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The scene changed again. Oliver was alone in another part of the mansion, holding a picture frame. Looking over his shoulder, Team Arrow could see that it was a picture of Robert with a younger Oliver. The door behind Oliver opened and Thea and Laurel couldn't contain their gasp at who walked in.

"What I tell you? Yachts suck."

"Tommy Merlyn." Oliver grinned as he turned around.

"I missed you buddy." Tommy said as they hugged.

Laurel and Thea watched the scene with sad, forlorn faces. Before they could even process this, the scene changed. They were in a hallway, Oliver and Tommy stood face to face. Judging by the looks on their faces, it wasn't a good moment.

"I-I know you have a lot of questions." Oliver said.

"Yeah. But for now, just the one," Tommy said as he turned to Oliver, "were you ever gonna tell me?"

"No." Oliver said honestly.

Tommy nodded before walking passed Oliver without a word.

"So, this was right around the time Tommy first found out right?" Laurel guessed.

"Yeah. He didn't take it well." Diggle remembered.

"That's stating the obvious." Laurel said, surprised by Tommy's animosity.

Before they could discuss it further, the scene changed. They were in an office at Queen Consolidated. Oliver, Felicity, and Memory Diggle were talking as they walked in.

"You could have stopped those guys." Felicity told Oliver.

"Not without giving Isabel Rochev and The Hoods a pretty good idea what I'm capable of." Oliver pointed out.

"I think what Felicity is wondering is if you avoided taking on The Hoods. And she's not the only one wondering." Memory-Diggle said pointedly.

"I told you, I did not come back to be a vigilante!" Oliver shouted as he whirled around.

"But they came after you Oliver; you could have taken them out." Memory-Diggle said.

"No, I couldn't Diggle," Oliver said through gritted teeth, "look, there is a part of being The Hood that neither one of you are considering: the body count."

"And, excuse me for saying this, so what? Since when do you care?" Felicity demanded.

"Since Tommy." Memory-Diggle realized and Felicity simmered down.

"After he found out I was The Hood, do you know what Tommy called me? A murderer. And he was right. My best friend died thinking I was a murder and anyone that I kill, dishonors his memory." Oliver said firmly.

"So don't. It's not you've killed every guy you've faced." Felicity pointed out.

"I could've. Because when I put on the hood, its kill or be killed. That is what kept me alive. It's why I should've stayed on the island." Oliver said as he moved past them.

Is that where you're going now?" Felicity asked.

"If you two won't help me save my company, then I'll find someone who will." Oliver called back as he walked out.

"He really does blame himself for everything, doesn't he?" Thea said as they moved to follow him.

"It's his super power: Guilt Arrow." Diggle said as they exited the room after Oliver.

As they did, the scene changed once more. They were in a warehouse, Oliver was on the ground in his Arrow suit. A man in a skull mask was standing next to a passed out Roy, who had tears of blood streaming down his face.

"Another failure." The man in the skull mask said.

"Get up."

Oliver looked up as the others looked to where the voice came from. To their shock, Tommy stood in front of Oliver.

"John, what…" Laurel trailed off, stunned.

"Oliver, he'd been having some psychological stuff going on, he was seeing ghosts, people from his past. He never mentioned Tommy." Diggle said just as stunned as her.

"Tommy." Oliver breathed as Tommy knelt down in front of him.

"You're not gonna die down here Ollie." Tommy told him firmly.

"Tommy, I'm sorry. I let you die." Oliver apologized.

"You didn't let me die Ollie, you fought to save me. Because that's what you do, what you have always done. You fight to survive. I know I called you a murderer, but you are not. You are a HERO. You beat the island; you beat my father, so fight Oliver. Get up, and fight back." Tommy told him before vanishing.

"Even beyond the grave, he still helped him." Laurel smiled slightly.

"Kill him." The man in the skull mask ordered.

They watched as, with renewed spirit, Oliver stood up and began fighting a bald man. Oliver pushed him back next to a chemical tank. Jumping back, Oliver notched an arrow before firing. Hitting the tank, it exploded, the bald man screaming as chemicals sprayed on him. Parts of the building came down and the scene changed.

Oliver, in his arrow suit, was inside a destroyed building, looking for something. He found it. The others were stunned to see Tommy, buried under slabs of concrete, his head the only thing visible.

"No." Laurel said as they realized what this was.

"You're gonna be fine." Oliver said as he began moving the concrete.

"Another thing…we're gonna have to disagree on." Tommy managed.

Oliver moved the last of the concrete and stared at Tommy's chest. Thea whimpered as they saw the piece of rebar sticking out of Tommy's chest.

"Tommy…" Oliver trailed off.

"Is-is Laurel safe?" Tommy asked and Laurel muffled her sob behind a hand.

"Yeah, you got her out. She's safe. You saved her. Listen, I'm gonna get you out of here, you're gonna be fine." Oliver insisted as he tried to get the rebar off Tommy without injuring him further.

"Stop," Tommy said and Oliver looked down at him, "I'm sorry."

"No." Oliver said in denial.

"I was angry and I was jealous. I am my father." Tommy said forlornly.

"No, no you're not." Oliver insisted.

"Did you kill him?" Tommy asked.

"…No." Oliver said.

"Well, at least he had the decency to lie." Laurel said brokenly.

"Thank you." Tommy said before the light left his eyes and his head fell to the side.

Laurel and Thea grabbed each other as they cried. Diggle lowered his head in sadness as Oliver called for Tommy.

"It should have been me. Open your eyes Tommy! Open your eyes." Oliver cried.

"It should have been me."

Startled, Team Arrow whirled around to see a second Oliver. His eyes were glazed over and he was rocking back and forth.

"It should have been me. It should have been me." Oliver repeated like a prayer.

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