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Summary: Instead of Iris saving Barry, it's Oliver who has to go save his fiancé during 5x05 and if Barry had been hurt far worse.
Oliver had no idea how this had happened. He had no idea how Barry had been taken, and right in their apartment too.
He sighed. They had no idea what Peter wanted with Barry but he had an idea, after the party the duo attended, Oliver had noticed Peter spying on them from atop the roof of the mansion.
It had been a good 10 minutes since he stormed in, scared out of his mind for Barry. They hadn't been able to track his cellphone and with Cisco out of commission, they had no way of vibing the Scarlet Speedster.
Oliver was scared. He had every right to be scared. The love of his life was somewhere with a psychopath who can fit through the smallest places like an octopus, he had every reason to worry.
"We still haven't gotten a location, Oliver" Caitlin sighed, she wanted Barry safe as much as he did but she had been keeping herself calm.
Oliver remembered the call he and Barry were on the moment it happened, it was still clear in the vigilante's mind.
Oliver was sat in the lounge in STAR Labs on the phone to Barry, seeing as the duo were pairing up for the case, they decided to fill each other in when new evidence was brought to light.
He noted how his partner seemed skittish in their apartment, noting how he was jumping at the smallest noises. Oliver had seen Barry do that before, when Zoom had kidnapped Barry back on Earth-2. He was scared of everything, whatever Zoom had done to him had scared the Scarlet Speedster, and Oliver couldn't gather him in his arms without him flinching away.
When he heard Barry sigh, he had to ask what was wrong, "you okay, Barr?"
Barry remained silent for a moment, checking the refrigerator before answering.
"Yeah," his reply was short but he continued a moment later.
"Who do you think is his next victim?" And then it happened.
Peter had gotten the drop on him, and had knocked him out. Oliver stared in horror as Barry dropped to the floor, body going limp whilst his mask came into view.
"Come and get him" Peter threatened, ending the video call.
Oliver's heart was in his throat. Barry's life was on the line, they had to get him back, and in one piece.
"Oliver?" Caitlin asked, Cisco had ran out of the room moments ago, letting Caitlin and Oliver have a moment to themselves.
"Look what the Flash has done to me" Oliver mused to himself, "he's made me go soft"
Caitlin chuckled lightly.
"Cisco managed to get a location, you were too deep in thought to hear him scream" She added, a warm smile on her face as she saw Oliver's appear.
"No go save the Flash" she said, handing him a Meta-Cuff key whilst he took his duffel bag out from hiding and went to go get changed.
Oliver arrived at the apartment block within minutes, he was glad that Central City was a lot quieter a night on the streets, he couldn't even imagine the idea of being caught in traffic.
Their plan was simple, Oliver goes in, gets the cuffs off of Barry and onto Peter and then go back to STAR Labs and let Caitlin check Barry over. It was completely fool proof.
He scaled the wall silently, he didn't want Peter to know he was arriving. Besides, it also gave him time to think about their plan more. It was incredibly simple, and although it was fool proof, he still thought of the 'what-if' scenarios.
After 5 more minutes of scaling the side of the building, Oliver had reached the top, he knew it would've been easier to use his bow and arrows, but he wanted to be stealth, and they would've made a bang against the frozen bricks, so he went against the idea of scaring Peter.
"Ah, Mr Queen. I was waiting for you" a voice said. Peter.
He slowly turned around, and almost threw up at the sight of his fiancé. There was blood dripping the side of his face, his head was dropped against his chest, and he could see multiple stab wounds and puncture marks from various equipment. Barry had been bound to a chair, the Meta-Cuffs intact whilst there was a clump of tape wrapped around Barry's middle, he also had a piece taped onto his mouth, obviously to keep him quiet during the torture part.
"Let him go.." Oliver started, he didn't care how Peter knew it was him, he just wanted Barry back.
Oliver edged closer, taking small steps as he eyed where the chair had been placed. It was right next to the ledge of the building, and it wouldn't take a huge shove for Barry to go tumbling to the ground.
"One more step and he goes over the edge" Peter threatened, his arms waiting in front of the chair legs, ready to push them.
Oliver stood down, instead taking a step back, he was hoping that he wouldn't push him. He hadn't had time for back-up to arrive yet, Oliver needed to buy them both some time, and fast.
"Why did you take him?" Oliver asked, he had turned the voice modulator off the moment Peter said his name, there was no point in having it if they knew who he was.
"To have a little fun" Peter replied, his hands moving from the chair to Barry's sides, gently rubbing them both in a creepy manner.
"Don't hurt him anymore, please" Oliver begged, he had left his pride at STAR Labs, he didn't need it.
"Did the Oliver Jonas Queen just beg?" Peter cackled. Neither of them had noticed that Barry had began to stir, nor had they noticed that a certain stretchy man had begun nearing their location.
Barry's eyelids felt like bricks, they were the heaviest thing ever. His hearing began connecting itself back to his mind, only small words pierced through the fog smothering his brain. He didn't remember a lot. Only when he was on call to Oliver and then taking a hit to the back of the head. He tried to groan, but fount it difficult to, something was covering his mouth, and he didn't enjoy it.
"Welcome back, Mr Allen" Peter sneered, making Barry's eyes shoot open. He slowly lifted his head from his chest, blinking rapidly to remove the blurriness from his vision.
Oliver took a step forward, and that's when it went downhill.
Within a matter of moments, Barry was then screaming through the gag, writhing in his bounds as he tried to free himself from the chair, but he couldn't and now, he was tumbling down the side of the building. He didn't care that he was jarring all of the injuries he had, he would do anything to stay alive for that matter. He could hear Oliver scream, could hear the way Peter laughed evilly, and could hear how his heart was ready to beat out of his chest.
Oliver was beyond pissed. He didn't care about Peter anymore, he had just thrown Barry, his Barry, down the side of a tall building. He was gonna kill that son of a bitch. He tackled Peter, crushing him underneath his body, he grabbed his bow, pressing the wooden part against Peter's throat.
"O-Oliver.. stop" a weak voice said, gaining his attention. He knew that voice anyway. His Barry.
He looked up, taking all pressure off of Peter as he stared at Barry, who was being supported by Ralph. He had never been so glad to see that stretchy man in his life. Because of him, Barry gets to see another day.
Oliver ran to Barry, tackling the younger man into a tight embrace whilst Ralph dealt with Peter. He pulled the Meta-Cuff key out of his pocket and unlocked the cuffs. He eyed the harsh bruises on Barry's wrists, they made him feel sick. How could anyone do that to his Barry?
They both turned to see Peter knocked out on the ground, Ralph standing over him with anger radiating off of him. A faint smile appeared on Oliver's face. At least the bastard who hurt Barry would be getting justice for what he did.
"o-oliver?" Barry asked quietly.
Oliver turned towards the younger man, they hadn't backed away from the edge yet, and that didn't register in either of their minds. He watched in shock as Barry's eyes rolled into his head, watched as his body tipped backwards, sending him back over the edge.
"BARRY!" Oliver screamed, and the next thing he knew, he was running and grabbing Barry, tumbling down the side of the building with him.
He didn't remember what happened next, all he knew was that 20 minutes later he, Ralph and Barry were all in the STAR Labs van, with Oliver's bike on the roof. He was clutching onto Barry, who had his head laying limply on the other's shoulder.
"How is he?" Ralph asked, eyeing Barry.
"He's completely out" Oliver replied with a sigh, "his head injury is pretty bad"
The rest of the ride was in silence, well minus Barry's occasional hiss in pain and when he started to go in and out of consciousness.
It had been 2 hours since they brought Barry back to STAR Labs. He had been unconscious the entire time, not even hissing or flinching in pain when he was getting treated.
Oliver hadn't left his side, there was no way in hell he was going to leave Barry's side after everything that happened. He may be tired, but his fiancé's health was worth staying up for, so he remained awake until Barry woke up.
"Hey.." Oliver whispered to Barry, clutching his bruised wrist gently.
"hey.." Barry returned quietly, his eyes struggling to focus on Oliver. He knew he had a concussion, the pounding in his head was his constant reminder of it.
"I love you, you know that?" Oliver asked after a moment. The two had been staring at each other for a couple of moments.
"I love you.." Barry mumbled, his eyes slipping and Oliver let him, let him be pain free for awhile.
Barry was okay and that's all that mattered to him.