"So, why exactly are we at the old Claybourne manufacturing plant, I thought it went belly up after you offed the CEO." Wilddog asked Green Arrow as they investigated an old location that Green Arrow hadn't been to or thought about in 4 years, the old Clayborne Pharmaceutical pant.
"Because Prometheus using Dycloseral after 4 years sends a message." Green Arrow said.
"What message?" Artemis asked
"I'm alive, and I'm coming for you." Green Arrow responded.
"You think that Prometheus is Justin Clayborne?" Black Canary asked incredulously.
"You of all people should know that people who are dead in this city have a tendency to back." Green Arrow reminded her.
"Fair point." Black Canary gave in.
"Wait what?" Ragman asked over the comms.
"Long story that we'll explain later, but for now, everyone stay focused on the mission." Green Arrow said.e
"Copy that, alpha team in position." Wilddog said, referring to himself and Artemis.
"Beta team in position." Spartan said, referring to himself and Arsenal.
"Back door's covered, if he's in there, he's not getting out." Ragman said as he and Black Canary took the exit.
"Copy, moving in now." Green Arrow said as he reached the doors.
"Really wishing Felicity or Curtis were here right now." Green Arrow said. right as the doors unlocked themselves.
"Well, that wasn't subtle at all." Green Arrow said as he entered the room to see Prometheus waiting for him.
"Justin Claybourne, you have failed this city." Green Arrow said and it felt oddly satisfying saying that again.
"Not as badly as you have Mr. Queen." Prometheus said.
"So you do know who I am." Green Arrow said.
"And it appears that you still have no idea who I am. Disappointing. I really thought you would've figured it out by now, Ollie." Prometheus said, causing Green Arrow to freeze, since only a four people had ever called him that.
He didn't get to think about it that long as Wilddog and Artemis burst into the room and they all engaged with Prometheus pulling a move that Green Arrow had only seen one other person aside from himself use, only to have Artemis 'turn' on them.
"What the Evelyn? Why?" Green Arrow asked, playing his part well.
"Because you're not a hero. You're a fraud. This city needs to be saved from you." Artemis said and Green Arrow had to admit that she seemed convincing and he got the feeling that she wasn't lying about her feelings as Prometheus dropped a smoke bomb and they both escaped as Spartan barged into the room.
"Where's Prometheus?" Spartan asked.
"He's gone with Evelyn." Green Arrow said.
"He took her." Spartan asked.
"He's working with her." Green Arrow said.
"You don't seem as betrayed by this as I thought you would be." Laurel asked as they all entered the bunker.
"You knew did you?" John asked him.
"I did. After Evelyn's reaction to finding out about the Hood, I bugged her and discovered her first meeting with Prometheus." Oliver admitted.
"Why didn't you tell us any of this?" Laurel demanded.
"Because I needed to talk to her first, since I understood her anger. That's what we spoke about before we left for the plant." Oliver said.
"And she still betrayed us?" John asked.
"Not exactly." Oliver said.
"You're using Evelyn the same way you used my dad last year." Laurel realized.
"It was her idea actually. I convinced Evelyn that her vendetta against me does not justify her going after you guys and she agreed and then she convinced me to let her go undercover as our spy inside." Oliver said.
"And why didn't you tell us this?" Rene asked.
"I needed to make sure you could be convincing." Oliver explained.
"Still, if Evelyn's going to be a cover there, we need to play the part, like oh I don't know, move our loved ones to a more secure location." Roy suggested and Oliver nodded.
"Roy, get Thea packed up, I want her staying down here until we get this resolved, Laurel, do the same thing with your dad." Oliver said.
"I can get Lyla and JJ to a safehouse, you guys give me the names and socials of the people you care about. I'll make sure they get to that safe house." John said as Oliver began to walk out.
"Ollie, you okay?" Laurel asked.
"Prometheus, before you guys burst in, he said something to me. Something that didn't make sense." Oliver said.
"Really, what was it?" Laurel asked.
"He called me Ollie." Oliver said.
"So, he called you by a nickname, what's wrong with that?" Rory asked.
"You don't understand, there's only a small group of people who know that Oliver's nickname is Ollie and only an even smaller group of people have ever called him that." Laurel said.
"Well, who are they, might help us narrow down the list." Rene said.
"Laurel and Thea, but neither of them would do that, plus I'm pretty that Prometheus is a man and Thea's pregnant and Laurel's been there every time we saw Prometheus, Laurel's sister Sara, but she's currently off time travelling and again, Prometheus is a man." Oliver said.
"Is there anyone else?" Roy asked.
"Well, there is one other person." Laurel said and Oliver looked at her in disbelief.
"No, Laurel that's impossible." Oliver said, refusing to believe it.
"Oliver, I know you don't want to believe it, but we have to look at the facts. It's all pointing one way." Laurel said.
"No way, even if he is back, why would he attacking us?" Oliver asked.
"I don't know." Laurel admitted.
"Wait, who are you guys talking about?" Rory asked.
"Before you tell them, I need to confirm it with my own eyes." Oliver said as he walked out of the room.
"Where is he going?" Roy asked.
"I don't know." Laurel admitted.
The Green Arrow had just arrived at a place he had not been to in a little under 4 years. The wreckage of CNRI. And sure enough, Prometheus was waiting for him.
Green Arrow pulled down his hood and mask before looking at him.
"I know who you are." Oliver said to him.
"It's about time." Prometheus said.
"I think I've already known who you were on some subconscious level. I just didn't want to put it together. I didn't want to believe that it was you who has caused so much pain. Take off your mask." Oliver told him.
"What's the point, you already know who I am." Prometheus said.
"I need to see with my own eyes." Oliver insisted.
Prometheus nodded and pulled off his mask and Oliver felt his breath hitch as he saw the face of Tommy Merlyn look back at him.
"What's the matter Ollie? Not pleased to see me?" Tommy asked.