The Road

To Starling

Disclaimer: While I don't own this, I do own a copy of the novel Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men Planet X. And after looking up the exact location of where Starling City is supposed to be and the fact that Central City is stated to be in Missouri and 600 miles from Starling, the likelyhood of Starling being in Seatlle (possibly replacing Seattle in the process entirely) or San Francisco is very unlikely with that amount of miles. So basically, some people need to get their crap straight.

Summary: Vehical problems leave weary travellers stranded on the side of the road outside of Starling City. And that's not the only problem they have.

It'd been a long journey for the travelling party of 5 ever since they had managed to leave the island of Lian Yu thanks to them and a few others taking the freighter known as the Amazo. Something that had proven easy to do with Slade's Mirakuru enhanced strength on the side of Team Purgatory. His timely arrival kept Shado from being killed by the lunatic known as Anthony Ivo, much to the immense relief of Oliver, Sara, and Shado herself. Her not dying had allowed for her and Oliver's growing feelings to develop even further. Though she had informed the former playboy she wouldn't put up with cheating and that if he did something as foolish, he'd quickly find an arrow somewhere he didn't like. A laughing Slade added in he'd be all too willing to help her as well.

Sara, while a bit sad that her and Oliver's time together had been so short but thankful for it anyway despite the horrors that resulted was genuinely happy for the two love birds. Even right out telling Shado she wanted to be her Maid of Honor, much to the horror of Ollie who hadn't even been thinking that far just yet. Both girls, along with Slade and Anatoly had gotten a great kick out of the former playboy's reaction as well. Shado wasn't too bothered by it as she herself wasn't looking for marriage just yet, much to Oliver's relief.

Anatoly still wound up giving Sara the title of 'Scary Girl' due to her suggested plan of throwing strung together land mines at the Amazo during a planning session. Well that, and her wanting to personally shove an arrow right up Anthony Ivo's ass. Something that had even made Slade take a step back from her as even with Mirakuru in him that still managed to freak him out quite a bit. Shado wanting to twist it while it was in there left for a horrible image in all three men's minds while Sara had a savage grin on her face at the idea.

Unfortunately the two girls wouldn't get the chance to do that due to Slade pretty much slicing the man's head off when he tried to play mind games with him. And after taking care of the rest of the crew, the group released the other prisoners and began to make their way home after getting a few items from the island. Unfortunately for them, the trip home wound up taking a year thanks to getting lost a few times. And by the time they finally got to America, and Florida to be exact. It was only the 5 of them left on the Amazo after the others wound up leaving anytime they wound up on another continent.

A few Bratva connections Anatoly had in Florida made it easy for the group to acquire transportation, along with some cash for gas and other things such as food and drinks. A cell phone was eventually obtained as well during their trip home once Sara had randomly brought up the fact they hadn't gotten one yet. Making for a few face palms to happen.

Said cell phone finally came in handy too about 50 miles outside of Starling City when to the annoyance of everyone in the car, said car wound up experiencing engine troubles, forcing them to the side of the road until they got it taken care of. Neither Sara or Oliver had called their families yet during the ride home as both had been a little scared to do it as they were worried they wouldn't be believed. Slade had had a few choice words for them over that, not that it did anything to help of course. But today would prove to be a reason for Sara to make a call to her dad. And it wouldn't be because of the engine problem either.

Everyone had gotten out as some were needing to stretch theirselves after having been cooped up for so long in the station wagon while the three men actually bickered over the engine problem. Much to the exasperation of both Sara and Shado. While the two girls enjoyed their time outside of the station wagon, things would rapidly go wild and it was all thanks to Shado's water breaking. Causing both of them to look at one another in shock. "Oh my God!" Sara exclaimed as this was the last thing she was expecting to see happen!

Damnit Ollie you two just had to get pregnant!

Thankfully they hadn't been too far from the vehicle so Sara helped Shado back to the car as quickly as they could get there. "Ollie!" Called out Sara but failing to get his attention since he was still bickering with the other two.

"Ollie!" Yelled out both Sara and Shado this time but to no avail. However, Shado decided a different tact afterwards.

"MY WATER BROKE!" She screamed out and thanking whoever for finally getting not only his attention, but also Slade and Anatoly's as well.

Although all three weren't entirely sure they heard her rightly. "Say what?" Responded Oliver confusedly as he walked towards her.

Sighing agitatedly, Shado helpfully repeated herself. Much to the shock of not only Oliver but the other two as well. "Here!? Now!? But this isn't even a good time for that!" The soon to be father exclaimed and trying hard not to freak out over it.

"That's why they are suggested dates kid."

Slade's helpful tidbit got him a glare from the former playboy, but he only grinned smugly in response despite the fact that he did feel close to freaking out himself since he hadn't even been able to be there when his wife gave birth to Joe due to a mission. "Strange is luck." Muttered Anatoly as he went back to the engine problem in the hopes of getting it taken care of quickly.

Sara, deciding that action was the better option, quickly got into the back of the station wagon and arranged things so that Shado could be comfortable enough until they got to a hospital. But with their luck, she'd wind up in contractions long before they got there. "Alright, Oliver get in the back seat so that you can hold her hand. Slade, help Shado get in the back gently." The Lance girl ordered while moving to help Slade with Shado, and everyone quickly did as they were told as this wasn't the time to hesitate.

30 minutes later they were finally on their way when Shado's contractions started up. Making Sara come to a decision involving finally calling her dad. Grabbing the phone from Anatoly, she dialed a number she hoped was still in use.

Glades Precinct

One Detective Lance was in the middle of paper work when his cell phone began to ring. Frowning slightly as not many would be calling him these days, he pulled out his phone and frowned more when he saw that the number wasn't one he recognized. Answering it anyway as it might be important, he'd soon get the shock of his life. Albeit a happy one when he realized Karma finally took hold on one Oliver Queen.

"Hello, Detective Lance speaking."

"Daddy! Oh thank God!" Came a voice that just couldn't be real.

Frowning angrily to himself, he stood up abruptly. "I'm not sure who this is, but using my little girl's voice is not the best way to get on my good side!"

Sara had to wince at that from her end of the phone as she drove as quickly as she could towards the city limits. "Oh daddy, I promise this isn't some sick joke! I swear its me!"

"Oh yeah? Prove it." The man demanded while trying not to hope it really was her and drawing the attention of several others.

"You got me a Canary when I was a little girl and pretty much drove everyone nuts over it." She told him with a smile as the memory was one that was a really fond thing for her.

Putting a hand to his face in shock and tears threatening to fall. He wound up setting heavily into his chair. "Oh my God, my baby girl! You're alive!"

His words stunned pretty much everyone else there at the precinct too as none of them had had much hope anymore that Sara Lance was still alive. "Where are ya sweetheart? Tell me and I'll do whatever I have too to come get ya." Even going to Moira Queen if he had too.

Sara couldn't help but smile despite the tenseness of the situation. "I'm actually close to entering the city now from I-90. And um… Could you maybe hopefully provide us an escort?" She asked him hopefully and making her dad confused in the process.

"Escort? Why would ya need an escort? And who's 'us' for that matter?" If it was that punk who took her with him on that damned boat, then God help him cause owed him a good punch to the damn face!

Anything the girl was about to say was cut off when a pain filled scream erupted from Shado's mouth and Oliver himself had to keep from yelling out himself as she squeezed the Hell out of his hands. The scream startled the life out of Quentin. "What the Hell was that!?"

"Oh… You know… The beginnings of birth..." She helpfully informed the now quite stunned man.

Many thoughts went through his mind as to how anyone could be pregnant as he knew it couldn't be his little girl. Was she on a bus or something? More screaming could be heard over the line and then the man heard Oliver Queen's voice yell out in pain. The Detective had great amusement in what he heard next though.

"The Hell are you in pain for!? I'm the one in labor here!" An unknown woman yelled out.

Ohh how Slade wished he had a camera for all this. "Even Anatoly is taking it better then you are!" At least that's what he was doing on the outside anyway. The inside he was fighting to keep from yelling out himself since he had volunteered to hold her other hand as a form of support since Slade might accidentally crush her hand.

To Quentin's amusement, he could hear the Queen kid telling the girl she was squeezing his hand way too hard. Something that was a big no no to do anytime a woman was in the process of giving birth. And it seemed the kid was going to be learning that the hard way. "You've had arrows fired into you, Slade kicking your ass, and torture done to you so this is nothing! You hear me!? Nothing! Augh!" The woman screamed out again before she was able to continue her rant.

Quentin's fellow officers watched on as the man went from angry, to shocked, to happiness, and then outright amused. "Right, tell the kid not to say dumb crap like that would ya? And I'm on my way to personally escort ya myself."

Sara sighed in relief at that. "You've got no idea how happy I am to hear you say that dad."

Ten minutes later and an accidental pass, the man was in front of his daughter's choice of transportation and clearing a path all the way to the nearest hospital. Jumping out of his car as soon as he got there, he rushed inside and told them that an expecting mother was about to arrive. And true to his word, his baby girl pulled up right in front of the doors as he and nurses were coming out with a mobile bed.

Father and daughter quickly hugged one another as tears flowed while Shado was being moved to the bed and informing Oliver that he was never touching her again as she quickly grabbed his hand again and squeezed the Hell out of it. Once pulling away slightly but never letting go of his baby girl, Quentin got a good look at the guys his baby girl arrived with. And aside from the expecting mother, only Sara looked the best out of all them. Anatoly could be seen rubbing his hand as he debated whether or not to follow the expecting parents inside.

Slade merely pulled out a bottle of vodka from his bag and took a long drink from it as this was the sort of situation that called for such a thing to happen. "It'll be the Kid's luck that the little one's a girl."

His words made not only Sara laugh, but her dad too as he felt that would be the perfect way for Karma to get back at the punk for all he'd done. "Yeah, one can hope." Quentin muttered as he hugged his baby girl again and feeling as if his whole world was restored for the first time in a long while.

Author's Notes: Now there was a few ways this could have happened, but I decided to go this route instead. Now I could explore those other ways at some point however or leave it be. There will be a second part to this as well as I figured that this would make for a good stopping point. May there have been much enjoyment!