Chapter 17
End Game
Disclaimer: I own nothing but what you see here. And this is it y'all, the final chapter! And one I hope all of you will enjoy! To my guest reviewer, I'm pretty sure during Harry's flashbacks to Earth-2, there was a news report being played about the Robert Queen as Arrow reveal. Though its been awhile sicne I saw the episode so I may be wrong. As for Felicity and Oliver? If you haven't read my other fics involving those two… Well… I'm afraid you're gonna have a bad time. Also, I don't even watch Gotham and that Fight Club 2.0 video was pretty awesome! Alos, apologies in advance to Dante 101 as I know something in this is gonna annoy him a little! Now… Let's roll on!
STAR Labs
The saviors of Central City had soon gathered at the Lab, though Ray quickly found himself on the phone with the folks who had been running Palmer Tech ever since Felicity had died. Which had been a bombshell for him and planned to have a word with Oliver about that real soon once he was off the phone! But one thing was clear for him however, going with the Legends to keep track of Time was off the table for him as he had to return to his company and ensure things would be okay. As he talked on the phone with the Board, he could faintly hear a surprised shout from Sara and hoped that whatever it was wasn't something bad. She and her sister had already placed Earth-2 Laurel in a Pipeline Cell once they had gotten there and she had yet to wake up and the man had a feeling her reaction wasn't going to be all that of a great one once she woke up. As for Sara and her surprised shout? Well, who wouldn't do something like that when they saw a friend back from the dead!
"Are you from another Earth too!?"
"No, I am not, Sara. But it is good to see you too." Replied Shado in slight amusement.
"Somehow lost in time? A clone? A twin!?" Asked the Blonde assassin and getting chuckles from Oliver as he couldn't help but find her reaction to be pretty amusing.
Even if it did get him an ass kicking later! "No to all three. Though I do have a twin named Mei."
"Then how… How the Hell are you here!? Cause so help me God if this is some sick plan..."
"Darhk brought her back as a way to get back at me. We were thankfully able to capture her and bring her back to our side." Oliver informed her softly with a look at Shado that had the woman ducking her head.
Though one could see a smile on her lips if they were really looking. "How!?"
"He's got his own Lazarus Pit, and that's not all. He brought back Tommy, my father, and Shado's father." Replied the archer grimly and making Sara's eyes widen in great shock over that.
She then got angry as that was beyond horrible to do! "I should've killed him when I had the chance." Growled the girl angrily and making Shado walk over and place a hand of comfort on her upper arm.
"Worry not Sara, though he never intended it, he has given me a second chance at life and I for one am glad for it." A glance towards Oliver clearly told the Blonde just why that was.
Something she had no doubt would cause problems for Oliver and Felicity if it wasn't already. Ray soon came into the room and the look on his face didn't bode well! "Oliver! Please tell me Felicity is secretly alive in order to protect her!" Begged the man as he got in front of Oliver and making for Kendra, Carter, and Sara's eyes to widen in great surprise.
Oliver lowered his head and this simple act was enough to make Ray stumble back in shock and grief. "No… God no..."
"She, she died in early April. We're not, we're not sure if it was cause of unknown complications from the injuries Darhk's Ghosts had caused her or what..." Informed the man with a heavy sigh.
Kendra quickly wrapped Ray in a hug that he sorely needed while everyone else lowered their heads in respect for the loss of Felicity as it was the right thing to do. Even if the Snarts, Rip, Rory, Stein, and Jax hadn't even known her. Sara felt cold inside and knew then and there that she couldn't go with Rip to be a Time Master as she had to help Ollie find and kill Damien Darhk once and for all. "Rip, my answer is no. I need to be in Star to help Ollie kill that son of a bitch." Proclaimed the woman angrily and he nodded at that as he fully understood.
"I understand Sara, perhaps in the distant future we can discuss this again."
She nodded and then walked off to deal with her emotions over Felicity while Laurel followed her as well to make sure she would be okay. "I'm staying too Rip, I've had enough time travel to last me a lifetime." Said Leonard Snart.
"I'm goin'. Thanks to what those morons did to me I know of the importance of helpin' keep the time line in tact." Stated Mick gruffly and surprising Lisa a great deal as she never would have expected that of him!
"I shall come too as there is nothing for me here." Added Carter.
Both Ray and Kendra declared they were staying as well, along with Jax and Stein as both felt they could do more good in their present day time. Rip sighed but was grateful he had at least Mick and Carter agreeing to come with as it was better then nothing. "Very well my friends, I thank you for what you were willing to do and I thank you for what you have yet to do still."
Nods were sent his way from those of the Legends team members still in the room. Barry soon appeared with several bags of food in his arms and sat them down. "I am in serious need of this." Muttered the Speedster tiredly before he sat down and started to chow down.
"You are seriously lucky you can eat all that and stay in shape." Groused Kendra and getting a nod of agreement from Lisa.
A response was heard from the Speedster but considering he had food in his mouth, no one had been able to quite understand him. Patty and Iris soon came in with bags of food of their own and handed them to Barry, along with Patty giving his bulged cheek a kiss and feeling quite happy that things were okay for now. She too felt slightly jealous of the fact her boyfriend could eat so much and not have to worry about weight gain! After Barry finished eating and everyone talked a bit more, they all went their separate ways for the night to rest up before doing anything else. Never knowing of the dark plans Zoom had in mind for not only them, but the rest of the Multiverse itself.
May 21th, 2016 Star City
Several days had passed since they had all stopped the Meta-Human army and things had been relatively quiet, though it had put some on edge once again cause of it. The twelth had seen the Star City crew minus Roy head back home after a late breakfast and hearty conversation between the Star and Central friends. Along with Oliver visiting Samantha and William for a short time. Roy had chosen to remain behind to continue to help Barry with the threat of Zoom, help that was only boosted with Jax and Martin offering their assistance as well much to Barry's happiness as he felt this just meant really good things in the days to come. The Lance sisters had promised to return as soon as possible to further talk with Laurel-2, though it'd be about two days later when they returned with a very persistant Dinah who hadn't been happy about her only girls being Vigilantes! Even having blamed it on Oliver until the girls had set her straight and the reunion between her and Laurel-2 hadn't been the most pleasant.
Cisco's recent vibes had also not been that promising either since it showed a lot of dead birds. Of course, Lisa distracting him some helped keep him from being horribly bothered by it even if it was driving him a little nuts to find out what it meant. Though he and the others would start to get a clue when the demonic Speedster knkown as Zoom kidnapped and later killed Henry Allen right in front of Barry. Breaking his upbeat happy attitude entirely and having to be locked in a cell to prevent him from doing anything that Zoom wanted. Even though it'd been the last thing Patty had wanted to do but she did get in there with him to provide moral support as she could understand where he was coming from. Roy sticking around would even turn out to be a really good idea following the final defeat of Zoom in the days after the Meta-Human army had been stepped. It helped to have a little extra notice from Rip Hunter as well where Barry was concerned. Even if the young man was pissed as Hell for their intervention.
Thus preventing him from being able to change the past where his mother was concerned. Patty wouldn't be a happy camper for awhile where he was concerned and it'd take some time before he got back on her good side. The Speed Force had also stepped in and removed Barry's speed until they felt he could be trusted with it again and requested the real true Jay Garrick to watch over the city in his stead. Something that bothered the young man a great deal considering he looked so much like his father. Harry would return to Earth-2 after things had settled down, but Jessie chose to remain on Earth-1 thanks to her growing closeness with Wally. The Star City crew had their hands full in between Dinah learning of a few things and making accusations, Darhk's Ghosts being problematic, and Nyssa's Asassins openly engaging them once she and the League had shown up in Star in its entirety and made the revelation that Nanda Parbat was no more. Something that had honestly bothered Sara some and made her more determined then ever to kill Damien Darhk for all he'd been responsible for. Even if it had been indirectly.
Her relationship with Nyssa had re-kindled and it felt stronger then ever before. And the fact they no longer had to worry about un-approving fathers was a huge bonus too. Though it was clear that Sara's time with the Legends had changed her and it took Nyssa some time to get used to those changes. The former Heir to the Demon was even gladdened for the fact her Love no longer was cursed by the effects of the Lazarus. Ray, upon arrival in Star, had quickly headed to Palmer Tech where the Board was waiting on him and after a thorough explanation of where he'd been, well aside from the whole time traveling stuff, he'd quickly taken back the reins of the company once he'd finished his story much to their satisfaction and understanding. Though a few of the Board were a little wary of Kendra due to her being his wife but left it alone and decided on a wait and see approach with her. The fact she had refused a job there made her look somewhat better in those few indivuals' eyes as she hadn't wanted it to seem like her husband was doing her any favors.
She did however get a job at the Wildcat Gym helping train kids and even women in self defense thanks to the skills Sara had taught her in their time together aboard the Wave Rider. Sara would even join her and Ted as an instructor there as well since she wasn't exactly wanting to go back to Bartending despite Thea's attempts to the contrary. Some were hesitant while others were excited about the prospect of getting to be trained by two awesome bad ass heroines! Oliver and Shado would even find themselves being drawn more and more to one another since coming back to Star and the man wasn't exactly fighting it due to his feelings for her. Even culminating in kissing her deeply one night after deciding that enough was enough and that Felicity would want him to be happy again. It was something Shado had quite liked and the deep kiss had turned into more.
Donna hadn't been too happy about it but realized he had a point about her daughter wanting him to be happy. Though she still felt some unhappiness towards the whole thing. Around the 19th, however, things would start to get really tense. Starting when Thea up and vanished without a trace thanks to a recently mind controlled Alex, along with Thanatos and Robert Queen's aide in the whole thing. Darhk would even make his final gambit on the 21st by declaring that he had a missile coming straight for the city that would be enough to wipe it out thanks to his growing rage and possible insanity after losing his wife. The city had instantly gone nuts after that and Jessica had gotten her daughter out of the city via a Helicoptor while she and Oliver raced out into the streets to try and calm them down. "And I know that we've been through hard times before and I know that just as we were able to get through those, we will be able to get through this just as well! But to do it, we need to be united as one or there is simply no hope! Be united, be hopeful! Show the darkness that the light is stronger!" Spoke Oliver passionately from atop a car he'd gotten on top of while his words were broadcasted through out the city.
Jessica looked up at him with a smile on her lips, proud of the man he'd become and she knew her old friend Moira would be just as proud. His words even beginning to have an effect on those around them and through out the city as they calmed down from the fears they had. As the man was honestly right about his words as because if they didn't do anything, the darkness won! And that just couldn't be had! The sounds of someone flying above them made them all raise their heads upwards, realizing it to be Ray Palmer himself headed towards a streak of smoke that seemed to be headed their way. And with a mighty explosion, the missile was destroyed, sparking cheers to erupt all through out the city while Oliver looked on proudly at his friend. Who flew over and gave everyone there a salute as he went on. Once off the car, Jessica would have a quiet word with Oliver. "That man needs to be stopped, Oliver! Who knows if he's got another missile he can aim at us!" Hissed the woman in worry and fear.
"I know, Jessica, I know. I'll have a word with the Green Arrow and see if he and his team can finally do something about it." He replied grimly.
This got a smirk from the woman, making him mildly confused. "What?"
"Its cute how you think I'm clueless about you being the Green Arrow young man. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out." She told him with that smirk still in place as he looked at her in shock.
"How…?"
"A mother knows things sweetheart." Replied Jessica kindly and making him chuckle.
That would probably be something he'd never doubt, at least when it comes to the more older and experienced mothers anyway. They hugged and soon went on back to City Hall to do any sort of damage control. A short time later would see Shado having a moment of realization and wanting to smack herself for it and soon had herself, Noah, Nyssa, Constantine, and Diggle head down beneath Star City where Darhk's underground base of operations was. Neither Oliver and Sara had been happy about it once they'd found out but as Laurel explained it, Shado had thought it best for it to happen as soon as possible while he'd been busy with the city affairs. Shado's team had been quite surprised by the fact that Damien Darhk had been able to make an underground domed community right under everyone's noses. One that had quite a few people living in it for that matter! Ones who believed in what Darhk was doing and the disturbing thing about it all was the fact none of them were under any sort of mind control either.
Shado and her team had been quickly separated thanks to the lies spread by Darhk, ending up with Diggle as her partner as they did what they could to avoid being detected. They also had a passed out Thea with them since Shado had ended up using a stun gun on her to great effect and then knocking her out. Her using the stun gun would even nicely enough work on bringing back Thea to her right mind and alerting them to the fact that Anarky had somehow escaped prison and wound up down there with all of them in order to try and blow the whole damned place sky high. They had recently discovered that using electricity on someone controlled by Darhk's pills could render said pills ineffective. Making everyone thankful for small accidental miracles! One brought about in part thanks to Curtis and Noah after they had mildly electrocuted a Ghost who tried to attack them at one point in the past few days. Anarky would even be the reason the group would even know of the giant Queen bee formerly known Brie Larvan!
Something that would freak out Thea a bit once she woke up with a slight groan. "Yeah, I think… I think we need to get out of here." Muttered the girl while apologizing to the others for having attacked them previously!
"Aww, don't tell me you're frightened of that when you made me into the man I am today!?" Questioned Anarky laughingly and not even flinching when he got glared at by Thea once they were a good distance from the room containing the giant Bee!
"Now personally, I rather think you're all being rude to the good Queen Brie." Called out Darhk conversationally with several Ghosts including Tommy and Yao Fei pointing guns at them.
Shado, not wanting to have a confrontation here and now, used a smoke pellet to quickly get away from the man and his controlled agents much to the long lived figure's annoyance. As that sort of stuff almost always left a smell in his clothes! And once they were a good distance away from him, Nyssa would say the one thing on her mind. "I truly despise that man."
"Its hard not too with how he acts." Groused Noah as he sucked in air.
"Hey, where's Little Queen and the Loony?" Questioned Constantine curiously and making everyone else realize with a little dread that the two were in fact missing.
Diggle frowned unhappily underneath his helmet. "He's gonna be in for a world of hurt if he tries anything."
"Agreed, come, let us get Noah to where he needs to be if we are to put an end to whatever Darhk is doing." Ordered Shado and the group nodded and quickly got going.
Each hoping Thea would be okay. Who would soon have to get into a big fight with Anarky after she learned that he had planted several bombs in a few key areas that if ruined, would really screw up everyone's day. The stun gun Anarky took from Constantine without his realizing it would even end up being used on Robert Queen after he had shown up where they were to try and stop them. Something that thankfully brought the man back to his senses, allowing for a tearful heartfelt reunion between father and daughter. Who both soon quickly showed what an awesome pair they made as they kicked all kinds of ass! Unfortunately, Anarky was able to activate one of his bomb, which would soon cause problems everywhere thanks to a chain reaction the explosion had caused much to Damien Darhk's annoyance. The one surviving Drone Warrior that had long guarded his daughter and even considered to be her best friend quickly came to Darhk as well. "You, get my daughter out of here immediately. Get her somewhere safe where she'll never be found by those who would not have her best interests at heart. I will join you as soon as I can."
The Drone Warrior nodded its understanding and quickly took off, each foot step easily being heard thanks to its feet and though Darhk's little girl protested it unhappily, she was soon gone much to her immense dislike. Darhk soon ordered all to abandon base much to his growing anger as this dream of his was quickly going down the damned drain! But he would have his vengeance, even if it was the last thing he would do! Unfortunately nothing could be done for Brie Larvan however. "I am genuinely sorry Miss Larvan, but it appears our time is at an end. I thank you for all you've done." He told the giant Bee before closing the doors and hauling ass, paying no attention to the angry buzzing from the Queen Bee.
Shado and her team would quickly make their way to where the prisoners were kept thanks to Noah's excellent hacking and several of them would receive quite the surprise too! "Felicity!?" Breathed out a stunned John Diggle after they had come across her in a cell and in a wheel chair.
"Digg! Oh you have no idea how good it is to see you!" Gushed to the girl as they got the door opened and soon found herself being hugged by Digg, her father much to her confusion, and even Nyssa surprisingly enough!
"I don't, I don't understand, how are you even here!?" Questioned the Vet curiously as it shouldn't be possible!
Felicity looked at him confusedly while Shado and Constantine busied themselves helping other prisoners escape, and she was about to say something when Thea and her father showed up. "What the Hell!? Felicity!?"
"That's me! And holy crap, is that Robert Queen!? I thought he was dead!"
"Never mind him girl, we thought YOU were dead!" Exclaimed the archeress much to the shock of the Blonde genius.
"We must worry about that later, for now, let us get Felicity Smoak of MIT 2009 out of here." Commanded Nyssa gently and making Felicity grin a little at the woman.
Diggle nodded and quickly picked up Felicity into his arms and with Shado and Robert leading the way, they quickly got back to the surface. And just in time as well as the underground city was completely destroyed and leaving a massive hole in the ground much to the shock of everyone in the city! "Well, we seriously don't do anything by half." Remarked Felicity offhandedly and earning her a few snorts of amusement.
"Something I'm sure my son has rubbed off on all of you." Added Robert musingly.
"Speaking of Oliver, how are you even alive!?"
Thea shook her head at that and quickly interrupted before her dad, as he was more her true father then Malcolm Merlyn ever could be. "Forget that girl, what about you!? You died in the hospital and then your mother cremated you!" Her words made Felicity look at her fiance's sister in shock while they started to walk on and Shado tried to ignore the conversation.
"I… What? But I'm right here! That son of a bitch had his goons kidnap me from the hospital!"
"That old son must have switched your body with another's then, probably used a little magic to help out too." Theorized Constantine grimly as he wouldn't put it past the man to do such a thing!
"Ollie's mind is gonna be blown." Muttered Thea and she couldn't help but wonder how Shado was taking the whole thing!
Several ARGUS vehicles soon showed up and a tight hug was shared between Lyla and Digg and then they were all on their way back to the Lair. All the while answering questions thrown their way about what all they had seen down below. Felicity's being alive, a giant Queen Bee formerly known as Brie Larvan, and Robert Queen being saved from slavery was the primary shockers of the debriefing for a certainty! Along the way, Damien Darhk would get on the airwaves and lay out a challenge for the Green Arrow and his Merry band to have a final face off with him in the business district as it was time to end things once and for all. Never realizing he was gonna have more then just the Green Arrow and his team coming for the final show down. But a good portion of the residents of the city too! Felicity, along with Robert and Noah would be quickly left at the Lair in a surprising and tearful reunion with Donna and Curtis while Shado and her team went to join Oliver and his.
Thankfully arriving just in time too as the two leaders started to talk. "Well, I think its a lovely evening for a showdown wouldn't you say? I mean, after all the problems you and your friends have caused me I'd say its about time I got payback." Said Darhk angrily.
"You'll have to forgive me if I'm not too apologetic about any of that." Replied Oliver with his voice disguised.
Darhk chuckled at him with a shake of the head. "By the end of this, you will be. I can promise you that, Oliver."
The remains of his army then came forward, which was more then enough for Oliver and his team but they would fight regardless. "Nyssa, I trust you've been keeping that ring shined up for me?"
"I believe you'll be finding out soon enough Damien." Replied the woman cooly.
Another chuckle escaped the man after that. "Oh you guys are cute with your little super team, but come on! Its clear here I'm gonna win in the end! So why not just go ahead and surrender now and then maybe get a Pizza or two?"
"Who says its just us?" Asked Sara Lance challengingly.
And as if to prove her point, the residents of Star City, including the Police, along with more ARGUS soldiers, LoA members, and the Bratva showed up. All standing behind Oliver and his team, ready to begin the fight and finally rid the city of its latest nuisance. "Well, isn't this cute?" Remarked Darhk sardonically.
"But if you all want to die, then who am I to deny you that?"
The fight was on then with various yells as everyone clashed with Darhk and his Ghosts with several news choppers in the air giving a live broadcast to the whole thing to the rest of the city and beyond it. Sin showed what a damned good fighter she was thanks in part to Ted Grant's training after he'd taken her under his wing and she was even making excellent use of her barbed wire bat! Which had honestly made Roy wish he was there to fight alongside both her and Thea! Both Laurel and Shado had the unfortunate luck of crossing paths with Tommy and Yao Fei and the fights were proving to be rather unpleasant both phsyically and emotionally for the two. At least until a good healthy dose of electrical shock therapy helped knock the two out after Constantine had helped provide a little magical help where Yao Fei was concerned. Laurel had to knock off Tommy's helmet since his entire outfit had been shock proof and it allowed Constantine to do a little more magic to help out much to her relief.
At the center of it all however was Oliver and Darhk as they fought against one another. Neither showing any mercy towards the other as they fought on. Oliver was even certain the man was using a little magic in his fists as well as they fought as otherwise it probably wouldn't hurt more then it should. "Playing dirty huh? Figures trash like you would."
"If it helps me win, I'll do it." Retorted Darhk as he ducked a blow to his face.
Which allowed him to get a chokehold on his opponent and sending him to his knees. "Now, let's let your adoring public know your little identity. Hmm? I'm sure your friends in the Bratva would just love to know that little secret!" Chuckled the man but before he could follow through with ripping off the hood and mask, he found himself getting hit in the head thanks to a 2 by 4.
Courtesy of one Quentin Lance who sneered at the man. A sneer that remained in place, even as the bleeding centuries old man raised him into the air with some of his magic. "Looks like its about that time I did something about you, Quentin."
"Go ahead scumbag! I ain't afraid to die!"
A humorless chuckle escaped his captor after that. "So be it then, Captain."
"I don't think so!" Growled Oliver as he rammed an arrow straight through Darhk's back, through his heart, and all the way outside of his chest.
Causing him to drop Quentin down to the ground and making the good Captain groan a little as two police officers rushed over and helped him. Darhk gagged a little as he tried to laugh while blood came out of his mouth. "And the… Valiant hero saves… Saves the day! How pathetically… Quaint..."
Oliver said nothing as he pulled the arrow out and the body of Damien Darhk fell to the ground afterwards. Something that brought out massive cheers to everyone present and by those watching of the fight. More cheering happened after Shado ran up to Oliver and kissed him right on the lips, and he would deepen it much to the shock and hurt of Felicity as she watched the scene from the Lair. Making her wonder if he had even truly loved her to begin with. Several days would pass, days that would be busy as the city dealt with the giant hole in the ground, along with the remaining HIVE forces still in the city, the fact both Robert Queen and Tommy Merlyn were alive again thanks to Darhk playing around with things he shouldn't have was rather shocking as well. And Tommy more then the others who had been brought back had been in severe need of therapy after all the horrible shit he'd been forced to do under Darhk's control.
But Laurel would be there every step of the way and it'd be something he'd greatly appreciate a lot. Both realized they had been given a second chance at things and he promised her that once he had fully dealt with his issues as best as he could, they would make the best of their second chance with one another. Shado's sister Mei had even shown up in the city, leading to a rather tearful reunion between the daughters and their father. Which that, along with the city clean up had kept Oliver pretty occupied. Something that helped him out some as he wasn't sure what to do about Felicity as it had been a Hell of a shocker to realize she was even still alive! Even cursing Darhk's name for his deception where she was concerned. Felicity herself was at a standstill in her life thanks to the fact she was declared dead and it would take time before she could have that changed. And so she occupied herself with reading up on all the things the team had done in her absense and she had a lot of trouble accepting the things she'd learned.
As Felicity honestly couldn't believe the things that Oliver had willingly done during the war with Damien Darhk and her issues with it had certainly even put her at odds with a few of the others in the group. The fifth day of the clean up and return to normalcy would see Oliver on television with a big announcement to make. "Thank you all for coming, as you all know, the Green Arrow and his team, along with many of you here in the city saw to the end of Damien Darhk and his Ghosts here in the city. Which is something I am forever grateful for to not only him and his team, but to all of you as well. Hope and Unity is how we all managed to achieve success in this most recent attack by the Darkness of Man and I firmly believe that those two things can help us continue to do so."
He went silent after that for a few moments as everyone took all that in in whatever way. "But now that the War on Darhkness is over with, its time I stepped down as Mayor of Star City. As I led you all in the dark times and now its time for my Deputy Mayor Jessica Danforth to take my place and lead you all into the Light. I have full faith in her to do an excellent job."
Jessica herself was stunned as can be by this as reporters yelled out questions at the man that he refused to answer as he walked to her, hugged her, and then walked off. Jessica would then approach the podium and start talking. Her time as Mayor of Star City would prove to be a good run, even supporting the Green Arrow and his team in all that they did. Course that meant them having to use less lethal tactics but they didn't mind that any. Hell, it was even something of a relief for Oliver anyway as he didn't want to be that kind of man anymore. Two days would pass before a confrontation between Oliver and Felicity happened. One that wouldn't be all that pleasant either all things considered.
"We need to talk." Began the Hacker genius once he was down in the Bunker with her.
"Yeah, we do."
"All the things you did while I was you know… Dead? How can you even justify it? Making deals with ARGUS? Getting back in bed with the Bratva!? How!? How Oliver!? And God, let's not even get into you apparently having a son!"
"I did what I felt I had to do in order to win against Damien Darhk. It was the only WAY we were going to be able to win, Felicity! The thing with the Bratva? I was a damned fool to allow that to deteriorate to begin with."
She looked at him in silence, unwilling to believe a word of what he'd just said. Felicity felt that had he thought more clearly, he would have found other better ways to win the war against Darhk. "You're better then this, Oliver. I know you are, I KNOW YOU CAN BE!"
A sigh and a shake of the head came from the man. "Maybe, or maybe that's just what you've built in your head of me. Forgetting that I am not someone to be put on an idealized pedestal."
"Clearly I must have, or the man I loved enough to want to marry wouldn't have gotten back with a dead fantasy island girl." Retorted the Blonde unhappily and not even giving a damn if he was glaring hotly at her.
He stepped up to her and leaned down to be at eye level with her. "I thought you dead for nearly two months. TWO MONTHS! I mourned for you, and when Shado came back into my life, I fought it my old feelings for her! But then… Then I realized that you would want me to be happy and move on instead of staying stuck in the past. But clearly I was wrong."
A sniffle escaped the woman after hearing all that, even looking away from him. "I can't… I can't be here for this. I can't see you and her together. I can't see that or be part of this team who were willing to do whatever it took to win against Damien Darhk."
"If that's how you truly feel, then I can't stop you. And you know where the door is." Said Oliver with a sigh but he was somewhat glad she was leaving.
As in his view, she had never been meant for this kind of thing to begin with. Felicity looked at him with tears and hurt in her eyes and she realized then and there that it truly was over. Especially if he was unwilling to fight for her. Shaking her head at him, the Blonde genius rolled past him as Oliver stood up and refused to look her way. As she neared the elevator doors, Felicity turned back to him one last time after pressing the button. "Goodbye… Oliver." She called out softly and when no response was given, she went inside the newly opened elevator with Shado coming out of it.
Her last view of Oliver would be the dark haired Asian beauty walking towards him as the doors closed up. "Oliver?" Spoke up Shado in concern.
Making him turn to her with a smile on his lips. "Shado." Breathed the man.
"Are you well?"
"No, but I will be. With you and the others by my side, I will be." He told her softly and earning a beautiful smile from the woman.
"Something I am sure you will come to regret Baobei. As my father wishes to join the team and even assist in training."
Oliver couldn't help but chuckle over the mental image that gave him as he stepped closer to the beautiful Asian woman that he never ever thought he'd get a second chance with. "I can live with that." Causing a chuckle to erupt from her as she remembered the stories he'd told her once upon a time of the small amount of training her father had put him through.
"I'm sure you will come to regret that decision."
"Maybe, maybe not." And if her sister, his father, and Tommy wanted to join the team, they were more then welcome too. Though he had doubts that his dad and Tommy would want to join considering the Hell they'd been put through thanks to Damien Darhk.
Shado smiled at him as she wrapped her arms around his neck, grateful for this second chance with the man she had fallen for on the island of Lian Yu. The two soon met in a deep kiss and in that moment in time, there was nothing but one another as they poured everything they felt into their kiss with another.
The HIVE Crater
In the remains of the rubble of the HIVE base, the top of it could be seen stirring a bit as rocks and other things began to fall down the sides. And then a green three fingered hand burst through it and soon a whole body was coming out of it as well. The figure gasped for air as she made her way out of the tomb she'd been buried in. Her skin was green and she looked rather thin, both hands having three fingers while her feet had five toes each. Antenna could be seen coming out of her hair along with a small mouth and nose and two giant bug like eyes similar to say a Fly or a Dragonfly on her face. This was Brie Larvan and somehow, somehow she'd managed to survive the destruction of the HIVE Base that had housed the inheritors of the new world. "Revenge… Revenge will be mine." Buzzed the woman angrily as wings unfurled from her back and she took flight.
It would take time, but the former Queen Bee, now Bug-Eyed Bandit, would have her revenge against everyone for what had happened to her!
Author's Notes: And that's a wrap folks and hope you all enjoyed! Thanks for reading, favoriting, following, and reviewing! Sorry if this isn't the ideal ending some of you might have hoped for and originally, I was gonna kill off Robert but decided against it. I had considered off and on for the longest time of retiring from writing Arrow stories but now I'm not so sure about that anymore. As I've been feeling a pull to write out a story based on 'The Tracker' chapters from my Possibilities fic.
So see you all soon whenever I get around to writing it! Until next time! And will I make a sequel to this? I honestly don't know but we'll see what happens in the future!