Chapter 4: One step forward, Two Steps back
The city was gleaming at night as people from different walks of life walked around at night, each of them just trying to get from point A to point B. None of them really realizing the danger their city faces on a nightly basis. Palmer Technologies shined brightest in Star City's nightline view. But the building itself had gone mostly dark, closed for the evening, except for a secret underground room where four individuals were meeting, discussing last night's raid as well as how to keep their city alive.
"We know the Ghosts are moving in to the city faster and harder, not only that but they aren't afraid to cause collateral damage. We also know that they use military tactics and aren't afraid of offing themselves in risk of capture. But we need to get ahead of these guys." Diggle expressly restated the problem over and over to his team, when Oliver was here it was simple, they followed a book, and then they followed the turmoil in the city and alter them just played it by ear. Now though they were lost, they had an unbelievably strong organization that has what seems to be limitless resources and they are winning victory after victory.
Canary was the first to adhere to the party line, "John we know what the problem is what we need to do is figure out how to think outside the box. Oliver is counting on us to carry on the mission." The last part was said with a slight hitch to her voice, even now 6 months later she still mourned the passing of the man she loved. Despite their break up, his cheating, her sister's death. She still loved the man who inspired her to be great. He would always be the one who got away from her.
Thea was oddly silent her mind in constant agony and torment, unable to comment for all her mental faculties were tied up in keeping her blood lust from killing her friends and family just for a bit more clarity. Her thoughts were riddled with Oliver's face, her big brother who had left her again. Thea wondered if she had done something horrible in a past life that she deserved everyone she loved to be taken from her and left with a psycho super villain for a father. A father who had been silent as of late.
Felicity was the most vocal of the group, "I have been cross-checking and correlating traffic cams and hacking in to pretty much everything to find the ghosts sadly I can't find a trace, whoever is running them is good. Maybe we can reach out to Central city and ask the good folks at Star Labs for help." Her mind instantly going to Barry Allen, The Flash. Ever since Oliver's death she had become withdrawn and only showed emotion with her friends and team mates. Not only had Oliver been taken, Ray had disappeared as well. Dropping off the face of the Earth and leaving the company in her hands. Hands that shook and crumbled his legacy as she had no idea how to run a company.
The silence in the room permeated everything until a woman's voice broke through the silence and caused them to react in surprise, "Hello Everyone, I have come to speak with Thea." The mystery woman walked into the light and showed herself to be Nyssa.
Laurel was the first to react and walked over to the exotic beautiful woman and brought her close in a loving sisterly hug. "It's so good to see you, how've you been, are you here on League business?" Laurel shot out unable to keep the words from spilling out of her mouth.
Nyssa smiled congenially at Laurel before addressing her questions carefully, "I have been well Laurel, happy actually, my life is so much more fulfilled and complete now. And yes I am here on League business in a way. I actually wish to speak to my sister-in-law, Thea it's about vital importance." The way she ended that last sentence had everyone on edge. The last time the League was in the city it had caused death to the city and threatened thousands. Diggle immediately was on guard, "Whatever business you have with Thea, you can tell the rest of us." Immediately following Oliver's death Diggle had taken over for acting as pseudo brother to Thea and fulfilling the role as best as he could believing that is what his brother would have wanted.
Nyssa frowned at the response and decided to partially tell the truth, "It's about Thea's health. As you know The Pit, has miraculous healing powers but with those healing powers comes a price. In some cases it changes a person in the soul and makes them more acceptable to killing, in others, it bestows upon them an uncontrollable blood lust, driving the person to kill in order to keep their own life. Now normally this can be cured by killing the one who caused you to be brought back with the Pit, but in Thea's case as my father is dead, Thea is unable to obtain that cure. As such she is drawn to kill unconsciously and will continue to do so. If she doesn't the Pit will take its miracle back and kill her slowly." Nyssa ended that with a heavy silence, knowing that what she has said will cause countless concerns in regards to Thea.
Nyssa was also worried as she noticed Felicity's face had caught the words of her father's death. She immediately looked from Thea to Nyssa and back again with tears running down her eyes, the one thing she had hoped to prevent had happened, Felicity had figured out Oliver was alive.
A/N: For some reason I am just writing stuff down as this gets better and better as I write. Thanks for the reviews. For those who wish to see Nyssa pregnant this early in the fic, use your imaginations. Children complicate stories, the moment a child between two characters is introduced that fic dies. For me, Nyssa and Oliver won't have kids till I am ready to end this fic.
