Oliver, Diggle and Roy raced to Felicity's house after Sara called them, they came in at the same time and found Felicity sitting on her couch silent and still. Sara said that Felicity was in a bit of a shock and to not startle her
"Felicity?" Oliver sat across from her on the coffee table "what happened?"
Felicity looked like she didn't hear him, he was about to repeat the question when she shook her head and placed her head in her hands
"We're here for you" Diggle said comfortingly and Roy placed a warm hand on her shoulder
"It…it was my dad…my dad" Felicity's voice broke as tears started to fall "after all these years"
"What did he want?"
Felicity explained the brief conversation to them: she had picked up the phone, heard Adam Ryde's voice and nearly dropped the phone. Her father had explained that he was back in Starling, he had missed her and her mother very much and would be in touch soon. He had also expressed interest in meeting face-to-face with Felicity.
Oliver listened with a blank expression but inside he was seething with rage, this man was not coming anywhere near her and was already making plans for someone on the Team to be with her at all times. Felicity would never be alone and her father wouldn't have the chance to see her. He looked over at Dig who seemed to be having the same protective thoughts.
"He wants to meet up" Felicity said shakily "why now?"
"We're not going to give him that chance" Oliver spoke with a soft yet protective tone "Sara, will you stay here with Felicity?"
"Deal" Sara nodded
"Diggle and Roy will take shifts on who goes with you to and from QC and the Lair, I'll obviously be in the office with you all day, we'll be with you so you don't have to see him and he won't have a chance to get to you" Oliver felt satisfied with his plan
"Really? That quick with a plan, huh? You're not going to find out what he wants?" Felicity asked "I mean, I don't know why he's here but maybe it's to do with me? Maybe I am sick and he's just trying to help me?"
"You're defending him after he abandoned you and is now scaring the hell out of you?" Roy asked with a puzzled look on his face "If I were you I wouldn't want anything to do with the guy"
"The tests all came back negative, right? You're not sick. So why would her father want to do this to her?" Sara asked looking at Oliver, an idea forming in her head "we could ask him?"
"NO!" Felicity used her loud voice that caused everyone to snap their eyes to her "This isn't what I want! I don't want any of you getting hurt because of me! No, no and NO!"
"Felicity, we're only thinking about you and your best interests. New plan, we need to find out what he wants and we're not letting him get to you. Roy, Oliver and I go in as The Arrow, Canary and Arsenal, question him and give him a warning: he has to be out of the city by midnight, no contact with you whatsoever"
"Looks like I'll stay back and keep you safe then" made a weak attempt at a smile "don't worry, it'll be OK Felicity"
Felicity gave an annoyed huff, got up from the couch and left them all in her lounge room, disappearing into her bedroom and slamming the door. The curtains were open, letting daylight in, Felicity shut them and sank down onto her bed feeling safe as her eyes adjusted to the darkness. She loved her friends, loved that they would protect her like this but she didn't want them getting hurt, this was her family and it should be for her to deal with.
Felicity could hear the Team discussing the plan in more detail outside and grabbed her phone, she remembered the number her Father used to call her, punched it into the keypad and then paused. Felicity had only defied Oliver once, she hated it but she felt she had needed to prove herself and that was what she was doing now. Felicity took a deep breath and pressed 'call'
Ring ring…ring ring…'Hello daughter'
Felicity felt almost too frozen to move, she was scared to be going behind Oliver's back again, she composed herself and spoke as calmly into the phone as she could
"Dad?"
Sara exited Felicity's bathroom in her head-to-toe leather Canary outfit, minus her mask, and signalled for Roy to get in there and put his on. Oliver was already in his Arrow outfit and was pacing back and forth obviously tense and impatient.
In 20 minutes they would be leaving for Adam Ryde's house, Felicity had zeroed in on his location surprisingly quick and without them having to ask, Oliver pretended not to notice Felicity's breath catch in her throat as he thanked her; Felicity only nodded and went back to her room.
Oliver knew this was hard for her and that she was scared but this needed to happen, he had to keep her safe. She was too important and he wasn't prepared to lose her.
Roy came out of the bathroom suited up and Sara asked if they were ready "I'll let Felicity know that we're going" Oliver volunteered and no one else made a move to stop him, for that he was thankful.
"Felicity?" a knock sounded at her bedroom door "I'm coming in" Felicity's bedroom door opened to reveal Felicity sitting cross legged on her bed, tablet in hand and not looking at him "We're about to leave" he said softly
"I have your trackers on and I'll keep tabs on you" Felicity nodded but her voice sounded like she had been crying "do you need help with that?"
Oliver looked down at his hand and saw his mask, he smiled "If you wouldn't mind?"
Felicity obliged, getting up from her bed Oliver noticed that she had changed into her pyjamas: an oversized sleep shirt and flannelette shorts with polka dots on them but with the shirt being so long it gave the appearance that she wasn't wearing any bottoms. Felicity came forward and took his mask from him "Here" she fastened the mask over his face and secured it at the back "my hero" she smiled weakly
"We should be back at 12:30, we're leaving soon though"
"Okay" Felicity nodded "promise that you'll be careful?"
Oliver placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled "I'll be careful and Dig will be here to protect you, if anything goes wrong we'll abort the mission and come right back" he promised looking deep into her eyes and thought back to the last time they were here at her house and felt something inside him start to burn.
With the Team in the lounge room Oliver didn't know if this was a good idea, with them so close they might hear, Felicity staring back at him with her intense eyes made him go weak at the knees screw it was his final thought before crushing his lips to hers.
Felicity welcomed him in and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer deepening the kiss. A small whimper escaped her lips as she felt Oliver's hands travel down her back and then toyed with the hem of her shirt; Felicity stood on her toes and moaned as gloves met bare skin. Oliver could have taken her right then when he found there was no bra beneath, her body only separated him his by a few thin pieces of material.
All too soon, Oliver was the one who broke the kiss saying that he had to go, both were panting and tried to get themselves under control "some unfinished business for motivation" Oliver smiled and found Felicity's cheeks were a telling shade of pink. Oliver was the only one to walk out and meet the team, giving Felicity the excuse that she had gone to sleep, he ordered that they move now and told John they would be back by 12:30 at the latest.
An arrow sliced through the air and planted itself in his computer desk, the figured turned around and came face-to-face with The Arrow "I know who you are" his voice was shaky yet determined
"Then you know I mean business" The Arrow and his accomplices held their weapons at the ready too "what is your business with Felicity Smoak!" he roared
"I'm a doctor! I only want to help her get better!" the doctor begged "I'm her father! Please you have to believe me!"
"Felicity Smoak doesn't need you after what you did to her family. I'm only going to warn you once: leave my city now and don't come back!" The Arrow turned and motioned for his Team to leave when the doctor spoke again
"I have been working for years to find a cure for my wife and daughter! Can't I please see her?! Say goodbye or something?" the doctor came forward
"No. Now leave my city, don't make me ask you again!" The Arrow knocked another arrow and pointed it at his heart but the paused and really looked at the man in front of him. He couldn't be more than 35 years old, light hair and no glasses. Adam Ryde Oliver knew to have dark hair, glasses and in his late 40s. This was a trap. The Arrow pierced his leg and watched him fall to the floor "WHERE IS ADAM RYDE!"
"I…I'm his assistant! Please, if I tell you where he is will you let me live?" the assistant begged
"START TALKING!" The one in red demanded
"Where is he!" the woman in black asked, nothing but anger in her eyes.
It all happened so fast, Felicity had changed back into normal clothes during the night and joined Dig on the couch; he was watching some crappy TV show about houses. Dig assured her that everything would be fine, Oliver would be back soon and everything would turn back to normal.
Felicity nodded but knew that wasn't the case.
A window smashed open and a figure burst in, Diggle grabbed his gun and told Felicity to hide and warn Oliver as he shot at the attacker.
A small yellow dart buried itself in his neck and he went down in a matter of seconds leaving Felicity at the mercy of her attacker.
Felicity was outraged and went to Diggle and checked his pulse "He'll live" her attacker laughed
"I told you not to touch him!" Felicity wailed
"Forget about him! Move!" Felicity was dragged away from Diggle kicking and screaming as her kidnapper held her so tight she knew she would have bruises the next day "SHUT UP!" He roared and threw her into the back of the van still crying and screaming for John, for Oliver for anyone to help. She felt sick, what had she done?
It had been only ben minutes after Oliver and left the Doctors hide out when he had got a call from Diggle "Oliver! Felicity's been taken!"
"WHAT!" the whole Team raced back to Felicity's and found glass everywhere, Diggle holding a dart and Felicity nowhere to be seen. Oliver had never been more angry "Where is she? Who took her?"
"I don't know! They knocked me out and took her!"
"FIND HER!" Oliver roared to no one in particular and brought his hand down hard on the coffee table nearly breaking it "I won't let Adam Ryde touch her!" Oliver felt his heart splintering in his chest.
Felicity didn't know how she had any tears left after the longest most horrible night of her life. The man responsible for taking her made contact with her father and was told to bring her to his second hide out. A run-down medical centre.
Felicity continued to beg and plead as she was dragged from the van and brought face to face with her father, he took her chin in his hand and made her look at him "Now, now daughter it'll be alright" he soothed "I'll make you all better"
"You said my friends wouldn't get hurt!" she spat
"I'm sorry about that but I can assure you he isn't dead, just slowed down a little. We can't have any interruptions while we're working can we?" he told his men to take her to an operating room and leave her there to wait for him.
"Finally, we can begin putting our family back together again!" Adam called out after her ignoring her blood curdling screams.
A/N: OH MY GOD! THIS CHAPTER! So intense! That kiss scene OH MY GOD! I loved this chapter so much!
Will Oliver and the team find her in time before the testing begins? What will happen to Felicity!? OH MY GOD I'M SO EXCITED TO WRITE IT!
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