The Cabal
Disclaimer: This is a line of thought I've had in mind awhile now with these characters having been secretly behind a lot of things over the years. Though Moira being part of it is something I blame Arlyss for for unintentionally planting the idea in my head!
Summary: Damien Darhk, Vandal Savage, Moira Dearden Queen, Cayden James, William and Marlize DeVoe, and Eobard Thawne. A secret Cabal that ran things from behind the scenes for decades.
It all began for the Cabal when Eobard Thawne, a Speedster from the Future, gathered together a group of individuals for one specific purpose. Said purpose being one that would control things from behind the scenes to their own ends. Of course, Damien Darhk, Vandal Savage, and Moira Dearden had already been doing this to begin with but Thawne had felt together they would be unrivaled in any way. Now it had taken some convincing but he had managed to win them over in the end. It didn't hurt that his knowledge of certain things was a big motivator to get it to happen. Granted, he kept certain details a secret as he couldn't reveal everything! As it just wouldn't do! But this especially helped Moira climb the social ladder and become Robert Queen's wife.
Her part being to ensure Oliver Queen would take a considerably longer time to become what he was truly meant to be. For Damien, Thawn's information would mean he would be able to amass power in certain areas with relative ease and not come into confrontations with the League of Assassins as he did so. For Savage, Thawne cooked up a device that would replenish the blood of the Hawks once Savage's supply began to run out. Providing him even more power and no longer a need to seek out the Hawks unless he just actually wanted too. For James and the DeVoes, Science and Technology easily swayed them to Thawne's line of thinking. Giving them quite the edge in a number of things. Especially once hacking became more and more of a thing.
Moira would also be secretly responsible for the death of Rebecca Merlyn as she had little love for the woman and her kind hearted nature. This would later put her 'under' Malcolm's thumb with his being none the wiser to what was really and truly going on. Those who were part of his Tempest organization actually worked for her as she had been seeking to end the Glades for decades since she felt the place was a blight on the city's good name. A whisper here and there helped guide Malcolm to 'coming up' with his 'own plan' for the destruction of the Glades while her partners focused on other matters. Matters that over time would see them come into a problem or two as Heroes rised up. Slade's arrival and his actions had been vastly unanticipated thanks to Thawne never saying anything about it much to the annoyance of the Cabal.
Especially for Moira as she had actually ended up dead for a time until Darhk had used his personal Lazarus Pit to restore her to life! But this had allowed her to work even more from behind the scenes, even if it was sometimes a hindrance thanks to the fact she couldn't be out in public anymore. "Well, it appears I'm the last of the Cabal." Mused Moira to herself after one of her servants had informed her of not only of the loss of the DeVoes but Cayden James as well.
"What will you do next?" Asked Lillian Luthor of Earth-38.
"Absorb the remains of their operations into my own of course. And after that? Perhaps have a family reunion."
Amunet Black from her part of the table clapped eagerly. "Ooh! I just love family reunions! I'm sure yours will be the best one ever!"
A glint appeared in Moira's eyes. "Oh, I'm sure it will be. As its time for my son to stop this foolishness of his. Isn't that right, Laurel dear?"
Laurel Lance of Earth-2 just nodded in agreement with a nasty smirk on her lips. Though in reality, this wasn't actually Earth-2 Laurel, but Earth-1 Laurel. The real Earth-2 was elsewhere and had no idea of certain things. E-1 Laurel had been revived by Darhk's Lazarus Pit and heavily screwed with in order to make her a perfect asset for Moira. "Ohh yes, that Blonde Bitch's time is DEFINITELY up." She hissed out much to Moira's approval.
"Soon enough, my dear, soon enough."
And that was a promise!
Author's Notes: Okay, so this probably could have been better but hopefully y'all enjoyed anyways!