(A/N: Hello! I have to admit that I messed up Connor's timeline when he went to Riyadh and to Hong Kong in chapter 2 and 3. To clear things, Connor went for a year in Riyadh (just like it says in the Wiki for Connor Rhodes) when Oliver was missing and got kidnapped and when he was saved by Vicky Glass and Ethan Choi he went to Hong Kong to search for Oliver and he was kidnapped again. After being kidnapped twice he thought it would be better to stay away for awhile and gone again in Riyadh when he saw Laurel and Oliver together for four years this time, still being afraid and all.) 

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Felicity and Galena spent time talking in hushed voice after Oliver's comment.

"I still don't get it! How do they know each other? Galena is from Greece and she went to college in Chicago!" Cisco said confused as they watched the girls from the computer desk.

Oliver was just watching with folded hands to his chest. Not talking.

"Oliver? Do you know anything?" Laurel asked confused and he sighed.

"I do but I promised her and somebody else not to say anything until they patch things up with each other first. Also it's Galena's and Felicity's story to tell." Oliver said with a guilty face.

"I think it's not fair! We trusted Felicity with our secret why can't she?" Laurel asked stubbornly and Oliver sighed.

"I trusted Galena too." Barry said as he walked up to the girls.

"Okay, might sharing how do you two know each other?" Barry asked with folded hands on his chest just like Oliver.

"I already said that our grandmothers were friends." Felicity said with red puffy eyes.

"But she is from Greece!" Barry exclaimed in confusion as he pointed Galena who seemed to be expecting this reaction.

"Felicity's grandma was a combat nurse during the WW2 and she helped my grandma's family get out of the town they lived in before the Nazis bombed the place...during that time my grandma lost her first brother she had since they were 10 kids and her grandma was the woman who tried to save him, the kid had a whole bomb dropped on him. My great grandma instead of shouting at her and blaming her she thanked her for saving the rest of them and attempting to save her son while others said he was too far gone. Then she gave Felicity's grandma her cook book to protect it." Galena said with a small fondly smile as Felicity smiled too at the memory of them meeting for the first time.

"Then 61 years later my grandma told me to find one of the kids of Galena's great grandma and return the cook book since she didn't manage to find them after the war ended. So me and a friend of mine set off to Greece to search for them. Turned out Galena's family after the war ended and the Civil War in their country started made most of the kids to leave for Australia and other European countries. Galena's grandma went to Holland, England, Sweden, France and Belgium and returned married with two kids, Galena's mum and aunt, in 1983, forty years being gone from Greece. Anyway, our search led us to Giannitsa, Pella in Central Macedonia, Greece where her grandma and grandpa settled by being teachers after teaching for thirty years as Professors in big Universities just so their kids could be raised in Greece, where Galena's parents met and where her and her sister Helena were born and raised. They were the town's elite so i just asked for their family and we were pointed to their house. When I rang the door Galena's grandma called me Sagiel which was my grandma's name and hugged me tight." Felicity explained and the Team Arrow and Flash smiled at the story.

"What happened next?" Caitlyn and Cisco asked at the same time excited.

"Well, we sat down and talked about what happened, I told her how my grandma and grandpa were also Professors of European History and Psychology in Europe and they kept trying to find them but then my grandma was offered a job in Nevada as a Professor and met my grandpa who was teaching Psychology, they knew each other since they have been working for days so romance bloomed. Anyways, Galena's grandma named Vasiliki told me that her sibling were now dead and that she felt as if she would be soon gone too. We talked for days with all of the family until we took a trip to Athens as Galena and Helena wanted to show us Greece so it was a bonding time for all of us. When we returned Galena's grandma had passed and we stayed for a year to help the family cope. I owed them that much since they helped me cope with my grandma's death. That's how we know each other." Felicity said with a smile and Galena squeezed her shoulder as tears had picked up on both girls' eyes by the memory of the funeral.

"And then Felicity and Connor helped me adjust in Chicago by coming with me to search for apartments since Connor lived already in Chicago and Felicity could be a diplomat and keep me from falling into traps with the Landlords since I was a college student...too naïve." Galena said happily but Oliver looked at her with wide eyes and shook his head but Galena smiled and nodded slightly letting him know about the fact the Connor was a touchy subject.

During their chit chat, Galena questioned Felicity why they, her and Connor, never told her that Connor Rhodes was Tommy Merlyn. Felicity explained quickly the case and Galena understood that it was a matter between Oliver, Felicity and Laurel so she didn't comment on it.

"Connor?" Laurel and Sara asked with a smirk and Felicity smiled as she looked at the ring in her hand.

"My fiancé but we had fall out when I left America so I need to patch things up." Felicity said as she looked at her hands in her lap in shame.

Just thinking that she was engaged to Laurel's not so dead ex-boyfriend was enough to make her stomach tied in knots in the idea that the following question would be the request to meet him.

"Can we meet him?" Diggs asked slightly happy and wounded that the fact she got engaged and he had no idea about it. He didn't even know the guy!

"Um...no...I think it's for the best...in order to keep him safe." Felicity lied through her teeth and Oliver mentally snorted with amusement since Connor had gone his own hell in Riyadh and he didn't even know the half of it.

"Something funny, Ollie?" Laurel asked confused as Oliver was snorting without his knowledge.

"What? Oh! Nothing something got stuck on my throat!" Oliver quickly lied as Felicity looked at him through her eyelashes.

"Can I just say that the way yours and Felicity's family collides throughout history is very lovely!" Caitlyn said with a smile to Galena as they walked to the med bay.

"I know... And don't try to pry details for Connor out of me, Cait!" Galena said with a stern look and Caitlyn nodded in defeat.

'Those people were too easy to read!' Galena thought in amusement as she got a text from Connor.

Connor's Text:

How is she? And by she I mean Felicity.

Galena's Text:

Guilty and sad for Shay. Look man, don't give her too hard time. TALK do not SHOUT at each other, it's not good. Imagine being you confronted by Laurel...how would you feel? It's similar."

Connor's Text:

No, it's not similar. It's different...mine it's unforgivable Felicity's is fear and rush decision which to be 100% honest didn't bother me that she left but they way we left things...the way that Oliver was the reason for all of this! I have forgiven her...don't tell her that yet. Anyway, Herman and Dawson are helping me with a surprise want an in?

Galena's Text:

Connor Rhodes you are a very forgiven person! Good for you! What surprise? For whom?

Connor's Text:

I want Felicity and I to get married the week she would be here. Because I don't want any Oliver or Laurel to destroy whatever good I achieved here. So, will you be our bridesmaid along with Vicky and Ethan ( I know you can't have three but you three are the best friends we have here in Chicago) so what do you say? Oh! About your boyfriend, Barry...well you can tell him to join but he has to keep his mouth shut!

Galena's Text:

OH MY GODS!!! YES YES AND AGAIN YES!! Alright, call me tonight...i have to go!

Connor's text:

😊 (Smiley face)

Galena smiled happily as she walked up to Barry and kissed him.

"I need you to keep a secret, love!" Galena said with a sexy smile but her eyes were deadly serious and Barry nodded as they walked away from the crowd.

"What is it?" Barry asked worried.

"Okay, here it goes...Connor...you know Felicity's fiancé? He is Tommy Merlyn and he asked me to be their bridesmaid along with Vicky and Ethan. And I want you to be my plus one to the wedding." Galena said quickly in a low voice as she watched Barry's jaw become best friends with the ground and his eyes popping out of his skull.

"WHAT?!?" Barry whispered-yelled in disbelief and Galena smiled in a guilty way.

"I...I...I... Does Oliver know?" Barry asked in a whisper and Galena nodded and Barry started going through his hair and pacing back and forth.

"Alright...alright. Is he going to the wedding? Of course not! He loves Felicity it would be too hard to watch her walk the isle to his dead ex-best friend!" Barry started rambling in hushed voice and Galena looked inside the common room of STAR Labs and saw Laurel looking at Barry so she reached for him and shushed him with a passionate kiss.

Laurel then walked up to them with a detective look and asked;

"What is going on here?"

"Nothing...just couple being...you know...coupley!" Barry said in a stressed way.

In Chicago Connor was smiling at his phone just after he stopped talking with Galena and walked inside the ER room whistling.

"You are happy." The nine-year old boy with the broken wrist from skating stated with a smile.

"Yes, because I'm getting married, Nathan." Connor said smiling as he read the medical chart and started wrapping the kid's wrist.

"Good for you, Mister Rhodes." Nathan said smiling too as he read the name tag.

"Okay, pal! Now be careful for a few days than come back to take the cast out of your hand." Connor said as he looked Nathan's medical charts.

"Nice! Then I can play on my volleyball tournament?" Nathan asked confused and Connor looked at him for a moment.

"No, I'm afraid not. Your wrist is hurt and will be for awhile because you don't wear a cast doesn't mean you have to go back on using it like before. The bones and nerves need time to heal." Connor said wisely and Nathan stared at him and Connor looked at Nathan wanting him to understand that his health is a serious matter.

Connor walked out of the room and then he saw his phone and had no calls and sighed in sadness. He hoped that Felicity would call or at least text.

Then suddenly he got a phone call from an unknown number.

"Doctor Rhodes?" Connor asked interested.

"TOMMY MERLYN YOU ARE ALIVE?" An unknown voice yelled in his ear and Connor removed the phone from his ear since it was ringing.

"Um...who is this? Do I know you?" Connor asked confused.

"I'm Barry Allen...Galena's boyfriend and Oliver Queen...actually I have no idea what I and Oliver are right now...NOT in a gay way...NOT that I have a problem with gay or lesbian people!!!" Barry Allen rambled.

"Um...I...Oh! Dear Lord! You say your secret to one person and the whole Starling City knows I'm not dead...goddamn you Oliver Queen!!!" Connor exclaimed angrily.

"Umm...I live in Central City actually." Barry tried to ease the tension.

"Bloody fantastic!" Connor exclaimed in annoyance and Barry sighed stressed.

"Why did you fake your death?" Barry asked going straight to the chase.

"I wanted out...you know he is the Arrow, right? Also I saw him with Laurel a girl that I loved and he loved too so I subtracted myself from the equation." Connor said in a sigh.

"Anyway, I called for something else...me and Galena were thinking about the wedding present...what would you like?" Barry asked confused and in deep thoughts.

"Anything, you think it would be useful. Oh! How about a cooking book for Felicity and a pastry book for me since I want to use it for stress...in Riyadh I used pastry as a way to relieve stress...when I could." Connor said excited.

"What's up with the cooking books?" Barry joked and then Connor laughed.

"Just both me and Felicity sucked at cooking till Galena taught us the basic...oh! And how to make baklava! Good times!" Connor said smiling, for the first time he felt as if he had someone to talk to about Greece without having to explain the whole story.

"So, two cook books nothing else?" Barry asked confused.

"I know it sounds too little but I learnt that too many things make people too ungrateful." Connor said wisely and heard Barry chuckled agreeing.

"I have to go Laurel and Oliver are staring at me and they are freaking me out...how could you be friends with them...they are worst than CIA! JEEZ!" Barry said quickly and Connor laughed.

"I know! I have a friend, Agnes, who is a CIA agent and it's creepy! I brought her to my house and I hid any woman's clothes because I was hiding her ex, she is lesbian and the moment she stepped through the door she said "Where is Artemis? I smell her perfume!" and I was thinking "DAMN!" It was really creepy!" Connor said quickly and Barry burst out laughing.

"Okay I know you have to go. Bye Barry! See you at the wedding." Connor said smiling and chuckled as he hangs up the phone.

"Hey! Incoming!!!" Maggie yelled and Connor saw the gurney being rolled by him.

"Terrorist attack in a hotel, four dead and seven need emergency surgery! We need a trauma surgeon STAT!" Brett said quickly as she rolled by Connor.

"RHODES!!!" Maggie yelled and Connor tapped her shoulder and she turned to look at him and screamed.

"JESUS!!" Maggie exclaimed shocked.

"Not, Jesus, just me!" Connor said with smug as he walked up to the victims completely sobering up.

Connor worked tirelessly just when they brought in a little girl in.

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"Samien Larissa Lopez she was one of the victims! Two bullets in her leaver and one close to her heart, she needs emergency surgery!" Maggie said quickly and Connor had a heart attack as he stared gaping at the now sixteen year old girl before him.

The same girl he and fourteen others were kept hostage with and they were tortured! The same girl that she was with him amongst two more kids they were the only survivors!

How the hell did she end up in US soil? Was she adopted?

Her name was not Samien Larissa Lopez her name was Samien Barnour!

"CONNOR!" Maggie voice made him snap out of his shock state and dive back to work.

After a three hours of surgery he passed the remaining night waiting for Samien to come around. She did around 6 am the following morning.

"Connor?" Samien's confused voice mixed with South Arabian accent asked as she registered where she was and who was sitting next to her bed holding her hand, warming it.

She couldn't panic since she was packed with sedatives and she was well aware of it which helped her calm down but also made her panic since her adoptive parents used to sedate her so she can sleep and not bother them with her nightmares and screaming, they also used to tie her to the bed so she won't sleepwalk like she did the first two years she's been living with them.

Ever since she was saved from that horrible place Vicky Glass had taken the girl in and brought her to US soil and taught her English but she wasn't allowed by the Navy to keep her so she searched for a good family for her...well good on paper that is because in real life they were horrible...less than the torture she had been through but she would give anything to be back there and know that there is no way out besides death than being aware that this life was supposedly her free life, away from war.

Connor stirred from his sleeping state and looked at Samien with a sleepy smile and Samien smiled for the first time in five years. Connor saw how older she looked now, almost a woman. He also saw the haunted look, the same look he had when he returned to Chicago after his first trip.

"Is everything alright with you? Besides being shot." Connor asked in concern as he held tight her hand.

Samien was torn between confessing everything...how she was abused at the foster house or lying her ass off and putting the act she had mastered and smile and nod yes since her voice would give her up.

She chose the second choice but she was too tired to put the mask all the way up to her eyes and they betrayed her as she started sobbing violently and picked up her hospital gown and turned her back to him and showed him the big whip marks...the fresh ones.

"My foster dad did this...he was one of the terrorist in the hotel. I tried to stop him but he shot me. My foster mother poses as one of the victims! You have to found her and stop her or else she will blow up the hospital! I heard them talking about it at night...they think I can't understand English but Miss Glass taught me before leaving me with them and I taught the rest to myself." Samien said crying and Connor studied the marks in shock as he covered his mouth with his hand and rage filled his veins.

"THOSE....AGH! Why you didn't tell anyone?" Connor asked her as he hugged her tight and Samien cried holding him tight.

"Go find her, please! Her name is Charlotte Larissa Lopez!" Samien pleaded him as she pushed him away from her and held firmly his arm and stare into his eyes allowing her eyes to show the panic she's been slowly feeling again.

"Okay! Stay here!" Connor said as he rushed out of the room to Maggie.

"HEY! Maggie! Call CPD and CFD there is a terrorist in here by the name Charlotte Lopez she poses as a victim!" Connor said quickly to Maggie but he didn't get an answer as he followed Maggie's panicked eyes and saw Samien being held at gun point but Charlotte Lopez.

Samien wasn't crying she stared emotionless to Connor's eyes and chills went through him. The same look he saw in his dad before he tried to kill him and then on Oliver when he find out he was the Hood.

The look of a murder, a killer.

Oh! God!

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Before he could register what happened next Samien elbowed Charlotte in the gut and as she grabbed Charlotte's wrist and flipped her to the ground and dislocated her arm with a swift move. Charlotte shirked in pain but stood up again.

"YOU BITCH!" Charlotte shirked as she aimed the gun with her good hand and pulled the trigger which shot Samien on the shoulder and the girl hissed in pain but only for second.

Then she did a round kick and her leg hit her in the head ending up falling down and then Samien stepped on the hand with the weapon and took it from Charlotte's grip and aim it to her.

"Give me one reason why shouldn't I kill you right here, right now! WHY!? You strapped me in a bed and pumped me drugs so I won't disturb you from your peaceful sleep and whenever I disobeyed I would get whipped! I felt more at home being held hostage than in your house!" Samien yelled with tears to Charlotte as she kept aiming the woman's head. Blood and tears stained her hospital gown from both the bullet wound and the stitches.

Charlotte didn't reply back only stared at Samien with an emotionless face and then she started laughing. Samien let a sound between growl and a sob as she pulled the trigger and the same time turned away so she won't see what she had done.

Seconds before she pulled the trigger Connor realized what Samien was about to do and run to her but he was too late as Samien had blood on her face, Charlotte's blood. And she turned around and looked the whole Chicago Medical shocked and horrified faces and mainly Connor's shocked face.

She stood there crying as she held the gun in her trembling hands.

"And I have become death." She said crying as she raised the gun and ready to shoot herself before everyone while everyone yelled no in union.

Connor was close enough this time get a hold of her weapon holding hand and quickly take it from her disarming it just like Ethan had taught him.

"NO!" Connor growled to Samien who collapse on the ground as she cried hugging her knees and letting Charlotte's blood soak her feet and hospital gown as she cried loudly rocking herself back and forth.

"Samien, look at me!" Connor said softly after watching her for awhile.

Samien didn't speak she just cried then she stood up and looked everyone and said;

"Call the police, I will confess everything. I'll be in my room." Samien said emotionless as she walked away in shame.

Connor was shocked by how quickly Samien turned from a crying, hurt girl to a shell of girl.

Connor walked quickly behind her and then saw her starring her bloody gown and herself in the mirror.

"How did you learn to kick ass?" Connor tried to joke as he handed Samien a new gown but made Samien look down in shame.

"Back when we were held hostage. There was this guard who was a double agent and the one that notified Vicky and he taught me everything I know...that was the reason that seemed that I was the only one being taken regularly for torture. It was the only way I would be able to help us out of there...after he notified Vicky I killed the leader and helped Vicky get to where we've been kept hostage since the guard helped me escape. Then I was found by another, loyal, guard and he beat me almost to death. Then Vicky widen my horizons in combat training the rest I learnt it by myself and while watching videos on YouTube and training by myself." Samien explained as she undressed herself and wore the extra gown she got from him.

Connor had turned around so she can change but tears run down his eyes.

"Can I hug you?" Connor asked her and she nodded.

"Yes, please!" She said and then she broke down.

Let's fast forward a little to when CPD showed up and Samien confessed her crime but she was not punished since it was counted as self-defense.

Then Connor volunteered to let Samien stay with him once she was out of the hospital, the CPD agreed and legal papers were filed for Samien's adoption with Connor as the legal guardian.

Samien was so excited and thankful. Samien passed the night sleeping for the first time without nightmares.

Back in Central City Laurel was biting her nails thinking hard as to who Connor was and why Felicity is engaged to him. How do they meet? How long do they know each other? How does he look like?

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