Thea turned and looked at Lance, she had killed his daughter. She collapsed to her knees and vomited. Oliver and Sara were killed because of her, it might have been indirectly, but they were still dead. If only she had left him after the train station. She had left Roy because of all the lies he had been telling her, and now look at what she had been doing.
Quentin charged at Malcolm and managed to slam him against the wall. 'You killed my daughter.' He growled.
'Technically, she killed her.' Malcolm looked over at his daughter.
'You bastard.' Thea spat at him.
Felicity slowly managed to get to her feet with the aid of the wall. Once she was standing, she swayed on her feet as the world around her span. She rubbed the back of her head with one hand as she tried to ease the pain. It didn't help that much. Felicity dropped her hand, and that was when she noticed how red it was. 'I'm bleeding.' She whispered as the world went black.
Quentin turned to look over at her; he managed to rush to her side before she hit the ground. 'Felicity?'
Thea crawled her way over. 'We need to get her seen to.' She muttered as she wiped the vomit from the sides of her mouth. 'Can you…' She looked up, and her father had vanished, and then her gaze found the Lances. 'I'm sorry about Sara, I didn't know.' Thea started to cry, the guilt eating away at her.
'I know you didn't. I heard everything; it was all Malcolm Merlyn. Don't blame yourself, please. Sara wouldn't have wanted that.' Quentin paused for a moment. 'I'm sorry about Oliver. It was bad enough when you lost him once, but losing him again.'
'I don't have anyone now.'
Felicity's eyes barely opened, as she whispered. 'You aren't alone you have me, and the others.' That was all she had managed before she succumbed to the darkness.
'I'll call an ambulance.'
Thea nodded at him. 'I'll call Roy and let him know what is going on.' She grabbed her cell and dialled his number.
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'We need to get to the hospital.' Roy shouted over at Diggle.
'That was Thea, her and Captain Lance are taking Felicity there. They also both know about who killed Sara, and that Oliver is dead.'
'What the hell happened? Where was Merlyn in all of this?'
'I don't know; I'll guess we'll find out more when we get there.' Roy added as the two men ran out of the Arrow Cave. They both couldn't lose Felicity not so close to Sara and Oliver. Hadn't they all lost enough already.
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Diggle and Roy came rushing into the hospital and immediately saw Thea.
'How is she?' Dig asked.
'Felicity's going to be fine; she has a concussion, and they plan on keeping her in overnight for observation.' Thea rubbed her eyes.
'How are you doing?' Roy asked.
'It feels as if I'm in the middle of a nightmare that I can't wake up from. If only I had done some many things differently, we all wouldn't be here. I'm sorry Roy; I left because you kept lying to me, and I did the same thing to you. I can't believe that I killed…..' Thea started to cry.
Quentin walked over and pulled her into his arms. 'It wasn't you, don't let this eat you up inside. There is only one person to blame, and that's Malcolm Merlyn, and he will pay for it, I can promise you that.'
Dig and Roy looked over at each other; they were glad that so far no one blamed Thea for the death of Sara. They weren't sure what had happened, but it seemed she found out about Sara, Oliver and what Merlyn had been up to all at the same time. All of that would be too much for anyone to deal with.
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'You know that you cannot leave without my permission Nyssa?' Ra's walked over to his daughter.
'I know father, I was just about to come to see you. I have very little time if my plans are to come to fruition.'
'What exactly are your plans my daughter?'
'I wish to find out who killed Ta-er al-Sahfer; I do not believe Oliver Queen killed her. Her death must be avenged.'
'And taking Mr Queen back to Starling City will help you do that?'
'I believe he holds the key to this mystery.' Nyssa held her head high and stared at the man she most admired.
'Very well, you have my permission.' Ra's held his hands behind his back and bowed slightly. 'If you do not get answers soon, then I will have to take matters into my own hands.'
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Nyssa couldn't believe how tired she was. It was a lot more difficult keeping Oliver Queen dosed up than she thought. She didn't want to give him too much or too little. The journey to Starling City had seemed like forever. Her heart still broke as she came to this city, the city where her love was murdered, and Sara would be avenged if it were the last thing she did. Her future dreams had been cut short because of this coward, and they would suffer for it. When the perpetrator had been found, they would not have an easy death.
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They all stood around Felicity's hospital bed and waited. She slowly opened her eyes and winced at the group gathered around.
'Not a dream then?'
'No, it wasn't a dream.' Dig took hold of her hand. 'Never do that again, you know we would have gone with you.'
'I know, but I've never felt so much anger before, and it had nowhere to go. It was eating me up inside, and I didn't want to drag you guys into it. I had to do something.' Felicity turned to look at Thea. 'I'm sorry you had to find out this way, on both counts.'
'Thanks,' Thea smiled sadly. 'Merlyn has now cost me my whole family, and I've lost my brother twice. I just keep hoping that he will walk through the door. My head tells me he's gone, but my heart screams at me saying he survived once, who say he can't do it again.' Tears rolled down her face and Roy pulled her into a hug.
'Do we know where Merlyn is?' Quentin snarled.
'No, but I have a feeling he's not finished here in Starling City.' Thea mumbled against Roy's chest. 'I want him to pay for Sara, Oliver and for what he made me do.'
'He will.' Dig promised, and that was something he was going to keep. Merlyn wasn't going to get away with this. 'I'll stay here and keep an eye on our girl here for the night I want to make sure that Malcolm doesn't use her as a shield.' He watched as the other's said their goodbyes and left.
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Oliver grinned as Nyssa headed out on a recon. She hadn't realised that his body had already adapted the dosage she'd been giving to him. There was only one thought on his mind. He quickly made his escape into the night.
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Diggle frowned as he noticed a figure, a very familiar figure. It couldn't be, could it? There is no way he could come back from the dead twice, was there? As he turned a corner carefully, a figure came from behind him and stuck a needle in his neck. He struggled as much as he could, but it wasn't doing any good.
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Oliver stood by Felicity's bed. He couldn't believe it when he found out she had been hurt. His eyes darkened in fury. She belonged to him, and no one was ever going to take her away he would make sure of that.
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Felicity opened her eyes; she was still dreaming. It was a nice dream. A hand gripped her wrist hard, and another covered her mouth. He was here, but there was something wrong. Her heart pounded as fear rushed through her body.
'You will get dressed and come with me. If you try to let anyone, know anything you and they will be punished. You belong to me Felicity Smoak, and the sooner everyone realises, the better.' The only thought on his mind was claiming this woman. She had tormented him for far too long.
She nodded in agreement; this was not her Oliver. Whoever he was now terrified her.
TBC
