"David. Get to the foundry now.. Dig passed out. Not sure whats going on. May need your help." Felicity texted me. This lead to me rushing over to the foundry. However Oliver was already there when I arrived "Hey, you should be with your Mother Oliver. I can handle whatever this is." Felicity they said "May need both of you.. When Dig passed out I sent a blood sample to a tech at QC.. He owed me a favor long story. I fixed his parking ticket.. Huh I guess it wasn't actually that long." Oliver then said "Felicity.. Blood sample." She replied "Right.. Well the tests came back with a trace amount of Vertigo." Dig then grunted "I've never taking vertigo in my life." To which Felicity replied "Well you were exposed to it somehow" Oliver then asked "Vertigo is in play again?" Felicity nodded "When the Count recovered from his OD on Vertigo, he was sent to Iron Heights." I then said slowly "That.. Got hit in the quake.." Oliver then asked "He got out the same way the Doll Maker did?!" Felicity then said "And just like the Doll Maker, prison officals worked overtime to keep the lid on the escape." Oliver angerly picked up an arrow. "Oliver.. I know what your thinking.." Felicity said. Oliver retorted "No you don't. I made a choice not to put an arrow in this guy, And it was the right choice. No more Killing. I worked this up to counteract the effects of Vertigo. Give it to Diggle, I..I need to get back to Court. While I'm gone just.. Work up whatever you can and figure out how Diggle got Vertigo in his system without his knowledge. David.. Stay here. If Felicity gets a lead.. Follow it. Don't wait for me." Felicity said "Okay, go." I nodded "I can take care of myself out there Oliver.. You focus on the trial. Good luck." He then left.

Dig spent the day going through the withdrawl symptoms. I waited around the foundry basically feeling useless with all I could do being watching over Diggle. Later that afternoon, Oliver walked in.. Presumably due to the DA falling Ill in the courtroom. "How are you feeling?" He asked Diggle who lied replying "Fine." Oliver said "You have a lousy poker face. Did he take the Antidote?" He asked Felicity and I. I nodded "Didn't work though.. The Count decided to switch things up with his recipe.. I guess doing the same old thing day after day would get old. We heard what happened with Donner at the court.. And with Thea.. How is she holding up?" Oliver inhaled before saying "Going to be fine. I'm sure she wouldn't mind you checking on her later though." I nodded "I will." That was when the Count hacked news airwaves.

"Hello Starling City.. Miss me? Many of you have noticed that you're not feeling quite like yourselves.." The Count said, Felicity began tapping away at her keyboard "He's taking over all the local news station feeds." Oliver then ordered "Track his signal." The Count continued speaking "Like our good assistant District Attorney here. You might recognize him from his work in the ongoing Moira Queen Trial. Hi Adam." Donner asked shakily "What do you want?" The Count replied "I want what you want, for you to feel better!" "GO to hell!" Donner replied. The Count then continued "I do think you want the pain to end.. And I can do that..with Vertigo. It's what all of your bodies crave. Fortunately, the power of relief is right here. All you have to do is go to your friendly neighborhood Vertigo dealer and request the cure. Simple supply and demand at work. Now, tell me you want this and its yours Adam. All the pain will just... disappear. Say it. Say.. You want it." Donner struggled and stammered out "I-I-want–I want it." The Count gave him a dose and then turned back to the Camera "You see.. .a simple solution. I'm Count Vertigo.. And I approve this high." The video cut out. Felicity turned to us and asked "What do we do now?" Oliver said simply "We find him.. And we shut him down."

"Where did the signal come from?" Oliver asked. Felicity replied "He bounced the signal off of the STAR Labs satellite. He could have sent that transmission from Sokovia for all we know." I then said "He would want to stay local.. So he could monitor his master plan at work. Scrub the footage Felicity.. Frame by frame. There has to be something there. If this were a year from now I'd have JARVIS do it.. But we still have some waiting before that." Diggle then asked "If he dosed the whole city.. Why are only some people showing the symptoms." Oliver then said "Maybe exposure was selective. The Count Contaminated something that only certain people, like you and Donner consumed." I nodded "That rules out both airborne and water contamination. Could leave food supply or lacing other drugs with it maybe." Felicity said "That may be an idea.. I'll look into that." Oliver nodded "Alright.. Let us know when you find something."

After a few minutes Felicity said "I found something." Oliver then said "I don't see anything?" Felicity nodded "Because, you have to see what Donner does." I looked and said "His eye caught a reflection.. Enhance on that please." It pulled up a symbol. Diggle asked "What are those, wings?" Felicity then said "It's a city seal. Starling Municipal records department. That building has been abandoned since the city went to Digital, Dollars to Donuts, That's where the Count is operating out of." Oliver and I looked at each other and I said "And that is where he will go down." We then went to our suits to suit up.

Oliver was the first to drop down to the floor bellow where the Count and his men were making more Vertigo. He cut Donner loose then fought a couple guards. I then dropped down and notched an arrow, aiming for the Count, Oliver did the same. The Count surrounded himself with his men "Step away from them" Oliver said. "Or what, you'll kill them? Haven't you two developed an allergy to killing." "Last chance" I growled. The Count then stood up on a chair "Or what, you'll kill me?" Oliver then fired an arrow at some propane tanks, them exploding causing a fire. We turned and fought a couple goons that had snuck behind us, one of them holding Donner. Oliver dispatched the first with ease and I dispatched mine with an upper cut with my bow, bruising his jaw, and then a twist and caught him on the side of the head, he crumpled to the ground. The Count yelled after us "You really gave up killing?! It's a shame. Really letting one of life's true pleasures pass you by!" We left without succumbing to his taunt. AT the very least.. We slowed his operation and saved Donner.

I worked out the next day as Oliver was in court.. Stewing over what the Count said.Was he right? If we did not have the aversion to killing we did now.. The Count would be dead and the city saved from vertigo once and for all. However the Count was still alive.. And we were no closer to finding him to stop him. This was why I worked out.. To carry the burden of my fears. That was until my phone vibrated and I looked at it The Count has Felicity.. And knows I am the Arrow. He is at Queen Consolidated, wait for my signal to attack. I left my apartment for the Foundry to suit up.

I waited on top of a building across from Queen Consolidated. I had a good view of Oliver's office, and saw when the Count fired off some shots at Oliver. I then saw The Count holding Felicity Hostage and coaxed Oliver to throw away his arrow by holding a syringe of Vertigo by Felicity's neck. I took that as my signal and fired a zipline arrow and slide down, crashing through the window. I then slid on the floor and fired an arrow into the Count's knee.. That was when Oliver fired the rapid fire arrows into the man's chest. He stumbled back and because of the fact I had shot him in the knee, fell through the window and to the street bellow. Oliver and I both ran to Felicity and said "Shh.. Its over.. Your safe." Oliver then got up and looked to the streets below to find Police swarming the Count's body. "Come on.. We need to go." We then all left before the police could make it to the Office.

Once back at the foundry that was when I lit into Felicity and Diggle. Oliver had to return to the Court house to wait on a jury's verdict so he wasn't around "What the hell guys?! Why didn't you call me when you had a lead?!" Felicity stammered, probably surprised I was pulling an Oliver yelling at them "Dig.. Wasn't i-in any condition. There wasn't time to call you otherwise the truck may have moved. So I went." I then said "That is not an excuse. You could have died tonight Felicity! Having to spend a little more time tracking down the Count would have been a much preferable outcome to tonight! Felicity you are not trained to be in the field!" Felicity then yelled "Hey how is this any different then when I offer myself up as bait for serial killers or go into the field to hack something!?" I curled my hand into a fist "because I'm there to protect you when things go south. Oliver is there to protect you. Because we have a plan! That was reckless.. And stupid!" Diggle then said "Ease up on her Man.. I could have called you and I didn't either. You looked troubled after your last run in with the Count and did not seem mentally ready to go back out into the field." I bit my lip and said nothing "Fine... at least you are alright Felicity..." I turned away and contemplate why I reacted so bad.

Oliver came in a little later after the not-guilty result of the trial. Felicity then said "Congratulations, is that appropriate.." Oliver then said "She should have lost. She should have been convicted." Diggle asked "Did you want her to be?" Oliver then said "I expected her to be. The Verdict doesn't make sense." Felicity then said "Still, your mom must be thrilled. Beyond." Oliver said softly "Its more like Shock, I think. They're processing her now. I just wanted to check on you two." Diggle said "I'm feeling better." Felicity then said "And, with the Vertigo tainted vaccine, Queen Consolidated Applied Sciences Division was about to formulate a non-addictive treatment." Oliver nodded "Good. I need to meet my family at home.. So you guys, go home.. Get rest." I nodded and left.

The next day I returned to the club to find Thea there. I smiled and said "Shouldn't you be taking the day off to spend with your mother. Ms Queen." She turned to me and smiled back "As you well know.. My night job is far too busy for me to take a day off. As is yours I suspect. Last night was quite eventful for you wasn't it?" I raised an eyebrow "What do you mean?" she turned Serious "I can keep your secret you know.. It all makes sense.. The night the Hoods attacked.. How you were no where to be found but the Blue Lightning showed up after a 5 month hiatus to save me. Blue Lightning calling me Miss Queen like you do.. All the times you have disappeared from your duties and Blue Lightning would show up somewhere else in the city.. You talking about making touch choices that meant you could never see your mother. You're my guardian angel" I shook my head and took a step back, trying to hide my shock and fear "I know you have had a hard few months Thea.. But this is madness.. Me, The Blue Lightning. Blue isn't even my color." She shook her head "Don't play coy with me David.. Too many signs are there to ignore. Why do you have a night job anyways? Wouldn't it make more sense to have a day job so your night job wouldn't get in the way of saving the city?" I shook my head and said "You are wrong about this Thea.. Don't push it." She said "You were at Queen Consolidated last night.. You helped kill the Count." I shook my head and said "Enough! Thea! You don't know what you are saying. Drop this silly notion. If you don't.. I'm sorry but I will have to quit. Accusing me of murder?! Seriously?!" I then turned and stormed out.. Now affraid what I may have to do to keep the timeline in tact.