out me and get me arrested. But just to be clear, if you touch Laurel again, in any way, your wife will die again, but this time, by my hand." Oliver said.
"Well, I'm sorry we couldn't do business then." Darhk said as he left Oliver's office, leaving Oliver seething.
"Wait, so not only is Darhk in Star City 2 years early, but you're saying that he's basically been beyonded to?" Thea asked as Oliver brought them all up to speed on what was going on.
"Yeah, this time Darhk will be a bit more crafty, since he knows that I can beat him and he knows that I will retaliate against any move made against my family with his own, so for right now, we've got him in check." Oliver said.
"Still, the last time we fought Darhk and his ghosts, we barely managed to beat him in time. Oliver, we need the whole team." John said.
"And that would be great except for I don't trust Rene and Dinah and Curtis have no idea about any of this." Oliver reminded them.
"You guys never changed the locks." a new voice said and they all turned to see Dinah Drake enter the lair.
"Dinah?" Oliver asked.
"It's Black Canary Oliver." Dinah said as they hugged.
"It's good to see you." John said as they hugged next.
"It's good to be back. I actually just transferred to the SCPD from Central City with my partner, Vincent Sobel." Dinah said and Oliver grinned.
"Looks like we're nearly back to full strength." Felicity said.
"What's going on?" Dinah asked as Oliver brought her up to speed.
"That son of a bitch." Dinah said.
"Yeah, but this also means that my break from Green Arrow is temporarily on hold. I'm the only one who stands a chance at stopping Darhk." Oliver said as Laurel entered the lair with the kids.
"Then can you please do it soon so that the kids don't have to stay here forever?" Laurel asked her new husband.
"I know it's inconvenient, but this is the safest place for you from Darhk. I promise, I will have him wrapped up before your maternity leave is up." Oliver said.
"I don't know about that Oliver. After all, Darhk knows that we know about his plans and his hideouts." John said.
"But we also know the location he's building his Ark in. If we destroy that now." Oliver said.
"It sets Hive back and gives us more time to stop them." John realized and Oliver nodded.
"So, are we heading for the Ark?" Thea asked.
"Gear up and move out. We need to move while we still have an element of surprise." Oliver said.
"Good thing I brought this." Dinah said as she unzipped the bag she'd brought and revealed her old suit.
"Nice to see you brought your costume." Oliver said with a grin.
"Always come prepared." Dinah said as they suited up.