"I still can't believe Waller had the nerve to abduct us." Thea said as she walked around the cell Waller had locked her and Laurel in, right as they heard alarms blare.

"Well, it sounds like we won't be locked up much longer." Laurel said with a smirk, right as the door opened to reveal Spartan and Arsenal there.

"Thank god." Thea said as she kissed her boyfriend as Laurel hugged John.

"Sorry for the delay, but Overwatch has disabled the power dampeners and you two are going to need these." Spartan said as he handed each of them a ring.

"Cisco finally cracked it. But aren't we getting out of here now?" Laurel asked.

"Not yet. Oliver, we found Thea and Laurel." Spartan said over the comms.

"Great, keep searching the detention level, I'm on my way down there now." Green Arrow said as he fired arrows mercilessly into any Argus agent that was stupid enough to get his way, since right now, he was so angry he thought he was literally seeing red.

"Okay, Ollie sounded angrier than I have heard him in years. What's going on?" Thea asked as she and Laurel slid their rings on and activated their suits.

"You two weren't the only people Waller abducted." Arsenal said.

"Who else did she take?" Black Canary asked.

"The one person Oliver would do anything for." Spartan said and Tsunami covered her mouth in shock.

"William?" she asked and Arsenal nodded.

"He and Samantha are somewhere in this facility and we're not leaving without them." Arsenal said.

"I knew Waller was crazy, but I didn't think she was that suicidal." Tsunami said.

"Come on, we need to find William before one of Waller's goons does something they'll regret. Mainly by making Oliver kill them." Spartan said as they got to work.

"Mom, are we going to be okay?" William asked his mother as they sat on the hard bench in the cell they'd been forced into after they'd been taken by whoever these people were.

"Yes sweetie, we'll be fine." Samantha said, though she sounded like she was trying to convince herself of that.

"Why did these people take us?" William asked.

"I don't know sweetheart. I don't know why they did, but we just have to hope that someone will find us." Samantha said, right as they heard someone, likely their guard yelling at someone, then they heard shots fired and then a loud thud.

"What was that?" William asked, gripping his mother's arm tightly as the door opened, but he immediately relaxed when he saw who it was.

"Whoa, you're the Green Arrow." William said.

"Are you two okay?" Green Arrow asked.

"Yeah we're fine, thanks to you." Samantha said, though she couldn't shake the feeling that there was something familiar about him.

"Let's get you both out of here." Green Arrow said as he grabbed both their hands and suddenly, both Samantha and William got massive headaches as they both got memory flashes and realized why the Green Arrow seemed so familiar.

"Oliver." Samantha said and she had to give him credit, he didn't even flinch.

"That's not my name." Green Arrow said.

"And there was a time I would've believed that. But considering that this is the third time you've saved William, that I know of at least." Samantha said, causing him to look at them.

"Wait what?" Green Arrow asked.

"I don't know how, but I remember everything that happened before I died. And that I died." Samantha said.

"I remember everything too. Including how we left things." William said, a bit uncomfortable.

"We'll discuss that, among other things later. Right now, I don't know how you two remember and I really can't afford to try and figure it out now. Right now, I need to get you both out of here." Green Arrow said.

"Please do." Samantha said as they headed outside, only to see about a dozen Argus commandos running towards them.

"Samantha, take William back into the cell and don't let him out until I say so. I don't want him to see this." Green Arrow said.

"And I don't think I want him to see it." Samantha agreed, though William was disappointed that he wouldn't get to see his dad kick ass again.

"Freeze." A commando said as Samantha practically dragged William back into the cell.

"I'm only going to ask this once. Are you sure you want to do this?" Green Arrow asked.

"We have you outnumbered." the same commando said.

"But you're outmatched." Green Arrow said.

"Really, all of us against you?" another commando asked and Green Arrow just smirked.

"Trust me, that won't be enough. Especially since I'm not planning on taking prisoners." Green Arrow said as he began firing arrows at the commandos and they were all quickly wishing they'd heeded his warning, since they quickly realized that they were no match for the Green Arrow.

When Spartan, Arsenal, Black Canary and Tsunami arrived, they found that Green Arrow had already taken out all of the commandos.

"Oh come on, you couldn't have saved one for us?" Tsunami complained and her brother grinned.

"Nice to see you're both okay." Green Arrow said as he hugged his sister and then his girlfriend.

"Where are William and Samantha?" Spartan asked.

"In the cell, I put them back in it because I didn't want William to see what I was going to do." Green Arrow said.

"Smart." Spartan said.

"And one other thing, somehow, both he and Samantha remember the old reality." Green Arrow said.

"How is that possible?" Black Canary asked.

"I don't know and we can figure it out later. Right now we need to get them out of here." Green Arrow said as they all nodded.

"We've secured the hostages and Waller is dead. All teams fall back to the bunker." Green Arrow said over the comms and he quickly heard affirmatives as he gave Samantha the all clear to come out of the cell and he and his team led them out of the base.

To say Rene, Dinah, Felicity, Lyla, Tommy and Nyssa were shocked when William and Samantha entered the bunker with Oliver, Dig, Laurel and Thea was an understatement.

"Okay, why did you bring two strangers, including a kid, into our secret bunker?" Rene asked.

"It's okay Rene. They remember everything." Oliver said.

"William?" Felicity asked.

"Hey Felicity. So I hear that you're not the one dating dad in this reality." William said, since Oliver had told him about that on the way to the bunker so that he'd be prepared, and Felicity smiled.

"Yeah, what can I say buddy, your dad and I may have loved each other, but we love other people more. He loves Laurel and I love Tommy." Felicity said and William smiled.

"You always were more like a cool aunt anyways." William said and Felicity smiled.

"Speaking of aunts, I don't think you've given your real one a hug yet." Thea said with a grin as her nephew finally hugged her.

"How is this even possible?" Dinah asked.

"I don't know. All I know is that I grabbed their hands when I found them and then somehow that caused them to remember." Oliver said.

"We'll figure it out. For now, let's just enjoy." Felicity said and they all nodded.

That night, Oliver was standing in front of his suit alone in the bunker since everyone else had left when he heard someone else behind him.

"I believe I can fill in the blanks." a new voice said and Oliver turned to see Mar Novu standing in the bunker.

"What do you want?" Oliver asked.

"To answer your questions and also to warn you." Novu said.

"Okay, that's never good, warn us about what?" Oliver asked.

"Your fight is not over Oliver Queen." Novu said.

"It never is." Oliver said.

"You misunderstand. If you could survive the dawn of time, then." Novu said and a horrible realization dawned on Oliver.

"The Anti-Monitor survived too." Oliver said and Novu nodded.

"Fortunately, Mobius was not able to heal as you did, since his anti matter universe was unaffected by the merging of the multiverse. He is still recovering and does not have the strength to attack yet." Novu said.

"When will he have the strength to attack?" Oliver asked.

"I do not yet know, but you and the other heroes have time to prepare for his return." Novu said.

"Brilliant. Now, as long as you're here, can you explain how Samantha and William remember everything?" Oliver asked.

"You inadvertently restored their memories." Novu said.

"How?" Oliver asked.

"It appears that you still retain a limited amount of spectre energy." Novu said.

"That shouldn't be possible. I thought the spectre had to be dead in order to receive those powers." Oliver said.

"Which is why you do not have access to the infinite amount of power you did before, since the human body can only handle a limited amount of spectre energy. And that energy will run out and when it does, you won't have any left. I advise you to use it sparingly, since there is a good chance you will need it in the fight that is coming." Novu said.

"Okay then, I agree, I really don't like relying on powers anyways and the price to get those was too high." Oliver said.

"Oliver, while you can tell your team what is happening, since with what is coming, you will all need to prepare, but you cannot tell the other paragons. I will inform them when the time is right for each of them to know." Novu said and Oliver nodded.

"I understand." Oliver said.

"Speaking of the paragons, there is one more thing that you need to be aware of." Novu said.

"What is that?" Oliver asked.

"This new reality has created two new paragons. One of them is the true paragon of truth, the other a new paragon all together, the paragon of justice. And had she been at your side before, you might've been able to survive and stop the destruction of the old multiverse. She is the only one you can tell of this new crisis." Novu said.

"And who is she and why have we not heard of her before if she's such a game changer?" Oliver asked.

"The reason her existence was not known is because she was dead when the crisis occurred and my powers were too weak to restore her." Novu said as Oliver began to realize who the paragon of justice was.

"That's why she was the one who was brought back and not her doppelganger isn't it?" Oliver asked and Novu nodded.

"The paragon of justice is Laurel Lance." Novu said before he vanished.