Chapter 11:

Oliver started to get excited, sharing his idea to run as Mayor, to save his city. Laurel took notes and gave points he needed to know on legal issues, Digg say smiling. Felicity popped in a few times with a new idea, but Roy just yawned. Seeing that Thea was just as bored as he was he got up and grabbed her hand. Dragging her off, the two wandered the deserted corridors of STAR labs, which made a good place to talk.

"How have you been?" Thea asked giving Roy a no nonsense look.

"Ok, I miss you guys and want to come home but I know I can't."

"I've missed you."

"Not too much I hope."

"The hero work helps to keep my thoughts off of it."

"I wish I had that distraction."

"Why is our life so insane? I mean why can't we go back to being normal."

"We haven't been for a while. We're heroes, our life will never be normal. I've had super strength, faked my own death, and you. You actually died and came back to life. What part of that is normal?"

"I don't thing anything in our life is normal. But if I have to live with this craziness, I want live it with you."

"Thea we can't." Roy started before Thea shushed him with a passionate kiss.

"No Roy, don't tell me what we can or cannot do. When have you ever listened to the rules? We'll find a way, we always do."

"That's good enough for me." He was about to kiss her again when Wally walked in.

"Am I interrupting something? I am." He answered his own question, "Artemis always said I have no tact."

"I think this Artemis and I would get along." Thea laughed.

"Yeah, you would. Both of you are the kids of assassins and killers." Wally laughed.

"I guess I have a type." Roy laughed, " You said in your world I'm married to your girlfriend's sister." He replied to Wally's confusion.

"I think the Roys in every world are the same. You said you weren't Oliver's ward here. Were your parents still alive?" Wally asked.

"Nah, grew up in the foster system. " He answered.

"So how did you get to Starling if Ollie didn't bring you here?" Wally took a seat, as did Thea and Roy.

"What do you mean? I've always lived in Star." Roy's eyebrow's creased in confusion.

"My Roy was the son of a forest ranger. His dad raised him till he was around four then he died in a forest fire. An elder of the Navajo tribe that lived nearby raised him till Roy was like ten. Brave Bow died and Roy was left to the orphanage. Ollie discovered him when he was judging an archery contest. Roy entered and won, Ollie adopted him and he became Speedy."

"Why the name Speedy?" Thea asked, "Here that's my name always has been."

"He shoots fast. When he went solo he became Red Arrow. His clone is Arsenal but I've already told you that. Did you ever have that drug issue? You were just finished getting over it when I left." Wally gave a little more insight into his world.

"That was me as well." Thea raised her hand guiltily, "I'm over it though."

"Your Roy's life is more messed up than mine will ever be. At least I hope."

"Yeah, it's gotten better. He fixed himself up for Lian. How did you meet Oliver?" Wally asked.

"I introduced him. Roy stole my purse, became my boyfriend and met Oliver." Thea laughed.

"That's not exactly how it happened. Oliver saved my life. I wanted to find him, I became his informant, and he shot me through the knee. I got injected with a super strength inducing drug, found out his identity, went insane, was cured etc. and so forth."

"That's not the worst I've heard. At least you're doing better now."

"Well everyone else thinks I'm dead, because I was supposedly killed while pretending to be the Arrow and wrongfully put in jail. So now I'm Jason the mechanic."

"Jason? Like…. no won't say his name. But I can completely understand my girlfriend faked her death to go undercover with the enemy."

"Ok! Enough comparing worlds, what exactly do you guys do in your earth for fun?"

"Hanging with Artemis and my friends. Eating of course, playing video games, running, playing pranks, watching mindless TV and last but probably my favorite kicking bad guy ass."

"That one's probably my favorite too," Thea laughed.

"Fine," Roy conceded, "but we have to be careful, if you two idiots get hurt it's not my fault."

"Now sound like my Roy. He was always saying things like that to Dick and I."

"And you sir," Thea turned to Roy angrily, "can't call your girlfriend an idiot!"

"Is that what you guys are?" Wally laughed.

"It's complicated," both said turning red as Wally's laughs bounced around the room.

"Well c'mon, are we going to send the fear of G-d in some men or what?" Thea said when Wally finally stopped laughing.