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So, this is the final chapter, but don't worry, this is not the end. I plan on writing a Flarrowverse/Justice League crossover that is a continuation from this. So follow me or just keep an eye out. Thank you to everyone who has followed, favorited, or reviewed this story.
Helicarrier
Afternoon
Prometheus used his unbroken arm to cling to the bottom of the carrier after the glass floor shattered, staring down. Oliver, having lost consciousness after the explosion, was falling towards the ground.
"Oliver." Prometheus said slowly, as if remembering the word for the first time.
Prometheus let go as the carrier continued to self-destruct. He fell with Oliver towards the ground before they both landed in the water below.
Starling River
Later
Prometheus helped Oliver out of the river, throwing the archer's arm over his shoulder. After getting to shore, Prometheus set the unconscious archer down. After making sure Oliver was still alive, Prometheus stood up. He stared down at Oliver for a moment before he turned and walked away, into the woods near the river.
Argus base,
Afternoon
Oliver groaned as he came to. Blinking as his vision came into focus, Oliver looked around. He was in what looked like a hospital, dressed in a hospital gown. He looked over to his right and saw Diggle, wide awake in the bed next to him.
"About time you woke up." Diggle greeted him.
"How long have I been out?" Oliver asked.
"A couple days." Diggle told him and Oliver nodded.
"What happened, did we win?" Oliver demanded.
"Yeah, we won. The Helicarriers were destroyed, Darhk is dead, and Ruve is in Argus custody." Diggle told him and Oliver nodded.
"Tommy?" Oliver asked.
"No sign he made it off the Helicarrier, he probably died in the explosion. How'd you find your way out?" Diggle asked.
"I didn't. The last thing I remember, Tommy and I were on the Helicarrier when it started to explode. A piece of it came down on it down us, it must have broken the glass we were on and I fell." Oliver mused.
"But you were found on the side of Starling River, you had to have pulled yourself up there." Diggle reasoned but Oliver shook his head.
"I was unconscious before I hit the water. There's only way I could've gotten out of the water." Oliver said.
Gotham City
Same time
Prometheus, dressed in civilian clothes that included a hoodie with the hood up, was in a café in one of the rougher neighborhoods of Gotham. He had a laptop in front of him and was typing something in the search engine. The search results for 'Tommy Merlyn' came up and Prometheus clicked on one.
Argus base
Later
"Darhk is dead and he and Prometheus killed the other Hive heads before the carriers were launched," Lyla explained as she and Team Arrow sat around a table in the conference room, "Ruve is in our custody until she can be tried. With charges of terrorism, conspiracy, espionage, attempted mass murder, along with the attempted murder of Lieutenant Pike, she's not getting out of this."
"I should feel like we won…but I don't," Oliver confessed as they all turned to him, "no mayor, no city council, no lawyers, the SCPD is gone… Star City is dead. Did Darhk win in the end?"
"The price of war is always high." Lyla said and he reluctantly nodded.
"So…now what?" Thea asked.
"During interrogation, Ruve revealed that Hive is still out there, around the world," Lyla explained and Team Arrow looked at her sharply, "we weakened it significantly, but it's still out there. I'm going to track it down, take Hive down once for all. Are you guys in?"
"'Til death do us part, right?" Diggle joked and Lyla smiled as she took his hand.
"I'll stay on until those bastards are taken down for good, but that's it. I'm a police officer, not a spy." Quentin said and Lyla nodded in understanding.
"Taking down Hive, I'd like nothing more…but I can't," Oliver said and they all turned to him, "I have something I have to do first."
"I had a feeling you'd say that, so I got you something," Lyla pulled out a small file and slid it across the table to Oliver, "that's everything I've collected since Quentin was attacked."
"Thank you Lyla." Oliver said as he picked it up.
"I had enough of bending my morals when Malcom brainwashed me, so thanks, but no thanks." Thea said and Lyla nodded in understanding.
"I just…I can't be a spy. I'm sorry." Laurel said and Lyla nodded.
"I'm not Waller; I won't force you into it. I'll give you some time to say your goodbyes." Lyla stood up and walked out.
"So," Diggle said as they all stood up, "this is goodbye, huh?"
"Take care of yourself John." Oliver said as he held a hand out to Diggle.
"You two man," Diggle took Oliver's hand in a handshake, "you ever need anything, just call."
"You to John." Oliver told him.
"Call me at least once a week, you hear me?" Quentin said as he and Laurel hugged.
"I will daddy. Watch yourself over there." Laurel told him before stepping away and walking over to Diggle, "Keep an eye on him for me, will you?"
"As long as you keep an eye on Oliver for me." Diggle promised as he and Laurel hugged.
"You two, watch yourselves, okay?" Quentin told Oliver and Thea.
"You two." Oliver nodded at him.
Quentin and Diggle walked out as Oliver opened the file Lyla had given him.
Laurel and Thea looked over his shoulder to see pictures of Tommy and Prometheus in the file with some documents.
"You're going after him." Thea said and Oliver nodded.
"You two don't have to come with me." Oliver told them.
"We love him to." Thea reminded him.
"Where do we start?" Laurel asked.
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