Sara saw the knife drop and stepped back, grabbing onto Barry's arm. "Please, do something" She whispered.

"Take her!" Barry shouted and in seconds dozens of guards had restrained Nyssa. 

"Sara, beloved, I-" Nyssa tried to talk, but one of the guards stopped her.

"Who sent you?" Barry stepped up, asking.

"You have no power, Allen" Nyssa growled.

"As the future brother-in-law of Queen of Merlyn, he has some power" Laurel stepped closer, Thea and Tommy behind her, ready to protect their pregnant step-mother. "Nyssa Raatko, otherwise known as Al Ghul"

"Laurel Wilson-Merlyn, the newest cursed Queen of Merlyn," Nyssa said, "Dragging your family down with you"

"Lord sent you didn't he?" Malcolm asked, stepping in front of his wife. Nyssa stayed silent, not even needing to confirm it. "Take her to the West basement"

The guards pulled her towards the other side of the mansion, everyone stood in shock. "My inlaws and their significant others, the office, now."

~

The main family of the Merlyn mob had gathered in the office, "She's not a good assassin if she was so easily distracted" Veronica said.

"I don't think she was expecting Sara to be so front and center," Slade said.

"Sara?" Laurel asked, Sara was leaning on Barry but perked up at her name. "What can you tell us about Nyssa?"

"Nothing, I didn't know she was an assassin when we were dating, I only found out after she left," Sara said, "I think she mentioned how she came into contact with people who hire her, but it could just be a lie"

"We need to know, Sara" Malcolm begged his sister-in-law.

"Her father," Sara said, "She used to say she worked for her father, she can manipulate their jobs as she pleases. When we first started dating she said they were mechanics and when we were 'official' she said they owned a realtor company. I didn't question it, cause she did make a lot of money"

"Do you know his name?" Malcolm asked.

"I found it out a year after she left, but if you want to find his work, you need to look for Ra's," Sara said, "He went by that a lot"

"Ra's? The Ra's behind the Venture Massacre?" Laurel asked.

"The Venture Massacre?" Slade straightened up. "Didn't that take place almost 39 years ago?"

"This guy sounds scary" Dinah sighed.

"He is" Laurel sighed, "The FBI has been after him for decades, I only know about it cause they thought they caught him and they wanted as many lawyers against him as possible"

"We need to find more on him," Malcolm said.

"I'll take a cavalry to meet some of my contacts with assassins and mercenaries," Slade said.

"I'm leaving for National City tonight" Malcolm stated.

"What? Why?" Laurel asked.

"I'm getting into contact with another Mob there," Malcolm said, "The Arias"

"Sam Arias?" Tommy asked, "Shes only aligned herself with the Danvers and Olsens"

"What about the Lords?" Laurel asked.

"She never trusted Max," Slade said, "Hopefully since we're aligned with the Danvers and Olsens, she'll be willing to align herself with us"

"What about me?" Laurel asked.

"You'll have to stay here, you need to run thing while we're gone, but don't worry, James is going to be coming over to help" Malcolm stood up. "At any time, just tell someone, and you can go to the room and rest"

~

Malcolm had slipped off in the night and Slade left a few minutes after with Oliver, Alex, Barry, and a few guards. Laurel had been left to be a Queen on her own for the first time since the wedding. "Has Nyssa been fed?" Laurel asked.

"Yes," One of the wives said, "My son brought her dinner an hour ago"

"Good," Laurel sighed, "The spare groceries?"

"Waiting in the kitchen," Another wife said.

"Okay, send your husbands in now," Laurel said. The wives left, men and some women walked in afterwards.

"Get as much information out of Nyssa as possible, but don't hurt her," Laurel said, "Not yet, anyways"

"Of course," One of the men said.

"Set up a bigger detail on my sister Sara, ensure she doesn't see Nyssa," Laurel said, "That'll be all"

"Oh, Mrs. Wilson-Merlyn?" One of the men said, "Dr. Frost wants to see you"

"Shit"

~

Laurel made her way to the hospital wing, Caitlin was cleaning up when she walked and Laurel could tell she was upset about something. "You summoned?" Laurel spoke up.

"What is this about the Arias Mob and us aligning?" Caitlin turned around swiftly, clearly angry.

"We need more allies," Laurel said. "Why? What's wrong with us aligning with the Arias?"

"Sam Arias is Alex's ex-girlfriend" Caitlin huffed.

"Oh," Laurel said, nodding. "Well, we need more allies, Cait, I'm sorry" 

"But Sam Arias?" Caitlin asked, "What about the Ramons or the Saunders?"

"They don't align in the middle of wars" Laurel sighed, "Look, Cait, Alex loves you-"

"I don't need one of your pep talks," Caitlin said, storming out and leaving Laurel alone.

"You'll be a terrific Queen, you're an Amazing Queen," Laurel mimicked her husbands before turning around and walking out, "Lies, all of them"

~

Laurel held Juliana's hands as they made their way through the tunnels to Lena and James' cabin. "When is daddy going to be home?" Juliana asked.

"A few days, sweetie" Laurel said, "Until then you'll be having a sleepover with Eve and Lily"

"Yay!" Juliana cheered. They arrived at the cabin to be greeted by the girls.

"Julie! Come on! Daddy finished the dollhouse!" Lily took Julianas had and the three girls ran off.

"Laurel" James came over, "Sorry I haven't made it back to the main house to help"

"It's fine James, the only thing I really have to worry about is Nyssa," Laurel said. "Well, there's another thing too"

"What is it?" James asked. 

"More of a friend situation than a mob situation" Laurel shrugged.

"Well, my wife is good at friend situations," James said, "She's in the kitchen"

Laurel headed into the kitchen to find Lena at the table going over colour swatches. "Hey," Laurel said.

Lena perked up, "Laurel, hi" Lena smiled, "Sit down"

"I need to talk about something," Laurel said, sitting down across from her. "Frost has been a good friend of mine since the beginning of my time as Queen, and I appreciate her a lot, now she sort of dislikes what we're doing"

"Aligning with Arias?" Lena asked, putting the swatches down. "She fears Alex and Sam will rekindle things"

"I guess so" Laurel sighed, "But we need the allies"

"Sam is a powerful woman, she would help us a lot" Lena leaned back, "I would know, I was her mentor, in fact, I introduced her to Alex"

"Wow," Laurel said.

"Sam took pride in loving Alex, her daughter still considers Alex a mother figure," Lena said, "But she knows not to go after a taken woman, she would never try and rekindle things with Alex knowing she and Frost are a thing"

"But she won't listen to that" Laurel said, "She doesn't like pep talks" 

"Well, maybe you can get Alex to talk to her about, people hear more reason from their love than they do from others," Lena said.

"Yea, I'll talk to her about it when they get back," Laurel said, "How have you been?"

"Pretty good, the baby is healthy," Lena said, rubbing her belly, "I'm due in three months, you?"

"Four months," Laurel said.

"Our kids will be close in age" Lena smiled.

"They'll be friends for sure" I smiled, "Maybe the strong allies as well"

"For sure"

~

Laurel sat down to read, preparing for bed when her door swung open and Veronica and Sara ran in shouting at each other causing Laurel to throw her book down and look at her arguing sisters with clear annoyance. "You are not getting married before me!" Veronica shouted.

"I'm older than you, I should get married before you!" Sara shouted back.

"I've been engaged longer!" Veronica whipped around to Laurel, "I'm getting married before her right!?"

"No, I am," Sara said. They went back to arguing, shouting and poking at each other. 

Laurel took a deep breath, rubbing her stomach and picking up her book, throwing it on her table causing both sisters to stop arguing, "Veronica will get married first since she and Tommy got engaged before you, Sar" Laurel started, "But Sara will get her honeymoon first since Tommy is top ranking and only gets a short period of the time away"

"What?" Veronica asked.

"You're planning a wedding in the middle of a mob war, did you not expect that?" Laurel asked, standing up, "You are both going to get a honeymoon and time with your respective husbands, but we're at war"

"Right..." Sara nodded.

"Now if you can excuse me, if I'm not going to sleep tonight, I might as well get some Queen duties done" Laurel stormed out, heading for the hospital wing. 

"She's gonna rain some hell isn't she?" Sara asked.

"Of course she is"

~

Laurel stormed into the hospital, Frost jumping up and looking at her, "I said-" Laurel cut her off.

"This isn't a friend talk, this is a Queen and medic talk" Laurel stated, "We're at war, 2 men want to kill us all, including my unborn children and my stepchildren, so we need allies and I get you are jealous or worried about Sam but you have to be professional and accept we need her to win. You can complain to Alex when she gets home but know we will attempt the alignment with the Arias whether you like it or not"

Frost was shocked, Laurel huffed and turned to storm out and making her way past workers and other guards, rushing down to the west basement. Guards attempted to stop her to no avail when she went into the room they were keeping Nyssa. "Well if it isn't the Queen" Nyssa snarled.

"If it isn't Nyssa Raatko or otherwise known as Al Ghul or Ra's daughter" Laurel spat, Nyssa's eyes went wide. "Your family has made quite the name for yourselves, Your father massacred 104 people on a boat in 1986, your sister has tortured hundreds across the world, and you... have killed for money since you were 15"

"How the hell do you know that?" Nyssa asked.

"Oh, you want to believe that I didn't learn anything about my little sister girlfriends or boyfriends? The minute she mentions she's in a new relationship I dig up everything" Laurel said, "I am the Queen of Merlyn, I am not cursed, in fact, I will be the final Queen of Merlyn until my stepson takes over, but know I will leave my mark on this family whether it's ending the war or ending Darhk and Lord myself, so if you do manage to escape, tell everyone... I show no mercy when it comes to my family"

Laurel whipped around, leaving the room, "Mrs. Wilson-Merlyn?" A guard asked.

"Yes?" Laurel asked.

"Your husband called, the Arias has agreed to align" The guard stated.

"We're gonna win this war"

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Written by: Empress