Apoligies for the huge break, will be trying to right more chapters often nowNyssa was crouching within the dumpster of one of star cities many dark alleys. As she crouched, she heard laurel asking for felicity's advice, and knew this was her moment. Upon hearing laurel take flight, she quickly jumped out of the dumpster and ran towards the mugging victim, grabbing the woman, and holding her sword to the womans neck. She wil be no more than collateral damage, Nyssa promised herself. Laurel walked into view, wings folding inwards whilst she held the purse as she realised she quicky became more tense.

"Laurel, i need to speak with oliver, its about Malcolm" Nyssa said, her blade unquivering.

"There are other ways of asking you know?" Laurel replied

Nyssa released the woman, then apoligised and waited for laurel to begin "showing her the way".

In truth, Nyssa had been in star city for 2 weeks, watching Oliver, Laurel and Felicity. Diggle was the only member of the team that she couldn't keep a eye on, so she had asked some loyal members of the league to watch him closely, and they had succeeded, somehow.

Laurel began walking, showing the way to the closest entrance to the "Arrow cave"

The walk was silent, the mutual "Frenimies" relationship was respected between them.

Upon arrival Oliver and Diggle both had their respective weapons trained on Nyssa.

Remaining calm, Nyssa said "Oliver, a private word please?"

"Whatever you want to say to me, you can say to all of us" Oliver replied, loosening his grip on the arrow slightly,

Nyssa noticed that Felicity was absent from the cave. Probably for the best.

"Oliver, i felt you should know that Malcolm is dead, he was killed by Tommy" Nyssa said, calmly, waiting for the shock to register on Olivers face.

Oliver, to his credit, didnt let many emotions register. However a clear emotion was fear.

Laurel however, she was clearly upset. She walked out of the room, and not long later, the distinct sound of sobbing and a punching bag being hit were mixed.

"Look on the bright side Oliver, Ive brought Tommy here to say hi" Nyssa smiled before diving towards the nearest cover, and donning her gas mask. As she donned her mask, as the league's assasins began raining tear gas into he cave.

More and more assassins began dropping into the cave, considerably more than the team could fight off.

As Diggle began firing off shots, and Oliver loosed arrows, Laurel came barrelling out of the training room, Canary cry screaming. In mere seconds, Nyssa had been lost among the chaos.

As Oliver punched the closest assassin in the throat, he remembered Nyssa's warning, she had brought Tommy, the dead Tommy, Oliver's dead best friend Tommy. He began scanning through the crowd, looking for Tommy.

"Diggle! We can't take this many of them! Take Felicity and go!"

"This Felicity? Oliver?

Oliver froze, slowly turning towards the voice. The assassins had stopped fighting as well. Diggle and Laurel however, could see what Oliver turned to see. Tommy Merlyn, and Nyssa Ah Ghul, with Nyssa's blade pressed to Felicity's throat.

"Oliver, drop the bow"

The bow was dropped.

"Diggle, hand over the gun, slowly"

The gun was handed over.

"Laurel, the canary cry"

"Laurel, the canary cry!"

Tommy turned towards Laurel, to find a discarded canary cry, and Laurel's comm unit.

"Well, theres no point keeping you around" Tommy said, gesturing to Diggle.

Tommy pulled the trigger, on Diggle's gun, the bullet left the chamber and Diggle dropped to the floor.

Oliver was ready to kill Tommy.

"Tommy... whatever you think is about to happen, you just stopped any chance of that."

"I wouldn't be so sure, remember who Nyssa is holding her sword to?"

Oliver bit his tongue.

"Now Oliver, your going to put these handcuffs on, place this sack over you head, and take these sleeping tablets."

Oliver did as he was told, afraid for the safety of Felicity and shocked by Diggle dying so simply.

Three Assassins rushed towards Oliver's unconscious body. Carrying him out of the cave.

"Rough her up a bit, but leave her outside, she has a pretty face, thats earned her her survival".

Two Days later

Sara arrived to find Felicity, and quickly went to check the cave. All she found was a single note. "I'm sorry, please forgive me" It was written in Laurels Handwriting.