Author's note: Hey so my muse got so inspired by what I planned for the rest of this story that what I planned to be only a couple chapters turned into 9 CHAPTERS! And I got them written and read for posting in just a few days so here is a special treat... enjoy and review!
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A special shout out to my beta warehouseluver13... I just sated betaing for another author and now I realize all that your do for me... YOU ARE TRULY REMARKABLE
Disclosure: I own nothing of Arrow and I also used some dialogue from the show because the writers are just so amazing and I couldn't help myself
"Well I think dinner went well, considering." Donna giggled as she cleared the last of the coffee cups from her living room and brought them to Lance in the kitchen. "I still can't believe you cooked all this food and refused to let me do the dishes. It seems only fair."
"No what seems fair is cleaning up my own mess from cooking and enjoying all that food. Are these the last of them?"
"Yep. All done after that. And Connor is down for the count as well."
"Well how about you go get into something more comfortable and I will make us another cup of tea and meet you in the living room."
Donna walked up to his side and leaned up on her tiptoes to kiss his lips tenderly. "You are too good for me, Captain Lance."
"That is where you are wrong. I do all this to show you that you are too good for me and I have to earn you somehow, Ms. Smoak." Lance grinned at her before kissing her again. Donna skipped out of the kitchen giggling.
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"You don't think he will break her heart, do you? I would hate that. I mean they looked so happy tonight and I have never seen my mom like that. And Lance. After all the bad stuff he has gone through over the years, I would feel awful if he got hurt again. He's like a father to me. Always been so sweet and watched over me from early on. He hated seeing me broken up when you disappeared last year. You know the first time. Before he found out about Sara and hated all of us. And that killed me too. I love him. And I love my mom. I just want them both to be happy."
"Felicity, breathe. They are happy Sweetheart. And yes they both seemed a lot better once the shock wore off and we all started enjoying the meal."
"Thank you again for talking to Laurel. I still need to apologize. I said some nasty things. I was just upset."
"Trust me Lis, she knows and feels the same way." Thea smiled at her from across the seat. The team was making there way to the Bunker. When Oliver had said he would drop Felicity off then head that way to help try and restore Tommy's memories she stopped him and told him she was going to. She wanted to make sure that nothing went wrong with this. Too many people she loved needed this to work. For their own sanity as well as Tommy's. So Diggle was driving them towards the Bunker. Laurel and Sara had offered to take Lyla and baby Sara home for Diggle. And since Thea and Connor had arrived with Oliver and Felicity via taxi earlier that night, they all piled into Diggle's SUV to make the trek across town. Roy and Thea were sitting in the back row while Felicity and Oliver in the middle.
Once Oliver and Laurel rejoined the group earlier that night, after their talk in the elevator, Laurel had asked Donna and Lance for a moment alone and apologized. It seemed to calm the tension in the air and they all went back to their meal, filling the evening with light conversations and laughter.
"I still can't really believe it. Button down, straight business Quentin Lance and my flaky and bubbly mom are dating. Man, when they say opposites attract, I never imagined they meant it like that." Felicity laughed.
"But they are so cute. When he sent her the gifts to the club it was so cute. He sent a big bouquet of flowers with a note then the delivery guy said she had to say yes or no before she could open the box that came with them. Inside the box he had another note, the one he signed, along with a gorgeous dress for her to wear to dinner with him." Thea smiled dreamily.
"Woah! Lance a softy. Who would've known?" Roy teased. Thea smacked him on the shoulder and rolled her eyes at him.
"I think it's sweet. To see them fall for one another like this. Donna told me that she was a bit nervous at first because when they first met it was at the engagement gala I threw for you guys. They spend a good chunk of the night just talking. Lance asked her out for that coffee date we talked about and they sat around for like 3 hours talking. She told me it was the best first date she had ever had."
"I remember that. It was right around when we were dealing with your dad and Ken Shane. Didn't she have to reschedule a dinner date?" Oliver asked.
"Yeah. She giggled when she told me that she had done so the same day Lis saw her dad at the precinct. Seems she left some coral lipstick on his cheek from a kiss afterwards and Laurel busted him later, humming and smiling to himself while at work. She saw the lipstick and asked him about it. That's when he fessed up about the coffee date to Laurel." Thea laughed. "Well Laurel told Sara and Sara figured out they were dating the night we were celebrating taking down Shane. I found out a few weeks later but no one else knew. Well except King Connor. He went with them on their lunch dates."
"And never told us? Wow they must have bribed him well." Diggle snickered from the driver's seat.
"Nah. They told him why he couldn't say anything and he told them he would keep it quiet as long as Lance always brought a flower to Donna cause girls liked flowers and he wanted Lance to treat his Bubbe right. That's what Donna told me." Thea giggled.
"Oh yeah. That sounds like little man. Charming as always." Roy smiled.
"Well I just hope they stay happy. They looked happy tonight once everything settled down." Felicity smiled thinking back to the sweet touches and tender glances Lance and Donna had tried to secretly share throughout dinner.
"They are. And we will help them stay that way as much as we can." Oliver smiled down at his wife knowing how much both parties meant to her.
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They arrived at the Bunker and all headed inside. Once the plates of food that Donna had sent them with were delivered and consumed, Constantine began explaining the process of a restitutionium.
"So this isn't an exorcism?"
"Nope Love. Exorcism is a removal of an evil entity, something that doesn't apply here. We need to restore his soul and memories."
"So what do we need to do that?" Felicity asked, slightly disturbed and confused by the latest chapter in their lives.
"I have a list. Sorry but I didn't have time to translate it from its original Aramaic."
Felicity scanned over the list and nodded. "Okay we can get most of this. But uh… why a dead peacock feather?"
"Oh that's not really important to this ritual Love." Constantine grinned. Felicity rolled her eyes back at him and then moved away to start researching where to get the items on the list. She divided the list up and sent Diggle and Roy after the items. Once they returned 45 minutes later, she set out to mix up the ingredients per instructions; which Sara and Nyssa helped her translate.
Once finished she handed off the bowl and it's contents to Constantine, who had been drawing a symbol on the floor and surrounding it with lit candles. Oliver and Diggle brought an unconscious Tommy into the space and laid him out on the symbol.
"Okay so I have just enough juice for two to make this trip with me. Who will it be?"
Oliver stepped forward and so did Thea and Laurel. Oliver looked at the two women. "Laurel I think it would be better if Speedy went with me. One of the last times Tommy saw you was after we slept together."
"And the last time he saw you, he was dying in a building with you in your suit."
"Sorry Love but Oliver's right. Plus little Miss here has a blood tie to him. Will make it a stronger connection to pull him back. Now you two into position. Oh and whatever is holding him there, won't want to give him up so be ready for a fight. And follow my lead. Always! Okay? On with the show." With that the team stepped back and watched as Oliver and Thea held hands over Tommy's body and Constantine lit the contents of the bowl on fire then started chanting. Soon the lights flashed and they all stood dead still.
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Oliver and Thea looked around while Constantine tried to get his bearings. "Okay I have had some pretty killer hangovers but this is a trip. Where are we mate?"
Oliver glanced around at the rubble trying to place the scene. "CNRI. The night of the Undertaking. This is where Tommy died."
"Well let's find him and get out of here." Thea stated.
"We need a guide." Constantine took out his lighter and chanted over it then they watched as it began to spin and float. When it suddenly stopped, he grabs it and nodded in the direction it had indicated. "This way unless you want to spend eternity here." Oliver and Thea started following him through the rubble. They saw Tommy, trapped under the rubble but no rebar in his chest this time. He was calling out to them. A man in black robes, similar to those Malcolm wore, stood between them and him. Thea moved towards Tommy to start freeing him while Oliver and Constantine started to dual with a warrior. "Help her. You two need to work together to free him. I'll take care of our friend." With that Constantine picked up a nearby piece of debris and continued to fight the swordsman as the Queen siblings started to free Tommy from the rubble.
They had been moving pieces off of him as Constantine shouted at them to hurry, all the while battling the swordsman and chanting spells to help him in his feat. They had reached the final piece of debris and had decided to pull Tommy from beneath just as Constantine finished off his opponent. They looped Tommy's arms over their shoulders and felt the air in the space give way.
Next thing they knew they were gasping for air and standing above Tommy's body in the Bunker again. Oliver fell back a step, Felicity standing right there to catch him. Thea fell too, straight into Roy's awaiting arms.
After gathering their wits for a moment, Thea asked, "Did it work? Is he… is he back?" The team looked down to see Tommy open his eyes and slowly take in the room. Thea fell to her knees and wrapped her arms around his neck as he sat up slowly.
"Hey! Hey now come on Speedy. Gotta let me breathe." Tommy chuckled, his voice a bit raspy. Suddenly the room was filled with gasps and warm, joyous, light laughter.