Oliver had gotten the bullet out of his arm and was stitching himself up in the lair. Oliver put on a shirt and walked over to a desk with his father's book. He sat down in a chair and opened the book. James Holder was dead. Oliver wasn't surprised he had so many enemies. He crossed James Holder's name out of his father's book. He couldn't believe Felicity was there. At least she was alright. He had to talk to her about doing business with criminals. Oliver leaned back in his chair and felt a pain in his arm. He got up from the chair and collapsed. He grabbed the table for support. His arm was really hurting. He grabbed it looking down at it. He grabbed the gauze he used to remove the bullet with. His vision started to blur. He looked down at his shoulder realizing that the bullet was poisoned. Oliver quickly grabbed a water bottle that was on the desk and ran over to his trunk. He unlocked the trunk and opened it. His vision was getting even more blurry. The poison was working it's way through his body.
Oliver searched through the trunk until he found what he was looking for. He took out a small pouch and removed what was inside of it. It was a herb that would help him. He put it in his mouth and quickly drank some water. The poison was still working it's way through his body. He had at least saved himself from getting killed by it though. He started to lay down as he thought about Felicity. She was OK and that was the most important thing. He could feel himself losing consciousness. He saw Felicity's smiling face in his mind and let himself remember the happy moments they had. This wasn't the end of their story. He knew it wasn't. He was going to be OK. They had a lot of work to do together but he was willing to work on it with her because being with Felicity made him feel alive and like no matter how dark things got everything would be OK. Oliver was fighting to stay conscious which was a fight he was losing. "Felicity" he said as he finally lost consciousness.
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Oliver regained consciousness and found that he was in some sort of cave. He lifted his head and saw the arrow sticking out of his shoulder. He saw a man wearing a hood walk into the cave. Oliver watched as the man approached him. "Who are you" Oliver asked. The man lowered the hood and looked at Oliver. Oliver looked at the man the pain in his shoulder becoming worse. The man leaned down next to Oliver. "Why did you shoot me" he asked the man.
"To protect you" the man answered in a different language. He grabbed a herb and a bowl and held them out to Oliver. He motioned for Oliver to take it. Oliver shook his head unsure. "Drink" the man said once again in a different language continuing to hold the herb out to Oliver. Oliver slowly took it and put it in his mouth. He then took the bowl of water and started to drink it. The man pulled the arrow out of Oliver's shoulder while he screamed.
Present
Oliver sat up quickly finally waking up. The computer beeped and Oliver looked over at it. He saw that he was out for hours. "Damn it" Oliver said as he got up. He got his sweater and put it on as his phone rang. He picked it up from the desk and saw Felicity's face smiling up at him. He smiled and answered the phone. "Hello" he said.
"Oliver are you OK? I've been trying to call you all day" she said.
"Yea sorry about that. I've been busy trying to reacquaint myself back into the world" Oliver said.
"That's understandable. Listen I was wondering if you wouldn't mind taking a little trip with me Laurel and Sara today" she said.
"A trip to where" Oliver asked.
"Gotham. I have something I have to take care of there and I was hoping we could talk" she said.
"Sure I guess. When do we leave" he asked.
"In a couple of hours. Laurel and Sara will be with us. They insist on coming even though I told them they don't have to" she said.
"OK. I'll see you in a couple of hours" Oliver said.
Oliver walked into the mansion looking at his arm. It stung a little bit but he'd survive. He walked toward the living room and saw his mother and Walter chattering with police officers while Diggle stood outside the room watching. Diggle turned around and saw Oliver approaching him. "What happened? Thea OK" Oliver asked.
"Cops brought her home. She and some of her friends broke into a store tried on some dresses last night. Lit up the breathalyzer like a Christmas tree. So how was your evening, sir" Diggle asked.
"After I said I had to go bathroom at dinner and never came back" Oliver asked.
Diggle nodded. "I guess from now on I'll be watching you pee" Diggle said. Oliver stared at Diggle for a moment but didn't say anything. Instead he walked into the living room.
"Thank you, officers. My wife and I appreciate it" Walter said to the cops. Oliver stopped walking and stared at Thea who was sitting on the couch. "I'll see you out" Walter said.
"Thank you" one of the cops said as Walter walked them out of the room.
"Last time it was public intoxication. This time breaking and entering. My, how we are moving up in the criminal world" Moira said to Thea as Oliver stood there watching the conversation.
Thea stood up and smiled sarcastically at her mother. "When you pay off the store owner you should check out the merchandise. They got some pretty killer outfits" Thea said.
"Thea, go get ready for school" Moira said.
"I was thinking of taking a sick day" Thea said. Thea and Moira stood there in silence for a minute before Moira responded.
"Fine. Then get some sleep" Moira said. Oliver looked at his mother disappointed she was letting Thea off the hook like that.
Thea started to walk out the room. "You look like crap" she said as she passed her brother.
"You're letting her play hokey" Oliver said walking up to Moira.
"When you're sister gets like this it's best to give her her space" Moira said. "She's testing you" Oliver said. Moira nodded.
"Yes. Who'd she learn that from" she asked.
"Mom, when I was her age you and dad let me get away with murder. Looking back I could've used less space and more parenting" Oliver said. He left the room. Moira thought about what her son said. Maybe he was right. Oliver walked into his room taking out his phone. He dialed Felicity's number.
"Hello" she answered.
Oliver smiled. Hearing her voice always made everything better. "Hi Felicity" Oliver said.
"Oliver please don't tell me you're canceling. I was hoping you would come to Gotham with me, Laurel and Sara" she said.
"No I'm not cancelling. I just need a favor" Oliver said.
"Sure what do you need" Felicity asked.
"I was wondering if when we get back you could talk to Thea. I think she could use your guidance" Oliver said.
"Of course I will" Felicity said.
Oliver went to the lair before he had to leave for Gotham with Felicity, Laurel and Sara. He sat at his desk and opened a veil. Oliver put a dropper into the veil and sucked up the liquid. He picked up the gauze he used earlier with tweezers and squeezed the liquid onto it. The blood turned blue. Oliver lifted up the gauze and looked at it leaning back in his chair. Oliver knew exactly what the bullets were laced with. Curare. It's a rare and deadly poison. That was the killer's unique MO. Oliver started typing things into his computer. Apparently this guy, whoever he was, had killed all over the world. Chicago, Markovia, Carlto Martese. Turns out Interpol had a codename for him. Deadshot. A picture of the man Oliver was looking for appeared on the screen. Oliver leaned back in his chair looking at the screen. James Holder wasn't supposed to die. He was going to give him a chance to right his wrongs but Deadshot was different. He was just as dangerous as anyone on the list and he just jumped to the top.
At Tommy and Laurel's apartment, Laurel was getting Rebecca ready to go to her grandparents house as Tommy walked into the room. Laurel smiled at her husband. "Thanks again for dropping Becca off at my father's house. I don't have the time since I'm going to be heading to Gotham with Felicity" Laurel said.
Tommy wrapped his arms around his wife and pulled her close. He kissed her. "It's not a problem. I have to head to work anyway. Felicity wants me to watch over everything while you guys are out of town" Tommy said.
Laurel smiled at him. "So your in charge while she's gone. That's a huge sign of trust. Felicity doesn't just put anyone in charge of her business" Laurel said.
Tommy shook his head. "It could just be because I'm her brother in law but either way I don't want to disappoint her" he said.
"You'll do great" Laurel said. Tommy smiled at his wife.
"Be careful in Gotham. They have that crazy bat person in their city. I don't want to see any of you get hurt" Tommy said.
"I think they call him Batman or something like that. Don't worry, we're not going to be in Gotham that long. Felicity just has to pick up something from her friend Bruce Wayne. Besides we don't know how bad Batman is. He could be just like the vigilante we have here" Laurel said.
"That's not a good thing. That guy is dangerous and should be brought to justice" he said.
Laurel shook her head. "You sound like my father" she said.
Tommy nodded. "Well he's right. We don't know anything about this vigilante except that he has a fondness for Robin hood obviously" he said.
"Felicity said he saved her life twice" Laurel said.
Tommy shrugged his shoulders. "Just stay away from him or any other vigilantes in any city" he said.
Laurel nodded her head and kissed Tommy. She turned to her daughter. "Come on Becca. Let's get your shoes on" Laurel said leaving the room with her daughter. Tommy's phone buzzed. He looked at it. "We need to talk" the text message read. Tommy sighed and left the room.
Oliver, Felicity, Laurel and Sara were in Gotham. It was the next city over from Star City. So the trip wasn't long at all. Oliver was driving the car. "So where are we heading" Oliver asked Felicity.
Felicity looked at her phone. "Somewhere called Ace chemicals" she said.
"Why are we heading over there" Laurel asked.
"There's something I need for my new invention" Felicity said.
"Which is" Sara asked.
"It's a type of medicine that will help the elderly by helping them fight against certain diseases that might hinder them in their everyday life" Felicity explained.
"Well can you just make sure that creepy agency doesn't get their hands on this one" Sara asked.
"What agency" Oliver asked.
"I think their name was Argus. They got their hands on one of Felicity's failed inventions and was using it to steal information from people's minds" Laurel explained.
"What" Oliver asked looking at Felicity shocked.
"Don't worry I took care of it" Felicity said.
Oliver, Felicity, Laurel and Sara arrived at the Ace Chemicals and saw a black man waiting for them outside the building. Felicity smiled at him and hugged him. "Lucious it's great to see you" Felicity said hugging him. He hugged her back. Felicity pulled back from the hug and smiled at her boyfriend and sisters. "This is Lucious. He works for Bruce" Felicity said to them. She then turned to Lucious. "Lucious this is my boyfriend Oliver Queen and my two sisters Laurel and Sara" Felicity said.
Lucious shook all of their hands. "Pleasure to meet you" he said. Felicity looked around.
"Where's Bruce" she asked.
"Mr. Wayne had a prior engagement. He sends his deepest apologies. I'll take you to it. Follow me" he said. They all did as they were told and followed him into the building. At the back of the building, Hank Sutherland broke one of the windows and climbed into the building. He walked through the building trying to find what he was looking for.
He stopped and smiled as he saw what he was looking for. He walked over to it and smiled. This was the medicine he needed to save his sick grandfather. He went to grab it but stopped when he heard someone shout at him. "Hey what are you doing" Lucious asked.
Hank turned around to see Lucious, Oliver, Felicity, Laurel and Sara standing there. He pulled out a gun and pointed it at them. "Hey stay back. No one move" he said. Oliver pulled Felicity behind him.
"We're not going to hurt you. I just need that vile" Felicity said from behind Oliver.
Hank shook his head. "No. My grandfather's very sick and I heard this could help him" Hank said.
"If you give it to my sister she could create something to help your grandfather" Laurel said.
Sara nodded her head. "Yea she's the best" she said.
Hank thought about it for a moment. He shook his head. "No I can't. I have to save my grandfather. I can't lose him" he said.
Felicity stepped out from behind Oliver. "I promise I will help your grandfather. I just need that veil and I can create a medicine that can help him. Trust me" Felicity said walking closer to him.
"Felicity don't" Oliver called out.
Felicity turned to look at Oliver. "It's OK Oliver" she said walking over to Hank.
Hank looked over at Felicity. "I'm sorry. I can't" he said pointing the gun at her. Oliver ran up and grabbed the gun. Hank held on to the gun and punched Oliver in the face. Oliver punched him back as both men fought over the gun. Laurel and Sara pulled Felicity away from Oliver and Hank. Before anyone knew what happened the gun went off.
"Lucious" Felicity screamed as he fell to the floor having been shot. Felicity ran over to him with Laurel and Sara following her. "Call 911" Felicity said frantically to her sisters as Laurel pulled out her cellphone. Oliver looked over at Lucious on the floor bleeding out. That was all the distraction Hank needed to punch Oliver hard in the face. Oliver fell to the floor.
Hank grabbed the vile as he looked at Lucious bleeding on the floor. "I'm sorry" he said running deeper into the building. Oliver got up and started to chase after him.
"Oliver let him go. Lucious needs our help more right now" Felicity said. Oliver nodded and came over as they all waited for the ambulance to come.
Back in Star City, Deadshot was tattooing James Holder's name on his wrist. He wiped at it with some gauze. He stood up and looked at himself in the mirror. Tattoos covered his whole body. There was a knock on his door. He put on a shirt and opened the door. He smiled when he saw who was standing on the other side of it. "Tommy Merlyn come in sit" he said motioning for Tommy to come in.
Tommy did as was told and walked into the apartment. "What do you want? I told you not to contact me until it was done" he said.
Deadshot nodded. "Don't worry I will kill your father like I promised but first I just wanted to say thank you for giving me the information I needed on James Holder" Deadshot said.
Tommy shook his head. "When I told you where him and Felicity would be meeting I thought you would wait until after the meeting was over. She was still there and you could have killed her" he said.
Deadshot smiled at Tommy. "Your sister in law is fine. I never miss my target" he said.
"Fine whatever. Now go after my father and this time make sure none of my family members or friends are there when you do it" Tommy said.
Deadshot nodded. "Your father is as good as dead" he said.
"Call me when it's done" Tommy said walking to the door.
"Of course Mr. Merlyn" Deadshot said.
Tommy turned around and glared at Deadshot. "Mr. Merlyn is my father. I'm nothing like him. It's just Tommy" Tommy corrected him.
Deadshot nodded. "My apologies Tommy" he said. Tommy left and Deadshot looked into the mirror shaking his head. Naïve boy. He had his own plans and no one especially not some rich kid with daddy issues was going to tell him what to do.