Felicity just stared at him. She couldn't believe that he was alive. "I thought you were dead." She sobbed.
"I was, but they brought me back. You and I can be together. I just need to deal with some things first."
"Oliver, you need to see Thea and the others." Felicity tried to move, she was tied up, but he still grabbed her wrist. "You're hurting me."
"You're not going anywhere." He growled. Seeing her tied up was exciting to him.
Something was very wrong. This was not the Oliver she knew and loved. What the hell was going on?
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Thea just stood around, not knowing what to do, and then her cell rang. She pulled it out of her pocket and answered it. "Yes."
"Thea, I escaped from Nyssa, so I can help you."
She knew that voice. "Go away, Malcolm. I want nothing to do with you."
"There are some things you need to know. Just like you've been lying to your brother, he's been doing the same to you–."
"Will you please leave me–."
"He's the Hood, the Arrow or whatever he is calling himself now."
So her brother had been saving people, those like Roy and so many others. She knew what Malcolm expected her reaction to be. She wasn't playing games with him anymore.
"And? What are you expecting me to do? Do you think I'm going to run back to you sobbing because he lied? If you hadn't noticed, I've been doing the same, as you pointed out. It would be hypocritical of me to get upset. Just remember one thing to save your own neck; you turned me into a murderer. Whether or not I knew, Sara died at my hand. I will never forgive you for that, and it made me realise my father was Robert Queen. Compared to you, he made mistakes but was still a better father. Leave me alone."
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Thea walked into an empty warehouse where they were all waiting, including Nyssa.
"Malcolm just called me and told me who Oliver is." She watched Roy and Diggle glance at each other. "I don't care. He's still my brother."
"Oliver kidnapped Felicity." Nyssa was afraid of what would happen.
"How is he alive?" Roy asked. "Didn't he die?"
"It's my fault. I'd been lying too. When I said I was travelling, it was with Malcolm. He was training me. I guess that's when he hypnotised me and forced me to kill Sara," Thea sobbed.
It now made sense. Oliver was protecting his sister. Nyssa walked over and hugged her. She knew what it was like to be used by your father.
"You are innocent. Sara would tell you the same thing. Oliver did die, but I put him in the Lazarus Pit. I've been drugging him and waiting for him to return to himself. But his body is used to the drug now. Something is not working 1 need to talk to my father. He may be able to help. All he wanted was revenge for my love. He harbours no ill will to any of you. Please wait here. I will be back shortly."
"I hope Felicity is okay. Her blood–."
"Has nothing to do with you. It's yours all, Malcolm. The only one feeling no guilt is the one who caused it. Thea, I'm glad you know about Oliver. When we get him back, we'll all sit down and have a chat." Dig smiled at her.
Just then, Nyssa walked back in.
"That was quick," Thea wasn't sure if they should be worried or not.
"My father will help Oliver Queen. In return, he wants Malcolm Merlyn."
"Fine," Thea said before anyone else could say anything. "My… Malcolm is the cause of all of this. He's the reason Sara is dead."
"She was getting too close to him. Sara was going to bring him back to the league, but he killed her." Nyssa explained.
"Oliver is worth more than him. We have to do this to save Oliver and Felicity." Thea was determined to get them back.
"Agreed," Diggle replied, with Roy nodding as well.
"How are we going to get them both?" Thea asked they clearly needed a plan.
"Firstly, I should let you know the potion to help Oliver is being made now and should be with us shortly. If we get them both in the same place, we will give it to him then. It will be in a needle, so are we need do is inject him with it."
"How much of Oliver is in there?" Diggle asked. "He still loves Felicity. Would he come for Thea if she were in danger by being killed by the League of Assassin's?"
Nyssa smiled. "I would gladly play that role." She turned to Thea. "We will make it look real, but I will not kill you. You have my word."
"Would your father get involved?" Diggle asked Thea.
"It would be my right to take her life because of Sara. So Merlyn would believe it."
"So if Oliver happened to know about this and Merlyn found out Oliver, Theo and Nyssa would be here, he would horn up too."
"I don't think he could resist," Thea smiled. "His arrogance would get the better of him."
"But how will we get Oliver here?" Roy asked.
"We need to rescue Felicity and bring her here. He would definitely follow. He has a one-track mind. Once we know where she is, we will make it look like we are going to rescue her." Diggle pointed to him and Roy. "Nyssa can then sneak in and actually rescue her, and Thea can be waiting in a car to drive them away."
"That plan might work," Nyssa agreed. "We now need to find Felicity Smoak."
They all left. Nyssa went to her contacts, as did Roy and Dig. Thea went with them because it was too dangerous for her to be alone at the moment.
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Luckily for them, Oliver wasn't as careful as he usually was. He was only thinking about Felicity, and they managed to follow him back to where he had stashed her.
Diggle and Roy had to be a diversion without making it too obvious. They had to be spotted but still look stealthily; otherwise, Oliver might guess. This plan had to work. They didn't have much choice.
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Felicity watched Oliver grab some weapons and go outside. She struggled to get free, but the ropes were too tight.
Just then, the window opened, and Nyssa climbed in. She held a finger to her lips and carefully sneaked over. She leant forward and whispered in Felicity's ear.
"We have a plan. We know how to help Oliver and Thea is outside in a vehicle waiting for us. Do you understand?"
Felicity nodded, and Nyssa cut her free. The two women went back towards the window and climbed out.
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"Mission accomplished," Thea told them through their earpieces.
The two men turned and ran using the escape route the two had planned.
Oliver stood and watched them leave. Something was wrong. It didn't matter. All he wanted was Felicity, and he had her.
He walked back in and headed to the room she was in. It was empty. She wasn't there. Felicity had escaped. He would get her back and punish her, so she would never do it again.
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Felicity listened to the plan and looked at Diggle. "Do you think it will work?"
"Yes, I do. We know Oliver will come to get you. We've made it clear now are here at places we'll know he'll go looking for you. Thea had a screaming argument with Malcolm after discovering that Nyssa wanted to fight her to the death. She also has the cure for Oliver, and we have some darts to knock Merlyn out so Nyssa and the league can take him back."
Felicity felt so sorry for Thea, but hopefully, this would bring brother and sister closer. "Okay, let's do it."
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Oliver overheard Roy on the phone. They had taken Felicity to a warehouse to keep her safe. Before he could kill the young man for taking what was his, a car pulled up and drove him away.
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Merlyn had never expected Nyssa to be allowed to fight Thea to the death. Her father did it to Oliver, so he decided to let his daughter get revenge for Sara.
He would help her by killing Nyssa but making sure it looked like Thea had done it. His daughter would then be thankful to him, and they could leave for a little while.
He would let the others chase Oliver and try to help him to make their escape.
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Felicity was in a back room. Thea and Nyssa were fighting in the central part of the warehouse. Roy, Diggle and members of the league were hidden in boxes and waiting. They all knew this was the best chance they had to end this.
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Oliver could hear fighting in the main room. If Nyssa killed Thea, he might get revenge. It all depended on how Felicity was and if she would go with him willingly.
"Oliver." She whispered as he climbed through the window. "I, I, I."
"Come with me now, and I'll forgive you this once. I'll also let the others live."
Felicity lowered her head and nodded. Oliver walked over, pulled her up from the chair and wrapped his arms around her waist. This was where she was meant to be.
"I need to tell you something."
"What is it? You can let me anything." He smiled at her.
Suddenly Felicity jabbed the needle into his neck. She managed to get all of it into him before he flung her across the room and groaned as she hit the wall.
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Malcolm snuck through one of the top windows in the warehouse. It was so typical and predictable of the league to use a place like this. He outsmarted them before because of that.
He watched as Thea and Nyssa fought; something felt wrong. He needed to get out of here. He headed back out the window he came in. As soon as he was on the ground, something hit him in the neck.
A few seconds later, he collapsed to the ground. He couldn't move anything. Two members of the league dragged him into the warehouse.
Thea knelt before him. "We made a deal, they helped Oliver, they forgive us for Sara, in exchange we give them the real killer, you."
Malcolm's eyes widened. It was the only part that could move. He wanted to talk Thea into helping him.
Nyssa held out her hand to help Thea up. The other woman took it, and together they stared at the man that gave them so much heartache.
"Do not worry, Merlyn. We will keep you in perfect health while we travel. After all, my father is looking forward to seeing you,"
"I wanted you to know that I regret the day I went with you. You nearly cost me, Oliver. But we still managed to win, and the two of us will be stronger than ever," Thea turned and headed towards what would have been an office, and that was where Felicity and her brother were.
Malcolm couldn't believe what had happened. He would escape persuade Thea to leave with him, but not before making her pay.
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Oliver groaned. He hadn't had a hangover like this since he was a teenager. His eyes flew open as he remembered what had happened.
He looked around, and here were the people he loved most.
"Dig, Roy, Thea." He sighed. When his gaze landed on Felicity, the guilt built up.
"We'll talk later," Dig patted him on the shoulder, and Roy nodded as the two of them left.
"Oliver, I know everything now."
"Thea."
"Blame Malcolm, but he's out of our lives, hopefully for good."
"What happened?"
"We made a deal will the league. We got a cure for you. Our names are also wiped clean. In return, they get Malcolm. Nyssa and some other league members are escorting him back."
"I'm so sorry."
"You're my big brother, and I love you. There's nothing you need to apologise for. We do need to sit down and be honest with each other."
"Yes, we do, and I love you to Thea."
She gave him a kiss on the cheek and squeezed Felicity's shoulder as she walked past.
"Felicity, I–."
"I love you, Oliver. I want us to be together."
"But what happened?"
"It wasn't you, I mean, it was, but your aggression was dialled up to the highest it's ever been. I thought I had lost you, and it was killing me that we never had a chance, but now we do. Please, Oliver, don't push me away. We both deserve to be happy."
He stared at her and then nodded. "I love you, and when I came back here, all I could think about was you. Nothing else mattered. I'm not sure I'm going to be very good at a relationship, but I can give happiness a go."
Felicity moved, so she was by his side and kissed him.
"I'm looking forward to our future together." She whispered, and the two of them just smiled at each other.
The End