Chapter 18: Broken Arrow (and the Prank Gone Wrong)
The news hit S.T.A.R. Labs like a gut punch: Oliver Queen, dead. Killed by Ra's al Ghul. Barry looked devastated. Cisco was unusually quiet. Caitlin's eyes were wide with shock.
Adam, despite his meta-knowledge, felt a cold knot of dread in his stomach. He knew Oliver wasn't really dead, thanks to the Lazarus Pit, but the team's grief was palpable. His usual sarcastic quips felt hollow, inappropriate. "Plot armor, Adam. Plot armor. He'll be back. Probably with more angst. And a new haircut." He tried to reassure himself, but it didn't quite work.
Jisoo, however, was a rock. She held Felicity, who was openly weeping, and offered quiet comfort to Diggle. Her usual unbothered demeanor was replaced by a fierce, protective sadness. "He will be okay," she murmured to Felicity, though even she sounded less certain than usual.
Ray Palmer, meanwhile, was debuting his ATOM suit, a shining beacon of technological optimism amidst the gloom. Jisoo, ever curious, looked at the miniature suit. "Can it… shrink to ant-size? Like in the movie? Or is it just… small?"
Adam, trying to find some outlet for his discomfort, decided on a small, symbolic gesture. "System, Minor Wish: 'Glitter Cloud.' Target: Oliver's grave. Make it appear as a fluffy cloud." He wanted a gentle, comforting visual.
[SYSTEM MESSAGE]: Minor Wish 'Glitter Cloud' Used. Cost: 15 Days. Current Wish Balance: 281 Days. Prank Effectiveness: Low. Host's Regret: High.
At Oliver's makeshift grave, as the team stood in somber silence, a small, fluffy cloud did appear. But instead of a gentle mist, it began to rain… glitter. Bright, shimmering, inescapable glitter, coating everyone and everything in a sparkly, inappropriate mess.
Felicity, mid-sob, looked up, her face streaked with tears and glitter. Diggle sighed, running a hand over his face, now covered in iridescent dust.
Adam winced. "Oh, for the love of Grodd. Glitter? Really, System? You had one job. One simple, comforting cloud. Now Oliver's grave looks like a unicorn exploded. I am terrible at this grief thing." He felt a pang of genuine regret. Some situations, it seemed, were beyond the reach of his usual pranks.
Later, when Oliver was resurrected from the Lazarus Pit, looking disoriented and feral, Jisoo sensed the profound shift in his aura. "He's… broken. Like a song that lost its melody." She instinctively extended a hand, and a small, shimmering, golden ward of light flickered around Oliver, barely visible. It provided a flicker of warmth and clarity, a subtle anchor in his confused, violent state. Oliver, for a brief moment, seemed to calm, his eyes losing some of their wildness before Ra's pulled him away.
Adam watched, a new understanding dawning on him. His pranks, while amusing, were sometimes just… noise. Jisoo's quiet, empathetic magic, however, was always precisely what was needed. "Okay, Snack King. Time to learn from the Magic Queen. Some things are too serious for glitter." His Wish Day balance was still good, but he was starting to realize the true weight of his powers.
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