Arrow fanfiction

(I do not own the television series Arrow or any of the characters that I have written into this story.)

CHAPTER 1

Memories are very precious and sacred possessions that all humans keep close. They remind us of the emotions we have felt in the past like happiness, hope, sadness and anger. They can be fleeting and at times memories of the past can help us through memories in progress in the present. But like most things in life memories can be taken away from us in a split second like hitting the delete button on your computer and having all of your important files erased in an instant. But as they say in the cyber world not everything is ever completely deleted unless you're like a genius hacker with seriously mad computer tech skills. Memories are a part of what makes all of us on this planet earth, human which was what IT extraordinaire Felicity Smoak was about to find out the hard way. This is her story and what better place to start then at the beginning.

It had been a normal day at the office for Felicity which was something she had hoped would continue into her night at the foundry with Oliver and Dig. But spending any time with those two was anything but normal. Felicity arrived and headed straight for her computers not even bothering to say hi to the guys knowing from previous experience that when they were training hard, a steam train could crash into the building and there was probably a ninety per cent chance they wouldn't even notice so if you do the math saying hi would be practically impossible.

"So what's the plan for tonight? Patrolling, or is there someone in particular you want to pay a hood visit to," said Dig with an element of intrigue.

"I think we're ready to infiltrate the Martinez cartel tonight. We've been working hard these past couple months, working the ins and outs of their organization. I think it's about time we put a halt to it indefinitely," Oliver proudly exclaimed.

"You sure man, they're a pretty tight organization. Just the two of us on our own infiltrating them could result in a lot of bloodshed and I'm talking about on our part."

"Never underestimate the element of surprise and the guidance of one Felicity Smoak. Felicity said she's able to hack into their security cameras. She can literally be our eyes and ears."

"If you're sure then let's suit up."

Dig and Oliver walked over to Felicity and explained the situation for the night. She was apprehensive at first but when they agreed they would be under her orders whether or not to continue with the destruction of the Martinez cartel once out in the field she begrudgingly agreed.

Once Oliver and Dig were prepared they had one last debrief with Felicity to make sure everything was in order.

"Now these are your comms. Put them deep within your ears so you don't have to worry about them falling out. We'll worry about fishing them out later. I will be only a word away and I have managed to hack into their security feed so being your eyes shouldn't be a problem. I just want to put it out there that I think this is an impossible mission with a zero per cent chance of success but oddly enough I think you guys of all people will actually be able to pull it off. So good luck and keep safe.

"Don't worry Felicity. We'll be fine," Dig replied with a warm smile on his face.

Oliver and Felicity shared an intense look before he and Dig went out to begin their infiltration of the night. Dig had his gun drawn and was ready to infiltrate the front entrance at Oliver's word of needing back up. Oliver decided to take the back. Just before he was about to enter a worried voice rang in his ear.

"Oliver, stop. I take back what I said about you guys being able to pull this off. It looks like the whole cartel is in the warehouse. They're spread out all over the place and they're armed. And when I say armed we are talking machine guns not your standard street thug hand gun."

"If we don't do this now another chance may not arise for months. Felicity just think of all the lives that could be affected from now until then. I don't care about the risk. I'm going in."

"Oliver don't you dare…."

Before Felicity could finish the sentence she heard a bang which she assumed was Oliver kicking down the door and then silence. Her breath was on hold until she heard shouting and rapid gunfire and then the voice of Dig saying "I'm going in". Then silence once again.

"Oliver, Dig. Does anyone read me? Please if you can hear me, answer. Answer me please. Oh my god."

Without hesitation Felicity anonymously notified the Starling City police department. All she could do now was wait. After the first hour went by her heart felt like it was going to burst out of her chest. Felicity started to pace until she heard the door open and men grunting. She didn't know whether to hug both of them or throttle them.

"Felicity, help me get him over to the table"

With the help of both Felicity and Dig they helped a gunshot grazed Oliver to the table. It didn't take long for both of them to patch him up. Luckily enough Dig was uninjured. A silence fell upon them until Dig's phone rang.

"Hello, Oh my god, ok, alright, I'm on my way. Aj's sick and Carly needs someone to drive her to the doctors."

"What's wrong" Oliver asked.

"High fever. Carly wants to get him checked out though to be on the safe side. You gonna be ok."

"I'll survive. Thanks for having my back"

"Just don't do anything that stupid again. Felicity made it clear that it was an impossible mission. I don't appreciate being put in harm's way if it's not necessary. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

Felicity didn't know what to do. She was so angry she couldn't speak which was a first for her.

"Aren't you going to lecture me on not following orders Felicity?" Oliver asked sarcastically.

Felicity stared daggers at him and looked away. She took a moment to think of what she was going to say and then turned to face him head on.

"I don't really know what to say but it's not going to be a lecture because you do what Oliver wants to do. It doesn't matter what other people think especially when it comes to your safety.

"You say this isn't a lecture but it feels like one."

"Oliver there are people in your life that care about you, who need you. You are being selfish. Do you have any idea what it was like to not know if you and Dig were ok. I called the police and waited for over an hour with my heart in my stomach. And you know what, I felt helpless."

"Felicity…."

Before he could finish she cut him off.

"I love working with you guys. I love the feeling of purpose and that I'm making a difference even how cliché that sounds but I seriously have some thinking to do."

"About what?"

"About whether or not I should continue working with you guys."

Oliver was so taken aback that he didn't know what to say so he just watched her grab her bag and walk out with what looked like tears in her eyes.

The next day Dig picked Oliver up and they both headed for the club so that Oliver could attend to some business. Once there Oliver opened up to a much surprised Dig.

"I think I pushed Felicity too far last night."

"You think Oliver. We all agreed last night that we would be under Felicity's orders. To be honest Oliver I'm surprised she's lasted this long." Dig replied

"She's tougher than she looks Dig. She doesn't seem to mind about the danger element anymore."

"That's not what I meant. I'm surprised she hasn't left because of all the large risks you take. She cares about you Oliver and what happens to you especially now that you have things to lose like your family."

Oliver contemplated telling Dig that Felicity was thinking about leaving but decided not to because he knew what his answer would be, fix it, talk to her.

Felicity was hard at work, wait no that was an understatement she was drowning in work. But that was how she liked it especially when she wanted her mind off things. It had been hours since she had started working and it wasn't until she heard a knock at her door that she stopped.

"Hi. I was wondering if you're not too busy we could talk." Oliver asked.

"I haven't come to a decision yet if that's what you came here to talk about."

"I'm actually happy to hear that."

Felicity replied with a confused expression.

"I wanted to say a few things and hopefully you will take it into consideration before you make your decision."

"That sounds fair. Have a seat."

Oliver sat down and waited a moment before he began to what felt like state his case.

"I wanted to apologise for last night. I have seen firsthand what the Martinez cartel has done to their victims and to their families and I thought that if there was a chance to stop them even how small the chance was, it was worth it. It wasn't until I went in that I regretted it. I felt guilty even if I didn't show it much last night for not listening to you and trusting your judgment and for putting Dig's life at risk when it didn't need to be. You are an important member of our team and I think it was time that I acknowledged that especially to you."

"Wow, Oliver that was a lot to take in. I don't think you've ever opened up to me like that before. I understand your reason for wanting to go in. you wanted to help. And if you had any fault it's that you care too much. That's what I like so much about you and I say that in the most platonic way, you know as a friend, nothing more and I'm rambling which probably means I'm getting back to my old self which is good you know and I should get back on topic. Anyway sometimes it's ok to put yourself first and the people you care about before others. Being part of this team mainly relies on trust. I trust you Oliver. I just need to know that you trust me too."

Oliver took in what Felicity had said and Felicity could have sworn she saw a twinge of a smile come from his face when she had started rambling but it was gone before she could blink an eye.

"I trust you Felicity," he answered simply.

"Well then, that's all I really needed to know."

"So have you made your decision or do you need more time?"

"I'll see you and Dig tonight Oliver."

Oliver nodded with a hint of a smile. As he made his way to the door he turned back around and asked

"Felicity you said that if I had any fault, it was that I cared too much. Why do you believe in me so much?"

Felicity was taken aback by the question but decided to speak from the heart.

"Anyone who makes so many sacrifices in order to help other people is a hero in my eyes. You're a good person Oliver. Now if you'll excuse me if I don't finish this my boss will kill me and I don't mean that in the literal sense but if he did want to kill me he probably wouldn't do it himself. He seems like the guy to hire a trained killer to do his bidding but not that he is a bad person because he's not. Please don't tell Walter I don't think I could live with the guilt of knowing that my rambling was the cause of someone getting fired."

"I won't. Don't ever change Felicity."

Felicity couldn't help but smile at that. It was a memory she would most likely never forget.