New Earth: Arrow

Chapter 34

"So what you're saying is that the Monitor showed up last night and told you that the reason Samantha and William remember everything is because you apparently still have powers from when you were the Spectre?" John asked after Oliver brought him and the rest of the team up to speed.

"Yes. He also told me that my powers are limited now, since a living human can't sustain the unlimited power of the spectre, not that I'm complaining since I have no interest in dying again any time soon. He also told me that our fight against the Anti-Monitor isn't over yet, but he did tell me that we have time before he returns to prepare." Oliver said.

"Did he tell you anything else?" Thea asked.

"Actually yes, he told me part of the reason why we failed to stop Crisis from consuming the original multiverse is because we didn't have all the right paragons. In fact, we were short one." Oliver said.

"Who?" Laurel asked as Oliver turned to face her.

"You." Oliver said.

"What?" Laurel asked.

"Novu told me that you Laurel, are the paragon of justice, which we didn't have last time. He said that's why you were the one brought to this earth and not your earth 2 doppelganger." Oliver said.

"It makes sense, after all, Laurel has spent her entire life fighting for justice, first as a lawyer and now as the Black Canary." Thea said and Oliver nodded.

"My thoughts exactly." Oliver said.

"So what do we do now?" Roy asked.

"We keep doing what we're doing. I'm not putting the city's safety on hold, since there needs to be a city left to save. But I can think of a few uses for my spectre powers besides using them in the final crisis." Oliver said.

"Like what?" Thea asked as Lyla joined them in the bunker and before she could say anything, Oliver touched her arm.

"What did you do to me?" Lyla asked.

"Novu showed up last night and told me that the Anti Monitor is going to return, so I restored your powers as Harbinger, since we're going to need every asset we can get in that fight." Oliver explained and Lyla nodded.

"How did you do that?" Lyla asked.

"I still have a residual amount of energy left over from when I was spectre." Oliver said and Lyla nodded.

"Speaking of acquiring assets, I got that information you asked for." Lyla said as she handed Oliver a flash drive.

"Thank you." Oliver said.

"What's that?" Laurel asked.

"Everything I could find in Argus's files regarding Deathstroke and Dante." Lyla said.

"Who's Dante?" Laurel asked.

"Second in command of an ancient terrorist organization called the Ninth Circle. They're around as old the League of Assassins and they've been linked to financing other terrorist circles around the globe and they're even more secretive than the League." John said.

"Then how do you know about them?" Laurel asked.

"Because my sister is their current leader." Oliver said.

"Wait what?" Laurel asked.

"Our mom wasn't the only one who had an affair. Robert had one with a woman named Kazumi Adachi and they had a daughter Emiko. When mom found out, she freaked and forced dad to essentially abandon them or she'd take everything from him, us, his company, everything." Thea said.