Chapter Summary: Prompt by WritersBlock039: "What if during "Invasion!" Kara was Oliver's fiancée in his perfect life? And what would he do when he escaped?"
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22. Invasion
Step by step, fast movement, and sweat dripping from his forehead. His breath became erratic. He has been doing it for hours, he was beginning to get tired, but he had to finish it.
Among the trees and all that bushes, he kept going on until he finally reached the mansion.
His heart was beating fast and his hands were all sweaty. He felt nervous. He was supposed to be used by it already, but he still felt like it was the first time ever.
He took a few deep breaths and entered the place. Once he reached his final destination, that room, he opened the door and came in.
He took his sweatshirt and dropped on the ground, following to the next room. He opened the door as he heard the water coming down. He smiled.
There she was, he though, in all her glory, apparently finishing her shower. He walked slowly towards her, leaving his pants behind as well and opened the curtains, stepping inside the tube, where she stood.
- Hey gorgeous – He smiled, smelling the scent of her neck as he hugged her from behind.
- Are you done running?
- Yes.
- Now you can relax with me then – She smiled back at him, turning around and looking at him while she smiled.
- Kara Danvers, will you marry me?
He smiled looking at her with his heart going crazy inside him. Every time he stood like this with her, it felt like the first time ever. He always felt anxious and nervous.
- I believe I already answered this question – She looked knowingly at him as she lifted her hand up, showing him that beautiful ring he bought her a few weeks ago.
She looked at him with the most loving eyes ever, and brought her lips closer to his, kissing him full with passion. She felt like the luckiest girl on the planet. Oliver turned them around, pressing her back on the cold wall. She only felt the warmth of his body against hers as they kissed.
- I can't wait for tomorrow… - He whispered to her ear as they teased each other.
- Neither can I – She whispered back to him, caressing his neck.
Ever since they met, Oliver knew they were destined to be together. She saved him from an accident and he found out she was Supergirl, thanks to his detective abilities. She was always saving the world, and she saved him from himself in his darkest moment. He was forever grateful to have someone that special and brilliant in his life and he remembered the greatest memory he had of her, was the moment she said yes to him. Every time they got together like this, it was like the first time, the rush of feelings, the heartbeat faster as a speeding bullet, the thrill… It never got old. He loved every inch of her, everything about her and couldn't imagine his life without her. It was funny because he couldn't help but feeling that all of it was all exciting and new. Like his life had never made sense before her.
She had a soft but strong touch at the same time that always made him feel like floating, her sweet kisses could make him dizzy all the time, and her puppy eyes she gave him every time she wanted something from him, it always made it hard to say no to her. That is why, right now in this moment, he was on his knees, in front of her, making her feel like seeing stars.
- Ollie… I love you – She smiled to herself as she came back from her high, bringing Oliver's face closer to hers, kissing him one more time.
- I love you too – He smiled between the kisses as he held one of her legs, bringing himself home, earning a few scratches from her.
- If this is how our lives are going to be from now on, I'm the luckiest person ever – She said as she kissed him back, between cries and moans.
- I'm the lucky one, babe. I get to spend the rest of my life with you.
After a while, Kara went to take care of some stuff for the wedding while Oliver stood in his living room, with his sister as she smiled mysteriously at him.
- Did you want to talk to me?
- Yes, that's why I called you here. I have a wedding gift for you…
Thea took her hands out of her pocket and gave Oliver a small rock that looked like the tip of an arrow.
- You are giving me a rock? – He smiled to her and Thea rolled her eyes.
Oliver looked at that thing and felt something funny inside of him. He saw for only a second a flash in his eyes and some confusing images appearing, images that didn't make any sense. He stopped to think about it and he saw in one of the scenes, that It was him giving Thea the same rock and explaining what it meant to her. He was dreaming awake now? That was weird.
- No silly, it's a Hozen. It means…
- Reconnecting – Oliver finished her sentence, earning a questioning look from his sister.
- Yes… How did you know it?
- I don't know… It was a hint.
- I hope you can always reconnect with those you love, especially with Kara. It's for your new life as someone's husband. Congratulations big brother!
- Thank you sis! – Oliver smiled as he hugged her.
Later that day, Oliver and his dad went to pick up their tuxes for the wedding. They were walking on the street back to their car as they talked about things Oliver wasn't sure about it.
- I think it will be good for you, to take over the Queen Industries, soon – Robert Queen said as he put one hand over Oliver's shoulder.
- Dad, I don't know about it…
- It's your birthright. I have faith in you.
- I appreciate that… I just don't know if take over the company it's what it's right for me…
- You are getting married son. You need to take big decisions with wisdom. You are starting a family, it's important to have safety…
- I just want to try to find my own thing… I don't think business man it's that thing.
- We can talk about it later!
A man in a black hood appeared out of nowhere demanding their wallets. Oliver felt a wild instinct inside of himself that he couldn't explain. He stood between the guy and his dad, looking serious at the guy. He pointed his gun to Oliver and his dad and Oliver managed to kick the gun out of the guy's hands, punching him in the face.
- Oliver, what are you doing? – Robert yelled, frightened
A green hooded figure appeared next, from above, hanging in some weird wires. He dropped on the ground, taking the criminal down for good. Oliver looked at that mysterious guy and had another flash in his mind, this time he was the one wearing that hood and fighting criminal on the street. He was the Arrow. Oliver blinked twice just in time to see the Arrow shooting a building and disappearing from his sight through the same wire he came in.
Robert walked fast to Oliver, holding his shoulder.
- Are you crazy? We could have been killed!
- I don't know… I…
- We are going to the police!
At the station, Oliver described what happened and Quentin Lance kept staring at him like he was a crazy person.
- I understand you felt like wanting to do something, son, but this is reckless. Let us the cops do our jobs, don't play the hero or you can get yourself killed! We already have a lunatic like that acting like he is above the law, and an alien that helps him from time to time… we don't need another…
- I'm sorry detective Lance. – Oliver said as he kept thinking about all of that as he looked at the wanted poster on the wall. It looked so familiar.
Then, another flash happened. It was his face as the Arrow on the wanted poster, and cops were nuts after him, like he was some kind of criminal, the most dangerous ever.
Oliver started to feel like he was about to lose his mind. What the hell was happening to him? What all of those flashes meant? He had a great life, a great fiancé, he was about to have the greatest day of his life on the next day… It couldn't be that he was losing his mind now. He started to feel like he needed to go somewhere and Quentin took him out of his trance.
- Do you want to wait so we can go to the rehearsal dinner together?
- No, you can go ahead… I need to stop somewhere first…
- Ok... – He said as Oliver left the place without his father even noticing.
Oliver ran towards the streets. He had no idea how he knew where to go, but his foot was guiding him somewhere he felt he would have all the answers.
It was a familiar place; he couldn't help but feel it. He never set foot there, but he felt like it was his second home. Once the doors of the elevator opened, his jaw dropped.
It was like an operations base with computers and a crazy structure for training. It looked like a super hero hideout. Kara mentioned to him once she helped the Arrow sometimes but she had no idea who he was because he wore a lead green mask and she couldn't identify his face.
And then, a blonde figure appeared.
- Felicity… - He said her name without knowing her. He saw again some flashes, this time, he was asking for that blonde to help him, and then they were together on that same place, working hard to find some clue about some criminal.
- We have unauthorized entrance! – She said out loud in a desperate voice – I REPEAT! WE HAVE UNAUTHORIZED ENTRANCE!
It all happened so fast. The Arrow appeared and tried to fight Oliver.
- GET OUT! – He yelled, but Oliver surprisingly managed to hold his own and stop him from punching his face.
- Stop, I need to talk!
- What do you want, rich boy? Go back to your mansion!
- Diggle? – Oliver said as he had a few flashes with that guy, but he was his friend, his bodyguard and sidekick.
The Arrow let him go and took of his mask while Felicity yelled "NO" multiple times. Diggle looked at him in a perplexed way.
- How do you know me? That I'm the Arrow? WHO ELSE KNOWS?
- No one… I don't know actually… I just saw a weird flash of us fighting together… But you were not the Arrow – Oliver said and Diggle looked at him like a crazy person.
- I don't know what you want here, but go back to your life! You have everything! What else do you want?
Oliver looked at him without knowing what to say. He actually had no clue what he wanted, the only thing that he was sure of, was his love for Kara, anything else was pure mess.
Diggle just gave him a punch and threw him out, pushing him to the elevator.
- Never come back!
The door closed and Oliver kept thinking about all that madness. He felt like a crazy person and the only one he felt safe with was Kara. He needed her.
He looked at his watch. It was past 3 on the morning.
- The rehearsal dinner! – He scratched his forehead. She was going to kill him, he knew it.
The next day, Kara was getting ready in front of a beautiful mirror. Alex, her sister, was helping her with the final touches, looking at her through the mirror.
- You look so beautiful sister.
- Why for? I don't think this wedding will happen…
- Hey, don't say that. Oliver loves you. And I'll personally punch him if he tries to let you at the altar.
- Hey!
Kara looked behind her and saw Oliver standing there. She was so pissed at him; she had no idea what she would do once they got alone. Maybe throw him into space for a while? Alex looked just as pissed at him.
- Can I please talk to Kara?
Alex stopped what she was doing and gave her sister a kiss on her cheek. She walked towards Oliver and stopped next to him.
- You are lucky I'm not a trained agent or something… - She said as she walked out the room, dying to kick him there. He deserved it.
Oliver walked closer to Kara and she turned around.
- You look stunning…
- I've waited for you! – She said in a serious tone. – Where the hell where you at? You weren't answering your phone…
- I'm sorry. I lost track of time…
- I… Are you having second thoughts?
- No, never – Oliver took a step closer and held her hand that reluctantly, held back his hand. – I needed to clear up my head. I felt like I was losing my mind for a while but then it hit me… I have everything I need. I will accept the job my father offered me, but all I want right now, is to marry you. We don't need a fancy party… Let's just get married right away, just the two of us…
- Oliver, are you ok? – Kara looked worried as she noticed a black eye on him – I think another thing hit you… What happened?
- The Arrow punched me.
- How? What happened?
- I went to his bunker… I needed to solve a few things…
- About the robbery? – She looked at him, and suddenly felt guilt wash over her – Oh, Ollie, I'm sorry… I wish I could be there helping… Of course, this robbery thing scared you…
- You have nothing to feel sorry for, and I was not scared, I just… I did something Kara, I wasn't expecting and I have no idea how I did it… I fought the guy. I could have caused a tragedy, I know, but I fought the guy…
- Oliver… - Kara covered her mouth in scare – It's ok, you are ok now. I'm glad you are ok… But Oliver, we can't just elope. Your dad spent a lot for this party to be this huge, and I don't care about the fancy party, I would marry you anywhere. But we can't do that to your parents and our loved ones that came all this way for us.
- I love how you worry about everyone.
- I can't help it. – She smiled at him – I can't imagine what you're going through right now, all this pressure on you… You don't have to accept some job you don't want to… We will figure things out…as long as we are together.
- I love you.
- And I forgive you – She smiled as she kissed him, when they heard a knock on the door.
Oliver walked to the door and opened.
- I'm sorry, Mr. Queen. I need to talk to you in private.
It was Diggle. Oliver found it weird he was there after their conversation, but by the look of his face, it was urgent. Oliver smiled at Kara, promising to meet her at the altar. He followed Diggle outside.
- Ever since you stopped by the bunker, I've been having these flashes… Like visions of myself in a different life, and you were there…
Oliver stopped walking and looked at Diggle, feeling scared for the first time ever.
- It's like this is all wrong and… - Oliver said and Diggle interrupted him.
- I also keep seeing this – He took a piece of paper out of his pocket and unfolded it, showing a draw of an alien – I'm not that good at drawing but…
- I saw that too…
- What is happening men? – Diggle said as he looked around. – I'm trying to remember things from the past few days but I can't.
- I've seen this before in a movie, but it's stupid… But… I think we are trapped in some…dream world.
- Like a shared hallucination?
- Maybe…
- I don't think it's stupid.
- Have you noticed anything on the city that it wasn't supposed to be there?
- I saw this building of Smoak Technologies. Felicity told me she owns nothing like that, her last name is Smoak… - Diggle said thoughtful.
- So maybe we get out of this dream world going there… But… wait… There were more people stuck here?
- I think there was…
Alex came running towards Oliver and Diggle with a really scared look on her face.
- Are you here to hit me? – Oliver asked as he found her behavior weird.
- As much as I wanted, no! – Alex said as she looked around worried – I just found Ray Palmer inside with his fiancé Felicity, and I had those weird flashes where we fought aliens and you two were there. You were the Arrow, Diggle wore a funny helmet and Ray was in a funny suit that could shrink… What the hell? It was so real…
- We are having those same flashes…
- I thought Ray also had because he looked at me in a really funny way.
- And Speedy… She was inside when I was going to talk to Kara; she was hugging my mom and acting weird as well.
- We think we are stuck in some shared hallucination – Diggle said as Alex looked at him.
- Well, this sucks!
- We need to get out of here.
- It breaks my heart… Because it will break my sister's heart. I hate this! – Alex said as she looked to the ground.
- Listen, I know it's hard…But this world is not real – Diggle said as he looked at Alex.
- It felt pretty real… a few things… - Oliver looked at the ground as he remembered his moments with Kara.
- Dominators… - Alex said as she got a few more flashes and remembered what happened - We have been abducted.
- I think they know we are awake…and they will make it hard for us to get out… - Diggle commented
- Like that? – Oliver said pointing at the yard of the Mansion.
Andy Diggle, Deathstroke and Astra were standing side by side, facing them with and smiling viciously as they wanted nothing more than rip their hearts out.
Oliver, Diggle and Alex advanced to each one of them and a huge fight broke out. Rain started to fall and it was soaking all of them. Ray Palmer came outside and got surprised with all of that. He was confused about what was going on but joined the fight anyways. It looked like they could use his help somehow. He ran towards Oliver.
- Hey Ray! – Oliver said as he twirled around, grabbing a sword from Deathstroke and using it to hit his arm.
- What's going on? – Ray said as he kicked Deathstroke on the guts.
- Shared hallucination, trying to break out, not real…
- Oh… - Ray stopped, smiling as he thought to himself out loud – That explain the weird feeling I had all day and the flashes I saw… I'm not with Felicity, and that felt wrong as well.
- RAY! – Oliver yelled as he was on the ground, with Deathstroke trying to sink his sword to through his heart. – SHUT UP AND HELP ME!
- Oh, sorry! – Ray said as he jumped in Deathstroke's back, distracting him so Oliver could get up and jab him with the sword he had dropped.
Alex was fighting Astra and managed to take the kryptonite knife from Astra's hand and stab her.
- Just like the last time, bitch! – Alex said as she looked around and saw Diggle beating his brother. He seemed unsure.
- Diggle, he is not real! – Alex yelled as she ran to help him.
Diggle was lost of words. He couldn't do it, not again. He felt guilt enough for a whole life. Thea came outside, running just in time to push Diggle to the side, saving him from getting killed, but he was stabbed anyways.
- DIGGLE! – Thea yelled.
- I'm fine!
Thea turned around and killed fake Andy Diggle as well; turning again to Diggle and helping him stand.
- I know it's not real; I'm fine…Let's get out of here…
Oliver, Diggle, Alex, Thea and Ray looked at each other.
- We need to get to Smoak Technologies. I think it's our way out of here.
- Ollie… Our parents…
- They are not real Thea… Nothing here is…
- Not even your love for Kara? – Alex turned to Oliver – I know it's not the right time, but I saw you two… I saw the look in your eyes Oliver…
- You're right, this is not the time – Oliver said bluntly as he looked back at his sister – Our parents are not here. We need to go back…
- But… Here Laurel is alive, and Tommy… We are happy.
- I know… But the real world needs us. Now, more than ever. I will understand if you don't want to come back with us Thea, but we have to.
- No, I would never do that. I lost family once, I can't lose again… I just…I miss them…
- Me too, Speedy… - Oliver hugged Thea.
- Ollie?
Oliver let Thea go and looked back at the entrance of the Mansion. Kara was there, in a beautiful wedding dress, looking at him full of hurt in his eyes.
He knew this was not real but he was pretty sure what he felt was, because his heart jumped at the sight of her. The shower they had together made him see things so clearly, he was sure in the middle of that many fake things, his feelings for real were pretty much real.
- I'll be right back – He said looking at Alex and walked towards Kara.
- What is happening? Where are you going? Are you leaving me?
- Kara… I'm sorry… I have to go now…
- You promised…
- I never lied to you… This – He held her hand and put in his heart – This is real to me. I love you, I really do. But I need to go back…
- Back to where?
- This world is not real… I'm trapped somewhere…
- You're talking nonsense Oliver.
- Do you trust me?
- With all my heart – She said full of tears in her eyes.
- Then please trust me on this. Everything will be ok. I will find you outside. Just please forgive me for now… I have to go. I love you – He kissed her one last time and turned his back, a few tears coming down his eyes.
Oliver and the others ran as fast as they could to Smoak Technologies. Alex and Oliver tried to help Diggle walk, since he was hurt.
- I knew it was real – Alex smiled at Oliver – Now let's get out of here.
They walked inside the building and found a green portal. One by one they went through it and Oliver was the last one. He looked behind him before he could go anywhere and saw everyone he loved and cared about, standing there, staring at him. Each one of them were saying things he remembered hearing a long time ago, when he doubted himself, when he thought he didn't deserve to be happy and that wasn't enough for others. And he saw Kara there, smiling at him as she was excited to meet the person who trained her friend Barry. And then it hit him. He was doing it all wrong. He was closing himself to new things and opportunities. He needed to have a little faith not just in himself but in others as well. He understood it all.
Oliver turned around and stepped in the green portal.
It was not easy.
There was a fight.
Shots
Screaming.
Blood. Blood everywhere.
But they managed to find one ship to escape.
The sight of the Wave Rider ahead of them was a tremendous relief. They were finally free and safe.
- Nice outfit! Bought it in the alien shop? – Nate said as he greeted them once they got in the Wave Rider. – Sorry, too soon? Ok… I'm Nate, this is the Wave Rider – he said to the others as he greeted the ones he didn't know. – We can give your clothes and equipment back in a second, the ship can replicate it all…
- I'll bring Diggle to Gideon, so check him up – Ray said as he helped Diggle walk.
- Who is Gideon? – Diggle said, unsure of it, but following Ray anyways.
- ALEX! – Kara came running and jumped in Alex's arms, hugging her tight.
- Kara, you're hurting me…
- Oh, sorry – Kara let go of her, smiling – Are you ok? I tried to go after you, I could fly there and try to bring you all back, but they said it was risky, there was too many of them, I could be controlled again…
- And to have Supergirl against us it would be bad… - Barry said as he hugged Oliver against his will. – I'm glad you are ok man! All of you!
- That's ok – Alex said looking at Kara. – The important thing is that we're all here.
Oliver felt his heart beat fast again, just like in the dream, when Kara came running. He knew exactly what he had to do now, he couldn't ignore all that happened, all the lesson he had learned.
- Hum… Kara? – Oliver said – Can… Can I talk to you for a moment?
- Sure… - Kara looked suspicious at him but followed him anyways.
She couldn't help but feel nervous. She had this feeling he was giving her the cold shoulder from the moment she came to this Earth, and she felt a bit sad, because all she wanted was to fit in, to be part of that cool group of heroes. She hadn't that on her Earth, a big group of friends that saved the world together. And she admired all of them deep down, especially Oliver. The fact that he was just a human and he not just trained Barry but had amazing leader skills and could keep his cool under stressful and dangerous situations, it was amazing. He was also a great fighter… And handsome, but that was just a small detail she noticed and couldn't stop thinking about it.
Get yourself together, Kara, she thought.
- Listen… I want to apologize…
- For what?
- For the way I treated you when you arrived…
- Oh… - Kara looked at him – So it wasn't just a thing in my head…
- I was a jerk. I know that. And it wasn't fair to you. The thing is… I don't trust easily… When I first met Barry, he annoyed me; I thought he was keeping something, not showing who he truly was. Then, we found out about his mom and his real intentions… Then, I got poisoned and when I woke up, I saw that my team had told him the truth about me. I choked him.
- Wow…that is… hum… understandable…maybe – Kara looked surprise to hear that story.
- It took me a while to trust him. As it was to trust others. I usually check their backgrounds, look into their lives. Because once I was the kind who could trust easily, but it always got me into not so nice situations…life and death kind of situations…
- I get it…
It was Oliver's turn to look surprised at her.
- Back in my Earth, I also can't trust people like that. I can never tell them about me; it's hard even to get a date… But I think people deserve the benefit of the doubt, everyone has goodness inside them, and we just need to give them a chance to choose that.
- Interesting perspective…
- But I accept your apologies. I'm just curious… What made you change your mind…About trusting me…I guess?
- I was trapped in a dream world… You were there…
- Was I? Why?
- Let's just say it made me realize a few things.
- Well, all experiences that helps us learn and be better are welcome… Except the alien kidnapping and trapping you part…
- That was unpleasant.
Kara looked at them and they both laughed. Oliver thought about how was a long time ago that he just laughed with someone, innocently. He started feeling nervous again and remembered the moments they had together.
- Are you ok? – Kara looked at him as she took a few steps towards him.
Ok, she is just way too close, he thought. Kara gave another step and touched his cheek with one hand.
- I hope you didn't go through anything way too traumatic…
- It wasn't that bad… You were there – He smiled as she looked to his lips. He couldn't help but notice she was also a bit nervous. He wondered if it was for the same reason he was.
- I'm flattered… and curious…
- I learned you were the last person I could push away… - He took one more step, closing the space between them. – That I needed to get closer to you.
- Why's that?
- Destiny… - He whispered – Or something like that…
Oliver closed the space between them for good, bringing his lips closer to hers as he reached for her cheeks with his hands. At first it was an unsure kiss, slow, like he was testing waters. Then, Kara started responding to it and he jumped all in, turning the kiss into a passionate one, full of want. He immediately recognized her scent, the taste of her lips, her tongue and he wondered how that was possible.
Maybe this whole Dominators thing was supposed to happen so he could stop shutting himself down and start opening his heart more.
Like he said, the experience wasn't that bad.
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NOTES:
Spoiler Alert: Prompt by Guest on : "What about one where Kara is the younger sister of Oliver's best friend?" – changed the sister to cousin. Green Arrow is best friends with Superman.