I know my track record with writing stories is really crappy but I will try my hardest to finish this one and make it good, so enjoy!

Reliving the past

Oliver and Sara never wanted anyone to find out what happened to them on the island... and if they did find out he didn't want it to be like this. Not while he was trying to hide his pain for the sake of everyone else and certainly not standing on a cliff looking out towards the North China sea.

Nobody except for Felicity, Diggle, Sara and Roy know who the Arrow is. This story will include Nyssa and the league of assassins/shadows. Some other characters will appear but some will only be mentioned.

Quintin Lance

Lance was whirling round the kitchen with a pan in one hand and and some cutlery in the other with a tea towel sung over his shoulder trying to get dinner ready in time for when Sara and Laurel got there in half an hour, and things were not going well. He had already burned the pie to a crisp because he had been too busy trying to clean up the mashed potatoes he had spilled on the floor only minutes earlier. So he decided on fries, microwavable chicken and vegetables. Setting the knives and forks down onto the table he put the pan onto the cooker and turned it on to the right tempreture. Whistling while he went, he grabbed three plates out on the top cupboard and set them onto the table next to the cutlery and went back to check on the vedge.

After 30 minutes of rushing around the fries had finished cooking so he turned off the cooker and dished out the food onto the plates. He hared the door open and close then hushed whispers in the hallway but quickly dismissed them as he though it was his girls.. until he hared slow, heavy footsteps approaching the kitchen, lance look up just in time to see a man dressed in all black stood in the entrance way holding some kind of weapon, not having chance to draw his own from the side all he hared was the whoosh of the weapon before his world went black.

Diggle

Sitting on the couch watching TV while nursing a beer. This was his only downtime where he could actually relax, most of the time he was in the Arrow cave training, doing patrol with Oliver or busy being Oliver's bodyguard/black driver. He had told Diggle to go home and relax and that he would call if anything came up, Oliver had gave him no time to argue as he had near enough pushed him out of the door and into his car, waving him off as he drove away. His eyes started drooping as he was letting himself drop to sleep completely forgetting about the nearly empty beer can that he has still holding. Just as he was about to close his eyes fully he saw a shadow cross the wall behind the TV. Jumping up and quickly turning around ready to attack anyone that could have been a threat, but he saw nobody. Shaking his head slightly he turned back around to face the TV when he came face to face... well face to mask with some guy dressed all in black, he didn't have any time to react before he felt a sharp prick in his neck and then... nothing.

Thea & Roy

Sighing and stacking the shelves with the new stock of alcohol ready for the re opening of Verdent since it had recently been closed due to a bar fight that had gotten way out of hand the week before broke quite a lot of stuff. Thea Queen loved having her bar, it was something that was nobody else's so nobody could tell her what to do and how to do it, but at times like this she really wishes she had gone with working in a supermarket. Her mind wandered to when Oliver had, had this place how had he kept so calm and collected about this, he never raised his voice at the stock workers or gotten annoyed if something went wrong, like he was being patient about it all and she knew her brother was not a patient person. She saw Roy who can come up from the basement a second ago and he made his was over to her and pecked her cheek. A minute later she heard a loud thus but dismissed it as she thought he had dropped something again, for a guy who can fight like crazy he was very clumsy. She did not hear the masked man walk up behind her therefore she never saw his face, his eyes filling with regret. But she did feel the prick of the needle in her side. She quickly pulled it out and looked at it before falling to the ground.

Laurel

She got out of her car where she had parked it outside her fathers apartment building, she grabbed her purse and made her way to the front door. She felt someone brush past her as she walked up the steps, she gave the man a curious look as he held the door open for her with his head bowed. She just brushed it off as being polite and a gentleman, until he grabbed her round her waist and put his free hand round her mouth. She tried to get away by using the self defence moves she learned from her father years ago, she swung her leg behind her managing to kick him in the shin with her high heel, but to her misfortune he did not let go, he just gave a grunt as her heel connected with his pant covered leg. She tried struggling some more to try and get out of his death grip that is until she felt something cold and sharp on the back of her neck. Black spots clouded her vision and the room started spinning and the ground looked like it was getting closer to her, she vaguely remembers falling in a heap on the floor then nothing but blackness.

Walter & Moira

Sat curled up on the couch watching a movie is what Moira and Walter were doing. With a few snacks surrounding them on the coffee table, they felt like teenagers again. This was the only peace and quiet they had, when Oliver and Thea were not home and there was no paper work to sign and no gala's to organize. They enjoyed there bit of downtime. As they paused the movie, Walter went into the kitchen to get more snacks and Moira went to the bathroom they did not see a masked man pour some clear liquid into their drinks quickly before exiting the building silently and undetected. They both returned and played the movie. Taking a sip of their drinks they did not notice that anything was wrong until they started to feel light-headed and dizzy. The last thing they remember before waking up was the TV screen fuzzing and the muffled thud of their body's hitting the floor.

Felicity

Felicity sat at her computers in the Arrow cave under Verdent. She was told to leave by Oliver before he went on patrol saying that he would be fine that he wasn't going to do anything dangerous, that it was just surveillance. Felicity had not believed him as she never did when he said things like that for the last time he said that he had come back needing 6 stitches in his side. Even if this was just patrol she liked to make sure he came back alight and in one piece.. she needed this, to make sure he was ok because what if nobody was there and he had an accident and he needed medical attention, he wouldnt get any because nobody was there to do it and he would bleed out and lose conciousness and maybe die. And she wasn't having that, she would blame herself for not being there to help. So there she was peeling off her jacket and taking off her shoes to try and cool herself down. While the lair was normally cold and draughty in the winter and just right on normal days, today was not a normal day, it was an unusually hot day in Starling City. Even thoe the lair was cooler than the air outside because it was underground and the concrete walls provided a little cool air it was still like a sauna. Or thats what felicity thought.

Standing up she slipped her flat shoes on made her way to the side door. She opened it and slipped out to get a little fresh air. She still had her comms in so she could keep in contact with Oliver if anything happened, normally it was something happening on his side she did not expect something to happen on her side. She felt as thoe someone was watching her but this was an abandoned alley in the glades at night it was bound to be creepy and keep her a little on edge. She forgot what Oliver and Diggle told her when she had first started here self defence training. Always be aware of your surroundings, always be on alert and if you things someone is following you or watching you get the hell out of there and call one of us. Hearing a crash behind her she whirled around but nobody was there frowning in worry and tapping her hands nervously on her arm she turned back around only to see nothing but black. A man in a mask she barley had time to open her comm links before the man grabbed her and she screamed trying to get away. Oliver's voice sounded in her ear laced with worry and fear asking what was happening. She couldn't find her voice to say anything back to him as her eyes started slowly closing, she remembers being picked up and roughly slung over the man's shoulder with Oliver shouting down the comms to her.

Sara

Walking with a little bounce in her step and a smile on her face Sara Lance walked out of the clock tower and started down the road to her fathers apartment for dinner. She was finally in a good place with her family, Laurel was now talking to her again after they had a big argument about what happened to her on the island, her dad finally saw things her way even thoe he didn't like it. She managed to convince him that she was doing this for the benefit of the city, working with the Arrow and going on patrol's with him nearly every night and even taking out the bad guys when she had to. She knew her father was just being protective and wanted her to stay safe, he had seen her fight and knew she was more than capable of protecting herself but he still didn't like the idea of her willingly putting herself in danger. But like she had said if we don't do it then who will.

Stopping suddenly in the middle of the street she turned around quickly to see a group of kids run across the road and into a small side ally. Shaking her head and letting out a breath she didn't know she was holding, turning back around she continued on her way looking down every ally and dark street on the way. Sara had been on edge all week and had the feeling that something bad was going to happen, she was normally right about these kinds of things and that worried her because she had the feeling that this something was going to be big and bad. Stopping again in the middle of the street she looked around, it was not a noise that caught her attention this time it was a smell, she could see a small almost undetectable layer of smoke that she had just walked into. Recognising it immediately she grabbed her jacket to cover her face to try and stop breathing in the poison but it was already too late she could feel her mind clouding and white spots appeared in her eyes before she stumbled over to a wall in attempt to stay walking until she got to her dads place which was not far away. She barely made it 5 steps before her legs gave out and she slumped down leaning on the wall, her eyes finally closed as her head lolled down chin brushing the fabric of her shirt.

Thea was the first to wake from her slumber that she didn't want. Confused and scared she looked around her trying to figure out where she was but the confusion turned to worry when she saw everyone else knocked out on the floor nearby. Her mom was there beside Walter they both looked unharmed apart from the fact that they were unconscious. Her eyes moved onto Laurel, Sara and their father they too looked ok if not a little roughed up Sara's eyes were a little puffy and Laurel had a bruise on the side of her neck but other than that there were no other injuries as far as she could tell. Looking over her shoulder she could see Oliver's bodyguard Mr Diggle lying on his side with his back facing her, getting up from where she was placed or thrown she walked round to his front to see if he was ok and he looked to be fine. She noticed a blond figure lying on her back with her arms up and open as if she was surrendering to someone or something, confused to why she would be here because she has nothing to do with the family but all the others did, she also noticed her big brother lying down facing her and was not surprised to see him moving his head from side to side and his fists clenched a frown upon his face. She reached a hand out to wake him up but a voice from behind stopped her in her tracks.

"I wouldnt do that if i was you sweetheart" Turning around she saw her mother walking towards her shaking her head. "Why not?" she asked but all her mother did was put a hand on her arm and steer her away from her brother and towards Roy who was just starting to stir. Moira knew what was happening and while she wanted to wake her son and stop the nightmare she knew that if Thea had gone too close she could have been hurt like she was when she tried on that stormy night not long after he got home. The small sounds from Oliver were starting to get louder now and everyone had woken up due to the desperate cries coming from him. They were all desperate for him to wake so this could end but Moira and Diggle held everyone back knowing what would happen if they got too close. Sara started to wake up just as Oliver's moans started turning to screams and he was thrashing around wildly as if trying to get away but couldn't, she jumped up and started on her way over to Oliver when an arm reached out to grab her, it was Moira who grabbed her in fear of Sara getting hurt but what the older woman didn't know is that the young assassin could hold her own against Oliver.

Sara made her way over and thought of the best position to wake Oliver where she and him would be less likely to get hurt. She knelt on his right side and proceeded to gently shake him, all of a sudden his eyes flew open and grabbed the arm on his shoulder, he flipped her over him and pinned her to the floor raising an arm ready to punch but she kicked him off her and pushed him face first into the stones and put her knee in the pressure point on his lower back, he couldn't get out of this even if he wanted to and he knew this but his mind was still in the nightmare. "Olli it me its Sara, come on come back, we are here and were are all safe just come back Oliver come on wake up." She talked to him like this for a few minutes while still holding him to the ground not wanting to let go until she knew he was not going to attack. He started to calm, his breathing started to even out and she felt his muscles relax, she saw this as a sign that she could let him up. She offered a hand and he took it allowing himself to be hauled off the floor and onto his feet, he looked at her and offered a small smile of thanks which she returned before turning round to face the shocked group apart from Diggle and Roy who wore looks of relief and understanding and Detective Lance who just wore a look of confusion.

Thea took a small step towards her brother as if she was scared what he was going to do but as soon and he looked in her eyes and his face showed a small smile she raced forward and flung herself into his arms without a second thought, he caught her easily and held onto her closing his eyes and relishing the moment, he and Thea were not on the best of terms right now after all she had just found out that Malcolm Merlyn was her father and not Robert Queen like she had originally thought. "Im sorry Olli i shouldn't have been mean to you, i know you were only trying to protect me but you should have told me its my life and i deserve to know" She pulled back from the hug enough to look him in the face, "I know i should and i was going to i just never found the right time to do it. I know i haven't been the best brother in the world speedy but i am trying to be better and from now i will start opening up to you i promise" He kissed her forehead and lowered her back to the ground. The moment was shattered when a noise from behind him caused him to turn around, Felicity was lying there not stretched on her back like before but now in a ball on her side like she was trying to protect herself, the noises were small whimpers but they soon turned to shouts as she rolled over onto her other side and held her arms to her chest, cutting her cheek on a sharp rock from all the thrashing she screamed. Nobody knew what was happening in the dream but it did not sound good.

Oliver walked forward slowly knowing that waking her up suddenly could scare her even more especially as she was so deep into the nightmare. He brought his hand up to cup her cheek and stroke it with his thumb. "Felicity it me come on your safe now its ok, open your eyes come back to me please" he kept saying things like this until the noises died down and she opened her bright blue eyes that were filled with unshed tears and relief as she looked in his own which were filled with worry and knowing. "Come here" he whispered and opened his arms slightly as an invitation and she gladly accepted as she crawled over and settled into his arms with her head resting on his chest and his nestled into her hair holding her while she cried. The others watched the touching scene with confusion from all but Diggle, Sara and Roy who all wore smiles and wondered how long it would be before they finally admitted their feelings for each other. After a few minutes her cries turned to sniffles and her head lifted off Oliver's chest, she smiled at him and muttered a small thanks suddenly embarrassed as she saw that everyone was now watching them, he only chuckled in response which earned a big smile from the blonde that was still on the floor in front of him which caused him to smile too, so there they were sat of the rocky ground smiling at each other as the rest of the group watched the scene unfold.

Finally getting off the floor and looking round she they notices where they were and she couldn't say she was glad to see it because she really never wanted to see this place again. She felt dread pooling in the bottom of her stomach and thought there was only one person that could have done this, only one person that would have. And that was Slade Wilson. "Oliver" she whispered as she turned to face him only to see everyone else staring at him too "I know" he answered his voice tinted with anger and dread after that they lapsed into silence and it was Laurel who broke the silence. "What the hell is this place? What are we doing here? And who put us here?" questions were coming like rapid fire out of the older Lance sister's mouth like she could not wait to hear the answer to the first question before she asked another one. One by one Sara, Diggle and Roy came to stand next to Felicity and Oliver with him at the front, Felicity and Diggle slightly behind him and Sara and Roy slightly behind them. The IT specialist put her hand on the archers arm for comfort and support.

"Welcome to Lian Yu"

Well that's it for now guys please review and let me know what you think! No flames, constructive criticism is accepted and took on bored but if you don't like then don't read it, simple as.