Malcolm
Thea and Roy were throwing the gender reveal party at Oliver's apartment.
It was the apartment that used to be their apartment.
It was her apartment until she moved in with Laurel.
Oliver
Laurel, Dig, Lance, Felicity, Slade, Malcolm, Curtis, Paul, Adrian, William, Walter, Raisa, Sara, Carly, Andy, Pike, Lyla, Jean, Jessica, Madison, Sin, Nyssa, Tatsu, Ray, Donna, Alex, Ruvé, Elisa, Roy, Thea, and me were at my apartment.
I was throwing her gender reveal party.
Thea had found out it was sextuplets.
Only Laurel and me know the genders.
"Do you actually know the likelihood that all six will survive?"
"Like 40%."
"That's if they're born pre-mature."
"Mm."
"How far along is Thea?"
"29 weeks."
"Wow."
"Yeah. We'll be throwing the baby shower at 35 weeks."
"Mm-hmm."
"And Thea is doing a C-Section at 38 weeks. To be safe. And keep as many alive as possible."
"Okay."
"Thea has it all planned."
"I know. But sometimes things don't go as you plan."
"And Thea has back-up plans."
"Roy has the hospital bag packed?"
"Yes."
"A new vehicle?"
"Thea traded for a Suburban."
"Ooh. Great family car."
"Yeah."
"And the Wedding?"
"32 weeks."
"Close to the due date but not too close."
"Yeah."
Malcolm
Thea was glaring across the room at Slade.
"Take a picture of the guy. It'll last longer." Roy joked.
She stared at him.
"I don't need a picture. He lives rent-free in my head."
Thea walked away from Roy.
"What am I missing?" He questioned.
"Do you know who that guy is?"
"Slade Wilson. He's the reason I was jacked up on Mirakuru. The cause of the Mirakuru army."
"Do you know what else he did?"
"No."
"Speak to Thea."
Laurel
"When is the Trial again?"
"In a week."
"I will be in the Courtroom, cheering you on."
"No. Green Arrow has to be on standby."
"Why?"
"To corroborate Thea's testimony."
"What about Black Canary?"
"I can't take the stand."
The door opened.
Sara stared.
"Why not?"
"How is the DA and Black Canary supposed to be in the same place at the same time?"
"You could always pass it onto the ADA."
"There's something off about Adrian Chase. I will not pass this case off."
"Then you're screwed if the defense calls Black Canary to the stand."
Slade
"When is the Trial again?"
"In a week."
"I will be in the Courtroom, cheering you on."
"No. Green Arrow has to be on standby."
"Why?"
"To corroborate Thea's testimony."
"What about Black Canary?"
"I can't take the stand."
The door opened.
Sara stared.
"Why not?"
"How is the DA and Black Canary supposed to be in the same place at the same place?"
"You could always pass it onto the ADA."
"There's something off about Adrian Chase. I will not pass this case off."
"Then you're screwed if the defense calls Black Canary to the stand."
"What the-"
"Sara."
She quieted down.
"I know you. Ollie has a picture of you in the Bunker."
"Mei, nice of you to come."
They hugged.
"Who the fuck is this chick?" Felicity questioned.
"I have no idea."
"From the Island?"
Sara shook her head.
"Shado- She didn't make it off the Island."
"Sara, Slade."
Both of us looked over.
"This is Yao Fei's younger daughter, Mei."
"I'm sorry. You just look like a girl we knew."
"Shado was my older twin Sister."
"Twin?"
"Yeah."
"I was very fond of Shado. As were these two. Tale as old as time. Two guys fighting over one girl."
She walked away.
"I didn't choose Sara over Shado, Slade."
I stared at him.
"I never did."
Oliver looked away.
"We both know Ivo was never gonna shoot Sara. I blocked Shado. He still shot her. That was always Ivo's plan. It wasn't to let me choose."
"He's telling the truth, Slade. Oliver wasn't fast enough back then to stop the bullet."
"Thea!" Roy called.
"Private. It's a family matter."
"Though it's pretty well-known. Among pretty much everyone."
"Did I kill Moira?"
"What?"
"When I was jacked up on Mirakuru."
"Do you think I'd be marrying you if you killed my mother?"
"Then what happened to her?"
Thea worked her jaw.
"Some sociopath and psychopath took her from us."
"Thea."
"Well..."
"Please excuse Thea. She's a lot mor emotional because she's pregnant."
"I see that."
"She died thinking I hated her."
I looked down.
"But I got the chance to make sure she knew that wasn't true. That she knew how much Ollie and me do love her."
"Near death experience. They let their baby go. Again."
"Mm."
"You didn't tell me that."
"How would you have reacted if I told you I was dead? That my heart stopped beating?"
"She was "dead" for about three minutes."
Thea was amused.
"Guardian Angels."
"Let's find out these genders."
"Genders? There's more than one?" Lance questioned.
"There's six."
Oliver
I handed water guns out.
"Baby A."
It was blue.
"It's a boy!"
I handed out the second round of water guns.
"Baby B."
It was pink.
"It's a girl!"
I handed out the third round of water guns.
"Baby C."
It was pink.
"It's a girl!"
I handed out the fourth round of water guns.
"Baby D."
It was pink.
"It's a girl!"
I handed out the fifth round of water guns.
"Baby E."
It was blue.
"It's a boy!"
I handed out the last round of water guns.
"Baby F."
It was blue.
"It's a boy!"
"Three boys. Three girls."
Malcolm
Thea wiped the paint off her face with a rag.
She stared as HIVE members walked in.
"Bros, you done came in the wrong apartment." Diggle told them.
"Thea, Malcolm, Roy, get these people out. through the Balcony windows."
"On it."
Slade
Roy and Malcolm jumped off the Balcony.
"Come on, Thea!"
"Or I'll just come grab you."
"No!"
Ruvé
Thea screamed as one of the HIVE members shoved her off the Balcony.
Malcolm and Roy caught her.
"Got you, baby."
Thea groaned.
Thea
I had caught Lance, Felicity, William, Raisa, Pike, Mei, Sin, Donna, Alex, and Elisa.
Roy
I had caught Curtis, Paul, Walter, Carly, Jean, Tatsu, and Ruvé.
Malcolm
I had caught Slade, Adrian, Sara, Andy, Lyla, Nyssa, and Ray.
Ruvé
You could see Laurel, Oliver, and Diggle fighting from on the ground.
He kicked one backwards, knocking him out.
She flipped one on his back.
He kicked the last one backwards, knocking him out.
Thea
I caught Laurel.
Roy
I caught Dig.
Malcolm
I caught Oliver.
"Like some crazy trust exercise."
Ruvé
"Get the Mayor and DA back to City Hall safely, Pike." Lance ordered.
"On it." He replied.
"Miss. Mayor. DA Lance."
Pike drove us back to City Hall.
"I will be putting your husband in Jail for the rest of his life."
She got out.