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"We're going to be there for Roy no matter what right?" Felicity asked, hoping that she was right in the answer that Oliver would give in response.

"Of course Felicity. We are a Team, and we will always have each other's backs." Oliver said with a smile, noting the looks on Diggle and Sara's faces as well, agreeing with him.

"I was hoping you would say that." Roy said from the top of the stairs. The Team looked to him and Sara noted that he looked like he had seen a ghost. "Because I don't know if I can do this alone." The kid admitted.

"Roy." Oliver said as he walked up to his young protégé. "You will never have to face anything alone again!" Oliver said with finality.

Chapter 3: Revelations

Felicity turned back to her computer, ready to track down this man that was disrupting the peace in their lives. She started by pulling up feeds from the traffic cameras around Roy's house, trying to get a good shot of the man's face and, if she was lucky, the car and license plates that he was using. As she worked she also paid attention to the rest of the Team, making sure they took good care of one of their own in trouble.

"Roy, are you okay?" Sara asked as the younger man moved deeper into the lair to join his Team.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Roy answered much to Felicity's amusement. They all use that word way too much! She thought as she worked to enhance a picture on her screen.

"Hey Roy." Felicity called to the younger man as she turned to face the Team. She noted that Roy was staring at a spot on the far wall and Sara, Diggle, and Oliver were exchanging looks that clearly said they didn't believe Roy. "Can you come look at this picture and tell me if it's him?" Felicity asked carefully, pulling Roy out of his own thoughts.

"Sure." Roy answered Felicity as he moved to stand next to the blonde.

Oliver watched Roy carefully. He had a feeling that something was going on, more so than Roy simply seeing a man that he thought was dead. He thought he saw a hint of fear in Roy's eyes -and that wasn't something he normally saw in the kid's face. He moved to stand on the other side of Felicity so that he could see the picture on the screen as well as Roy's reaction.

Oliver noticed that when Roy saw the picture on the screen he immediately became more tense than he previously had been. Roy clenched his hands into fists at his side and responded quietly with a voice full of tension.

"Yeah, that's him." Roy confirmed. He was tense again, he could feel all his muscles reacting to his emotions and after a moment he realized that he had his hands clenched at his side too.

"Did he tell you what he wanted?" Oliver asked, attempting to draw Roy's attention from the screen to focus on something else.

"He said he wants me to join the family business." Roy answered, voice completely devoid of emotion, as he walked around Felicity's desk towards the training dummies.

"You said he was an arms dealer right?" Diggle asked, drawing on the minimal information that they had on the man at the moment.

"Yeah. He wants me to join him." Roy commented as he turned back to the Team. He locked his eyes with Oliver's as he continued to explain. "He heard that the Arrow stopped his biggest client about four months ago. I can only think that it was Slade. He wants me to help track you and the Team down, - and kill you." Roy had to break his gaze away from Oliver's as he finished. He felt like a traitor already simply from revealing his dad's plans to the Team.

"What did you tell him?" Sara asked, trying to make sure that there was no judgment to be heard in her voice. She thought she knew what Roy would have said and was simply hoping that she was right.

"I didn't say anything." Roy said as he turned his back to the Team and walked closer to the training dummy, placing his hand on top of it and taking a deep breath, clearly remembering what had happened next. "He told me I had until tomorrow to make my decision." Roy suddenly turned and faced his Team again, noticing that they were all looking at him, waiting to see what his answer would be. "I won't. There is nothing that he can do that will make me give up this Team. You guys are the only family I have and I will not let that man ruin the only good thing I have!" Roy said with conviction. He wanted them to know that there was no way he was going to help his dad complete his mission!

"Roy, we know that you would never do anything to hurt any of us." Felicity said as she gave him a reassuring smile. "What we need to know is how we can help."

Roy took a sudden step towards them as he remembered something else his dad had said.

"We need to get Thea under more protection!" Roy stated, suddenly worried for his girlfriend. He instantly saw the same look of concern mirrored on Oliver's face.

"Why?" Oliver demanded to know.

"He said..." Roy took a deep breath and swallowed, attempting to keep his emotions - and his anger - under control. "...he said if I didn't cooperate he would hurt people I cared about. That means Thea." Roy stated.

"Is there anyone else that will need protection?" Diggle asked as he pulled his phone out to make the necessary phone calls.

"Sin." Roy answered as he looked at Sara. "She would be the only other person outside the Team that he could try to use to get to me. I don't have anyone else." He hung his head at the final statement. He really didn't have many people that he trusted, cared about. This Team, Thea, and Sin were the only people in the world that cared about what happened to him.

Felicity's heart broke for Roy at his admission at not having many people that cared about him. There was the Team, Thea, and Sin. That was only six people in the whole world that cared anything about this young man standing before them. She suddenly rose from her chair and walked over to Roy, wrapping him in a tight hug.

"You have us Roy." Felicity said quietly. She held onto him tightly, and could see Diggle, Oliver, and Sara move to place their hands on his shoulders. "Nothing will ever change that. You're part of our Team, our family, we will always be here for you, whether you need us or not!" She finally felt some of the tension slowly melting away from Roy after a moment.

"She's right Roy." Oliver added. "We will always have you're back, just as you've had ours."

"Thanks guys." Roy said as he finally pulled away from Felicity. He knew that if he allowed her to hug him too long then Oliver would start to get overprotective of her again and he did not want that. "It really means a lot to me, knowing you're there for me."

Diggle smiled reassuringly. "I'll call the mansion and make sure things are set for Thea. I'll have them keep her at the mansion for now."

"And I'll go find Sin." Sara sad as she turned to grab her leather jacket.

"Take her to the mansion too. She's friends with Thea right?" Oliver asked, knowing that the Queen mansion was the safest place for the women right now.

"Yeah." Roy answered, thankful that his Team knew exactly what to do to help.

Diggle and Sara both turned to take care of their respective tasks. Oliver turned to Felicity and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead before turning to Roy.

"You look like you need to work off some steam." Oliver said to the younger man as he walked towards the training mats. "Want to spar?"

"Yeah, I really need to hit something right now!" Roy admitted a little too quickly before he realized that he would be hitting Oliver. He turned to Felicity at her small laugh.

"Don't worry Roy." Felicity said with a smile. "Even if you do hurt him it will serve him right."

Roy's mouth dropped open at that comment. He couldn't believe what she had just said.

"What?!" Oliver asked, attempting to sound offended which instead just came across as comic relief to Roy and he laughed in response.

"I said that if he hurts you then it serves you right!" Felicity said with an ornery smile, her eyes shining with joy. "You spend hours showing off your superior fighting skills and flaunting that perfect body in front of me on the Salmon Ladder. It's time someone took your ego down a notch."

"Okay guys, really. I'm standing right here!" Roy said, attempting to sound offended. If anyone asked him he would vehemently deny the fact that he enjoyed the constant ribbing between the two, as long as it didn't get too mushy. "Digg, help me out here man!" He said as he turned to the other man, only to realize he was on the phone and in no mood to get in the middle of what was going on.

"Come on Roy. Felicity needs to get back to work... admiring my abs!" Oliver said quite seriously, earning him a glare from the IT Tech. "Come show me what you've got."

Roy took the bait and moved to the edge of the training mats where he paused for a moment, trying to decide if he would remove his shirt as all the guys usually did when training. After only a moment he decided to keep it on as he suspected that he would have a nasty bruise forming where his dad had punched him in the gut. He moved on to the mats to face Oliver and was happy that even if Oliver noticed his hesitation, which he probably did as he had ninja skills according to Felicity, he didn't mention it. Nor did he mention the fact that Roy kept his shirt on. He simply moved into a fighting stance, that Roy mirrored, and the sparring began.

Oliver had noticed Roy's hesitation on the mats and realized that the kid was trying to decide whether or not to remove his shirt. Although he kept his face carefully neutral he was worried about his Teammate. He had suspected that Roy had been punched, probably in the gut, pretty hard and knew of only one way to find out without asking Roy straight up about it. After a couple of minutes of sparring Oliver placed a well-aimed hit to Roy's stomach. He was impressed with the fact that Roy was able to keep from crying out in pain, however, he still noticed the look of pain in his face and how he stepped away, holding his abdomen, for a moment before turning back ready to continue.

Oliver chose not to say anything but his suspicion had just been confirmed. Roy's dad had hit him, and that revelation enraged him. He found himself wondering just what lengths the man would go to to get his own way.

AN: So, what do you think about these revelations? Please leave me a review to let me know what you think of this chapter! Thanks :)