The Return of the Queens

Chapter 22

The next day Laurel and Sara went to visit their mother while they were still in Central City. They were nervous about seeing her. It had probably been a year or so since they had seen her in person. They did talk to her all the time on the phone though.

They knocked on the door and waited for their mother to answer the door. When the door opened Dinah was very surprised to see both of her daughters standing there.

"Hey girls. What brings you by today?" Dinah asked.

"We needed to talk to you about something and we thought it would be better to talk about this in private instead of over the phone." Laurel said.

"Come on in and make yourselves comfortable. I will just go put some coffee on." Dinah said as the sisters walked into the living room and sat down.

Once their mom was back and seated, she asked, "So, what is it that is so important that you had to speak to me in private?" Dinah asked.

"Well for starters, some how we got powers and we don't know how. We were thinking that it might have been from the particle accelerator, so we went to STAR Labs to get tested and they said that we had no dark matter in our systems. Caitlin said that it was written in our DNA, so it had to be genetic. We were just wondering if you knew what was going on?" Sara asked.

"I might have some information for you. There is something that has run in my family as far back as records go. The women of every other generation end up with some sort of gift. Most of them end up with some sort of scream that can cause a lot of damage. Some others have been known to see things before they happen. Do, you have either of those powers?" Dinah asked.

"I have the scream and Sara has the visions." Laurel said and Dinah nodded.

"So, Grandma had powers then?" Sara asked.

"She did. She didn't use them often after I was born but from what I heard she used her gift for good before I was born." Dinah said.

"Are you saying that Grandma was a vigilante?" Laurel asked.

"Yeah, that is what I am saying. I don't want you to go off and join that team of vigilantes just because you want to use your powers though. That would be really dangerous, and I would hate to lose one of you because of that." Dinah said.

"Don't worry mom. That is not the life that we want to live. It's just not who we are." Sara said.

"Well, it is a good thing that the vigilantes seem to have enough help anyways. I kind of admire them for what they are trying to do for Starling City. So, how long are you both in town?" Dinah asked.

"We are actually leaving this afternoon heading home. I have a lot of work to do to get ready for work on Monday, and plus Ollie and I are supposed to have a date tonight." Laurel said.

"I was wondering how that was going for you. You seem to have picked up right where you left off with him." Dinah said.

"We pretty much did. I am just glad that he didn't try to push me away when he got home. I mean, being alone with just his sister for so long, I didn't really know what to expect when he got home." Laurel said and Dinah nodded.

"What about you Sara? Are you dating anyone right now?" Dinah asked.

"Well, now that we are on that subject there is something, I need to tell you. I am bisexual mom." Sara said.

"That's fine. As long as you are happy so am I, but you never answered my question." Dinah said.

"I am dating someone. I am dating Thea right now." Sara said.

"That's great. She was always a good girl from what I knew of her. What happened to you and Tommy?" Dinah asked.

"That was no love there. I mean I did have fun with him, but I could never see him as more than a friend." Sara said.

"You can't force things like that because then you will just be making yourself unhappy." Dinah said.

"Well, I am happy, so I guess I made the right decision." Sara said.

"I am glad. So, do you have time to go out for lunch before you leave?" Dinah asked.

"I think we can stay around long enough for a bite to eat." Laurel said and they all got up and walked to the door.

They all ate at Jitters, which was two blocks away from their mother's apartment. They had some interesting conversation, and it was also great to be with their mom again for a little while. Once they were done with the meal, they all walked back to Dinah's apartment.

"I wish you girls could stay longer, but I understand that you have to go home tonight. Dinah said.

"I wish we could too, but we have responsibilities back at home. We will try to visit more often from now on." Sara said.

"I understand. So, what time to you leave?" Dinah asked.

"About four this afternoon. We should probably be leaving so that we can get through security and all of that stuff." Laurel said.

"I will see you girls later. I love you both so much. Come back and visit sometime." Dinah said as the girls walked out of the door.

"We love you to mom and we will try to visit more often." Laurel said as they left the house.

The girls then went and met up with Oliver and Thea. "So, how did it go? Did it go as bad as you thought it would?" Oliver asked.

"No, it actually went great. I am ready to get home so I can relax for the next couple of days though." Laurel said.

"We will do whatever you want once we get back to Starling City. Just know that I love you." Oliver said.

"I love you too, Ollie." Laurel said as they got ready to go back to Starling City.