It had been a week since Oliver and the rest of team Arrow had rescued me from Deathstroke. In that time I was able to stand for longer periods of time without assistance. I was still badly hurt, ribs were still healing. Stitches were still in so I still couldn't do anything that required too much movement. I was still out of commission when it came to Vigilante duty, but Sara and Oliver were doing fine without me. My focus rested on Roy and training him. I of course had not forgotten my pledge to reveal my identity to Thea.. But she had not been heard from in a few days.. Plus I still wasn't physically cable of it yet.

Roy was practicing firing a bow with my assistance. "Patience Roy, control your breathing. Inhale with the drawback.. And exhale for the release. Firing a bow is about more than pure strength.. Its about a feeling. Being one with the space around you.. Feeling the winds, knowing your surroundings.. And most importantly.. Being one with yourself." Roy then said with a shakey breath "Well maybe you should stop talking then." I smirked but said nothing. Oliver came up behind us and said "Hows it going." Roy replied "I'm not exactly a natural." Oliver smiled "Neither was I, you will get the hand of it." I nodded "Wait about half a year.. You will see how bad I was.. Compared to now at least." he then let loose the arrow, which hit some cables, causing them to spark. Oliver sucked in a breath "So we have some work to do." Roy shook his head "Sorry.. I'm just having a hard time keeping my head in the game these days" Oliver then asked "Thea?" Roy nodded "I just can't stop thinking what is the worse that can happen if I just told her the truth." Felicity walked in at that point "Well I told a guy the truth and he got struck by lightning. To be fair, probably won't happen again, statistically." I nodded "Barry will be fine Felicity. As for you Roy.. The issue isn't telling Thea the truth about having Mirakuru... its being around her if you were to loose control." Oliver nodded "Besides, doing what we do is dangerous.. Anyone in our orbit is at risk. Now try again.. And this time.. Aim." I nodded "We're working on it Ollie. I think Fel wants you." I then turned my attention back to Roy "Again."

The next night was the night of the debate, which became VERY interesting when the first voter question had come from Thea Queen.. And it was actually Slade holding her hostage. I couldn't leave the Foundry, not yet anyways. I still needed a cane to walk around. So I couldn't be at Queen Consolidated when the rest of the team were there to help look for leads. Luckily they reconvened at the Foundry. When they all walked in (Sara had arrived earlier on to work on something) I said "About time.. What do we have?" Felicity went to her computer and said "Since the last place Thea was seen was Verdant, I used credit card receipts, compiled a list of customers the other night, pinged all their cell phones and hacked into their photos, the Nsa is right it's a lot easier when you don't need a warrant. I eyeballed every photo." Dig then said "There must have been thousands" Fel then said "Its Thea. I found a partial plate. Three blocks from the club. Car is registered to a Slade Wilson. And it has GPS" Oliver then asked "Where is it right now. Parked outside a defunct bar on rosevelt." Dig then asked "Okay this doesn't seem easy to you? Slade using a car registered in his name? The whole thing smells rotten." Oliver then said "Either Thea's there or he is, either way we have to go." Sara nodded "I figured you would say that which is why I worked up these. Tibetan pit Viper venom. The League of Assassin's poison of choice. The most powerful sedative I have ever worked with." Oliver nodded "That will give us an advantage, but you are going to give us another" He had turned to Roy, who looked confused "Are you sure you want me to go?" Oliver then asked "Are you angry, use that rage." Roy then said "Well you always tell me to hold back." Oliver shook his head "Not tonight. Everybody Suit up." I made to go to for my suit until Oliver said "Not you David. You still can't walk without assistance. Slade beat you when you were at 100%.. He will sure kill you like this. Stay here." I looked at him "But... Thea..." He cut me off "Would agree with me that you are in no shape to fight a super solider." and with that they suited up and left.

The Team had a small win in capturing Slade, but it was short lived as he had been able to provide evidence to not being in town the past few days. We knew it was falsified but did not have the evidence to prove it, so the SCPD had to let him go. This did not bode well for Thea. However team was planning to follow Slade, who hopefully would lead us to Thea's location. I of course stayed at the Foundry since I couldn't tail anyone. I hovered over Felicity as she kept tabs on everyone. But Slade copied the tracker signal, and we lost him. "Damn it" I cursed and hit the table with my cane.

The team, save Oliver, were gathered in the foundry. Felicity was upset "So... what do we do now." Dig then said "Wait for Oliver" Roy then said "Wait for him to tell us what to do you mean. We can't do anything without King Queen's permission." I shot him a look "Oliver is taking the lead.. Because it is his Sister.. His past. We can all, and have all, thought for ourselves." Roy looked at me "Which is why you weren't out there tonight? Because you told yourself it wouldn't do us any good?" I shook my head "Oliver, was right. I couldn't have done anything to help. I have only been thinking of how useless I feel down here when you all are out there DOING something. I wanted to help.. And Oliver pointed out that I would help more by being here out of the way than being a liability in the field." Sara said "Okay lets all calm down here. Slade out played us, it happens" Roy then said "It only happened because the Police let Slade go after we turned him in because Oliver told us to." John then asked "What were we supposed to do?" Roy then said "You're special forces, she's an international Assassin, and He's a freaking Avenger. Between the four of us, we could have gotten answers out of Slade ourselves instead of turning him into the police. Here's whats really sick; is we didn't even question him because he said it was the right thing to do. Just like he said that I needed to break up with Thea one week after telling me that it wasn't safe for me to leave her alone" Felicity cut him off "Wait, you think its Oliver's fault that Slade took Thea." Roy then shot back "I think it was his fault that I wasn't there to stop Slade" Sara then said "And I think you are blaming Oliver because you lost Slade." Roy then pointed at her "And of course you'd take his side because you are screwing him" I then took a step forward and pointed my cane at him "That was over the line Roy! Go and COOL OFF! And before you think you can overpower me with your Mirakuru powers remember I can use my powers with you. You wouldn't lay a finger on me." Lightning crackled in my eyes to prove my point, so he backed off. I turned to Sara "I'm sorry Sara." She shook her head "Don't worry about it David, Thanks for having my back." I nodded "Its about all I can do right now." I then turned and went to stew by myself.

It wasn't long before Roy made a move to leave.. And John tried to stop him, the Mirakuru in Roy took over and he overpowered John, pinning him on the table, looking ready to kill him. Sara quickly made it over to my bow and grabbed it with an arrow, firing it, grabbing Roy's attention. "The next one goes in your chest. Let him go." I then walked forward and Lightning arced over my body "Don't try it Roy.." Roy then asked "You would honestly kill me because I would dare to criticize the almighty Oliver Queen." Sara then said "No, I would kill you because you're hurting my friend." I then added "Blame Oliver all you want for Thea, but what you are doing right now is 100% on you. John has done nothing but help you. Hell we all have. Yet here we are. I know one day you are a part of this team Roy. Willingly. But I can't have you killing John.. Or any one of my friends." I pointed my cane at him and lightning began to run up and down it, ready to fire at him. That was when Oliver yelled "Let him go!" Roy let John go and I stopped the lightning, using the cane for balance once more. Oliver looked at all of us and asked "What the hell is happening down here." Roy then said "I'm done. Thats what is going on. Thea is out there hurt or worse because of one person and that is not Slade Wilson." Oliver then said softly "Roy." Roy cut him off angerly "I believed in you... both of you" He looked at me before continuing "There's nothing left for me here." he then stormed off. Oliver was about to go after him before Felicity saw the news of the hostile take over of Queen Consolidated. So He left.

30 minutes later he came storming back into the foundry and began suiting up "I know where Thea is.. Isabella Roshev told me." my hand balled into a fist and I made my way over to my suit, beginning to pull it off the mannequins when Oliver said "No, David. You stay put.. All off you. Slade wants me alone." Dig then said "At least let us man the perimeter." Oliver shook his head "No, Isabel was very clear. I come alone or Thea dies." Sara then said "This is another one of Slades games Oliver.. If we just-" Oliver cut her off yelling "What I can't do is nothing Sara! What if it were Laurel, or your father, or your mother! I will not get dragged inot the same debate over and over again" It was Felicity that said "Go.. Go get Thea. Stop Slade. Do whatever it takes. End this once and for All. For David.. For Thea.. For EVERYONE he has hurt." I nodded "Stop this Siege. I stand behind you in spirit." He then left.

It was all for nothing as Thea had been released and walked into SCPD perfectly fine. However Slade used the distraction to free inmates of Iron Hieghts for his army.. It seemed the siege would be going down as planned.

Later that night Oliver returned to the Foundry, where just Felicity, Diggle and I were waiting for him. As he walked over to us he asked "What are you three doing here?" I said "Well until I am well enough to show my face in public again I live here." Then Felicity said "We thought this is where you would go. You're predictable.. That and you've been sleeping on the cot here every night" Oliver then asked again "What are you doing here?" Then Diggle replied "Where else would we be?" Oliver then took a few steps and leaned against a table "Roy was right. I have made the wrong decision at every turn. With him. With the company, and.. And with Thea. I was so focused on what Slade might do to me that it never occurred to me what I could do to myself. I am my own worst Enemy." Diggle then said "That's Slade talking Oliver. Don't let him in your head." Oliver then turned to us "I can't keep him out of my head Diggle. I can't stop him from doing anything." Felicity then said "Yes you can." Oliver looked helpless "What makes you so sure?" Diggle then replied "Because you are not alone man" I then left my cane behind and walked over to stand beside Oliver "I almost died trying to defeat him alone.. And you couldn't.. But together.. Ollie...Together we can save this City. I may not be at 100%.. Or even 50%. But I'm with you my friend.. Until the end." Diggle smiled "So what now Boss?" Oliver looked up, rage in his eyes, but I could see the gratefulness of not being alone "Now we fight back."