Chapter 11

The Convict

From Central

Part 4

Disclaimer: And here we are with more of that Year One goodness! Oh, and I own nothing but what you see here!

Two days had passed since Barry Allen and Felicity Smoak had been taken and one Joe West had been slowly going out of his mind with worry over the two. Walter Steele had even gotten involved by offering a hefty reward for the safe return of the two but so far their kidnapper wasn't taking the offer. Oliver and his friends had even taken to the streets as well to try and find the two but like the police had yet to find them. Oliver and Maseo had taken to tailing Joe and Chyre as discretely as possible in the event they finally found the two and even making up an excuse to Oliver's family that he was out of town to pull it off. Upon the third day however is when everyone would get a break when Marrick Benson would show up on everyone's television screens. "Hello Starling City and a couple of cops from Central! Special thanks to one of my hostages for oh so kindly helping me set this little thing up so that I can talk with alla youse." He turned the camera to show Felicity and Barry whom were both tied up before putting the camera back on him and the man had a nasty grin on his face.

A nasty grin that made many shiver from it. "The little blonde helped me with this so she gets to live a little longer. And before any of you little birdies start to fret, I haven't hurt a single hair on her or her little boyfriend. Yet. But anyways my little Starlings! To my pals Joe West and Fred Chyre, you two pricks put me away years ago and I've hated you both for it ever since! So's… I'm gonna give you both three hours to trace this signal and if you fail to find me in that time… Well… Let's just say the boy will end up with the fishes." He made a slashing motion with his thumb across his throat while he chuckled nastily.

He turned the camera to face the two he had captive and those watching saw the two trying once more to break free of their bonds. "Do hurry fellas! I'm most eager to meet!"

Coffee spilled everywhere from the crushed cup in Joe West's hand as he stared angrily at the tv screen while cops all around him rushed about frantically to try and do something. "Marty!" Barked Quentin Lance as he rushed to the Precinct's tech assistant.

"Already on it Detective!"

"Jeez Joe! You gonna hurt yourself if you ain't careful!" Warned Chyre as he grabbed a cloth to get rid of the hot coffee from his partner's hand.

"Huh? What are you talkin' about?"

"I'm talking about the coffee you got all over your hand partner."

Joe looked down in confusion and saw what Chyre was talking about. "Oh… I didn't, I didn't even realize."

Chyre chuckled humorously. "Yeah, I can see why man."

Quentin walked over to the two men with a determined expression on his face. "Marty, who's our best tech specialist is doin' all he can to find where that signal is comin' from. We'll get this bastard I promise ya that."

The two nodded and Joe hoped the man found his boy damned fast. It'd be around thirty minutes later when Marty finally had a lock on the signal and squad cars were soon on their way to the source with Joe and Chyre in the lead in Quentin's car. None of them realized however they were being followed by two individuals looking to provide a little extra help if needed. Though both would have preferred doing all this in the dark but sometimes you had to make do with what you were given. They were all brought to a warehouse section out in the Didio Industrial area and Oliver and Maseo were quick to make their way inside the building before they could be spotted. "MARRICK BENSON! WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED! COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP OR WE WILL COME IN!" Came the voice of Quentin Lance through the megaphone.

A face could be spotted through the window after that. "Pshh… I don't think so! Just send in West and Chyre or I'll kill my little lovebirds right here and now!"

Lance was about to respond to that when Joe put a hand on his shoulder, causing the man to look at him with a somewhat confused expression on his face. A shake of the head was Joe's initial answer. "Lets give him what he wants. This way they don't get hurt."

"I don't like it. I don't like it at all."

"Its better then nothin' Lance." Remarked Chyre.

"Barry is my son regardless of the fact we don't share blood. I can't fail him here."

Normally Joe would have been all for either a waiting period or a go in full force tactic but this was his boy damnit! Not to mention his date! He knew Singh was gonna have a field day with him on this but he would worry about that later. Silence went on for a short period of time until Lance finally nodded. "Alright West, but if you two ain't back out in 10 minutes, we're comin' in."

Nodding in understanding, Joe and Chyre then began to walk towards the front doors with Lance speaking into the megaphone that they were coming in alone. "Yeah, I can see that just fine thank you very much!" Came the sarcastic response from the murderous bastard and making Lance huff in irritation.

Benson walked away and roughly pulled his two captives to their feet and forced them to start walking. "Come my little love birds! We've a meeting to make!"

After a few near falls, they finally made their way to the first floor where they were met by Joe and Chyre. Barry and Felicity made muffled noises from their gags until Benson yelled at them to shut up and they quickly did so out of fear. "Alright Marrick we're here now let them go!" Ordered Joe demandingly.

Laughter, a cold blood chilling bit of laughter at that escaped Marrick after that. "Why do that? It'd be stupid of me to do that as then I'd not have anything to bargain with!"

Frowning at that, Joe resisted the urge to pull out his gun while Chyre didn't and trained it on the murderous man. "Oooh bad little Chyre! Might wanna put that thing away before I put a hole or two in these little birdies' heads!"

Marrick glared hotly at Chyre when the older man refused to put his gun away. "DO IT! Unless you think you can handle their blood being on your conscience!"

"Do it Fred." Ordered Joe in a calm voice though an undercurrent of fear could be heard in it.

Hating having to do it, Chyre did as asked and Marrick smiled creepily over it. "Good little piggy! Now, let's talk!"

"About what you nutjob?"

Chyre's sneering question did not sit well with Marrick and he let it show by kicking Barry to the floor while yanking hard on Felicity's ponytail as he wrapped an arm around her. "I don't like insults like that fat man!" Felicity whimpered with tears trailing down her face as she was held close to the monster and Barry struggled to get up.

Joe stepped forward with his hands in front of him. "Look, let's just all calm down okay? We don't want anything bad to happen to here."

A short laugh escaped Marrick over that. "Ohh… I don't know West, I kinda do want somethin' bad to happen. Namely you and fatboy there all dead and bloody!"

"As after all, you two assholes put me away when I should have been out there on the streets all this time doing what needs to be done!"

"What you were doing is wrong Marrick, wrong and can never be considered right. Just like what you are doing now is wrong!" Argued Joe.

Marrick scoffed after hearing that. "So says the man who upholds the laws a few self righteous pansies came up with! I am doing work that needs done as some women shouldn't be allowed to run around considering what all they do!"

"That's not your call asswipe!"

Felicity whimpered again when he pulled hard on her ponytail. "Stuff it fatboy or I swear I will kill her right here and now!"

Chyre looked to Joe who only glared at him but he thankfully chose to stay quiet as he didn't want to see the girl dead. "Regardless of whether or not some women should or shouldn't be running around doing certain things, they have a right to change that without being killed to begin with."

"Right, like they would take the chance." Came the sneering response.

"You never know with some things."

"Oh but I do know! I know very f**king well!" Screamed out the man as he squeezed Felicity tighter to him and causing her to whimper even more.

This worried the two Detectives quite a bit and both tried to calm the man down but he wasn't having it. "Shut up and stay back! I'll kill her and you know I will! STAY BA-AUGH!"

Blood burst from his exposed shoulder, causing him to lose his grip on Felicity and allowing her to escape the man's clutches as he stumbled around in pain. This allowed for Joe and Chyre to get her and Barry a little ways away from the man. "MARRICK BENSON! YOU HAVE FAILED THIS CITY!" Bellowed a voice from the rafters.

Causing everyone present to look up and see two individuals up there, one wearing a hood that hid his face while the other wore a red Kabuki mask. "SCREW YOU!" Screamed out Marrick and he raised his gun to shoot at the two when an arrow from the hooded man hit him directly in the chest.

Making him fall to the ground hard as it had actually went right into his heart. "CCPD! FREEZE!" Yelled out Joe towards the two mysterious individuals.

"Another time Detective!" Spoke the hooded figure and then the two were gone.

Joe kept his eyes on where the two were before finally looking down at the dead Marrick Benson and then at his kid and Felicity. "You two okay?"

Both nodded as Barry immediately got to work on untying Felicity after Chyre got his bonds undone. "Looks like your guardian guarded you again." Joked Barry badly and making Chyre groan over it.

But it was enough for Felicity to grin weakly at her date for his attempts to try and lighten the mood. Later on, once the paramedics checked them over and Lance took their statements and looked a little grumpy over some pair of vigilantes interfering in matters of the law, Barry and Felicity would set side by side on the edge of the back of the ambulance in silence as cops and the like rushed all about. "I am so going to go through several boxes of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream tonight." Muttered Felicity and breaking the silence between them.

"No therapy?" God knows Joe was probably gonna put him in a few therapy sessions!

"Nah, too expensive. I mean, unless you know, someone else paid for it but I think the Ice Cream is therapy enough."

"You think maybe you can convince Joe to let me eat Ice Cream to get through the trauma?"

Despite herself, Felicity couldn't help but laugh a little over that. Causing Barry to smile over it. "I make no promises but I can certainly try."

"I can take that! But on a more serious note… Are you okay? I mean will you be okay? I mean..."

Felicity looked at him with a smile as she placed a hand on his knee and squeezed it comfortingly. "I will be, it'll take time but I will be. Gotta say though, Hell of a first date there."

Chuckling over that. "Yeeeaaah… Usually first dates with me are a little more calmer then that."

"Well here's to hoping the second date will be exactly that. Calm. Very very calm."

Barry looked at her in surprise and she gave him a small little smile. "Surprised are we?"

The future Speedster could only nod in response. "I like you, and despite the way our first date ended, I would like to see you again. But I understand if you don't want too after an experience like that." She told him sadly.

But her date was quick to put his fingers under her chin and turn her towards him. "Hey, I am more than willing to go on a second date with you! And a third, and a fourth, and so on."

And Felicity could honestly say she was pleasantly surprised by that and couldn't help but tease him. "What makes you think there will be more then just two dates?"

"Hope and my mad Science skills?" Tried the boy just as teasingly.

She chuckled over that and the two then found themselves staring into one another's eyes and it wasn't long before the two kissed. Moments later saw the two break apart and speak at the same time. "Wow."

A wolf whistle was then heard, making the two break apart and seeing only a grinning Fred Chyre standing in front of them. "Oh don't mind me kids. Don't mind me at all."

Barry rolled his eyes and the man laughed before walking onwards. Despite their emotional trauma Barry was glad to have Felicity by his side for the whole thing, and she likewise felt the same. Both also couldn't wait for their second date. One that would hopefully be a bit more calmer then their first. And thankfully the future Speedster wouldn't get read the riot act by Singh when the Central trio made their return with Marrick's body in tow. Though he wouldn't be able to avoid it from Iris however!

Author's Notes: And that concludes the 'Convict from Central' storyline! May there have been much enjoyment of it! Up Next: An attempted kidnapping goes wrong when another party joins in on the attempt. I will do my best to have that out soon for those of you still interested in this! R and R!