Chapter 4

ARGUS and the surviving members of the DEO worked together to deal with the bodies of Rama Khan and Gamemnae while all heroes rushed to Star Labs to check on Alex. Kara and Sara were still processing what just had happened, with Oliver being back from the dead while Barry rushed to StarCity to pick up Team Arrow. He also went to Nanda Parbat to bring Thea, Nyssa Al Ghul, Tala Al Ghul and Emiko, Oliver's other sister that became close to Thea, Tommy and Moira after Oliver passed away. Now she trained with Thea, to help her with the League of heroes she started with Tala Al Ghul and Nyssa Al Ghul.

- I'm used to come back from the dead and all, but I've never imagined this could happen with Ollie... – Sara said as soon as them all went inside the Star Labs cortex.

- I know, The Monitor made it seem like his death was pretty final... I'm so confused – Kara said as she turned her head, seeing Oliver talking to J'onn. – But at the same time, I don't think I care about what the Monitor said before, because Oliver is back with us.

- I think we need to celebrate after all of this is over – Sara said, smiling at Kara.

- We will. I'll check on Alex now...

The shock was washing through her and once Cailtin said it was ok, Kara rushed to the med bay, and saw Alex sitting on the bed, smiling as soon as she saw her sister. Kara ran and hugged her tight.

- I was so worried... – Kara said feeling a big relief.

- I'm ok; it was just something silly...

- It was not silly, you were hurt.

- I'm ok now, that's what matters... So, tell me what happened... And why is Oliver talking to J'onn there? – Alex said in awe as she pointed outside, at Oliver and J'onn standing in the corridor.

- We don't know how, but Oliver is back. He saved us and we won, at least one battle.

- I'm glad that part is over. And that he's back...

- Alex? Kara? J'onn asked us to come to the cortex. – Cisco said as stopped by the doorstep of the med bay.

They all gathered together there, and Oliver looked at the door and opened a big smile as soon as he saw Thea, Dinah, Laurel, Diggle, Tala, Nyssa and Renee with tears in their eyes. They all hugged, feeling truly emotional. Barry stood right near them, not quite believing his friend was actually back.

- When Barry told us, I couldn't believe it – Diggle said as he rushed to hug Oliver. – I can't believe you're back. And with a new look and all – He laughed, making Oliver laugh as well.

- I need to have a hair cut, and shave this beard– Oliver teased – I know.

- How? – Thea asked, hugging Oliver right after Diggle.

After everyone else hugged Oliver and expressed how much they missed him, Oliver stared at everyone in that room. Teams Legends, Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, Anyssa, who he somehow knew, even if he never had met her before while he was alive, Talia and Nyssa Al Ghul were all there, staring at him and waiting.

- I'm still trying to understand how I came back to life, I know a few things, but some others are still a bit confusing, so I'll tell you what I can. – He started, bringing everyone's attention to him.

And it was true. He knew everyone was shocked at him coming back, but he was just as much as shocked as everyone else. Prometheus filled in some things, but there was stuff he tried hard to tremember, but couldn't. It was like his mind was blocking something. He only wish he could figure it out soon.

– As you all know, after I got my soul back, with the help of Constantine and Diggle, I became something else. Spectre. I made sure to bring the multiverse back; doing anything I could at my final moments to make sure everyone was ok. The thing is, something, an unknown force brought me back since I couldn't find the peace I hoped I would once everything was set and done. I didn't understand why, until I found myself in the Artic, a few months in the future, and found someone there. Prometheus.

Team Arrow exchanged confused looks. They remembered the old timeline, where Chase was a psychopat that trid to kill them all by exploding Lian Yu, but they also had no idea what happened to him in this new reality, since they never even met him.

- Chase? How? – Dinah asked looking startled at Oliver.

- Yes. Chase. A different version of him. When I rebooted the universe, he never became that psychopat we once knew. He had a different life. And somehow he knew how to guide me and explain things. He told me that something went wrong, and that I was needed back here, because the multiverse was in danger and this Earth Prime would be destroyed.

Everyone kept processing all of that information with curiosity and confusion on their faces. Cisco thought about it for a while and then raised his hand.

- Question: You keep saying "multiverse". Didn't the multiverse ended with Crisis?

- Not actually. I rebooted the entire multiverse. I found out the Artic I was in, was actually on Earth 2. And the reason I appeared there, was because this Earth here wasn't there anymore.

- The world ends again? – Mick looked tired at everyone else. This was a never ending nightmare.

- Earth 2? – Cailtin asked – Does this mean Jesse might be alive? We never found her doppelganger on Earth 1, so maybe she survived? – She completed, hopeful.

- It is possible, but I don't know – Oliver said. – All I know is that they have a team of super heroes there called the JSA, they helped me get here.

- JSA? – Nate asked, remembering his grandpa and everyone Legends previously met from a group of heroes called the JSA. – So the one that is out there is from Earth 2... It means my grandpa never became a hero from their team.

- Yes. – Oliver said

Laurel was trying to disguise the fact that she was dead curious to know if anyone she knew before was out there, in this new Earth 2. She then, decided that wasn't important now, they had to save the world from ending one more time. After that, she would do some research and try to find out more.

- And... How were you able to come back here to this Earth? – Kara asked.

- They helped me. Their team leader is a girl called Stargirl, her staff helped open a breach here. Prometheus had a magical compass that along with that cosmic staff, made it all possible. And now I'm here...

- So we have another menace coming... – Laurel said.

- Yes, and we have to find more about it. Prometheus told me it was something big and that I was needed here to help bring everyone we could call together, and fight it.

- Yes, we will, but for now, you need some rest. And cut this hair – Thea said as she hugged Oliver once again – For the love of God.

Everyone laughed and Oliver nodded with his head. Barry offered his apartment for Oliver to recompose himself and Ray offered to help him with the hair and the beard, since he was great at it. Everyone looked at him, surprised.

- I call him Haircut for a reason... – Mick said as he turned around – I'll look for some snacks for now...

Some of the others tried to find out more about Lex plans, filling Team Arrow on everything they knew so far. Alex sat in a corner, thinking about how everything was once again turning upside down.

- Are you feeling ok? You gave us quite the scare back there. – Anissa said as she approached Alex.

- I'm great now. It was just some concussion, nothing serious.

- I'm glad.

- Thank you.

- We still need to work in your super hero name by the way, we can't you Alex in the middle of a fight with the enemy... – She teased, making Alex laugh.

- I know... We will figure something out... I just hadn't had the time to think about it, things just keep happening...

- The world keeps almost ending... I know the feeling

They kept talking to each other and sharing their world almost ending experiences.

In Barry's apartment, Ray stared intesily at the scisor on his hand, taking deep breaths and thinking about how he had an important task to do now. Barry stood up with his arms crossed as he watched the scene and Oliver was sat in a chair, looking at Ray with a serious look.

- It's just my hair, Ray. It's ok.

- I know, but I can't mess up, can't I?

- I thought you knew what you were doing... – Barry commented, still looking funny at Ray.

- It's just... Has been a while since I did is...

- Just cut it, Ray.

Ray did his best to help Oliver and in just an hour, he was as good as new again with his hair and beard done. Ray smiled, feeling happy that he didn't mess up as he was afraid of doing. Barry approached Oliver as he took a look in the mirror.

- You're finally looking like you live in civilization, man. – Barry laughed – So... Do you know if is temporary, or... Are you back for good?

- I don't know, to be honest. But I intend to enjoy every second of it. Dying and coming back put things in perspective... Sara once told me this, now I know what she meant.

He was sure now about life, what to do, how to finally forgive himself. He spent his entire post Lian Yu life feeling guilt, trying to make up for what he has done, but dying and coming back, experiencing all of the multiverse ending, trying to rebuilt it and give a better life to his beloved ones, made him see things differently now.

- Soon we'll be able to start a club... I've come back to life when I was supposed to be dead, Sara did, now you... – Barry said – Is crazy what we all have been through... Is good to have you back, man.

- I hope no one else has to experience this... We're done losing team mates, I guess. – Ray said as he put the scisors away, remembering two of their team mates that never came back: Snart and Stein.

- We just need to avoid whatever will happen in a few months. First, we need to discover what will happen, who's responsible for this... – Oliver said already looking tired.

He felt a bit pissed because he did sacrifice a lot to save the universe and now, the world destruction was near, again. He hated not knowing everything, it would make them having to prepare so much easier, but he found out a long time ago that nothing in life was easy, especially if you were a super hero.

Back in the Star Labs, Kara thought about everything they knew so far about Lex, the things he were after, and what Oliver told them about the world ending again. It had to be something really huge that Lex was working on, something he would try extra hard for super friends not to findo ut. She kept searching for clues in the Cortex computer but getting no where and it was frustrating, really frustrating. She heard footsteps and looked up, only to see Oliver standing before her, now looking more like his old self. She smiled at him and walked towards his arms, not even noticing she spent way too long hugging him. It was nice feeling his hug once again, she thought and let go of him, blushing.

- I'm so happy you're back... – She said – It's a miracle.

- I just wish I could understand how it all happened. I've been through something similar once, I was barely alive when Tatsu, an old friend, found me and saved my life... But actually dying, and coming back to life... That's a first.

- I understand how you feel. It happened to me once, Reign, this villain I faced in the other reality, she really made a number on me. I was barely alive. Thinking about it now, it happened twice. There was this alien hating guy that almost killed me when he filled the atmosphere with Kryptonite. It's a weird feeling.

- Barry thinks we should start a club. I think you can me a member, too. – He teased.

Kara shared a small laugh. Oliver was truly a brand new person. He was still the same Oliver she knew, but something about him was different. He seemed less having the weight of the world on his shoulders, like all of that heavyness he let out was finally gone. Oliver walked to her side and stared at the computer screen, curious.

- What are you working on?

- I'm trying to track Lex... But he's way too smart to leave clues behind. Is frustrating.

- We'll find out more soon, I'm sure. Brainy mentioned something about anti-life equation, right? Maybe we should start there, trying to find everything we can about it... It might bring us closer to Lex.

- I'm sorry, I was focusing so much on Lex and his evil ways that I didn't think about it... I just... I can't...

- I know. – He said as he put one hand on her shoulders. – I understand. We just need to work together, like we did in Crisis. – He smiled.

Kara smiled back, thinking about the last time they had to work together to save the world. They had lost Oliver, she was truly scared they would lose someone again and couldn't help but feel scared. She had a feeling this was just as serious as that previous threat. When Lex was involved, everything was damn serious, life threatening and all. She was standing facing Oliver, really close to him. She started blushing really hard, feeling her cheeks warm. Why she was acting that way, for Rao's sake? She asked herself mentally. Suddenly, standing close to Oliver her made her nervous, as if she was a teenager again. She noticed the shift on his look towards her; there was a different sparkle there.

Oliver felt a sudden peace, like he was sure everything would be ok just because he was there, close to Kara, and he was sure that was something new, this kind of feelings. He was under the impression something was happening inside of him, he hasn't felt something like this since the days he were in love with Felicity and it seemed so long ago, he thought he forgot how it felt like. Apparently, a bunch of feelings surfaced inside of him, he felt his heart beating faster. Since he came back, for sure he was happy to see his friends, his sisters, but seeing Kara once again, to hug her, it felt like something else. He started feeling dizzy, like someone was making him swirl really fast and suddenly, he saw a strong white light.

- Oliver? – Kara asked as she held him before he could hit the ground. She looked terrified, he was cold and pale and she had no idea what was going on and why. – Oliver, can you listen?

It took long seconds, that felt like eternity, but Oliver started coming to his senses. He slowly opened his eyes and stared at Kara, trying to speak, but feeling it was really hard to.

- I... I...

- What, Oliver?

- I remember...

He held her arms trying to find some support and she sat down on the floor, holding him in her arms.

- What do you remember, Oliver?

- Everything...

FLASHBACK

He was sure he was going to feel at peace finally, as soon as he looked up and saw that light, that strong light forming on the sky. Sara and Barry were by his side, crying. He felt a single tear come down from his eyes, but he wasn't sad. He was relieved. Like he told Barry before, dying was the easy part, and it truly was. He closed his eyes and it was finally over.

Except that it wasn't.

He saw a dark place in front of him but he wasn't sure where it was. He had his Green Arrow suit on, and was standing there, alone in the dark. He looked around and saw nothing. He felt a chill and really cold, and suddenly a figure appeared in front of him.

- Who are you?

- The original Spectre... – The figure said.

Oliver could see it better now, there was a tall figure with a green cape and a hood covering almost his entiure face, his eyes glew in green neon light and he remembered how he appeared before him, before he became the Spectre while in Crisis.

- What is going on? Where am I? Is this some kind of post life, or something?

- You ask too many questions... – Spectre said in a low voice – But I'll answer them. Something went wrong.

- Wrong? I just helped reset the multiverse, how can something be already wrong?

- Because there was interference from powerful outside forces... You must go back. I'll send you back...

- No, I rebooted everything; they are all right now... I was supposed to die in this Crisis and I died.

- If everything had happened as they were supposed to, you would have fulfilled your destiny, but everything changed now, Oliver. You need to go back. This is not your time to die. Everything has changed. You'll be back but not in the present, you need to learn what can happen if you are not there to help. And you must stop it, whatever the cost is. Do so, and you'll be able to live and find happiness. Fail to do so, and you'll doom not just yourself, but the entire multiverse you worked so hard to save.

He saw a strong light before his eyes, and suddenly, the darkness were gone. He saw himself in the middle of snow, a loto f snow. There was a storm happening and he looked around, trying to figure out where he was. He could see a cave in the distance and walked towards it.

END OF FLASHBACK.

- Spectre sent you back... – Kara said as she helped Oliver sit on the floor properly. – He gave you a chance to survive...

- Apparently. I just have to help stop whatever is going to destroy the entire multiverse. It's a piece of cake.

- Like you've said, we will find out what Lex is doing, I'm sure it has something to do with this... And we'll save this new world. We have a chance to do better this time, and we will.

- I love how positive you are – He said, his face getting closer to hers – I'm glad I can finally understand how it all happened. Something must have triggered my memories... Thank you for being here with me.

- I'm always here, Oliver... You can count on me.

Kara could feel Oliver's scent since they were so close to each other. She could also hear his heart beating fast and wondered if he was feeling whatever she was feeling now, because she wasn't sure about exactly what it was, just that was something really strong. Their noses were really close, almost touching. She noticed his eyes on her lips, her own eyes were lost in his. It felt like the world had just the two of them now and everything else were gone.

- Oliver, are you there? – They heard Diggle's voices and Kara almost jumped in scare.

Kara got up quickly, blushing and helped Oliver get up. Diggle came in, asking to talk to him and looked weird at both of them.

- Did I... Interrupt something? – He asked, suspiciously.

- No... Not at all – Oliver and Kara said in unisson.

Diggle nodded with his head, still suspicious of the two of them and Kara excused herself, leaving them to talk alone.

Sara was inside the Waverider, asking Gideon to help them get more information about the anti-life equation. She was feeling impatient, wanting it all to be over soon, whatever it was. Barry was next to her, staring nowhere and seeming to be a bit lost.

- Are you ok, Allen?

- Yes... Is just... I can't believe Ollie is back.

- I know the feeling. I can't either. We have been given a gift...

- I know we're about to go into another world Crisis and the world can end and all, but I feel like this was our second chance of doing it all right, and having Ollie back for good.

- I know it was, as awful as it seems... I'm glad, not that the world can end, but... You know what I mean. We can and will do things right, no one will die this time and we'll save the world...

- Captain Lance I could only find that the anti-life quation is related to a Martian philosophy, all records of its existence has been erased.

- And who erased it?

- I'm afraid I don't have this information.

Sara looked at Barry, frustrated. She couldn't believe that. If not even Gideon could have more information, she wasn't sure how they could get it, until she remembered a member of the Supergirl team was a Martian. She stared at Barry and they both nodded their heads.

- J'onn!

- Captain, I have found an aberration! – Gideon's voice echoed in na alarming tone.

- What? – Sara asked, looking confused at the screen – Aberrations never happened again after the last one we took care of, a few years ago...

- But one is happening as we speak.

- Where? – She asked

- In 1860 to be exact. And is a huge one, level 9.

Sara stared at the screen, still not believing those things were back. How that was possible? She thought.

Barry caressed her shoulder and reassured her he was going to talk to J'onn about the anti-life equation.

- In the meantime, I'll bring Legends to 1860 so we can deal with this thing. We meet back in Star Labs.

- See you there. – Barry was about to rush out of there when he heard Sara calling him. He turned around and saw her smiling to him.

- Thank you for everything. – She said as she tapped her comms, calling for Legends to be back on the Waverider.

Barry smiled back at her, nodding and super speeding to National City, to find J'onn.

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