Quentin was confused when he got John's text to report to the bunker, but nonetheless, he did anyway, if for no other reason than to humor him.
"Alright, I'm here, so what was so important I had to come here in the middle of the night?" Quentin asked Oliver and John.
"Hi daddy." a voice Quentin never thought he'd hear again said.
Quentin turned around to see his daughter Laurel standing in front of him, looking very much alive.
"I swear I have not touched a bottle or a drug since I got out of rehab." Quentin said.
"We believe you." Oliver said, trying to keep amusement off his face.
"Than why the hell am I hallucinating seeing my dead daughter alive again in here." Quentin said.
"Because you're not hallucinating." John said with a smile.
"Wait, are you telling me that you both see her to?" Quentin asked.
"We do. She's really back." Oliver said with a smile.
Quentin turned back to Laurel who walked towards him and said "Before I left to help Oliver save Thea John and Felicity from Damien Darhk on Christmas, you told me to be careful and that didn't know what you'd do if you lost me, and then you said that's not true, you knew exactly what you'd do and it'd be ugly."
By that time, Laurel was right in front of her dad and readily took him into her arms as he broke down into tears and hugged her.
"My baby girl's alive. I can't believe it. You're alive." Quentin said repeatedly and Laurel rubbed his back soothingly.
"Now, I hate to kill the mood, but I think we have right to know how exactly this little miracle happened, especially since it's happening for real this time." John said.
"Sara saved me." Laurel said.
"How, I thought she wasn't going to risk creating an aberration by changing the timeline." Oliver asked.
"She didn't change history. Apparently she used something called the spear of destiny to rewrite reality itself and she used it bring me back. Really all I know is that one minute was lying in a hospital bed at Star City General and the next thing I know, I wake up in the medbay onboard the Wave rider." Laurel said.
"Well, I'm not going to pretend to understand any of that, but honestly, I'm just happy you're alive and you're home. I couldn't ask for anything more." Quentin said.
"I have to call mom." Laurel said.
"Laurel, why don't you hold off on that until we've come up with a cover story for your death. After all, not only does the whole world think you're dead, but they also know that you're the Black Canary." Oliver said.
"Fine, but Oliver, don't expect me to wait long." Laurel said.
"Better wake up the team and we also better start coming up with an alibi." John said.
"The team can wait until tomorrow, but yes, we do need an alibi." Oliver said.
"And I need a place to sleep tonight." Laurel said.
"You can stay here at the bunker tonight and then once Thea knows, you can move back into your apartment." Oliver said and Laurel nodded.
"I'm gonna stay here to, just make sure I'm not imagining things." Quentin said.
"Works for me." Laurel said.
"And Laurel, it is so good to have you back." John said as he headed out.
"Thanks." Laurel said with a smile.
"Thea and the others are never going to believe this." Oliver said as he hugged Laurel one last time before heading out as well.
"Hey, where are you staying, I mean, considering Felicity kicked you out of the loft, you never said where you were living now?" Laurel asked.
"Actually, since technically the loft is Thea's, I live there now, since some complicated stuff has happened with Felicity that I will tell you about later." Oliver said and Laurel nodded.