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Penthouse outside Star City, next day

early morning, before sunrise

"Impressive," Nyssa noted as Oliver led her and the sleepy Conner through the house, "How can you afford this?"

"I don't, I own it," Oliver explained and both of his companions looked surprised, "This used to belong to a family friend, Virgil Hawkins. He died a few weeks before I first fought your father and left this for me in his will."

"What are we doing here?" Conner asked as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

"I have to head in to Star City to meet up with some friends. You and Nyssa are gonna stay here while I meet up with them, then we're gonna head back to Central City." Oliver explained and Conner frowned.

"Why can't we come with you?" Connor asked curiously as Oliver and Nyssa exchanged a look.

"Because I have a lot of enemies in Star City. I need to be stealthy so no one knows I'm in town, which means I have to go alone." Oliver explained carefully and Conner nodded though he still looked unsure.

"You should go now, while it is still dark out." Nyssa advised him and Oliver nodded in agreement.

"Keep an eye on the boy, you know how he likes to get into mischief," Oliver ruffled Conner's hair amidst the boy's protests, "I'll see you soon."

Oliver leaned in and kissed Nyssa, causing Conner to fake gag. Oliver pulled away, smirking in amusement at Conner's theatrics before he turned and walked towards the door.

Oliver's old campaign office

morning

"You look dead on your feet Roy." Diggle noted as he, Sara, and Roy entered the elevator.

"Lian was up three times last night. I tried to let Thea sleep, so I took her." Roy said as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

"Can't handle it Harper?" Sara asked with a teasing grin and Roy gave er a sarcastic smirk.

"I can't wait for you to have kids. When they keep you up all night and you ask me for advice, I'll just laugh in your face." Roy drawled.

Sara laughed and opened her mouth to reply when the elevator doors opened. Sara froze and the three all stared in shock at who was in the lair.

"I see you've made some changes while I've been away." Oliver noted as they stepped off the elevator.

"Oliver." Diggle smiled.

"Hey, we need to talk." Oliver said grimly.

Star Labs

same time

Cisco was shifting through the parts that were once Red Tornado when something happened. He gasped as he got a Vibe. He didn't see much but he saw what looked like a ten foot beast that was covered in shadows. As quickly as it came, the Vibe was gone.

"What in the name of god was that?" Cisco wondered to himself.

Arrow Lair

afternoon

"So let me get this straight," Roy messaged his temples, "Luthor blames Metahumans for the death of his fiancee, so now he's trying to eradicate them all?"

"That's a pretty simplified version but yeah." Oliver nodded.

"Who does he think he is, a mix of Malcolm and Ray?" Diggle asked in disbelief.

"He's dangerous John. I looked into his eyes...and it was like looking into Slade's after the Mirakuru. He's seeing the world with vision clouded by grief and rage, he won't be talked down. We have to do whatever it takes to stop Lex or we'll be plunged into a Metahuman holocaust." Oliver said darkly.

"So what, kill him?" Diggle asked challengingly and Oliver and Sara glared at him.

"You had no problem with it when it was Malcolm and Darhk that I was killing." Oliver snapped.

"Because there was no other choice, they were to dangerous to send to prison." Diggle reminded them.

"From the way it sounds, so is Lex." Sara argued.

"Look, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it, okay?" Oliver interrupted, "but we need to be prepared to do whatever it takes to stop Lex, in case it comes down to that." Oliver warned them.

"Okay, enough of all this talk of killing someone," Roy interrupted and they all turned to him, "Oliver, how'd you like to meet your niece?"

Thea and Roy's apartment

later in the afternoon

"And this is Sara!" Lyla said in a baby voice as she held Lian out to her daughter.

"Hi." Sara Diggle waved at the baby and Lian let out a happy gurgle.

"Thanks for coming over Lyla." The tired Thea ran a hand through her hair.

"I know how it was when I first had Sara. It'll get easier once you and Roy get used to it." Lyla assured the younger mother.

The door opened and they two of them turned around to see Roy walk in. Thea was about to ask why he was back so soon when Oliver walked in behind him. Thea stood in shock for a moment as Oliver closed the door behind him. Then she stood up and jerkily held out her arms. Understanding, Oliver walked over and wrapped her in a hug as Thea collapsed against him.

"What are you doing here?" Thea asked against his shoulder.

"I'll tell you later but I hear I have a niece." Oliver said as Thea stepped back with a watery smile.

"Here she is." Lyla smiled at Oliver as she handed Lian to him.

"Her name is Lian, Lian Laurel Harper." Thea said and Oliver flashed his sister a sad smile.

"Good choice," Oliver told her as he looked down at Lian, "Hey Lian, I'm your Uncle Ollie. I probably won't see you to much, because I have to stay away to keep everyone safe. But just know that I love you very much."

Star Labs

same time

"so you got a Vibe off these parts and are using your special glasses to try and get a better read on it?" Joe asked Cisco as they stood in the room with Barry and Caitlin.

"Basically." Cisco shrugs as he put s them on.

"Cisco, are you sure about this?" Barry asked skeptically.

"It worked before didn't it?" Cisco reminded him.

Exchanging a look with Caitlin, Barry sighed before letting it go. Cisco picked up a piece of scrap and immediately he got a Vibe.

He could see the shadow creature more clearly now: It was ten feet tall, towering over Cisco. He was humanoid and masculine and if he had to guess, Cisco would say it was a robot. Sensing someone behind him, Cisco turned around to see Oliver, his bow and arrow out.

Oliver fired at the creature but the creature swats the arrow away with the back of its hand. The creature lungs for Oliver but Oliver jumps back as the creature brings it's giant fist down on the ground, causing a small crater to creature lungs for Oliver and he side steps it but isn't fast enough to dodge what comes next. The creature turns around and its hand comes down on Oliver, Oliver crying out in pain as it's hand goes through his back. The creature removes it's hand from Oliver and the archer goes down, blood pouring from his wound.

Cisco removes the glasses, his breathing coming out hard and labored. The others could see how shaken he was from whatever he had seen.

"Cisco, what is it?" Caitlin asked as she put a hand on her best friend's back.

"I saw it: it's big, ten feet tall, huge hands. It's strong and fast." Cisco said shakily.

"Anything else?" Joe asked curiously.

"Yeah: Oliver fights it...and it kills him." Cisco said shaken to his core.

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