"Merlyn Queen something…"

"Queen Global."

"We could use the initials," Felicity suggested. "MQ something...or QM. QM Global."

"Not quite as promising to continue legacies," Tommy pointed out.

Felicity sighed, he was right. She was fairly sure that both Moira and Merlyn were going to expect both family names in the company, but it wasn't like Queen-Merlyn Consolidated Global was going to work. It just didn't sound right and that's not how mergers worked normally. There was normally one name kept or a brand new one was formed. "Forcing both names into a new company name isn't going to be easy."

"You're right," Oliver told her. "We're going to have to figure out how to compromise."

"You mean like figure out a company name using Queen and Merlyn?" Tommy asked. "Because that seems tricky."

"Anagram," Felicity suggested.

"Anna who?"

Felicity shook her head. "Taking Merlyn and Queen, using the letters to create a new word...that's called an anagram."

"Such a nerd."

Oliver chuckled. "We don't have to figure it out today."

"But your mom is going to ask."

Felicity watched them both. It was nice to seem them both happy, even if it was a little stressful at the moment. It was a nice change of pace. "And then probably hate whatever we decide on."

"That's...fair." Oliver conceded.

"Why don't we just stick with Queen?" Tommy suggested. "I was practically raised with you and Thea. Your father was more of a father to me growing up than mine was."

"You're sure?" Oliver questioned.

Felicity watched them both, it was like they were having a silent conversation between the spoken words.

"Yes."

Silence filled the room and Felicity let it for a moment. It was a lot to take in and a lot that would have to be dealt with later, mainly with the parents. That was going to be an interesting conversation later. Felicity wondered if she could get around that dinner conversation or if it was possible to get Merlyn on board with it first, though she wasn't sure how well that would work now that they were just going to keep with Queen and drop Merlyn. She honestly didn't know how attached he was to his surname being part of the company name or if he'd be happy enough to just have attachment to a company and have his children running it.

"It should be something separate from Queen Consolidated," Felicity spoke up. "Queen Global?"

"Queen Industries?" Oliver suggested.

"Queen International?"

"I like that one," Tommy said. "It's just another word that pretty much means the same thing as global."

Felicity felt like Merlyn Global really was Merlyn's way of wanting to rule the world. Merlyn Global, like Queen Consolidated reached far past the city limits of Starling City. Sometimes, she wondered if it wasn't just a front at one point for Merlyn's attempt at world domination. Maybe the Undertaking had just been the start of it. She just hoped that Merlyn (and Moira) were done with all of that. The companies belonged to Oliver and Tommy now and she hoped that they were allowed to run them how they desired.

"Well, we still have time to mull it over," Oliver told them. "It really doesn't have to be decided right this moment."

"We should probably release the new logo design artwork at the same time though," Tommy pointed out.

"Walter said that it takes a while for all of the legal stuff to fall into place. So, I think we'll have time. Though, it really wouldn't hurt for us to have everything together sooner rather than later. It'll make the transition smoother…"

"And quicker."

Felicity jotted down some notes. She wanted to make sure that she made notes because she just couldn't be sure if they'd all remember later. She was fairly tired, Felicity had tossed most of the night and hadn't had enough coffee yet. "We also need to figure out where to have our main headquarters," she spoke up as she continued to make notes. "It doesn't have to be either building in Starling City…

"That sounds like a pain in the ass," Tommy commented. "Not like there's some other skyscraper for sale…"

"We could always have one built," Oliver suggested. "Though, the only place I could think to put it would be in the Glades...which would be closer to the Foundry."

Felicity shook her head. "Not everything needs to be closer to the Foundry." She opened her mouth to say something else when out of the peripheral vision, she saw movement coming towards them. Glass walls were handy sometimes.

One minute they were discussing buildings and the next Felicity had been almost positive that Oliver was going to kill Isabel with a letter opener. This was why you didn't model such things to look like daggers, she thought. Though, it was tempting for even her to stab Isabel right there, but they couldn't. They had to look proper in public especially at Queen Consolidated. But Isabel Rochev had just barged in on their meeting and no one had stopped her, though Felicity really couldn't blame the assistant...Felicity wouldn't have wanted to stop her either. Isabel always looked angry and far too beautiful at the same time and Felicity knew that she was also deadly. Not exactly a winning combination.

"So happy for the three of you!" Isabel said far too happily. It was a forced and faked tone. "I hear there's going to be quite a lot going on! Good for the three of you!"

"Why are you here, Isabel?" Oliver ground out slowly. Felicity watched as he positioned himself in front of her, so that he was between her and Isabel. She also noticed his fingers fidgeting, wishing for a bow and a quiver full of arrows.

"I told you...to congratulate you," Isabel said slowly. She smiled her evil smile. "I hear Queen Consolidated and Merlyn Global are likely to merge. Now, that's really a ballsy move on your parts, but I'm sure more convenient, given everything I know about the three of you." She adjusted her position slightly, like she was slightly changing into a different modeling position. She didn't know why Isabel Rochev always looked like she was about to walk the runway and was always in poses that looked like she was ready to have her picture taken.

Felicity really wasn't sure what to think about Isabel's words. All she knew was that right now, they had a lot to lose if Isabel made the wrong things public. It wasn't just in regards to the companies, but about the three of them. Felicity was especially worried that Isabel would expose her as Malcolm Merlyn's daughter. She didn't think she could deal with that. IT was bad enough with all the media coverage as Oliver Queen's girlfriend. She didn't need more.

"Though I hear that there's also a wedding coming up," Isabel said. "I'm not surprised though. Oliver, you've been defending her since day one. I knew it then and it's still apparently now. Just surprised that her hem hasn't gotten shorter…"

"None of that concerns you," Oliver told her. "Felicity doesn't concern you." Oliver paused. "You stay away from her."

"I think that you're going to have to make me," Isabel said sinisterly.

Dread filled Felicity and she knew that she was on Isabel's target radar, there was no doubt about that.

"What?!" Tommy practically exploded.

"What? Are you going to run home and tell Daddy?" Isabel teased and seemed far too amused by them. She didn't seem threatened at all.

"You stay away from Felicity!" Tommy said through gritted teeth as he stepped up alongside Oliver.

"Don't worry," Isabel said slowly. Her eyes moved, taking everyone in as she spoke. "She won't be the only one that I'll be seeing soon enough. Isabel left without another word, not even a goodbye.

"Don't go after her," Felicity said quietly as she grabbed Oliver's hand as his foot lifted off of the floor. She knew him. She knew that he wanted to go after Isabel and end things. He wanted to keep Isabel from hurting her.

"Felicity-"

"Please," she quietly begged. "Let's just get this work done."

"She-"

"She's gone now."

"But-"

"Isabel Rochev is not our priority right now, Oliver," she reminded. "So, let's get to working on what's actually important."

"Felicity…"

"Please," she whispered. "None of us need to concentrate on her. She's playing games with us." Felicity looked between Oliver and Tommy. She knew that Oliver should know better than engage her in games like this, but Tommy wasn't experienced with dealing with Isabel. "Let's just focus on our family...and this merger…"

. . .

"The Starling City Police Department is losing it," Roy complained as he headed towards where she was sitting in the Foundry.

"Why now?" Felicity asked as she turned in her chair to face him.

"Detective Lance was upstairs visiting with Sara," Roy explained. "She'll probably be down in a moment."

"Oh-kay…"

"His radio went off," Roy said with a shrug. "A police officer reported seeing ninjas…"

"Ninjas?"

"Ninjas," Roy confirmed with a nod.

The League of Assassins.

Ra's al Ghul.

Isabel Rochev.

Talia al Ghul.

Her mind started to race. Was this a ramp up to something? Her fingers reached out for her phone. She was thinking about calling Oliver, but heavy and quick steps coming down the stairs told her that it wasn't just Sara that was entering the Foundry. Oliver and Diggle were both with her.

Felicity's fingers curled up around her phone and she got up out of her seat. She was concentrating on moving towards the stairs, so that she could make her call outside of the Foundry and outside of Verdant. It wasn't critical, but she'd just feel more comfortable making the call if she wasn't in the midst of people listening to her every word.

"Felicity, where are you going?" Oliver whispered, his hand catching her arm.

Her gaze moved up to meet his eyes. "I should make a call."

"You shouldn't be alone," he reminded. Oliver looked around. "Isabel's been harassing Felicity. She showed up today at the office and threatened her."

Felicity shook her head. "She threatened ALL of us."

"Sara or Diggle should be with you."

"I'm just going to make a call."

Felicity knew that everyone was looking at her right now and when she heard more steps coming down the stairs, she knew that it was likely Tommy and Thea. They were the only ones that were missing from their group. She could see that Oliver was concerned and so was she, but she couldn't just sit down there and try to Google search The League of Assassins.

"Who are you going to call?" Roy asked. "We'll be quiet…"

She sighed, her back was to Roy. He likely wasn't going to like this. "I was going to call Merlyn… See if I can get him to explain to me what his deal with Ra's al Ghul is… See if we're all going to regret it and just hope that it's going to help us as far as Isabel is concerned." Felicity knew that that was a lot to take in, but it was what they needed to know right now. She didn't think that Tommy or Thea were going to volunteer on going to their father and finding out the information.

"We should talk to him in person," Sara spoke up. "He could lie to you."

"What are you...a human lie detector?"

"Sara's right," Oliver backed up. "We'd be able to tell if he wasn't being truthful."

"And maybe it would give us a good idea of any kind of game he might be playing with us," Diggle practically agreed.

Felicity sighed. "Then, I'll call and set up a meeting."

Even though she knew that her brother and sister were present, they'd remained quiet. They often did. Though they came down into the Foundry a lot, they weren't firm participants in Team Arrow business. That didn't mean that the voice that came next was expected, it actually caught her off guard.

"We should all go."

Felicity spun towards Tommy's voice. "We'd have to probably meet him at Merlyn Mansion...unless he can come here," she explained. "I know that it's not some place-"

"I can make it work," Tommy insisted.

"Are you sure?"

"We'll all in this together, right?"

"Plus, this involves all of us," Thea spoke up. "What does it all mean? The ninja sightings?"

"They're assassins," Sara corrected. "And it doesn't mean anything good."

. . .

Felicity couldn't believe that everyone had insisted on going to Merlyn Mansion. She was fairly sure that Oliver, Sara, and Roy could have been out there going after the assassins roaming the city. Of course, Diggle could go too, but Felicity was fairly sure that he was on guard duty if Sara was out in the field. She'd called ahead of time to make sure he'd be there, but he didn't know that everyone was coming. That was apparent when he opened the door to all of them.

"I would have ordered pizza if I knew so many were coming," Merlyn said. "You all eat pizza, right?"

"Can't speak for everyone, but I'm really not hungry," Felicity told him as she walked into the mansion far enough for everyone to get inside before Merlyn could close the door. Sometimes she wondered how he kept his being alive a secret. It sounded like most people were saying that they were in agreement with her. They'd come there for one reason after all.

"So, what can I do for all of you?"

He seemed calm and collected. Felicity had noticed he'd seemed cheery when he'd answered the door, even with the surprise of extra people. She didn't know how to really take that. If he'd just been excited that she'd wanted to see him on a non-scheduled day or if he was taking some kind of medication that just put him in a really good mood. She didn't think sitting alone in that mansion was doing him any favors in the mental department. Though, he really didn't have much other choice.

"The League of Assassins are in town," Oliver spoke up.

"And Talia has been in contact with Oliver and Felicity," Sara added.

"I'm assuming as Isabel Rochev," Merlyn said and his smile dropped. He took a few steps and then stopped. "Is it fair to assume that this contact has been threatening?"

"That's fair," Oliver responded.

He was looking at her, Felicity realized. Merlyn was almost fixated on her as he took a few more steps in her direction. Felicity didn't know if she'd have felt any more comfortable if she'd have been the only one there, probably not, but she felt so on spot right now. "There are things that we have to know," she told him. "It's not just Oliver and I that she's targeting."

"I wouldn't be surprised if she's coming after the companies," Tommy spoke up. "She already knew about the mergers and we've been keeping it quiet."

"She might have surveillance," Merlyn put out there.

Felicity sucked in a breath. "The whole family is in danger right now. We're in danger and we can't defend ourselves if we don't have all the facts."

"You have them."

"You made a deal with Ra's," Oliver pointed out. "A deal which involved Queen Consolidated and Isabel...Talia…"

"I can help you...with those in town," Merlyn volunteered.

Diggle tilted his head, his arms crossed over his chest. "Isn't your get-up look exactly the same as all of the other assassins in town?"

"Don't worry, I've added a distinguishing feature," Merlyn said and was smiling again.

"We'd appreciate the help," Felicity said slowly and could feel Oliver squeeze her hand in response. The thing was, there was no way that Merlyn wasn't going to get involved now since he knew his children were in danger. Oliver had to accept that and accept that they probably would need the help. "But we DO need to know about your deal… We need to know the details."

Merlyn shook his head. "Leave that to me."

Felicity couldn't accept that Merlyn wanted to just ignore their request. She took a step towards him, letting go of Oliver's hand. "We need to know and you need to tell us. It's great that you want to help. We could use all of the help that we could get, but you HAVE to trust us… TRUST us with this information," Felicity pushed. "If we're a family, then we're a family… You can't choose to be a family one minute and then go rogue the next. That's not going to work."

"In order to get Queen Consolidated back into our family...and to get Talia to leave the company and she was supposed to keep clear of my family," Merlyn explained. He even sounded a bit angry. "In return…" He paused. "I promised Ra's a portion of the profits from BOTH companies...along with a favor. Anything he asks in the future."

"How much of the profits?" Tommy asked.

"Ten percent," Merlyn responded.

"That doesn't sound like a lot, but that's A LOT. The companies are worth millions..." Thea finally spoke up. "You didn't even talk to any of us about it first."

"I was keeping you safe."

"But you don't need to do that anymore," Felicity told him gently. She was certain that he felt like he was doing the right thing. So far as she could tell, that's what had driven him through the last several months, but that didn't make any of it right. He had gone about things all wrong in the past. "We're adults...and we can...for the most part, take care of ourselves."

"Ra's is dangerous-"

"But TOGETHER we're stronger," Sara spoke up.

If anyone else in their group knew exactly how deadly Ra's al Ghul, his daughter, and whole the League was...it was Sara. Felicity didn't even look at her, but she agreed with her. "You HAVE to be in this TOGETHER with us...or else it's not going to work."

"I have to talk to Ra's alone though," Merlyn told her.

. . .

TBC…