Chapter 9 – Dead To Rights (1x16)

She hit the floor again. Diggle made his life mission to train her in self defense and while she knew had tricks up her sleeve, she hates fighting.

"I expected you to be slightly better." He comments offering her a towel and a bottle of water.

"I can throw a punch."

"I just want to make sure you can protect yourself."

"One of these days I'm introducing you to my family. They will love you." Felicity says knowing how much her mother insisted she and Darcy learn at least to defend themselves. After that day she learned two very important life lessons: don't fight her mother or Natasha.

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Felicity heard the TV lady, the one Tony told his secret in the press conference, she doesn't really remember her name. Christina something she thinks, talk about her father like she had any right too.

Felicity however knows her father is the main theme lately. Since they found out the Winter Soldier was in fact war hero James Buchanan Barnes, news channels have been reporting everything and debating about his supposed innocence.

"He is innocent." Felicity screams at the TV throwing a pillow at the blonde on the screen.

However while these idiots wanted him convicted for his crimes – Felicity doesn't like to think about what that can do - most of the public was on their side. The tragic story of the war hero turned longed POW in history was doing marvelous to the public eye. She is pretty sure her mother and Darcy are behind it. Those two could give Olivia Pope a run for their money and pretty much rule the world. Her mother pretty much rules the country for decades so she got practice in these things besides the public loves her- like really loves her- there was a poll and everything.

"I can believe you listening to that bitch." Darcy comments entering the house, not surprising Felicity because Darcy knocked one and enter like she owned the place. It's a family thing.

"I didn't know you were coming."

"You tested me saying you wanted to speak with me." Darcy explains to her as Felicity turns to her confused

"I didn't test you." Now they were both confused.

"I wanted to talk with you too without anyone knowing." Her mother voice comes from the window scaring both girls. "You need better windows."

"Mom, where the hell have you been?" Darcy almost demands but they all knew it was because she was scared as both woman hugged their mother.

"Romania." Both women looked at the woman strangely. "I was really in Romania"

"We haven't heard from you for 4 months. We got worried."

"I know baby girls and I'm sorry. Come on let's sit" She says and both Felicity and Darcy know that tone: it means she wants to tell them something important, probably not good.

"What's wrong mom." Darcy, always the brave one, asks.

"I haven't contacted you the last months because I found your father." She confesses as both woman look at her with happiness and hope but also taken back by it. Neither of them really knew what that meant. "He already had a lot of memories. Pretty much all, but." Her mother not being able to explain made both girls shocked. Freya always knew how to command a room, always knew what to say. "You both deserved to know that."

"Mom, what now?" Darcy asks because while almost all the Avengers were looking for him, neither of them really think about the after.

"We been underground because everyone is after him and I won't tell you where he is."

"So we won't have to lie if they ask." Felicity realizes while it was the best keep secret, if people find out, they would be coming after her.

"HYDRA is still out there too. I can risk you both."

"So we have to go hide too?"

"No Darce. You both live your normal lives. If. Only if, you think something is wrong you go hid. Not the tower."

"Why not?"

"I need to talk to Tony first." Her mother looks at them saying this and they both realized what it meant. HYDRA did really kill Howard and Maria. "But I need you."

"Anything" Both sisters spoke at the same time.

"Darcy no one knows political world like you and Felicity you're the greatest hacker I ever seen."

"We learned from the best." Darcy offered her mother a reassuring smile.

"I need you to work together on this. I got contacts, lawyers, we can trust."

"Matt." Felicity concluded as her mother nodded.

"And Laura." Darcy added as her mother nods again.

"Yes. I need you to get into contact with them. I have to make sure if we come back and let people know."

"That dad doesn't go to jail."

"I have been getting evidences from small HYDRA bases. Anything that can help."

"That is why you need my computer skills. The files are in coding."

"Yes. I already make sure that you can use the files and no one would track it. I would never put you in danger."

"We know mom." Felicity says as Darcy confirms that she said with her head.

"But I also need to be careful with this. It might not work. There are pretty much haunting for your father right now."

"Mom, what about you?" Darcy asks the question bugging Felicity for months.

"I can't leave him. I won't." Her mother makes it clear to them both. "Family doesn't abandoned family. Never." She says holding their daughters hands. "If they found out I am with your father I will be as much as wanted fugitive as him. If that happens you promise me you get to Themyscira."

"Themyscira?" both girls asked shocked with the revelation.

"We trust then, they are family too." She tells both girls. "I know we got our difference. But they will protect you both no matter what. Felicity I knew you and Steve are dating but If we need to go underground."

"He will follow mom. Steve is family too. He'll come with us."

"I know." She says with a kind smile. "He's got a place there too."

"So the plan is for Felicity to try decoding the files and I need to talk with Matt about what we need to win a case, if there it comes to one."

"Yes. If it doesn't work, to the world, Freya/Zinda Blake and James Buchanan Barnes will die."

A.N.

Vicky Tzalachani: Oliver probably was jealous.

OOANDISAOO: Yes it passes 4 years since New York, and almost two years since SHIELD felt. However Age of Ultron won't happen and neither will civil war.