Hope y'all enjoy this new chapter! I love, love, love reviews and am open to any ideas. Thank you so much for reading this!

WinterRain36: Yeah, I definitely can't wait to write that! I am excited for his return, too!

kindleflame5: Don't worry, she definitely is. One of my most important points is trying to weave in her intelligence as a tool to her advantage when she is fighting. The moves she learned from Diggle and Sara will definitely come in useful.

unicorn1111: Thanks! This has been really fun to write. I feel like Felicity has the potential to be a great heroine! I have to admit, it's fun to write and explore how Felicity has been growing in regards to her new skill.

Disclaimer, I don't own Arrow, unfortunately. Enjoy!

Felicity returned to Palmer Tech after lunch in a much better mood then when she had left. Wednesdays were the day that she meet with her Women in Science and Technology club. She felt silly calling it a club, but that's what it was. Right after Oliver had left, Diggle made her take some time off after she made a mistake that almost cost Roy his life. Needless to say, Felicity wasn't very good at taking time off or chilling. Instead, she transferred all her focus into Palmer Tech. In that single week, she had started and completed 5 projects, landed a major deal with Wayne enterprises, and most importantly, she had started the club. For one hour every Wednesday, she felt like a regular person. Plus, she would subtly ask around when some of her work for Team Arrow was giving her problems.

She said her goodbyes to the remaining ladies and returned to her office. She looked forward to on her new project of funneling Palmer Tech's excess energy to the city.

"How was lunch?" Felicity jumped, almost dropping coffee cup. She turned towards the voice. Ray was sitting on one of the lounge chairs a few feet in front of her desk, gazing over the plans she had already drawn up. He stood up and turned towards her.

"Coffee? Isn't that more of a morning drink?" He teased. A small smile tugged at Felicity's lips. Over the past few months, Ray had sensed something had change with the short blonde. He had given her some space to come to terms with whatever had happened, a gesture Felicity had really appreciated this. But, Ray wasn't quite ready to give up on Felicity. He was in it for the long hall.

"You don't want to live with a Felicity sans caffeine. Most bodies are comprised of 70% of water. Mine is 70% coffee. If you want you VP to keep her sanity, I would suggest you indulge in her caffeine addiction," Felicity pointed out. Ray held his hands up and hung his head playfully in defeat. Felicity walked back to her desk, motioning for Ray to take a seat.

"Your right, I'd hate to lose my best employee. I did spend quite a lot of money just so I could be your boss in the first place," Ray paused. He put the folder down on her desk and pushed it back towards her. "You plans seem good. The circuitry is better than how I thought it would be configured. Though, I would add a second microchip to lessen the chances of the system shutting down. Unless, you already have a code in place protecting against that. Which know you…" Ray let the sentence hang. Felicity nodded, confirming Ray's suspicion.

"But, this isn't the reason I am here. I was wondering if you had made any progress on our other project," Ray said, talking about a part for his A.T.O.M suit. Felicity looked down, unlocking one of her desk drawers. She pulled out a microprocessor, holding it tightly.

"I finished it three hours after you gave it to me," Felicity said, not yet giving it to him. Ray's eyebrows rose at the statement. Felicity continued, "I wasn't sure whether I should give this to you. Doing what you want to do is dangerous," Felicity said seriously.

"I am going to it with or without your help, though I would prefer your help," Ray said, matching Felicity's tone. In truth, Felicity understood where Ray was coming from, regarding his personal crusade. She was just worried that something would happen to Ray. She couldn't stand one more person in her life being hurt or taken away from her.

"I will give it to you, but you have to promise me you'll take defensive training of some kind," Felicity held her position, staring Ray down.

"I will," Ray nodded solemnly to appease her. She held out the microprocessor. He delicately scooped it up, looking intently at the piece of technology. "Thank you! I promise you Felicity, you won't lose me. I don't plan on going anywhere," He said before getting up and slipping out the office slowly. Felicity nodded, readying herself for an evening full of work

Clink

Felicity's bo staff snapped up to block both of Laurel's staffs as they swept down towards her. Felicity advanced, kicking Laurel in the knee, making her legs buckle. Laurel, instead of collapsing, shifted her weight to her other leg, dropping her staffs and tackling Felicity by her waist. Felicity slammed into the ground, her bo staff flying out of her hands at the impact. Laurel's forearm pressed down against her throat. Felicity put her foot on Laurel thigh, pushing her bum to the left. Laurel jerked back, having not expecting that move. Before she could fully back away, Felicity grabbed her wrists and kicked her in Laurel in the jaw.

Felicity scrambled backwards, grabbing her bo staff. She turned, her bo staff in hand, squaring off with Laurel, who had retrieved her staffs again.

"Krav maga?" Laurel asked, raising an eyebrow. Felicity nodded, much of her focus remaining on what she was going to do next. She tapped a small button that was almost unnoticeable at the end of her staff. She spun forward, the bo staff swiping down in a deadly arc. Laurel raised her staffs up in an x formation, to protect herself from Felicity's intended blow. As soon as all three staffs touched, a surge went through them. The electricity jolted through Laurel, who collapsed, her two staffs rolling out of her grasp. Felicity tapped the button once more and leaned over Laurel.

"Since when did it do that?" Laurel asked, leaning on her elbows and rubbing her head. Felicity help out her hand, helping Laurel to her feet.

"One of the ladies in my lunch group was writing a code that would electrocute and fry the circuit boards of any computer that tried to enter the program without the proper id or code. She asked for my help and it sort of gave me the idea," Felicity explained. "Don't worry, I had it set to low. I am sorry if it hurt," she added softly.

"No, that's rather genius, I think. If you continue improving in this same manner, we'll be out on the streets in a matter of weeks," Laurel said. Felicity grinned, unable to contain her excitement at the prospect of finally being able to do some good for the city and for Oliver.