WestAllen: SecondGeneration (Book 3)

Chapter 8: Reuniting

Oliver had been cleaning some of the places of the house for Felicity's mother and Quentin to come visit him when something on the news caught his attention.  "Sightings of the flash and black canary have been sited in this area just a few moments ago.."  Oliver glances up and scowls seeing Andy's face on the screen.  "What the hell is he up to?"  Wait a minute.  Did the woman just say the black canary?  There was only one person who he knew that had gone by that name.  And she had been gone for quite some time now.

Oliver was most certain Barry had hung up his suit.  So why would he be here in Star City.  It was possible of course that he was helping Henry.  Oliver dialed for Barry's number.  "Oliver hey what's up?"  He asks once he answers the phone.  "I don't suppose you have seen the news today yet by chance?"  Barry narrows his eye slightly.  "No. No I haven't why?"  Iris glances over at him as she hears him speaking.  Whatever it was seemed quite important.

"Andy is up to something.  He's claiming he spotted the flash and black canary in Star City.  I mean.  I knew he was crazy, insane, but I didn't know he was delusional."  "I never was in Star City.."  Iris looks at him with a worried expression.  "What's going on?"  She asked.  Barry gave her a look that he would tell her after he hung up.  "Then it must be another copycat..."  "I'll come straight away."  Barry said.  He looks at Iris once he hangs up and sighs.  "I'm really sorry but something's come up..."  Iris looks at him waiting to explain more.  "Andy is claiming he saw the flash and black canary in Star City."  "The black canary?  But Laurel..."  Iris stated the obvious.  "I know that.  And that means someone's trying to copycat us.  I'm going to have to go to Star City and check it out.."  Iris nodded.  "Of course."  Barry leaned forward to give her a quick kiss.  "I'll be back as soon as I can..."

"Barry thank god you are here.  I was just about to call you.  There's a bit of an emergency.."  Cisco said right away as Barry went to the lab to grab his suit.  "Give him some breathing room Cisco..."  Caitlin's voice came from around the corner of one of the other rooms.  He looks at the two of them.  "I know about the situation in Star City.."  He went over to his case to see his suit missing.  "That...  Is the problem I was trying to tell you.."  Cisco said walking over to the case to show him the suit was missing.  He sighed a little.  "I might have a slim idea of who..."  "Barry said.  "You can't just go off to Star City without protecting your identity!"  Caitlin said.  "I have no choice now do I..  Don't worry.  I'm always careful Caitlin.."  She sighed a little as Barry speeded off.

"Were you able to figure anything out?"  He asked Oliver and Felicity once he reached the foundry to see not only the black canary's suit gone but also John's.  The only one who wasn't missing surprisingly was the arrow's.  Felicity glanced over at him.  "I'm working on it.  It seems like whoever it was was smart enough to cut the security cameras so I can't look to get a proper photo..."  Barry walked over sitting down on the chair glancing up at the two of them.  "It's a long shot.  But I might have a guess at who.."  Felicity and Oliver glanced over at him.  "Who?"  Barry raised his eye slightly.  "Our kids.  I mean.  I haven't heard of any other speedsters in the longest time.  Eobard's gone for good, Zoom is gone..  And instead of wearing any kind of suit for this task with Andy, he decided to use the flash's..."  Oliver shook his head.  "They wouldn't do that.  Not after they know how dangerous it is doing this..."  He sighed.  Before Barry could say anything back however, they heard footsteps coming down the foundry.  Oliver grabbed his bow aiming it at the entrance. 

Henry stalled momentarily once the door opened and held his hand out in front of Laurel and Sarah as he spotted Oliver aiming the arrow towards their direction  "Don't shoot!"  He said quickly without using his voice changer.  They were hoping they would be able to go longer with this without their parents finding out...  "Henry just what do you think you're doing?"  Barry asked.  Henry pulled his mask off.  "Don't you know how dangerous this can be?"  Felicity asked looking at the three of them.  Laurel and Sarah took their masks off as well.  "I told you they'd be too smart and figure it out.."  Laurel said.

"Wait.  You did what!"  John snapped once Sarah got back to the house.  "Dad...  Someone has to stop him..  And I learned from the best remember?"  John sighed.  "That's different.  I simply had you learn in case it was needed for self defense.."  Sarah glared at her dad.  "Well it is needed dad.  Whether you want to think it or not.  Andy has been after us since high school..  Isn't that why you had me learn in the first place?.." 

"Are you sure you really should be doing this?"  Oliver asked Laurel looking from his daughter to Felicity.  "Yes.  I do.  You guys have done it for all those years.  Why can't we?  As long as there's criminals someone needs to stop them.."  Felicity sighed.  "That's what police are for sweetie.."  Laurel glared at them and was ready to speak when her father cut in.  "That was different!  I did what I did back then because I wanted to finish what my father started.."  'How is this different?  But even after you finished his mission, you still continued on being the green arrow!.." 

"Barry and I made a mutual decision to retire our suits.  Because we thought that if the flash and arrow disappeared, no more enemies would come for them!  And so far they haven't!  Please, let the police handle Andy.."  "We have let them handle him.  And it looks like they've been doing a great job."  She rolled her eyes saying it sarcastically.."  "It's.  It's just very dangerous right now to suddenly take on the black canary..."  Felicity said.  "I know you are worried.  But trust me.  We will be fine.  And Damien is gone.  You found a way to kill him remember?"  Laurel said looking at her parents.  Oliver sighed.  "Let me talk to Laurel alone.."  Oliver said looking over at his wife.  Felicity nodded then left the room.

"I don't care.  I think they're wrong.  You never know at any given moment when something comes up.  And when they do.  The people of the city will still need someone to help save them.."  Sarah said as the three of them sat in the foundry.  It was risky coming back here to discuss their situation when their parents knew.  Henry sighed.  "They're right though.  I can't put you two in danger.  I'm doing this on my own..."  Laurel glared at him.  "We've been through this before already Hery remember?  We're in this together.."  Henry nodded. "Alright.."  He knew that he wasn't going to talk the girls out of it.  They planned on sticking with him through till the end. But who knows, perhaps in the end he would be glad that he wouldn't be doing this completely alone.