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From 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the conference room, Oliver stood in front of the board.

Oliver: (voice over) "My name is Oliver Queen."

From 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the cemetery, Jill was sitting at Tommy's grave in guilt.

Jill: (voice over) "I'm Jill Wright."

From 1.06 "Legacies", in flashback to the cave on Lian Yu, Oliver was aiding Jill after they saved her from the soldiers.

Oliver lifted the back of her shirt to reveal carved tally marks in her back that were bleeding and scarred. They were all over her back, the tally marks small to include all of the number of the days. There were a few in her shoulders, as the skin of her back couldn't hold it all.

Jill: (voice over) "After five years on a hellish island..."

From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in flashback to the soldier camp, Jill jumped down from the missile launcher, taking cover.

The missile hit the ground at the soldier camp, setting it ablaze.

Jill sat back tiredly on the ground, watching the flames.

From 1.06 "Legacies", in the hideout, Oliver and Jill were training at the hideout with two metal short staffs. Oliver and shirtless. Jill was in workout clothes, including a sports bra. Oliver swung both of his up over their heads, trying to come down on her. Jill raised both of hers in an X shape to block both of his.

Jill: (voice over) "We have come to Starling City with only one goal."

From 1.08 "Vendetta", in the hideout, Jill was getting suited up.

Oliver was watching from nearby, getting suited up.

John and Justin walked closer.

Jill: (voice over) "To save the city."

From 1.21 "The Undertaking", in the casino, Oliver/Arrow fired an arrow into a man's shoulder, making him fall.

Oliver: (voice over) "But to do so..."

From 1.16 "Dead to Rights", on the helipad, Oliver/Arrow and Guillermo Barrera were fighting. Oliver stabbed him with an arrow, killing him.

Oliver: (voice over) "I can't be the killer I once was."

From 1.19 "Unfinished Business", in the lab at the asylum, Oliver/Arrow stabbed the orderly in the chest with an arrow, killing him.

From 1.23 "Sacrifice", in Merlyn Global Group, Tommy and Oliver/Arrow helped Jill/Sapphire inside to get them to the ground outside.

The building was falling apart around them.

Tommy saw rubble falling toward them, pushing them out of the way.

The debris fell onto Tommy, making him fall, pinning him down.

Jill started to pull the debris away.

A pipe had been stabbed into Tommy's chest.

Oliver and Jill were horrified.

Oliver: (voice over) "To honor my friend's memory, I must be someone else."

From 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the cemetery, Oliver and Jill stood at Tommy's grave.

From 2.01 "City of Heroes", in the foundry, Oliver and Jill walked in to join John, Justin and Felicity.

Jill: (voice over) "I must be..."

Jill looked at the knife in her hand. She morphed into Sapphire.

Jill: (voice over) "Something else."

Oliver looked at the arrow in his hand. He morphed into Arrow.

➣ ➣

From 3.09 "Three Ghosts", in Barry's Lab, Barry walked toward the chains that controlled the skylight, pulling on them to close it completely.

Liquid was starting to float all around him.

Felicity: (voice over) "Previously on Sapphire Arrow."

Lightning struck down through the skylight, striking Barry, throwing him into a shelf of chemicals, making him fall. Red energy seemed to be passing underneath his skin.

From 2.09 "Three Ghosts", in the pipeline of STAR Labs, the pipeline started to shake, releasing the cooling system wires.

The cooling wires were releasing a fog of coolant into the room.

Aurora was crying, trying to power through whatever she was feeling to try and salvage the cooling system so that it wouldn't freeze out the entire building and everything else in the system.

The cooling system's coolant, Freon, filled the room.

Aurora wasn't trying to leave the shaking, falling apart pipeline because she knew that Ronnie was gone, crying in despair, falling to her knees, letting herself freeze.

From 2.09 "Three Ghosts", in flashback on the island, Ivo's men still had Sara, Jill and Shado on their knees on the ground, keeping Oliver back.

Ivo stood behind Sara, Jill and Shado, aiming his gun at Sara. "Time to choose, Oliver." He aimed his gun at Jill. "Who lives." He aimed his gun at Shado. "And who dies. Because in thirty seconds, I will shoot them all." Oliver looked between Sara, Jill and Shado in guilt and denial. "Time's up."

Ivo aimed his gun at Jill.

Oliver ran toward Ivo, kneeling in front of him. "No, no!"

"I guess you made your choice," Ivo told him, shooting Shado in the head.

Jill screamed in denial. "No!"

From 2.09 "Three Ghosts", in the warehouse, Skylar and Roy were tied to chairs.

Sebastian/Brother Blood walked toward them with the Mirakuru.

"If you stick that in either of us, I'll kill you," Roy told him.

Sebastian gripped Skylar by her throat, turning her head aside. "No, Brother Harper." He injected Skylar with Mirakuru. "Sister Queen." Skylar started to groan in pain. "You'll kill for me."

Sebastian injected Roy with Mirakuru.

Jill/Sapphire and Oliver/Arrow were here.

Oliver saw that Skylar and Roy were tied to chairs, horrified and angry, aiming his bow and arrow at Sebastian, disguising his voice. "Get away from them."

"Where'd you get the Mirakuru?" Jill asked.

"It was a gift," Sebastian told them. "A gift I would use to save this city from itself."

Oliver shot arrow after arrow into Cyrus's chest, finally able to take him out and make him fall.

Jill tore open the centrifuge next to her on the wall, using her knives to cut the wires and break apart everything.

Sparks flew from the centrifuge and the electrical outlets, enough to cause an explosion nearby Cyrus and Marcus, making debris crumble down around them and bury them alive.

From 2.09 "Three Ghosts", in Sebastian's office, Slade and Sebastian were talking.

"And Skylar Queen?" Slade asked.

"I injected her with the Mirakuru, just like you asked me to," Sebastian answered. "Her and her friend Roy Harper, her sister's boyfriend. Although, I don't know why you would want to turn an nineteen year old girl into a super soldier."

"To do to her what was done to me, a form of revenge," Slade answered.

From 2.09 "Three Ghosts", in the foundry, Oliver, Jill, Justin, John and Felicity were talking.

"Skylar and Roy were injected with the serum," Oliver told them. He became angry and desperate, pushing a table over. "You don't know what Mirakuru does. Makes them violent and angry and warps their mind. We are going to have to keep an eye on them."

➣➣  

Jill / Sapphire:

Day One 

Night - On the Road 

A car was driving away, trying to run.

Jill/Sapphire was driving after him on her motorcycle.

Oliver/Arrow was in the road ahead of the car, shooting an arrow into his tire to stop the car.

Jill came to a stop from behind the car, getting off her bike, walking closer, opening the driver seat's door, pulling out the man.

Oliver aimed his bow and arrow at the man angrily. "The man in the skull mask, who is he?"

"I--I don't know," the man told them.

"You're the biggest street dealer in Crescent Circle," Jill told him. "You know everything that goes on over there. Who is he?"

"I ain't seen the guy before," the man told them. "A skull mask? Are you freaking kidding me? Come on, man. I'm still on parole."

"Not anymore," Oliver told him.

Jill hit the man in the head with the hilt of her sword, making him fall unconscious.

  ➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣

Verdant - Foundry 

John and Justin were here.

Oliver and Jill walked in, still suited up, but no longer wearing the masks or his hood.

John and Justin were watching the news.

Woman: (on news)"A spokesman for the Central City mayor's office confirmed the lack of any damage or radioactive fallout from the explosion that rocked STAR Labs five weeks ago."

John turned the news off.

Oliver looked around. "Is Felicity not back yet?"

"She said she wanted to spend a few more days with Aurora," Justin told them.

"Any improvement in her condition?" Jill asked.

"The hypothermia she went through after the freeze out in the pipeline of STAR Labs wore off," Justin told them. "She's... mostly... healed from that. What she's not healed from is losing her fiance in the blast."

"What about Barry?" Oliver asked.

"Still comatose," Justin answered. "And, uh, they weren't the only ones injured in the explosion. A man working for security at STAR Labs was nearly crushed to death by the concaving building, and Felicity said that they brought in a new patient that had burned alive while in her loft. She's in a coma, too."

"I guess getting struck by lightning and getting set on fire does that to you," John told them. "How'd it go out there tonight?"

"Same as every other pointed conversation we have with these lowlifes in Crescent Circle," Oliver answered. "Nobody... has seen a man in a skull mask." He put the bow up. "But he's still out there."

"What about Skylar?" John asked. "Is she still avoiding any and all contact, still MIA?"

"She told our mother that she was going to stay at a friend's house to clear her head," Oliver told them. "She didn't say who, she didn't say where, but I have checked with all of her friends, and they don't know where she's been."

"She won't answer calls, won't answer texts," Jill told them. "All we want is for her to come home so that we can keep an eye on her and tell her what's going on."

John stood. "For the past five weeks, we've been searching for her. How is she so good at hiding."

"Uh, military training from her boyfriend," Justin answered. "Just never thought she would use what I taught her to hide from us. Oops."

John sighed, looking at Jill and Oliver. "You've pushed yourselves pretty hard looking for this skull guy."

"He has the Mirakuru, Diggle," Jill told him. "I mean, you saw what it took to kill two guys that had been injected. We practically had to drop a building on them. So imagine ten or a hundred, imagine a thousand."

Justin stood, walking closer. "You said Roy and Skylar were injected."

Oliver nodded. "Yeah."

"Are you sure this isn't about revenge against him for injecting your sister?" Justin asked.

"Justin, if you're asking me if I want to punish the man that went after my sister and infected her with a virus that could destroy her and others, the answer's yes," Oliver told him.

"I've just never seen either of you spooked like this before," John told them.

"That should tell you something," Jill told them.

John and Justin nodded.

Jill put down her swords and knives, walking away.

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Woods 

Slade, Oliver, Jill and Sara were in the woods of the island during the day, giving Shado a burial next to Robert and Yao Fei.

"Shado always told me that I wouldn't die here," Jill told them. "But looking back, I realized that she never once said that about herself. I just hope she's with her father now."

Slade took the green hood from Shado's body, standing, walking closer, handing it to Oliver. "Here, kid. She'd want you to have that. It doesn't just symbolize Shado. It symbolizes her father. And you were closer to Yao Fei than I was."

Oliver hesitantly took the hood from Slade.

Slade walked away.

Oliver turned after him. "Slade..."

Sara grabbed his arm to stop him. "Hey, Ollie, just give him space."

"I can't keep lying to him, Sara," Oliver told her. "I need to tell him how Shado really died."

"Ivo killed Shado," Sara told them. "He pulled the trigger."

"Because Oliver chose to save us," Jill told her. "He needs to know the truth."

Jill started to walk away.

Sara grabbed her arm to stop her. "Wait, Jill, he--"

Jill pulled her arm away. "Get off me."

"He has the Mirakuru in his system now," Sara told them.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Oliver asked.

"Look, the Japanese, they experimented on hundreds of men working to develop Mirakuru," Sara told them. "And I read the research. The people who died? They were the lucky ones. The ones who survived, they were deformed. Either their bones or their minds. They became someone else."

➣

Now

Night - District Attorney's Office 

Laurel was sitting at her desk, looking at the pain medication on her desk that were prescribed to Jessica Lance, opening the bottle, taking a few pills.

Adam Donner walked closer. "You summoning here for a drink? You certainly have the dress for it."

"No, I... have a date," Laurel told him.

"What are you working on?" Adam asked.

"Something to do with Sebastian Blood," Laurel answered.

"AKA, the next mayor of Starling City," Adam told her. 

"Well, maybe he shouldn't be," Laurel told him.

"What does that mean?" Adam asked.

"I've just been doing some investigating," Laurel told him. "Blood had a connection to the Langfor Psychiatric Institute. The one that burnt down under very mysterious circumstances."

"Do the police suspect arson?" Adam asked.

"No," Laurel answered. "They're saying that it's inconclusive. But, Blood also knew Cyrus Gold and Marcus Black, the men that killed four police officers and seriously injured two, my sister and my father."

"Laurel, where are you going with this?" Adam asked.

"I don't know," Laurel told him. "But I do have to go. I'm going to be late."

Laurel stood, getting her jacket.

"So, who's the lucky guy?" Adam asked.

"Sebastian Blood," Laurel answered, turning around, walking away.

Adam watched her go in confusion.

  ➣ 

Verdant  

There was a political meeting.

Oliver was giving a speech on stage. "He is the man that we need to see in the mayor's office. So, please, join me in our efforts to send Starling's favorite son there. To Sebastian Blood. Sebastian for Starling."

Everyone raised their glasses and applauded.

Sebastian stepped onto the stage. "Thank you, Oliver. And not just for your support, but also for your friendship." Oliver walked offstage. Sebastian looked at everyone else. "And thank all of you for coming. You know, when Oliver calls me a son of Starling City, it feels like the literal truth. I was a street orphan, and this city raised me as one of its own. I am the man that I am today because of my Starling City family. So, it's time that I start to give back. So, thank you all for your support."

Everyone raised their glasses, applauding.

(Song:) She's My Woman - Ronnie Resser 

Jill joined Thea in the crowd. "Nice speech. Who knew your brother cared so much about politics?"

"Well, he cares about the city, and... Sebastian has become something of a friend of his, from what Ollie tells me," Thea told her.

"Have you heard from Skylar?" Jill asked.

"Yeah, she just got back today, actually," Thea answered. "She actually helped me set all of this up."

"Really?" Jill asked. "Is she here?"

Skylar joined them in the crowd on the other side of Jill. "Yes, she is."

Jill looked at her, stunned. "Skylar."

"Surprise," Skylar told her.

Jill sighed in relief, wrapping her arms around Skylar. "I'm glad you're back." Skylar returned the embrace for a moment, pulling away. "If you're ever gonna go away for that long again, I would suggest that you return texts and calls. We were starting to worry about you."

"No, it's okay," Skylar told them. "I just needed some time to myself. I just had to think about some stuff."

"I understand that you would need a break from family, but I'm surprised that you weren't even talking to Justin," Jill told her. 

"Let me guess," Skylar told her. "You were talking to your bodyguard/my boyfriend about how I was MIA. Well, I'm back now. You can stop gossiping and worrying."

"No, Sky, even I'm surprised you didn't talk to Justin," Thea told her. "You've been crushing on him for years."

"That's very cute," Skylar told her. "Considering that Jill has been harboring a crush on our brother for a long time now."

"What makes you say that?" Jill asked.

Skylar scoffed. "Oh, please. I'm not blind."

"Neither am I," Thea told her. "I think that you and Ollie would be good together. Just to let you know."

Jill smiled a small smile, nodding. "Mm-hmm. Speaking of which, how's Roy?"

"Handsome, brooding, usual," Thea answered. "Why are boyfriends such a topic of interest when it comes to girls?"

"Hey, you're the ones that started it," Jill told them. "And Oliver's not exactly my boyfriend."

"Well, he should be," Skylar told her.

Jill smiled a small smile, scoffing softly. "Look, Roy was shot by his idol, and I wanted to make sure that there weren't any lingering issues."

"Oh, my God," Thea told her. "Now that I think about it, you know, he did something completely out of character this morning."

"What?" Skylar asked.

"He showed up for work on time," Thea answered. 

Jill and Skylar chuckled. 

Oliver and Moira walked closer.

Moira smiled. "Skylar, you're home."

"I wouldn't miss this," Skylar told her.

Moira and Skylar embraced.

"Oh, it's--it's just wonderful," Moira told her.

They pulled away.

Oliver wrapped his arms around Skylar in relief, closing his eyes, very worried and protective. "I was worrying about you."

They pulled away.

"Yeah, everyone was, so it seems," Skylar told them.

"Oh, thank you, girls," Moira told them.

"Proud to do our civic duty," Thea told them.

"No, I'm the one who's proud," Moira told them. "You've taken Oliver's... hobby, and turned it into a successful business."

Thea and Skylar smiled smugly.

Jill looked at them in amusement, smiling a small smile.

"Hobby?" Oliver repeated.

"Oh, sweetheart," Moira told him, kissing Oliver on the cheek. She looked at Jill, taking her hand. "And, Jill, I'm glad that you've come to work at the family business."

Skylar smirked smugly. "Yeah, it's not everyone that Ollie asks to become his new assistant."

Moira looked at Skylar and Thea. "All right, you two are coming with me." She looked at Oliver and Jill. "We will see you two later."

Moira, Skylar and Thea walked away.

Jill pressed her lips together, looking down.

Oliver turned to Jill in confusion. "What was that about?"

"Oh, other than the fact that your sisters even want us to be together?" Jill asked sarcastically. "Nothing. Nothing at all."

Oliver was confused, shaking it off. "Whatever. Skylar's back. That's all that matters."

"Yeah," Jill agreed. "She seems fine, but different. But it doesn't seem bad."

"Do you think that it'll get worse?" Oliver asked.

"I think that everything in our lives gets worse, Oliver," Jill told him. "But I think that this is something that we can figure out."

Sebastian and Laurel walked closer.

"Oliver," Sebastian told him. "Thank you so much for your kind words."

They shook hands.

"I'm just speaking the truth," Oliver told him.

Sebastian offered his hand to Jill. "And, I was hoping that if Oliver could forgive me for the outburst outside of Glades Memorial, that you could, as well, Jill."

Jill shook his hand. "Of course. Consider yourself forgiven."

Sebastian smiled, nodding. He looked behind Jill and Oliver. "Oh, forgive me, a friend just walked in."

Sebastian walked out, leaving.

"Hi," Laurel told them.

"Hi," Oliver told her. They hugged. "Glad you could come."

Laurel nodded. "Sebastian invited me."

"Yes, I hear the two of you have been spending a lot of time together," Oliver told her.

"We're just friends," Laurel told them.

"Does he know that?" Oliver asked.

Laurel looked toward Sebastian, making a face.

"Uh-oh," Jill told her. "What's holding you back?"

"Sometimes I feel like I don't know the real Sebastian," Laurel told them. "He reminds me a little of you that way."

Jill nodded awkwardly, taking a drink of wine.

(Song Ends)

➣

Street - Van 

A man was sitting in the driver's seat of the van, holding onto the steering wheel. "Freedom. Liberty. Justice. Long have the people of this city suffered under the shackles of a corrupt government, slaves to self-interested politicians and their lobbyist puppeteers. I declare war on them all."

The man took out a detonator, activating it to make the building in from of him explode into flames and smoke, smiling.

➣➣

Verdant - Foundry 

Justin, John, Oliver and Jill walked into the foundry.

"Anyone in the building?" Oliver asked.

"Cleaning crew and a group of bankers working out a late night deal," John answered.

"Can you patch me into police and fire?" Jill asked.

"I'm on it," Justin told them, walking toward the computer, sitting down, starting to type.

"Justin..." Oliver trailed off.

"Hey, I've watched my sister do this plenty of times," Justin told them.

A man's voice came from the computer. "It's too hot. We're falling back." 

Man 2: (on computer)"You've still got people on the 19th floor." 

Man 3: (on computer)"It's too hot. Can't get up there. Everything's blocked."

Oliver and Jill walked away to get suited up.

➣

Building 

The building was still on fire.

Firemen and policemen were outside, trying to put the fire out.

A group of people were on the 19th floor.

A woman ran through the building, coughing. "Help!" Oliver/Arrow shot an explosive bolt into the things that were blocking away to make them explode to get them out of the way. Jill/Sapphire walked toward the group. "Gary's still back there."

Jill turned to Oliver. "Get her to safety." Oliver led the woman away. Jill walked through the building, seeing a man with his leg trapped underneath a bookcase, presumably Gary, walking closer, lifting it off of him. The roof started to crack. Jill extended her hand. "Give me your hand."

Gary took her hand, letting her help him up.

Jill wrapped his arm around her shoulders, helping him walk away.

The ceiling caved in right above where Gary had been, harming no one.

Gary looked at Jill. "Thank you."

Jill helped Gary get to safety.

➣

Outside

Oliver was standing on the roof of a nearby building, watching the other building burn.

Jill walked onto the rooftop to join him, watching the building burn.

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Woods 

Slade, Oliver, Jill and Sara walked through the woods on the island.

Oliver looked at Slade. "Hey. You okay?" Slade came to a stop. "Where you going?"

"To the plane, to get geared up," Slade answered.

"For what?" Jill asked.

"Ivo is still out there," Slade told them. "I'm going to find him, and when I do, I'm going to cut pieces off of him."

"You can't," Sara told him. "Ivo has a ship full of men, of killers. And I don't care what you did before. You can't take them all out. Your only play here is to find safe ground and wait him out."

"Well, of course you would say that," Slade told her, walking closer angrily. "You were working for him. You're probably still working for him!"

Oliver held Slade back. "Hey, hey!" Jill guided Slade back. "She's not."

"Get out of my way," Slade told them.

"Look, just take it easy," Jill told him.

Slade gripped Jill by her throat, raising her off the ground. "I said... get out of my way."

Jill started to choke and gasp for air.

➣

Now

Day Two

Morning - Queen Consolidated - Oliver's Office

Oliver, John, Justin and Jill were talking.

"You okay?" John asked. "Long night."

"Yeah," Oliver answered. "News report said the bomber didn't steal any money."

"I think this guy just wants to make a statement," Jill told them.

Justin showed them a tablet. "That went online an hour ago. His manifesto. 300 pages of anti-government hate. You think this psycho's any way connected to our psycho in the skull mask?"

Oliver sighed. "This guy has a completely separate agenda. He's a lone wolf, but we need to find him before he finds his next target."

"I'd start with the bomb," John told them. "Everyone's unique. Maybe we can get some kind of signature on the guy. But the bomb residue is with the SCPD."

Felicity walked in. "Fortunately, we have an in with one of the officers at the department."

"I thought you were staying in Central City for a few more days," Justin told her.

"I got a news alert about the bombing," Felicity told them. "Caught the first train out this morning."

"Good," Oliver told her. "We need you here. How's Barry and Aurora?"

"Uh, Barry's still sleeping," Felicity answered. "I prefer sleeping to coma, 'cause coma sounds, you know, not fun. At least he has a sleeping buddy. And by that, I mean the girl that burned alive and is in a coma in the med bay at STAR Labs with him right now. And, uh, Aurora... she's doing better, physically. Not so much emotionally."

"I'll reach out to Jessica," Justin told them.

The others nodded.

Justin walked out, leaving.

➣

City Hall - Office

Sebastian was sitting at the desk, filling out paperwork, handing it to a woman.

The woman took it, walking away.

Laurel walked in, tapping on the glass of the door.

Sebastian looked up. "Hey. Did we have a lunch today?"

"No," Laurel answered. "I was just in the neighborhood. Thought I'd stop by. But if this is a bad time, I mean, I can always come back."

"Oh, no, not at all," Sebastian told her. "They're still setting up out there."

Laurel walked further into the office, looking around. "Wow. This is pretty impressive for a street orphan."

"Are you suggesting I spread it on a bit too thick last night?" Sebastian asked, standing.

Laurel chuckled. "No. It's just..."

Sebastian pulled out his suit jacket. "Laurel, if there's something on your mind, give it a voice. I don't bite. I promise."

"You know my father and sister are with the department," Laurel told him.

Sebastian nodded. "Yes."

"They said the suspect that they were investigating when they were attacked were two men, named Cyrus Gold and Marcus Black," Laurel told him. 

Sebastian sighed, sitting down. "They were at the orphanage where I was raised. They were very good friends to me, like brothers. They were the first people I said a word to, and this was after a month of not speaking at all."

"You talk a lot about being an orphan, but you don't talk about your parents," Laurel told him. "Did you know them?"

Sebastian nodded. "My father was a very unhappy man. One night, he came home soaked in whiskey. He lost his job again, so he broke her arm. I tried to stop him, but he threw me off. And the next thing I saw was my mother holding my father's gun in her hand. And I watched her shoot him. She panicked, ran, and was gone before the police even arrived. It was the last time I saw my parents."

"I'm so sorry," Laurel told him.

Sebastian stood, sighing. "I don't know... why Cyrus and Marcus's lives took the turns that they did, I'm sad to say. All I know... is that they helped a very young, very frightened boy find his voice again." A man knocked on the door. Sebastian cleared his throat, looking at Laurel. "I'm sorry. More later?"

Laurel nodded. 

Sebastian walked out, leaving.

Laurel was considering on whether or not to believe his story. She saw an envelope on his desk, picking it up, seeing that it was an invoice letter from St. Walker's Hospital, saying:

MAYA RESIK

c/o Sebastian Blood

Laurel walked out of the office, leaving.

➣

Verdant - Storage Closet

(Song:) Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You - Gotye 

Roy was putting up boxes.

Thea walked toward him. "Didn't hear you come in."

"Yeah, sorry," Roy told her. "I--I got here early. I just want to get these crates unpacked before lunch."

"Are you okay?" Thea asked.

Roy nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just... I haven't been sleeping much lately. I got a lot on my mind."

"You want to talk about it?" Thea asked.

"Talk about what?" Roy asked.

"Whatever's been going on with you the last five weeks," Thea answered, sitting down.

"Look, I'm fine," Roy told her, putting up another box.

"Ever since the Arrow shot you, you've been acting really weird, Roy," Thea told him. "With me, with everything."

"This isn't about the Arrow," Roy told her, picking a box up.

"Is it me?" Thea asked. "Is it us?"

"Look, I really just want to get through this, okay?" Roy asked.

Thea nodded. "Okay. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help." She stood. "Skylar's been gone for five weeks, and she's acting weirder than you are, so maybe I'll just go check on her."

Thea turned to leave.

Roy sighed in regret. "Thea." Thea turned to face him. Roy walked toward her. "You do help. Every day. And honestly, right now, you're the only thing that's keeping me together."

Thea sighed. "I do what I can."

"How did I get to be so lucky?" Roy asked.

"You... stole my purse," Thea answered, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Roy smirked. "Hmm."

Thea and Roy chuckled, starting to make out. Roy slowly turned to back her into the shelf behind her, wrapping her leg around his waist, deepening the kiss. 

(Song Ends)

The box of glass at the top of the shelf fell toward them.

Roy sensed it coming, pulling Thea out of the way, holding his arm above his head to shield himself from the glass cups that shattered all over him and the floor, falling down.

Thea looked at him worriedly. "Roy?"

"Thea, are you okay?" Roy asked.

"Yeah," Thea answered, walking closer, kneeling in front of Roy. Roy started to sit up. He had a large piece of glass stuck in his arm, groaning in pain. "Oh, your arm..." Roy pulled the glass out of his arm. Thea grabbed a towel. "Um, that looks really deep. It might need stitches. Um, I'm going to go downstairs and get the first aid kit, okay?"

Roy nodded. "Okay."

Thea put the towel over his bleeding wound, standing, walking out, leaving.

Roy sighed heavily in pain.

➣

Queen Mansion - Outside 

(Song:) Rockstar 101 - Rihanna 

Skylar pulled up to the house in her convertible, listening to blaring music through headphones, pulling her sunglasses off, parking. She was definitely changed, but was in denial that she was changing.

➣

Inside - Skylar's Room 

Skylar walked in with shopping bags, putting them down on the lounge seats. She was still listening to the music, taking out the headphones to listen to the music loudly over her phone. She walked toward her closet, opening the doors, taking out all of the girly looking clothes, depositing them on the floor, going back for the second load. She seemed to be remembering what happened the night she had been injected with the Mirakuru, grabbing the clothes, ripping some of them in half in a burst of strength and a little bit of anger that was mostly controlled, overwhelmed, letting the shreds of clothing fall to the floor, stepping past them toward the shopping bags, pulling out new, less girly, a little darker, but not goth clothing, taking out a lollipop, putting it in her mouth, tilting her head, gazing off, not knowing what was going to come next.

(Song Ends)

➣

Night - Building Rooftop 

Jessica, in uniform, was waiting, turning around to see Jill/Sapphire. "You know, most cops, they meet their informants in the backseat of a cruiser or maybe a coffee shop or something, but..."

Jill disguised her voice. "Did you bring me what I asked for?"

Jessica took out a baggie of evidence, handing it to Jill. "That's a sample of everything the CSU collected from the blast. There's melted glass, multiple explosive fragments, and trace residue, and it looks like nitroglycerine. Which means that we're dealing with more than just a basement nut job."

"Someone with training," Jill told her. Jessica nodded. "Thank you, Detective."

Jill turned to leave.

"I need a favor, too," Jessica told her. Jill turned back. "The son of bitches who killed my men, my father's partner..."

"They're dead," Jill told her.

"And whoever tipped them off, told them we were coming, he's doing just fine," Jessica told her.

"What do you need?" Jill asked.

"Cell phone records for every cop in my precinct," Jessica answered.

"You think there's a link in the department?" Jill asked.

"I think those phone records are the only way to know for sure," Jessica answered. "And Justin Smoak, our mutual friend, his sister, Felicity, she's pretty good with computers."

Jill nodded. "I'll ask her."

There was an explosion at a building across the town that they could see from the rooftop.

Jessica pulled out her radio, speaking into it. "DC-52 to Central, 10-80, downtown."

"He's hit again," Jill told her.

Jessica and Jill ran off the building in separate ways.

➣

Verdant - Foundry / On the Road  

Justin, John and Felicity were in the foundry.

Felicity was at the computer.

"Starling City municipal building," John told them.

They heard Oliver through comms. "Give us a location."

"I'll give you one better," Felicity told them. "I'm checking the surrounding cell towers. There was a GSM spike of 3,800 megahertz two seconds before the blast." Jill was driving her motorcycle, still suited up. Oliver/Arrow was getting onto another motorcycle to follow. "That frequency's way outside the approved frequency for US carriers. Signal's moving. I think he's mobile."

"Give me an intersection," Oliver told her.

"Jill, right in front of you, 400 meters," Felicity told her.

"I see him," Jill told them, looking at the van where the man was driving.

The man saw her on the motorcycle in the rear view mirror, running a red light and nearly causing a car accident.

Jill chased after him on her motorcycle.

"Turn left on 67th," Felicity told her.

Jill took the turn.

The man took out a hand grenade, throwing it toward Jill on the motorcycle.

Jill put the motorcycle in cruise, kicking her legs off the bike, hanging halfway off the bike, holding onto it to keep going, using the bike as a shield for when the hand grenade exploded, throwing her and the bike to the side of the road. "Oliver, I've lost him."

Oliver drove on his motorcycle in the direction of Shrapnel.

"I have, too," Felicity told them. "Hold on. Got him. Bank left on Gerard Street. You're almost right on top of him."

Oliver took the turn, nearly running into a semi, coming to a stop. He looked around. "It's not him, Felicity. You picked up the wrong signal."

"What?" Felicity asked. "I thought... He must have scrambled the signal."

"It doesn't matter," Oliver told them. "He's gone."

➣➣

Verdant - Foundry 

Oliver and Jill were in the foundry, no longer wearing their masks or the hood.

Jill was sitting down.

Oliver stood in front of her. "You okay?"

"Just a minor explosion that threw a motorcycle onto me," Jill told them. "I'm good."

Oliver turned to Felicity. "What happened?"

"He's using cellular technology to detonate his bombs," Felicity told them. "Clearly, his expertise extends to obscuring that signal."

"Felicity, your expertise was supposed to trump his," Oliver told her, walking away.

Felicity stood. "Excuse me? If you have something to say to me, Oliver, say it."

"People are dying," Oliver told her. "So, I would like you to pull your head out of Central City, and get back in the game."

"Sure, right after you get yours out of your ass," Felicity told him.

"Excuse me?" Oliver asked.

"All right," Justin told them. "Maybe we should just take a breath here."

"No, wait, I want to know," Felicity told them. She looked at Oliver. "What exactly was that crack about Central City meant to imply?"

"When the first bomb went off, you weren't here," Oliver told her. "And when the second bomb went off, you sent me the wrong way."

"After you didn't catch him in the first place," Felicity told him.

"Don't blame me because you didn't have it tonight," Oliver told her.

"I need some air," Felicity told them, walking out, leaving.

Jill sighed.

"At the risk of me getting my head knocked off..." Justin trailed off. "Playing the blame game's not going to help us catch this son of a bitch."

"Neither is doing things halfway," Oliver told them.

"Is that what you think's going on here, Oliver?" John asked. "You think she was distracted? She wasn't giving it her all?"

"She almost ran me into a bus, Diggle," Oliver told him. "What do you think?"

"I think that Aurora Swan nearly froze to death in Central City after losing the love of her life," Jill answered. "Felicity's worried about her friend's recovery and her mindstate. And I think that we have been distracted before on less. Like the way you're distracted with worry and anger over what happened to Skylar. You've been holding onto that for five weeks. You were bound to explode sometime."

Oliver knew she was right, nodding, sighing, obviously regretting his reactions.

➣

Flashback

Day - Lian Yu - Woods 

Slade was still gripping Jill by the throat and dangling her from the ground.

"Stop it, please," Sara told him.

Oliver used Shado/Yao Fei's bow to hit Slade over the head, making him let Jill go.

Jill fell to the ground next to Oliver, gasping for breath.

Slade realized what he was doing, in shock. "I'm sorry."

Oliver lowered the bow.

Slade leaned against a nearby tree.

"You're not well, Slade," Sara told him.

"Hey," Oliver told him. "It's the Mirakuru." Jill slowly stood, holding her throat in pain. "It's messing with your head."

Slade barely nodded.

"It's going to be dark soon," Jill told them. "We should make camp."

They watched Slade worriedly.

➣

Now

Day Three

Morning - Starling City Police Department

Jessica was in uniform, talking to Lance, holding her side in pain from when Marcus had bashed into her ribcage in 2.09 Three Ghosts.

"You okay?" Lance asked.

"Yeah, it's just, it still hurts when it's cold, and I lost the pain meds that the doctor gave me," Jessica told him. "How are you healing up?"

"Ah, you know, good days and bad," Lance told her. They saw Laurel, walking toward her. "Hey."

"Pretty crazy," Laurel told them.

"Yeah," Jessica agreed. "You doing all right?"

"I thought I could use your help, if you have a second," Laurel told them.

"You being at the DA's office now, it's almost like you joined the family business," Lance told her. "Come on."

They walked aside to talk alone.

"I'm trying to find someone named Maya Resik," Laurel told them. "I searched the Internet, the DMV records, social security. Nothing."

"Why are you looking for a ghost?" Jessica asked.

"Sebastian's paying her bills," Laurel answered. "A woman who doesn't seem to exist. I find that suspicious."

"Thinking that your boyfriend's up to no good?" Lance asked. "That's typically more my thing than yours." 

"Well, he's not exactly my boyfriend," Laurel told them.

"Well, that makes digging into his life a little less fun, then," Jessica told her. Laurel smirked in amusement, turning to leave. "Hey, Laurel." Laurel turned back. "If we bring you something back, you know we're gonna want to know why."

"Of course you are," Laurel told them, walking away.

Lance and Jessica looked at each other in confusion.

➣

Night - Queen Mansion - Living Room 

Moira was sitting on the couch, watching the news.

Oliver walked inside.

"Ah, you're just in time to see the show," Moira told him.

Oliver saw that Sebastian was delivering a press conference. "What's he doing?"

"Bringing the city together," Moira answered. "And if I'm not mistaken, campaigning."

Sebastian: (on TV) "Tomorrow night, I am holding Starling's first ever unity rally at City Plaza. We are going to show the world that the people of this great city will not back down to terrorists."

"He's committing suicide, and he just invited the entire city to join him," Oliver told her.

"Sebastian's your friend," Moira told him. "Can't you talk him out of this, Oliver?"

Sebastian: (on TV) "Well, that ends now."

"Well, he won't listen to me," Oliver told her. "I think I know he will listen to."

➣

City Hall - Sebastian's Office

Sebastian was working late in his office.

All the power turned off.

Oliver/Arrow walked in, disguising his voice. "Sebastian Blood..." Sebastian grabbed a gun from beneath the desk, but hesitated. "This rally tomorrow night, you need to call it off."

"The Arrow paying a visit to wave me off?" Sebastian asked. "I'm flattered."

Sebastian put the gun back under the desk, sensing there was no threat to his life.

"This event, Mr. Blood, you might as well be painting a giant bulls eye on your chest," Oliver told him. 

"This city needs to come together," Sebastian told him. "And I need to show them how."

"You won't be able to show them anything if you're dead," Oliver told him.

"Every night, you and your friend in blue, you risk your lives for the people of this city," Sebastian told him, standing. "How can you expect me to do any less?"

"And what about the lives of the people coming to your rally?" Oliver asked.

"This rally is about Starling City standing up and declaring with one voice that living afraid isn't living," Sebastian told him. "I won't send a contrary message to people telling them to stay home, to stay scared. I've made my decision."

"That's the thing, alderman," Oliver told him. "Whatever happens tomorrow night, it's not up to you."

The lights powered back on.

Sebastian looked around in confusion, turning to see that Oliver/Arrow had left, sitting down.

➣

Toy Store

(Song:) There She Is - Johnny Amoroso 

The explosive man was standing at the counter.

A woman walked in.

"Ah, Mrs. Fazekas," the man told her. "The train set for your nephew just came in." He handed the train set to Fazekas. "He's going to love it."

"Oh, you are a miracle worker, Mr. Scheffer," Fazekas told him. "How much do I owe you?"

"$50, even," Scheffer answered. "Forget the sales tax."

"Are you going to the alderman's Unity Rally tomorrow night?" Fazekas asked.

Scheffer smiled. "I wouldn't miss it."

➣➣

Day Three

Night - Verdant - Foundry 

Oliver, Jill, Justin, John and Felicity were watching the news on the computers.

Man: (on news)"Gathered here despite the rash of bombings that have plagued the city, some have called Sebastian Blood's Unity Rally a cynical and dangerous PR stunt for his mayoral campaign. But the crowd continues to grow."

"Tried to get him to stand down," Oliver told them.

"He seems as stubborn as the two of you when it comes to fighting back," John told them.

"Or everything," Felicity told them.

Justin looked from Oliver to Felicity. "Hey, is this how it's going to be with you two from now on?"

"Maybe we should just head down to the rally," Jill told them.

"Maybe we won't have to," Felicity told them. "I've been thinking about what Oliver said about Central City last night."

Oliver sighed. "Felicity--"

"No, just listen," Felicity told them. "Vera Mitchell, the girl that burned alive, over at STAR Labs? One of the girls that worked there told me that she's an EOD, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, she probably had most of the same training that this guy does, which means that she would know how to stop him."

"Well, that's great, Felicity, except for the fact that she's in a coma," John told her.

"But she did work at the fire department in Central City, which, lucky for us, they have a very active and hackable mainframe," Felicity told them. "I got into Vera's file and found out how she was trained and figured out where these bomb remnants we got from Jessica could have come from. According to her file, there's an anti-government militia group called the Movement, and while they haven't been able to trace most of the users because all they use is a codename online, they can trace their IP addresses. One of their most prolific fans has an IP address right here in Starling."

"Tell me," Justin told her.

"The computer's in a local toy shop," Felicity told them. "The whackadoo in question goes by the username Shrapnel."

"Boys, I need you at the rally," Jill told them. "Cover our bases."

John and Justin walked toward the stairs.

Jill and Oliver walked away to get suited up.

➣

Starling City Police Department

Jessica was going through files, in uniform. 

Laurel walked toward her. "Is this all for me?"

"No, for me," Jessica answered. "SCPD phone records."

"Why are you going through the department's phone records?" Laurel asked.

Jessica looked as if she was about to answer when she noticed Daily walking by, close enough to hear, pulling Laurel aside to talk to her alone. "Um, so I checked up on your not exactly boyfriend."

"And?" Laurel asked. "Did you find anything?"

"Yeah, it turns out he's a hell of a guy," Jessica told her. "Covers the expenses of his dear aunt, your Maya Resik."

"If Sebastian has other family, then why was he placed in an orphanage?" Laurel asked.

"Well, maybe 'cause Aunt Maya is nuttier than a Snickers bar," Jessica answered. "She's a patient at St. Walker's Hospital. It's a mental institution, the kind you don't check out of. Now, listen, you going to tell me what this is all about?"

"Something about him just seems off," Laurel told her. "You think I'm crazy, don't you?"

"I think you're being paranoid," Jessica answered. "Not crazy. After everything you and I both have gone through, nothing's crazy. Listen, I gotta get to City Plaza. Pike wants all hands at this Unity Rally. You're not going, right?"

"No," Laurel answered. "I need to look into this more."

"Laurel, he seems like a good guy, and you deserve good," Jessica told her. "But if you're still so convinced that he's guilty, I'll help you look into it more, just to help you move on from this. Okay?"

Laurel nodded. "Okay."

➣

City Plaza 

Everyone was gathered, with lit candles and posters.

Lt. Pike, Lance and Sebastian were talking.

"Alderman Blood, is this not dangerous?" Pike asked.

"I'm afraid so," Sebastian told them.

"Why are you gathering all these people here to be targets?" Lance asked.

"Please, I'll get to all of your questions later," Sebastian told them. "Thank you all for coming." 

Justin and John were in the crowd. 

➣

Jill / Sapphire:

Toy Store

Jill/Sapphire walked into the shop. She drew her swords.

Red laser lights appeared all over the room, surrounding her.

Shrapnel's voice came from radio. "Boom. You're dead. Or will be if you take one more step or move a single muscle." The nearby TV turned onto the news. "And then you'll miss the show. Candidate Blood's Unity Rally. Already rigged with 50 pounds of RDX high explosives. Not unlike what's packed inside the drywall of my store. This city thinks Sebastian Blood can keep them safe. Tonight, they learn that the only thin politicians care about protecting is their jobs."

Jill looked at the TV to see Roy, Thea, Skylar and Moira at the Unity Rally.

➣➣

Jill was still trapped by light lasers, speaking through comms. "Oliver."

"Here," Oliver told her. "Did you get him?"

"No," Jill answered. "He said he rigged the plaza with an explosive device."

Oliver/Arrow was watching the Unity Rally from a nearby rooftop. "Jill, it's crazy town here. That bomb could be anywhere."

"Shrapnel said he rigged the perimeter with RDX," Jill told him.

"Then I can narrow that down, with Justin and Diggle's help," Oliver told her. He shot a claw into the building wall, sliding down to the ground. "You're heading to the plaza, too, right?"

"Not yet," Jill answered. "Felicity, I need you to pull me up anything you can on the store. Blue prints, permit schematics, anything."

"What's going on?" Felicity asked.

"Shrapnel left behind a surprise," Jill told her. "Said he packed the drywall with explosives, but the trigger needs to be--"

"Would need to be hooked up to some sort of power supply," Felicity finished. "That's assuming that the detonator's connected to the store's electricity and not something independent like a car battery. I know, not helpful."

"You take one look at an EOD specialist's file and you suddenly become one?" Jill asked.

"Well, at least while in a coma, Vera Mitchell is still helping people," Felicity told her. "The building was built in the 70s. That's good news. The wiring in a lot of construction back then is defective. So if you severe one wire, it will blow fuses in the entire building and shut off power to the bomb."

"Hold tight," Jill told her. "I see a fuse box."

"Jill, be careful," Felicity told her. Jill was careful not to touch any of the laser lights with her body or he sword, throwing it quickly into the fuse box. The fuse box exploded. "Jill? Jill?"

"It's all right," Jill told her. "I'm all right." The lasers had faded. "Get to the rally. Help Oliver, Justin and John. I'm on my way."

Jill walked out, leaving.

➣

City Plaza 

Everyone was at the rally.

Justin, John and Oliver were looking for the bomb in secret.

Moira, Thea and Skylar were walking together.

"Thea, Skylar, I really don't think coming here was a good idea," Moira told them.

"It's gonna be fine," Skylar told them.

"Let's just go find Roy," Thea told them.

They walked downstairs.

Sebastian took the stage. "Please, please. You're the ones who deserve an ovation." Moira, Skylar and Thea were in the crowd. "Eight months ago, this city survived a devastating attack." Oliver, Justin and John continued to look for the bomb. "But we rose up. You rose up and banded together, just like we are tonight."

Felicity walked down the stone steps. "Dig, Just, Oliver, I'm on site."

"I'm on the east side," Justin told them. "I think I found the trigger."

Sebastian spoke to the crowd. "And prove to the world that we cannot be broken. That the people of this city are too strong. And that no bomb and no earthquake is strong enough to tear us apart."

"Jill said that the whole place was ringed with explosives," Oliver told them. "It's in the sound equipment."

"And this is the trigger," Justin told them.

"Shrapnel activates it by cellular transmission," Felicity told them.

"Listen, we don't have to disarm it, just disable it," John told them.

Oliver nodded. "I can do that."

"Follow my instructions," Felicity told him. "But are you sure you want me to instruct you? My head might not be in the game."

Oliver gave her a look. "Felicity."

"Listen, just be careful," Justin told them. "He probably put in a safeguard. Tampering with it will set off a deadman's switch."

"That's a really depressing term," Felicity told them. "And a little bit sexist."

Shrapnel walked closer. "Step away." He aimed a gun at them, holding up the switch. "Or we all know how this ends."

John ran toward Shrapnel.

Shrapnel shot John in the shoulder, making him fall.

Felicity screamed. "Dig!"

People heard the gunshot, starting to scream and run.

Jill/Sapphire drove her motorcycle up to the rally.

Shrapnel threw a bomb up in the air.

Oliver shot an arrow into the bomb, making it fly higher up into the sky so that wen it exploded, no one was harmed.

Shrapnel ran away.

Jill spoke through comms. "Justin, stay with Felicity, disrupt the bomb. Oliver, let's take care of Shrapnel."

Jill drove her bike after Shrapnel. Oliver followed.

An electrical tower fell down toward Moira, Skylar, Thea and Roy.

Skylar used her body as a shield. The tower fell on her, but it didn't seem to have an effect.

Thea was in shock, confused.

Roy was stunned.

Skylar stood, pushing the tower up, and to the ground. She turned to them worriedly. "Mom? Thea?"

Moira brought both her daughters into her arms in relief. "I'm okay. I'm okay."

Thea looked at Skylar in shocked confusion, breathing heavily.

Felicity was instructing Justin to disrupt the bomb.

Jessica ran closer, seeing John shot and bleeding on the ground, kneeling next to him to apply pressure to his wound and do what little she could to stabilize it with police training.

Jill drove her bike up the stone steps in pursuit of Shrapnel.

Shrapnel tried to shoot her.

Jill ducked, continuing to drive. 

Oliver shot Shrapnel in the shoulder, making him fall, running closer.

Jill parked her bike, getting off, walking closer, drawing her knives.

Oliver stood next to Jill, aiming his bow and arrow at Shrapnel.

Shrapnel stood, holding up the trigger in his hand. "Drop the bow and knives. I've got charges planted all over Starling. I drop this stick, they all blow. Did you just hear what I said?"

"Yep," Jill answered.

Oliver shot an arrow through the wire connecting the trigger, disarming it.

Shrapnel pressed the button, but nothing happened.

Jill walked closer, spinning to kick Shrapnel in the head, making him fall unconscious.

➣➣

Verdant 

Skylar was in Verdant, watching the news.

Thea walked toward her. "Mom's fine. Just a little shaken up." Skylar stood, turning to face her, nodding in understanding. "You saved us."

"I got lucky," Skylar told her.

"That wasn't luck," Thea told her. "That was impossible, no matter how many years you've been training to become a fighter."

"You know those stories of moms lifting cars to save their kids?" Skylar asked. "I was saving my sister and my mother. Things you can do when adrenaline hits. It was... it was one of those."

"Sky, you've been gone for weeks, and now you come back, and you're acting different," Thea told her. "You told Mom that you were with friends, at their houses, but Ollie and I went to their houses, and you weren't there."

Skylar was getting quickly agitated and overwhelmed. "Do you know why I left for five weeks, Thea? Because after Christmas, for days, no one would leave me alone. They had to coddle me, like they were afraid to leave me alone. I want to be left alone, Thea. So, please, just leave me be. You know what? I'm kind of tired. It's been a long night, you know. I gotta go."

Skylar walked past her toward the exit.

Thea turned after her. "Skylar."

Skylar walked out, leaving.

Thea watched her go in confusion.

➣

Foundry 

Oliver, Jill, Justin, John and Felicity were in the foundry.

Oliver and Jill still suited up, but not wearing their masks or the hood.

They were watching the news, watching the cops take Shrapnel away.

"With you dropping fewer bodies, Starling City should probably build a bigger jail," Felicity told them.

"Another night of skull mask hunting?" Justin asked.

"Not exactly," Oliver answered.

"How's your shoulder?" Jill asked.

"Oh, just a through-and-through," John answered. "Walk in the park."

"Still, Diggle, you should go home and get some rest," Jill told him.

John nodded, walking out, leaving.

Justin looked at Oliver, nodding to Felicity.

Oliver sighed, nodding. "I'm sorry."

"Are you apologizing to me or to my brother?" Felicity asked.

"Oh, he's not apologizing to me," Justin answered. "He didn't snap at me."

"Oliver, you kind of more than snapped," Felicity told him.

"I know," Oliver told her. "And I'm sorry."

"I understand that this Mirakuru thing has all of us freaked out, and I have been in Central City a lot," Felicity told them.

"Because your friend needs you," Justin told her. "A friend that is going to get better and make a full recovery, and while she may need help after losing her fiance, she will have a great friend to help her with that, even if she's in a different city."

Felicity smiled. "Thanks, Justin."

"It's not just the Mirakuru being back," Oliver told them. "It's that Skylar has it, and I don't know how to help her. If we push too hard, she's going to snap, and so is Roy. Roy, who has more anger issues than Skylar has ever had."

"Yeah, but Skylar has the training of a man that was in the military," Jill told them. "So, now that she's a super soldier, she's more than a deadly weapon."

"You don't really think that she and Roy are gonna turn out like those guys, do you?" Justin asked.

Oliver sighed. "They're strong. But so is the virus. All we know is that it will change them, and that it already is. What we don't know is how much."

"And that's why you're waiting to talk to her, because if you try to push her to do anything, she could snap, or take off again," Justin told them.

"Exactly," Jill answered. "If waiting to see how she reacts isn't an option anymore... then we'll have to do something."

➣

Flashback

Night - Lian Yu - Woods 

Oliver, Jill, and Sara had set up camp, laying on the ground.

Ivo's voice came through radio. "Sara." Sara, Oliver and Jill looked up. "Sara, I know you're listening. Answer me." They sat up. Jill picked up the radio. Sara held out her hand to take the radio. Jill shook her head. "This is very simple, Sara. I know you and your new friends have the Mirakuru. You know I will lay waste to this entire island to get it."

Jill looked at Oliver. "Get Slade."

Oliver nodded, standing, walking away.

Ivo: (on radio) "But it doesn't have to be that way. All I want is the serum. In exchange, I'll promise you and your friends safe passage off this island, I promise. Within 10 days, you and your new friends could be making port in Shanghai. The alternative is I send my men into the jungle to take the serum from you. They'll be under orders not to kill any of you. Instead, you'll remain alive enough for me to indulge my scientific curiosity. Think about it, Sara."

Sara looked down in guilt.

Jill tossed down the radio, putting her hands to her head.

Oliver walked closer. "He's gone."

"What?" Sara asked.

Jill lowered her hands, looking up.

"Slade's gone, and he took the Mirakuru with him," Oliver told them.

Sara and Jill exchanged a look.

➣

Now

Night - St. Walker Institute - Hallway 

A nurse led Laurel down the hallway. "You can ask all the questions you want, but I wouldn't count on getting anything back." They stopped at Maya Resik's room. "She probably won't even know you're there."

➣

Maya's Room 

The nurse opened the door for Laurel.

Maya was sitting in a corner, mumbling to herself.

The nurse looked at Laurel. "I'll be down the hall if you need anything."

Laurel nodded.

The nurse closed the door.

Laurel turned to Maya hesitantly, slowly stepping closer. "Maya? I'm here to talk about your nephew."

Maya whispered in Spanish. "Un buen chico. [A good boy.]"

"Maya, my name's Laurel Lance," Laurel told her. "Maya? I'm here to talk about your nephew."

Maya whispered in Spanish. "Un buen chico. Un chico listo. [A smart boy.] Un chico hermoso. [A beautiful boy.]"

"Maya?" Laurel asked. She knelt in front of her. "Maya, que chico? Que chico? [What boy?] Sebastian?"

Maya looked up. "Sebastian."

Laurel nodded. "Yes, yes. Sebastian Blood."

➣

City Hall - Sebastian's Office 

Sebastian was watching the news.

The power turned off.

Sebastian turned to see Oliver/Arrow standing in the doorway.

Oliver disguised his voice. "Well done, alderman."

"Thanks to you and your friend," Sebastian told him.

"Still a very big risk to take," Oliver told him.

Sebastian chuckled. "Tonight, we all stood up for Starling City. You and me, we can save this city, if we work together."

➣

St. Walker Hospital - Maya's Room 

Maya was sitting in the corner.

Laurel was kneeling in front of her. "Maya, can you talk to me about Sebastian? It's okay. You can trust me. Okay? Sebastian is my friend."

"Sebastian is the devil," Maya told her. "He's the one who put me here. He made everybody think I'm insane."

"But why would he do that?" Laurel asked.

Maya grabbed her wrist. "He killed his father. And I was there. I saw it."

Laurel looked at her in shock and realization. "Oh, my God. Sebastian isn't your nephew; he's your son."

➣

City Hall - Sebastian's Office 

Oliver/Arrow and Sebastian were facing each other.

Sebastian offered his hand to Oliver.

➣

St. Walker Hospital - Maya's Room 

Maya was sitting in the corner.

Laurel was kneeling in front of her.

"Don't trust a word he says," Maya told her. "You can't trust Sebastian Blood."

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City Hall - Sebastian's Office 

Oliver/Arrow and Sebastian still faced each other.

Sebastian still offered his hand to Oliver.

Oliver slowly stepped closer to shake his hand.

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2.11 "Blind Spot" Trailer 

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", on a rooftop, Oliver/Arrow, Jill/Sapphire, Laurel and Jessica were talking.

"Sebastian Blood is dangerous," Laurel told them. "And you're the only people in this city who can stop him."

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", on a rooftop, Oliver/Arrow and Jill/Sapphire were standing together, overlooking the city.

"He's out there," Oliver told her. "Somewhere."

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in Sebastian's office, Slade and Sebastian were talking.

"Laurel Lance is a problem," Slade told him.

Later, Slade/Deathstroke was fighting with Sebastian.

Slade: (voice over from 2.11 Blind Spot) "Fix it for me."

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the alley outside of Verdant, Skylar turned to see an arrow in the wall behind her.

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in Laurel's apartment, Jessica was hit in the head from behind by someone unseen.

Two men were restraining Laurel.

Sebastian/Brother Blood stepped closer. "Hello, Laurel."

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the precinct, Jessica and Lance were talking.

"We'll bring her home," Jessica told him.

OUT FOR BLOOD

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in city records, officers ran toward Jill/Sapphire, starting to shoot.

Jill used her swords in a blur of motion to deflect all of the bullets, throwing knives into their hands to make them drop the guns.

Oliver/Arrow shot an arrow into the glass, shattering it. He pulled Laurel out of it.

IN FOR THE KILL

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in Laurel's apartment, Jessica looked at a message on the wall.

TELL SAPPHIRE ARROW STARLING CANNERY 

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the alley outside of Verdant, Roy glared at Oliver/Arrow.

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in Starling Cannery, Brother Blood was restraining Laurel.

Oliver/Arrow stood up on the balcony above, aiming his bow and arrow at Brother Blood, disguising his voice. "I will put... you... down."

Jill/Sapphire walked closer, disguising her voice. "Let. Her. Go."

Jessica walked closer to Brother Blood, shooting repeatedly. 

From 2.11 "Blind Spot", in the alley outside of Verdant, Skylar stood next to Roy, looking at Jill/Sapphire and Oliver/Arrow. "When do we start?"

➣ Sapphire Arrow ➣