Chapter 5

All The Marbles

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Some Hours Later At Verdant

Some hours later saw the group, plus the Olivers at Verdant on the upper floor. Waiting on Felicity to come back from the basement with the device to hopefully put the Olivers back together in one package. But first, she had to do a little repair work on it which was taking a considerable amount of time and no one really wanted to go down there cause if they did, it would cement just how real it is that Oliver's the Hood, or the Green Arrow now as the vigilante persona had decided to call himself. Though he had left about an hour ago to go deal with a situation involving another Oliver. This time, it was apparently the Hood version and he was definitely not a nice guy from what had been shown of him. Leading to Tearful O making a little oops by saying more then he should about a few things and getting Angry O to go off on him for it. Setting off a fresh wave of tears for Tearful O to happen afterwards. Suicidal O had been especially kept out of the basement for fear of what he might try and do to himself despite the fact he was still on a sedative while everyone aside from Lance, Digg, and later Felicity were fairly unhappy with the fact Oliver could have come home after his third year away but chose not too for fear of what the darkness was doing to him at the time.

Passionate O and Happy O had explained the mindset as best they could, which really wasn't helped by Angry O's comments in addition to Paranoid O's but they managed despite that. It helped somewhat, but Thea for the most part still wasn't really happy about it. Especially that Waller woman who kept the two Olivers from saying more due to NDA forms and just seemed to be a really cold bitch in the teenager's mind. Roy couldn't help but compare her to a female gang leader he knew of deep in the Glades who was a bit like that but without the full on Patriotism aspect. Making Paranoid O mutter about how the two were probably related somehow and using their chosen paths to control the world. Yelling could be heard, drawing everyone's attention as Green Arrow dragged in a struggling Hood who was doing all he could to break free. "LET ME GO! IF YOU'RE REALLY ME, YOU KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE!" Yelled the Hood angrily.

"I do, but not with your methods."

"Extreme measures are the only methods to ensure effective results! To think otherwise is naive!"

"Your focus has blinded you to the actual reality that those measures are ONLY needed on certain occasions. NOT all the time. Perhaps Anatoly was right, maybe we do hide behind the hood a little too much."

Hood snorted in disagreement on that one. "You know Talia was right! It was the only way we could be truly effective!"

"Maybe, maybe not. The fact we trusted someone we barely knew, someone who knew more then she should have known, reveals that perhaps we were fools to believe her to begin with."

"Mmm… Talia was a hottie. Wonder what it would have taken to get HER in bed?" Muttered Smooth O lecherously.

Getting him disgusted looks once again. "SHUT UP WITH THAT NASTY MOUTH BEFORE I PUT MY FIST IN IT!" Roared Angry O.

"Y-Yeah! Talia might be du-dubious but she deserves more respect then that!" Declared Tearful O.

Smooth O scoffed and shook his head with an eyeroll. Hood would have continued the original conversation but before he could get back on to that, he was interrupted by Felicity's arrival from the basement. "Good news! Repairs are done and the device should be good to go!"

"I think we can all safely say that this should be deemed a failure afterwards. Sure, it sucks to tell Waller that but when I think about it, the kind of power this thing has shouldn't be in anyone's hands." Stated Happy O thoughtfully with a frown on his face that didn't really fit him.

"Agreed, especially HER hands." Muttered Hood darkly and getting nods of agreement from his fellow Os.

"I just want this nightmare over with. One of you was all I could really handle, but this many of ya? Forget about it." Grumbled Lance.

"Well, I wouldn't mind if the more passionate version stuck around." Laurel said without meaning too.

And then blushing when she realized she had said that after getting looks from everyone. "Yeah, you really need better taste in boys, sweetheart."

Tommy wondered if maybe he should bow out where Laurel was concerned since this whole thing clearly brought out some remaining feelings she had inside of her where Ollie was concerned. Laurel just gave her dad a mild glare that did nothing to phase him. "What needs to be done to bring my son back together, Miss Smoak?" Asked Moira, who wanted to get this madness over with as soon as possible.

The woman's words startling Felicity before getting her bearings back. "Well, I don't think it matters if one or all of the Olivers here stand together but Happy Oliver probably should stand in front of the bar so he can be like a focal point for the others."

"Makes sense, mom, me, and Raisa did see him first."

"Is this your way of hoping that if its me at the center of all this, I'll be more happier then moody when things are back to normal?" Asked Happy O curiously.

"Ummm… Maybe? You are kinda grumpy a lot."

Diggle just snorted at that while Happy O just shot her a thumb's up. "Better to be grumpy then not." Angry O grumbled aloud.

"Too much anger is bad for the soul."

"Yeah, sex is a lot better."

"SHUT UP YOU HORNDOG!"

Smooth O winced as he rubbed on his ears. "Jeez, I'm right here! No need to yell!"

"Okay! I'm pressing the button now!" Declared Felicity in a mild panic before anything could happen.

And with the pressing of the nice shiny red button on the control panel of the odd looking device after Happy O got by himself in front of the bar, the others soon turned a transparent blue and began to be absorbed into him. "BUT THE LADIES NEED ME!"

"Solitude and reflection in my own self is perhaps the best way to reach true harmony with one's self."

"I DON'T WANNA GO! NEVER ENOUGH TEARS TO BE LET OUT!"

It was also quickly made apparent that they weren't the only Olivers around either once they were back inside Happy O. As a streaker, an extremely nerdy looking Oliver, a Role Player, an Oliver in a Ballerina outfit, along with many others began to fly into Happy O. Including one very unhappy Drag Queen version. "NO! DAMNIT, I SAID NO! I don't deserve this s**t! Y'all hear me!? My name is Olivia Queen and I am too much Woman and should not be forced inside him again! This is denial of my wonderful self! STOP THAT MACHINE! I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME SHOUT! LET LOOSE THE DRAG FOR ALL TO SEE!" Screamed out Olivia as she struggled to avoid being sucked into Oliver.

"Well, she seems fun." Muttered Thea dryly.

"You should meet some of the Queens down the road from me." Roy added in helpfully.

Nobody messed with those people either! Cause who wanted to admit they got their asses handed to them by men in drag? Hell, they'd hooked him up with a few warm meals over the years too so he was on some fairly good terms with them to the point they offered him a place to crash if he ever needed it. "You're on." Grinned Thea as it sounded like fun!

"NOOOOOO!" Screeched the Drag Queen Oliver as he, or perhaps she, lost the battle and was absorbed into Oliver.

Who was the last to be absorbed into him. Now, what nobody expected to see happen was for him to end up with every Oliver's outfits on his body. Making him look rather awkward for that matter as he swayed some. "Whoa..." Muttered the man as sparks flew from the device that put him back together.

Then fell apart onto the floor and turned into dust. "Huh… Wasn't expecting that to happen." Muttered Felicity.

"Almost like a Tim The Toolman moment." Added in Diggle thoughtfully.

Oliver sat down heavily in a nearby stool, which was a bit awkward for him considering all the outfits he had on. "What the Hell happened?" He asked in confusion as he had a crap load of new memories practically over loading his brain and it was just confusing as Hell for him.

"Aside from you literally having your inner selves running around and exposing you for the lying jerk with his pants on fire that you are? Not much." Answered Thea archly with her arms crossed.

"Huh!?"

His sister scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Considering what just happened to him, its probable that he's going to need time to adjust. So any yelling or whatever you want to do will probably have to wait til then. If… You know, you want it to be effective." Babbled Felicity nervously.

"I don't know you, or like you that much since you're helping my brother with his little vigilante thing, but I'll take that under serious advisement and wait til later. After all, I don't want to waste anything good on him when he won't even be able to recognize what's going on."

"Thea!" Reprimanded Moira sternly.

A shrug came her way as Thea really didn't care darn it! Oliver would end up passing out from all the information in his head, causing Diggle, Tommy, and a reluctant Lance to help carry him to the car and then to his bed at the mansion. He'd be out cold for three days until he finally woke up with a grimace as he could remember things more clearly now. Some of what he remembered however made him cringe and hoped he wouldn't be able to remember anything more horrible then what he'd already remembered. But he was at least glad for the ARGUS immunity though. He wasn't so glad when the yelling and the like started from his loved ones however. The fact it did spark a huge reveal about Malcolm Merlyn accidentally however, was damned helpful. Even if it did put him out of action for a few days. Leading to him getting ARGUS involved much to Moira's immense relief, Tommy's slight unhappiness, and Malcolm's immense displeasure. But Oliver and ARGUS' involvement, and Moira's spilling the beans, would be damned helpful in preventing a lot of deaths in the near future. This also helped get Walter back safe and sound as well. Even if there was some strain between himself and Moira for awhile that they would eventually and thankfully get past.

Things between Oliver, Laurel, and Tommy would also be a little strained thanks to her lingering feelings for Oliver. A situation that would take some time to be fully dealt with before any of the trio could really move on. Roy however would keep good on his word to Thea about introducing her to the Drag Queens he knew, something that horrified the Hell out of Oliver as it brought up memories of that particular him when he'd been split into different versions. The other memories this ended up bringing around also didn't help matters any much to his misfortune and Thea's utter delight!

Author's Notes: Sorry if this is lacking in any way, but hopefully, you guys enjoyed none the less!