"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.

"Wow. Just when I thought I knew all the skeletons in your family's closet." Laurel said.

"Imagine how I felt when I found out. Emiko was forced to join the Ninth Circle to help herself and her mom get by and she was trained to be just as skilled as I am." Oliver said.

"Yeah, she even put on his hood for a bit after Oliver went to prison." Rene added.

"Wow." Laurel said.

"But that's not the end of the story. Despite everything, Emiko still tried to get our dad to approve of her, but he wouldn't give Queen Consolidated to her, so she grew angry and she began hating our entire family." Oliver said.

"And she's actually just as guilty of what happened with the Gambit as Malcolm is." John said.

"Meaning what?" Laurel asked.

"Emiko knew that the Gambit was sabotaged and she had a chance to warn dad about it before it went down, but she didn't." Oliver said.

"Okay then, sounds like she isn't exactly a hero like her siblings. Guess that gene comes from your mom." Laurel said.

"Actually, while I was pissed when I found out, now I'm kind of glad she didn't, since if she'd warned dad, then none of this would've happened. If I hadn't had gotten on the Gambit, then I never would've had the chance to become the person I am now." Oliver said.

"Still." Laurel said.

"She's not all bad. She died redeeming herself." Oliver said.

"I'll take your word for it. If you're willing to trust her, then I will too." Laurel said.

"And I'm assuming that Emiko is not the only former villain we're going to be recruiting to help in the fight against the Anti Monitor." John asked and Oliver nodded.

"Once I find him, we'll add Slade to that list too." Oliver said.

"Wait what? This Emiko is one thing, but how can you even think about working with Slade after what he did?" Laurel asked him.

"Because I know that under that Mirakuru rage is the man I once called my brother." Oliver said.

"Are you sure about that?" Laurel asked.

"As surprised as I am to say it, I have to agree with Ollie. Slade did show us a different side of himself the last time we saw him." Thea said.

"Once the cure had time to work fully, I saw the man Slade once was. And that is a man that we need to have on our side if we're going to stop this crisis once and for all." Oliver said.

"I'm sorry, who is this Slade guy and what did he do?" Tommy asked, reminding them all that he'd been dead when everything with Slade had happened.

"Slade Wilson is one of my best friends, but right now, he's my greatest enemy, probably the only one I've ever truly been afraid of." Oliver said as he brought Tommy up to speed on Slade as Nyssa joined them.

"Nyssa, I thought you'd left already." Oliver said to her.

"I wouldn't leave without saying goodbye. Besides, Thea never opened her present and Talia insisted that I was here when she did." Nyssa said as she handed the package to Thea, who opened it and now understood why Talia wanted her to have it.

"A sword?" Rene asked.

"That's not just any sword. That sword belonged to the League's founder Al-Faith." Oliver said.

"And now it belongs to Thea." Nyssa said.

"This sword belongs to the League's leader." Thea said as she tried to hand back to Nyssa, who refused.

"You won it in combat, your claim to it is strongest. Neither Talia or myself would feel right holding it." Nyssa said and Thea sighed, but nodded as she placed the sword down.

"Now, Mr. Merlyn, have you made your decision?" Nyssa asked.

"I have." Tommy said.

"What decision?" Felicity asked.

"Nyssa asked me to help her take down the Thanatos Guild and destroy the pits. And I have decided to go with her, for the same reason Oliver wears that hood. To atone for my father's crimes." Tommy said.

"Are you sure you want to go?" Felicity asked her boyfriend.

"It's not forever and this is something I need to do. No one knows the Guild better than I do, considering I was once a part of it. Besides, Star City doesn't need me here right now." Tommy said.

"I could go with you." Felicity said, but Tommy shook his head.

"No Lic, you're needed here. But I promise, I will come back to you." Tommy said and Felicity sighed.

"Just promise me you'll call." Felicity said and Tommy nodded.

"I've transferred sole ownership of Smoak Technologies to you." Tommy said as he cupped Felicity's cheeks and kissed her.

"I'll make sure he comes back to you alive Ms. Smoak." Nyssa said.

"You better Nyssa. Because if you don't, Felicity won't be the only one you have to worry about." Oliver said and Nyssa nodded as Tommy hugged Oliver, then Laurel and then Thea before they left the bunker.

"Okay guys, let's get back to work." Oliver said, since while he was sad to see Tommy go, he knew that they had work to do.

They all nodded as they moved to do exactly that.