Chapter 40
"Hey Thea, you okay?" Roy asked his fiance as he sat down on their couch next to her, since Nora was asleep.
"Yeah, but I just feel sort of weird." Thea said, since lately her throat had been killing her.
"You don't think you're?" Roy asked.
"No, it is definitely not that. Besides, I'm still on schedule." Thea said, not wanting to think she was pregnant.
"So, what's wrong?" Roy asked.
"I don't know. But it feels like I have something lodged in my throat and it's killing me." Thea said as she rubbed her throat again.
"Maybe you should get some water." Roy said and Thea nodded as she got up, when suddenly she started coughing and then that cough turned into a very loud scream that sent Roy flying across the room.
"What was that?" Nora asked as she rushed out.
"I don't know. Nora, I'm sorry we woke you." Thea said.
"I'm surprised you didn't wake up the whole the building." Nora said.
"Yeah me to. Roy, are you okay?" Thea asked as she helped Roy up.
"Yeah, your brother has done far worse to me than what you just did." Roy assured her as he grimaced in pain.
"How did you send Roy flying with that sound?" Nora asked.
"I have no idea." Thea said, freaking out a bit.
"Maybe we should head to the bunker, see if Felicity can run any tests to find out what's going on with you." Roy said.
"I was thinking Star Labs, but we should at least tell Oliver and the others about this." Thea said and Roy nodded.
"I'll call them and tell them to meet us at the bunker." Roy said and Thea nodded.
"So why exactly did we have to meet here so late?" Oliver asked as the whole team gathered in the bunker.
"Well, Thea, show them." Roy said and Thea nodded and to everyone's surprise she used her sonic scream to send Oliver flying back.
"Since when can you do that?" Laurel asked, impressed.
"Since earlier tonight." Thea said.
"You were complaining earlier today that your throat was hurting." Oliver remembered and Thea nodded.
"Okay, first Laurel, now Thea, what is Felicity going to get powers next?" John asked.
"I would not be opposed to that." Felicity chipped in.
"I'd rather focus on how both Laurel and Thea got their powers." Oliver said.
"I check in with Star Labs every week and so far they haven't had any luck at figuring out the cause of my powers." Laurel said.
"I'm actually heading to Star Labs in Central City tomorrow to see if they can help figure it out, since no offense Ollie, but they're better equipped to help me." Thea said.
"Take as much time off as you need. My new chief of staff and I will hold down the fort while you're gone." Oliver said.
"But while you're in Central City, you should ask Cisco to make you a new suit." Laurel said, a smile starting to come to her face.
"Why?" Thea asked.
"Because it looks like I won't be the last Canary after all." Laurel said.
"Wait, what?" Thea asked and Oliver had a small smile on his face to.
"Thea, with your new power, I want you to be the next Black Canary." Laurel said.
"But the Black Canary is your mantle." Thea said.
"Was my mantle. Before Khione appeared. Besides, I think that you could use the change. While Speedy will always be your childhood nickname, the whole time you've worn that hood, it's been while you were dealing with your bloodlust and Roy being gone, and everything, I think you could use a change and I also think that maybe you were meant to be the Black Canary all along." Laurel said.
"You really think I have what it takes to be the Black Canary? And I'm not talking about my cry." Thea said.
"I do. For Sara, the Canary represented her darkness, channelling her pain the same way Oliver channeled his traumas into being the Arrow and now the Green Arrow. For me, the Canary was about finding a way to honor my sister and also deal with my grief over her and now that Sara's back, I don't need to anymore. However I think that you can bring something to the mantle that neither of us could." Laurel said.
"And what might that be?" Thea asked.
"Heart. For both me and Sara, the Canary has channeled a kind of darkness. I think that you can bring some light to it." Laurel said and Oliver smiled.
"She's right Thea. You have the purest heart among us, despite what you might think. If anyone outside the Lance family deserves that mantle it's you and I'm sure Sara would agree with us." Oliver said.
"Okay, I'll do it." Thea finally agreed.
"On the subject of Thea got her powers, I think I have a theory." Felicity said, changing the topic.
"Which is?" Oliver asked
"The lotus." Felicity said.
"You think the serum that cured Thea of her bloodlust gave her powers?" John asked.
"Well, last time I checked, no one really knows the full extent of the serum and it's the most logical explanation I can come up with." Felicity said.
"Send Caitlin a copy of Thea's bloodwork before we injected her with the lotus and see if she can run a comparison." Oliver said and Felicity nodded.
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