Laurel came down to the bunker later on that day to check on Oliver to find him shooting arrows at tennis balls that were being launched out of an automatic launcher.
"That's impressive." Laurel said.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Oliver asked.
"I don't think I've ever seen you do this. I've usually only seen you put arrows in people." Laurel said jokingly.
"Not the time Laurel." Oliver said.
"Okay, so, what's got you doing this." Laurel asked.
"Wanted to take my mind off things." Oliver said and he shot another arrow.
"Yeah. I don't think they make enough tennis balls for that." Laurel said with a smile.
"Where's Curtis with the list of potential targets?" Oliver asked her.
"He's working on it. It's a big city." Laurel reminded Oliver.
"Yeah." Oliver agreed.
"Something tells me that's not the only thing weighing on you. How are the recruits?" Laurel asked.
"Taking a little time out. I expected them to be upset with me, and that's fine, but, Laurel, they seemed horrified." Oliver said.
"No. I wouldn't call it that. Just a bit surprised. Look on the bright side. It does show how far you've come. I haven't seen that guy in a long time, and the way the kids reacted, I think it proves how much you've changed." Laurel said.
"Except I haven't. I killed Damien Darhk, and I haven't stopped since." Oliver said.
"Yeah. But forget why you killed Darhk." Laurel said.
"I killed him because he killed you. Because he took you away from me, at least, for a few minutes. It was kill made out of vengeance." Oliver said.
"No Oliver. You killed Damien Darhk, Oliver, because you had to. You took down Church's men because you had to. The list was something different. You were targeting lawyers, stockbrokers. You were killing as a first resort, not a last." Laurel told him.
"Well, Prometheus is just dredging all that up again. I want to move forward. I'm trying to move forward, but I I feel stuck." Oliver said.
"I think you're being hard on yourself, which is a bit annoying because that's usually mine and John's job, but, Oliver, in that official capacity I think you are moving forward. I think you're evolving. I think you're growing." Laurel said.
"What makes you so sure?" Oliver asked her.
"Because that guy with the list wouldn't have even thought to ask the question. Plus, I never would've fallen as in love with him as I am with you." Laurel said and Oliver smiled.
"How is it that no matter how dark the situation gets, you always manage to see the light?" Oliver asked her as he turned off the machine and pulled her into his arms.
"I guess you could say that's my other superpower." Laurel said with a smile as she kissed him.
"And maybe Black Canary is too dark a codename for you." Oliver said.
"What do you mean?" Laurel asked.
"I never really understood why you chose Black Canary as your codename. I mean, Canary, I get, since you were honoring Sara, but Black? Seems a little dark for someone who always tries to see the light." Oliver explained.
Laurel chuckled before saying "Maybe, but I like my codename. I like to think that if brings hope. Besides, my suit is black."
Oliver laughed before kissing her again before Curtis came on over the PA system.
"I got a list of potential victims." Curtis said.
Once the whole team was gathered in the bunker, Oliver decided to address the team.
"I know you're all upset with me, so thank you for showing up despite that." Oliver said.
"I was able to cross-reference the list with the city census, nailing it down to 7 potential targets." Curtis said
"How do we know who he'll hit?" Rene asked.
"We don't. In order to cover that much ground, we have to split up and each take one potential target. We run surveillance. Whoever spots Prometheus first, call it in, and we all converge." Oliver said.
"Cool." Rory said as they all headed out, but Oliver decided he need to have a chat with Evelyn.
"Is everything ok?" Oliver asked her.
"No, it's not. For a long time, I blamed you for my parents dying, that you were responsible for leaving them to suffocate in one of Damien Darhk's testing chambers." Evelyn said.
"I know." Oliver admitted.
"It took a lot for me to come work with you. Knowing all this It doesn't make it any easier." Evelyn admitted to him.
"Evelyn, are you sure you should be out there tonight?" Oliver asked her.
"Yes, I am because I'm doing this, protecting people for me, not for you." Evelyn said.
Green Arrow was watching one of suspected targets when he heard Mr. Terrific on the comms.
"Go." Green Arrow said.
"We got a problem. Artemis seems to have disconnected her comms." Mr. Terrific said.
"She in trouble?" Green Arrow asked.
"I don't know, but I'm worried she wouldn't tell us if she was." Mr. Terrific said.
"Do you have here 20?" Green Arrow asked.
"When Wild Dog was kidnapped, I put trackers in all their suits. I'm sending you the information now." Mr. Terrific said as Green Arrow received the information on the screen on his suit.
"She's moving. She's on a subway that's moving." Green Arrow said.
"The train's a few blocks from here." Mr. Terrific said.
"You tell everyone else to hold their position." Green Arrow said as he backed off.
Artemis was currently getting her ass kicked by Prometheus when suddenly, Green Arrow appeared on the train and engaged Prometheus, who quickly utilized a smoke bomb to escape.
"You okay?" Green Arrow asked Artemis.
"A little banged up, but I'll live. I wasn't gonna be. Prometheus?" Artemis asked.
"Gone. Whatever he's planning, it wasn't to engage me tonight." Green Arrow said.
"Hey. We got a problem. We got a big problem." the man said as he revealed a big bomb.
"We don't have time to disarm that. We're getting off the train." Green Arrow said.
"Come on! You're joking, right? Because now's a really bad time to be trying out jokes. Trust me." Artemis asked, right before Green Arrow used a harness and a parachute arrow to escape, right before the train exploded.
Back in the bunker, Oliver was patching Evelyn up.
"Good as new." Oliver said as he finished patching her up.
"What's gonna happen to the train guy?" Evelyn asked.
"This morning, Mayor Queen is gonna put him and Prometheus' 6 other targets into witness protection until this is over." Oliver said.
"Won't Prometheus just find another way to go after you?" Evelyn asked.
"Probably, but when he does, we will deal with it, and I promise you will find out right when I do." Oliver assured her.
"I was a jerk And I'm sorry." Evelyn said.
"Hey, you had every right to be a bit of a jerk. And for the record, I'm the one who owes you an apology. Evelyn I'm sorry. I'm sorry for your parents. I'm sorry that I'm not the man you thought I was, but John reminded me, as he does, that I'm trying to be that man And I might actually be getting there slowly. In the meantime, I would really appreciate your patience." Oliver said.
"Sounds reasonable to me." Evelyn said and Oliver held out his hand to Evelyn, but his surprise, she actually hugged him.
"What was that for?" Oliver asked.
"That was a thank you. For being there for me, even when I didn't want you to be. You acted just like my dad would've in this position." Evelyn explained.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Oliver said.
"What's wrong?" Evelyn asked.
"Something about Prometheus, it just felt familiar to me for some reason." Oliver said.