Author Notes - Contains OC

Oliver and Diggle had rushed back to Verdant to get weapons and check the CCTV around the warehouse they suspected Felicity was being held at. When they arrived at Verdant there was a long snake like queue of people waiting to get into Verdant.

"You go ahead I will find a way in so no one sees me." whispered Oliver.

Diggle weaved his way through the crowd inside the club, the bright flashing lights and booming music made his head pound from where he got knocked out earlier. He eventually made his way to the dark door to the basement and typed in the pass code Bleep Bleep Bleep was the sound signalling that the code was accepted; he looked around and quickly slid in and shut the door behind him shutting out the noise from the club. Diggle just stood there for a while whilst he got his head together, when he noticed one of the computer screens were on, lighting the dark room, he walked over to it still a bit dazed from the pounding in his head. There on the screen was an e-mail notice, it was from Felicity. Felicity! How did she e-mail us? He grabbed a chair and pulled it nearer to him and sat down then he clicked on the e-mail and read it: Help me! Helena has me locked up with help from this man who I think I may know but I can't see him clearly enough to know. Once Diggle finished reading the e–mail he tracked the E-mail to see where it was sent from, it's the same place as the van!

"What?"Asked Oliver, he saw the concerned look on Diggle face.

"Felicity just sent an email to us saying that she has been kidnapped by Helena and a man who she thinks she may know." Oliver nodded at him and grabbed the stuff he had been stuffing into his bag just a few minutes ago.

They raced outside trying not to be noticed by the growing crowd at Verdant. Diggle caught the bag that Oliver threw to him then climbed into his car and Oliver hopped onto his bike and sped off with Diggle close behind. When they finally reached the warehouse Oliver got off his bike, adjusted his hood and placed his quiver on his back with his bow ready to fire. Diggle was stuffing extra bullets into his pocket, and then he got his gun steady when Oliver looked over to him with his face disguised by the shadow being cast by his green leather hood and nodded at him as if to ask if he was ready. They cautiously but hastily walked into the cold, dirty warehouse hoping this would be the last one and they would finally find Felicity.

They entered the warehouse and with Oliver in front, they started to search the warehouse by taking a side each, sticking to the walls. They searched as quickly but thoroughly as they could until Diggle spotted a man he put his hand on Oliver's shoulder and sharply, pulled him back against the wall then he peered round to keep an eye on the man to see where he was going,

"I will follow him you check out the room" whispered Diggle when he saw the man walk away.

Diggle walked ahead following the path the man took and Oliver walked towards the door just after Diggle went around the corner.

He didn't have to follow the man for long because he went into another room with a computer on a table in the middle and a metal chair that was on its side with some blood on the floor; Felicity was right he does look familiar, but why? Diggle heard the man talking to someone, so he leaned on the dirty wall so no one would see him and listened to the conversation.

"What are you going to do?" questioned the man.

"Us, nothing it's all them from now on"

"What do you mean?"

"Felicity has done everything she was meant to do without realising it. Arrow is here and by now he has activated my trap" Helena smiled.

"So our deal is nearly done"

"Ha! Did you really think I was going to hand him over to you? A dodgy cop?" laughed Helena

"What do you mean?"

"I am dealing with them in my own way; well they will deal with each other"

"You're going to kill them, what about our deal?"

"Well of course what else would I be doing?" She asked sarcastically.

"But she's innocent I can't let you do this" threatened the man as he started to reached for his gun.

"Like you can stop me" stated Helena as she hit him over the head with the butt her gun.

Diggle was about to run and find Oliver and Felicity when he heard Helena,

"I will deal with you later but for now you can come out now Diggle"

Oliver had reached a huge metal door with a letterbox window slot, he slowly opened the slot and glanced inside; he saw a blonde woman in a metal chair, her facial features were obscured by her blonde, dirty and blood matted hair covering her face.

"Felicity" called Oliver in a hushed voice as he opened the door with a loud creaking noise, which had startled the woman and she looked up at him with a look of fear and relief in her eyes.

"Felicity" called Oliver again but this time more eager for a response, he started to walk inside but then came to an abrupt stop as he saw Felicity's eyes open wide in horror like she wanted to say something but couldn't; she turned her head to look at a small box on the floor in the corner of the room. Oliver turned around to get a better look and saw that it had a count down on it in red lights;

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