"It's called fleeing, and I'm not going to Russia Oliver!" Felicity stated from her place on the bed. The whole team was in the room, pacing, trying to figure out how to get Felicity out of this situation.
"Anatoli said he'd take care of you. Nobody would know that you are there." Oliver stared at Felicity, wanting her to listen to reason. She shook her head, irritating Oliver more.
"I'm not going there, and who is suppose to help me with my back? Can't exactly walk off a plane here."
"They can't take her in like this can they?" Roy asked, "No offense Barbie, but you can't walk."
"None taken, and they're not taking me in or making me go anywhere. I'm innocent, and this is just Isabel being a bitch."
Sara laughed. "That's true, but they have so much stacked against you."
Felicity shrugged. "So I hide for a little while. I'll just be the quiet invisible tech, and you'll be out there clearing my good, um, awesome, name."
Oliver paced in front of the fire place. "This is Slade's doing. I knew he was working with Isabel, I just never thought they'd stoop this low."
Felicity sighed. "We don't know anything about them. It's retaliation."
"For what?"
She shrugged. "My guess would be for me turning off the cameras here." Oliver glanced at her, and turned, placing his hands on the mantle.
"Slade did the art tour with Thea, me and my mom. He placed the cameras all over the house." He slammed his hands down, shaking the pictures on the mantle.
Sara stopped pacing. "We need to get Felicity out of here."
Everyone looked at her. "Why?"
Sara glared at Oliver. "Your mom's rally is here tonight! We need to get her out of here, there will be police here tonight! The DA, everyone supporting your mom will be here, and Felicity can't be."
Oliver turned horrified eyes at Felicity. She swallowed, her heart pounding in fear.
"Where will I go? I can't stay with anyone I know. My apartment has already been searched, and is probably being watched. I can't stay with any of you. You might get charged with hiding a criminal."
Oliver moved to Felicity's side, and cradled her face. "You are not a criminal. We're going to solve this, even if I have to lock you in here to do it."
Dig turned to listen to his comm, and immediately looked back at the group. "Wherever that place is we have to get Felicity to it fast. The police are here demanding they search the house."
The security guard opened the door. Moira and the rest of the staff were standing at attention in the foyer.
"Captain, a pleasure to see you." Moira shook the captain's hand, irritated that he would search her home. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
Laurel stepped up, holding the search warrant. She didn't want to do this, but there was little choice. "A warrant to search the premises for Felicity Smoak Mrs. Queen."
Moira took the warrant and read it, surprised at the contents. She looked up at Laurel. "On what grounds?"
The captain shifted. "Ms. Smoak was your son's assistant. They were often seen together. We assumed that with your family's influence she would turn to him to help her." He waved his hand, and officers took off around the house.
Moira's heart pounded. She knew that Ms. Smoak was a friend of Oliver's, and the reason for the split between them. Moira shook her head.
It was my lies that caused the split between me and my children.
She knew that Ms. Smoak was more to Oliver than just a friend. She'd watched him take care of her in the hospital. Moira knew that it was most likely Ms. Smoak who'd helped Oliver out of QC when she'd shot him last year. For that, Moira was thankful. Oliver killing the Count for taking Ms. Smoak, his attention towards her well being at the hospital. Sending for the doctor earlier today.
Moira gasped. The doctor came here! Ms. Smoak is here!
"Mom?"
She turned, seeing Oliver, Thea and Mr. Diggle walking towards them to her from the gardens. He walked up next to her, and gave a fake smile.
"Is something wrong? Why are the police here?"
She handed the warrant over to him, shaking slightly. Ms. Smoak is here. They're going to find her.
"Thea, when did you get home?"
The girl shrugged. "I was looking for Oliver, found him in his room. What's going on?"
Oliver stepped up and took the warrant out of Moira's hands. He read it, his jaw clenching, and anger flashed through his eyes. He looked up at the Captain, the DA and Laurel. "Why are you looking for Ms. Smoak here?"
Roy laid Felicity down gently on the grass next to the road, being as quiet as he could.
"Roy?"
"Yeah?"
"Thank you. You're risking so much to get me out of here."
"Never a problem Barbie. If you could hack the SCPD database and get our records cleared it'd be a great thank you."
She chuckled. "Where is Sara? She said to wait here, that there is a plan."
Roy shrugged, listening to the com Digg had left on his coat. They only had a few more minutes before they started searching the grounds. Granted, it would be a long search, but as long as they got into the city, Felicity could get to the safe house.
"Jumping from a window, that was fun."
Roy chuckled. "You fell into my arms on top of a glass roof. Not exactly what I'd call jumping."
"Maybe I should turn myself in. I mean, they have faked evidence, nothing that would hold up in court. And it would mean that I could at least get medical treatment. Not that the ARGUS doctor isn't helping. I could look nice in orange."
"Felicity. We're not letting you go to jail for something you didn't do. We need you out here, not in the big house." Roy stared at her, trying to make her see reason.
"Oh no."
He turned and saw Sara, pulling up with two motorcycles. One was hers, the other was Oliver's. She hopped off and pulled off her helmet. "Ready to have some fun?"
"We've searched the whole house Captain, Ms. Smoak isn't here."
The Captain turned to the small group in the foyer, and stared at Oliver. He stared right back, waiting for confirmation in his ear that they were on the move.
"Any idea where she is Mr. Queen. We know that you two were, ahem. close."
Oliver wanted to punch the man for believing that rumor. "Ms. Smoak was my friend as well as my assistant. I don't believe she would do anything to QC like is being charged against her Captain."
The man stood his ground. "Out of your friendship she might want to result to payback for what happened to your family."
"Felicity wrote many of the computer system QC uses. Why would she blow up the business if she could just shut the computers down? That's her style Captain. Not for one second do I believe that she would do anything to harm QC. Not even for me."
"We're heading out Oliver." Sara stated in his ear.
Moira spoke. "Ms. Smoak is a friend of the family, and I highly doubt she would do anything to hurt our family, even our company." she took a breath. "Since we have not heard from her, it is likely that she has left Starling."
"Did you help with that possible trip Mrs. Queen?" a detective asked with a smile.
She glared at him. "Obviously you don't watch the news, we don't have the money to go traveling, much less send one of our friends traveling."
Oliver was shocked at his mother defending Felicity. He glanced at her, she seemed agitated and upset. Thea was looking upset, and was flipping her phone.
"Ms. Queen. Any words on the matter?" the Captain asked, almost pleadingly. Thea looked up at him, glaring as she did.
"Felicity is a friend. She disappeared two nights ago from the hospital, during the break ins. Now you're charging her with something that was impossible for her to do. As she can't move her legs she can't go anywhere." Thea's eyes shimmered with unshed tears and anger. "You're charging an innocent woman of crimes that were impossible for her to commit, much less orchestrate."
The Captain swallowed, and an Officer walked up to him. "There is no sign of Ms. Smoak anywhere in the house, or along the property line. We can check the people on the road, and the cars into the city. "
The Captain turned. "Check for any pairs riding on the road out of here as well as the cars. We want to make sure we haven't been duped" The officer nodded and spoke into his radio. As he turned back to the group he smiled. "Sorry for the disruption. Have a good evening."
The two motorcycles pulled up, two on one, one on the other. It was a long line forming as police checked the cars. The trio looked at each other, praying this would work. The officer motioned them forward, and then waved the single rider ahead. The rider looked back, and nodded, moving the motorcycle ahead, and down the road, turning into Starling.
The other two pulled over, and the officer asked them to remove their helmets. When blonde hair showed on the back rider, the officer smiled.
The smile turned to a frown as Sara Lance, and Roy Harper looked at him, both smiling.
"What can we do to help you Officer?"