Disclaimer: I do not own Arrow or anything else you may recognize. All characters belong to their creators. With the Exception of Alddam Mastir.

Now I really want pointers on this chapter. Where do I need to improve? Where do I have to give more of an explanation? Would a back story on how Alddam Mastir became to be, help any? These first couple of chapters will be me finding my writing style, having only written poems before this is a fun new experience for me.

[A little while after]

Thea is asleep on the bed as the three adults move towards the window and look out into the night. Sara resting her head-on Oliver's shoulder. "We're finally home Ollie, after so long we finally made it back," she says as she looks up at his face "And now we need to start making arrangements for the days that follow." Oliver looking down at the love of his life smiles and kisses her gently on the lips. "We also need to find someone and keep the promise you made to a dying man. We will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, I promise." Sara smiled and hugged him tighter, at the motion Oliver wrapped her in his arms and kissed the top of her head. "I love you, Ollie."

Oliver smiled and looked at her, "I love you too." He then looked over at his brother in arms and before he could even ask Ken replied, "The league has finished setting up our base, and we must remember that the only aid they will provide is in the form of tools and weaponry, aside from that only 4 members aside from myself have been giving the go- ahead to assist you, in this cleansing." Oliver and Sara both nodded in response.

"However, I would like to keep their involvement in this minimal, serve as body guards, babysitters and assisting us when we are indisposed. If the rumors are true that a rogue member is planning something against this city, it's in our best interest to find out and stop them." Ken looked at the pair before continuing, "Al Sah-Him, Ta-er al-Usfar, this city shall be cleansed from the evil that threatens it. I as Alddam Mastir, Son of Ra's al Ghul and Heir to the Demon from this point on, in the name of Ra's al Ghul, release you from your oath."

The couple bow to Ken and smile before opening their arms to embrace their brother. "Now that you are free you can live as you want to fulfill your father's dying wish, and I shall aid you as a brother and mentor in the name of Ra's. Now get some sleep, we have busy weeks ahead of us." He finished with a grin.

[Next morning]

"I hope you guys slept well. It's time to finally get you out of here and take you home." Moira said with a smile.

"Everyone is waiting for you there, and no one knows about your surprise, baby girl." Quinten added to his daughter, who was holding Thea tightly as she was still asleep.

"She looks so peaceful and she reminds me of you when you were a little girl." He continues as Sara and Oliver smile at their daughter. Moira looks at them and can't help but smile at the man her son has become. She looks up noticing that Ken is not in sight and looks at them, "Where is Ken? I haven't seen him." Oliver looked at his mother and smiled, "He's getting everything that we brought with us from the island, he's probably waiting for us down by the car as we speak."

Sara turned to Moira before adding, "Then I guess we better hurry or he'll try and get out of having brunch with us all." Both Sara and Oliver laughed and at the confused look that they received from their parents Oliver added, "He's sort of not used to crowds, before the island he was quite of a loner from what we could gather, it's the reason he likes to stay in the shadows. It took us a bit of time to break his shell but he still prefers to be alone over crowds."

"Oh, well I don't want him to feel uncomfortable, if he doesn't want to he can surely rest in what will be his new room in our home." Moira stated but Sara shook her head, "It's okay, we all need to open up again, we are no longer on the island. We know that everyone will love Ken and we want him to know that he is no longer alone, he has family."

"Mom, Mr. Lance, we aren't the same kids that you lost all those years ago, we've grown and we hope you see that. We want to be better than what we were because we know we were never the good son or daughter that you deserved, and it might take some time for us to fully open up about what happened to us but we will try, j-just have some patience with us." Oliver finished with a tight smile. Both parents hugged their kids before leading them to the car that awaited outside.

As Oliver, had said Ken was with the driver storing two wooden suitcases in the trunk. At hearing footsteps approaching ken turned around and smiled at the approaching family. "Good morning Mr. Lance, Mrs. Queen, are we ready to go?" he asked. Moira smiled back and nodded. Ken went around and opened the door for them to get in and as they did they all offered him a quick thank you in return.

[On the way to Queen Mansion]

"Oliver there is something I have to tell you before we arrive," Moira said as if afraid of continuing, "I want you to know that I never did anything to disrespect your father, and I believed him to be dead just like you, but I remarried 3 years ago, to a man named Walter Steele." She said with a fearful tone not wanting to look up and see the pain in her son. However, to her surprise Oliver put his hand on top of hers, causing her to look at him and notice his understanding look. "It's okay mom, I can see you're happy and that's all that matters." He finished as his mother started to tear-up at the maturity her son was showing so different from the boy she had lost. She smiled and gave his hand a squeeze, "Thank you," was all that she could say.

Car pulls up to the house. They get out and the trunk opens and the driver reaches for the wooden suitcases but Ken stops him

"I've got it." He smiles to the driver who just nods in response.

"Wow, it's just as gorgeous as I remember, maybe even a little bigger." Sara said. Both Moira and Quinten just smiled as Thea wakes up to see what her mother was looking at. "Wow, Mommy Daddy, it's sooo big!" Moira chuckled and looked at her granddaughter, "This is your house now darling, so be sure to ask your auntie Thea for the grand tour, okay?" Thea looked over at her grandmother with a smile that showed her dimples, "I get to meet auntie Thea?!"

Quinten laughed as he looked at the wide smile of his granddaughter and spoke for Moira who was still smiling at Thea, "Yes sweetie you get to meet all your family, your aunt Thea and Laurel, as well as your grandpa Walter and for some unknown reason your uncle Tommy." He said with clear distaste as he mentioned Tommy. "Dad, please be civil with tommy, He's like a brother to Ollie and he deserves the right to meet our little bird." Sara said as she let Thea down so she could walk around and explore.

"Fine." Quinten mumbled "Doesn't mean I have to like the playboy billionaire."

"Dad, you do know you just described the father of my child, right?" Sara told Quinten as he looked to Oliver and said "No offense Oliver, and besides once you two started dating he started change." Oliver laughed as they made their way to the door. "Wow, I heard stories but I didn't think you'd really been like that Oliver." Ken said.

"Yeah, I wasn't the best me during that time, but then I met the woman that changed my life. She saw me for me and not the playboy that the rest of the world saw. Not surprisingly I fell in love with her and it just made me want to be a better man. It was a slow process to say the least but I left the drinking and parties behind." Oliver finishes as Sara hugs him and kisses him parting long enough to say, "I love you too, Ollie."

"Yeah, and good thing too because I really didn't want my daughter dating you but, I saw the subtle changes in you. My daughter was happy and you were slowly becoming a man I could see her with." Quinten said as he cleared his throat a little and proceeded, "I'll deny ever having said that." Everyone else laughed as he proceeded to open the door and allowing everyone to enter.

"Uncle Ken look how big the house is," Thea said as she ran indoors to everyone's amusement, "look at all the pretty pictures!" Ken grabbed Thea and placed her on his shoulder so she could get a better view of all the painting in the entrance hall. Sara looked on as her daughter smiled and laughed alongside Ken trying to get him to jump like a frog.

Sara laughed as Ken began to jump making Thea squeal with joy. At the sound, everyone turned around to see and they joined in on the laughter. "Well, I see what you mean that he sees her as his own now, he spoils her doesn't he?" Moira said looking at the well-built man treating her granddaughter with such care. Quinten also looking at the man jumping up and down not caring how funny he looked just to make the child laugh said, "Yeah, I see it too."

"Yeap, and believe us when we say that he will do anything she says just to see her smile." Sara said smiling. They looked on in silence as Ken continued to hop around until Raisa, an elderly Russian maid that was like a second mother to Oliver, walked into the hall.

She smiled at the sight, "Mr. Oliver it's good to see you home again and you too Ms. Sara, and I hear you also brought back a surprise with you?" She said grinning at the pair who smiled back at her and speaking at the same time said, "It's good to be home."

"Now, it's time for brunch, everyone is waiting in the dining room Mrs. Queen." Raisa said as she turned around to lead them to the dining room.

As they enter the dining room they see familiar faces of their friends and family, Thea, Tommy, Laurel and a man seated at the head of the table that Oliver and Sara guess is Walter Steele. The conversation they were having stops abruptly as they see them enter and they all race towards them with Thea leading the charge as she tackles both castaways with a hug. Everyone is hugging and smiling as the family celebrates the return of both of them.

"Oliver, Sara. It's damn good to see you. I'm Walter… Walter Steele." He introduces himself as he shakes their hands. "It's good to put a face to the name of the man that makes my mother happy." Oliver replied with a genuine smile. Everyone seemed to let out a breath no one knew they were holding in.

"Hey, sis." Oliver said as he looked over at Thea, "I knew it. I knew you were alive. I missed you so much." She says as she hugs her brother tightly. "You were with us the whole time." Oliver replied to his sister, as Sara hugs her.

"Hey Laurel, it's nice to see you again." Oliver says as they hug again. "You were with us the whole time as well, Sis." Sara adds. "Well, I'm just glad that the two of you are back and safe with us all." Laurel said as she fought back tears.

"What did I tell you both, Yachts Suck!" Tommy said as he got a good look at his friends. "Tommy Merlyn." They both say as they hug, "it's good to see you too, buddy." Oliver says as they break away from the hug.

"Well, I'm sure you two are starving so what do you say about sitting down and getting this brunch on the way?" Walter said to the group who all nodded with the exception of Moira and Quinten who knew what the couple was getting ready to say.

"Actually, Walter before we do that we have news that we didn't really know how to say so we asked my mom and Mr. Lance to not say anything until we knew how to say it." Oliver began as the rest of the group looked at him with quizzical looks on their faces trying to ascertain what the news might be.

"Oh, My God you guys decided to get married on the island!" Thea exclaimed looking at the couple who quickly replied before things got out of hand. "Umm, no that's not the news we have to share." Sara said as she looked at Oliver who continued, "You guys have been watching the news, right? (they all nod) Well as they have publicized there was another man with us at the island, he helped us survive and thanks to him we were able to make it home back to you guys. To me and Sara he became like family, a brother to us both." Everyone looked at them expecting them to continue and as seconds of silence passed Sara was the next to speak. "When we left the island, we told him to come back with us and he agreed so, what we are asking you is to treat him like family because if it wasn't for him, God knows what would've happened to us."

Everyone took in the information and they all smiled, "If he brought you guys back to us then he is already family in my eyes." Laurel said openly. "Does this mean I have two brothers now?" Thea asked Oliver as he nodded with a grin on his face. "Well, let's meet the man that made it possible for me to get my best friend back!" Tommy exclaimed.

"Hey, Ken! Can you come in here, it's time to meet the rest of our family?" Oliver raised his voice just enough so that Ken could hear him. Sara looked back at the group and said "There's another thing we need to tell you guys but I think seeing is believing in this case. Dad and Mrs. Queen know already and I think they're happy but I'm not entirely sure." She looked over at the two parents standing next to them who gave her huge smiles before Moira spoke for both of them, "We aren't just happy, we're beyond thrilled. It's one of the only good things that came out of the ordeal you guys went through." Quinten nodded in response to what Moira had said.

Before anyone could say anything else their attention was grabbed by the laughter of a young child entering the room on top of a man that was hopping around making her laugh. Once they entered the room the man grabbed the little girl and placed her down on the floor as he stood to give the others a good look at him.

Wow. Was all that came into Laurels head as she saw this man slightly shorter then Oliver, with long jet black hair covering his face, trimmed beard similar to Oliver's, but looked twice the size physically and even though he was wearing baggy clothes you could see the muscles underneath. Once he was standing up straight she noticed his eye's, his right was a vibrant blue almost unearthly while his left eye was gray that bordered on white. Laurel felt safe and intimidated at the same time just looking at him and she wasn't the only one, Thea had a similar reaction however tommy, felt a pang of jealousy as he saw the look on Laurels face. Moments passed and it seemed that the presence of the man took their minds off of the small child that had run into the hands of Oliver.

As he picked her up, she looked around at the new four people she hadn't met yet. She pointed at them and asked, "Daddy, who are they?" "They little bird are your uncles, aunts and new grandpa. Wave hi to them sweetie." Sara answered for Oliver. At this everyone looked over at the couple with eyes open wide not being able to say a thing.

Sara continued, "Everyone, we would like you to meet our daughter, Thea Dinah Queen." The little girl looked at them and waved, "Hi, everyone!" with a smile that seemed too big to fit on her little face.

After what seemed like a very long time Thea was the first to get over the shock and looked up at the happy family, "You named her after me?" trying to suppress her emotions. "We did say that both you and Laurel were with us the whole time." Oliver replied as he kissed his daughter on the cheek. Thea raced over closely followed by Laurel who was still slightly in shock from the fact that she had a niece.

"Oh, my god, she looks just like a little Sara with Ollies eyes!" Thea screamed. Ken chuckled next to Oliver and looked at his brother, "Told you she looks more like Sara than you!" Oliver gave him a look before he replied, "She's my daughter can't I dream she looks a little like me?" This time Laurel gave him a look, as she was hugging her niece, "No offence Ollie but Sara has a better feminine figure, unless there's something you'd like us to know?" Oliver just looked at her as everyone started to laugh the shock from the revelation forgotten.

"Hey, that's the father of my little bird, it's okay if he has a secrete or two." Sara said as she gave Oliver a devilish grin. This caused everyone to laugh harder as Oliver gave her a tight smile, "Well, thanks sweetie for your support."

"You're welcome!" she chimed as she gave him a peck on the lips.

"So now that there are two Theas, how will we know who you are talking to?" Tommy asked trying to figure it out.

"Well we can call her by the nickname Ken gave her." Sara stated as everyone looked up from the little girl who was now in Walter's arms, and looked at Ken. To their surprise, he looked dumbfounded, and embarrassed until Oliver put a hand on his shoulder in silent support.

"When she was smaller and even now she loved to be up high on someone's shoulders or just sitting on a hill looking down. To me she looked like a baby bird and so I started calling her Tayr, which roughly translates to nestling or baby bird." Ken said.

Everyone looked at him and then back at the little girl who had looked up at Ken at the sound of her nickname. Her smile was pure and innocent and in that moment, they silently decided to call her Tayr. "Hey there Tayr, how do you like your new aunties and uncle?" Thea asked her niece who turned to her and nodded.

"Mommy and Daddy told me about everyone and I'm happy to meet you!" Tayr said as everyone looked at her with loving eyes. She then turned to her mother, "Mommy, I'm hungry." She didn't wine like a normal toddler but instead said it as a statement, as if letting her parents know what time it was.

"Well now, it seems it's time to eat wouldn't you agree Tayr?" Walter asked his new grandchild who just beamed at him and nodded in response. They all walked to their chairs smiling and talking to Tayr about what she wanted to try first.

[A little bit later]

"Ok. What else did you guys miss? Super bowl winners… Giants, Steelers, Saints, Packers, Giants again. A black president, that's new. Oh, and "Lost," they were all dead…I think." Tommy told them as everyone rolled their eyes at him with slight laughter.

"What was it like there?" Thea suddenly asks, everyone tenses except for Tayr, who had fallen asleep in her grandad Quinten's arms.

"Cold." Was the response that Sara, Oliver and Ken said mutually. The tone in their voices let them know that they weren't ready to talk to them about the Island just yet.

"Tomorrow, you, me and Ken, we're doing the city. You guys have got a lot to catch up on." Tommy told Oliver with a grin on his face.

"That sounds like a great idea." Moira added in. As Laurel looked at Sara, "Well then, I guess tomorrow we can have a girl's day out," she looked at Thea and Moira, "Unless tomorrow is bad for you?"

"No that sounds wonderful, that way we can get whatever Sara and Tayr need to make them more comfortable here." Moira looked at the rest of the women who smiled. "Besides I think we have a couple of missed birthdays that we need to make up to Tayr, don't we?"

"That sounds great mom just don't go overboard, that goes for you as well Speedy (turning to look at his sister who frowned at him). She's already a little spoiled as it is." He said as he turned to look at Ken. He stared back and replied, "What? I don't spoil her that much." He said as he looked at the sleeping Tayr.

"You built her toys from things you found in the forest." Sara stated.

"What every child should have a toy or two to play with!" Ken replied as he grinned at the young couple.

"Well, I know I've said this already Ken but I'll say it again. Thank you for watching over them and going the extra mile for my granddaughter." Moira stated as everyone in the room nodded making Ken blush slightly.

"It was my pleasure." Was all that he said on the matter.

Raisa comes to set a bowl of pears on the table for everyone to enjoy. She trips but Oliver catches her and restores her balance.

"Oh, I am so sorry, Mr. Oliver." Raisa says hurriedly.

Oliver slips up and replies in Russian, "It's no worry." Everyone looks at him stunned, except for Ken and Sara.

"Dude, you speak Russian?" Tommy says once the initial shock is done.

"I didn't realize you took Russian at college, Oliver." Walter chimes in.

"Oh, I didn't. I learned a little bit from Ken." He gave Ken a quick glance. Quickly catching it Ken looks at tommy and Walter and smiles, "I speak 5 languages and can get by on 3 more." He says.

Everyone looks at him impressed by this revelation. "Is English your native language?" Moira asked interested in Ken's background.

"Uh, no my native language is Tarasco, a pre-Spanish tongue spoken in Mexico, However, I was raised in a small place in Asia, picking up the local languages there. Some of the locals spoke Russian so I learned how to speak it and while I was stuck on the Island with Sara and Oliver I taught them as a way to pass the time." Everyone looked at him impressed by what little information he gave out and accepted it without further questions.

Oliver gets up followed by Sara who walks over to Tayr and picks her up from her dad. "May we be excused? We're a little tired and as you can see Tayr is already resting." Moira Nods and the trio leaves as the others begin to plan what will be going on the next day.

"Hey, don't forget about tomorrow, all of you. Get some rest today because you'll be busy tomorrow." Tommy tells them as they leave the room and approach Oliver's room on the second floor.

[Queen Mansion – Oliver's Bedroom]

After 5 years, everything that was once familiar is now unrecognizable. The faces we see in the mirrors are strangers to us.

Oliver looks at himself and at his scars. Sara wraps her arms around his waist from behind and kisses him on the shoulder. As they look at their reflections they see their other selves, Oliver sees his Arrow persona as Sara sees her Canary persona as thunder strikes outside their open window.

[Flashback]

Queen's Gambit – 5 Years Ago, Robert Queen stares at the ship radar whilst a man emerges from outside soaking wet.

"The storm's a category 2. The captain's recommending, we head back." Says a crew member

"All right. Inform the crew." Robert tells the crew member who heads off.

"Are we in trouble?" Oliver asks as he and Sara come to meet with the older Queen.

"No, It's just a bit of rough waves and rain. There shouldn't be any reason to be alarmed" Robert assured the younger couple.

[Oliver's Bedroom]

Ken looks at the couple staring at their reflection and then turns to Tayr sleeping on the bed. "You guys should get some rest, enjoy the time with Tayr." Ken tells them.

"How about you? Do you want me to show to you your room?" Oliver asked him. Ken shook his head, "No I need to go make sure that everything is ready and see where the other six are in their travels." Ken told them kindly.

Before Sara could say something, Ken raised his hand to silence her, "You guys are parents, your family is here, once we get started you might not get any decent time alone. Take advantage of it." Oliver and Sara looked at him but they knew that once his choice was made he was even more stubborn than both of them and that's saying something. They nodded in understanding, "Good now I'll be on my way, I'll be back as fast as I can. Should be before dinner. Now sleep and protect Tayr, like she protects you from your dreams."

With that Ken walked towards the window and feeling the rain he looked back once more to see Oliver and Sara resting next to Tayr. He smiled at the family before jumping out into the storm outside and vanishing into the darkness.

[Base of operations- Old Abandoned Steel Factory]

Ken arrives at the factory owned by Oliver's family. Taking in the new surroundings he moves within the shadows past all the homeless people moving about around the neighboring buildings, making sure he isn't noticed. Once inside he looks around and finally sees that this is indeed a great building to have their base in.

"You can come out Sarab, no need to hide. I know you're there." Ken looks up towards the rafters. From their shadows a figure drops and kneels in front of Ken.

"Alddam Mastir, Ra's has tasked me with guarding you and when she arrives Nyssa." Sarab looks at Ken while still kneeled.

Ken motions for Sarab to rise. "How did Nyssa manage to convince Ra's to allow her to be involved in this mission Sarab?"

"It was my understanding he had forbade her from following me." Ken said as the pair walked to the lower level.

"I am not sure but you know how Nyssa is, she would have followed you regardless of her father's orders, after all she is your beloved." Sarab responded.

"My wife can be a handful, I'll have to ask her what she promised her father for allowing her to follow me." Ken said as he turned on the generator and powered up the base. In the opposite side of the room the computers and rest of the equipment that the league had brought for them flashed into life. Off to the right arrows were placed showcasing the style from normal to a specialized arrow with an explosive tip. Next to them bow staffs of different materials were standing, all in different lengths. At the far corner racks of blades, axes, swords and projectiles stood, like a museum of ancient weaponry.

On the left side of the room various exercise equipment was placed, a salmon ladder in the far corner followed by grappling mats, and a wing chun dummy. Ken took in the room and approved of the setup.

"Excellent Sarab, now what's the status on the rest?" Ken asked as he walked over to the salmon ladder and beginning to workout wanting to get his body moving.

"Nyssa of course is on her way here, unfortunately we do not know what method she chose to arrive in. Alttawtum is currently on her way here from Europe, she has taken a plane under her alias so, she should arrive tomorrow. Sufi has finished her previous mission in Gotham and will arrive within the hour per her latest report." Sarab finished as Ken finished his last climb. Jumping down from the ladder he looked at back at Sarab, "I was informed that there would be 4 members joining me on this mission. Has there been a change of plan since Nyssa?"

"No, you still have 4 members, including myself." Sarab stated.

"I see, I wonder why Ra's would send two horsemen and his daughter on the same mission?" Ken contemplated.

"He has sent me to run the league missions from here and assist you and Nyssa in any way I can. That way you can help Oliver and Sara cleanse this city." Sarab informed him. Ken simply nodded.

"Well I'm satisfied with the progress Sarab, once Alttawtum and Sufi arrive you can continue to run league business and I will only call upon you if it is necessary or unless you want to see them. Now, I must get going I have to be back before dinner." Ken states as he makes his way back to the second level.

[Queen Mansion- Oliver's Bedroom]

Oliver is restless and stirs in his sleep, covered in sweat. Remembering back to that night with the lightning.

[Flashback 5 years ago,]

Sara and Oliver sitting in his room getting ready to toast to their next step forward. When suddenly there's a loud eruption of lightning and the champagne tilts over and suddenly the cabin flips and they're thrown to opposite sides of the room. Sarah screams while Oliver regains his balance long enough to make his way to Sarah only to be engulfed by the ocean.

"Sarah? Sarah!" Oliver screams trying to find her after being pulled apart by the ocean.

"Sarah!" he franticly screams trying to find the woman he loves.

"Ollie!" Sara screams from the life boat that had found her moments earlier with a crew member and Robert Queen.

"Sarah!" he yells as he swims towards the life boat.

Once the crew member and Robert get Oliver into the boat, he rushes passed them and into the arms of Sara, hugging her tighter than ever. They both look to where the yacht is just quick enough to see it be engulfed by the ocean.

[Present Day]

Moira having heard Oliver's yell rushes towards the room. She bursts into the room to find him on the floor shivering and mumbling. As she reaches to wake him someone holds her arm so she doesn't touch him. She looks up to find ken standing there with a finger on his lips signaling her to keep quiet.

As she moves back she hears the shuffling of little feet, moving towards her father. Trying to stop her Moira reaches for her but ken again stops her. She looks at him with rage forming in her eyes but he simply looks at her with a look that says trust us.

Tayr, reaches her father and begins to shake him trying to wake him, "Daddy? Wake up, Daddy?" Having little success, she touches his face with her little hands causing Oliver to relax, "Your safe daddy, you're with mommy and me. We're home, it's safe, wake up."

Oliver opens his eyes to see his daughter staring down at him, with concern written on her little face. He puts a hand on her cheek and she smiles, "Did I scare you Tayr? I'm sorry." Oliver tells her with a soft voice.

"No, it's okay daddy, you just had a bad dream." She hugs her father tightly and he holds her tight as he looks up to his mother and the rest of the family with an apologetic smile.

Ken turns to them and asks them to follow him outside to leave them alone for a moment.

Once outside the room he turns to them, "I'm sorry for stopping you Mrs. Queen but it is unwise to try and wake him or Sara up when they are like that. Their reflex and instinct are at the forefront and will attack whoever wakes them." He looks at them and sees that they are all filled with pained looks and shock.

Moira recovers first and looks at Ken with a stern look, "Then why did you let Tayr, get close to him if you knew the risks!" Ken looks at her with an apologetic smile "Tayr is the only one that can safely wake them up from their nightmares. She can sense them and wakes them up before they are swallowed by them. It is unfortunate but she calms them. It's the reason she still sleeps with them otherwise they wouldn't sleep." He sees the stunned faces of the family as he reveals this bit of information, they are beginning to understand just what they all experienced.

"Tayr is stronger than any normal child and if we try to keep her away from her parents when they are having a nightmare she will fight till she is back next to them, believe me I tried once." Tears fall from most of their eye's as they realize that this little girl has had to grow up more than she should have just like her parents did. Quinten looks at Ken before wiping away some tears from his eyes, "This is why you spoil her to no end, the reason both Oliver and my baby say that you will do anything to protect her." Ken nods in response.

"She is strong but she still needs to live the life of a child and I will do anything to make sure she doesn't worry about anything else." Just as ken finished speaking, Sara walked out to talk to them.

"I'm sorry for what you saw in there, Tayr had to use the restroom so I took her to the bathroom and it looks like that was long enough for Ollie to start dreaming." Sara explained to her family. "We try to sleep together because it calms all of us, just the fact that we have her in our arms is enough for us to fight those nightmares." And not one second after she was rushed with hugs from Thea, Laurel, Quinten and Moira.

"Oh, it's ok, baby girl. It's all right, sweetheart. You're home and safe with us. You're home and no matter what we will be there for you guys." Quinten stated as he kissed his daughter on the cheek.

"Thanks daddy, it's been a rough day so, I think we're just going to sleep," she looked to Ken before continuing, "Are you going to stay with us or in your room?" He looked at her and smiled, "I will watch over Tayr, making sure she sleeps so you don't have to worry." She gives him a thankful smile and mouths a small thank you.

"Well in that case we will live you guys to rest and sleep, we will see you guys in the morning." Moira stated with a sad smile as everyone nodded in agreement. Having said their goodnights, Ken returns to Oliver's room to see that Tayr is asleep in the middle of her parents holding on to her daddy's shirt. He smiles as he takes seat next to the window and dozes off in sleep.

[Next morning Oliver's room]

Tayr wakes up next to her parents and smiles at their sleeping faces. She looks around and smiles as she sees ken asleep in a meditative pose. She gets up and tries to get passed him when he opens up his gray colored eye and smiles before speaking.

"And where are you off to so soon Tayr?" She stops in her tracks and looks at Ken with dejected smile. She glares at him, "I'll sneak past you one day Uncle Ken!" He chuckles which causes her to laugh which in turn wakes her parents up.

"Tayr, are you causing trouble so early in the morning?" Sara asks her daughter sleepily.

"I don't cause trouble mommy!" She said with a pout as she turned to face her parents.

"No, you don't your daddy's little angel aren't you sweetie?" Oliver asked her daughter as she raced towards him and hugged him tightly. He kisses her on the forehead and looks to Sara, "Well, I think that it's time to start getting ready for another long day sweetie, go with your mother and take a shower, ok?"

"Yes, daddy!" She runs off into the bathroom waiting for her mommy to catch up. Sara smiles and looks at Oliver, "She is such a daddy's girl." He looks at her, "Just like her mother, no?" Sara rolls her eyes at him and follows after Tayr.

Ken smiles and turns to Oliver, "She's not the only one that has a long day ahead of them. You should get ready as well." He gets up and leaves to his room for a shower and change of clothes.

[Thea's Bedroom]

"Where did you get these?" Thea asks her friend as she crushes pills into powder on Thea's desk.

"Roxies. Thank you, daddy's ACL tear." The girl replies to Thea's question. Thea looks at her friend and then remembers her niece. She thinks for a while and turns to her friend "I'm not sure I should continue this, I have a niece now. I want to be a good role model for her."

Before her friend can reply there's a knock on the door and the two girls hide the pills and powder under a folder. Oliver walks in and notices the movement.

"Ollie." Thea says as she turns to face her brother.

"No one's called me that in a while, Speedy." He replies back.

"Worst nickname ever." She responds rolling her eyes.

"What, always chasing after me as a kid? I thought it fit pretty well. Maybe it still does." he tells her with a tight smile as her friend walks by them and to the door before saying, "See you at school, Speedy." And walks out the door.

"Sorry about her." Thea says.

"I have something for you." He replies making Thea wonder what he could have brought back with him from a deserted island.

"You did not come back from a deserted island with a souvenir." She retorts.

Oliver smiles before speaking, "It's a Hozen and in Buddhism, it symbolizes reconnecting. I kept it in hopes that one day, it would reconnect me with you." He hands it to Thea who smiles as she looks it over.

"A rock! That is sweet. You know, I want one of those t-shirts that says 'My friend was a castaway, and all I got was this crappy shirt.'" Tommy chuckles from the doorway.

"Don't let him get you guys into too much trouble. You just got back and Ken is new to the city. Take it slow." Oliver Kisses her on the cheek as he turns to leave her room.

"Don't forget Mom and the girls will pick you up for lunch so that you can go shopping with them and, I meant what I said Speedy, don't spoil my daughter." He smiles as he walks out into the hall.

"Ahem. The city awaits. Have you noticed how hot your sister's gotten? [Oliver gives him a stern look] Because I have not." Tommy winces at the glare from his best friend.

[Outside the Mansion]

Ken is waiting outside for Oliver and Tommy, resting on Oliver's Ducati, he will be driving since Tommy's Mercedes isn't built for more than two people.

"Hey there Ken, ready to hit the city and see what we have to offer?" Tommy says as he shakes Ken's hand.

"Well we'll go ahead and you can follow us taking in the cites, I'll call you inside the car alright, Ken?" Oliver speaks to ken who nods in agreement.

[Inside Tommy's Mercedes SLR]

Oliver takes out his phone and dials his phone to connect with Ken. "Alright I answered now what?" Ken says into his Bluetooth earpiece.

"Now we can all talk, Ken, didn't think I'd let you get out of it, did you?" Ken grumbles into the phone and just says, "fine."

[Moments Later]

"Your funeral blew." Tommy says.

"Did you get lucky?" Oliver asks him trying to sound like his old self for a moment.

"Fish in a barrel. They were so sad…" Tommy says with a smirk.

"No." Oliver replies "And huggy." Tommy continues.

"This is a conversation I did not want to hear, Oliver. I guess Sara wasn't making up stories about you before you guys started dating." Ken speaks for the first time, with a light smile on his face.

"And I am counting on another target rich environment for your guy's welcome home bash." Tommy says in response to Ken.

"At our what?" Both Ken and Oliver reply, a look of confusion on Oliver's face.

"You guys came back from the dead. This calls for a party. You tell me where and when. I'll take care of everything. And this city's gone to crap. Your dad sold his factory just in time. And why'd you want to drive through this neighborhood anyway?" Tommy talks as Oliver looks at his father's old factory, where his new base of operations will be running from. As he looks at it someone catches his attention, a woman in a red jacket with a hood over her head covering her eyes, in black clothing standing near the factory. She glances in their direction and grins.

"No reason." Oliver replies, "What do you think of that building Ken, was I right that it was worth taking a look at?" Ken recognizes the code and turns to face the building, and upon seeing what Oliver was referring to he can't help but smile. "Yeah it does seem like a good spot but we'll have to check the foundation and make sure everything is up to code." He replies back.

Tommy being confused asks, "What are you guys talking about?" Oliver laughs and says, "It's a surprise, I have to make sure everything is ready before I reveal my plans." Tommy accepts the reply and continues to drive.

"So, what'd you guy's miss the most, steaks at the palm, drinks at the station, or in your case Ken, meaningless sex?" Oliver laughs as his best friend finishes.

"I named my daughter after my sister so, for me it was Thea." Oliver replies first Ken speaks right after, "You do realize I'm married, right?" Ken says as Tommy gives a sign of relief that Oliver catches.

"Wait if you're married then why did you come back to Starling instead of heading back home?" Tommy asks.

"I called her as soon as I could and after catching up and hearing her voice we spoke about what we wanted to do. She didn't want me to leave Oliver and Sara alone and since back home we don't really have any family besides her father who is always busy with business around the globe she decided to come to starling with me. To her wherever we are together is home and that's why I love her." Oliver recognized the message hidden within Ken's reply, Ra's had approved of Nyssa's involvement in the mission since he knew she would follow her beloved regardless of his orders.

[Meanwhile in a store somewhere in Starling]

"Laurel, how are things at CNRI?" Moira asked the eldest Lance sister while they were looking for clothes for Tayr. "I've been working on the Hunt case and they filed a change of venue. We are now in front of Judge Grell so life has been busy." She replied as she picked out a black tank top like the one her mother would wear to sleep when she was younger.

"You went to law school. You said you would." Sara says as she and Tayr make their way back to the group after helping Tayr try on some outfits. "Yeah. Everyone's proud, and I really wanted you to see me graduate but now at least you can see me do what I do best." Laurel replied as she handed the top to her sister who smiled as she also remembered the top she used to wear.

"Adam Hunt's a heavy hitter. You sure you want to get in the ring with him?" Moira asked as she was looking at some sweaters for her grandchild.

"No. Not really but the victims of his actions deserve some justice and I'll do anything to help them." Laurel replied as they walked towards the cash register.

[Alleyway. Tommy, Oliver and Ken walk back to where they parked the car and bike after a late lunch]

"Ok, so we took care of that. Good call. Now we can make up for lost time. If you're not too sick of driving around just yet we can go look at some gifts for Tayr, what do you guys say?" A van approaches them from behind, "What're they doing?" asks Tommy as they are ambushed by armed men, "What the hell?" Tommy cries as he falls down unconscious.

Innocent Bystander sees what's happening and tries to help, "Hey!" The last thing both Ken and Oliver see as they are falling down is one of their attackers turning around and killing the innocent man.

[Flashback]

Lifeboat. Gus sets up a fluorescent light above the boat. Robert gives Oliver and Sara a bottle of water to drink.

"Here, Drink." Robert tells his son and girlfriend. "What the hell are you doing?! That's all we've got." Cries Gus, the only crewmember to survive the storm alongside them.

"If anybody's making it out of here, it's going to be them. I'm so sorry. I thought I'd have more time. I'm not the man you think I am. I didn't build our city. I failed it. And I wasn't the only one." Robert tells his son who is groggy from days spent on the life boat.

[Present Day] –Desolatewarehouse

"Mr. Queen. (The bag that was covering his face is yanked off) Mr. Queen! Did your father survive that accident? I ask the questions. You give me the answers. (He activates the taser and puts it up to Oliver's chest who grits his teeth) Did he make it to the island? Did he tell you anything? (He gets tased again and again he grits his teeth not wanting to scream)" One of the masked men asks him.

"Yes, he did." Oliver says through gritted teeth.

"What did he tell you, Mr. Queen?" Oliver take a look around the warehouse and sees Tommy unconscious on the floor, he continues to look around and spots Ken in a share in a similar position as Oliver. He catches a slight nod coming from him.

"He told me we're going kill you." Oliver replies darkly. The kidnappers laugh "You're delusional. You guys are zip-cuffed to those chairs."

Both Oliver and Ken show their hands, "Not anymore." They reply as they spring into action. He first kidnapper, the one interrogating, attacks Oliver who dodges the attack and using the chair as a shield blocks the punch meant for him, turning around and swinging the chair into the next kidnapper that had come for him in the throat. Using the momentum from both hits he breaks one of the legs off the chair and uses it as a steak burying it into the heart of one kidnapper.

Meanwhile Ken, using precise strikes to the torso and legs of the kidnapper making him fall forward however before the kidnapper hits the floor, Ken turns around crouches and then brings his left hand open palm up colliding with the kidnapper's chin, the force between the hit and the man's weight breaks his neck. The third kidnapper having regained his breathe from being hit in the throat, realizes he is outmatched and runs away from the two supposed victims.

Oliver shares a look with Ken, who sprints into action as Oliver lost the silent argument. Ken runs through the rooftops keeping up with the kidnapper as he turns around to shoot at him. However, Ken is ahead of the bullets and using his free running skills easily comes up in front of a surprised kidnapper who tries to aim and fire. He doesn't get to pull the trigger before Ken strikes the man's solar plexus, giving Ken enough time to grab the man's head in a sleeper hold.

"You killed that man." He says to no one in particular.

"You don't have to do this." He pleads with Ken who has on an unreadable mask.

"Yes, I do. Nobody can know our secret." Ken states simple before applying force and breaking the man's neck, killing him.

[Queen Mansion] – Living Room

"So, that's your story. A guy in a green hood flew in and single-handedly took out 3 armed kidnappers. I mean, who is he? Why would he do that?" Detective Hilton asked the three men sitting there.

"I don't know. Find him and you can ask." Was Ken's reply to Hiltons questions.

"Yeah. What about you? You see the hood guy?" Hilton shows Tommy the sketch.

"I didn't see anything, I was kind of out of it. When I opened up my eye's everything was blurry." Replied Tommy to a very annoyed Hilton.

"Well, if you guys remember anything else please come tell us, alright Oliver, ken?" Quinten told the two men completely ignoring Tommy, who looked upset at him.

"Were you able to identify the men?" Walter asked both detectives.

"Scrubbed identities, untraceable weapons. These were pros." Quinten told Walter before his partner could say something else.

"Yeah. Well, they probably figured you'd pay a king's ransom to get your boy back or a Queen's ransom, as it were." Hilton replied.

"I don't find your tone appropriate, Detective." Walter told Hilton.

"Like I said partner, if Oliver can think of anything else, he'll be in touch. Thank you, for your cooperation, Ken, Oliver." As he shakes their hands giving them both a nod.

Hilton scoffs and walks away. As he is about to walk out the room the women come rushing in, to see if the three are okay. Sara rushes to Oliver and kisses him just as Tayr runs into Ken's arms and hugs him. Oliver looks at her, "Hey! How come daddy didn't get a hug first princess?" She looks at him and her mommy before speaking, "Because you have mommy and Uncle ken is alone." Everyone chuckles at the way Tayr is so caring momentarily forgetting about the kidnapping.

[Outside the Mansion later that night]

Oliver and Sara walk out of the mansion hand in hand with an energetic Tayr in tow behind them and a silent Ken in the rear. Moira stops them, "Oliver, Sara, I want to introduce you to someone… John Diggle. He'll be accompanying your family from now on. As for you Ken, I am looking into another bodyguard just for you."

"We don't need a babysitter mom." Oliver tells her through a forced smile.

"I don't need a bodyguard either Mrs. Queen, I thank you but when my beloved arrives she will have someone with her that she trusts for us." Ken explains to Moira who nods, "Well I hope you don't disagree with her if she decides you need extra security, it's not wise to argue with your wife." She gives him a smile when he nods in understanding.

"Oh, believe me. I learned that the hard way Mrs. Queen." Ken smiles amused at a memory of his beloved.

"Darling, Ken and Oliver are grown men. And if they don't feel the need for armed protection—" Walter starts before Moira cuts him off.

"Yeah, I understand, but this is something I need. Just humor me Oliver, I want to make sure my granddaughter is safe." She gives Oliver a sad smile before he nods his head in agreement.

[In the car minutes, later]

Oliver, Sara and Tayr are in the back, having left ahead of Ken who decided to ride the bike instead.

"So…What do we call you?" Tayr asked the big man driving the car.

"Diggle's good. Dig if you want." The driver replied looking back and smiling at the little girl.

"You're ex-military?" Sara asks him with a bit of interest.

"Yes, mam. 105th airborne out of, Kandahar, retired. Been in the private sector a little more than 4 years now. I don't want there to be any confusion, Mr. Queen, Ms. Lance. My ability to keep you all from harm will outweigh your comfort. Do we have an agreement?" Diggle asked, but having not heard anything but silence he continues, "Sir? Mam?" The car doors open and close car's honk as Dig stops the car and looks back only to find that it's empty. He quickly exits the car and looks around but there is no one in sight, "Sir! Mam!" Dig yells to no avail, the small family is gone.

[Oliver walks through the slums. He and Sara separated to not draw unwanted attention. He reaches his father's old factory, he throws his bags over and scales the fence. He enters the abandoned factory meanwhile Sara and Tayr, dressed as bums walk through the buildings until they reach the factory where Oliver is waiting.]

The abduction was unexpected. It forced us to move up our plans, but what we told the police was true. The man in the green hood was there in that warehouse, and he's just beginning.

The family walks down to the sub-level where Ken is waiting for them. He smiles as he sees Tayr and lifts her up, "Are you ready to see our new base little one?" Tayr beams and nods her head, growing up knowing who her parents were as well as her Uncle Ken she learned to keep secrets. It helped that a way to bribe her was to allow her to see their base from time to time.

Ken opens the door and walks inside, followed by Sara and Oliver. Once inside Ken turns the generator on to reveal their base of operations. Tayr eyes widen and she struggles against Ken so she can run around and see all the equipment.

"Wow, the league went with the best of the best with this equipment." Sara says as she looks over the bow staffs and the weapons adorning the walls of the lair. "I made sure that my beloved got the best from Nanda Parbat." Came a voice from the dark area that the lights didn't illuminate. It was a highly sultry and proper voice with a hint of Russian accent.

"Aunt Nyssa!" Tayr Exclaimed running towards the source of the voice and disappearing into the darkness briefly before a figure lifted her up in a hug and carried her out into the light. "It's been a long time, Al Sah-Him, Ta-er al-Usfar." Nodding to the couple who smiled as their daughter kissed her cheek. She sat Tayr on one of the metal tables before turning to face her beloved, and in the blink of an eye she attacked him only to have her attack parried as Ken initiated one of his own, causing Nyssa to jump back to avoid his knee. Nyssa smiled and lunged herself at Ken aiming for his ribcage, Ken smiled seeing that she took the bait and quickly grabbed her wrists to control her trajectory before she could react, she hit the mat legs first and when she was down she felt Ken on top of her. Both were smiling at one another when Ken leaned down and kissed her and as a sign of defeat Nyssa wrapped her arms around her beloved's neck.

The other three smiled as they saw the encounter between the married couple before Oliver cleared his throat "There are children in the room, Nyssa, Ken." The couple on the floor stopped their encounter to look at Oliver and grin in amusement, "Sorry, but I've been away from my beloved for 6 long months awaiting your rescue." Nyssa replied as they got up.

"I've missed you too, darling. Now will you tell me how you got your father to agree to your involvement in this mission?" Ken asked Nyssa as he held her from behind. "Whatever do you mean husband?" She replied Innocently. "You only refer to me as husband when you're about to talk to me about something serious." He replied back.

She turned around to face him with a devilish grin, "I may have told him I would think about us giving him a grandchild." She said quickly as she started to walk away. Ken reached out and brought her back into her arms, "That's a price I don't mind paying at all," Ken said as he kissed her temple "Did you think I would disapprove of this?"

Nyssa rested her head on his shoulder before answering, "Well beloved we have never talked on the subject and I didn't know if it was because you didn't want to or if you were waiting for me to approach the matter." Nyssa replied honestly.

Ken put his hand on her exposed cheek and caressed her before lifting her head and giving her a gentle kiss filled with his true emotions. "The choice is yours, beloved. When you are ready we will give your father a grandchild, if not more." Ken told her truthfully which caused Nyssa to smile.

Their attention was pulled back to the lair, "Come forth, Sarab, Alttawtum, Sufi." Nyssa commanded. At the sound of their names the three assassins emerged from one of the secret passages that the league had installed for them. Tayr turned to see the three-new people that emerged from the darkness. She recognized Sarab and smiled when he approached them. They knelt in front of Nyssa and Ken and rose when the pair signaled them to.

"We came as soon as Alttawtum arrived. Their identities have been created for your purposes Alddam." Sarab addressed the Heir. Ken simply nodded and looked at the two female assassins, "Do you understand your primary mission above all else?" he asked them.

As the more experienced assassin of the two Alttawtum spoke, "Yes, my liege, we are to pose as the nannies and bodyguards for Thea Dinah Queen. We are to keep her from any harm and when needed impersonate the canary, to draw attention away from Ta-er al-Usfar."

"Indeed Alttawtum, from this point forward she is your mission. You will be Anna Stoll for the purpose of this mission, with a background in private security from one of Ra's shell companies. As for you Sufi, you are the youngest so you will adopt the roll of babysitter, your identity during this mission will be that of Vicky Vargas. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my liege." They replied in unison.

"Good, now take Tayr and get to know her. There's a hidden room that is set up just for her to use for when she is here." Ken pointed toward an empty corner. With a nod of their heads they went over to Tayr who looked at them with a curios smile.

As they left Sarab looked at Oliver and Sara nodded in their direction then spoke to Ken, "Everything is now complete for my part here, I shall now go back to our base and continue the day to day operations of the league here. If you excuse me." He bowed to both Nyssa and Ken as they dismissed him and he walked into the darkness once more.

Once he was gone the remaining four turned to face the TV as the anchor began,

TV Anchorman: The suit alleges that Hunt committed multiple acts of fraud and theft against the city's underprivileged. Laurel Lance, an attorney for the city necessary…

Adam Hunt…his crimes go deeper than fraud and theft, but he's been able to bully, bribe, or kill anyone who's gotten into his way. He hasn't met us yet. Oliver, Sara and Ken Grab their equipment and weapons.

[Parking Lot]

Hunt his bodyguards and another man are walking in the low light

"You remind Grell I put him on the bench, I can take him off. I will turn him into a cautionary tale." Hunt told his companion.

"Yes, Mr. Hunt." The man replied.

"And this attorney Laurel Lance…you said she wasn't going be a problem anymore. I told you to fix that situation," They stop walking as Hunt turns to the man, "Why are you still here?" Hunt asks exasperated.

They resume walking to the car when the lights go out and the trio appear taking out the guards quickly. An arrow is fired whooshing through the air hitting one of the guards in the heart and killing him instantly "Unh!" is all that escapes his mouth before he falls down.

"Get in the car!" Yells his other guard as he ushers hunt into the limo before turning around and firing at where he thinks the hood is firing from.

"Hey. You missed." The woman in black says behind the second bodyguard who tries to turn around but is welcomed by a double strike to the face, "Unh! Unh!", courtesy of the silver staff from the woman in black knocking the guard unconscious.

Hunt sits in his limo looking frightful before an arrow breaks the window, shattering the passenger window and lodges itself in the passenger seat next to him. Hunt turns around towards the arrow before something drags him out of the limo through the broken window, "Unh! What? What? Just… just tell me what you want." Hunt says with desperation in his voice as he looks up at the man in the hood in front of him and the woman in black at his side.

"You're going to transfer $40 million into Starling City bank account 1141 by 10 P.M. tomorrow night." The man in the hood says in a deeper voice than normal thanks to his voice modifier.

"Or what?" Hunt retorted trying to sound braver than he felt.

"Or we're going to take it, and you won't like how." Came the reply from above him. Hunt looked up to catch a glimpse of another man, standing on top of the car but unlike the other two he didn't wear leather but instead a loose-fitting pitch black robe, his face hidden by a black mask that as far as he could see covered his entire face including his eyes; the man in black did a flip over Hunt as he jumped off the car and joined his companions as they walked away.

As they were leaving Hunt got a surge of courage, "If I see you again, you're dead!" he yelled at the three vigilantes, causing the man in black to suddenly turn and throw a dagger at the back of the limo with enough force that left a hole in the back windshield of the limo. Hunt turns to see the hole with fear in his face and when he turns back to face the vigilantes they're gone.

[Later that night at the Queen mansion]

Oliver, Sara, Ken and Nyssa walk in followed by Vicky carrying a sleeping Tayr and Anna covering the rear as a proper bodyguard.

"Oliver, why did you and Sara disappear with my granddaughter from Mr. Diggle's guard? What were you thinking? Specially from a moving car!" Moira said outraged but tried to keep her voice down as she saw Tayr sleeping in a stranger's arms.

"And who might these women be, exactly?" Moira added in finally seeing that there were three new women with them.

"Mom I'm sorry but we wanted to spend some time alone with our daughter showing her some of our favorite sites in the city," Oliver said in defense as Ken stepped in before Moira could argue, "Mrs. Queen I'd like you to meet my wife, Nyssa." He said introducing the woman that was to his right.

"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Mrs. Queen, my husband has had nothing but good things to say about you." Nyssa said as she shook her hand.

"Well the pleasure is all mine." Replied Moira with a pleasant smile.

"Oh, and they are Vicky and Anna." Nyssa said as she pointed at the women. "Anna and Vicky both have proper training from my father's Company dealing in private security. I enlisted them as soon as Ken told me what happened with Oliver and himself. They are tasked to babysit and keep watch over Tayr so that nothing like that happens to her." Nyssa explained as Moira nodded her head in understanding, "I see well thank you for that, But I'd still feel better if you agreed to have Mr. Diggle keep an eye out for you and Sara for when you go out." She said as she looked at Oliver who simply nodded in return.

"Now Nyssa, did you hire protection for yourself and Ken? I would hate to have you both go through that." Moira said in a sympathetic tone at the married couple.

"No, there was no need to hire someone. My father insisted on sending one of his personal guards to watch over us. Mr. Yamashiro will be arriving tomorrow." Nyssa replied to Moira who in turn smiled and started ushering everyone inside.

[Hunt Multinational Next Day]

"One was wearing a hood, a green hood, and he had a bow and arrow. The woman was in black, blond hair and wore a simple mask. The third one was wearing some kind of black robe and black mask that covered his entire face." The detectives looked at one another, this was the first time there was any mention of partners. "What, you don't believe me? That maniac put two of my men in the hospital." Hunt says as he hands the detectives the arrow that was on his desk with an irritated voice. Detective Lance takes the arrow and looks at his partner.

"Well, thanks for your statement. We'll put out an APB on…" He looks at the arrow then back at Hunt, "Robin Hood, and his band of merry man?" Hilton replies sarcastically.

Hunt walks towards him, "Hey, pal. I'm not some grocer who got taken for his register. I go to the front of the line. Now he said he would be back here by 10 P.M. Make sure you're here first. You can coordinate with Mr. Drakon, my new head of security."

"All right. Well, uh, thanks for your time." Replies Hilton as they head out of Hunt's office.

"It looks like Queen and Ken were telling the truth." Lance remarks.

"Yeah. Well, there's a first time for everything. These vigilantes come looking for trouble, hell they'll find it." Replies Hilton

[Outside the Queen Mansion]

Oliver is leaves to go to his party. He opens the car door to find Diggle waiting for him inside, ready to accompany him to the party.

Oliver and company walk out of the mansion to head to the party tommy had planned for them. He reaches for the door to find Diggle waiting for them inside, "Put on your seat belt, sir's, mam's. Wouldn't want you to miss your party." They smile amused at the guard and get into the car.

[Welcome Home Party]

They arrive at the party. As they descend the stairs Ken brings out his phone and checks his timer: 9.07PM (53 mins left for Adam Hunt to deliver). Tommy sees them and ushers them in.

Upon seeing them Tommy gestures to the DJ to stop the music and speaks to the crowd, "Everybody, hey! Men- and-woman-of-the-hour!" as the crowd cheers them on. "Whoo! Please give them a proper homecoming!"

We are the Champions is playing in the background as Oliver and Sara walk up to the stage. "Thank you very much, everybody!" Oliver starts as Tommy hands them a shot, "Ollie, Sara, Ollie, Sara, Ollie, Sara, Ollie."

"I missed Tequila!" Sara yells at the crowd as her and Oliver take the shot to the echoes of a cheering crowd.

[Hunt Multinational]

9.25PM. Hunts' guards get ready and load their clips into their automatic weapons. Techno music is heard from outside.

"What the hell's going on out there?" Hunt asks his head of security. Who simply says, "It's across the street. Party for the group that got rescued off that island…Oliver Queen and such."

[Welcome Home Party]

Tommy and Oliver are standing next to each other as Sara is off with laurel. "Hey. Does he wipe for you, too?" Tommy jokes as he points to Mr. Diggle causing Oliver to smile in amusement, until he sees Thea getting drugs from a strange man.

"Back in a minute." He shoots out before moving towards Thea. Diggle sees him move and follows him at a distance. Thea turns around to find Oliver next to her, "Ollie, hey! This party is sick."

"Who let you in here?" Oliver asks with a tight smile.

"I believe it was somebody who said, 'Right this way, Miss Queen.'" She shoots back cheekily.

"Well, you shouldn't be here." A little anger showing in his voice.

"Uh, I'm not 12 anymore." She retorts.

"No. You're 17." Anger softening to concern.

"Ollie, I-I love you, but you can't come back here and judge me, especially for being just like you." Her emotions finally coming out to light, giving Oliver a glimpse of the pain she went through.

"I know that it couldn't have been easy for you when I was—away." Oliver remarks trying to keep the memories of the island from surfacing.

"Away? No. You died. My brother and my father died. I went to your funerals." Tears forming in her eyes.

"I know." Was all that he could muster in response.

"No, you don't. Mom had Walter, and I had no one. You guys all act like it's cool, let's forget about the last 5 years. Well, I can't. For me, it's kind of permanently in there, so I'm sorry if I turned out some major disappointment, but this—me, is the best I could do with what I had to work with," She turns to her friends, "Lets bounce."

Oliver watches her leave with her friends into the crowd. Once they were far enough one of her friends asks, "You have the fun dip?"

"Yeah. It's right—No. I… I must have dropped it." She says as she frantically searches her purse and then looks up to her friend.

Oliver in the meantime walks towards a trashcan and drops the fun dip he pocketed from Thea into the trash. He looks around and spots Diggle who gives him an approving smile.

Nyssa and Ken walk towards Oliver who is looking at Sara dancing with her sister. "Oliver, it's time." Ken tells him as they reach him. Ken takes out the phone and shows Oliver that the money wasn't transferred. Laurel and Sara walk up to the group as Oliver gives a frustrated sigh.

"Is everything okay, Oliver?" Laurel asks with a bit of concern in her voice.

"I asked somebody to do something. They didn't do it. Laurel… I have to take a breather." He walks away from them, "Don't worry I'll go see what's wrong with him." Sara tells Laurel before she can say anything else and walks away after Oliver.

[Service Hallway]

Oliver and Sara are walking towards an exit. "Something I can help you with, sir, mam?" asks a very annoyed Diggle.

"We just wanted a second to ourselves." Sara replies as she hugs Oliver from behind.

"I would believe you, Mr. Queen, if you weren't so full of crap. Party's this way." He motions to the double doors.

Oliver turns and walks towards the doors and tries opening one, "It's locked." As he turns to face Diggle who walks to the doors and as he puts his hand on the handle, Oliver puts him in a sleeper hold and knocks him unconscious.

[Hunt Multinational]

"You two cover the elevator. Hang back and be ready. Stay in the corners and stay alert." Drakon instructs his security team before he closes the doors to Hunt's office. "It's past 10:00. He's never getting in here." Drakon informs his employer.

Meanwhile outside the building the SCPD is mobilized around the building covering all entrances into the building.

"All's clear." Quinten tells his partner who mumbles "Yeah." In response. While unknown to them, a specialized arrow is fired at the building hitting its mark outside Hunt's office, at impact the arrow latches onto the building securely forming a zip-line.

The lights go off and the guards look around making sure no one is there with them. The elevator dings and the doors open, two arrows fly out instantly killing the guards positioned to guard against it. As the bodies drop the woman in black moves out twisting her staff so that it becomes two batons and she swiftly takes out one guard with strikes to the head, spinning him around and using him as a shield as another guard opens fire. Having the attention of the final three guards her partner the man in the hood fires two more arrows into the guards knocking them down and then engaging the last guard in hand to hand combat.

In his office, Hunt waits behind his desk as Drakon and two other guards focus on the doors to the office. When, suddenly the doors are shattered as someone walks through, the guards open fire only to realize it was one of their own. As soon as the guards stop firing an arrow flies through the doors hitting one guard in the heart and killing him, at the same time the woman in back steps through and strikes the guard positioned behind the wall with her batons rendering him unconscious instantly. With the two immediate threats taken care of the arrow notches and fires an arrow at Hunt, missing and lodging itself behind Hunt's office.

"You missed." Hunt tells the hood as if to rub it in his face, who simply notches another arrow, "Really?" is he's only response but before he is able to release the arrow, Drakon steps out of the shadow and knocks the bow and arrow from his hands. The two engage each other in hand to hand combat. They trade punches and kicks neither backing down until Drakon pulls a blade out and lashes out at the hood who simply parries him taking the opportunity to grab his wrist and force him down into the ground before punching him in the face. Drakon recovers quickly and notices the gun laying not too far and dives for it, the hood noticing the movement sprints away trying to get to cover, and just as Drakon is about to fire, he jumps over Hunt's desk and in that moment, notices his partner swinging her staff down hitting Drakon in the head putting him down.

All the while Hunt has made his escape out and dialed the detectives down below. "He's here!"

"All units, converge! All units, converge!" yells Hilton as they move in on the building.

"You could have helped earlier you know." The man in the hood tells his partner who simply shrugs, "I like to see you work."

The SCPD finally arrive outside of Hunt's office, "Go right, go right. On me." Hilton instructs as they breach the office. As the officers breach the office one speaks, "Lay down your weapons, or we will open fire! I repeat, lay down your weapons." In an instant the hood fires an arrow disarming two officers easily as Hilton comes in and starts firing at the vigilantes who sprint into action, just seconds ahead of the shots until they reach a window and jump out the building.

Hilton and Lance walk to the window not believing that the vigilantes would jump to their deaths only to be further shocked as the man in the hood is zip-lining down onto the building across the street all the while holding onto the woman in black.

"Tell me you saw that." A bewildered Lance asks his partner who is still stunned by the events. Nobody noticing the arrow lodged on the wall behind Hunt's desk giving off a weak pulsing green light.

[Building across the street]

"Ok. Let's go. Move. Cut it. Search the building roof to basement. Find him! Starling City police! The party's over, kids. Oh, Mr. Merlyn. Imagine my shock at finding you here. Did you roofie anyone special tonight, huh?" Detective Hilton spouts with venom in his voice.

"Detective! It's a private party." Ken says as he approaches the detectives, extending his hand to shake Quinten's hand.

"Yeah? Well, there was an incident at Adam Hunt's building tonight. You know anything about that?" Hilton replies turning to face Ken.

At that moment, Sara and Oliver arrive followed by Nyssa, "Who's Adam Hunt, daddy?" Sara asks Quinten.

"He's a millionaire bottom feeder, and I'm kind of surprised you aren't friends Merlyn." Hilton hisses out then looks at Oliver, "or you." Before anything further can be said Quinten looks at his partner, "You're out of line partner, that's family your speaking to." Pointing towards Oliver and Ken, completely forgetting about Tommy who had a hurt look on his face.

"Plus, detective, we've been out of town for…a while." He gestures to Sara, Ken and himself.

"Yeah. Well, he just got attacked by the guy with the hood, the guy that saved your ass the other day," he looks at Ken and Oliver who both give him a confused look before he continues, "And apparently, there are two more vigilantes, a man in a black robe with a black mask and a woman in black with blond hair." He looks at the castaways as if wondering if they could be the vigilantes but puts the thought behind him because one is the daughter of a cop and the other is a selfish billionaire.

"The hood guy. You didn't find him? We're going to offer a reward." Nyssa starts as Oliver climbs on stage to face the crowd, "Hey, everybody. $2 million to anybody that can find a nut bar in a green hood, a woman in black and a man in a black robe." The crowd breaks out in cheer.

"Ok. Let's go, partner." Quinten starts before Hilton looks at the group with disgust and walks away, Quinten giving them an apologetic smile and follows his partner out.

Sara having joined Oliver on stage looks at the crowd, "It's way too quiet in here! This is a party!" and on cue the music starts playing once again, lifting up the mood once more.

Tommy walks over to Ken and Oliver, "Some coincidence, I mean, you asking to have your party here, and Hunt getting robbed right next door and by the same guy who rescued us at the warehouse, who apparently has new friends."

Oliver looks at his old friend, "If I were you, Tommy, I'd just be glad you're alive." as he walks off with Sara to rejoin the crowd.

Tommy looking puzzled at his friend replies in almost a whisper, "What-h-happened to you on that island?"

Having heard Tommy's question, Ken looks over at him, "A lot." Was all he said as he took Nyssa and headed after Oliver and Sara.

[Hunt Multinational following morning]

"What the hell are you talking about? $40 million doesn't just up and vanish! Untraceable?! It is $40 million! Find it! How did he do it?" Hunt is yelling at the phone as workers move around the office cleaning up. Hunt never noticing the arrow still pulsing from the wall behind him.

[Vigilante Base]

Oliver sits at the base running to programs, one that oversaw the 40 million which was transferred to an account opened up through a shell company to make it untraceable. While the other program redistributes that money to the victims of Adam Hunt. He takes out his father's notebook and crosses out Hunt's name.

[Flashback- 5 years ago, on the life raft]

"There's not enough for all of us. Save your strength. You and Sara can survive this, make it home, make it better, right my wrongs, but you've got to live through this first. You hear me, Ollie? You hear me, son?" Robert tells Oliver who is too weak from days out at sea. Sara is sleeping next to him burying her face into Oliver's shoulder.

"Just rest, dad." Oliver tells his father, who looks back at him before making a decision. He reaches into his life vest and pulls out a gun, aims it at the crew member who yells, "No!" before Robert shoots him in the face causing the crew member to fall back into the ocean.

This wakes Oliver who looks at his father, "Dad?!" at Oliver's sudden movement Sara wakes up to see Robert point the gun at his head, "Survive. Both of you." And pulls the trigger ending his life as Oliver screams "No!" Sara cries out as well and both hold on to each other not wanting to let go.

[CNRI]

"If hypothetically $50,000 magically appeared in your bank account, it might be best for you not to speak about it…to anyone… Ever. God, bless you, too." Laurel turns around to speak to her friend Johanna, "I just got a very grateful phone call from one of our clients against Adam Hunt."

"Me, too. Heh. It looks like Starling City has a guardian angel." Both women laugh still surprised by the events of the day, "Oh, and by the way, your cute friend's here."

Laurel spins around to see Tommy standing there, "You left the party pretty quick last night, even after I made sure the bar was stocked with Pinot Noir."

"It wasn't really my scene. I just went because of Oliver and Sara" She replies casually.

"I thought maybe you were surprised to find out Ken was married since you ran away after that." A slight tremor of jealousy escaping him.

"I'm not going to lie I did have my eye on him but no that's not the reason, I was working on the Hunt case and had an early meeting which I thought would go badly only to be pleasantly surprised." Laurel told him with a coy smile.

"Want to go to lunch and talk about us?" Tommy asked her sounding hopeful.

"Are you asking me out on a date Merlyn?" Laurel asked a bit of surprise I her voice.

Tommy smiled at her, "Yes, I mean when we thought the both of them we confided in each other did we not?"

"I agree that we did but I wouldn't exactly characterize us as an 'us,' Tommy."

"Then what would you call it?"

"A lapse."

"That's quite a few lapses… your place, my place, my place again." Tommy reminded her as she rolled her eyes at him.

"Oh, come on, Merlyn. We both know that you're not a one-girl type of guy."

"Depends on the girl." He shot back with a Merlyn trademark smile.

"I have to go back to work."

"Dinah Laurel Lance always trying to save the world."

"Hey. If I don't try and save it, who will?" She said as she turned her head to smile back at him before walking off.

Unbeknownst to them the man in the hood and the woman in back watched the exchange from the rooftop above, holding hands and smiling at one another as they continued to watch over what could be a second love story like theirs.

We said the island changed us. They have no idea how much. There are many more names on the list, those who rule my city through intimidation and fear. Every last one of them will wish we had died on that island.

[Back Garden of Queen Mansion]

A man walks around the mansion to meet a woman in the garden as he nears her, he speaks, "The police failed to identify the men I hired to kidnap Oliver, and they never will." He stops in front of the woman, "Should we arrange another abduction?"

"No. There are other ways of finding out what my son and Sara know." Moira states as she turns around and heads back into the mansion.