Sara's Decision

Chapter 3

The next day Sara met up with Laurel for lunch. They sat down and began to talk about what Sara was going to do with her time, like what kind of a job she wanted and stuff like that. Sara knew that she had to tell Laurel the truth about who she was so she said "Laurel, I have some things that I need to tell you and they might be hard to hear but I want to be honest with you."

"You can tell me anything." Laurel said.

"Ok. So, I was on the island with Oliver during his second year there. We got separated and I was rescued by a group called the League of Assassins. They took me in and trained me for the last 3 and a half years. My master gave me one more mission to complete and then I will be released from my servitude. Here comes the weird part though. I am from 2020. I traveled back in time because I made a lot of mistakes and a lot of people have died because I was not here. I could take it anymore so I came back to the first year that the Hood was active so that I could help him protect this city." Sara said.

"Wow, that's a lot to take in but I do believe you. So, who all has died?" Laurel asked.

"Tommy is supposed to die in three months because of something called the undertaking, Moira die next year in something called the siege, Thea gets stabbed by my master two years from now. You die three years from now in iron heights prison in a raid, Dad dies in five years because he is protecting the hood and someone else, and last but not least Oliver died five days ago in 2020, saving the world." Sara said.

"Wow, I just got one question. Why does all of this seem to revolve around Oliver. He has already proven that he is not the Hood." Laurel said and Sara gave her a look like saying "Come on Laurel, you know better than that."

"So, Oliver is the Hood. How could he have beat the lie detector test that he took though." Laurel asked.

"We have been trained to control ourselves so that no one can ready us. It comes in handy in a lot of situations." Sara said.

"Ok, I was wondering why the Hood always seemed to want to protect me. I guess I know why now." Laurel said.

"Yeah, but you can't let him know that I told you about him. He will tell you soon. I have already told him that he needs to tell his family." Sara said.

"I understand and I won't tell him." Laurel said.

"Anymore questions?" Sara asked.

"Just one. When can I join the team? I know I need training, but I feel like I need to do more than just being a lawyer." Laurel said.

"I can start training you when you are ready. Then once Oliver tells you about himself, he can train you as well and when you are ready, we will take you in the field, but not until then." Sara said.

"I am ready to start now. Just tell me when and I will be ready to start." Laurel said.

"Meet Ollie and I at Verdant tonight. I will try to talk him into telling you tonight. That way you can train with him while I am out taking care of the dark archer." Sara said.

"So, you know who the dark archer is then?" Laurel asked.

"Yeah, I do." Sara said with a sad look on her face.

"Mind sharing with the class?" Laurel asked.

"I'd rather not but since I am trying to be honest, I will tell you. It's Malcolm Merlyn." Sara said.

"So, you have to kill my boyfriend's dad to get your freedom?" Laurel said.

"Unfortunately." Sara said.

After that, they decided to talk about happier topic like Sara being back with Oliver and Laurel being with Tommy. After they had finished eating lunch, they went their separate ways. Laurel going back to CNRI and Sara going back to the mansion.

Sara was able to talk Oliver into telling Laurel his secret that night at the club. When they arrived at the club that night, they met Laurel at the bar. Oliver walked up to her and whispered in her ear "Can you come with Sara and me. I have something to tell you."

Laurel nodded and followed them to the basement door and opened it. They walked down the stairs and Oliver turned on the lights so that the lair lit up. "Wow, so I am guessing you are the Hood then." She walked up to Oliver and hugged him. "Thank you for looking out for me." Laurel said.

"I still care for you Laurel. Maybe not the same way now that Sara is back, but I would do anything for you because you are my friend." Oliver said.

"Thank you for letting me in on this. So, when can I start training?" Laurel asked.

"I am going to work with you on somethings while Sara is out making sure she gets release from the League." Oliver said and Laurel nodded.

Sara went and changed into her Canary suit while Laurel was changing into her workout clothes. Sara then headed out to take care of Merlyn for good this time. He was the cause for so much pain the first time around. That would not happen this time.

Sara arrived at the Merlyn mansion and snuck inside using her stealth that she had learn from her League training. She heard noise coming from the sitting room. She walked to the door and saw Malcolm sitting there watching the new. She took out one of her knives and threw it at him. He picked up a book really quickly to block the knife. "So, how did Ras find out about my plans to destroy the Glades?"

"That is none of your business Merlyn. All you need to know is that you will never get the chance." Sara said.

"Well then, I guess I have no choice but to kill you." Malcolm said.

"You can try, but it will be you that dies tonight." Sara said.

Sara then went on the attack with her staff. Malcolm had a sword nearby on the wall, so he used that to block Sara's attack. Sara quickly got the upper hand when she was able to knock the sword away. She then hit Malcolm in the face which dazed him. She went around behind him and put her staff to his throat ready to snap his neck.

"You better kill me now because if I ever find out who you are, I will go after your friends and family." Malcolm said.

"Oh, don't worry. It was always my plan to kill you. I just wanted to see your face when you realized that you were beat." Sara said and then she snapped his neck, killing Malcolm instantly.

She then put a file next to Malcolm's body so that the police would know why Malcolm was dead. She then left the house and headed back to Verdant. When she got there, she walked into the secret door that led into the back of the basement. When she entered the basement, she saw Oliver giving Laurel some tips for her training. It looked like she was going to be a quick learner and was going to be out in the field within the next year.

Oliver and Laurel turned around to see that Sara was watching them. Laurel said "So, I am guessing that you are a free woman now."

"Yep, it is over, and I just spared a whole lot of people some pain." Sara said.

"I love your suit. It is so cool." Laurel said.

"I'm glad you like it because you are the one who takes up the mantel of Black Canary." Sara said.

"That is a cool name but what do you wear?" Laurel asked.

Sara went over to a case and opened it up and pull out her White Canary suit from the future. "I am known as White Canary and you Ollie, become Green Arrow. You are the biggest hero of the world. You just saved the world five days ago for me and that's what makes me love you. I just didn't realize it until then." Sara said.

Oliver walks up to her and kisses her, but then he sees the vials of liquid that is in the case her suit is in and asked, "What is in those vials?"

"It is for what is to come. It is a cure." Sara said.

"It looks like the mirakuru cure from on the Amazo." Oliver said and he looked at Sara, but she could not keep eye contact with him.

"Let's not talk about that now. How about we go home? I got some energy that I need to work off." Sara said and winked at Oliver, so everyone decided to call it a night.