A Tragedy

On Camera

Disclaimer: I own nothing but what you see here. This is something I thought about a long while back and only just now got around too. May be liable to have some of you wondering what the Hell is wrong with me for even thinking of this one. Set during season 2's 20th episode.

Summary: Slade did more then just crash into the Queen Limo and the whole of Starling City is forced to watch his actions.

When tv screens started to show nothing but one view with the Queen family and Slade Wilson himself, many were confused at first but then gradually grew worried. Worried primarily because of the fact that Moira and Thea Queen were sounding quite fearful while Oliver Queen himself appeared to be unconscious. They all watched as Oliver started to wake up and hear his mother call out to him, and as he did so, Wilson began to speak in that raspy voice of his. "I was dead the last time you were offered this choice." Spoke the man and making many wonder what the Hell he had meant by that.

Especially considering he was very much alive! Lance, having a sinking feeling in his gut had placed a call to Smoak who was already working on trying to track where the signal was coming from. Which did not give him any warm fuzzy feelings if she was having difficulty with the task. The fact the Precinct's own techies were having trouble was troubling as well. They could hear Oliver speak Slade's name as the cries of Thea grew louder as she could even be heard fearfully asking what was happening. Once Oliver was on his knees, Slade started to speak again as he knelt next to Moira. "I often wondered how you looked, when he pointed the gun at Shado. And took her from me."

An angry look appeared on Oliver's face. "You psychopath! Shado… Shado wasn't yours!"

Never had anyone heard him speak in such an angry way aside from perhaps Felicity and Diggle and to hear it shocked those watching. Especially since he was usually a care free man, even after coming back from that island. "No, she was yours!" Retorted the raspy sounding man and making those like Laurel wonder just who the Hell this Shado girl was!

"Until you chose another woman over her." Continued the man and making Lance scoff as that sounded exactly like the punk he remembered! Though even he knew that the punk he'd been back then wouldn't have gotten a girl with a gun pointed to her freaking head!

If anything, Oliver seemed to get even angrier. "THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED!"

"IT IS WHAT HAPPENED! IT IS!" Roared out Slade insistently.

"She told me!" Continued Wilson shortly afterwards with a pointed finger in some direction as the camera quickly shifted towards where he pointed before going back to the terrified family.

Making for many to wonder if Slade Wilson had possibly cracked. "What do you mean 'she'? There's NOBODY THERE!" Called out Oliver.

Moira then had a moment of realization as she uttered the words of shock that Slade himself had been on that island with Oliver. Making Lance scoff a little inappropriately over it. "I thought I had known true despair until I met your son." Spoke the man after she had come to that realization.

"I trusted him to make the right choice."

Oliver tried to move as he started to plead with the enraged and delusional man. "Let me make the right choice now. Kill me." Offered the island survivor and shocking everyone further as none of them had ever thought he would do something like that.

Laurel's hands were covering her mouth by that point in horror as tears were starting to well up in her eyes, threatening to come down while Felicity worked even harder to try and find where the damn signal was coming from. Thea could be heard crying out a denial of what her brother had just said. "Choose me please!"

"I am killing you Oliver." Replied the one eyed man as he pulled out a gun and lowered it between the Queen women.

"Only more slowly then you would like." Finshed Slade as he cocked the hand gun.

Oliver shook his head as he voiced the word 'don't' to the man. "Choose." Came the word as Moira and Thea cried out in terror, further adding to the horror of those watching.

Unknown to Felicity and Lance, there were other tech savvy types out there also trying valiantly to find the location of the signal in order to get cops and possibly the Arrow himself out there before something truly horrible happened. Oliver continued to plead for the man not to shoot his mom and sister while Slade himself continued to tell him to choose. "I swear to God I am going to kill you!" Screamed out the Queen Scion.

"CHOOOOOOOSE!" Was Slade's only roared out response as Oliver started to yell out 'no' in return.

To the growing horror and surprise of everyone, Moira started to stand up as Oliver spoke the word 'mom'. Making for Slade to look her way. "Mom, what are you doing!?" The fear and worry could be heard in the Queen Scion's voice as he asked that.

"There's only one way this night can end." Spoke Moira as Thea cried out in denial.

Many were starting to get the horrible feeling in the pit of their stomachs that they were about to witness something truly horrible. Moira then turned around to face Slade who was looking away from her. "We both know that, don't we? Mr. Wilson."

"Both my children will live." Added the woman seconds later as Slade's head turned to face her.

"Mom! What are you doing!?" Asked a tearful Thea.

"Thea, I love you. Close your eyes baby!"

And even though those words had only been meant for Thea, many of those watching closed theirs, unable to watch the scene anymore and even turning their tv's off as Slade aimed his gun right at Moira Queen. "NO!" Roared out Oliver while Thea cried out her own.

Slade had a look on his face as he aimed the gun at Moira as he began to speak once more. "You possess true courage." Began the man in a tone that clearly suggested he actually admired that in his own sick and twisted way.

To those still watching, he then surprisingly put away his gun inside of his long coat. Making for many to think that maybe, just maybe he wasn't going to do anything horrible at all. Slade then walked up to her. "I am truly sorry." Came his words and making Moira wonder what he meant by that as he turned away from her.

"You did not pass that on… To your son." And as he turned back to her, a sword came from out of his long coat and pierced Moira Queen's body.

"No!" Shrieked Thea as she witnessed the sight of her own mother being stabbed by a damned lunatic.

Making for many to look on in shock at the sight of it, even Felicity could no longer do her work as she had fallen into tears for failing to prevent this. Diggle himself was frozen where he stood while Quentin began to rub his head in absolute frustration at seeing an old friend like Moira Queen going out in such a damned horrible way. Laurel had fallen to her knees at the horrible sight as she cried out for the Queens. Oliver could be seen falling to his side with a broken look on his face. It wasn't long before Slade pulled out his sword and Moira's body crumpled to the ground and as if by some horrid twist of fate, Oliver would look into her eyes as she laid there as Thea screamed out in terror and tears.

Slade's voice was then heard again. "There is still one person who has to die." Making Oliver look up as he watched the man walk behind his sister and shake his head over what he thought was about to happen.

The raspy sounding man then spoke once more. "Before this can end." And as the Queen Scion uttered out a denial as he couldn't bare to lose his baby sister like he had just lost their mother, he watched as Slade cut the ropes binding Thea's arms in surprise rather then kill her.

And the last thing any of them heard would be the cries of 'mom' from Thea as the camera turned off. Presumably by Slade and finally allowing for those who had been trying valiantly to track its signal to finally be able to do so. Even if it had been horribly too late to prevent Moira Queen's death. Slade's actions this night would prompt a massive man hunt for the man that would even include a highly vengeful Malcolm Merlyn. And when he finally found Slade, his efforts would only end up with Malcolm getting a broken neck before being thrown out a window from fifty floors up. The Danforths would take Thea in to help her get through the loss of her mother as Oliver was unable to handle it due to his own issues with their mother's loss. Which would be a good thing considering how much of a nightmare the city would turn into when Slade began his Siege.

Author's Notes: What better way for Slade to make his point and ensuring he has an audience for it? Especially if he's even more insane then realized.