The Hero In the Dark

Time

"She's going to be okay," Caitlin said as she walked up to Barry and Iris who only looked to Olivia with worry as she laid on the gurney asleep. Caitlin had just finished tending to her wounds."She just needs to rest."

"Okay...Well...Dig should be here soon. Until then. We need to be there for her."Barry held Iris closer to him."She doesn't have much family left."

"What about Thea?" Cisco asked.

"She has twin 2-year-olds and a new baby. That on top of just losing her brother. I don't think she can take it."Barry said."Dig is her godfather anyway. She'll at least have John Jr."

"She'll be okay Barry."Caitlin said. All turned and looked to the girl who laid eyes closed and sleeping. Barry could feel it in his chest. Seeing Felicity and Oliver on the ground dead as he ran past. She looked a lot like her mother but carried strong personalities of her father. Her brother was the complete opposite. Her brother was more like their mothers personality something Olivia always felt jealous of.

"I'm not sure." Barry had held it from them. Worried how they would react to that information that he was still trying to process."The one who killed them...it was Tommy."

"What?" Everyone got closer.

"I watched as he choked Liv. It was him. He looks so much like Oliver, there's no messing that up."

"You did."Everyone looked back to Olivia who was now standing at the doorway. One hand supporting her."That wasn't Tommy." Everyone took a moment. Tried not to think. They just listened. Olivia could see it in her mind so clearly. "I saw his eyes. There was something missing. It wasn't my brother who killed my parents and tried to kill me, plus all those around us on that road. It wasn't Tommy."

Barry believed her. As a child, Tommy had his fathers looks but his mother's heart if not more. He could hardly hurt anyone. He could only ever put that part of him to the side when those he cares about and those who were innocent where involved. Olivia was always another story.

Olivia grew up Holding back. She was always a tough child and was constantly in trouble. She was protective though. If she saw a kid bullying another student she would start a fight instead of using her words. She closed herself off from everyone especially after Tommy was kidnapped.  Even after every thing she's been through since, she's only kept stuff closer to herself.

Losing those closest to you, losing those you love is never easy. Olivia's heart while young held secrets and pain. Some pain her own parents didn't know about.

"You believe he was under mind control, brainwashed or something." Olivia just nodded her head.  After a Cisco walked off to pull up traffic camera's Olivia walked into the group.

"This should have never happened."Olivia crossed her arms looking at the screen in front of her waiting for Cisco to pull up something even though she knows she could pull it up faster. Barry looked at the girl in front of him just remembering when she was born and He was there in the hospital. Her father holding her and handing her to him. She was small and innocent. He could have sworn her life would have been somewhat close to normal.

Seeing her now he realized that was never true. It was just him hoping that was it would be. Watching the struggles her parents and even himself went through with a life that was pretty much unimaginable he never wanted that for them. For his kids. For any child with a parent who lives their life like they do. Behind masks and dangers.

Olivia watched as Cisco pulled up a still image of Tommy in the middle of the street. Oliver on the ground and sword still in his chest. Tommy's face was halfway clear in the picture. Olivia couldn't help but step up and take over. Moving faster than Cisco and zooming in clearing the image until she could see Tommy's eye. The pupil so big you could almost not see his natural blue eyes.

"Pupils diolate for any reason. .But your right, this isn't something like your brother would do."Caitlin said.

"Do we not remember that Oliver once was on an island for 5 years and returned killing peopl,"Cisco asked. A sharp glare from Olivia made him clam up and turn around scaring him much like her parents could do.

"My father was on the island for only 3 years, China for one, and Russia for that last year. He had to do things to survive and came back with a mission. Killing people yes, bad time for everyone, but if you spent 5 years in hell wouldn't you come back a little different?"Olivia crossed her arms."Tommy isn't like my father. He wouldn't never kill his parents no matter what he's been through. He could hardly kill a spider. I'm the one who would turn into a killer if I went through hell."

Olivia slept on the couch covered by a blanket. Nora laid at the other end of the couch spread out and fully asleep. Diggle walked from the kitchen to the living room. Taking a seat he looked at the girl who resembled his best friend. He put a hand on her shoulder making her wake up."Hi Monkey." Dig smiled. Olivia sat up and felt the tears rise to her cheeks once more."It's okay."He wrapped her up in his big arms rubbing her back."It's going to be okay."

Once Olivia had calmed down everyone gathered in the dining room. Olivia watched as everyone around her ate and all she could do was play with her food, running an idea over and over in her head till it sounded perfect. She wanted to have no reason for them to deny it because she knows she'll need them.

"Liv, you should eat."Nora said as she cut some of her sunny side up eggs with her fork.

"Not really hungry."Olivia looked to her uncle  Barry."Can I meet you at the lab?" Olivia had gotten up before anyone said anything. Olivia ran out of the house jacket in hand. Going to a store down the road she got everything she needed to prove her plan was perfect. And as promised she went to the old Star labs. She met them at the cortex. Plans in hand.

"What's this about?" Barry asked.

"I'm going to save them."

"Liv.."Dig step up clearly thinking she was just in a state of denial.

"No!" Olivia held her head hi."I can save them. Mom told me that when we where babies there where several kidnap attempts. What if whoever tried to kidnap us as babies is the same who kidnaped Tommy? What if they took only Tommy because of his powers."

"And then brain washed him or mind controlling him to do their dirty work." Cisco said.

"Exactly."Olivia put down the papers showing her plans."so If I can go back in time, I can get mom and dad to help find them and stop them before they take Tommy."

"What will you tell them?" Dig asked."back then we weren't the most trusting."

"But I'll be a toddler.the first attempt was a stranger tried to pick us up from our after school programs. Claiming to be Mom's brother. They failed since the restrictions where so tight there. Next was in the park but Detective Lance was close and got us back in less than 20 minutes but the kidnaper got away. I just need to go back before that first attempt and if I don't catch them I'll wait till the second."

"How will you go back in time?"

"Me, you want to use the vortex?" Olivia nodded to Cisco."I've only done it a few times."

"But I trust you." Olivia grabbed her things."So everyone trust me."

Everyone got prepared. Dig worried and didn't care if it showed. A quick goodbye to everyone before they headed to the training room. More space and perfect for Cisco's portals.

Putting out his hand everyone watched as the Portal opened."Okay, it's ready." Cisco turned the dials on his glasses. Olivia took a deep breath.

"I'll see you all soon."

"Be careful Liv."Olivia looked to Digg and gave him a resuring smile. A smile he's seen from her mother for to many years. Olivia held her backpack then sprinted for the portal. Everyone watched as Olivia disappeared.